The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

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There was nothing precious in the box, but Daiyu's own sewing. She first gave Jia She a fan cover, and gave Mrs. Xing a forehead wipe, and then said with a smile, "Those in the box They are all things that my father prepared for my uncles, and my niece has no possessions, but only made a few rough needlework, to express my heart, and hope that uncles and aunts will not dislike them."

Jia She and Mrs. Xing were very pleasantly surprised. Jia She saw that the needlework on the fan cover was not very delicate, but it was better than the stitches. Looking up at Daiyu's age, Jia She said comfortingly: "You have a heart, this pattern is very elegant. , very good. But you are weak, so I will leave these tasks to maids and women in the future."

Daiyu respectfully responded, and Mrs. Xing hurriedly echoed and praised Daiyu a few words.

After sitting for a while, Daiyu got up to leave. Jia She looked at Mrs. Xing, but Mrs. Xing hurriedly asked her to stay after eating.

Daiyu replied with a smile: "My uncle and aunt cherish the gift of food, so I shouldn't resign. I have to go to see my second uncle for the matter. I'm afraid it will be disrespectful to receive the gift, and I will come back to receive it at another time. It's the same. Please forgive me .”

Hearing this, Jia She waved his hands: "That's the truth. I see that your aunt and you are quite congenial, so just come and play some other day when you're free." After speaking, he asked Mrs. Xing: "You send your niece out, it's a good life Tell those servants not to let those blind servants neglect your niece." Mrs. Xing agreed and sent Daiyu to the gate of the courtyard before turning back.

Mrs. Xing was thinking in her heart as she walked back: I don't know what medicine I took wrongly today, and I usually treat my own son

The daughter-in-law is also honest, seeing this niece who has never met before today is very kind, and I don't know if she has any plans?

Not only Madam Xing was surprised about this matter, but Xue Yan was also very curious. She even wondered whether this Jia Amnesty was also time-traveled, or reborn?Otherwise, the person who never met Daiyu in the original book not only appeared in this life, but also prepared such a precious meeting gift for Lin Daiyu?There must be something hidden in this.

In fact, Xueyan really thought too much.Although Jia Amnesty is a bit flirtatious, he is not really stupid, at least he knows the basics of reciprocity.The reason why he attaches so much importance to Daiyu today is that Daiyu's gift from her father, Lin Ruhai, has reached his heart.Mr. Jia has no other hobbies on weekdays, but likes to play and play, especially ancient fans.Lin Ruhai got the fans of two famous masters in the former dynasty from nowhere, which was very much in his favor.There are also a few pieces of porcelain, calligraphy and painting that are also very rare, and Jia She likes them very much.

Overjoyed, Jia Amnesty thought of reciprocating the gift. Wasn't the purpose of giving such a generous gift to let him take care of her daughter?If this is the case, then this niece must be seen. As an uncle, he can't just see his niece empty-handed, right?It's a pity that he didn't have anything suitable for a girl in his hand. After searching for a long time, he pulled out the seal from his box and gave it to Daiyu.

But Mrs. Xing returned to her room and was disappointed to see that Jia Amnesty had left: she has been hanging out with those goblins all day long!When he saw the box he had brought back from Jia's mother, he didn't care about Jia Amnesty anymore, so he asked someone to open the box and check the contents one by one.There is a set of red gold silk headgear inlaid with agate, a Kesi table screen, a box of beads of different shapes and four pieces of famous Jiangnan silk and satin.

Mrs. Xing hadn't received such a precious and thoughtful gift for a long time, and while she was overjoyed, she specially instructed the servant girl: "Tell the small kitchen to make two dishes from Jiangnan and send them to the old lady in a while. "As for whether the cook will do it, it's not in her consideration.

within range.

The person in charge of the small kitchen here is Mrs. Du, she couldn't help being very embarrassed when she heard this, and couldn't help complaining to everyone in the kitchen: "We haven't seen Jiangnan cuisine before, how do you do this?"

One of her confidantes gave her an idea: "Our wife must want this for Miss Lin to eat. If so, why not ask the servants around her to see what Miss Lin used to eat and drink in the south. Let’s just do the same thing? They should have just arrived at Rongxi Hall, so my sister-in-law should hurry up and find out, if they go back to the old lady’s yard, it will be difficult to get in.”

Mrs. Du got the advice and hurried to Rongxi Hall.She took the shortest route, which was actually a little faster than Daiyu who took the main road in a carriage.

Seeing Daiyu get out of the car and follow several nuns into the Yimen of Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Du followed behind and grabbed Xueyan's hand: "Miss, please come here to talk."

Xueyan was suddenly pulled from behind and startled, she patted her chest lightly to relieve her breath, and was very surprised when she saw that it was a strange woman who pulled her: "Excuse me?"

Who is this mother? "

Mrs. Du smiled and said: "Young lady doesn't recognize me. I am in charge of the small kitchen at the old man's side. My husband's family name is Du." Surname Du?Xueyan decided that she didn't know her, and it seemed that there was no such person in the original book.

No matter what she thinks in her heart, Xueyan salutes with a smile: "So it's Mama Du, it's really disrespectful. I don't know if you keep looking for me

What advice. "

Seeing that she was so humble, Mrs. Du was happy and said with a smile, "It's nothing? It's not that my wife wants us to prepare two Jiangnan dishes for Miss Lin. To tell you the truth, we are all born and bred in Jiangnan. Don’t say that the dishes are cooked, but I’ve never seen them before. I’m here to ask the girl, what dishes did Miss Lin like before? Can the girl tell me two things she likes to eat, so we can go back and cook them together? If you can’t do [-]% or [-]%, seventy or eighty percent is fine.”

When Xueyan heard it, it was a good thing!In the original book, after Daiyu came to Beijing, she often couldn't eat because she couldn't adapt to the too greasy dishes in Jia's house, and eventually her spleen and stomach became weaker and weaker.

Thinking of this, her smile became a little more sincere: "Then I will thank you mother. In fact, our girls are not very picky eaters. We just like to eat lighter dishes. It would be better if we can cook lighter dishes. Today It's getting late, so let me tell you two simple things first." Then he picked out some of Daiyu's favorite dishes and told Mrs. Du a few simple ones.

Mrs. Du can be in charge of the small kitchen, among other things, she is quite insightful in cooking, and often she can accurately grasp the key points by mentioning the color of each dish.

After she learned it, she went there with a thousand thanks. Before she left, she said to Xueyan: "The girl has a good appearance and a good personality, and her luck is yet to come. If you have anything to do in the future, feel free to come to me. Anyway, I am here There is still a bit of thin noodles on the side of the house.”

After Xueyan sent her away, she entered the courtyard of Rongxi Hall. When she saw the spacious and magnificent houses in the courtyard, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: This Rongxi Hall was built by Jia's ancestors. Doesn't it feel like a psychological burden to live here if things don't go well?Later, I thought about it again, if it would cause a psychological burden, people would not live here.

She laughed at herself and saw that Daiyu had already entered Mrs. Wang's room. If she went in again at this time, it would definitely alarm everyone in the room, so she stood at the door and waited for Daiyu.I also know that Mrs. Wang must say something to hint that Daiyu should stay away from Jia Baoyu.As for the others, the first time we met, she would not do anything that would endanger Daiyu's body.These unnecessary hostility and spying, Daiyu will have to go through sooner or later, although Xueyan feels sorry for what happened to Daiyu in the original book, but she never thought of building a siege around her to protect her.Without wind and rain, it is difficult for seedlings to grow into towering trees.Therefore, there are some things that Daiyu has to face by herself.

Xueyan waited at the door for a short time, when she saw a little maid coming in from the outside, and then went into the room and said: "The old lady has delivered dinner." Then, Mrs. Wang came out with Daiyu.Seeing that Daiyu looked okay, she was relieved, and also felt amused by Mrs. Wang's temptation. Daiyu is only six years old this year, so how can she be expected to understand the relationship between a man and a woman so little?

This time I didn’t take a car, but took a shortcut, went out from the back door and passed through many doorways and corridors, and the snow geese turned a little dizzy. I can turn dizzy.Later Mrs. Wang pointed to the three small rooms and said, "That's your sister Feng's room. If there's anything missing, just tell her."

Xue Yan looked at the house, and it turned out that this is the three-room building mentioned in the book, and it is too small, even smaller than Jia She's house.I thought in my heart that no matter how out-of-the-ordinary the people in the Jia family's big house are, they are all very pitiful anyway.Food, housing, clothing, and use are all inferior to the second room. If things go on like this, it will be strange to be able to calm down!

After a while, they returned to Jia Mu's yard.On the way, Xueyan quietly asked Daiyu: "How do you feel, Miss? Is there any discomfort?"

Daiyu shook her head lightly: "I didn't walk a few steps at all, it's fine."

When Daiyu and Mrs. Wang came, some maids would set up tables and chairs there.After the tables and chairs were arranged, Xueyan saw Li Wan holding the rice, Xifeng holding the chopsticks, and Mrs. Wang also helped to serve the soup.Forget about Mother Jia, except for Mother Jia, the others who can sit down directly are Daiyu and Sanchun, who are all juniors to Mrs. Wang.Xueyan thought to herself, if she changed herself, it would be difficult to feel safe under such circumstances.The rules of this big family are too strict!

Wang Xifeng pulled Daiyu to let her sit in the seat on the left, but Daiyu refused for a long time before being persuaded.Mother Jia asked Mrs. Wang to sit down, but Xifeng and Li Wan had to stand by and serve...

Seeing this scene, Xueyan suddenly felt that these wives and grandmas were treated similarly to her as a maid when they were eating. You stood while others were sitting, and you watched while others were eating.

I don't know when I will be able to become the person who sits and eats all the time...