The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Small meat

The boy Ji Liang replied: "There is a fight ahead, hey, a lot of salutes have been thrown to the ground..."

Hearing this, Xue Yan couldn't help but lifted the corner of the curtain to look out. She was sitting in the carriage, her gaze was higher than the people watching on the ground, and she happened to see two groups of people fighting in the center of the intersection ahead.The number of people is quite different, there are only three masters and servants on one side, and a dozen people, old and young, on the other side.

However, the side with fewer people is obviously stronger in fighting power, and on the contrary, it beats the side with more people to death.

Xueyan saw that the head of the three masters and servants was a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in a moon-white soft satin gown with arrow sleeves at the top, embroidered with lotus patterns on the clothes, and the cuffs and belt were lake blue. , wearing the eight-treasure pearl lake-colored hairpin tassel crown on his head, and wearing small court boots with a blue face and a white bottom.

Seen from a distance, this man's clothes had streamers flickering faintly, Xue Yan guessed that it should be because of the silver thread mixed in the embroidery pattern of the clothes.Although he couldn't see his face clearly because he was far away, the opponent was tall and straight, and he didn't look flustered even when he was fighting with others, so he probably had seen the world.

No matter in terms of appearance or demeanor, this person should undoubtedly be a son of everyone.

Looking at the people who fought with him, there were always a large number of people or they were beaten to pieces, looking very embarrassed.Although they were the side that was suppressed, Xue Yan still favored the boy in moon white clothes in his heart.

The party with a large number of people is obviously not the opponent of the other party. Seeing that there is no bargain, a young man in Chinese clothes stood up with the help of several followers.

Get up, pointing at the young man and cursing: "What a daring lunatic, do you know who I am, Young Master? You dare to fight with me, Master Xiao will arrest your whole family."

Although this man is also very gorgeously dressed, but Xue Yan looks at him, no matter how he looks like a child from a nouveau riche family, he is only rustic, without arrogance...

Well, it seems a bit insincere to judge a stranger like this.Xueyan stuck out her tongue, luckily she didn't say anything.

The young man had already got on his horse at this time, and when he heard the young man's words, he sneered: "You want to arrest my whole family? You are very majestic. I would like to know what you rely on?"

The young man snorted, "My uncle is the second master of the Duke Rong's mansion!"

Rongguo Mansion?Second Master?Xueyan was taken aback, oh my god, this person could be the stupid overlord of the Xue family, right?

Taking a closer look, in fact, the military officer is not bad, because the face is more fleshy, which makes the appearance a bit fat, coupled with the somewhat wretched temperament, alas, it is really a bit unsightly.

Seeing the young man hearing Rongguo Mansion, Xue Yan just smiled contemptuously: "I thought who were you talking about, so it was the Jia family? Even a shabby household has the nerve to bring it to me to publicize it. It's really life-or-death!"

After finishing speaking, he rode away straight away, and the two guards around him also looked at Xue Pan with a sneer, and then they all got on their horses and left.

Seeing that they left in a flash, Xue Pan cursed angrily, dragged a servant beside him and cursed: "You are all dead, so let them run away for nothing, why don't you hurry up and chase them!"

The boy cried and said with a sad face: "He is riding a horse, and the little one can't catch up with him!"

Xue Pan became even more annoyed: "A group of useless things, so many people can't beat one of them, it's really a waste of raising you!"

At this time, a middle-aged woman with full hair and emerald jewels came down from the sedan chair at the back, walked up to Xue Pan and didn't know what to say, Xue Pan reluctantly asked the servants to put the salute back, and then limped He got on the horse with a crutch.

Xueyan watched him rubbing his face and touching his waist for a while, guessing that he was beaten seriously, thinking of the young man's expression of indifference towards the Rongguo Mansion just now, thinking that the beating of Xue Pan should be for nothing up.

The coachman was from the Jia family, and his mouth moved when he heard Xue Pan mention Rongguo Mansion just now.Xueyan and Li's mother looked at each other, and Li's mother said to him: "In this situation, we couldn't help even in the past. What's more, now that the man is gone, can you still help to chase him? Things, let’s not mention it when we go back, and who will know that we met? As long as you don’t say it yourself, no one will trouble you for custody.”

The coachman thought about it and thought it was the reason, so he repeatedly begged Xueyan and the others not to disclose this matter when they go back, otherwise the masters in the mansion would find out, and maybe they would blame him.

Mother Li smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's not easy for us to be slaves, I promise I won't embarrass you."

The servants of the Xue family quickly cleaned up the scattered salutes on the ground, the road became clear again, and their carriage was finally able to move forward.

The moment she crossed with the Xue family's carriage, Xue Yan quietly opened the curtains and took a look at the few small sedan chairs opposite, thinking that Miss Xue was finally going to make an appearance.

When Jin Luo came yesterday, he gave a detailed account of the address of Lin Ming's house, because it was not far from the old house of the Lin family, and the coachman found the place very quickly.

Xueyan got out of the carriage, and saw a very neat small courtyard in front of her, with blue bricks and black tiles, facing south from north, but a brand new black lacquered gate was tightly closed.Xueyan turned her head to look around, and saw a woman from a nearby family sticking her head out to look around, seeing Xueyan looking towards her, she hurriedly put her head back.

Mother Li stepped forward and knocked on the door a few times, and soon a woman answered the door.The one who came out was An's mother Sun, who was also acquainted with Li's mother when they were on the boat.Seeing Mother Li, I was surprised at first, and then said happily: "Oh, what wind brought you here, old sister?"

Mother Li smiled and pointed to the snow geese behind: "It's not just me, who do you think is this?"

Xueyan smiled and said, "Mother Sun, is Third Mrs. Feng at home?"

Mama Sun invited them inside with a busy smile: "Madam is doing embroidery work in the house. I told Madam not to work so hard, but Madam didn't listen and insisted on doing more." Then, after entering the yard, Mama Wang He yelled into the house again: "Ma'am, it's Miss Xueyan and Mama Li who are here."

Xueyan stood in the yard and looked around casually, and saw that the yard was really not big, only a dozen meters from east to west, north to south, but it had all the east and west wing rooms, and there were a few small upside-down seats. It would be no problem to live with the Lin family. of.There are some flowers and plants planted in the yard, which are very neatly maintained. There is a path paved with bluestones on the west side of the main house, which seems to lead to the backyard.

As soon as Mama Sun's voice fell, the bamboo curtain of the main room was lifted from the inside, and the little maid Fang'er smiled and said, "Madam invites you in."

Xueyan and Li's mother came into the main room with their things in their hands. An Shi was wearing a homely jacket and sitting cross-legged on the kang under the east window. Seeing them coming in, she said with a smile: "I said I got up early today, why are there still magpies screaming outside?" Twice, it turns out that there are distinguished guests coming."

Xueyan smiled and replied: "My girl heard that my wife has moved to a new house, which is very close to our old house. She was very happy. She wished she could come over to congratulate you in person. Today, I specially asked my servants to come over to give some He Yi, secondly, let the slaves recognize the family, and finally know where the wife's home is in the future."

An asked Xueyan to sit on the kang, Xueyan waved her hand, and was about to sit on the pedal under the edge of the kang, but Anshi pulled her to sit next to her: "I don't have so many rules like your girl. You sit and you just sit."

So Xueyan sat next to An, and An asked many things about Daiyu one after another, such as whether the food suits her taste, whether the room is spacious, how she is with relatives of her grandfather's family... After answering, An's sighed softly: "It's enough to know that your girl is doing well, and it's true if you think about it, after all, it's the family of your direct relatives and grandparents, and the Duke's mansion is a big business, so it's not bad for your girl to eat. However, speaking of it, you who came from the Lin family are the girl's arms, so you must take good care of her on weekdays."

Xueyan and Li's mother hurriedly agreed.

While speaking, An Shi saw the handkerchief in Xue Yan's hand, and took a closer look at it: "This is what you embroidered? It's such an exquisite work!" After speaking, she took it in her hand and looked at it carefully, only to see Hu Lan Two or three tall and straight bamboos were embroidered on the green handkerchief, and a colorful butterfly spread its wings among the emerald green bamboo leaves.

Xueyan nodded: "Yes, it was originally for the girl, and it was only embroidered with bamboo leaves. The little maid accidentally splashed some ink on it, and the girl refused to use it. This material is the best hanger. Silk, I thought it was a pity to throw it away, so I kept it myself, and then added a butterfly to cover the ink stain."

An Shi sighed and said, "When I was on the boat, I saw that the work you did was only half of that of this handkerchief. Your progress is really fast!"

Xueyan pursed her lips: "I feel that I have benefited a bit, but it is not as exaggerated as my wife said. To tell you the truth, I have never felt comfortable when I was on the boat. I would like to admit that I did it by myself, at most [-]% of the usual level. Fortunately, I didn't work for the girl at that time, or maybe why my girl disliked it."

"It's okay to say so, your butterfly embroidery is really good, it's vivid, but if you add a few more stitches here, and use a lighter color than this, the effect should be better." An Shi Pointing to the butterfly's wings said.

Xueyan looked at what she said, and took it for granted: "It is said that the third wife is very good at embroidery. Today, this servant has seen it. Your words made me suddenly understand."

An Shi said with a smile: "I just lived a few years longer than you and saw more. You are already very good at such a skill at your age. In the future, if you practice for a few more years, you may surpass me in preservation."

Both of them are people who love embroidery, and they have a lot of topics to talk about. In addition, Xueyan has read a lot of books in her past and present lives, and there are some modern ideas in them. Often, a casual sentence makes An's quite For marvel.

While we were talking happily, a male voice sounded from the yard: "Auntie, are there any guests at home?"

As soon as the words fell, the bamboo curtain at the door was lifted, and then a tall and tall figure strode in.

Seeing this handsome young man who came in, Xueyan thought to himself: Today is really a feast for the eyes, seeing two handsome guys with very different temperaments one after another. A piece of fresh meat!