The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

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The reputation of Jinling as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties can be said to be well-known all over the world. It is so easy to come here, and Daiyu is also very happy to visit.Lin Ming inquired about Jin Guanshi carefully, and the first stop was Mochou Lake, a famous site of the Six Dynasties.

Mochou Lake has the reputation of "the first of the 48 scenic spots in Jinling". It was called "Hengtang" in the Six Dynasties.It used to be the other courtyard of Xu Da, a famous general in the former dynasty, but it fell into decline. Now, under the leadership of a magistrate, some wealthy households jointly donated money to rebuild the place, and built a promenade, waterside pavilion, and lakeside pavilion by the lake.

Weeping willows and begonias are just blooming on the embankment, and the pavilions and pavilions in the distance are patchwork, setting off each other with the rippling lake water, making the scenery even more pleasant.Especially at this time, there is no heavy industrial pollution, so the water and the sky are really pleasant.

At this time, it is the season when the flowers are warm and the flowers are blooming, and there are many tourists by the lake, both men and women.Xueyan looked at it, thinking that the rules here are not as strict as those in Beijing.

After wandering around for half an hour, Xueyan saw that there was no one in the gazebo in front of her, so she said to Daiyu, "Young lady is tired after walking for a long time, why don't you go and have a rest."

Daiyu's legs were indeed a little sore, so she nodded.A group of people were walking there, just as they reached the edge of the pavilion, a group of people happened to turn around from behind the flowers over there.The other party is also a group of female relatives, and the one at the head seems to be around sixty years old.

Both times were a bit unexpected, but Xueyan's side was obviously the first to arrive, and the old lady was polite and said with a smile: "It's not a coincidence that we came,

Now that there are people here, let's find another place. "

Although there are many water pavilions and pavilions by the lake, most of them are occupied by people. If this place is not some distance away from the lake, it would not be so leisurely.

Seeing the old lady's gray hair, Daiyu couldn't bear it, and said with a smile, "This pavilion is huge, if the old lady doesn't dislike it, why don't we rest here for a while."

Cheng felt the soreness coming from her knees, and thought that if she sat down again, she would not be able to bear this old broken leg, so she was not hypocritical, and said with a smile: "Then thank you for your kindness, Miss." She With a sharp eye, she could tell at a glance that Daiyu was the one who called the shots in this group of people, and the other several aged people, although well dressed, didn't look like the bosses.

Lin Ming, who was originally following Daiyu's side, saw such a scene, so he took the boy to a shaded place far away and sat down on a stone bench.

There is a stone table in the center of the pavilion, and there are four stone benches in total.Mrs. Cheng brought her two daughters-in-law and two granddaughters. On such an occasion, she and her granddaughter had a place to sit, but the two daughters-in-law had to stand aside to serve them. Including Daiyu, the table was full of people. .Although the two daughters-in-law also looked tired, they still tried their best to talk to their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Every time she sees such a scene, Xue Yan feels panicked in her heart.She turned her head to look at these scenes lazily, and whispered to Zhu Mei to take the little maid to take the stove and light a fire to boil water.While taking a bundle from the maidservant, she took out a thick cushion and put it on the stone bench for Daiyu to sit down.

At this time, Daiyu had already chatted with Cheng's family members, but they didn't ask too deeply, they just shared their surnames with each other.Although it is fate to meet by chance, we can't exchange shallow words and deep words.The eldest daughter of the Cheng family is 11 years old, about the same age as Daiyu.Originally peers should be speculative, but

This Miss Cheng has always thought that she is outstanding in talent and appearance, and there is indeed no girl in her circle who is more outstanding than her.The stranger that Piansheng met today was not only well dressed, but also had a much higher appearance and temperament than her, which made it difficult for Miss Cheng, who had always been used to being arrogant, to accept it.There was inevitably a bit of jealousy in the eyes, although there was no sarcastic remarks, but the expression was not very good-looking.

Fortunately, Daiyu's energy-raising skills have become better these years, and she can treat everything indifferently.

Miss Cheng wanted to show off, and asked the maid to take out a water-soaked handkerchief from the rattan box and wipe her hands finger by finger, as if to show how particular she was.Mrs. Cheng gave her granddaughter winks several times, but she pretended not to notice, and in the end, Mrs. Cheng said awkwardly: "In our family, this girl is a bit weird, and she has to bring a bunch of messy things with her when she goes out. Stuff." The granddaughter brought the stuff herself, and she didn't count it, but she felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing the other party's childish behavior, Xueyan sneered inwardly.At this time, Cui Liu came back with a little maid to fetch a basin of clear water, and Xue Yan greeted him with a smile: "It's been a long time since I asked you to fetch some water." Cui Liu replied: "There are stagnant ponds around here. My son, I don’t think it’s clean, so I walked hundreds of meters before I found a place of running water, look at how clear the water is.” Xue Yan smiled and said nothing, and the face of Miss Cheng beside her turned pale.

The little girl walked to Daiyu with water and knelt down to hold up the copper basin as always. Daiyu dipped her hands in the water and washed them freely, and Xueyan handed over a snow-white handkerchief.After Daiyu wiped her hands, she handed over the handkerchief, and immediately a little maid respectfully took the handkerchief and put it in a special rattan box.

Xueyan took out two more saving boxes, opened them and put them on the table, one filled with various snacks and dried fruits, and the other contained various kinds of candied fruit.Daiyu said with a smile to the grandparents of the Cheng family: "This snack was bought in Jinling City, but I brought the candied fruit from Beijing. The old lady and you may as well try it." After speaking, she picked up a crabapple fruit and put it in her mouth.

Seeing her eating, Mrs. Cheng smiled and said, "I've heard of the reputation of Jingzhong's candied fruit for a long time, but unfortunately we are far away from here, so we haven't been able to fulfill our wish. Today, I've got the girl's favor." She said and picked one Put the golden silk candied dates into your mouth, and praised after a while: "Sweet but not greasy, with a unique fragrance, it really lives up to its reputation."

Miss Cheng was disdainful: I brought it all the way from the capital, so it won't be covered up on the road, right?But seeing her mother looking at her with very sharp eyes, she curled her lips, not daring to say anything more.Grandma always loves her and doesn't say anything, but mother has always been strict, and if she does something wrong, she must be punished when she goes back.She pursed her lips, and when she tilted her head, she happened to see her cousin eating someone else's candied fruit with great joy, and she felt very angry: It's as if you haven't eaten enough in eight lifetimes, what a drop in price!

Xueyan, who had been watching for a long time, was relieved to see that Miss Cheng was not the kind who really dared to make trouble.When she turned her head, she could see Lin Ming's back, and saw Zhu Mei brewing tea and bringing it over.She first washed the small purple clay pot and teacups with a tea wash on the railing beside her, then put tea leaves in the pot, flushed with boiling water, rinsed the teacups with tea water again, and then placed them on the tea table. Everyone poured tea one by one.

Her series of movements are clean and quick, and it looks like she is well-trained.The old lady Cheng looked at her well-dressed clothes, and thought that even the maids were so good, her master might have a lot of background.

After seeing it, Ms. Cheng was even more annoyed: There are people in this world who can put on a show better than me!