The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 294 Blessings and Disasters

Speaking of Mrs. Liu who worked in the small kitchen, she didn't know that her job was being targeted.

That day, I heard that my brother's nephew had caught a heat stroke, so I took some time out of my busy schedule, brought some ice from the kitchen, and went to deliver it to my brother's house.

Coincidentally, a few servants who were on good terms with her nephew also came to visit the patient.

One of them was named Qian Huai, the nephew of Aunt Zhao. They were the couple who helped Aunt Zhao spread gossip about Madam Wang.

He had always been attracted by the beauty of the fifth daughter of the Liu family. He had told his parents that he wanted to marry her and had also asked matchmakers to ask for her help repeatedly.

His parents are now in charge of accounts in the treasury, and he himself was sent to school with Jia Huan, so he has some wealth and influence.

Mrs. Liu didn't have any objection, but Liu Wu'er insisted on not complying.

Seeing that Qian Huai was also there, he said that he had something to do in the garden, dropped his things, and got up to leave.

When I arrived at the west gate of the garden, I saw the gatekeeper He San laughing and said, "Aunt, where have you been? This road is not the way home, I am suspicious."

Sister Liu scolded with a smile: "You little monkey, your aunt has gone to see the old man, so you have just got an uncle, what are you suspicious about! Why don't you open the door and let me in?"

The servant pulled her aside and said with a smile, "My dear aunt, when you go in, at least steal some apricots for me to eat. If you forget, I won't open the door for you or answer your call when you come to buy wine or oil in the middle of the night. You can call for whatever you want."

Sister Liu spat, "Your aunt's sister and two or three relatives are in the garden. Why don't you ask them for it, but come to me instead?"

He San smiled and said, "Oh, no, that's all. Stop talking nonsense! I think you won't need me when you get old. Even if my sister has a good place, there will be many more days calling for her in the future. We just need to promise her more."

After hearing this, Sister Liu laughed and said, "You little monkey, you are making trouble again. What good can your sister have?"

He San laughed and said, "Don't kid me. Just because you have an internal connection, don't we have any problems? Although I am on duty here, there are two sisters who are well behaved. What are you hiding from us?"

This He San is the younger brother of He Chunyan of Yihongyuan, and also the godson of Zhou Ruijia.

Her mother, like Old Lady Bai, also came into the Rong Mansion as a dowry with Lady Wang.

Aunt Xue was originally a daughter of the Wang family. She came to Beijing with her family and lived in Lixiangyuan. Old Lady He had to go with her family to pay her respects to Aunt Xue.

He San was not a very decent person to begin with, but after a while, he and Xue Pan seemed to have some similarities. Xue Pan was willing to take He San to see the world when he went out. He also went to Lixiangyuan from time to time to get some benefits and satisfy his cravings.

At that time, the construction of the Grand View Garden had not yet started, and Sister Liu happened to be in Lixiang Courtyard, so she became familiar with the place.

Since this matter concerned her own daughter, Sister Liu quickly asked, "Could it be that your sister Chunyan heard the rumor from Miss Xi? Or did your cousin Mingyan hear the rumor from Master Bao?"

Speaking of the complicated relationships among the servants in the Rong Mansion, He San's aunt is also Mingyan's mother.

He has another aunt, who is Mrs. Xia, the one who instigated Aunt Zhao to fight with the little actor in the original novel.

And Mrs. Xia's granddaughter is Xiaochan, the maid in Tanchun's room.

This shows how complicated the relationships among the servants in the mansion are.

After Qingwen followed Zhang Yunyi, Xiren became the most powerful family in the Yihong Courtyard. Although there were also Musk Moon and Qiu Wen under her, they all followed her lead.

However, the vacant position always needs to be filled by someone, and this position should have been assigned to the head maid.

But the number of maids in this mansion is not too few, but not too many either.

They all have their own duties, and only Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang have two more people to listen to them.

However, Grandmother Jia intended to have Yuanyang marry with Yuanchun, and there was no room for her in the house.

After Lady Wang and Jin Chuan left, there were only Caiyun and Caixia. These two had always been on good terms with Aunt Zhao and her son, so how could she feel at ease leaving them with her son?

In addition, Xiren was also worried that after she sent Qingwen away, another challenger would come, so she advised Mrs. Wang not to be too concerned about status and just need to be obedient and capable.

Since she was Lady Jia's person, and Lady Wang trusted her quite a bit, she could not be avoided if she wanted to go to Yihong Courtyard. Originally, Xiren came to Rongfu halfway, and the Liu family had no connection with the children of the Jia family.

But she was quite thoughtful and established a relationship with the Xue family when she was at Lixiangyuan.

Miss Bao had a good reputation in the mansion for being helpful, and it was thanks to her help that the job of the small kitchen fell on Mrs. Liu's shoulders.

The Liu family in Rongfu does not have a very deep background and is not as powerful as Qian Huai's family.

So he thought of sending Liu Wu'er to Yihongyuan.

Firstly, it could avoid Qian Huai's entanglement. Secondly, Liu Wu'er was weak, and Yihongyuan was idle, but the treatment was first-class. Not only could it supplement the family income, but it could also save the money for hiring a doctor.

Because Miss Bao helped her last time, this time the thought came to my mind, I thought of her again.

Now, Baochai has not yet reached a conclusion, but she has heard the news here. How can she not be excited?
As they were talking, they heard an old woman calling out from inside the door: "Little monkeys, stop gossiping and ask Aunt Liu to go. If she doesn't come, you'll miss the girls' dinner."

After hearing this, Liu Jia decided not to ask any more questions and hurriedly pushed the door open and went in.

When they arrived at the kitchen, although there were several companions with them, none of them dared to act on their own and just waited for her to mediate and distribute the tasks. After preparing dinner and sending it to each place, they just stopped and saw Chunyan come in.

He smiled and said, "Sister Xiren wants to eat artemisia selengensis, please prepare some for her."

Hearing that it was Xiren's order, Sister Liu immediately smiled and asked, "Stir-fry meat or chicken?"

"The meat one is not good, so I asked you to stir-fry the gluten one. It would be better if you use less oil."

"I lost my temper!" Sister Liu slapped herself and said with a smile, "Miss Xi has eaten all kinds of meat. You should eat something light to relieve the greasiness! The kitchen is full of smoke. Yan'er, go back first and don't keep Miss Xi waiting for too long. Just tell her that I'll cook it and deliver it to her in person!"

She raised her hand, wiped it on the apron in front of her, and was about to send Chunyan away.

Suddenly, I saw Xiao Lianhua in Yingchun's room leaning against the door.

Seeing her looking over, Fang said, "Sister Siqi asked for a bowl of eggs, the kind that are stewed until tender."

Liu's family sent Chunyan out the door and ignored her, preparing for Xiren's instructions.

He just said indifferently: "Can't you see I'm busy? Besides, for some reason, eggs are very short this year. Ten cents a piece is not enough. Four or five compradors went out and finally collected two thousand. Where can I find them? You tell her and eat them another day."

Little Lotus said indignantly, "What good stuff? I don't believe there's not even any eggs left. Don't ask me to dig them out."

As he said this, he walked in, opened the vegetable box, and saw that there were indeed a dozen eggs inside.

She pointed at the eggs in the vegetable box and said indignantly, "Isn't this it? Are you so arrogant? They are the master's food, our share, why do you feel bad? It's not your eggs, are you afraid that someone will eat them?"

Liu Jia's busy work dropped her hands and came up to say: "Your mother just laid eggs! The common people kept these eggs to prepare as toppings for dishes. The girls didn't want them and refused to cook them, so they were prepared for emergencies. You have a big house with water and food, and you only know that eggs are common items, but you don't know the market price outside.

I advise you to make do with the fine rice, fat chickens and big ducks every day. If you get tired of eating them, you will start making trouble every day. I will not serve the first-level masters, but only prepare for you second-level masters."

When Lianhua heard this, her face turned red and she asked, "Chunyan was just brought in, saying 'Sister Xiren wants to eat reed wormwood'. Why are you so busy asking about stir-fried meat or chicken?"

"Whenever the rooms need to add something, everyone comes with money to buy it. The other day, Miss San and Miss Bao decided to have some fried wolfberry sprouts with oil and salt. They sent a girl to give me five hundred coins. I laughed and said, 'Even if you two girls are as big as Maitreya Buddha, you can't afford five hundred coins. We can still prepare these thirty or twenty coins.'

I hurriedly sent it back. But she refused to accept it, saying that it was a reward for me to buy wine. She also said, "Now that the kitchen is inside, I can't guarantee that the people in the house won't complain. Salt and sauce are not bought with money. It's not good if you don't give it, but you won't be able to compensate if you give it. You take this money and treat it as a subsidy for them. This is a girl who understands the situation. We only pray for her in our hearts."

Her words were full of indirect criticism and sarcasm, making little Lotus blush.

He stomped his feet and walked away angrily.

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(End of this chapter)