As soon as they stepped out of the prison, Shen Minghua stopped in his tracks and said blankly, "There's a very important question."
"We have the token and the secret signal, but where's the bank? There are several banks in the capital. Which one did my mother mean?"
Everyone came to an abrupt halt and fell silent for a moment.
King of the Dragon: [Hahaha, we've got everything, but we can't find the bank.]
Lin Yu: [All is ready except for the east wind.]
Yan Mingli asked softly, "Shall we go back and ask again?"
The Prince of Rui gave him a sidelong glance and retorted, "We need to bribe the jailers to get in. Do you still have any money?"
King of the Dragon: [I remember Old Man Gu just gave all the money in the fool's money bag to the jailers.]
King of the Dragon: [Definitely no money!]
Yan Mingli also realized this. He glared at the Prince of Rui and said, "What do you think? You even have the nerve to ask!"
When the Shen family was arrested, Shen Minghua was still in the academy. Usually, his servants paid for him.
Shen Baozhu, Qiuqiu and the Fourth Prince, these three kids also had no money.
Everyone pinned their hopes on the Prince of Rui and Xu Yutang.
The Prince of Rui spread his hands and said, "I never carry money when I go out. I always rely on my looks to get free meals."
King of the Dragon: [When we were leaving, Yan Mingli even thought there were too many people. Now he knows the benefits of having more people, right?]
Lin Yu: [We can pool our money one by one.]
Xu Yutang felt uncomfortable being stared at and subconsciously took a step back. She said nervously, "Why are you all looking at me?"
Yan Mingli said expectantly, "Yutang, do you have any money? We want to go in and ask where the bank is."
"Oh, I've got two taels of silver. I'll give it all to you." Xu Yutang took out a flat money bag from her bosom. There was not only some silver pieces but also a few copper coins in it.
Xu Yutang handed the silver pieces to Yan Mingli, then counted the copper coins. There were exactly nine. She distributed them to the three kids and said with a smile, "The sugar-coated haws on Yangguan Street cost three copper coins a bunch. There are exactly three of you. One bunch for each of you!"
Shen Baozhu held the copper coins in her hand and thought about buying a bunch of sugar-coated haws for her grandfather. Qiuqiu didn't like sugar-coated haws. She winked at Shen Baozhu and then stuffed the copper coins into Shen Baozhu's other hand.
The Fourth Prince stared blankly at the copper coins in his hand. His thoughts drifted back to the memory. Someone kicked him hard in the stomach and said that he was a worthless prince, not even worth a single copper coin.
Shen Haiyan and Shen Minghua went back to the cell to ask about the location of the bank.
Shen Baozhu counted the copper coins in her hand. She could buy two bunches of sugar-coated haws!
One for her grandfather and one for herself.
"Baozhu, are sugar-coated haws valuable?" The Fourth Prince's voice was very soft and even trembled faintly.
Hearing the question, Shen Baozhu nodded without hesitation. "Of course they are valuable. Sugar-coated haws cost three copper coins!"
The Fourth Prince paused for a moment and then asked, "Then, am I valuable?"
This question was a bit strange. Shen Baozhu looked a little worried but still answered the Fourth Prince, "In Baozhu's heart, you're my good friend, a priceless treasure, worth a lot and a lot and a lot of money!"
Maybe she thought the three "a lot"s were not specific enough, so Shen Baozhu added, "You're more valuable than a piece of gold that big. The gold is this big and this tall!"
King of the Dragon: [It's the gold I gave to the cute girl before.]
Lin Yu: [If it's that piece of gold, it's really valuable.]
Lin Yu: [Why did the Fourth Prince suddenly ask this question? Does he have some psychological trauma?]
King of the Dragon: [What's trauma?]
Qingyun the Real Man: [Is it like Qiuqiu's inner demons?]
Lin Yu: [Almost.]
The Fourth Prince clenched the copper coins tightly and lowered his head. "I'm useless. I'm not worth much."
Hearing the conversation, Qiuqiu patted the Fourth Prince on the shoulder. "You're very useful. You're good at embroidery."
Then, Qiuqiu changed the subject. "Although you're good at embroidery, I've made an agreement with Baozhu. I'll embroider her handkerchiefs from now on!"
The Fourth Prince nodded blankly. "Then, I'll make clothes for Baozhu."
King of the Dragon: [Good. One embroiders handkerchiefs and the other makes clothes. The division of labor is clear.]
Lin Yu: [Qiuqiu has subtly reminded the Fourth Prince several times that she's Baozhu's best friend.]
Lin Yu: [The Fourth Prince doesn't seem to have noticed.]
King of the Dragon: [He noticed, but he doesn't care.]
Qingyun the Real Man: [Yes. Qiuqiu emphasizes that she's Baozhu's best friend, but the Fourth Prince just wants to be Baozhu's friend.]
The Fourth Prince saw the six copper coins in Shen Baozhu's hand and also handed his copper coins over. "For Baozhu. Buy sugar-coated haws."
"Are we all having sugar-coated haws? Then give them to me." Yan Mingli's hand suddenly reached out and took the copper coins from Shen Baozhu and the Fourth Prince.
He tossed the copper coins and asked, "How many bunches do we want? What else do we want to eat besides sugar-coated haws?"
"That street belongs to me. Just tell me. It's free. That old man always gets free meals like this."
As soon as Yan Mingli heard the word "brother-in-law", he couldn't help but laugh. He straightened his chest and agreed to everything.
By the time Shen Haiyan and Shen Minghua came back with the location of the bank, the menu for tonight's dinner had already been made.
Yan Mingli waved his hand. "Haiyan, Minghua, you go to the bank. We'll go buy sugar-coated haws first."
"Not including me. I'm going to take a look at that bank." The Prince of Rui was a bit curious about the bank and didn't hesitate to abandon Yan Mingli.
Shen Haiyan didn't trust Yan Mingli, but looking at Shen Baozhu's little face that was full of eagerness for sugar-coated haws, he hesitated for a moment and didn't stop them.
But he regretted it when he got home from the bank in the evening.
Because the Fourth Prince had eaten something bad and had a stomachache all the time.
Yan Mingli and Xu Yutang, who knew they had done something wrong, stood there obediently. Shen Baozhu and Qiuqiu stood in the middle of them, also with their heads down.
The matter was very simple. Xu Yutang, who had been confined by the Xu family for a long time, wanted to eat everything she saw on the street.
She kept calling Yan Mingli "brother-in-law", and Yan Mingli was dazed. He waved his hand and bought everything.
There was a dazzling array of food. Not to mention the Fourth Prince, who had been hungry before, even Shen Baozhu and Qiuqiu couldn't control themselves.
Even though Yan Mingli remembered that the Fourth Prince couldn't overeat and always stopped him, he couldn't stop the Fourth Prince from stealing food when he wasn't looking. In the end, the Fourth Prince ate something bad and got a stomachache.
The Fourth Prince covered his stomach. His face was as white as paper. He managed to say, "I wanted to eat it myself. It's not Brother Mingli's fault."
Shen Haiyan sneered. "If it's not Yan Mingli's fault, then is it Baozhu's and Qiuqiu's fault?"
"No, it's not." The Fourth Prince opened his eyes wide and tried to defend himself. "It's not Baozhu's and Qiuqiu's fault. It's Brother Mingli's fault."
Yan Mingli, who had been a bit touched just now, felt that his heart had fallen to the ground and shattered with a "pop".
Fortunately, Shen Haiyan's punishment was fair. Everyone had to stand against the wall for half an hour.
Qiuqiu blinked her eyes and somehow felt it was familiar. Shen Baozhu whispered to her, "Last time Brother Mingli accompanied us in standing in punishment. Today Sister Yutang is also here to accompany us!"
"Oh, right! Brother Mingli is so kind. He always accompanies us." Qiuqiu remembered.