The clever maid of the red mansion

Since Liu'er gave birth to a son, he had more contact with some of Feng Ziying's old family members.In the past, due to the relationship between the general's mansion and the relationship between people, they were all ordinary activities, unlike today, Liu'er's family has to deal with it.

Zhang Xuezhen was also promoted to a higher level last year. His wife, Liu Er, also met at the wedding banquet of Feng Lianer and Feng Siye, but she said a few words in public. Although she knew the relationship between the two families, she had no deep friendship. .

In particular, this Mrs. Zhang, according to Feng Ziying, was also born as a young lady of a scholar family. When her father was alive, she was a doctor of the Imperial Academy and had good friends with Zhang Youshi.Now the brothers in the family, although they are not high-ranking officials, are also decent and upright people.And this Mrs. Zhang is the marriage arranged by Zhang Youshi for his son.

Mrs. Zhang herself is also an extremely dignified and polite person, somewhat similar to her second sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhang.It is also because of being too rigid and well-behaved that Liu'er feels that she has lost a lot of human touch and is rarely close.Her appearance was nothing more than ordinary, and it was far worse than that of a concubine named Wang who she often brought with her.

Now that Liu'er is confinement at home, Mrs. Zhang has been instructed by Zhang Xuezhen to come and visit her once or twice.Because of Zhang Youshi's relationship, and because Zhang Xuezhen and Feng Ziying are really close friends, Liu Er treats Mrs. Zhang differently.During the two visits, they were friendly, but after a few visits, they became more affectionate and less scruples about speaking.

After the lively full moon, the family has completely stopped. Mrs. Zhang came to see the child that day. Now she has only one daughter under her knees. She is five years old, so she really wants a son.On the contrary, it was Wang's concubine who gave birth to two sons in one go. One can imagine Madam Zhang's mood.

"I don't want to hide it from my younger siblings. Ever since I knew that my father-in-law is going to Beijing, I've been looking forward to it. I thought about my father-in-law showing me his pulse. After all these years, what's going on?" Mrs. Zhang said with reddened eye circles, and smoothed her hair on her temples in a concealed manner. .

Liu'er was sitting on the couch, Zhengxiang was sleeping on the small quilt with a tiger's head full and spread his hands and feet, Liu'er glanced at it, reached out to tuck the quilt on his son's belly, raised his eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, why should you feel uncomfortable? He and Senior Brother Zhang are both young, and Sister Ning is so affectionate, presumably it's a predestined relationship. Now that Shi Bo is here, wouldn't it be more appropriate to take a look, and I guess it will be fine."

"Oh, the old man finally came back from visiting friends, and he had to be free. I begged the uncle to tell the father-in-law. The result was similar to what the girl said, but I was really uncomfortable in my heart. I think you know it, and I'm not afraid of your jokes. Well, Mrs. Wang was originally the one who was very close to my uncle, and she gave birth to two boys. After that, I don’t know if there will be a place for us girls to stand on." Speaking of this, Mrs. Zhang was even more sad, she shed tears, consciously Losing his composure, he hurriedly wiped it off with a handkerchief.

Liu'er glanced at it, and the girl in the house knew the trick and slipped out quietly.Looking back, I have to comfort Mrs. Zhang, "After all, you are the wife of the main house. No matter how you say it, you are their aunt, Mrs. Wang can't get past you. Besides, I see, Senior Brother Zhang is not such a foolish person. Sister-in-law is also respectful. After so many years, it used to be as hot as a ball of fire. Can it still burn? After all, it should be flat. Sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about herself anymore. Just let go of your heart, It's important to take care of your body, this son may come at any time, why not make preparations early. What's the point of thinking about those who have and don't have it all day long."

Mrs. Zhang laughed when she heard the words, and said angrily, "You are only a little old, but you know that people are ordinary. I see, you two are really on fire now. I don't know what you said, Only when I feel bored and flustered, I have to chatter a little bit, so my siblings don’t need to pay attention to it. It’s just us, Sister Ning, I’ve seen a lot of progress in needlework recently, but thank you for reminding me, the handkerchief you gave her is always carried at home. It's on her body. She went to her uncle's house, and she had to show off in front of her cousins. Oh, the empress dowager said she was a good embroidery worker. If it weren't for the relationship between our two families, how could she have the good fortune to get it. Now you But I don’t know, your needles and threads are hard to find outside.”

Liu'er laughed all of a sudden when she heard the words, and said angrily, "Sister-in-law is making fun of me! Our two families don't need to be polite, but it's just a matter of little effort. Besides, maybe my girl Sanqi taught her, so I don't have any strength. A piece of handkerchief is worthless, as long as she likes it. But now the old man lives very well, what is missing, sister-in-law must never say anything. Our third master, thanks to the teacher's teaching, we can't be filial even if we want to be filial. I don’t like those who live in the capital.”

"But don't say that anymore. Ever since your father-in-law came to our house, your house will send you things every three days. Let alone your father-in-law, even if there are dozens of people, we won't need that much, but don't I'll give it away again. Anyway, the old man doesn't stay at home every day, it's cheaper for us. That's all, you don't know, since the father-in-law came to Beijing, our father has been honest, even when he moves, sits and lies, he behaves well. I don’t dare to go to Mrs. Wang’s room anymore. Oh, I’ve never seen someone so old that I’m afraid.” After Zhang finished speaking, she couldn’t help covering her mouth with a smile.

Liu'er also laughed, and after thinking about it for a while, he came up with an idea. When Mr. Feng came back in the evening, the two of them had dinner and sat on the couch to tease their son. Liu'er said, "Didn't you say that the cousins ​​of the Li family are Do you want to come? What is the arrangement? Although the adoptive father promised you to be a teacher for your cousins, what about Mr. Zhang? I'll see, it won't be long before the husband gets impatient and wants to leave It's over. Even these days, I think seniors are being held down by the old man enough, and it's not a problem for them men to hate each other."

"Actually, senior brother is not unfilial. From the bottom of his heart, he also wants to serve Mr. nearby until he dies. However, mortals and gods, and the gods are mortals. After all, it is difficult for mortals, and it is not easy for him. If it is true Mr. lives together, and it won't take long for him to die of suffocation. You don't know that although he doesn't have the skills of Mr., Mr.'s temperament is completely random. He is the most impatient, restrained, and easy-going. No matter what, sir also knows."

"Oh? What good idea does my lady have? I plan to find a way to keep Mr. Four and Six cousins, naturally they can't worship under the same person, especially the adoptive father, who is impatient with the officialdom. We only made an exception because of our relationship, but we can't make him too embarrassed. It's not a problem to squeeze in a group of children. What's more, our tiger head is over three or four years old, and I still want to call him How can you let him go leisurely?" Mr. Feng has always been dissatisfied with his old man in his life, but he has always cherished this gentleman who studied when he was young. With great respect.

Liu Er gave him a smile and gave him a look, "You think in the long run! But it is a great opportunity to get a famous teacher and follow him. For my son, I have to think of a way. Only the old man and the like don't seek wealth or enjoyment. They are not serious. If the old man is tempted, don't even think about keeping him. Since the husband has made the idea of ​​keeping Mr., there must be a charter, right?"

"I have a clue, but I'm not sure yet." Feng Ziying nodded, glanced at Liu'er with a smile, and reached out to touch Liu'er's forehead, "I know you are smart, what ideas do you have, don't tell me, if you keep it secret, my son will grow up gone."

"That's what I think. Mr. Zhang stays. First of all, Brother Zhang's two sons have to be brought up by him, and it is also for the future generations of the Zhang family. Moreover, the sister-in-law of the Zhang family has a master doctor like Mr., so she can take care of her and give birth. She is also very relieved about the matter of a fat son sooner or later. In the future, my husband will live here, and he will be able to transfer and teach a few grandchildren. Now, if Mr. Ruo is impatient to live in the capital, it is important to find some fun for the old man. This kind of fun must be somewhat difficult and unusual, not everyone can come."

Hearing this, Mr. Feng really cared. He touched the rattle beside him to tease his son for a moment, frowned and pondered, and said for a while, "I also found two interesting and knowledgeable people for my husband. It’s very complicated, people are transparent, and there are really not many that can catch the eye, and I’m not sure.”

Liu'er smiled triumphantly, "I have an idea..."

***

On the Zhang family's side, within a few days, Zhang Youshi was really impatient to see his incompetent son being an eyesore, so he packed his bags and was going back to his hometown in the south.

Zhang Xuezhen felt bitter in his heart. This old father is really a kind of torture to his son when he grows up. He hoped that his father could stay and spend his old age in peace. When he saw his father, he seemed to avoid cats and mice. It turns out that his bird-like life is It's gone, I feel uncomfortable, I have no choice but to send a letter to Feng Ziying to discuss ideas.

Mr. Feng came quite quickly, with only a small box in his hand, he went straight into the study, saw the father and son looking at each other silently, wanted to laugh but didn't dare, restrained his expression, first greeted Mr. "I heard from the senior brother that the master is leaving, and the disciple has something to ask for advice. Please wait a moment, sir."

Zhang Xuezhen stared straight at this, isn't this Suri very good at talking, what did he say today, and he didn't say to stay?

Zhang Youshi, on the other hand, didn't care about those ostentatious formalities. He stretched out his hand to take the box Feng Ziying handed over, and opened it to see that it was only a handkerchief. After a closer look, I found something was wrong, I rubbed it with my fingers, and I knew the root cause, I looked up at Feng Ziying, not knowing what it meant.

"To be honest, sir, this is an embroidery painting left by my relatives. The silk of this embroidery painting may be the court silk from the previous dynasty, but I am not sure. I have never seen a sample of that court silk. , I only heard that the silk painting in the courtyard is timeless. And the color of this embroidery painting, the ancestor in the base said it was dyed by himself, and the color is also durable, but the recipe is lost, and now it has to be incomplete. An incomplete prescription is like a medicine, which is a pity. Now that you are the most knowledgeable, you must be able to get a glimpse of its mystery, and I hope you will give me some advice."

Generally, a well-educated person, in addition to being talented, must also have extremely strong curiosity and research spirit.Especially Zhang Youshi, who is not into official career, loves to travel and learns miscellaneous but sophisticated, must have a very exploratory spirit when it comes to other strange things, and Mr. Feng knows this.

So, for a while, I really held back Mr. Zhang Xuezhen, just to save Zhang Xuezhen, under Feng Ziying's three-inch tongue, he moved Zhang Youshi to live in his own house. The couple couldn't be happier to respect their husband as an old man.

Especially when Mr. Feng heard that, he would come to drink and chat with Zhang Youshi from time to time, and accidentally introduced Lin Ruhai to him. The three friends, who were born in different backgrounds and academic careers, got along very well.Zhang Youshi is not lonely when he is tinkering with prescriptions and painting every day, he is much more at ease than at his son's house.For a while, the father and son came to visit each other, but the father found his son more pleasing to the eye, and he spoke kindly, and everyone was happy.

***

Let's say Liu'er was confinement a few days ago, Feng Ziying finally told her about the robbery of Jia's family, otherwise she would always keep it a secret, and one day she would know about it. It's over, it doesn't matter.

Sure enough, Liu'er became anxious for a moment, grabbed Mr. Feng and said anxiously, "What's the matter with the old lady? What about the girls? What about the amber parrot, Yuanyang, Sanqi and their family members? Why did you tell me? Why so suddenly?"

Third Master Feng patted Liu'er's hand gently, and comforted him, "Don't worry, listen to me and let you know. I heard from you that you have made good friends, most of them were redeemed by someone, and now they are all outside the city Zhuangzi was resettled, and some of your elder sister from the Lin family was resettled. Except for the men who were sentenced to exile at home, the female relatives are all fine now. Even the men, I have someone to take care of them when I leave. I can’t stand it on the way. What a crime. The old lady is doing well now, and the second master Bao and his brother followed her to recuperate at the Lin family's Zhuangzi outside the city. It's just that they were hit a bit when they were old, but it's not a big deal. I sent someone to give me something earlier. I’ve visited and told you that it’s inconvenient for you to go out, don’t worry.”

Liu'er asked the few people she cared about carefully, and she was relieved knowing that nothing happened.After careful questioning, most of the masters are in the Lin family village, and the few girls that Liu'er has befriended are all with the old lady, grandma and girls.Sanqi and Xiaoyan's family, and several good friends, are all in Feng's village.Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng, because both of them committed crimes, Mrs. Wang is still locked up. Sister Feng became ill and passed away last month.My daughter, Qiaoer, is now with the old lady and under the care of the Lin family, so everything is fine.Nanny Lai's family was redeemed by Lai Shangrong and returned to their original place.Lin Zhixiao and his wife were redeemed by Feng Sanye, and now they live with their daughter, Xiaohong, who is married to Jia Yun, and they are fine.

"Well, even though the mansion was too extravagant and snobbish, I never thought it would be defeated so quickly. I tidied up a little in the past two days and went to see them. Anyway, the old lady was very kind to me back then. Yes, although the second mistress treats people more viciously, she is not less helpful. She has to take care of sister Qiao one or two, and sister Ping and the girls are all very understanding women. I haven't seen Lian's second grandma, and I thought you did something to ruin your friendship. Only Sanqi has relatives, and others, if anyone is willing to come in to serve, or if you don't have an errand to make a living, just help out if you can. ?”

Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief, and agreed to all of Liu'er's requests. Now, these are nothing to them.

This is also the strength of Mr. Feng. The whole family didn't reveal anything to Liu Er, let alone visitors.

Not to mention that Liu'er went to see the old lady, now that Fu Qiufang is leaving the cabinet, the closer the day approaches, the more troublesome old lady Fu will be.

Without him, I originally thought that although Jia Qiong's ability is ordinary, after all, with the Jia family's power to rely on, it will not be worse after all.Unexpectedly, suddenly, the mountain of Jia's family fell down.Mrs. Fu is sadder than anyone else.But now that things are coming to an end, I can't go back on my word. Fortunately, Jia Qiong's family is safe and sound, which can be regarded as a little consolation in the misfortune.

The Jia family was unreliable, and the old lady focused her attention on the eldest son again. In the end, the daughter had to rely on this elder brother to win her battle, so she had to speak softly to sister Yang Xiu.Sister Yang Xiu secretly smiled, but didn't show it on her face.

And the two cousins ​​of the Li family who could study also came to Beijing.