[Red Mansion Quick Pass] Avenge you

Second Sister You thought about it for a while, and then agreed to Mrs. You's proposal.After breakfast, the two of them went out of the gate and walked towards the house of Granny Yuan, who lived nearby.Rich families can naturally enjoy the welfare that the prostitute brings people to the door for them to choose, while ordinary families can only go to the door by themselves.

The streets made of bluestone slabs, and the gates of courtyards with white walls and black tiles beside the roads, usually have a few pots of flowers and plants placed.Vibrant greens and bright reds and yellows adorn the streetscape.The children wore bright flowered clothes, ran past holding a paper pinwheel, and laughed all the way.The sun was shining brightly, and there was a slight warm wind blowing.The tall and emerald trees rustle in the wind, and the rhythmic sound sounds very pleasant.It makes people feel that the years are quiet and good.

The people living on this street are almost all the middle class in the capital. Although the environment is not as good as the East Street where officials and wealthy families gather, it is still very good.The streets are clean and the environment is quiet.The salesman walks by with a heavy load shaking his rattle. The various needles, threads and fabrics on the load attract the eyes of the big girls and the young wives.There are also old people with missing teeth selling Kanto candies, which are as white as snowflakes, making children salivate.

As he was walking, suddenly a fortune teller holding a blue cloth banner came up in front of him, which made Second Sister You stunned.Seeing the expression of the girl next to her, Mrs. You also stopped and asked, "Second sister, do you want to do a fortune-telling?"

Second Sister You nodded perfunctorily, and then stepped forward, looking at the fortune teller in a gray robe with complicated eyes: "Is that you?"

The fortune teller nodded and said with a smile, "It's me."

Mrs. You walked over, looked at the handsome fortune-teller, then at her daughter, and said, "You...know each other?"

Second Sister You looked at Mrs. You, and lied: "Mom, didn't I tell you before that there was a gentleman who took a photo for me? It is the one in front of me."

Mrs. You was overjoyed when she heard the words, and said to the fortune-teller: "It turns out that it is an old friend—Sir, please, please give me another divination for my daughter?" , but was stopped by the gentleman raising his hand.He smiled and said, "You don't need to say too much, I already know what you are asking for."

"Sir, you are really a god-man" Mrs. You was overjoyed, feeling that her daughter's future is promising. "Then, please take a look, sir, where is my daughter's way out?"

The fortune teller smiled and said, "Miss You's future should be today."

Second Sister You looked at him suspiciously, but said nothing.But he pointed to the skirt worn by Second Sister You, and said: "The color of this skirt is good, and it is in line with the girl's future." After speaking, he arched his hands towards Youshi's mother and daughter, and walked past them. People, go lightly.He didn't seem to be walking fast, but within two or three breaths, he disappeared.

Mrs. You stood there dumbfounded, and said, "Why did you leave, sir? He hasn't told your fortune yet!"

"Maybe, I've already figured it out..." Second Sister You lowered her head thoughtfully, looking at the moon-white trimmed skirt she was wearing.The fabric and style of the skirt are very ordinary, except that there is a circle of small lavender flowers embroidered on the skirt, which is fresh and elegant.

"It's already been calculated, what do you mean?" Mrs. You also looked at the skirt worn by Second Sister You, thought for a while and said, "He specifically mentioned your skirt, and said that the color of this skirt is just right for your future... Could it be that the family you should marry in the future is either Yue or Bai?——The surname Yue is very rare, so could it be someone named Bai?"

"Let's see it."

After walking for a while, the two arrived at the home of the prostitute Yuan Shi.The brown wooden door of the small yard was half open, and the sound of a little girl crying could be heard inside.The two went up the stairs, and Mrs. You raised her hand and knocked on the door, and said loudly, "Is Mrs. Yuan at home?"

"Who--" Someone agreed, and stepped out.But she was a short and stocky woman with a yellow-black complexion, sunken cheeks and bright eyes. "So it's Aunt You, do you need me?"

Mrs. You told her why she came, and Mrs. Yuan smiled when she heard the words, and said, "I can't help you with other things. This matter is not simple? Please come in." After speaking, she looked at Mrs. You standing behind her. Second Sister You looked her up and down carefully, with surprise in her eyes, and said, "This is your second sister? She looks so good. I'm not afraid of you getting angry, I've never seen her in this line of work." There are quite a few beauties, but none of them can compare to your second sister."

Mrs. You showed complacency, but her mouth was modest, and walked into the courtyard gate together with Mrs. Yuan.Second Sister You walked in with a faint smile on her face.As soon as he entered, he saw a few little girls kneeling in the yard.Her small body was trembling, and she didn't know how long she had been kneeling.One of the little girls with an apple face started to cry, looking really pitiful.

"Yo, what's the matter?" Mrs. You said.

Mrs. Yuan said: "Don't pay attention to them. If you are used to it, you should take care of it. —— You said, you want to buy one old and one young, right?"

Mrs. You nodded, and said: "I plan to ask a cook to help with the cooking, and another maid to serve the second sister, that's enough."

"Cook, I have someone to choose here. If I want to choose one, I'm afraid I will have to wait for a while. For the little maid, look, I only have these few kneeling in the yard. " Pozi Yuan said, pointing to those little girls.

Mrs. You took a look around the room and said, "Aren't there a few more in the room?" Those few looked older and smarter than those in the yard.

Mrs. Yuan said: "It's not that I keep the good ones and don't sell them to you. Those few have already been ordered by Mr. Bai, the servant of the household department."

Lord Bai?Hearing this surname, and hearing that the other party is the servant of the household department, Mrs. You immediately became interested. "This Mr. Bai's family, why do you need to buy maids outside?" Ordinary rich families usually use servants born in the family, and rarely buy maids outside.

"You don't know, this Lord Bai used to be an official on the southeast coast, but he was transferred to the capital recently." Mrs. Yuan said, "His hometown is in Shandong. Some family gave birth to a child. That's why we have to buy it outside for people to use."

Mrs. You asked again: "How is Mrs. Bai's wife, have you seen it?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Yuan suddenly became interested, and said, "Why didn't you see me? I just went to the White Mansion yesterday and met the wife of the White Minister. Oh, you are indeed the daughter of a rich family, gentle and gentle." Wen, with a pleasant face, is very extraordinary!"

"The daughter of a rich family? Is your hometown also from Shandong? The daughter of a farming family?"

"No, Mrs. Han's family is on the southeast coast, and Bai Shilang married her while he was in office."

"How about your family background, can you be worthy of Master Bai?"

Looking at the high-spirited Mrs. You with strange eyes, Mrs. Yuan said, "Why are you asking such detailed questions?"

Only then did Mrs. You realize that she had asked too many questions, she couldn't help but smiled awkwardly, and said, "Just ask, if it's inconvenient for you, don't worry about it."

"Hey, what's the inconvenience?" Yuan Pozi replied without doubting him, "I heard that Mrs. Han's family used to be a high-ranking official. It's a pity that in her generation, she fell down. I have an old relationship with Mr. Bai, so I found this wealthy son-in-law. The timing is also lucky, and I can't wait to envy you."

After hearing this, Mrs. You couldn't help but nodded, her interest lost.Only Mrs. Yuan said again: "However, it's not good to be too full of luck. Let's just talk about Mrs. Han. She has been married to Mrs. Bai for more than ten years. However, she has no children under her knees. Mrs. Bai's The three daughters are all from concubines."

Hearing this, Mrs. You immediately became interested again, and asked, "Three daughters? No son?"

"There is only one son, and it is also the daughter of the servant girl of the common room. The servant girl is blessed, and she left soon after giving birth to the child."

Mrs. You laughed when she heard the words, and said: "Is there no secret in it? It's such a coincidence that the one who gave birth to a daughter lived well, but the one who gave birth to a son went away?"

Hearing this, Granny Yuan also had a knowing smile on her face: "Who knows? Keeping the son and leaving the mother is a common method used by those people."

After the two chatted for a while, they began to pick people.The cook had no choice but one.Mrs. You waited impatiently, seeing that the person was clean and tidy, so she bought the woman surnamed Feng.The little girl let Second Sister You choose by herself.She glanced at it for a while, pointed to one of the apple-faced little girls with tears on her face and said, "It's her, she looks so pitiful crying."

At that moment, Second Sister You paid Pozi Yuan ten taels of silver, bought the cook and maid, and led them towards home.The little girl was timid and followed Second Sister You with her head down, not daring to say a word.After returning home, Mrs. Feng immediately went to work in the kitchen.Second Sister You called the little girl to her front and asked, "How old are you? What's your name?"

The little girl replied with a voice like a mosquito: "I, my name is Er Ya, and I am nine years old this year."

Second Sister You smiled and said, "Second Ah? Could it be that you have an older sister named Da Ya?"

Erya raised her head, her dirty little face showed surprise: "How does the girl know? My elder sister is named Da Ya!"

Second Sister You smiled and didn't answer, she asked that Er Ya's parents sold her because her elder brother was going to get married, she couldn't help but sighed.Then he said: "The name Er Ya is not good, it is too casual. Since you have followed me, I will give you a new name, are you willing?"