Chapter 4 - A smile that makes one feel perfunct

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

林家公子请乞丐在醇香阁饱餐一顿的事情,被路过的人传了出去.

News of the Lin Family Young Master treating beggars to food at Drunk Fragrance Pavillion was spread out by passers-by.

寻常百姓第一想法就是不可能,太虚假.

Normal civilians felt that it was unbelievable and too fake.

甚至有点不现实.

It was impractical.

这些豪族怎么会这么好心.

How would the rich families be so nice?

他们的命在豪族眼里,贱如蝼蚁.

Their lives were like ants in the eyes of rich families.

但看到那些乞丐满嘴油腻,心满意足从醇香阁出来的时候,所有人都惊呆了眼.

Seeing the oily mouths of beggars as they walked out of Drunk Fragrance Pavillion in satisfaction, everyone was stunned.

仿佛见鬼似的.

Like they were looking at ghosts.

对于寻常百姓来说,他们是绝对消费不起的.

To the normal civilians, they couldn’t spend like that.

寻常普通一顿饭,就要一两银子.

A normal meal would cost one silver.

这边一两银子的购买力,相当于一千块左右.

One silver here was like a thousand dollars.

醇香阁掌柜搓着手,有些不安,”林公子,一共一百零三两,为您抹去零头,一百两就可以了.”

Drunk Fragrance Pavillion Treasurer rubbed his hands, and he was a little uneasy. “Young Master Lin, a hundred and three silver, I will just charge you a hundred.”

“结账.”林凡招手,让狗子付钱就行.

“Get the bill.” Lin Fan reached out to tell Gou’zi to pay for it.

掌柜松了口气,愿意结账就好.

The treasurer heaved a sigh; it was good that he was willing to pay.

如果林公子不承认,那么就算他心里愤怒又能如何,还能跟林家闹翻了不成.

If Young Master Lin wasn’t willing, then so what if they were angry, could they quarrel with the Lin Family?

“公子,咱们带的银两不够.”狗子小声道.

“Young Master, we didn’t bring enough silver.” Gou’zi said softly.

有点尴尬.

A little awkward.

公子大手笔.

Young Master spent too much.

吃的有点猛,一般人如果没有这样的家底,根本吃不起.

“Huh?” Lin Fan was stunned; what was going on?

“嗯?”林凡愣住了,什么情况?

They ate a little too much, without such riches, a normal family couldn’t afford it.

竟然还有这种事情.

Such a thing actually occurred?

开玩笑的吧.

What a joke!

不管怎么说,自己也是大家族的公子,竟然说钱带的不够.

No matter what, he was the son of a large family, to actually say they didn’t bring enough money.

对得起自己这身份?

How was it befitting of his identity?

还有自身的逼格吗?

Did he still have face?

此时.

掌柜的内心咯吱一下.

At that moment, the treasurer’s heart jumped.

狗子的声音虽然有点小,但掌柜还是听清楚了,银两不够,这不会是要吃霸王餐吧.

Although Gou’zi’s voice was soft, he heard it loud and clear. Not enough silver, were they trying to avoid paying?

“掌柜的,拿纸笔过来,本公子写个欠条,等会你就去林家索要.”林凡说道.

“Take a pen and paper, and I will write an IOU. Ask for it from the Lin Family.” Lin Fan said.

“啊?”掌柜懵神的看着林凡,去林家索要?

“Ah.” The treasurer looked towards Lin Fan a little lost, ask from the Lin Family?

这就算给他十个胆量也不敢啊.

Even if he had ten times more courage, he didn’t dare to.

“算了,跟我一起回去.”

“Forget it, follow us back.”

林凡看出掌柜的表情有点不得劲,好像是不敢去林家要账.

Lin Fan saw that the treasurer wasn’t steely enough, and knew he wouldn’t dare head to the Lin Family.

他要的就是怒气.

What he wanted was rage.

在人家这里大吃大喝,肯定得给钱.

He ate and drank so much here, so he had to pay money.

不能欺负人.

He couldn’t bully people.

而且这也是让人有点尴尬,幸好刚刚那家伙走了,否则留下来,还能弄出笑话,脸面全无.

This was a little awkward, luckily that fellow left. If he stayed, he would become a joke and lose all his face.

林家大院.

Lin Family Courtyard.

醇香阁掌柜到了这里,有些拘谨,处处畏手畏脚,小心翼翼的跟在林凡身后.

When the Drunk Fragrance Pavillion’s treasurer arrived with Lin Fan, he was a little careful and nervous while following behind Lin Fan.

脑子里的想法比较多.

His mind was a mess.

甚至都在想,林家公子将他带到这里来,不会是想杀人灭口吧.

He was even thinking that the Lin Family Young Master brought him here to kill him.

“狗子,带着人家掌柜去账房将账给算了.”林凡说道.

“Gou’zi, bring him to settle the bill.” Lin Fan said.

“是,公子.”狗子应道,随后带着掌柜朝着远方走去.

“Yes, Young Master.” Gou’zi replied and brought the treasurer off towards another direction.

林凡回到院落.

Lin Fan returned to the courtyard.

别的事情就不想管了.

He stopped caring about anything else.

不就是钱嘛.

It was just money.

硕大的家业,那就得死命的花.

Since his family is rich, he would spend it all.

他琢磨过.

He thought about it.

在享受生活的同时,弄点怒气.

While enjoying life, he would gain some rage points.

而能够不断承受怒火,却不会对自己做出危险事情的,那只有家人.

To gain rage and not do anything dangerous, only through his family could he do so.

“看看自身的情况.”

“Let’s look at my stats.”

他对修炼没有太大的兴趣,感觉有点累人,但现在就是加点,这样轻松的日子,还是很舒坦的.

He wasn’t too interested in cultivation and felt that it was tiring. Now it was just adding points to his stats, and he was satisfied with such a simple life.

林凡

Lin Fan

体魄:10

Physique: 10

内力:0

Internal Strength: 0

心法:无

Heart Cultivation: Nil

功法:无

Cultivation Technique: Nil

怒气点:465

Rage Points: 465

“有点意思,怒气可以加点,以后不就不用自己修炼了?”

“Interesting, since rage points can increase my stats, I won’t have to cultivate in the future.”

“这情况好啊.”

“The situation seems good.”

林凡默默的点了一下.

Lin Fan nodded his head in silence.

体魄从十点跳到了十一点.

His Physique jumped from ten to eleven.

怒气值减少了一百点.

His rage points dropped by a hundred points.

此时,他又感觉自己身体好像强壮了一点点.

At this moment, he felt like his body had become a little stronger.

照着镜子.

Looking in a mirror.

起色都比先前好了许多.

He saw his expression was much better than before.

如果以别人为模板,这十一点体魄或许很低,但对林凡来说,改变还是有点大的.

If he used other people as examples, these eleven points might be low, but it was a large change to Lin Fan.

继续点一下.

He continued to add points.

怒气减少三百,体魄从十一点提升到十四点.

His rage points decreased by three hundred, and his Physique rose up to 14.

砰!

Peng!

体内有股沉闷的声音响起.

There was a low sound in his body.

捞开衣服,皮肤下面好像有一团气在游走着.

He ripped open his shirt, and there was a ball of energy which flowed beneath his skin.

竟然有肌肉逐渐浮出.

There were actually muscles slowly forming.

五指抓住一旁木桌,如果是先前,用尽力气,或许只能移动一角.

His fingers grabbed onto a table. If it was before, he could only move a corner if he used all his strength.

但此时猛的用力,木桌四腿悬空,被抬了起来.

Now he used all his strength, and the four legs left the ground and rose into the air.

“力气变大许多,不错.”

“My strength increased, not bad.”

“就说了嘛,来到富贵之家,肯定是来享受生活的,怎么能辛苦修炼呢,这小辅助金手指,完美的避开了所有难题.”

“I told you, coming to a rich family, I have to enjoy life. How can I focus so much on cultivation? This golden finger allows me to avoid all difficulties perfectly.”

十四点的体魄,到底比先前有多大的变化.

14 points in Physique, how big was the change from before?

He had no idea.

不得而知.

However, he knew that in the future when he was free, adding points to have some self-protection ability would not be bad.

但他知道,今后无事的时候,加加点就能有自保的能力,还是很不错的.

However, he had to find a long term source for rage points.

只是这怒气点,得找个长久来源才是.

Just at that moment.

就在此时.

“Rage +50.”

“怒气+50.”

“Rage +100.”

“怒气+100.”

“Rage +200.”

“怒气+200.”

350 points in rage.

三百五十点怒气涨幅.

“What was going on? I am in my room and didn’t offend anyone, so who sent the 350 points over?” Lin Fan pondered.

“什么情况?我现在都在屋里,谁也没招惹,这三百五十点怒气是谁送来的?”林凡琢磨着.

He had no idea.

有点想不通.

Lin Family Hall.

林府大厅.

“Old Master, Young Master invited many beggars to eat at Drunk Fragrance Pavillion and paid 100 silver. The silver has been given to the Drunk Fragrance Pavillion Treasurer.” An old man said as he stood at the side.

“老爷,公子在醇香阁宴请许多乞丐流民,赊了一百两,已经将银两给醇香阁掌柜的了.”一名老者站在一旁说道.

The one who spoke was the Lin Family Head Accountant Old Wu.

说话这人是林家账房管家吴老.

He was as old as Lin Wanyi and spent 60 years in the Lin Family.

跟林万易年龄相仿,在林家也待了六十多年.

He didn’t expect the young master to actually spend so much in Drunk Fragrance Pavillion.

他是真没想到公子竟然会在醇香阁消费如此之多.

In the past, the young master didn’t like to train, but at least he didn’t waste money.

以前公子不喜欢修炼,但至少没有败家.

However, he actually learnt how to do so.

可现在竟然会开始败家了.

That was something he didn’t expect.

这倒是他所没有想到的.

Lin Wanyi listened to the report, his face was cold and his chest rose up and down. Rage burned within him as he grit his teeth.

林万易听着汇报,表情冷峻,胸口浮动,一团怒气在胸腔里燃烧着,咬牙切齿道.

“What an unfilial child, what an unfilial child!”

“逆子,逆子啊.”

He was too angry.

因为太愤怒.

His body was shaking.

气的身体都在颤栗着.

Old Wu sighed. The Old Master didn’t like to read and didn’t know how to use words.

吴老叹息一声,老爷文采一般,年轻时不爱读书,对用词方面不是很犀利.

He had followed beside him for so long.

他在老爷身边这么久.

The two words he heard the most was an unfilial child.

听的最多的两个字,就是逆子.

“Call this unfilial child over to see me!” Lin Wanyi roared.

“让这逆子给我滚过来见我.”林万易怒声道.

He had always worried about him.

就没让他省过心.

院落里.

In the courtyard, Lin Fan laid on a bamboo chair with an umbrella over his head. In his hands was an ice cube which he slowly ate.

林凡躺在竹椅上,头有遮阳伞,手里捏着冰镇水果,慢慢的往嘴里送去.

Gou’zi stood at the side, holding a fan and waving slowly.

狗子则是站在一旁,手持扇子,轻轻摇摆着.

“The weather is a little hot.” Lin Fan said.

“这天气还真是有点热.”林凡说道.

“Young Master, it is a little hot, it hasn’t rained in a long time.” Gou’zi said.

“公子,是热了点,好久没下雨了.”狗子说道.

Lin Fan loved to increase his stats and the rage points he got were used right away.

林凡喜欢加点,刚刚得到的怒气点,又被他给使用了.

Physique: 18.

体魄:18 .

眨眼间,又提升了四点.

In a blink of an eye, it increased by 4.

他现在都感觉自己一拳能打死一头牛.

He felt like he could kill a cow with a fist.

“狗子,将那什么刀法拿出来,我来瞧瞧.”先前没看仔细,也就大致少了一眼,现在闲来无事,看看也无妨.

“Gou’zi, take out that blade technique and let me look at it.” He didn’t look at it carefully in the past and just glanced at it. He was free now so he just took a look.

狗子急忙从怀里将”虎煞刀法”取出,如果公子愿意修炼,那是最好不过的事情了.

Gou’zi hurriedly took out the Vengeful Tiger Blade Technique. It would be great if Young Master is willing to cultivate.

林凡一页一页的翻看.

Lin Fan read page by page.

不是什么绝世功法.

It wasn’t a top cultivation technique.

就是一本教人怎么耍破刀的.

It was a book teaching one how to use blades.

没点意思.

It was uninteresting.

狗子在一旁服侍着自家公子,不急不躁,过了许久.

Gou’zi looked and served his young master at the side.

林凡将功法交给狗子.

After a while, Lin Fan handed the book over to Gou’zi.

小辅助数据有所变化.

The stats had some change.

功法一栏上,有了改变.

In the cultivation technique column, there were changes.

功法:虎煞刀法（未入门）.

Cultivation Technique: Vengeful Tiger Blade Technique (Basics not yet learnt)

剩余怒气十五,尝试加点,却没任何反应.

He tried to add his remaining points to it, but there was no reaction.

此时.

有脚步声传来.

At that moment, footsteps could be heard.

持扇的狗子,跪在地上,恭敬道:”吴爷.”

Gou’zi knelt on the ground and said respectfully, “Old Wu.”

林凡回头,来人就是林家账房管事,从小就跟林万易一起长大,在林家的地位颇高.

Lin Fan turned his head and saw that the person who came was the Lin Family accountant who grew up with Lin Wanyi. He had a high position in the Lin Family.

没有林万易那般的年轻,脸上有岁月留下的痕迹,两鬓夹杂着白发,腰杆有些躬.

He wasn’t as young as Lin Wanyi, his face had marks left by time. He had white hair and his back was arced.

脸上带着笑容.

He smiled.

“公子,老爷喊你过去.”吴老说道.

“Young Master, Old Master called you over.” Old Wu said.

“知道了.”林凡回道.

“Understood.” Lin Fan replied.

偌大的林家.

The huge Lin Family.

能够给他带来怒气点的,或许只有那便宜老爹.

Only his cheap old father could give him so many rage points.

狗子想跟过去,却被吴老拦住,老爷正在气头上,仆役跟随,运气不好或许会被波及到.

Gou’zi wanted to follow but was stopped by Old Wu. Old Master was angry and for a servant to follow, he might be dragged down.

林凡认同这番话.

Lin Fan agreed.

自己是那家伙的儿子,但狗子不是.

He was that fellow’s son, but Gou’zi wasn’t.

好不容易收的一个手下,这要是不明不白被干死,找谁去要?

He got a helper with much difficulty, and he didn’t want him to die just like that.

“公子,别惹老爷发怒.”吴老说道,”这林家,终究还是需要公子带领,才能走下去.”

“Young Master, don’t make him angry.” Old Wu said. “This Lin Family needs you to lead it later so it can continue on.”

林凡笑容灿烂,”明白.”

Lin Fan smiled, “Understood ”

吴老瞧着公子这有点敷衍的笑容.

Old Wu looked at the young master’s fake smile.

陡然有种,无话可说的感觉.

He felt totally speechless.