Jia Mu is a very kind old man, when the children of relatives are not taken care of, the old lady will always take them into Jia House and personally take care of them.
Among the girls who were taken into Jia Mansion by Jia Mu, including Shi Xiangyun, Miss Shi Jia, Miss Xi Chun of Ning Guo Fu, and one was Lin Daiyu, the granddaughter of Jia Mu's concubine.
The three girls have certain similarities in their lives, they have all lost their fathers or mothers. Children in this situation are the most distressing. In particular, Shi Xiangyun was in his infancy, and his parents died. At the same time, among these three girls, Jia Mu's most beloved person is undoubtedly her granddaughter Lin Daiyu. However, while Jia Mu gave care to the three girls, she showed a certain difference.
Ever since Shi Xiangyun entered jia mansion, Jia Mu sent shi Xiangyun to attack the first-class servants around him. As we all know, according to the standards of Jia Fu, there are a total of eight first-class big girls around Jia Mu, as well as a number of second-class and third-class girls. An old lady, of course, can't summon so many people, but this is the pomp and circumstance of a rich and noble family, and it is this style that is wanted.
Among Jia Mu's big men, they can also be regarded as relatively outstanding, and when serving the master, they "fulfill their duties". Later, after the raiders were sent to Jia Baoyu, we can also see this. Whenever the servants of Yihong Courtyard were playing greedily, when they were fighting, they often only attacked people who were busy, or gave Jia Baoyu some clothes, or made needlework, and never refused to be idle. Even in the midsummer afternoon, the big and small ladies of Yihong Courtyard fell into bed outside and slept in the morning, and only the raiders stayed by Jia Baoyu's side, while making needles and threads, while holding a broom, to catch the small bugs that had burrowed into the room for Jia Baoyu to prevent Jia Baoyu from being bitten.
Therefore, Jia Mu sent the attacker to Shi Xiangyun, which undoubtedly favored the advantage of attacking people. With this young Shi Xiangyun taking care of her, Jia Mu could rest assured. It is precisely because the raiders take good care of Shi Xiangyun, even if Shi Xiangyun returns to the Shi family, he is still full of feelings from the raiders, and when he comes to Jia Province, he must hurry to see the attackers.
However, when Lin Daiyu entered the Jia Mansion, Jia Mu saw that her granddaughter only had an extremely old nurse, Grandma Wang, and a very small handmaiden, and the old lady only gave Lin Daiyu the second-class parrot brother next to her, that is, the later Purple Crane.
In terms of blood, the relationship between Jia Mu and Lin Daiyu is closer than Shi Xiangyun; emotionally speaking, Jia Mu's love for Lin Daiyu is also deeper than that of Shi Xiangyun. But why did Jia Mu send Shi Xiangyun a first-class maid, but only willing to give Lin Daiyu a second-class maid?
Of course, Zi Juan is also a very outstanding handmaiden, and her loyalty to Daiyu is unmatched in "Dream of the Red Chamber". It is precisely because of the company of the Purple Crane that Lin Daiyu will not be so lonely in Jia Province.
However, when Jia Mu gave them to Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu respectively, why did she use different standards? In fact, understanding this, it is not difficult for us to find out how delicate Jia Mu's mind really is.
Although Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu were both orphan daughters and both lived in Jia Province, their situation was not exactly the same. Shi Xiangyun also has an uncle and aunt, who only lives temporarily in Jia Province; Lin Daiyu does not even have an uncle, and Jia Province is her only habitat. She is in Jia Province, a guest house, but also a long-term residence.
Since Lin Daiyu is in the state of long-term residence in Jia Province, naturally all standards must be in accordance with the standards of the ladies of Jia Province, so that people cannot find faults, and only then can they block the tongues of those who are manipulating right and wrong in Jia Province. Because the three young ladies in Jia Mansion, the big ladies around them are also second-class ladies in terms of rank, and even Jia Baoyu's side is also a second-class. The quota of the first-class servants was still hanging in Jia's mother's room.
And Shi Xiangyun was a guest residence in Jia Province, a temporary residence, and sooner or later he would return to Shi's house one day. The hospitality in Jia Fu has always been that the guests are a little higher than the host. For example, Aunt Xue, since entering Jia Province, all the standards of treatment have been on par with Jia Mu, and they are one level higher than her sister Lady Wang.
It is precisely because of this difference that Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu enjoyed different treatment in Jia Province, and Jia Mu sent first-class servants to serve Shi Xiangyun, but they could only give Lin Daiyu a second-class parrot brother.