Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 14 People are not good people

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Lai Shangrong was not familiar with everyone and couldn't get in the conversation, while Baoyu didn't understand the ways of the world, so he always looked on as an outsider.

As the nominal owner, Feng Ziying noticed the embarrassment and deliberately brought the topic to him.

"I remember that Baoyu's family study was originally taught on behalf of the Confucian father. When did it change to Brother Lai?"

"As Mr. Dairu got older, it was inevitable that he would not be able to keep up with his energy. In addition, Brother Rui passed away due to illness, so he was overly worried. After the year, family studies were not started, and Uncle Zheng only asked me to take over temporarily at the beginning of the month.

To be honest, brother Feng, as people get older, they are bound to suffer from three kinds of diseases. Recently, I have been thinking about finding a doctor to prescribe some maintenance prescriptions for my grandmother. However, my brother has accomplished nothing in these years and only knows how to study. How can he know any famous doctor! "

Qin Zhong didn't enroll, so his plan to contact Qin Keqing through this line failed, but he was not discouraged because of the matter.

There is no conclusion whether Qin Keqing died of illness or committed suicide. Zhang Youshi, who treated her, once said that it was not a big problem if she took his prescription two months ago. Today's rare opportunity had to be laid in an ambush to lay a lead for future recommendations.

Baoyu smiled and said: "With the close relationship between grandma and grandma, finding grandma is not just a matter of words!"

"I just want to show my filial piety, why bother bothering the old lady in my grandmother's name!"

Feng Ziying said with a smile: "Brother, I have a gentleman who I studied with when I was young. His surname is Zhang Youshi. He is very knowledgeable and also has medical knowledge. He came to Beijing a while ago to donate an official position to his son. He is now living in my house. If you need help, please let me know. Just one click."

Compared with the Xue family who lives in Jia's house, Feng Ziying cares more about the Lai family.

On the one hand, the Lai family, who wants to join the Jia family and control the management of Ning and Rong houses, is a hurdle to overcome.

In ancient times, it was different from modern times. If something happened at home, you could send it via WeChat or make a phone call. You had to post a message to ask for it.

Except for those important guests, the general host will not deliberately order anyone to invite, it is all arranged by the housekeeper based on their friendship, and the Feng family is obviously not an important guest of the Jia family, so there is a need to win over them a little.

Secondly, Baoyu's words also reminded him that the relationship between Aunt Lai and Jia's mother was extraordinary, otherwise Lai Shangrong would not have left his country at an early age. In addition, he passed the imperial examination as a teenager, even if he failed to pass the Jinshi examination in the future, with the Jia family's If you have a bad relationship, you can't find a job outside the home.

In the future, a rising tide will lift all boats, and the situation will be different. After all, the Jia family has no successors. If political resources can be transferred to Wang Ziteng, they may not be transferred to Lai Shangrong.

Lai Shangrong didn't know his little thoughts, and even if he knew, he didn't care. He just took the opportunity to find a reason to recommend Zhang Youshi in the future.

"Thank you Brother Feng for your righteousness!"

Feng Ziying said boldly: "Some small things, what are they worth?"

We ate this meal for more than an hour until we passed Shen Zheng.

Seeing that it was getting late, Baoyu stood up to leave. Upon seeing this, Feng Ziying proposed to leave.

Wei Ruolan said mysteriously: "Brother Bao, don't leave in a hurry, Xue Datou has also arranged a side program."

"Oh? What program?" Baoyu and Feng Ziying asked curiously.

Xue Pan didn't answer and asked instead: "Brother, do you know why I insist on you staying in this Ding Shiju?"

Seeing Feng Ziying shaking her head, she said with a lewd smile: "Although this Ding Shiju is an ordinary restaurant, it has one convenience - Pingkangfang is right outside the door. I have made arrangements. Let's rest for half an hour. The brothel over there happens to be open for business. , wouldn’t it be cheaper for us to go there!”

"This……"

Baoyu was only 13 years old, and he was considered half of his master. It was fine if he didn't know. How could he be justified in taking him around the brothel to let Jia Mu and others know about it?

"Inappropriate! Inappropriate! Brother Bao is young, how can he go to a place like that? If Uncle Zheng knows about it, then that's okay, I should accompany him back!"

Xue Pan had no intention of calling Baoyu, so he held back and didn't mention it until Wei Ruolan shouted.It's not that he thought it through, it's just that he heard Jia Zhen complain about it in Ning Mansion a while ago.

Last autumn, on the day when brothels of all sizes in the capital were selecting courtesans, Jia Zhen took Baoyu to play with her. She didn't want Jia Zheng to know about it, so she gave Baoyu a good beating.

Jia's mother learned the inside story and called Jia Zhen over to give her a scolding.

Baoyu was originally eager to give it a try, but when he heard Lai Shangrong mention Jia Zheng, he was frightened.

He said angrily: "Brother Feng! You go! Don't worry about me. If you don't go back, grandma will be worried!"

Lai Shangrong came with Baoyu, so naturally he couldn't stay any longer, so he said, "I'll accompany Brother Bao!"

Baoyu hurriedly stopped him and said, "There's no need to ruin your interest for me. It's better for Brother Lai to stay!"

"It's nothing to spoil the fun. I have no interest in the brothel!"

There are no safety measures in this era. If you get sick, you will lose more than you gain.

Besides, when he came to the World of Red Mansions, those gold hairpins were enough for him to be busy, so he didn't have the energy to waste in brothels.

Seeing that he refused, Baoyu hesitated for a while and said, "Brother Lai is staying here. If you have any interesting stories, you can tell me tomorrow!"

Lai Shangrong originally thought that Baoyu had changed his urination and began to understand the ways of the world, but he didn't expect that the reason is that he can't play with his feelings, so it's good to listen.

When he said this, Feng Ziying and others understood Xian's intentions. Instead of watching with cold eyes just now, they tried their best to retain him.

Lai Shangrong could not refuse, so he had to agree, and asked Baoyu to tell Mingyan to go to his home to report the news and ask the carriage to pick him up.

"We're at Jinxiangyuan across the street!"

Xue Pan told the address, and Baoyu reluctantly left.

As soon as Baoyu left, the atmosphere became lively.

Xue Pan was an honest man. He remembered that Lai Shangrong was not interested in brothels, so he expressed concern: "Brother Lai is actually not interested in brothels. Is there something wrong with him? I have a lot of secret medicine here. Keep it for you and it will work!"

How could Lai Shangrong endure this? He smiled and said, "Brother Xue is joking. Could it be that he doesn't know the other meaning of the word "Rong" in my name?"

Wei Ruolan smiled and said, "Oh? Is there some other allusion?"

Lai Shangrong shook his head and said with a smile: "You see, the character Rong looks quite similar to me."

Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan laughed loudly after hearing this.

Xue Pan, however, was more serious and said reluctantly: "You scholars are so serious! Just now you said you were not interested!"

Lai Shangrong would rather be a true villain than a hypocrite.The same goes for the word "色", I don't want to end up with a pretentious name.

She smiled and said: "This brothel woman only knows how to greet people and is less critical, I just don't like this tune!"

Xue Pan suddenly realized it, and then said in the tone of an experienced person: "Brother, I don't know. Although this good family is good, it is too rigid. Although the brothel lacks some teeth, it is better because it has many tricks! Each has its own advantages. Department! Let me tell you..."

Seeing that the words were getting more and more outrageous, she was about to criticize her carefully. Feng Ziying stopped her with a smile: "Now the time has come, let's go there early, so as not to be late and not find a suitable girl!"

(End of this chapter)