The mother of the forest in the Red Chamber wears the mother of Jia

In the minds of Sanchun and Daiyu, Mother Lin has always been the old grandmother who smiles every day, who doesn't care about anything. Usually, she just jokes with the younger generation like them. How have you ever seen this side of Mother Lin? They looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Mother Lin didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "You must be hungry. There is still a little time before dinner, and the kitchen has just brought buttered tea, which can be eaten together with Bazhen cake and flaky pastry! "

Several maidservants opened the food box, Yuanyang personally carried the copper pot, poured a cup of buttered tea for Lin Mu and Daiyu Sanchun each, and took out the steaming snacks from the pan, and Lin Mu also put them in her hand. A plate, although it is beautifully arranged, but the portion is very small.Mother Lin couldn't help laughing and said: "Yuanyang, are you still my wife's girl? How come I only have two yuan here, but there are so many little girls!"

Yuanyang smiled and said: "Old ancestor, you have wronged Yuanyang. Although this snack is good, it is not easy to digest. I have eaten too much now, but I can't eat dinner!"

Mother Lin waved her hand and said, "Okay, okay, there are always a lot of reasons waiting for me!"

Daiyu laughed beside her and said, "Sister Yuanyang is thinking about grandma all the time, doesn't grandma understand in her heart?"

Mother Lin smiled and said, "That's right, I've been away from Yuanyang, I don't know how to live my life as an old woman!"

Yuanyang hurriedly said: "The ancestors valued it very much, it is Yuanyang's blessing!"

Sanchun was also joking around, and after talking for a while, Mother Lin said with a smile: "This butter tea and snacks should be eaten while they are hot, as they will lose their fragrance when they are cold!" Then she picked up her teacup and took a sip.

This butter tea is eaten in the north. It uses thick tea to fry the thick juice, mixes it with butter and sesame, and then adds salt or sugar to taste according to each family's preference. It is a recipe left by the Yuan people when they entered the Central Plains. It is also quite popular in the north.

Mother Lin has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and she is actually not used to this tea. However, I heard from the imperial doctor that this tea nourishes the health and warms the stomach. Thinking about Lin Daiyu's congenital deficiency, in winter, her spleen and stomach are often in harmony, and her hands and feet feel cold, so she often finds an excuse to let Lin Daiyu drink some tea. .

Mother Lin watched Lin Daiyu take a few sips, took another small piece of Bazhen cake and ate it carefully, and then said: "You are growing up day by day, and you should learn how to be a housekeeper after a while! Today Now that this incident has happened, the grandmother has to tell you the truth behind it!"

Daiyu and Sanchun hurriedly collected their faces and listened, and then they heard Mother Lin say: "In this family, we are not afraid of anything else, but internal friction. This internal friction is nothing more than brothers fighting each other, and the house is restless. In addition, it is the servants in the family. thing!"

Mother Lin couldn't help sighing as she spoke: "For a family like ours, our ancestors were nothing more than planing food in the fields, and the rules of the family came after they started the family. When the country was founded, the family started suddenly. We selected servants from the tenants, and bought a lot of servants outside to serve them. These people later became the children of our family! Rongfu has been in existence for almost 80 to [-] years, and these children have served the mansion for generations. My master, big and small, may not know the affairs of the mansion, but most of these family-born children can know almost everything!"

On the one hand, Yuanyang stood up in horror, but Mother Lin didn't let her go out, so she could only stand there and listen. She felt that Mother Lin was going to beat her, and suspected that she was hiding many things from Mother Lin. Some trepidation.

But Mother Lin continued: "As for us masters, we can't do many things by ourselves, so we have to order these servants to do it. You are young, and I'm afraid that these servants should obey the master for granted, but, Servants also have the thoughts of servants, even those who are full of loyalty, not to mention, sometimes they do wrong things, and they still only think that they are for the sake of the master!"

"What's more, if it is true that all the servants are loyal to the master, there will be no such thing as a slave bullying the master!" Lin Mu said here, Yuanyang couldn't stand anymore, and knelt down with a plop On the ground, he said in his mouth: "Old ancestor, mandarin duck, mandarin duck..."

Yuanyang didn't know what to say for a while, and her articulate speech suddenly became clumsy, and she felt trembling all over her body, and her whole body trembled.

Mother Lin said kindly: "Get up, Yuanyang, the old lady knows that you have always been loyal, and you have always done things properly. Our family has always rewarded and punished. If you are really loyal to the master and do things wholeheartedly, the house will not treat them badly." !"

The mandarin duck thanked her quickly, and started to tremble, but she was a little uncertain in her heart. In fact, many people have this custom, that is, they are served by the elders. Even kittens and puppies are more dignified, which is normal. For things, the people who serve the elders represent the face of the elders. Even if there is any problem, the elders are the ones who can deal with it.

Therefore, because Yuanyang is the big girl next to the old lady, she has a lot of face at home. Sometimes, she dares not to show face to the master of the younger generation, especially Jia Huan and Jia Cong, who are hardly valued at home. Bastard, I don’t even look at it. Now when Mother Lin said it, she panicked. No matter how unfavorable the master is, she is still the master. She is not free herself. What right does she have to look down on Jia Huan and the others? How many bastards?

Seeing the mandarin duck's appearance, Lin's mother didn't say much, she just pretended she didn't know anything, and then sighed: "As the head of the house, you want to be a housekeeper. To put it bluntly, you just want to take care of these servants. Your second sister-in-law is the one who wants to be a housekeeper." Those are those, but she is quite cunning, you have to learn from your second sister-in-law Lian in the future! Just be a good person, and if you want to gain a good reputation of compassion among those servants, you have to Look at the second wife, she is a good person, and all the subordinates think of her well, but in the end, she was coaxed around by the subordinates, and she didn't know how many wrong things she did, which almost affected the whole family. Your Majesty!" At this point, Mother Lin almost spoke harshly.

Hearing what Mother Lin said, Tanchun felt a little uncomfortable. Although she is still young, she has almost become instinctive to obey Mrs. Wang over the years, especially now that she is more sensible and knows her own future. It is held in the hands of the aunt. The old lady is old, and she seems to be good to their granddaughters, but the marriage is an important matter, but it is the words of the parents. Even if the old lady has any ideas, if the aunt is dead. Then it is useless!

As a result, although Lin's mother seemed to be handling it lightly at the moment, she directly put a foolish hat on her aunt who was coaxed around by her servants. I am afraid that she will never touch the housekeeper's affairs again, and there is something in her heart. Be at a loss.Tanchun used to be able to clearly obey his aunt's wishes, but now that his aunt has lost power, the old lady's meaning is very serious. Even if the Wang family comes forward, they can't say nothing about the old lady, and have to apologize to the Jia family, then In the future, should I follow the old lady, or continue to listen to my aunt?

Although Tanchun's heart was like a mess, Lin's mother continued to say: "It seems that many things are done by servants, but what are these servants? It's not because of the power of our family. Naturally, everyone has to blame our mansion, those who know say that our mansion is lax in discipline, but those who don’t know, it’s that the Rong mansion indulged the slaves and committed murder, and even the Rong mansion oppressed goodness, forcing ordinary people’s families to be ruined!”

Mother Lin put the teacup in her hand on the table, and there was a dull knocking sound, she said lightly: "Old lady, I haven't read any books, but I have lived for a long time, and I know some truths, these things It doesn't matter if one thing or two is not important. Who doesn't have any dirty things in each house, but after there are too many, this crime will not be a simple matter! It's just a resale, and I'll serve other masters later, but we masters, we might as well become other people's slaves!"

Speaking of this, Mother Lin's expression turned serious, and she said in a deep voice: "So, even those people have made contributions to the house, or they have not made contributions, but they still have to work hard, but since they have done such a thing No matter how many reasons there are, it cannot be a reason to forgive them. Today they dare to lie to others for money, and tomorrow they may directly sell their masters for other things. Don't think about peace! Therefore, no matter how much dignity they have with the master, and how many reasons they have, the state owns the state laws, and the family has family rules. Since they are discovered, then naturally they have to deal with them according to the rules. Our family does not lack These servants are calling!"

Daiyu Sanchun and the others hurriedly stood up to be taught, Mother Lin nodded and said, "Okay, why are you so polite in your own home? Although you are still young, you have many people around you. Everyone's girls, all of you come here like this! Although you haven't learned how to be a housekeeper yet, you can also take care of the servants around you first! Those who can do things will naturally be rewarded, and those who can't do things can't be indulged!"

Over there, that's all for Daiyu, she's a guest, except for a nanny Wang Nai, who's just a young snow goose, the rest of the staff are arranged by Lin's mother, usually under the supervision of Zijuan, Zijuan knew Daiyu's status in the eyes of Lin's mother, and she was a child of the family, who came out of Lin's mother, so there was no reason for Daiyu's servants to disobey her, so there was no trouble in this regard.And Sanchun's eyes lit up, Yingchun's heart fluttered for a while, and then it dimmed again.

Mother Lin didn't say anything more, Yingchun couldn't stand up by herself, so even if you gave her a knife, she could hand it to someone else and put it on her neck.

Mother Lin just smiled and said: "It's enough for you to know what to do about these things. You are asked to control the servants, not to ask you to fight on your own, and you will lose the face of our young lady!"

Several people understood, and Mother Lin didn't continue to say more about this matter, and quickly changed the subject, just talking to a few girls about jewelry, materials and patterns, and occasionally giving them some pointers.

And under Lin's mother's order, the steward over there didn't even look for the human teeth that the Rong Mansion is used to, and directly poured down a bowl of dumb medicine. Send them to Zhuangzi and lock them up, lest they cause any trouble in the mansion, and then sell them in batches later, so as not to attract too much attention.