The clever maid of the red mansion

Liao Chen came to give Liu Er a class every three to five days, and arranged it in the original study of the East Wing.

Liu'er's skill is solid, but theoretically it's lacking, after Chen's teaching and citing scriptures, she has benefited a lot and broadened her horizons. While feeling happy in her heart, she secretly thanked Feng Ziying for coming.

Although this guy is a bit annoying, he did a good job, otherwise she would still be a toad at the bottom of the well, not knowing how big the world is.

From then on, Liu'er never left home, besides doing the homework left by Chen, reading books for an hour, she took the girl to do needlework every day.

Most of the dowry is made by the godmother and the maids. Liu'er's wedding dress and some meeting gifts for the elders are made by herself, which is not a big deal for her.In particular, the needleworkers in Lin's House also took most of the needles and threads that are commonly used for her to do, which is quite calm.

So Liu'er took the time to make a small bag of needlework for Shi Taijun of Jia's mansion. Before entering Dongyue, she asked Honghua and Li Mama to take the little girl to send it over.If you get married in the future, it may not be as cheap as it is now.Liu'er has been grateful to the old lady for the past two lifetimes, so at least she will do her best.

As for Nanny Lai, Sister Feng's place, and Lin Zhixiao's family, they also had contacts, while Nanny Zhang's family sent Sanqi to follow a big girl, mainly for Sanqi.They all prepared different things, but not for needlework, except for Qiaojie's place.

Near noon, Nanny Li came back with the maids, and brought the things that everyone gave. Nanny Li smiled and said, "The old lady said congratulations to the girl. I can't see you now. This is their kindness."

Making Liu'er blush, she said angrily, "Nurse also follows others to make fun of her, imitating girls' disrespect." Everyone just pursed their lips and smiled, knowing that she was embarrassed.

The old lady is a set of red coral noodles, and some chitou spices and other things.At Sister Feng's place are four rulers for upper use, and two ornaments carved from red sandalwood and boxwood.Nanny Lai is four horses of brightly colored makeup satin.

Lin Zhixiao's family sent another girl to send it over. Unlike other families, although they didn't return the gift, they replied, "Thank you for thinking about it, miss. If it is useful, let the girl just give orders and do her best."

Sanqi imitated her grandmother's words, "Let the girl worry about it, Sanqi is naughty, just beat and scold her, there is no need to let her know what is good or bad. There is nothing to honor the girl, let Sanqi kowtow for the family." Sanqi After finishing speaking, she really knelt down and kowtowed a few times, Liu'er hurriedly told the girl to get up, and said a few words in anger.

As for those things, Liu'er looked at them for a while, thought about them, and didn't say anything.Dong'er went to the stalls, and the safflower and polygonatum were put away.Suddenly remembered something, and asked Dong'er, "Two boxes of furs were delivered a few days ago, I remember there were dozens of squirrels in it, you found them out, and made a small jacket for each of them with that azurite silk. "

Dong'er is the most loyal, he hesitated immediately, and was very reluctant, "Girl, keep it for yourself, we also have some leather clothes, why bother to do it again." In fact, Dong'er has another meaning that I can't say. If you marry in the past, at least you have a solid foundation, so you shouldn't be underestimated.

Liu'er smiled, "There's nothing missing from me. This year, the godmother made it. The proportion at the foster father's place is twice that of my sister's. The sister next door made a few more. I guess it will last for a few years. That's enough. You just take it. If you don't take the old one, you won't get the new one. Besides, if you dress better, it's also my face, so go."

A few days ago, Feng Ziying sent someone to deliver two boxes of furs. Apart from dozens of squirrels, there were many other white fox and black fox mink furs.Because this year is different from previous years, the proportion of winter clothes, inner and outer dresses, and woolen clothes of different sizes given to her by the Lin family has doubled.There are only four or five pieces of fur of various colors, such as the big gown and cloak outside.Feng Ziying sent two new works yesterday, the red and blue velvet embroidered white fox cloak.Her sister also made two pieces for her, plus the ones made by her godmother, there are all kinds of frugal ones, and it is estimated that she will not need to make big clothes in this life.

Not to mention homemade clothes, I don't know how much I have made, only Dong'er and Honghua Yuzhu have a few, Liu'er simply didn't make a single needle for her family, and they were all busy for others.

The old lady of the Jia family, the godmother, the adoptive father and sister, and the family of the next-door sister. As for the old lady Fu, she is a face-saving person. At least she made two forehead wipes, and two collar socks made by Sanqi. Finally, it was done, and someone sent it over.

Mrs. Fu hadn't seen any guests, Liu'er simply pretended to be confused, and only sent the things over, but Fu Qiufang was recruited.

Now that Liu'er is engaged, Sister Qin and Caiwei were ordered by Yang Xiu's sister to stop bothering them. The excuse was that Liu'er wanted to embroider a dowry, but Liu'er hadn't seen them for a while.Brother Gui, on the other hand, occasionally brings his younger brother over to play for a while. The two are at a fun age, and all the girls and women like to tease and play.

When Fu Qiufang came over, Liu'er was sitting on the couch under the south window in her house doing needlework, accompanied by Polygonatum notoginseng.The little girl sent a message and Dong'er opened the curtain to welcome her in, leading Fu Qiufang and a little girl into the house.

Liu'er hurriedly put down her needlework, got up and gave up her seat, Honghua poured tea over there, and the two moved to the side at the small kang table to sit opposite each other.

"My sister has time to come over today. I heard from my sister that my sister has been making winter clothes, so it's not easy to go and disturb her. The old lady is feeling better today. She has always wanted to visit her, but she is afraid of disturbing the quietness of the old man's house, so she will not have a good rest." Liu Son smiled.

Fu Qiufang looked more plain than before, with lake blue flowered hang silk long jacket with long sleeves, honey-colored squirrel vest, and moon white squirrel leather skirt underneath.She wore a round bun on her head and a small phoenix hairpin pinned to her head. She didn't even wear any flowers, and her expression was much calmer. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "It's much better. I should be able to live in peace a few years ago. Thank you very much." Concern, as well as the medicinal materials and needles and threads you sent on weekdays. And no matter how busy I am there, can I be busier than you. I think you have a lot of work to do, so it’s fine if you can’t help, and it’s not easy to come and bother you. Now the needle and thread , how is it going? Is everything ready?"

Fu Qiufang, who is short in the family, made Liu Er feel a little uncomfortable, but judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be fake, and replied as usual, "According to me, naturally enough is enough, only the godmothers always feel that What was missing, made me stupefied with Mao, in fact, they were just nervous, tell them to hurry, anyway, I will not move anymore."

The two were talking, but in fact Liu'er observed Fu Qiufang carefully, so why not Fu Qiufang.

Originally, I always felt that I was top-notch in everything, but since I came here from Liu'er, although I didn't want to admit it, I finally felt a little depressed.Especially in the new year, she is 24 years old, her mother's illness also came from her, the more she thinks about it, the more she feels that she is not filial, Fu Qiufang has also been through the torment these days, and the description has eased a lot few.

Sister Yang Xiu couldn't stand it, so she told Madam Fu in private.Telling Nanny Fu is equivalent to telling mother-in-law.In the end, Sister Yang Xiu didn't know what the mother and daughter said, but Fu Qiufang was able to eat, and his words and deeds became more calm, so she was relieved.

It's not for anything else, after all, the husband treats her well, and everyone in the family, young and old, has to take good care of her no matter what.

That's why Fu Qiufang stepped out of the house now, and came to sit with Liu'er, which also meant to restore relatives' activities. Liu'er didn't understand, so she didn't say anything.

Fu Qiufang was here talking to Liu'er about homework, sneaking a peek at Liu'er. When she entered the room, she immediately saw Liu'er sitting under the bright glass window, doing needlework very calmly. , no skirt, light green thin cotton trousers, sitting there cross-legged, like a fairy boy.If it wasn't for the bun on her head and the two crimson begonias dangling from her ears, she would really have thought she had gone to the wrong place.

This attire is considered homely at first, but it doesn't make any difference if it's more casual, only the red coral butterfly love hairpin with the hair tied is obviously carved from a whole piece of coral, and the orchid butterfly on the hairpin is also the same. The original branches were inlaid with gemstones of various colors, and the ends were colorful, luxurious and festive.

Fu Qiufang felt sad for a moment, although she was protected by her elders and brothers, she was not as confident as Liu'er is now, and she was far worse than other people in terms of food and clothing, so it could be seen that it was better to blame herself than herself If you don't live up to expectations, let alone your status in the future, they will not be bad.

In the evening, Xia Cao, the girl next to Sister Lin's family, sent a letter, the inside of the envelope was bulging, and Xia Cao sent it again, obviously very solemn.

The maids greeted Xia Cao for tea, Liu'er took out the letter paper and opened it to read, four or five sheets full of words, read ten lines at a glance, lowered her eyes silently, and said after a while, "Sister, do you have anything to say?"

Xia Cao got up and said, "Miss, the second girl will know after looking at it. If there is anything unclear, just ask her. Just let the girl not worry, Mrs. Feng and Xiao Li are just step-mother-in-law after all. And most of them rely on the Li family, the children are not good enough, and most of them rely on Mr. Feng. If you still can't recognize the situation and make things difficult for the girl, you don't have to be shy, just let Mr. Feng know immediately. The other Biao girl, what I mean by girl, is to marry early to save trouble, when a girl is older, she will have more thoughts, and she is a relative, so it may not be a disaster in the future."

In fact, the girls still have something to say, Xia Cao was really embarrassed to say it, but after thinking about it, she had to say it, blushing slightly, leaned into Liu'er's ear, and murmured, "You are newlyweds, the pillow wind is very strong, hurry up!" Keep talking. Otherwise, after a few years, people will only think that you are doing well, otherwise you will complain about how hard you are. At that time, the effect will be hard to say."

In fact, Liu'er just took a sip of tea, and immediately sprayed it with a puff.At the same time, she coughed suddenly, not knowing whether she was holding back or ashamed, her face was flushed, and Dong'er was so frightened that she slapped her back in a hurry, as if she was afraid that she would just go away.Everyone was very curious, what did Xia Cao say to the girl to make her look so shocked?

At any rate, he calmed down and stopped coughing, but his face was still a little hot, he stared at Xia Cao and said, "Sister, did you tell you this behind your back?"

After all, Xia Cao is a little girl, and she nodded with a blushing face, but she was the only one who heard it, otherwise Dong Chong or some old lady would hear it, and the girl waited to be told.

In the evening, I had dinner with my godmother, dismissed the maids, and talked on the warm kang, and Liu'er talked about today's events, "...according to what my sister said in the letter, the general's mansion is roughly like this. The situation is over."

Mrs. Zhang nodded. Generally speaking, she had inquired about it before, but it was not as detailed. Nen cares about etiquette, let her handle it, and you will not have a good life in the future. Mr. Feng is a man, and he spends a lot of time outside on weekdays. Where is there a man who stays at home all day long and can support you at critical times? It’s a good one, and most of the time, you have to stand up on your own.”

Liu Er nodded, "Mom, don't worry, since the day she decided to marry him, my daughter has no intention of being angry again. If you don't believe her, Mrs. Li is more scheming than the old lady or even Lian's second grandma, unless she loses face. Even so, there is still an old man on top."

Godmother Zhang nodded. To Liu'er, she wasn't really worried at all, not to mention that it was killed by thousands of troops, and Liu'er is still the master of a small general's mansion. Granny Zhang is really serious. Believe it or not, it's even harder to be a girl.

After hesitating for a moment, Ganma Zhang said again, "Mom knows that you are in trouble. A few days ago, I heard that you sent someone to find a house near the general's mansion. Mom knows your filial piety. She doesn't want me to be looked down upon, and she doesn't want to leave. Now that I live here, I’m used to being able to call the wind and shake the rain, and I have nothing to say to your sister. Old Madam Fu wiped the cards, and if I win her in the future, I must not dare to show my face. The servants in and out are waiting, wearing gold Dai Yin's, but I don't want to move the place anymore. Besides, it's only a quarter of an hour's drive from the General's Mansion. It's not that far away. It's cheap if you come back to see me and see your sister. Wouldn't it be nice to have a mother's house to visit? Woolen cloth."

Liu'er's tears came down for a while, and the frightened Mrs. Zhang hurriedly took a silk cloth to wipe it off, and said in a panic, "What do you mean, you child, you just have a lot of heart. Mom is doing well now, so there is no need to get bored all day long. Not to mention that the family you are marrying now is from a small family, as long as you have your in-laws, how can you live with your mother? Even if there are no in-laws, have you seen how many girls go out with their mothers? Is it? Others don't look like it, don't say it, Mom feels bad, doesn't it?"

Li'er is such a rationale, but Liu'er originally planned to live with Mrs. Zhang as a mother and daughter for the rest of her life, she never thought that she would have to be separated when she got married, and it would be hard not to live together if they were not separated, so why don't they feel uncomfortable.

After sobbing for a while, he finally calmed down, and said, "Who said that, after two years, when his brothers also get married, the old man's plan is to separate the family, and then Mom will live with us, otherwise we will have only one daughter. What's the fun? I also said that next year he will find another suitable job, and when he has a good opportunity in a few years, he will... go out and take a foreign job, and then we will go out together, the family, and my mother I can call the wind and the rain."

The two who said it burst out laughing, remembering how old Mrs. Zhang looked in front of the servants, in this small courtyard, she really said the same thing.

This matter has been settled, only one thing, Liu'er has doubts in her heart, it is the Li family in Jiangnan.

No matter what she heard on weekdays or her sister's letter, she only mentioned a little about the big business in the silk industry in the south of the Yangtze River. She was a little curious about the specifics.

At an older level, it's Feng San's natal family, at a younger level, it's Xiao Li's natal family, who still relies on the Li family outside.

But after all, he should be closer to Feng San. Now that Xiao Li has a son, why is he still relying on the Li family?And can rely on it!Is there any other reason in it?

How can she feel at ease if the Feng family is not cleared up, it will affect the rest of her life!I couldn't sleep for a while, thought for half a night, got up the next day and told Dong'er, "You go to Lin Zhixiao's house by car, so..."

He sent Honghua back to Lin's mansion again, and murmured with Lin Daiyu for a while.Turning around, my sister came to look at her wedding dress. After hearing about this, she joked, "You little monster, you are sitting at home planning strategies. I think ordinary people really can't help you make trouble like this. Now I only hope that those people in Feng's house If you don't wink, just calm down. Otherwise, you will be eaten by goblins, and you can't blame people."

Mrs. Zhang also laughed and said, "Grandma doesn't know, otherwise, how could we, Xiao Liuer, among the hundreds of people in Jia's mansion, be able to get ahead safely and decently? It's not just doing a good job and getting things done." .”

Liu'er said that with a look of embarrassment, and said a few words to her sister and godmother, and then worked at home, actually waiting for news.