Chapter 218 - Chapter 218: Chapter 214: Storytelling_1 (1/2)
Chapter 218: Chapter 214: Storytelling_1
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A few people arrived in front of a wooden building with red lacquered railings in Wa City. The signboard read Baxian Teahouse.
The siblings entered the tea house, chose a table by the window, and ordered some pastries and a pot of tea from the young waiter.
In the middle of the table were several upside-down tea bowls. When turned over, the waiter poured tea for each of them.
They arrived quite early, the storyteller hadn’t arrived yet, and there weren’t many people in the tea house.
Yingbao and her siblings ate their pastries while observing the scene outside.
Outside was much more lively than inside the tea house. There were performers with various tricks, vendors selling medicinal plasters, and people showing off martial arts.
There were also peddlers carrying yokes and baskets, selling an array of homemade foods.
Suddenly, Jiang Wu tugged at his sister’s sleeve and pointed outside, “Look! Isn’t that uncle in the floral robe?”
Yingbao looked over and saw a man in his thirties, dressed in a green birthday gown, among the crowd not far away. He was laughing with two burly men and heading towards the brothel.
Jiang Quan also saw and asked, “Hmm, aren’t those the two who fought with uncle and aunt yesterday? Why are they together?”
They saw the three men arm in arm walk into the brothel, quickly disappearing into a building.
Yingbao watched as the three disappeared and turned to ask Sister Dani, “Sister Dani, how much silver did aunt borrow from my uncle last time?”
Dani thought for a moment and replied, “Fifty taels. She wanted to borrow one hundred taels from mum and dad initially, but mum didn’t agree.”
“Did she say what she needed the silver for?” Yingbao asked.
Dani replied, “Aunt said her shop needed to replenish stock and that she was short of funds. When she borrowed money from grandma, she said that uncle was going into a big business deal with others and needed silver as capital. She promised to repay quickly, but she hasn’t until now.”
Yingbao then asked the second girl, “Did aunt borrow money from my second uncle as well?”
“Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Dad gave her forty taels.”
The second girl said, “Aunt even sneaked and asked me if I had any money. Humph, I told her I didn’t.”
Yingbao:······
Considering the incident from yesterday, she probably knew why Jiang Yunniang needed to borrow money.
Could it be to cover Zhang Jia’s deficit?
Jiang Quan pondered for a while, then said, “How about I sneak over to the brothel to see what they are really up to.”
“No! If you get caught, you are dead.” This was not an exaggeration.
Yingbao said, “Just tell aunt what we saw today when we see her.”
As for what Jiang Yunniang should do, let her decide.
“Or else, when we go home, we’ll tell my uncle, second uncle, and dad. Let them come to the county town to confront Zhang Jia.”
If Zhang tries to pull any tricks, the three Jiang brothers can take him on, and even their spit could drown him.
While the siblings were talking, Dongmei and her father took the stage.
Looking around, the tea house had filled up to about forty percent capacity.
Gao Lifan noticed the children sitting by the window, nodded at them, adjusted his sleeves, and set out his mallet, fan, and a handkerchief.
The young waiter had already run over with a teapot to pour him a cup of tea.
By the time Dongmei sat down next to Gao Lifan with her pipa, the tea patrons were already urging them to start their performance.
Today, Gao Lifan continued to recount the tale of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
He struck his mallet and began:
“As the saying goes, a horse recognizes the reins, a dog repays the kindness of even a blade of grass;
Deer gather in herds when food is seen, heartless people are detestable!
Let’s continue talking about that Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian…”