Old things in the Red Chamber

Letting you pick up people has turned you into robbing people. "Jia Gu slapped the table loudly in Madam Tong's main room.

The four servant girls were already kneeling on the ground, begging for mercy.

Mrs. Tong signaled Jia Gui's family to go out, and said to Jia Gu, "Master, these four girls can't stay anymore. They were supposed to pick up my niece and niece. A good deed turned them into a bad deed, and they scared the two of you." Girl, if something bad happens out of fright, let alone how to deal with Mrs. Lin and General Jia, we will not be able to get over the hurdles in our hearts. I have the final say on the affairs of the backyard. Come on, put these two girls at [-]. The board, let their old lady take it back and match it with someone."

The four girls were crying softly. Jia Yingchun and Lin Daiyu looked at each other anxiously across a screen. Standing beside them was a rough-looking girl who belonged to Mrs. Tong, called Caiyun, and immediately knelt down. Come down and beg two people, "Two girls say something, they never behave like this on weekdays, you must not just drive them away like this, drive them away, match up a boy at will, their lives will be over."

A woman came in from outside the door, "Ma'am, their old lady is still in Beidi."

Madam Tong sternly said, "They offended the young lady and the old matriarch of the Rongguo Mansion. They must not be kept. Pull them down, beat them to death and bury them. If you can't beat them to death, you can directly marry the boy after the beating."

Lin Daiyu quickly stood up, "Aunt, calm down."

Mrs. Tong thought that she had finally spoken, and this article was over.He gestured to the four maids, "My dear Yu'er, you don't know, this matter made them mess up..." Quickly stood up and went behind the screen, and comforted the two sisters with kind words, feeling dizzy Yes, under Mrs. Tong's rhetoric, Jia Yingchun and Lin Daiyu forgave the four girls and agreed to let them continue to serve.

The screen was removed, and the two of them met Jia Gu and his wife, relying on Mrs. Tong's non-stop opening and closing of her mouth to enliven the atmosphere.

"Our Hou Mansion has a simple population and few things to do. Your uncle and uncle go to the palace on weekdays to be on duty, and sometimes your elder brother also goes there. I am the only one left in the house. The three of us girls are good companions. I don't have any Girl, I will treat you as my own."

Jia Gu tugged at Madam Tong's clothes, and signaled her not to be too uninhibited, because she frightened the little girl before meeting her, and made her feel like she was living here under someone else's fence.

Mrs. Tong patted his hand angrily, "We girls are talking, if the master has nothing to do, go and stay ahead."

The two little girls, Jia Yingchun and Lin Daiyu, had never seen a husband and wife get along like this.As far as Jia Yingchun was concerned, she had hardly seen a husband and wife get along with each other. After all, when she was with Shi Taijun since she was a child, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang always had troubles when they appeared together, and children should avoid it.And she herself has never seen Jia She and Mrs. Xing in the same frame.

Lin Daiyu has seen her parents get along with each other, and they really respect each other as guests. The husband and wife discuss things well, and their speech is extremely gentle. I have never seen Mrs. Tong in such a "domineering" attitude.

And Jia Gu didn't move or get angry, and smiled at the two shocked little girls with a good temper, "I'm not at home often, if you want to eat and play, tell your aunt and aunt, she always loves to play." It's lively, as long as it's not related to poetry, poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she will play."

"Go, go, this person is really bad. More than half of the games in this world are related to poetry, poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. You are here to expose the shortcoming again."

"It's tomorrow. After the two girls finish their classes, choose a docile pony and take them for a run twice. Wouldn't that kill half a day?" Jia Gu gave her an idea.

"Yes, yes, my husband is more knowledgeable and quick to think about things, but I still have to ask the children?"

Under the eaves, the two little girls expressed their willingness to give it a try.

In addition to a main road running through the backyard of Zhongwuhou Mansion, there are two wide roads on both sides.Divided into east and west sides by the central axis, most of the courtyard on the west side is locked. Lin Daiyu is holding the hand of the color photo screen, Jia Yingchun is holding the hand of licorice and vanilla, the two women in front are holding the lantern, and the six women in the back are following, facing west A large yard to move.

"In our mansion, Lord Hou and his wife live on the west side, and the east side is locked now, and will be used by grandma in the future. At that time, the courtyard door next to the middle road will be locked, like two families." After Licorice finished speaking, Lin Daiyu was a little confused, she felt that Zhongwuhou Mansion was different from other places more than once today.

"Why is this? Why is a good mansion divided into two?"

The maids couldn't tell either, but the woman who was holding the lantern in front of her understood that Master Hou would live in the backyard at night, and when the time came, there would still be uncles and grandma living in the backyard, so he wanted to avoid it.But the little girls didn't know, they were all fuzzing about guessing the reason.

"Stop talking too much," said a woman holding a lantern. "When the time comes, the madam will live with her brothers and sisters in the west, and the grandma and uncle's concubines will live in the west. Don't let the brothers and sisters and aunts live in the west." They live together."

Jia Yingchun didn't react when she heard this sentence. She was originally a concubine, and she wasn't as sensitive as Jia Tanchun. Because of her living environment, she would always act dumb at certain times.

Lin Daiyu was so surprised. In Rongguo Mansion, the status of women is not as high as that of girls. The big girls around the master can scold the old women at will.But in Zhongwuhou's mansion, the rough envoy's mother-in-law can actually teach the big girl next to the master.

At the gate of the courtyard, there is a round arched door with carved and hollowed-out door panels. After being pushed open, there are six main rooms inside, four wing rooms in the east and four wing rooms in the west.Peach trees were planted in the open space of the yard, and wooden seats were placed under the trees. It was night, and there were lamps on the table, covered with gauze shades. There were a few girls standing under the porch, and a row of red lanterns hung.

One of the girls came up to invite Ann first, "I tidied it up hastily at night. The east side is for the elder girl, and the west side is for the cousin girl."

A group of people hugged Lin Daiyu first into the room, pushed open the door, a row of beaded curtains blocked the view, two girls stepped forward and rolled up the beaded curtains, the floor was water-polished floor tiles, and there was a seat in the middle. This is the place for everyday hospitality.The east room is arranged as a study room, with bookshelves full of new books next to the wall, a piano by the window, and an incense burner in the corner.Lin Daiyu was very satisfied, and turned around to go to the west room. This is the bedroom. There is a bed near the window with a wide footrest. On the other side of the bed is a wardrobe. Behind the wardrobe is a small bed. This is the night watch. sleeping place.

Then I went out to Jia Yingchun's room. There was a screen at the entrance, and when I turned the screen, there were also tables and chairs. The layout was the same as that of Lin Daiyu's room. The difference was that there were chessboards and painting utensils in the east room by the window, but there were no bookshelves or desks.The west room is also a bedroom. Jia Yingchun dragged Lin Daiyu to sit down on the edge of the bed, feeling satisfied in her heart. After all, in Rongfu, four girls were squeezed into the huddle together with a wet nurse and maid. Here, one person can monopolize three The house is spacious no matter how you look at it.

Lin Daiyu wandered around several times in the evening, thinking about what happened to the old lady, and thinking that the aunt and uncle here are also pretty good. As a niece, she can't see Jia She and Jia Zheng a few times a year. Jia Gu, who was busier than them, was waiting for them in Mrs. Tong's backyard.After thinking about it, I slowly fell asleep. The next morning, when the color screen woke up, I opened the big wardrobe first, and a wardrobe of clothes was displayed in colorful colors. The color screen took out a light green dress, "Girl, this is How is it?"

Lin Daiyu nodded.

Caiping put down his clothes and went to open the door. The maids came in one after another. After washing, they retreated. Caiping combed his hair. Caiying took out a box from the compartment under the closet. There were all kinds of accessories in it. select.

When Lin Daiyu and Jia Yingchun reconciled and went to greet Madam Tong, Jia Gu was already sitting in the upper room.

"Did you sleep well last night? Is the bedding still usable?" Mrs. Tong took the two of them and went to the dining table together. Jia Gu also sat down and had breakfast. A colleague went to Wangjianglou to drink and watch a play, and then went to the front yard to change clothes.

"I found a female teacher for you. She is full of knowledge and is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. You follow the study in the morning, and we girls are talking in the afternoon."

The teacher who teaches is also a woman, who is very indifferent in middle age.Many people call her Jinmao.First, I asked the two people a few questions to get a feel for their foundations. They were able to teach the Four Books with Lin Daiyu, and they were able to talk about home classics with Jia Yingchun.

Mrs. Tong ordered someone to hitch up the carriage, and when she arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, someone opened the side door to welcome her carriage in.

Mrs. Tong is also Mrs. Gaoming, so Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang picked her up, and they went to Shi Taijun's main hall together.

Mrs. Xing looked warmer when she saw her, and Mrs. Wang lowered her brow and pleasing her eyes the whole time, twisting a Buddhist bead in her hand, not talking or looking at people.Looking at the scene in front of them, those who don't understand think that Mrs. Xing is in charge of the house. In fact, the maids and women in the Rongguo Mansion are all quietly watching Mrs. Wang's face, and Mrs. Wang will not be very happy about this. Talk to Mrs. Tong a little more, except for opening the golden mouth just now when meeting the ceremony, the rest of the time is spinning the prayer beads.

Mrs. Wang was not happy, and everyone treated Mrs. Tong not warmly. They went to Shi Taijun's main hall and served tea first. Mrs. Tong lifted the teacup and saw that it was not a good tea, nor was it a much inferior tea.In the past two months, she has met many noble ladies in Beijing as if rushing to the market, and she has also received many noble ladies in Beijing as if rushing to the market. The eldest princess mentioned it a few times, and the door was cleared up early.

She can't taste good tea or bad tea, but she can tell that if Mrs. Tong was really a stupid woman, Jia Daishan would not have arranged this marriage for Jia Gu back then.What's more, Mrs. Tong's natal family is in the Northland. It is not considered a big family and no one is an official. There is only one Wubao in the family, and the biological mother is still a concubine.

After drinking so much good tea, judging by the quality, and knowing that the tea in the cup is for those dignified servants, Mrs. Tong became furious. She put down the cup and asked Mrs. Xing, "Mr. When will the wife come out? I'm not at home. Our master went out to visit friends. There is no one at home, and he didn't give us lunch when he came. I'm afraid I will wrong the two children. Why don't you invite the old lady? If it's not convenient today, I'll change it Come back again, it is really inseparable from family matters."