Jia Juan of the New Red Mansion

Everyone in the Hou family gathered at the gate to bid farewell to Shuifang. Before Jia Juan could express his parting feelings, he saw Aunt Ma fainted in the arms of the servant girl. At this time.

Jia Juan peeked at Shuifang's expression, seeing a trace of impatience in him, and secretly laughed in his heart that Aunt Ma's play was for nothing, and Shuifang was in charge of the emperor, how could he delay the trip for an aunt, so he said a few words After that, he straddled his horse and raised his whip in a hurry, and went to catch up with Master Lin's chariot and horse.

Usually Aunt Ma knows the rules, so why is this getting a lot of attention.Master Hou is not afraid of bad luck when he comes here from a long distance.Knowing that Aunt Ma was happy, Jia Juan got angry with Mama Chen for the first time since traveling, "Didn't you reply every time, saying that you saw Aunt Ma drink the decoction for avoiding children with your own eyes? Then what is wrong with her stomach?" Come on, don't tell me that what you bought is fake medicine."

Mother Chen felt aggrieved. She is an old man in this mansion. To put it bluntly, when it comes to the rules of the mansion, the wife may not know more than her. She doesn't need to be reminded by the master. , but something went wrong when it came to her hands, how can she not be wronged.

"Ma'am, look, do you want your slaves to secretly..."

"Forget it, stay here, it's also counted as accumulating blessings for the child in my stomach." Jia Juan snorted coldly. "Call the two women to Aunt Ma. As for the people around her, I don't need to teach you what to do."

Mother Chen understood, "The servant girl was just about to ask Madam what she meant. The big maids around the aunts have reached the age to be released to marry." "These maids were bought from outside. You can handle their affairs." "Mother Chen is a good person, and she has all the ideas. As for who they marry, it is up to Mother Chen to decide. Looking at Mother Chen's expression of injustice, I am afraid that the one who serves Mrs. Ma is not good enough. It's time to end.

Jia Juan thought for a while, "The two in Aunt Liu's and Aunt Li's rooms seem to me to be honest, you can discuss with Mama Guan and assign them to the Zhuangzi, and pick two clever maids for them. Send it to my aunt." At first I didn't want to send Liu Shi and Li Shi's people away, but as soon as it was reported that Ma Shi was happy, she sent her close maid in the house behind. No distinction is made.

"It's just a coincidence. Some time ago, Manager Zhao from a village on the outskirts of Beijing came to deliver mountain goods. Her daughter-in-law begged the servant girl, saying that the boy in the family was getting older. See if there are any suitable ones in the mansion. Maid, I want to find a docile daughter-in-law for the boy." Guan's mother was married to the Hou's residence with Jia Juan.

Mother Chen said with a smile, "This daughter-in-law doesn't think much of the maids in Zhuangzi." It's all made." Guan's mother continued. "Zhao Guanshi's daughter-in-law brought her boy to show to the servant, and the servant looked clean, and he didn't look like a person with evil intentions."

"It turns out that the old sister was talking about him. The slaves also saw that day, and heard that he learned how to grow fruit trees from the tenants in the village. Hey, the fruits he grows are sweet and crispy. If anyone marries I gave it to him, but I am blessed." Mother Chen made exaggerated gestures.

Jia Juan rolled her eyes, and said that you two are here to sing the double reed, "You two old guys, you have received something good from others, it is worth it for you two mothers in charge to speak for him here together." The two mothers chattered With a smile, "It's just a few baskets of fruit and a few pieces of rabbit skin." It seems that Guanshi Zhao's wife is a lively one, knowing that the two mothers can talk to his wife, so she begged them to come.

"Okay, if I don't agree again, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it to their family. Since I've left this matter to you, I won't ask any more questions. Just remember, no matter which maid you choose, don't let the other one do it casually." I dismissed it casually, and find another suitable one in Zhuangzi, preferably an honest one." Jia Juan put away her smile and hit the two mothers a few words.

"In addition to rewarding them with two new bolts of cloth and 20 taels of silver according to the regulations of the mansion, I will reward each of them with 20 taels of silver from my post as a dowry for pressing the box. Don't be stingy and let the people of Zhuangzi be stingy." I saw the maid who went out from the mansion."

Guan's mother, relying on being a companion, has seen the young lady from a young age, and speaks casually, "Ma'am, why do you value Aunt Liu and Aunt Li's maids so much?" The matter between Liu and Li, I can hide it from other people in the mansion, but I can't hide it from their personal maids. Even if they didn't see it with their own eyes, they probably guessed something.After Shuifang found out about the two aunts, he bought the two maids long ago, and Jia Juan just followed suit to give them benefits.

"You will know in the future." Jia Juan didn't know how to explain, so he had to pretend to be mysterious. "What are Aunt Liu and Aunt Li doing?" Mother Chen actually has a good impression of Aunt Liu and Aunt Li, and they have the duties that Aunt Liu and Aunt Li should have, but they are too deserted.

"As for Madam, after the doctor left, they sat in Aunt Ma's room for a while and then went back to the yard."

"Oh, so are they. They don't feel bored staying in the house all day long. I feel sorry for them. You ask them to invite them here. I have something to tell them." Jia Juan was speechless. It was Lord Hou who was in the mansion, and they hid in the room in order not to let Jia Juan misunderstand. Now that Lord Hou is not at home, they still shrank in the house. It's an evil guess, what are they doing in the house?

"Madam is still virtuous. I heard that the government of Zhen Guo killed an aunt and threw the body in the mass grave. The aunt had been in her stomach for six months. It was a crime." Running errands outside, Guan's mother often hears gossip in the capital from her son.

Mother Chen asked curiously, "Old sister, are you talking about the third wife in Zhen Guogong's mansion?" Mother Guan ignited a blazing fire of gossip, and said excitedly, "Besides her, who else is there, and she is not afraid of it?" It's retribution. It's not that slaves like to talk after others. Madam's decision just now was correct. Why bother to ruin her reputation for a concubine. You see, who in the capital now doesn't know that Mrs. Niu San, the Duke of Zhen, is jealous. "

"Aunt Liu, Aunt Li is here." The two mothers quickly stopped talking.

"What did the doctor say?" Jia Juan was stunned when she knew that Aunt Ma was pregnant, and she didn't bother to ask for details.Aunt Liu raised her head and looked at Jia Juan sympathetically, "The doctor said, Aunt Ma has been pregnant for two months." For two months, Jia Juan scolded Aunt Ma in his heart. You haven't come to Aunt Ma for two months, maybe You didn't know you were pregnant, so you were guarding against me.

Aunt Li used to be the maid of the Liu Mansion. Before the Liu Manor ransacked the house, she was Aunt Liu's personal maid and accompanied the young lady to school. She heard a lot of intrigues in the mansion, so she guessed a little bit about Aunt Ma's thoughts.

When she heard that Master Hou was going to Yangzhou and would not return for three to five years, Aunt Ma panicked, worried that after Master Hou went out, his wife would find out that she had concealed her pregnancy, so she improvised a play. "The doctor also said that Aunt Ma fainted because of standing under the sun for a long time, and she will be fine after taking the anti-fetal medicine." Aunt Li's tone showed some disdain.

"It's true for her. Being pregnant is a happy event, so why hide it." Jia Juan didn't bother to listen, and relayed the discussion to Liu Shi and Li Shi.

The two aunts just heard the previous paragraph and misunderstood that the madam wanted to send away their close friends and replace them with their own. When they heard how good the son of Steward Zhao's family was, the madam said that no matter who they liked, the other one would be too. After not being wronged, the two aunts realized that the wife really wanted to find a good home for the two maids, and they both surprised and thanked Jia Juan for the two maids.

While the three of them were talking, Aunt Ma was helped in by a maid, putting her hands on her waist on purpose, as if she was afraid that others would not know that she was pregnant.Mother Chen curled her lips, Master Hou is not here, who is she doing this for, she was a good person in the old Mrs. Hou's room, but after being promoted to be an aunt, she became even worse.

Jia Juan looked at her pregnant belly, I didn't even need to support her waist, why do you support her. "Aunt Ma, are you twisting your waist or turning your feet? Since you are inconvenient, don't run around." Everyone in the room shook their shoulders, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.Aunt Ma's face became ugly, and she let go of the maid's hand in embarrassment.

Jia Juan said to Aunt Liu and Aunt Li, "The population in the house is simple, but there are many things to do. Now that I am getting heavier and heavier, I don't have the energy to take care of these trivial matters. During these days, you help with housework. If you understand, just ask me."

This was discussed with Shui Fang. Originally, I wanted to ask my natal sister-in-law to help host the Zhongfu, but Jia Juan refused. Although my sister-in-law is a good person, she is a married sister-in-law after all. How can I bother my sister-in-law to help a married sister-in-law? Take care of the housework.What's more, the eldest brother also has a lot of things at home, how can the sister-in-law get away.Don't make trouble between my aunt and sister-in-law because of such a trivial matter.

The two discussed and discussed, and the candidates fell on the heads of Liu Shi and Li Shi. Liu Shi was born in a family of officials and eunuchs. From a young age, she naturally learned how to manage the house, but after the family was ruined, she lived under the fence and became such a status again. , Even if you have the ability, you have no chance to display it.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Li repeatedly shied away, not daring to take over the butler's stick. Aunt Ma began to contradict, how could such benefits fall on the two woods? If I hadn't listened to my old lady, maybe this opportunity was hers.An aunt who can manage things is decent in the mansion.

"Don't worry, I will send Mama Chen and a few competent stewards to teach you. Don't you have the heart to watch me give birth while laying on the bed and call the steward who sent the gift back?" Everyone in the room laughed.

"The two aunts agreed, counting the time, just in time for the New Year, my brother will come out, if there is no one in the house to help take care of it, it will be a mess." Chen's mother finally saw that Jia Juan was thinking. Could it be that the person who praised the two aunts was trying to suppress Aunt Ma with an excuse?

Having said all this, Aunt Liu and Aunt Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.