Snow Goose in the Red Chamber

Baoyu said seriously, "it's serious for the second brother Lian to inquire about this matter. He and the family know each other."

Daiyu said, "Second brother Lian is very busy now." And she didn't want to entrust him with work.

Baoyu agreed: "Then I'll go and find out what you want to give my second sister, but do you want me to buy it from outside?"

Daiyu said: "Which one should you buy? I have already thought about it. I will give it to my second sister before she gets married."

Baoyu left after talking briefly, and Qingwen said goodbye to Xueyan reluctantly.

Xueyan and Daiyu sighed: "Two maidservants from Second Master's room left again, now there are only three big maidservants and two young maidservants, Second Master thinks there are too many."

Daiyu also sighed: "With Qingwen's temperament, she is also much more docile."

Xueyan said: "She doesn't have to worry too much about being driven away, after all, she came out of the ancestral house. The attackers who came out of the ancestral house are already like that, and the second wife can't drive the other one out too. Aren't they all chosen by the second wife?"

Daiyu said: "What about Su Ping, don't you still see people all day?"

"Does the girl have any orders?"

Daiyu shook her head: "It's nothing."

Baoyu soon found out that the man's family had never been engaged, but his mother was a very, very strict and difficult person.

Yingchun didn't care about it, and embroidered the dowry happily.

Shi Xiangyun also came and lived in the courtyard vacated by Baochai.She was quite sad about Baochai's departure, and asked Jia Mu if she could take Baochai back to stay for two days.

Jia's mother changed the subject, and Tanchun pulled Xiangyun to sit aside: "I'm afraid Sister Bao is going to get married too, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go out recently."

Daiyu who was on the side was surprised: "When did it happen? Why haven't I heard from my aunt?"

Tanchun said: "I just got the news that the appointment is the second son of the official minister. If there is no accident, it will be decided by the end of the year."

"The end of the year? Then there are still four more months?"

When Tanchun saw Jia Mu looking over, he didn't say much, so he took them to eat crabs.

Sister Feng is pregnant and can't eat these. Just after eating some cold dishes with her, Ping'er came over.

"Second grandma, the second master said, let the slaves come over and watch grandma, you are not allowed to drink or eat crabs, and he also told the kitchen to make custard, and it will be delivered soon."

Sister Feng spat happily: "I'll be courting you in front of my ancestors and wives, and if he said it, then my ancestors and wives won't love me anymore?"

Jia Mu laughed and said, "We really won't hurt you anymore. You can just find Lian'er to hurt you."

Everyone at the table laughed, and it was rare for Sister Feng to blush. Baoyu said, "Sister Feng, courtesy is reciprocal, and you also ask Ping'er to pass on a message, telling my second brother not to drink too much wine or eat too much meat outside, which will hurt you." Body!"

Sister Feng gave Baoyu a pinch: "Your second elder brother is now in the Hongmen restaurant on Zhuque Street, so you can pass the message for me!"

Baoyu cried out in pain: "Sister Feng has great strength."

"No, there are two of them now." Daiyu laughed, seeing that Sister Feng was about to pinch her, she hurriedly hid in Jia's mother's arms: "The old ancestor saved me, I can't fight against the two of them alone."

Jia's mother laughed so that her flower branches trembled: "You two, don't bully Feng girl to be honest!"

"Well, to be honest, Sister Feng is the most honest and honest person among us." Daiyu said seriously.

Sister Feng leaned on Ping'er with a smile, pointing at them, speechless.

Chapter 28

Xueyan ate two crabs and ran to change shifts with Zijuan. Daiyu lifted her chopsticks after only two mouthfuls. Baoyu saw this and said, "Your sister is not used to eating? Let someone make you some side dishes. "

Daiyu waved her hand: "No, I'm not hungry either, you can eat, I'll go see Sister Yun."

Shi Xiangyun and Tanchun were busy in the corridor, directing the servant girls to come and go.

Daiyu watched the meeting from the side, and seeing that everyone at the banquet had almost eaten, she asked people to serve some familiar soup.

Now that there is no Baochai or Baoyu in the garden, Yingchun is ready to get married and cannot leave the yard, but the poetry meeting is still held.

Daiyu felt that it was boring, but it was not easy to save Xiangyun and Tanchun's face.It's just that other people are okay, but Xiangyun always mentions Baochai and Baoyu who are not there, and smiles at Daiyu and says, "If Sister Bao was here, how could you have won so many cases?"

On Sister Feng's birthday, Mother Jia meant that it was going to be a big deal, but Sister Feng's fetus was a little unstable, so Jia Lian detained her in the room and refused to let her out. It is said that the young couple had another quarrel, and Jia Lian went to the study to sleep.

Zijuan, the little ear god of the inner courtyard, said to Daiyu, "It's just that the second wife and the third girl couldn't manage it for a while, so the second mistress was asked to help. Second Master Lian was so annoyed when he found out."

Xueyan said: "They are pregnant with a child that is not theirs, so they naturally don't care."

Daiyu frowned, Xueyan knew she had slipped her tongue, and said: "The servants feel afraid that it's not because they can't manage it, it's because the public has a shortfall, and no one is willing to make up for it."

Zijuan froze for a moment and said, "Where did you hear that?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "Don't listen, you can figure it out. Next month will be the time when Zhuangzi's shop will reap this year's profits into the mansion every year. I'm afraid that those used last year will be almost spent by now. In previous years, there will be more money." The loan money was used to make up for it, but now it’s gone.”

Daiyu said: "It's none of our business, what are you doing with so many inquiries?"

Xueyan said: "There is one thing that has nothing to do with us. The young girl in Lian's second master's room, you still remember, was sent out a few days ago, and she was almost suffocated to death because she didn't take care of her brother wholeheartedly." .”

Daiyu was surprised: "Is that child okay?"

Xueyan said: "Of course it's okay, fortunately Ping'er found out early, and now the child is being raised with Sister Qiao."

Zijuan said: "You are really cruel, why did you kill an innocent child?"

"Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Peigong. She has been in the second master Lian's house for so long, but she can't even touch the second master. The better the relationship between the second master and the second grandma, the more unfavorable it is for her, so she Moved a crooked mind, thinking about setting the blame."

Daiyu said: "She acts like a servant girl honestly, so Sister Feng just pretends she can't see her, but she..."

"Maid? How many people in this mansion are willing to be maids for the rest of their lives? Let's talk about those in Second Master Bao's room who are fighting each other every day. What is it all about?"

Daiyu frowned, not very happy to hear this.

Xueyan said: "I know that the girl doesn't like to hear it, but girl, no matter who you marry in the future, these things are indispensable."

Daiyu sighed, but heard someone calling the door outside the yard: "The door is closed all day long, what are you doing all day long!"

Xueyan said in surprise: "Qingwen!"

While talking, she ran to open the door, and Zijuan smiled and said, "This is your daughter-in-law here? See how happy you are."

Qingwen was sweating from the sun, she went into the house and greeted Daiyu and said, "Second master was not there when the servant left, so the servant has nothing to say to the girl."

"Listen, it really is the black one who is close to the ink, and the narrow tone is just like that of a snow geese." Daiyu laughed, "Why did you come in?"

Qingwen said: "It's the old lady who said that the slave girl's needlework is not bad, so she asked the slave girl to come in and help the second girl with embroidery."

"I asked you to do embroidery, why did you come here to hide from laziness?" Xueyan said.

Qingwen squeezed her: "I came here to see you, little hoof, and I'm leaving in a while. Hurry up, and quickly present any good things to serve my sister."

Daiyu said to Xueyan: "Take Qingwen to play in your room, the chattering makes me have a headache."

Qingwen said: "Hey, as expected, Miss Lin despises slaves without the signboard of the second master."

Daiyu took the fruit on the table and threw it away. Qingwen quickly caught it with her eyes and said, "Thank you, miss."

After speaking, he took the snow goose and ran away.

Xueyan opened the door and asked a little girl to sit and play outside, then she came in with tea and snacks.

Qingwen was flipping through Xueyan's dressing box, took out a pearl earring and put it on: "On weekdays, I'm the only one who laughs at your simplicity, but now I can't take my eyes off you."

Xueyan said: "As for dressing so plain?"

Qingwen sneered: "Why do you think I was sent to the second lady? Now let alone the second wife, even the master doesn't like me."

Xueyan raised her chin: "Who made you look so attractive."

Qingwen slapped her hand away: "I'm upset!"

Xueyan said: "What's bothering you? You are not young anymore, have you thought about your future?"

Qingwen said silently: "If you had any other thoughts before, you don't dare now."

Xueyan recalled what she had heard before, and said, "The one in your house is called Jiahui..."

Qingwen nodded, her eyes were slightly red and said: "It's because Baoyu took a mouthful of rouge, and the second wife sent it away after she found out. Her family is long gone, and now she doesn't know where she is."

Xueyan said angrily: "Baoyu is still so stubborn."

Qingwen said with tears: "We are going to lay off people again in our room. Baoyu often stays in the master's study now, and the number of servants has doubled. It's just that there are fewer maids in our group. Now I live in my room every day. I'm doing embroidery work here, so it's an eyesore, and I always say that I'm going to be sent out. You know what's going on in my family, and you can't wait to sell me, just for a little more money!"

Xueyan frowned: "The old lady gave Baoyu a total of two rewards, and one attacker has already done that. Do you want to send you away now?"

Qingwen said: "That's why I came to the second girl. If it weren't for the old lady, I'm afraid I would have been sent away yesterday."

Xueyan said: "In the past, in Baoyu's room, you were the only attackers. Why, who is getting up again now?"

Qingwen said: "It's either Qiu Wen or Musk Moon, who else can be. In the past, I looked stupid, huh, other