The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

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Xueyan sighed: "What kind of character is a girl, how can Aunt Ji not know? It is said that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. Naturally, Aunt Ji has her reasons for doing this. The girl should be considerate of her motherhood. Work hard!" She could only support her with words for the time being, how could Ji Cheng have the nerve to tell Daiyu the dirty things he did.

Daiyu could see that Xueyan's words still had unfinished meaning, but since she didn't say anything, there must be a reason for not saying it, so Daiyu didn't ask any more questions, and just ordered Zijuan and Xueyan to keep things in the account. A good booklet will be put in the warehouse and locked up.

Both Xueyan and Zijuan felt that it was better to put this thing in the warehouse as soon as possible, so they didn't care about eating, so they made a record there.

While recording, Xueyan pondered in her heart: No wonder Aunt Ji insisted on dragging her to hand over the things to Daiyu for safekeeping, the things are really valuable.Most of the gifts for Zhu Mei were head jewelry, silk and satin, and 60 taels of gold.The two sons were given 100 taels of gold, 300 taels of silver and some valuable game devices.

It sounds like Zhu Mei got the least amount of money, but the heads that Aunt Ji gave to her daughter are full of precious gadgets inlaid with jewels and beads. Calculated, the value is only more than that of her brothers.Presumably, Aunt Ji was also afraid that her eldest son would withhold her daughter's dowry after marrying a wife.

Because there were a lot of expensive jewelry among them, Daiyu was afraid of making mistakes in the future, so she asked the two to register one by one. She would rather do it carefully at this time, so as to avoid any misunderstandings in the future.

Good things always attract attention. When the two of them registered here, Biqin and the others looked at the jewels.

Don't come over and watch.Fortunately, everyone knew that these were left by Zhu Mei's own mother, and they were just envious, and had no other thoughts.Even if there is something to say, it is a quiet discussion.

Just as everyone was whispering together, a voice of greetings suddenly sounded from the yard outside, and then a little girl lifted the curtain and said, "The old lady and the girls are here."

At that time, many jewelries were still spread out on the table, and it was too late to put them all away.Xueyan quickly covered several boxes containing gem heads and gold and silver ingots and stuffed them into the boxes.

Seeing this, Zicuckoo stood up and took a step forward, standing in front of her, just covering her small movements.

Even so, after everyone came in, some people were also dazzled by the gold and silver treasures on the table.

Tanchun was the first to speak up: "Hey, sister Daiyu is taking stock of her private house?"

Daiyu said with a smile: "These things are not mine, they are stored by others. I am asking Zijuan and Xueyan to make an inventory."

Jia Mu went straight to the main seat and sat down. Hearing this, she frowned slightly and said, "That girl Cui Liu was so frizzy that she didn't make it clear. I thought it was something wrong with you. Whoever he is You can’t skip dinner just because of this.”

As he spoke, he looked around at the people in the room, then pulled Daiyu to him, looked at her carefully, and said, "What's going on?"

Daiyu didn't want to hide it at first, but felt that Jiamu was getting old, and these things were too urgent to talk about, so she couldn't hide it from the meeting, so she said, "Actually, it's nothing serious. It's just that Aunt Ji, who is in charge of the old house, has unfortunately passed away. , She is an old man who has served my mother. She has been a master and servant for many years. I felt a little sad when I left suddenly, and I was afraid of alarming the old lady, so I found an excuse." After speaking, pointing to those things on the table, said : "These things are entrusted to me by her old man, let me keep them for her children."

Jia's mother immediately realized that there must be an accident, but she didn't say anything in front of these people, she just sighed: "So that's the case, I have seen that Ji Cheng's family, he is indeed a sharp and capable person, for you She is also loyal, she never thought she would just leave at such a young age. I remember that her two sons and daughters are all serving in your house?"

Daiyu nodded: "Zhu Mei and Ji Liang are both Aunt Ji's children, and she has an eldest son who is by his father's side."

Jia's mother replied: "Well, people can't come back to life after death, so don't be too sad, give more pension money, and the same will be done for her children in the future."

After talking again, Jia Mu saw that Daiyu was not in high spirits, so she took Sanchun away.

When they left, the girls were still holding on, but the maids couldn't help but look back a few more times.

As the registrants, Zijuan and Xueyan inevitably got scrutinized several times by everyone.

Xueyan didn't like this kind of eyes looked back and forth like goods, and she barely supported the person until she finished walking, and then sat down on the stool with a sullen face.

At this time, Zijuan on the opposite side said: "People in this mansion usually have double blessings and noble eyes, and they only see silver in their eyes. I am afraid that the two of us are missed today. You must pay attention to your door lock in the future." wear some."

Xueyan was stunned: "This is our yard, how dare they reach out?"

Zijuan sneered: "What are we here? In the old lady's yard, Sister Yuanyang is so considerate, but there are still things that she can't take care of. The second grandma is so powerful, there are too few things in the house! Guess Baoyu's house in the past , the few things are the most. What kind of agate cups and jasper bowls, the ones that look good are gone. I heard that they were either broken or broken. The second master of Bishengbao protects those people in the house, and the old lady is too lazy to care .”

The two speeded up while talking, and it took another half an hour to finally finish memorizing the things.

In the end, there were two boxes left, and Xueyan handed them to Daiyu: "This is what Mrs. Ji told me before she died. The carved box is a little thought she left for you. The red lacquer box is for the sisters in the courtyard. It’s their stuff, and I’m asking everyone to take care of Zhu Mei in the future.”

Hearing this, Daiyu took out the contents of the red lacquer box and distributed them to everyone one by one. Inside were all hairpins and rings of similar value, a total of six pieces. A portion of Snow Goose.Everyone divided one piece at a time. Although these things were very valuable, everyone felt heavy when they thought that they were Aunt Ji's relics.

Xueyan shared a hairpin, and when she returned to her room at night, she put the things and the bracelet sent by Aunt Ji in a separate box.Thinking of Zijuan's point, Xueyan felt that the room was not safe no matter what.It's just that there is no good way right now, but to divide the private house into several parts and put them in different places, secretly praying that I will not become a bad luck ghost.

I thought this matter would just pass away, but unexpectedly, two days later, Ji Cheng came to the door and directly complained to Daiyu that Xueyan had colluded with outsiders and stole his property.