[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

Inner Nine Outer Seven Imperial City Four, a girl dreams of entering the Red Mansion

At this time, the capital had begun to have a pattern of "rich in the east and noble in the west, cheap in the south and poor in the north", and the residences of high-ranking officials and nobles were mostly in the west city.

The outer three seas in the Xicheng area are open, with green willows hanging down the banks, and they are connected to the inner three seas where Yuyu Qionglou and the Royal Xiyuan are located. There are also several Buddhist temples, and the good Fengshui is amazing.

Zhu Xiu's legs were sore from walking, and he just passed Xizhimen and entered the inner city of Kyoto. Maybe Zhou Yaren made a lot of money today, and he was in a good mood, so he simply lifted the curtain of a sedan chair, chatting with Zhu Xiu all the way.

Seeing the two little girls looking around and looking around, Zhou Yaren looked down on him, "This is just a place where poor people live. You will only open your eyes when you go to my place. If you are lucky enough to be selected Enter the mansion, ouch, you will know what the place where the gods live is like!"

Hearing Zhou Ya's froth showing off his cup of tea, Zhu Xiu realized that Chai Da's family's small courtyard was located in Nancheng, and both Nancheng and Beicheng belonged to the outer city. Because Nancheng had three religions, craftsmen and brothels, people at the time thought that Criticism, and gradually there is a saying of "Southern cheapness".

In fact, this south city is very lively. Although it is not as high as the east city, with the clouds and plaques facing each other, it is also full of department stores and noisy transactions. The dudes living in the east and west cities often come and go to the south city to have fun, and there are many actors and actresses. yes.

"What's it like in that mansion?" Zhu Xiuquan laughed aloud, following Zhou Yaren's wishes, with shining eyes.

Zhou Ya's heart felt more and more that this little girl was clever and capable of doing things, her black bead-like eyes were clear and bright, and he couldn't help sighing: "You little girl, you are cute like a ghost, it's a pity, if you grow up again Be more tender, Mrs. Zhou will take care of you so that you can enter the main courtyard as an errand!"

Shaking his head, he said again: "I can't say for sure, my wife doesn't like those vicious and seductive girls, I don't think it's decent, but I like rough and clumsy girls more." After finishing speaking, he shook his head again, "It's true if you take a closer look. The last beauty is not suitable for my wife." Pointing to her smiling eyes, she said: "She seems to be able to please my wife."

Zhu Xiu felt a little uneasy in her heart. The wife in charge of this family doesn't like good looks. It must be because she herself is more average-looking and the man in the family is more beautiful. If she goes to such a mansion, she has to find a way to get herself back Put on an ugly appearance so as not to catch people's eyes.

Zhou Yaren smiled again: "From now on, please ask the fairy grandma to make you grow whiter and fairer. In our house, the old lady is the rarest girl with a neat appearance. If she falls into the eyes of the old lady, she will never be able to say goodbye to you in the future." Aunt Zhou begged for your support."

It's just a joke, Zhu Xiu has heard it, and while walking, he inquires about the situation of the wealthy mansion in different ways.

"The threshold of our Duke's Mansion is so high that no idle officials can climb over our threshold, and even postcards can't be sent into the master's study." While speaking, he had arrived at a back street full of courtyards. The street I walked before was solemn and solemn, and the houses on this street were crowded and noisy, and from time to time, a few urchins jumped out of my side.

The sedan chair turned left and turned right into a remote alley, Zhou Yaren fished out a dozen big coins from his sleeve to reward the bearer, led Zhu Xiu and the two into a small courtyard with a half-closed door, and said with a smile : "Although my yard is smaller, it can be counted in this Ningrong back street. Some of the family members who go out to Wufu in the mansion are not as good as mine."

Ning Rong Back Street?Zhu Xiu only felt familiar, and what kind of state government?Before she could ask a question, Zhou Yaren struck Zhu Xiu with a thunderbolt from the blue sky: "Little hooves! You don't feed the cats, you don't burn the tea stove, they are just crazy! I will send you into the mansion tomorrow, the Rongguo Mansion Is this the girl? Be careful and turn around and throw them out!...It doesn’t matter if you don’t save face for me, if you lose my face, take care of your skin one by one!"

What did this Mrs. Zhou just say!Rongguo Mansion? !And before that... Master Zhu!

All the previous words were finally strung together in Zhu Xiu's mind at this moment.

Fuck!This unscientific!If it wasn't for the sliver of reason, Zhu Xiu could immediately show Zhou Yaren a frightened and violent face.

Fortunately, there is a little sister with smiling eyes, who has always been like a chicken cub following its mother chicken, always using her hand to remind her that the human world still exists, and the dog's life is cherished.

Until the evening meal, Zhu Xiu lay on the kang, still dreaming, or no 'sister, did she wear it into the Dream of the Red Chamber? ' Realism.

Smiling eyes looked at her frightenedly, smiling for a while, shaking his head for a while and lamenting;I just felt that she was crazy, and she was afraid and worried, so she asked tremblingly with two tears in her eyes: "You, what's the matter with you?" Embrace the despair of mourning and funeral.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Zhu Xiu was finally woken up by the tearful face in front of her eyes, and almost choked on her own saliva.

"No...I'm happy to escape from Aunt Chai with difficulty," Zhu Xiu hurriedly changed the subject, "By the way, what's your name?"

Smiling eyes barely held back the tears, and wanted to laugh again: "I don't have a name, and I'm always called Niuzi at home, I, I'm happy too! That's great!"

She remembered Zhu Xiu's kindness in her heart, and hurriedly said, "Thank you sister for saving me..."

Zhu Xiu didn't wait for her to finish, so she hurriedly interrupted, and asked with a smile, "How old are you? So how many brothers and sisters are there in the family? Are you homesick?..." and so on.In fact, Zhu Xiu had heard some of them before, and now she asked because she was afraid that the little girl would be too embarrassed.

It turns out that Xiaoyan'er is more than eight years old, one year older than Zhu Xiu.

Zhu Xiu guessed that she should be seven years old now, because when she woke up, although the clothes on her body were given by Ren Yazi, there was a tattered little purse hanging around her neck, and the inside of the purse was embroidered with 'Si snake, Although the tether is blackened and hardened, it can be vaguely seen that it was originally a red tether.

Mrs. Chai hung a red string purse around her neck for her newly added golden grandson. Listening to Mrs. Chai chewing on her tongue, there was also a small silver pouch in the shape of wishful thinking—a fashion nowadays, a gift from rich families. Naturally, the child wears a safety lock made of gold and silver around his neck, and poor families usually tie a red string purse for the child to meet the occasion.This year is the year of Wuzi, Zhu Xiu guessed that the original body should be seven years old, and because of the writing on the purse, she thought that there should be literate scholars at home, so she said that when she made up nonsense about her life experience.

The two little girls escaped and ascended to heaven, belatedly excited and frightened, and chattering unavoidably.Unexpectedly, the person on the other side of the wall was offended, just listen to bang!With a bang, something hit the wall, and someone scolded: "It's so noisy in the middle of the night, noisy people can't sleep well, and I'm not afraid of rotting your tongue!" This was originally two people separated by a room. The small room is pitifully small, the two of them are sleeping on this side, and the four that Zhou Yaren bought before are sleeping on the other side, and I have seen them all during dinner.

The night watchmen had just beaten the clappers for the first watch, and it was only half past midnight, and Zhou Yaren's lights in the main room hadn't been turned off yet, so why was it already midnight.Zhu Xiu has good ears, and just now he clearly heard that they were also talking about the two of them, so now he will beat them up and scold them.

It is obvious to find fault.

Before you go in and be a slave to others, you start to fight for three or six or nine ranks?

"Go to sleep. Aunt Zhou would like to see us in good spirits tomorrow." Zhu Xiu deliberately spoke loudly to Xiaoyaner, and patted her on the shoulder comfortingly.

Never ignore the most annoying people.

There were several bangings on the wall over there, and the cursing stopped after hearing that the other side didn't respond.

The next day, before the cock crowed and it was still dawn, Zhou Yaren made arrangements for them to wash and wash, and told them about the matters two or three times before letting them eat.

When grooming, Zhu Xiu also hesitated to wash off the pomegranate peel juice on her face. Anyone who has eaten pomegranates knows that the juice sticks to the skin, and it is very difficult to wash it off with clean water once, but if you really want to get rid of it It's also simple, just dip it in vinegar or salt.

After weighing back and forth two or three times, Zhu Xiu still didn't make a move.Firstly, she was worried about Zhou Yaren. If Zhou Yaren knew that her skin was dyed, even if she didn't say it, she would feel that this person was too smart; secondly, although she loved to read the Red Chamber, books were just books. All of them are written about famous and surnamed things, and they are written in a deceptive Spring and Autumn style of writing. Who knows what the Rongguo Mansion is like now?You have to go in, but it's better not to attract attention now, hang on first, wait and see for a while before making any plans.

"Pearl, Mrs. Zhou's sister-in-law, my wife's companion, met you before. She said that you must go in. If you are so obedient, you will have a good future." Zhou Yaren said to a long-faced, gentle and gentle little girl. The girl said, and the other three little girls who formed a clique together showed jealousy on their faces.

"What are you looking at! Your younger sister Hua is promising, and in the eyes of the housekeeper's wife, she is comparable to you guys with little hoofs? Why don't you pack up quickly! If you show yourself in a while, see if I don't pick up on you. Skin!"

Flower pearls!Blooming?

What kind of a godsend is this?Zhu Xiu hastily cast a dead eye on the little girl who hasn't grown up yet.

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It wasn't until near noon that the six little girls saw a woman rushing over: "Sister-in-law Zhou is talking with my wife, so I don't have time to come here. Leave these girls' videos here and you can go back, anyway, it will take some time to listen to them." If it’s good, I’ll keep it, if it’s not good, I’ll send it back to you.”

Zhou Yaren hurriedly took the woman's hand, smiling all over his face: "Oh, my old sister, you won't take me to see the real Buddha? Madam didn't say to see these girls with her own eyes?"

Hearing this, the woman sneered: "Yo, you are also a close friend of Mrs. Zhou, why don't you know what's going on now? There are hundreds of people in the whole family, how many do my wife know? Not to mention these little hoofs that can't stand on the stage , how can you be so leisurely. All right, you can go back quickly. "

Zhou Yaren just didn't leave, and forced her to the side and whispered, "It's not because my wife showed something to Mrs. Zhou. I want to pick someone who will serve Mr. Bao among these maids bought from outside. Then Mr. Bao The matter of the master is the matter of the ancestors of the sky. Sister-in-law Zhou repeatedly asked me to look for them. The day before yesterday, she came to my place to see these, and she fell in love with one, and she named it Pearl."

The old woman rolled her eyes, "Is there such a thing?" She was a little surprised, "I can't stop? You can rest assured when you have a child at home. What's the value of these things bought outside?"

"That's what we thought in our hearts. Does Mrs. Baobuqi have other intentions? Sister-in-law, think about it. In a few years, the second master Bao will be the governor. It is necessary to put two in the room. These little girls are not at the right age. They are not born in the family. It's easy to handle, easy to dismiss, so my wife can rest assured."

The old woman nodded repeatedly, squinting at these little girls who might be able to fly up the branches in the future, and asked: "Which one is Zhou's wife looking for?" Zhou Yaren pointed out the flower pearl to her.

"How did you change the name? It's not like the name my wife often uses. The old lady likes to use these jade and bird names in her house." He smiled, but didn't answer.