Man Bao smiled and narrowed his eyes, and also raised a pen to write a document. Master Bai couldn't help but said: "Man Bao, why don't you ask Erlang to write your document? Can Erlang do it?"
Of course Bai Erlang has also practiced, and he was eager to try it after hearing this.
This was the first time Mr. Bai saw an expression of interest on his son's face after asking him for something.
Mr. Bai smiled and encouraged Man Bao: "Let Erlang write it."
Man Bao handed the pen to Bai Erlang without thinking. In the past two days, the documents they wrote were always full of errors and omissions, so they needed to constantly revise and copy, then revise, and then copy again. Man Bao was tired of writing.
This was the first time Bai Erlang had done such a big thing in front of his father, so he was very excited and serious. After holding the pen, he started writing seriously. After writing a paragraph, he got stuck.
Then he couldn't help but steal a glance at Man Bao.
This was his own document. Man Bao quickly went over to look at it and pointed out: "There is a large empty box here, go back and fill in the numbers."
Bai Erlang then remembered that when he was writing the assignment assigned by his teacher, he had given the buying and selling price and the quantity of the goods, but at that moment they did not have the quantity of goods.
Bai Erlang asked, "How many buckets of wheat do you have in your family?"
"I don't know. Let's just weigh the catty when the time comes," Man Bao said, "So here we just write twelve words and a half a catty."
Bai Erlang looked at his father first.
Mr. Bai nodded happily, "Please note one hundred and fifty cents per dou later. Just fill in the quantity later."
Bai Shanbao was the first to write down the paperwork, and he didn't fill in the amount. Once he came, he didn't know yet and had to go back and check the account books exchanged today;
Secondly, this kind of large-scale transaction must be weighed again, and the exact number will be filled in at that time.
Bai Shanbao finished writing, and Bai Erlang also finished writing under Manbao's guidance.
Mr. Bai read the two documents and nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, then we will make an appointment tomorrow to weigh the items, and then the money and goods will be settled."
Mr. Bai asked with a smile, "Do you want silver or copper coins?"
"silver!"
"Copper plate!"
Bai Shanbao and Manbao said in unison, and they looked at each other. Bai Shanbao said: "Silver is good, it is easier to take and store."
Man Bao thought for a moment and said, "But my family mostly uses copper plates and rarely uses silver bullion."
Mr. Bai smiled and said: "If you settle the bill in silver, you have to pay according to the market price. Now the copper coins are exchanged for one thousand and two silver coins."
Manbao roughly calculated the wheat he had at home, and after hesitating for a while, he said, "Then use silver."
Just in time to pay off the county government's debt.
Mr. Bai nodded with satisfaction. Otherwise, where would he find so many copper coins in such a short time?
And it’s heavy to move so many copper plates around.
Mr. Bai happily handed both documents to Bai Er and said with a smile: "Son, the document must be in two copies. You can make another copy accordingly."
Bai Erlang had already shown that he didn't really want to write now. After taking a look at the document, he said, "Dad, let Man Bao do it. She hasn't written it yet."
Man Bao was too lazy to write and said, "Your father asked you to write it, and you can also practice calligraphy along the way. How nice."
"That's it," Mr. Bai stuffed the document into his arms and said, "Hurry up and write. Didn't you see that it's getting dark outside? Have you had dinner?"
Only then did the three children feel hungry, and their stomachs hurt at the same time. They were hungry!
Mr. Bai said with a smile: "Hurry up and write, I will have someone prepare dinner for you."
Bai Erlang wanted to cry and asked: "Dad, can you let them help me?"
Mr. Bai said: "I don't care."
Bai Erlang looked at his two friends.
In order to eat, the two of them picked up their pens at the same time, and the three of them copied it together, and then put down their pens and went to have dinner.
The three of them were relieved and hungry, so they ate very sweetly. Bai Erlang chewed an elbow before he remembered his father, raised his head and asked, "Dad, aren't you going to eat?"
Mr. Bai glanced at him and said, "Your father and I brought this food back from the county."
However, I was indeed a little hungry now. Mr. Bai hesitated between health care and delicious food, but still raised his chopsticks.
After the three children had eaten and drank enough, he called for his servants to send them away. Bai Erlang stayed on the chair without moving and said, "Dad, I won't go live there. You can ask someone to send Shanbao there."
That’s fine.”
Mr. Bai glanced at him and confirmed again that his son was a little traitor. He was too lazy to pay attention to him and waved him away.
As soon as he left the main room, Daji followed him and bowed: "Master, my wife has been looking for you three times. You have to report to my wife when you go back."
Then he said to Man Bao: "Miss Man, your family has come to see you three times. The last time it was your fourth brother who came. From what I heard, it seemed that the old man and his wife in the house were angry."
"Ah?" Man Baolai thought about it and understood. It must be for the exchange of wheat today. She took her paperwork and waved goodbye to Bai Shanbao, "See you tomorrow."
Bai Shanbao waved his paw lazily and watched her run away with her belly puffed out.
The servant who was following Man Bao quickly moved the lantern in his hand forward and said repeatedly: "Miss Man, please wait a little longer, you have just eaten."
The two of them trotted to the front door of Zhou's house. The servants didn't have to knock on the door because the door was wide open.
As Man Bao ran in, he turned around and waved to him, "Go back quickly and be careful on the road."
It wasn't long after dark, and everyone hadn't gone to bed yet. Instead, they were enjoying the shade in the yard, talking or doing some work.
For example, Zhou Erlang tied up the dried bamboo strips in the dark.
It's just that the atmosphere was a little more uneasy tonight. When he saw Man Bao coming back, Wu Lang came out of nowhere and whispered to her: "Dad is angry with mother. He just found an excuse to scold the eldest brother and the second brother...
…”
The eldest brother and the second brother are so pitiful.
Lao Zhoutou was obviously upset and agitated, so he didn't go to bed early tonight. Instead, he sat on the threshold of the hall, blowing in the wind, smoking, and worrying.
Mr. Qian was sitting on a stool not far away, combing the hair of her three granddaughters.
Man Bao ran over and shouted happily, "Mom, Dad!"
Qian smiled. When she heard this, she knew that the child had probably achieved his wish. She smiled and narrowed her eyes and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"Eat, it's the guest invited by Master Bai." Man Bao didn't talk to his mother anymore, but sat on the threshold, squirming his little buttocks, moved directly to his father's side, and said happily: "Dad, you
Guess what this is?"
Mr. Bai glanced at the paper in her hand and said, "What is it? Your homework? Did your husband praise you again?"
"No, this is the document signed by Mr. Bai and I," Man Bao said, "I asked my mother not to exchange the wheat, because our family can sell the wheat directly to Mr. Bai."