Chapter 132 The first maid
The moonlight is clear and cold, flowing down from the eaves and falling on trees, houses, and flowers.
In the Jia family, Lixiangyuan, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai had dinner, sat together for tea, and talked about Jia Huan's design of Baoyu today. Xiangling and Ying'er were waiting.
Aunt Xue leaned tiredly on the pillow, stepped on her feet, and sighed: "Brother Huan, every time he comes back, he will make some noise. He..., Oh! Your aunt is almost angry, and she will find an excuse to scold Aunt Zhao in the afternoon."
Xue Baochai was drinking tea and listening quietly. She was elegant in temperament and beautiful in appearance.
She felt that Brother Huan was impulsive today, which was not worth it. But she did not feel as strong as her mother, thinking that he was going to finish it. Jia Huan often made a comeback.
Aunt Xue is actually a bit optimistic about Jia Huan. If her Xue family has such a brother, she will hold it in her hand to protect her. However, Brother Huan is so capable of committing suicide and even sued Baoyu. But when she thought about it, she felt that of course. The sangzi was afraid that she was a little confused.
When Aunt Xue was sighing, Xue Pan came back from outside after drinking. After he came to the capital, he would look for flowers and willows, fight cocks and dogs every day, and throw the business of the Xue family to several old housekeepers to help.
"Mom, sister" Xue Pan shouted, wiped Xiangling's face, took off her clothes, sat down to have tea, and heard Aunt Xue talk about Jia Huan's affairs today, clapped her hands and smiled, "I want me to say that it's good to fight, it's good to fight, it's good to fight, and it makes me feel happy. Could it be that Baoyu is the king of heaven? His father beats him, and the family must have a fight for a few days."
Aunt Xue spat in anger and said, "Bah, what nonsense are you talking about? His brothers are making trouble, what are you doing?"
Xue Pan smiled and didn't say that he liked male sex. But a new Qin Zhong came to the private school. He looked beautiful and blushed before he spoke. He was timid and had a daughter-like look. However, he had a very good relationship with Baoyu and was always close. He had heard Jia Rui say it, and he had a little thought in his heart.
Xue Pan said: "I heard from Brother Lian that Brother Huan has done a great career in Dongzhuang Town. I will go to him for a drink after the New Year."
Xue Baochai stopped me and said, "You should stop going, brother. Brother Huan is very tough and has clear grudges. You should offend him so much that he can't fall."
Xue Pan didn't listen to Xue Baochai's words and said with a smile: "I'm not Baoyu, I'll go to steal his concubine. I'm going to make friends with him. What can I do?"
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In the evening, Jia Huan's carriage arrived at the densely populated Dongzhuang Town. A New Year's atmosphere spread in the air. Smoke curled up. From time to time, children ran happily across the streets.
Jia Huan jumped out of the carriage, stood on the land of Dongzhuang Town, took a deep breath, and the cold of winter sucked into his lungs.
Everything about the Jia family was left behind. He didn't care about Jia Mu's disgust and Mrs. Wang's anger, and he was lazy to pay attention to it. What's important is that he had already brought Qingwen and Ruyi out. His plan went smoothly.
And enjoy the joy of this New Year! Last year he spent the New Year alone while reading.
In the carriage, Ruyi looked at the lively town outside through the curtains, and couldn't help but ask, "San Master, you're here!"
Jia Huan smiled and said, "There are still a few steps left. Just sit in the car! I'll get down and move." He sat in the carriage for an afternoon, a little stiff. As he spoke, he directed the coachman and took the carriage to his new home.
As we walked along the way, people saluted Jia Huan from time to time, "I have met Deputy Envoy Jia." Jia Huan nodded with a smile and responded.
Among the assets Jia Huan exchanged in Dongzhuang Town, there are 15 courtyards. Five of them are located in the former site of Dongzhuang Town, which is now called Beiqianfang. Ten are located in the central area of Dongzhuang Town. Jia Huan early asked someone to open up the four-yard courtyards connected by the five Beiqianfang together, rebuild the walls to form a new residence.
When he arrived at the entrance of the courtyard with the door number No. 49, Jia Huan gave money to send the carriage away. The key opened the door and took two maids in.
Although the courtyard is opened, the houses inside have not been repaired yet. The five houses stand alone. Jia Huan chose a residence in the middle. A three-room house with a layout divided into bedroom, kitchen, and living room.
Jia Huan had already asked someone to move his things from the side hall of the west wing of Wendao Academy. Immediately, Qingwen and Ruyi opened the package, tidied them up, and quickly finished them. They went to the town to buy some household items and had supper.
When they returned home, they took a shower and burned the kang. The three of them covered their own quilts and spoke on the bed.
There is no need to consider the problem of birds and beasts being worse than birds, because there is only a fire kang in the whole house. Fortunately, Jia Huan considered the need to resettle the victims at that time, and the design was relatively large, with a 2-meter kang.
The night sky is clear and the moon is like water. It falls on the window.
Ruyi slept on the pillow. When she went to a strange environment, the 11-year-old girl couldn't sleep. She turned her head and looked at Jia Huan lying flat, and said softly: "Third Master, are we just coming out like this?"
Jia Huan turned his head slightly and looked at the pretty little girl, and smiled and said, "Yes. Ruyi, are you still used to it?"
"It's okay." Ruyi chuckled pretty, "I want to go to the town to add something tomorrow." She is already looking forward to her future life.
"Where is Qingwen?"
Qingwen blinked her beautiful big eyes and smiled and said, "Where are you used to it? You can't sleep. But she's so tired." Her mood was still a little excited. However, it was just like this. If Jia Huan hadn't been here, she would still be afraid of such an unknown future and environment.
The master and servant just talked in a mess and fell asleep.
The smoke and clouds of the Jia family, the shackles of the suffocating feudal system: masters, slaves, legitimate wives, concubines, all kinds of etiquette, trivial, boring, meaningless, and intriguing house fights all drift with the breeze.
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In the middle of the night, Jia Huan felt that there was someone else in his arms and was sleeping in a daze. When he woke up in the morning, he saw Qingwen sleeping in his arms. Tears were still there on his pretty face. I was afraid that he was thinking about going to Baoyu's room at night, and after leaving the Jia Mansion, the pressure was released.
Qingwen has a very beautiful face: a slightly round face, pretty eyebrows, big eyes closed, delicate nose bridge, and pink lips, forming a pretty beautiful face. The eyebrows and eyes look a bit like Lin Daiyu. Qingwen is almost twelve or thirteen years old now, right?
Jia Huan couldn't help feeling a little pity.
Baoyu's scumbag is a scumbag, and there are a few words that praise Qingwen really well: Recalling the past when her daughter was born: If she is of quality, then gold and jade are not worthy of being noble; if she is of nature, then ice and snow are not worthy of being pure; if she is of spirit, then stars and sun are not worthy of being exquisite; if she is of appearance, then flowers and moons are not worthy of being color.
This is indeed the recognized number one maid in the book of the Red Chamber. Its quality, temperament, spirit and appearance are all first-class. It ranks first in the Twelve Beauties of Jinling and the sub-book.
Her death is really regrettable, it is a real tragedy! As the saying goes: Huayuan is afraid of herself, but she will not be able to rush; Liuyuan is sad, so why not stop the sudden rain!
Jia Huan really has a lot of objection to Jia Baoyu's failure to protect Qingwen in the original book. Even though Baoyu's love is Daiyu's and his desires are impressive, shouldn't a good girl like Qingwen fight and protect her? Just from her love for five years and eight months of serving Baoyu, she should take action. Being a human being must have a little bit of humanity, and you should not always be a turtle with a crunch.
Now, it’s nothing to do with Baoyu. Qingwen, he will protect her!
Jia Huan slowly and quietly wrapped Qingwen around his hands, took her feet away, and prepared to get up. He had the habit of getting up early. In this way, he woke Qingwen up, rubbed her eyes, and said in a daze: "San Master, are you going to get up?"
Jia Huan smiled and said, "You slept on yours. Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"Well. I'm thinking about things." Qingwen's temperament was not polite to Jia Huan. She squinted her eyes and curled up in the warm bed. She and Ruyi had not served Jia Huan for a year, so she had already herded sheep and got up late in winter mornings.
Jia Huan sat up and wore clothes. Qingwen said her thoughts, "Third Master, if you didn't come back the day before yesterday, I wouldn't plan to go to Master Bao's second house. At worst, I'll drive the old lady out of the house." She was unwilling to bow her head.
Jia Huan smiled and said, "Are you thinking beautiful? I didn't listen to Ruyi's retelling yesterday's situation last night. My wife scolded you. I asked me to say that it may not be impossible to sell you to a dirty place like brothels. Use you as an example, and there will be no maid in the mansion next time."
Qingwen smiled with her lips pursed and was pretty and colorful, "Gee, Master Third, you scared me!"
Jia Huan smiled. He was really not scared Qingwen. Thinking about Mrs. Wang's heart was vicious, he might not be able to do it. Isn't Jin Chuan'er the one who forced her to death? After she said that, after Jin Chuan'er was driven out of the mansion, she could not survive even if she was seducing the young master. Therefore, Jin Chuan'er, who was so kind, simply jumped into the well and committed suicide.
Jia Huan got up, felt pity, and gently patted Qingwen's quilt. Qingwen smiled. Jia Huan asked Ruyi, who had woken up, to continue sleeping, and then went out. He wanted to practice morning and then go to morning reading.
However, when he was studying in Lin Jianchen in the academy, he was thinking about a question. For a long time, the little girl Ruyi stuck to him and knew love. Regardless of whether she knew love, he really treated her as his person. As long as this little girl didn't take the initiative to leave, he would definitely want her to be by her side for the rest of her life.
However, Qingwen, he has always been a friend and has no other idea. Qingwen clearly stated when she arrived in his house on the first day: she would not be a person in the house. But now, she really wants to leave him in the future, is he willing to let him go?
The answer is obvious.
After robbing Baoyu this time, Jia Huan felt that he should not be too hypocritical in life.
Of course, it is too early for a ten-year-old boy and a twelve-three girl to talk about feelings.
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The Spring Festival is coming in a flash. Firecrackers are coming in Dongzhuang Town. The confused little girl Ruyi remembered what Sister Yuanyang told her when it snowed in the morning of the second day of the lunar month: Apologizing for Xiren.
It was snowing outside the window. Jia Huan lit a candle and flipped through the book in the room. He asked casually with a smile: "Qingwen, what do you think you should deal with it?"
Xiren's affairs are a good intention to do bad things. The punishment must be punished. Otherwise, the third master's words will not work well in the Jia Mansion in the future. Of course, Jia Huan did not have much interest in paying attention.
In a game term, Xiren failed to hold his hatred.
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Chapter completed!