[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

Shi Xiangyun smiled cheerfully to himself, Madam Wang's eyes changed, and even Zhou Rui's family couldn't help but squint at Xiangyun.

But Jia Baoyu was used to laughing and playing with her, and he was always considerate to girls, and it was common for Shi Xiangyun to make jokes about himself, so he didn't take it seriously, he still looked at Daiyu with a smile, and waited for her to answer.

But Mrs. Wang didn't think so, and the fingers holding the handkerchief turned white.May I ask which mother could endure a fluffy girl taking her precious son seriously and wantonly teasing and teasing her.

Lin Daiyu's thoughts turned back and forth, and she took everything into her eyes. She felt sorry for the death of Shi Xiangyun's parents, so she changed the conversation: "What is this that my aunt brought?"

Mrs. Wang waved her hand, and Zhou Rui's family carefully brought a lotus-patterned water chestnut-style plate to Jia Mu. Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "My niece is still careful. I will give the old lady a taste of the jujube paste and yam cake I made recently." , Is it sweet or not?"

The daughter-in-law always thinks about herself while eating a piece of cake, and Jia's mother still feels glorious in front of Daiyu and other juniors.She ironed her heart, and smiled at Daiyu and others: "Your wife is the most filial, and Baoyu is like his mother. When eating a snack outside and seeing a flower, she thinks of me first."

Then he said to Daiyu: "He is a solid-eyed child, and he is the friendliest sister. Don't be fooled by Yun girl's words. You brothers and sisters have been together for a long time, and you will know."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, then nodded slightly.

It's not that Shi Xiangyun doesn't know how to read people's faces, just now he got carried away for a while, but now he secretly regrets his slip of the tongue, and wants to say something to make it up.

She has been raised by the old lady for the past few years, and she knows that Mrs. Wang is a well-behaved person who expects her son to become a talent.He has never been willing to ridicule Baoyu in front of Mrs. Wang, let alone ask Baoyu to apologize in front of her. Even if he jokes with Baoyu, he also picks up other words.

Just seeing everyone holding Lin Daiyu, even the old lady turned towards her, she couldn't help thinking to herself: Who here is not a blood relative, why bother to show it in front of her?At this time, the aunt and niece are so affectionate, and they just met each other. If they can have any affection, it's not stabbing themselves.

Standing in the corner, Zhu Xiu saw the smile on Shi Xiangyun's face slowly disappearing, feeling embarrassed for the girl.Relying on Jia's mother's love, she always speaks outrageously, ridiculing this and that, and saying that she is outspoken-but walking by the river often, doesn't this wet her shoes and cause trouble.It is impossible to make people feel sorry.

At this time, Sanchun came over hand in hand, Tanchun entered the door and said: "Brother Bao is back, I saw something new outside today, tell us."

Baoyu's mind was occupied by the new sister for more than half, and she put aside the chattering and jokes she had been talking about before, but now she just said, "It's just as usual, it's very boring." Then he laughed and said, "Why did you catch up with today?" , I was just saying that unfortunately, you all know the younger sister of the aunt's family, so leave me alone."

This is only said after seeing Daiyu beckoning Xichun to sit next to her.

Lin Daiyu and Jia Xichun stayed together for a while in the morning, and they were more used to it than others.Speaking of Xichun, she has always been one of the three sisters, even though she is the youngest, she has never been particularly favored by others. Seeing that Sister Lin treats her differently, how could she not like her, so she hurried over and sat down next to her .

Jia's family is used to seeing these three dressed in the same clothes, sitting and lying together, and now Sanchun flies out solo, leaving only two in one place, it's strange that they are not used to it.

Jia's mother laughed and said, "Usually, I always say that the fourth girl has a straightforward temper, but I didn't expect to fall in love with her sister Lin..."

Mrs. Wang saw that all the girls in the mansion were there except Baochai, so she smiled and said to Zhou Rui's family: "Go and call Bao girl, just say that the sisters are joking with the old lady, and ask her to come too. What's the fun in being alone in a room."

Fang of Zhou Rui's family agreed, and heard Jia's mother say: "You are filial to me and love the children, but this sister will not love others. Although you only ask Bao girl to have fun, you know that concubine is the most polite Hearing such rumors, how can there be no reason not to come to accompany you? The aunt is also a little old, so she went back to rest, and you called to come over again. This time, you will have to comb your hair and change clothes again. "

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to thank the old lady for her sympathy for Aunt Xue.

At this end, Jia Baoyu came up to talk again, and praised: "My sister's pair of eyebrows are wonderful, as light as clouds and mist..."

The maids of the Lin family frowned slightly. Whose young lady can be judged by others, and they just met for the first time. This Second Master Bao is a bit too frivolous.

But the Jia family was used to seeing him like this. When they were younger two years ago, it was common to eat the rouge on the maid's lips, and they didn't take it seriously. Even Mrs. Wang didn't take it seriously.

I heard Jia Baoyu say again: "Sister Feng has a snail made from Persia, which is the best for thrush eyebrows. It is said in "Sui Yilu" that 'the effect is long moth eyebrow' and the name is moth green snail dai'. My sister tunes the snail Wouldn't it be better to draw pictures with Dai?" As he spoke, he was eager to solicit promises to ask Sister Feng for Luo Zidai, wishing to get them immediately.

Lin Daiyu was originally annoyed by his unabashed attitude in wearing red and green, but after seeing the familiarity, she brought up the accident that her deceased mother enshrined the paintings left by her grandfather, so she put it down for the time being. Annoyed, he stood up with a groan and said, "Second Cousin, I don't quite understand what he said. How dare I dress up and dress up with my mother's filial piety!"

Jia Baoyu was embarrassed immediately, and some of his faces couldn't get off his face.When Jia Mu heard it nearby, she hurriedly scolded him: "I've been reckless again, so I don't want to compensate your sister." Then she persuaded Daiyu: "He is happy to see you and wants to find some rare things for you. Forgive him once, if he does it again, I will beat him for you!"

Daiyu answered with a smile when she was busy, but she didn't want to pay attention to Jia Baoyu anymore, and sat down to drink tea from a teacup or talk to Xichun.

Jia Baoyu wanted to apologize, but he couldn't get in, so he was in a hurry.

Grandma Zhu let Daiyu play her temper, pretending she didn't see it, she talked to Mrs. Wang with some unsavory, homely words, but she felt that her temper is a little elegant now, if she is blindly gentle and sensible, it would be hypocritical and generous, on the contrary Make people look down upon.What's more, for a young lady of her background, who has no idea and stubborn temper, even if she can't persuade her husband's family's junior servants after she leaves the cabinet, half of her life will be ruined.

Grandma Zhu just thought about it, but she was only thinking about discussing with Grandma Chen and nurturing the girl's temperament.But Zhu Xiu's mood is very complicated. The fairy sister in the book changed her excessive self-esteem and self-pity, and became more confident.

In the original book, she often has sharp words and little sexual annoyance, but she has as much self-esteem as she does self-esteem. The sharp words are just to cover up and protect her noble self-esteem.But now, in front of Jiamu and Mrs. Wang, Daiyu doesn't hide her temper. like.

Lin Daiyu annoyed Jia Baoyu.Shi Xiangyun has been close to Jia Baoyu since he was a child, and he can't see him like that, so he pushes Baoyu to talk to Yingchun and Tanchun.

Even though Jia Baoyu had thousands of sweet words to please his new sister, he couldn't find a chance.Suddenly I saw Zijuan serving tea and water behind Daiyu, serving very thoughtfully and attentively, busy as if looking for a treasure, and asked Zijuan from a distance: "Sister Yingge, did the old lady ask you to serve sister Lin?"

Zijuan grew up in the Rongguo Mansion when she was a child, and she knew Baoyu's position in the hearts of old ladies and wives. She said that she was not bad as a young ancestor in the mansion. The girl is not good.Wanting to reconcile, he said with a smile: "Second Master Bao, the girl named me Zicuckoo, and the second master will call me Zicuckoo in the future."

Baoyu repeated the word "Zijuan" over and over in his mouth, so he wanted to praise Daiyu to show his favor to Daiyu.

Unexpectedly, however, Shi Xiangyun's heart disease was once again poked at: the old lady asked Sister Xiren to serve him, and she suddenly assigned it to Baoyu, and gave him an unfamiliar Cuiwei, and never mentioned the matter of giving her a name; As soon as the girl came, the old lady gave her a reward from Brother Ying and Sister Ying in front of her, and she even changed her name in a big way.It can be seen that the distance and closeness have nothing to do with affection, but because her blood is closer, her father is a high official.

"Zicuckoo...? This 'cuckoo crowing blood' is well known to everyone, but it is not a good intention. Sister Lin, why don't you change it." Xiang Yun frowned, as if he was thinking about it.

Nanny Zhu, who was talking to Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang, paused when she heard the words, and looked at Shi Xiangyun with her eyes. The eyes were not very severe, but for some reason, Shi Xiangyun flinched.

It was Jia Baoyu who started the conversation. Seeing that Sister Yun and Sister Lin seemed to be choking, she also felt that what Sister Yun said was inappropriate.He was neither left nor right, and sweat broke out on his anxious forehead.

Now even Jia's mother could see that Xiangyun was having trouble with Daiyu, but she never cared about the noise of these children, she felt that this was the best way to make friends, and now she wanted to smooth things over.

Mrs. Wang felt that she had misjudged her vision. Today, this Yun girl is provocative and troublesome everywhere. She is not the crude and unscrupulous person she thought. Such a person is more unbearable to her than Jia Min's daughter. It can't be accompanied by this kind of disaster-isn't it just pulling Baoyu as a cover for herself now?

Mrs. Wang originally wanted to use Baochai's gentleness and solemnity to gradually separate Baoyu from Shi Xiangyun, but now she is determined to find a way to get Shi Xiangyun away from her eyes immediately.

Everyone listened to Daiyu and said: "The cuckoo sings to urge spring. I heard the old mothers at home say that this is a cuckoo that urges people to 'cuckoo', which means to persuade farmers. Farmers regard it as a spring bird, an auspicious bird... ...Actually, others have guessed it, but this bird has such a habit, so it is not necessary to take it seriously."

Jia's mother laughed and said, "Yes, yes, your children's family loves to be serious about these small things... Really, everyone is a demon star."

Xingyue beside Daiyu also pushed Zijuan and said with a smile: "When the girl was at home, she heard the cry of the cuckoo bird. She always said that this bird was loyal and sincere. She wanted to call this name for the people close to her a long time ago. It's just that we are It was given by my wife when she was here, and Xueyan was so childish that I couldn't bear it... When the old lady sent you here, who would think that the girl would value it so much, so I gave you this name..." The words were generous and open, but in fact Du Juan The cry was sad, and Lin Daiyu was a little soft-hearted, and occasionally heard that she would shed a few tears and write a few lines of poetry.It's just that she has a good spirit after all, and never cares about these things that ordinary people think are inauspicious, so she changed the name of the girl.

Originally, Zijuan wanted to be a bridge to persuade her to be good, but Miss Yun's words made things worse. She felt that because of her own reasons, she was quite unable to come down.Ask Xingyue to talk about it, but it seems that she is valuable, and she can't help but like Daiyu even more.

Although it seemed that the relaxation had passed, the atmosphere became cold again. Jia Baoyu was downcast, feeling that everything was not going well today, so he was also unhappy.

Shi Xiangyun tried to overwhelm Lin Daiyu several times, but he didn't succeed. He even made a self-defeating tongue, telling the old lady to talk about Omen, feeling so wronged that tears rolled in his eyes.In the end I didn't dare to cry, I lowered my head and endured it.

Because it was time for dinner, Daiyu resigned from Jiamu and Mrs. Wang and went back to the yard.Taoyue and Guiyue had already arranged the meals, and put them hot on the warming tripod. The silver frost charcoal was offered under the warming tripod, and the food was placed on top of it, and it didn't feel cold even for an hour.

When Daiyu came back, she still asked Zijuan to pack her bedding and salute first.

Guiyue quietly went back and forth to Madam Zhu: "It's very weird here, you have to pay for it yourself when you go to the kitchen to order food! Fortunately, Taoyue and I went there in person today, if not, I asked the little girl to pick it up, maybe what kind of jokes will be made? ... The girl of the third girl in this mansion went over and said that her master gave a handful of copper coins to the stove master to eat egg custard tomorrow morning... I have never seen such a thing, two coins for one egg, five big coins I can buy three!" Guiyue was really shocked, she chatted with the third girl's girl, Cuimo, and found out the truth: it turns out that the kitchen of Rongguo Mansion wrote the vegetables with water signs, and they ate them in rotation every day. There are all servings, and the kitchen only cooks according to the servings. If you go around and add another one, you have to bring it first, buy another one and make another one.

Mammy Zhu understood what was going on as soon as she heard it: since vegetables, vegetables, meat and fruits are regulated, what kind of dishes are made from the ingredients in the regulated rules should be obeyed by the master; Ten catties of vegetables and meat, what kind of vegetables can't be cooked.How come a bowl of egg custard has to be bought separately, but it is just to watch people order dishes in the kitchen and get money out of their own pockets.

The management of Rongguo Mansion is too loose. Zhu Nai thought about it and said, "I have given you all the [-] taels of silver. What's more, for this idea, I will write a list in advance and let them do it. Just follow the rules of the restaurant outside." Just pay a few extra dollars for each meal, so as not to overwhelm those people’s appetites." The people on the stove naturally know the market price of the food outside, and doing this will let them know that they are not ignorant of the market , don't try to deceive and calculate.

Taoyue said: "Of course it's okay, just don't get used to them, I've never seen anything like this before, the slave dares to exploit the master!"

Madam Zhu has seen a lot in the palace. The concubines who have fallen out of favor and power are not only exploited, but also those who do their own work and entrust the eunuchs to sell them to eat.Now he smiled and said: "Good girl, we are just staying here temporarily. Whether it is good or bad has nothing to do with us. We have a large population, so you have to make the list more detailed. They have a rule here that you don't know. Ordinarily, it is said that the master can’t eat and give the servants to eat. There are different families, but their families are very different. The meals prepared by the kitchen for the masters are wrapped in the big girls in the room... It is said that they can’t eat and reward, but in fact The girl eats the same as the master..."

Taoyue said in shock: "Slaves eat and live the same as their masters. No wonder that Zijuan said that all the elder sisters in the old lady's house and the men in the house should also respect them. At that time, I thought, why only the big girls, those old ladies The daughter-in-law is no longer the person in front of me, why is there such a big difference... If this is the case, which girl is willing to grow up and go out, it's not the same, how strange!"

Taoyue's words reminded Nanny Zhu that these girls lived in the mansion like young ladies, and they didn't want to go out when they were older, so they had to think about discounts.Girls around can still go out with them, but men, there is only one way to go... The second master Bao in this house is always sympathetic, and the girls around him naturally have a bigger heart, so we still have to be careful rest assured.

Zhu Momo thought that when Chen Momo got better, she had to discuss this matter with her. While going to see Daiyu for dinner, she asked Taoyue: "Are you Chen Momo better? I've never seen her like this." , she is a person by the side of the ditch, and the boat also gets motion sickness and motion sickness..."

Because Lin Daiyu left, Jia Baoyu had something in mind, so he just ate a few mouthfuls of food. Jia Mu doted on him, and kept asking the cook to keep someone in case he wanted to eat, and then asked someone to cook it. Tell Xiren to be careful, don't wait for him to cry hungry.

Now Jia Baoyu no longer lives with Jia Mu in the Bisha closet, but sleeps on the big bed outside the Bisha closet.Because Jia Mu was old and afraid of the cold, Xiangyun gave up the Nuan Pavilion, and she moved to live in the green gauze cabinet.

Jia Baoyu took Xiren back, and Xiren was busy changing his clothes and serving him tea. He was very gentle and thoughtful, but Jia Baoyu was absent-minded, sometimes moaning and sometimes stamping his feet.The attacker asked him why.

Jia Baoyu saw and asked, and said: "Sister Lin, I feel close when I see her today. I heard her baby name is Daiyu, but she has two curved eyebrows, frowning and frowning. I think she has no words." It’s wonderful to send her the word ‘twinkle’! Who knows that she has offended her by saying something wrong a few times.” He sighed again and said, “I have to find an opportunity to say it to her in the future. Sister Lin will definitely like it too. I Seeing that she also has a piece of precious jade, none of the sisters in my family have any, so it is very easy to find a sister who looks like a fairy, just like me."

Zhu Xiu has such good ears, and she paid attention to Jia Baoyu's movements, and was a little surprised when she heard this. She thought that these two sections had already been turned over, but there was no "holding hands to see" in the book, so Jia Baoyu still misses it. This is it.

It's fine to pay back the jade, but this sign is absolutely unmarriageable. The so-called women stay in the boudoir, that is, only married women are taken by their husbands or husband's parents.If Jia Baoyu chooses Lin Daiyu's name, and Daiyu is in the filial piety again, then disaster will come from heaven, not only will her reputation be damaged, but she will also be known as unfilial for no reason.In the original book, gold and jade form a happy marriage, and even if Daiyu does not die of illness, there is no way out.

Xiren was taking the jade from his neck, wrapping it in his handkerchief and stuffing it under his pillow. Hearing this, he couldn't help but lose his interest in busying himself, and just urged Baoyu to go to bed early.

Jia Baoyu sighed once, and soon fell asleep.Xiren was stunned for a while, then went out quietly, and met Zhu Xiu and Hu Po who were guarding the lamps and candles in the small hall doing needlework, gossiping while doing it.

"...This elder sister is also pitiful. It's so easy to marry a good man, and a good man doesn't live long. What happened next?" Amber asked.

Zhu Xiu sighed, "What else can I do? Her natal family wanted her to marry a second time and get another dowry. A child was adopted in the family, and he will live by guarding the tomb from now on."

Hu Po also sighed, and heard Zhu Xiu say again: "She is also a good girl with deep affection, what do you think she changed her name to? It was because her mother-in-law got her name when she was newly married, and she used it for her name. The name has revealed its ambition..."

Amber's eyes were red when she heard it, and she hurriedly asked, "What's the word, what's it called?"

"It's called Zhensu." This story was all made up by Zhu Xiu, so I didn't know the characters, so I stopped my tongue and said "Suzhen" upside down.

Hu Po said: "Zhensu, Zhensu, it's a nice name, but people are so miserable."

Zhu Xiu nodded, and said: "Who says it's not true. Originally, only the parents-in-law's parents or husbands can get a woman's watch, but how many women in the world can have a watch? Only when the in-law's family values ​​them can they have a chance. She can ask her mother-in-law to give her a letter, which shows that she is satisfied with her, but who knows..."

Xi Renxian was still listening and felt pitiful, his eyes were red, but when he heard Zhu Xiu's exclamation, he was suddenly startled.She was sold to a matchmaker by her parents when she was young, and she didn't understand these things.Now I want to serve Baoyu well, but I don't know how to read, so I have less knowledge. Only then did I know that Biaozi still has such a saying.

She didn't care to hide it now, Baoyu became interested, if she couldn't persuade... this matter is too big, I have to tell my wife before the key is released.

Amber was startled by her like a gust of wind, and annoyed: "Fuck you, frighten me again, what are you doing!"

Xiren had already disappeared before she finished speaking. Zhu Xiu listened to the direction of her footsteps and knew that she was going to Mrs. Wang, so she was relieved.

Amber pointed to her nose, her angry face swelled up: "Today you scared me once during the day, and she will come again at night! Isn't she always prudent when attacking people? She looks like Wangba with chicken feathers on her stomach and a turtle's heart Like an arrow, I don’t know what the hell it’s doing?”

After all, he was afraid that something happened to Jia Baoyu, so he took Zhu Xiu to look, and saw several maids guarding him, soundly asleep.

The attacker was only one step ahead of the woman who was holding the key. Seeing that it was her, the woman smiled all over her face.The attacker said: "The tape on the second master Bao's jade is old. My wife made it a while ago. I will fetch it while he is asleep. I can take it tomorrow."

The old woman hurriedly invited her to go to the main room, and Mrs. Wang was about to rest. When she heard her coming, she was shocked and hurriedly called in: "Why are you here at this time, but what's the matter with Baoyu?"

Xiren laughed and said, "I want my wife to know that I came here to pick up the sash that I made. I sent the second master to sleep. I just remembered and came here in a hurry."

Mrs. Wang was suspicious, the sash on the jade had only been changed not long ago, why was she in such a hurry to change it, she sent Caiyun to fetch it.

Xiren saw that there was no one in the room, so he knelt down with a plop, and said: "Madam Rong, there is something that I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade the second master. Not only the wife and the second master, but even the relatives will not look good when they make trouble!"

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she didn't even think about it, she grabbed her and said, "Could Baoyu have messed with some girl?"

Xiren was stunned, and it took him a while to realize what he meant. He couldn't help but blushed, and quickly replied: "Second Lord is not a disrespectful person, my wife is too worried."

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Just tell me."