[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

Xue's sudden howl resounded throughout the small courtyard.

The old lady Song in the main room had already fallen asleep. She was hard-of-hearing and slept soundly, without being woken up at all.

The people in the East Wing were not so lucky.

Fan Jiaoxing was drinking tea with Jia Yucun, when she heard this movement, she immediately frowned in disgust, and said in her heart, how can people live in this place?It's small and old, other people's houses are getting bigger and bigger, and the days are getting better and better. Why did they go backwards when they came to her?

However, she could only think about it in her heart, and she didn't dare to show it on her face.

My master has always had his own ideas, whether he moved or resigned, he only informed them afterwards, and never thought of discussing it with the women in the back house.

Jia Yucun naturally heard it too. He put down the teacup with worried eyes. Could it be that Second Grandma Bao's condition has recurred?

I wanted to send Mrs. Fan over there to have a look, but after waiting for two breaths, I didn't see the girl calling for help, so I guessed that Xue Baochai must have woken up, and those people were crying with joy.

Jiao Xing secretly inhaled, hiding all the impatience and disgust in her heart, with a soft smile on her face, and asked virtuously: "Master, why don't I go over and have a look? The sudden howl at night is scary. It's heart-wrenching."

It's like crying for mourning, as a guest, I don't have any self-consciousness. Fortunately, they used to be a rich family, so they have no etiquette.

"Be considerate, they are also poor people." Jia Yucun waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to go there for now.

Jiao Xing pursed her lips, thinking, if they are pitiful, am I not pitiful?

She finally became the wife of an official, but the master suddenly resigned from office and said he wanted to go back to the countryside.

She couldn't help but think of the days when she followed Mrs. Zhen and lived under the hands of Master Feng. That was really pitiful. She couldn't eat well, dress well, and she had to do needlework day and night to help make ends meet.

Jiao Xing couldn't help shivering, and stopped talking.

Xue and the others burst into tears, but it was Xue Baochai who was almost suffocated by her embrace, and after he stopped crying, he struggled and said, "I... can't breathe..."

"Madam..." Xiangling persuaded with sobs, "The girl still has a wound on her head, Madam, please don't cry."

Xue immediately let go of her hand, and became afraid in her heart. She blamed herself while wiping away her tears, "It's all my fault. I was too happy for a while, and I forgot that you are still injured." She helped Baochai to lie down again, Tucking the corner of the quilt again, "Do you feel uncomfortable? Headache or pain? Hungry or thirsty?"

Xiangling: "Ma'am, I asked the cook to cook a pot of porridge for me. I'm afraid it should be ready now. I'll go and see."

"Yes, go quickly." After Shirley instructed, she looked at Baochai lovingly, "Mother knows you must be hungry, so don't worry, you will be able to eat in a while."

Ying'er was not idle, twisted a hot towel to cover Xue's eyes, and then went to take care of the medicine stove.

Xiangling's eyes were red from crying, she was embarrassed to see anyone, so she went back to her room and wiped her face with a wet handkerchief before going to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, only Aunt Li, who is in charge of cooking, and her eight-year-old daughter Tweet helped with chores.

Xiangling was new here and felt embarrassed to order others around for nothing, so she took out a penny to thank Aunt Li.

Aunt Li is honest and kind, at first she refused to accept the offer, and repeatedly declined: "I also heard that you have suffered a serious crime, so quickly take back the money, it's just a few grains of rice, it's not worth the extra money. "

As she spoke, she uncovered the clay pot and stirred it with a spoon: "Girl, sit down first, just wait a while. I heard that that one hurt her head? I thought that using a pot to make porridge would be better than using an iron pot." The pot needs to be fragrant, and I will put a small piece of lard in it later, and it will taste delicious, not greasy, but also nourishing the body!"

Xiangling's heart tightened.

My daughter used to eat porridge, either with red dates, lotus seeds, yams, or fresh food such as shrimp or scallops. Even if there is a drop of oil, it is a little sesame oil. Have you ever eaten porridge with lard?

After thinking about it, this is someone else's house, so why would I have the nerve to ask for something?Although the old doctor said that the diet should be lighter recently, but there is no meat at all. The girl lost so much blood, how long will it take to make up for it?

Lard is just lard, anyway, it has a meaty taste.

"Thank you, Aunt Li, for your trouble." Xiangling thanked with a smile, and put a penny on the stove, "This is what my wife ordered me to give. I am sorry to trouble you, Auntie. Let you pay for it yourself? Please be sure to accept it, don’t be polite, otherwise we will not dare to ask for things in the future.”

Aunt Li really wanted to thank her when she saw her, and it was not a false polite word. Besides, Xiangling was good-looking and delicate, and Aunt Li fell in love with her immediately.

She put the money into her pocket and said to Xiangling: "Since you said that, I have no choice but to accept it brazenly. Your wife is a good person, and she is generous. How can these few grains of rice be worth so much money?" What do you want to eat in the future, as long as it is not out of line, just come and tell me, and you don’t need to thank me with money.”

Xiangling thought for a while, then asked her with an embarrassed smile: "Aunt Li, can I bother you to steam a bowl of tender custard tomorrow morning? My girl has no appetite recently, and a bowl of custard in the morning is fine. If... porridge It would be even better if you add two red dates in it, that stuff will replenish energy and blood."

"No problem, I will definitely give you a bowl of tender custard tomorrow morning." After Aunt Li made the promise, she showed a embarrassed look again.

She looked outside the door first, and saw no one coming, so she lowered her voice and complained: "To tell you the truth, in this mansion, the master is much easier to get along with than the madam. In the past, there were always things like red dates in the kitchen. It's just that after moving here, Madam became rare for some reason, and sent a girl to put all these into the warehouse, and asked the girl to send a few of them when I needed them for cooking. None."

Xiangling was surprised, opened her mouth slightly, but said nothing after all.

Aunt Li seemed to be full of resentment in her heart, and she spoke more and more freely: "My master is a person who does big things, and never cares about us in these small things. But my wife can't rub the sand in her eyes. If we do a little bit wrong, she She will reprimand loudly, even if she uses an extra piece of straw, if she finds out, she will keep talking about it for a long time."

When she finished speaking, she patted her chest and said happily: "Fortunately, my wife has been busy with tidying up these days, and I don't have time to take care of the kitchen. I just need to hand over the menu to the servants next to the master, and they will go out and buy according to the order." , It also saves me from looking at Madam's face."

The more Xiangling heard it, the more disturbed she became, and she hurriedly said: "Aunt Li, my girl's extra food can be deducted from this money. If the flowers are gone, just tell me and I will bring some more."

"No need, no need." Aunt Li smiled and waved her hand, "It's too late today, I didn't catch up with the shopping, and I will add what your girl wants to eat to the list tomorrow morning. I have said that my master is a good man, he Now that you have been taken in, why would you care about these things?"

Xiangling could only smile, and thanked solemnly again.

After cooking the porridge, Aunt Li quickly fried a plate of vegetarian melon as a side dish, then put it on a tray, and ordered Tweety to help deliver it.

Xiangling picked up the tray first: "I'll do it myself, thank you, Aunt Li, I'll go first."

"Alright, then go quickly, don't keep your girl waiting too long. If you want to eat anything, just come to me." Aunt Li reluctantly walked her to the door.

Seeing that Xiangling finally came back, Mrs. Xue wanted to find a small kang table to support her on the bed so that her daughter could eat.

It's a pity that I couldn't find it after searching around, so it was Ying'er who gave the idea to put two small benches side by side beside the bed as a table.

Xiangling took out the porridge and vegetarian melon and set them up. Xue Shi felt a little uncomfortable when she saw that the food was so simple, but now that she was living under the fence, how could she ask for so much, so she could only make do with it.

Xue Baochai didn't dislike it, she felt that this body was very hungry, maybe this dizziness was also caused by hunger, so she picked up a spoon and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Mrs. Xue prepared vegetables for her daughter and took care of her meals. Xiangling stood aside and told Mrs. Xue that she had given Mrs. Li a penny at her own discretion, and learned the conversation in the kitchen in a low voice.

Mrs. Xue took a piece of vegetarian melon and put it in Baochai's bowl, then nodded to Xiangling: "You are doing right. Of course, you should be rewarded for letting others do things for you. The money is in my purse under my pillow. If you want Get it yourself."

How much silver can you have?Together, Xue and Xiangling only made up eight taels. Later, Fan rewarded Xiangling with two taels of pocket money, and today he rewarded them twice, and now there is not even a round number of ten taels.

When Xue Shi and Xiang Ling thought of this, their expressions all darkened.

Xue Baochai cared about filling her stomach, and didn't interrupt, and listened to the conversation between the two of them as if it were a meal while eating.

A bowl of porridge was eaten up, and Sugua also ate half of it. Then she put down the spoon and said politely: "I'm full, have you eaten yet?"

"Would you like another bowl of porridge?" Xue asked with concern, "We have already used it, so leave us alone and eat more vegetables?"

"No, enough."

After eating and resting for a while, Ying'er brought the medicine.Xue Shi reached out to take it, and asked her, "Is it hot?"

Ying'er smiled and replied, "It's not hot, it's just right for your mouth."

Xue took it in her hand and passed it to Baochai after testing the temperature.

Xue Baochai looked at the bowl of dark Chinese medicine with a somewhat resistant expression.

Traditional Chinese medicine is very difficult to drink. She used to only take western medicine when she was sick, and she only chose the kind with capsules.Thinking about the still aching head, the situation couldn't be controlled, so I had to pinch my nose and drink it all in one go.

Seeing her daughter frowning from drinking the medicine, Mrs. Xue couldn't help being very distressed, and was about to order the girl to fetch some candied fruit for the girl's sweet mouth, when she suddenly remembered that she had nothing now, so she sighed secretly, and said to Xiangling : "We just arrived, so it's not easy to go out and walk around at will. It happens that Aunt Li in the kitchen can chat with you. Later, you can go to her with the money and ask if you can ask the shopping boy to buy a can of candied fruit for us." return?"

Xiangling knew what she was thinking, took a cup of tea and rinsed Baochai's mouth, and replied: "I should buy some, the girl will have to drink the medicine for a long time, it won't work if it gets so bitter, it won't even taste good to eat." .”

This bowl of medicine is bitter and astringent. It can slide down the tip of your tongue, slide down your throat, and go all the way to your heart. When Xue Baochai heard that there were candied fruit to eat, she felt happy, and quickly smiled at the two of them, and said softly: "Thanks."

Xue was stunned for a moment, and after a while, two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks.

The author has something to say: Xue Baochai: What did I do, why did you suddenly cry for me?