The clever maid of the red mansion

But Liu Er was startled by what she said, and after thinking about it, although her words sounded a little suspicious of pleasing the master, they were also sincere, depending on what the listener thinks, but this can't be forced, it just seems that at this moment It is right to be grateful and kind.Just be careful when necessary.

At least Tao Hong and Xiu Hong looked normal at that time, and they thought it was true. Given their age, Liu Er believed that they should not be too scheming about such trivial matters, even if they were, so what?

Afterwards, Liu'er carefully pondered what Liu Zhi and Aunt Li said and did, and became more convinced. Although she didn't completely agree with Xiren's sister's behavior, she was able to understand a lot. Everyone just wanted to live better and didn't act Rape Division.

But if you do one thing in person and another in the back, that's another story.

That day, the four reds did not come back after all.

Because of Grandma Chun's illness, although this year is not very lively, the cost of food and clothing is higher than usual, and the reward is more than last year. So until after the Lantern Festival, it was safe and sound.

During the period, they came to see the sick and saw off to greet them. Accompanied by the two of them, Qin and her son, they were also generous and well-mannered, making it impossible to pick a fault. This made Chun Niang on the bed very pleased.

In particular, Brother Mo didn't miss his homework except for greetings every day. His little mouth was like honey, coaxing Chunniang to smile and feel very happy.

In this way, Grandma Chun's illness is also getting better day by day. On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, she can get out of bed and walk around, and her appetite has recovered by half or six, but her body has lost a lot.

Even Aunt Li and Liu Zhi had smiles on their faces, restraining the crowd was not as strict as before, but they hadn't let go of their concerns, and Aunt Xu brought the matchmaker to the door again.

As the saying goes, weasels come into the house-everything will come.As soon as Liu'er saw this fat woman, she knew that something was going to happen, especially Grandma Chun, she didn't know if she could bear it.

As for the use of this matchmaker, Liu'er also heard the whispers from the women last time. The second uncle and his wife found a marriage for their niece, sister Qin.A wealthy businessman in the east of the city has a disabled son. Although he is disabled, his family has a lot of money, so he insists on finding someone with outstanding looks.

Second Uncle Xu found out about this, and immediately thought of Sister Qin, regardless of her young age, so... So, this time should be for this matter as well.

It's a pity that this time Liu'er really guessed wrong.

It took less than a cup of tea time for the person to enter, when she was kicked out by Sister Qin with a feather duster. Aunt Li brought a few strong women and dragged them out of the gate, but Second Aunt Xu ignored them. Shouting and slamming the door shut.

In the next afternoon, the news spread all over the inner house. The Second Aunt Xu came to the door with a matchmaker, and she came to propose marriage to Grandma Chun!

At this point, Uncle Xu's wolfish ambitions are clearly revealed - to marry off his widowed wife and niece, to hold Mo Ge'er, to occupy the family property, and his intentions are not without viciousness.

Everyone can't help worrying about Grandma Chun, she hasn't recovered yet, after this incident, don't get sick again, this orphan and widow don't have to go through such a toss.

Everyone obviously underestimated Chun Niang. Even if she wasn't for herself, she still had a pair of children. As a mother, she was strong, and she couldn't fall down now.Forcibly suppress the anger, eat and sleep, and use precious medicinal materials and supplements.After the first month of the lunar year, it actually got better.

That night, both Mrs. Li and Liu Zhi were called to the main room, and all the maids and women were sent out by Chun Niang. Sister Qin gently beat her mother's legs while Chun Niang leaned over the south window and went down to the kang. Leaning on the back of azure flowers, wearing a homely lake blue embroidered jacket, with a simple bun, no makeup, showing a somewhat sallow complexion.

Chunniang saw that the two had sat down, and motioned for Sister Qin to serve tea to them.

The two stood up hurriedly, and Mrs. Li waved her hands hurriedly: "How can this be done? Don't be like this, grandma. Sit down, girl. I just had tea."

Sister Qin still pursed her lips and smiled, ignored it, and quickly delivered two cups of tea to the two of them, "Auntie and Sister Liu Zhi, please don't be polite. Thanks to your reminders, this tea is delicious. , let’s say thank you.”

Chunniang looked at her daughter's soft eyes, nodded and said: "She is a child, what do you know? If it weren't for you two, this year would not be so good, it would be hard to say, it's hard for you. She fell down, and you ate it." Well, there's no one else here, just being polite and prevaricating, it's heresy instead."

Li Pozi and Liu Zhi had to take a bite before sitting down.

"I called you here today, for no other reason. The first case, this time the second and second couple are having trouble, and I'm sick again, but it reminded me. For the sake of a couple of children, I plan to buy some in my hometown. The land is rented out. Aunt Li will go to visit this matter later, and I will talk about it later. The second case, the four reds are gone, and the rest of the little girls will be able to let go one after another. Now the family is a bit of a boss. Many, I want to cut some, and I won’t stay in the future for long-term adjustments, teaching girls, four for the kitchen and washing, other chores and other trivial things, such as going out, etc., keep two, to be strong and powerful, easy to make up In a family of two or three, it doesn’t matter if there is more or less.”

Seeing that Mrs. Li hesitated to speak, Chunniang raised her hand to signal: "Listen to me first, and discuss it later if you have any ideas."

Taking a sip of the tea that the girl handed over, Chunniang continued: "Except for these few, Sister Qin and Brother Mo each have a girl, and the rest are not used. Uncle Li's concierge will not move, and Dasha will follow me when I go out." , the wages are calculated separately. The needlework master and the master class continue, and nothing else is used. The latter case, Liu Zhi has been with me for these years, everyone knows his temper, and his age is getting older, so he can’t serve me like an old girl all his life. ..."

Liu Zhi was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly stood up: "I am willing to serve grandma for the rest of my life..."

"Don't worry, it's just an idea. If you really don't want to, I won't force it. The same goes for Aunt Li. Dasha is not young anymore. The two of them are about the same age and know everything. Dasha is reliable, and Liu Zhi is clever. Transparent and capable, it’s a rare good match. You should go back and think about it carefully. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll give you back the willow branch deed. It's the same with Aunt Li, and Uncle Li's cut in half. The rest of you will wait for your brothers, sisters, girls, and Uncle Li. You all go back and think about it, and give me an accurate answer in two days. It's not urgent. Now it's necessary You can help me to find out, Sister Qin and Brother Mo are close-fitting girls. Don't tell me, Qiu Hong these days, I see that it is not appropriate to serve Sister Qin, I think I will dismiss the matter early. "

Chun Niang talked for a long time, her mouth was a little dry, she picked up the cup and took a sip, looking at Li Pozi and Liu Zhi.She wasn't worried that the two of them would have other ideas, after all, their monthly income would rise a lot in the future, and although they might be busy, their original errands remained the same.

But looking at Liu Zhi's thoughts are a little trance, Li Pozi is also thoughtful, it seems that today I have talked too much, and the two of them are still a little bit unresponsive, but it is expected, then said: "Forget it, I will just mention it today." , I have to worry about my life when I go back, and we will discuss it tomorrow night. It’s not early, you should go and rest. Don’t think too much about willow branches. Girls always go out when they grow up. This is a normal human behavior, and no one can escape , Let’s talk about it in private, don’t need to be shy, don’t say anything silly, it’s rare for Aunt Li to understand mother-in-law, I’ve said this, I’m really thinking about it, I’m tired too, let’s go.”

After Mrs. Li and Liu Zhi left, Chunniang, Qin, and her daughter were talking while having tea.

Especially Sister Qin, she still has some reluctance to give up on Qiu Hong. Although her mother has told her about it before, she still wants to ask her mother for love.

Chunniang sighed, tapped the girl's forehead, and said helplessly, "You, you look like a formidable person, but you are actually soft-hearted and messed up. Earlier, Qiugui was like this, at any rate, he was honest, and my mother regretted it a little. I think about this disease. Understood, I don't want you to be rich and powerful in the future, I don't care whether others are rich or poor, as long as I have a stable life in peace and security. Because this Qiu Hong is too scheming and thinking too much, these days I watch with cold eyes , it’s not safe, you insist on staying by your side, if you don’t make a fuss, you will suffer from it in the future, and the gain will not be worth the loss. Ting Niang, we changed it this time, and we won’t change it again, okay?”

Sister Qin saw that her mother didn't let go, and didn't dare to go too far, so she had to agree, thinking that her younger brother wanted a girl, and asked: "Daughter listens to mother, but my younger brother has someone to choose a mother, so Mother Wang can't help but just stop her." Rang Naughty is not really smart, but I think Liu'er is pretty good, he can control my younger brother to do some serious things."

Chunniang nodded, remembering that her uncle came to make trouble years ago, she pondered for a while and said, "It's rare, but it's a bit too clever. Don't talk about Brother Mo, after a while, you may not be as smart as her. Mother treats you the same as Brother Mo, don't ask for goodbye, just be literate and sensible, and you can settle down in the future. There is such a personal restraint around you, it's okay to look at it when you are young, but it will last forever, and it may not be a good thing to be restrained in the future. It is to start a family and start a business. Especially for a family, if she has any wrong thoughts, it will be too late, and it is not very appropriate. But you can look again, this mother is still not sure. Seeing her doing things is rare, she has a way of serving others The work is very handy, no matter what, it would be good to take the little girl first."

As long as she lives, she can still take care of her children. If she dies for a day... this illness, Grandma Chun couldn't help but think about it.

After thinking about it, Sister Qin understood that her mother still wanted to find an honest man, and found that if the girl in the family was honest and reliable, she would be a peach.

Naturally, Liu Er didn't know what happened in the main room. Qiu Hong came back, so she didn't have to follow Sister Qin to attend to the sick, and began to tease Liu Er again. Liu Er kept her feet off the ground and went back to the old days .

After lunch the next day, after packing up and serving tea for Grandma Chun's family of three, Liu'er was left behind.

Grandma Chun looked at Liu'er with a smile on her face, "You've been looking at Brother Mo for a while, you've done a good job, you're very caring, I'll keep that in mind, I won't treat you badly in the future."

Liu'er hurriedly saluted, lowered her eyebrows and said pleasingly: "Grandma, you're being polite. It's Liu'er's duty to serve the master, so I don't dare to be a grandma to thank you. Brother Mo is smart, he knows how good he is, so he doesn't need to look at him too much. Besides, grandma eats well here Dress well, and the masters are friendly, Liu'er used to live with her grandma, she also knows, Liu'er is grateful to grandma for bringing Liu'er out, and can help grandma a little, Liu'er is happy in her heart, she doesn't need grandma to worry about it, and said these things specially, but Didn't you kill the slaves?"

As she spoke, her eye circles became hot, and she revealed her true feelings: "Liu'er has had a hard time. Needless to say, stepmother, even my own father... It's too late for Liu'er to be grateful to grandma. Even Aunt Li and Sister Liu Zhi are usually very happy. Take care of Liu'er. Liu'er is alone and has no property, and she has no skills, so she can only do things well, thinking that she can give something in return, how can she be worthy of grandma's praise."

Every sentence is true, but originally as Qingwen Liuer, she thought so in her heart, but she didn't say that she was so obedient and flattering.Now this can be considered to have changed and improved.

However, since she is not very experienced, if the master is really happy, he will directly reward her.It may not be a good thing to be called out to praise so suddenly today, so it is the best policy to do enough superficial skills.The mother is devoted to her son, but she has experienced it before. It may not be a blessing if the maid is too caring for the elder brother, or the elder brother is too kind to the maid.

Immediately, the next day, Liu'er became a sister Qin and a girl, with a monthly profit of [-] yuan, and Tijiao Qiuhong was sold.

Knowing the result, Liu'er secretly felt cold.

Inexplicably, I remembered a sentence I heard somewhere: People are knives and I am fish.