The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Daydreaming

Mother Zheng scolded her: "It's all because of the girl's generosity to keep your little mouth in your mouth on weekdays. Go out and have a look, let alone buying it at ordinary people's homes, even making dim sum by yourself would be a waste of oil and sugar. I really don’t know how to be blessed when I am in the blessing.”

Cui Liu stuck out her tongue, and Xue Yan explained to her with a smile: "In all fairness, the dim sum in this big kitchen is pretty good. The cooks follow the method in Beijing, heavy oil and salt, you may not be used to it." Yes. But if you take it out and put it in ordinary people’s homes, whether it’s for your own use or as a gift during the New Year’s Day, it’s a very decent thing. After all, there is the name of the Duke’s Mansion.”

Cui Liu suddenly realized, and then said with a smile: "Sister Xueyan knows a lot. I often think that my sister is two or three years older than me. Why do I sometimes think you are an old man like Madam Zheng?" Woolen cloth?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xueyan to reply, she said: "I'll go wash the brushes for the girl." Then she slid away and ran away.

Seeing the back of her running away, Xueyan smiled helplessly: "This girl..." Well, she was a third-year-old in her previous life, so looking at an eight or nine-year-old girl like Cui Liu is just like looking at a little girl. like a child.It's just that she often forgets that she is only ten years old now...

Grandma Zheng looked at them and laughed and thought: After all, these little girls are the ones who look so alive!

Xueyan still asked Mama Li to go with herself, she called Mama Li over and told her to go back and change clothes and wait at the second gate.Mother Li promised, seeing the things prepared on the table, she hurriedly said: "I'll take these things over by the way, and I'll come in later."

When Mama Li left, Madam Zheng said to Xue Yan: "Don't just talk about others, if you are going out after all, you should also change into bright clothes."

Xueyan responded with a smile: "Don't worry, Mammy, it just so happened that Zhu Mei helped me make a doro gown a few days ago, and I will wear that soon."

Nanny Zheng nodded: "Is it the piece of material that the eldest wife rewarded you? It's an imported product. It's no wonder that the eldest wife loves you and is willing to give you such a good material." It's good for Yingchun.

"That's right, the eldest lady has always been kind, and she always loves us girls." Xueyan smiled and directed the conversation to Daiyu.

Mother Zheng agreed deeply: "That's very true, but if she has anything delicious and fun, it's always our girl's share. Okay, it's getting late, you can pack up and go, remember to dress brightly .”

Xueyan went back to the room and changed clothes for going out while answering. This morning she was wearing a rather cumbersome double bun, which is not suitable for wearing a large headdress, so Xueyan only wore a gilt flat hairpin and a few small flowers Tin and a pink wintersweet palace flower.

When wearing the palace flower, Xueyan was still wondering if it was because of the instigation of her butterfly wings that the palace flower incident that provoked Daiyu's anger in the original book did not happen as scheduled, and she didn't know if there would be any more in the future.

She took a look at the goose-yellow bijia on her body, and felt that it would be a bit cold to wear when going out, so she changed into a flesh-pink satin-faced placket. This material seemed to be given by Mrs. Xing, and it also had dark patterns of peony flowers on it. It's still pretty up close.This fellow from the time-traveling town is unusual, and even this little girl like me is so generous, not at all as stingy as Mrs. Xing in the original book.

She packed up, and just when she was about to go out, she happened to see Zhu Mei who was about to knock on the door, and she couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here? Is there something wrong?"

Zhu Mei laughed and said: "I heard that my sister is going to the third wife's house, so I asked the girl for leave, and I want to go to the old house with me to see my mother."

Xueyan asked: "What happened to Aunt Ji?"

Zhu Mei sighed: "Ji Liang said he had a cold, and he didn't recover after lying down for several days. I was a little worried."

Xueyan nodded: "Since this is the case, I should go back and have a look." Seeing that she was still wearing single clothes, she couldn't help but said, "Aren't you freezing to death when you go out in the car wearing this?"

Zhu Mei pursed her lips: "The two new padded jackets I just made were accidentally soiled, and they haven't been dried yet after washing. I don't know what's wrong recently, everything is always going wrong."

Seeing her aggrieved look, Xueyan thought to herself: After all, she is a child, and she can't handle little things.She sighed softly: "What's the big deal? It's worth it!" Then she pulled her into her room, took out one of her cotton jackets from the cabinet and stuffed it for her: "This is the one issued by the mansion. One piece, I happen to be too small to wear it, let me wear it for you."

When it was over, she got up again and untied her somewhat disheveled bun: "Since you are going back to visit a doctor, you should make yourself look better, so that Aunt Ji can know that you have a good life with the girl. Otherwise, your face is pale and your clothes are thin When you go back, Aunt Ji thought you were wronged, and she felt sorry for you later, what should I do if the condition worsens?"

Only then did Zhu Mei begin to change clothes: "Sister said, I feel very flustered when I hear that my mother is ill, but it's my sister who is considerate."

Seeing that she was restless, Xueyan helped her comb her hair again, took out some rouge and dabbed a little on her cheeks, then nodded her head, "Looking at it like this, I finally feel refreshed."

He took out his own sheepskin gown and put it on for her: "This is what the second girl rewarded me last time, so you can wear it first." During this more than a month, thanks to Zhu Mei's help, I have done some work. The sundries have to bring three meals a day to the table, which can be said to save Xueyan a lot of time. Xueyan always remembers her kindness, so she is willing to treat her sincerely.If it was someone else, she might not be able to have such generosity.

When the two of them packed up and walked to the second gate, Mother Li had already led the driver and Ji Liang to wait here.Ji Liang also wanted to take the opportunity to go back to see his mother, so he specifically asked for this errand.

This round trip was safe and sound. When we arrived at An’s place, she happened to have guests here, so Xueyan and Li’s mother put down the things, and then said: “My girl said that it should be given to the third wife first. The New Year gift, but every time I let you take the lead. This time is also a coincidence, the family just added a young master, and the steward who came to deliver the New Year gift waited for the young master to be born before leaving, so it was later than usual. Somewhat impolite."

An said with a smile: "They are all of the same family, no one is so heretic. I also heard from the people in the old house that there is another brother added to the family. It is true that the sky has eyes, and Brother Ming has added another brother." Being a clan brother is really a good thing that you can't even dream of."

While the two were talking, another middle-aged woman who was sitting on the kang table across from An Shi kept looking at the snow geese.After looking at the head and face, she looked at the clothes, and finally her eyes stopped on her red agate earrings. She was stared at by the stranger as if she was looking at the goods, and she only saw Xueyan as Mao.

Creepy.

Therefore, after sitting for a while, she stood up and said goodbye: "I heard that Mrs. Ji over there in the old house is ill. The servant girl was ordered by the girl to go to see Mrs. Ji's illness, so I won't bother the third wife any more. .”

An's actually saw the little actions of her natal sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law was not so petty before, but now her eyelids have become shallow for some reason. It would be rude to stare at her like this!

So she didn't ask to stay, she just smiled and said: "Since you have other errands, then I won't leave you in vain, just come and play when you are free."

Xueyan answered with a smile, saluted again, and then left.An's still asked Mama Sun to send them off.

Zhu Mei was not in good spirits, so she came out to socialize too lazy, and had been waiting for her in the carriage.Seeing that her expression was not very good after returning to the carriage, she couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with sister? But that third wife made things difficult for you?"

Xueyan shook her head slightly, but Li's mother next to her said angrily: "The third wife has a good temper, but her natal sister-in-law is like a country woman, with no rules at all, staring straight at Xueyan From the head to the feet, the eyeballs are embedded in the snow goose's head."

Zhu Mei clicked her tongue and said: "There are people like that? The grandma Liu who came to the house that day didn't look like this! I heard that the elder brother of the third wife is still a sixth-rank official!"

Mother Li sneered: "This land in the capital is at the foot of the emperor, and anyone who falls on a stone may be a third-rank official.

What can a quality officer do?I also know that the third wife and sister-in-law are not easy to get along with. When we came together, the third wife rushed to her brother with all her heart, but after only a few days, she rushed to buy this small house with money?As long as this uncle and wife are kind, our third wife doesn't need to be like this. "

I have to say that Mother Li really didn't live all these years in vain, and she guessed the matter thoroughly in a few words.

At that time, the uncle and wife they were talking about was talking about Xueyan with An Shi: "That one just now was just a maid of the Lin family? You see, she is wearing gold and silver, and the dolo jacket on her body costs a few dozen taels of silver. What! There are two round pearls inlaid in the bracelet on your hand, how can you look like a maid, who wouldn't say that you are a young lady when you go out?"

An Shi smiled lightly and said, "What does the daughter of a maid have to do with us? What do they do?"

Niu muttered, "Why doesn't it matter? All her maids are dressed in gold and silver, so one can imagine how rich and powerful her young lady must be? Brother Ming and Miss Lin are brothers and sisters of the same clan, isn't that true? Is there another Confucian brother? Good sister, don’t forget about your own nephew!" Good fellow, this person actually set his mind on Daiyu...

Hearing her sister-in-law's whimsy, An pressed her temples with some headaches, and said with a wry smile: "I advise my sister-in-law to give up this idea as soon as possible, not to mention that her girl is only six years old this year, and she is more than ten years behind Brother Ru. Let’s just say that the family backgrounds of the two families are too far apart, and Lin Tanhua is a member of the Hou family and a third-rank official, to put it bluntly, his girl is enough to be a princess.” Seeing that Niu’s face became more and more gloomy , Anshi had no choice but to swallow the rest of the words: just like you, a mother-in-law, it is impossible for others to look down on your son!What a daydream!