Across the Red Mansion: Qingwen Upgrade Road

Qingwen looked at Erdan's big watery eyes, and looked at herself with tears in her eyes, thinking that Liu Xicai's family would secretly pinch this child.He waved and said softly, "Dad, come here." Er Dan broke free from his mother's restraint, and ran to Qingwen's side on his calves, holding Qingwen's light blue shirt with his thin and bony little hand, holding back aggrievedly. with a small mouth.Qingwen stroked Erdan's sparse hair, and said with a smile, "Okay, we Erdan are so ambitious! But why do we want to take the No. [-] Scholar exam? Do Erdan know what a No. [-] scholar is?" Erdan said with bright eyes: "You can have a lot of sweets if you are admitted to the first prize, that's what dad said."

Liu Xicai's family panicked and knelt forward two steps, "Master, this is what my father said before. Now I don't count. If I don't count, my servant dare not think about it." Qingwen looked up at the kneeling area. The slaves, although they all lowered their heads, their pricked ears were looking forward to it. "That's what I said, your uncle just stopped talking, as long as you do well, your children will naturally have the opportunity to take the number one exam, but if they fail the exam, being a manager of a shop is not bad. So, you can not only think, but also Think boldly, think better. Do you understand this?"

Li Chunming held his son tightly with his hands excitedly, and his wooden face finally showed some emotion.Kowtowing respectfully, "Thank you for your kindness, master, the servant must obey the house rules." After arranging for everyone to finish their meal, Liu Xicai ran in with a smile on his face. "Master, master, Jia's house has posted a notice, you can go now, there are already people queuing up." Qingwen pulled Fu Jing to stand up with a smile on her face, "Okay, so, my brother and I will go with Uncle Liu first." Go, you guys tidy up the things at home, and we will go to the capital in a few days."

Li Chunming and others responded, while Qingwen took Fu Jing to Jia's mansion.Su embroidery was performed live, and a hibiscus flower tenderly appeared on the silk cloth during the flying needles.Mammy Lai looked at Qingwen with satisfaction, "Hello girl, is there anyone else in your family?" Earn some money to support the family." "Well, he is a caring child, so your elder brother will go to the corner gate of the house to watch the door. He will take care of food and lodging, and pay a monthly fee. Like you, sign for five years first, how about it?" Qing Qing Wen knew from the original book that Jia's mansion had arranged an errand for this cousin, so now it is appropriate.I was blessed at the moment, and said with a smile: "Thank you Mama for your support, the little girl is very grateful." In this way, Qingwen and Fu Jing were settled, and they agreed with Madam Lai to go to Zhuangzi in the capital ahead of time, and settled the three families. They gave him a tael of silver, and agreed that if anything happened, he would go to the East Corner Gate of Rongguo Mansion to find Fu Jing, and at the same time meet at the Yuelai Inn every three months.Only then did he enter the Rongguo Mansion with peace of mind, which lasted for two years.

Nanny Lai looked at Qingwen, who was already very pretty, and once again lamented that her eyes were poisonous back then, and this child is a good one.Although his temperament is a little out of character, he is very meticulous and honest, with a kind heart, and his work is outstanding. "Qingwen, take a rest, the old lady praises you. Look, this piece of silk is given to you by the old lady, please make some clothes." Qingwen got up when she heard the sound, and pulled Madam Lai affectionately Mammy walked into the room with her hand and handed a cup of fragrant tea, "Mammy, please take a trip. I just made a little cotton hat. I heard that Mammy's little grandson is going to celebrate his first birthday. If Mammy doesn't mind , consider it a gift from me to the young master." As he spoke, he took out a delicate brown bear hat from the mahogany box.

Mammy Lai looked at the hat curiously, and couldn't stop praising her, "Qingwen is very handy, look at how this hat is made, it looks good. Thank you, Mammy. Don't be in a hurry, old lady, pay attention to yourself It's important. Your elder brother is capable and very good at work. I've paid half a penny this month. You just need to rest assured." Qingwen thanked her again and again, and Mammy Lai left contentedly.

Looking at the cotton silk in his hand, he suddenly thought that seeing Jia Baoyu in a bright red red envelope a few days ago was very pleasant.Jia Baoyu is one year younger than himself, and is also a seven-year-old adult, but that evil hobby is really unbearable.At a young age, she pestered a beautiful little girl and stuck out her tongue to eat the rouge cream on her mouth. Now she can be said to be cute, but when she grows up, she will be obscene.I don't know why Mother Jia can turn a blind eye to it, but still foolishly thinks that Jia Baoyu is spiritual and has the roots of great wisdom. The prosperity of the Rongguo Mansion in the future will rest on Jia Baoyu. The little seedling is leaning even more now, and I'm afraid it will rot from the root in a few years.

Put the cotton silk into the box, nearly a box of fabrics is not common among the people, and tomorrow happens to be March, just to let my brother go out for a while and bring it back to Zhuangzi, which is considered a fortune.Speaking of this, we have to say that the Rongguo Mansion is a money leaker, and a second-class maid like Qingwen will have a set of clothes every season, which is still made of silk.In addition, there will be two silver hairpins, a gold hairpin or a twisted gold thread silver bracelet, although one is only half double, but it is real gold and silver.There are other rewards during the Chinese New Year and holidays. A month ago, doubling is certain plus rewards. Now Qingwen is paid two renminbi a month. Is there any cost? count.No wonder those little maids in the original book were unwilling to leave Rongguo Mansion after suffering so many grievances.

In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was dim, a little girl knocked on the door of Qingwen's room and called softly, "Sister Qingwen, your eldest brother is looking for you." He lightly picked up the packed package and went out the door, gave the little girl a lot of money, and walked quickly to the corner door by himself.There were no people along the way. Jia's house always opened late, around 06:30, and it was not yet six o'clock. On a misty morning in late autumn, Qingwen saw Fu Jing standing by the corner door at a glance.He walked briskly to Fu Jing's side, and handed Fu Jing a small gilded hand stove, "Brother, really, I don't know how to wear gloves, it's very cold today." Fu Jinghan smiled and touched the stove in his hand. Stove, happy in my heart. "My younger sister just loves to worry, and my elder brother is old enough to take care of himself. Is this still fabric?" Qingwen patted the burden in her hand, "Isn't there three pieces of fabric besides some small rulers? My brother will talk to Uncle Li in a while. Said, the whole horse of brown dark flower western silk inside is for the boys of their family to make winter clothes. And this box, there are four twisted gold silk bracelets in it, for Uncle Liu’s big girl, Erya and Uncle Wang’s big sister , Second sister, it’s a New Year’s gift. Brother, wait for a few days, the younger sister made a new winter coat for him, and I’ll send it to him when the time comes.”

Fu Jing said with a smile in his eyes: "It's fine for my sister to make arrangements. If there is nothing else, I will go first. My sister, go back and rest. Isn't it not on duty today? It's also easy." Qingwen watched Fu Jing open the corner door and leave Go, the successor smiled at Qingwen and closed the door tightly.Rubbing her hands, Qingwen trotted back into the house, nestled into the warm blanket, and felt a sense of return.

Fu Jing walked into the Yuelai Inn which had just opened, and ordered soy milk, deep-fried dough sticks, fresh meat buns and a few dishes of pickles, and drank it slowly.At about seven o'clock, a simple carriage stopped outside the door of Yuelai Inn, Xiao Er took over to fasten the carriage, and a slender man walked into the inn.Looking around, he walked slowly to Fu Jing's side, bowed respectfully and gave a salute, "Master, I see you, servant Li Chunming." Fu Jing nodded slightly, "Let's do it, Xiaoer, let's have another serving, and add an extra bun." Li Chunming sat with a blank face. On the opposite side, only half of the stools were sitting, and they finished their breakfast quietly.

Fu Jing looked at the burden around him, and said what Qingwen had told him. Li Chunming got up again and saluted in the direction of Jia's house, "Thank you, master, for the reward." He sat down again and said something about Zhuangzi.In the past two years, three families have been running a small Zhuangzi, planting fruits and vegetables according to the seasons. The land harvested every year is enough for living except for paying taxes. The surplus is sold except for the necessary grain storage. , each family can spend more than 20 taels, and they are very well-fed.This time, the running water from the mountain was brought in, a pond was dug, lotus roots were raised, fish fry were released, and the operation was good.Fu Jing listened to Li Chunming talking about the current situation of the fish pond, "Okay, you can just watch it. For snacks, as long as they are raised well, there will be no worries about sales. And no matter how much the production is this time, the three of you will account for [-]% of it."

Li Chunming looked at Fu Jing gratefully with bright eyes, "Thank you, master, for the reward. But what else can I tell my servant to do?" Fu Jing remembered what Lai Da said that the eldest girl from the Lin family in Gusu was coming to Rongguo Mansion for a temporary stay. Chang Ting often talked about the Lin family in Gusu, and secretly wanted to see what the eldest girl of the Lin family was like. "Well, these days, you can inquire about Mr. Lin, the inspector of Gusu Yanyan, and see which prince he is on the side of, and then tell me." Although Li Chunming was curious about why the master was interested in Mr. Lin, but As a knowledgeable slave, it is necessary to learn not to ask too many questions. He nodded solemnly in response, and took the lead in driving the carriage to leave with a heavy burden.

Fu Jing was wandering around the streets of the capital, and in the distance was a young man with a handsome complexion, holding a chubby child tightly with his fair fingers, strolling the street seemingly leisurely.The child was very happy, his big head was shaking from side to side like a rattle, and his eyes were full of curiosity.At this time, a man dressed gorgeously passed by the child, and in the blink of an eye a purse embroidered with tigers was in the man's hand.Fu Jing studied kung fu with the Nursing Academy of Jia Mansion for two years, but he is not afraid of the revenge of these thieves.At that time, a sense of justice rushed to the top of the sky, rushed to the man's side in two steps, grabbed the purse, and easily took it in his hand, staring at the man with a pair of big eyes slightly.The man curled his lips in a daze, and left quickly.

Fu Jing turned around, smiled and walked past the fat child, and in a split second the purse was tied to the child's belt again.Seeing that the young man and the child didn't notice, Le couldn't help squinting his eyes arrogantly.Today, I did a big thing, I have to talk to my sister when I go back, and then my sister may not know how to praise herself.Turning around, I bought chestnut cakes and lotus paste egg yolk mooncakes from Song Ji Dim Sum Shop, and hurried back to Rongguo Mansion.

Fu Jing didn't know that when he turned around and entered the dim sum shop, the young man and child who hadn't noticed entered Fulixuan and sat down. The fat child took a sip of tea, frowned, and said in a clear voice: "Fourth brother, Why did that child help us? He hasn’t claimed credit yet, so the young master thought he was a babysitter on purpose.” The young man flicked the tea leaves lightly. Check, it might come in handy in the future." The chubby boy squeezed the snack with his chubby hands, and said while eating sweetly, "Well, I like him, and it would be nice to be my bodyguard. Fourth brother, what do you think? How is it?" The young man frowned slightly and looked at the froth of broken snacks around the child's mouth, took out a plain white handkerchief from his sleeve, and wiped it gently for the child, but reprimanded him: "Old ten, Have all your etiquette been eaten by you?"

That's right, this is the future Emperor Yongzheng and Prince Dun Yinyi.Elder Brother Ten squinted his eyes, and said with an awkward face: "Master's etiquette is the best in the Qing Dynasty, but, it's just that I don't want to restrict myself today. Fourth brother, I'm already this old, don't be old I have a lot of self-respect, young master." The corners of Yinzhen's lips curled up slightly, and he folded the handkerchief in his sleeve and said, "Okay, I will teach you behind my back later." The old ten Looking at Yinzhen in shock, "Fourth brother, you, I am not going to be with you anymore." The angry look and pouty face made Yinzhen want to pinch this kid's face hard. Called the Lord.

Fu Jing, who hurried back, didn't know that his handsome appearance this time made him famous in front of the future Emperor Yongzheng.I gave a bag of snacks to the boy who watched the East Corner Gate, said "Thank you Brother Fu", and rushed to the second gate.Just in time, Yuanyang saw Yuanyang pass by the door, and shouted: "Sister Yuanyang, wait a moment." Yuanyang turned his head and looked over when he saw Fu Jing, smiled and said, "It's Brother Fu, what's the matter?" Fu Jing laughed happily. Handed the dessert in his hand to Yuanyang, "Please give it to my sister, the bag of rose cakes is a thank you gift for my sister." Yuanyang looked at Fu Jing carefully, with a thousand turns in his heart, and said on the face: "Where, Please think about it. You go back and hand it over to Qingwen intact." After Fu Jing thanked again, he turned and returned to the courtyard.

Walking in the back garden full of flowers, looking at the snacks in my hand, I sighed in my heart. "Qingwen is really lucky. She has a brother who loves her so much. She can go home in three years, and she is always better than me." However, she looked at the lotus in the water with calculating eyes, "Huh, it's just two It’s just children without a home, let’s see if they can be as happy as they are now when they get out of Rongguo Mansion!” Whipping the handkerchief, they went to Jiamu’s place without mentioning it.

A little maid in purple came up to her from far away, took the dessert from Yuanyang's hand, and said flatteringly, "Sister Yuanyang is back, the old lady was looking for you just now. The old lady who is still sister Yuanyang can't leave her heart for a moment. Well." Dazed by the flattery, Yuanyang waved his hands and said, "Where is it? They are all serving people, but doing their best." The little maid shook the snack in her hand, "Sister Yuanyang, this is Where did the dim sum come from? It’s from Song Ji’s dim sum shop, it’s very rare.” Yuanyang’s heart stopped, and an unknown fire rushed to his head, “It’s just some cheap dim sum, so there’s nothing special about it! If you like it, you can go ahead Just take it, I don't care about these." The little maid said happily: "That's my sister's blessing, a character like my sister must have those difficult snacks to be worthy of it." Yuanyang waved it indifferently. She waved her hand, "You're a clever girl, what's your name? I'll tell you about something good in the future, and it's not in vain for you to talk so much today." My own servant girl was very surprised, and immediately took a purse embroidered with orioles and stuffed it quietly. In Yuanyang's hand, "Thank you, Sister Yuanyang, for your help. The maid is called Brother Ying, and she is the third-class maid in front of the old lady." Squeezing the weight of the purse in the armhole, he couldn't help but give Yingge a high look.It's a caring one. I'm afraid it's a bank note, and the amount is quite a lot. I just need to take care of these in the future. "Understood, you go and serve. In a few days, Miss Lin from Mrs. Lin's family will come to live here temporarily. During this period of time, you have to behave well, so that you can impress the old lady." Brother Ying thanked again Only then did he watch the mandarin duck leave with its slender waist twisted.

At this time, Qingwen was holding a small sandbag on her wrist, writing with concentration.In this era, there is no entertainment life, except for the favorite embroidery, calligraphy and painting are the necessary means to adjust life.When reading novels, it was said that practicing calligraphy with small sandbags is very effective, so Qingwen, who knows nothing about calligraphy, can only cross the river by feeling the stones.After persisting for the past few years, I have learned a beautiful hairpin lowercase script, and now I am learning Dong Qichang's calligraphy.Qingchuan fans know that Kangxi likes Dong Qichang's handwriting the most, and Emperor Yongzheng wrote a good Dong handwriting, so Qingchuan women must use their own light and heat.

Today is a day off, and Qingwen is wearing a bright yellow Jinhua forged floral skirt with rabbit fur trim, and homemade silver fox-like fur slippers on her feet. There is a fresh and warm fragrance in the room. The warmth and leisure are in stark contrast.Wearing a light blue cotton silk jacket, silk trousers embroidered with orchids of the same color, and a purple printed belt around her waist, she walked lightly beside Qingwen. "Hey, look at our eldest lady, where did you practice? I see that this word is quite different from before."

After writing the last stroke, wash off the ink, put the brush lightly on the pen stand, then took the light yellow handkerchief from the slant to wipe your hands, and joked: "I didn't have any moths, but you have to Congratulations. I heard that you and Ruizhu were sent to serve the Second Master Bao? This is a good thing that others can't ask for, and you, an honest person, got it."

"Just counting your quick talk, I can't say no to you. No matter where you go, you are serving people. It's not like you go home in a few years, but you will turn over and be the master." Qingwen said from the small carved cupboard at the corner of the table. He brought out two kinds of fruits and handed them to Musk Moon. "How can there be so much resentment, it's all due to personal fate. Since you said so, let me say one more thing, Second Master Bao is the phoenix egg of Rongguo Mansion, and no matter how many people want to curry favor, they can't meet each other. Now you Serving by such a person's side, you should always be extremely careful. You are a child of a family. If you can serve well, the second wife will give you a good family for the sake of your hard work. Don't let the wealth in front of you be fooled. If you do something that makes the second wife not allow you, it will be easy to be sold. You must know that the old lady is the biggest in this family, but think about it, In another ten years, will the old lady still be like this?"

Qingwen twirled a honey-stained plum and stuffed it into Sheyue's mouth, silently picked up the book of Shanchuan Travels and read it.Sheyue stared at the words blankly, and it took her a while to suddenly wake up. She wanted to ask Qingwen, but she didn't know where to start.Looking at Qingwen's pretty face, and her gestures of grace and grace, some people would believe that she is a noblewoman.He stretched out his hand and patted Qingwen's little hand, "Thank you for reminding me today, I'm a dull person, I don't know what a bright future is, I just want to live a good life in peace, and I can be safe in the future. I'll go back and think about it. You talk." Wiping your hands with a handkerchief, getting up and walking to the door, you suddenly remembered something, "Didn't your brother go out today? Why didn't you see any rare things brought in for you? It was Yuanyang who rewarded a man named Brother Ying's girl has two big bags of dim sum, and it's from Song Ji's dim sum shop outside."

Qingwen didn't raise her head, she just hummed lightly behind the book.Musk Moon left without mentioning it, full of thoughts.