The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Able people should do more work

Jia Baoyu has also been to Zhuquanyuan twice, but every time he was stopped by the mother-in-law of the Lin family. It's not that he was not allowed to enter, but he was reported layer by layer, and finally entered the house There, there are also mothers Zheng and Liu mothers there.He just wanted to say something intimate to Daiyu, but he didn't have a chance.

In addition, when going to Jiamu's side, Xueyan always deliberately separated the two of them, so Baodai and Baodai did not have the kind of intimacy in the original book.On the contrary, because of Nanny Liu, she has a close relationship with Sister Sanchun.

When Jia Baoyu was feeling sorry for Daiyu's estrangement, Mrs. Wang said to him happily: "Your aunt will bring your cousins ​​to Beijing soon." A cousin of a similar age, well-behaved, to meet this time, I really have no regrets in this life.

Because there was no recommendation from Lin Ruhai in this life, Jia Yucun naturally couldn't get to know Jia Zheng, nor did he get a job from the prefect of Yingtian.After Xue Pan beat Feng Yuan to death, the Xue family really spent a lot of money to fish him out.The unknown magistrate was more sophisticated than Jia Yucun in handling such cases, and only said that Feng Yuan passed away due to a relapse of his old illness, and had nothing to do with Xue Pan.Under his coercion and temptation, the Feng family didn't dare to offend the government even after they got benefits, so this matter was suppressed like this.

So even if this case is not a human life lawsuit, there is no need to report it, and the matter will be settled in Yingtian.For the Xue family, although it cost a lot of money, it just happened to smooth out the future troubles.

However, the Skynet is very sparse and not leaking, and some things are hidden from the eyes of the people, but they cannot be hidden from the way of heaven.All karma is just a matter of time.

The news that Mrs. Wang's natal relatives were coming soon spread throughout Jia's family. Seeing that Daiyu didn't take this matter to heart, Xueyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Even though Miss Xue has great ambitions, as long as she If she didn't come to trouble her own girl, who would stand in the way of her bright future?

Even if they have other thoughts, with me here, they will not hurt Daiyu.After making up her mind, Xue Yan put this matter behind her.

Time soon came to August, and the world attached great importance to Zhongqiu, second only to New Year's Day.Lin Ruhai has always acted in a seasoned manner. In the past, he gave heavy gifts every year, and this year he was even more unambiguous. He sent his servants over early.In addition to giving gifts, naturally I still want to see how Daiyu is doing here.

Daiyu, Mammy Zheng, Zijuan and others went to Mother Jia's yard to talk to the visitor, and they didn't know if the old lady did it on purpose, knowing that the servants of the Lin family mainly came to see Daiyu, and they were still in their yard receive them.Could it be that she was afraid that Daiyu would sue behind her back?

Daiyu naturally doesn't have such a temper, but Xueyan does, her girl doesn't want to be worried about, so she can't let Daiyu's grievances be in vain.

So Xueyan took the time to write down what happened to Daiyu after entering Jia's mansion in detail, and then handed it over while greeting someone from the Lin family.Daiyu naturally also wrote letters to her father, but Xueyan knew without thinking that what she wrote must be something like "Everyone treats me very well, I am here well, father don't worry" and so on.Although she didn't know what Madam Zheng would say to Lin Ruhai, Xue Yan still wrote a letter by herself, anyway, this was considered Lin Ruhai's confession.

Moreover, what the Lin family brought this time was not only gifts for the Jia family and things for Daiyu, but also rewards for their servants.Because they are far away, they don't have to eat or something. Each person has two pieces of food and a pair of silver zippers. As the big maid, Xueyan also has a pair of jasper hairpins and earrings of the same color.Of course, Zicuckoo's share is not missing. The two have the same things, but the shape of the jasper hairpin is slightly different.

Seeing that late autumn is approaching, it will be cold sooner or later, and it is time for Daiyu to prepare her thick autumn clothes.Fortunately, I was a fan of Red Mansions in my previous life. I watched the [-] TV series countless times, and I can't remember Daiyu's clothes very clearly. Now I use the above clothes as a reference and modify them a little. Daiyu's temperament and image.Even Grandma Liu often praised the beautiful clothes she made for Daiyu.

To be praised by the nanny in the palace, Xue Yan is still very useful in her heart. With the memory of the original owner, her embroidery skills have also made great progress. Master level.

It's just that the craft of embroidery, even though talent is valued, requires very diligent practice.Xueyan didn't have much work to do, even if she made clothes and shoes for Daiyu, Cui Liu and the others would help.But she still spent a lot of time doing all kinds of embroidery work, such as embroidering a lot of small handkerchiefs, fans and purses.Firstly, I want to practice my skills, and secondly, I also want to find an opportunity to see if I can sell these embroidery jobs, and how much can I sell them for?After all, she came here through time travel. Even though she will still be in slavery, she still wants to find a chance to get out. It would be even better if she can find a backer outside.

It's just that right now these are just little secrets deep in her heart, she doesn't dare to reveal half of them, everything else depends on God's will, but this skill only needs hard practice.Sometimes when she gets tired from embroidery, she just reads calligraphy and painting. Fortunately, Daiyu is a generous master.The calligraphy and paintings in her room can be flipped through by Xueyan at will, as long as the books are not stained or damaged.

The Lin family is a scholarly family for many generations, and the most indispensable thing is all kinds of ancient calligraphy and painting books.When Daiyu came to the capital this time, she also brought two boxes full of calligraphy and painting.In this day and age, there are no other entertainment items, so when Xueyan is free, she just reads books to pass the time.

Once Xueyan actually found a copy of "Qi Min Yao Shu" in Daiyu's box, which made her very happy. Although she had never read this book in her previous life, she had heard the name of this book.This book has comprehensive records on agriculture, horticulture, silkworm technology, planting, and breeding. As long as you read this book well, you don't have to be afraid even if you go to a virgin forest.As long as you have read this book well, you will not be afraid to travel all over the world.It's just that the content of such books is destined to be boring, not as interesting as those travel notes and topography, so Xueyan forced herself to copy the books directly, so that at least she would read and write again, and she would be somewhat impressed.

Others sometimes see her working hard in calligraphy, but they don't say anything to her face, but behind her back they laugh at her big-eyed and empty-hearted. Could it be that she wants to be a talented woman after working so hard?

Xueyan naturally wouldn't take these rumors to heart, but fortunately Daiyu knew her well, one time she heard the little girl gossip, so she scolded the little girl.She was lazy to grind her teeth with the little maids, so she asked Madam Zheng to teach them that these were not the maids of the Lin family, but rough envoys sent by the Jia family: "On weekdays, you only envy Xueyan's good needlework, but you don't know whether she is A lot of effort has been put into it. You just watch her copy books, why don’t you learn a little bit when others read embroidered scores and describe flowers? My girls are always gentle, even Cui Liu and others have read books for a few days , You are depraved yourself, but don’t hinder others from making progress.”

Later, even Sanchun found out that she was copying books, and even took the books she copied to read. Tanchun likes to practice calligraphy, and when he saw her handwriting, he praised: "It's a good pen. This word seems to have a bit of foundation."

Xueyan looked at Daiyu, and said with a smile: "The maidservant used to be a reading companion for the girl. At that time, the master said that the girl was too young to practice calligraphy for fear of hurting her fingers, so he asked me and another reading companion to write a lot of big characters every day. So that we can point out the flaws in it to the girl, so that the girl will not repeat our mistakes. After practicing like this for a year, the basic skills have been laid."

"Didn't you practice later?" Xichun asked curiously, and Yingchun next to her pulled her sleeve without a trace, and she didn't say anything else.

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Xueyan watched all this silently, it seemed that the second girl was not as dull as she appeared on the surface, she was like a mirror in her heart!Also, how can a person who is good at chess be really reckless, all inaction is just helplessness after seeing through it!

Because of what Xichun said just now, the scene was a little awkward for a while.Xueyan hurriedly said: "The maid squeezed some pomegranate juice just now, I wonder if the girls want to drink it?"

Tanchun asked, "Is it the pomegranates from the old lady's yard? Those pomegranates look big and red, but they are a bit sour and not tasty."

Xueyan smiled and said: "If it's not good, the slaves wouldn't dare to bring it to the girls." Then she went to the small kitchen, put the freshly squeezed pomegranate juice in a crystal clear glass cup, and added The red bean cake made in the morning was brought to the house together.

When Tanchun saw it, he clapped his hands and laughed, "Just looking at it makes me want to drink it, this pomegranate juice should be served in this glass cup, it's pleasing to the eye."

After speaking, he took a sip from one cup, then nodded: "Sweet, a little sour, but delicious."

Hearing this, the others followed suit, nodded at each other after taking a sip, and quickly finished the pomegranate juice.It was said to be a glazed cup, but in fact it only contained two or three mouthfuls. After drinking it, everyone was a little unsatisfied, and they all looked at the snow geese together.

Xueyan smiled wryly and waved her hands: "Today is just the first experiment, I didn't dare to waste too many pomegranates, I just made these. The girls want to drink, tomorrow the servants will go to Sister Yuanyang to ask for some more pomegranates, and make more. "Mother Jia asked for a plate to be delivered to their sisters, and everyone ate it every year. Knowing that the pomegranate is so sour that even the little maids don't care about it, they had to put it in the house as a display.Why didn't they expect to squeeze it into juice?

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Tanchun smiled and said, "It's just a few pomegranates, why bother to disturb the mandarin ducks? I have a big plate in my room, and I'll have someone bring it over in a while. It's agreed, come over tomorrow, if there is no pomegranate juice, we won't follow. "

Xueyan replied: "Even if I give the servants a lot of courage, the servants would not dare to play tricks on the girls."

A few chess players nearby asked how it was made. Xueyan didn't hide anything, and told them carefully how to peel the pomegranate seeds, how to squeeze them into juice with gauze, then filter them several times, and put them in the end. A certain proportion of honey and snowflake sugar.

Xueyan thought that after they learned it, she would be able to retire, but after hearing this, several people walked away silently. It's better for those who can do more work!