Chapter 1330 Excuse (September Monthly Ticket Plus 3)
What Bai Dalang talked about to Mr. Bai was not the matter of Chen Bo borrowing money. In his opinion, whether to tell it or not was up to Chen Bo to decide, and he didn't want to be the kind of person who told tales.
He went to Mr. Bai to talk about his marriage.
When he came back the day before yesterday, Mr. Bai mentioned the purpose of his aunt's visit. He didn't object at the time, but he felt that marriage was decided by parents, and he didn't have anyone he liked, and he was indeed of age.
But now he really didn't want to get married from the bottom of his heart. It was not just a question of whether he liked her or not, nor was it just because of the reason Manbao mentioned, but also because of Chen Bo.
He sent his brother away, and only after he had left did he and his father decline the marriage proposal. He said, "We are already related to my maternal grandparents, so there's no need for an upper-class marriage. My son will be taking the imperial examination in a few years, and whether he passes or not, he'll have to find a way to get an official position. At this time, he needs someone to help him in the court."
He said, "There aren't many people in my family who can help me in the court, so my son wants to find a wife who is an official in the court or has connections in the court."
Mr. Bai frowned and said, "But where can we find such a family? Besides, when marrying a wife, one should marry a virtuous woman, not just a woman's family background, right?"
Bai Dalang nodded and said, "There's no rush. My son is still young, so we can just take our time."
Mr. Bai said, "You are already an adult, not a child anymore."
Bai Dalang coughed lightly and said, "We can still wait a little longer."
He repeated Bai Shan's words exactly, saying, "As Cousin Shan said, our family is not without any advantages now. If we spread the word, perhaps we can find someone suitable."
Mr. Bai stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.
After a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's wait a little longer."
Bai Dalang breathed a sigh of relief.
Mr. Bai looked at his son suspiciously for a moment, then frowned and asked, "You didn't object when I mentioned it to you the day before yesterday. Why did you suddenly refuse today?"
"It was my good cousin who reminded me to think about my career."
Mr. Bai shook his head. "You can wait until you recover. Why rush it now?"
Bai Dalang was a little embarrassed, but still said, "Son, aren't I worried that you and mother will get married in the next few days? My aunt is here."
Mr. Bai was still skeptical, "Is that so?"
Bai Dalang nodded, but finally reminded him, "Dad, my uncle's cousins have been doing nothing. You should ask Mom to go back and tell my uncle that they are old enough and it's time for them to go out and experience some life. They are always confined at home and don't know much about the outside world. Their temperaments are too simple."
Bai Dalang spoke vaguely, but he knew in his heart that Chen Bo was not simple at all, but just stupid. People like his brother were simple.
Mr. Bai didn't know whether he understood or not. He nodded and let him go back to rest. Of course, he had his servants help him go back.
Bai Erlang had already returned to his study, stroking his books anxiously. After a while, he couldn't help but talk to Bai Shan and Man Bao, "What do you think about me lending the money to my cousin? After all, I promised him, and it's never good to go back on my word."
Bai Shan was amused and asked cheerfully, "Aren't you worried that he won't go?"
Bai Erlang sighed and said, "I'm worried, but it's not good to go back on your word. It's also my fault. I agreed too quickly that night and didn't ask carefully."
Manbao looked up from his book and said, "If you want to borrow it, go ahead. Just stop being so anxious. It's been over a quarter of an hour since you came back to the study. You've been rubbing the book the whole time and haven't read a single word. I was afraid you might tear the cover."
Bai Shan nodded and said, "If you can't bear it, just lend it to me."
Bai Erlang's butt seemed to be glued to the chair. He wanted to stand up but couldn't. "Then if I really borrow it, will you stop me?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao: ...
Bai Erlang was about to cry, "Eight hundred taels, I really borrowed it..."
Manbao saw his expression and fell on the table, laughing so hard that he couldn't get up. Bai Shan also laughed until tears came out of his eyes and said happily, "Let's go. I'll go with you. I'll teach you how to say it. You don't have to borrow eight hundred taels, just borrow two hundred taels."
Bai Erlang tilted his head, "Two hundred taels?"
He was somewhat tempted, but still hesitant. "Will it be too different from what I promised him? Will he feel that I look down on him, or will he be angry?"
Bai Shan shook his head and said, "No, I have a way to make him not angry and make him treat you as good as before. When you go there later, just listen to me and then just keep your head down and agree."
Manbao wiped away the tears of laughter, raised his head, pulled out a piece of paper and said, "Don't worry, we are helping him by lending him less money. Two hundred taels of silver is definitely enough for him to open a cloth shop. If he can't buy a big shop, he will definitely buy a small one. If that doesn't work, he can rent a shop. In fact, I think renting is better for starting a business."
If you don't have the capital, you have to save money. When her fourth brother first arrived in Yizhou City, he would take business if there was any, and if there was no business, he would go to the streets and do errands and carry bags with the coolies. Didn't he still make money?
She felt that Chen Bo was too ambitious, and that it was because he had never experienced hardship and had never seen the world.
Bai Shan also felt the same way. Seeing Bai Erlang so uneasy, and breaking his promise was indeed not a good thing, he dragged Bai Erlang to find Chen Bo.
Bai Shan asked him on the way, "Is your money at home?"
"Half, and some are in the capital."
Bai Shan nodded and found Chen Bo and said, "Cousin Chen, we are here to apologize to you."
Chen Bo was angry. He snorted and turned his head away to ignore them.
Bai Shan pulled Bai Erlang to sit opposite Chen Bo and sighed, "Actually, our small farm doesn't make that much money."
Chen Bo still ignored them.
Bai Shan continued, "The farm's profits were to be divided among three people. That means if the farm earned one thousand taels, Erlang would only get three hundred and thirty taels."
Chen Bo then frowned and turned to look at them.
Seeing that he was willing to listen, Bai Shan quickly continued, "And the operating expenses are all paid by ourselves, including the money for the farmhands, the money we spend on seeds, farm tools, and oxen. We can't expect the adults at home to pay for all this, right?"
Chen Bo then asked, "Are these things expensive?"
"Of course it's expensive," Bai Shan said. "If it weren't expensive, why would farmers never become wealthy? Isn't it because the costs are high and the returns are low?"
Chen Bo thought what he said made sense and nodded.
Bai Shan said, "After we arrived in Yizhou City, we spent our own money. Well, you know, Erlang has no limit on how much he spends. He wants to buy anything fun, delicious, or beautiful that he sees, so..."
Chen Bo frowned and looked at them, "You're not saying you don't want to lend me money because you don't have money, are you?"
Bai Shan said embarrassedly, "Yes, he did, but he exaggerated. He was a little dizzy when he got off the car last night, and when he heard you, Cousin Chen, praising him, he couldn't help but show off, so..."
The next update will be around 11:30
(End of this chapter)
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