The clever maid of the red mansion

Liu'er's house in Huazhi Lane has been tidied up, and the yard is already full of peach blossoms.

Because she just took over the work that the old lady gave to the empress, Liu'er didn't want to delay too much. Seeing that the godmother wanted to move there, she felt uncomfortable staying here, so she simply chose an auspicious day and moved there with the godmother first. Look around and come back.

Although their mother and son had a lot of things, Sister Feng sent two cars and a few women and servants to help.The Fu family also sent a car and the two wives beside Sister Yang Xiu, the manpower and the car were enough.Zhang Ganniang just watched and took care of it, and she didn't need to do anything, which was very convenient.

Liu'er plans to stay there for another day every two days, one to accompany her godmother, and the other to greet Mrs. Fu and say goodbye.At any rate, I will depend on the Fu family to live in the future, and I can't lack the proper etiquette.

The old lady was very relieved when she heard it, she patted Liu'er and said, "Good boy, it's good if you have the heart, it's only a few days away, there is no need to hurry."

Liu'er also knew that these few days were not bad, but after a clear day, there were things happening every three days, and it didn't look like it, so she smiled, "Don't the old lady know Liu'er, if you have something to do, you have to prepare for it, do it anyway. If you know what you know, it will be cheaper to officially start construction in the future. Otherwise, you will rest all day long, and you will not be at ease. If you can’t eat well and sleep well, it’s better to start doing something comfortable first.”

The old lady naturally knew that Liu'er was quick to do things, although she looked steady on weekdays, she was in a hurry, so she nodded and didn't say anything, she acquiesced.Then I asked if there was anything missing in the new home. Seeing that Liu'er had only one way, I simply asked Sister Feng to help see what else was needed, and send it to a group of children when they moved.

Sister Feng is the smartest, and she doesn't waste her things when she is convenient. The next day, she asked Ping'er to accompany her to have a look. The dressing table, the nanmu small kang table... are better than the original ones.

On Liu'er's side, the first day, together with the mandarin ducks, they found a dozen or so horses in the old lady's private treasury, all of which were grayish white, tooth white, milky white, and very light purple, green, pink, yellow, and blue. Sujin or gauze are rare and good things.Because the sample draft has not been finalized, I am not sure what kind of base material to use, so I simply looked at the good ones, found them all, and sent them back to the house with the two women.

Now this matter is the top priority for the old lady, even the second wife said to Liu'er gently, "Whatever is missing, just ask people to look for it at my place, don't be an outsider." A few pieces of clothes were sent by hand, the clothes were new and the material was not bad, but Liu'er didn't think they were suitable, and she didn't plan to return them.

As for the sketches, besides the old lady's private treasury, there are more calligraphy and paintings in the old lady's courtyard, and there are more in the back upstairs.Since Qingming was going to go to the suburbs to visit Master Dong's grave, and it took less than two days, Liu'er simply painted the calligraphy in the old lady's private treasury first.

There are a lot of old lady's things, such as jewelry, toys, furniture, decorations and clothing, but there are not many things like calligraphy and paintings of celebrities.But if you take out a pair casually, are they all treasures among treasures? They are hard to find.

Except for a few fine and gorgeous fine brushwork that the old lady likes, most of them are not later than Song Dynasty, and most of them are famous in Tang and Song Dynasties.

There are two boxes in total, less than fifty pieces, Liu'er simply refused to leave, and said to Yuanyang, "Sister, go and do your work, leave Sanqi Xiaoyan here, and let the two of them take the lunch here." Eat it. It will take me a long time to do this, and if there is something suitable, let the mother-in-law find a sister to register."

The private treasury is in the west wing of Jiamu’s backyard, and it’s inconvenient for the mandarin ducks to accompany her all the time. It’s only a few steps away from the main house, so she simply told the woman in the treasury, “Take care of me, watch the tea, and listen to Miss Liu’er for now.” If there is anything important, just go and find me." After speaking, she told Sanqi Xiaoyan a few words before leaving.

There are two Sanqi and Xiaoyan, Sanqi is holding a box containing stationery; Xiaoyan ordered the two women to move the table and chairs according to Liu'er's instructions before she came, and put them under a bright window base, while she cleaned them herself. Wipe it twice carefully with a clean rag, and touch it with your hands until it is clean, and then arrange the pen, ink, paper and inkstone with Sanqi.One was covered with paper and pressed with a paperweight, and Liu'er went to wait on it, while the other poured water from a porcelain pot and began to grind ink.

The women in the warehouse were all sent out by Liu Er, so the three of them could do things more freely. Looking at the two opened boxes, they picked up a scroll with their hands, and slowly unfolded it with Xiaoyan. Opening his eyes wide, he blurted out, "This person looks familiar, as if he's seen it somewhere before."

Liu'er burst out laughing, glanced at her, then lowered her eyes to look at the painting carefully, and said, "Which man saw it in his study or school, there are some." After looking at it for a while, Sanqi also came over and followed Look, Liu Er went on to say, "This is the "Portrait of the Former Teacher Confucius Teaching", this is Confucius. Looking at the lines of the clothes, isn't it very smooth and elegant, as if floating, the world calls it 'Wu Dai Dangfeng', This is it."

Speaking of this, Liu Er had an idea, stretched out her hand on the box just now, and took out two more scrolls. Seeing Sanqi, she hurried over to help unfold it. Sure enough, she was side by side with the portrait of the former teacher just now, pointing to the lady at the back Tu said to the two of them, "Look at the dresses in this painting, are they very close-fitting and drooping, as if they were fished out of the water, this is called 'Cao Yi out of the water'..."

The three of them, Liu Er, started to watch one by one. Occasionally, Liu Er would say a few words when she was interested. I have copied them all for Miss Lin... even she almost has copies in her hand.

Embarrassed, Liuer coughed twice to hide the smile on her lips, and instructed Xiaoyan and the two to put everything she had seen back into the box. The other two landscapes of Wang Wei were to be brought back for details. Scrutinized.The rest... I still have half a day to work, so I have to do something, simply use the ready-made stationery, pick a few useful ones, sit down and copy them.

Before going back to the room at night, I went to the old lady's room first, had a conversation with the old lady, and asked the old lady for leave. I will go out of the city tomorrow to pay homage to my godmother, Master Dong. I will go home directly after returning to the city, and live with my godmother for a day. , Come back early the next morning.

Going back to the room at night, I went home with Sanqi to find her old man, Zhang San, and helped to buy some incense, candles, paper horses and other sacrifices. After she had eaten by herself, she started to pack things. The things that should be packed were all given by the old lady , by the way take it home.

Xiaoyan, on the other hand, now waits on Liu'er with Sanqi and lives with Liu'er, all on the kang outside.Seeing Liu Er tidying things up, helping with her hand, hesitating as if she had something to say, Liu Er pretended not to see her until she finished her work and sat down to drink tea, then said, "Tell me, is there something wrong? What does Heep Haw look like. We have been together for several years, and we always look like we can't let go of our hands and feet. If we want to get ahead here, I don't think you need to think about it."

In fact, in the previous life, Xiaoyan was a very lively and clever girl by the side of Second Master Bao, not much calmer than Xiaojiu'er now. At that time, there were not many girls beside Second Master Bao who were not lively.

Liu'er has also thought about it in private, and the reason why she is like this now is probably related to her.As long as she sewed with her, including the Sanqi parrot and the others, Liu'er looked gentle when she pointed, but the sense of loss when she suddenly realized that she didn't know how to sew at all was still very daunting.

She is very demanding and strict, and there are many people who can't do the stitches removal and rework.This rework is ten times more troublesome than doing it all over again. Anyone who learns sewing from Liu Er has been tortured like this.

So later in private, Sanqi blinked her little eyes, carefully looked at Liu'er's face, and said to her, "Sister Liu'er, Sanqi didn't do well, just scold Sanqi, the way you stare at people, Sanchi is afraid..."

Liu'er stared at Sanqi, so frightened that Sanqi shrank her neck, and said blankly, "Why didn't you scare me to death! You're just a rat, and you still want to learn sewing? It's because you can't do it well anyway, don't be afraid." Let me tell you, Sister Liu'er was almost scolded and frightened to death in order to learn needlework. For several years, she has been waiting for people from morning to night every day. Look at you now, since you came to this courtyard, you have gained a lot of fat and your face is round. , dare to talk about being scared! I think it’s less scary. If you want to learn, you can get some energy and have a snack.

Sanqi's neck was almost shrinking, and he muttered in a low voice, "Who said you don't want to learn anymore, why don't you talk about it, why don't you talk about it..." With no idle hands, he moved behind Liu'er and gave her a hand. Squeeze your shoulders and make faces.

Liu'er knew Sanqi's virtues, so she didn't talk to her any more, just wanted to take advantage of her.

In fact, Xiaojiu’er loves to play and run wildly, but needlework is not too bad. Although it’s not as good as Sanqi and Xiaoyan, compared with ordinary girls, such as western flower ideas like Haba’er, she can still do it well. , This is enough to make her feel scared all over the yard.

So for Xiaoyan, Liu'er has mixed feelings. She doesn't like her restraint, but also likes her hard work, and she is willing to give her more when she gets something.

After being told by Liu Er, Xiaoyan was a little nervous, so she peeked at her and saw that Liu Er didn't seem angry, so she bravely continued, "Just... I just want to ask my sister to find an errand for my parents. I Dad is in much better health this year, and he doesn't need to take medicine. Although he can't do heavy work, he can do housekeeping and yard sweeping. My sister knows that life is difficult in my family, and a little money can always relieve the pain." It's funny to watch.

This Xiaoyan is also considered kind, and it was not easy to speak after holding back for so long, so she said, "Your father is easy to say, and it is easy to find a vacancy for the gatekeeper. But your mother and your aunt, because of your mother's sake, The mansion is going to buy some small opera singers, your mother and your aunt have sung them before, if you want to employ people to manage things in the future, you must use them who are knowledgeable, just ask them to wait for a few months."

Liu'er's words are always convincing, Xiaoyan's eyes lit up when she heard it, no doubt, she became more energetic, and her voice became crisp, "Then sister will take Xiaoyan away in the future, just like Sanqi."

Others don't know about this matter, and obviously they can't hide it from Xiaoyan who is always together, now that she has no worries about the future, she is also a little moved.

Ji Liu'er shook her head, "Sanqi is Sanqi, you are you, and your family has to be taken care of by you. It is not appropriate to go with me."

Xiaoyan is certainly good, but her mother Liu'er really doesn't like her.

Although Xiaoyan was disappointed, she didn't dare to say anything more. After turning off the lights, she went to sleep without mentioning it.

On the second day, Liu'er took Sanqi Xiaoyan and two wives to pay homage to Master Dong outside the west city by car.

It is estimated that the time to go out is not optimistic, and it is not smooth to go out.

Master Dong's cemetery was originally selected by Se Kong of Tiekan Temple with the help of others, not far from Mantou Temple.At that time, Jingxu saw that Wang'er and his wife beside Second Mistress were helping Liu'er, so he also showed his face, said a few words of politeness, and then sent his disciples Zhishan and Zhizhi'er to accompany Liu'er for two days.

It's okay to be smart, but people with better colors are also hypocritical.On the other hand, the little nun Zhishan was very honest and kind, and she was familiar with the scriptures, so she often relieved Liu'er at that time.Because she is not as intelligent as Jing Xu, she likes it, every time she comes to the mansion to greet the old lady, she rarely brings it here, but Liu'er misses her a lot, and even brings her something back twice.

So after worshiping Master Dong and redecorating the tomb, I stopped by the Mantou Temple to rest and talk to Zhishan.

Although Mantou Temple is not far from Tiekan Temple, it is much smaller than Tiekan Temple, with a front hall and a back hall, and several clean rooms in the backyard.Liu'er paid homage to the Bodhisattva, gave some money for sesame oil, left the main hall, and asked the indifferent Zhizhi, "Why don't you see Zhishan, is your master still here?"

Zhi Zhi was a little impatient, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and said angrily, "There are distinguished guests coming, and we are all busy. Also, the clean room is gone."

Sanqi couldn't see it, and opened his mouth to speak, but Liu'er's eyes stopped, so he could only stare at Zhizhi angrily, curled his lips and remained silent.

Liu'er said patiently, "Can I ask the little master to help you call Zhishan, I'll talk to her."

Zhi Zhi seems to be busy and absent-minded. Hearing Liu'er say this, he became even more impatient, "I said I'm going to treat the distinguished guests, how can I call? If there's nothing wrong, it's better to leave as soon as possible. We can't afford to offend the guests."

This time Xiaoyan couldn't bear it any longer, she simply ignored Liu'er's eyes, stepped forward and raised her voice, glared at Zhizhi and said, "But which master from our mansion is here? Anyway, this is also the family temple in our mansion , leading the money and food in our mansion, if it is the master of our mansion, he must go to see you and have nothing to say. If it is an outsider, you have to ask Yu Xin later, where are the money and grains sent every month, and you have raised a bunch of wolf-hearted thing!"

Don't look at Xiaoyan being honest in front of Liu'er, her family has a long history, she is good at bickering and swearing, but she doesn't show off her skills easily.

Immediately Chih-chih was scolded, his head turned red, he was a monk, and in front of the Bodhisattva, it was not easy to scold Xiaoyan.He also saw Liu'er looking at her with a smile that was not a smile, as if she was waiting for her to argue with a girl, so embarrassing.For a moment, he felt uncomfortable, pointed at Xiaoyan, and said a few words about you, but you didn't say anything.

"Puchi!" Someone next to him couldn't help laughing.

Everyone turned their heads and saw a group of people came out from the apse at some point, the leading two men and two women were laughing at a younger girl among them.

The old nun led the way in front of Jingxu. When she saw Liu Er, she naturally recognized her. When she went to the old lady's place on weekdays, she naturally knew that Liu Er was decent in front of the old lady. It's blowing, why don't you let others know, although our place is rough, at least clean up the house and sweep the couch."

Liu'er smiled, she didn't have the mood to deal with her, she just said, "Just passing by, let's talk to Zhishan, there is something else, since I have worshiped the Bodhisattva, I will go back, can I ask Zhishan to take me a few steps."

Because Jingxu had a guest, he asked Zhishan to send Liu'er out with a few polite words.

Liu'er pretended she didn't see anyone coming, she turned around and left.There was a person inside who I recognized but didn't want to talk to, it was Feng Ziying.

It's just that now that they met, she thought about how easy it would be to leave.

The author has something to say: Xiaoyan is Chunyan^_^