Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 3 The Ultimate Art
Lai Shangrong finished dinner early and entered Rong Mansion through the west corner gate.

"Is the second master in the study? You go and report first, and I will go and greet the old lady first."

He said hello to the gatekeeper and walked straight to Jia Mu's yard.

He deliberately brought dinner forward so that it would be the time when morning and dusk were settling down. He went to say hello to Jia Mu, meet the Yingying Yanyans by the way, and then revealed to those who were interested that he was going to teach ethnic studies.

As for those who are interested, he doesn't know. Even for a family like Jia's, it is not easy to find someone to teach them these days.

Outside Rongqing Hall, I happened to see Yuanyang coming out.

He hurriedly stepped forward and greeted: "Sister Yuanyang!"

Aunt Lai used to serve Jia's mother, and she was already on good terms with Yuanyang's family. The two had known each other since childhood, and every time he accompanied his grandma to pay her respects, he always wanted to get close to her, so they were very close.

Yuanyang laughed and said, "I can't afford to be called the elder sister of Master Juren!"

Lai Shangrong pretended to be angry and said: "Who says I can't afford it? Our friendship since childhood, let alone now, even if you become an official in the future, you are still my sister."

Seeing that there was no one else outside the house, he grabbed Yuanyang Routi, stared at Yuanyang resentfully and said, "Or in my sister's eyes, am I the one who ignores no one when I have power?"

Yuanyang was startled by his sudden move. Although he had been quarrelsome when he was young, as he got older, Lai Shangrong did not break the rules in these years. It can be seen that his resentful eyes were just because he was wrong. He lost his composure for a moment.

Blushing, he retracted his hand and said in a low voice: "Now is no better than when I was a child, so I can't use my hands or feet!"

As a man, you have to be tough on yourself.

After hearing this, Lai Shangrong pretended to wake up and stretched out his hand to slap his face.

Seeing this, Yuanyang forgot what he said before in his hurry and hurriedly grabbed his arm.

Lai Shangrong was about to climb up the pole when he heard Sister Feng's voice coming from inside the house.

"The old lady asked, who is talking outside?"

Yuanyang ignored him, turned around and went back to the house to reply, and came out again after a while.

He said angrily: "The old lady wants you to come in!"

Lai Shangrong followed in, saluted everyone, and when he saw a room full of people, he secretly rejoiced that all his thoughts were not in vain.

In ancient times, the wives of large families had many rules. In addition to saying hello in the morning and evening and standing in the correct manner, they also had to wait for their mother-in-law to finish eating before they could eat by themselves.

The girl who has not left the palace is much more valuable and can have dinner with the old man.

At this time, Baoyu, Daiyu and Sanchun were dining with Jia Mu in the house. Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were standing aside with Li Wan and Sister Feng.

"Hey! Why are you alone? Grandma you didn't come?" Jia Mu asked doubtfully.

"Well! The second master said today that he wanted me to teach at the Clan Academy. I think the matter is serious and I have to discuss some things with the second master in advance. I will go over after greeting the old lady."

"Oh? It's hard for you to bother with this, but is there anything missing? Don't be afraid of trouble, just ask for it!"

"It's not that I'm missing anything, it's just that knowledge is no small matter. It's a teaching and a master-student relationship. You have to select one or two to avoid misleading others."

This was said politely, but the people present were all human beings, so they naturally understood the underlying meaning.

Last year Jin Rong, Bao Yu and others made a big fuss in the school, and everyone in the house knew about it.

After all, he is a civil servant. Although his parents are still in the Jia family, there is no need to be too groveling.

Of course, if Jia Baoyu wants to go to school, even if he can't support him on the wall, it will be a different situation if he refuses to teach.

"Okay! It's hard for you to think carefully. Even Baoyu suffered a loss last time. It shows how chaotic it is on weekdays. It's time to carefully screen and screen!" Lai Shangrong said with a smile: "What the old lady said is that after Baoyu enters school, he can You can’t be lazy, otherwise I will come here and file a complaint!”

Jia's mother was even more happy after hearing this, but when Baoyu heard that he was going to school, he kept twisting as if there were needles on his stool.

"Ancestor! Can I not go?"

"Nonsense! How many people have begged me but they still can't get it! Why is this kid Shang Rong willing to spend time teaching you regardless of his own career? If you don't want to anymore, tell your father if you have the ability!"

Lai Shangrong wanted to show off. He knew that Jia Baoyu was a playful boy and it was not that he disliked the Four Books and Five Classics, otherwise he would not have kept them when he burned the books.

To criticize the country's thieves and cowards is just to hate those who are too utilitarian.

"Brother Bao, don't worry. I also have a fun-loving temperament. I have been able to tolerate my temper over the years only because I have developed a method of learning while playing."

Then he sighed: "I took the imperial examination just to prove whether this method really works. I actually have no interest in becoming an official."

"Oh? There are also people who are not qualified to become officials through the imperial examination?"

"That's natural. When Mr. Dongfu Jing won the Jinshi, didn't he also become an official?"

"Can you really learn while playing?"

"That's natural! And I guarantee that if Brother Bao follows my method, he won't be a bad person for three to five years, and it won't be a big deal for him."

There is actually an element of deceit in this statement.

First of all, Lai Shangrong couldn't teach for three to five years. He could just use his personality to help him establish himself as a famous teacher and become a scholar as soon as possible.

Secondly, according to the Red Mansion timeline, the Jia family will be close to collapse five years later. Even if Baoyu fails to live up to expectations, who will have the heart to pursue the lies told at this time.

"I'm not interested in taking the imperial examination!" Baoyu said flatly.

Lai Shangrong was just about to pour the cooked chicken soup into Baoyu: "I am not doing it to be an official, just to prove that I am no worse than anyone else."

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Hey! Didn't Brother Lai say that we don't care about being an official? We are just competing with the scholars in the world!"

Seeing that the ladders were all set up, she also wanted to ask for a favor from Jia Mu, so she rushed to talk.

Baoyu, after all, has a young mind and cannot be provoked into using tactics. After hearing this, he puffed up his chest and said: "Sister Feng is right, there is no harm in comparing!"

When everyone saw that Lai Shangrong had managed Baoyu, who was tired of learning, in just a few words, they couldn't help but look at him with admiration, especially Li Wan's eyes, which seemed to be spitting out fire and were extremely hot.

Even though Lai Shangrong was good-looking, Li Wan, who had been widowed for many years, would not fall in love at first sight and his heart would fall in love with him.

The reason why he is so eager is just for Jialan's future.

Poor parents in the world, like many parents who chose schools in previous lives, parents have far-reaching plans for their children, which has nothing to do with the times.

Li Wan didn't know that Lai Shangrong had a God's perspective. The Lai family was not from a scholarly family, so it was impossible for him to be influenced by his eyes and ears.

There must be something special about him winning the imperial examination as a young man. Now that I saw him swearing by it, I believed in what he said.

Although Lai Shangrong noticed that Li Wan's gaze was strange, because there were so many people with mixed eyes, he only looked at his nose and heart, and did not dare to scan randomly.

Originally I just wanted to reveal the information about the lectures, but I didn't expect that with Jia Baoyu's interlude, the effect would be better.

When Lai Shangrong saw that it was almost time, he said goodbye and left.

"Go back and tell your grandma not to be bored at home. Come over and play with me when you have time! Mandarin duck! See you off brother!"

(End of this chapter)