Walking into the Red Mansion starts from the maid

Yunzhu has been feeling a little worried lately.

She asked her neighbor Aunt Zhao to help look after the house, and for a while she was no longer afraid of predators.With this thought, he picked out all the belongings in the space except gold and silver, put them in a camphor wood box taken from the market, and hid them all in the stove under the kang bed.

She crawled out from under the kang bed, bent over and checked around.

The pile of firewood was pressed outside, but it couldn't be seen at all.In the past few days, I had been fed large bowls of rice in the space, and even used Zhao San's stove to stew a steamer and put it in, but there was no sign of any change.

He couldn't figure out where the critical value was, so he had to vacate his position and pack up his belongings in Jia's house while waiting to run away.

Although Jia Baoyu is now on the list, it is still unclear whether Jia Baoyu, who is ranked at the bottom of the crane, can become an official.To put it bluntly, if you really join the officialdom, can you change the fate of the Jia family?

The person sitting in that position is the emperor, a man of one word. Once he starts to doubt his ministers, he will be guilty.

It's time to run away with the bucket.Yunzhu gathered the yard together and made it look like it was always inhabited. Then she carried a basket of unshelled sorghum rice and went to her neighbor Zhao's house by the hem of her skirt.

She pushed the door open and entered the house, and saw Aunt Zhao sitting in the yard. She was anxiously holding her little son in one hand and holding a wet cloth in the other. She was scrubbing and making the child scream. She saw Yunzhu. Pushing the door, the child cried even harder, his face turned red.

"Xiaoyun is here? Sit down." Aunt Zhao didn't look back. She just smelled the familiar scent of osmanthus and greeted her. Finally, she raised her hand and slapped the child under her arm.

"Well, I'm here to deliver some things and then I'm going back home."

Yunzhu held a basket of food in his hand, made eye contact with the rosy-faced child, and made a chuckle, which made him feel funny.

Although the Zhao family was not so poor that the whole family wore a pair of trousers, the children's clothes were stained and they had to wait until they were washed and dried before they could put them on.

Four or five-year-old children already know what face means, and whether they want to cry or not, Yunzhu looked up and pretended to look at the melon vines on the wall of Zhao's courtyard without looking at him.

There are a lot of kudzu roots and old grains with a musty smell drying in the yard, just like the scene when I visited last time.Now in the autumn harvest season, old grain is being dried, which shows that the family is in dire straits.

Yunzhu himself has bought food twice. The price of new food is very high, and the supply cannot stop the demand. Whether someone wants to hoard it or there is really no harvest, it is not a good sign.

Yunzhu originally made a joke about giving a few kilograms of food to look after the family, but Yunzhu simply realized that he should do a good deed.

Perhaps life was really difficult. Aunt Zhao stared at a basket of newly harvested sorghum, pouting at the corner of her lips for a long time, but did not say a word of rejection.She just patted her chest and said that if there was a thief, she would not go out unless she stepped over her!

It is certainly better to be willing to lend a hand than to watch the fire from the other side, "Then it's all thanks to you."

"rest assured!"

Yunzhu was thinking that she had done a good thing and would not stay out any longer, so she hired an ox cart to go back to Jia's house that afternoon and went straight back to Yihongyuan.

Before the stove in the tea room was even close, Qi Laihu came forward with a stern look on her face. Yunzhu thought she was angry at the house and asked with a smile if she wanted to eat pine nut candies.

Unexpectedly, Qi Xie revealed the truth about Baoyu being stripped of his title in just a few words. Seeing Yunzhu's face full of disbelief, he had no choice but to pull her into the house.

In a daze, he actually asked about the sadness in his heart, "Good Yunzhu, I know you have always been sober. The old lady is not feeling well now. What should I do with the various long and short things in the yard? ?”

After hearing this, Yunzhu didn't understand the deeper meaning. She pinched her gaped gums and said bluntly, "Sister Qi is so weird today. No matter how long or short this yard is, no one can block my wife's ideas. As for the old lady, , she is a person with profound blessings, and her medical skills are not something we can worry about."

Hao Xuan said smoothly that Baoyu was already in high school, so we just did whatever we were supposed to do.Baoyu suffered a disaster, and now even the birds in Yihongyuan don't dare to call randomly.

Qi Lai coughed lightly and scolded her for being careless. She was about to say something more when she suddenly heard the little maid announcing at the door, "Sister Qi, Grandma Lai is here."

A woman with seniority and seniority, who has just passed her forties, is called "grandma" everywhere. She is the one who owes her dignity to everyone in the Rongguo Mansion.

Yunzhu and the others did not dare to neglect, and hurried out to greet Lai. They were surrounded by flowers and butterflies all the way to the house, and they served tea. Baoyu was not there, and only a big girl like Qixie could say a few words. .

Ever since Qingwen left Yihongyuan, everyone in Lai didn't like to hang out here. She thought that there was no girl who could take advantage of her, so she kept her guard down, so as not to offend Baoyu and make it difficult to crowd in in the future.

Seeing Qi Xie chatting with her for a few words, Fang, who was waiting for everyone, smiled and said, "Second Master Bao is not here, so I came at the wrong time. I was just talking about asking about your yard's thoughts, why don't you come next time?"

What else can you think about in the inner courtyard?It's just about cutting expenses and laying off people.Seeing this, Qi Xie took out a purse from her sleeve like a flowing cloud.

Lai everyone smiled and said, "There are a lot of things going on these days. Madam wants to get things done before the year, so we have to remind her of everything. Okay, you just need to know."

He accepted the purse obediently and didn't even refuse.

Seeing the heavy purse fall into her hands, Yun Zhu felt a pity in her heart.The practice of accepting bribes in the hospital is getting worse day by day, but layoffs are imminent. I come to your door every now and then to urge you. If it's not for making money, who would believe it?

After sending everyone Lai away for a while, Qi Xie sighed silently in her heart, knowing that she couldn't hide from the situation when it came.

At dinner that day, when Yunzhu had eaten three bowls of rice and walked to the dormitory with a full belly, Qixie asked her to stay, took her into the inner room, and asked, "I'm not just saying these words to you." Say, you have to talk to the others later, so don’t think too much about it.”

It seemed like he was talking casually, but in fact he was thinking about it for a long time.

No matter how much art of language is piled up, it can't hide the true meaning: Mother Zhu's family in the Grand View Garden is going to be moved to Zhuangzi. Do you want to take care of the garden?After the limelight is over, ask Baoyu to transfer the people back.

Yunzhu said casually, "I don't have any plans. Sister Qi, there are a lot of people let out for marriage this year. I don't want to... if no one is willing to go out, just report my name."

Zhao San and his wife are engaged in planting in full swing.Yunzhu thought about the 600 taels of silver in her hand, which she got in exchange for cheating Jiang Yuhan. If Jia's family couldn't keep him, she couldn't stay in the capital for long. What if Prince Zhongshun jumped over the wall and hurt herself?
At this time, of course, it is better to go and do some seed improvement errands than to stay here.

Otherwise, after two years, when the wife reaches the age of [-], she will show up, and she will be casually sent to a servant like a sow.
Qixie frowned. She never thought that things would start so smoothly. She was happy and uncomfortable at the same time, so she deliberately teased, "It's a pity that you are so open-minded. I originally thought that you would have to use it when Baoyu is here. If you really want to draw lots and go out, When the time comes, I have to take it out for you..."

The back door opens so brightly, it really deserves to be Qixi.

Yunzhu said deliberately: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn't expect that you, a thick-browed and big-eyed person, would also rebel."

Most of the servants could not even hear the word "rebellion". The sages taught us to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic.The word "treason" is considered insulting.

Just when Yunzhu felt that she had said something wrong and wanted to make up for it, she heard Qi Xie say, "Everything is fine in our house, and I naturally hope that you are also fine. If you want to let me go, you will naturally follow the whole family." It's safe to go to Zhuangzi, there's no reason to ask you singles to go out." Hearing what she said, Yunzhu couldn't express his many selfish thoughts, so he just said that he was following his sister's arrangements and left.

Having said that, Qixie went out for a walk, who knew she could hold up a lantern to look for someone in the middle of the night.

The moon was over the wall, and the stars were hazy. I had just delivered the hawthorn lean meatballs for the late night snack and was still in my throat. I was tiptoeing in front of the door, counting the bricks to eat, when I suddenly saw Qixue emerging from a quiet corner.

"Why are you doing this? But something is wrong?" Thinking of Jia Baoyu's fear of the dark, Yunzhu hurriedly put on her clothes and was about to light a lantern to follow when she asked Qixie to hold her down.

A faint voice sounded in the darkness, and his tone was full of complaints, "I can't do anything like filling in people's names and sending them in, but if I ask Baoyu to do it, I'm afraid it will cause more tears. This But what should I do?”

Qixie has a kindness that is rare in this inner house, and it is this sincerity that makes Baoyu feel happy every time he sees her.

Of course, it doesn't prevent her from being seduced by other sisters when she turns around. Only when she is in front of Daiyu can she be seen in a more formal form.

Now when it comes to sending him away, the maids try their best to pester and play with Baoyu every day. It seems that they have almost forgotten the shame and anger of cutting off the man's hat. If he is willing to plead, Yihongyuan can't do it. Well, there is no need to pick people out.

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide for long.

Seeing Qi Xie struggling fiercely, Yunzhu held her hand and said softly, "What I said during the day was serious. Could it be that Sister Qi thought I was joking?"

There are so many wonderful things in this yard. Baoyu never blinked once when he was rewarded with things and money. Everyone else tried their best to stick to Baoyu, but Yunzhu relaxed happily. Qixie didn't understand and asked. reason.

"I have been in a state of confusion for several years, and I only had to be protected by my sisters, so I didn't fall into the trap. When Xiren and Qingwen fought so hard that both of them were injured, the old lady told us to fall in love with each other, so I was too shy to be second-class. I made up for it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know where to sweep the floor and make tea now. Now my sister is sad and I happen to be willing to help, isn’t it called the best of both worlds?”

He added, "I only have one condition."

Qixie was thinking about what she had done to help this little girl, when she immediately asked with a bald expression, "What are the conditions?"

Although he knew that Qixie might not be able to meet this condition smoothly if told to him, but let the wind out first, and those who were unwilling to go out would naturally find ways to satisfy those who were willing to go out.

"I want to quit my citizenship." Yunzhu said solemnly.

There was no shop like this after passing this village. The thought of breeding made her feel more anxious.

The purpose of releasing people in the Jia Mansion was to save money. It was said that they were releasing people, but in fact they were picking out the redundant people in the government and throwing them to Zhuangzi.

To put it bluntly, it’s a salary cut.

There will be no layoffs if there are layoffs. These princes and nobles have their own face to protect, so regular layoffs will only make their peers laugh.After all, when the Jia Mansion raided the house, it still maintained the dignity of a group of servants. How could there be a large number of layoffs now?

Go to Zhuangzi, earn the minimum wage, and squeeze out the last drop of residual value, so that you won't waste so many years of 'training'.

Qixie didn't say yes or no, she just asked Yunzhu to wait. She asked before talking, and then she started talking about other errands, not wanting to talk about the matter of deportation in detail.

After all, for all the maids and servants, working as a servant in the Duke's mansion is such an honor, yet there are still people who want to leave their country, which Qi Xie cannot understand for the time being.

She had to digest it.

Talking at night was extremely tiring, and because it was also about planning for the future, Yun Zhu was alternately surprised and happy. As soon as Qi Xie left, she felt empty in her stomach.

It's just that at this hour of the day, all we can eat are some cold cakes. How can we get the hot hawthorn meatballs to satisfy our appetite?
Go to sleep.

Unexpectedly, before the quilt was uncovered, the window was pushed open with a "squeak". Then, Fang Guan and Qi Guan huddled on the window lattice with their heads peeping out, looking at Yunzhu with slightly panicked eyes.

When Yunzhu saw them, she thought they had heard her conversation with Qi Xie. Thinking that Fangguan still had money with her, and thinking about the fate of these little actors, a look of unbearability flashed across her face.

It's just that the bought actors are different from the bought maids. They are not slaves. Whether they leave or not is just a matter of the master's words, so naturally it is not something that he can decide.

So he said with a smile on his face, "Hey, you two are up so late, why are you here at my place? Fortunately, the concierge is willing to open the door for you."

As he spoke, without waiting for an answer, he took Fangguan's money bag out from under the bed and asked if there was any use in taking the money.

Fangguan and Qiguan originally came to look for Yunzhu to tell the gossip that would punish people, but who knew that Yunzhu was the real owner of the gossip?Seeing her like this again, and thinking that she was going out tomorrow, I couldn't help but feel panic in my heart.

"Sister Yunzhu, do you really want to leave your country?" The chess official said timidly.

There were several godmothers in charge of their theater, but they were all difficult to get along with, so they finally got along with Baoyu, and also with Yunzhu, a somewhat respectable servant.I didn't want to be empty again in a blink of an eye, so I took turns to comfort him and tried my best to keep him here.

Yunzhu couldn't help but yawned and pushed the two of them out of the room, "It's not happening yet. You should go back to bed quickly. If you don't sleep well at a young age, you won't grow taller in the future!"

she threatened.

She really wants to be laid off. No matter how poor the Jia family is, she can still get some subsidies when she is laid off, right?She is not greedy, she can just give away n+1.

After a dreamless night, I heard early the next morning that Baoyu had followed Daiyu to Tachibana Mound.

Although he said there was no need to follow him, at the right time, no one came back.

Everyone rushed to the Qinfang Bridge, and they found that the begonias were in full bloom, so it was a good place to bury the flowers.

Before I even arrived, I heard a woman singing, "The flowers are flying and the flowers are withering, and the sky is filled with flowers..."

The servants didn't know much about writing, so they just thought the lyrics were sad and lonely, and the tone also made them feel sad.

Yunzhu thought to himself, it is true that physical illness is easy to cure, but mental illness is difficult to cure.