The Ring of the Red Chamber and the Nine Heavens

As soon as Jia Amnesty sat here, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang felt embarrassed to talk nonsense, and they had to deal with it fairly, so that everyone present would be convinced.Jia Lian tugged at Wang Xifeng's skirt a few times from behind, meaning that it's fine to show off in normal times, but this is a serious father-in-law sitting here, if you still try to cheer for the second wife, you'd be too disrespectful.Therefore, Wang Xifeng also kept silent, watching the development of the situation with bated breath.

Jia Zheng coughed and asked Mrs. Wang, "Why is Aunt Zhao doing all the sewing in Huan'er's room?"

Mrs. Wang saw that Wang Xifeng was suppressed by Jia She, and she couldn't come out to help speak at the moment, so she had to explain and argue herself, the general idea is as follows: This was originally mentioned by the old lady. clothes made by people.If you do it well, it is always said that it is unsatisfactory, and it is a waste of manpower and material resources. It is better to simply remove this item and hand over the fabric lining to the maids in each room to do it themselves, so that you can always ask the masters to point out how to do it. , so that it will not be out of shape, and no one will wear it in the end. It is a waste of effort and good materials.

However, this involves a problem with the configuration of maids in the mansion.

Now those who know how to needle and thread are all second-class and above maids who have been trained in the mansion for a period of time.In Jia's mansion, there are fixed numbers of maids in each room. In the old lady's house, there are eight big maids including mandarin ducks, and eight second-class maids; wins.The second-class maids in the wife's room are four first-class maids, four second-class maids, and the rest are ignored.The rest of the young masters, such as brothers and sisters, did not have second-class or above maids at the beginning, only ordinary maids.Because they are still young, there is still a nurse and four teaching nuns in the house, which is equivalent to taking up the share of the second-class maids.Wait until the brothers and sisters grow up to be in their teens, the wet nurse retires, and the personal servant girl who serves as a servant can get started after five or six years of training. , in charge of affairs in the master's ovary, and take care of the master's clothes.Therefore, the older Yingchun, Tanchun and Baoyu (not included in the four people just mentioned) each raised a second-class maid to their rooms, and because Jia Huan was young, there was no second-class maid. There are no maids who can do needlework, so the heavy responsibility of needlework falls to Aunt Zhao in the end.

As for the first-class maid Xiren and the second-class maid Qingwen in Baoyu's room, those were sent by the old lady to Baoyu, and the two second-class maids Sheyue Qiuwen were sent by Mrs. Wang to serve Baoyu. For the four second-class and above maids, the needlework was naturally done by others.

According to Mrs. Wang, it’s no wonder that Baoyu didn’t take too much. The four maids were originally saved by the old lady and Mrs. Wang for him to order, and even the money was allocated to the old lady and Mrs. Wang. The border collar is like a temporary secondment, and it hasn't broken the rules of the mansion for many years. Who can get angry or gossip?

Jia Zheng was almost confused, yes, what is this, even if it is the favoritism of the grandmother Jia Mu and the mother-in-law Mrs. Wang, it seems that there is nothing to say that it did not violate the ancestral system.

Since Jia Huan managed to uncover the problem, how could he allow it to be left alone?Immediately said loudly: "Master, but, there is a problem. Since there is no division of second-class and above maids who can do needlework in my house, why did the above suddenly cancel the original needleworkers and ask each room to have another maid?" How about doing it? Could it be that it is convenient for him to see someone doing it in the second elder brother’s room, so he doesn’t care about the real situation of us?”

The people in the room were very quiet, and a needle could be heard.

Mrs. Wang said embarrassingly: "That's not what we said, it was what the old lady meant."

But Jia She said abruptly from the side: "Is that what the old lady means? I can't see it. From what I hear, the old lady just asked Baoyu's clothes and shoes to be made by the maids in his room, because he doesn't wear other people's clothes. Well, there is no second-class maid in Brother Huan'er's house, and Aunt Zhao wouldn't know how to do it. Could it be that you asked Huan'er to bundle up and pack the clothes and go out like this? See, if it's true If you go out like this, whose face will you lose? Isn’t it the face of our Jia family? Isn’t it the face of your head of the family? People outside the house will laugh, because the head of the house treats their noble brother as a beggar coming!"

Jia Zheng suddenly couldn't hold back his face, even Wang Xifeng turned pale, so boring.In the end, Mrs. Wang said angrily: "Then I'll talk to the old lady later, let's go back to the old rules. This has been changed over and over again, and sometimes troubles will arise."

Jia Amnesty couldn't listen to these nonsense, and said with a sneer, "It's really stupid to push the old lady when there is nothing to do? The old lady is an elderly person. It's better to have one thing more than one thing less. How can I treat her well?" Go change this ancestral rule? It is clear that the old lady is just a casual sentence, so you misinterpret the meaning of the old lady, use chicken feathers as arrows, and bully people under the banner of the old lady!"

This is too serious, Mrs. Wang was so wronged that she took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, but because the other party was an uncle, there was a difference in dignity, men and women were different, so I couldn't say much, so I had to grit my teeth and swallow this breath, cursing in my heart : Well you ring!Today's whole trip is considered to be in front of the whole family, and I have lost all my old face for several years.This matter cannot be left alone.Just wait and see.

In the end, when the two masters discussed it, it became: Baoyu loves to make troubles, and if he doesn’t wear clothes and shoes made by people who specialize in sewing, he will wear them. Others still have to wear them, and the original system will still be restored. The people above make clothes and shoes, and distribute them according to the ancestors.

Jia Huan made a "victory" gesture in his heart, and he was very happy. This is the first victory he has won since he came to Jia's mansion. If this is the case, it is equivalent to revealing the dire situation between himself and Aunt Zhao in front of everyone. It also spared Aunt Zhao's miserable and heavy life during this period of time, so that she could rest more.But, besides my wit and bravery, thanks to the sudden joining of the powerful allied army, Jia Shetongzi, there is no way to repay my kindness...

Originally, Jia Huan wanted to express his gratitude to Jia Amnesty, but on second thought, he decided to forget it. Is this a betrayal of the enemy camp?Speaking of which, Jia Huan was still Jia Zheng's son, so why should he be grateful if he knew that his father and this uncle were at odds?There are too many people, don't worry about it.It's fine if you have your mind.So, Jia Huan secretly raised his eyes to look at Jia She, but Jia She was also looking at him, and when most of the people turned around, he quietly gave Jia Huan a thumbs up.

Jia Zheng made a fuss for two hours in a row, his head was getting bigger, and he finally thought about whether it was about the bullock cart or the shoes, in short, Baoyu was involved in it, and finally couldn't help being angry, so he left him behind. He came down and yelled at him, and finally kicked him on the buttocks and kicked him out of the study.