Walking into the Red Mansion starts from the maid

Yunzhu couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable when she saw the gaunt and thin bones that often appeared on the street. She and Xiaohong took the basket down from the car in a muffled voice and walked into Zhao San's house.

When Yunzhu opened the door, she felt blocked. She just thought it was because she hadn't been back for two months that Feng Yu was ruined.

When I entered the house, I saw that the jujube trees in the yard had been shaken clean, and the tree branches were in a mess on the ground. There were also signs of ravage in the house. All the furniture and furnishings had been picked up, and only half a handful of hot pot was left. The dry noodles were also taken away.

Seeing the mess on the ground, Yunzhu suddenly became nervous.

"You're attracting a thief!" Xiaohong looked at her and shouted in surprise, telling her to go and see if she had lost anything so she could report it to the official.

I hurriedly took care of things, but nothing was lost, except that there was less food left, and the jujube trees in the yard were all wiped clean.

In such a situation, it is useless to report to the official if the person is not caught.

"Oh, so someone lives in this yard?" The two of them were worried when they heard a neighbor peeking outside the door.Seeing the two little girls with sad faces, the neighbor's aunt pushed the door open and stopped, looking at the messy jujube trees on the ground, smacking her lips with pity.

"What a fucking thief! It's not enough to pick the fruit from a good tree, but it breaks the branches. There will be nothing left to eat next year!"

The aunt looked extremely tough, but her eyes were a little cautious to please, and asked the two of them if they didn't have a place to fire, so they wanted to go home for a hot meal.

"Eating?" Xiaohong asked Yunzhu in a low voice, "Your third sister is very popular."

"We will live soon." When Xiaohong interrupted her, Yunzhu spoke with a dryness and stiffness. After listening to herself, she immediately added, "Thank you, my sister is going out and there is nothing valuable at home. , let’s just tidy it up.”

The aunt was very generous. She turned around for a while, then came back and handed two roasted sweet potatoes to the two of them, "It's noon, you guys take care of yourself."

No wonder Zhao San said it was easy to live in the neighborhood. There were so many familiar neighbors.

Now that the person was in front of him, Yunzhu had no choice but to invite the person into the house and introduce himself, "Madam, how are you? This is the first time we meet. I am Zhao Lu."

"Ah, I'm Hongyu."

"We work as errands in Rongguo Mansion on weekdays." Yunzhu knew that in this era, people with low status were despised, but she never concealed her origins. There was nothing to hide.

This background itself is also one of the touchstones for testing social partners.

However, this aunt didn't seem to mind anything. Seeing that the two of them were fair and cute, she smiled and said, "What madam? My husband's family name is also Zhao. You can call me Aunt Zhao. I live next door."

He has a mature temperament.

After asking all the way, Yunzhu and Xiaohong finally understood that there had been a lot of thieves breaking into the door recently, and everyone had to leave someone to guard the door at all times.Fortunately, he is not a martial artist with great martial arts skills, so having someone at home makes him twice as safe.

The ancient saying goes that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. After some polite remarks, Aunt Zhao said that she could help them take care of the house in the future. "If you feel sorry for them, just give them three or two kilograms of rice every month."

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Yunzhu pursed his lips and smiled. The Rongguo Mansion was in charge of food and housing, but there was no precedent of giving rice to the servants. Nowadays, food is expensive. Thirty-two kilograms of food cost more than thirty yuan, which is not much, but Yunzhu There was some embarrassment in the voice, "Okay, my third sister went south for something, and she really won't be able to come back for a while. With Aunt Zhao here, I feel more at ease working as an errand in the house."

As soon as Yunzhu agreed, Aunt Zhao's eyes suddenly burst into light, and she rubbed her hands on the hem of her clothes. Her expression of wanting to cry and laugh at the same time made people laugh.

"It's a pity that the jujube tree is gone. We haven't been home for only two days. It..." Aunt Zhao felt a little embarrassed as she spoke, and urged the two of them to eat roasted sweet potatoes. She said with a smile, "It will be fine in the future. I heard There is some kind of purple star in our capital city to bless us with a good life!"

Seeing that she had a gentle temper and no airs, Xiaohong happily took the roasted sweet potato in front of her and held it soft in her hands. When she broke it in half, she could see fibers holding it up, but the yellow flesh of the sweet potato was full of sweetness. , take a bite, it is sweet and soft, and the thick fiber that sticks out is not so abrupt when it enters the mouth.

"It's really delicious. The roasted sweet potatoes from the home stove are the best. The skin is not broken at all and the sugar water is all wrapped in it. It's better than the ones sold outside."

"Xiao Lu, try it too." When Aunt Zhao heard the compliment, her eyes immediately curled up. Xiao Hong didn't realize who Xiao Lu was for a moment, but she saw Aunt Zhao talking about the family's shortcomings.

Yunzhu didn't like to hear people talking about their daily routine, not to mention that Zhao San was not here, so they had nothing to talk about their daily routine with others.

Those household chores in the Duke's Mansion?That's impossible to say.So I asked casually, "Aunt Zhao, what did you just say about Ziweixing?"

"Oh, I heard from the street that some family in the capital gave birth to a child named Baoyu, who was born from the Ziweixing."

Yunzhu was stunned for a moment. Seeing Xiaohong freeze, Aunt Zhao hurriedly stopped talking. She glanced at their expressions secretly, told them where they lived again, and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

"Is it that exciting new story on the street?"

Yunzhu finished the roasted sweet potato in three strokes, then stood up and said, "I'm not hungry anymore. Are you full? Let's go out and take a look?"

"Row."

Sure enough, the protagonist of the story told by the storyteller is Jia Baoyu, and his name is not even changed.

The two little girls looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.The storyteller said that Jia Baoyu came from a royal family, and after his meritorious deeds, he was knowledgeable and talented...

Not only that, he was born with a jade in his mouth. It was like a purple star descended from the sky to lead the Jia family to continue to ride the wind and waves.

"Forefathers planted trees and others will enjoy the shade. This strange person who was born with a jade in his mouth encountered this difficult time. His front foot went to the examination room, and his back foot was the autumn harvest season. If you want to know whether this strange man can bring auspiciousness, we will see you after the autumn harvest. "After that, Xingmu knocked, and the story came to an abrupt end.

Everyone was scratching their heads and wanting to go guard the fields outside the city.

Many people are gossiping that last year's harvest was not good, and this year everything has increased in price except wages. I don't know if the Jia family's Ziweixing can make everyone's life better.

But the purple star fell from the sky... Yunzhu touched her wrist and was puzzled. Even a half-hearted astrology player should know that the purple star refers to the person in the palace, right?
"Should we go back and tell the ladies?" Yunzhu said suddenly.

Although the Jia Mansion is going to confiscate their homes, confiscating their homes is different from killing the Nine Tribes.The following offenders, how can they end up with three tribes of barbarians?Can these servants run away?
"Mama Lai's family is responsible for these outside gossips. Go ahead and speak up. If you don't speak well, I'm afraid the Lai family will hate you." Xiaohong said with a sullen face, making no secret of the semi-antagonism between her and the Lai family.

Who told the Lai family to take the shop back, but the Lin family failed to take it back?
Yunzhu fell silent after hearing this. Of course she knew that such a big family must have someone in charge of public opinion. "You're right, then we can just mention it again when we go back. Hey, Honghong, do you know that the government is talking about merging some of the lower errands recently?" In this way, we have fulfilled our duty as a servant. points, and will not dominate the guests in front of the Lai family.

It's just that Yunzhu is more concerned about the future now. If it's just to merge errands, where should the extra people be placed?

Xiaohong saw that Yunzhu was very confused, so she rolled her eyes angrily and said, "You ask this, I don't know, but you are from Baoyu's room, and you get the old lady's monthly money, who can you merge with?" I can’t merge with you!”

So what if I want to be laid off...

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He also said that in Ziweixing's mother's family, Prince Teng had no hope of promotion in the short term, but after his niece entered the palace, there was indispensable contact in the officialdom.

People are divided into groups. Military generals like to play with military generals. Most of the people Wang Ziteng interacts with and get to know are people in the military.

When drinking and playing horses on weekdays, it is inevitable to talk about the arrangements of the children of each family. Everyone knows about the prince Teng family and avoids talking about it.But his nephew Jia Baoyu is currently a popular player in the capital, so a colleague asked, "My nephew, Uncle Xiao, Master Wang is very good at raising children, but is there any good trick that we can all learn from?" "

As he said this, everyone started laughing.

"What's the trick? It's not like you don't know about my family." Wang Ziteng did not shy away from the gossip about his own son being raised in the old lady's lap. On the contrary, he was not angry and rejoiced, and said a naughty sentence, "If you want to have noble children and grandchildren, the best thing to do is The important thing is to choose the night when the moon is waning, that’s the key.”

The soldiers who were subordinate to Wang Ziteng echoed one after another, saying that there were not many good men, and all the relatives were from the same family.

Wang Ziteng changed his tone and lowered his voice to his colleagues beside him, "Speaking of my nephew, there is something we should be more careful about. There are rumors in the capital about purple stars falling from the sky, which people say is terrifying. Ah, if those swordsmen and pens experts at Yushitai were to take notice, they would be in trouble."

Apparently he didn't care about Baoyu being gossiped about, he just took the opportunity to talk to others.

"I heard the storyteller." An adult raised a glass in response, "Yesterday, my mother invited someone to come and talk about ancient times, and she brought these little stories with her... Haha, the children at home are young, so I'm not in a hurry. "

There was a happy look on his face.

Some people are stationed abroad all year round, and their families and children also accompany them. If they don't contact Beijing, they don't know what it means, and they are busy asking around.

After listening, I couldn't help but twitch my beard and conclude, "If I were to talk about this after high school, it would be the icing on the cake. But now that I haven't even stepped into the Emperor's Hall, wouldn't it make His Majesty feel constrained?"

As he spoke, he clasped his fists in the direction of the capital. Everyone thought the same thing and agreed.

The military commander Jiraido had a straight mind, and even though he knew there were many twists and turns, he never thought about it for a moment.

Nowadays, it is not known whether this Ziweixing is true or not, but it is indeed circulated in the capital. Wang Ziteng thought that when he received the letter from his family, he specifically mentioned it, whether it was paving the way for the precious jade.

probably?But his sister and his heirs are not closely related, and it is so difficult to raise such a golden child. Don't you worry about being used as a source of trouble?
When the story about the storybook reached Jia Zheng's ears, it was the time when it was difficult to tell the truth from the lie. After discussing it with his disciples, he wrote back, "Luxury has been a long-standing trend in the capital, and it is common for all young masters to talk about it. Your Majesty has come since. Advocating frugality and family tradition, children should not be allowed to engage in extravagant and high-profile actions..."

He also chatted a lot about Ziweixing's misunderstandings. Now that he has participated in the tribute examination, he must think carefully about how to share his worries with His Majesty.

Baoyu, who was thousands of miles away, was whipped by the words, and his complexion was white and green, and he was depressed.

And the conflict in Yihong Courtyard is about to break out.

Nowadays, the trend of grabbing jobs is becoming more and more serious. I thought that when I was named on the Baoyu List, my wife would be happy and not mention the merger.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival was a simple one. Due to Baoyu's exams, there were not even a few flowers hanging in the mansion. The courtyard at the other end of the eldest man's house was lively for a while, but he left after seeing that it was boring.

At the end of September, after the Double Ninth Festival banquet, my wife went to Qingxu Temple in person every few days to make offerings and worship the Buddha. As expected, she got a name on the gem list.

Standing out from Qiu Wei, whose admission rate is one in ten thousand, even the last few are enough to keep Jia Mu Jin'er Lin'er's curiosity for a long time.The civil servants who flew out of the generals' dens, and the flatterers among the servants kept congratulating each other, saying nothing but Ziweixing.

Mrs. Wang was so overjoyed that she not only stepped on Aunt Zhao so hard that she didn't even dare to let go, but she even said the nonsense herself that my son is indeed Ziweixing.

To say that everyone begins to fall into despair, it all starts when the intelligence network is riddled with holes.

The emperor's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He personally asked in the court who approved the test papers and whether there was any cheating.The court officials were all smart people, and those who knew the inside story immediately opened the treasury and dug out the examination papers for Qiu Wei's candidates.

After checking one by one, the emperor came back: The candidates either proposed good strategies for governing the country, or practiced people-oriented thinking.This young master of the Jia family is good. He boasted about the landscape of the country and praised His Majesty for his ability to govern the country. This is enough to show that he is not aware of the people's sentiments. Although the article is full of flowers and decorations, it cannot be fake, but it is inconsistent with the actual situation at present. I am afraid that he cannot be regarded as a common people. Parent Officer.

Not every sentence is bad, but not every sentence is said well.In addition, the rumors that Ziweixing descended to earth became more and more popular, and the emperor became furious.

Jia Baoyu's hat was cut off.

The Jia family was so ashamed and angry that it took several days to get the news to Jia Zheng.

When everyone was thinking about taking the exam again, only Jia Zheng covered his chest and vomited a mouthful of old blood, "You are a traitor, you are a traitor!"
Jia Zheng was lying on the bed, feeling very bored. He wrote letters home in turn criticizing Jia Dairu, then criticizing Mrs. Wang, and finally scolded Jia Baoyu again.

The emperor shaved his hat off with his own hands. No matter how many times he took the exam, even if the article went all the way to the emperor's feet, it would be in vain!
When the old lady saw these letters and saw Mrs. Wang's dull expression, she wanted to say something sarcastic, but she held it back and said bluntly, "Yu'er, I'm afraid she's offended someone." Okay, tell me, why are there rumors about Ziweixing when things are going well outside?"

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she thought it was about to happen to her. She immediately became anxious and said quickly, "Old Ancestor Mingjian, I am also confused. I thought that Baoyu High School should also manage its reputation, so..."

Jia Mu banged her crutches on the ground, making a dull sound, like a sigh at the end of the road, and she cursed something in a low voice.

Then he fell straight onto the bench behind him. In a panic, everyone seemed to see the plaque of Rongguo Mansion coming towards him.

"old lady!"

"Ancestor!"

(End of this chapter)