in spring

Chapter 138 Gossip
Chunying worked in the Wanxiang Pavilion for a few days, but the days were peaceful.

My aunt is not in good health, and spends most of the day lying in bed to recuperate. In her free time, she would talk to her daughter, or chant scriptures in front of the Buddha. Even if she went out, she would go to the old lady's yard.Old ladies and wives, elder and younger wives came to see her almost every day, and often brought some good things.Some of the food, my aunt usually only tasted a bite or two, and gave it to the maids and women, and Chunying also tasted a few delicacies from mountains and seas.Aunt Qing discussed with Ms. Huo about the other clothes, books, medicinal materials, etc., and she only kept the usable ones, and gave the girls all the light-colored gauze and satin, and she only wore muslin clothes.

Aunt Qing bought a few large bolts of rough cloth from outside and asked the maids to make cloth bags for the temple.Chunying and the other maids transferred from the Hou's mansion all got this job. In addition to the little girl doing some sweeping and sweeping every day, and occasionally passing messages, they only need to do this job.

Chunying eats delicious food, and doesn't need to water the flowers and sweep the floor. The masters above eat, drink, wear, and clean the room without touching their hands. Except that they go to the tea room every day to cook a few pots of tea for the maids and women. Ten'er sewed cloth bags together, gossiped and lived a very leisurely life.When the aunt and the cousin are on errands, they send some things elsewhere, and there are always rewards from both parties, and the private money is saved again.

The only downside is that there is not much freedom of movement.Aunt Qing is in charge of all the people in the hall, and anyone who goes out has to get her permission. Generally, the maids don't get the chance to go out except for ordering them to send things elsewhere.Chunying wanted to go to the old lady's yard to find her sister Qiuyu twice, but she was not allowed.When other people came to visit my aunt and cousin, she and the other girls were always assigned one or two errands, and when the errands were finished, they left. Therefore, although the third young master came several times, she kept saying Did not speak to him.After finally waiting for the old lady to come to see her daughter, Qiuyu followed, and looked for an opportunity to find her in the room. Before Chunying could say a few words to her, Aunt Qing came over after hearing the news, saying that she wanted to marry her niece and daughter. Let's have a good chat.

Chunying secretly guessed in her heart that if she wanted to talk to Qiuyu, there would be plenty of opportunities. In fact, she was just wary of passing the news by herself, right?Thinking about it this way, Chunying felt that it was boring. She was clearly innocent, so why should people misunderstand her?I stopped thinking of ways to go out or talk to people who came, and just did my own work with peace of mind every day.

After a long time, she felt that although the life in the Wanxiang Hall was a bit boring, it was still very leisurely. There were no big girls cheating and scolding, and other girls and women seldom made trouble. It was much better than in Huanhuaxuan. If she could act more freely, she would rather not go back to the third young master.

Hearing what she said, Shi'er sneered: "I knew you, a lazy girl, would definitely make such an idea! I also know that the lady we are serving here is a young lady, so what is there to argue about? You can try to please others, make a decent income, and have a good future in the future, but the young lady of this relative's family, if the service is good, it is only a compliment, and if the service is not good, it is just handed over to the wife for a meal. What should I do in the future? Well, go. Fighting for leisure in front of relatives will not only lose the face of the Hou Mansion, but also suffer for yourself, why bother?"

Chunying thought about it, and it really was like this: "Then I really hope Miss Biao will live in the mansion longer, so that we can stay clean for a few more days."

Shi'er glanced at her: "You have a good idea. If you live like this for a long time, it is a good thing? I just said that this is a lady from a relative's family. No matter whether we serve well or not, our future is determined." No matter how troublesome Huanhuaxuan is, we are also the ones who have served the young master. If we say that we have a bright face, others will not dare to underestimate us. But we can stay here for a long time. How can there be dignity in matching people at will? If you are greedy for the present leisure, forget about the future, you will cry in the future."

Chunying was startled, but quickly calmed down again.She will always find a way to get out of the country in the future, as long as Zhou Nian comes back...

She sneaked a few glances at Shi'er, and felt a little uneasy: "Then... what should we do then? How long will Miss Biao stay in the mansion? When she leaves, where will we... be transferred?"

Ten'er curled his lips: "Of course, we will go back wherever we came from. However, it would be great if there is still a vacancy in the courtyard. If not, we can only wait for the opportunity at home like you did before. , I can’t go back to the courtyard, so I have to accept my fate..." She glanced at Chunying, covered her mouth and smiled, "However, it depends on whether the cousin we are serving can really go..."

Chunying blinked: "What do you mean?"

Shi'er leaned into her ear and whispered: "I also heard from others that my wife seems to intend to hire this cousin to be our third young mistress. The old lady and Lord Hou also agree. Now I just want to see what my aunt wants." Because Miss Biao is still in filial piety, serious marriage proposals must be made after the removal of filial piety, but according to people, there are seventy to eight percent of it. You think, if Miss Biao really becomes the third young mistress, those of us who follow and wait will naturally be Decent tight."

The words "Dream of Red Mansions" quickly appeared in Chunying's mind, and she was not optimistic about this marriage immediately, but she didn't show it on her face, she just asked: "Are you sure? I think... Miss Biao may not be willing. "Otherwise, I wouldn't be so wary of the Hou Fu.

Shi'er patted her lightly: "Fool! What's wrong with the third young master? Family background, foundation, appearance, character, knowledge, temperament... It's more kissing and kissing. I've watched it coldly these days, Miss Biao Although she is indifferent and respectful of rules, she is not strict with the people below. Wouldn't she be a hundred times better than the young ladies who don't know the details when she is the third mistress? From now on, we will live our lives according to the face of the mistress If it is a mean master, how can we live?"

"I... didn't mean that..." Chunying hesitated for a while, but still didn't express her thoughts.The third young master is not Jia Baoyu, and the temperament of Miss Biao is also different from that of Lin Daiyu. Under normal circumstances, they might be a good match, but now... the parents of the third young master seem to have plans for Miss Biao's family property, the third young master Their own wishes are unclear, but Miss Biao's hostility is quite obvious. How can they have happiness?

Shi'er was still there sighing: "I think this thing might really come true. Haven't you seen people from Huanhuaxuan come to pay their respects recently? From that Manru, down to Rong'er and Xiaoling, no one was left behind." , except for Luer who only came here once on the first day, everyone else came several times. The aunt was not in good health, so they only visited the cousin and always said good things. If they didn't want to curry favor in advance, why would they come here? So diligent? Even the Liuli in the old lady's room and the peony in the wife's room are just ordered to come back once a day."

This gossip spreads fast!

Chunying thought of Manru who had been here a few days ago, and frowned: "It seems that Manru hasn't been here since I went back that day?"

"That's true, but before you came in, she came twice a day. I can see that Miss Cousin is a little impatient, but it's just that it's not easy to drive people away for the sake of the third young master. She deserves it! This girl Manru , I have a bad stomach, and I will wait for the third young mistress to torment her after she gets started!"

Chunying lowered her head and slowly sewed the tie of the cloth bag, but did not speak.What will happen to Manru, she doesn't care at all, but at first she thought she was in a peaceful courtyard, but it turned out to be a hot topic...

There was a burst of noise in the courtyard, and it seemed that someone was coming again.Chunying was used to this situation, she didn't even raise her head.Ten'er listened intently for a while, then suddenly dropped the needle and thread in his hand and ran out. When he came back after a while, he had already dragged someone in his hand, but it was Lu'er who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Chunying hurriedly stood up and said hello: "Sister Luer, why are you here? Please sit down!" Luer smiled softly, sat down on the side of the bed, took a look at the cloth bag they made, and asked them where they were. The daily life of the Wanxiang Pavilion said: "It sounds like you are doing well, that's good, and you can work with peace of mind, don't think too much, the third young master will not treat you badly." Turning to Chunying: "The third young master said, I originally planned to transfer you back, but Manru went back to his wife, saying that the third young master is getting old and there are too many girls in Huanhuaxuan, so he plans to cut some of them. He is afraid that you will be kicked out after you come in, so I will give you I found this place. Do it first, and talk about other things later."

The question in Chunying's heart was answered, she hurriedly answered, and then said hello to the third young master.Lu'er smiled, and didn't answer directly. She just pulled the two of them to sit down, glanced outside the door, and said seriously: "I'm here today, I just wanted to report something to Miss Bao, and I'll stop by to see you. In a word, I want to tell you that it was specially ordered by the third young master."

Chunying and Shi'er saw that she was speaking seriously, so they put away their smiling faces and listened to the training with their hands down.

I only heard Luer say: "In this Wanxiang Pavilion, there are maids and women sent from various yards. There are many people talking, and everyone has their own thoughts. But you are the people in front of the third young master, so you need to recognize it clearly. Who is the master, if someone asks you to do some weird errands, you should be aware of it, don't follow blindly, discuss things with each other more, and don't act rashly, you know?"

Chunying was secretly surprised, what the third young master meant... told them not to get involved?It seems that he has no plans for the Huo family's property.She breathed a sigh of relief quietly, and obediently agreed.

Ten'er asked in a low voice: "Sister Lu'er, what if... Sister Nanqi or Sister Yulan asks us to do something?" These two are second-class girls in the wife's courtyard. Above them, if you speak seriously, it is difficult for them to refuse.

Luer smiled: "What's the matter? They are not your masters, don't you have no work to do? It's really not possible, first ask Miss Biao or Aunt Qing what they mean. If you find any changes in them, think Fazi pass the message to the third young master." She pressed the shoulders of the two: "Anyway, don't lose face to the third young master."

Shi'er glanced outside the door, leaned close to Lu'er's ear and asked: "Sister, the third young master's marriage... Is Miss Biao really settled? There are so many people who have come to pay their respects recently." Chunying listened, and nodded He hesitated for a moment, and said: "I heard that Manru used to come here often, but she came less these days."

Lu'er smiled faintly: "Manru? Yanzhi is being naughty with her recently, and they have to quarrel every day. The third young master is getting bored, and told Manru not to enter the upper room for a day until the quarrel is over."

"Rouge?" Chunying almost forgot about this person, "Is she still in Huanhuaxuan? I seem to have vaguely heard someone say that a beauty confiscated by Lord Hou was assigned out?"

"That's Yanzhi's sister." Shi'er said, "It's the one named Osmanthus in the wife's courtyard, and she is matched with a master supervisor, what a blessing! I think Yanzhi probably doesn't feel good in her heart, and her temper in the past six months is not good. It's rising." She secretly laughed: "No wonder, there were four of them when they entered the mansion, and now they all have masters except her... She is not too young, maybe she is impatient, there is a saying how to say 'The concubine is unknown'?"

Lu'er gave her a blank look: "Look at what you said? This is what a girl should say? Let people hear it. I don't know how to teach people to be a joke!"

Shi'er hid behind Chunying: "I was wrong, I forgot, my sister is the same age as her..."

Lu'er's face turned red all of a sudden, she gritted her teeth and screwed her face together: "Little Hoof, I told you to talk nonsense!" Chunying stopped her with a smile, and hinted to Shi'er to run quickly, so anxious that Lu'er stomped her feet.

They were playing here, but they didn't see a figure outside the door.Jinxiu quietly retreated back to the main room, came to Huo Yi's side, bent down and whispered something in her ear.

Aunt Qing sat opposite the round table, raised her head and listened for a while, her expression relaxed, and she said with a smile: "Look, but as I said, those two girls were originally responsible."

Huo Yi smiled, staring at the account book in his hand, thoughtful: "They have their duty, but others may not..."

(Seeking pink tickets...)
(End of this chapter)