Ai Ruo's life in the red mansion

"Oh, how is Jue'er? We went to Jiangnan before, so we didn't go to see him for fear of delaying you." The main reason is that they had communicated with Shanmen. If they held a wedding in Beijing, they would only come and go for two or three days. Shanmen agreed with them. home.But going to the south of the Yangtze River to hold a wedding, so it won't work. It doesn't matter to Xiao Heitan if he comes and goes for a few months. He likes to practice kung fu, but it won't work for Jia Jue. After a few months, his kung fu can be returned to the master Therefore, neither Xiao Heitan nor Jia Jue could go down the mountain. If Ai Ruo was a good parent, he couldn't really shift the responsibility to Master, so he only said that he was afraid of delaying them, so he didn't go to see them.

"Oh, he's so stupid when he reads books now. Every day, he has to sit and chat with the master while riding a horse. It's hard work. This kid has a good spirit, so he can still talk. But he was punished by the master. , said that one mind and two tasks, hard work is not pure." Xiao Heitan really didn't mind it, because they sent someone to send them a lot of food before they went out. Although Jia Jue was very disappointed, he could still accept it. They all knew It is impossible for the mountain gate to let them go down the mountain for a long time when their foundation is not stable.

"I told your master that you don't need to be too demanding, as long as he trains his body well, your father still thinks that he will come out to take the exam." Ai Ruo basically doesn't have high demands on the children.Going to learn kung fu is just to strengthen your body, so the requirements for Jia Jue are even lower. As long as the gate of the mountain is closed to him, it is good not to go down the mountain to harm my sister Lin, so she doesn't mind other things, just read a little book , in good health and with a normal outlook, these are her greatest expectations.Now this is such a hard worker, on the road to becoming a versatile man in both civil and military affairs, when she is gone forever, she is still a little incapable of accepting it.

"Don't worry, mother, now he and father have exactly the same ideas. It is estimated that he will be able to enter the examination room directly after he goes down the mountain, and then he will be determined to become a master of literature like father. If he is killed, he will not force the little one to learn martial arts." Heitan continued to laugh gloatingly.

"Yeah. That's good, that's good." Ai Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression was uglier than crying.Think about it, Wenxiu’s Baoyu grew up every day in that place where there are piles of stinky boys. I wonder if he can say his famous line, being with girls, I feel refreshed, and being with men, I feel rotten?Now he is really with the rotten boys, and she actually sympathizes with Jia Jue.What a well-clothed and well-fed son should have been!

Now Jia Jue wants to hurt the spring and the autumn, but he has to have the capital, right now, he understands it very well.Only when he is admitted to the civil service can he escape the bitterness of practicing kung fu, so he has to work hard for the civil examination, and he will never say that it is "stupid". Of course, no one will teach it like this. It’s a secluded base. It’s no wonder that he would cultivate an anti-social personality for himself. And Jia Zhengxuan’s liberal arts master is also well-known. , sent up the mountain at the age of two, it was too late to determine the three views.

"Have you arranged a meal? Do you know what Xiao Heitan likes?" Ai Ruo looked at Jia Ying.Now Jia Ying helps her housekeeper, which is also part of the bride training.Of course, Ai Ruo wanted to be lazy.

"Hey. The second brother will order food as soon as he comes back. I'm afraid Hua'er and Yun'er won't have any food today." Jia Fen laughed hurriedly.

"It's rare for the second elder brother to come back. Besides, there is no food to eat." Lin Hua hurriedly pulled Jia Fan.An eager look on his face, for fear of misunderstanding.

"Second Aunt, don't listen to Sister Fen. I also like those dishes." Xiang Yun was still very cheerful.

"What does he want to eat?" Ai Ruo felt sorry for her son, but she had to check whether Lin Hua and Xiang Yun were right, and looked at Jia Ying.Jia Ying reported the menu by the way, but it was actually a few of the Jia's banquets prepared by Ai Ruo and Xiaohuo back then. These dishes are usually served on the go. The main reason is that the whole family has no fun eating them.So I don’t really care about it. Now I listen to it and think about it, "Bao Yaxin, duck feet are something that goes with wine, just a snack, so why did I talk about it. The same is true for lotus leaf soup, but it’s just tricks and kung fu. It’s also good for soup, you can make it if you want to eat it.”

By the way, he poked his daughter, "Why can't you eat this dish? You eat less on weekdays!"

"Second brother Xu ordered, why not allow my daughter to order?" Jia Fen was not happy, and hummed.

"Who won't allow you to order, what do you want to eat, just tell your sister Ying, who dares to stop you? The two of you are also, what do you want to eat, tell your sister Ying, at home, it's too chewy." Could it be because of you guys?" Ai Ruo was really pissed off, and it wasn't the real "Dream of Red Mansions" at home, and if she wanted to eat some green vegetables, she would ask someone to buy them in the kitchen, and she was a doctor, as long as they wanted to eat, she It's okay if you don't want to.In her opinion, wanting to eat and being able to eat is a blessing.

"Didn't you say that it's a snack? It's not a pity that I eat it every day. It's just that Hua'er has a weak spleen and stomach. After eating snacks, I can't eat. Besides, the bad things are not very good for the body. Often They lost their stomachs, so my niece forbade them to eat." Jia Ying also poked Jia Fen, and she became more like a housewife.

"Well done, idiot, eat a snack, you won't trade flowers for food, staring at the duck letter, what are the duck feet for? It's much more delicious!" Ai Ruo really hates iron.

"Mother, you really dote on them so much, how will they marry in the future?" Xiao Heitan didn't like being used as a background, so he hurriedly jumped out and said.

"Doting? I dote on them?" Ai Ruo opened her mouth, looked left and right, and looked at Zhou Rui's family, "Who do you think I dote on?"

"How can Madam dote on the girls? Madam loves them." Zhou Rui's family hurriedly laughed, and stood firmly on Ai Ruo's side.

"It's not spoiling, one duck is only one duck letter, a pair of duck feet, you let them eat as snacks! I can't eat it once a year!" Xiao Heitan said angrily.

Ai Ruo turned to look at Zhou Rui's family, "What if this kid can't eat these things on the mountain?"

"It's really not good to be a servant. I didn't handle this matter well. I must teach you a lesson when I turn around." Zhou Rui's family hurriedly expressed their determination and firmly stated that this is not a matter of spoiling, but that the servant did not take good care of him. question.

"Tell him why it's snacks." Ai Ruo pointed at Jia Ying.

Ai Ruo is too lazy to educate his son.But when you think about it, in the book, when Baochai is sick, Baoyu goes to visit, and Aunt Xue keeps food.Let Baoyu taste what he made.At that time, she didn't think there was anything wrong with reading this passage, and she loved it too.

But this section of the Hongxue article is said to be the Xue family showing off their wealth.Only then did she realize that, yes, there were no food processing factories in ancient times, and most people were still self-sufficient. Most people would kill a duck during Chinese New Year and the whole family would eat it together.What came out was nothing more than a duck letter and a pair of duck feet.This thing can't be saved, a plate.But you have to kill a bunch of ducks at once.Who can withstand such a toss, even if they can, this is actually quite a blessing.So the Xue family can take out a plate at will, it is really suspected of showing off their wealth.But is she that kind of prodigal?Can she be so prodigal?So the son really doesn't know himself at all.

"Brother Chen is right. If an ordinary family kills a duck on weekdays, they will only get a duck letter. A pair of duck feet is nothing more. A bunch of ducks. We are just a middle-aged family, and my second aunt cares about diligence and thrift, so I dare not do this extravagant thing. But doesn’t our family have a workshop dedicated to making preserved meat? Poultry and livestock. This kind of duck letter is still a cheap thing in our family." Jia Ying smiled and bowed her head.

"Mother, you love money so much, why didn't you sell it?" Xiao Heitan hurriedly looked at Ai Ruo.

"It's worthless if you sell it." Ai Ruo gave them a white look.Straighten your legs and let yourself sit on your side, "Just as I was telling Yinger, even if you are a wealthy family, eating duck letters and duck feet is actually a luxury. If I really take so much It’s out for sale. What do I serve as the main course when I treat guests on weekdays? Our family’s stewed goose palm with fish maw is loved by the empress. Food, for our family, is very cheap, so we just pay for it. There are also crystal trotters, which are the most popular during the festival, and I don’t know how much I give away every year.”

"Won't people say that our family is rich?" Xiao Heitan knew that his mother was low-key, so how could he do such a stupid thing.

"You still don't believe me when you say you're stupid. Hua'er, tell him why." Ai Ruo gave her son a supercilious look, but she was also very pleased that she finally didn't raise him in vain, and she already knew how to take care of her.

"Everyone also said that my uncle's family is rich, so my aunt talked about the workshop, but she didn't say anything about the output. She just said that it was for her family to eat. Because of this, many wives went home and planned to open a preserved meat workshop for fun. But, come to think of it, they didn't do as well as our family, so it's okay in the end." Lin Hua also worked with Xiangyun to manage the financial management, and he was taught by his aunt on weekdays, so he wasn't afraid.

"We have been making Lamei for almost 20 years. New flavors are released every year, and the old signature flavors have always been highly respected. They are all house slaves who have taken death contracts. No one will do the thing of betraying the master. Nor would Goose Palm open a workshop or shop just to eat a few duck letters. Do you understand?" Ai Ruo smiled and patted Lin Hua's face to express her appreciation.

"Can our family finish eating?" Xiao Heitan thought about the cured meat on the market, and the small animals they hunted in the mountains were also sent to his workshop, a lot of them every day.I heard that there are special chickens, ducks and geese in the family farm.Do this, but don't sell it, just eat it for yourself?

"Look at what my brother said, we just don't sell it, but if there is a good wife who wants to treat guests as much as possible, borrow our cook, and want to make a goose paw or something, the wife will naturally do it." Zhou Rui's family laughed.

"Borrow the cook, and give goose paws?" Xiao Heitan looked at his mother suspiciously. When did mother become so generous?

"They're all people on the scene. When people come to ask for help, they have to give face. Who knows if there is anything they can ask for?" Ai Ruo smiled.

"Second Brother is really stupid than Little Dumb Brother! When someone comes to ask for help, Mother helps, and he won't give a thank you gift? So our cook is very busy, and someone borrows it almost every day, but the three mothers can't agree to one family. We can’t borrow all the cooks, let’s start the fire and cook by ourselves!” Jia Fen couldn’t listen anymore, thinking that the second brother was so stupid, she couldn’t help it, “Mom, I finally understand now, the second sister-in-law really It's so hard to find, like this, how can I find it!"