The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Ho mother and daughter

An's looks at Xueyan more and more pleasing to her eyes now, and she can't listen to other people's words that slander her, so she hurriedly distinguished: "Grandma He's words are not easy to talk about, she is a servant girl of everyone, and she pays attention to ostentation. She looks like a vice lady, she eats and dresses similarly to the master. Especially when going out, if she is really poorly dressed, it will lose the face of the master's family. Besides, she is the deacon and big maid next to the big girl in our family. The identities are different, didn't you see that besides the coachman, there are also a few women and maids? To put it bluntly, even our ostentation may not be as good as hers. "

Thinking that her family can't even afford a carriage, and every time she goes out, she has to hire a sedan chair or a carriage in advance. As a result, she can't even compare with a little maid. Shallow."

Then, looking at the girl who bowed her head and said nothing, she stretched out her hand and pushed her shoulder: "Didn't you say that you wanted to ask your Aunt Lin about sewing? Why didn't you say a word when you came here today? It's really embarrassing." , not as generous as the little maid just now!"

An Shi glanced at the shame-faced and flushed He family girl, and felt that she was a little girl, after all, she couldn't bear to see her in trouble, and said with a smile: "Although she is a maid, she travels between the duke's mansion all day long. There have been too many scenes, and it’s not something children from a small family like us can compare to.” Comparing Miss He’s shyness and cowardice, An’s feels that Xueyan is more generous, and she will not be left behind when she is a board member or going out to socialize. take.

After hearing An's words, Mrs. He didn't feel comforted at all. Instead, she felt that An was mocking her daughter for her lack of worldly status.I couldn't help being anxious: A few days ago, Mrs. Lin San was very enthusiastic about her family, and she blamed the old woman at home for her ignorance. She heard that her son offended Xungui and stopped letting her associate with them.She didn't even think about it, there is nothing else in the capital, the little girl who buys sugar on the street

It might belong to the head of the clan and county, what can a little honor do to someone?At the feet of the emperor, who would dare to rebel?

It's all right now, she's fine now, and her daughter is no longer welcome.Grandma He gritted her teeth and cursed inwardly, that old woman of her own family made a strong promise to leave this family behind and find another good relative.In the end, the family she mentioned was rich enough, but they didn't like their daughter at all.It's good now, it's not human inside and out!

well!Grandma He is not stupid. Seeing An's attitude today, she knows that this marriage should not be considered anymore.Originally, it was a high climb of one's own family, and there was no timely help when others lost power, so it would be difficult to repair it now.Forget it, my daughter must not have Gao Pan's life, so I will tell her that she is more or less the same in the future.

Grandma He is a little disheartened, but Niu doesn't think so.The He family had promised that if they helped facilitate this marriage, her benefits would be indispensable in the future, not to mention that the daughter of the He family had grown up watching her, and she had always been soft-hearted and thin-skinned. Such a niece and daughter-in-law will be easy to handle in the future.When she gets married, it will be cheaper to play the autumn wind by yourself, isn't it?

Therefore, when she saw that Grandma He's face was pale, she said to An Shi: "The small family like us just want to find a daughter-in-law who knows everything about her. Wild, may not be willing to nest in our small family. If one is not done well, it will not be worth the loss if you recruit a troublemaker to come back... But I heard that the maids of rich families will be released when they reach the age, and the master will accompany them to give dowry. Brothers and sisters Do you know how much dowry you can have like just now?"

An's raised her eyebrows: "What? Sister-in-law wants to tell Jiru a maid to be his daughter-in-law?"

Niu curled her lips: "No matter how rich a maid is, she is still a maid after all. My Confucian family is the son of an official, how can I marry a young maid as the main wife? But if the dowry is rich, it's not bad to be a concubine. "

You think so beautiful!An Shi quietly spat in her heart.Return to the official family?The dignified Tanhualang family are all self-deprecating as farming and studying heirs!My elder brother is just a petty official, and he dares to be called an official, and he won't be laughed out of his mouth when he says it out!

She said with a half-smile on her face: "Sister-in-law is thinking in the long term, but Jiru is not young this year, so it is right to make a serious marriage first."

"Isn't that the reason!" Niu patted his thigh, and said: "Jiru is your nephew, you, an aunt, can't just watch, if there is anything outstanding, you should pay attention to her." on."

She spoke so fieryly that she didn't even notice the anger in the eyes of Grandma He's next to her: This Mrs. An really doesn't use her brain when she speaks, her girl is still sitting here, and she just talked about the matter of getting married up.Although it is said that there are not so many rules in a small family, but this is too disrespectful to his own mother and daughter.

Not to mention her, even An's was shocked by her sister-in-law's convulsions from time to time, she really dared to think about anything.

Anshi rubbed her temples and cried out a few times of pain: "Oh, I've been taking care of Brother Ming these days, and now that he's healed, I feel uncomfortable all over. I didn't sleep well last night, and I really have a terrible headache right now. "

After she said this, Grandma He knew in her heart that this was a tactful way to see off the guests. She thought that even if she couldn't become an in-law, there was no need to be too stiff. Network is not it?

Therefore, as soon as An's words fell, she stood up and said, "Since Mrs. Lin is not feeling well, it is better to rest earlier, we will wait another day."

Come visit again. " Then, he asked Niu: "Will Mrs. an go with our girls, or wait a little longer." "

Seeing An's behavior, Niu knew that she would not keep her for dinner today, and would save some traveling expenses by going together.So I also stood up: "Then I will go with you."

Anshi hurriedly called over to Mama Sun: "Go outside and get some guests a spacious carriage."

After Sun's mother left, Niu walked back and forth between the gifts on the table and An's. Seeing that An's pretended not to see it, he couldn't help but said: "I see that this royal blue material is suitable for giving Ji Ru makes clothes to wear, for example, my sister can share with me."

She fully thought that as long as she spoke, An Shi would agree.Unexpectedly, Anshi, who has always been easy to talk, directly refused this time: "No." After finishing speaking, before Niu Shi got angry, he wiped the corner of his eyes with a handkerchief and said, "It's not that I'm stingy, it's really that the family has been very difficult recently. Brother Ming These days, the injury cost more than a hundred taels of silver even to ask the doctor for medicine. It really emptied the family. The family didn't buy any New Year's goods. These things were delivered just right. Brother Ming’s teacher sent a copy. I’ll take the rest to the pawn shop to exchange for some money to buy new year’s goods. Brother Ming’s Shuxiu is still worried after the New Year, because his bookstore has no money to buy goods. These days, I have started to sell those library books. If my sister-in-law has a lot of money, you might as well lend me a few taels of silver for emergency, and I will return it to you when there is a balance at the bookstore."

Mrs. Niu didn't expect that she would fail to ask for something, but instead, Mrs. An would rely on her. She hurriedly waved her hands and said, "It's not that you don't know me. You can only carry a few copper coins on your body. Although your brother has several Shuxiu, my family has two. The cost of the child is huge, and there are no rich relatives like Tanhualang to help, and the life is not as good as yours. Speaking of which, the family has not known the smell of meat for a month!"

After hearing this, the grandma of the He family laughed in her heart: nonsense!Your family just stewed pork belly last night, and my kid was so fragrant that he refused to eat properly.

At this time, Mama Sun just called the carriage back, and Niu was afraid that Anshi would cry poorly with him again, so she hurriedly took the mother and daughter of the He family away.

After they left, An Shi lowered her eyelids, she couldn't tell whether it was relief or grief: she always cared for her elder brother's house, and they were indispensable for all food and use at home. What does Brother Ming have? What is the material that follows Confucianism.As a result, when something happened this time, the eldest brother just came here at night, taught Brother Ming a lesson, and then left. He didn't even offer advice, not even a word of comfort.Instead, he blamed Brother Ming for acting impulsively, for fear of bringing his reputation down.That good nephew used to call out "Auntie is long and auntie is short". He usually hangs shoulders with Brother Ming, and often takes his Four Treasures of the Study, and this time he didn't even see him!

How can a family like this deserve to talk about family ties?

At this moment, An's is very glad that the two sets of expensive gifts prepared for her niece were given to Daiyu. If they were really given to her family, it would be like feeding them to the white-eyed wolf.

However, when Xue Yan and Lin Ming were talking, they reached the room on the west side, and Xue Yan handed Lin Ming a book case that she carried with her.Lin Ming took the bookcase but did not open it in a hurry, but fixedly looked at Xueyan, and sighed: "Your illness just happened to make you rush out, seeing that you have no flesh on your thin face, you should How many days did you rest?"

Have you lost weight?Xueyan didn't notice it herself, she smiled and said: "I think I have a big face, so it's better to be thinner. I've been lying in bed for more than a month, but I'm bored, so I took advantage of today's excuse to go out for a walk. Relax."

At the end, she was startled: "How did the uncle know that I was sick?"

Lin Ming curled his lips, "If you want to know, there is a way." After finishing speaking, he looked at Xueyan firmly, his eyes were filled with doting and many inexplicable things.

Blushing from such focused eyes, Xueyan couldn't help but stop talking: "I look very refreshed at the uncle, could it be that the matter has been resolved? Don't you need to go back to Jiangnan?"

Seeing the unaffected concern in her eyes, Lin Ming thought to himself: "It's really "a blessing in disguise." If it wasn't for this, this little girl would definitely not easily reveal her feelings.