The Red Mansions

Chapter 25

Honor Hall.

When the mandarin ducks came back, Jia's mother was just having dinner here, and the table was already full of dishes.

"Old lady, do you want to put the dishes brought back from Brother Yun on the table?" Yuanyang asked for instructions.

Seeing Jia Baoyu's expectant face, Jia's mother nodded with a smile and said, "Put it on, put it all on the table."

Jia's mother's standard of living is not low, and she has enjoyed it all her life. Ordinary food can't easily catch her eyes.

It was also because of Jia Baoyu that she followed the mess, otherwise she wouldn't eat the food brought from outside.

Five dishes and one soup were put on the table. Mother Jia stretched out her head, looked carefully, nodded and said:
"Although they are home-cooked dishes, they are brightly colored and fragrant. It seems that Brother Yun's cooking skills are quite good."

Yuanyang took a pair of chopsticks and put a piece of braised fish in Jia Mu's pocket, and said with a smile, "I stood by and watched Brother Yun make these dishes, so they can't be faked."

Mother Jia nodded, squinting her smiling face, tasted the fish, her eyes lit up suddenly.

Braised whole fish in soy sauce, bright red color, spicy and delicious taste, tender and delicious meat, chewing carefully, the spicy taste spreads in the mouth, the juice enters the leaves, sweet and salty, the aroma is overflowing, making people salivate.

"Hmm... the taste is good, delicious and delicious, and the fire is just right, just a little, maybe because I am getting older, it is a little bit spicy." Jiamu said with a look of enjoyment.

As she spoke, she said to everyone at the table: "Eat them all, don't look at my old woman, these dishes are delicious, even better than expected!"

Therefore, Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Sichun started to eat one after another, and they all couldn't wait to taste the food that Jia Baoyu had always admired.

Soon, everyone showed joyful faces.

Eat without speaking, sleep without speaking.

Although they didn't speak, but from the eye contact with each other, everyone knew in their hearts that this dish was very appetizing.

After Jiamu ate a piece of fish, Yuanyang took the opportunity to whisper beside her, "The servant also brought back twenty steamed buns. Those steamed buns are a little different and very delicious."

Mother Jia nodded, her face flushed, and she said happily, "Bring them all up. I never thought Jia Yun would have such abilities at such a young age. I've never heard of them before."

Jia Baoyu finally couldn't help but said: "Old Ancestor, Brother Yun was young and hadn't been a teacher yet, so how dare you reveal your abilities casually?"

"Well, what my dear grandson said is right. It seems that Brother Yun is also a wise man, otherwise he wouldn't be able to cook such a delicious meal. Well, why are these steamed buns so delicious?" Jia Mu said.

Yuanyang covered her mouth with a smile, and said: "I ate one first, and almost ate my tongue. It's a pity, brother Yun won't let me take more, or I will have to eat to my full."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "You girl, if you want to eat, just tell me, can I give you a few steamed buns? Since you like to eat, just keep a few and eat them privately!"

No matter how favored a mandarin duck is, it is still a servant girl, and cannot be served at the table for dinner. It is because Jia's mother dotes on her that she gives her steamed buns to eat privately.

Of course, not only maidservants are not allowed to sit at the table, but even Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng and others are not allowed to eat at the table. They usually stand by the side when they come to serve. This is the rule.

Yuanyang looked joyful, and quickly picked two and took them aside.

Soon, five dishes, one soup and eighteen steamed buns were all eaten.

After the table was over, Jia Baoyu came up to Lin Daiyu and said with a smile, "Sister Lin, did I tell a lie?"

"Oh, you didn't say yes!" Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes and said.

Today, her taste is really good. She even ate three steamed buns and a lot of food. It can be said that she has eaten the most since she grew up, but her stomach is a little uncomfortable.

Mother Jia smiled kindly beside her and said, "Brother Yun's cooking is a little less today, and I'm a bit unsatisfied. My wife hasn't eaten so happily for a long time."

Jia Baoyu nestled in Jia's mother's arms and asked: "Old ancestor, can you invite brother Yun to come to the house to cook?"

Jia Mu shook her head, smiled and said: "It's not urgent, your uncle will invite the theater troupe to come to the mansion in a few days, and we will set up a few tables at that time, let's invite Brother Yun to help the cook first, and then we can see his Let’s make a decision later.”

Not everyone is capable of being the chef in Jia's mansion, not only is it necessary to cook delicious home-cooked dishes, but also to be able to cook all kinds of expensive delicacies that can be served on the table.

Even if Jia Yun is from her own family, some investigations are still necessary.

……

After eating at noon, Jia Yun sat and rested for a while. After drinking some tea, she led the donkey to the small river.

Since this donkey came to Jia Yun's house, he hadn't been out of the house, and if he didn't go out for a walk, he would probably be raised and disabled.

Donkeys usually eat space straw and wheat, but in just a few days, the changes are visible to the naked eye.

The first is that the hair is softer, shiny and smooth, and the second is that the muscles are more obvious. On the whole, the donkey is more lean.

After reaching the small river, Jia Yun tied the donkey to a willow tree, and just after tying it, she heard a "plop" coming from the river.

Jia Yun searched for the sound, and saw a few tens of meters away, someone jumped into the river!

"God, I'm going to die!" Jia Yun was shocked and ran over quickly.

The road tens of meters away came in a blink of an eye. Jia Yun looked at the bank and found that it was a woman who jumped into the river.

At this moment, it was not time to think too much, seeing the woman splashing in the water, he quickly jumped down, and quickly fished her ashore.

"This person looks familiar!" Jia Yun thought to herself after glancing at the woman's pale face.

Because of the immediate rescue, although the woman drank some water, her life was not in danger, but her eyes were dull, her eyes were red and swollen, and her face was dark.

Jia Yun carried the girl to the grass under the willow tree on the bank and put her there, secretly looked at her, and said in her heart: "This man looks a bit like a certain star..."

Her face is delicate, her skin is fair and supple, her temperament is soft and dignified, her face is a little sweeter with dimples, her figure is bumpy, her legs are well-proportioned and slender, she is graceful, charming, and exudes a sexy and charming atmosphere, which is very seductive.

Judging by her clothes, she should be the maid of some rich family.

"Why can't you think about it and want to die?" Jia Yun thought to herself.

When I looked up, I found that there was a burden not far from the shore.

Jia Yun got up quickly, walked over and took the burden.

Without flipping through it casually, Jia Yun put the bundle beside the woman, and sat on the side watching, so that she wouldn't be overwhelmed.

Meiren stared at the willow branch with dull eyes, swaying weakly, after almost dying once, now she is asked to jump into the river again, but she dare not.

But when she thought of being kicked out of Jia's mansion and being homeless, Meiren's heart was filled with desolation.

After a while, she came back to her senses, and there was some brilliance in her eyes.

Turning around, he saw a handsome man sitting cross-legged not far away, and he couldn't help saying, "Did he save me? If it wasn't for him, I would be dead!"

When she jumped into the river, she was confused, but when she actually got into the river and choked on a few mouthfuls of water, she didn't want to die anymore, it was so uncomfortable!
That feeling of suffocation, the feeling of wanting to breathe but being unable to breathe, she never wanted to experience it again in her life. At that time, she was still afraid besides being afraid.

Seeing the woman wake up, Jia Yun said: "Hurry up and change clothes when you wake up, don't catch a cold, is there anything you can't think about and you need to ask for death? Isn't it good to live?"

The charming bit her lip, slowly got up from the ground, knelt down in front of Jia Yun, kowtowed and said, "Thank you for saving me, my lord. The servant is homeless now, and I hope you can take me in."

Afraid that Jia Yun would not agree, she said: "This servant is very diligent and can do many things, female red, cooking, and laundry. I hope you will take pity on this servant, woo..."

As she spoke, she started to cry, with a pitiful look on her face.

Jia Yun frowned, pondered for a while, then sighed, and said, "Get up first, and I'll ask you a few questions first."

The charming raised her head, shook her head, and sobbed: "The servant will answer on her knees, and the young master will ask directly, and the servant will answer truthfully."

Jia Yun didn't force her, and asked: "Looking at your clothes, which family's maid should you be? Why can't you think about committing suicide?"

Mei Ren gritted her teeth, nodded silently, and then replied: "I was sold to Rongguo Mansion as a servant girl since I was a child, and this morning because..."

(End of this chapter)