The Lady of the Farm in the Red Mansion

Back in the backyard of Zhuijin Building, it was already dark, and there was no light in the room. Xiuyan thought that there might be no oil lamps in the room, so she went to Nanny Zhou's residence, and yelled softly with the paper on the window. He said, "Nurse Zhou, where is the oil lamp?"

There was no echo in the room, so Xiuyan locked the window lattice and said, "Nurse Zhou, are you there? Did you hear me?"

Nanny Zhou was helpless and said loudly: "This house has just been tidied up, so it is so comprehensive. If you want an oil lamp, I will go get it tomorrow. If it is not good, you can go to the second girl's room to get one yourself. , living so close, isn’t it just a matter of lifting your feet? You can come to me for everything, and I’m not your nanny!”

So Xiuyan and the little girl went to Yingchun's room in front, and Yingchun was not there, and Yingchun's nanny was scenting Yingchun's quilt. When she saw Xiuyan, she was surprised at first, and then said arrogantly: "You are the only ones who just moved today." Come to the master and servant who live in our backyard! May I ask what your business is?"

"We're looking for the second girl!" Xiu Yan said.

"Our second girl and the other two girls are still at the old lady's place. I'm afraid they will be detained by the old lady for supper before returning. Tell me what's the matter!"

The old woman's attitude was very arrogant, afraid that she was not a good person, Xiuyan was hesitating whether to say something, but the little girl spoke quickly and her tone was stiff: "Our girl doesn't have an oil lamp in the house, come here to get one! You hurry up and get it Let's have one!"

Xiuyan frowned, wanting to do something bad, and sure enough, the old woman was just arrogant at first, but now she was full of anger: "Where did the yellow-haired little girl come out, dare to yell at you, Wu Nainai, this house All serious masters here have to be courteous to me!"

That little girl is also a newborn calf and is not afraid of tigers: "Feng Nainai said, I told you to come and get the short stuff!"

"She knows how to be a person. She takes things from other people's houses and pretends to be generous. She rambles about Feng Nainai, even if the old lady says it doesn't count. Every house has its own rules. In our house, we have our own duties every month. I didn’t ask anyone for that little thing, and I didn’t have enough for myself, so why should I give it to you! I won’t give it to you today. If you have the ability, go tell Feng Nainai, everything is just a matter of reason , I don’t believe that I’ve violated anyone’s laws by guarding the things in my own house!”

"Wu Nainai, don't get so angry, we just don't want this oil lamp, and I beg Wu Nainai not to tell the second girl that we have been here!" Xiuyan quietly handed over a delicate purse.

Wu Nainai weighed it, there were about a dozen or twenty coins, and her attitude finally changed back to her arrogance: "The oil lamp is gone, but there is half a candle for candles, take it for one night!" The old woman threw it over, Xiuyan stretched out her arms to catch her in her arms, and then said goodbye.

Back in the backyard room, the little girl sat on the stool with her buttocks, her mouth was pouted, and she looked like the boss was unhappy. Xiuyan knew what she was angry with, so she just smiled and let her go. Xiuyan put the half-used candle on the candlestick and realized that there was no candle, so she could only sit on the chair by the window with her arms spread and said with a helpless smile: "It's a waste of work, it's a pity to have candles." I don’t have a torch to start a fire, but luckily the moonlight is good tonight, so I can make it through the night with the windows open!”

But the little girl quit and complained: "Why is the girl so good-natured, and let these servants bully you, the old lady likes you so much, you can bring out the old lady to suppress them!"

Xiuyan said: "The old lady has a good heart, she likes anything as long as she looks good and has a good temperament, like the second girl, the third girl, the fourth girl, and Miss Lin, which one of these direct relatives does she not like, especially Miss Lin, the old lady loves you Like a sharp heart, talk about these relatives, like Xiangyun, Baochai, Baoqin, Li Wen and Li Qi, which one she doesn't like, just let us know it in our hearts, if we rely on the old lady's liking, we will let it go Temperament and trouble making have failed her old man's love!"

This little girl is still young, and she has never received any education since she was a child. When she was letting her temper go, how could she understand Xiuyan's words? I must pierce the sky!"

Xiuyan shook her head, stopped talking to her, and only said softly: "Sleep!"

So the little girl fell asleep and fell asleep, but Xiuyan couldn't fall asleep. Looking at the moonlight outside the window, she said to herself: "Brother Mu, where are you? You are doing well. I suddenly miss you so much." The days in the mountains, do you still remember the vows we made on the night of the full moon!" Xiuyan touched the jade around her neck, her eyes sparkled, "No, what am I thinking, he already has a wife, why should I? Still thinking about him!"

Xiuyan suddenly felt guilty, and buried her head deep in her arms, "But who else can I talk to other than you about my concerns! Do you still remember the afternoon when we went to see the pink acacia flowers together, you under the acacia tree Give me this piece of jade, and say that I will not marry in this life! And I may not marry Nuo Feijun. At that moment, the Albizia julibrissin was blown off, like pieces of red feathers, and gave us a hundred-year-old marriage. Blessings, but why did you say that you changed? You went to Beijing without saying a word, and even married a wife. I really want to hate you, but I can't hate you. Even if you betray me, I still wishful thinking I really love you, but this love can only be buried deep, and cannot be explained to outsiders!"

At this time, the little girl turned over and kicked all the quilts to the ground. Even though it was midsummer, it was easy to catch cold without the quilt at night, so Xiuyan went over and kindly covered her, and fell asleep with her clothes on. .