Across the Red Mansion: Qingwen Upgrade Road

On the sandalwood veranda, swallows fly through, and on the couch carved with mandshurica mandshurica, a little girl like a rice ball is sitting crookedly.The chubby, tender little hands held the shining silver embroidery needle, and a cold plum blossom appeared on the plain white thick silk while the needle was flying.The breeze blew, the little girl raised her little head, stretched her waist fiercely, and said in a childlike voice: "Oh, the sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk! I don't know if my stupid brother is back now." At this time From the crescent hole in the carved corridor, a seven or eight-year-old girl in red and green clothes came out, with a slightly elongated oval face, fair and tender.With upturned red lips, she called out delicately: "Qingwen, the eldest lady of the Wang family is here, and the old lady asked you to come and serve her. Why are you still here?" As she spoke, she walked up to Qingwen, and held her familiarly. Qingwen's little hand was ready to walk back.

The little girl patted the sleeve of the little girl in red, with a cute smile on her face, and said lightly, "Sister Ruizhu, don't be too busy. I embroidered a forehead wipe for the old lady a few days ago, and I just took it over today." The little girl in red was startled for a moment, then she turned her head and looked at Qingwen with a smile and said: "You still have the heart, then go quickly, I'll go back and say something first." While speaking, she left pretty up.Qingwen looked at the little hand that had just been grabbed, and shook it in disgust.Wrinkling his little nose, he walked into the servant's room opposite.

"Oh, this world is really real! Who would have thought that the power of the gods is really powerful, but they often give me such a big gift just because they often think about it in front of the gods. But why is it Qingwen?" Shaking her little head He opened a mahogany box from a row of small boxes, took an autumn-colored forehead wipe, and wandered out to think about Chunxi Hall.

On the way, Xiao Qingwen stared at the roadside scenery with wide eyes. In her previous life, she was a person with blurred vision. In this life, she must have a clear world no matter what.What's more, the current Rongguo Mansion is very picturesque.The charming little maid among the clear water and flowers is a highlight.Walking into the Chunxi Hall familiarly, before opening the bamboo curtain, he heard a burst of hearty laughter. "Wang Xifeng is here. Hearing his voice before seeing him, I don't know what Feng Lazi will look like."

Little hands lifted the bamboo curtain woven by Xiangfei bamboo, and the fresh bamboo fragrance accompanied by the woman's sweet and greasy rice fragrance filled the resplendent Chunxi Hall.Qingwen stood quietly at the side, quietly looking at the woman in front of Jia's mother who was dressed like a fairy concubine.She has a graceful figure, wearing a big red peony embroidered blouse, a same-color embroidered hibiscus skirt, and a small five-tailed golden phoenix hairpin. Milky white pearls the size of longan are dotted in the dark cloud-like hair, shining in the mottled sunlight. With soft light.There is an exquisite longevity lock on the neck, and a twisted gold silk lotus bracelet on the hand, and the jingling of the gestures is very pleasant.Wang Xifeng smiled and took Jia Mu's well-maintained hand, with a deep smile on her face, "Old Ancestor, you have to love me, my aunt doesn't love me anymore." He fell into Jia Mu's arms like a twisted bone sugar, giggling.It made all the old and young women in the room laugh heartily.

Qingwen smiled lightly, and walked lightly to a slender, round nose with a few small freckles, a light green coat, and an amiable smile.Pulling the sleeves, gently put the forehead into the girl's hands, and said with a smile: "Sister Yuanyang, it's getting cold today, I just made a cloak with the royal blue Hunan embroidery that the old lady admired the other day, The work is finished in two stitches, so I'll go back first. Please ask my sister to speak for me, okay?"

Jin Yuanyang smiled and nodded Qingwen's fair forehead, "Okay, you go, I will show you my merits. You are such a lazy girl, you can hide wherever you are quiet. Fortunately, you have a good job, otherwise look Which family dares to ask you a lazy girl." Qingwen laughed and knocked silently, lifted the curtain and left.Jin Yuanyang carefully stroked the forehead in his hand, looking at the delicate lines of blessing and longevity, the faint light in his eyes was bottomless.When I raised my head again, my face was full of smiles, "Old Madam, this maidservant has opened her eyes today. Miss Feng's delicate and hearty appearance is quite similar to what you told my maidservant about your appearance back then! Maidservant I regretted not being able to appreciate the style of the old lady back then, but now I have some comfort."

Mother Jia has always liked to tell interesting stories about her youth, and her words are full of slow pride and pride.Now that I am old, I love to hear flattery, especially those that praise her beauty, and I never tire of hearing it.When I saw Wang Xifeng's youthful beauty today, while I liked it in my heart, I couldn't help but sigh that time is fleeting.What Jin Yuanyang said seemed to speak to the old lady's heart, she opened her slightly cloudy eyes, and carefully looked at the little girl in front of her, with a very loving face. "This girl can talk nonsense. Feng girl is from the Wang family, why does she look like me? You, a little girl, are always talking nonsense." It's just that the voice is full of comfort.Wang Xifeng's seven-orifice exquisite heart turned a lot of eyes, and immediately answered: "Old ancestor, are you dissatisfied with Feng girl when you say that? If she has the demeanor of your youth, this life will not be in vain."

Mrs. Wang looked at her girl with a kind face and teased the old lady with witty words, and she was very proud. "The old lady and Feng girl are destined, maybe they were a family in the previous life." After saying this, the old lady was startled for a while, and looked up at Wang Xifeng with scrutiny in her eyes.Wang Xifeng's face was blushing, she lowered her head slightly and let Jiamu hold her little hand.After a while, Jiamu said with a smile: "Well, I think there is some fate. The second wife is right."

Mrs. Wang nodded in satisfaction. All the maids and servants in the room knew that this was an engagement in disguise, but they didn't know which young master it was for.Mrs. Xing tightly pinched the lake-green veil in her hand, bit her lip slightly and did not speak.At this time, Jia Mu looked at the forehead wipe in Yuanyang's hand, and asked with a smile: "You made this? The style is not bad, let me have a look." Yuanyang stepped forward lightly and handed it to Jia Mu. Old lady, Qingwen, who is in the same room with me, did this. This stitch skill is not something I can do with my clumsy hands."

Mother Jia took the diorama glasses from the little girl's hand, nodded slightly, "Well, it's Qingwen's handicraft." She handed it to the little girl beside her, "Where's Qingwen? Well, I want to give her a good reward." Yuanyang replied with a smile: "Qingwen said that it's getting cold today, so I made you a cloak with the piece of Hunan embroidery you gave her a few days ago, and it's still close. The work will be finished in a few stitches, and I'm afraid you need it in a hurry, so I hand over the forehead to the maid and go back to work." Jia Mu patted Wang Xifeng's little hand, and said cheerfully: "I'm not a little girl who brags about herself with you, this Qingwen Although he bought it, he is a smart person. He has a meticulous mind and his work is outstanding. I have a lot of sewing people, but I don’t have the wink like this girl. In the future, you should also carefully select talents Yes." When Madam Xing heard this, her heart tightened, "It seems that the old lady has made up her mind to let the girl into Jia's house, and she still wants to be the housekeeper. I will have no status in this family from now on." Wang Xifeng Both Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wang are happy, but it is not known whether the plan in their hearts is the same.

Mother Jia said to her confidant mother: "Lai mother, go to pass the message and tell Qingwen, don't worry, just do it slowly. In addition, I will reward her with ten taels of silver, and then give the piece of rice-colored cotton silk to her." She, let her keep it and make clothes for herself." Nanny Lai took the order and went out.Mother Jia went to talk by herself.

Let's say that Nanny Lai opened the storeroom to take out the piece of cotton silk that was just as tender as rice, and walked towards the servant's room in the Xikuan courtyard with two third-class maids.The autumn breeze is refreshing, and the small courtyard is full of life.Qingwen moved an embroidery pier and sat in front of the door, embroidering a long life character with gold thread, which looked like it was printed on cloth from a distance, with amazing skills.Recalling when she first came to this world, Qingwen was only three years old, and at that time two old servants took her to Aunt Jinling's house.When they settled down, the two old servants died one after another, leaving only 1000 taels of silver and a small Zhuangzi to Qingwen, which is near Xiaotangshan in the capital.Qingwen obediently learned embroidery, which she was most interested in, with the mentality that if she came, she would be safe.There are many embroiderers in Jinling, and various embroidery methods emerge in endlessly.Her uncle had passed away long ago, but her aunt took her sincerely. There was a cousin who was careless and loved her very much.After three years of peaceful life, Qingwen studied day and night and completely learned the formations of Suzhou embroidery and Hunan embroidery, only needing time to polish.But when my aunt got sick, Qingwen took care of her in a daze, but she still didn't have the luck that a time-traveling girl should have. No space, panacea, or system appeared, and my aunt went away not long after.There were only two children and two servants in the family.

After this incident, my cousin has improved a lot.It's just a mere eight-year-old child, how to survive in this troubled world.This world may have catered to the speculations of red studies researchers. The current emperor was Kangxi, and the Ping San feudal regime was unfolding at this time. There was a wharf in Jinling, and there was a mixed crowd of traffickers and pawns, and there were many child traffickers.Qingwen took two servants to take care of the aftermath, and gave each of the two servants 50 taels of silver to make a living by themselves.On the other hand, he and his cousin closed the doors and windows tightly, and sat on the kang, holding a box of broken silver and copper coins, stretching out their short legs, and counting their belongings. "Brother, I have 500 taels and 600 taels here." Fu Jingju held up the small box in his hand and said loudly, "This is [-] taels. Sister, what should we do now?"

Fu Jing liked this younger sister very much, and always treated her like her own sister.In addition, my younger sister has always been smart, and I regard my younger sister as the backbone from the bottom of my heart.Qingwen thought about the miserable appearance of selling children yesterday, and shook the goosebumps on her body, "Brother, I think we should deposit the money in the bank first, and leave some loose silver taels. Then we will see which big family wants to buy it." Man, let's just go in for a few years and sign a contract of living. When we grow up and earn some property, we can also have some protection. It's just that this family is hard to find, so don't be deceived."

Fu Jing shook his head, and said slowly and confidently: "I heard from my mother about this. The Jia family in Jinling is famous for being kind to servants. I will go see if the Jia family accepts people tomorrow. They are in the capital. Rongguo Mansion is very powerful, so it is feasible for us to go in for a few years." At this time, Qingwen asked which Jia's family it was.Fu Jing relied on hearsay, pieced together things, added self-imagination, and made what the Jia family said was resplendent.It was only then that Qingwen realized that she was in the world of the Red Chamber, and the background of the time was the Kangxi period.The men who saw here were all with big braids, and they had already guessed that it was the Qing Dynasty, but they didn't know that they were in the world of the Red Chamber.Fortunately, I am a fan of novels, and I have a deep knowledge of various novels, so I have a detailed understanding of the major events during the Kangxi period and the backgrounds of those princes, so I don't have to worry about wars.

"Brother, I will go with you tomorrow. The current situation is in turmoil, and our small village in the capital also needs manpower. We can also buy a few people to send to the farm now, plant some crops, and help take care of the farm. No need Give us annual gifts and benefits, give them free planting, and just pay taxes on time like ordinary farmers. It can be regarded as a place for them to settle down. When the time comes, there will be a buffer for the two of us to come out. What do you think, brother?" Fu Jing happily patted the chubby hand, "That's good. Let's go to the street together tomorrow, we will buy someone first, and we are inquiring about the Jia family." After discussing for a while, the siblings hugged the quilt and fell asleep.

The next day, the two children cleaned up, put a bag of broken silver in a rag bag, and went to the bank to exchange the silver notes.Then I went to Xishikou and bought three houses.There are only two fathers and sons in the family. The father is called Li Chunming, and the son is already [-] or [-] years old. He was sold because the previous master committed a crime, and it happened to be bought by Qingwen.The heads of the other two families are Liu Xicai and Wang Xiangtian, both of whom are strong young men.But they are all family members, so when they saw the two children buying them, they were very excited, and they followed with a happy face.When Qingwen picks people, she only pays attention to the clarity of her eyes. People like this are generally simple and honest, and they know how to be grateful.Instruct the three families to inquire separately about where to recruit people, and those who can sign the contract of living will meet up at the Town God's Temple in two hours.Qingwen and Fu Jing took Liu Xicai and his youngest son Erdan to search around.

The Jia family has a large ancestral property in Jinling, and they send people back every year to check it out. This year, the one who came was Jia Mu's confidant, Nanny Lai.Nanny Lai instructed Jin Dazhu and his wife, "Your daughter is not young. The old lady means that I will bring a smart girl back to serve. You also know that the second wife gave birth to a brother with jade. He likes to play around with little girls. If the mandarin ducks go, Baoyu’s eyes will be caught, and your family will be prosperous by then.” Jin Dazhu was so happy that he couldn’t see his teeth, he asked his mother-in-law to pack the mandarin duck’s luggage. He said flatteringly: "Mother Lai, I don't know if I need to buy some people? There are not many girls of the right age in this batch of families, and I'm afraid it's not enough. Besides, the old lady said that she wants someone who can sew, and there are not many of these little girls. Someone who can sew."

Nanny Lai nodded approvingly, "Well, what you said is true. In this way, you can take someone to Renyazi's place to ask. I'm writing an employment notice. If it's not enough, I can sign a contract of living." Jin Dazhu Go away.After the stone lion, he was overjoyed to hear Qingwen and Fu Jing. They really had nowhere to go, and it took no effort to get them.

Qingwen gave Liu Xicai a tael of silver, "Stay here and see when they will post the notice, and then go to the first shop in Jincheng Hutong to find me. Now you go to eat something, no matter how careful you are on the errand, you will be fine." You have to pay attention to your body. You must know that a healthy body is the capital of the revolution." Holding Er Dan's little hand, he went back cheerfully.Although Liu Xicai didn't understand what the master meant, but he understood that he had to eat by himself, he happily waved his hands at his son, went to sit down at the door of the noodle shop diagonally opposite Jia's mansion, and didn't mention eating noodles.

Fu Jing kept paying attention to the people around him along the way, fearing that his sister would be abducted.It was safe and sound to call the three families who were waiting at the Town God's Temple, and they went back to their home in Jincheng Hutong together.Instructing several women to boil water and cook, at the same time, he took out the clothes that his uncle hadn't worn when he was alive, and gave them to several men.In a hurry, the three families sat together to eat cleanly.Li Chunming is very well-behaved, with a wooden face and a flat voice, "Master, I thank you for saving my life. This slave is willing to serve the master with all my heart and hope that the master will be successful."

When he knelt down, Qingwen and Fu Jing jumped, and the others also hurriedly knelt on the ground, "I wish to serve my master for the rest of my life." After recovering from the initial surprise, Qingwen held down Fu Jing's small body as she was about to get up, steady He said in a low voice, "Well, today is the first day, but there are still some rules to be followed. We brothers and sisters have some property, and we need someone to take care of the village. It's just that there are only two of us in our family. You only need to serve them well. A master is good, and there is not much work. You are all experienced people. In this kind of world, you need some power to keep your home safe. So our brothers and sisters will sign a contract of living with Rongguo Mansion, and our family can borrow it The glory of Rongguo Mansion. You all live in Zhuangzi, and I will give you the money for resettlement. We will see how to deal with it at that time. In the next few years, our master and servant will not have many opportunities to meet, so there must be someone in charge. Let’s pass a message to each other. I’ll talk about this candidate when the time comes. Whether you can be selected depends on your performance. I only have three appreciation standards for slaves. This is also the family rule of our Fu family. Listen carefully, if you can’t do it Now, I will not be soft-hearted, and I will sell it. The first rule is loyalty. This level must be loyal even if you want to kill the nine clans. The second rule is sincerity. There is no privacy for the master, and everything related to the master's interests must be Report truthfully. Do things more diligently, and never steal or cheat. The third, conscience. Before doing things, ask yourself whether you are worthy of your conscience and those who trust you. Keep these three things firmly in your heart. There is one sentence that is broken, just wait. Do you understand?"

"Remember. Thank you, master, for teaching me." Fu Jing had calmed down at this time, and his clear voice was full of the immatureness of young people, "You must pay the rent on time in the Zhuangzi. If you are wronged, just come to me. I will protect you. You need to know that your three families are the first batch of slaves bought by our brothers and sisters. They have spent the longest time with us. They will be our confidantes in the future. Whether your children will be slaves or not depends on you. I have shown it. If I want to be a slave for generations, I have no objection." Qingwen smiled and listened to Fu Jing's implementation of the "one stick, one sweet date" policy, and she felt a sense of accomplishment that my family has grown up.

The atmosphere was a bit deserted, and Qingwen was about to call everyone up when Erdan said in a naive voice, "Beautiful sister, Erdan wants to be the champion, and eat a lot of candies." Liu Xicai's family hurriedly hugged Erdan, one Kowtow vigorously, "Master forgive me, it's because the slaves are not strict in discipline, please master punish me."