The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 8
Jia Lian took over the task of picking up Daiyu, changed his laziness of the previous few days, and went to the front yard to choose his entourage after leaving Meng Pozhai.

This world is no better than later generations, and the probability of encountering bandits and other dangers on the long journey is relatively high.

Jia Lian is not so stupid as to ride alone for thousands of miles. If someone cuts off his head along the way, who can he talk to?
Therefore, even if you have to hurry, you have to pick a few capable followers.

After doing this well, I was ready to go to the cashier to collect the necessary fees. When I heard Jiamu's call, I turned to Rongqingtang again.

"I have seen my ancestors."

When he found out that Rongqing Tang was the only one besides Jia Mu and other maids and servants, Jia Lian knew that Jia Mu would probably act as a peacemaker for him and Wang Xifeng.

I shook my head in my heart, sure enough the meowing cat had candy to eat.

Just now, Mother Jia started to care about his affairs. A few days ago, Rongqingtang didn't care about him at all.

"Lian Er, I heard that you had a quarrel with your daughter-in-law, so you moved to the study outside in a fit of anger?"

Jia's mother is a qualified head of the family, when she reprimanded Jia Zheng before, she was full of majesty, but now she acts as a kind elder, and there is no disharmony at all.

"The grandson is guilty. Because of a trivial matter, the old ancestor was troubled."

Mother Jia waved her hand: "Is there any trouble or not? Your daughter-in-law told me about everything, but she's just a little girl. How come the couple have become inseparable?
Let's do it this way, for the sake of your daughter-in-law serving me all year round, I'll take care of it for her.

If you lose one person in the room, I will pay you another one here, and then this matter will be over, do you think it is okay? "

Jia's mother said so, and there was no room for Jia Lian to refuse.

But when he heard that Mother Jia wanted to compensate him alone, and seeing Wang Xifeng's dark face next to him, Jia Lian couldn't help laughing again.

If this was the case, he would have won the first round with Feng Lazi, and Wang Xifeng had shot himself in the foot.

So he nodded and agreed to Jia Mu's meaning.

Mother Jia didn't hesitate when she saw this, she smiled and waved to the side, and then she saw three maids being shoved and shoved out by her companions.

They are all the big maids in Jiamu's house who have received one or two months' money, all of them are water spirits.

Seeing this, I have to say that Jia's mother is also a senior face control, and her old man especially likes good-looking people.

As long as the grandchildren in the family are good-looking, she will not be stingy with her love and rewards.

For example, among the three spring sisters, Yingchun and Tanchun needless to say, are both granddaughters of this mansion.But the youngest, Xichun, is the official lady of Ningguo Mansion. Because she lost her mother when she was young and she is so cute, she was taken over and raised by Jiamu...

This is true for grandchildren, and it is the same for maidservants.

Her old man was very picky about the servant girl, and after being raised, she had nothing to do, so she was free to take care of the servant girl for the mansion.She kept the good ones, and dismissed the bad ones everywhere, so that most of the best maidservants in Rongguo Mansion were in Rongqingtang.

And those who can choose to serve in front of them are even more outstanding.

It's just that her old man's status is so respectable that even though the old and young men of the two houses covet these juicy girls, they dare not do it, and they have no way to do it.

I don't think he was lucky enough to be rewarded by Jiamu today, so he still let him choose.

It seems that Jia's mother is not only trying to mediate the conflict between him and Wang Xifeng, but also has another meaning, it is a reward for his performance today.

Taking a glance at the three big maids, they are all capable maids who usually serve by Jia's mother, with a monthly payment of one tael of silver, and they are the highest-ranking maids in Jia's mansion.There are more than ten maidservants of this kind in the entire Rongguo Mansion, and Mother Jia has eight of them.

Maybe Jia's mother was also worried that Wang Xifeng would do something wrong again, so she arranged it like this.She grew up next to the old man, even if she was a maid, Wang Xifeng would not dare to handle her casually!
But it's a pity that her old man is still not willing to take out the one she loves the most and let him choose...

Jia Lian thought in his heart, and subconsciously glanced behind Jiamu, at the mandarin duck who was slapping Jiamu's shoulder lightly.

"Ping, Xi, and Yuan" are the representative figures of maidservants in Rongguo Mansion, and the others probably lost a little bit.

Ping'er was in Wang Xifeng's hands, and Xiren was also Jia Mu's maid, and now she was put by Jia Baoyu's side by Jia Mu's side. This mandarin duck has never been found, and Jia Mu herself is tightly holding on to it.This also shows its rarity, even Jia Mu cherishes it very much.

"Hehe, your ancestors gave you three such beautiful ones to choose from. Are you still not satisfied? Are you still eyeing the mandarin duck girl?"

Wang Xifeng has been staring at Jia Lian resentfully, although Jia Lian's eyes just pass by the mandarin duck, she was keenly caught by her, and immediately laughed out loud.

Everyone knows that Yuanyang is now the most powerful maid around Jiamu. If Jiamu knows that Jia Lian covets Yuanyang and gets angry because of this, it will be a good thing for her to withdraw the reward.

Wang Xifeng's words also made the people around burst into laughter, even half a rosy glow flew up on Yuanyang's face, but she quickly retracted it, and then glared at Wang Xifeng.

Others are afraid of this Second Grandma Lian, but she is not afraid. If she dares to make fun of her again, she will definitely spit on her.

Mother Jia also laughed, but in that smile, she was not so kind.

There was no panic on Jia Lian's face, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Miss Yuanyang is the first-class girl in the house, but who doesn't know that she is also the ancestor's darling? It seems that the ancestor loves something, The grandson dares to snatch the food with a tiger's mouth, and move his mind.

The grandson thought that if the ancestor really rewarded the grandson, the grandson would indeed have someone to choose, so he asked the ancestor to give him a generous gift. "

"Oh? You haven't taken a fancy to them, so who do you take a look at?"

Mother Jia glanced at the three people she picked out, and was surprised again.Jia Lian thought well, in order to encourage Jia Lian's filial behavior today, and to prevent another fire in Jia Lian's backyard, she took the book seriously and took out the best maids she usually took care of.

"Hehe, if the ancestor is willing, why not give Qingwen to his grandson." Jia Lian said with a smile.

"Who?" Jia's mother didn't understand for a while, she was still a servant girl and said with a smile: "Old lady, is it the little girl Qingwen that Second Master Lian is talking about? It was given to the old lady by Lai's mother years ago, and the old lady also said when she saw her." Well, I even named it myself, and then asked someone to take it down to learn the rules, and said that I would call it to serve in front of me in the future.”

"I remembered."

Mother Jia still had an impression, but she was curious: "So a little girl, how did you know her?"

Jia Lian replied with a smile: "The last time I came to pay my respects to my ancestors, I bumped into her on the porch once, and I heard someone call her Qingwen, so I remembered it."

After hearing this, Jia Mu hummed twice, and said to the surroundings: "I said that if there is any good thing in my house, they all want it, old and young. You still don't believe it? Now you can see it, and I have it in my hand. A little girl who is still learning how to behave, someone is planning to snatch her away, let alone other good things?"

All the servants and women laughed: "It's also the ancestors who can take care of people. If there are girls from other places, I'm afraid that the second master Lian will also look down on them."

"There's nothing else he doesn't like..."

Jia's mother squinted at Jia Lian, and snorted inexplicably, which made Jia Lian feel like a light on his back.

He didn't show anything, anyway, he took the initiative to fight for it, and if Jia Mu didn't give it to him, there was nothing he could do.

Thinking about it, Qingwen was still young at this time, and Jia Baoyu was not rewarded by Jia's mother, so she shouldn't be reluctant.

Sure enough, although Jia's mother was a little dissatisfied with Jia Lian's past, she still did not change her mind and asked someone to call him.

And the three first-class maids who knew they had been eliminated also consciously stood back obediently.

Not too disappointed, nor too happy.

It is a good thing to be the aunt in Lian Erye's house. After all, Lian Erye is not only the serious master of the family, but also born handsome and handsome...

The downside is that Second Master Lian's behavior...is not very admirable.

Not to mention, there is Lian's second grandmother in his room watching over him!Being stared at by someone like Lian's Second Mistress every day, who can live in peace?
I didn't see that the two in Lian's second master's house used to be good girls in the mansion. This Lian's second grandma has only been in the house for a long time, and they all "unhappily died".

Not long after, under the guidance of the young daughter-in-law, Qingwen was brought in.

Xu Shi came a little hastily, she was only wearing a light red light plaid thin gown, an apricot long-sleeved shirt inside, a light-colored tie around her waist, and a white sarong with purple patterns on the inside .

Although she was not as brightly dressed as the big maids, but she just raised her head to let everyone in the hall see her appearance clearly, and they couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts: What a beautiful girl!

Bai Shengsheng has a delicate face with melon seeds, a thin mouth that is naturally rosy, and above the small Qiong nose, there are thin eyebrows and beautiful eyes, as well as a few light bangs and a hair hanging from the ear. braids.Although she is young, she is already a full-fledged beauty.

As soon as Wang Xifeng saw her, a cold light shot out from his eyes, and he stared at her closely.

At this time, Qingwen didn't know why she was in a hurry to call her here, so she just stepped forward and greeted Jia Mu in a polite manner.

Mother Jia pulled her to her eyes, touched her small face, looked at her carefully, and sighed: "If I hadn't agreed to you before, I really can't bear to part with such a good girl."

All the women also laughed: "If this girl hadn't been born so well, I'm afraid Second Master Lian wouldn't have chosen her instead of the three older girls in the old lady's room."

"Hmph, he is very scheming. Trading a big girl for a little girl seems like a loss on the surface, but just looking at this girl's appearance, you can tell how long he has been plotting, and today he finally got his chance!"

Mother Jia didn't care about other people's reactions after she finished speaking, she just pulled Qingwen and asked, "How old are you?"

Qingwen blushed a little, and replied, "To old lady, it's already eleven."

In fact, it wasn't the first time Mother Jia asked her age, but she didn't bother to accuse the old lady of being forgetful at the moment.

She couldn't help looking at Jia Lian.

No wonder the nanny who called her just now was mysterious. It turned out that the old lady was going to give her away...

"It's only eleven, okay... I heard from the mothers that you are not only good-looking, but also very good at sewing, and those big maids are no better than you? But is it true?"

Qingwen just smiled. Although she didn't dare to show it off, anyone could tell she was confident.

Jia Mu sighed again: "It's a pity to give such a good girl to Lian Er."

Jia Lian was embarrassed, knowing that Jia's mother still had prejudice against him, so he said with a smile: "If the old ancestor is really reluctant, it's better to stay with him. The grandson just said that, the old ancestor doesn't have to bear the pain to give up love, anyway, there is no one here. People dare to say that you, the old man, backtracked, didn't you..."

"Hey, you don't have to play tricks in front of me. Since I told you, he will be yours from now on, but..."

Jia Mu took a look at Wang Xifeng and said, "This girl has only entered the mansion not long ago, and she is not very old. I will keep it for you first, teach you two how to behave, and return it to you when you come back from Yangzhou.

But I have agreed, this time you are going to pick up your sister Lin, if the errands are not done well, or if your sister is wronged on the way, this person will not be so easy to take back. "

No matter how good-looking she is, she is just a little girl, and Mother Jia is not reluctant.

If Jia Lian picked one of the three she offered, she would have nothing to say.But Jia Lian had a goal long ago, which gave her a feeling that her things were missed by her children and grandchildren, and she felt a little unhappy, and she didn't want Jia Lian to follow her heart so happily.

Of course, the reason she said was also true, and she really wanted to help Jia Lian train and train others, and by the way, let Qingwen spend more time by her side to gain some experience, so that she can live more safely when she comes to Wang Xifeng's side in the future.

Regarding Jia Mu's decision, Jia Lian is happy to see it succeed.

He was also worried just now that it would be inconvenient to take Qingwen away on this trip, and if Qingwen was handed over to Wang Xifeng at this time, he was really worried that Wang Xifeng would trick her into black hands.

Jia Mu's decision just solved his worry.

As for the possibility of Mother Jia not returning...

Thinking about it, Jia Mu, as a first-class Mrs. Rong Guotai, such a noble person, can't do something like breaking her promise and getting fat.

Looking up at Qingwen, she found that the other party was also peeking at him. Their eyes met, and she immediately avoided it.

Jia Lian couldn't help laughing, the Twelve Gold Hairpins of the Red Mansion was also the first in the deputy book, and also the most beautiful maid in the Red Mansion, so he snatched it from Jia Baoyu.

This wave is really a surprise.

(End of this chapter)