The previous document said that Sister Feng was "yellow face" when she celebrated her birthday on September 2, and she suspected that she was pregnant. Who knew that Sister Feng was strong and strong, although she didn't go out, she still planned and calculated, and asked Ping'er to go out to give Mrs. Wang a reasonable suggestion, so she worked hard, plus the original endowment when she was young was a lack of qi and blood (none of these twelve hairpins are full of qi and blood, it seems that she is really going to be a "sick man in East Asia"), over the years, she has been fighting for strength and wit, and her mental strength has been lost, and she is not preserved at this time, so a month later, she added the disease of red (turbulent red), and everyone came to see her yellow and thin face. Only then did I take the medicine with peace of mind, and I continued to recuperate until August and September, and then gradually recovered, and the redness was no longer chaotic, and gradually stopped.

During this period, Mrs. Wang ordered Premier Li Kun to visit the affairs of the Grand View Garden, explore the spring Xiangli, and ordered Baochai to help, Mrs. Wang said: "Now the old women are not good at work, they drink and play cards when they are free, sleep during the day, and get up in the middle of the night to play mahjong, I know (even Lin Daiyu knows)." You patrol for me a little more. When Baochai heard about it, he had no choice but to agree.

It was January at that time, and the people heard that Li Kun and Tanchun had been ordered to do things, and they were secretly happy in their hearts, because they knew that Li Kun was a kind person, and he had no punishment, so it was best to prevaricate, and Tanchun was just a young lady who had not left the boudoir, and she was usually kind and calm, which was very terrible. Who knew that after three or four days, after a few things, I gradually felt that the fineness of Tanchun was no less than Sister Feng, but the appearance was gentle and quiet.

As for Baochai, he sits in a small sedan chair before going to bed every day, and patrols with a flashlight at every night. The three of them cooperated like this, and the subordinates were more cautious than in Sister Feng's time. The people in the park complained because of this: "I just poured a patrol Yaksha, and added three Zhenshan Tai Sui, and I don't even have time to drink and play cards secretly at night." ”

On this day, Li Kun and Tanchun went to the "meeting room" to sit down. This is a small flower hall with three rooms not far from the entrance of the garden, which was converted into an office by them, and it is commonly known as the "council hall". The two Taisui sat down and waited for their daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law to come in to report on their work.

The first to come in was Wu Xindeng's daughter-in-law, who said, "Aunt Zhao's brother Zhao Guoji died yesterday. I went back to my wife yesterday, and my wife said she knew and called back the girl's grandmother. "Here, the girl (Tanchun) was placed in front of her grandmother (Li Kun), it was not unruly, the status of the girl who was not out of the cabinet at that time was higher than that of the daughter-in-law, so when eating, Sanchun and other girls were sitting, but Li Kun and Sister Feng were standing.

After speaking, Wu Xindeng's daughter-in-law stood with her hands down and said nothing. At that time, there were several daughters-in-law waiting outside the door to report to work, all of whom inquired about how Tanchun Li Kun was in charge, if the lord was proper, everyone would be afraid, if the lord was not good, not only would they not be afraid, but they would also make up many jokes to make fun of them. Wu Xindeng's daughter-in-law also had an idea, when she reported to Sister Feng in the past, she asked for instructions, in order to please Sister Feng, she immediately took out some suggestions and submitted them for Sister Feng to use, and also found out some old examples in advance, together with Sister Feng's reference, at this time she despised Li Kun's honesty and youthfulness, so she only said one sentence, and then closed her mouth and didn't say anything, see what you think.

Tanchun asked Li Kun. Li Kun thought for a while and said, "The mother who attacked the person died in the past, and the wife rewarded the attacker with forty taels of silver (as a pension)." This is also a reward of forty taels. "—without much distinction. That Wu Xindeng's family listened, and hurriedly agreed yes, took the pair of cards and left. Tanchun said, "You come back first." Don't pay the money first, let me ask you, in the past, several old aunts and grandmothers in the old lady's house (that is, the concubines of the old lady's husband), there were also at home and outside (the family refers to the person who married Jia's mother and accompanied the person who came over and became a concubine, just like Ping'er, and the outside refers to the concubine who married later), if the dead person in the family is rewarded, how much is the reward for the dead outside, you tell me to listen. ”

Wu Xindeng's family forgot about it, so he laughed and said: "It's not a big deal, who can't fight for how much to reward?" Tanchun smiled and said, "This is nonsense. According to me, it's good to reward 100 (because this Tanchun was born by Aunt Zhao!) It also belongs to the concubine). But if you don't follow the routine, don't say that you laugh at me, and it will be difficult for me to see the second grandmother tomorrow. Wu Xindeng's family smiled and said: "Since I said so, then I checked the old accounts, but now I can't remember it." Tanchun smiled and said: "You have been doing things for many years, and you still can't remember, but it is difficult for us." You go back to your second grandmother on weekdays and check it now? If that's the case, Sister Feng is not powerful, but generous! Don't you look for me yet. One day later, not to say that you are careless, but like we have no idea. ”

The husband of Wu Xindeng's daughter-in-law can also be regarded as the fourth or fifth housekeeper, and after being disciplined like this, his face was flushed, and he hurriedly turned around and came out. And all the daughters-in-law stuck out their tongues.

After a while, Wu Xindeng's family took the old account, and when he looked at it, the reward at the head of the family was twenty taels, and the reward outside was forty taels. Tanchun handed it to Li Kun. Tanchun said, "Give her twenty taels of silver." Leave this account for us to look at it carefully. "Wu Xindeng's family went.

That is to say, Aunt Zhao was originally married by Mrs. Wang when she got married, and then became Jia Zheng's concubine.

After a while, Aunt Zhao came in. Li Kun Tanchun hurriedly gave up his seat. Aunt Zhao said as soon as she opened her mouth (I don't know the transition, she is a person who doesn't know how to be perfunctory): "Everyone in this room just stepped on my head (and it was inappropriate to speak)." Girl, you should also think about it, you should be angry for me. As he spoke, he began to cry with tears and snot. Tanchun hurriedly said: "Who is my aunt talking about, I don't understand, who stepped on my aunt's head?" Say it, I'm angry for my aunt. (You can't call her Mom, weird.) ）

Aunt Zhao said, "The girl will step on me now." When Tanchun heard this, he hurriedly stood up (this is also a ceremony, after all, he is a mother, just like when Jia Zheng was disgusted by Jia's mother and said that he was not a good son, he immediately knelt down), and said: "I don't dare." Li Kun also stood up and persuaded.

Aunt Zhao said, "Please sit down and listen to me." I've been boiling oil in this house for such an old age, and I have you and your brother (Jia Huan, I have great merit and achievements), this son is not as good as attacking people, what face do I have? Even you don't have a face, don't talk about me! ”

Although the attacker had allowed Baoyu to mix in the room, he had not yet officially declared himself a concubine, but Aunt Zhao also spoke according to the facts, and it was about the same. The attacker was "from outside," so he got forty taels. This also shows that Jiafu is kind to people, and the people outside have died, and those who have left their homes will be comforted more.

Tanchun smiled and said, "It turned out to be for this." It's just that I don't dare to break the law. He sat down on one side, turned out the old accounts and showed them to Aunt Zhao, and said: "At this time, everyone follows the old rules nailed by the ancestors, but I can't change it?" This is not a matter of fighting for big and small, and it is impossible to talk about words with a face and no face. According to me, Mrs. (Mrs. Wang) is not at home when she goes out today, so my aunt is just quiet and recuperating, so why bother. My wife is full of pity for me, because my aunt is always in trouble, and she is cold several times (Mrs. Wang has fought with Aunt Zhao a few times, such as the last time Jia Huan poured Baoyu with lamp wax, which made Mrs. Wang hate Aunt Zhao deeply, so she even wanted to hurt - take care of Tanchun, but she had to stop (chilling)). As long as I am a man and can go out, I will leave early and set up a career, and then there will be a reason for me (to plan a new layout according to my own vision in my own career circle). After all, Tanchun is Jia Zheng's daughter, and she has inherited some of her father's genes of learning and loving politics). I'm a girl's family, and I don't say a lot of words. My wife knows it all in her heart (knowing the conflict between my ideals and the status quo). Now because she values me, she asks me to take care of the housework, and I haven't done a good deed, but my aunt has come to practice me first. If my wife knows, I'm afraid that I'll be embarrassed and won't ask me to take care of it, then I will be serious and faceless, and even my aunt will really have no face! As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Aunt Zhao didn't have anything to answer, so she said: "Mrs. loves you, so you should take the opportunity to pull and pull us (take care of us)." You only care about pleasing your wife, and you forget about us. ”

Tanchun said, "How did I forget? How do you tell me to pull? It also asks each of you how you behave. Which master doesn't care about the people who can use their strength? Which good guy pulls it with people? ”

Li Kun was next to him and only persuaded: "Auntie, don't be angry. I can't complain about the girl, she is full of desire to pull, how to say it out of her mouth. ”

This Tanchun is already very sensitive to the current word "pull", because "pulling" and "pulling us" make it obvious that she is Aunt Zhao's daughter, and Aunt Zhao's dead brother is her uncle, and she is afraid that people will always think so. Seeing that Li Kun was still saying the word "pulling", he hurriedly stopped Li Kun and said, "This sister-in-law (you) is also confused." Who am I pulling? Whose girls are pulling the minions? You should take care of their good and bad, and what does it have to do with me. "——To make it very clear, I am a girl from Jiafu, and there is no relationship between me and the slave (Aunt Zhao is still a slave, and her younger brother is also a slave). The quality of the slaves should be managed by your daughters-in-law, and there is no girl to take care of the housework and slave affairs. This is to tell Li Kun, why are you confused, saying that I am willing to pull them, it is equivalent to saying that I am not the eldest lady but a slave family, don't say it.

Aunt Zhao couldn't understand, and when she saw her making excuses, she said angrily: "You are a girl, so naturally I don't ask you to pull, but now that you are in charge of the house (similar to a daughter-in-law, you should take care of housework and pull the slaves, it is for Tanchun), I will ask you." Now you say one is one, and two is two. Now that your uncle is dead, and you give an extra twenty or thirty taels of silver, won't your wife (Mrs. Wang) depend on you? It is clear that Mrs. is a good wife, and she is all the person in charge of you who is scathing. It's not a waste of your money. After getting married in the future, I still want you to take extra care of our Zhao family. Now that I don't have feathers, I forgot about my roots, and only picked up the high branches and flew away! ”

Tanchun didn't finish listening, his angry face was white and choked, and he cried while sobbing and asking, "Who is my uncle?" My uncle was only promoted to the nine provincial inspection points in the next year (Mrs. Wang is my mother, Wang Ziteng is my uncle), where did another uncle come out? I'm usually too respectful, and I'm more and more respectful of so many relatives. Since he said so (saying that Zhao Guoji is my uncle), why did Zhao Guoji stand up (salute) again and go to school with him (as a bodyguard) when Huan'er went out? Why don't you bring your uncle's money? (Uncle's score.) Why bother, who doesn't know that I was raised by my aunt, I have to find out the reason after two or three months, and I will completely toss for a while, for fear that people will not know, and deliberately confess. I don't know who gave whom no face? Fortunately, I still understand, but anyone who is confused and unreasonable is in a hurry. ”

After reading Tanchun's words, I knew the reason why her angry face turned pale. Because Aunt Zhao didn't know how to brake, she said the word "uncle" again, saying that the dead Zhao Guoji was your uncle, which once again reminded Tanchun that he was born to a concubine, and he belonged to which pot he didn't open. And Tanchun is most afraid of mentioning this. Saying this is to make Tanchun "faceless". This can't just blame Tanchun, because her last sentence said: Someone else was exposed like this, "It's early", so this was the sentiment at the time. When my aunt is Miss Zhang Yang everywhere, I gave birth to it, not Mrs. Wang, this is to give the child no face, but this is not polite, doing this, in fact, it makes people laugh at themselves, so in fact, they have no face for themselves - that is, Tanchun said at the end "I don't know who gives who has no face" - you are the most faceless.

In addition, Aunt Zhao's words just now, "I expect you to marry and take care of our Zhao family", which also confirms what Tanchun just said, when Tanchun is a girl, she is unable and unsuitable to take care of her own family, and she has to marry and become a daughter-in-law before she has the right to take the opportunity to take care of her. The daughter-in-law is in charge of the house.

Li Kun was anxious to persuade her, and Aunt Zhao was just nagging. Suddenly, there was a legend outside: "The second grandmother sent Ping'er here." Aunt Zhao was a little scared and closed her mouth. I saw Ping'er come in, Aunt Zhao hurriedly gave up her seat with Xiaoxiao, and greeted the second grandmother if she was feeling better. Li Kun asked Ping'er what he was doing. Ping'er said: "I am passing on grandma's words, the second grandma knows that Aunt Zhao's younger brother is gone, I'm afraid you don't know that there is an old practice, according to the old practice, you have to give twenty taels." Now that the lover girl has been cut, it is okay to add some more. ”

Tanchun had already wiped away his tears and said, "No need to add." Your master is really good at ingratiating and calling me foul, she is a good person, and she is happy to be a favor with his wife's money. You tell her, I don't dare to add it. She added her grace, and when she got better, how to add love and how to add it. ”

Seeing this, Ping'er already understood eight points in his heart, and saw that Tanchun's face was full of anger, so he didn't dare to talk about teasing as usual, so he just stood silently on the side.

In the eyes of our modern people, it is inevitable to say that Tanchun is not filial enough, my mother is sensitive when she mentions "pulling", and mentioning the word "uncle" is the same as being stung by a bee. It's just that there is also a layer of reason, that Aunt Zhao is not like a mother, Tanchun said in front of her: "Mrs. is full of pity for me, because my aunt is always cold", which means that Aunt Zhao has made trouble unreasonably many times, which made Mrs. Wang angry, so that Mrs. Wang originally wanted to take care of Tanchun, but she didn't have the heart. This is Aunt Zhao's ignorance, she has hurt Tanchun many times, Tanchun has already complained about her, this time she just became the "supervisor", Aunt Zhao used her mother's identity to pressure Tanchun, as well as her uncle's identity, just for twenty taels of silver, and did not hesitate to objectively show that Tanchun was a concubine, this "mother" is also ill-considered, and I don't know how to cooperate with Tanchun, who has just stepped into a leadership position and needs to erect a "tall, pure" (pure-bred noble) image in front of his subordinates. Tanchun was going to pose as a young lady in front of the daughters-in-law, but when she met this person who came to dismantle the stage, she had to be able to respect her and endure her anymore.

The original narrator of the story gave this time the title of "insulting the daughter and the foolish concubine to fight for leisure", which means insulting his own daughter, this stupid concubine to fight for leisure, that is also to support Tanchun. In short, we have to look at it historically.

At this time, Baochai also came to this meeting hall with a flashlight (during the day, not on), and Tanchun and others hurriedly got up and gave up their seats. Before he could speak, another daughter-in-law came in to report to work. At this time, a few little girls came with basins and towels for Tanchun, because they saw her crying, so they came to wash her face. Because Tanchun was sitting cross-legged on a low couch (a long, narrow and short tool made of wooden planks that can sit and lie down), the maid holding the basin approached, knelt down on both knees, held the basin high, and the people next to him also bent their knees to deliver things and serve. Ping'er saw that Tanchun's maid was not around, so she came over to pull up her sleeves and remove the bracelet for Tanchun, and used a big towel to protect Tanchun's front placket. This spring exploration is also very ladylike. As soon as Tanchun stretched out his hand to wash, the daughter-in-law who had just entered the house replied: "Back to grandma, Grandma, Huan Ye and Brother Lan have to pay a year's public expense." Without waiting for this side to say, Ping'er immediately said, "What are you busy with!" Didn't you open your eyes and watch, the girl wants to wash her face, and you don't go out and wait, but speak first. Are you the same with the second grandmother? When I went back to the second grandmother, I only said that there is no girl in your eyes, and you have suffered a loss, but don't blame me. The bluffed daughter-in-law hurriedly apologized and withdrew.

Tanchun washed his face, re-leveled the powder on the one hand, and said to Ping'er on the other: "You are a step late, there is something more ridiculous." So I told me how Wu Xindeng's family bullied Tanchun and reported it without checking the old accounts first. Ping'er hurriedly scolded Wu Xindeng's family, and said to the door: "You just have to go wild, and when grandma is well, let's talk about it!" The daughter-in-law outside laughed and said: "One person is guilty and the other is guilty, that is Wu Xindeng's family, and we don't dare to deceive Miss." I know that it is a young lady, if I am annoyed, there is no place to die. ”

Ping'er sneered: "It's good that you understand." He smiled and comforted Tanchun again. At this time, I called in at public expense, it turned out that this was Jia Huan and Jia Lan's dim sum and paper and pen subsidy when they went to school, eight taels of silver a year, Tanchun said: "All the expenses of the masters (sons) are paid by the monthly money in each house (in each grandmother's house)." How can each person who goes to school give these eight taels more? It turns out that I went to school for these eight taels of silver? From now on, this item is abolished. "Na Jia Lan is Li Kun's son, hehe, it's no longer in line. Ping'er smiled and said, "It should have been abolished a long time ago." Last year, the second grandmother also said that she wanted to be exempted, but she was busy at the end of the year, so she forgot about it. ”

At this time, the meal was served, and the mother-in-law in the garden brought the lunch box to the "meeting room", and the maid of Tanchun took it and set the table for Tanchun to decorate. Tanchun was just about to eat, and then asked, "Why don't you bring Miss Bao's food to eat together?" "—that Baochai just came in. When the maids heard this, they hurriedly went out and ordered the daughters-in-law to say, "Miss Bao is eating together in the hall, and asked them to bring Miss Bao's food here." When Tanchun heard this, he said loudly: "Don't be blind! Those are all housekeepers and ladies who do big things (that is, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law is responsible for handling the big affairs of the house), and you support her to ask for food and vegetables, and you don't even know how high or low she is! Ping'er is okay here, you go and call. ”

In other words, Tanchun should respect these daughters-in-law who report their work. When Ping'er heard this, she agreed to come out. The "housekeeper ladies who do big things" at the door hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Why don't you call the hard girl, we already have someone to call." Although Ping'er is a concubine, it seems that she is not as good as these "housekeepers and ladies who do big things", but close to Sister Feng, she is also half a master, so she naturally wants to please.

Ping'er and these daughters-in-law were talking, when they saw Qiu Wen coming. The daughters-in-law hurriedly stopped: "Don't go in, eat." Autumn Wen said, "I can't compare to you, where can I wait." "Hehe, the maid beside Baoyu is naturally another style. As he spoke, he went straight to the hall door to enter. Ping'er hurriedly called her: "Come back quickly." ”

Autumn Pattern turned around and had to come back. Ping'er grabbed her and asked quietly, "What are you doing when you go in?" Qiu Wen said: "Ask Baoyu's monthly money and when we will receive it." Ping'er said, "What a big deal is this?" You go back and tell the attacker, saying what I said, don't go back and forth for anything today, make sure to reply one thing and refute another. 100 pieces back, 100 pieces rejected. ”

Autumn Pattern hurriedly asked why. Ping'er said: "She is looking for a few powerful things and decent people to open an example (to kill Guida) and suppress everyone as an example." Why bother you to touch this nail first? If she takes you as an example, she will hinder the old lady's face; If you don't take you as an example or two, people say that they are biased towards one, and they are afraid of the old lady's might, and they only pinch soft persimmons. Listen to it, about the second grandmother, she still has to refute two things to suppress the public's voice. ”

Qiu Wen stuck out his tongue when he heard this, and hurriedly said thank you and ran away.

At this time, Baochai's meal was also delivered, and Ping'er hurriedly came in to wait. That Aunt Zhao has already gone. Baochai, Tanchun, and Li Kun ate together at the table. After eating, Tanchun, Li Kun, and Baochai's respective maids also dispersed. The daughters-in-law outside the door slowly came in one by one, all of them were in order, and they didn't dare to be as negligent as before.

We now generally think that the landlords are bad, the ruling class is bad, and the working people are good, but the second sentence of the original storyteller's name for this time is "bullying the young master Diao slave and acknowledging the danger", that is, these very poor daughters-in-law are waiting at the door with the intention of trying to bully this Li Kun and Tanchun if possible. In other words, in the eyes of people at that time, domestic slaves were generally inherently evil. The original narrator of the story is a person who has come from the past, and it should be left to empty words.

In the first half of the month, the Lantern Festival played the play "Eight Righteous Records", that is, Zhao Dun's son Zhao Shuo's family was beheaded all over the house, leaving only a Zhao orphan, so two righteous men in the family sacrificed themselves to savior, and six righteous men outside joined forces to govern the traitorous ministers, such a story, this is the story of the Spring and Autumn Period, there are only two righteous servants in the family, and most of them are made up, under autocracy, how to ask for the loyalty of the slave or courtier to the master?

I mean, you can't get it. Rao is Tanchun and Sister Feng are like this, but they are just barely holding a few things according to the gourd and scoop.

Between the dictator and the despotated, the temper of grinding each other is evil.

Tanchun saw that his daughters-in-law were much more honest, and his anger gradually calmed down, so he said to Ping'er again: "I have a big matter that I need to discuss with your grandmother." You're going to eat. Miss Bao is also here. The four of us have discussed, and then tell your grandma if it is feasible or not. ”

Those four people are Tanchun, Baochai, Ping'er, and Li Kun, so Ping'er promised to go home for dinner, wanting to know what the big thing is in Tanchun, and listen to the next decomposition.

(Insert a sentence, the so-called "old lady" is Jia's mother, and Mrs. is the daughter-in-law below, such as Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, and the daughter-in-law below is "grandma", such as Lian's second grandmother (Sister Feng), eldest grandmother (Li Kun), sometimes referred to as second grandmother, eldest grandmother.) Calling Sister Feng to Ping'er said "your grandma", this does not mean that Sister Feng is Ping'er's grandmother. ）