Vernacular Jin Ping Mei.

Summary

In the narrative, Wu Yue Niang prepares tea for Xue Sao Zi, who is busy with unfinished tasks. Xue Sao Zi brings a twelve-year-old girl, Cui Hua, to learn needlework. Chun Mei, feeling unwell, discusses a stolen mask issue involving a servant, Ping An, and asks for help in retrieving it. Aunt Xue, amidst jokes and banter, is pressured to drink wine while receiving snacks. Chun Mei promises to assist with the girl’s silver and requests better items for inspection. Zhou Shoubei returns from patrol, and the evening concludes with a shared meal and camaraderie among the maidservants, highlighting relationships and daily life within the household.

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