Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 85 Bad News in Yangzhou

Chapter 85 Bad News in Yangzhou

On this day, Jia Zhen was finally sent to the funeral. In Ning and Rong's mansion, everyone was exhausted because of their hard work for days. Except for Sister Feng, she wanted to be strong and refused to be praised or criticized. She pretended to be okay and was still struggling. The directors and even Jia Cong were tired and impatient after attending the funeral.

After returning from Tiekan Temple, everyone had to rest for two days.

Jia's mother graciously held a banquet in Rongqing Hall, hired several groups of performers and jugglers, and asked the whole family to evacuate for a day.

Jia Cong practiced martial arts during the day and paid no attention to it. He was called in at night and said that the old lady specially invited him.

It was still the newly built large flower hall. There was a stage set up. A female ancestor was holding a wake tree and speaking in a loud voice, "The Complete Biography of the Tang Dynasty". When the highlight was reached, everyone cheered loudly and threw money on it like a rain.

"Brother Cong, are you saying that you haven't seen anyone all day long and have become a thief? I'll treat you to a drink here, but you won't even honor me?" Jia Mu glared at him and pretended to be angry.

She also wants to understand now. Although Jia Cong has a bad temper, he is capable. He will not be able to shine in the future. For the sake of family harmony, it is not appropriate to get too tense with him. When the time comes, separation will not be a blessing to the Jia family. Family harmony Everything is going well, so I took the initiative to invite him here today just to calm down. After all, he is a biological grandson and not a life and death enemy.

Seeing that Jia Mu was not really angry, all the girls laughed and looked at Jia Cong.

Wang Xifeng smiled at the right time and said: "The old lady made a miscalculation today. Now that Brother Cong is here, you, the old Fengjun, can't be the host. The day before yesterday, Grandma Liu came to see me, and Brother Cong saw her, and she insisted on staying at my house. Treat me and Grandma Liu to a meal with my rice.

Now that I'm here with the old lady, I think Brother Cong will definitely treat this table of dishes to everyone. "

Everyone laughed.

Baochai and Daiyu both covered their mouths and smiled, rolling their eyes at Jia Cong. One laughed and scolded him for being shameless, while the other secretly spat shamelessly.

Jia Cong was a person who liked the soft food rather than the hard work. He touched his nose and said with a smile: "The old lady gave me food. I should have come earlier, but because I still have a few skills that I haven't mastered yet, I didn't dare to be lazy. After all, it's September." It’s time to take a martial arts test.”

"What's the big deal in martial arts? You're still so young. If you don't do it this time, there will be another time. Your body and bones will be broken due to training. You're the one who's going to cry." Jia's mother scolded. Although she was scolding, she was caring about Jia Cong's health.

Everyone was somewhat aware, and it seemed that the old lady was ready to show kindness to Jia Cong.

"It's a trivial matter if you don't win. It's just that Mr. Cong doesn't dare to play and lose the face of his ancestors. Don't worry, old lady, my body and bones are getting better. Just don't forget to give me two roommates in two years." Jia Cong smiled.

"Bah, you didn't learn well at a young age, but you are thinking about this matter." Jia Mu laughed and scolded, "Sit down quickly and eat some food first, the food is cold."

Jia Cong accepted the order and tactfully sat down at the table with Baochai and the others, saying euphemistically, "I don't drink, so it would be better to sit at the same table with the girls."

Jia Baoyu watched with red eyes as Jia Cong sat down between Baochai and Daiyu, and cursed in her heart, blaming Brother Lian for dragging me here.

"Come, brother Cong, let's have some food first." Knowing that Jia Cong had a big appetite, Baochai hurriedly served him with food.

Wang Xifeng came over and joked: "Hey, someone took my job away. Are they trying to compete with me for my job?"

Ying, Tan, Xi and others at the same table laughed and looked at Baochai. Although Baochai tried her best to hide it, anyone with a discerning eye could see that she treated Jia Cong differently.

Baochai blushed and was about to retort when she heard Daiyu smile and say, "Sister Feng, don't worry about not having any work to do. Sister Bao only serves one person, and there are several tables of people to help you."

"Oh, then I would like to thank Miss Bao for sharing the burden for me." Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

The two of them stood up to Baochai like a double act, and the others all laughed.

Baochai was angry and ashamed, and said angrily: "You two bad-mouthed people are both dear sisters. You insist on talking nonsense and thinking in wrong ways. I don't know what you are pretending in your heart. I don't care about you."

Jia Cong didn't dare to speak, so he just lowered his head to eat.

Seeing his cowardly look, Daiyu took advantage of the situation and said with a smile: "Brother Cong, Sister Bao is ignoring us. You have to intercede on our behalf."

"Zi'er, you still say that! Let me spare you today." Baochai became angry from shame, got up and came to catch Daiyu.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly came to stop them, and the three of them got into a fight.

Someone didn't stand firm, bumped into Jia Cong's back, and fell to the side.

"Ouch..." came a tender cry.

Jia Cong subconsciously put down his chopsticks, grabbed the man with his right hand, and saved him from falling.

Hey, something didn't feel right. Jia Cong squeezed his right hand softly. He quickly raised his arm and pushed the man up.

"Zi'er, you didn't fall." Feng and Xue hurriedly supported Daiyu and said. The whole process was as fast as lightning. Only the person involved, Daiyu, knew what was going on. She blushed and gave Jia Cong a hard look on the back, shook her head, and sat back quietly, feeling her heart pounding and her chest feeling hot and numb. , and was speechless for a moment. Damn it! Brother Cong actually grabbed me there...

Seeing that she was silent, everyone thought she was frightened and hurriedly tried to comfort her.

Daiyu rested for a while, composed herself, and responded casually with a smile.

Only Baochai was attentive, thought about the scene just now, and rolled his eyes at Jia Cong thoughtfully.

Jia Cong didn't dare to accept the move, smiled awkwardly, and continued eating. I said it was an honest mistake, does anyone believe it?
  The atmosphere was a little cold for a while.

The lady on the stage was talking about it in high spirits: But Li Yuanba was really a good man, with one man and two hammers, he fought against the Eighteenth Route Army against the king, and millions of troops rushed forward, throwing away their helmets and armor...

The crowd cheered loudly.

Jia Cong thought about opening his mouth to lighten the atmosphere, then smiled and said: "You know, I now have a personal soldier, who is as powerful as Li Yuanba, and can also use double hammers..."

"What does it have to do with us?" Daiyu sneered.

Uh... Jia Cong was choked like a duck and couldn't speak. He opened his mouth so wide that Baochai, Tanchun and others burst out laughing when they saw his appearance.

Daiyu couldn't hold back, couldn't help laughing, and quickly suppressed her smile, and gave Jia Cong a fierce look.

Jia Cong naturally knew the reason and said in a low voice: "He who doesn't know is not guilty. Sister Lin, don't blame a good person wrongly."

Daiyu glanced at everyone, took advantage of others' unpreparedness, covered her mouth, and said through gritted teeth: "Bah, you are a good person, then I am a god. How dare you be rude to me, I, I will never forgive you." The voice said. It was so soft that only two people heard it.

Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh and said: "You are a god, but you don't know it."

Daiyu thought he was teasing, so she spat and turned away to ignore him, but she was thinking in her heart, why did he say I was a god? Could it be that he was praising me for my good birth? I don’t want to praise this perverted, despicable, despicable and dirty bastard.

"Old lady, an urgent letter from Yangzhou." Yuanyang walked to Jia Mu and handed her a letter.

When they heard the word Yangzhou, everyone stopped talking and laughing, and the hall suddenly fell silent. The prophetess retreated knowingly.

Jia Cong sighed in his heart, Lin Ruhai was finished, and sister Lin was going to become an orphan.

Jia's mother had bad eyesight, so she asked Jia Baoyu to look at it. Baoyu glanced at Daiyu with concern and opened the envelope.

"Old lady, this is a letter from Uncle Lin. The letter says... He, um, is feeling a little unwell and wants to take Sister Lin back for a visit." Jia Baoyu said slowly, considering the words.

The blood on Daiyu's face instantly faded, and she could hardly sit still and was teetering.

Baochai hurriedly supported her, looked at Jia Cong's hand that was stretched out at the same time, and rolled her eyes at him. Jia Cong took it back with a smile.

In this era, having to pick up your daughter from thousands of miles away to take care of her illness is almost like sending her to her death.

Everyone in the hall was silent, making secret calculations.

Jia Mu secretly sighed, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Yu'er, don't be anxious. Your father is the salt inspector. Who in Lianghuai wouldn't look at his face? What kind of famous doctor can't be hired? I think it's because he hasn't been here for several years." I saw you and now I miss you, so I took you back to see you."

Everyone hurriedly agreed.

"That's it, let Lian'er make a trip and send your sister Lin back to Yangzhou to see your uncle." Jia Mu said.

"Old lady, will Sister Lin come back?" Baoyu asked anxiously.

"I'm coming back. When your uncle's illness gets better, he will come back naturally." Mother Jia hurriedly coaxed him.

"I just follow the old lady's instructions. I'll go pack up first and arrange the carriage and boat. I'll leave early tomorrow morning," Jia Lian said.

Mother Jia nodded, suddenly looked at Jia Cong and said, "Brother Cong, let's go too. You've even killed a tiger. It's just right to escort you, Sister Lin."

ah? Jia Cong didn't expect to have his own affairs, so he hurriedly said: "Old lady, second brother Lian is enough for me. I will have a martial arts competition soon, and I don't have enough time to practice." Jia Cong naturally considered this I kept talking for a few months every time I came back. When I came back, the day lilies were cold, so I declined.

(End of this chapter)

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