Chapter III. Li Quan
The attacker handed the tea over, "But the people are really beautiful, we can't compare." You have a good rest, I'll go first," he said, and the attacker went out the door.
Qingwen returned to the house, Baoyu had already gone to school, and the attacker was taking care of Baoyu's big hair clothes in winter with a few little maids, thinking that it would be the last bit of sunshine in the late autumn today, and then dry the clothes. Qiu Wen was leaning on the door frame and munching on melon seeds, and Musk Yue thought that she was also called by Mrs. Wang. Seeing Qingwen enter the courtyard, Qiu Wen snorted from her nose, and turned her head into the house.
Qingwen also ignored her, anyway, she was determined to leave the house, and when the son married a wife, she would beg for a new grandmother, and she would be able to leave the house, and she would no longer have to live this kind of fear and fear of being kicked out every day.
After a few days, Qingwen saw that Baoyu's attitude towards Mama Li was still tepid, thinking that if at this time, it would be good to sell Mama Li, she was the nurse of the son, and the son of the family, and the relationship between the family in this house was intertwined, although she did not expect to beg her one day, but it was not harmful to herself, and the lady also hoped that the relationship between the son and the nurse would not be too bad, otherwise it would affect the reputation of the son outside.
So in private, Qingwen secretly persuaded Baoyu to be good to Mama Li, and Mama Li was afraid that Mrs. Wang would listen to Qiuwen's slander, so she cared for Baoyu very much during this time. The relationship between the two gradually eased.
Approaching the New Year, the maids began to drink laba porridge, and the sons also had a holiday in school.
Qiu Wen saw that Qingwen didn't want to go to her son as usual these days, and her dress was not as bright as herself, and she didn't talk much except for needlework all day, thinking that she had sued in front of Mrs. Wang last time.
And Qingwen and Qiu Wenben don't have any big enmity, so the two of them talked amiably during this time.
Qingwen brought a bowl of laba porridge to Qiuwen, and as soon as she entered the door with the curtain, she heard Baoyu say: "Today, the old lady rewarded Laba porridge, I divided half a bowl out, you take it to Li's mother, let her taste it too, this period of time, fortunately for her." “
Qiu Wen was pinching Baoyu's shoulder, and when he heard this, he was not happy. The two families were originally "feuds", this Mama Li wanted to marry her ugly daughter who couldn't marry until she was 20 years old to Qiu Wen's father, how could Qiu Wen's father rather marry a second married woman, that is, Qiu Wen's mother, rather than marry her daughter, so that her daughter could only marry an old widower on the Zhuangzi, so she hated Qiu Wen's family, Qiu Wen's mother was a spicy character, the two families lived opposite the door and quarreled every day, and now it is like water and fire.
But one is the nurse of the son of the house, and the other is the housekeeper in the big kitchen, and no one can help anyone, so it can only go on like this, and the relationship between the juniors of the two families is also very poor.
Tell yourself to bring her laba porridge? It's almost the same to send a bowl of poisoned porridge.
At this time, Qiu Wen happened to see Qingwen coming in, so she said to Baoyu: "Second master, I am a little dizzy today, I am afraid that I will not be able to send porridge to Li's mother, in case I drop the bowl, wouldn't it be a disappointment to the second master's kindness to Li's mother." Why don't you let Qingwen go, she happens to have a good relationship with Mother Li. “
Baoyu looked at Qingwen, and then pulled Qiu Wen's hand and held it, "Why are you dizzy, but it's cold, this hand is also cold, I'll take care of it for you." “
said to Qingwen again, then let Sister Qingwen help send it, wear more clothes on the road, don't freeze, be careful of your feet. ”
Qingwen was about to go to see Mama Li, so she saluted and replied, "Yes, thank you for the second master's compassion, the second master can rest assured." “
So I put the porridge, took the food box and went to find Mama Li. “
Mama Li lives in the two rooms next to the small main house in the east of Rongxi Hall where Mrs. Wang lives daily, her husband died early, her daughter also married to Zhuangzi, and her son is the gatekeeper of the house, which is a fat difference, when Baoyu was 8 years old, Mrs. Wang remembered that she took care of her son's merit and reward; The daughter-in-law did not find a job and took her 3-year-old grandson at home.
Qingwen arrived at Mama Li's house, and was seeing that Mama Li was training her grandson in the house, and her daughter-in-law was mending the jacket on the child's body next to her. It's not quite right to say it's a training, it can only be said to be coaxing and scared, the eyes are kind and gentle, and he deliberately keeps a straight face, but he can also see that he loves the child very much. But for a 3-year-old doll, that's tough enough.
"Mother Li, Happy New Year, I'm here to greet you." Qingwen walked in the door and said.
"Hello Miss Qingwen, come in and sit down to warm up, dog, mother, go and bring peanuts and melon seeds." Mama Li hurriedly said.
"Hey, mother." After the dog and his mother finished speaking, she quickly sewed two stitches, tied the knot, cut the threads, and went in.
"Mom, this is the laba porridge that the second master specially ordered me to send you, saying that it was rewarded by the old lady, and the second master has nothing else except for you. You, in the second master's heart, you are second only to Mrs., and no one can compare to the others. Qingwen took out the porridge and handed it to Mama Li.
I also saw Mama Li's little grandson looking at the bowl all the time, seeing that he was dressed festively, his cheeks were flushed, like a New Year's doll, and he loved it very much.
"This is my mother's little grandson dog, it looks like a reading material, I will definitely be able to win the champion in the future, please give you a lady, you, just wait to enjoy the blessings." Qingwen touched the dog's hair and said.
When Mama Li heard this, she smiled from ear to ear, but her mouth was modest: "How can we have such a good life, I just hope that he can know a few more words when he grows up, don't be blind, read in the future, be steady, don't be as naughty as today, I have to climb the thousand-day red tree, hook my clothes, save me and his old son a little heart, I will burn incense and worship the Buddha." Mama Li's daughter-in-law came out with fruit candy and smiled happily.
Qingwen continued: "Mom doesn't know, there is a saying in my hometown, that the more naughty a boy is when he is a child, the smarter and more promising he will be when he grows up." “
"Is that really the case?" Mama Li was surprised and delighted, and then took her grandson in her arms to take a closer look, and really felt that her grandson was blessed, and then smiled: Then thank the girl for his auspicious words. Come on, eat the fruit quickly, at this time the yam fruit made by his cousin himself is easy to get hot in winter, it is just right to eat this, the girl quickly tastes it. “
As he spoke, a man walked in at the door. "I'm praising the fruit you made, but I answered that sentence and said Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived." It turned out that this was the dog's cousin.
I saw this person, dressed in a ninety percent new blue cotton robe, with a hairband of the same color on his head, and a pair of clogs on his feet, but he could see that the socks inside were extremely thick. The figure is slender and straight, although his appearance is not as good as that of the gentlemen in the house, but he also has good facial features, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Holding two gift boxes in his hand, it seems that he is here to give gifts to Mama Li.
The man walked in, and saw that in addition to his own aunt and sister-in-law and the puppy, there was also a girl sitting in the room, with handsome eyebrows and beautiful eyes, pink face and red lips, and she blushed all of a sudden, and did not dare to look at it again.
"Come, Miss Qingwen, let me introduce you, this is the cousin of the dog's father, named Li Quan, who has redeemed his membership, and the family runs a pharmacy outside, his father is the dog's uncle, and he is the doctor Li in the house, you know this."
Mama Li pointed at Li Quan and smiled: "He is also learning to be a doctor now, this yam fruit was thought up by him, and now it sells very well outside."
"I've seen Brother Li. Brother Li is amazing, he can actually come up with such a delicious and good fruit for the body, it's amazing" Qingwen stepped forward and saluted.
"Girl, please get up, I'm just doing it idlely to play, and I have to be praised by the girl like this." Li Quan went up and wanted to help the person in front of him, but he was afraid that he would surprise the beauty, so he took a step back.
"If the girl likes to eat, I have more here, and I will send it to you when the girl says it."
Qingwen thought that she still had to be an errand boy, and she was a woman, and she was the eldest girl next to her son, although she didn't plan to be a concubine for Baoyu, but it was not easy to accept gifts from foreign men casually, so she replied: "No need, thank you Brother Li." He said to Mama Li again: "Mother Li, the second master is still waiting for me to go back and reply, so I will leave first and come to see you another day." Qingwen saw that Mama Li was going to send it, and the two of them refused again and again, so they left Mama Li's house and walked back.
After Qingwen left, Li Quanxian chatted with Mama Li about the New Year at home, and then seemed to inadvertently inquire about Qingwen like Mama Li.
"She, she is the eldest girl Qingwen next to Bao Erye, I originally thought she was a frivolous Meng Lang eyes on the top of her head, but I didn't expect that now it seems that she is a dignified and polite person, and my wife is afraid that she is planning to let her be a concubine for Bao Erye, ...... that day"
As soon as Li Quan heard that she was the maid beside his son, his heart was half cold, and when he heard that she was planning to be a concubine, he also died.
It's just that although my heart is not very painful, I am also depressed, and I didn't say a few words to Mama Li, so I went home.
On the way back, Li Quan secretly scolded himself for being a toad and wanted to eat swan meat, such a good girl, she should be dressed in brocade and jade food, she couldn't even afford silk at home on weekdays, that girl was covered in fine Hangzhou silk, how could she follow her to endure hardship.
But on the other hand, I thought in my heart, maybe she didn't want to be a concubine, the aunt said that she was a dignified and polite girl, such a girl must understand that a concubine is not decent, her own family is also a well-off family, she studied medicine hard, when she came in and sold her two maids, serving her, it was better than being a concubine, and she would definitely be good to her for a lifetime.
So he was happy for a while, worried for a while, frowned for a while, and grinned for a while and went home.
When she returned to the house after writing days, Qingwen told Baoyu that Mama Li liked it very much, although Baoyu did not say anything, but Qingwen could see that Baoyu was very happy, because Baoyu rewarded her with a silver bead from wearing flowers with five bats, saying that it could be hung on her body to ward off evil spirits.
Qingwen secretly turned it upside down, this bead is about two taels, but more importantly, this bead is beautifully made, just this silver, may only be worth two taels, but this exquisite pattern plus, you can buy up to ten taels in the shop outside.
At night, Qingwen returned to her house, because Qiu Wen was on the night today, and she was the only one in the room.