Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 332
Tongfu Inn, in the side courtyard.

"Miss! It's not an option to just sit back and have nothing at all. You can either go and discuss with the shopkeeper to replace this courtyard with an ordinary guest room, and the extra money can be converted into three meals a day. What do you think?"

The little nun Baochen and the two women had already changed into coarse linen clothes.

Nowadays, the only valuable things among the four of them are Miaoyu and Bichen's two monk robes.

In fact, when the two mothers-in-law's clothes were pawned, all four of them bought clothes and linen shirts.

However, Miaoyu tried to wear them once. Even though the weather was cool at that time, she couldn't stand the stuffy and rough feeling, let alone the increasing heat in May.

Therefore, Baichen could only reluctantly use the old monk's robes that didn't fit him well as a change.

Seeing that she was almost out of food, and she didn't even have a change of clothes. In the past, in summer, even if there were ice cubes to cool off, she would change her body two or three times a day.

Now, washing and changing is the minimum.

Although it would be unseemly to change houses, at least I could maintain my comfort, and it was the lesser of two evils.

"Okay... okay!"

Unexpectedly, she was still struggling with the inconvenience of going to an ordinary guest room, but the little nun Baochen came back dejectedly.

"Miss! The shopkeeper disagrees!"

This was not Lai Shangrong's advice. He had never thought of changing houses at all.

It's just that Tongfu Inn has a small courtyard of this size to improve its quality, but the occupancy rate is really worrying.

Now that someone has reserved a room for a long time, how can they agree to change it?
Besides, the shopkeeper is not without eyesight, although he can see that Miaoyu and his party are shy, but the monk robes are worth a lot.

Since we have already pledged two things, why can’t we pledge two more?
Of course, when Miaoyu had nothing, he wouldn't mind providing for her with two meager meals a day.

Although Lai Shangrong said that he didn't care about eating, he never said that he was not allowed to give away food. If he could exchange two meager meals for the long-term rent of a yard, why not do it.

"If you want...or should I go and beg Miss Xing?"

This is not the first time that Bichen has said this, but when her food, clothing, housing and transportation were not affected, Miaoyu flatly refused, but now she is silent.

Bichen has followed Miaoyu since he was a child and knows her character well. He knows that not refusing is acquiescing, but he can't hide his face and nod.

She also heaved a sigh of relief, as long as she is willing to ask for help, she is afraid that Miaoyu will still suffer for her face.

Lai Shangrong chose this place because it was not far away.

After a while, Bichen arrived at the Lai family's old house.

"Please tell me, I'm looking for Miss Xing!"

The concierge Wangcai looked at Bichen and said, "Are you looking for Aunt Xing?"

"Yes! Please let me know, brother!"

"The master and the wife ordered that Aunt Xing will not see any outsiders as soon as she is about to give birth. If you have something to do, just leave it alone!"

The little nun dug into her arms and finally retracted her hand.

He begged: "Brother, please help me. I really have something important to do. Aunt Xing has also made an agreement with our lady, so please let me know!"

"Okay! Alright! The child in Aunt Xing's womb is the most important thing in the house now. I don't dare to pass on a message for you privately. If you really have something to do, just leave the word and wait until I report back to the master and wife tonight! "

Chichen could only helplessly say: "Then please tell Aunt Xing that the old friend of Panxiang Temple is asking to see you. We are now living in the Tongfu Inn two streets away." Chichen returned to the Tongfu Inn with a frown, and opened the door At the door of Miaoyu's room, Miaoyu is reciting scriptures with her eyes closed.

"Miss..." Baichen was about to report, but was interrupted by Miaoyu raising her hand.

After reciting the Miaofa Lotus Sutra, Miaoyu slowly opened her eyes and said, "Go to Qianjin Wuxiang Shop in Xicheng and buy some fine sandalwood. You have stayed in this inn for a long time, and the tackiness of the world is too much." It’s heavier!”

"Miss...Bi Chen didn't see Miss Xing!"

"What!" Miaoyu panicked, "Didn't she ask us to find her in trouble, why would we avoid seeing her?"

The reason why she had always behaved calmly and calmly was because she had Xing Xiuyan as a guarantee. Now that she heard that Baochen didn't even see anyone, she suddenly panicked.

"Miss! It's not that Miss Xing is missing, it's the concierge who said that Miss Xing is about to give birth and won't see any outsiders. He refuses to inform us, saying that he has to wait for Mr. and Mrs. Lai's decision!"

"Then you can wait until tomorrow to ask!" Miaoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Xing Xiuyan was not avoiding her.

"Miss..." Baichen thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't necessarily mean that he is incompetent. You know, the King of Hell is easy to meet, but the kid is difficult to deal with. I'm afraid that if I don't have some money, I can take care of the concierge. If I go there tomorrow, it will be the same. result."

"Hmph!" Miaoyu snorted coldly, "A concierge dares to embarrass others? Isn't he afraid that we will sue him in front of Xiuyan?"

Baichen said cautiously: "Miss, we are here to ask for help. There is no reason to criticize the host's family."

Miaoyu suddenly felt discouraged and said instead: "Don't we have all our money with you? Just take care of it."

"I only have one hundred and ten copper coins left... I'm afraid I won't be able to get them."

"What!" Miaoyu exclaimed: "He is just a little concierge, and we don't have enough food for a few days?"

Baochen shook his head and said vaguely: "Miss! This hundred and ten cents is enough for us to eat for a few days now. If we had left it in the past, I'm afraid the water you would have spent to make tea would have cost more than this."

After a pause, he continued: "The wealth that Mr. Lai has is probably ten times or a hundred times more than what the master has given to the young lady..."

When she said this, Miaoyu realized that she was no longer what she used to be.

Saving others by oneself, in the past, I said that I would not see any outsiders, let alone a hundred copper coins, which was a hundred and ten taels of silver. The woman who guarded the door did not dare to disturb me.

What's more, the Lai family is ten times or a hundred times richer than his own?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh: "If we have so much spare money, why do we need to ask her for help?"

In fact, although she has fallen to this point, she still doesn't have a very clear concept of money, so that she has an illusion.

It's really worth a hundred taels of silver, even if the woman guarding the door is scolded by her, she is willing to report it.

Bichen didn't know that Miaoyu had magnified the sterilized silver so many times and suggested: "We don't have enough money now, but the lady still has two clothes, so just pawning one of them is enough. "

"Huh?" Miaoyu asked suspiciously: "You mean it can be used as a piece of clothing to take care of the Lai family's concierge?"

"That's natural. He's just a concierge. Isn't it enough to have one or two taels of silver to go around?"

Hearing this, Miaoyu couldn't help feeling a little superior again.

He secretly thought in his heart that if there is a servant like him, there must be a master like him. After all, this Lai family is not from a high family background and is full of copper stink. Although he is rich, he takes things outside his body too seriously.

He said calmly: "Then just pawn the one that doesn't fit!"

After saying that, he felt a little uneasy again, hoping in his heart that Xing Xiuyan would not be influenced by the Lai family, otherwise he might not be able to help much.

(End of this chapter)