Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 221
The next day.

Lai Shangrong stood up and woke up Xiang Ling beside him. He opened his eyes and immediately exclaimed: "Uncle! What happened to you?"

Then he lowered his head and swept it over himself and Qingwen.

He wondered: "How come the mosquitoes don't bite me and Qingwen, but they only bite me?"

Qingwen rubbed her eyes and said, "There are door curtains and bed curtains in this room. Where did the mosquitoes come from? I don't know where they were bitten."

Complaining is complaining, but my hands are not stopping.

She put on her gauze skirt and shoes and walked out.

"I'll fetch water. Xiangling, please help me get dressed!"

Xiangling took the singlet, looked around Lai Shangrong, and asked, "Do you want some ointment?"

Lai Shangrong shook his head helplessly.

"I'm going to be sweating a lot later, so I'll put on the medicine after I exercise and take a shower!"

"Hey! That slave will wait in front in a moment!"

Although this summer is much more convenient, there are so many mosquitoes that it seems we have to find a way to repel them.

It's better on his side, but Li Wan is easy for others to spot.

It seems that until the swelling subsides, I'm afraid I won't be able to see Wang Xifeng, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be disappointed if I compare the two sides.

After getting dressed, he came to the front yard, only to find Jia Lan staring at him in surprise.

Preemptively, he said, "What are you looking at? What did my master teach you on a daily basis? Is this point all gone? It was just that I was enjoying the cool weather outside last night, accidentally fell asleep, and got a few bites."

"No! No!" Jia Lan immediately shook his little head like a rattle and said, "My mother was the same as the master last night. She was bitten while enjoying the cool outside. I have medicine at home. I want to ask the master if I want it?"

"No, it's inevitable that there are many mosquitoes in summer. We always have them at home."

After exercising with three apprentices, he returned to the bathroom in the main courtyard.

Yuchai was on duty today, and Xiangling was a non-competitive person, so she stood outside the door with the ointment, waiting for the summons from inside.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lai Shangrong entered the bathroom, he saw Jin Chuan walking over.

"Why is sister Xiangling here?"

"My uncle was bitten by a mosquito. I need to wait until he finishes taking a bath to apply medicine!"

Jin Chuan hesitated for a long time, then when he heard the sound of water inside gradually stopped, he gritted his teeth and said: "I used to do this job a lot, or I can help my sister give the medicine to the uncle!"

Although Xiangling felt it was inappropriate, she never knew how to refuse.

Why: "But... the uncle has ordered me, if you think I am lazy."

Jin Chuan grabbed the ointment in her hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sister, I will explain it to the uncle for you!"

Saying that, he waved his hand to Xiangling, and went into the bathroom.

Although Jin Chuan was still a virgin, he was still waiting in Mrs. Wang's room for a living. But when he saw Lai Shangrong standing there carelessly, he could not hide the horror in his heart.

Holding back the shame in his heart, he walked closer with a red head and a swollen face.

He said in a low voice like a mosquito: "This servant is waiting for the uncle to apply the medicine!"

Lai Shangrong was very calm. The maid was always getting everything she asked for, so he was only surprised why she was replaced.

"What is it?"

"This slave just saw Sister Xiangling at the door. I heard that the uncle wants to apply medicine. This slave has often done this before, so..."

Yuchai was angry that he wouldn't argue, and said with a pun: "Sister, what are you still doing? You've taken good care of me, will you still blame you?"

No matter where Lai Shangrong stayed overnight, Jin Chuan couldn't get in, so Yu Chuan came up with this idea.

Originally, he planned to take Lai Shangrong in to take a bath, but he never expected that there would be a problem with applying medicine, but Xiangling was still outside, which delayed the time.

At this time, Yuchai's words woke up the dreamer. Jinchai hurriedly opened the medicine bottle, raised his green onion-like fingertips, dipped the ointment tremblingly, and applied it to Lai Shangrong.Lai Shangrong didn't know whether it was the ointment or Jin Chuan's fingertips, but he felt a slight chill coming from him.

Lai Shangrong is happy to see such a motivated maid like Jin Chuan sisters, so naturally he will not scold her.

It's just that now he has everything he wants in the house, and he doesn't want to delay going to the Yamen.

After taking the medicine without hesitation, he put on his official uniform and went out to have breakfast.

The two sisters were left staring at each other.

After a long while, Yuchai said: "Sister taught me a set of tricks, but now it's my turn, but now I am timid? You can't let Baoyu go, right?"

"How could it be! He made the whole family worry about me, but he didn't even show his face. How could I..."

"Sister, it's good that you know. I'm not telling you. I told you back then, asking you to come with me, but you still thought he was a good person and only focused on getting involved.

Look at our two aunts, one is a popular drinker in the house, and the other is in charge of such a big business.Even for me, a little girl, my uncle is always worried about our family.If it weren't for the uncle, my parents wouldn't be worried right now!It’s not like he’s taking over all the errands in the house now! "

"If I didn't know, I wouldn't come here today, but..."

"Just what?" Yuchai asked hurriedly.

Jin Chuan hesitated for a long time, then blushed and said, "It's just that it's too scary, sir!"

Yuchai pretended to be an experienced person and taught earnestly: "Sister, you don't understand yet, but you will know later... It will be my turn to be in my class in a few days, so don't be timid anymore!"

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Rongguofu.

Wang Xifeng, who had just finished the morning and evening meditation, ordered Ping'er when she came out of the hall: "Go! Let's go to sister-in-law's place!"

Early this morning, Li Wan sent someone to the branch to ask for leave because he felt unwell, but Wang Xifeng didn't believe it. Thinking that the thieves had always been rude, Li Wan was a boring gourd, and didn't know how to ask for mercy. He suspected that he was injured somewhere.

When I arrived at Daoxiang Village, I saw several bites on the face of Li Wan's master and servant. According to what Ping'er said, Suyun went to see Lai Shangrong yesterday.

Although it was somewhat different from what he had guessed, it confirmed what he was thinking. Thinking that he had been waiting all night, but Lai Shangrong was having a good time with Li Wan, he suddenly became very angry.

He said sarcastically: "Hey! What happened to my sister-in-law's face? Could it be that she wandered around in a cave last night and accidentally entered a mosquito nest?"

"How...how could it be! Last night, I was enjoying the cool air outside and accidentally fell asleep. When I woke up, I looked like this." Li Wan hurriedly explained the tricks he used to fool his son.

Like Lai Shangrong, she had a few bites on her face that she wanted to scratch but didn't dare to. The itching was unbearable, and when Wang Xifeng called her out of the cave, she became restless.

Her performance fell in Wang Xifeng's eyes and made her guess even more certain.

However, the marks on his face were not enough to bargain with Lai Shangrong, so he smiled and said: "It's okay now. I'll apply medicine for my sister-in-law, so don't leave any scars!"

Li Wan had a guilty conscience, so he was not willing to let her apply medicine for him.

He excused himself and said, "My widow is unemployed. It doesn't matter whether I leave a scar or not. Besides, Suyun has already given me medicine this morning, so I don't need you to worry about it, little Feng."

Wang Xifeng was not willing to comply, and said with a pun: "Hey! See what my sister-in-law said, if you have scars on your body, and the slave who deceives the master sees it, you may not know how to organize us!"

She deliberately replaced her face with her body, and made double entendres, naming the slaves who deceived her master. Every detail of her words had a meaning, which made Li Wan's heart skip a beat.

Wang Xifeng took advantage of the moment when Li Wan was distracted, stepped forward and took Li Wan's arm, pinched it into her own armpit, and then pushed up Li Wan's sleeve.

Exaggeratedly said: "Oh! My sister-in-law has it not only on her face, but also on her body!"

Li Wan hurriedly withdrew his arm, swept down his sleeves, and held them in front of him, saying cautiously: "You...what are you going to do?"

Wang Xifeng just wanted to grab the handle so that she could bargain with Lai Shangrong later, but she didn't want to pull out the carrot and bring out the mud.

Especially now that Li Wan was in a panic, she was worried that Li Wan would lose ground and show his feet.

He hurriedly took two steps back, pretending to be surprised and said: "I just want to apply medicine for my sister-in-law. What are you doing? We are all women, are you still shy?"

Before Li Wan could speak, he sighed: "That's it! Since my sister-in-law doesn't appreciate it, Ping'er! Let's go!"

After speaking, he turned and left, leaving behind the confused master and servant Li Wan.

(End of this chapter)