In A Dream of Red Mansions, there are not only many masters, but also many maids. Many people wonder what these people are doing every day, and whether they have been chatting and playing cards. In fact, they are very nervous at work every day, and there is no room for slack. These maids fall into three categories. The first kind serves the host, eating, drinking and sleeping together. The second kind helps the host to pass on information and inform the guests coming and going. The third category is cooking, cleaning, sizing and cleaning the house, and cleaning it properly.

Serve the host, eat, drink, Lazar and sleep first.

Baoyu, Baochai, Daiyu and Grandmother Jia all have personal maids around them. What these maids need to do every day is to wait on their master. When they are thirsty, they will bring tea quickly, remind them to eat when eating, and look at the burning candles when reading at night. When they are sleepy, they will make the bed and wait for them to fall asleep. Generally speaking, these maids are their right-hand men. Without them, it is estimated that the Jia family could not even eat and drink.

Second, the master sends a message to inform the guests.

If anyone comes to such a big mansion in Jiafu, he must inform in advance. At this time, the maids will come in handy. Sometimes, if it is not convenient to go in the inner city, the page will tell the maids to let them in to report, and then the master will tell them to follow suit and work together when necessary. So it's hard for these maids to meet their accommodating masters, and it's hard for them to meet Wang Xifeng.

Third, cooking, cleaning, sizing, indoor and outdoor cleaning.

No matter how big the house is, someone needs to clean the clothes of the women in the inner room, so some maids do these rough jobs. Some people wake up in the morning to make a fire to cook, some people have to clean the courtyard and indoor sanitation, and some people need to clean the clothes changed by their owners. It is precisely because of the work of these maids that the Jia family is clean every day, and women can go out to visit in clean and tidy clothes.