Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 33 Making Friends (Part )

Aunt Zhao kept cursing, calling him "black-hearted maggots", "turtle bastard", and "ungrateful wolf".

Zhao Guoji's wife was not annoyed when she heard this. Instead, she came over and added fuel to the fire, saying, "What Auntie said is right! Why did you remember us now? What were you doing before? Don't worry about Auntie laughing at you. If it weren't for the head of the family forcing me, I wouldn't have wanted to come this time."

Aunt Zhao said, "My brother is a good-natured man. You don't have to worry about him. He will calm down in a few days. Besides, Zhao Yihua has been with Baoyu for many years. I don't know how many good things he has coveted. It's just a few hundred taels of silver. I don't believe he can't come up with it!"

Zhao Guoji's family immediately shared a common hatred for the enemy, and scolded Zhao Yihua for a while, then left satisfied.

Aunt Zhao had just calmed down when she turned around and saw Xiao Que come back and say, "The master is here!"

Aunt Zhao jumped down from the kang with a cry of "Ah", found a mirror, smoothed her temples, and quickly put on rouge, then hurried out to greet him.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he saw Jia Zheng approaching with a frown on his face.

Aunt Zhao bowed politely, called out "Master," and then stood up and leaned over, whispering, "Master, have you just finished your court?"

Jia Zheng said, "I went to the Qin family. Alas... the old man sent the young man away. Doctor Qin looked even older."

Aunt Zhao helped Jia Zheng into the house and said with a smile, "Now that the master has come to my place, he should not worry about those troubles. He seems very tired. Can I help him relax?"

Jia Zheng responded. The two of them entered the room, and as soon as Jia Zheng sat down, Aunt Zhao came up behind him and stretched out her hands to massage him. As she did so, she would occasionally press her body against Jia Zheng's back and babble about Zhao Yihua.

Jia Zheng was so provoked that he became furious. Aunt Zhao then said, "Master, tell me, how can such a thing be possible in the world? Back then, you were like a lapdog, not even recognizing your own sister, and you rushed to serve the Madam as an errand boy. Now that something's happened, you remember me, your sister. Why don't you go to the Madam for help?"

Jia Zheng was already upset because of the Qin family's affairs, so how could he have the time to care about such a bullshit?

At that moment, he could only vaguely say, "Didn't Sister Feng get dealt with? How exactly was she dealt with?"

After Aunt Zhao explained the solution, Jia Zheng nodded and said, "It's quite appropriate. At least it can serve as a warning." He paused, then thought of Chen Siyuan again. He was about to say something when he suddenly felt the hands kneading him become unruly. Aunt Zhao even called out sweetly in his ear, "Master~"

This cry set Jia Zheng's heart on fire. Suddenly remembering that it was almost 3 p.m., he exclaimed, "Nonsense!"

Aunt Zhao immediately groaned in frustration. Jia Zheng coughed and said, "We'll serve dinner here in a while."

Aunt Zhao was immediately overjoyed and called out to the outside, "Xiao Que and Xiao Jixiang'er, go to the kitchen and tell them that the master wants to serve dinner at my place tonight! And bring over that jar of tiger penis wine!"

Jia Zheng suddenly started coughing, but Aunt Zhao didn't know what she had done wrong. She just stroked his back and gave him seductive glances.

Jia Zheng sighed inwardly, thinking, "Never mind. Although he's a little stupid, at least his heart and eyes are full of himself. It's much better than being in the Jia family but thinking about the Wang family."

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Silent all night.

That morning, after having breakfast, Chen Siyuan asked a few maids to guard the door. He dressed neatly and went out through the back door. As a result, he ran into Jia Yun who had been waiting for a long time.

Chen Siyuan was puzzled and asked, "Didn't I say that Yun'er would be waiting directly in front? Why is he still waiting at the back door?"

There's a gatehouse at the front for shelter, and you can have some hot tea. There's no gatehouse at the back door, and in the freezing cold, after being frozen for half an hour, I was completely frozen. Jia Yun smiled and said, "Uncle Yuan, you don't know. I just got here too. I figured I'd wait a while. If Uncle Yuan doesn't show up, I'll go to the front door."

Chen Siyuan nodded and said, "Then let's go together."

The two of them turned from Selfish Alley to the front and entered the East Corner Gate. Next to them was the stable. Chen Siyuan spoke to the steward, who immediately ordered the servant to bring two horses.

The two men rode their horses and, together with the people from the Yin-Yang Department, they went through the streets and alleys out of the capital, searching for a Feng Shui treasure land.

After three days of this, sleeping in the open and eating out, he finally selected two Feng Shui locations. This morning, he left the capital again and headed west along the official road, heading towards the West Mountain.

They set out early in the morning and arrived at noon. After a quick meal, they headed back. Chen Siyuan rode away, with Jia Yun trailing half a horse's length behind. He surveyed the sky and said, "Uncle Yuan, unless we ride fast, I'm afraid we won't be able to return to the capital tonight."

The officers of the Yin-Yang Division couldn't ride fast on mules, so how could they leave them behind and ride fast on horseback?
Jia Yun then said, "The Tiekan Temple is five miles ahead. Why not rest there tonight?"

Chen Siyuan nodded and said, "That's it."

At that moment, Jia Yun turned his horse around and had a clear conversation with the people from the Yin-Yang Department. Then they all turned around and headed straight for Tiekan Temple.

After walking less than three miles, they could see Tiekan Temple in the distance. When they got closer, they saw a group of servants holding whistle sticks surrounding three dusty men.

One of the stewards jumped up and cursed, "You thief, don't even think about leaving if you don't pay me the money today!"

A man said loudly, "We brothers stayed here properly and paid the full amount. But Niu hid in my brother's arms in the middle of the night. He was so frightened that he dared not move. Now why is she blaming us?"

A bald-headed man spat and said, "Bah! My wife is always a very virtuous woman. How could she enter the room for no reason? The thief must have raped her!"

The two gangs had different opinions, each claiming to be right, and the situation became tense. Chen Siyuan saw a man behind him with his sword half drawn from its sheath, and it was obvious that he was ready to fight to the death.

At this moment, Jia Yun observed him and said, "Uncle Yuan, that man is Niu Laitou. The Niu family... has a very bad reputation, which is why they only dared to come to Tiekan Temple a few years ago."

Chen Siyuan nodded slightly, carefully observing the three men. They formed a horn-like formation, their builds were stout, and their actions were extremely disciplined. Hearing them insulted as "thieves and soldiers," he immediately felt an impulse. He was short of manpower right now, so if he didn't approach them now, when would he make friends?

He immediately urged his horse forward, frowned, and said in a loud voice, "How can you be so noisy?"

The steward was about to speak when he caught sight of Jia Yun, and then saw that Jia Yun was halfway behind Chen Siyuan. He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and politely bowed, "What is your name, sir?"

Jia Yun said, "This is Master Yuan, the eldest mistress's nephew. He has come out on an errand at the eldest master's request."

The manager immediately shrank his neck when he heard this... That old master is vindictive and if you fall into his hands, not only will you not get any good results, but you will also be exploited and drained of your blood. How can he be easily provoked?

He was more polite when he spoke again: "Since it is Master Yuan in person, I, Bai Guan, bow to you." He stood up and told him everything that had happened before.

After hearing this, Chen Siyuan laughed and said, "I heard that Niu was extremely unfaithful to her husband. Is she planning to set up a fire this time?" He paused, looked at the bald man and said sternly, "You thief, why don't you tell the truth?"

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(End of this chapter)