The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

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The master of daydreams was a little clever, somehow he flattered Jia Lian, and he was able to come to the old house to look for Jia Lian every day.

After getting acquainted with each other, he quietly inquired about Xue Yan's daily whereabouts.Unexpectedly, Xueyan was also annoyed by those members of the Jia family. These days, she stayed in the backyard peacefully, not going anywhere, so he had no chance to attack.He also thought about bribing the women at the second door to sneak in, but he was scolded bloody by those women, and was almost beaten out as a thief.

Seeing that the day when Liu's departure was getting closer and closer, Jia Cang couldn't help scratching his head and scratching his head anxiously before he found an opportunity, and often fell and beat him at home.His father couldn't stand it, so he simply went out every day to earn a living without having a home. His mother really couldn't stand it anymore: "What's the use of you making trouble at home? If you have the ability, you go to the manor to make trouble."

Jia Cang said in a muffled voice, "There's no reason, why am I making trouble in that mansion?"

The eyes of Jia Mao's family rolled their eyes: "Okay, this matter is on me." After finishing speaking, he went to the street outside to buy a basket of fresh loquats, and took it to Jia's house.

After seeing Mrs. Xing, she said with a smile: "The loquat tree at home bears quite a lot of fruit this year, and the taste is also good. Although it is not worth much, it was picked this morning. It is absolutely fresh. I will give you a taste." taste."

Xing Shi nodded and said: "You have a heart."

This time it was not Xueyan who served her tea, which made Jia Mao's family a little disappointed, but they didn't show it. They said flattering words for a while, then got up and left.

Xiaohong and the others were still a little strange: "Why did you come back and stay for such a short time before leaving?" "Maybe she really came to give loquats, after all, she has come here to eat and drink less these days..."

Hearing that they were talking more and more lively, Xing waved his hands and said: "Okay, it's getting too much. After all, I'm a guest, how can I arrange it at will?" After speaking, he looked at the basket of loquats: "I don't like to eat this, you take it Divide up."

Xiaohong smiled and picked up the basket: "My wife doesn't eat it, but it's cheaper for us. I haven't eaten this kind of fruit in the capital before, and I only saw this kind of fruit when I came here." Then she happily took it outside to wash up.

As a result, after a while, he came back empty-handed.

Others saw her empty-handed, and couldn't help asking: "Didn't you go to wash the loquats? Why did you come back empty-handed? Could it be that you ate the whole basket of loquats in a short while?"

Xiaohong sneered and said, "No matter how big my stomach is, I can't hold so many loquats. In that basket, only the top ones are good, and the bottom ones are either rotten or torn, and there are a few worms. Look at them." It's disgusting, how can I eat it, I threw it all away."

All the maids looked at each other, and then said: "Grandma Mao is too funny. If she doesn't bring anything, our wife can still ask her for it? If you come to deliver something, you can send some good ones. What is sending a basket of rotten goods?" mean?"

Mrs. Xing was also a little dissatisfied, but she was too lazy to argue with this kind of person. She pursed her lips and said, "The skin of the loquat is thin, maybe it's because it's squeezed on the road. It's okay. Let's just forget about it. Don't bother with me." Besides, it’s not embarrassing enough to spread the word.”

Everyone agreed, but the matter finally reached Xue Yan's ears, and she asked Xiao Hong to verify the matter in private: "I heard that Grandma Mao gave his wife a basket of rotten loquats. Is it true or not?"

"Of course it's true. I found out about it, and I threw the fruit. Thinking about those rotten loquats still makes me so sick that I can't eat." Xiao Hongxin rubbed her chest with lingering fear.

Seeing her appearance, Xueyan said sympathetically: "You are really pitiful." Then she frowned in confusion: "What kind of crazy is this old lady Mao? Why did you send some rotten loquats to your wife?" , it’s better not to send anything!”

Xiaohong said with some disgust: "Isn't it? Who is missing that little thing from her house? It's really disgusting! I don't know what kind of wishful thinking is in my heart. Oh, I just remembered now, that day she When I came here, my eyeballs kept wandering around in and out of the house, and when I sent her out, she searched around in the yard for a while, now that I think about it, I don’t know what bad idea I came up with!”

"Depending on what bad idea she has, we don't have any conflicts with her anyway, and we won't be able to quarrel with us. When we meet in the future, we should stay away." Xueyan patted Xiaohong's hand comfortingly.

At noon, when the sun was shining outside, Xueyan washed some of her clothes and hung them on the branches outside the house, and also washed two handkerchiefs and tied them on the tree to dry.When she came back from her errands in the afternoon, there was only one handkerchief left. She thought it was because she was not fastened tightly and was blown away by the wind, so she didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, a monstrous disaster was planted.

In the early morning of the next day, Mrs. Xing had just washed up, and before she had time to eat breakfast, she saw an outside woman come to report: "Ma'am, that old lady Mao came again yesterday."

Before Mrs. Xing could reply, Xiaohong frowned first: "Every day is still going on, it's really haunting! Our wife hasn't even eaten yet."

"Did she say what it was?" Mrs. Xing waved her hand to stop Xiaohong's chatter, and asked her mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law replied: "The slave girl asked, but she refused to say anything, only said that she wanted to see you for something important."

Xing frowned: "Then let her come in." She wants to see what kind of medicine is sold in this big grandmother's gourd!

After a while, Grandma Mao walked in with a smile on her face. Maybe she had some happy event. She even walks a little differently today. She twisted her waist and swayed her hips, even Xing looked a little hot Eye.

After she invited Ann, Xing asked, "What made Grandma rush over so early in the morning?"

Jia Mao's family said with a smile: "It's a great joy. My niece and daughter-in-law originally wanted to wait until after dinner, but they couldn't stand my boy's urging and insisted on letting me come here earlier, for fear that the daughter-in-law who got it would run away." It's over."

Xing's heart suddenly had an ominous premonition: "What happy event, what kind of daughter-in-law? Please ask Grandma Mao to explain in more detail."

Jia Mao's family looked around, and said with a smile: "It's not that my boy and your Xueyan girl are in love, and they have made a private appointment for life. Although this matter is a bit against the rules, I really like Xueyan's character. I don't think she's unruly in the past, let her be my kid's second wife, it's not humiliating her!"

Xueyan, who was hiding in the tea room and eavesdropping, is now determined to kill this woman: It's not humiliating to return the second wife, go and dream of your big head!

If it wasn't for her inappropriate status, she would have rushed out and slapped that woman a few times at this moment.

Even Mrs. Xing was a little inconceivable when she heard it. She sneered and said, "What are you talking about? Xueyan is a relative's maid, so you won't be allowed to talk nonsense here."

Jia Mao's family said in a sharp voice: "I'm not talking nonsense, I have evidence here." Then, he took out a piece of handkerchief from his arms: "See if it's not here, this is Xueyan's decision for my son." Love token, the evidence is conclusive, my wife must uphold justice!"

Seeing the handkerchief, Xueyan felt a "thump" in her heart, isn't this the piece she lost yesterday afternoon?