The clever maid of the red mansion

In fact, when it comes to the marriage of the cousin girl Jiang Suyun, it looks glamorous on the surface. As a cousin girl, it is really high.But for the sake of the general's mansion, they reluctantly made a marriage, but in fact, only those who are caring will know what's going on.

It's not that this third-grandson young master has anything to do with it. On the contrary, according to people's rumors, the future cousin is considered to be progressive. He has just passed the examination of scholar, and he only reads sage books and doesn't hear anything outside the window.The third house is originally a concubine, and it is not taken seriously in the uncle's mansion.The eldest son of the third family, among the three daughters of the third family, can be said to stand out from the crowd, and no one has his future.Although it was born by the aunt, since the aunt gave birth to the son before the wife of the main room, it can be seen that she is a scheming person. Now for nearly twenty years, it is said that she is evenly matched with the wife of the main room.And because of his son's struggle, his waist became harder.

As for Lin'an Bo's mansion, in fact, they are still serious relatives with Mrs. Wang's natal family. Mrs. Wang's father and the late Lin'an Bo are brothers.Now that the old uncle has passed away, only the old lady is left.The elder aunt, Feng Ying, married the eldest son of the eldest son.Feng Ying is also a shrewd person, now he is a husband and wife with good sons and daughters, and he is also the head of the inner house in Lin'anbo Mansion.As soon as the mansion talked about looking for a marriage for the cousin girl, the aunt and grandma made a plan, and there was a candidate. As for whether this person is good or not, one has to think carefully and look back.

Listening to the young couple in Taoyuan, after the mandarin ducks played in the water at night, they lay on the couch and talked about their daily routines. Mr. Feng then told Liu Er what he wanted to know.

As for the rift between the eldest aunt and his wife, Xiao Li, because the eldest aunt was about to get married shortly after Xiao Li married.At that time, Mrs. Li was also young and energetic. She felt that she was wronged by marrying an old man in her youth, so she wanted to intervene in housework.At that time, he was young and ignorant, so he had to make Mrs. Liu feel uncomfortable, and made a lot of fuss with the big girl's dowry, which completely offended people. Over the years, the grievances have become deeper and deeper.

Of course, Mr. Feng just mentioned this matter lightly, without going into details.But Liu'er thought about it for a while, and with Xiao Li's current behavior, there were maids inquiring, and together they could make a good guess.

No matter what, after this incident, everyone in the general's mansion waited and saw the third grandma, even if they were disrespectful and respectful, they did not dare to offend easily and were careful.

The example of the cousin girl and the grounded second girl is the first, which servant can be more decent than these two masters!

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In midsummer at the beginning of May, less than half a month later, the cousin's marriage has passed a small decision, and she has already been hired in June, and she will go out on the eighth day of August.

According to Dongmei’s rumors, both parents of this cousin girl are dead, her father’s family is withered, and everyone’s life is just food and clothing. How can anyone be willing to raise her as a loser? It didn't work until the parents were buried, and they were already destitute.Reluctantly, he took an old woman and defected to his aunt Gusu Li's third grandma.At this time, Jiang Suyun was thirteen years old, which was the year of cardamom.In the new year, it happened that the third grandma followed Li Sanye to Beijing to clear up the relationship. The third grandma went to the mansion to visit Mrs. Li and brought the cousin girl with her.When Xiao Li saw that she liked it, she stayed with her and raised her since then, saying that it was to keep the second girl company, until now.In fact, in detail, the cousin girl's relationship with Xiao Li's is much farther than that of the third grandma.

Liu'er knew some of these reasons before, but not in such detail.Now that the marriage is certain, the cousin girl will stay at home from now on and embroider the dowry in her own house. The time is short, and it's not a hurry to do it. It's not embarrassing enough to make jokes.

Although she is also a relative of the general's mansion, like Miss Qianjin, she is not as important as Liu Er was at the beginning, she wanted money and money, and she was not as caring and considerate as the little man who worried that the woman was not decent enough. silver.

There are only two older girls around her who can do the work. In less than three months, there are some needlework that must be done by myself. I am too busy all day to finish it.Although I feel unwilling, but now, what should be done still has to be done.As for what he thinks in his heart, outsiders don't know.

The second girl, Feng Lian, was forbidden to leave the courtyard again. This time, the old man ordered her to die, and invited two strict nuns to teach her the rules. The servants did not dare to show favoritism, and no one would ask for help for her.

As for the dowry, the old man asked Grandma Liu and his wife Xiao Li to discuss how to purchase it.

How to deal with it, anyway, can't go beyond the rules of decent girls in the mansion.As for the dowry of a girl from the general's mansion, it is [-] silver for the public, and the furniture and antiques are calculated separately, and it does not exceed [-] silver.As for my subsidy secretly, it depends on the nature of the individual.

According to the rules of the mansion, not to mention the little Li's reluctance, the eldest grandmother Liu is even more murmured that most of the people in the mansion will be from their house, and the cousin and wife are just distant relatives.Moreover, this marriage may not be of much help to the mansion in the future.It's really distressing to take out so much money all at once, no one's money is blown by the strong wind.

Mrs. Liu discussed with her confidant mother-in-law, Nanny Liu, who was old and smart, and said with a smile, "According to the old lady, grandma doesn't need to worry. Did grandma forget that the cousin still has relatives? The third grandma of the Li family is a respectable aunt. Now that the girl is going out, how can you not let your relatives know about it?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu understood immediately, and told Mrs. Li the same day.But it aroused Xiao Li's other thoughts, the next day is the day to say hello.The first two times, because of something, they were done hastily, and they didn't say much.

This time, Mrs. Li left Liu Er alone to talk, with a gentle and concerned expression on her face, "Are you still used to it in the mansion now? What is missing, please tell me. If the servants are naughty, please tell me, you are young. She has a tender face, and she is a new daughter-in-law, so it's not uncommon for her to dare not speak when she is wronged."

"It's all good. I don't need anything. Please worry about it." Liu'er didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd, so she had to wait and see what happened.

"It's good if there is no shortage. I'm just worrying about it. It's just a question for nothing. Others can do it, but you and your wife don't say that you have a solid foundation with a rich dowry. Let's just say that the third master has started to manage it by himself a few years ago. With his mother's dowry. He is also a man of calculations, so after all these years, he should have made a lot of money."

"This daughter-in-law doesn't know that outside matters are decided by the men, so there is no room for the daughter-in-law to intervene." Seeing Xiao Li drinking tea to soothe her throat, Liu'er could only say a perfunctory sentence.

Mrs. Li smiled, put down the tea bowl, and said gently, "This is a matter in your house. As an elder, I don't want to offend others. But now, after all, Suyun is a relative of the Li family. Love is different, and now you have to go out, you sister-in-law, what rules do you have?"

Liu'er understood Xiao Li's meaning in an instant, and sneered in her heart, if she expected it to be correct, she might have to call Feng Ziying to come over at night, and it's unknown if she knocked again!

It's easy to talk and negotiate, and they are not stingy people. They can't be more generous and just send them away. Now that they are so forced to ask for it, they have to think about it. It has become a matter of course to make progress.

Looking at it now, there is nothing this lady can't do.

Liu'er sneered in her heart, she wanted to see how thick-skinned this lady could be, so she said softly, "This daughter-in-law is young and inexperienced, but I want to ask my wife to show me. Although we are close to my cousin Some, after all, there are two sister-in-laws in the mansion, and the second younger sister and the fourth younger brother are also going to get married in the future. After all, there are also relatives inside and outside, and the daughter-in-law is really undecided. Please ask the wife to give you some advice. , so that the daughter-in-law and the third master know it well."

"Uh..." Xiao Li was annoyed in her heart, she originally hinted at Liu'er, who was silent and quiet, besides adding makeup with her two sister-in-laws, she also secretly supplemented some money.Not to mention that the third child is not short of money, even this one in front of her is also rich in her opinion.It's nothing to take out a thousand or eight hundred.Not only save face, but also please the elders.Who knows that this one is not up to the mark, and she is not easy to explain the price clearly, so she feels uncomfortable for a while, seeing Liu Er in front of her is extremely unpleasant, and she loses the good mood she had at the beginning.

"It's up to you to decide for yourself. As an elder, the palms and backs of your hands are full of flesh, so it's hard to say too much. Only your cousin's parents are dead now. It's really pitiful. Now that you have met her, you can help me out." .”

"Yes, my daughter-in-law will go back to discuss with the third master, and she will make my cousin wronged. If the wife has nothing to say, the daughter-in-law will leave first, and go back to see if there is anything suitable. It is serious to add makeup to the cousin."

"Go ahead, I'm tired too." There was no kindness and concern on his face.

In the next afternoon when Feng Ziying came back, Liu'er talked about it, and Mr. Feng's expression turned a little grumpy, and he said after a while, "It's not a big deal at all, but now it's such a trouble, it's really irritating, and we've been co-authored." Owe them!"

After several incidents, Mr. Feng treated Xiao Li as usual, but he was quite displeased in his heart.Especially for wanting to take advantage of what he wanted from him, and taking Liu'er seriously, it really made him a little annoyed.In Feng Sanye's view, not to mention Xiao Li's elders, but Jiang Suyun, his second sister, and even his elder sister-in-law, who are as good as his Liu'er, and they are praised all over the eight streets.It's just these people who actually feel pretty good, laughing and flattering Yanyan in front of him like a family, turning around and bullying his wife, thinking of him as who he is!That's not what it means to be blind.

I can't think of any way at the moment, some benefits are inevitable, to say the least, it's not easy to rush there, just delay it.

However, Feng Sanye turned around and sent someone to go to Li's business in Beijing, and let the master of the house pass the word.

So, within a few days, the third grandma of the Li family, who had just come to Beijing from the south, came to the door.

One day, the girl next to Mrs. Li came to send a message, telling Liu'er to meet someone, "The third uncle and wife are here, and the wife asked the third grandmother to meet the guests."

Liu'er didn't react for a while, and hesitated for a while. When Honghua saw her, she grabbed the little girl who was passing the message, grabbed the copper coin and stuffed it over, "My sister usually waits by my wife's side. It's hard work. I don't know if the third uncle and wife are Which one? We've only been here for a short time, and we're not familiar with the situation in the mansion, so let me give you some pointers."

There is nothing I can't say about this. The little girl was happy after receiving the money, so she didn't rush to leave, and said with a smile, "This uncle and wife are not others. They are the closest to the third master and third grandma, but they are the three sisters. Grandfather's family, the third wife of Li's family in Jiangnan."

Suddenly, Liu'er remembered the relationship between the third uncle's wife and the cousin girl. Now that people are going to get married, there must be something in it.

The little maids were sent away there, and Liu'er, under the service of the maids, re-washed and changed the clothes for meeting guests, and then took the people to the main house to live in awe-inspiring manner.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, chatter and laughter could be heard from the main room, and it sounded very lively.

The little girl opened the curtain to send a message, "The third grandma is here." Liu'er stepped in, but she was not in the main hall. Through the floor-to-ceiling cover, the whole hall was full of laughter and laughter, and they were all in Xiwaijian, where Mrs. Li usually sits and sits, so she stepped forward. walked over.

Just entering the room, before the ceremony, a rich woman covered in pearls and emeralds greeted her, grabbed Liu'er's hand, and smiled all over her face, "Oh, this is brother Yi's daughter-in-law, the new third grandma." Tsk tsk, you really look good. It's a pity that when you got married, I didn't come over there for a while, and I only saw it today, so please don't be disgusted with it." Saying that, he rolled down a very good water head in his hand The jasper bracelet is about to be put on Liu'er's hand.

If this is the first meeting before marriage, it's nothing. It's a normal gift, and it's normal to give it or not.It's just that now that she's married, it's an understatement, although it looks affectionate and informal, it's actually a bit too casual.

And the third uncle and wife, took Liu'er's hand, revealing three gold silk bracelets inlaid with various gemstones and flowers on Liu'er's wrist. The three pieces of jade are a set, rich and luxurious, but not cumbersome.

As it is now, it is not sold in the market, it is still a new design made by the jewelry shop of Lin Fu, because the materials and workmanship are the best for the two girls of the Lin family, and there is nowhere to buy it if you have money.

The jasper bracelet was not enough to look at, the third wife's face froze at that time, but the matter has come to this point, but she had to bite the bullet and continue, she couldn't take it back halfway, she was ashamed.

I was also secretly annoyed at Mr. Feng, how much money my daughter-in-law has to squander like this, it's too much!

As far as she can see, these three bracelets, not to mention the materials, are the work of a skilled craftsman. There is no three to five thousand silver in total. The door is so greedy for enjoyment, and it is not afraid of losing its life.

She didn't even think about it, since she came to the door like this, she already knew that she was married, so if she wanted to give a gift, she would give it in a serious way.

Xiao Li caught a glimpse of the bracelet on Liu'er's hand, a trace of displeasure flashed across her face, and said, "Since it's given by the elders, just accept it. She's so coy, she looks petty."

Liu'er smiled, "Thank you, Uncle and Madam, for the reward." I took it and handed it to the girl next to me, and Fu greeted everyone, and the two daughters-in-law behind Liu also greeted Liu'er, and everyone settled down. After sitting down, he spoke again.

In fact, it was mainly because Mrs. Li and his uncle and wife were chatting lively, and Mrs. Liu was occasionally invited to talk a few words, while Mrs. Zhang was sitting and drinking tea, looking dignified, as if it had nothing to do with her.

As for Liu'er, she simply followed suit, picked up her tea and took a sip, sat there and said something when she asked, and didn't make a sound without asking.

After looking at it for a while, Liu'er could see something.

Except for the two young mistresses brought by Mrs. Liu in the house, none of the younger generations came to see the guests. With the enthusiasm of Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li, and the relationship between the two families, the elders of the wife's mother's parents came, and the younger generations should come out to see the guests. That's right, it's like this now... it's a bit of a waste of thought.

Thinking about the situation of the third wife of the Li family in the Li family, Liu'er felt somewhat enlightened.

I also thought that Feng Ziying seemed to be quite disapproving of Sanfang when he mentioned the Li family on a regular basis.Now comparing with the present, it is obvious that it is easier to walk with Li Shi.

I don't know what to say, at this time the third uncle and wife wiped her eyes twice with a handkerchief, and said a little sadly, "Yuan Cheng looked at it, kissed and made a kiss, Yun'er will be depended on for life, and I can be considered worthy of her dead mother .I didn’t expect to marry out now, and I don’t know the place where I’m born. It’s not easy to worry about. Alas, fortunately, my family background and my uncle’s character are both good, so it’s somewhat comforting.”

Mrs. Li sighed helplessly, "Who says it's not, but some accidents are unavoidable. Don't you know that in our house, the old man has always said that one is the same, and I can't help it. You don't have to worry too much, just marry After going out, there are her third and fourth brothers in the mansion here to support her, so it's not like she has no support from her natal family anyway."

Mrs. Liu also smiled and said, "Let's not talk about brothers, anyway, my aunt is in charge of the uncle's house, and she can still make my cousin suffer. If something happens, my aunt will not take care of it." Are they all dead?

It sounds like that is the case, but it is not. I don't know if Liu is pretending not to know or what.Mrs. Li glanced at her quickly, but said nothing, but the third uncle and wife had to agree with a smile, secretly resenting that the "care" of the aunt and grandma was unbearable for ordinary people.

Mrs. Li and the third uncle and wife fretted for a long time, and left after lunch.Liu'er is still young, but the second grandma escaped because of a guest, and the eldest grandma Liu is older than the little Li, so she didn't want to stay because of her face.Mrs. Li put on her mother-in-law's book again and asked her daughter-in-law to wait on her. When she stopped after a meal, Mrs. Liu's face was very ugly.

Liu'er secretly laughed in her heart, she loves face and suffers.