Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 34 Witty Baochai
  "Third Brother, you are so majestic. Please give me the martial arts that Grand Master taught you. I, Third Master Huan, will not be able to defeat them in the future." Jia Huan begged, pulling on Jia Cong's sleeve.

Jia Cong laughed and took Jia Huan back to his house. He first went to greet the old lady and reported today's events, but skipped a secret conversation with Niu Jizong.

Jia Huan showed off the gifts he received as if he were presenting a treasure.

Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and others all shook their heads and laughed. Brother Huan really couldn't get on the high platform.

After leaving Jia Mu and coming out, Jia Cong thought for a while and went to Lixiangyuan to look for Baochai first.

It happened that Aunt Xue returned to Wang's house, and Baochai was the only one at home.

Jia Cong went straight to the inner room and saw that Baochai was still wearing the same old and new home clothes as before. She was neither luxurious nor ostentatious. She looked like the big sister next door who was working as a prostitute by the window, but her expression was a little gloomy. There seems to be something troubling.

"Sister Bao, what are you doing?" Jia Cong asked with a smile.

Baochai was startled. She looked up and saw Jia Cong. She hurriedly hid the needle and thread behind her back and said, "Didn't you go to Zhen Guogong's mansion? Are you back so early? Ying'er is pouring tea."

"Because I was thinking about Sister Bao, I came back quickly." Jia Cong sat across from her and looked at her plump and round face with a smile.

Baochai frowned and his voice turned cold: "Brother Cong, if you are so disrespectful in the future, you will no longer be welcome here."

Jia Cong was so bored that he could only smile and said: "How dare I disrespect Sister Bao? The person I respect the most is Sister Bao, more than I respect the old lady."

Ying'er next to her couldn't help but laugh. Seeing Baochai blushing, she hurriedly stood with her hands raised.

Baochai said angrily: "Brother Cong, the more you talk, the more unlikeable you are. How can you compare me with the old lady? What is my status?"

"In my heart, you are more important than the old lady."

"Bah, shut up! Word has spread that you have a good son." Baochai quickly interrupted him, "If you continue to say such crazy things, get out of here."

"Okay, okay, I won't talk anymore." Jia Cong looked at Baochai's evasive eyes and frowned: "Sister Bao, can you tell me frankly what is on your mind? Otherwise, I will always feel uneasy."

Baochai pursed her lips and said, "What's wrong with you?" His expression dimmed as he spoke, and he looked away, "Brother Cong, you should know that things often go wrong in this world, and that's no different from what other people say. 3. It’s useless to say it, why bother each other?”

Seeing that the conversation was going to die, Jia Cong hurriedly changed the subject: "Sister Bao, just don't want to talk. Actually, I have one more thing..." He took out the jade lion from his arms, "This is Mrs. Zhenguo today. As a gift, I think this thing is still worth some money, so I asked Sister Bao to put it in your jewelry store for consignment, how about it?"

Baochai took it and looked at it, looking at Jia Cong like a prodigal: "You want to sell such a good thing? Are you so short of money?"

"I'm short, I'm so short. I even went to Hengshu on Gulou Street to pawn two things." Jia Cong said hurriedly.

"Huh? What did you think you were?" Baochai raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Two pieces of jewelry."

"How come you have these things?" Baochai asked doubtfully.

Hiss, a chill ran down Jia Cong's back. He almost spilled the beans and laughed dryly: "Of course I borrowed it from someone else. Don't ask me who I borrowed it from. What you just said is the same as what others said. Don't ask me again." "

When Baochai saw him attacking his own shield with his own spear, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at him and said, "Do you have the pawn ticket with you?"

"Yes." Jia Cong took out the pawn ticket he had prepared as if nothing had happened.

Baochai glanced at it and put it in his sleeve.

"Sister Bao, what are you doing?" Jia Cong said in surprise.

"If I let relatives go to my house to pawn things, people will laugh to death if word spreads." Baochai covered his mouth and said with a smile.

"You said... Heng Shudian..." Jia Cong looked "shocked".

"Bah, you're still pretending in front of me. Do you think I don't know your colorful nature?" Baochai glanced at him and exposed it mercilessly: "You usually don't even wear purses, necklaces, jade pendants, fans and other things. No. You just came to see me today with two pawn tickets. What is your intention? Isn’t it ready to come out?"

Jia Cong's face turned red, he touched his nose and said, "Sister Bao, you are so smart, be careful not to get married."

"Bah, you have to take care of it." Baochai spat, "Brother Cong, tell me honestly, what are you doing with all this money?" Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said, "Of course it's for martial arts training, otherwise Sister Bao might think I was using it. Have you gone to eat, drink, whore or gamble?"

Baochai blushed and said, "You are acting nonsense again. As long as you do serious things, Ying'er will bring you a thousand taels of silver."

Baochai handed the banknote to Jia Cong. Seeing him staring at her with evil intentions, Baochai hurriedly said: "Take it, I'll lend it to you, and let me keep the lion here first."

Jia Cong took it calmly, patted the banknote and said, "Sister Bao, do you know? This may be the most cost-effective business you have ever done in your life."

Baochai chuckled and said, "Whoever does business with you is so disgusting. Am I the one who is only interested in profit?"

"Emotional investment is also investment." Jia Cong joked.

"You're out of business again, why don't you go quickly. Do you want me to keep you for dinner?" Baochai said in embarrassment. This was the first time such "rude" words had come out of her mouth.

Jia Cong put away the banknote, leaned over and said with a smile: "Sister Bao, one day you will find that I am the most correct person in your life." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Baochai covered her red face, thinking about Jia Cong's "shameless" words, feeling happy and sad in her heart, which finally turned into a sigh.

"Miss, I think Third Master Cong is very good, better than Second Master Bao." Ying'er couldn't help but said next to her.

"What are you talking about, little hooves? If you like Brother Cong, I'll give you to him tomorrow." Baochai scolded.

Ying'er said aggrievedly: "It's obvious that the lady is interested in me, but she wants to talk about me."

"You still said that! Watch carefully and I'll tear your mouth off." Baochai was so embarrassed that his eyes were watery. He didn't have the strength to curse people.

In the following days, Jia Cong no longer had any financial crisis. He took Jia Huan to practice basic skills every morning, and then assigned him the training tasks for the day before going out.

Jia Huan is also serious, practicing martial arts diligently regardless of rain or shine.

Tan Chun and others asked him, but he only said, "When you see the wise, you must be as majestic as Brother Cong. From now on, go to the clan school to defeat those who don't open their eyes."

Tanchun and others were speechless.

On the day of the ethnic studies, Grandma Huang from Jinrong's fourth room and Ma'er from Han Dan's seventh room also came to Sister Feng, his wife, and the old lady to complain, saying that Jia Cong bullied others and beat their nephew to death. seriously injured.

Jia Mu felt sorry for them at first and asked Jia Cong to scold them.

In the end, Jia Conglai just said lightly, "That day, I saw Baoyu almost getting beaten in the clan school before I took action. Brother Huan and Brother Lan also saw this with their own eyes. Since the old lady has taken responsibility, I will just ignore it from now on."

When Baoyu heard that Baoyu was almost beaten, the expressions of the old lady and the madam suddenly became gloomy. They shouted back and ordered Jin Rong and Han Dange to leave their clan and study before they settled the matter.

These are small things, not worth mentioning.

It is worth mentioning that Jia Cong practiced hard for days and his strength increased dramatically. Now Wang Jin has allowed him to draw two stone bows and said that if he can draw them to full easily, he will teach him archery.

On this day, the Ningguo Mansion came to invite everyone, saying it was Jia Jing's birthday, and invited everyone from the Xifu to Gaole for two days.

Jia Cong didn't want to waste time, but he thought it would be a good idea to visit Qin Keqing, so he and Jia Huan went to Huifang Garden together.

In front, a group of female relatives from the East and West mansions were admiring flowers and chatting, followed by Jia Rong, Jia Cong, Jia Huan and others.

Suddenly Wang Xifeng said: "Sister-in-law Zhen, I heard that Rong's daughter-in-law has been feeling a little unwell recently?"

Youshi sighed: "Who says it's not the case? I've been lying down for almost two months."

"What's wrong with her? I would say that she has always been the most polite person. If her body was really unable to support her, there would be no reason why she wouldn't come out to see us." Mrs. Wang said.

Youshi said: "I don't know what's wrong? I haven't been able to stop my menstruation since I had it more than a month ago. I don't know how many doctors I've seen. Some said it was due to deficiency of qi and blood, and some said it was due to weakness of the spleen and kidneys. I’m not sure. I’ve taken a lot of medicine these days, but it still doesn’t work.”

Jia Cong secretly laughed in his heart. She didn't take the medicine you prescribed at all. It would be strange if it worked.

(End of this chapter)