Concubine Xue's family in the Red Chamber

"Girl, how can you eat such an angry food in the morning." Wang Momo disapproved in her eyes, "I heard that it will snow in a few days, so why don't you eat some hot pot today to warm up your body and wait for the snow to fall?" After that, invite a few girls from Rongguo Mansion to eat together."

"Alright, let's do it like this, Caining, when I leave, don't let others in, and show me the room carefully, don't make any more messes for me."

"Understood, girl, if you don't leave, it will be late."

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When they got to the main courtyard, they happened to meet Xue Baochai who was walking from the west gate.

Today's Xue Baochai is just like in the past, dressed very plainly, with only a jasper hairpin on her head, and no other jewelry.

Wang Momo looked at the scattered pearls and emeralds on her own girl's head, and then at the most conspicuous silk flowers on the eldest girl's head. With this expression, she was instantly speechless.

Xue Baolin supported Caiqing's hand, walked forward slowly, and when he got close to Xue Baochai, the big sister, he bowed his head slightly and called her sister.

There are a lot of people in this place, apart from people from Xue's house, there may not be people from Jia's house. Xue Baolin always cherishes feathers, and he is definitely not as good as horse's feet in front of people.

Xue Baochai's exquisite mind didn't know what she was thinking. Although the corners of her mouth were a little stiff, she still smiled and took her hand and called her sister.

Aunt Xue who was in the main room had just gotten up, so both Xue Baochai and Xue Baolin had to wait outside.

There was no interest for a while, Baochai looked down at her today.

She is not as dazzling today as she was yesterday. She doesn't wear a large headdress, but a few hairpins and silk flowers are scattered here and there. With her white and tender face and big moist eyes, she looks like a little girl when you look carefully at her. Delicate appearance.

Unable to bear it, Baochai stretched out his hand to touch the other's cheek, the white, tender and smooth touch made Baochai suddenly burst into anger.

"Sister, what's the matter? What are you doing to touch her face? You're going to wear out your makeup!" Xue Baolin patted her fingers away lightly, and wiped them carefully with a handkerchief.

Baochai came back to her senses in an instant, and withdrew her hand to suppress her jealousy, "My sister is pure today."

But even if she didn't wear much rouge and powder, this delicate little face is still so bright and radiant, and her eyes are so dark and energetic, just like her aunt who was born in a red card in a brothel, she is too beautiful.

Ying'er, the big girl next to Baochai, twitched her lips and said, "Girl, there are strict rules in this capital, how can a concubine have the right to wear such fine jewelry?"

Xue Baolin frowned slightly, but he didn't want to argue with a girl.

Cai Qing glanced at her own girl, and rolled her eyes, "No, the daughter of the merchant's family is not qualified to wear those things. It's just that she is not in the capital. Now that she is here, no one has to tighten her tail."

After saying this, Cai Qing looked at Xue Baochai's hair deliberately, and said nothing, but the tit-for-tat between the two sisters can be seen by anyone.

"Eldest girl, second girl, my wife is ready, come in."

Nanny Zheng just lifted the curtain and walked out, and relieved everyone.

Xue Baochai didn't even look at the others, and entered the main room very gracefully.Xue Baolin stood at the door of the main room, but Madam Zheng stopped her, "Second Miss, please wait here for a while, Madam has something to say to Eldest Miss."

Xue Baolin raised his eyes and looked at Madam Zheng meaningfully. Madam Zheng had a smile on her face, and she was not disrespectful at all from the beginning to the end.

"Alright, then bring a stool, and this girl will sit here and bask in the sun."

Caiqing found a stool without saying a word, and Xue Baolin didn't refuse, and sat on it with dust. Today's weather is not bad, and the sun can be seen around 7 o'clock. It's a cold day, and it's absolutely necessary to bask in the sun. enjoyment.

Seeing that she was so comfortable, wearing a thick fur cape and holding Mrs. Tang in her hand, Madam Zheng couldn't help but twitched the corners of her mouth.

Today's disarming power didn't work at all, and others could say that it was wrong for her to be disrespectful and stand at the door in the wind and freeze waiting for the mistress to summon her in the cold weather?But don't let people cut off the conversation and say that it's not bad for the wife to abuse the concubines.

When Madam Zheng returned to the house, she told his wife what was going on outside. When Aunt Xue heard this, her heart ached from anger.

"Baochai, you said it's okay to be angry when the master is here, but now that they are in your aunt's territory, how dare this little girl be so arrogant!"

Xue Baochai's expression was not good, and she couldn't see where to go, "Her lowly servant girl always has such ideas."

When there were no outsiders, Xue Baochai never called Xue Baolin's name properly in front of her own mother, and she always called Xue Baolin's name as a lowly maidservant.

"No, the concubine at your aunt's place is used to please your aunt. They have always behaved well. They will not make a sound even if your aunt rubs them flat and round. I just hope that your aunt can find her a good place to go."

"But some sluts just have no brains, thinking that her father will give her a small election qualification, and she will be able to enter such a place."

"Speaking of this matter, my mother's heart hurts so badly. When she was young, that girl never saw your father love him so much. She was sent to Zhuangzi to fend for herself after a casual call. She never thought that she would not only To be able to come back, and to be favored by your father, from top to bottom to eat, wear, and wear, is a bit better than your heirloom."

Xue Baochai's face turned red, and she reached out to touch the robes on her body. The Shu brocade robes on her body must have been in the hands of the lowly servant girl. If her father did not love her and gave the maidservants around her the deeds of sale, she would Where does he have the confidence to challenge them.

"Mother, what do you think about letting people from the Rongguo Mansion take action? The people from the Rongguo Mansion must be good at it." Xue Baochai turned her eyes slightly, and said as if talking to herself, "Mother, I heard that my aunt still wants to use our hands. Isn't it the dead forest girl?"

"Hey, do you think my mother hasn't tried it? Not only is she surrounded by a cook, but also a doctor girl. She uses her own food, and even a little bit of bad food can't touch her lips. This is how it is at home. , let alone others."

Xue Baochai finally had a smile on his face, "Mother, don't be discouraged. In our Xue Mansion, she can handle it well, but when she gets to Rongguo Mansion, she can still jump up and down? If she wants to eat, don't eat? Rongguo Mansion is a What kind of existence does the old lady need, at least she offends her?"

Aunt Xue was taken aback, and then there was a smile on her face, "Baochai is still thoughtful, but I have to talk to your aunt about this matter. If your aunt takes action, it may not be so bad. The one in her hand There are many secret medicines."

"In this case, my daughter will take her to visit the garden of Rongguo Mansion."

"Don't be so busy, let's wait for the news from the palace. I spent a lot of money from your aunt, and your brand will definitely not be dropped. Her brand is definitely going to be dropped. Now it's spring again. Your cough may start to attack again, wait for a few days to talk about it."

"Well, that's fine, mother, let's pass on the meal, it won't hurt her, and it's an eyesore to let her carry it around."

The mother and daughter didn't talk much, and Madam Zheng passed on the meal after a while.

The two of them sat together to eat, and Xue Baolin could only serve as a waiter. It was not a problem to keep serving people dishes at such a young age, not to mention that this little girl has a bad heart, and the food she served for you was not something to eat. The ones that are greasy are the ones that I don't like to eat.

Aunt Xue looked at her as an eyesore, so it was rare to let her go back early today.

When Xue Baolin returned to the house again, it was only 8 o'clock, a whole hour earlier than usual, just in time for her aunt to wake up, so the meal was placed in her aunt's room.

Aunt Mei woke up yesterday, but she was still a little tired. After sleeping for another night, her complexion improved a lot, and she was in a good mood to see her daughter in the morning.

"Girl, my aunt has been doing well today, and she said she was hungry and wanted to eat in the morning." Zhiying had a very gentle smile on his face, Xue Baolin looked at her pleasingly, and rewarded her with two taels of silver.

"Auntie, Baolin came to see you. Is this place comfortable to live in?" Xue Baolin was always smiling in front of her aunt. If she was not young, she would have wanted to dress her aunt.

When I first came to this red building, it was true that my father didn't love her and no one cared about her. The wench and mother-in-law never took her seriously, and it was common for her to take her share and take revenge on her. If it wasn't for her aunt's constant care, She might not even grow up.

Originally, I thought that her aunt would be uncomfortable just having a daughter, but she didn't expect that her aunt didn't mind at all, and she still loved her like nothing, and she was always clinging to her with all good things, which made her feel embarrassed.

"Bao'er came back early enough today, Madam..."

"Don't worry, Auntie. I am very good at your baby. I will never suffer. Auntie, breakfast has been served. Let's eat together. We haven't eaten together for a long time."

Aunt Mei smiled slightly, and stroked Xue Baolin's head with her hands, "Alright, what good food is Bao'er thinking of eating today? Let Auntie try it too."

The seats had been placed in the hall long ago, the mother and daughter sat down, and the maids began to serve the food.

A large soup pot and two large stone pots were brought up. A lot of mushrooms and vegetables had been placed in the soup pot long ago. One side smelled spicy and it smelled delicious, while the other side smelled like it was boiled with pork bones for a long time. It was a hot head that I just got out overnight.

In the other two stone pots, one was filled with black-bone chicken and ginseng soup, and the other was filled with soft and sticky lean meat porridge. When the lid was opened, one could smell a scent, steaming hot, and just looking at it made one feel hungry.

Aunt Mei looked at her daughter's drooling face, and couldn't help saying, "The children of other families love the most expensive things. You are so good, you are used to eating these vegetarian pots."

"What's wrong with my aunt's vegetarian dishes? They are all fresh varieties that just grew this year, and they are hard to find outside. I heard that many temple restaurants in the capital make good vegetarian dishes. When will I take my aunt to try them?"

"Going out? Now living in Rongguo Mansion..."