Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

That's how you talk to your brother?Du Zhong glared at him, and thought again, how dare you talk to your uncle like this, how brave you are!

Du Zhong's dead duck has a hard mouth, and after thinking about it over the past few months, he also feels that Junior Brother Song is "not bad".

Song Chen has been with Senior Brother Du since he worshiped Master Wu. The two senior brothers have already figured out each other's character these years. It is also necessary to take a hammer.

But Xie Jing taught him that if you want to marry a wife, don't be ashamed!

Song Chen thinks so, and even if it's An An who doesn't have a sweetheart, the senior brother is no different from his brother, and he has seen him committing crimes, and being taught a lesson by the senior brother is a big deal.

Sure enough, he immediately got a tiger's palm on the back shoulder of his senior brother.

Song Chen held back his composure, completely forgetting that his elder brother Xie Yujing's family is a continuous filial piety, Erlang should be the only one who stands out, this "hard-fated child" who can only "talk on paper", the experience passed on to his younger brother comes entirely from the experience of his colleagues. Show off—now that he has become filial again, even though it's only been three months, it doesn't hinder official affairs, but there are a lot of "good mother-in-laws" who retreat, who is not afraid of their daughters just coming in, and those uncles in the mother-in-law's house Great-grandfathers and great-uncles passed away one after another. Which newlywed mother and father-in-law can bear it?Let's not talk about the girl, but the husband's family has such a close in-law relationship, so he has to be cautious for his own girl, so how much is involved in just giving sacrifices and making road sacrifices!

"That's a tiankeng! Either the family is so rich that they don't care about it, or the girl is the only daughter in the family, so no matter whether she is rich or poor, she just stays with his family..." the woman with a long tongue said this.But how can there be such a good family, such a well-matched family, there are very few people who are so wealthy, even those rare families, all of them have children and grandchildren, how can they spend all their wealth on girls.

Some people say that all funerals and joys come and go, and the sacrifice money spent will be recovered one day.But this is just to bluff the upstarts who don't know what's going on, who can compare with his Xie family!Firstly, other families may not be as prosperous as his family, and secondly, throughout the ages, there are few people who live longer than his Xie family, and other families with more branches, it is also a funeral ceremony of "slow water and long flow", giving people a space to breathe, Only Xie's family, who has been saving money for many years, only opened the head of "happy mourning" in recent years.Even if people rely on their ability to live a long life, there are still a small group of people who are mean behind their backs: "How do you get rich by this?"-It turns out that in recent years, the world has been peaceful, and there has been a trend of extravagant funerals. In the early years, the ancestors of each family did not At that time, the funerals were extremely simple, and this magnificent ancestral tomb was repaired and enlarged by the descendants of the past two generations.The Xie family members who went to the immortals are of high seniority, and they are among the honorable old friends who want to face, and the sacrificial sheds must be extra thick.

"Why is it like flowing water?" Xifeng said to Ping'er in a low voice. Road sacrificial sheds, this is an out-of-budget expense this year.

"Fortunately, the rules were changed in time," said Sister Feng with lingering fears. "Otherwise, I would have been eaten to maintain the dignity of the official."

Ping'er comforted in a soft voice: "The specifications and scenes of the funeral in the Marquis of Dingcheng are intentionally simple and frugal. This time, we will send Grandpa Shu Zeng and Grandpa Uncle together. We will only send one offering, that is, the money for the offering in the sacrificial shed is about It’s only two hundred silver, no matter where you save it, it’s enough.”

Sister Feng remembered that she almost became relatives with Xie's family back then, she covered her mouth and shook her head with a smile: "It's a good thing I didn't give the eldest girl to his family, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to pay the eight hundred silver this time, so I'll pay it back in the future?" I hadn't thought of this, but this time, the two long-lived elders who went to Xie's family in a row were all retired figures in the past. The low-key old man suddenly realizes that the great-grandfather of his family is still alive.

At this time, the Dragon Boat Festival play "Picking Medicine to Conquer the Devil" on the small stage came to an end. Jia's mother leaned on the short couch and said with a smile: "These plays are played every year on the Dragon Boat Festival. No matter how good the singing is, I've seen it before." The number of times more than one Jiazi is also floundering."

You Shi, the wife of Jia Zhen in Ningguo Mansion, said with a smile: "The old lady still has a sixty-year-old play like this to watch. Where can I go now?"

"That's no longer an old goblin!" Mother Jia laughed.

Regardless of the rest of the sisters, Aunt Xue, Li Wan, and the Qin family also have their own new words of flattery, but they are not as ingenious as Xifeng. Start with the palm of your hand.

Just now, I saw that the two characters on the stage who sang and sang demon doctors and immortals each came up with a small tray of red lacquer and gilt covered with orange brocade, and the two blessings enshrined on it were really eye-catching. Polygonum multiflorum with a big head, and a purple Ganoderma lucidum that is nearly full moon and bright!

"I heard that Songhe, the ancestor of your mansion, is not old, and the Taishang Laojun specially sent the immortal grass for longevity!"

Jia's mother was so happy that she had nothing to do, and even gave her life to give rewards.Then he pulled Sister Feng into her arms, and said with a smile, "Good boy!" Then he said to Aunt Xue and the others: "She is so filial and caring, so I don't blame me for loving her."

When the next play began to sing again, while Jiamu was going to change clothes, You Shiyin pulled Sister Feng and hummed: "It's really better than a hozen! It's no wonder why you thought about this, I'm afraid that every year in the future, the old lady at the Dragon Boat Festival I want to mention it again, saying, 'Our brother Feng is the most filial!' But how can we who are dedicated to filial piety do it?"

Physicians have always said that picking herbs from Duanyang is the most effective. Even Taiyuan Hospital has the custom of finding a good medicine and saving it for picking today.Youshi thought, no one knows about these habits, but only Feng girl came up with the trick of offering medicine.

Sister Feng followed the frugal rules, and in her heart she liked to be ostentatious and ostentatious, so she was very proud of it, and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to present old ginseng, but it's become more and more difficult to find good ginseng in recent years..."

"Why is your second grandma looking for ginseng? Yuanyang, I remember that there are still a few in the library, find a bigger one and send it to your second grandma." In the back hall, Mother Jia just came out, and when she heard a voice, she immediately Command mandarin ducks.Yuanyang is young and has good ears, so she hurriedly told Jiamu that Xifeng was looking for a good ginseng to offer to her. Jiamu liked it, so she still ordered Yuanyang to send it in private.

But he said that he sang the auspicious play "Zheng Ze Cheng Xian" again. Jia Mu and others couldn't bear to listen, so they ordered to sing on the stage, and they talked and laughed below.

Just at this time, the messenger came in beamingly and said a word to Xifeng's ear. Sister Feng showed surprise in her eyes. Mother Jia saw it and asked, "What's the matter?"

The mother-in-law smiled and said: "Miss An's elder brother has received the Dragon Boat Festival gift from the sage, and he is sending it to the girl now!"

Just as during the Spring Festival, the families of honorable nobles have favors and silver, so this Duanyang Festival will also receive rewards from the palace, all of which are things suitable for the occasion such as gauze, silk, Gebu, and painting fans.But that's what everyone on the table has. It's nothing unusual, even things are unusually tight.

What could be better than a reward from the mouth of a sage.

For a while everyone in the big flower hall looked over, Yun An had no choice but to get up and explain, saying that her brother was lucky enough to be selected to offer blessings to the Holy One, to go to Xiyuan Dragon Boat Festival to shoot willows, maybe he got the award during the competition.

When Jia's mother heard this, she was even more surprised, but she didn't know when this girl An's brother joined the army as an official.

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "But you are very capable, and now you have been promoted to a hundred households." But she dared not mention the merits of suppressing bandits, for fear of frightening the poor people in the house.

Jia Baoyu originally thought that Sister An's appearance was so good, her brother must be no different, and he had met each other before, but now he heard these words, he couldn't help being disappointed, and thought he was just another stupid and rude person.As he thought about it, he sighed and went to look at Yun'an, but it's a pity that she is a beautiful woman, but she also has an older brother who is confused and rough like Sister Bao, perhaps she is not as straightforward as older brother Xue.

Daiyu saw that everyone in the hall put on a happy smile for her eldest sister, but the second cousin of Bao, who made it again, sighed, as if the elder brother of the Du family had not won the king's praise, On the contrary, it seems that he has been blamed for something.

The little girl got angry, and when no one else was paying attention, she gave Jia Baoyu a hard look, and when she saw him looking over, she shrunk her mouth and cast him a stare for no reason.He turned his face and didn't respond.

Jia Baoyu felt as if struck by lightning, had he ever seen such a strange, vivid and interesting look of disgust, and for some reason, his heart was beating violently, Jia Baoyu held the psychic treasure hanging on his chest , momentarily obsessed.I just feel that it has a unique style and endless aftertaste.Then she suddenly blushed, wanting to look but feeling a little embarrassed, but her eyes still looked at Daiyu evasively, and the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously, as if she was so happy just by looking at it.

He has always loved beauty, whether it is people or things, and he has always been close to him by his temperament when he likes it. He has never had such thoughts of wanting to be close but hesitating and afraid of being abrupt.

Baochai was talking to Baoyu before the woman who sent the message came in, so she sat very close to him, and happened to see the eyebrows and eyes of the two people in a straight line. —How old is she? Compared with her own situation, I know that Brother Bao is in a state of "love first love".

No one paid attention to the trio's drama, but at this time, Jiamu was in full swing, and ordered Du Zhong to come in to meet her, so Yuanyang and others hurriedly installed screens, and let the female relatives take shelter for a while.

Du Zhong sent these rewards in clearly, instead of secretly giving them to Yun'an, because he wanted to show his shock. Both he and Song Chen were afraid that Yun'an would be looked down upon in such a wealthy household.

Song Chen also came along, but stopped his horse outside Ningrong Street, holding the meager hope that Senior Brother Xu would take this opportunity to pick up An An's family for a day, hoping to have a look in advance.

Du Zhong not only sent the reward to Yun'an, but also sent a lot of fresh melons to Rongfu.

But this melon was half a month earlier than the ones sold in the market. Before the Eucommia man came in from the outside, the melon he sent was quickly brought to Jia Mu by the flattering servants carrying a basket. please her.

Mother Jia saw that there were a dozen or so exquisite wicker baskets, some of which were green, some were white and fat, and some looked like goat horns. , and croissants.”

Fruits and vegetables before the season have always been rare, such as Sister Feng, You Shi, and Xue Baochai, who are good at economics, do some calculations in their hearts, and they all say that this gift is not light.

Du Yun'an glanced at those early-ripe melons, secretly jumping in her heart, her plan worked out, and the family's Zhuangzi only bought it this year, but it has already added a lot of income.Thinking about the small hills in the western suburbs that my brother bought for the three sisters, I made up my mind to reorganize the hills this year and plant a crop of flowers and fruits.

All of a sudden everyone who should be avoided avoided, and Du Zhong came into the Rongqing hall.

Du Zhong looked forward and looked down slightly, never looked around, only raised his eyes to see his sister when he entered the flower hall, and gave An'an a soft look.

Jia's mother looked up and down, and saw that the child was tall and tall, with good looks and appearance, and he was a bit stronger than ordinary princes and grandchildren, so she nodded secretly, thinking that this small family of the Du family, who would want to fall? Raise a pair of wonderful children.

Du Zhong greeted Jia Mu in a regular manner, pretending not to hear the many breathing sounds and small voices behind the large screens behind Jia Mu.

Aunt Xue just said that at her age, besides, she is the younger generation of a relative's family, so she doesn't care whether to avoid suspicion or not, so she also stayed in the hall.It's just that the girls stayed behind, young daughters-in-law like Youshi and Sister Feng, who were not from the same family, came here for the first time to visit, so they had to avoid it, so as not to make people pay attention to decency.

Aunt Xue carefully looked at the child standing in the hall, she just felt uncomfortable. She also has a son Xue Pan who is about the same age, but how can she compare with others, that scoundrel only eats wine, gambles, lusts and loves beauty, None of the serious ones can be obtained, let alone this little brother who has no father and no mother to set up a household by himself.

So even she said a few words to Du Zhong.Ask him how his errands are, how his family is doing, etc.

Du Zhong has well-founded advances and retreats, and his speech is also organized, which made Aunt Xue like it more and more, because she said: "My family also has a brother who is about your age. The little gentlemen may be able to hit it off."

How could the Duzhong brothers and sisters not know who she was talking about, after all, they were aunts and cousins.But it is very unlikely to find a chance. When Du Zhong checked Jia Rui, he saw what kind of "friends" in Jia's family school and Xue Pan's "friends" were. Seven or eight, really opened the eyes of Du Zhong.

After all, Du Zhong talked for a while and then withdrew. When he turned around, he inadvertently saw the half Xiangshui skirt exposed by the screen, which was exactly the same as his sister's. Du Zhong knew that it must be An An married Jinlan The other two younger sisters are there, and they are not short in stature, they are not the younger sisters of the Lin family, but they should be the second girls in the house.

As soon as Du Zhong thought about it, he remembered the girl's boudoir name, which was "Yingchun".Du Zhong kept on stepping, thinking of the winter jasmine flowers embroidered on an embroidered handkerchief hidden away.

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Du Zhong quickly stopped himself: Jia's family had no morals, and passed on the names of their young ladies, but these girls were innocent, and they were An'an's Jinlan sisters, so they must not be rude.

Because Du Yun'an never said a word of Yingchun, Daiyu and other girls' boudoir names at home, just because of this, Du Zhong didn't even want to think about it in his heart.

Seeing Du Zhong, Yingchun suddenly remembered that sister Lin had seen this person when she came in that day, she somehow remembered it so clearly, she was ashamed, and she reasoned to herself that she remembered it because of the illusion of familiarity when they first met.After leaving the Son God for a while, I came to the front with my sisters.

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"Ma'am, that Uncle Du sent me a basket of melons and a basket of fresh vegetables, all of which are not yet on the market. Miss An just sent someone to bring over a piece of banana cloth..."

Aunt Xue ordered her family to bring it to her to have a look. It really was a piece of red banana cloth. Xue's family used to lead the emperor's mission to buy silk and satin fabrics in the inner government, and they knew better than others that this kind of banana fabric was cool. Incomparable, it is a rare commodity for practical use.Because abaca is not easy to weave, and there is very little abaca, it is even rarer than other official tributes.Anyway, Xue's family has been unable to buy this kind of good-colored banana cloth for several years. The ones bought at high prices are dull colors of azurite and crow blue, which are not suitable for Baochai's age.

I was planning to use this ruler to make a summer dress for Bao'er when I heard Baochai come in and said with a smile, "What are you looking at, Mom?"

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Sister An sent a piece of red banana cloth. What kind of clothes do I want to make for you?"

"My clothes are more or less bare, so what are they doing? Mom, put them away and use them when they are useful in the future." Baochai said with a smile, touching the piece of banana cloth and nothing more.

But Aunt Xue said: "I have to make it for you seriously. You are afraid of heat and often lose energy in summer. This cloth can keep you cool, so it is most suitable for you."

Then he asked again: "Why are you home at this time? Where did you come from?"

Baochai said with a smile: "He came from Zhiyuanzhai. Sister An also gave us a gift, it was the same cool fan, and said that his brother had got a box with the twelve flower gods on the fan, and asked us to choose the one we like. "

"This Miss An is a generous person." Aunt Xue said with a smile, "What did you give away?"

"The old ladies and wives should be the same as yours. They are all made of banana cloth. Only the old lady has two colors, and the rest are made of Gebu." They are all cut with a ruler."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "This is rare. It is enough to make a piece of clothing. This is a matter of holy blessing. What else can I do?"

Seeing how her mother liked the brothers and sisters of the Du family, Xue Baochai remembered one thing she had been thinking about this month, and it was precisely because of this that she came home after dark.

"Mom, I have an idea to discuss with you," Baochai said.

Aunt Xue looked at her daughter's expression, and said to the servant girl, "Go down."

Baochai said: "You don't need to close the doors and windows, it's so hot. Our family often talks, and Yinger sits on the platform and listens."

This means to let Yinger sit on the stone steps outside the door to guard the door.

Aunt Xue thought it was a big deal, and something happened in the past two days, because she said: "You want to talk about your aunt? Good boy, don't talk about it, your aunt is sick, and she has been sick since last winter. No, the old lady ordered her to rest because she loves her."

"This is a family matter, even if we don't want to ask too much. If there are too many things, your aunt will feel disgusted and troubled." Aunt Xue raised her voice and asked outside: "Has your uncle come back? Ask someone to go to the front Check it out."

No one had to go in and look at the side facing the street, and someone reported immediately: "The uncle sent someone in the afternoon to say, 'I won't be back tonight, please just enjoy the afternoon, and don't hang up with him'."

"That evil!" Aunt Xue hated iron for being weak, and because she saw a good boy from someone else's family today, she became even more angry: "I asked him to deliver our rice dumpling mat to your aunt, and by the way, ask when your uncle is free. Let's have a drink with the whole family. Who would have thought that he fell on his ears again and ran out to mess around!"

When Baochai heard this, she put aside her own thoughts and asked, "Mom, do you want to move out of my aunt's place?"

Mrs. Xue nodded, and she said: "There are your uncles in Beijing, that is my proper natal family, it is not good to stay in your aunt's house all the time."

Baochai nodded, agreeing very much, because she said: "Mom, this is very true. It needs to be done as soon as possible."

"We really don't care about my aunt's affairs. I just ask my brother to inquire about some good doctors outside. If there is such a famous doctor who travels around, please come and treat my aunt." Brother is tight, I see him these days are the same as Jinling."

It was even worse than in Jinling.Xue Baochai thought.

"What you want to talk about is not your aunt's business." Aunt Xue wondered, "Could it be your brother's business?"

Xue Pan is the eldest brother, so it's always a little embarrassing to ask her to be a younger sister to take care of his brother's future affairs in the house.It's just that Xue Pan is useless, Xue Baochai has long been used to helping his mother take care of the outside affairs, and it's not too outrageous to say "sister-in-law", so Miss Xue made up her mind and asked: "My brother is not young, what does mother plan for him?" of?"