Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 87
Yingchun courtyard.

Amid laughter, Xiuju sent Yinger out.Xiuju said: "Thank you Miss Bao on behalf of our girl. When our girl gets well in the future, we will definitely thank her in person."

Ying'er laughed and said, "It's just a medicinal meal, not worth it. Miss Bao and the second girl are sisters, and they are relatives. It seems unreasonable to say so. You can take care of the second girl, I'm leaving."

"Yeah." Xiuju agreed and went into the courtyard to get busy.

After a while, I thought it was almost noon, so I went out to get lunch for the second girl.Just when I arrived in front of the door, I saw Ying'er with her legs raised and pinching the peach branches on the peach tree in front of the door.

In late spring, the peach blossoms bloomed. When the second girl just moved here, even though she was ill, she was so happy to see the peach blossoms that she gave some to her sister.Although Baochai accepted it with a smile, she said that she usually didn't like these flowers and plants.Unexpectedly, Ying'er, the maid next to Baochai, came to the door to pick peach branches.

Xiuju was unhappy in her heart. Although the peach tree was not in the courtyard, it was right in front of the door. Anyone who wanted to pick peach branches had to talk to the second girl in the courtyard. How can there be such a principle of asking for it without asking? ?

But thinking about the medicinal food that someone had just sent, Xiuju felt depressed in her heart.I thought that if I bumped into him at this time, it would be hard to say anything. I might as well pretend not to see him and go out after a while.So she pursed her lips and Xiuju turned back to the main room.

I happened to bump into Si Qi, who said, "Why haven't you gone yet? My girl has had a good appetite in the past two days, and she doesn't dare to delay her meal."

Xiuju lowered her voice and said, "Do you think it's strange? Earlier, I gave Miss Bao peach branches and she said she didn't want it. But now the maid next to Miss Bao is picking peach branches on her own."

Siqi hated Wujiwu, because the Xue family and Li Weijian had been at odds earlier, and he disliked seeing the Xue family, including Baochai and Ying'er.Because he snorted coldly and said: "After all, I am from a merchant family, with no rules and education. If it weren't for the fact that she is still close to our girl, I wouldn't bother to pay attention." After a pause, he said: "I'll go take a look. If If you don’t leave, I’m going to chase them away.”

Xiuju said: "It's not good to get into trouble over such a trivial matter."

Si Qi frowned and said: "You don't know our girl's temperament? We will tolerate everything if we can, and give in if we can. If we don't fight, the girl may be bullied in the future! Guard the girl, I'll go Go and come back."

Taking the food box from Xiuju's hand, Si Qi quickly walked out of the small courtyard.Coincidentally, Ying'er had already pinched the peach branches and left long ago, so Si Qi kept silent about his luck and headed towards the kitchen to look for her.

The kitchen is in the east courtyard, and you can reach the place in a short walk.

After greeting the woman in charge, Si Qi handed over the food box.There are only a few things for lunch today, a dish of cornus-flavored pork, a stack of four pieces of moxa wowo, a dish of yellow buds and three strands, and a dish of milk skin, accompanied by a bowl of tea soup.

Sister-in-law Liu, who was in charge, knew that Si Qi had a bad temper, so she only put the food in the food box according to the rules, but she didn't say a single unnecessary word.

On a normal day, Si Qi immediately picked up the food box and left.But now it's different...

Siqi suddenly remembered what Li Weijian said, it was not easy to ask for the deed from the second lady, so it was only right that she should go with the second lady.So he held back his temper, groped for a silver barley from the sweat towel around his waist, came close to Sister-in-law Liu, forced a smile on his face and said, "Sister-in-law Liu?"

"Huh?" Sister-in-law Liu looked over in confusion, but saw Si Qi stiffly handing over a silver barley.

Sister-in-law Liu was extremely surprised and said, "This is this?"

Si Qiqiang smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Liu, our girl has moved here to live alone. I won't bother you in the future. I'll just use this money to play tricks. I won't miss Sister-in-law Liu in the future."

"Eh? Eh, look what I said." Sister-in-law Liu took it and smiled from ear to ear.I thought to myself, who said Si Qi was a hot-tempered person?Doesn’t this look easy to talk about?
After weighing it again, this silver barley is worth less than two taels. Oh, this generous and powerful thing is comparable to that of ruby.

Sister-in-law Liu immediately smiled and said: "Don't worry, I can still speak in this kitchen. No matter who I am short of in the future, it will not be short of the second girl's share."

Si Qi nodded and said, "Then I'll bother Sister-in-law Liu."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."

Si Qi picked up the food box and left, leaving Sister-in-law Liu secretly amazed.I don’t know why this Siqi changed his mind, but who cares?Everything else is fake, only the money is really real.

Siqi returned with the food box, and as soon as he entered the small courtyard, he heard constant noise.

Xiuju shouted: "This medicinal meal is for girls, why should you eat it?"

But I heard Grandma Wang say: "The second girl is the one with the bigger breasts. What happened if I took a mouthful of her medicinal food? You are such a little kid, you are used to not being able to tell the difference between your facial features. Believe it or not, I will find the eldest wife someday and turn around." Are you going to send a boy with you?"

Siqi had just taken advantage of the lows, and was already suppressing his anger. Now that he heard that Grandma Wang had come to rely on his old age again, his heart suddenly became inexplicably angry. How could he hold it back?
She took a long step and walked inside, put down the food box and glanced at Xiuju and Grandma Wang who were fighting for a bowl of medicinal food. She sneered and scolded: "Let go of Xiuju and treat it as a feed!"

Grandma Wang was startled, but Xiuju took the opportunity to snatch the medicinal meal away. Then she got angry, pointed at Siqi's nose and cursed: "Who is Wangba, the little slut?"

Not to be outdone, Si Qi took a step forward with his hands on his hips and said condescendingly: "I'm just scolding you, what are you going to do?"

"you--"

"Nanny next to me, you always think of your girl first in everything. You are such an old guy, you are used to taking advantage of girls. I just had a few mouthfuls of your milk when I was a kid. Your milk is made of gold. You want to take advantage of girls. Cheap for life?"

"you--"

"If you don't accept it, let's go find the second grandma to reason with you and see if you are right or I am right!"

Grandma Wang was so angry that her face turned green, but she was quite worried in her heart.To eat, use, and take advantage of the master is not something that can be put on the table.

Just like Grandma Li who was next to Mr. Bao, she made a scene because she ate the maple dew tea.After the old lady learned about it, she sent Qianxue out of the house as a warning to the second master Bao, but Grandma Li also fell out of favor and rarely visited the second master Bao's room these days.

These two girls are no match for the second master Bao. If they really want to cause trouble, the most they can do is get the second grandma to control them.The Second Mistress has always been someone who can't get rid of the dirt in her eyes. How will she get an advantage then?

Because Grandma Wang suddenly felt like retreating, but the tiger was not defeated, she scolded herself: "Okay, okay, it's crazy! The second girl hasn't said anything yet, but a second-class maid has become the master." Here it comes! Just wait, I will go to the Buddhist hall to beg the eldest lady. Either you go or I go!"

As he spoke, he retreated, and in a blink of an eye, Grandma Wang was running around in a panic.

Siqi looked at Grandma Wang and just snorted coldly, but Xiuju came over worriedly and said, "I've offended Grandma Wang to death in this way. What if she really goes to complain?"

Si Qi has his own plans in mind.Fourth Master Jian said that it was not easy to ask for a physical bond, so he could only marry with the second girl.But after thinking about it, Si Qi found another way: if he offended the master of He Mansion, he would be driven out like Qian Xue.When the time comes, Fourth Master Jian can't leave her without a trace, right?However, he had to prepare with both hands, so he listened to Fourth Master Jian's instructions and directed everything towards the second girl. Even if there was a quarrel in the future, it would be considered justified.In this way, given Fourth Master Jian's temperament, he will definitely compensate her twice as much in the future.

With this thought in mind, Si Qi said: "If you want to tell me, I want to see who is leaving." After a pause, Si Qi then said to the maids in the room: "You guys It's just normal. If you cheat again in the future and I catch you, I'll watch your skin carefully!"

Her figure was a deterrent, and all the maids in the room, including Xiu Ju, were as silent as cicadas. No one dared to speak for a while.

Siqi glanced condescendingly, then twisted his waist and entered the inner room.The second girl, Yingchun, was half-lying on the bed. Xiuju came over to greet Yingchun for lunch, but Si Qi said, "No hurry, you go and wait outside. I have something to say to the girl."

Frightened by the female power, Xiuju hurriedly turned around and retreated.Siqi pulled up a stool and sat in front of the bed without saying a word. When the second girl Yingchun saw her expression was not kind, she said anxiously: "You, what are you going to say?"

Siqi sighed, his face became kind, and he said: "Girl, it was my fault for the first time. But how can I defeat the eldest lady? Girl, think about it, what will happen if I don't obey the order."

The expression on Yingchun's face was filled with sadness. Although she said nothing, it seemed as if she had said everything.

Si Qi said: "I know that the girl is complaining about me in her heart, but don't worry, girl, I will always think about the girl in the future. Even if I am kicked out of the house, I will still protect the girl."

Yingchun's face was still sad, and he looked at the general suspiciously after hearing this.

Siqi lowered his voice and said, "Fourth Master Jian... promised me a favor."

Afraid that Yingchun would not believe it, Si Qi stood up, opened the cage on the side, and took out the brocade box from inside.Open it, revealing the only remaining stone frog, and lift the silk cloth, revealing the neatly stacked silver barley underneath.

"Look, miss, this is from Fourth Master Jian."

Yingchun's heart was confused and she said, "I don't need any money. Why did he send these?"

Si Qi put away the brocade box and turned around and said, "Girl, why do you need to ask questions knowingly? The servants in this house all have a pair of eyes for wealth and wealth, and they are used to flattering the superior and putting down the inferior. Since the girl was young, there have been many deductions for her share. If you don't use money, , I’m afraid the deductions will be even worse in the future.”

Warmth flowed through Yingchun's heart. Not to mention the two poems, just sending the money like this showed Brother Jian's thoughts.

Siqi sat down again and said: "I have a promise from Fourth Master Jian that no matter what she thinks, I will always consider her. If she has any difficulties or grievances in the future, just tell me, but I can't handle it. , there is Fourth Master Jian behind us."

Siqi's eyes were full of sincerity. The two girls thought about it for a moment and finally nodded in agreement.

Siqiyou breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered to Yingchun for a while, and then told Xiuju to wait for the meal.She didn't mean it. She was indeed thinking about welcoming the Spring Festival, but it was hard to say for whom.

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Go to the small courtyard in the northeast.

It rained yesterday and knocked down many crabapple leaves. Hongyu and Xiuying took care of potted crabapple plants in the courtyard, while Xiangling hid in the study and studied poetry.

As for Qingwen, she took a leave of absence today.However, everyone came to tell them early in the morning that Duoguan had entered the Rongguo Mansion yesterday, and today preparations were made to hold the wedding ceremony for Duoguan.

After all, they are cousins. The cousin's parents are not around, so Qingwen always has to go and take a look at the wedding.So thinking that Fourth Master Jian was out and couldn't turn around for a while, Qingwen took leave with Hongyu and others.

This walk lasted for three hours, and Qingwen turned around with a frown at noon.After entering the small courtyard, she greeted Hong Yu and Xiu Ying, and then went back to the wing on her own.

Aunt Lai is really interested, and now she has arranged for her cousin to work as a cook in Rongguo Mansion, but the maid who is suitable for her is hard to describe.

The woman was only slightly younger than Duoguan. Earlier she was a rough servant maid beside Grandma Lai's grandson Lai Shangrong, and she was never promoted.But Qingwen knew that this maid was used to showing off her coquettishness. She heard that she was not familiar with Lai Shangrong, so she was sent to match her cousin by Aunt Lai for some reason.

At that time, Qingwen secretly mentioned to many officials, saying that the girl was probably not a good match, but her cousin was greedy for the beauty of the maid, so in front of Aunt Lai, she was absolutely convinced, and the marriage was settled.

After leaving Lai's house, many officials hesitated for a long time and borrowed two taels of silver from Qingwen. They just said that they were new to Rongguo Mansion and didn't want to share the money for fear of being laughed at by the servants nearby.Qingwen thought that this was indeed the case, so she gave her two taels of silver.

Lying on the bed, Qingwen felt strange.When her cousin Duoguan didn't come earlier, she had been thinking about and looking forward to it, thinking that it would be good to have more relatives around.Now that her cousin is here, he doesn't get close to her.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Xiu Ying calling from outside: "Qingwen, someone is looking for you and says he is your cousin."

Qingwen was puzzled and got up to look for it. When she looked up, she saw many officials standing in front of the door drunkenly.When he caught a glimpse of Qingwen, he immediately waved.

Qingwen hurried over and said with a frown, "Why are you looking for me again?"

The official slapped himself in the face gently and said: "It's all my fault. The money was kicked into the armhole and fell out somehow. Cousin, do you have any money there...? I'll wait until the monthly payment is released. Give it back to you."

Qingwen was annoyed and scolded her a few times. After all, she couldn't bear the affection between relatives. She turned around and took another tael of silver back, saying, "You have to be careful this time. Don't lose it again."

The official weighed it up, but his face was extremely dissatisfied: "Why is it only one tael?"

Qingwen was annoyed now: "How much more do you want?"

Duoguan laughed and said: "Who in the house doesn't know? Fourth Master Jian has made a fortune. A little bit between his fingers is enough for us to eat. Cousin, you are so beautiful, then Fourth Master Jian ……hey-hey……"

Qingwen was furious, turned around, looked for a broom, and said, "Get out! Don't blame me for being rude if you come again!"

Duoguan drank too much and couldn't dodge. His face was swept away by the broom. He immediately turned his head and staggered a few steps with a cry of "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" I don’t recognize my poor relatives any more! Don’t come to beg me in the future!”

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left, making Qingwen half angry to death.She lamented in her heart that it would be better to not have such relatives than to have them. (Note [-])

　Note: Why did Yuan Qingwen and Duoguan get separated?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)