The clever maid of the red mansion

Liu'er lived in the Lin Mansion for a few days, and made two sets of clothes, shoes and socks for her adoptive father and sister in the autumn, and saved them, and then sorted out a few more, planning to take them back and make them when she has time.

Seeing the August festival, I packed up my things, said goodbye to my adoptive father and sister, took a group of maids and women, and two cars of things, and went home.

Now, Godmother Zhang has gotten used to it. Every time Liu'er goes out, especially to the Lin's mansion, when she comes back, she will be pulling things and pulling people by car.This time there are more, just four or five boxes and cages, all of which are made of good wood, not to mention there are also various burden boxes and the like.

Now that there are many people, there is no need for Liu'er to make a fuss. The women will carry them into the room, and Dong'er and Honghua will bring the maids back.Liu'er changed into homely clothes, picked out the jewelry and materials for the godmother, Mung Dou and Sanqi carried them, and the three went to the godmother's room.

Mrs. Zhang just saw that they were in a hurry, so she went back to the house to do needlework.Seeing Liu'er coming in, she said with a smile, "I just saw that these days, she seems to have gotten a little fatter, I don't think I've thought about my family at all, let alone your mother and me."

After Chun'er greeted Liu'er, she went to pour tea.Liu Er went to sit next to the godmother, smiled and tugged on the godmother's arm, and said, "How dare you, isn't this coming back to celebrate the festival with the godmother? There is a godmother at home, so Liu'er has nothing to worry about. Lin Going sister picked out some jewelry and clothes for the godmother, see if you like it or not." He said to Mung Dou Sanqi, "Bring all the burdens."

"You, Mr. Lin and his daughter treat you well. It's because of your affection. Your godmother and I will always follow the glory. No matter how you make it, it will make people look different. Besides, your mother and I have a lot of clothes, and the clothes are not good. Quite a lot, and I won’t be able to wear them out in a few years, so I don’t need to dress them up again.”

"Oh, mom, don't say that. Sister Lin and I are also considered a family. She is helping me to honor you. You, just take care of yourself. Don't worry about it. It's my daughter. Not any more."

As he said, he opened the bundle of clothes and pointed, "my sister and I picked them. These two pieces of brocade with flowers are just the same color as the big clothes outside in autumn. The feather satin one is matched with the leather in this bundle. I will help my mother." Make a big gown, and it will fit the upper body when winter enters in two months." He opened the box in the other bag, lifted the lid, and said, "Mom, don't you like gold? There are not many inlays on this head cover, and the workmanship is poor They are also exquisite, especially these two hairpins with five blessings holding a long life, they look generous and extravagant." As he said, he raised his hand to put it on the old lady's sideburns, looked at it, and nodded, "It's pretty, and it's just right for your age. "

Mrs. Zhang was polite, but in fact she had been laughing for a long time. She touched the materials and jewelry, thinking happily that she would put them on in two days and go to play cards with Mrs. Fu...

"Hey, mom, you're making shoes again. Didn't I tell you before I left that you just have to cut the needlework and ask the girls to do it, and you have to go and play on your own. Why don't you listen to advice... That silver-red jacket , didn’t you make it for me?” Liu’er inadvertently caught a glimpse of half-made water-red silk and satin embroidered padded shoes in the sewing basket next to Mrs. Zhang, and on the top of the kang next to her, there were two silver-red home-made flowers sprinkled on top of each other. Little cotton jacket.

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly laughed and said, "Your mother, I am used to doing things. I can't stay idle, and I can't play cards at home all day. Now that you are such an outstanding girl, I can't show my ability. Anyway. I like the shoes and padded jackets made by my mother. I am happy with your mother. After all, they are still useful. You can’t make irresponsible remarks, but with my heart and this little work, the girls will not be tired. no."

After hearing this, Liu'er didn't have much to say. After all, they were halfway mothers and daughters, so they had some scruples. If they didn't ask her to do it, she wouldn't let it go. She could only say, "Our family is not short of envoys now. Mom, you Don’t be tired, it’s what makes your daughter feel bad. This is for you to enjoy the blessings, just take care of it. How many years of our relationship, when you were young, whenever you had a mouthful of delicious food, you would always miss Liu’er. At that time, we There is nothing you can do if you are poor. It is right for your daughter to respect you now, so don’t let her down and let her do her best.”

Patting Liu'er's hand, Mrs. Zhang's eye circles are a little red. These days are like a dream. When there is no one, I always feel uneasy in my heart. Now Liu'er's words are both heartwarming and ironic. Let her heart fall to the ground, "Mom knows you are filial, but you don't just think about me. Your sister has sent people to visit several times in the past few days, and Sister Fang always tells me that she wants to talk to you." Let's do needlework together, let's go over and have a look, it's only a few steps away, don't wait until tomorrow."

Liu'er agreed, had lunch with her godmother, took the two girls with her, opened the corner door with the key, and went straight to Fu's house.

Entering her sister's main room, it happened that her brother-in-law Fu Shi was here today, and the two met, but Fu Shi had never seen Liu Er a few times, and there were only a handful of things he had said to Liu Er, so he smiled at Liu Er Said, "My sister is still used to being here now? What's lacking, what's missing, just tell your sister to buy it, it's a family, don't be an outsider. Although Sister Fang is rough, it's okay for you to play together anyway." You need to be a companion, so you can move around more in the future."

Liu'er smiled and said, "Thank you brother-in-law for your kindness, my sister will naturally not be polite. Sister Qiufang and Sister Qin are also excellent, so naturally they often go there when they have free time."

After saying a few more words, Fu Shi knew that he was here, and the two sisters couldn't talk about themselves, so they politely said a few words, got up and went to the study.

"Brother Gui and Brother Nan, why aren't they here? I even brought them some snacks from the Lin Manor, which they can't eat at other places." Liu Er glanced at her and asked her sister.

Sister Yang Xiu sent away the rest of the maids and women in the house, leaving only a confidant girl named Xiaoju to wait on her, then she smiled and took her by the hand and said, "The grandma is taking it to the old lady's house, I know you brought it to them again." Guozi, I don’t know how to be happy. After all these days, it’s okay to be at Master Lin’s place?” After all, I’m a little worried. I’ve seen the atmosphere of the famous Lin family, which is different from the rich and flamboyant Jia’s house, but it also contrasts the lack of confidence. People are uncomfortable.

Liu'er knew that she was worried, but she didn't think too much about it, so she said angrily, "Why is that bad, foster father and sister treat me like my own family, before leaving, sister and I went to the warehouse to pick things up, well, this is for you Your ruler is just right for autumn clothes."

Huang Qi put the bundle in her hand on the table and opened it. Inside were two pieces of satin with rose and purple peony flowers, and two pieces of lake blue silk with flowers. On the top were two boxes, one big and one small. Open it, and inside the big one was a set Liu Er pointed to the Four Treasures of the Study, "This is for Brother Gui, isn't he enlightened now? The material is for my sister, this color and style, my sister will make clothes look good. Don't be reluctant to use it, I still have it there, I have time to make some clothes for my sister, my sister hasn't used Liu'er's needlework yet, let me show you my sister's skills." Opening the small box again, there are two shrimp beard bracelets, a pair of silk inlaid pearl phoenix The hairpin and two pearl earrings are inlaid with pearls the size of lotus seeds. "This one belonged to my sister before. Since there are several, I might as well give two of them to my sister." In fact, the two pendants were added later, thinking of my sister. There may not be earrings with such beads to match, so I found them and added them.My sister will definitely not accept the full set of facial features.

Sister Yang Xiu was very sorry, she pressed Liu'er's hand and said, "Now that you moved here, my sister didn't have any good things to give you, but I charged you a lot. How good is this, it seems more and more that my sister has no ability to help you What." Things are naturally good things, she only has a few sets of decent clothes and jewelry when she goes out, which is worse than this.Living at home on weekdays is nothing more than ordinary.

"Whatever sister said, from cleaning up the house to going outside the house on weekdays, I don't worry about my sister. This is really nothing, my sister just accepts it. The foster father and sister treat Liu'er well, why don't you?" Short of Liu'er's expenses, on time and according to festivals, clothes and jewelry are all ready-made, so you don't need to worry about Liu'er. Now this is just Liu'er's little wish, it's something from my past, my sister doesn't accept it, she just hates it gone."

These days, Liu'er watched carefully, and some sisters chattered in private, so they got a little understanding of the Fu family.

The Fu family has a shallow foundation. Fu Shi's original wife brought a large amount of property, and later became an official, so it was a little better.As for Mrs. Yuan's family wealth, part of it was Sister Qin's dowry, which was managed by Mrs. Fu.The other part is a few rented shops, originally from a large village with several hundred hectares of land, which is now managed by the second master's family.The future of these two places all go to the public school, which is the main income of the Fu family every year.

As for Yang Xiu's son, she was originally sold into the Fu family, so there is no dowry, and the private house is just a private gift from Fu Shi, which is really limited.She has always acted cautiously, although the housekeeper would definitely not do such things as being greedy for Mo Gongzhong's expenses.So on weekdays, sister Yang Xiu's clothes are inferior to those of sister-in-law Fu Qiufang, and she doesn't show it when she goes out.

Sister Yang Xiu had Xiao Ju put it away, Liu Er winked at Huang Qi, Huang Qi took out a small handkerchief bag, stuffed it into Xiao Ju and said with a smile, "The girl gave it to you, it's not a good thing, keep it for fun, don't worry about it." dislike."

Unexpectedly, Xiaoju still has her role. When going to and from people, no one would think about their servants. Rao is always prudent, she was a little at a loss for a while, she didn't know whether to accept her, she just looked at her master, sister Yang Xiu.

Sister Yang Xiu has seen some things in the world. These are common things for everyone, so she nodded with a smile, "Since the girl rewarded you, take it, it is also the girl's kindness."

Xiaoju thanked Liu'er with a red face, stepped back and opened it to see, inside the soft pink gauze silk was a delicate purse, which contained two clove pendants, she was even more happy.

The two sisters talked about going home, and Fang went to the old lady's place hand in hand.

Mrs. Fu's room was bustling, brother Gui and younger brother were having a row, making the old lady and all the female relatives very happy.Brother Gui was jumping on the ground, seeing Liu Er and his mother coming in, he rushed over, not forgetting to salute, he raised his head and said, "Did Auntie bring any candies for Brother Gui?"

Everyone was overjoyed, Liu'er patted his head, and said with a smile, "Whose things you forgot, you can't forget our brother Gui's, I brought two boxes, your mother will keep them for you, you can eat them when you go back gone."

Brother Gui heard that, where can he stay, Zhang Luo immediately wanted to go home, and was patted by her mother, "There are no rules, where is your fruit missing, like a greedy cat, what does it look like."

Brother Nan was sitting next to the old lady, and was eating Huanshi snacks. When he heard Greedy Maoer, he was very familiar. He was called him on weekdays, so he raised his head and said loudly, "Greedy Cat, my brother is also Greedy Cat."

Everyone laughed, everyone sat down, and Fu Qiufang invited the little girl to serve tea.Huangqi and Dongmei brought up the things for everyone, which were marked with sticks.The old lady's is nothing more than two boxes of dim sum fruits and two cans of tea.In fact, Liu'er felt that the snacks were not as good as those made by the Lin family, or even worse than those made by the godmother.Mrs. Fu will surely benefit from the name she created.For Fu Qiufang's aunt and nephew, there is a pack for each person. They are some sachets, purses, beads, strings, pendants and other small things. Fu Qiufang made a thick layer.Of course, it's not Liu'er's needlework. My family's clothes can't be done, so I don't have the patience to do this for them.Although the needlework people in the Lin's House can't compare to Liu'er's craftsmanship, it's not bad, and the materials are all high-quality, so it's good to give away.

Sister Yang Xiu didn't know what Liu'er's girl was holding before, so it was not easy to ask, but now that she sees her, she feels relieved.After all, she is her own sister, and her speech and behavior are not obvious on weekdays. The difference inside is not the slightest.And looking at it now, it's also suitable to give something away, and Liu'er's eyes are more gentle.

While everyone was talking and drinking a cup of tea, Fu Qiufang was impatient with talking about family matters, so she took Liu'er to her room to talk about herself.

Mrs. Fu saw the two sisters Caiwei staring at her eagerly, and scolded her daughter with a smile, "Let her sisters play with you, poor thing, is there such an aunt like you who always thinks that your niece is not smart! Anyway, what do you say to Liu'er?" The day of self-discipline is later, and this day is not bad."

When Fu Qiufang was at home, she lost her temper. She never even bought into the old lady's debts. Who would dare to flatter her.But now that Liu'er is here, it's not good to refute her old mother's face, so he had to take the two nieces with him and take Liu'er to her room.

Fu Qiufang lives in Mrs. Fu's back room, three small rooms, which are very elegantly and delicately furnished.The outside main room for receiving guests, separated by a floor-to-ceiling cover, is a place to sit and sit on weekdays, but it is more like a study room. There is a book case next to the window, with pens, inks, papers and inkstones.The calligraphy and paintings on the wall are also written by famous artists, this Liu'er can tell the authenticity at a glance.Except for a few antiques on Duobaoge, there are stacks of books.To the south is a short kang, covered with orangutan felt mattresses, and on a small round kang table, a set of crystal clear white porcelain tea bowls.

Fu Qiufang took Liu'er and entered the inner bedroom, which was an honor.It is rare for female relatives who come and go to take her in the room, and good friends are entertained in the main room at most.It can be seen that Liu'er is particularly favored.

Since Liu'er recognized her sister, she spent very little time at home, and the two of them didn't see each other a few times. This was the first time she entered Fu Qiufang's boudoir.

Regardless of the ordinary decorations in the rooms of her sister and Mrs. Fu, Miss Fu's room, although not as good as the girls in Jia's house, is not far behind.

There is only a carved huanghuali marble couch in front of the window, which is not something ordinary people can afford.Not to mention the canopy bed of the red nanmu moon gate, the carving is even more exquisite, hanging the curtain of azure shade gauze embroidered grass insects, with dark patterns of gold and silver threads, elegant and gorgeous, it can be considered ingenious up.The rest of the drums, stools, dowry, etc. are also not vulgar, which shows how spoiled Miss Fu is at home.

Although Liu'er doesn't know what's going on in Sister Qin's and Caiwei's rooms, it's not like that, after all, they can't get past Mrs. Fu.

Pulling Liu'er to sit on the couch, her own girl poured tea, and Fu Qiufang took out a small hand stretcher from the sewing basket, with a piece of ivory diamond silk stretched on it, Liu'er looked at the scale, it was about A close-fitting little jacket or something.

"I've heard people say that you are good at needlework, please give me some pointers. My mother and sister-in-law at home can only say yes. I thought they would make me happy, but instead they blinded me and made me see no one in my eyes. Wouldn't it hurt me?" Fu Qiufang smiled and handed over the needle and thread, thinking in her heart, she has been needle and thread since elementary school, and has been doing it for more than ten or twenty years, and she has also hired a master embroiderer to teach her, and she is useless at home. Don't worry, I have a few good embroideries in my hand, why not as good as a teenage girl.

Liu'er saw Fu Qiufang's careful thinking at a glance, and then looked at the half-embroidered Bingdi lotus, thinking that the uneasiness in the Muni's nunnery that day hadn't dissipated yet.

However, she made a wrong calculation when she wanted to seek compensation from her. Since she left Jia's house, she didn't intend to suffer any more.Now that your family has bumped into you, you can't blame her.

Now Liu'er is 1 lucky in her heart, at least she didn't live in Fu's house, so she doesn't have to look at people to eat.