[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Xifeng was still in the middle of the month and could not manage the affairs. Mrs. Wang had to take over the family affairs and ordered Li Wan to accompany and take care of Miss Zhu.

One day, Mother Jia went to Ningguo Mansion for a banquet, and Zhu Xiu stayed to look at the house. While working, she listened to the little girls talking and laughing like birds coming out of the gate.

"Grandma hasn't come out very often in the past two years. I was giving something to my wife that day. When I saw her there, I didn't dare to recognize her." A little girl deliberately kept her secret.

The little girl next to her came up to tickle her, urging her to speak quickly, and she said with a grin: "Grandma's dress is dusty and shabby, and she looks older than my wife. If you want me to say, Grandma The second grandma stood together, not like a sister-in-law, but like a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law! Tell me, is it funny..."

Zhu Xiu frowned, these words were too hurtful, she stood up and was about to leave, when Hu Po hurriedly grabbed her and said, "What do you care about them! That person who spoke was Bihen in front of Second Master Bao, with sharp teeth Li, no matter how disobedient you are. With your temperament, you don’t know how to quarrel with others. In the past, you just got robbed.”

Zhu Xiu pulled her hands and walked, and said loudly: "That can't be ignored, you listen to what he said, let's not talk about masters and slaves, let's put this on her mother-in-law, she can bear it."

When Bihen heard it outside, he muttered, "The dog is meddling with the mouse", and ran away.

Before Zhu Xiu could do anything, she threw Amber, who was worried about following her, and immediately scolded: "Little Sao Dazi, you have gone to heaven! Who is meddling in business, but all the older girls in this courtyard Which of the sisters can't be beaten or scolded, but you are more expensive than others!"

He complained to Zhu Xiu again: "It's because you used to be too good-tempered! Look at you, you've been giving this screwdriver those good things for a long time, but you still can't fill him up! You've been generous!"

These words made Zhu Xiu laugh, this girl is also very cute.

The remaining little girls stood with their hands down in fright, and hurriedly gathered around after hearing this, saying, "We dare not!" "Sister Xiu, don't be angry, I won't be stubborn with her anymore."...

Seeing that she was so angry for herself, Zhu Xiu was also busy with her elder sisters and younger sisters, coaxing her with good words. Just as they were bustling, they saw Ping'er coming into the upper room from the hallway.

Ping'er was taken aback for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Where are the mandarin ducks?"

Among the girls in the upper courtyard, Ping'er and Yuanyang are the best, and Zhu Xiu is the second.

Seeing that she was carrying a suitcase listlessly, Zhu Xiu ordered the little girl to accompany Hu Po to play jokes: "Who coaxed your sister Hu Po to like it, I have something good for her here."

Those little girls eagerly surrounded Hu Po into the room, and Hu Po only had time to spit at Zhu Xiu before being dragged in without touching the ground.

Zhu Xiu took Ping'er from the small door to her own room in the backyard, and poured tea for her: "Sister Yuanyang sent the old lady to Dongfu, sister can rest here with me."

Holding the tea, Ping'er's nose was sore, his eyes were like broken beads, he couldn't help it anymore, and said: "My good sister, I'm in a desperate situation."

Zhu Xiu jumped, put hot tea in her hand, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

Seeing that she didn't ask, Ping'er was really grateful for her thoughtfulness, and couldn't help pouring out the bitterness: "Grandma wants me to be the second master's roommate..."

She was sobbing, "There were four dowries, the one who died, the one who married, and I was the only one left... There were two occupants in the second master's room, but they were sent out because of something wrong... Grandma can't serve Second Master, and there will be no one around Second Master. It's unpleasant to say outside, and grandma got an idea and asked me to serve Second Master..."

Zhu Xiu understood Ping'er's incoherent speech, but it was Wang Xifeng who always controlled Jia Lian and didn't call him a second-color girl, but now that she had given birth to a daughter, she felt that she lacked confidence and forced Ping'er to be Jia Lian's housemate. Girl, so as to tie Jia Lian's heart, but also with the idea of ​​blocking other people.

Ping'er is a kind person, even at this time, she also spoke for her master: "I have been with my grandma since I was a child, and I know her suffering best. She really doesn't have the heart to treat the second master. But in this world of hell, if If you don't put two people in a man's room, it's like a dwarf...Grandma cried like tears last night, I can't bear it, but..."

Zhu Xiu was worried, and asked clearly: "You don't want to?"

Ping'er was a little dazed, and cried: "It was agreed that I will be assigned someone when I am old. I will be a companion and accompany her for a long time! Now that this is the case, if she doesn't get a needle in her heart, I will I'm afraid it will ruin our childhood friendship..."

But both of them knew that since Wang Xifeng made such an idea, Ping'er would never escape.Besides, Jia Lian is a libertine. Didn't he miss Ping'er in the past?It's rare that Sister Feng is relieved this time, and the man has to act immediately.The male and female masters inside and outside threaten together, no matter how clever Ping'er is, he can't escape.

Zhu Xiu turned a hundred ideas in her mind, but none of them worked.This was the first time she felt the deep powerlessness of being helpless after recruiting Di and Qiya back then.

Ping'er vented and felt better. Seeing that Zhu Xiu was also crying with her, she persuaded: "It will be much easier if I say this. Don't think too much about me, it's just my fate. "

Holding her hand, Zhu Xiu could only think about the future for her: "We all know about Second Grandma's temper. Your future life will not be easy. If you take out the money you don't want now, she will be okay with it in her heart." Wider..."

Ping'er respected her more and more, if she hadn't been upright, she wouldn't have said such a thing.

Ping'er said: "I thought that the only mandarin ducks in this mansion had the same thoughts as me. Other people, seeing Qiaozong who might be half the master in the future, would be good if they don't scold me for being hypocritical. I'm afraid they will all congratulate Me, advise me to be blessed."

"Don't worry, I know how to do it, so what if I become a Tongfang, I just have to serve grandma."

But it's rare to be caught between a libertine and a vinegar jar.

Ping'er let go, and got up to wash her face. She and Zhu Xiu felt more intimate, and they didn't see each other. Zhu Xiu scooped up water for her.

Zhu Xiu didn't pay attention just now, but now he smelled something, so he stopped and asked, "What's in it?"

Ping'er blushed, and said: "This is not something a girl should ask, I have to go and talk to Second Grandma."

After saying that, she was about to leave, but Zhu Xiu didn't follow her, so she rushed up and lifted the lid of the carrying box, and there was indeed a bowl of soup and medicine that was dark inside.

Ping'er was in a hurry, he was relieved when he saw that the medicine hadn't been spilled, and said angrily, "You girl! This is what I drank at night, don't stop me."

Zhu Xiu took out the bowl of medicine with both hands, put it up to her nose and sniffed it carefully: there are betel nuts, raccoon flowers, musk, safflower...not to mention, these are all medicines for the bitter cold palace, which one tastes for a long time Taking clothes can make people infertile for life, not to mention mixing them together.Zhu Xiu looked at it intently, and sure enough, the understanding of "Jiezi soup, medium quality, serious side effects, and formula..." came to mind.

Consuming this decoction will not only sterilize Ping'er, but also erode her body, and I am afraid that she will not have a long life in the future.Zhu Xiu only felt that her eyes were turning black. She thought that no matter what, Wang Xifeng had a sincere heart for Ping'er.

Seeing that her expression had changed, Ping'er felt something was wrong, and asked with a trembling voice, "What's wrong with this medicine?"

Zhu Xiu used all her strength to put the medicine on the table, and instead of answering, asked, "Is this a gift from Second Grandma?"

Ping'er nodded and shook his head again, "It was originally a family rule. Grandma is still lying down. I went to the kitchen to get it myself."

Zhu Xiu then read out the string of medicine names, Ping'er didn't know anything, but he had heard that the safflower was a tiger-wolf medicine for abortion.

At the moment, I was shocked, afraid and in pain, and I was choked up crying.

Zhu Xiu then said: "I can't drink this medicine. If I drink it, I'm afraid your bones will be broken, not to mention your heirs." As she spoke, she was about to pour the medicine.

Ping'er's heart is more bitter than Coptis chinensis, so he snatched it away, and wanted to pour his anger into his mouth.Zhu Xiu hurriedly lifted it.

"You tried to persuade me just now, so I'm so confused! You said that the Second Mistress was still lying down, and that you asked for it yourself. This must not be the Second Mistress's idea!"

"It's not Second Grandma's idea, but someone wants to harm you, your grandma, and your second master!"

"Is this your son? This is the son of your family's second master Lian! According to the relationship between you and your grandma, if she has no children in a few years, she will only let you have a baby... "

These words hit Pinger soberly like a blow to the head.

She was already smart, but now she came to her senses: "That's it, there is nothing about our grandma that I don't know about, she has a weak foundation, and Feng'er Caiming has not been called in for the past half month, and she was exhausted last night Very, I came out while she was asleep."

Then he recalled: "I said, it's the custom in this family. The head of the big kitchen has been dawdling for a long time. I waited for more than half an hour before giving it to me."

Speaking of this, she remembered that the manager was only talking about gossip first, and waited for a hairy girl to lie on her ear and said something, then the manager opened the lock of a cabinet, took out a medicine bag from it and started Decoction.

Ping'er gritted his teeth, this matter must be investigated, but it must be investigated secretly, afraid that there is no dirty secret here.

Seeing that she understood, Zhu Xiu didn't say this anymore.She had some speculations in her heart - after all, in the original book, Jia Lian stole more than one girl from the mansion, but they couldn't get pregnant, but the second sister You, who was outside, got pregnant not long after.

If you say there is nothing tricky in it, no one will believe it, but even if you make a scene, it is not a good excuse. People just need to say "I feel sorry for my niece" and it's over... When Ping'er knew it, she slowly revealed it to Sister Feng. Now that the two masters and servants are prepared, there will definitely be some changes in the future.

The two looked at each other, they skipped the conversation by coincidence, Zhu Xiu avoided people, boiled a bowl of black medicine for Ping'er in the small medicine room, and asked her to take it back to the business.

Before leaving, Ping'er Ruo said deeply: "You still have to hide those skills... I, you don't worry!"

After that day, Ping'er combed her hair and tied it behind her head.