Chapter 1994 Convergence
Everyone went downstairs in a hurry. Zhao Liulang asked his entourage to pay the bill, and then winked at Bai Shan and said, "Remember our agreement. Get ready tomorrow. I will come to pick up your cousin before noon. By the way, do you want it?"
Come with us?"
Bai Shan refused, "We are going to Huguo Temple tomorrow. You can just take my cousin there."
Zhao Liulang said that there was no problem. The literati who wanted to go to the princess banquet did it for the sake of fame, so that they would be impressed by the marking officers during the scientific examination.
But Bai Shan was already famous throughout Beijing, and even the world, so there was no need for him.
He greeted everyone and ran away. Bai Dalang stood at the edge of the gate of Zhuangyuan Building, looked at them, and asked: "Where should I go tomorrow?"
Bai Shan smiled and said: "I was about to tell my cousin that Princess Xiangyang will hold a flower viewing party tomorrow, and Zhao Liulang can take you for a walk. I guess they will definitely write poems about chrysanthemums. Why don't you go back and think about it tonight?
Will it be available for the first tomorrow?"
Bai Dalang asked: "Then what is your agreement?"
He is not stupid and sweet. Zhao Liulang's words indicate that he is cooperating with Bai Shan and the others.
Bai Shan said: "Let's lend him a thousand taels of silver."
He paused and then said: "Cousin, do you want your cousin to pay the money, or do we pay you the interest?"
Bai Dalang: "...he, the son of a powerful man, still has to borrow money from you? Doesn't his family give it to you?"
Bai Shandao: "First cousin, there are only six brothers in their family, not counting the sisters, and a bunch of nieces and nephews behind him. The money drawn from the accountant is fixed every month. His father occasionally
Give him some subsidies, but it won’t be as much as a thousand taels.”
Bai Erlang added: "Don't think that he can save money. He is the one who borrows the most money from me in Chongwen Hall. I borrow some money after the middle of each month, and then I pay it back after I get the money at the beginning of the month."
Bai Dalang: ...It sounds so miserable, even worse than him, the eldest son of a landlord.
He said: "Okay, I understand, I will pay the one thousand taels, but will he pay it back?"
Bai Shandao: "If you pay it back within two years, there will be no interest."
Bai Dalang was completely relieved, and it was okay. Otherwise, he would still be very heartbroken if he could buy a chance to become famous for one thousand taels.
Although some of the scholars who came to Beijing spent thousands or even tens of thousands of taels to become famous, Bai Dalang felt that that person must not be him, as he was too wasteful.
Bai Erlang said: "Brother, don't worry. Although he is a little poor, he is still very trustworthy. Moreover, his wife's dowry is large and she will definitely be able to pay it back within two years."
Bai Shan and Man Bao:......
Man Bao said: "Bai Er, my father said it's not good to put money away." You even set your sights on someone else's wife's dowry.
Bai Erlang glanced at her and said, "Am I lending money? The interest I collect now is not enough to buy you two meals of sesame cakes in one month."
Moreover, he only lent money to acquaintances and charged increasingly lower interest rates. Regardless of the borrower's repayment ability, he simply gave up.
Who would have thought that Bai Dalang also said to him, "You have more money in your money box than me. You were so generous before, but why are you obsessed with money now? From now on, when people borrow money, just borrow it if you have it. If you don't have it, just borrow it."
, what interest is charged?”
Bai Erlang said: "Then what if they don't pay back? I won't borrow it if I don't charge interest and have no guarantee of getting it back."
Man Bao and Bai Shan, who were still objecting in the previous sentence, nodded at the same time and said with deep approval: "Yes, when borrowing money, you must consider your ability to repay it. If you can't get back the money you borrowed, is it still called borrowing? That's called giving!
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Bai Dalang: "... Speaking of which, you have had a Zhuangzi since you were young. You have always had more money than me, and you are never short of it. Why do you... love money so much?"
Bai Shanyi spoke righteously, "Brother, we don't love money. We cherish the feelings between friends. Inexplicable financial relationships between friends are so hurtful. Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Friends are not even related by blood.
We need to figure it out more clearly.”
Man Bao and Bai Erlang nodded fiercely. The three of them had been on such a good relationship since they were young and had slept on the same bed. But when they went out to buy delicious food, they had to share the money and buy it together. The remaining money would be divided between three cents.
After returning the two cents to everyone's hands, I still have to save the two cents to spend them next time.
If they are like this, why should they take advantage of Zhao Liulang and the others?
Bai Dalang couldn't defeat them, and just as he was about to drag them to find Daji and others to leave, he heard a surprising voice from behind, "Man Bao!"
He looked back and saw the prince and two princesses standing behind him.
Bai Dalang was startled. Just when he was thinking about whether to salute, Manbao had already shouted in surprise, "Mingda, Changyu——"
Then he ran straight up and hugged the two princesses.
Bai Dalang gave up his intention to salute, and stood aside with Bai Shan and Bai Erlang to watch. He waited until the three little girls hugged each other and laughed before he stepped forward and bowed and bowed to the ceremony.
The prince nodded solemnly, then looked at Mingda and Changyu, "You can only play for one hour, and you must go home after one hour."
He didn't want to send them here in person, just leave them to the guards. The Zhuangyuan Building is in the inner city, not the outer city.
As a result, as soon as they left the imperial city and reached the main street, they were dazzled by the crowds of people on the street and the shining lights everywhere. Seeing so many people on the street, the prince was worried about it, so he could only follow for a while.
People have been sent here.
Unfortunately, the main street is no longer accessible by car. They walked for a part of the way, and now he has to walk back...
The prince felt that he could no longer drink a few sips of wine tonight, and he was not in a particularly good mood and said to Zhou Man: "Keep an eye on them and don't let them go to dangerous places."
Man Bao promised: "We will walk on the main street of the inner city and not go to dangerous places. Don't worry, Lord... Master."
The prince then nodded to Bai Shan, and then left the guards and waiters for Mingda and Changyu. He took his own guards and Eunuch Wu and turned around to leave.
Watching the prince disappear into the crowd, Manbao held their hands and asked excitedly: "How did you get out of the palace?"
"Brother brought us out," Mingda turned around and took the lantern from the hand of the palace maid, and said happily: "Look, we guessed this on the way. Do you like it?"
"nice!"
Chang Yu said excitedly: "Let's go. I saw a lot of delicious food when I walked here just now. Unfortunately, my eldest brother looks so stinky and doesn't allow us to eat food from outside, so we don't dare to buy it."
Man Bao thought for a while and said: "One hour is limited. Let's not go back. Let's go to the inner city gate. There are fire phoenixes and lamp holders there, and there are many lamp sheds there. It's really nice."
Bai Shan added: "My family also has a lamp shed there. When we get tired, we can rest in the shed."
Bai Dalang breathed a sigh of relief, that's why.
Chapter completed!