Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 7

Li Weijian had a friendly face and a smile to guide her. Qingwen relaxed after a few sentences and turned to talk about her daily chores.

At this time, what do the maids in wealthy families, especially the Jia Mansion, do in a day?
Taking a personal maid like Qingwen as an example, she would get up when the rooster crows three times in the morning, wash up and dress up, and if she had time, she would have breakfast quickly, and then wait for the master to get up, wash up, and prepare breakfast;
After that, he cleans the room and returns to his master to obey his orders;

If there are no other instructions, Qingwen will have to sew and wash clothes because she is good at needlework;

If the master is walking around the house, he must be at his side;
She would not rest until her master went to bed, every day, 360 days a year.

After wiping her back, Qingwen moved over again and wiped Li Weijian's chest.Li Weijian sat back, put his hands on the edge of the tub, simply closed his eyes and enjoyed it, and said: "I usually get up at [-]:[-], so I have to work hard for you. But I don't have much to do here, so you can take the time to catch up on your sleep during the day. ”

Qingwen said: "What Fourth Master said, if you just wake up early, how can you be so sleepy?"

Li Weijian smiled, opened his eyes, and saw that Qingwen was already dripping with sweat. She took a handkerchief and wiped her right hand on her chest, leaving an inch of her nails painted with Phoenix Fairy juice.He reached out and grabbed the veil and said, "Okay, give me the clothes, and you can rest early."

Qingwen responded, turned around and got a clean coat for him, and finally helped Li Weijian put it on before calling two rough maids to deal with the bathtub.

Li Weijian was tired from traveling and traveling, and was indeed tired at the moment. Qingwen asked the maid to move the fumigation cage into the Nuan Pavilion, and then Shi Shiran withdrew.

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There are three rooms separated by a wall.

Amidst the laughter, warblers and swallows came rushing in, holding the maid who had been left behind in the summer, and hurried forward to take off the orangutan blanket for Sanchun. Tanchun raised his little face and said with admiration: "It's a pity that fourth brother Jian is eating wine in front." , otherwise I will offer you a toast."

Yingchun just smiled on the side, and Xichun said: "How come my second brother Bao is not close to me, but he is close to my sister-in-law's fourth brother Jian?"

Tan Chun smiled and tapped Xichun's eyebrows: "It's different. Fourth brother Jian seems to have the heroic spirit of ancient times."

The maid who was folding her outer cloak said, "Speaking of which, Fourth Master Jian also gave gifts to a few girls."

Tan Chun was startled, then said happily: "Really? What did fourth brother Jian give you?"

Si Qi, the maid who welcomed the spring, said with a smile: "The second girl and the fourth girl both have two tasseled round fans, but the third girl is different. She only has one round fan and a jujube sword." After a pause, Si Qi smiled even more. Nong said: "This Fourth Master Jian is also interesting. Could it be that he gave the magic sword he used when he was a Taoist priest to the third girl?"

Tan Chun ignored it and ran straight in: "Where is the sword?"

The maid Cuimo stopped her quickly and said, "Miss, please slow down. I'll just go get it. Please wait a moment."

With Cui Mo in front, the maids Yingchun and Xichun also took the items given by Li Weijian.

Cuimo returned first with a jujube wood sword more than two feet long and a tapestry fan.Tanchun eagerly grabbed the jujube sword and felt that it was just right in weight. He suddenly got angry and waved it around for a while.

The other two maids also returned one after another. Yingchun took the fan and saw the spring flowers painted on it, and she suddenly felt secretly happy.She is a little transparent in the house. Not to mention outsiders, even her own family sometimes forgets her.It is rare for outsiders to think about it, and they will naturally be overjoyed;
Xichun unfolded the two round fans and took a look. They were both painted with mandala flowers. The little girl thought they looked pretty, but she didn't understand why hers were mandala flowers.She was still young and had not yet thought of becoming a monk and escaping from the world;
Duo——

The Zaomu sword finally hit the table, and the servant hurriedly said: "Girl, be careful. If it hits you, won't you make a joke?"

Tan Chun put away the wooden sword without finishing it, so he said: "When I have time later, I will ask Fourth Brother Jian for advice. I will practice the sword technique after I have mastered it. Where is the round fan?"

She took the fan from the maid and saw bright red roses with thorns painted on it.Tanchun looked at the ones welcoming and appreciating the spring again, and suddenly felt that the bright red roses were quite suitable for him.Then he became suspicious and said, "Strange way, how does fourth brother Jian know which flowers suit our liking?"

Xichun said: "The second sister's name is Yingchun, and her picture looks like a winter jasmine flower; my picture looks like a mandala, so how can I agree with her?"

Tanchun nodded and said with a smile: "That may be a coincidence, it just suits the wishes of my second sister and me."

Jia Muyuan.

Baoyu and Daiyu were still young at this time, and they both lived in Jia Mu's room.The two younger ones helped Jia Mu into the room, and she said, "I've eaten too much wine, and I'm very sleepy right now. You two younger ones should go to bed early."

Yuanyang quickly helped Jia Mu and took her to the west side to rest.

Baoyu's interest did not diminish and said: "Have you just seen my sister? Sister-in-law Feng begged her again and again, but everyone just refused to obey her. Who knows that she is usually used to making jokes and pretending to be a rogue? This time, she will retaliate against the injustice. revenge."

Daiyu glanced at him and said: "It's just other people, you can join in the fun. Be careful that sister-in-law Feng has found your shortcomings and shown them to you."

"She wants to find my shortcomings, so I'll go find my ancestors to make the decision."

Xiren came over with a smile and said: "Second Master, go and wash up first. The old lady has rested, so it's not good to make any noise."

Baoyu agreed, and Sheyue came over with a wet handkerchief and said, "Earlier, the new Fourth Master Jian sent a maid to give gifts to the Second Master and the girl."

Baoyu raised his head and let the attacker wipe his face, and said casually: "What did you give me?"

"I gave the second master a set of four treasures of the study."

"Oh." Baoyu responded weakly.

"I gave Miss Lin two tasseled silk fans. They look fresh from the pictures."

Baoyu became interested and said: "Fresh? Come and take a look."

Daiyu's maid, Xue Yan, hesitated to speak. She glanced at Daiyu and saw that she did not refute, so she turned around and went to the Bisha cupboard to get two round fans.

Baoyu wiped his face, ran over and grabbed the round fan, looking back and forth with each hand.Then he praised: "The white wall, green water, pink hibiscus, really looks good, my sister also wants to take a look."

Daiyu took the round fan and glanced at the pattern on it, her heart suddenly felt a little stirred.The white walls, clear water, and stone arch bridge in the distance are clearly on the Pingjiang River in Suzhou.She was originally from Gusu. When her father was not serving as the censor of the Salt Patrol in his early years, he would take her and her mother on a small boat for a pleasant stroll on the Pingjiang River during the Spring Festival.

Recalling her childhood days, Daiyu couldn't help but have red circles in her eyes.

Baoyu on the side looked anxious, and quickly came over and said casually: "Why did my sister cry when she saw a round fan? It makes my sister unhappy, so I don't mind if I don't want this thing."

After saying that the gun passed the fan, it was about to be discarded.

"Huh?" Daiyu was annoyed: "Who told you to throw away my things?"

She stretched out her hand to grab it and said angrily: "Besides, whether I am happy or unhappy, what does it have to do with you? My petty attitude always makes you unhappy. Why don't you go find someone new?" Sister Bao, go, she talks like spring breeze and rain, she is much better than me. Humph~"

Daiyu stood up, took her fan into the blue gauze cupboard, and then said, "Zicuckoo, I'm going to wash up in the back room today."

Baoyu was stunned and somehow made Sister Lin unhappy again.

Outside Lixiangyuan.

The maid carried a lantern to lead the way, while Baochai and Aunt Xue followed behind.

With no outsiders around, the mother and daughter naturally began to talk about themselves.

"Your aunt agreed and said that she would help communicate with Eunuch Xia in the palace in the future. Whether you can choose or not, you have to give it a try."

"Yes." Baochai responded, but in her heart she was thinking of Li Weijian, whom she had never met.Xue Pan had taken a look at it from a distance before and said it looked good, but he didn't know what the method was.

Aunt Xue said again: "You should be more diligent when going to Baoyu's place."

Baochai frowned and said, "Mom, I have to wait for selection. Isn't it always inconvenient to interact with Brother Bao again?"

"What's the point of this? We have cousins ​​going back and forth, and he's two years younger than you. How can others make fun of this?"

"I understand." Baochai was so smart and early-witted that she didn't know what her mother was planning.
However, his father died young and his brother was a reckless man. Without the support, the family business has plummeted since then.Purchasing in the inner government has become more and more stringent, and the shopkeepers outside have become more and more naughty.It's a pity that Baochai is still a girl who has not left the palace, so she has no way to start cooking even if she wants to.

He entered the capital this time not only to avoid disaster, but also to continue the wealth of the Xue family through Baochai's marriage.For some reason, Baochai felt troubled in her heart, as if something important had been lost. As her inner fire surged up, she couldn't help but cough a few times.

Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "But the heat poison happened again?"

Baochai endured the burning inside and said, "It's just the cold wind and coughing twice."

"Then take two steps quickly."

The mother and daughter stepped up their pace and soon entered the Lixiang Courtyard.When the maid took off her outer clothes, Baochai asked, "Where is my brother?"

Ying'er folded her coat and said, "Uncle, I ate too much wine and fell asleep now."

Baochai thought, it's impossible either way, it's better to stop thinking about it as soon as possible.

But Ying'er added: "By the way, Fourth Master Erjian sent the maid to give something to the girl earlier. It seemed rare, so I took it and showed it to the girl."

Ying'er put away her outer cloak, took two round fans and returned: "Girl, take a look."

Baochai took it and saw a delicate peony flower painted on the tapestry fan.After being stunned for a moment, Baochai suddenly turned her head and covered her mouth to cough.

Ying'er was startled: "The girl is sick, go get the cold scented pills quickly!"

Baochai took out the handkerchief from his sleeve, covered his mouth and coughed twice. The young man standing on the bow of the boat at night and shooting arrows flashed through his mind. Then his figure blurred and overlapped with a figure in his memory. …(Note [-])

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Early in the morning, it was already Maozheng.

A candle was lit in the west wing, Qingwen was fully dressed, opened the door and went to the kitchen to get the food box.Hongyu put the stacked quilts into the kang cabinet, turned around and landed on the ground, quietly slipped to the door, opened the door crack and looked into the main room.

He saw that the main room was still dark, and the sky outside was only dimly lit. Suddenly, a flash of red broke into his eyes.Then they saw Xiu Ying wearing a red jacket and holding three bright willow leaf darts tied with red silk in her hand. She was calm and focused.

After a while, he heard a shout and a series of throws, and then heard three shivering sounds. Hongyu couldn't help but poked his head out to look, and saw three darts stuck in the middle of the target hanging on the wall.

Hong Yu was horrified, thinking that Xiu Ying was a fool, but she didn't expect that she was actually a skilled practitioner!She secretly thought that she would not dare to offend easily in the future, otherwise she might be killed with a dart.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a creak from the main room. He turned around and saw Li Weijian, who was also wearing a bunt, walking out.

Hongyu quickly opened the door and greeted him: "Fourth Master."

Li Weijian smiled and nodded: "I'll practice for a while first, you can just go and rest."

Hongyu smiled and said: "The fourth master is already up, how can I rest?" After saying that, she walked into the main room with small steps and went to stack up with Li Weijian to be cleaned up.

Li Weijian stretched his muscles and bones, Xiu Ying took the dart, turned around, and said angrily: "Sir, you are late today."

"I had a drink yesterday and fell into a deep sleep. I'll stretch a bit first, and we'll practice again later."

"Ah."

Li Weijian stopped talking, collected his mind, and slowly stretched his body in conjunction with his breathing.Although he didn't learn to cultivate immortality when he went to Maoshan, he did learn some skills.One is the guidance technique he is currently performing, which is called pulling out tendons; the other is learning a set of sword techniques.

He didn't know whether it was the power of the Guidance Technique or the benefits of Soul Penetration. After practicing for several years, he had become slimmer and stronger than his peers. As for swordsmanship, he didn't think it was easy to use the sword, so he simply changed it to Fan Feng. To keep things simple, I selected thirteen of them and turned them into sword techniques.

After finishing a set of pulling out tendons, Li Weijian's body was already hot. He exhaled a long breath and said to Xiu Ying who was watching: "Come on!"

Xiu Ying picked up the two wooden knives stuck in the corner and threw one directly at Li Weijian.

Li Weijian took it with his hand and made a show of it with a knife, and then got into a posture and approached Xiu Ying.The two of them had known each other for a long time, and they got into a shuddering fight after a little probing.

Li Weijian used the Yanling style sword, but Xiu Ying used the Japanese style sword.Li Weijian opened and closed, full of momentum, but sometimes he won't be able to gain advantage; Xiu Ying held the sword in both hands to resist, and every time she caught a glimpse of Li Weijian's flaw, she could force him to lose his posture with a move.

The two of them fought from the twilight to the rising sun. Li Weijian's head and face were covered with sweat, but Xiu Ying only had a slight sweat on her forehead.

Forced away by Xiu Ying's move again, Li Weijian leaned on his wooden sword and gasped: "That's it, that's it for today."

Hongyu, who was waiting in front of the door, hurried over and handed over the handkerchief: "Fourth Master, wipe your sweat quickly."

"No, why not just wash up."

Hongyu said: "The hot water is boiled in the east chamber. I will fetch water and help Fourth Master wash up."

The courtyard door opened a crack, and Qingwen stepped in with a food box. She happened to see Hongyu's diligent attitude, and she secretly gritted her teeth.

She walked a few steps quickly and chased Li Weijian into the main room.When Li Weijian entered the Nuan Pavilion, Qingwen took out all the food from the food box.

There are only a few items for breakfast, a stack of rouge goose breast, a stack of soy bean sprouts, a piece of water chestnut pancake, a piece of mixed noodle steamed bun, four small buns with rock sugar fat filling, and a bowl of green rice porridge.

She had just placed them when Li Weijian walked out of the Nuan Pavilion: "Qingwen is back?"

"Well," Qingwen responded and turned around: "Fourth Master... um..."

Qingwen immediately turned her face away in shame, but it was Li Weijian who came out with his upper body naked and only wearing a pair of trousers.

The door opened and Hongyu came in carrying a copper basin: "Here comes the water."

Li Weijian said to Qingwen, "I'll wash up first."

Qingwen secretly spat, feeling a little confused.This is the age when love is just beginning. It would be fine if I saw Baoyu's childish figure. Instead, I saw the majestic Li Weijian. How could people not think too much about those wasp-waisted and ape-like arms?
Li Weijian brushed his teeth with tooth powder and scrubbed them again, then returned to the Nuan Pavilion and changed into a green shirt and normal clothes.

With Qingwen here, Hongyu couldn't stay in the room, so she had to grit her teeth secretly and retreat first.Qingwen was waiting for Li Weijian to eat, and suddenly said: "Don't you, Fourth Master, usually get up at Mao hour? Why are you late today?"

"Well..." Li Weijian took a sip of porridge and said, "If I get up too early, won't I be so tired that you don't get enough sleep?"

Qingwen felt warm in her heart and said, "Where can I not get enough sleep? I usually get up before midnight."

Li Weijian said: "Then when you get to my place, sleep more. It is the time when you are growing taller. If you sleep less, you will become stupid."

Qingwen immediately pursed her lips, looking pretty and cute.Li Weijian smiled and said: "Okay, you go and have a meal, and then you can clean up after you finish eating."

Qingwen made hot tea for Li Weijian again, and then left as she was told.Li Weijian looked at the tea and felt strange. How could anyone use tea after eating?Not only does it hurt the stomach, but it also delays the intake of iron in food.

After Li Weijian had breakfast and was planning to visit his eldest sister, Hongyu came to report: "Fourth Master, Grandma is here with Brother Lang."

Li Weijian hurriedly came out and saw his eldest sister Li Wan leading a child into the courtyard.

Compared with yesterday, Li Wan's face looked much better, but his body was still solemn.Seeing Li Weijian, she quickly pushed the child next to her: "Hurry up and call someone!"

Nalan Geer then knelt down and saluted respectfully like a young adult: "Jia Lan has met my fourth uncle!"

Li Weijian stepped forward and took Jia Lan into his arms: "My family, there is no need to be so polite." Then he turned to Li Wan and said, "I was thinking about visiting eldest sister, but eldest sister came here without thinking."

Li Wan smiled and said, "It's hard for you to come and go in the backyard of a deep house."

(Note [-]: Xue = Snow, Lengxiang Pills also need rain, dew, frost and snow as an introduction. Whether the heat poison in the fetus mentioned by Baochai is true or self-importance, it doesn’t matter. In the book, Baochai admitted that he had read "West Chamber", "Pipa", and "Hundred Species of Yuan Ren". In addition, she is three years older than Daiyu. Daiyu is still in love at the age of ten, let alone the precocious Baochai. Therefore, here is what I do. (required secondary processing.)
(End of this chapter)