Chapter 2122 Are You Alive?
Zhao Liulang was completely unaware and continued with a worried look on his face, "What else do I earn every month besides my salary? You and Bai Er have a farm and a business..."
Bai Shan immediately stopped him, "A farm is not hard to come by. Even if Duke Zhao doesn't want to give it to you, I don't believe my sister-in-law doesn't have one. In the final analysis, you're just lazy and don't want to manage it yourself."
He said, "And with the way you spend, even eight or ten wouldn't be enough for you, let alone one."
Bai Shan would never have said such things to Zhao Liulang before. After all, it was hard to talk too much when you were just new to each other. But over the past year or two, they had interacted more and their relationship had deepened. Bai Shan then said, "There should be a limit to fun, you..."
"Oh, oh, oh, I've heard enough of my father and the others nagging at home. I didn't expect that you are younger than me, but more old-fashioned than me."
Bai Shan shook his head and said, "This is not old-fashioned. I'm not stopping you from having fun. Life in this world is rare. Since you are here, you should live happily."
"I thought you were going to say something like my father, that life is full of ups and downs, and that you should achieve great things."
Bai Shan said, "Why would you seek bitterness when you can have sweetness?"
He said, "Sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy—they're all fake. Isn't the reason people are willing to suffer for the sweetness that comes after suffering? Without suffering, there's no sweetness, so we have to suffer. If we could always have sugar, who would deliberately throw it away to eat bran?"
Zhao Liulang was stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and said, "Good brother, you are really insightful. I think my father is inferior to me."
Manbao rolled his eyes and said, "You're talking as if Duke Zhao doesn't know. He's walked more roads than we've eaten salt. Doesn't he know that?"
She said, "He knows. Either he didn't explain it clearly, or you didn't understand it."
Bai Erlang is happy: "It must be the latter."
"Get lost!" Zhao Liulang said, "Why didn't I understand? I understood it all along..."
Bai Shan said: "Then tell me, what do you understand?"
Zhao Liulang opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.
Bai Erlang immediately shouted, "See, you still don't understand?"
Manbao laughed for a moment, then said to him seriously, "I think that even if I don't achieve great things, become a noble or a prime minister, and just spend my life having fun, I should be able to live up to the heavens and the earth, my parents, and my future family."
She pointed at Bai Shan and said, "Even if I don't become a doctor or an official, I will still have to support my parents, earn a living, take care of my husband, and raise my children. On this basis, I can travel to the mountains I want to visit, admire the waters I want to see, listen to the music I like, and even dance to my heart's content. This is fun. Living like you, day by day, even having to borrow money to go to Chunfeng Tower, is so boring."
"While you're enjoying the dancers' performance, you're also worrying about how you're going to repay your debt. What kind of fun is that?"
Zhao Liulang wanted to say that he was not worried, as he usually only worried when he thought about it afterwards.
But when he opened his mouth, he found that there was not much difference between the two, so he closed his mouth.
Man Bao waved his hand, his eyes sparkling as he said, "Real happiness is when I go to Chunfeng Tower to watch actors sing. I can also bring my wife and children with me. I can spend as much wine and food as I want, no matter how much it costs. If my father likes it, I will give him an actor. If my mother likes it, I will give her a musician. Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone. This is what happiness is."
Bai Shan and Bai Jilang: ...
Zhao Liulang looked at Zhou Man for a long time without being able to speak. After a long while, he finally found his voice and said, "You..."
His voice was a little hoarse. He cleared his throat and looked at Bai Shan. He suddenly felt a little sympathy for him and inexplicably a little envious. His emotions were so complicated that he didn't know where to start.
Bai Shan wiped his face and reached out to push his face aside, "Don't say it, I understand."
Manbao raised his eyelids and looked at the three people, "What's wrong?"
The three of them shook their heads together, "Nothing."
Manbao just snorted, taking it as if they agreed with her opinion.
Zhao Liulang was so shocked today that he only remembered his ultimate goal after a long time. "No, I came here to discuss business with you. Who wants to discuss these... these..."
Bai Erlang said considerately: "The meaning of life."
Zhao Liulang glanced at him and said, "That's right!"
Bai Shan calmly handed the copied document to Man Bao, "Didn't you start it?"
Manbao opened it and examined it, then casually said, "If you don't even understand the meaning of life, how can you still call it living?"
"Hey, I think your attack is too broad," Zhao Liulang said. "Even if I can't compare to you, I'm much better than Lu Yue and the others, right? Better than most people in this world, right? Those common people out there can't even touch me, let alone try."
"That's because they don't have your conditions," Manbao said. "They're still struggling to make ends meet. What about you? Those who are struggling to make ends meet can think of these things. That's what makes them truly wise."
Manbao pointed at himself, then at Bai Shan and Bai Er and said, "We all study after we have eaten our fill, and that's why we think about these things."
"Stop!" Zhao Liulang interrupted her, feeling that if the three of them continued speaking, he wouldn't be able to say what he wanted to say before nightfall. "I just want to ask you, do you want to do some business on your trip to the Western Regions? Think about gems, spices, BMWs, whatever's valuable. If you do, count me in."
Zhao Liulang finished speaking quickly, fearing that he would be interrupted again.
After he finished speaking, he thought about it for a while and felt that what he said was very cool. He said proudly: "Well, I am also ambitious, not just interested in having fun."
Man Bao said, "First, you're too late to say this. Now, those who have asked me to bring things from the Western Regions, please count how many people are in my family, how many are in Bai Shan's family, how many are in Bai Er's family..."
"There are also two princesses, Second Sister Fu, Madam Tang, Madam Yang, Dean Xiao, Imperial Physician Liu, Imperial Physician Zheng, and Shopkeeper Zheng..."
Manbao snapped his fingers and Zhao Liulang opened his mouth a little wider. After a while, when he couldn't open it any wider, he closed it.
"Secondly, we have a lot of luggage and the money is very heavy. Even if we change it into gold, it will be inconvenient to carry. If we are not careful, we will be robbed. Then who will take the blame?"
Zhao Liulang immediately said, "Count it on me!"
Manbao gave him an appreciative look and said, "Just for what you said, I'll make some room for you."
Zhao Liulang, who had already prepared many words in his mind, was choked. So simple?
Manbao turned around and said to Baishan, "When the time comes, you can use the gold to exchange for gems and spices. It shouldn't take up much space."
Bai Shan suppressed a smile and nodded.
Zhao Liulang held his breath tightly in his chest, and after a while he said, "At least let me persuade you before you agree."
My mother had kidney stones in the early morning, so she stayed in the hospital all day today. I may be a little busy these two days, so the update time and word count are not fixed. Please forgive me.
The next chapter will be around 10pm
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