红楼梦Chapter24_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter24

My dear child， Pu Shih-jen exclaimed， had I anything that I could call my own， your uncle as I am， wouldnt I feel bound to do something for you? Ive day after day mentioned to your aunt that the misfortune was that you had no resources. But should you ever succeed in making up your mind， you should go into that mighty household of yours， and when the gentlemen arent looking， forthwith pocket your pride and hobnob with those managers， or possibly with the butlers， as you may， even through them， be able to get some charge or other! The other day， when I was out of town， I came across that old Quartus of the third branch of the family， astride of a tall donkey， at the head of four or five carriages， in which were about forty to fifty bonzes and Taoist priests on their way to the family fane， and that man cant lack brains， for such a charge to have fallen to his share!

Chia Yuen， upon hearing these words， indulged in a long and revolting rigmarole， and then got up to take his leave.

What are you in such a hurry for? Pu Shih-jen remarked. Have your meal and then go!

But this remark was scarcely ended when they heard his wife say： Are you again in the clouds? When I heard that there was no rice， I bought half a catty of dry rice paste， and brought it here for you to eat; and do you pray now still put on the airs of a well-to-do， and keep your nephew to feel the pangs of hunger?