Chapter 20 The General's Mansion Will Never Be Short of Money Again
Bai Shi'an carried Li Suining to Qinxin Garden.
The little guy is very well-behaved. He hugs the fourth child's neck tightly with his two little hands, and presses his chubby cheeks on the fourth child's back, making a cute ball.
"Fourth brother," she said, clearly a little sleepy, her voice humming, "Is what Fifth brother said true? Can Suining really make a lot of money for the General's Mansion?"
"Don't listen to your fifth brother's nonsense." Bai Shi'an was still a little angry when he thought about it now. He didn't expect that the fifth brother would really think of going to the gambling house to place a bet.
He sighed, "Old Five, you're just too smart. Smart people can always think of the fastest way, but is the fastest always the best? Fourth Brother doesn't think so."
Li Suining subconsciously hugged Bai Shian tighter. Even though she could no longer open her eyes, she kept muttering, "But Suining wants to buy ginseng for mother. The best ginseng."
"Sister, you are such a good kid!" Bai Shi'an chuckled, "Don't worry, sister. Didn't Fourth Brother tell me that he has already figured out a solution?"
"Really?" Li Suining suddenly sobered up a bit, "Fourth brother, are you lying to me?"
"I'm not lying to you, and this method is thanks to my sister." Bai Shi'an was secretly happy, "It was my sister who reminded me just now."
"Hehe..." The little girl was really sleepy. When she heard that Bai Shian had a solution, she quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Bai Shian smiled and shook his head, walking more carefully, for fear of bumping his sister behind him.
When he arrived at Qinxin Garden, he handed Li Suining to the responsible wet nurse and went to see Wei Ranzhu.
Wei Ranzhu's due date is getting closer, and her body is becoming more and more inconvenient. She usually just walks around in her yard. She was very happy to see Bai Shian coming.
"You've sent your sister back again?" She looked at her fourth son lovingly, her eyes full of pride.
"Well, my sister fell asleep, so I carried her back." Bai Shi'an looked at his mother with concern, "Have you eaten well recently? I see you've lost weight."
"Don't worry, Mom will take good care of herself." With the delivery approaching, Wei Ranzhu's appetite is not very good and she has indeed eaten less recently.
She remembered something. "Oh, by the way, I heard from the servants that your father took Lao Wu to the ancestral hall during the day. Is that true? What trouble did Lao Wu get into?"
"It's nothing, actually." Bai Shi'an naturally didn't dare to tell the truth, "Fifth brother was naughty and skipped school, and dad found out. But Old Five said he would never do it again."
Wei Ranzhu nodded without any doubt. "Your father is a warrior. He knows how difficult and dangerous it is to fight on the battlefield. That's why he always hopes that you can study hard and become a civil servant."
Thinking of these things, she couldn't help but sigh, "But it just so happens that your eldest brother is so hardworking, and the Imperial College's chief academic said he could pass the imperial examination, but he's been taking the exam for so many years, and every time he fails... Because of this, your eldest brother doesn't come back often, and he always feels sorry for the General's Mansion."
"Actually, my brother works very hard," Bai Shi'an said in a low voice, lowering his head, "He just has bad luck."
Wei Ranzhu couldn't help but sigh again, "What about your second brother? He just loves to play with herbs and insisted on becoming a military doctor. As for the third brother... let's not talk about him. As for you..."
"Mom, Shi'an is too stupid and really not suitable for studying." Bai Shi'an said guiltily.
"Your father's hopes are all on the fifth child now. The fifth child is indeed the smartest, but mother..." Wei Ranzhu looked worried, "I'm also most afraid that he will go astray in the future."
"No." Bai Shi'an shook his head affirmatively, "Fifth brother is the child of the general's mansion, he will not go astray."
"Good boy, you look most like your father, so mother is most at ease with you." Wei Ranzhu touched Bai Shi'an's head lovingly, "Shi'an, promise mother that you will look after the fifth child for your parents in the future, okay?"
"Okay!" Bai Shi'an agreed immediately. He was willing to share the burden with his parents, even if it was just a small matter.
"Good boy, it's getting late, go back to sleep." Wei Ranzhu called someone to send Bai Shian back.
"No need, mom. I can go back by myself. You don't have to worry. Just have a good rest." Bai Shian trotted away.
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In the middle of the night, Li Suining was sleeping soundly and felt someone shaking him.
"Sister, wake up, wake up!"
Li Suining opened his eyes with difficulty and saw a round, silly face. It took him a while to recognize that it was Bai Ruian.
She forced herself to sit up, rubbing her eyes and asking, "Fifth Brother, is it daybreak yet?"
"Hehe, no." Bai Ruian laughed innocently, "Sister, Fifth Brother came here to ask you, what did you see written on the sign of Jujinfang?"
Li Suining thought about it. She might not be able to remember other things after reading them once, but what Xingxing told her was as if engraved in her mind.
She quickly said with a confused look on her face, "It seems to be some words, but I don't recognize them."
Unexpectedly, Bai Ruian immediately took out paper and ink and said excitedly, "Sister, dip your finger in ink and draw on the paper."
"Oh, okay." Li Suining was very obedient. Even though he was obviously very sleepy, his little head drooped like a chicken pecking at rice, but he still helped Bai Ruian draw the words stroke by stroke.
As she was drawing, she asked curiously, "Why is Fifth Brother asking this?"
"It's nothing, Fifth Brother is just curious." After saying this, Bai Ruian immediately said to himself: Don't blame me, sister, I just want to buy ginseng for mother, so I lied to you this time, don't blame me.
Finally, Li Suining finished the drawing. Although it was a little crooked, Bai Ruian could tell which four digits they were at a glance.
He carefully put it away and saw that the little ball had fallen on the quilt.
"Sister, don't go to sleep yet." Bai Ruian shook Li Suining twice again. "This is our secret. Don't tell anyone, not even Fourth Brother. Do you understand?"
Li Suining was so sleepy that he repeated in a daze, "Don't tell Fourth Brother, don't tell..."
Bai Ruian smiled and shook his head. This sister was really cute.
He quickly took out his handkerchief, carefully wiped the ink off Li Suining's fingers, and carefully covered her with a blanket before sneaking away.
After leaving Qinxin Garden, Bai Ruian was so happy that he almost cheered. He trotted towards Jiruixuan, fantasizing about making a fortune at Jujinfang tomorrow.
However, he was still very cautious. He planned to buy only one ticket tomorrow to see if... what his sister saw was wrong, he would not lose too badly.
But if he really won the jackpot tomorrow, he would definitely buy some good ginseng and personally deliver it to his fourth brother to let him know that his choice was right.
After that... Bai Ruian became happier the more he thought about it. With Li Suining, the general's mansion would never be short of money again.
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