[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

"Are all the people who serve the uncle here?" Aunt Xue brought the housekeeper of the inner courtyard to Chu Yuyuan, where Xue Pan lived, in a mighty way early in the morning. The temperament is not very consistent, but it was mentioned by the predecessor Xue Pan after Xue Pan was born.The word "Chu" was the same as "Chu" in ancient times, which means storage, and together it is a place to store beautiful jade. It can be seen how high expectations Master Xue placed on Xue Pan.It's just that the former master Xue never thought that his son, who had great expectations, was not even a rough jade, not to mention a beautiful jade, and ended up as a pile of useless miscellaneous stones.

"Mrs. Hui, there are four first-class maids, eight second-class maids, twelve third- and fourth-class maids, and eight rough maids. Except for the two personal servants who study with the uncle, there are eight servants left. , plus the old slaves, a total of 41 people are here." The one who answered was Aunt Xue's confidant, Madam Zhou, who was specially assigned to Chu Yuyuan to take charge of the upper and lower affairs.In the early morning, Aunt Xue's aggressive posture made Zhou's mother feel uneasy. Although she asked herself that the uncle's daily life has been taken care of properly, it is clear from the wife's meaning that something is wrong. Zhou's mother can only guess whether it is Is there a little hoof on the bottom that is lazy or made a mistake?At this time, Zhou's mother could not have imagined that the uncle who was serving her was already thinking about whether she should move at a young age, and it was because of this that she made such a big commotion this morning.

Aunt Xue looked at the tall and short servant girls in the yard, the older ones were about fourteen or five years old, and the younger ones were seven or eight years old, but they all had their own merits, and each had the capital to grow into a beautiful woman. The ten-year-old servants are all handsome and fair. If they deliberately dress up as girls, Aunt Xue feels that they may not be able to see that they are male dolls.

When selecting servants for Chu Yuyuan back then, how did you pick out some well-groomed ones?With so many beautiful flowers and grasses around me all day long, it's hard not to have any extra thoughts.Thinking of the scene in her dream, Aunt Xue regretted her mistake in selecting candidates, not to mention deliberately picking ugly ones, at least interspersed with ordinary and unattractive ones.Could it be that the feng shui of Xue's mansion is particularly supportive?Aunt Xue looked around several times and did not see a particularly ordinary one.

Ordinarily, as a mother, she would be happy to see more beautiful concubines for her son, but the premise is that the son has grown up, not a fart child who is not yet ten years old. Yangshou, no mother would sit idly by.So Aunt Xue didn't take it to heart once she had a dream, but she had three dreams in a row, all of which were similar scenes, the only difference was that in the dream Xue Pan's lustful and licentious tricks were changed, which couldn't be helped by Aunt Xue Ring the alarm and start paying attention.This shows that God is giving her enlightenment in advance, asking her to take precautions early to avoid things happening in her dreams. Aunt Xue thinks that the sincerity of praying to God and worshiping Buddha in the past two years must have moved God, and then entrusted her with dreams.

There are only three things in everything, and in line with the principle of believing what is true and what is not, Aunt Xue took a few mouthfuls of breakfast absent-mindedly, taking advantage of Xue Pan's study in the study, and then rushed to Chu Yuyuan with people. Ask Xue Pan if there is anything unusual recently, and then see if the group of servants can stay.Although in the dream it was Xue Pan coaxing and cheating, or the overlord forcefully attacking the whole courtyard, and such things have not happened in reality, but the mother's natural eccentricity made Aunt Xue inevitably a little bit angry and waited on her. My servant, no matter how many mistakes were made, both parties have made mistakes, as if this is the only way to feel better.

If it weren't for the warning in the dream, Aunt Xue would not have noticed that Chu Yuyuan's servant looks too good.In fact, it’s no wonder that the selection was made at the beginning. Everyone has a love for beauty. Men and women have been unable to escape since ancient times. Naturally, the best is selected from the best. Those who are handsome will definitely not tend to choose ordinary or ugly ones.If the latter is really kept by your side, it will be a hindrance to the view, isn't it? People who don't know it think that the Xue family is a bluff and ostentatious family, and even the servants choose cheap ones to buy.

Aunt Xue was immersed in her own thoughts for a while, and the surface was as sinking as water. The longer the time, the more anxious the servant girls waiting in the yard were, and each of them hurriedly reflected on whether they had done something recently that might offend the head wife. Things, the whole yard became more and more quiet, with a sense of tension.

It wasn't until everyone felt that they were about to be overwhelmed by this atmosphere that Aunt Xue said: "I know you have worked hard to serve the uncle on weekdays, and there is nothing special to come here today, just want to ask the uncle how his daily life is recently. ? How about eating and sleeping?"

It turned out that it was a routine concern, and everyone was unanimously relieved, but their spirits were still tense, for fear that they would lose such a good job by accidentally offending the wife.

"Return to Madam, my uncle's daily life has been normal these days, but he went to bed earlier than usual at night, probably because he was tired from studying during the day." The oldest one headed by the four first-class girls replied, this The four of them served closely on weekdays and had the most say.

"Does the uncle really sleep at night? How many times do you get up at night?" Go to bed early?Unlike Pan'er's temperament, Aunt Xue put a question mark in her heart and continued to talk.

"Since half a month ago, the uncle has not allowed the servants to watch the night under the bed, saying that it will affect their sleep. The servants are all on the outside to watch the night, and they have never heard the call from the uncle at night." Discussing in private whether the uncle has changed his gender. In the past, before going to bed at night, he always pestered them to play around. When they were tired from playing, one of them had to hug and coax them personally before they would close their eyes and sleep, and sometimes they slept soundly. I just wrapped the maid like a human pillow and didn't let go, so I had to sleep together.As a result, in the past half a month, they were not allowed to watch the night, nor did they pester the maids to coax them to sleep. It seemed that they were a bit disgusted with them and drove them out as soon as the bed was made.

Aunt Xue knew a little bit about Xue Pan's past habits, thinking that he was still young and didn't know anything, so he would just open one eye and close one eye to go to bed when he was playing around with the maid, and it would be fine when he was older .Half a month ago, half a month ago, what happened to make Pan'er suddenly change his temper?Aunt Xue tried her best to recall if anything special happened half a month ago.

"Ma'am, I think it's because the uncle is old and sensible, so he wants to sleep alone." Zhou's mother was describing on the sidelines. These little hooves didn't stay close to watch the night for half a month, and they didn't report to her. They must be getting older. She has grown up, and her thoughts are big. If she doesn't take her as Chu Yuyuan's mother in charge, it is possible that she is still thinking about replacing her one day.Although it was reported to Zhou's mother, according to Xue Pan's temperament, Zhou's mother could not control it, but it was like whether the subordinate reported the matter to the superior. Whether it could be resolved was one thing, but knowing it was another.Zhou's mother gritted her teeth in her heart, and she had to find a way to cover it up, otherwise the wife would really pursue it, and as the mother in charge, she would inevitably have the responsibility of being unfavorable for supervision.

"Mom is right. Ever since the uncle started studying with the master, the slaves have said that the uncle looks the same every day. In two years, maybe he will be able to win the imperial examination and come back to shine on the lintel." It's easy to be obedient, and today's matter is over.

If it were the usual Aunt Xue, she would have been coaxed away by such obedient words, as if Xue Pan's success in the Jinshi examination was a certainty.But after experiencing the Three Character Classic incident, two years, ten years later, I don’t know if I will be able to win a scholar back. Not only did this little compliment not have the expected effect, but it reminded Aunt Xue of what happened half a month ago.

That day, it was because Pan'er brought back two books that he got to memorizing the Three Character Classic, and then he had the meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots, and then decided to teach the master himself.Why did I forget the two books that Baochai mentioned? Combined with the fact that Shupaner was obviously a bit guilty when I mentioned it at the time, Aunt Xue sorted out the whole thing and connected it together. Aunt Xue felt that she probably understood. The context of the whole thing.It was also at that time that I was so happy to hear that Pan'er took the initiative to read, so I ignored the abnormality, and later because I was too angry, I ignored the two books that can be called the fuse. What he did secretly was related to these two books.At this moment, Aunt Xue can no longer convince herself that those two books are fine. If it is a serious book, Pan'er would have been put on the bright side long ago. She even wished that she and the master would find out that he was reading, so why would they hide it from others? .

"Today's weather is pretty good. You guys pack up all the uncle's things and put them outside to dry in the sun." Aunt Xue ordered.

Mother Zhou and a group of maids quietly glanced at the gloomy sky early in the morning. How could this be good?If it's summer, maybe you will come to the thunder immediately to indicate that it will rain, is your wife sure it's okay?After murmuring for a long time, they didn't dare to express their opinions. One by one, they entered the house to pack their things and began to move them out, looking like they were drying their things.

"After the things have been packed, clean the house well, especially the corners and under the bed. Don't let anything go. Be sure to clean everything up." Aunt Xue, who sat down on the porch and began to drink tea, saw that Prepare to supervise the whole process, and don't forget to ask.

The wife in charge personally supervises the work, so naturally no one dares to be lazy. Although the more I work, the more I feel that the wife's actions are not so simple. It looks like she is looking for something, but everyone still works very hard, for fear of being accused of stealing, raping, and slipping. .Zhou's mother was even more busy hitting the back of her head with her feet. Sometimes she ordered the ornaments to be careful not to break them, and sometimes she ordered people to carry this one and that one, fully displaying Chu Yuyuan's duty as a managing mother.

There were many people and strength, and soon everything in Chu Yuyuan's main room was removed, and the courtyard was full of pawnshops, and the maids began to clean the empty house.Because of Aunt Xue's special instructions, she really didn't miss any place. Then someone found a small bundle under the bed, took it out and opened it, and it turned out to be two books.How can there be books?It was still hidden so tightly, so the maid casually opened it and glanced at it. Such a vivid picture came straight to her eyeballs. The maid flushed like a boiled shrimp, as if holding a hot potato, she threw the burden far away. , accompanied by a shameful "Yeah".

"What's the matter?" Someone came up to ask next to her, and the maid pointed at the book but hesitated and couldn't speak, her head was buried low, and she was in a state of being ashamed to see others.When someone else picked it up and took a look, the same reaction caused a series of effects like a multi-bone Nomi card.

This little farce finally caught Zhou's mother's attention, "You are all lazy to clean the house, what are you doing in a circle!"

"Mom, look..." Everyone blushed and couldn't tell what they were looking at.

Zhou's mother took a look, her old face became hot, she closed the book quickly, and warned in a low voice: "You didn't see anything today, so hurry up and go to work. If there is a breeze, be careful with your skin." Only then did she hurriedly look for Aunt Xue who was in the corridor with her book in her pocket.

"Ma'am, look." Mother Zhou presented two books to Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue opened it, she was so frightened that she immediately closed it, hurried into the wing room, and opened it again after a long time of mental setting. After reading the first book, she saw that the second book turned out to be a man with Aunt Xue felt angry about the matter between men, especially when she saw that the corners of the two books were turned up. She must have been studying hard every night recently. It was much harder to exhale.

No wonder, no wonder, it turned out that the dream was real, and she lost Yuan Yang when she was just over eight years old, and it turned out that she was corrupted by this kind of book. Auntie's hands trembled, her eyes spewed fire, wishing she could burn the pickled thing in her hand immediately.