Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 36: You must drink three hundred cups at a time
  Jia Rong has been away for a long time.

After he left, a group of gentlemen in the main pavilion called for juggling, acrobatics, singing and other performances, taking turns to perform, adding to the atmosphere of the banquet.

Even the sisters who accompany the gentlemen will be randomly named and come on the stage to sing a few lines.

When Jia Rong walked into the main pavilion again, she saw Gu Pan'er, dressed up in costume, standing in the hall singing for people. His singing voice was so melodious that I felt pity for him.

"The green mountains are there, the green water is there, and the enemies are not. The wind always comes, the rain always comes, and the love letters will come. Disasters will not harm you, diseases will not harm you, but lovesickness will always harm you. When spring goes away, sickness will not go away, and when flowers bloom, hate will not bloom. Leaning on the door. , holding her chin in her hands, thinking about this person, tears welling up all over the Eastern Sea."

When Jia Rong walked in, Gu Pan'er showed a bit of joy, suddenly smiled brightly, her eyes seemed to be able to speak, and she gave her a distant look.

Jia Rong calmed down and sat back on the futon without disturbing the gentlemen's enjoyment.

Then, carefully appreciate Gu Paner's singing voice.

But listening to this song, the style is clear and lively, the language is sharp and straightforward, and accompanied by the rapid music rhythm, it is like a cheerful stream flowing in the mountains.

The artistic conception revealed in the lyrics is also a common "love song" in brothels.

It was just a song, and the gentlemen, including Jia Rong, applauded one after another.

"What a great song "New Urgent Jade Song", it's sung really well! Madam Gu, you are much luckier than the woman in the song. Look, the man you have been waiting for has arrived, why don't you go and accompany him? Hahaha……"

At the head of the main pavilion, a middle-aged man with a long beard, dressed in splendid clothes, suddenly stroked his long beard and laughed loudly.

This person is the grandson of Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi, and the hereditary third-grade general Wei Zhen, Chen Ruiwen!

He is also the "real power boss" in the Jia family faction.

"Slow down, slow down."

However, as soon as Chen Ruiwen finished speaking, another thin man appeared with clear eyes and a bright smile: "Ms. Gu is good at singing. How can you let her go back without giving her a reward? This is not the etiquette of people like us."

"It's a pole, it's a pole."

All the noble men nodded their heads one after another, clamoring to reward Gu Pan'er. Then they took out gold and silver trinkets from their purses and gave them to Gu Pan'er.

Of course, the status of the oiran is higher than that of the maiko and juggler. Even the aristocratic gentlemen were willing to "treat her equally". They put the gold and silver ornaments on the gold and jade bone fans and slowly brought them out to Gu Pan'er.

Gu Pan'er was also familiar with it. He walked forward slowly and accepted the reward with a smile. Every time you take a piece, you will make a Wanfu gift and say the auspicious words "Thank you, Master, for the reward, I will be a noble prince forever!" to express blessings.

After hearing this, all the nobles or nobles stroked their beards and smiled, or nodded with a smile.

At the same time, Jia Zhen also called Jia Rong to ask about the status of her brothers in the pavilion.

Jia Rong strode forward with a calm face and firm and energetic eyes, revealing a high-spirited spirit.

Compared with the previous "elegant and upright", he had a different mental outlook, which made the noble men's eyes brighten.

"What a heroic brother. Strangely enough, today my brother came back from Dongping County Prince's Mansion and praised Jia Lianhua in Ningguo Mansion for having the style of his ancestor Ning Rong. This statement is absolutely true!"

From a distance, you can smell the strong smell of alcohol coming from Jia Rong. One can imagine how much wine Jia Rong drank when he went out this time.

Fortunately, most of the people in the hall are martial arts disciples. Even the occasional civil servant would not be too blamed if he saw Jia Rong smelling drunk but walking as usual. Instead, he nodded secretly, thinking that Jia Rong had a great drinking capacity and was a natural warrior!

"Replying to the master, when I went out this time, I went around every pavilion. According to the rules, you have to toast three cups when you come in, and then there are more than a dozen cups in a circle. Even if I toast again, I will not refuse anyone who comes. I just kept my buddies company and let them enjoy themselves.

"In this way, there are a total of 167 martial arts disciples who came today, and all the children have been taken care of."

Jia Rong's eyes were bright, her head held high and her chest held high as she answered with clasped fists. His face was slightly rosy, and his eyes were clear and energetic, expressing a thousand feet of heroic spirit.

With just one word, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Almost everyone's expressions changed when they heard Jia Rong's answer and smelled the smell of alcohol coming from Jia Rong's body, and their minds were buzzing.

"What? You drank so much?" "Really or not, Brother Rong actually has such a huge amount? Could it be the Jiuxian Tuosheng?"

"Three drinks at the entrance, more than ten drinks in the circle, and if there is a toast, at least twenty glasses of wine are required. Today there are one hundred and seventy people, and twelve people per room makes fourteen places. Brother Rong Er Shao said he drank three hundred cups. My God, could this man be the reincarnation of Li Taibai from the former Tang Dynasty?"

Don't look at Li Taibai's boast all day long that "cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle is a pleasure, you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time", "there are thousands of poverty and sorrows, three hundred cups of fine wine". But that is an exaggerated adjective by literati. Who really takes it as a quantifier?
  If you think about it, you know that normal people can't drink that much.

后世有猎奇者大概估算了一下，“三百杯”大概相当于130瓶至267瓶啤酒，或6打红酒到13打的数量。也有人认为约为84.5斤的白酒，或者99斤的烈度酒精（高度数酒）。

As for Jia Rong, her whole body was smelling of alcohol at the moment, but her eyes were clear and alert, and her steps were steady and not erratic. He also speaks in an orderly and clear manner. It’s incredible that I’ve managed to stay awake this far!

Did he really drink that much?

Some people think that this is an exaggeration by Jia Rong. He may have drank a lot, but never that much.

However, in any case, Jia Rong's drinking capacity is indeed amazing, and he actually took care of all the brothers who came to the banquet. His social skills are not bad.

In particular, if you go to the Beijing camp with this ability, you will be able to win their favor to a great extent if you have the right temperament with those rough guys. This is even more rare!
  In an instant, the evaluation of Jia Rong by a group of noble men rose to a higher level again. They all showed smiles and began to extend "olive branches" of trust.

"Brother Rong has a great capacity for drinking!"

"After drinking so much, you can still talk. What a hero!"

"Brother Rong really has the style of Mr. Ning Rong!"

Since he decided to accept Jia Rong, he "invested" in his future. A group of noble gentlemen were not polite and began to praise Jia Rong on the spot to build momentum for Jia Rong.

It is impossible not to be famous in official circles.

Not only do the emperor not recognize you, your fellow officials do not recognize you, but even ordinary people do not recognize you.

And once you have a "fame", you will be able to do anything with ease and get twice the result with half the effort.

Where does fame come from? Blow it out!
  If you don’t brag and I don’t brag, how will others know your abilities?

Therefore, the first thing the noble men did when they decided to accept Jia Rong was to brag for him. In fact, Jia Rong does have this ability.

His physical fitness is so abnormal!

He drank like water, even after drinking three hundred glasses of wine, he only had a bloated stomach and had to run to the toilet several times.

However, his demeanor was sober and as usual, as if nothing had happened. He was truly a drunken man, a wine master who brought him to life.

Sure enough, when he walked into the main pavilion and boasted about his glorious achievements, all the gentlemen in the hall were shocked. They all offered olive branches and expressed their appreciation.

Suddenly, Jia Rong smiled with satisfaction.

With the statements of these aristocratic gentlemen, Jia Rong's entry into the capital camp is 80% certain.

It's even possible that you'll get a good position.

Of course, not now.

Therefore, Jia Rong must continue to work hard and create more "incredible" and "brilliant achievements" to fully demonstrate his abilities and investment value. Then obtain the political support of the "real power boss" in the faction.

At this moment, Jia Rong won a lot of praise.

Amidst the compliments from the noble gentlemen in the hall, Jia Rong smiled modestly, bowed her hands, and thanked the gentlemen for their "approval."

Then he turned around and returned to his seat, waiting for the next opportunity to showcase himself.

And this opportunity will come soon.

(End of this chapter)