Jia Rong, the smiling tiger of the Red Chamber

Although there was a little bit of trouble in the middle, Shi Xiangyun's temperament is still quite generous. He was a little bit unhappy earlier, but he quickly forgot it and chatted and laughed with a group of sisters. stand up.

Back to Huifang Garden.

When they left to wander around, the first-class maid in front of Jia Ying had already brought the little maid and mother-in-law to prepare all the necessary things.Fresh melon and fruit snacks, tea and pastries have all been served on the table.

Seeing Jia Ying and the others come back, they stopped what they were doing, and facing Jia Ying and the others, blessed themselves, and said into the painting: "Girl, the kitchen over there has already prepared the food. Look, let the servant girl serve it now." Come here?"

Jia Ying looked up at the sky, and said, "It's still early, the food will be served in a while." After a slight pause, she continued, "Well, you send a little maid to take my rhyme. Bring the card box."

Entering the painting, he answered immediately.

Lin Daiyu and Jia Ying had the best relationship on weekdays. Seeing her ordering the maid to take the rhyme card box, she immediately understood and said with a smile: "But can't you write poems?"

Jia Ying nodded with a smile.

When they heard that they wanted to compose poems, everyone surrounded them. Shi Xiangyun said with a little displeasure: "Do you want to compose poems? But I am the most impenetrable in this journey. If you want to compose poems, it will be difficult for me. If you want to Tell me, we are here to enjoy the flowers, why bother to write poems?"

Jia Tanchun smiled immediately and said: "This is impossible. If you want to write poetry, there must be no one present." Seeing Shi Xiangyun's brows wrinkled, he seemed to be really displeased, and said: "Besides Sister Ying, the master, is not good at poetry, and since she brought it up, we don't want to lose face. Whether what you do is good or bad, it's just for fun, and it doesn't matter."

Jia Baoyu also nodded and said: "What the third sister said is very true. It's just for fun between us brothers and sisters. Even if we don't do well, there is no shame in it."

Shi Xiangyun said that casually, but seeing Tanchun and Jia Baoyu's persuasion one after another, he naturally took advantage of the trend, nodded and agreed with a smile.

Everyone made poems together, and the top three who did well were evaluated.Among them, Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu and Tanchun did the best.

At this time, Jia Yingchun pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Sister Ying, you are ashamed to say it here. Brother Rong is a first-class talent, the top two in Jinke. As an aunt, you are not as good as your nephew. .It's really not ashamed."

As the concubine's daughter of the big house, Jia Yingchun's aunt died young, and her biological father and aunt ignored her. Although she was raised by Jia's mother's side, she was just a foil, and she herself had a cowardly and docile temperament. He doesn't fight or grab, and his mouth is not as good as Jia Tanchun's, so he doesn't have much status in Rongguo Mansion.But any respectable woman would dare to show her face.However, ever since the sister-in-law of Lin'an county master entered the door, she was a little annoyed at seeing such an independent sister-in-law.

I invited Mother Jia to let her go back to the big room, and called a nurse beside me who was said to be from the palace to teach her, and also called a second-class maid beside me to serve her.

Over the past two or three years, leaving aside other aspects, Jia Yingchun's temperament has changed a little, and she is much more lively and outgoing.

Jia Ying didn't respond to Jia Yingchun's words. She waved her hand and said, "There's nothing to be ashamed about. Although I'm an elder, I'm born with a talent for reading that's not as good as Brother Rong's. It's reasonable that I don't have as much knowledge as him. things in life." Although she also studied piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, except for her hobby of painting, other talents are very average, not to mention not as good as Brother Rong, even Brother Qiang who studied later than her Nothing compares.

But the only thing that gave her some comfort was that although Brother Qiang was talented in reading, he was poor in martial arts.After studying for so many years, even tutoring him in person, but he couldn't beat even a little girl like her.

Speaking of which, Brother Qiang has been away from home for more than two years, and in less than half a month, Brother Rong is going to get married.Didn't he write a letter some time ago, saying that he was already on his way back.But now there is still no one, and I don't know if he is really on the way back.

Seeing that it was almost time, Jia Ying asked the servant girl to bring food over.

Although Jia Rong doesn't like appetite, he has his own set of requirements for his basic necessities of life.

So this meal, the guests enjoyed themselves.

Especially Lin Daiyu, when she saw the dishes on the table, the dishes in front of her were all Huaiyang dishes, so she ate all of the rare bowl of rice.

"I'm really bothering you, sister Ying." After the meal, Lin Daiyu found a spare time, walked to Jia Xichun's side, and said in a low voice.

She has been in Rongguo Mansion for almost a year, but she is still not used to the life in Rongguo Mansion, and everything else is easy to talk about.But as far as the food in Rongguo Mansion is concerned, she doesn't like it very much. It's greasy and heavy, and it's far from the Huaiyang dishes she's used to eating since childhood.It's just that although she is not used to it, she is a guest in Rongguo Mansion.Although grandma loves her dearly, she still doesn't want to bother grandma with unnecessary things.

Jia Ying looked at Lin Daiyu and said with a smile: "It's just a trivial matter. Brother Rong's taste is light, so he likes Huaiyang dishes the most. It's salty and slightly sweet, which suits his taste best. Therefore, He even specially sent the cook from the mansion to Yangzhou to study with the master there for a year and a half. If Sister Yu likes it, she will often visit her in the future."

Lin Daiyu nodded slightly, and then she didn't know what to think of, and a few traces of sadness flashed in her eyes.

Seeing Lin Daiyu's eyes flashing with sadness, Jia Ying thought about her situation. Although her uncle and grandmother in Xifu were very kind to her, she was living under the fence of others, and she was not as comfortable as being at home. He smiled lightly and said, "Sister Yu, let's go over there and have a look together. Let Zicuckoo and Snow Goose help you cut some peony flowers in full bloom, and put them in the room. Looking at them, you feel refreshed. Your yard, It's the lack of these flowers and plants, so that although it is clean, it is a bit too clean. It doesn't look like a daughter's boudoir."

Lin Daiyu is a smart girl, she guessed the meaning of Jia Ying's words just after Jia Ying finished speaking, smiled gratefully, nodded, and walked over with Jia Ying.Because her mother left early, she had no choice but to abandon her father, and went all the way to her grandmother's house. Here, she was cautious all the way, and there were many inconveniences.The only thing that is good is that I met a group of sisters and sisters, and they are all very easy to get along with.Especially sister Ying in Dongfu, although her relationship is not as close as that of sister Yingchun and sister Tanchun, she is the most congenial.

So I don't live up to myself coming here to go through this experience.

The masters had already had their lunch, and the maids also took turns to eat together in the small pavilion next to them, but at this moment, one was wearing a lotus-colored shirt and a flowered skirt, about thirties. The woman has a pretty face, but her chin is slightly pointed, and she looks a little bit harsh. Who do you think this is?It was Zhuerma who came with Jia Yingchun, who was also Jia Yingchun's wet nurse.

Speaking of Jia Yingchun's wet nurse, Zhu'erma, she is the most godly old woman, she is greedy and greedy for money, and she likes to gamble and eat wine.

Although Zhu'er's mother is Jia Yingchun's wet nurse, because Jia Yingchun's status was not high in the past, Zhu'er's mother didn't have much sense of presence in the mansion, but after Jia Lian married the Lin'an County Lord, her status rose sharply , the county lord of Lin'an has a good impression of Jia Yingchun, a concubine's sister-in-law.

Not only sent the nanny from the palace, but also gave Jia Yingchun a powerful maid.Her actions like this immediately changed Jia Yingchun's status.

Even Zhu'er's mother's status as a nanny has also risen.

I don't know if it's because of this, Zhu'er's mother became more and more tempered, and even more courageous.On weekdays, the problem of petty theft is even more serious, and even stole Yingchun's jewelry as money for gambling for several days.

Once, a maid named Xiuju was sent by the lord of Lin'an County.When she was caught, she was beaten [-] times, which almost killed her, if it wasn't for the face of her being Yingchun's wet nurse, and Yingchun pleading for her.She couldn't tell, and she was kicked out of Rongguo Mansion by Lin'an County Lord.

But seeing this Zhu'er's mother rolled her eyes around, she trotted out of Huifang Garden sideways when no one was paying attention.

With a clear purpose, trot to the right.

Soon she came to a courtyard gate, she looked around again, but seeing that there was no one, she slipped in and ran in.

Pushing open a door and walking in, looking around at the surrounding furnishings, it looks like a woman's boudoir, but the corresponding furnishings in the room are not good, although there are everything that should be there, but the appearance is very good. is average.Zhu'er's mother quickly figured out that this might be some big maid's house.

Without any hesitation, Zhu'er's mother walked straight towards the dressing table.

I saw that on the yellow paulownia dressing table, there were two jewelry boxes carved with rose patterns, and there were also two delicate mahogany combs and other items such as rouge and gouache, neatly placed on one side.

Without any hesitation, Zhu'er's mother opened the two jewelry boxes one by one.

As soon as he opened it, he straightened his eyes.

The two boxes were full of gold and silver jewellery, the most conspicuous of which was an emerald green jade bracelet.Looking at the appearance and head of the water, I'm afraid I won't be able to get any of them for 20 taels of silver.

When Zhu'er's mother saw these things, she spat and cursed a few words, she really was a cheap hoof.It's just a maid, and there are so many pearls and hairpins.Not to mention other things, the value of the contents of these two boxes may add up to seven or eighty taels of silver.

A maid of hers is only one or two taels of silver a month, and even if the master occasionally rewards her, she can't praise such possessions.

Cursing and swearing, Zhu'er's mother quickly picked out the most valuable and stuffed it into her sleeve, and finally put the emerald green bracelet on her wrist.He also looked up and down, and muttered, "This bracelet looks better on my wrist."

Zhu'er's mother searched and found a purse embroidered with red maple leaves in the pillowcase. When she opened it, she found two silver bills of ten taels of silver.

Without even thinking about it, he put the two banknotes together with the purse into his arms.

After Zhu'er's mother had done all this, she thought it was getting late.Then she restored the flipped thing to its original shape, then tiptoed out, and closed the door again.Then he trotted out hastily.

It's just that her luck seemed to have run out. Before she reached the gate of the courtyard, she saw a beautiful woman in her twenties who was dressed in silk and satin, holding the hand of a maidservant with a pretty face in an orange dress. money comes.Behind them, there are two little maidservants with hanging ears close to their ears.It was Aunt Pei and Yue'er.

Zhu'er's mother said badly to herself, and turned her head to find a place to hide.

It's just that she is already in the yard at this time, although she doesn't want to be empty, there is really no place for her to hide.To make matters worse, she had already been seen.Zhu'er's mother's heart was beating very hard at this time, she was not stupid to the end, knowing that she couldn't hide, so she didn't leave immediately, lowered her eyes, and blessed Aunt Pei.

Thinking of using this to confuse the past.

If someone else told her, Xu Zhen could get away with it, but Aunt Pei is the smartest person.

When passing by Zhu'er's mother, he stopped, looked around in confusion, but couldn't remember who she was?Then he asked directly: "Who are you? Where do you serve? Why do you look strange to me?"

"I'm a laundry woman in the laundry room. Your noble master has never seen me." Zhu'er's mother tried her best to calm down the panic in her heart and said.

Hearing Zhu'er's mother's words, Aunt Pei immediately turned her head to Yue'er and nodded. Yue'er understood, and said to the two maids following them: "You two catch this woman for me."

In the Ningguo Mansion, after being severely rectified by Jia Rong, all the servants were treated differently, regardless of superiority and inferiority. They were absolutely maids and mothers-in-law. When calling themselves, they directly used my word.So this woman must not be serving in their house.

The two little servant girls got the order and immediately walked over, grabbing Zhu'er's mother's arms from left to right.

Zhu'er's mother was shocked: "What are you doing?" She twisted from side to side, trying to break free, but she didn't know why, although these two little maids looked young, they had great strength , she was unable to move.

"You are not from our mansion. Why did you come to Caiyue Residence sneakily?" Speaking of this, Aunt Pei suddenly remembered that a young girl was entertaining her sisters in the mansion today, so she immediately said, "Are you People from the West Mansion. Who are you following?"

During the struggle, there was a touch of emerald green on Zhu'er's mother's wrist, and the sharp-eyed Yue'er saw it squarely. She reached out and grabbed her, rolled up her sleeves directly, and brought her to Aunt Pei, exclaiming: " Auntie, this jade bracelet wasn’t your maidservant’s birthday a few days ago. Did you give it to this maidservant as a birthday gift? How could it be in her hand?” Then she realized something in an instant, looked at Zhu’er’s mother who was already flustered, and said loudly Said: "She came here to steal things." As he spoke, he searched Zhu'er's mother for a while.

For a moment, looking at the things in his hands, he said angrily: "Auntie, these are all belongings of my servant. This purse was embroidered by my servant yesterday, and it is used to store the money I have saved for myself over the past few years. There is also this The plum blossom hairpin is for the Chinese New Year, and the eldest sister put it on the head of the servant for fun. It’s my aunt, you said that this hairpin matches the hairpin of the servant, and it looks festive. So I directly rewarded the servant.”

Aunt Pei had already knelt down to beg for mercy, and Zhu'er's mother said, "I mean, what are you doing in such a panic just now? It turns out that you have become a thief, and you have a guilty conscience. You are in the West Mansion, and you are used to being a thief. Isn’t it? All the stolen things have actually been stolen into our house.”

Turning her head to Yue'er, she said: "Yue'er, bring someone and things, and bring her to the uncle. Please deal with it." His tone paused slightly, "This is a servant of the West Mansion, we don't have the right to dispose of it, or Uncle, please go to the West Mansion and ask the old lady of the West Mansion how to deal with this slave."

When Yue'er heard Aunt Pei's words, she immediately responded crisply.

Zhu'er's mother had heard a lot about Jia Rong, and she wasn't even afraid of the former big housekeeper in the mansion, let alone herself, she immediately kowtowed again and again, asking Aunt Pei to spare her this time.

Aunt Pei was unmoved, she just waved her hand and asked Yue'er to take people there quickly.

After Yue'er left with Zhu'er's mother who was crying and begging for mercy, Aunt Pei showed a smile on her face.The uncle really has the ability to predict the future.This servant of the West Mansion is really daring to steal when he is in someone else's mansion.

I just don't know how many troubles will be caused because of this incident.