If you want to mention the most powerful position of "Dream of the Red Chamber", it is estimated that many people will think of the Mandarin duck who follows Jia Mu's side for the first time.
As a person close to the ancestors of the Jia family, mandarin ducks have great influence, and their status in the Jia family is even more transcendent. Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian both called her "Mandarin Duck Sister", not because she was old, but to show respect.
But Mandarin Duck is actually not the highest ranking big man in the Jia family, and there are people with higher status than her. Some people may say, is it not to follow Jia Yuanchun to the piano, slave to the master? Nor is it!
If you read the book carefully, in the forty-sixth time, Lady Xing said a passage to Wang Xifeng, revealing the power level of the Jia family's servants, and the Mandarin Duck was not the highest.
Sister Feng Er smiled and said, "In the end, it is the wife who has wisdom and strategy, this is absolutely appropriate." Don't say it's a Mandarin Duck, by who is he, which one doesn't want to be high-minded and doesn't want to come out? This half of the master does not do it, but is willing to be a, and in the future it will be finished with a boy. Madame Xing smiled and said, "That's exactly what I said." Don't talk about the Mandarin ducks, those deacons, who wouldn't want that? You go first, don't show a little wind, I'll come over after dinner. ”
Wang Xifeng's words are saying that mandarin ducks have the heart of "ba high hopes" and want to be the half master of the aunt and avoid giving the small house as slaves in the future.
In her words, she is very respectful of the Mandarin Duck, believing that the Mandarin Duck is powerful and has a status that cannot be underestimated.
However, Lady Xing did not agree, and in her heart, Mandarin Duck was just a servant. There is also a type of lady who has a higher status than the Mandarin Duck, that is, the "Deacon's Big Man"!
"Deacon Big Man" is the Steward Big Man, unlike mandarin ducks who serve the master, the Deacon Big Man is a big guy who participates in the management of the internal affairs of the Jia family, and the management category is subdivided to cover all the servants.
The Jia family has a large population and a clear division of labor. The bride has a leader, the mother-in-law has a leader, and the daughter-in-law has a leader. These people were also subordinate to Lai Da and his wife and Lin Zhixiao, who were in charge.
People like Mandarin Duck, Raider, and Purple Crane were initially sent to each room to serve, which was originally a division of labor. They have no status in themselves, just ordinary girls. All glory needs to be given by the Lord. Specific to the division of labor and power, they are not as powerful as the deacons.
For example, these servants who serve the master will have a leader in charge. Reporting to the housekeeper, as well as adjusting and assigning the servants to each room for use, is the deacon who manages the servants.
For example, among the rough servants everywhere, there must also be a servant who is in charge. She was in charge of the division of labor among these ladies.
For example, the servants who serve the masters and grandfathers in the study outside are completely different from the division of labor in the inner house to serve the hostess and the young master. They have a higher status, and there must be a few deacons in charge.
These people are in charge of various sub-items of work, do not participate in the daily life of the masters, and are the managers of the servants, so naturally they are more decent.
Although the Mandarin Duck is the big man next to Jia Mu, he is not the leader of the yatou. Including raiders and purple cranes, although they are the most important ladies of Yihong Courtyard and Xiaoxiang Pavilion, they are not deacons.
So, who is the deacon?? There are "one and a half" candidates, who can clearly be deacons. They are Ping'er and Xiaohong.
Ping'er is a concubine, the lowest rank of a concubine, and a preparatory aunt. She does not belong to the deacons.
But Ping'er follows Wang Xifeng's housekeeper and is the "master key" of his right and left arm. On weekdays, he dealt with Wang Xifeng and the housekeepers and daughters-in-law, and also issued orders and took charge of some things. He has the authority of a deacon. Just because it is not justified, it can only account for half of the deacons.
Ping'er's main identity is that of a house maid and a dowry maid of Wang Xifeng. It is her job to "serve" the master. In terms of status, although it is also called "girl", Ping'er's girl should correspond to her aunt, which is a "title". The "girl" of the other ladies is only an honorific title.
Xiao Hong is the real deacon. She was initially arranged to watch the house in Yihong Courtyard, where she was the head of a few handmaidens.
Therefore, Xiaohong has her own room in treatment, and her status is not worse than that of Qingwen, Qiuwen, and Musk Yue, all of whom are second-class girls.
It was only because Xiaohong was in charge of affairs and was not responsible for serving Jia Baoyu that he was not valued and excluded.
Jia Hui said, "... We're young and can't go up, and I don't complain; like how come you're not counted in it? I was not convinced. Even if he had to be very good, he wouldn't be annoyed, he should have been. Speaking of conscience, who would dare to compare with him? Don't say that he is diligent and careful, that is, he is not diligent and careful, and he can't fight. But Qi Qingwen and Qi Feng, all of them were counted in the upper class, and with Lao Ziniang's face, the crowd held him upside down. You say it's infuriating? ”
Jia Hui juxtaposes Xiaohong with Qingwen, Qiuwen, Musk Moon, etc., which proves that Xiaohong's identity is comparable to everyone else. And Xiaohong is in charge of specific matters, and she is the deacon's handmaiden. The opportunity for her to get close to Jia Baoyu to gain "Ba Gao Wangshang" was what Lady Xing said.
Xiaohong later followed Wang Xifeng to do things, and did not appear in Sister Feng's room to serve, she went up another step and became a deacon who assisted Wang Xifeng's housekeeper. It will work with various stewards and housekeepers such as Jia Yun and Jia Qin.
In Jia Fu, there must be a deacon with a higher status than Xiaohong. They were all responsible for specific things under the great stewards such as Lady Xing, Lady Wang, Wang Xifeng, and Lai Da. Of course, their status and rank are higher than those of Mandarin ducks and other handmaidens.
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