[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

The next day, the weather was fine.Xue Baochai talked with Aunt Xue at Mrs. Wang's place, but Shi Xiangyun was so angry that he never came, and the rest of the sisters gathered in Luocuiwu.

"What good tea do you have, bring it up and let's eat it." Tan Chunfang laughed as soon as he came.

Zhu Xiuyin said with a smile: "Girls have never tasted any kind of good tea. The reason I invited the girls here today is because although this tea is not expensive, it is unique and beautiful, and it is most suitable for spring scenery."

What this said, everyone became more and more curious and hurriedly urged.

Daiyu pushed Zhu Xiu lightly, "Don't be a fool." Then she said to her sisters: "I tasted this tea for you first. In terms of taste, although it is fragrant, it is not high-grade. It is just more beautiful."

Yingchun smiled softly: "It's so narrow, you two are playing the Yaoqin with ten fingers, and you are cooperating with us."

Xichun also clapped her hands and said: "If you don't bring us a piece of cake when you go back today, then don't do it!"

After a while, Chunliu Qiugui and Xingyue waited for four months, and personally brought up the log-colored bamboo tea tray.When everyone looked at it, they saw that the tea tray was covered with crystal glass tea sets, and even the lid cup was exquisite and translucent.

Jia Baoyu stood up with a groan, "Is this a peony flower?"

Inside the glass jug was a blooming peony flower, the petals and stamens were completely stretched out in the water, as if the flowers had just been plucked from the branches with morning dew.It's just that there are no peonies in the capital at this time of year. Even in the south of the Yangtze River, it's not yet the season for peonies to bloom.

Zhu Xiu nodded and said with a smile: "Exactly, this is Fengdanbai, also known as Tongling Peony, which nourishes blood and liver, nourishes yin and nourishes beauty, and is a tribute medicine peony from Luanchuan Mansion."

The maids held the small covered cups to their girls. There was also a small peony flower in this covered bowl. The tea soup was golden in color and had a strong fragrance, which was not inferior to the fact that there were only flowers but no tea.

"Smells like tea. How can I do this? It's just that the fragrance of peony flowers is soaked in the fragrance of tea. The fragrance is fresh, but the taste is also mellow, with a bit of bitterness of peony, which makes people feel unique. "

Especially this tea bowl is crystal clear, and the mist in the bowl is misty, and the flowers bloom slowly, graceful and graceful, which is pleasing to the eye and refreshing to the soul.

"I don't even want to drink it." Xichun said with a smile.

Zhu Xiu said: "This is a handicraft in a small place in the south. It is said that picking Fengdanbai in the morning sun accompanied by morning dew, washing, cooling, magnolia fragrance, plastic surgery, etc. There are dozens of crafts. It is made, one tael of good tea with ten catties of flowers is smoked and stored in the cellar to get this flavor. In the end, a clean and virtuous girl has to sift and pick one by one, some stamens and petals are missing or If it is deformed, I have to pick it up... My uncle's boat encountered a storm and had to stop for a few days. I bought it from a wealthy Northland businessman who was also sheltering from the storm in the inn. The total weight was only two catties, and I gave it all away. Me." The merchant will casually tell others about his source of goods?It's too late to cover them tightly.So don't ask about the place of origin, borrow flowers to present Buddha as gifts to relatives and friends, or send them to the palace to present to the empress.

When other people heard the story, Du Baoyu sighed, "This is the tea my daughter should drink."

Zhu Xiu secretly rolled his eyes, this Second Master Bao is representing the girls all over the world again, why is he so big-faced.

But she said with a smile: "I got this, and I dare not enjoy it by myself. Even if the old lady doesn't pick me up, I will bring this tea. I thought, Zen doesn't always say 'one flower, one world, One leaf, one bodhi', this tea has the meaning of 'Tao'..."

Technology, is it close to Tao?

Baoyu clapped her hands and laughed loudly: "Sister Xiu has realized it. Great kindness, great kindness! Those masters taught Mengtong that the world is mysterious and yellow, the universe is vast, empty and vast, but they don't know that the mysterious truth lies in ordinary small things. "

Zhu Xiu was a little embarrassed, what kind of Buddhist principles did she know, but she just read a few scriptures temporarily, and as for the tea and flowers, it was just an introduction.It's just that Jia Baoyu said this truth, which shows that he understands very well. When he is not crazy, it is reasonable for everyone to look at him differently.

Zhu Xiu just laughed: "I don't know this, but I'll just talk about it. The dew and rain that Second Master Bao wants are also available, please take part in the Zen of this nectar."

Everyone who said it laughed, and she laughed again and asked Daiyu: "Speaking of this, I have a puzzle. I want to ask the girl."

Daiyu shamed her: "You have enlightened, why ask me? Tell me, let us all read the details and listen to the truth of your enlightenment."

Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "Last year I prayed for blessings and copied the scriptures. I saw in the "Lotus Sutra" that it said, "Tell the cleansing dharma of nectar for the public." This "nectar" means Buddhism. Speaking the scriptures to the old lady, she happened to be talking about this "Medical Herb Metaphor". The aunt also said that this "nectar" was originally found in the world. She said that it was produced in a sparsely populated place in western Sichuan. , white as snow, sweet like sugar, slightly thick like syrup, extremely rare to obtain, and can cure all kinds of heat poison. Good girl, have you heard of it before?"

Daiyu thought for a while, but before she could speak, Baoyu stomped her feet angrily and said, "What kind of nun and wife are used to talking nonsense! I often say that the word 'sincerity' is the main word in this Buddhist motto. Respect is not in vain, why are you also showing signs?"

The sisters hurriedly laughed and persuaded: "It's just a joke, why bother to be serious."

But Jia Baoyu said seriously: "That's the word there! It's just for fun, just laugh, it's because of these people who confuse the scriptures that there are so many accidents."

Hearing this, Zhu Xiu rolled her eyes in her heart again, but she looked embarrassed on her face, lowered her head, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, Jia Baoyu claimed to be the best at these things, and she really fell into the trap.If he didn't come today, the family would have to use some means to watch him outside and make him fall into the latrine, and use dung to ward off evil spirits on his jade.It's just that in this way, there are others mixed in, and it is inevitable to have side effects.

Seeing that Zhu Xiu's face turned red, Jia Baoyu knew that he had said something wrong again. In front of so many people, although he was talking about his aunt, it was really embarrassing for Zhu Xiu.

In the old days, sister Zhuxiu next to the old lady was the most beautiful girl, but although she was beautiful, she had a dignified temperament and never joked with him, let alone doing her best in front of her. It was rare to say one more word, but she was taken home again, which made her feel even more regretful.Just now I saw her laughing like that, her speech was full of jade, it was very nice.

Baoyu thought that this sister Zhuxiu was quite different from the faint description he had seen in the past, and he couldn't help but look at her slightly red cheeks, feeling like a crystal clear and elegant flower blooming coquettishly. The posture, can not help feeling contented.Taste the word "Zhuxiu" on the tip of the tongue again, today I can see the tenderness, and I don't want to be happy. Suddenly I think that the character "tenderness is like water, and bones are like frost" is the most suitable gift. This is sister Zhuxiu's, but I dare not say it.

Zhu Xiu didn't know the effort of these few breaths, so Jia Baoyu fancied so many stories, thinking about what to say next.I don't want to listen to Baoyu's smile and said: "Manna, the ancients said, "Xiaozhi drips nectar, and the taste falls in the cold spring." My sister used to take dew with her sisters to make flower dew, but now I don't know this nectar?"

Seeing Zhu Xiu looking up at him, she became more and more excited: "'Heaven and earth are united, and nectar falls'. This nectar is sweet dew. If it comes from flower buds, it will be even better."

Hearing this, Zhu Xiu was overjoyed in her heart, smiled and said to Daiyu: "So, Xia Lu will rise, there is a bamboo grove behind the girl's place next to the lotus pond, and the dew is the best for cooking tea. At that time, you must ask the sisters in the girl's yard You have been tired a few times, and then reward me with an urn to eat."

Daiyu said with a smile: "Since you came here, I haven't worked this hard every year. There are still a few urns from the year before last and last year, and they should be buried under the flower trees. Let's take them out to make wine and eat them."

Zhu Xiu was determined, and said, "Xialu cooks tea, and Autumn Dew brews the most fragrant wine. It is called 'Autumn Dew White'. If good wine is indeed brewed, it is necessary to be the host and invite everyone to drink."

All the three springs responded with a smile, and they all said that they would come to harvest together this year.

Baoyu clapped his palms and laughed repeatedly: "It's wonderful, it's wonderful. Just return the previous two jars."

Zhu Xiu went down to Baoyu with a solemn blessing, saying: "Thank you, Bao Erye, for solving this 'nectar' problem. Since it is the benefit of nectar, you should return it with nectar. You must pay Erye."

Then he turned his head and asked Daiyu: "Miss, can you recognize the benefits of this nectar?"

Daiyu didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in her gourd, so she clutched her chest and smiled, "Second Cousin, let's move the urns of nectar that we didn't want to drink, and I'll thank you for your 'favor'."

Jia Baoyu said repeatedly: "Enough is enough, enough is enough."

Baoyu kept bowing, but suddenly felt lost in his heart, and the psychic jade hanging around his neck seemed to be heavier than before.

Everyone laughed at Zhu Xiu's seriousness, and occasionally a little girl chattered about wine making.Daiyu raised her hand to gently caress her chest, there seemed to be a sense of comfort in her chest, and the lingering feeling that lingered in her heart was much less.And at the end of spring, she often felt cough and phlegm dampness, but now she felt lighter.

Baoyu suddenly became bored at this moment. It happened that Yuchuan'er was ordered by Mrs. Wang to look for him, so he got up and went out.

Seeing Baoyu's back from the corner of Zhu Xiu's eyes, she felt a little guilty. She was buying and selling by force, and she twisted the "returning tears" back, right?

I just thought about how well Daiyu treated me, and also thought about the fact that the crimson bead fairy grassland grows on the banks of the Ling River in the west, not to mention whether there is no shortage of water in the end, I just look at the human figure that can be removed from the grass and wood, which is influenced by the essence of heaven and earth. , The grace of rain and dew nourishment, and the so-called virtue of nectar irrigation by Shenying waiter, compared with heaven and earth, rain and dew, but mediocre.Thinking of this, she swallowed back that bit of guilt.

In her previous life, Zhu Xiu heard the story of "a snake transforming into a dragon" told by an old man. There are countless folk tales like this, and they all follow the same path. It is probably the last thunderstorm before the monster wants to cultivate. At this time, the monster wants to find someone. Good person, no matter what the monster asks, if the good person says "yes", the cloud will disappear immediately, the rain will disappear, and the auspicious clouds will come out, and the monster will fly up immediately; , This monster may be reduced to an ordinary animal, or it will be turned into ashes by the thunder of the gods.

When Zhu Xiu came to this grand scene of the Red Mansion, she often heard these stories about gods, gods and ghosts. When the little girls were free, they often listened to the old women in the yard talking about ancient times, and Hu Po believed in them.It is said that her mother's grandfather once experienced a strange mountain charm turned into a beautiful woman knocking on the door when she was young. Her great-grandfather was just an ordinary Zhuang Han. Because he lived at the foot of the mountain, he was very wary of these people and would never open the door for the beautiful woman. And drove her out of the door.Seeing that she couldn't be deceived, the beauty showed a ferocious posture and tried to break down the door, but when the door god pasted on the dilapidated wood door of the great-grandfather's house lit up, the beauty screamed and fled.

Those old women also said that so-and-so's boy didn't do it right, and when he saw a beautiful little lady on the road, he would flirt with her shyly, and the little lady asked, "Your Majesty, will you take me home?" , He promised with all his mouth, but who knows, he brought disaster to the family, and the family members were sick and died, and within a few years, they lost their lives.

Although most of them are fabricated or hearsay stories, it can still be seen that what people say is like a decree to these gods and monsters.

Zhu Xiu used to rely on her own 'golden finger', but so far, except for the dry three points of merit, it seems that there is no such thing.Zhu Xiu figured this out for herself. It was when Jia Baoyu was stained with feces by Jia Rui. Qingwen privately said that his psychic jade was not bright, and she was afraid it would be replaced by others. Then Daiyu wondered for a while. If there are fewer tears, Zhu Xiu will fall in love.Later, a monk with a scarlet head was attracted, and what the monk said, "Don't be overwhelmed by filth again", made Zhu Xiu feel more sure.

Since it is true that the filth wards off evil spirits, are the others also true?

That's why there is today's play, Zhu Xiu has been planning it for a long time, but she was a girl in the past, and it would be nice to have a joke or two with the girls and young masters in this mansion, if she really sits down and discusses "nectar" 'Buddhism' is not possible.

Sister Sanchun sat down for a while, and then went home.Daiyu and Zhuxiu ordered people to send the purple pistil and white peony tea to their houses one step earlier. Except for one or two teas and two wooden boxes of jasmine dragon balls sent by the sisters, Sister Feng and Baoyu, the one sent by Jia Mu was a helper. The sister of Laojun who restrains and nourishes the stomach, the two wives of King Xing are all new Longjing teas, and Li Wan's place is daughter tea.

When the people dispersed, Dai Yufang pulled Zhu Xiu and asked, "The words you said today are not in the usual tone. What the hell are you doing?"

Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "It's just that I'm bored at home. By chance, I heard the old man talk about ancient times, saying 'karma is owed'. Yes." As she said that, she laughed: "If the girl wants to laugh at me, I won't listen."

Daiyu still had some doubts in her heart, but she was fascinated by the phrase "repayment due to cause and effect".

Seeing her pensive look, Zhu Xiu said, "The Book of Songs says, 'Throw me a peach, and repay it with Qiongyao', so does the girl say, 'Throw me a manna, and return it with nectar'?"

But Daiyu didn't notice that Zhu Xiu didn't take herself into account at all, she only meant to throw Daiyu's nectar.Daiyu chewed and said repeatedly in her mouth, "Throw me nectar, and return it with nectar", and then she was stunned for a while.

Xingyue leaned into Zhu Xiu's ear and whispered: "What's the matter, girl, you're so startled?" Before Zhu Xiu could speak, she laughed by herself. It's a silly question, girls used to look like this , not only in a daze, but also weeping. Chang Ai wrote a few lines of poetry while wiping her tears.Fortunately, when Juyue read it, although those lines were sentimental, they didn't hurt herself. Mother Zhu and Mother Chen only said that they would not hurt the girl's feelings, so they let the girl go.They all said in private that most of the poets and talents from ancient times to the present have a flamboyant belly, and the same is true of her daughter.

"Good girl, give us a basket of Sydney pears that you have hidden in the cellar. The girl has a spring cough, and seeing that the seasons are changing again, boil some pear juice to drink. The ones bought from outside are not as good as those from your farm." Xingyue said again Xiao Yang.

Dai Yuyou pondered, and Zhu Xiu suddenly said "Ding, get a little merit." The whole body relaxed, and he felt refreshed.Only then did she let go of the heart that had been hanging for half a year, and it finally worked.

She thought to herself, I'm afraid your girl's cough will be healed soon, and she won't have it every year. She smiled and said, "What's this worth? Why didn't you just talk about it as a serious matter? Why didn't you tell my mother earlier?" , A matter of one sentence, how could it break the girl's soup."

Taoyue leaned over and said with a smile: "There are a few more. Mother Zhu saw it a long time ago, so there is no need for us to talk. Miss Xiu, if you don't hit her, she is teasing you in a different way! Because Grandma Zhu said earlier that she would give you that Zhuangzi as a dowry, but she said that a few days ago that you would be very happy."

What can Zhu Xiu do? She has no choice but to follow the style of girls nowadays, drinking tea with her head down and not answering, pretending to be shy.

Later, when Qingjin came over, the two sisters talked about themselves.Ever since Jin Chuan'er was raised as an aunt, Mrs. Wang felt that the girls in the house were all grown up, and she had long planned to release her or give her parents or a servant. When you release him, you can redeem Qingjin and go home.Speaking of redemption, as usual, not only will you not ask for money, but you will also be rewarded with some silver taels for old clothes.

Seeing Qingjin coming, Juyue was busy bringing in hot tea and fruits, and ordered the small kitchen to cook some dishes that suited Qingjin's taste.Zhu Xiu glanced at Qing Jin, unexpectedly Qing Jin's cheeks were flushed, and she looked more shy than her who was engaged.

Zhu Xiu became interested, and hurriedly asked her: "What's the matter?"

Qing Jin's carefree temperament also blushed at the moment, and it took Zhu Xiu a long time to know the reason: it turns out that there is really a predestined relationship in this world, and Qing Jin's aunt is just a ghost, but Zhu Xiu was afraid that something would go wrong, so she went to Beijing A small courtyard was bought in a street not far from the outer city wall, and Qingjin's family always went there to eat New Year tea.Unexpectedly, Juyue's elder brother, Yang Linli, also bought a house there, and it was a bit of a coincidence... After a while, Yang Lin became interested, but when he inquired, he found out that it was a sister that Juyue had a good friend with in the Rongguo Mansion. .Qing Jin's character and appearance, Yang's brothers and sisters are 1 sweet, just waiting for Qing Jin to go out, Yang Lin sent a matchmaker to the door.

Zhu Xiu shamed her: "I'm your natal family, you should tell me first, and then say it later, it's no wonder I'm not that difficult and tricky natal family!"

Qing Jin only said: "I'm afraid you will leave the house sooner than me, and who is making things difficult is still uncertain!"

But Zhu Xiu had one less thing on her mind, so she secretly made up her mind to go home and begged her uncle to help her find out who Yang Lin is.

Seeing the two little sisters talking together with blushing faces, Mammy Zhu was also happy, and said: "You don't need to worry about Miss Jin here, I just take a look at it. There is only one thing, you must not reveal it until you go out. You can recognize the traces, lest they be dazzling and make people feel bad."

Zhu Xiu, Qing Jin and Ju Yue all nodded in response.

I didn't talk all night, and when I got up the next day, the Cheng family's carriage arrived.After Jia's mother had her morning tea, Zhu Xiu came over with the housekeeper of Uncle Cheng's house to give a speech. Jia's mother only stayed for a few more days.

Mother Jia rewarded the cloth head again, and Mrs. Wang also sent a box of clothes. Yu Chuan'er said: "Madam said, these are clothes from the old year. Some of them have not been worn, and some have been worn once or twice." , the material and the fur are all very good, it can be given to Miss Zhuxiu, worn by the girl herself or given to the servants."

Zhu Xiu had no choice but to thank her, but she didn't know how the second wife would think of herself.

After finally letting it go, Mother Zhu stopped when she was sent to the second gate, nodded Zhu Xiu's forehead and said: "Don't mess around again! You should stay at home, and those embroidery jobs should be done, I often go back That's it."

The carriage went out from the corner gate until it reached the entrance of Ning Rong West Street, Zhu Xiu suddenly thought of meeting Zhan Dong here in the first month of the lunar year, and couldn't help but smile.

She lifted up a corner of the back curtain and took a look at the Rongguo Mansion with its carved beams and painted buildings. It is a pity that there will be a rare chance to visit this mansion again in the future, but it is a pity that she has never visited the magnificent Grand View Garden.

The author has something to say:

The Crimson Pearl Fairy said: "He is the benefit of nectar, and I have no such water to return. He has become a human being in the next world, and I will also go to the next world to be a human being, but I can pay him back all the tears in my life. ."--original