[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

Xu Shi was bribed by Xuanruan's quilt as soon as he came, and Madam Zhu had a very good impression of Zhu Xiu.

Grandma Zhu is the enshrined nun of the Lin family in Gusu. The wife of the Lin family, Jia Min, has great trust in her natal family. When she arrived at Rongguo Mansion yesterday, the maids in charge of the Lin family who came with the boat went in to meet Mr. Shi together with Grandma Zhu. Dao asked Mammy Zhu to follow the arrangement of the Jia family, but she didn't even leave a little girl for Mammy Zhu, so Zhanyan walked away.

Even though Nanny Zhu had a lot of history, she was also secretly dumbfounded: No matter if it was her natal family, she had never seen such a behavior.

At first, Nanny Zhu was thinking that while the woman from the Lin family hadn't left, it would be better to have a familiar woman stay by her side for company and command.I don't think the girl assigned by Jia's family is so thoughtful and meticulous, but coincidentally, she is still from the same family, and I feel that it is a good match at first sight.She herself thought about Mrs. Lin's behavior at night, and asking for a woman is a trivial matter, and she was afraid that Mrs. Lin would think too much, but both looks were not beautiful.

Simply let go of that thought, and ask Zhu Xiu to move to the east room the next day, and be next to her as a companion.

Frost's fall had passed by this time, and the small election would be in July next year, and it would only take half a year, so once the two nuns settled down, they took over Jia Yuanchun's education affairs.

The Pear Fragrance Courtyard is quiet and remote, so Jia Yuanchun came over every day at the hour of the day, and Nanny Zhu and Nanny He took turns teaching her in the main hall.

Jia Yuanchun was trained by the nanny, and he is very familiar with the etiquette and rules on the surface.The Rongguo Mansion specially invited these two nuns from the palace. One was to teach Yuan Chun how to behave like a court lady, to teach her to walk with her head down; With no relatives and no news, the Jia family expected the two nuns to tell Yuanchun some secrets of the palace, not to mention the temperament and preferences of the empress and concubines.

"The first one is not difficult. Although this big girl is quite high-spirited, she can also bend down on it. Those who sleep and lie down learn the rules very quickly." While teaching Zhu embroidery, Madam Zhu casually said: "Later It doesn't matter if you don't say anything, the nobles in the palace are easy to get along with, the eldest girl should have the intention of doing what others like, and I am afraid that she will learn a lesson in the future." But she persuaded and persuaded, the eldest girl was not at ease superior.

As for the secrets of the palace, even the nieces and nieces dare not talk about it. The wife in charge of the mansion is really loud, implying that bribery and coercion cannot be achieved, and people don't know what to say.

There is a bold mother, although Miss Jia can't see it now, I'm afraid she dares to act recklessly in private. Madam Zhu has only been in Rongguo Mansion for less than ten years, and she already has the intention to retire-I thought the Lin family was a scholarly and noble family. Family background, it's okay to go to her house to be a worshiper for the elderly, but Mrs. Lin's temperament is sensitive and suspicious. Her natal family is even more amazing. He kept boasting that he would become a great weapon, and the jade of the second master Bao had repeatedly said it many times.Mammy Zhu felt a chill on her neck because of them, if the nobles above took it seriously, the lives of the whole family would be ruined.

"Yes, your stitches are good! That's it. Keep your hands steady and your eyes sharp. You will know exactly where the next stitch will go." Mammy Zhu stroked Zhu Xiu's thin back, seeing that she learned embroidery very quickly. Alright, I think this girl suits her wishes everywhere, if she hadn't entered the palace, she would have given birth to a daughter like this, so I couldn't help thinking about it, but I didn't say anything.Dedicated to guiding Zhu embroidery to do embroidery work.

Zhu Xiu's heart is like a mirror, Zhu Nanny and He Nanny are teaching the eldest girl in the main hall, and what they say can't escape her ears.If you want her to say, this Nanny Zhu has a beautiful heart and is very smart. Jia Yuanchun's words are hypocritical and polite, so she compares Jia Yuanchun's back and forth. It's really straightforward; that Nanny He was almost, perhaps, bewitched by the white money, secretly muttering a lot of gossip in the palace, but Nanny He was only in charge of the idle palace, saying Most of them are gossips of the little nobleman Xiao Changzai, I'm afraid Miss Jia won't be satisfied with what she hears.

"Mom, what's Yangzhou like? What's Aunt Lin's house like?" In fact, what Zhu Xiu wanted to ask most was the girls of the Lin family, who were the goddesses in many people's hearts.

"Yangzhou is as prosperous as the capital, warmer and more humid than here, but there are many embroiderers and weaver girls in Yangzhou. My family was also an embroiderer, and now I am the only one left with the craftsmanship passed down from my ancestors." With a smile, he said: "You are a good seedling who is diligent in mind and hands. If you work hard, you may be able to pass on my mantle."

Having said this, Mother Zhu said again: "The population of the Lin family is simple, and it is no more noisy and prosperous than this place. Although their scholarly family has strict rules, Master Lin and Mrs. Lin are both gentle people. There is also a young lady in the Lin family, who is very graceful." It's not bad, it's okay even if it's weaker, it's also a cute and loving child."

Zhu Xiu thought to herself, when Lin Daiyu was in her own home, she was praised by others as cute and sweet; but when she came to Rongguo Mansion to live under the fence, she would be called mean-hearted by the servants.It can be seen that it is not Daiyu who has changed, but her status has changed, and her treatment has also changed.

Gossiping with Madam Zhu while being a female celebrity, in the evening, an oval purse with blue satin embroidered with peonies was ready.Taking advantage of no one, Zhu Xiu took out the prepared medicine bag from Cuihua's pouch, carefully put it into the pouch, and gave the pouch to Nanny Zhu before going to bed.

Seeing the little girl's bright eyes, like a puppy waiting for a compliment, Grandma Zhu couldn't help but hugged her into her arms, "Good boy, thank you, Mammy. Let me see, you are a good peony embroiderer. They all have the skills of a nanny."

Learning embroidery starts with learning how to embroider flowers, and peony is the easiest to learn, so there is a solid foundation there.Zhu Xiu scratched her face, feeling a little embarrassed, but also reluctant to leave Nanny Zhu's warm and soft embrace.

Mother Zhu smelled the purse: "There are agarwood, sandalwood, lingling incense, sweet rosin... embroidered girl, is this for you?"

Zhu Xiu's swarthy head in his arms nodded, "Aloes, cloves, sweet rosin, wrinkled ager, woody, chicken tongue, and sparrow's brain are three qian each, Angelica dahurica is two qian, borneol is half qian, Lingxiang ten qian, researched It is made of fine powder. It has the effect of nourishing the mind and mind." Fearing that Madam Zhu would not believe it because of her young age, she said again: "This prescription is passed down in the family, and it has absolutely no bad effect."

Aromatherapy in Chinese medicine has been practiced by countless predecessors. She learned it with heart, and even memorized countless prescriptions. Those spices and medicinal materials have been stored in Cuihua's bag, and the effect is absolutely good.

Grandma Zhu comforted her with a busy smile: "Don't worry, I know that although you are young, you have real skills. I have seen many children like you. You are talented in this, just like The girl from the Lin family is as talented in poetry and writing. I'm afraid that child is better than you in terms of spirituality. A young man can already know the Book of Songs and the Analects of Confucius. I am so happy that Master Lin laughs and sads, but hates her for not being A son, cannot honor the lintel."

Pointing to the green satin embroidered gourd pillow on the bed, he said, "I can sleep better on this pillow than before. Good boy, your mother knows it all."

That pillow was originally made by Zhu Xiu when she saw that Zhu Mama woke up easily and found it difficult to fall asleep when she woke up, so she was looking for something to make.It's just that she is grateful for the kindness Zhu Mama has treated her, and she is willing to put down her body and patiently teach her embroidery, and wants to repay her.When she made the incense pillow, she asked Mother Zhu for permission, but she didn't say that she made it herself.

Unexpectedly, Mammy Zhu saw all this little thought, and now she is still relieved to comfort her.

"Here are wax gourd kernels, Angelica dahurica, Angelica, Chuanqiong, Adenophora, Bupleurum, and Fangfeng... four coins each, which have the effect of pleasing emotions, calming minds, and calming sleep. My mother used them well. When spring comes, I will follow the season Make new ones for grandma." Zhu Xiu didn't want to hide it, and told Fang Zi to grandma Zhu.

Nanny Zhu hugged her, and the two of them gossiped for a while before putting out the candles and going to sleep.

In the opposite wing, Xiu Luan opened the door a crack, seeing that the lights in the East Wing were off and Zhu Xiu did not come out, she let out a sigh of relief, thinking that she usually sees that Mammy Zhu treats the embroidered girl affectionately and sincerely, but it is freezing cold this day Didn't she let her sleep on the pedal?It can be seen that they are all false, and there is no good thing for the two old godmothers.

Just as she was thinking, Mammy He's voice came from inside the hood: "The snow is coming down soon, you still think it's too hot in the room, why don't you close the door and go to sleep!" Xiuluan could only swallow her anger and fell asleep on the pedals. .

In the east room, the curtain was warm, and Zhu Xiu had fallen asleep early next to Madam Zhu.

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Before Zhu Xiu noticed it, heavy snow came down one after another.

Since the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Wang sent someone to take leave of absence from the two nuns on Yuanchun's behalf, saying that Yuanchun was not well and only came here for a while every three days.Mammy He was still a little bit aggrieved, and complained to Nanny Zhu behind her back: "At the beginning, they asked us to come, but we came, and their house turned upside down, what's the matter!"

Nanny Zhu persuaded her: "Let's eat and drink, isn't it good if we don't work?"

Nanny He sneered: "The original master's family didn't dare to do this. When we got out of the palace, we didn't pay attention to anyone's house. Only their house really treated us like nurses." She turned to her own room in the west wing. The house pouted, "I haven't been in any other Hou's house, but it turns out that that house is also a noble family of the fourth rank, and the rules are the best, but you compare this house, the girl's money is more than mine. Big! Old sister, you don’t know. When I came here the day before, I really wanted to turn my head away and leave. In the room, the bedding smelled of damp, and the censer for rinsing bowls was not complete. I had to ask for hot water. Said, I just don't believe it, she dares to serve her master like this!"

Grandma Zhu just smiled and said nothing, thinking that you, the old man, will leave with his feet, because the Rongguo Mansion rewards so much money.For this little money, he dares to say anything outside, no matter how young he is, he always agrees. From that day on, he will be the master over the head of the eldest girl in this mansion, talking about those small things, so that the eldest lady Jia has not yet entered the palace. If you just look down on those little masters, what good is it for them!Isn't this harmful?

"You are also a hard worker, what are you doing with all these old embroiders?" Seeing Zhu's non-stop needlework, Madam He looked down upon her.If you want her to say, if you finally meet a master who is loose, you have to take this opportunity to make a fortune in the Rongguo Mansion.These nuns who have been released from the palace are no better than those maids who can marry and have children. Without their husband's children, their money will be their reliance for the rest of their lives.

"I was born as an embroiderer, and I'm used to it. I feel uncomfortable if I don't do some embroidery work for a day." Zhu Momo smiled and poured tea for He Momo, "You try this Yupingfeng tea, it's the embroiderer in my house Girl, if you drink a pot in cold weather, you won't catch a cold."

Mammy He smacked her lips, drank the herbal tea, her belly was warm, she couldn't help but enviously said: "Pingping is a girl, the one in my room is said to be cured by the head wife, it's really far worse than yours."

Zhu Xiu is sitting in the hood and practicing thread splitting. She can already split sixteen threads, and she is learning to embroider water patterns.She had seen that Mammy Zhu could cut 64 threads from the silk thread in her hand, and the embroidered images of ladies seemed to come to life. She was so lucky to learn other people's skills, but she had to work hard.At this moment, I heard Mammy He talking nonsense outside, and said to myself, Nanny Zhu treats me not like a master and servant, but also like a master and apprentice.People respect me a foot, and I return others a foot, it's all out of friendship.

But you might as well suddenly hear He Momo lowering her voice and saying ambiguously: "Old sister, do you know that the eldest girl in this family didn't come because she was sick? Secretly invited a red shepherd who came from a skinny horse to teach my daughter, alas, you are still a big family, should you be ashamed?"

The author has something to say: Note: The two prescriptions in this chapter are adapted from "Aromatherapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine". Just read it, and don't substitute it for reality. All medical-related content in the article is nonsense.