Jia Juan of the New Red Mansion

When Aunt Zhao was a maid, her name was Xiu'er. After she became the second master's concubine, the second master disliked the awkward pronunciation of the word "Auntie Xiu", so he asked his servants to add the surname Xiu'er in front of the aunt.

Grandpa Xiu'er was the first batch of servants who bought into the mansion after Rong Guogong made his fortune. Several generations have worked in Jia's mansion, and the Zhao family's marriage partners are also Jia's servants.

Relatives are connected to relatives, and relatives of relatives turn a corner and become relatives again. The Zhao family's relationship is intertwined in Jia's family, and it can be ranked first in power in Jia's family.Before Shi Taijun married into Jia's family, the people of Zhao's family lived happily, no one would offend them, and all members of the family had good jobs.

After Shi Taijun became the housekeeper, the Zhao family, who was one of the native servants of the Jia family, became the top birds, and it was the best choice who called the Zhao family.He was overtly and secretly suppressed by Shi Taijun.From then on, the status of the Zhao family in the Jia family has not been stable.

Especially after Shi Taijun's companion Lai's family took over the errands of Rongguo Mansion one after another, the Zhao family's errands became worse than before.In the generation of Xiu'er's father, he finally used the money to ask for a few turns, and became the long-term follower of the Second Young Master Zheng. This is a leisurely and decent job. It was all emptied.

The Lai family didn't know whether it was under Shi Taijun's instigation, or the Lai family didn't take the Zhao family seriously anymore, they just pretended not to see Xiu'er's grandfather jumping up and down.The people of the Lai family don't get in the way. Father Zhao's errand is pretty solid. If there are no accidents, if he performs well, he might have the opportunity to be a small steward. Of course, it depends on whether the Lai family will give him the opportunity. .

One winter, there was a rare heavy snowfall in the capital, the inside and outside of Rongguo Mansion was a vast expanse of whiteness, and snowflakes fell in flakes.Looking at the snow scene through the window in the house is interesting and rare.

The decent maids and wives in the mansion can hide in the house to keep warm, but the maids and wives who are in charge of passing messages and delivering things have to go out in the snow. This is the helplessness of the distinct hierarchy of feudal society.

Braving the wind and snow and stepping into the snow, the snow was buried on the knees and it was difficult to move. With difficulty, I pulled out my foot and wanted to continue walking, but the shoes were already soaked in snow, and they were wet and clinging to the socks. The cold air permeates the socks, and the whole foot is frozen and stiff, and it is easy to fall and get injured.

Early in the morning, it was reported that three maidservants had broken their feet, and two women had twisted their waists. Shi Taijun became anxious when he heard it, and hurriedly sent a message that the two young masters don't have to go to school today. .

The young master Jia She was naturally happy not to be able to go to school, so he happily went back to his room to catch up on sleep.As for the second young master, Jia Zheng, he didn't know which muscle had the problem, or he was hard-working and eager to learn, so he insisted on going to Xiangshan Academy to learn from a famous old master.

Of course Shi Taijun was not happy. At that time, Jia Zheng's father was still alive, saying that Shi Taijun was a benevolent woman, and Jia Zheng was not a lady in the boudoir. How can the young master of Rongguo Duke's mansion be so delicate.Besides, Jia Zheng is going to get married in a few years, so why should he control him like he did when he was a child?

I heard that Xiangshan Academy is the number one academy in the country, and those who can study here are either officials and descendants of aristocratic families, or young talents from all over the world. If Jia Zheng can establish friendship with them, it will be of great help to his future future.

Moreover, the courtyard of Xiangshan Academy is a university scholar who has retired from the imperial court. It would be great if Jia Zheng could get his advice.With a big wave of my hand, I got it right, so Jia Zheng walked away with his book in his arms.

On the way to Xiangshan, the wheels of the car got stuck in the snow. Father Zhao, another long follower and a boy left Jia Zheng on the carriage, and the three of them stood in the snow covered with raindrops and pushed the carriage together. .

The three of them exhausted their strength and finally lifted the wheel that was stuck in the snow. The driver saw that it was almost done, so he swung his whip at the horse's buttocks. With a "hiss", the horse seemed to be frightened. Instead of stomping a few steps to stop, it raised its head and rushed forward with four hooves spread out. The driver tightened the reins to stop the carriage.

Father Zhao and the others were caught off guard and fell to the snow.Fortunately, there was thick snow on the ground, and the three of them fell on the snow as if nothing had happened. They looked at each other in distress, white eyebrows, white nose, and white lips thought it was funny, and they changed the snow on their bodies After the shot was clean, I went to chase the carriage.

The horse ran for a short distance and stopped in the middle of the road, occupying more than half of the official road. Fortunately, in this weather, there were very few carriages on the official road, otherwise it would be in the way.

The coachman beckoned to them, telling them to run faster, and the road further up the mountain would be even more difficult.The three of them caught up with the carriage wheezing, and climbed up one after another.It was also unlucky for Mr. Zhao, if he hadn't been the last in line, he wouldn't have been knocked to the ground by an oncoming carriage.

He fell with his head up, and happened to touch a stone buried in the snow. The snow was stained red with blood, and the pure white snow reflected eye-catching blood, which made people shudder. Everyone saw that something bad happened, and hurriedly panicked. He carried Father Zhao into the carriage.

Although Zhao's father came to serve Jia Zheng halfway, he was usually very good at being a man, and he had a good relationship with several long-term followers and young servants.Jia Zheng also had a good impression of this slightly older Chang Sui.It was very sad to see Mr. Zhao in a coma, and the boy huddled in the corner, crying and crying in fear that Mr. Zhao would die like this, which made people feel even more uneasy.

Jia Zheng and another follower turned pale, and surrounded Father Zhao, not knowing what to do.The coachman was a middle-aged man who had experienced the world, seeing that they were all worthless, he squeezed into the carriage and with the help of his entourage, he raised Father Zhao's head and carefully inspected the injury.

On the surface, there was only a small piece of red blood on the hair, which seemed to be no major problem, but after turning over the hair, everyone took a deep breath when they looked at it, and the back of Zhao's head was covered A bloody hole the size of a copper coin was knocked out of the stone.

There was no need to go to Xiangshan Academy, the coachman hurriedly turned the carriage back to the city.After entering the city, he sent Zhao's father to the hospital for treatment, and sent a servant to pass the letter to Zhao's house.The long follower originally wanted to send Jia Zheng back to the mansion first, but was rejected by Jia Zheng. He finally had the opportunity to come out to see him, and he was unwilling to go back to play with Shi Taijun no matter what.

When Father Zhao's father, wife, and a pair of children arrived, Father Zhao had just closed his eyes and died. As for whether he saw his family before he died, or whether he left any regrets, only he knows.

He was still a good person when he went out, but he disappeared when he came back. No one can accept this cruel fact.Papa Zhao's old man, the black-haired man, was so sad that he threw himself on his son and cried a few times before following him.Now, Father Zhao's wife, son and daughter were crying even more terribly.

On the same day, two people died in the Zhao family. Jia Zheng witnessed the tragedy of the Zhao family with his own eyes, and his complexion could no longer be described as ugly. It was the first time he saw a dead person, and there were two dead people at once. How could he be so frightened? .

Seeing that Jia Zheng was not in a good condition, the accompanying servants who followed Jia Zheng dragged Jia Zheng out of the hospital, this time the coachman stayed behind to help take care of the funeral. .Because there was a smell of blood on the carriage, the three master and servant returned to Rongguo Mansion in a rented simple carriage.

The Zhao family didn't have any savings, and it was relatives who pooled money together to bury Zhao's father and son.What happened to the Zhao family made the entire Rongguo Mansion sigh.At this time, if you go to trouble the Zhao family, you will not be drowned by the spitting stars. Besides, there is nothing left in the Zhao family with only orphans and widows.

As for the scattered relatives of the Zhao family, there are not many of them who have achieved great things.The Lai family finally stopped embarrassing the Zhao family's orphans and widows, and arranged an errand for Zhao's widow.

Although the monthly income can only be used for food and clothing, and there will be no extra money to save, but for the Zhao family who lost their livelihood, it is already a great blessing.The children born to the family are born slaves from the day they fall into the grass.

Boys who are smarter and well-connected can become the young master's servant, and they can stand outside the school to eavesdrop on the teacher's lectures and steal a few words without spending money.If you are lucky enough to be selected as a book fairy tale, you will be able to read and recognize characters properly.

Bad luck, boys with no money at home, when they grow up to seven or eight years old, because it is convenient for them to go in and out of the inner house, so the big and small managers will pick a few clever boys to do errands.This job looks tiring, but every time you run errands, you can get a few copper coins, and it has become a position where everyone breaks their heads and fights openly and secretly.

Boys who didn't get good jobs could only be assigned to do chores in the handyman's room. They got up early and worked in the dark every day, and their little hands were callused.The boy who helped cut firewood in the kitchen and watched the stove was not much better. His clothes and face were all black and black all day long, and he couldn't see his original appearance.When the boys get older, it depends on their own abilities to find their own way out.

The girls in the family gave birth to a child. From the day they could walk, the adults in the family taught them how to walk properly. Every day, besides helping their parents with housework within their ability, they also listened to their parents talking about the interpersonal relationship in the house. How to serve the master.When they are three or four years old, they will be brought into the mansion by the nanny in charge of the first little maid to learn the rules.

These little girls are really pitiful, some of them don't even speak sharply, and they have to recite the rules all day long, and endure the scolding and beating of the mother.If you can't bear it, you have to bear it. The elder sister in the family and the girls in the neighbor's next door have worked hard to get through it.

As long as you work hard to learn the rules and keep currying favor with the nanny, you will have the opportunity to become a deputy lady just like the well-dressed big sisters in the mansion. You don't have to do heavy work, and you can also wear gold and silver and eat hot and spicy food.When you are old enough, you can marry the little steward.After becoming a lady in charge, she will be able to get over the addiction of being a maid, and other insignificant and heartrending hopes, are the life goals of the little maid Zhao Xiuer.

When her father died, she was already working in the greenhouse.Because of the family members of the Zhao family, unfortunately, they were assigned to grow flowers in the greenhouse.Most of the servants who take care of the flowers and plants in the greenhouse are the daughters-in-law and mother-in-law of the mansion. It is a strange thing for a little girl like her to come here suddenly.

Knowing her background, other than pity and sympathy, they dare not talk to her, for fear of being implicated.Those who didn't know it, after finding out that she was a girl from the Zhao family who had previously gained power, avoided contacting her even more.Zhao Xiu'er was in the greenhouse, and didn't even have anyone to talk to, so she could only pass the time by digging the soil and pulling weeds every day.

It wasn't until her mother re-arranged her errands, and after the Lai family left the government half-heartedly, they went to curry favor with the master, so they didn't have time to deal with these trivial after-sales matters.Zhao Xiuer's situation gradually improved.Although it can't be said how hot it is, but at least it can catch up with the conversation.

Later, by coincidence, when Zhao Xiuer was 12 years old in the conservatory, she was spotted by a mother who was in charge, and she was selected to work in the second room as an errand, and she slowly learned the tricks. She is a 19-year-old girl, and she will be released from the house to marry in a year or two.

Every time Zhao Xiu'er came home from vacation, she would always feel sorry for her mother, maybe her father's early death was a good thing, otherwise, how could she have such a good life today.

After Jia Zheng saw the dead that day, he had a psychological shadow, and he always had nightmares at night. His father saw that he was shameless, so he sent him to the ancestral home in the south to study in retreat, probably because of the new environment. Never had a nightmare again.

During these days, too many things happened in the mansion, Jia Zheng was under too much pressure and began to have nightmares again.In the afternoon of a certain day, Jia Zheng woke up from a nightmare, and in the dream he saw Father Zhao dead again.

Recalling the past, Jia Zheng sometimes felt that it was his own waywardness that innocently killed a person. If he hadn't insisted on going his own way, Father Zhao would not have died.Although Steward Lai found the carriage that killed Mr. Zhao, but the owner of the carriage had a special identity, and under Shi Taijun's obstruction, the matter disappeared.

Shi Taijun sent someone to send the money to the Zhao family. Jia Zheng inquired, but it was not enough for the Zhao family to pay off the funeral and pay off the debts.At this time, Jia Zheng knew that the Zhao family not only spent all their savings but also borrowed foreign debts in order to follow this errand.Jia Zheng was puzzled, he was just a small long-term follower, how could he spend money to become one.

He was embarrassed to ask others, so he hid this doubt in his heart.It seems that the shortcomings of Jia Zheng's unconventional affairs existed when he was young.In other words, he is a son who does not know the warmth and coldness of the world, and does not understand the difficulties and embarrassments of the poor in the world.Let such a person become an official, he can only talk on paper, and he doesn't understand any practical life.This is another story.

Ever since the first sister-in-law left, the house has been in chaos. Mrs. Xing, the eldest brother’s house-filling sister-in-law, is weak in nature and only knows how to protect herself. But take advantage of the dowry of the first sister-in-law.

Mrs. Xing didn't treat Jia Lian as her own, and let it be fine if she didn't raise her herself. She also allowed Jia Lian to go to the emperor to sue him, ruining the reputation of Rongguo Mansion.Judging from the fact that Mrs. Wang did not treat Aunt Zhou and the housemaids badly, although Mrs. Wang is a bit greedy and stingy, she is a good person, but it is a pity that the mistake is a mistake.

These are all things that happened in the big house. If there were no such things, he would have been reciting poems in Taibai Juli at this time.Now in order to avoid the limelight, he can only hide in the mansion to entertain himself.Jia Zheng felt that the room was very stuffy, so he wandered around the back garden alone.Accidentally met Zhao Xiu'er squatting beside the flowers to pull out weeds, and he recognized her as the maid who had just been promoted in the wife's room.