[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

Not long after Daiyu came back, the Rongning and Ningfu prefectures began to make intensive preparations for the royal concubine's family visit.

"It's really a good thing to visit relatives!"

Liu Mei couldn't help sighing when she saw the infrastructure projects going up and down in the mansion in full swing—you know, she still has a cheap father after all.I heard that because of Yuanchun's provincial visit, her cheap father, like many people in the house, got a new job, was promoted to a manager, and his salary was said to have doubled.Excluding the expenses of the Jia family and the members of the Jia clan, all kinds of mountains and ponds, buildings and pavilions, bamboo and flowers...the money is really like flowing water.

Liu Mei listened to all kinds of gossip and gossip every day, and couldn't help being speechless—Jia's family really spent all their money for this face-saving project.

Meanwhile, Liu Mei went back to Pear Fragrance Courtyard and found that Xue's family had moved out, and it was said that they had moved to another quiet courtyard in the northeast corner of Rong Mansion.

But Liu's mother is still working in Lixiangyuan. I don't know if Aunt Xue gradually discovered something after Liu Mei left, so she hired another cook who can cook Jinling dishes.

Now in this Lixiangyuan, twelve girls bought from Gusu lived in, and under the guidance of the teacher, they formed a female theater troupe.Mother Liu is responsible for taking care of the food for the children in the courtyard.

"Mei'er, is it okay to be with Second Master Bao?" Mother Liu's subordinates were busy making tea with dried Luo Han Guo.Liu Mei looked at it, it seemed that it was for the twelve singing girls to clear their throats and moisten their lungs.

Liu Mei nodded, "It's all pretty good." In fact, it's all pretty hard to say.

"Is my sister okay?" Liu Mei asked casually, thinking of her cheap sister Liu Wu'er.

Mother Liu smiled and said: "Okay! Wu'er is very good with Fangguan and Lingguan now. They are all girls of the same age, and they play and play together when they have time. Wu'er and those few are very good. We can talk, and when we are in a good mood, our body will also get better."

Liu Mei couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

Liu Wu'er can play around with her peers in this courtyard, but in Baoyu's courtyard, she can only fight openly and secretly with the maids who are older than her-she is like a student who cheated and skipped a grade. Look, Emma, ​​it's not easy to mix, the competition is so fierce; and Liu Wu'er is like a repeater with a generous heart, with only a few homework every day, but living a very comfortable life.

With this kind of emotion, Liu Mei returned to Jiang Yunxuan's room, inevitably listless.

Xiaohong pulled her, "What's the matter? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

When she said this, Xiaohong smiled badly, as if greeting her aunt.

Liu Mei pursed her lips, shook her head, and said, "It's nothing!"

Xiaohong judged her words and decided that Liu Mei had something on her mind, "According to me, you either think there is too much work in this yard, or you think there is too little work!"

Liu Mei glanced at her, who in the world thinks there is too little work?Living less money and being closer to home - this is the ideal career!

Xiao Hong giggled, and said: "This yard, that's how it is. Qiao Zong'er has been taken over by others. What's left for us is just the dirty and tiring work, and we can't make it happen. You Ah, don't be so honest and busy all day long, pretend to be sick anyway, lie in bed for two days, so that others can know that you can't do it without you!"

When Xiaohong said this, she still didn't forget to go to the house where Xiren lived to nuzui.

Liu Mei knew that Xiren always had time to take Qiao recently.

This Xiren is Baoyu's chief administrative officer, who works hard for him in everything.But these things are all "Qiao Zong'er" in Xiaohong's mouth, they are all intimate matters of close service, and sometimes even the suspicion of men and women is ignored.

In the past, when Baoyu was in Jiangyunxuan, Xiren could not wait to follow him all the time and take care of everything in every possible way.

"Qingwen, hurry up and get the big woolen clothes that Second Master Bao left, and wrap them in furoshiki."

"Mosk Moon, have you prepared the charcoal for the foot stove and hand stove of Second Master Bao? Those boys outside won't remember this."

"Qiuwen, hurry up, don't miss any of Master Bao's schoolwork."

That's how Xiren took care of Baoyu, so it's not an exaggeration to call her Jiang Yunxuan's central nervous system.The entire Jiangyun Pavilion is actually centered on Xiren, and then circles around Baoyu together.

However, Xiren has changed a bit recently, and from time to time he also has a headache and is prone to lying on the bed.When she is not giving orders, Jiang Yunxuan is not used to going up and down, and it is easy to mess up.

Just like this, Baoyu felt that it was good to attack people.As soon as he returned to Jiangyunxuan, Baoyu would go to Xiren's place, ask questions, and be gentle for a while.

Now that Xiao Hong said that, she was also complaining for Liu Mei.

Liu Mei is actually an inseparable figure in Jiang Yunxuan.If one day people like Liu Mei fall ill, there will be no workers, and only a bunch of talkative ones will be left on top.

Liu Mei pursed her lips and said, "What can I do?"

She clearly knew her purpose here, and she also knew the fate of Jia's family.So she didn't have the idea of ​​waiting to climb high branches at all, and she didn't want to get close to Baoyu at all.

Xiaohong looked at her and sighed, and said, "You...well, people say I'm the most worthless person in this yard, but you...you're pretty worthless too."

Liu Mei glared at Xiaohong and said, "What are you talking about? How can I compare with you?"

This roommate, Xiaohong, who shared the four-person room with her, is a second-generation official, no, no, no, "second-generation management".Xiaohong's parents are Lin Zhixiao and his wife, the chief stewards of the Rong Mansion. Her original name was Lin Hongyu, but she was ordered to simplify it to "Xiaohong" only because her name was different from Baoyu and Daiyu.

So ah, children are actually divided into different classes.

The highest level is that of Lai Shangrong, who is not only released from Jia's mansion, but also donates to officials after becoming a good citizen.

The next best is Zhao Guoji, Auntie Zhao's brother. One person in the family attained the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascended to heaven.

However, most of them are the bottom working people who have worked so hard from generation to generation, the servants and maids.But in this regard, there are differences between maidservants and maidservants.

Also a maid from the family, Xiaohong's life in Jiangyunxuan is very easy, every day she burns the tea stove and feeds the birds - because Xiren and the others are like guarding against thieves, for fear that Xiaohong will be in front of Baoyu Show your face.

You know, Lin Hongyu's appearance is quite good, and she was pretty and clean. If she loses face in front of Baoyu, coupled with the power of her parents, in Jiangyunxuan, the rising momentum will be unstoppable. .

So Lin Xiaohong was forced to be in this "promising" state.

Hearing what she said, Liu Mei sighed secretly, her "no prospect" and Xiaohong's "no prospect" were obviously different.

The two of them were chatting like this when they heard the commotion outside, saying that everything had been decided on the day of the imperial concubine's family visit.

Liu Mei forced Xiaohong to go out to watch the fun, but saw Xiren triumphantly taking a particularly delicate food box from the woman outside.

"Isn't it the snacks sent by the palace? Xiren's eyelids are still so shallow. Baoyu gave her such a thing, but she wants to make such a big show to show off!" Xiaohong shrank behind the crowd and leaned closer to Liu Mei's ear give pointers.

Liu Mei was speechless, "Second Generation Guan" was different, just seeing the food box, he knew it was something sent from the palace.If it was her, her eyes would be completely black.

No wonder Xiren wants to show off.

"Second Master Bao is always so considerate—"

With a face of shyness and gratitude, Xiren thanked the woman who brought the things in.

"Ouch—" Liu Mei was about to vomit, and looked at Lin Xiaohong next to her, she also had a similar expression.

Liu Mei instinctively doesn't like attacking people very much.The reason she didn't like Xi Ren was that the other party was too servile—holding the food box in her hand, the expression on Ms. Xi Ren's face, she almost shouted thank you Lord Ron.

As for classmate Lin Xiaohong, staring at Xiren from a distance, she also showed some disdain.

The other maids in Jiangyun Xuan dislike Xiren, probably because Xiren always likes to show off in front of them little girls, showing how close she is to Baoyu—of course, the two are indeed close. Nearly, friendship in the clouds and rain?

The big maids beside the strange road are very fond of complaining and attacking people-they call Baoyu "we" before they even earn a "girl".

Liu Mei and Lin Xiaohong, far behind the crowd, secretly complained about Xi Ren, but Xi Ren didn't know anything about it.She opened the food box in public, and took out a white porcelain covered bowl painted with twigs and green lotus.Most of the little maids at the side came up and saw that Xiren carefully opened the lid of the bowl, and saw that the lid bowl contained a shallow bowl of milky white semi-solidified objects, sprinkled with very finely chopped red and green silk. , and some small raisins, red fruits and the like for embellishment.

"Sister Xiren, this is a snack in the palace! Second Master Bao is so thoughtful, he even left it for you—"

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

The little maids around had no choice but to obey at this moment, and they all felt that Xiren had really secured the top spot next to Baoyu.Those who stood in line and did not stand in line to attack people, seeing this situation, inevitably felt anxious in their hearts, thinking about whether to stand in line again.

"Yes, I heard from my mother that this is sugar-steamed crispy cheese made only by the palace." Xiren explained to everyone generously, "Probably because the second master Bao knew that I usually like to eat sweets, so he called it Bring it here!"

Willow eyebrows on the side flat mouth - sugar steamed crispy cheese?Can it be done in the palace?The method is obviously very simple, okay?

Xiao Hong glanced at her, and vaguely guessed what Liu Mei was thinking, but she didn't say anything.

Next, Ms. Xiren "enjoyed" this "unique" sugar-steamed crispy cheese in Jiangyun Pavilion alone under the attention of all the maids.

In the evening, after Liu Mei finished her work, she came out of the small kitchen and met Xi Ren who was helping Hui Xiang from the direction of the latrine. His face was pale and he looked very uncomfortable.

After returning to the house, Liu Mei asked Hui Xiang what happened to Xi Ren.

Hui Xiang has a temperament that can't hide things at all, and said in front of all her roommates: "Sister Xiren said that her stomach hurts very much, and she felt better when she vomited so much."

The little girls in the room looked at each other in blank dismay.

Only Liu Mei remembered something, and couldn't help laughing inwardly——

It turned out that the original book of the Red Chamber remembered it correctly, and this Xiren really was not blessed to enjoy the court details like crispy cheese.

According to what Huixiang said, the symptoms of attacking people are also very common in later generations-it is obviously lactose intolerance!