The clever maid of the red mansion

In the new year, Liu Erxu was already eight years old, and Xu's family and here lived a year each, so it was two years older, but in fact it was less than a year and a half.

I thought that this year's life should be similar to that of last year. Every day is just serving Master Dong's food, daily life, sewing, etc., which may be one more than last year. If I have free time to read scriptures and practice sewing by myself, I can still live well.

In fact, it was far from as beautiful as she imagined. Diet, daily life and needlework were still the same, and there was no delay in chanting.However, she wanted to do needlework again, and half a month later, Liu'er had never touched a needle in private.

It's not that she doesn't want to, it's that she really can't spare the effort.

Originally, she had little free time during the day, but Master Dong added another job to her—drawing the appearance.

It’s not about drawing one or two sheets and finishing the calculation, and starting from scratch in a thick book.There is also a time limit, half an hour, five sheets, if it exceeds a star and a half, or if it is drawn that she looks bad as an old man, it will not work, and without saying anything, Liu'er has been in disgrace for a month after scolding her head and face.

Even Juan'er, who always liked to show off her seniority, had great sympathy for her, and she was very considerate in her words.Of course, there is some gloating in it.

Even if Master Qian is harsher, he is not against her and Fatty. Tian'er always scolds her when they meet.From her point of view, although Liu'er is a member of Master Dong's house, she eats and eats better than them, but she is not as good as herself, at least she is not so angry.

Of course, it is not ruled out that it is not possible to call Liu'er frequently nowadays.

Seeing Liu'er coming to the kitchen to pick up lunch and eating a piece of red bean cake, the fat girl hurriedly grabbed her, blinked her eyes, and shouted at her mother: "Mom, do you have any meat buns from last night? Give Liu'er two. See Liu'er has lost weight for a while, and her complexion is not good, please make up for it."

Come over to get hot water and silk to help, "It needs to be mended, this face is sallow, tsk, Master Dong is really amazing. But her old man just took a fancy to you, we are not in the eyes of others, if you want to help There is no way."

Liu'er just pretended not to smell the sour smell, anyway, this person only hurts his mouth, there is nothing really mean-spirited about it.

To Fat Ya, but he didn't know what to say, so he hurriedly said, "No need, that, Mama Wang, don't take it, I'm in good health." It's just to make up, not to make up with meat buns.

Let her sleep well and rest for a day, better than anything else.

In the end, before leaving, she was still stuffed with a white meat bun by the fat girl. This is because the fat girl just wanted to do it, and whenever she had a headache, her mother would make it for her. It was like a panacea.Pure meat, not a star of green vegetables, not even scallions and ginger, Liu'er feels tired just thinking about it, and has no intention of winning people's love.

It is estimated that the behavior of the two fat girls irritated Wu Gui's cousin who was washing vegetables. Seeing Liu'er going out with a food box, she hurriedly got up and wiped her hands on her apron, and chased after Liu'er, looking very concerned, "What? Lah, is Mrs. Dong mad at you again? I’m not saying you, Liu girl, you are a slave to others, how can you have your own family, be more diligent, have a bit of eyesight, and be sweeter, sometimes the master doesn’t like you I'm happy, it's okay to say that I can't be wronged. But, bah! What kind of master is that surnamed Dong, but he's about the same as us..."

"Biao sister-in-law, is there anything else? Master Dong is waiting for dinner. I won't delay your errand. I'm leaving." After speaking, she took the food box and went to take care of herself.

Liu'er really can't listen to many girls' words, whether Master Dong is good or not, she can just secretly slander her, but other people's irresponsible remarks sound extremely unpleasant.

And what about Master Dong, is she a rough envoy's wife?This person is still ignorant of his duty as always.

Besides, what do you mean by "your own family"? After her mother left, how did she live in her own family? How many villages did she live in? How many villages did she know about her stepmother? mean!

Liu'er thought she was farting just now, and she didn't think that all these girls were doing it for her own good, so she might have some idea.

But Liu'er misunderstood many girls this time, so far, she really has nothing else to think about except for her indifferent nature, and it's possible to get a little closer to Liu'er.

Gradually got used to the days of painting flowers and chanting sutras. After dinner this day, it was rare that Master Dong didn't let Liu Er recite sutras, and he went back to his room so early.

He took off the hairpin ring and changed his clothes. After washing, he took out the small basket and wanted to do a few stitches, but the needles and threads hadn't been sewed on yet, so he came out to evacuate. I haven't been able to split silk for a few days, but I'm in a hurry to embroider, have you grown those claws~!" The spirit behind him touched again.

Liu'er really wanted to die, but the old goblin must be old and foolish. She forgot that years ago, she was so good at putting on a handkerchief!

At that time, her old man didn't object, right?Still pointing?

This black light is blind, what kind of fanfare is she doing?It’s not enough if you don’t scare a couple to death, right?

It was not enough to say a few words, seeing Liu Er came out with the same obedience and honesty, he probably felt that this kid was easy to bully, and said coldly: "Since you can't sleep, why not tie a hundred knots, one thread , Give it to me tomorrow morning, one less thing to take care of your skin."

Liu'er was stunned, this knotting was done at the beginning of stitching or when a thread was finished, for no reason, what kind of knots were tied?

Probably thinking that Liu'er wasn't hit hard enough, she said before leaving, "Just turn off the lights, it's a waste of fuel, and you don't need to turn on the lights to tie the knot, anyway, these tricks of yours are just to vent your anger."

You don't need to light a lamp for one or two, one hundred.

And you don't need to think about it to know that if the beat is uneven and unfavorable, you will definitely be drenched in blood, and you will not be able to sleep tomorrow night.

Besides, you old people don't need to be so frugal for Second Grandma Lai?

Even Second Grandma Lai, because embroidery is a labor-intensive job, has always supplied enough lamps and candles to the embroidery village. As far as Liu'er knows, there is no limit to the time when the lamps can be used.

Now it's good, Master Dong saves others' money, and she usually throws cups and saucers very neatly.

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, you have to do what you have to do, and you have to do it quickly and well. After a while, you will feel sleepy, and you will be confused if you can do it well.

For a hundred knots, Liu'er tossed and tossed for two hours, closed her eyes and touched and counted while beating. .If the number is just right, she doesn't think that beating a few more Master Dong can praise her. The old man has always been good at hearing and seeing, and he is serious. Let's reason.

After finishing, she fell asleep with the thread knot still in her hand.The next day, I almost got up late, took care of my head and face indiscriminately, and ran out to do errands without practicing my words in the morning.

In the tea room, I met someone fetching water and rice, looked at Liu Er quickly, and said sympathetically: "Poor see, why didn't you sleep well, you always wake up earlier than me. Looks like you are fat and lucky." , there is an old woman who loves her, and she doesn't need to get out of the bed in the cold weather, someone directly prepares it for her, alas."

Since Master Dong recovered from his illness, because of Liu'er's good service, the masters' requirements for serving people have also increased.

Especially the other two resident masters, Master Xiao Liu and Master Qian, who get up early to wash their meals and tea are compared to Master Dong.

So Juan'er was busy.Fatty occasionally makes a move, but she always wakes up a little later, Juan'er has no backing, and she has nothing to do, she just feels a little unhappy.

Liu Er responded with a few words, took the things and hurried back.Although I felt that the thread was knotted well last night, I was sprayed without any accident. It is estimated that Liu Er seemed to be respectful, but she was actually dissatisfied. Master Dong picked up a thread without even looking at it. Fingers, flipped a thread over Liu'er's eyes, Liu'er stared at it, convinced.

There are five knots in a neat line, arranged at equal distances, even and smooth, as if it was not a thread, but a small knot.

"See clearly, when you are like this, start sewing again, don't do that job without that claw, it's a shameful thing."

In a word, Liu'er has completely lost her mind about doing embroidery work recently, but she has lost her temper. Isn't it just a knot?

All day long, Liu'er has been thinking about Master Dong's technique in her heart, and wants her old man to demonstrate it again, just by looking at it, don't even think about it.

The days flew by as Liu'er served Master Dong, sketched his face, chanted scriptures, and tied knots.Being scolded every day is just normal, I'm used to it, if one day Master Dong doesn't scold her loudly, he will feel paranoid and uncomfortable, and he will have to secretly scold himself for being a jerk.

Except for Fat Ya, Juan'er, Cui'er and others who felt sorry for her, Tao'er was quite envious, and whispered to her secretly, "Master Dong is said to be difficult, but he seems to treat you well, sharpening knives is not the same as chopping firewood, you Another coincidence, in the future, the craftsmanship will definitely not be wrong, and you will become a master in the future, don't forget to support me."

This Tao'er is a sensible person, Liu'er thinks she is not mistaken, it really is different, why doesn't she not think so.

Tweety came to deliver things two days ago, and I felt sorry for her.As for coming to Xing'er with Cui'er, as always, she didn't say much, and she couldn't see what she was thinking.

On the seventh day of the fourth lunar month, Master Dong was quiet all day long. Liu Er wondered if she was not feeling well. She seemed to cough twice last night... Should I ask a doctor to take a look?The spirit of cursing people is gone.

"Clean up, take a bath in the evening, change into clean clothes tomorrow, go to the temple with me, bring your own things, and come back after lunch." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and remained silent, no longer talking to Liu'er.

Thinking of Wang Ma cooking green beans while reciting Buddha's name today, she suddenly understood that tomorrow, the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, would be the Buddha Bathing Festival, and every monastery would hold Buddha's birthday pujas.

Master Dong often recites scriptures and listens to scriptures, and it is not surprising that he goes out to pay respects. Liu Er himself also recites scriptures for her.

As a human being in two lives, the days when Liu'er can go out for a walk can be counted on the fingers, how can she not be excited.

Finished washing early, ready to wear clothes and use things tomorrow, checked again and again, there is no thread knot to tie tonight, and there is nothing left in the cold, there is really nothing left, Fang turned off the light and went to sleep.

There are many large and small temples in the capital, especially the Wannian Temple outside the west gate, which is not far from the Minzhong Temple in the southwest of the city.And because there is a temple fair for half a month from the [-]st to the [-]th day of April every year, and the weather is fine and it is a good time for outings, devout men and women go out to burn incense and worship Buddha.

All of a sudden, red men and green women, from high-ranking officials and dignitaries down to common people, traveled hand in hand, and there were many tourists.

Liu'er and Master Dong were sitting in a mule cart at the mansion, and the road was slow. This cart didn't look obvious on the outside, but inside it was very luxurious and comfortable, with tables, tables, refreshments and snacks, it was not the same as the Xu family's Li Dasha's cart.

It was rare for her to come out, so Liu'er had to lift up a corner of the curtain and watch the excitement outside quietly, Master Dong didn't care, just sat and watched with a book.

Although Minzhong Temple is not as famous as Wannian Temple, it is one of the largest temples in the capital. It is especially famous for its clusters of crabapple flowers in Xifu. Now it is the beginning of flowering. From a distance, it looks like a cloud of clouds, and the wind is gentle and smooth. There is a fragrance of flowers and trees blowing on the face.

Liu'er followed Master Dong, guided by Zhike monk, admiring flowers and willows, all the way to the previously reserved meditation room.The quiet path in front of the door is dotted with green moss, which has the meaning of "deep flowers and trees in the Zen room".

After arranging the next place, the two of them went directly to each hall without being led, and worshiped Bu Dai Monk and Huayan Sansheng three Bodhisattvas one by one. They burned incense and gave sesame oil money.

It was not this that surprised Liu Er, but when they returned to the Zen room with the bathing Buddha perfume, a teacher who seemed to be of some status came to visit. Master Dong called him Master Xingshen. After chatting for a while, Master Dong took He always carried the baggage with him, opened it, and inside was a rectangular brocade box, opened it again, took out the contents, and unfolded it to Xingshen.

Liu'er's position, although not very clear, can only be seen roughly, on the off-white soft satin, red Bodhidharma is embroidered, and the scarlet robe is very eye-catching.It should be Master Dong's needlework, without a trace of fireworks, just like Danqing.

Na Xingshen only glanced at it, then nodded and smiled, "Thank you Madam Dong, my teacher will be delighted to see you."

After finishing speaking, he collected the things, attached the package, held it in both hands, and left.Before leaving, he gave Liu'er a suspicious look, which made her heart skip a beat, Emi Tofu, she didn't do anything bad, did she?This old monk, don't wait to scare the little benefactor like this.

Afterwards, he and Master Dong had a very delicate vegetarian meal. After the meal, Master Dong drank tea and had a rest, and sent Liu Er away, "Okay, you can go shopping by yourself. Seeing that grass grows in your heart, I feel anxious. Remember to go back in an hour, don't play crazy."

Liu'er was very happy in her heart, but she had to take a good stroll, thinking about how greedy her eyes were when she left the house, and the silk smelled so vinegary, it would be serious for her to show off when she went back.

Next time I go out, who knows what year and month it will be.