Chapter 19 I Didn’t See the Money in Front of Me
Bai Yunfeng carefully treated Lao Wu's whip wounds, and his eyes turned red with heartache again.
"Dad, I don't feel any pain, I really don't." Bai Ruian said with a simple smile, "This is a secret between us, don't tell Mom."
Li Suining and Bai Shian nodded immediately, because they knew that if Wei Ranzhu knew about it, she would definitely feel even more distressed.
"Okay, good boy!" Bai Yunfeng also agreed.
"Dad, let's go." Bai Ruian looked at Bai Shi'an and Li Suining, "Fourth brother, sister, let's go to my yard."
He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I have something to discuss with you."
"Okay." Bai Shi'an and Li Suining agreed immediately.
The three little guys left together and came to Bai Ruian's Ji Ruixuan, where they sat around on the couch.
Bai Ruian first glanced at Li Suining, then sighed, "We can't leave the money-making business to Dad. He'll definitely have to find a way to lead the troops into battle again, which will only make Mom even more worried. Besides... every time Dad goes to the battlefield, the family has to secretly pay for it..."
"It's all the fault of those corrupt officials!" When talking about this matter, Bai Shi'an gnashed his teeth in hatred, "If they hadn't always withheld the marching food and wages, why would our family have to pay for it ourselves?"
He waved his fist and said, "When I become a general in the future, I will be the first to chop off their heads."
Li Suining looked at her fourth brother and then at her fifth brother. She didn't quite understand what they were saying and could only sigh along with them in frustration.
The fourth brother patted the little boy's head lovingly and said pitifully, "But where can we get more money?"
He saw Lao Wu's eyes light up, and immediately warned, "Fifth brother, what are you planning? Are you going to the Gold Gathering Tower again?"
"Hehe..." Bai Ruian laughed innocently.
"Going to settle accounts again?" Bai Shi'an felt something was wrong. "Fifth brother, your main task now is to go to school. If you go to settle accounts every day, your studies will be wasted!"
"No, no." Bai Ruian still had that silly expression on his face, scratching his head and saying, "Who would dare to ask the young master of the general's mansion to settle accounts? I won't have any business if I go there now."
He looked at Li Suining with great interest, "If we want to make enough money in a short period of time, we have to rely on my sister."
"Rely on my sister?" Bai Shi'an looked puzzled.
Li Suining's eyes widened as he said bewilderedly, "Fifth Brother, what should I do if I don't know how to make money?"
Bai Ruian looked very alert, looked outside, and motioned them to come closer.
Soon, the three little heads gathered together.
Bai Ruian asked in a low voice, "Let me ask you, how did you know I was in the Jujin Building that day?"
"My sister said that." The fourth brother pointed at Li Suining.
Li Suining blinked his big eyes and said, "The stars told me."
Bai Ruian asked again, "Last night, was it Xingxing who told you that I would be caught by my father in the Jujin Building today? So that's why you reminded me?"
Li Suining nodded honestly.
"So my sister warned you, then why didn't you listen?" Bai Shi'an shook his head helplessly, "Fifth brother, let me tell you, what my sister says always comes true. From now on, you have to listen to her."
Bai Ruian laughed innocently twice, "So, Fourth Brother, haven't you ever thought about how we can make money from this? And make a lot of money, the kind that can make the General's Mansion richer and richer."
"What do you mean?" Bai Shi'an subconsciously became alert and warned Lao Wu not to hurt his sister.
"Fourth brother, how could I hurt my sister?" Bai Ruian looked at Li Suining, "Sister, tonight, let's go to the yard to look at the stars together, okay?"
"Okay!" Li Suining agreed in a naive manner. Although she didn't understand what her fifth brother meant, she would be very happy if she could really help the general's mansion.
On the contrary, Bai Shian next to him felt a little uneasy. He didn't know what he was worried about, but in short, he didn't want his sister to make money.
The three little guys stayed in Jiruixuan until night, and the stars finally came out.
They stood together in the yard, looking up at the night sky.
Bai Rui'an looked at the stars in the sky and couldn't help asking, "Fourth brother, what do you see?"
"It's just... a bunch of shining stars." Bai Shian touched his nose awkwardly. What else could there be in the sky besides stars?
"No!" Little Dumpling pointed at the sky with his little hand, "I saw us go to the prince's house together, there were a lot of delicious food..."
The fourth and fifth brothers rubbed their eyes hard and looked again, but the sky was still full of stars and nothing else.
The fourth child asked again, "Sister, what else did you see?"
"Also...Jujinfang...there is a row of boards hanging on the wall, and there seems to be something written on the boards." Li Suining frowned in confusion.
Bai Ruian and Bai Shian were stunned.
"That's great," Bai Ruian was the first to react. "That's great, Fourth Brother, our General's Mansion is saved. Our General's Mansion will get better and better!"
Bai Shian couldn't laugh at all, "Fifth brother, calm down."
"Fourth brother, don't you understand?" Bai Ruian's eyes shone faintly in the darkness. "What I saw was tomorrow's jackpot. It's the jackpot. One bet is worth one thousand taels."
Bai Shian was even more confused, "What jackpot? What else are you talking about?"
Bai Ruian was obviously extremely excited. "In the Jujinfang, there's a... how do I put it to you, it's a game. Four numbers will be drawn at random, and everyone can place a bet in advance, choosing the number you think will be drawn. If all four are correct, you win the jackpot. One bet wins one thousand taels, and ten bets win ten thousand taels..."
The light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if he could already see the golden brilliance right before his eyes.
Li Suining tilted her little head and looked at Bai Ruian's madness. Somehow, she felt a little scared.
Bai Shian was the same. He immediately scolded him coldly, "Bai Rui'an, are you really going to gamble?"
"Fourth brother, this isn't gambling. Others don't know what the results will be, so that's gambling. But we already know, so it's not gambling," Bai Ruian chuckled. "What we won is the casino's money, and it can be considered a lesson for them."
"This is a gamble, no way!" Bai Shian still disagreed.
"Fourth brother, why don't you understand?" Bai Ruian felt helpless.
"I don't understand, and I don't want to understand." Bai Shi'an pulled Li Suining and was about to leave.
"Fourth brother!" Bai Ruian immediately went over to stop Bai Shi'an, "Fourth brother, why don't you understand? This is money right in front of you, why don't you take it?"
Bai Shian snorted, "I don't see any money in front of me. I just know there is no such thing as pie in the sky."
He said with a serious face, "Old Five, I'm warning you again, put away those evil ideas of yours, or I'll tell Dad and let him make the decision."
"Okay, okay, I won't go. I won't go." Bai Ruian chuckled.
He knew that in this family, his fourth brother was the most like his father, and if his fourth brother disagreed with something, his father would probably not agree either.
But if my father doesn't agree to this matter, there will be no hope at all.
"Okay, you should rest early. I have my own way to deal with the money."
After saying that, Bai Shian hugged Li Suining and left.
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