The clever maid of the red mansion

When the second master returned to the mansion, Liu'er's life has passed, only Liu's and Zhang's things are much more.

The second master has not been in the capital for many years, so he handed over the zhezi face to pass the holy, and went to various ministries to hand in errands. He only waited for the new appointment from above, and the rest was fine.As for the kung fu of getting through the joints, it was almost the same before.This is the benefit of the children of the aristocratic family. Before the term of the previous term expires, arrangements have already been made here.Needless to say, the Zhang family has always supported the second master.But his fate is good, catch up with the good times, the old man just became an official this year, the emperor remembers the goodness of the old man in his heart, so he has to show a thing or two.

Therefore, the second master's job as the Imperial Envoy is a sure thing.

Therefore, the second master let go of his heart, with classmates, peers, new friends and old friends, there were constant banquets and entertainments outside the house.Now the general's mansion has not been separated, less than ten days later, Mrs. Liu frowned looking at the bill, while Mrs. Li next to her lowered her eyes and did not dare to say anything.

Originally, when the second master came back, he brought a few wives and children with him, and the division of the second room suddenly went out by half.It's good now, it's only been a few days, nearly a thousand taels of silver are gone in the blink of an eye.

A daughter-in-law in charge came in and reported, "Grandma, Shi Qing next to the second master wants to use the pair of jasper cong-style stoves and the glass screen with four beautiful pictures. It is said that it is for banquets in the afternoon."

Snapped!

Mrs. Liu threw down the list in her hand, and the daughter-in-law in charge shrank her neck in fright, lowered her head even lower, and dared not speak anymore, since gods and gods would not do their slave's work anyway.

The servants in the mansion, after so many years, have already been included in Liu's pocket. Sooner or later, the general's mansion will belong to the big house, so the servants will naturally stand in line early.So Mrs. Liu didn't shy away from speaking, and said to Nanny Liu, "After all these years, I have been a chief official outside, and it is a wealthy place. It is said that I have already had enough money? How can I use a little money for such a shallow-sighted person?" Ask the public to take it! Look at the local products that are sent to each house, they are really local products, a few boxes of things are not worth a feast for him!"

Mrs. Liu didn't shy away from it at all, she wished she could tell her second son's ears, but these people didn't dare, she just complained in the room to vent her anger, she had to give what should be given.

In fact, Mrs. Liu was more or less spoiled by Sanfang.Although the second master is a bit stingy, he is not out of character.Needless to say, there are few people in the fourth room, and Xia Jingui is even more showy. He is a newcomer, and it is inevitable to win people's hearts. He also used money and things to curry favor with Mr. Liu and the steward.

Only the third bedroom, everyone knows that Mr. Feng's wife left a lot of dowry, so the third master is rich.As soon as the third grandma married in, she immediately lived a small life in her own family. The original division was no more than the third grandma and the maids, which was within the normal range.The distribution of the kitchen in the mansion, although it is said that the one who received the money, but outside Zhuangzi Shangbing Lin's mansion and Fu's family often send things in carts, there are few people in the third house, and Liu'er often gives most of them to the Liu family. It sounds good, "It's not a good thing, but it's just that my sister-in-law doesn't dislike some earthen things from my own village."

Don't dislike it, Mrs. Liu is very happy, a big family, eating and drinking, don't want money.What's more, people said it was polite, but everything was in order. She was not a fool, and she appreciated it, so she inevitably looked at Sanfang differently.

Nowadays, I am not afraid of comparing goods with goods, but I am afraid of comparing people with others. Erfang has accumulated a lot of wealth for so many years, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Erye has accumulated a lot of wealth, but he is getting more and more stingy. Appreciate it.

The same thing, different people from different angles, views are also different.

The old man had also heard a little about the behavior of his second son these days, and he stood in the study and sighed, "This second son is getting more and more inappropriate as the mansion is his own home..."

Jin Zhu, who was serving at the side, acted as if he didn't hear him, still expressionless, what to do.

As for the third room, Liu'er didn't have much thought about the second eldest uncle who came back, oh, he's a bit lecherous, so he got a few wives back.The next day, Sanfang received the local products brought back by the second master, three large boxes.Feng Ziying went out early in the morning, but Liu Er didn't think much of it, so she asked her servants to open it and have a look.

Liu'er feels that she is ignorant, but she also knows that the so-called local products, in ordinary people's homes, may be some common things such as chicken meat, preserved duck, dim sum, candied clay figurines, fans, etc.In the wealthy family, it is just a polite term. Some so-called local products, a small part of them are exquisite special gadgets, and most of them are precious things.

But the local products sent by the second master are really local products, not adulterated at all.Not to mention anything else, there are dozens of kinds of candied fruit, each of which is a pack... It takes up half a box, and other things needless to say, the most valuable are those brightly colored rulers, a special product of Tongjiang. There are silks and satins for sale in Beijing, and they cost five taels of silver a piece.

The maids didn't say anything because of Liu'er's face, they just picked up the candied fruit and tasted it, they all praised it as delicious, Liu'er didn't point it out.

To be honest, if it weren't for the gorgeous and decent dresses of the second master's aunts, the concubine's children and even the girls are very neat, she would really regard him as a noble scholar with little courtesy and affection.Now it's reversed, if it's not that Gao Gao ignores general affairs, then there is another reason, anyway, there is the third master, Liu'er doesn't care about it, just like the girls, she put a piece of candied fruit in her mouth, nodded with a smile, "this taste My son can get by."

As soon as the words fell, Mung Dou and Nanny Li were full of disapproval. Mung Dou hurriedly brought a teacup and said angrily, "Grandma spit it out quickly, if you eat something unclean, Third Master Got it, if you dare not say grandma, we can’t afford it.”

"You little hoof, I know I'm afraid that the third master will say, why don't you think that things are mixed food. Where is this missing in grandma's house, and there is no other food that is delicious. Ouch, good ancestor, grandma You spit it out quickly, and eat it in our room instead."

Liu'er spat out the candied fruit in her mouth helplessly, and sighed, "Where did you poison me to death? Look at all of you, you are really bad at school now. Don't be scared by your third master. What are you doing? I figured, The empresses in the palace are not so careful."

You might not be so nervous if someone else gave it to you, but looking at the gift from the second master now, this kind of style always makes people feel uneasy.Looking at this posture, who knows if it is the poison produced by some black den?

Not to mention anything else, the candied fruit that Sanfang now eats for Liu'er, a small porcelain pot the size of a palm, costs two taels of silver, and it's only half a bowl if it's all poured out.Thinking about it with my toes, I know that the things sent by the second master are about the same as a pile of two taels of silver.

Such a thing, can it not be disliked by the girl, let alone the girl in the third house, who raised her mouth early.

Not to mention the extravagance of the third bedroom, even Xia Jingui, the grandma of the fourth bedroom, is very disdainful of the things sent by the second bedroom.Originally, they thought that their fourth house had a low status in the mansion and was looked down upon by others.As a result, when Baochan inquired, all three of the long house were the same, and Xia Jingui instantly became calmer and more confident.

Yo, I thought it was a big family, but that's all.

As for the second grandma, Mrs. Zhang, she hasn't been out of the yard since the second master came back, and she doesn't know what she's busy with.Xia Jingui is a good person. He went to visit once, but he didn't sit for a while, and was dismissed by Mrs. Zhang on the grounds that he was too busy to stay longer, and Xia Jingui was not angry at all.Going back to the fourth room resentfully, she went to flatter her husband.

In the twinkling of an eye, on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the mansion is full of colors.The couplets of the door gods have been changed, the peach talismans have been repainted, and all the rooms have a new look, just waiting for the next day to celebrate the new year.

There is a rule in this court that those who are above the third rank must enter the palace to congratulate them during the New Year.The old general of the general's mansion has already retired, needless to say.Mrs. Li has been kind enough to spend the New Year at home. Everyone knows that she is seriously ill. Even if the old man is in power, it is impossible for him to be released.The rest of the eldest grandma Liu and the second grandma Zhang, the men are not of high grade and are useless, so that's all.

However, the third grandma, Yang Shi, suddenly appeared.

The third master himself has a third-rank rank, and the Yang family is also a dignified third-rank edict. What is more respectable is that the emperor took the initiative to issue a decree and bestow the calligraphy.Now, even though she is pregnant, but she has not reported her childbirth at the end of the month, she has to put on a lot of make-up. Before dawn, she would sit in a sedan chair, go out from the middle gate of the mansion, and go to the palace to receive a banquet.

The night before, Third Master Feng was a little disturbed, and repeatedly told the girl who was serving him, how to be careful, even so, he didn't sleep well at night, so he was very worried.Although Liu'er doesn't like to enter the palace, but it's a rule, so she must comfort her husband with a few words.Since she was pregnant, she hasn't woken up early for a long time, and she is really lazy in winter.

Unlike the troubles of a three-bedroom couple, in the eyes of outsiders, this is decent.Usually, brothers and sisters are not visible, but at this time the houses in the mansion realized that there is also a gap between brothers and sisters in a family.

Mr. Feng is Shang Ke, now that he is old, he has given up a lot of flaunting thoughts, knowing that the third brother is capable, but he is eager to support the two sons, so he is more kind to the third brother in face.

The most uncomfortable thing is Feng Erye, Feng Shi, who is always motivated.How could I know that I hadn't seen him for a few years away from home, and was overtaken by Maotou's younger brother.Although civil servants are worth more than military generals and have more real power, they can't get better in terms of rank.The third rank is the third rank, no matter how capable the fourth rank is, it is also the fourth rank.

Second Master Feng took in several aunts and gave birth to a bunch of concubine children without feeling sorry for his wife, but this time he took Zhang's hand with a shameful face early in the morning, "I will definitely earn my wife's order as a husband. "At this time, Mrs. Zhang naturally also had the edict of Wupin Yiren, but both of them knew that this edict was not the other's edict. Only Mrs. Zhang smiled on her face, bitter in her heart, and regretted teaching her husband to find a Marquis.

The family members who entered the palace to pay homage to congratulations were unknown, but for a formality, Mr. Feng's official rank was not revealed, and everyone was cautious in their words and deeds, so they didn't have the heart to pay attention to others.Soon after Liu'er came back from the banquet, the sedan chair was carried directly to the Nuan Pavilion next to the ancestral hall. Today, those who want to worship the ancestors will start when the officials who are officials come back to congratulate them.

The big girls who didn't follow before, and the daughter-in-law in charge of the third room were waiting in the Nuan Pavilion, and all necessary things such as hot water and tea were prepared early, just waiting for Liu'er to come back to rest for a while .

In less than a quarter of an hour, Feng Ziying and the others also came back, and when they came in, they were relieved to see Liu'er drinking hot tea with a ruddy face.I have already told the old man that because the men and women worship ancestors separately, the set of rituals of burning incense and silk, singing blessings and offering sacrifices will take less than half an hour, how can Liuer bear it? , even if she becomes a gift, she can go down to rest, but it will take less than a quarter of an hour.

So Liu'er finished her ceremony early, went back to Nuan Pavilion to rest, and when Mr. Feng was done, they went to the main hall to have a family banquet together without mentioning it.

Because Feng's family is not that many, but only three households, no distinction between men and women, they all set up a dozen tables in the big flower hall.

The old man and the great man shared the same table with the two heads of the other two houses, but those two were obviously reluctant to let go.

The rest of Master Feng, Third Master Feng, and Fourth Master Feng were at the same table with several clan children of similar seniority.Needless to say, the rest of the grandchildren, those who are inferior in seniority don't have much ability, just sit with the general peers.As for the female relatives, Mrs. Li did not attend, and Mrs. Liu made a fuss, but sat at the table with the three sisters-in-law at the female relatives' side, which was useless.

There is nothing wrong at all, everyone is just celebrating the New Year.Only people always can't see other people's happiness, so they have to find some right and wrong.

After drinking for three rounds, the second master, who was at the same table with Feng Sanye, twirled his short beard and said with a smile, "Third brother has really improved in the past year, let Wei look at you with admiration, hehehe."

Feng Ziying responded with a smile, "Second brother is very praised, but a bit of luck, not worth mentioning. On the contrary, second brother has not only been promoted, but also added a few nephews and nieces. It seems that the family is prosperous."

He was being polite, but the second elder brother smiled and nodded in agreement, "It's nothing, and the third brother doesn't have to be envious of being a brother. Now that you have been promoted too fast, it is really time to sink. Take advantage of the time and be on top of your heirs." It would be best if you put some thought into it. I just ran into your third uncle a few days ago and talked about the girl from Jiang’s family. Why, it’s fine if you don’t marry her now, why don’t you even give her the title of second wife? We have been in the family for so many years, the third brother must also know the wife's thoughts, so how will the girl marry in the future?"

Feng Ziying held her breath in her throat, and almost lifted the table, raised her eyebrows, and said in a bad tone, she put down the wine cup, "Why, second brother, is this because of Jiang's cousin?"

"Hehe, what's the rush, the second brother is just asking for nothing, just caring for a while." Although Feng Shi didn't know the inside story, he also knew that there must be a story.

"Second brother don't mention this in the future. Second brother will naturally know what Jiang's cousin did in the future." Feng Ziying couldn't see the way the second brother had nothing to do with him watching the fun, so he simply ignored it and picked up chopsticks to eat. .

Unexpectedly, Erye Feng was very interested today, he took a sip of wine, and said slowly, "That's all, only my teacher, the current servant of the household department, Mr. Shi, I went to pay a visit a while ago. Follow me Speaking of you, third brother, I praised you very much, saying that you are young and promising, but it is a pity that you are one step too late. Otherwise, the old lady of her family has a grand-niece from her natal family, who is a good match for you. I am not the elder brother talking about you, third brother Ah, the backgrounds of the third sibling... are really low. In the future, you will come out of the court and become a prime minister. It's not easy to say, but the rules and knowledge are higher. After all, it's a little bit worse. And I see what the teacher means, and I think you are a talent, that is the nephew It's really rare for a woman to be the second wife. It's really hard to come by such kindness. Thinking of my brother, I don't say what about the woman, but only that Mr. Shi is helpful to you, so I agreed..."

Who is Mr. Shi, the uncle of Shan Guogong Shi Guangzhu, the younger brother of the original Shan Guogong, and one of the eight princes of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes!

There used to be an aunt in the Shi family, who was the concubine of the loyal prince who was evil!

Feng Er Master Feng Shi's move was so obvious that it was full of malice!