The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

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Liu Xianglian was originally impatient with these things, but it was his aunt who persuaded him: "Your second aunt loved you a lot when she was a child, but now she has managed to get through all the hardships and marry into that rich family as a wife. Although we can't give her a heavy dowry , after all, I should go to help her personally, is it possible that people from the Jia family are really going to be her mother's family?"

He and Baoyu had known each other for a long time, and knew the Jia family very well, so he had no choice but to respond: "What my aunt said is that although the Rongguo Mansion has made a lot of progress in the past few years, it is still a big family, and the servants are better than each other." Power. I'll just go, it's just..."

Seeing his hesitation, his aunt couldn't help asking: "Just what?"

Liu Xianglian said bluntly: "It's just that Mrs. Lin is a third-rank high-ranking official. Our family background has long since declined. I saw that the uncles on the second room have no plans to buy her a dowry. If the second aunt's dowry is very poor, how can I marry her?" Won't be laughed at?"

Aunt Liu smiled and said: "If you can think of this, it's considered your heart. Don't worry, your second aunt said in the letter that she knew the news that she was going to get married, and the fourth prince saw it for the sake of her dedication to serving Concubine Ning. A dowry of twelve sets was added to her. With the face of the fourth prince, the servants of the Lin family did not dare to look down on her. Besides, the Jia family specially recognized her as a goddaughter, and the eldest wife of the Jia family specially brought five Qian Yinzi went to Jinling to help her buy the dowry and arrange the marriage. Your second aunt is now living in Jia's old house in Jinling."

Hearing this, Liu Xianglian felt a little relieved: "It turns out that's the case. I heard Jia Jiabaoyu talk about this eldest lady before, saying that although she is a bit rigid and strict, she still has a good heart."

Aunt Liu is also in charge of her own family, so she naturally knows that being a housewife of a big family is not easy, so she can't help distinguishing for Xing: "Then how can a big family be restrained if they are not strict? That second master Bao may not be able to say everything. Yes." She is used to being the master at home, and even her man is used to being at her mercy.This time she was going to marry off her cousin, and it would take at least two or three months to go back and forth, so she couldn't help worrying about her family.After thinking about it, he left the stable eldest daughter and eldest son at home, and only brought the youngest son and daughter with him.

The aunt and nephew packed their bags and arrived in Jinling soon by boat.

Knowing this, Mrs. Xing sent her servants to wait at the pier early in the morning. After welcoming them, one of them rushed back to deliver the letter, and the others helped hire carriages and horses.

Jia Lian also knew Liu Erlang a long time ago, and when he heard that he was coming, he rode a horse to pick him up at the pier himself.After meeting, Jia Lian laughed and said, "I never thought that we would have such a fate, and now we have really become relatives."

When they arrived at the old house, they said to Liu Xianglian: "My mother heard that Aunt Ling is coming, and she is already waiting in the main courtyard. Brother, at least you should go and pay a visit."

Liu Xianglian smiled and said, "This is what it should be."

In the main courtyard, Xueyan was also very curious about the upcoming Liu Xianglian.Although this person didn't make many appearances in the original book, he was awesome every time. The first time he appeared on the stage, he beat Xue Wuzi half to death, forcing him to go to other places to hide for a year or two.In the second appearance, You Xiaomei died because of him.In fact, Xueyan always felt that Jia Lian was very dishonest, and it wasn't that she didn't know what Sanjie You was, and she didn't even know her, so she wanted to marry her to Liu Xianglian.Isn't this clearly giving people a cuckold?

Of course, Xueyan didn't think that all of this was Jia Lian's fault. The reason why Third Sister You ended up in such a field was to stand on her own.

Bad reason.

Now because Sister Feng gave birth to a son, the relationship between Jia Lian and her is much closer than the book says.The last time Xueyan saw him buy something for Sister Feng and the child to send back to Beijing.Coupled with Mrs. Xing and his wife watching, Jia Lian should not marry Second Sister You secretly this time.Correspondingly, Liu Xianglian reckoned that she would not get involved with Third Sister You again.

Xueyan was curious, so she inevitably took a second look at Liu Xianglian who came in to pay her respects to the Xing family.Looking at it, Liu Xianglian felt terrified, wondering if her name had already spread to this deep house?This servant girl looks at me with such "admiration" eyes, does she also like my heroic appearance?

Curious, he couldn't help but look up at Xueyan, thinking that this maid is quite pretty, but it's a pity that she still can't be called stunning!

Aunt Liu's two sons and daughters are not very big, especially the youngest daughter is only seven years old. It is the time when the powder carvings and jade carvings attract people's affection. Mrs. Xing likes it very much when she sees it. A piece of jasper Ruyi Pei was given to her.For Liu's son and Liu Xianglian, there are a pair of gold and silver gongs and two ruler heads.

Liu Xianglian was a little embarrassed to accept the meeting gift at such an advanced age, and repeatedly refused.

In the end, Grandma Liu made the final decision: "The gift from the elders is irresistible. My uncle and wife are kind. You are a junior, so just keep it." Liu Xianglian just put it away.

Mrs. Xing smiled and said to Mammy Liu: "In the past, everyone in the family said that Baoyu was outstanding. Now that I see Nephew Ling, she is much better than Baoyu. The rare thing is that this child has a masculine spirit."

The nephew is outstanding, and Grandma Liu also felt that she had a good face, and said modestly: "This child has always been used to being wild, so he is not as obedient as Second Master Bao."

Hearing Mammy Liu praised Baoyu for being obedient, Xueyan secretly laughed inwardly. Can a boy be considered good if someone praises him as "obedient"?

The Xing family was obviously very interested in Liu Xianglian. Hearing that he was not married, he became even more excited, and called him to ask many things.Hearing the words "Parents died early", his eyes brightened even more, and he thought that this child was really tailor-made for that girl Yingchun, who cares about him, Young Sister You, since I fell in love with him, I must invite him They leaned back.

Therefore, she became more affectionate in her conversation, but she didn't show it for the time being, and watched Liu Erlang's actions with cold eyes.

Knowing that the sisters, aunts and nephews must have something private to say, after being polite, Mrs. Xing invited them to Grandma Liu's room to talk.

When the sisters met, they had something to say from the bottom of their hearts. Even Liu Xianglian was taken care of by Nanny Liu when she was a child. When they met, they were much closer than their nephews.Liu Erlang also said with tears in his eyes: "I only found out about what Uncle and the others did later on. I only hated that I wasn't in Beijing back then, otherwise I wouldn't have let my aunt go to someone else's house to be a lowly child."

Grandma Liu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "Why do you lie low and be a little girl? I'm here to teach you, not to be a little maid. It's too late for them to support me, so why should I lie low and be a little girl? You eat well and wear well outside, and you can get a bunch of repairs all year round. It’s much more comfortable than at home. But you are not young anymore, and you look like a child who hasn’t grown up. Uncle is your only son. , If you don’t open up your branches and leaves earlier, how can you be worthy of Uncle’s spirit in heaven.” She was used to being a nanny, and she couldn’t help but say something when she saw something unpleasant.

Liu Xianglian's head was full of black lines, and she didn't like to get angry, so she could only laugh and say: "Yes, what my aunt said is true. It's just that my nephew has nothing, and I don't even have anything.

If you don't even have a house, how can you marry a wife? "

"You didn't do it yourself. When your parents left, they also left you a house and a lot of fields. Didn't you lose all of them in the end?" Speaking of this, Aunt Liu became very angry. .At the beginning, her natal family also had hundreds of acres of land and a third-year mansion. After the brother and sister-in-law left, most of the land was occupied by the tribe. Liu Xianglian went to the patriarch to reason and was reprimanded.In a fit of anger, he sold all the remaining fields and houses, preferring to rent a house instead of returning to the Liu family's land.Aunt Liu married in the suburbs of Beijing, and when she found out about it, she was powerless and could only scold Liu Xianglian over and over again.

Thinking of those members of the Liu family, Grandma Liu also felt uncomfortable, and persuaded: "Well, this matter is not Erlang's fault alone. The family has become more and more miserable over the years." Then she looked at Liu Xianglian: "A man with arms and legs is afraid that he won't be able to support his wife and children? If you really want to start a family, your aunt and I can still watch you live on the streets?"

Aunt Liu hurriedly echoed: "That's the reason. Your mother already knew that you can't save things. She asked me to buy 500 acres of land with us, because she was afraid that you would waste all the money if you were careless. The land is under your uncle’s name, and you don’t have to pay taxes, and you can earn [-] yuan a year. When you first bought our land, it was only [-] taels of silver per mu, but now it’s worth [-] or [-] yuan per mu. .I saved enough money the year before last, and I decided to add another [-] acres to you. Now I still save [-] taels of silver for you, which is enough for you to buy a house and marry a wife."

Seeing her nephew's eyes shining, Aunt Liu sneered: "You don't have to think about these Yinzi fields. These things must not be handed over to you, otherwise they will be scattered by you in a blink of an eye. When you get married, Yinzi I will hand over the title deed to your daughter-in-law."

Liu Xianglian knew that her aunt always kept her word, so she didn't dare to make mistakes, so she just agreed.But I couldn't help but feel up and down in my heart. I didn't expect my mother to still miss me before she died, leaving so many ways for me to escape.And all these years, I just wandered around sleeping flowers and lying willows, and didn't do a good job of setting up a dojo for them. I was really unfilial.

Seeing his pensive look, the sisters of the Liu family looked at each other, feeling a little comforted in their hearts, hoping that the child would change his mind and settle down soon.

The Xing family entrusted Xueyan with the task of resettling Liu's aunt and nephew.Xueyan arranged the mother and daughter of the Liu family in the Kuayuan next to Nanny Liu, and when the house was arranged, she went to Mama Liu's room and said with a smile: "Everything in the Kuayuan has been tidied up, if the concubine thinks there is something wrong I'm used to it, just look for slaves."

Aunt Liu didn't know that she was the maid of the Lin family, and she was still a little confused by the "aunt" she said.

Grandma Liu smiled in her heart, this maid is quite obedient.Then she said to the bewildered cousin: "This is Lin's elder sister's personal servant girl, named Xueyan, who can read and write, can write and count, and was specially left by Mrs. Jia to help me prepare the dowry. "

When Aunt Liu heard this, she quickly laughed and said: "No wonder, I saw that this girl has the spirit of the south of the Yangtze River, she doesn't look like a girl who grew up in Beijing. It turns out that she is the maid next to Sister Lin, The maidservant is so beautiful and capable, what kind of talent and beauty should the young lady be."

Liu Xianglian next to me was thinking to herself, this little maid who kept looking at me over there just now found a reason to chase me here, she is really clingy.But after all, she is a maid from a relative's family, so I can't go too far, I must reject her with righteous words in a while!

And the corner of Xueyan's eyes happened to catch Liu Erlang's excited and restrained facial expression, which was very weird anyway, thinking that this person is still a bitch?