Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and it is the time when businesses are booming, and the "Golden Phoenix Rui" of the three Yun'an sisters is no exception.

Now Jinfengrui has opened several shops in various bustling markets in the capital, and its fresh business method has also been imitated by other shops. It's not better than the master.This is all because Jin Fengrui always has new things coming up, and there are also a few signs such as "Red Crow's mouth" Koudan, Du's medicinal wine, etc. that other houses do not have.

This year's reunion festival, Jin Fengrui did not add a new variety of Du's medicinal wine, but launched a very delicate and lovely mooncake, which the female shopkeeper said was called "Snow Skin Mooncake".

The moon cakes are small, translucent and translucent, some are in the shape of blue and pink flowers, and some are white as cream. There are many styles, all of which are very beautiful.So Jin Fengrui's moon cake box has eight boxes per layer, allowing customers to choose various flavors by themselves, and the customers come like a cloud.

"What a coincidence." Sister Feng smiled and said, "Only girls like them in the boudoir can think of it."

Mei Yue, who brought the things over, smiled and said: "Actually, this kind of leather is fresh, and there are various colors to match, which are rare in the past. This mold is an ordinary cake mold."

Ping'er smiled and said: "The taste is also good, soft and smooth, the skin is glutinous, and the filling is refreshing than usual, and it will not be greasy after eating a few." He picked up a two-color one, and said with a smile: "This is delicate and delicate. Yes, how much effort is it?"

Mei Yue told her: "The blue one is moxa juice, the green one is Longjing tea powder, the yellow one has melon noodles, and the pink one is mixed with roselle juice... This kind of green cake is nothing more than powdered cakes. When pressing the mold, put a little pink agent on the stuffed green dumpling. It is easier to make the two-color one. When making the leather, twist the two colors of dough together, and it will be like It’s like a landscape painting, but they’re all different.”

Sister Feng and Heping laughed when she mentioned it. In fact, making this ice-skin mooncake is easier than ordinary mooncakes. It doesn’t need to be baked or brushed with egg wash, and it doesn’t need to take a day or two to make the crust after baking. Oily and soft.Not to mention saving time, the materials used are not expensive, and the co-author only came up with an idea, and it became the only business this year, earning a lot of money.

Mei Yue came here not only to give something, but also to inquire about something, because she said: "This cake can't make up for that point. The skin is originally made of glutinous rice flour and other things. Therefore, it must be stored in the ice cellar. If it is left outside and left unattended, it will become sticky and limp in an hour. Our girl sent something here, and there is still a box for Miss Xue. How did I hear about Miss Xue? Not here anymore?"

Sister Feng put away the expression on her face, and sighed: "My aunt's family moved back to their own house, saying that the old house at home has been renovated with great difficulty, and it's not easy to live in relatives' house. No, because of rushing He wanted to celebrate the August Festival at his own home, so he insisted on leaving despite the old lady's persuasion."

Mei Yue sighed: "No wonder, Miss Xue sent someone to bring a box of food, left an address in Xiaotuanjin Alley, and said that she would invite our girl to have tea in the future."

Sister Feng sighed: "The old lady has been uncomfortable for a while because of Aunt Xue's moving. The younger sisters have gone home, let alone the old lady, and even I feel that the house is getting deserted day by day."

A newly promoted girl, Xiaohong, laughed and said, "As the saying goes, 'There is always a feast in the world'. Grandma has always been sensible, why is she feeling sad now?"

Sister Feng laughed: "That's right, I'm also obsessed with magic, but it's still lively today. Don't tell me the girls never go out. Besides, your girl's wedding wine is the first one to invite us to eat. After eating, Du Girl, the others are not far away—oh, speaking of it, it’s like flowing water, and there are weddings every year!"

Ping'er hurriedly asked Mei Yue: "Is it really decided?"

Mei Yue nodded and said with a smile: "It's decided now, in fact, the uncle has already made plans in his heart, but he just doesn't want to part with his sister, so he intends to wait a year or two before the ceremony, so he just made an appointment first."

The people in Sister Feng's house have always been friends with Yun'an, and those who didn't know all gathered around and asked, "Whose family is settled?"

Mei Yue said: "It's my uncle's closest relative's younger brother, that Uncle Song. Uncle Song's character is capable, and everyone agrees. Uncle Song invited an elder from the Dingcheng Houfu to talk about it, and there was an official matchmaker to prove it." , finally got the consent of the uncle, and made an appointment for the marriage."

Everyone has heard of Song Chen, and some don't know, those who know said: "It turns out that it is Uncle Song, and it really is a good marriage. With Miss Du's character, no one can say anything. The most rare thing about Uncle Song is that he knows everything." , I was already close to Uncle Du, but now that we are getting closer, Miss Du will be depended on for life."

Sister Feng also felt that this marriage was done well, but Song Chen, not to mention his own future, is also a fake son of the Dingcheng Marquis, just like Du Yatou, with strong backing but inconspicuous, so they should be a good match.

Ping'er Shun'er, who was the closest, couldn't make trouble with Yun'an, so he pulled Mei Yue to make a fuss, and the two laughed hurriedly: "Let's not care about this man's family, but what does the girl say? Don't make up with us." It looks like, although it was determined by the elder brother and the matchmaker, which one did not ask the girl in private, such as our grandma, she was the one who nodded when she married the second master. Good girl, tell me how Miss Du likes it? "

After saying this, the angry Sister Feng spat and scolded: "Little hooves, you are loose again, don't you dare to make fun of us!"

After all, she couldn't help laughing herself, because she said to Mei Yue: "Good girl, you tell me, I won't tell your girl. You just tell me, when your girl gets married, I will replace you Also meet a little son-in-law, okay?"

The shy Mei Yue stomped her feet: "Second Grandma is also acting like this!"

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When Mei Yue returned to the other courtyard, she brought back gifts of four colors: "A bag of shad in red sauce, a box of fresh dates, a urn of rotten stewed pigeons, and two horses of gold satin decorated with flowers."

At this time, Yunan was listening to Hua Pozi's report on the things in the shop: "...the ice-skin mooncakes are the best seller, and the shopkeeper told the customers one by one how to preserve them as instructed. The mooncake boxes are covered with crushed ice. Most of the customers who can afford it have ice cellars, so girls don’t have to worry about damaging the sign.”

Yunan looked at the account book, and she was also surprised by Ying's profit. She thought it was just a kind of fresh food that was not easy to store, and everyone just wanted it to be a novelty, but it turned out to be the most profitable commodity in this quarter. This is a new stock that has been on sale for less than 20 days.

He Yue knew the thoughts of those rich and noble families very well, so she said with a smile: "It's because it's not easy to store, so the plate is high. I also heard that someone wrote poems and poems for this cake. Tan, fleeting, character is precious."

Yun An already knew that this was probably a kind of "rich man's disease", no wonder he went crazy.

Hua Pozi was a little worried: "So that the girl will know that our ice skin food has only been added these days, and there are imitations in other dim sum shops. Although it is not as good as ours, it is much cheaper."

Patting the account book, Yun An felt at ease: "Let them copy it, we only make enough money this year. He Yue will write this down first, and next year he will only make a few occasional occasions. I guess the capital will be full of dim sum at that time." Shops are going to sell this in droves.”

He Yue was lively, and while writing it down on Jin Fengrui's item of goods, she whispered with a smile: "I just don't know if the girl will be at home next year, maybe she will become a young mistress from another family..."

"Slap!" Mei Yue came in and touched He Yue's forehead: "How can you make fun of the girl."

Yun'an was very generous, her elder brother had already quietly told her about Brother Song's marriage proposal, Yun'an thought for a year before nodding her head in agreement.It's just like this, people close to her can see that she is actually not enlightened, so Du Zhong is unwilling to let her marriage be known. It was the few months when the capital was in turmoil, and everyone spent a long time getting along with Zhuangzi. Suddenly, one day, Yun An blushed when she told Senior Brother Song that she couldn't say anything and could only act clumsily to please her... Later, Song Chenfang dared to ask his mother to make a deal, and the official media hired by the Song family dared to come to propose marriage.Till now, Du Zhongfang nodded his head and agreed to the marriage.

After Mei Yue came in, she clarified the matter of sending the things, and said something interesting about the Rong Mansion: "It's such a blessing to study in the Imperial College. Master Lin gave the seat of Yin Prison to Second Master Bao. Who knows and is not grateful for him?" This Second Master Bao is really a strange person. He has been lazily eating and drinking for several days, and I heard that he has a fever again. It is because he can't bear his close friends from other schools, and it is also caused by the panic of leaving home. Now he can't get up He was so ill that he was bedridden, and he only hated Master Jia Er, who gritted his teeth. The second master said that when he entered the Imperial Prison next month, as long as he was not dead, he would be carried on his back. kill."

"Did the old lady not stop you?" Even He Yue and other girls knew that whenever Jia Zheng taught his son, Jia's mother would persuade and stop him, and would not be too persecuted.

Even Xiangling, who was in the midst of the mother-daughter meeting, wondered: "Didn't you say that Second Master Bao worked very hard, why did he refuse to go to a good place to study?"

When Mei Yue heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "Where did the hard work come from? It turns out that Second Master Bao used to light a lamp to boil oil to read some novels and miscellaneous books. Master Zheng went into his study and dug out a lot of serious books that had been pasted in paperbacks. It is said that there are still some play excerpts, which made Mr. Zheng so angry that even the old lady will not speak for him this time. I just ask the doctor to check his pulse and take medicine every day, and ask the nanny and girl to take care of him and it's over."

Mrs. Hua shook her head and laughed: "This Second Master Bao is still full of children's personality, and he has no ambition to take responsibility. The old lady, I'm afraid my heart will be hurt."

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Mother Jia is not being hurt.Not only Jia's mother, but even the girls who served loyally in Baoyu's room felt betrayed. Qingwen had a fiery temper, so she immediately threw away her embroidery work and wanted to go back to Jia's mother's room: "Second Master, what do you do?" What's the matter? We stay up late at night, cut the lights and hold tea, and all our hard work is exhausted, but the second master bullies us for being illiterate, reads those dirty things, and coaxes us to be sage books! I don't care about self-motivation, I just can't bear this behavior, the second master sees us all sallow and thin, how can he bear it! If you tell us, even if you are punished for it, I won't complain!..."

Before he finished speaking, he ran out crying.

Baoyu couldn't get it off her face, she was as angry as gold paper, and stopped drinking immediately: "Let her go! You too, if you want to go, I will go back to the old lady and send you out! In the future, in the future, I will only treat you as dead Alright, let's cleanse each other!"

Xiren held back his grievances, hurriedly persuaded her, and hurried to chase Qingwen.

After chasing to the courtyard, Qingwen was crying to a hibiscus tree. Xirenyin came up and took her hand: "You are getting more and more tempered. You know that he is uncomfortable, but you say those things again, how can you tell him to come down to the stage?" ?”

Qingwen wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said with a sneer, "I don't care if he can't get off the stage, have I become a saint?"

Xiren didn't call her loud, and hurriedly persuaded: "He is the master, we are slaves, and we should serve him wholeheartedly. Annoying him for this will not only make him unreasonable, but also make people laugh at us for being frivolous."

Qingwen thought of something, stretched out the finger she had poked with her needlework, and pointed at the dark eyes, and cried: "We really did our best, and we are living with our lives, but what about that young master! There are thousands of good things in Li, but they are not worth this kind of deception! I am discouraged and can't stay in this room anymore, I advise you to think about it."

Xiren remembered that because Baoyu knew that he had made progress through hard work, he thanked God and Buddha gratefully. He not only stayed with him until late at night, but also got up before dawn to collect food and supplements, and packed his school things. Even after he went to school, he did not dare to rest. , I just want to make him comfortable and considerate everywhere, endless worries and endless things to do.If she had let her know that this effort was just to coax the old lady and the master, she wouldn't be like this...

What's more, now that there is another blue mark, Xiren thinks of the scene of the two of them hanging out with Qingwen that day, and feels sad and tears.It's really useless to break your heart, the young master in the room doesn't appreciate it.

In fact, Jia Baoyu didn't mean to deceive, he was fascinated by the idle books he had borrowed from his former schoolmates, and accidentally stayed up late at night, but unexpectedly, the older girls were all attentive to them with soft-spoken and warm greetings.Such things as Hongxiu Tianxiang's reading at night are fascinating. On the one hand, Jia Baoyu is attracted by the words of those talented men and beauties, and on the other hand, the girls are so happy that they circle around him. What's more, Sheyue and Bihen, who were not close to each other before, were also assigned personal affairs by the attackers.The girls in this room each have their own petty tempers, and there are often quarrels and quarrels. When did they work together like this and only serve him wholeheartedly?Jia Baoyu was addicted to this kind of gentle fragrance, so he couldn't help being greedy to enjoy it for a few more days, but who knew that the old lady knew it, and the master knew it too.

This Baoyu also persuaded Xiren Qingwen and others not to let them suffer like this. It's just that Jia's mother was pleased and rewarded the girls in his room several times. How dare everyone relax?So the situation got out of hand, until Jia Zheng smashed the trick of selling dog meat.

Qingwen insisted on going, Yuanyang had no choice but to go back to Jia Mu: "I have learned a few needlework in the second master Bao's room, but the old lady here used the old embroiderer who was released earlier. We are not as good as Qingwen girl." Well, why don't you ask her to come back first, and take care of it for a while?"

Jia's mother was not in good spirits, so she agreed with Yuanyang's words: "I know this girl is angry with Baoyu, and Baoyu should really be beaten! Well, tell her to come back, and go after two months. Late."

After hearing this, Yuanyang understood more and more: Qingwen was the aunt that the old lady preferred to Baoyu, otherwise she wouldn't have received such generous and preferential treatment.It's just that Yuanyang's heart is also beating. Qingwen's girl is so stubborn that she won't look back when she hits the south wall. Now that she is discouraged, it's probably hard to turn around. She can't think of what will happen in the future. the situation...

On the night before the August Festival, Jia Mu sent someone to invite Taoist Zhang to come back.

Zhang Taoist visited Jia Mu, and Jia Mu smiled and said, "Old fairy, how have you always been? I invited you here because I had to. Even you said that Baoyu was the most like the Duke of the country. But this child has grown up to this day, and he is still ignorant. I invite you to come here. First, I ask you to divination to see if there is any hidden danger of being deceived by the little ghost. Second, I ask you, the old god, to give him some advice. "

"Originally, Baoyu sent her name to her godmother, Ma Daopo, and she was found out to have caused the little ghost to harm people. Now that the government has locked up Qiuhou, I'm afraid that Baoyu will also suffer from her nightmare." Look at Taoist Zhang.

Taoist Zhang doesn't know how capable that Ma Daopo is, but the old Taoist knows that the psychic gem of the young master of Jia's family is fake news.

This old Taoist priest was named "Illusionary Immortal" in the past, and now he is also named "End Daoist". The title of Tianxian can be used to seal ghosts and gods. Once the saint says it is fake, the aura of the treasure will dissipate.If the accompanying treasure fails, there will definitely be some impact.However, the protection of external objects is limited after all, so the loss of aura will make the young master's behavior not as good as before, but it will not blind the clarity of the Lingtai.

In Qingxu's view, Daoren Zhang was the substitute of the old Duke in the early years, and now he is still the enshrined of the Rong Mansion. The woman who has achieved the effect of "neutralization and purity, and the smooth flow of the five elements"; the second is to take advantage of the protection of civil and military spirit, and when my brother succeeds in studying literature or martial arts, he will be like a Confucian military officer. Then worry free.The old Taoist Zhang thought that the jade was so strong that it would assist Baoyu's fate, so if it failed, he had to find a way to make it up from this place, and the second method he gave was exactly the same.The old Taoist priest had been instructed before he entered the mansion. Although he followed this proposal, he did not disclose the news to Jia Mu.

Mother Jia frowned, Taoist Zhang's first idea immediately reminded her of Xue Baochai's golden lock.Jia Mu shook her head secretly, suppressing this thought, and only asked: "Guozijian is a place where literary spirit gathers. Is it possible to protect Baoyu?"

Daoren Zhang stroked his long beard and said with a smile, "That's right, that's right! I just need to work hard on my own."

Haosheng sends Zhang Daoren away, and Jia's mother is determined not to allow Baoyu to disappoint Master Lin's heart, which is also for his own benefit.

It's just that in the three months of tenth, eleventh, and the twelfth lunar month, whenever the Imperial Prison rested and Jia Baoyu came back, he fell ill. In less than three months, he lost a lot of weight, which really made this old man feel so distressed.Mother Jia had no choice but to think again of the first idea given by the old Taoist priest. At this time, because Baoyu did not perform well in the Imperial College, Mother Jia also knew that the marriage of the Lin family would be difficult, so she was not as fond of marrying the Xue family as before. conflict.

When eating New Year's wine in the first month, Jiamu invited Aunt Xue, mother and daughter to a special banquet, but Aunt Xue was the only one who came.Mother Jia pressed down uneasy, and at the banquet she confided a little about her desire to get married, and Aunt Xue knew about it, but Auntie didn't answer, but talked about the selection of the royal family this year, and finally said with a smile: "Baby Girls can also participate in the election, their names have been submitted..."

When Jia's mother heard this, her heart was blocked and her eyes darkened: In the end, none of the abacus on both sides was caught, and they all fell apart!