Walking into the Red Mansion starts from the maid

"It looks like it's a vacation, but the reward is more than what we have to serve. What a life." Xiao Hong buried her head in the quilt, pretending to be sour.

Even her father said that this was such a blessing that she couldn't ask for it.

"Where did you get the reward?" Forget about the young lady next to him, Jia Baoyu also learned the stingy habit. He praised him all the time, but he didn't reward him at all.

Thinking about this, I felt depressed, so I didn't bother to soak my feet. I just rushed to bed and went to bed.Looking at Huixiang's wooden bed, I couldn't help but ask: "Why does she stay on duty every day?"

"Don't worry about her. She's too arrogant. They say she'll stop the first one first. Just wait and see when the wife is free." Xiao Hong raised her eyebrows, her eyes looked down upon her, but when the conversation changed, the two little girls The girl happily talked about what she had seen these past few days.

While listening, Yunzhu unpacked the bag and handed a mooncake with winter melon and apple filling sealed in red oil paper to Xiaohong, "I don't have abalone and bear paws, but can you try the mooncake I made myself?"

Xiaohong saw that the oil on the mooncake had returned just right. It was shiny and beautiful under the candlelight.But this thing is common. She first praised it and said it smelled different from others. Then she put it aside and concentrated on talking about the excitement of the wedding day in Yuanchun.

Probably because Yunzhu accidentally rescued Jia Baoyu, when Baoyu went to greet the old lady the next day, he also took her with him.

The cold weather was strong in the first month, and the Bisha Cupboard was closer to the old lady than Jiangyunxuan. When the two of them entered the house one after another, they saw Daiyu Tuan sitting next to the old lady, concentrating on playing with the incense ashes. The scene of talking and laughing didn't stop even after Baoyu came in.

Playing with children and grandchildren should be a very happy thing for the old lady.

"How did you sleep?" Seeing Jia Baoyu put down the tea brought by Amber, the old lady asked with concern.

Although the old lady likes girls very much, an outstanding grandson is always different for the family.In the eyes of the old lady, the girls are noble guests, but the men are the ones on whom the family's future can be entrusted and the future support and support. Jia Baoyu is undoubtedly the leader among these pillars.

It's no wonder that the old lady always loved him. Seeing that the girls had retreated, she gently pulled Baoyu to the bed and said gently: "Your father said what will happen to you after the new year. I don't worry about anything else. Just one sentence." , The body and bones are also very important. If you are missing something, don’t ask Brother Feng. I’ll ask the maid to pay you back, and I’ll have someone make it for you and take it to the yard.”

Jia Baoyu's eyes were all on Daiyu, and he felt that she was cute even with ash and incense sticks, so he said very lightly: "Don't worry, old ancestor, grandson will work hard."

Try hard and still have time to drink.

Jia Zheng came in from outside, glanced at his youngest son lightly, and cursed in his heart, but for the first time he looked like a loving father on his face, and he praised lightly: "This matter is quite appropriate. You should do the same thing and don’t be naughty.”

Baoyu responded respectfully, but the brilliance in his eyes was not so calm. My father, who has always been strict, what happened today?
Seeing this, the old lady smiled for a while before nodding and saying, "I have long said that this Yu'er is the most like him, which shows that she is very quick-witted."

He was naturally talking about old Duke Rong.

The old lady also valued Jia Zheng. Today, her son and grandson were all in front of her, but Jia Zheng did not stay for breakfast. The old lady was in a good mood and ate most of the bowl of japonica rice. Yuanyang looked on and was very happy.

The ladies and grandmothers were waiting by the side. They were happy to see the old lady, and no one retreated after breakfast. They all talked about the harmony in the wealthy family, and the center of the topic circled around Jia Baoyu.

After hearing this, Mrs.

The masters talked naturally when the maids went to eat. Yunzhu didn't dare to go far, so she followed Zhenzhu and the others to eat and talk in the side room. She was chewing a few bean sprouts when she heard Amber take the lead in congratulating: "Baoyu." I really miss you so much that I brought you here early in the morning to ask for rewards."

One sentence brought out several envious and jealous eyes.

"How can I ask for a reward?"

Yunzhu took a sip of the soup and swallowed all the food in his mouth. Then he said to Hubo and the others: "Second Master Bao has a rotation list in the yard. It just happens to be my turn today, not to mention that I have just recovered from my illness." When you come back, if you don't come forward to serve me, I'm afraid your hands will be raw."

Thanks to Qi Lai, in order to suppress the jealous atmosphere in Jiangyunxuan, he adopted his own shift system and set aside one day every month to argue about shift arrangements, which actually avoided many potential risks.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Hubo was thinking about Xiren's loss. Now she was disgusted with Yunzhu's cleverness, but she didn't say anything more about Xiao Xing'er. She just smiled and said: "Look at this mouth, it has the intention of her master." No wonder Baoyu likes it."

Anyone in the family who pays attention to Jiang Yunxuan's servants probably knows that Qingwen has taken in an apprentice.

Originally, many people were envious of this master-disciple relationship.But now that Qingwen has been demoted, it would be a joke to mention this again.Yunzhu simply didn't care. He pulled Pearl who was about to open his mouth and said with a smile, "It's hard for sisters to think about me. Look, I have to step forward to serve you."

As he said that, he raised his chin and nodded towards the window. That was the girl who came to change shifts for dinner. Although it had nothing to do with Yunzhu, Jia Baoyu had no shortage of people to serve in the old lady's room, but if she couldn't offend him, why couldn't she hide away? ?
There's no need to quarrel with these deep-rooted girls.

Amber and Xi Ren are on good terms, and naturally there are thousands of people who look down on Qingwen's group. They come with hostility. If they continue to break up, they will definitely suffer some losses today.

After finishing the remaining rice in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, I hurriedly washed my hands and rinsed my mouth. It seemed as if a dog was chasing me behind me, and I felt like I was running away.

Listening to the smile behind him, Yunzhu took a long breath and thought to himself: Making a fortune silently is the serious thing, what do you know?

Thinking about what Amber said about asking for rewards, and listening to the laughter in the main room, Yunzhu felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart.She also thought now that if Jia Baoyu failed to get rid of those grandsons of the Qiu Hou family, she would probably displease the Holy Emperor. In that case, the date of confiscation of Jia's house might have to be brought forward.

For such a great contribution, he must be rewarded with at least one hundred and eighty taels of gold and silver to be worthy of Jia Baoyu's status, right?
"Hey, why don't you go in when the second girl is here?" Yunzhu saw Yingchun flashing and leaned against the pillar in the corridor without the maid, looking sad.

The old lady likes girls who are bright, cute, or beautiful and talented. Yingchun hides her face with a veil all the year round. The old lady doesn't say anything, but she feels a little disgusted in her heart.

But even so, Yingchun still came to greet the old lady every day.

After all, this ancestor is one of the few people Yingchun can rely on in the family. What else can he do if he doesn't fawn over him?
Yunzhu leaned forward and saw that Yingchun ignored her for a long time, and her knees and neck couldn't bear it, so she secretly squinted her eyes. When she raised her eyelids, she saw a red mark on Yingchun's eyebrow bone. She was a thin and fair girl. The red marks were very glaring.So the ceremony was no longer acceptable, Yunzhu hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Second girl, what's the matter with you? Do you want your servant to help you find a doctor?"

With the commotion, everyone in the room couldn't pretend to be deaf. Mrs. Xing said hurriedly: "This girl has always been timid. Seeing that there are so many of us, she didn't dare to come in."

So what if the timid concubine was a timid concubine? She was also a serious master of the house. Seeing the old lady sigh, Mrs. Xing was like an eggplant beaten by frost, wilting all of a sudden.

Mrs. Wang smiled calmly and said: "My ancestors are so kind. We said years ago that we would not have to pay greetings every day, but they still come every day. They are really filial."

Jia Mu didn't answer and said to Yuanyang, "Tell her to come in."

Someone had already been waiting at the door with ears pricked up, Yunzhu helped Yingchun into the room, and kowtowed after half a step behind.After kowtowing but no one yelled, Yunzhu felt a chill in her heart, and had a premonition that today's reward might be in vain.

As expected, Wang Xifeng held her belly and asked tremblingly: "Ancestor, look at the second girl's face, is there any injury?"

Yingchun knelt on the ground, and when she saw the old lady staring at her, her heart trembled, and she swallowed a few words of complaint to her lips.

He quietly glanced at everyone, and saw his stepmother looking at her nails as if nothing had happened. Her heart ached slightly. She quickly cheered up, touched the fine red on her eyebrows, and said flatteringly: "I'm worrying our ancestors. I woke up so confused this morning." , thinking about last night’s dream, my head hit the bed curtain.”

Although Yingchun is not a child, she is not very old either. How can a teenager hide from the sharp eyes of an old man? The old lady told her to sit down, asked her what cakes she would like to eat, and then looked back. Mrs. Xing said indifferently: "Who is the nurse of the second girl? Why doesn't the head maid not have one, and ask others to follow?"

With that said, he looked at Yunzhu behind Jia Baoyu.

The situation here was not good. Seeing Yingchun's cowardly appearance, someone went out to tell her wet nurse and maid, and not far away there was an incense seal made by Daiyu burning brightly. Yunzhu felt a little confused. But she still said: "The second girl was alone at the door just now. The servant was afraid that she would slip, so now..." She looked at Jia Baoyu with a hint of begging.

It doesn't seem right to say anything. Is Yingchun here to greet you or to tear things down.

"Old ancestor, the second sister said she had a dream, so we met." Jia Baoyu moved left and right, squeezed out from the crowd, turned to Yingchun, and asked with a smile: "What dream did the second sister have?" ? Even when I wake up, I won’t forget to recall it, it must be a sweet dream!”

When he opened his mouth, Yingchun seemed to be looking for a backbone, and said to the old lady honestly: "I am afraid that the old lady will laugh, I dreamed of a piece of brocade yesterday, it is white, but it is colorful and changeable." , like the sunset.”

"Oh? And such a wink? Ancestor, our family has never seen such material, it is really amazing." Jia Baoyu answered the words with approval. It seemed that he and Yunzhu were the only two people in the room who saw it. Like the embarrassment of welcoming the spring.

Others don't know if they can't see it, or if they see it, they pretend they can't see it.

Such a magical dream could have been used to coax everyone over again, but when it came out of Yingchun's mouth, it was like a new saw pulling wood, and nothing happened in a few clicks.

The old lady looked at her for a long time, Yingchun quickly lowered her head.

Wang Xifeng hated that iron could not become steel. She held her stomach and made a smiley look. She looked at Mrs. Xing and said: "Last time, my wife said that Yingchun died and my mother was pitiful. I just thought it was just saying some angry words in private. I thought, Er Yatou There is my aunt and wife above me, and my maid and wife below me, how can I be pitied?"

Then he looked at the Yingchun wet nurse kneeling in the corridor and said sharply: "Old ancestor, I have been in charge of the house for several years. Who has not been seen? What has not happened? But this kind of thing that deceives the superiors and conceals the truth is bullying the wife. I'm so busy with work that I can't help but stare at my house for twelve hours, so I start to dislike my master, and when I'm not prepared, I dare to speak ill of my master, and even use my hands and feet to do some dirty things!"

After hearing this, the nanny's face turned pale, and she kowtowed towards the house from the corridor, "Old lady, madam, grandma is aware of this! I don't dare! I don't have any!"

"Oh? You mean, I wronged you?" The phoenix crown on Wang Xifeng's head shook, and the sound of jade and gold jingling made her look more serious, which was different from the coquettish and coquettish person who usually acted like a coquettish person in front of the old lady. The little daughter-in-law looks completely different.

"You are a good young lady. You have no courage at all by calling you dog slaves and fooling around. You still have the nerve to cry out that you are wronged? Today, in front of the old lady and my wife, all you can say is whether you should be punished!" said Then, she was about to call Lai Wang, and the condemned people dragged her back, slapped her with thirty or forty boards at a time, and drove her to Zhuangzi to forget about it.

Mother Jia is a good steward of the house. Once upon a time, the Jia family was more prosperous than it is now, and she never had any problems.She herself is a sharp-minded person, so naturally she doesn't like to see useless people among her children and grandchildren.

After listening to Wang Xifeng's words, she ignored the frantic pleading of the wet nurse in the corridor and asked Yingchun, "Second girl, tell me, are there any servants in your room who are disobedient?"

The wet nurse was the servant who had been accompanying the young master and the girls the longest. When Yingchun saw her crying pitifully, her eyes inevitably turned red, and she turned her head to talk to Jia Mu.

Seeing her timid look, Wang Xifeng shook her head in her heart, turned around and began to look for Ping'er, and bowed her head to give some instructions.

Then he raised his voice and said: "Second sister, please speak frankly. The old lady is here today, so I won't let you suffer any hidden disadvantages!"

Yunzhu listened on the sidelines and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.She only felt that Yingchun was kind, but so kind that there was no bottom line. A family like Jia's family had many children and grandchildren. If she didn't seek to make progress and just gave in blindly, she would suffer big losses in marriage in the future.

Seeing that Yingchun didn't speak for a long time, Jia's mother called the wet nurse into the house and asked a few questions about daily life. At first, she could make up things about eating and drinking, but she could also ask about Yingchun's personal matters, such as clothing size, shoe size, menstruation, sleep, etc. , and began to hesitate.

Jia's mother asked Yingchun: "Although you take a few mouthfuls of her milk, you are the master in the end. She is so perfunctory and careless in daily life. Do you have any decision in your mind when your sister-in-law said that?"

After hearing these words, the wet nurse became wary and kowtowed repeatedly, saying that she didn't dare to deal with it anymore and asked for another chance. Because she didn't dare to cry heartbreakingly in front of the old lady, everyone saw her mixed with tears. My head was covered with sweat, so pitiful.

"Brother Feng, the forerunner, told me about the Grand View Garden. I just treated it as a polite concubine. Now it seems that the girls in our family should learn to be stewards. The ladies have no time to teach, so they screen the servants. Sift them and put them in villas to live alone, so that they can learn from each other!"

In a word, on the pretext of welcoming the Spring Festival, they packed people up and sent them to the Grand View Garden, and also beat Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.

As Yunzhu watched, Yingchun felt even more cautious.