Bai Shandao: "After we returned to Beijing, we were busy with affairs, and we didn't make time until now. We were going to treat guests at home and let everyone come to talk about it. It just so happened that Princess Danyang held a summer banquet. The princess, Liu Huan and the others found I made an excuse for not going to the summer banquet, so naturally I couldn't go to my house again, so I just made an appointment outside."
He smiled and said, "I thought that senior brother and sister-in-law might not like to go to the summer banquet, so I called senior brother and sister-in-law."
Mrs. Tang heard a few words, turned her head and said: "That's right, I don't want to go to the summer banquet, it's so hot and the sun is so bright, I don't feel comfortable even in the open pavilion. Too much, and the chest is very stuffy."
Man Bao was curious, "Why is Princess Danyang having a banquet at this time?"
Mingda said softly: "My aunt's cousin, Jiji, wants to talk about marriage, so recently my aunt is keen to have a banquet."
Man Bao understood immediately.
Mrs. Tang looked at Liu Huanle, "Why didn't Mr. Liu go? Your grandmother didn't take you there?"
Zhou Liru, who was sitting quietly eating, raised his head, and Man Bao immediately said, "Sister-in-law, he is my niece and son-in-law now."
Liu Huan: ...Although it is true, this title makes him very uncomfortable. By the way, they are also classmates, right
Mrs. Tang was also taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Zhou Liru, right now this is the only one of Zhou Man's nieces who hasn't married yet
She smiled and said, "When did this happen? Why don't you invite guests?"
Man Bao smiled and said: "When the decision is made, the two families will sit together and have a meal, there is no need to publicize too much."
The main reason is that Zhou Liru is still obsessed with his studies, and the Liu family also feels that Liu Huan's temperament is not stable enough, so he is not in a hurry to get married this year.
Madam Tang poured a glass of wine, raised her glass and said with a smile, "Although it's late, I still want to congratulate you."
When Liu Huan and Zhou Liru were mentioned suddenly, they raised their wine glasses to thank Madam Tang with blushing faces.
It was rare for everyone to get together, Bai Shan was very generous and ordered a lot of dishes, as well as seasonal melons and fruits.
There is an ice basin in the box, the windows are open, and there is a breeze blowing in, which is cooler than at home. The most important thing is that one of the busiest streets in the capital is outside the window.
After eating, everyone can lean on the window to see the world of mortals downstairs, and Mrs. Tang even invites everyone to play leaf cards together.
Across a screen, Mr. Tang and the others sat cross-legged on the couch and talked, talking about the recent good poems in the capital.
At this moment, candidates have already entered Beijing, preparing for the Jinshi examination after autumn.
Master Tang smiled and said, "This is the largest private room in Jiufu Building, right?"
Bai Shan nodded, because there were many people invited, he directly ordered the biggest one.
Mr. Tang, who was not very rich, said, "Why are you two so rich?"
Although Bai Shan is a bit stingy, it is undeniable that he is still very rich. Master Tang can even feel that the Bai family is richer than the Tang family.
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Brother Tang Xue was joking, you don't look like someone short of money."
He leaned closer and said in a low voice: "Could it be that the sister-in-law controls the financial power of the family and didn't spend it for you?"
Master Tang glanced nervously outside the screen, couldn't help giving him an elbow, and said in a low voice, "You should keep your voice down."
After finishing speaking, he felt that something was wrong, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't your salary being collected by Zhou Man?"
Bai Shan shook his head, "My grandmother and mother received both my salary and Man Bao's."
Before getting married, Man Bao’s salary was collected by the Zhou family. Because the money was not very much, it was kept by the old Zhou Tou for her. When she got married, the old Zhou Tou asked Zhou Zhou to exchange it for a good-looking official Yin made her the bottom of the box.
Lumi and the like are used at home and in restaurants.
After getting married, the Zhou family and the Bai family still go to receive the salary together, but the salary is collected by Mrs. Liu and kept in the public house for use, and the Lumi is still kept in the warehouse at home, and the family can eat it. The restaurant will also use it.
Even though Man Bao is married, she still gets a large commission from the restaurant every year.
Every month Manbao and Bai Shan can receive twenty taels of monthly silver from the public, so their monthly salary of five or six taels seems not enough.
If it weren't for the job field and income, they would be gnawing on the old.
Bai Shan stroked his chin and said, "I need to buy some gifts for my grandmother and mother when I go back later."
Old Master Tang: ...
Bai Shan asked him curiously, "Does Brother Tang have no moon silver?"
Master Tang moved his buttocks and said in a low voice, "There are some, but it's not enough money..."
Bai Erlang on the side also became curious, "How much is a month?"
Old Master Tang stretched out two fingers, and Bai Shan and Bai Erlang asked, "Aren't they the same as ours? Why aren't they enough?"
Bai Erlang said: "I spend at most five taels a month, and I still have fifteen taels left."
Bai Erlang was able to lend out to his classmates to collect interest when the monthly payment was only five taels, let alone now, he has a lot of surplus every month.
Moreover, his salary was collected by himself, and Mingda didn't want it from him. Lumi, what they couldn't eat was directly sent to the grain store to sell.
"By the way, I was just about to tell you that I plan to use a store to open a grain store in Yongzhou New City. In the future, you can send your glutinous rice to my grain store for sale. I will give you reasonable price."
Bai Shan nodded.
Master Tang asked him, "Why do you want to open a grain shop?"
Bai Erlang said: "Then what can be done, the price of the grain shop outside is so low, just like this, they earn us three or four yuan for a bucket of rice every time I go in and out. Why should I earn this money for them when I have my own shop? "
In fact, it was Bai Erlang's first time to receive a salary, and he was very excited, so he asked for leave to receive his salary that day.
He only took it once and ignored it. He only collected money, and Lumi piled up in the warehouse at home.
The management of the Princess Mansion was negligent. After the rice was not kept, there was a lot of rain last month, and the rice in the warehouse was somewhat damp. Seeing the excitement, Bai Erlang went up to take a look curiously, only to find that there was a lot of rice in their house.
Part of it is his, and the other part is Mingda's share.
Ming Da lives in the capital, and receives a salary every month.
Bai Erlang felt that their family couldn't eat so much, and the rice was just for the mice, so he sent someone to the grain shop to sell it.
As a result, the price of rice was severely suppressed, let alone the rice that had been dampened, even the part that was not dampened was also severely suppressed.
And the part that has been damp is equivalent to giving it to Mipu for nothing.
In a fit of anger, Bai Erlang sent all the rice to Yushantang, and then planned to open a grain shop, send a steward and a buddy to sell the grain by himself, that would be great.
He said: "Anyway, not all the shops in the new city are rented out now. The ready-made shops can be cleaned up to sell food. When I have some, I sell them, and when I don't have them, I close the shop. How good it is."
Master Tang and Bai Shan:...
Master Tang turned his head to look at Bai Shan, "Aren't you going to persuade me?"
Bai Shan waved his hand, and said nonchalantly: "Forget it, the shop is his own, and the servants in charge are also his own, as long as there is no loss."
Yin Ji said: "Then I will give you the extra Lumi I have left."
He paused and said, "And my father's."
Liu Huan immediately said, "I'll give you mine too."
Bai Erlang became elated.