Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 4 The Ultimate Art
As soon as he left the house, Yuanyang asked hurriedly: "You really don't want to be an official, do you?"

Lai Shangrong turned to look at her and said with a smile: "It's just an excuse to coax Baoyu. Since I'm going to teach, I have to get some results. If he refuses to take the imperial examination, wouldn't his expression be in vain? How can a person like my sister be so smart? Do you believe it too?"

Yuanyang turned his head and pretended to look away, and said with a smile: "You know how to change it, but you can remember it!"

"I am also planning to wait for Baoyu to succeed in his career and ask for a reward from the old lady. Naturally, I will have to put more thought into it!"

"You have so many thoughts on your mind. Could it be that you have a crush on the old lady's treasure? Is it worth spending so much time on?"

Lai Shangrong sighed: "That's right! I'm afraid the old lady would not be willing to do so if the credit is too small!"

Yuanyang was aroused by his curiosity, and hurriedly asked: "What are you looking for? Tell me quickly, so that you don't reward someone in advance, and your work is not in vain!"

"I have been with my sister since I was a child, and now I am getting older. When I think that my sister will be married when she is old, I feel uncomfortable. I think that I have made a contribution this time, and I will ask the old lady for a favor. My sister is out of nationality."

In this era, even the maids in the palace would be released to marry when they reach the age of 25. The maids of the Jia family began to consider being released as servants in their early twenties. Yuanyang was less than two years younger than him, and she was almost ready to be married to a servant. Age.

He said it very tactfully. He only said that he wanted to help Yuanyang get out of his country, but he also said that he felt uncomfortable thinking about her marrying someone else. The meaning was obvious.

For one thing, he and Yuanyang have been close since childhood. If he asked Jia Mu for help, it would seem disrespectful.When he said that he would help her deregister, not only did he not mean to threaten her, but he also felt that he respected her choice.

Secondly, a slave has a low status, and even if she becomes a concubine, she can only be a concubine.Although there is a difference in words between "bad concubine" and "good concubine", their circumstances are vastly different. "Bad concubine" cannot be included in the family tree, and it is only private property and can be bought, sold or even given away.

This is also the reason why Wu Yueniang was able to give away what Pan Jinlian and others sold after the death of Jin Ping Mei Li Ximen Qing.

In his previous life, he saw the plot of Yuanyang refusing to marry and felt that something was fishy.

When Jia She threatened, he told her not to marry Jia Lian or Baoyu, but when she swore, she only mentioned Baoyu.

The oath is even more strange: "In my whole life, I will not say 'precious jade', but 'precious gold', 'precious silver', 'precious king', and 'precious emperor'. Anyway, it will be over if I don't get married! The sun and the moon are shining My throat, a boil grew out of my throat, and the rot turned into sauce here!"

When will the sun and moon shine into the throat?

Coupled with the financial difficulties of the Rong Mansion, Sister Feng wanted to misappropriate Jia's mother's private money, so she specially asked Jia Lian to go to the mandarin duck. She probably saw something.

What girl doesn't have a child? Yuanyang is seventeen or eighteen years old. He wouldn't believe it if he said he didn't consider this.

Cutting the Hu has to be early, since Lai Shangrong accompanied his grandmother to pay his respects and came into contact with the mandarin ducks, this is all within the plan.

I was originally worried about how to start, but happened to encounter the issue of ethnic studies teaching. In line with my nature of using one thing to the extreme, I keenly seized the opportunity and came up with these remarks.

Yuanyang didn't expect that he would say these words, and she couldn't help but feel confused.

In ancient times, women were relatively precocious and would get married early when they were left outside at the age of seventeen or eighteen.

As a son of the Jia family, it is normal for him to be married to a servant when he reaches his age. If he is lucky, he will be given to his older brother to become a member of the house.

Although they are still half slaves, their children do not have to listen to others after all. Like Aunt Zhao, she has accomplished something and raised a concubine, which is considered the pinnacle of her life.

Although there are still a few masters of the Rongfu's jade generation, Jia Huan and Jia Cong are still young, and they are not favored. After dividing the family, they may not be more respectable than slaves.In a few years, Baoyu will indeed have two housemates. Originally, she is a person close to the old lady, so it's not that she has no chance.

But Mrs. Wang also wants to exercise her mother's rights, and has long been interested in sisters Jin Chuan and Yu Chuan. She is not willing to wade into this muddy water. Although the old lady is strong now, she is old after all, and sooner or later she will fall into Mrs. Wang's hands.

And Jia Lian has long passed the age of the wife, unless he asks for it himself, but with the jealous sister Feng here, Lian Ping'er is just a maid in the common room, and one year... is no different from living alone.

But Lai Shangrong was different. The two got along well with each other, and they had a lot of fights when they were young. Moreover, Lai Shangrong had left his country since he was a child and was the son of a housekeeper, so he was naturally much better than his wife, so he was the first choice in his mind.

It's just that as I get older, I gradually realize that men and women are different, and it's not convenient to play around like they did in childhood. They inevitably have many differences. In addition, Lai Shangrong won the lottery again, and their identities are completely different. The original thought was that Out of reach.

Originally thought that Lai Shangrong had already looked down on her as a maid.

When we first met, the words she said about not being able to be the master and sister of a person were quite expressive of her heartfelt emotions.

Unexpectedly, not only did he also have this intention, he even wanted to earn this credit for his own sake, regardless of delaying his career.

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she walked forward without realizing that Lai Shangrong in front of her had stopped and turned around.

Suddenly she ran into his arms, staggering and almost falling down. Fortunately, Lai Shangrong had quick eyesight and quick hands to catch her slim waist.

Yuanyang was startled and lost his composure. He hurriedly broke away and trembled to cover up: "You...why don't you leave?"

Lai Shangrong didn't care if she complained first. After all, he was not clean either. Otherwise, the two of them were walking side by side, so how could they have bumped into each other's arms.

"Sister is worried. Could it be that the old lady has other plans?"

Yuanyang immediately panicked after hearing this, knowing that he had put all his efforts for her, she had already acquiesced in his arrangement in her heart. Out of the girl's family's reserve, she only hoped that he would accomplish great things and open his mouth to Jia's mother, and she would go along with the situation.

However, Lai Shangrong didn't understand it. Instead, he suspected that the old lady had other arrangements. If he didn't speak at this time, if he misunderstood and gave up halfway, it would be too late to regret.

"Although you have resigned, but the housekeeper and aunt are still in the house, if people know that you covet the master's family..." He didn't know how to describe this, he stamped his feet and scolded: "You will be criticized by others. .”

Although she was absolutely willing, she still couldn't say anything too explicit. She could only think about Lai Shangrong from his perspective, hoping that he would understand her concern.

Although Lai Shangrong didn't understand the meaning of the words, he also knew that it couldn't be done overnight.

From the plot of Yuanyang's refusal to marry, it is speculated that she may be interested in Jia Lian, so she has to confirm it before taking action, otherwise it would be a joke like Jia She.

Hearing that she had no objection, she said vaguely: "Then please help me take care of it, don't let the old lady give it to others. Please rest assured, sister, I must have thought carefully and the old lady will not be able to refuse."

Yuanyang heard that he asked her to look at her, and the implication was that he wanted to guard her. Thinking of this, she blushed and dared not look at him, fearing that he would talk nonsense again.

He urged: "Go quickly, don't keep the second master waiting!"

He didn't turn his head back after speaking, and fled away as if Fei Ye.

(End of this chapter)