Everyone went downstairs in a hurry, Zhao Liulang asked his entourage to check out, then winked at Bai Shan and said: "Remember our agreement, get ready at tomorrow's time, and I will come to pick you up before noon, big brother, by the way, do you want to pay?" Come with us?"
Bai Shan refused, "Tomorrow we are going to Huguo Temple to play, you can just take my brother in the lobby."
Zhao Liulang said that there was no problem. The literati who fought their heads and wanted to go to the princess banquet were there for fame, so that the examiners would have impression points during the scientific examination.
But Bai Shan has long been famous in Beijing, even the world, so there is no need.
He called everyone to run away, and Bai Dalang stood by the gate of Zhuangyuan Building, looked at them, and asked, "Where am I going tomorrow?"
Bai Shan then smiled and said, "I was just about to tell my hall brother that Princess Xiangyang will hold a flower appreciation 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 tonight and think about the flowers?" First spare tomorrow?"
Bai Dalang asked: "Then what is your agreement?"
He's not stupid and sweet, Zhao Liulang is cooperating with Bai Shan and the others when he heard what he said.
Bai Shan said: "We will lend him one thousand taels of silver."
He paused and then said: "Brother Tang, do you think the money should be paid by the uncle, or should we pay you the interest?"
Bai Dalang: "... He is the son of a rich man and still has to borrow money from you? Doesn't his family give it?"
Bai Shandao: "Brother Dao, there are only six brothers in their family, not counting the sisters, and a bunch of nephews and nieces behind him. The money they withdraw from the account is fixed every month. His father occasionally Subsidize him a bit, but it’s impossible to have as much as one 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 the Chongwen Museum. He borrows some after the middle of each month, and then pays it back after receiving the money at the beginning of the month."
Bai Dalang: ...It sounds miserable, even worse than the eldest son of a landlord.
He said: "Okay, I understand, I will pay the thousand taels, but will he pay it back?"
Bai Shandao: "Pay it within two years, no interest."
Bai Dalang was completely relieved, and it was fine, otherwise he would still be very heartbroken if he bought 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 he must not be that person, he was too prodigal.
Bai Erlang said: "Brother, don't worry, although he is a little poor, he is still very trustworthy, and his wife has a lot of dowry, so he will definitely pay it back within two years."
Bai Shan and Man Bao: ...
Man Bao said: "Bai Er, my father said, it's not good to give away money." You even have your eye on the dowry of other people's daughter-in-law.
Bai Erlang glanced at her and said, "Am I giving away money? The interest I'm charging now isn't enough to buy you two sesame seed cakes in a month."
Moreover, he only lends money to acquaintances, and the interest is getting less and less. Regardless of the repayment ability of the borrower, he just quits.
Who knows that Bai Dalang also said to him, "You have more money in that money box than I do. You used to be so generous, why are you getting caught by the money now? In the future, when people borrow money, you can borrow it if you have it, and don't if you don't have it." , what interest do you charge?"
Bai Erlang said: "Then what if they don't pay it back? If there is no interest charge and no guarantee to get it back, I won't borrow it."
Man Bao and Bai Shan, who were still opposed to the previous sentence, nodded at the same time, and said deeply: "Yes, you must consider your repayment ability when borrowing money. If you can't get the money back, is it still called borrowing? That is called giving away! "
Bai Dalang: "...Speaking of which, you have had a Zhuangzi since you were young. You have always had more money than me and never lacked it. Why do you... love money so much?"
Bai Shanyi spoke righteously, "Brother, we don't love money, we cherish the relationship between friends, it hurts the relationship between friends with unclear money and money, brothers have to settle accounts clearly, friends don't even have blood relationship, It’s more clear.”
Man Bao and Bai Erlang nodded fiercely. The three of them had such a good relationship since they were young. They slept in the same bed, but when they went out to buy delicious food, they bought it together after pooling their shares. The rest of the money would be shared if there were three pennies. Go back to everyone's hands, and the two pennies have to be saved for next time.
If they are like this, why should they be cheap to Zhao Liulang
Bai Dalang couldn't say no to them, and was about to drag them to find Daji and others to leave when he heard a surprised voice from behind, "Manbao!"
He looked back and saw the prince standing behind him with the two princesses.
Bai Dalang was startled, and when he was thinking about whether to make a big gift, Man Bao had already called out in surprise, "Mingda, Changyu—"
Then he ran up and hugged the two princesses.
Bai Dalang accepted the intention of saluting, stood aside with Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, and waited for the three little girls to hug each other and laugh before he bowed and saluted.
The prince nodded slightly with a solemn face, 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 himself, just leave it to the guards. The Zhuangyuan Building is in the inner city, not the outer city.
As a result, as soon as they got out of the imperial city and went to the main street, they were dazzled by the crowds and the shining lights everywhere. Seeing so many people on the street, the prince was worried after all, so he could only follow for a while, all the way to the main street. People have been sent here.
But now the main street is not very accessible for cars, they walked for a while, and now he has to walk back...
The prince felt that he could not drink a few sips of wine tonight, and he was not in a particularly good mood and said to Zhou Man: "Take care of them, don't let them go to dangerous places."
Man Bao promised: "We will walk on the main street in the inner city, and not go to dangerous places, so don't worry, my lord..."
Only then did the prince nod to Bai Shan, and then left guards and waiters for Ming Da and Chang Yu, he took his own guards and Eunuch Wu and turned around to leave.
Watching the prince disappear into the crowd, Man Bao took the hands of the two and asked excitedly, "How did you leave the palace?"
"Brother brought us out." Mingda turned around and took the lantern from the hand of the maid, and said happily, "Look, we guessed this on the way, do you think it looks good?"
"nice!"
Changyu excitedly said: "Let's go, I saw a lot of delicious food when I walked all the way just now, but unfortunately, my elder brother's face is so stinky, and we are not allowed to eat outside food, so I didn'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, and many lamp sheds are there, it is very beautiful."
Bai Shan added: "My family also set up a light shed there, and we can rest in the shed when we get tired later."
Bai Dalang breathed a sigh of relief, that's why.
Neither Mingda nor Changyu had any objections, so the group of people turned around and continued walking, stopping to look at beautiful lanterns along the way.