[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

Jia Mu waited in the hall, her face was very gloomy, Mrs. Wang sat down, lowered her eyes and did not persuade a word, and Li Wan stood aside, even more silent.

When Ping'er came in and saw this situation, his heart skipped a beat, and he knelt down and kowtowed to pay his respects.

When Jia Mu saw that she was the only one, she was even more angry: "Okay, okay, okay! I'm old, and what I say doesn't work anymore. Even Brother Feng doesn't listen to me anymore." As she spoke, she clenched her fist and hit herself on the chest .

Ping'er hurriedly met her head and said: "Second Grandma dare not, she just went home, and she was so angry that she couldn't even walk. She is a healthy person, and she is so angry and hateful. She still doesn't know what to do now." As he spoke, tears fell The child fell down with a crackle.

Yuanyang, Hupo and other big girls standing in the corner felt sorry for her master and servant, even the most considerate and loyal Yuanyang couldn't help but favor Sister Feng.Yuanyang thought: the behavior of the old lady has become more and more puzzling this year. She used to be a kind and loving person of the younger generation, but now she first asks Xiu girl to cook in the hot weather, and now she picks on Lian's second grandmother. Both of them are twins. How can a person with such a high school stand up to such a toss.

Jia's mother is still holding her face, and the girls who don't know that she is close to her are gradually separating from her.

"It's even more disgraceful! She was manipulated by me in the past, but now she is fighting with my uncle. What kind of rules are these? That's what her mother taught her!"

Mrs. Wang raised her eyelids, did the old lady question the tutor of the Wang family?

Pursing her lips, Mrs. Wang looked at Ping'er: "Brother Feng's temperament has become more and more left-handed in the past two years, and the thoughtfulness and thoughtfulness of the early years have disappeared, and he seems to have changed himself. Is it possible that the original dexterity and intelligence are just pretending?" No way! Let down the old lady's love for her in vain."

"Besides, Lian'er is the husband, and the husband is the guide! Although Brother Feng has a body now, he doesn't know whether he is a man or a woman. If he is an heir, it is reasonable for Lian'er to take a concubine. Now that the trouble is so ugly, if she still knows If you want to be careful, call Lian'er's family, and her couple will kowtow to her big brother Zhen in Dongfu tomorrow to make amends! Besides, ask Brother Feng to prepare the next sixteen betrothal gifts, and go to propose marriage in person. Come in!"

After a pause, Mrs. Wang softened her tone, and said again: "I heard that Second Sister You is a sign of gentleness. With such a temperament, even a serious second wife can't overwhelm Sister Feng. This is what I said, you go back and tell her to know. If you still don't know what's wrong, my dear aunt can't tolerate her. Although she is reluctant to ask her to go back to Jinling, just don't stay at home for now, and go to the Zhuangzi where she married herself to think about the past. When she realizes her mistake, she will ask Lian'er to pick her up. She's back!"

Ping'er raised his head and looked at Mrs. Wang in disbelief. This is not his aunt or nephew, he is clearly an enemy who wants grandma to die!

If she really agrees, grandma will not only lose her face, but even her eldest sister and the rest of her stomach will be talked about and looked down upon for the rest of her life.In this way, it would be better to call her down directly.

Mrs. Wang snorted and said, "Usually I think you are a good girl. I didn't say to persuade you to stop me, but you also messed around with your grandma. I misjudged you! So, daughter-in-law Zhu, pick two good girls for your younger siblings." Order, follow Feng Ge'er's temper."

This is clearly because it is not enough to marry a second wife to the second master, and to force grandma to add two aunts to the house!Ping'er looked at Li Wan with tears in his eyes, but Li Wan lowered his eyes, and didn't say a single good word, he just said, "Yes."

Like a bucket of ice being poured down from the top of her head, Ping'er's heart was completely chilled. In the past, she only thought that grandma was too smart and calculating, but now she realizes that in this family, only grandma has some points. sincere.

Feeling discouraged, Ping'er didn't panic anymore, knelt down and told all the disgusting things about You Eryou San in Dongfu, and finally said: "Grandma Zhen was almost forced to death, and those two goblins teamed up to deceive you." Uncle Zhen, if it wasn’t for the troubles caused by the second grandma, how would it have ended? Because the second sister You favored the family, and the third sister You fell in love with the second master Bao, she said that she was “in love with each other”, and she had never seen such a shameless Shy girl, our nanny was so angry that she almost fainted. Just now, she took my hand and asked me to tell the old lady and the wife: Second Master Bao was almost raised by her. Not only the elders love him, but the second grandmother always Remember little brother."

"The Third Sister You is a formidable character. In front of Uncle Zhen and Grandma Zhen, she not only dared to go all out on Grandma, but also slapped Uncle Zhen in the face. Her long nails... Uncle Zhen must have lost her appearance. Jane Uncle is like this, Mr. Bao and the gas stickers, maybe he has been deceived, and he may not be sure. Please, old ladies and wives, please hold on to Mr. Bao these few days. Besides, if Mr. Zhen is soft-hearted, and The prostitutes come out, You Er is fine, but this You San is so hot and presumptuous, she really dares to come to the door to find the second master of treasure, she is a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, her reputation is so bad, she insists on relying on the second master Bao It's an in-law. It's wrong for Second Master Bao to accept or not. It's not a good thing to mess with him. I beg the old lady and wife to be more careful, and then ask people to bully Second Master Bao. Where can we find a Bodhisattva and immortal who has the Tao to save us. Besides, that year The scarlet-headed monk said that it is not called the filthy psychic gem, so the sisters of the You family are also filthy?"

These words are reasonable and sincere.

When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard this, they took it as excuses at first, and then they really caught their ears.

Jia Mu's voice made people go to the garden to look for treasures, and then she turned around and asked Yuanyang to find out whether Ping'er said it was true or not.

As soon as Yuanyang went out, she came back after half a stick of incense, and said: "...The sisters are not very good people, and now those silly words have spread to our house."

That said, it really is true.

Mother Jia couldn't get it off her face. She had suffocated her anger recently, and today she was going to take advantage of Sister Feng's disturbance in Ningguo Mansion, but she had to swallow it in half a time, and her old face turned red.

But Mrs. Wang said: "I'm just wondering. Baoyu has become more and more insane these days, and he has no job. It's not exactly what happened. His jade must have been overwhelmed by those pickled things again."

For a while Baoyu came in happily, and Jia's mother saw that Ping'er was kneeling on the ground, and asked Ping'er to stand up and wait for an answer.

Mother Jia rubbed her arms for a while, and then said: "Your sister Feng has been wronged, and your wife and I are going to make decisions for her. It's just that your sister-in-law Zhen never brought us the two sisters brought by her stepmother. , I really don't know their characters, if they rely on the wrong person, it's not good, so I came to ask you. You usually go to your big brother Zhen, do you know if these two people have talked?"

What he said was gentle and gentle, kind and amiable, Ping'er looked at him coldly and sneered to himself.

This Jia Baoyu is the most busy person with nothing to do, he doesn't get up until three poles in the sun, and just now in the Grand View Garden, he personally folds flowers for the girl in his room to wear, and he doesn't know the news early in the morning.Now when I heard Mother Jia's question, I couldn't help laughing and said, "It's a coincidence. A few days ago, Big Brother Zhen told people that Second Brother Lian was going to marry Second Sister You as his second wife. I was wondering why our two houses are like this. I don't know about it. The ancestors now say that Sister Feng has been wronged, and ask them about their character. Is it true? Second Sister You is as delicate as Xizi, so she is a match for Second Brother Lian."

Baoyu had seen it before, and Mrs. Wang's face fell down, and she asked, "Speak up! I just want to ask you about her sister's character?"

Jia Baoyu nestled in Jia's mother's arms, not afraid, and said with a smile: "I spent two months with them in the East Mansion before, what I don't know. The two sisters are both ancient and modern. They are really a couple. ... "Speaking of this, knowing that I had forgotten my feelings, I glanced at Mrs. Wang, and swallowed the word "beauty".

Mrs. Wang looked at Baoyu with a sullen face, but Jia Mu stroked his back and said, "Okay, okay. Don't scare him."

He told Baoyu again and said angrily, "You are not allowed to go out to mess around in the next two months. First, your second sister will leave the cabinet. When you are together again, there will be fewer sisters; second, the East Mansion is in a mess. The two sisters of Nayou's family are ill, you are not allowed to go there, if you are not obedient, I will tell you carefully that I will beat you."

When Jia Baoyu heard Jia's mother mention the matter of marrying and welcoming the Spring Festival, she became more and more disappointed, and only bowed her head and agreed.Muttering and sighing in his mouth: "From now on, there will be one less clean person." Such crazy words.

Jia Mu just ignored it, and ordered the girl and mother-in-law to take him back. She also ordered Li Wan: "You are tired these days, so put aside what you are doing and take care of their sisters."

Li Wan knew what the old lady meant, but she didn't like to look after Gu Baoyu, but she didn't dare to disobey her, and she was stupid, unlike Sister Feng who could both evade and coax the old lady back.There was no one in the room who was willing to speak for her, so they had no choice but to agree sullenly.

Ping'er watched quietly, thinking, the old lady and Baoyu didn't match each other, and Baoyu seemed to be growing up every year, but she still coaxed him like a child.There is also Baoyu, who is not rigid, not up to date, and even more impersonal. How did grandma treat him in the past? He is not called grandma and sister-in-law now, but sister Feng. Worried about future worries, but cheered up.It can be seen that Su Ri has misunderstood him, this is a person who cannot be close to.

After Jia Baoyu's episode, Jia's mother became more calm, and ordered Yuanyang to move Ping'er's footrest and make her sit down.

Ping'er had a small white face, sitting far away on the ground, not daring to lift his head, looking very pitiful.

Jia Mu said with a smile: "the children are young, and they are all like gluttonous cats. Lian'er is working outside again, so we can't care about him easily, and we don't care if we don't make it together. Fortunately, although Brother Feng is making a fuss this time, After all, the Dongfu is even more unreasonable, Ping'er only persuaded your grandma when he went back, and said what I said: This is how the world beats children, if there is a next time, I will absolutely refuse."

Mrs. Wang also smiled and said: "The old lady still favors her. If so, your old man will make big things into small things. I'm afraid that if she becomes more and more indulgent, she will not know the heights of the heavens and the earth. Now even the uncle dares to If you contradict, you will pay back in the future."

He also called Ping'er: "Serving our girl Feng, I'm afraid you won't be able to persuade your child. Poor thing, you have been wronged for nothing... The old lady doesn't care about her when she speaks, and I can't do it. I only persuade your grandma." , keep yourself safe, don't come out like a moth again."

After all, let Ping'er go back.

Ping'er withdrew slowly, and then put down the Xiangzhu curtain, and heard the second lady inside anxiously ask: "Old lady, since Baoyu and that jade have been tainted by filth, can we find an expert to take a look? And my lady , I haven't heard from you for such a long time, my heart is beating in a hurry..."

Ping'er went back and told Sister Feng everything in detail, crying so much.Sister Feng was still calm, and she persuaded me with a smile: "You used to persuade me to calm down and retreat, but now I'm in trouble now. The old lady and the second wife are dissatisfied with me and your second master. It's been a long time, and your second master hid himself , we have no blessings, so we have to bear it ourselves."

As he spoke, thousands of thoughts raced through his mind.

Rusting and rustling all night, when she got up the next day, Sister Wang Feng ate two bowls of thick porridge with her two black eyes, with great appetite. Supported her.

After eating, Aunt Bai's little girl Fen Xiang was talking back and forth, and Wang Xifeng hurriedly called in.

Fennel said, "Grandma Bai greets Second Grandma."

Sister Wang Feng waved her hand and said with a smile: "Your aunt and grandma asked you to tell me something, don't be polite, just tell me quickly."

Fen Xiang smiled and said: "Our aunt said that most of the master has been persuaded, but one is that there is no candidate, and the second wife is definitely not willing, so the master has not let go. My aunt asked the second grandma to quickly decide on a candidate and ask someone to come to propose marriage, she before I can speak again."

Sister Feng rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "No hurry, you go back first. I have a letter from my side, so I will naturally ask someone to tell your aunt and grandma."

Fenix ​​kowtowed and withdrew, Ping'er was waiting in the outer room, and when she saw her come out, he handed her a box: "Here is a 20 taels of silver ingot, for Aunt Bai." Then he gave Fenix ​​a pouch, "This one, for you."

Sister Feng thought about it for a while, and ordered Xiaohong: "Go to the second gate and call Brother Cai."

When Caiming came over, Sister Feng asked: "Second Master's previous clean-up friends, do you know? Is there anyone who loves money, loves to play tricks, and can please Second Master, where is it now?"

Caiming thought about it, and said with a smile: "There is a Shan Xianggong named Shan Pinren. When we built the provincial garden, we went to Gusu with Brother Qiang from Dongfu to buy opera actors. This is Qingke Xiangkm The first share, but earned a lot of money. Before the second master didn't see any guests, the single-handed gentleman also begged, but he came more than others, and he never offended the second master. It's just that the single-handed gentleman has no other Talent, now he is very unsatisfactory, no one invites him in other mansions, he just sits and eats. When we met on the street before, he still greeted us, as if he still wanted to come back to our mansion."

Sister Feng clapped her hands and said with a smile: "It's really hungry and it's time for lunch. Just wait at our concierge. I have something to say later."

Caiming was puzzled, and when he left, he bumped into the mandarin ducks who came to see Sister Feng hand in hand with Ping'er.Busily stopped, said with a smile: "Miss Ping, sister Yuanyang."

Yuanyang nodded, opened the curtain and went into the house by herself.Seeing Sister Feng, she was startled: "I thought that Ping'er's hoof was speaking lies, how did you become so angry? With such big black and blue eyes, you were a thief last night. "

Sister Feng came up with an excellent idea last night, and she didn't close her eyes until the cock crowed.

Sister Feng didn't take it seriously when she heard Yuanyang's words, she just smiled and said, "I have something important to ask you. You can't hide it from me because of our years of friendship."

Yuanyang looked at her suspiciously, but Sister Feng just ignored her, and asked seriously: "The old lady and the lady really want to invite monks and Taoist priests to come to teach Baoyu?"

After hearing this, Yuanyang was relieved and said with a smile: "What's the fuss? It's not the first day that the old lady had such an idea. It's just that she didn't find an expert for a while, so she was delayed. But this time Once, the old lady meant to make it bigger. She said that she wanted someone to write a reward and hang it in the downtown market. Pointing to the letter, I found it, and I will give this Zhiren silver 1 taels. If you really can invite an expert, you can't begrudge the money."

"Originally, we only depended on these people in our mansion to look for it. It would take a few lifetimes to find it. If the old lady looks for it like this, she will definitely be able to invite it."

Sister Feng opened her eyes wide: "How many swindlers will come to the door like this? The mountains of gold and silver can't be filled."

Yuanyang smiled and said: "It's okay. We have seen many people who give away ghosts, dance gods, catch monsters, and pray for prayers. We have seen a lot these years, and we can't hide it easily. Besides, Baoyu is stupid. If it really works, Just like before, I will be energetic in a few days. Whether you are tall or not, you can tell by looking at Baoyu."

Sister Feng asked again: "What happened to your mother? I was so angry that I forgot about it. I really deserve to die."

Yuanyang said: "The old lady is also very anxious. The empress is happy, it should be a great event, even in the court, it is very appropriate to order the gentlemen to thank you. But except at the beginning of the month, the eunuch Xia reported his congratulations. It’s been a month, and there’s been no movement. Not to mention calling the wife into the palace to accompany the empress, and even the edict of the long live and the queen, and no rewards at all. How can it not be heart-wrenching. Don’t blame the old man My wife was angry yesterday, it’s because her old man couldn’t rest her pillow for half a month, so she was naturally angry, but you bumped into her, so she couldn’t help but get angry.”

Sister Feng was sure, and with the 1000 taels of silver that Jia's mother was willing to give out, she became more determined.

Sister Feng sighed: "That's the reason, I also wonder. I wonder if it's because the mother's fetus is unstable, and the Qin Tianjian doesn't allow it to be publicized. This is also true. If the old lady gets angry again, you might as well use it." I advised her with these words. It just so happens that the old lady is going to invite an expert again, if she has the right way, why not ask her to do the math for your mother, maybe everything will be fine."

Yuanyang's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "Sure enough, you mothers know more about what's going on inside than us. That makes sense."

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "Don't mention what I said. The old lady is annoyed at me. Even the wife is not at ease. I just got into trouble. I said this, and the old lady and the wife knew that I meant it well, but the kicker But the villain has to say that I cursed my mother badly. I don't want to invite people to gossip anymore. Anyway, if you leave my house, I will never recognize you again, so I can just lay my dead body."

Yuanyang laughed: "You're talking nonsense again. Well, I'm only greedy for your work, and I said I heard the rumors."

After goingssip for a while, Sister Feng sent Yuanyang out, took her hand and said, "I almost lost half of my life for making a fuss. The old lady doesn't know how to blame me. Good sister." , I have asked Ping'er to go to your place more these days, whether it is snacks or tea, it is just my filial piety, maybe the old lady will not be angry when she sees that I am hard-working and caring, you must try to make things better for us. I have prepared Great gift, thank you."

Seeing her haggard look, Yuanyang's heart softened, and he spat: "I'm good with Ping'er, and I welcome her to go a hundred times! Don't worry, Ping'er only asked her to talk to me in the past. There are Baoyu and Niangniang. I don’t care about other things from the old lady. It doesn’t matter what the old lady says that I can hear, even if I tell Ping’er and you guys know, it’s okay.”

Mandarin ducks come and go in a hurry.Sister Feng and Ping'er admired: "What a crystal heart and glass person, she knows that I asked you to find out what's going on in the old lady's courtyard. A few girls told me to be very convincing!"

Ping'er laughed and said, "What does grandma want to do? It is said that the first child is a three-year-old fool, but I see grandma getting smarter. Even I can't guess what grandma is going to do."

Sister Feng leaned on the soft pillow, touched her stomach, squinted her eyes and smiled, "Accumulate good deeds, and save some money for the one in my stomach."

Also called Caiming: "You ask your father to find the Shan Xianggong, give him 100 taels of silver first, and tell him that if he listens to the second master, not only will he be able to return to the mansion, but after the matter is over, he will go back to the mansion." Thank him for 400 taels."

Ping'er said worryingly: "Grandma wants this Shan Xianggong to persuade the second master? Can he agree? Since this man is greedy for money, what should he do if he pushes out the second master in the future?"

Sister Feng shook her head and said, "He's following the master, and it's only a hundred taels of silver or five hundred silver for a year. How can he not care about it? Besides, he takes money to do things. If you talk about it, even he can't get any favors. Don't be careless." My dear, the second master is also a nephew, this man is very tactful, and he will cover the matter to death." Besides, if he is tempted, he can't let him go, he doesn't need to persuade him about this matter, it's just through him It's just that I recommend an 'expert'.This is a big matter, he is an accomplice, and I guarantee that he will not dare to say a word in the future.

Sister Feng called Xiaohong again: "You don't make eye contact, send a few words to your grandma Zhuxiu's house for me, and ask her for help." Xiaohong came over by ear, listened to what she had to say, and nodded repeatedly.

Ping'er rinsed her mouth with warm water, and said with a smile, "What are you going to do with a hammer here and there? Why did you find Xiu'er again, and she is not free now. If you have this skill, why don't you ask for it?" Miss Lin, maybe it's more appropriate?"

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Sister Lin has a very honest heart. She is a few years younger and a girl who has not left the court. It is difficult to find her for such a thing, and it makes her feel uncomfortable. Zhuxiu girl, that is a ghost, and she You can come up with an idea, and you can be the master, besides, the Cheng family is an imperial businessman, and there are not many people who are friends of all kinds. It is appropriate to ask her to help me with the matter I have explained. "

He shook Ping'er's hand again: "You wait with me. This matter is over, maybe we can also take the opportunity to leave here to spend two days in peace. Don't ask, you will understand in a few days."

Zhu Xiu is being detained by sparks, this month: she wants to do two stitches, four or five maids come up to stop her; she wants to mix some ointment and powder, but the doctor and the midwife are not allowed to put her on her hip; she just reads two more pages Books, Mama also worried about tiring her eyes.

In addition to asking a group of nuns and maids to walk around a few times every day according to the doctor's instructions, Zhu Xiu's whole family would like to confess her, which can't be denied.Only when Zhu Xiu moved his mouth to eat, the family members were silent.She kept talking all day long, and instead of getting fat, she lost weight.

Grandma Zhu was in a hurry, and was discussing with Uncle Cheng how to make the child relax and feel at ease, when the second door came up to report: "Second Grandma of Rongfu Lian sent someone to pay her respects to Auntie."

Uncle Cheng frowned and asked, "Isn't everything cleared up?"

Grandma Zhu laughed and said: "This is their grandma in the big house. This grandma is close to our Xiu'er, and she knows the importance of advancing and retreating. It's okay to come and go by chance." After finishing speaking, she ordered someone to report to Xiu'er.

Zhu Xiu couldn't wait to make a sound, so she hurriedly called in.

As soon as Xiaohong walked, the party praised secretly: the exquisiteness of this mansion can catch up with the Duke's Mansion. When Grandma Zhan was still a girl, who would have imagined that she would be where she is today.

In the past month, Xiaohong was the first fresh face Zhu Xiu saw. She also ordered someone to move the embroidery stool for her, ordered good tea, and asked her to give her sweet mouth the new fresh fruit from Duanjing. .Call Xiaohong flattered.

Xiaohong met with her, and after talking about the family life for a while, Xiaohong said: "Our grandma has something to ask Grandma Zhan for help."

When Zhu Xiu heard that she was being called "Grandma Zhan", she thought about it, and couldn't help thinking about what Zhan Dong was doing in southern Xinjiang.

Chunliu smiled embarrassedly: "Our grandma is pregnant, she is often lost in thought." Having said that, she refused to be called Zhu Xiu, lest she should be frightened.

Xiao Hong looked at the well-behaved girl and woman, simply picked a tooth of honeydew melon to eat, and stuffed her mouth until Zhu Xiu came back to her senses.

After a while, Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "Look at me, I'm stunned again, you don't call me."

Xiaohong smiled and said: "People who have a body like to add some strange habits. Grandma Zhan, what is this? Like our grandma, for some reason, she likes to stay up at night and catch up on sleep at noon. She has black and blue eyes, but she is very energetic. No matter how we persuade her, I will do the same."

As she said that, she gestured: "Sister Ping'er slept with her all night, and she couldn't hold on anymore, saying that grandma picked her up in the middle of the night and wanted to play dice with her... until the cock crowed for the first time, grandma was sleepy I fell asleep when I lay down. Sister Ping’er was sleepy after walking, and she kept her eyes open until dawn, and when she got up the next day, she was so sleepy that she would stumble on the flat ground.”

Everyone who said it laughed.

After joking once, we can get down to business.After hearing what Xiaohong conveyed, Zhu Xiu didn't know what expression to make on her face, and said strangely: "So, what your grandma means is to ask me to find a 'liar' to come to the door?"

Xiaohong said seriously: "You have to be able to speak well, and you have to look like an expert."

Zhu Xiu gave a thumbs up and said with a smile, "Okay! Immortal... a liar?"

Xiaohong pursed her lips and smiled: "Our grandma can't do anything else, she just wants to settle the matter of the third girl as soon as possible."

Zhu Xiu nodded and said with a smile: "I don't care about anything else, I will find such a person for you. You can tell him what to say. It's just that this person must have nothing to do with me or our family. I don’t know each other either. Afterwards, I’ll tell your grandma to dismiss it. I’ve heard about what’s in it, so I’ll pretend I’ve never heard of it.” There’s no need to meddle, my family has a wide range of people, and if there is something suitable, let Sister Feng know.Hiring people, explaining things, etc. are all her family's business.

Xiaohong was grateful: "Grandma also means the same thing. Because our second master is not at home, this matter is urgent. Considering that there are many people coming and going in your house, maybe we can find the right one faster."