Walking into the Red Mansion starts from the maid

The trouble at home does not prevent Yunzhu from sleeping soundly with her ears plugged every day. She often wakes up and takes a nap, and then goes back to sleep after finishing her errands.

The sun was perfect today. She kicked off her shoes and lay on the bed. She felt as if her toes could breathe. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that her shoes were touching her feet.

Although there is an organization in the logistics support department that specializes in making shoes, it would be annoying to have to buy new shoes all the time.

Still have to do it myself.

Yunzhu rubbed the calloused fingers between the quilts, thought for a while, opened the window, and used needle and thread to winnow the soles of her shoes.

The cooks in the kitchen get her new snacks every now and then, so they naturally treat Yunzhu as one of their own, and Fangguan, a little flatterer, brings the meals to Yunzhu's dormitory in a lively manner, with a sweet mouth. He can always steal a purse containing copper coins.

Therefore, she always kept track of time and ran to the dining hall when the time came.

Just when I was about to go out after finishing my sewing and winnowing, I heard a thud at the door.She was stunned and turned around to see Fang Guan holding a tray.

"So early?" Seeing that he was eating, Yunzhu felt sore under his teeth and said rudely: "Have you finished your errands?"

Fang Guan entered the house with her skirt up, like a little magpie.

"Hehe, no one is in the mood to do anything. Anyway, the yard has always been well maintained, so you can just do whatever you want without seeing it."

Fangguan kept talking. After putting down the tray, he took off the purse from his waist and put it aside. Then he went to wash his hands on the three-curved six-legged basin stand. He politely picked up a piece of rice cake and put it in his mouth. He said in a hurry: "The house has become such a commotion that even the madam has given up. The old lady doesn't trust the eldest lady as the director, so she asked the third girl to come out and take care of it with Sister Yuanyang."

He has no intention of caring about the little girl underneath.

Sister Feng was clamoring for separation. Although she couldn't tell the truth, she took Sister Qiao to stay in the Wang family's annex for several days. Not only the Duke's palace was alarmed, but now everyone in the capital could be said to be empty. Known.

Fortunately, the old lady had been building up her power for a long time, and Yuanyang came forward with her backstage, and together with Tanchun, they solved the problem of widespread theft.

I kidnapped four NO.50 thieves in one go, sent them to jail for serious crimes, and simply slapped them down and sent them to the family temple to work as coolies. It was a series of tricks to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

It is quite effective to curb the gossip in the house.

However, Yunzhu never discussed those people behind their backs. He just buried his head in the food and said vaguely: "That can't be too careless. The ladies and grandmothers can't see it, but Sister Qi Sheyue and the others can."

No matter how much money she gets, she does as much work as she wants. Yunzhu thinks that she has never done anything wrong in her duties. This can be regarded as a certain degree of devotion to her job.

Fang Guan was still chattering, obviously very interested in these gossips, just when Yunzhu lamented that he was like the center of gossip...

"Master, do you know that on the day the second mistress left the house, Mr. Pardon injured the eldest wife. If the old lady hadn't stopped him, I'm afraid even Aunt Zhao would have made him fall into disgrace. What do you think of Mr. Pardon? He usually keeps quiet, but this time he got angry and he was really cruel."

Okay, new gossip.

There are many parents who are confused, but there are very few people like Jia She who treat the person next to them as a toy.

He wants to divorce his wife for the sake of his daughter-in-law. He knows that he has no ambition and is afraid that his successor will not be stable.

I don’t know but I thought Wang Xifeng was going to become the next Yang Yuhuan.

Yunzhu was silent for a while, and solemnly taught Fangguan his way of survival, "Although these things are very noisy, there are many masters involved. It is the loud noise outside, and the old ladies are afraid I don’t want to hear it at home. What you said to me must not be spread everywhere, and as for those who gather together to chat, you must not get involved in the topic. "

Even if you see it, pretend you haven’t seen it.

A family that is on its last legs is like a company that is about to close down. There will be new problems every day.Yunzhu was afraid that she would be implicated, so she gave her instructions very carefully.

On the other hand, Fangguan's eyes turned half red after hearing this. He thought of his godmother's face when he asked for money, and then compared it with the master who was halfway there.

Afraid of being laughed at, she hugged Yunzhu's arm coquettishly and said softly: "Master, don't worry, I'm just telling you, I promise to be a saw-mouthed gourd after I leave this door!"

"That would be the best."

Yunzhu breathed a sigh of relief, her appetite increased a bit, and she finished the entire bowl of shredded pork noodles in a daze.

The two of them washed the tableware and were about to go out when they saw Fang Guan carefully taking out an oil paper bag and complaining, "You have to help me put this away. Young Master Huan loves to rummage around in our house. I don't know where." I have a learned temperament, and I want something good when I see it, which is really annoying."

Yunzhu was stunned, remembering Jia Huan's generous look, nodded quickly, and asked, "What is this?"

"It's rose salt, used to clean sores and swelling. Although it's not a precious thing, it was paid for by Rui Guan. If someone searches it, I'm afraid I'll hate myself to death."

Looking at it this way, Jia Huan is quite disgusted. The serious young master, using the hands of a maid to tease the autumn wind, is really the same as Aunt Zhao's virtue of taking advantage.

Yunzhu did not shy away from Fangguan. She got up and dug out the purse under the stone slab under the bed, and gave Fangguan a detailed count of her property. She laughed and joked about making money quickly. There was always no room under the brick, which was unsettlingly empty. .

"You have to know something in your mind. If one day you ask your godmother to send it to your husband's house for you, money will be your confidence."

"Master, you really know how to dig into my heart. How can I get married? It's such a nice place in my house. I feel more comfortable than at the concubine's place before. I don't want to go out and get married."

"What if Baoyu doesn't want us anymore?"

Fangguan was stunned for a moment, ignored the words "we", and pursed his lips and said: "Then I would rather cut off my hair and become a sister-in-law than be with those stinky men."

"I heard that to be a bhikshuni in those big nunneries, you have to donate some merit money first." The conversation was like a prophecy, and the final focus was on saving money.

Yunzhu now carries a thousand taels of 'extreme wealth' in her arms. Every morning when the sun rises, these coins will weaken her fear about the future even more.

When she came on duty in the evening, she lowered her eyebrows and picked up needlework and worked slowly in the tea room. When Qixie said that she would take her to visit the second girl and give Baoyu some make-up, Yunzhu was a little hesitant.

Qixie gently held her hand, "You will be nine years old soon. It's time to learn from She Yue and the others and start walking around for Baoyu outside."

Aren't there enough maids to move around for Baoyu?

Seeing Yunzhu's expression of indifference, Qixie whispered, "Are you going to follow She Yue and the others when I leave the house?"

Is this an intention to promote yourself?Yunzhu hissed in his heart. Promotion and salary increase are of course a good thing, but at this time...

Can she refuse?

More importantly, "Sister Qi is going out? When?" Seeing her patrons running away one by one, Yun Zhu couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart. There were so many kind and good girls, but none of them were hers. one!
She looked dispirited and subconsciously took Qixie's hand.

"Why, you can't bear to leave me?" Seeing the dejected little girl in front of her, Qixie clapped her little hand and joked.

Seeing that she didn't speak again, he could only say softly, "Don't be afraid, everyone has been here like this, it will be fine once you get used to it, it's not much more difficult than making tea."

"Where are you going?" Yunzhu asked hesitantly, covering up the emptiness in his heart.

She wasn't asking about what errands she was going to do next, but about the future.In the future... Qixie sighed, held Yunzhu in her arms and walked towards the main room, saying as she walked, "According to the rules of the house, when a child is born in our family, he should get married on the [-]th or [-]th day of the year."

"Do you know why I don't have anyone?"

Qixie's parents were stewards of the outer sect, so it was certainly not difficult to find a young man with good character for their daughter. As for why they were seventeen or eighteen years old and they still hadn't gotten married, it was puzzling.

"Why?" Yunzhu blurted out. Seeing Qi Xie's face turned pale, but felt something was wrong, she hurriedly comforted her, "Look at my mouth, I love to speak smoothly. Sister Qi is sorry, let's go give something to the second girl. "

This is the proposal to accept Qi Xie's promotion. He doesn't dare to think about a salary increase now.

"It doesn't matter, have you seen the menstrual belt I gave you?"

Yunzhu nodded and saw that it was carefully prepared. The patterns and lines were very delicate.

"I prepared that when I was nine, and I haven't used it until now." Qixie whispered, and Yunzhu lowered his head and saw a drop of water blooming on the bluestone.

She frowned and hurriedly took out the handkerchief from her waist and pressed it on Qi Xie's face, saying sorry.If you haven't had your period yet at the age of seventeen or eighteen, doesn't that mean you're probably born a stone girl?
For people who don’t want to get married and have children, this is a great thing!But for Qixie... let alone she is an ancient person, there are many people in later generations who also believe that more children will bring happiness.

What's more, in this era, if a woman has to marry despite being infertile, her choices can only be those widowers who have lost their wives and children, or those who are disabled with the same congenital deficiencies.

How cruel is this for a young girl?

No wonder they are still unmarried. People who love their children would not let their children suffer this crime!

"You... the old lady should know about this situation, right? Since you didn't say anything before, why do you need to leave now? Just continue to serve Mr. Bao!" But don't feel that you are too old. Just find a man and let it go. In that case, there will really be troubles to come.

Qi Xie shook her head and only said that the wife had spoken and there was nothing to say.

Her voice was hoarse, "Baoyu is a soft-hearted person. If he leaves Yihongyuan, he will definitely not be able to continue to serve in the house. Maybe he will go to the Zhuangzi, maybe he will go to the nunnery... who knows?"

"It's okay, look Qingwen, the shop is doing very well now, and I have been asked to do all the work. Sister Qi, you can do it too!" Besides, Baoyu's engagement is still not a thing, it's uncertain. When the Jia Mansion falls and he still hasn't found his whereabouts, who will care about where the maids go?
Here, while she was sincerely comforting her, she suddenly saw Qi Xie raising her head, her whole body suddenly became bright and beautiful, and asked her, "Are you willing to help me?"

Yunzhu was silent for a moment.

"When did Sister Qi ask me to do an errand and I didn't do it?" Yun Zhu's lips twitched and she said in a complaining tone, "You just lied to me, right?"

"No."

"Have you really never been to Guishui?"

"real."

"then you……"

"You think I'll be sad?"

Yunzhu nodded, if the miserable scene just now was played by someone, she would be owed a dozen Oscars.

"Why are you sad?" Qi Xie asked her.

If it were applied to herself, it would certainly be something worthy of celebration. After all, in her previous life, she was the unlucky one who suffered from menstrual cramps and was so painful that she rolled on the floor.But after all, Qixie is a serious ancient person. Yunzhu thought for a while, "Because..."

Before she finished speaking, Qixie interrupted her and stuffed a bright red brocade box into Yunzhu's arms, "Come with me quickly. It will get dark soon and the second girl will open the door for us."

The two of them walked in tandem and saw the silver crabapple clip on Yunzhu's head looming among the light blue velvet flowers. Qixie murmured in her heart.After all, you are so young, how do you know the hardships of having a child?Even the pampered second mistress has been wandering around the gates of hell twice.

In comparison, being a stepmother is not so scary.

"You guys are here, come in and have tea!" Yingchun felt very excited when she saw Qi Xie and Yunzhu. These two were the two maids in Brother Bao's yard who didn't like gossiping the most. She knew in her heart that Brother Bao was taking advantage of the opportunity. Second sister-in-law Lian was not at home, so she sent someone to deliver things.

Now everyone knows that because of her parents, she is not only unwelcome in front of her second sister-in-law, but she even dares not walk around in Brother Bao's yard.

But it's better now. The original upset was completely eliminated after seeing the two of them.Brother Bao still misses her in his heart, and there is no separation between the brothers and sisters. This is good. You can't lose your natal family after getting married, right?

"Is the tongue okay? It tastes bland. It won't affect your sleep at night if you eat it." Yingchun's eyebrows were soft, and she softly directed Siqi from the side. Siqi nodded and went to send the little maid to make tea.

There were only three people left in the room for a while, and it was quiet.

"It's great that the second girl is here, just to see our second master add the makeup that the second girl picked out with his own hands." Qixie said softly, indicating to Yunzhu to open the brocade box on the table, with the intention of handing it over in person.

What a maid. How can Jia Baoyu personally choose the makeup for the new year?It was just a matter of following the custom of 200 taels and asking the warehouse staff to choose a congratulatory gift that was worth it.

Now that I say this, those who don't know may think that Jia Baoyu and Yingchun Duo have a deep love for each other.

"Brother Bao has chosen a good one. It doesn't matter whether he sees it or not." Seeing Yingchun's cheeks flushed and her face looking like a shy and timid bride, Yunzhu felt very unhappy.

As for Sun Shao's group, well, I hope he is a good person.

"This is a crown inlaid with blue field jade. Second Master Bao said that the second girl was going out, and the house had its own custom for the second girl. He didn't want to overwhelm the guest, so he took the old money and called it Zhenbao Tower. Style. He also said that Mr. Sun is also a scholar. If he succeeds in his studies in the future, the second girl will not be able to escape the imperial edict. This crown may be useful when thanking the emperor for his kindness." Yunzhu said slowly, imitating Jia Baoyu's scene words. Does not leak.

"There is also this crested dagger. Although the material is simple, our family started as a military general. Mr. Bao said, keep it as a thought. I also hope that the second girl will cherish it and never forget to come when you succeed in the future. You have to have the courage to go all the way when you are frustrated!" After the military commander's sentence, it was all added by Yunzhu himself.

Zhongshan wolf, right? Let's see if the sharp wolf fangs can activate the bloodline of the general family.

Qi Xie felt deeply that Yunzhu was very good at speaking, and looked at her with a smile and encouragement, wanting to ask her to say a few more words, when she saw Siqi running in from the flowers covered with sand and stones, and running wildly with a pale face. Shouting, "Second girl, something's wrong!"

"Didn't I ask you to make tea? Where's the tea?" Yingchun asked in surprise when she saw Siqi's empty hands.