[Red House Chai Dai] Salted Pork Knuckle, Crab Rice Wine

Even Baochai didn't expect this turn of events.

Because Aunt Xue died of a man, it goes without saying that her family is cautious, most of the men are in the front yard, and their women come in and out for important matters, and the big maids around the young ladies like Yinger and Xiangling are also guests. Be polite.In the kitchen, the women of the family were usually busy with work. Xue Pan occasionally invited Jia's cooks to come over to help when entertaining guests.

So Baochai sent Xiangling to the kitchen without thinking too much.Never thought that Xiangling would be bullied at the door of the house.

When Baochai was about to ask, Xiangling just shed tears, but she couldn't explain clearly. She asked if it was Xue Pan, but she said no.It took a long time before I heard a rough woman say that she vaguely saw Xiangling being stopped by the guests in front of her under the flower trellis in the corridor, she seemed to say a few words, Xiangling turned her head and ran away crying.

Hearing this, Baochai already understood in her heart that most of the guests entertained by her brother Xue Pan in the front were playboys, usually sleeping in flowers and lying on willows, and they were omniscient. Today, when Xue's family came to the meeting, drinking too much wine would be unrestrained. Ling was wearing makeup and knew that she was not the master's girl, so she used wine to cover her face and teased her because of her beauty.Quickly asked: "Do you remember the appearance of that person? Apart from speaking, what else did you see?"

The old woman shook her head and said: "These young masters are all similar in appearance and description, so how can you recognize them if you just saw them from a distance? What's more, they just said a few words, and they didn't really do anything to her. Why bother?"

Baochai knew that these old wives were blinded by rough things. In their eyes, those oily-haired, pink-faced, silk-clothed sons and sisters probably looked ordinary. What's more, in the hearts of these wives, even if a woman is molested by a man, she is still a woman. Not much.It wasn't easy to say anything, so he waved his hand and ordered her to back down.

Baochai knew that although Xiangling was abducted by kidnappers and reduced to slavery since she was a child, she still had a different temperament and demeanor. After coming to Xue's house, she never made her feel wronged.This kind of thing seems normal to other people, I'm afraid that Xiangling will be overwhelmed for a while, so she hastened to comfort Ying'er softly.

Unexpectedly, this movement has alarmed Aunt Xue.Aunt Xue came over with a little girl helping her to find out what was going on. She frowned and said, "I think it's a big deal. It's just that the men outside were drunk and praised you when they saw you look good. Now that you're crying, you don't agree Don't forgive me, is it possible that you still have to ask the master outside to pay you?"

Seeing what Aunt Xue said, Xiangling hurriedly knelt down.Baochai couldn't bear to look at it, so she tried to help her with a good word. Then Aunt Xue turned pale and said slowly: "I don't know that you have been wronged. It's just that when things like this happen, we women must suffer and have grievances." There is no place to complain. It's just that the big things are turned into small things, and the small things are turned into small things. Do you want to make the whole street know that Xiang Ling, the maid of the Xue family, was molested? Even the girl's reputation is not good. Besides , there is absolutely no reason in the world to question a guest for being molested by a maid."

Xiangling nodded in tears and said yes, and Aunt Xue went back to the house.Baochai knew that Xiangling felt wronged, so she quietly persuaded her a lot in private, and then Xiangling slowly held back her tears.

Seeing that Xiangling's face was full of tears and her make-up was all worn out, Ying'er felt Baochai's heart and went to call for face washing water.Then Baochai came to kiss Xiangling and rolled up his sleeves.

Xiangling was very grateful, and hurriedly said: "How can you bear this?" She hurriedly washed up, then went to the dressing table to find some makeup and powder to put on.First use powder to even out the face, but when it comes time to apply the rouge, it is not a single piece, but a little bit of rose cream-like rouge is picked out from a small white jade box with a hairpin, spread on the palm of the hand and patted on the face, it is very bright.

Ying'er was watching Xiangling dressing up, and couldn't help but say, "Miss is really lucky."

When Baochai heard this, he didn't understand what he meant, and asked, "How do you say that?"

Ying'er was taken aback for a moment, as if she didn't understand that the girl who was always ice-snow and smart couldn't figure out the meaning of these words.When she wanted to say nothing, Baochai was looking at her with a smile.Fortunately, there was no outsider in the room, so he could only blushed and said hesitantly: "I often hear that Second Master Bao is careful about girls, but now I know the rumors are true just by this box of rouge. Much better,"

Hearing this, Baochai suppressed the smile on her face, and said seriously, "I understand your kindness. It's just that you don't have to talk about it again. I know that you must have obeyed your wife's order and secretly sought to persuade me." .It’s just that everyone has their own aspirations, so you don’t need to say more.”

After hearing this, Yinger felt ashamed.It turned out that Aunt Xue saw that Baochai was very interested in the selection of court servants, but she didn't pay much attention to Baoyu's affairs. She was afraid that she might be a shy girl or a rebellious child, so she secretly told Ying'er to comfort her from time to time.Ying'er served Baochai since she was a child, and she knew that if Baochai married, she would probably accompany her, so she made up her mind. It's Ruyi, but she is much more active than Baochai, always looking for gaps to persuade and boast about Baoyu's so-and-so.At this time, seeing Baochai's resolute attitude, she felt uneasy and bowed her head in silence.

The atmosphere was so embarrassing, but Xiangling was a solid person who didn't know the cause and effect, so he asked strangely: "What does this mean? Girls, what charades are you playing?"

When she asked this question, both Baochai and Ying'er laughed.

The fact that Xiangling was being molested by others is certainly irritating, but if the yelling comes out, the daughter's family will inevitably suffer, so it can only be left as it is.

However, Xue Pan heard about it afterwards, and shouted to Aunt Xue: "Is this okay? Why didn't mother tell you earlier? I must find out that person to make amends." After a pause, he said: "No My mother gave me Xiangling, and nothing will happen."

Aunt Xue knew Xue Pan's daily behavior and was afraid that he would ruin Xiangling, so although she knew that Xue Pan had been greedy for Xiangling for a long time, she never agreed.Seeing Xue Pan say this now, I know that he was being teased because of the lovely person he covets on weekdays, just like watching the fresh fruit on the tree that he covets for a long time before being picked and eaten, but being sniffed by others Fragrance, so I feel dissatisfied, and say something indiscriminately to vent.Aunt Xue didn't take it seriously, but said angrily: "You're talking nonsense again! It's because you hang out with some unprogressive young masters all day long that this kind of thing happened. Fortunately, Xiangling is just a maid. You have become a concubine with a face, and if you are molested like this again, what face does our family have?"

Xue Pan smiled and said: "Mother's words are wrong. As the saying goes, a friend's wife should not be bullied, and a friend's concubine should not be destroyed. If Xiangling is really a person in the son's house, and this kind of thing happens again, there is no need Our family said that if that person knew Xiangling's identity, he would be ashamed and make amends. If he didn't make amends, his son would find someone to come to his door to question him and vent his anger on Xiangling. Now it is precisely because Xiangling is our maid, Even if he was insulted by someone's powerless words, there is absolutely no reason to ask a friend for a maid, so I can only admit that I am unlucky."

Aunt Xue couldn't think that her son who had always been confused would be able to say such a truth. It can be seen that she was very concerned about Xiangling, she was surprised and delighted, her thoughts became active, and she hesitated: "There is some truth in what you said."

Hearing this, Xue Pan said happily, "This is the truth. Let alone my son's friends, they all know the etiquette and taboos in their daily family contacts. For example, the maid in Baoyu's room attacked people, and Uncle Feng the day before yesterday Accidentally mentioned it in my words, and later found out that Baoyu really took over her house, and rushed to make an apology."

Aunt Xue heard this, and she seemed to believe it or not, and said, "Uncle Feng you are talking about, but the young master who came to our house last month? It seems that he is capable. It's just that when did Baoyu take Xiren into the house? You I don't know whose words my sister listened to, so how can you believe it if you talk like that?"

Xue Pan stomped his feet and said, "Where is the nonsense. When we were eating wine outside, I could hear clearly that Baoyu's face was flushed, and there was no mistake. I can't blame the rumors in this house, which spread to everyone."

Aunt Xue pondered for a while.She originally thought that the family style of the Duke of Jia's family was naturally rigorous, but she was a little surprised that there was such a secret incident.It's just that this kind of thing was not a big deal at first, and she didn't really care about it, but she just told Xue Pan, "Don't tell your sister about this."

Xue Pan laughed and said, "How could I tell my sister about this kind of thing? Mother is at ease. It's just that Xiangling—"

Aunt Xue sighed and said: "Let me think about it again. Look at the ladies in your aunt's house, how grand they are. Although our family is not as good as his family, your sister should also have a few big and small maids to serve, You can get by. Although your sister has always been a trouble-free person, but others look at it, it doesn't look like it. These days, you are going to buy a few more little girls for your sister, but before you buy it, you want Xiangling to leave again. This What do people say when they see it?"

Xue Pan smiled apologetically and said, "It's just buying a few maids, isn't it easy? Go to Ming and wait for me to have some free time, so I call Ren Yazi and send ten or twenty maids for my mother and sister to choose from."

Aunt Xue shook her head and said, "Let's talk about it. Even if you buy a new person, you have to be trained before you can handle it."

Seeing what Aunt Xue said, Xue Pan had no choice but to go by himself, and secretly used his little servant to vent his anger.

But when Aunt Xue and Xue Pan were talking, Baochai was not there, but a little maid named Cui'er who served Aunt Xue happened to hear it outside the door.Most of the Xue family's servants respect and love Baochai, and Cui'er is no exception. Besides, she is young, and she always blindly favors Baochai regardless of her ethics. Shiquan said everything, and finally said: "I said to buy a few more girls in exchange for sister Xiangling. The girl should make a plan early."

After hearing this, Baochai thanked her with a smile, her face was calm, but she had already made up her mind.Coincidentally, there was a dish in the kitchen that day that was salt and pepper pork knuckle. It was made by rolling the marinated and steamed pork knuckle powder in the oil pan, and sprinkled the ground powder after sautéing peppercorns. It was salty and fragrant. Burnt and yellow, it is Aunt Xue's favorite on weekdays.Because Xiangling didn't have dinner that night, Baochai asked the kitchen, picked up a few pieces of extra salt and pepper pork knuckles, and ordered a bowl of soup, a bowl of rice, and several plates of dim sum to be placed in a food box, and Yinger would hold them. Yes, the master and servant entered Xiangling's house together.