[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

"Madam, Luo Cuiwu's decorations are still there, but Miss Lin's clothes and accessories you mentioned, I really haven't found them!"

Mrs. Wang paused slightly as she turned the rosary, and asked Wu Xindeng's family: "Really?" This girl Lin left in a hurry, carrying a few small bundles on her body, how could she pack all the things she needed?

Wu Xindeng's family was also wronged. Who didn't know that Miss Lin was a rich man, and as soon as they left, the wife asked to sort out Luo Cuiwu's things, saying that it was convenient for the Lin family to move, and they might lose the girl's things.At present, which housekeeper grandma is not tempted. Seeing Miss Lin's usual wear and giving rewards, one or two pieces slipped through her fingers and slipped into her purse, which may be enough for the whole family to chew on for several months.Finally, the wife's confidant Zhou Rui's family was imprisoned by the son-in-law and folded in. Wu Xindeng's family was proud and rushed to snatch this clever sect.

Unexpectedly, all the decorations are there in Luocuiwu, but in the main room, let alone Zhucui, there are no old clothes, and the cage is as empty as a snow cave.The playthings on the antique racks and high tables also look like ordinary items, not worth much.

"Madam, really not. Miss Lin usually locks the door behind closed doors, and we have never entered her house. Otherwise, the lady pointed out a sister who walked there, maybe we don't know Miss Lin's habits and we can't say it." Wu Xin went home I only apologize for laughing.

Mrs. Wang said, "Tell Qingjin to follow."

Caiyun replied cautiously: "A few days ago, your Enzhun Qingjin's family took her back, and rewarded her family with 20 taels of silver... Miss, did you forget?"

Mrs. Wang pinched the corners of her eyebrows before she remembered this.The maids in this room are gradually growing up, and she originally wanted to stay for another two years, but Jin Chuan'er was promoted by the old lady to become an aunt.From then on, Mrs. Wang was even more unwilling to believe in girls, and heard a few slanderous complaints from her companions. She only suspected that these big girls were all climbers, and they were thinking about whether to be with the servants or to be free with their parents. However, Qingjin's family offered to redeem her first.

Although Qing Jin looks pleasing, she doesn't like to talk small things, and she has never touched precious jade. Mrs. Wang likes it a little, but she never treats her confidants around, because this girl was bought from outside, so it's better to have a child at home.When her family mentioned it, Mrs. Wang was happy to show her kindness, and asked Gongzhong to reward her family with a first-class seal, and gave her the body deed.Tell Qingjin to stay for another half a month, and make a clear settlement with the newly promoted Jinling, and then they can go home.

Who knows that June is troublesome, Mrs. Wang's temper is good and bad.When Qingjin came to thank her for her speech, Caiyun carefully reported back. At that time, Mrs. Wang heard that Prince Teng was mourning, and she felt uncomfortable, so she asked Qingjin to kowtow outside.

"Forget it, the mandarin duck and amber from the old lady's place are familiar with each other, just call one. And Ping'er from Feng girl's place is also called, and go with you."

Things have been going wrong recently, Mrs. Wang is anxious and irritable, and she is already half annoyed to hear that Wu Xindeng's family is not doing well.

"Yes." Wu Xindeng's family agreed again and again, and withdrew.

Coming out of Rongxi Hall, Wu Xindeng's house straightened her clothes, and asked a daughter-in-law to go to the court: "Please come, Miss Amber, don't disturb the old lady." She changed her pace, but went to tell Ping'er herself.

Although Sister Feng didn't care about things, but Li Wan was soft-hearted, he was only willing to sell well and he didn't want to offend others, let alone slap his face to pretend to be fat, and use the money in his hand to fill the public office.Therefore, regardless of big or small things, I often come to ask my wife to show me.There were eunuchs big and small who came to beat the autumn wind, and even pushed two five six, no matter what Mrs. Wang repeatedly said to ask her to support first, Li Wan bit him to death and couldn't, standing there like a pillar and not going away.Mrs. Wang did not dare to offend the inner eunuch, and when the government could not get it out, she had to get it from her private treasury.There are also servants in the family who are lazy or slack or quarrel and fight. Li Wan has no deterrent effect, and often brings lawsuits to Rongxi Hall.The angry Mrs. Wang had no choice but to lift Ping'er up. Ping'er is used to being a director, and she has some prestige on weekdays, but she shocked the crowd jumping up and down restlessly.

This room, Wu Xindeng's heart said, Second Grandma Lian used to be so lively here, but now there are only three or two kittens left, and even the black lacquered gate is not so shiny and new.

For a while, Hu Po Ping'er, Wu Xindeng's family and several wives and daughters-in-law went to Luocuiwu, which is directly behind Rongxi Hall. Ping'er was surprised when Fang entered.

Hu Po was also stunned, and said with a smile: "This is amazing. When Miss Lin lived here, she obviously didn't arrange the decorations like this. She only walked for half an hour, and it became like this?"

Ping'er looked at it carefully, and concentrated on recalling, the more he thought about it, the more weird he felt, so he just remained silent.

Wu Xindeng's family asked: "Miss Ping'er often comes here, do you know what habits Miss Lin has in daily life?" She couldn't tell that the boxes in the bedroom were all empty, so she had to turn around to remind her.

When Ping'er heard this, he laughed and said: "Our grandma is sick, and the eldest grandma often calls me over. I really haven't been able to come to this yard for ten months. Besides, the habit of the girl's house is not a personal waiter. Who knows? Sister-in-law Baba Why did you call us here?"

Wu Xindeng's family said embarrassingly: "Miss Lin is leaving in a hurry. My wife asked us to help pack it up. I'm afraid I lost her things. Who knows..." Wu Xindeng's family was afraid that Mrs. Wang would blame her, so they desperately asked Hu Po and Ping Er to answer the call together. .

The two had no choice but to go to Rongxi Hall.In the three small main rooms on the east side, Mrs. Wang's face sank like water.

"Except for displaying toys, everything has been moved?"

Wu Xindeng's home replied: "Yes, but the flowered tents and brocade quilts are all there."

Mrs. Wang was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Their children are doing things at home. After all, they are careless. You put away the bedding and send it up. The bedding and hair combs used by girls are not good for outsiders to touch."

Ping'er didn't want to make a sound at first, but when he saw this, he had no choice but to go forward and reply: "I'm afraid Miss Lin doesn't use this flower tent and bedding."

"These antiques, the flowered curtains, and brocade quilts should all belong to our family. I looked at them just now, and I remember several of them. The first time Miss Lin came to the mansion, the old lady Order our grandma to tidy up Luo Cuiwu and give it to Ms. Lin to live in. I saw that these things are like the objects arranged in the warehouse at that time. I think Ms. Lin was embarrassed to use our things, so she put them away, and now they are refurbished. It has been restored. The paving and decoration of each house and house are all recorded in the booklet, so you can know it when you check it."

Wu Xindeng's heart skipped a beat: No wonder the peach-red flowered curtains looked familiar. Thinking about it carefully, the girls did have the same pattern hanging there, and the bedding smelled like it had been kept in a camphorwood box for a long time.

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang still doesn't understand anything.The Lin family's carriage often came to deliver things to their girls, so it must have been emptied secretly.Besides, my family doesn't know when Lin Ruhai will go to Beijing, but the girl of the Lin family must know.This girl Lin really has a treacherous heart!

She guessed almost exactly.Lin Ruhai knew all about Rong Mansion's news, and there was a reason for rushing back to Beijing.Ever since the old lady pointed to a pavilion in the Grand View Garden without the girl's intentions, and asked to move in together, Lin An's family made arrangements for it by themselves, and quietly transported all the Lin family's things back like ants carrying food.

Yesterday, when Grandma Zhu went to her house, the carriage sent by the Cheng family turned around and transported away the bedding of the girls.Today, Lin Ruhai came to pick up her daughter. Although Daiyu left from Rongqing Hall, there were still two green curtained carriages going to Luocuiwu to pick up Mother Chen, Ju Yue and other nuns and girls, only Daiyu was left. For the shop, it has already been packed into the carriage where Nanny Chen is.There are also some odds and ends, and Xingyue and the others packed them all up with a small bag each.Ju Yue was careful, and when she came here, she recorded all the original things in the warehouse. She directed a few strong nuns, and "returned to Zhao" in less than an hour.

Mrs. Wang calmed down, and was about to get up to explain the matter to the old lady, to see if there was room for change in other places, when she heard a commotion outside, and the voice of the outsider. Can't avoid it, it's a mess.

Mrs. Wang was about to ask, when Jia Zheng lifted the bamboo curtain and walked in with a livid face.

"Master?" Mrs. Wang saw that he was in a state of embarrassment, there were stains on his robe, and there was a bad smell coming to his face when he walked around, she stood up hastily in shock.

"Caixia, hurry up and get the clothes." Mrs. Wang hurriedly brushed off the hem of his robe with a handkerchief, and said anxiously: "Didn't you go to see Young Master Lin off? What, what?"

Jia Zheng was pampered, but he was weak since he was a child. In the past, he was exhausted and out of breath from fighting Jia Baoyu personally, let alone today's battle.What's more, a living person was so frightened that Jia Zheng couldn't even care about his embarrassment, shame and anger. It was his limit to disperse the idlers and wrap up the corpse, so the door helped him into the study. I almost couldn't catch my breath.

Fortunately, some of his disciples were knowledgeable about medicine, so after a lot of display, they poured down a bowl of calming soup before Jia Zheng was relieved.It's just that he was relieved, and there was overwhelming embarrassment and indignation. The few Qingke gentlemen knew his temperament, and when they saw him awake, they hurriedly made excuses.

If it was the past, Jia Zheng might still feel that the purges were witty and witty, but today it is really different. Asking a servant to point his nose and insult in public, and the matter of Baoyu, Jia Zheng felt that even the purges under his door were too I despise myself.At this moment, his temper became more violent, and he struggled to come to the main courtyard. The senior followers were afraid that something might happen, so they tried their best to dissuade him.Only the little daughter-in-law of Rongxitang made trouble.

"Poisonous woman! Stupid woman! Your mother and son have lost all the face of your ancestors! I am ashamed to live, so I will simply strangle that little beast, and kowtow to my ancestors to apologize!" Jia Zheng pushed the king away with a palm. Madam, a person who is used to holding a scribe's style can't even shake a slap.

Mrs. Wang was slapped on the shoulder, and she felt ashamed in front of the maids and daughters-in-law all over the place. She cried, "Master, what do you say? Even if Baoyu and I are to die, we should die." It's clear!"

Jia Zheng's face was ashen, his mouth was trembling.His chief follower was outside, fearing that he would get angry again, so he had to speak up for him: "Madam, does Master Bao have a girl named Bihen?"

Mrs. Wang was stunned, and then asked in doubt: "There is such a girl, but this girl has been released a long time ago, how can I say it again?"

Chang Sui was helpless, so he had no choice but to talk about the matter, "...that Bihen was bumped to death outside, saying that his wife forced her to marry a dung man in the village, and tortured her in every possible way."

Mrs. Wang said unjustly: "It's strange! I never care about the girls' whereabouts! These small things were handled by Feng girl before, but now Zhu'er's wife is in charge. If she is not good, she will be kicked out or sold, why not?" ? It’s going to take a lot of work! I’m afraid I won’t be able to accumulate enough blessings for my mother, how could I do such a thing?”

The outside chief then sighed, Mrs. Xindao was really powerful, in a few words she brought out the second grandmother who also came from the Wang family, brought out the uncle Zhu, and the empress, all of them were amulets.Only now, "The girl said that it was because of Second Master Bao...my wife blamed Second Master Bao's illness on her, that's why..."

Mrs. Wang's eyes turned dark, and she actually pulled out Baoyu's illness.Hearing these words, Jia Zheng felt as if fuel had been added to the flames, his chest heaving with anger.

Mrs. Wang saw that she couldn't hide it, and her heart throbbed with pain. She only cried to Jia Zheng: "Why is it because of her? She coaxed Baoyu to make troubles, and Baoyu was ill for several years, and then she got better. She came to poke people again. What's more, who forced her to death? The old lady opened her mouth and took her idea, and she was thrown to work in the Zhuangzi. How have I ever taken care of the affairs of the Zhuangzi? If the master wants to beat or kill, I should find out!"

This is the truth. Even if Mrs. Wang hates her so much, she still wants to make her dumb and sell her or die with medicine, she will not bother to torture people for a long time.The same is true when Bihen loses his hair. He is poured with dumb medicine and thrown to work on the Zhuangzi.If it wasn't for today's accident, Mrs. Wang would hardly remember the girl's name.

But Bihen is beautiful, and these wives and wives who live in the back house can't imagine what kind of situation a despised and beautiful girl falls on Zhuangzi.Zhuangzi Zhuangtou in the suburbs of Beijing is also a first-class gambling bastard. If he loses a bet, he will get angry when he gets drunk.The Zhuangtou likes to hear people beg for mercy when he is playing with the whip, and beating is not enough for him. He also spent money to buy medicine from other noble Zhuangtou.Bihen is good at flattering and selling Qiao'er, and he paid off when he was not beaten at the beginning, but it doesn't matter that he hinders the eyes of Zhuangtou's lady.When Zhuangtou lost all the money, he poked Zhuangtou to give Bihendian to others in exchange for silver. If there were too many words, Bihen fell into the mud.

As the days went by and the color faded away, the farmer threw her away in a hurry, so he gave her to the dung man on the farm.Zhuangtou understood that it was not rare, and this dung man was a worthless man, and the blue marks became the mud on the soles of other people's shoes, anyone could step on it.What's more, it was rumored that she was originally the "Vice Miss" in the mansion, who ate gold and drank silver, and was so delicate that everyone came to bully her.

Bihen was tortured to the point of insanity, often hissing and yelling some crazy words.It's just that Zhuangzi is closed, and Jia's mother used to deal with the old Duke's Tongfang, and she was always happy to send people here. The villain's bad habits have been going on for a long time, but the Zhuang people's mouth is stricter than that of Rongfu. Bihen's crazy words It has never been publicized.The wealthy families all have one or two small Zhuangzi for detaining wronged female relatives. This kind of Zhuangzi is darker than the Baogong Prison dedicated to detaining female prisoners.If you want to find out the secrets of each family, start with this Zhuangzi, in fact, you will know better than the mansion.

Eunuch Huang is in charge of Huangzhuang, a Huangzhuang that grows rouge rice is not far from Jia's Zhuangzi. This village has been pawned for a few days. Quite a lot... Eunuch Huang ordered Bihen to be stolen, and 50 taels of silver was given to her family in the south, in exchange for Bihen's life.

The Rongxi hall was so noisy that Jia's mother was alarmed before she reluctantly pressed down.One day was not going well, and it made Jia's mother feel uncomfortable: "A cheap bone born in the family has caused such troubles! If that's the case, just ask someone to clean the front of the door, and no one will agree to it in ten days and a half months." Remember!"

Jia Zheng doesn't know if other people remember, but he alone can't get over this hurdle in his heart. People who usually go out to make friends will just stay in the study after this day.The Qing guests in Rongguo Mansion couldn't see his face, and the basic necessities of life were not smooth at first, and they scattered like birds and beasts in a few days.

In Rongguo Mansion, two brothers, Jia Zheng and Jia She, are over half a century old, and they look more and more alike: they both don't go out through the gate, they don't enter through the second gate, they just nest in their own yard.

On the other hand, Xue's family only heard about the farce after a while. Xue Baochai had already moved into Hengwuyuan, but she suddenly fell ill and was hurriedly taken home by Aunt Xue.

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No matter how gloomy Rongguo Mansion is, June [-]th is indeed a good and auspicious day.

The official matchmaker invited by Zhan's family came to the door early in the morning, and happily invited over the Sajin Geng post with Zhuxiu's birth date written on it.

The horoscope needs to be combined by the man's family. After visiting the temple for divination, enshrining the ancestors, deciding the good or bad, and whether to get married or not.But if the man's family completes the horoscope, if it is auspicious, he also needs to send the man's horoscope to the woman's family. The woman's family will burn incense to worship the ancestors within three days. If there is no ominous event, the marriage can be completed.

Because of Leng Zixing messing up the incident earlier, Zhan Dong has been tense during the six days of asking for his name.

Zhu Xiu, on the other hand, hesitated while embroidering the wedding dress: "Mom, my horoscope..." This horoscope is not accurate, not only the time is unknown, but also the age, according to the embroidered characters on the purse on Yuan's body, she My own, I'm afraid it's real years old.

Grandma Zhu smiled: "It's okay, I live my life on my own. If this divination is accurate, there will be no resentment in the world."

There are a lot of auspicious days in the second half of this year. Judging by the behavior of the Zhan family, it seems that they will complete the six rituals in a few months. Mammy Zhu likes it but hates it.

The Zhan family came to inquire about Najib's auspicious date. Uncle Cheng checked the almanac several times before deciding on the auspicious date for the sixth day of September.Naturally, the Zhan family thought it was too late, the official matchmaker broke his leg and just booked until the eighth day of August.

Najib is also called Xiao Ding. After taking this step, Zhu Xiu has truly become the unmarried daughter-in-law of the Zhan family.

After asking her name, Nanny Zhu went to Lin's house for a few days and officially resigned from her errands.However, when Jia Min was there, she used a method to connect her mother-in-law's natal family with Grandma Zhu. When she arrived at Daiyu's place, although it was far away, she could still go about as a relative.

Zhu Xiu couldn't go out, but before the engagement, Daiyu came to her house as a guest.