[Red Mansions] Why does Xiaoye want to whitewash

"Master, let's go back?" The handsome young man stood by and looked at the master who was eating and drinking in front of him with a troubled face. It's not right to stop him, and it's not right to stand alone...

And Jia Lian, who was full of food and drink, took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped his mouth gracefully, then said: "Master, I am treating you today, are you sure you don't want to eat?"

The handsome young man glanced at the ordinary people passing by, and then at the proprietress who was clean and tidy and went to cook noodles in plain clothes, lowered his head and said softly: "Young master, you see that others are looking at you, and ordinary people are here. place to eat, shall we go?"

Moreover, the silk and satin worn by the young master is fresh and elegant at a young age, but... there is something wrong with his taste.

"Tiger egg, that's why you don't understand." Jia Lian still sat on the bench without moving, took out a fan and slapped it a few times, and said with a smile: "This is what ordinary ingredients want to make. The harder it is, let alone the proprietress's soup is well cooked, and it's still clean, seeing that the tables and stools are not dirty at all, what's there to eat?"

The servant, that is, the tiger egg in the young master's mouth, reiterated again tiredly: "Young master, the name of this servant is Jiao Xingwu."

Jia Lian said without sincerity: "A cheap name is easy to raise. Since your parents gave you such a nickname, how can you be so ungrateful?"

Going on, he should be ungrateful, Hu Dan'er, who had given up resistance, said obediently: "I know my mistakes, it's because I don't know what's good, so when will we go back home?"

"What's the rush?" Jia Lian looked around bored and said, "Isn't it still early?"

"But..." Hudan'er was a little anxious, and fearing that there would be too many people, he moved closer to persuade him: "But you have stopped studying since the old lady gave you two maids to serve you, and you are not in the mansion today. The servant is worried that the old lady will be angry..."

"You are my young master's servant. Naturally, what my young master says is what I say. Even if my grandmother is angry, I can protect you all. What are you afraid of?"

But although Jia Lian didn't like the behavior of the old lady giving him a maid, it was not because of this that he gave up studying. He really tried, but he couldn't learn it at all.He also thought about what the Jia family's future would be like when he came to this world. If he didn't take the imperial examination, how could he guarantee his wanton life, but his efforts to take the college entrance examination were completely useless, so he chose to give up.

To be a man can see clearly his own shortcomings, of course he must have the courage of a strong man to cut his wrists, he just can't read, he can still have a lot of opportunities in his life, that's why he decided to come out today to relax, what's the point of staying in Rongguo Mansion all the time .

As for those annoying things, it is natural to completely forget about them.

Standing up, Jia Lian walked up to the boss and his wife who were cooking noodles for other customers, and politely praised: "The soup here is really delicious, thank you for the hospitality today."

The boss and the proprietress looked at each other, and the middle-aged man said awkwardly: "You are too polite, young man, it is our husband and wife's honor that you like it..."

His attire might really put pressure on this ordinary couple, so Jia Lian didn't say anything else, and after glancing at Hu Dan'er, Hu Dan'er immediately took out his purse from his arms and paid a few copper coins to the boss. .

Leading the servants and guards to another place for a stroll, Jia Lian finally sent the word to go back to the mansion until it was dark, and all the servants breathed a sigh of relief.

Back in the mansion, Jia Lian didn't go to his father's place either, but directly went back to his own yard, and felt a fragrant breeze before he walked a few steps, two maidservants in blue satin vests, each with their own charm, walked up to him and knelt down During the salute, he still looked at him with affectionate eyes.

"Second Master, are you back?"

The girl in the blue satin vest is called Pingliu, and the other girl in the silver-red jacket is called Feihe. She is the maid that the old lady gave Jia Lian a few days ago, because Jia Zhu favored the old man before him. They are maids given by others, so everyone knows their identities well.

Without responding, Jia Lian went back to his room, Ping Liu followed behind him, and said softly, "Maidservant help you change your clothes?"

Not to be outdone, Fei He squeezed the tiger's egg away, and said softly on the other side of the young master: "Second Master hasn't eaten yet, right? What do you want to eat, I'll ask you to make it."

When he arrived at the door of his own house, Jia Lian paused, turned around, and said expressionlessly, "There are rules about who is in charge of everything in my yard. Who will allow the two of you to make up your own mind?"

Ping Liu didn't dare to speak, but Fei He said somewhat unwillingly: "This servant is an old lady..."

"I don't care who sent you in. I am the master you are going to serve. If you don't obey discipline, you can go back wherever you came from." After speaking, he pushed the door and entered the room.

Feihe saw that Qingfu Qimei, the second master's personal maid, also followed in, but the two of them were blocked from the door, so she couldn't help stomping her feet, turned around and ran away, Pingliu saw that she was gone, and could only turn her head three times at a time. follow and leave.

The little boy Xing'er and Hu Dan'er who were guarding the door looked at each other, then reacted and glared at Hu Dan'er, then snorted and ignored him.

Jia Lian in the room let the two maids help her change her clothes. After changing her pajamas, she leaned on the step comfortably, and then said to Qingfu: "I am the master in this yard. To abide by the rules in our yard, didn't you say that the two of them were maids in grandmother's sewing room? Just let them do the sewing and don't hang out in front of me."

Qingfu nodded respectfully, "Yes, this servant knows."

Qimei poured a cup of warm water into the young master's hand, and asked softly, "Are you tired? Do you need your servant to go to the kitchen and let someone prepare some food?"

Jia Lian closed his eyes and nodded, "Just get some porridge and side dishes."

"Yes, the servant will go here."

When Qimei went out, Jia Lian asked Qingfu to call Hudaner in, Qingfu opened the door and looked at the boy on the right, and said with a smile: "Hu...brother, the young master let you in."

Hudan'er responded, and followed Qingfu in. Xing'er saw her and hugged her arms angrily, ignoring anyone.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Jia Lian opened his eyes, asked Qingfu to give Hu Dan'er a piece of silver, and then went out, and then said to Hu Dan'er: "I don't need you to stay here to serve me today, and I will let you go tomorrow." It’s a holiday, eat something good with those boys, and remind them not to delay their training.”

Hudan'er put the silver into his bosom in front of his master, and replied with a smile: "Then slaves will thank you young master for them."

Jia Lian nodded and ordered: "Let them pay attention, don't be too high-profile."

"Yes, the servant remembered."

"Then go back."

Since Jia Lian came here half a year ago, he has been trying to figure out the situation of Rongguo Mansion while studying hard. However, Rongguo Mansion is almost familiar, and he finally decided to give up studying.

The tiger egg was picked up when he was wandering on Rongning Street when he went out two months ago. He saw him hanging out with a few boys, and he was the most pleasing to the eye. He called over and said a few words, knowing that his grandfather He was actually brothers with Jiao Da from Ningguo Mansion, so he mentioned to his side to be a servant, and often mixed with the others.

They are just the descendants of old slaves. Although the elders used to have a lot of face in front of the old Rong Guogong, since Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang took charge of the family, they have not been reused and only do some trivial things.

The mistress of the house didn't look down on those people at all, and she only thought that Jia Lian was out to play and had no serious business, so no one paid more attention to her, which allowed Jia Lian to do something.

However, he doesn't have any big pursuits, he just doesn't want to live a miserable life in the future, and his brain is not very good at coping with the conspiracy in the back house, so he can only make some preparations in advance for hitting a straight ball.

Xing'er was on duty tonight, and when Jia Lian was drinking the porridge, he noticed that the boy was a little unhappy, so he asked strangely, "Who offended Xing'er?"

Xing'er glanced at his young master sadly, Jia Lian was shocked by his look, and said with disgust: "You are a boy, what does this look like! Be stronger!"

Xing'er's small body straightened up immediately, but it couldn't be compared to being strong, and Qimei, who was serving the young master, couldn't help laughing. Seeing this, Xing'er said unhappily, "Sister Qimei!"

Jia Lian also wanted to laugh, but he was very burdened. After rinsing his mouth, he asked, "Tell me, what's the matter, you're so awkward."

"Didn't the young master say that the night watch should be changed to a servant?" Xing'er didn't care about his image in front of his master, and said directly, "Tiger Dan'er is also a servant, so why doesn't he need to watch the night?"

Xing'er is thirteen this year, only one year older than Jia Lian, and Hudan'er is only fifteen years older.Of course, his actual age was much older than all of them, so although Jia Lian followed the rules with these servants, he was still tolerant in his heart.

He had some insomnia in the first few days when he came here, and he found that his movements of turning over were a little too big, and all the maids had to get up to have a look, so he changed the rules of the night watch, and all the guards were guarded by the servants. My heart is much bigger.

Jia Lian could also see that Xing'er didn't have any objections to the vigil, but was purely jealous of Hudan'er, an airborne soldier, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Master, I have my own intention in bringing him to my side, if you want to be like him Why don't you change your name first?"

Xing'er was a little confused, and then asked carefully: "What name to change?"

Jia Lian restrained his smile, seemingly unintentionally said: "Lion's egg."

"Shit?!"

Obviously, hearing Xinger's direction completely changed, Jia Lian couldn't help laughing out loud. After laughing, seeing Xinger's face full of grievances, he held back his smile and pointed at him, "I'm just kidding you!"

"Master~"

Jia Lian put away the smile on his face, and said lightly: "Do what you should do well, young master, I will naturally not treat you badly, but if you touch my bottom line, I don't think you will want to know the consequences..."

These words are not only for Xing'er, but also for Qingfu and Qimei.