Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

From this day on, Du Yun'an really stewed two cups of pear pots one morning and one night and sent them to the main courtyard.Like a bee smelling the fragrance of flowers, the big kitchen hurriedly delivered a basket of good pears produced in Luergang, Laiyang.

It took nearly two months to send it off.Seeing that it was going to be summer, all kinds of fruits stored in the ice cellar in the mansion were about to run out, and on the day when the maids got a plate of fresh cherries, the main courtyard sent someone to tell Yun An that there was no need to prepare such cherries from now on. Pear soup is out.

The person who came here naturally rewarded the first-class seal again.

Du Yun'an accepted the reward, took out a large amount of money from his purse, and politely thanked the woman who sent the message for her hard work, and invited her to have tea.

Sending the old woman away happily, until there was no one else, Du Yun'an let out a sigh of relief: From the first third-class award to the later first-class award, she received five rewards alone. Six times, but in the end I couldn't see the face of that Grandma Li.

It's really unsatisfactory: Du Yun'an's plan was pretty good, and she did have the ability to deliver the pear soup to Grandma Li—but who would have thought that Grandma was old and frail, and her vitality was lost by an illness , It is said that Mrs. Li specially invited the imperial physician to come for a consultation, and the imperial physician ordered to have a good life and rest for the first half of the year so as not to hinder the longevity. As a result, Grandma Li did not see anyone at all.

Sighed, although it didn't go as planned, the last cup of pear pot tonight still had to be made carefully.

At dusk, Mrs. Li in the main courtyard was admiring a pot of early-blooming peonies from the flower house. She caught a glimpse of Baolu, the second-class girl, walking back with a small holding box, and asked, "What did you get?"

Baolu hurriedly stopped, and said with a smile: "Today is the last cup of pear soup for the old lady. The imperial doctor said that the old lady's lung qi has calmed down, so she won't eat it tomorrow."

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "Amitabha, it's time to eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow for a few months. The doctor Pianchai once encountered it and ordered to eat this to nourish the lungs. He said that taking medicine is not as good as food supplements. Now it can be regarded as lifting the ban. "

Rui Yun hurriedly answered with a smile: "No, I went to visit Mammy on behalf of my wife before, and Mammy ate pear soup like medicine. I thought it was overcooked, so I quickly tasted it. Guess what it tastes like?"

Rui Xiang pushed her and didn't tell her to be foolish, Rui Yun sucked her saliva like a mischief: "That's sweet! I'm so greedy, I took the time to beg An girl to make me a pot of stew before giving up!"

It made Mrs. Li laugh out loud.Yin said: "Every day I pass by here to send it, but I have never tasted it. Let me have a look at this last cup. Is it really as good as Ruiyun said?"

After hearing this, Ruixiang quickly gave Baolu a wink, Baolu knew the opportunity and hurriedly sent it up.

A little girl had brought a small table and an embroidered stool, and Ruixiang uncovered the small cup, and gave Mrs. Li a spoon.

When Mrs. Li looked at it, she was slightly taken aback, but it turned out that there was a whole pear in the cup. Ruiyun gently picked up the pear lid, and the inside was hollowed out, and a puddle of sweet water was dotted with jujube, wolfberry and kumquat shreds .

After taking a sip, Mrs. Li smiled and said, "She is capable, thanks to her dexterity. Eating this way is indeed more interesting than dicing pears and making soup."

Rui Yun wondered: "Listen to Madam, could it be that this pear pot was modified from other dishes? Why don't I remember such a dish?"

Mrs. Li took a sip of the soup, spooned another small piece of soft and sticky pear meat, and wiped her lips with a handkerchief: "That homemade dish is not very tasty, but it is often seen at summer and autumn banquets. Think about the eight-treasure fruit jar carefully." , yes or no?"

Rui Xiang clapped her hands and laughed first: "It's so strange! It's just that it's more troublesome than this. Although pears are used to make shells, orange cakes, gold cakes, osmanthus sauce, green plum shreds, melon seeds and glutinous rice are also used as fillings. It is blanched, steamed and watered to get an eight-treasure jar."

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"The girl's surname is Du? She just came up this year. I've heard people praise her a few times. The pear pot she made is really clever. Who is she?" Madam Li thought about it for a while, but couldn't remember. What does she look like at first, I only vaguely remember that she is a good-looking girl.

Ruixiang and Ruiyun looked at each other, they waited on the wife's side late, only vaguely heard about the 'Tongfang Yun', thinking that the steward dared to choose Du Yunan, obviously the wife turned the page here.So she replied: "She is different from us: her father is a late family general who served as the master's personal guard; her mother was also in front of you, the Yun family who was released for marriage..."

Mrs. Li was stunned: "Why, hasn't Yun'er's daughter released her birth certificate yet?"

Ruixiang Ruiyun was also stunned.

Mrs. Li frowned: "This girl's naturalization is just her mother's request on her deathbed. I don't think it counts here. The Du family has always been a general in the family, and their ancestors have made meritorious deeds. How can they let his family The girl of my daughter is a slave!"

Immediately, I was about to ask the manager of the room to ask, but suddenly he stopped, rubbed his forehead and said: "I'm confused, it's none of their business, that girl's body deed is kept separately by the grandma, and later It’s been so long, I’m afraid I’ve forgotten it.”

Seeing that his wife was angry, Ruixiang Ruiyun knelt down a long time ago, and now Ruiyun dared to speak up for Yunan: "I heard that their family voted for her to enter the mansion. Who does she choose? An girl has no relatives or friends in the second gate, she was chosen because the stewards in our mansion act fairly."

Rui Yun was afraid that his wife would throw Du Yun'an out. According to her knowledge, the house is a thousand times better than the outside, and their life is more noble than that of ordinary rich girls.

Thinking of this, Ruiyun pretended to be unconvinced and said: "What's wrong with the slave girl? I was taught by my wife in our house, and learned skills and knowledge. This is something that many good people can't ask for. Could it be that she has been wronged? ?”

Mrs. Li thinks about it too, I heard that Yun'er's eldest son is only five years older than the younger daughter, so it is naturally difficult for such a pair of little brothers and sisters to be left outside, and it is indeed their brother and sister's wish.

"That's all, I'll stay in the mansion for a few years, and I'll let her out when I grow up, and I can still be with her and her brother at will." Thinking of the old love, Mrs. Li temporarily put aside the idea of ​​letting her go out, and said Ask: "How much monthly money does she get now?"

"Returning to my wife, it's second class." The reply from Wang Gui's family, the daughter-in-law who served in the main courtyard.

"Take one or two out of my allowance every month and give it to her. This is out of the rules, and it's all part of her mother's part in serving me and getting a good result." Mrs. Li ordered: "In the future, every time For New Year’s holiday rewards, she gets the same rewards as the girl in my house, and Ruixiang gives her privately. The rest will still follow the second-class rules, so as not to break the rules.” Wang Gui’s family was secretly dumbfounded , Such monthly rules and rewards are actually better than first-class big girls.

Then he asked Du's brother where he is now and if he has any future prospects.

After serving Mrs. Li for dinner, Ruiyun took a moment to beg Ruixiang: "I'll come back when I go. If my wife asks, my sister will help me cover up."

Ruixiang nodded her forehead, snorted and said, "Since when did you get so close with that An girl, and risk such a big risk to speak for her today?" Then she came up and pinched her cheeks to torture her: "I heard that before Her brother gave her something on the second door, and that day, you came back from outside and you were out of your wits, tell me! Did you - did you fall in love with her brother! You want to be her sister-in-law, so you are in a hurry to please the future sister-in-law?"

Rui Yun blushed, broke away from her hand, and hurriedly ran out of her eyes.

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After sending Ruiyun away, and sending away a group of little sisters who came to congratulate her, Du Yunan lay in the bed tent, tears of grievance falling down.

After thinking about it, Yun An knew that it was no wonder that Ruiyun did bad things with good intentions, but when he thought of leaving home to be a slave for a few years for no reason, how could he not have mixed feelings, and end up suffering from the heart all the way to the throat?

At noon today, I still felt that not having the opportunity to see the big nanny was a failure. Only now did I realize that compared to the five-year delay in talking about it, the previous mistake is nothing!

Du Yun'an is so uncomfortable, but he can't show it outside, otherwise he doesn't know what to do.

'My brother is looking forward to the reunion wholeheartedly, but how can I tell my brother? 'The girl covered her head with a quilt, and a large area of ​​the pillow was already wet.

When she woke up the next day, Du Yun'an's eyes were so red and swollen that Yin Xian was startled.

Du Yun'an could only reluctantly say: "I remembered my mother..."

Yinxian said worriedly: "I still have to go to my wife to thank you today, what happened to your eyes?"

While pouring the overnight tea from the teapot into his washbasin, Yun An dipped a cloth into the tea and massaged his eyes to reduce the swelling, while saying: "If Madam asks, I will answer truthfully."

When Du Yunan went to the main courtyard, people greeted him along the way, more kind and friendly than before.Her face was as usual, but she tried her best to comfort herself in her heart: No matter what, she finally got the word, and she will be released to be released in the future - but it will be two years late, and she can't ask for grace to go out this year.

At this time, Du Yun'an still didn't know that there were unpredictable events in the sky, and people not only had misfortunes and blessings, but also had long nights and dreams.The bigger "overturning surprise" is still waiting in the future. After all, she is more tender, and Eucommia can't be counted as the ever-changing mind of a housewife.This is for the funeral, so I won't show it for the time being.

After entering the main courtyard, before Yun'an asked the little girl standing at the door to pass it on, Ruiyun lifted the curtain and came out.

Ruiyun saw Du Yun'an, quickly grabbed her hand and ran to the base of the wall: "Just now, my wife got annoyed and lost her temper. You don't want to be uncomfortable at this time. You go back first, and I will wait for the opportunity later." Just a word of repayment for you."

Du Yunan glanced at the silent room, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? Who can be angry with your wife?" The prince vacated his grandpa for business and did not return. The biggest person in this mansion is Mrs. Li——Du Yunan had noticed earlier: the inner courtyard The only one in the house is Mrs. Li, and the rest of the concubines don't seem to exist, except for the weak lady, Mrs. Li can do whatever she wants, and she can do whatever she says.

Ruiyun smiled wryly: "Speaking of which, it still has something to do with you."

"Yesterday, my wife gave you an idea from her monthly bill. It's none of other people's business, but who knows that it has pierced the heart of a villain." Then she pointed to the west: "How many times has Miss Feng passed by over there?" Yue is about to leave the house, but who knows that two old men came from the south, and they use Miss Feng as an excuse to make trouble every day. I don't hear about your business, and I'm jealous, so I have to say that there are thieves in Miss Feng's house. There is a big girl in front of me, and the monthly money allocated by the accountant has been greedy by thieves—it is just an excuse to gain benefits, who doesn’t know that the accountant’s monthly money is based on the head, and naturally there is no monthly money to take if the nest is empty.”

Now Du Yun'an was surprised, she knew that Wang Xifeng seldom left the yard because she was preparing for marriage, and she also knew that there were a few girls in her room who wanted to be strong, and they fought fiercely in private. The big girl who folded in earlier was the ironclad proof, but ——

"Ms. Feng has such a strong temper, how can she allow others to say that there are thieves in her yard?"

Ruiyun curled her lips: "Who knows what the wife of our elder in Jinling murmured in the letter? Anyway, I see Miss Feng going on like this, and sooner or later my wife's love for her will be ruined. And those two old women, Left and right are double-faced goods, so in front of us, how can we sell it considerately in front of Miss Feng."

Yun'an thought for a while, before turning the corner: It turns out that the 'grand master's wife' is Wang Xifeng's mother, and it stands to reason that this mansion should call it Mrs. Dafang.

"I'll spend a few years here anyway. If I can take this opportunity to meet the 'Fairy Concubine' Feng Jie, and Qiao Ping'er, a Huizhi Lanxin, I won't be in vain as a servant of the old society..." When Du Yun'an went back, he was having fun thinking about something else.

The author has something to say: Thank you little cuties for your encouragement~

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[There are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings every day]: As the saying goes, it comes from the 26 chapters of "Poyao Fu" and "Water Margin" by Lu Mengzheng in the Northern Song Dynasty.

[Eight Treasures Pot]: Use the eight treasures pear can, a famous dish of Shandong cuisine.Eight Treasures Pear Jar combines a variety of precious fruits into one dish. It is suitable for summer banquets. It can prevent heatstroke, stimulate appetite, and has the effects of nourishing the lungs and beautifying the skin, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. (Encyclopedia)

[Pear cans]: Instant steamed pear cans, hollow out the whole pears, put rock sugar, shredded kumquats, and water, and steam in a steamer or stew in water.It's simple and easy to make, you can try it cute, there are many specific methods on the Internet.

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[About Wang Xifeng's parents]: There are not many descriptions in the original work.

In the sixth chapter of the original work, Zhou Rui's family said to Grandma Liu, "Who do you think this is the second grandmother of Lian? She is the wife's niece, the daughter of the uncle and master at that time, and her nickname is Brother Feng." Wang Ziteng is an uncle.