"What about those things?" Mrs. Bai asked, "Where did the things you bought go?"
Bai Erlang was stunned, speechless.
Mrs. Bai continued: "How many things did you keep in that house? You gave away the rest. I told you to play with the children in the village, but you didn't play like that. With so much lucky money, say It's gone."
Upon hearing this, the old lady Bai immediately said: "Erlang, you are still young, and let your mother take care of it for you. Don't worry, our family is not short of money, and your mother will not use your money."
Bai Erlang wiped his tears and said: "Grandmother, I want to give things to my friends, and they also gave me things. I just don't spend money randomly in the future, please ask mother to return the money to me."
Master Bai also said: "Mother, Erlang has grown up, not as much as before, and he earned the money, not from the family, so let him take care of it."
"No." The old lady Bai's face darkened, and she said forcefully, "The money in the family is not blown by the strong wind. Erlang spends money without restraint, so let his mother take care of it. If he wants to spend money, give him a few taels at ordinary times." That's the silver."
"What can a few taels of silver do?" Bai Erlang said, "If Zhuangzi buys novelty seeds or does something else, he doesn't know how much it will cost."
"Don't lie to me, look at me, don't you know, the money that Zhuangzi spends now is all from Shanbao's family, what money do you use?"
"Mother," Master Bai couldn't help but said, "You see Shanbao manages money by himself..."
"Is your son the same as Shanbao?" The old lady Bai interrupted him and said, "Shanbao's money has been saved. Apart from buying some toys, the child spends most of his money on books and pens and inks. Look at Erlang. Where did he spend his money?"
Master Bai persuaded for a long time, but the old lady Bai did not agree. In the end, the old lady Bai became angry, and said simply: "I'm going to sleep, so don't stand here, and don't quarrel after you go out. I'll leave the money to his mother for the time being." Put it away, we will talk about it when he grows up."
Some time ago, Mr. Bai talked with Mr. Zhuang about the education of his youngest son. He knew that this child could not just be beaten, but he had to praise him. Sometimes pressing a stone on him was more effective than beating him with fists.
In the end, I didn't expect that it went smoothly with my son, but I was frustrated with my mother and wife. Master Bai was also a little angry, and he bowed with a sullen face before retreating.
Of course, he was carrying his son.
Bai Erlang felt that there was no hope of getting the money back. Fortunately, he still left twenty-nine yuan with Shanbao, otherwise he would cry to death.
He swore that he would cry to his mother's death in front of her.
Master Bai dragged his son and walked quickly. Seeing that her husband was angry, Mrs. Bai felt a little apprehensive, and quickly caught up with her skirt.
When approaching the main courtyard, Master Bai stopped and asked his son to go back first. After Mrs. Bai caught up, he said in a deep voice, "Return the money to Erlang."
Mrs. Bai obviously didn't expect him to mention this again, and she opened her mouth to defend herself. Master Bai suddenly said with a gloomy face: "Mr. Chen, even if you want to take money from Erlang, you should ask him first, or tell him about it." , I just remembered, why didn't you mention it to Erlang during the meal just now?"
Mrs. Bai's face turned pale, not because of Master Bai's questioning, but because Master Bai called her "Chen Shi". Since they got married, this was the second time he called her that.
The first time was when he was going to send Erlang to the county school.
"Master, you..." Mrs. Bai said after she was lucky, "Don't you know how much money Erlang spends?"
Master Bai said impatiently: "It would be fine if the family gave me the money, but he earned it."
"That's from you..."
"It's earned," Master Bai knew what she was thinking, because the three children bought out the wheat seeds and sold them to him at a high price, the old lady and Mrs. Chen have been a little upset these two days, he said: "Since you said Let the three children do it by themselves, then we can't interfere too much. In business, since I am willing to do this business, I will not lose money. Didn't I tell you that I will sell these wheat at a higher price? Will it be sold?"
"Then tell me, do I count as cheating three children?"
"Of course not, you are an adult..."
"Just because I'm an adult?" Master Bai interrupted her, and said, "Don't say I can make a lot of money from it, even if I can't, I'd be happy to lose money and see my three children grow up like this!"
"My mother is getting old, I can't say anything to her just now, but now you listen, let's not talk about Shanbao, just talk about Manbao, you know, that little girl from the Zhou family is more beautiful than you My son is still two years younger, and he has earned so much money from me, in the situation of their old Zhou family, so much money is for the child in the end!"
Master Bai asked her, "Are those hundreds of taels rare based on our family's wealth? Why can their Zhou family do it, but our Bai family can't."
"Man Bao is very sensible, she never spends money recklessly, unlike Erlang..."
Master Bai was a little tired, and his voice lowered, a little weak, but he gritted his teeth and said, "Then let him learn! Don't you know that your son has changed a lot?"
Master Bai said word by word: "It is different today, do you know that? A year ago, no, just ten days ago, Erlang told you that he could earn more than four hundred and ninety taels. Do you believe it?" ?”
"What? More than four hundred and ninety taels? Isn't it only two hundred taels?" Mrs. Bai exclaimed, "I see there are only twenty silver ingots in the box."
Master Bai was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing, closed his smile, and asked Mrs. Bai, "Look, your son has already learned how to hide money separately, no, he has learned to use money to test you. Do you think he is still your son?" Do you know your son?"
Mrs. Bai turned pale.
Master Bai waved his sleeves and said, "Return the money to him. If you always think that he won't manage money and will be extravagant, then he will never manage money and will always be extravagant all his life!"
After all, he turned and went back to the house.
Mrs. Bai stood at the gate of the courtyard for a long time before entering the room with red eyes.
Master Bai didn't sleep on the bed, but slept on the couch. It took a long time before he said quietly: "The former Mr. Zhuang was drunk and dragged me to cry for half the night. You and I underestimated Mr. Zhuang. He is An excellent gentleman, but it's a pity that Dalang has no fate with him, otherwise I really want to bring Dalang back from the school and continue to be taught by Mr. Zhuang."
Mrs. Bai was taken aback.
"But Mr. Zhuang is such a good man. He took my hand and said that Man Bao is the most intelligent child he has ever seen, whether it is a person or a student."
Mrs. Bai didn't quite understand what she meant.
"And Shanbao is also very good. He is better at reading than Ziqi. Now Erlang sits on Manbao's left and Shanbao on his right. When he enters the school, he is taught by Mr. Zhuang, and when he leaves the school, he mostly plays with the two of them. , you are suppressing him at this time, not for his own good, but for harming him."
Mrs. Bai fell silent.