Young man, please stay

Chapter 256 Li Jiao'e

Princess's mansion, in the back kitchen.

"Brother Xiao Qin, what should we eat today?"

"Roasted eggplant with soy sauce, dragon bone soup."

"What? Dragon bone?"

This is not the first time that a new and articulate servant in the house has made shocking remarks.

As usual, Qin Lang, who was squatting in front of the stove, said a few words casually, which attracted two or three watery maids to poke their heads in:

"Brother Xiao Qin, are you so powerful? You can even get dragon bones?"

"Really stupid or fake?"

Qin Lang ignored the small arms and waist that the little maids deliberately pressed against his body when asking questions. He glanced at them and suddenly realized that these few were not as skilled as before.

"Tsk, who asked you this?"

"Okay, okay, I'll teach you a few things..."

A beef marrow roasted tofu dish.

"what!"

"What does it mean to be talented? Is cooking also called talent? You're so stupid, forget it!"

The other maid also discovered this and secretly pulled her companion aside.

"Brother Xiao Qin, I...I didn't mean it..."

"..."

"Aunt Wang? Where's the onion?"

"The keel is the backbone of the pig. I was wandering around during the holiday yesterday and found a jar of Liangzhou's specialty pickled cabbage in the woodshed. I just stewed it with some keel bones today."

Click! Click!
The goose was already marinated. Qin Lang cut it into pieces and put it on the plate. He then opened the lid of the casserole and the aroma suddenly overflowed.

Bright eyes, white teeth, peach cheeks and apricot face...

"Wow, Brother Xiao Qin, you are so talented~"

The tender beef bone marrow and tofu are simmered in chicken oil and broth over medium heat. Now they are cooked until they are just soft and tender. The thickened soup is bubbling, and all that is left is a handful of green onions.

"Horse... right away."

However, he was definitely not very interested in this kind of content, so he stopped listening after a few words. After adjusting the heat of the large pot of rice on the two stoves, he immediately started to turn on the small stove for the princess.

There was something wrong with the voice. Qin Lang turned to look at the case and found that the person who was matched today was not Aunt Wang, but also a strange little maid.

Qin Lang didn't notice that this maid's knife skills were a bit unskilled and she was very careful when chopping onions. However, when Qin Lang knocked on the cutting board, she was frightened for a moment and cut her finger straight away, drawing blood. came out.

Qin Lang didn't think much and subconsciously grabbed the maid's wrist and looked at it.

Of course, the portion is for three people, including Gu Jin and Xing'er.

"Why is cooking not considered a talent?"

"..."

Qin Lang frowned:

Is this talented? It seems that the little maid really doesn't know how to strike up a conversation.

"?"

"?"

"Hey, girl, where is Aunt Wang?"

"Then...then I don't know how to talk to men...otherwise why would I come to you..."

The maid clearly shrank her hands at this moment, but immediately gave up struggling because of nervousness. When she raised her eyes, her little face met Qin Lang's eyes.

"No, let's forget it. Brother Xiao Qin hasn't solved the problem yet. Why are you so busy bragging?"

It didn't matter what Qin Lang saw. He was stunned for a moment when he saw the maid's face.

It was obvious that he had communicated with the maid who was stationed in the kitchen in advance, and specifically changed shifts for certain purposes. He had never been to the kitchen before, and probably didn't really know what a keel was.

There are many good-looking little maids in the mansion, but this one can be said to be the best in the whole mansion. Combined with her graceful figure and fair skin, she looks a bit more dewy than Myolie.

"Yes...I'm sorry!"

But Qin Lang couldn't agree with the fact that he could change people so casually at work, so he immediately went over to knock on the matter:

To be honest, it would be okay if the two or three maids just came to the kitchen to see the excitement or something.

"Is everything okay?"

hiss…

This level of whispering, given Qin Lang's level, he would definitely be able to hear it clearly if he wanted to.

A white braised whole goose.

……

By the way, this servant has been working for several days. How come there is such a beautiful little maid in the house? I haven’t seen it...

Qin Lang had some doubts in his heart, this doubt, and he also felt that there was something wrong with this maid. After looking up and down, he saw that the girl's face was getting more and more ugly with her small mouth pursed, and then he suddenly came back to his senses and took her over. A bowl of cold boiled water was given to her fingers to rinse, and then she called Aunt Zhang who was washing vegetables:
"Aunt Zhang, what's your...uh...what's your name?"

Qin Lang turned to the vegetable-cutting maid and heard her reply in a low voice:
"Brother Xiao Qin, my name is Li Jiao'e..."

"Aunt Zhang, take Li Jiao'e to get bandaged."

……

Cutting his finger in the kitchen was not a big deal. Qin Lang didn't think much about it afterwards and just dismissed it as a matter of course.

But unexpectedly, when lunch was over, Qin Lang was on his way back to the kitchen from the dining hall after packing up his rice bowl, and saw a few familiar maids gathered around a rockery in the garden, chattering.

Qin Lang tiptoed and hid in the rockery. After listening for a while, he realized that Li Jiao'e was being bullied by a group of little girls in the middle.

However, it is said to be bullying, but in fact it should only be verbal exclusion. The few people neither punched, kicked nor verbally abused Li Jiao'e. They just blamed and questioned Li Jiao'e in a not-so-good tone.

"I'm impressed. You've been so cruel to me since you first came to the house."

"That's right, everyone likes Brother Xiao Qin, but you are the only one who can do it..."

"Does it hurt when you cut it? Ha!"

"Humph, Li Jiao'e, do you think using this method to win Brother Xiao Qin's attention will last long?"

"Forget it, forget it, what can I do if it's already happened? I'm so annoyed. If I had known I would use this trick..."

……

After just listening to a few sentences, Qin Lang already knew what happened. He was somewhat dumbfounded, and goosebumps appeared on his arms on a hot day.

Because he really didn't expect that such a bloody plot would happen to him one day.

Of course, fortunately, these maids are not the kind of villains in third-rate novels. They surrounded Li Jiao'e and complained a few times without doing anything excessive.

But despite this, Li Jiao'e herself was still eager to explain in various ways.

……

"...Sister, you misunderstood me. I really didn't do that on purpose..."

"...I am the princess...ah no...I had never done any kitchen work before I came to the princess's mansion, so I was very nervous when Brother Xiao Qin pushed me...and then when he suddenly came over, I..."

No one expected that after a few words, Li Jiao'e actually burst into tears.

This time, the other maids were a little at a loss. Obviously, they had no other intentions for this newcomer. It was just that the incident happened suddenly at noon, so everyone must get together and talk. According to the normal process, this After what happened, as long as Li Jiao'e is a good person, everyone can still be sisters.

However, Li Jiao'e cried whenever she wanted, which made things a little embarrassing. One of the maids handed over a handkerchief with an embarrassed look on her face.

Qin Lang happily hid behind the rockery, waiting silently for the girls to finish singing this little farce.

Seeing that the other maids had left, only Li Jiao'e was still squatting on the spot, hugging her knees, muttering aggrievedly and not knowing what to say, Qin Lang stopped hiding, stroked his hat, and turned around from behind the rockery. out.

"Ahem...isn't this Miss Jiao'e? Who bullied you?"

"?!"

When Li Jiao'e saw Qin Lang's sudden appearance, she was startled again just like at noon. She opened her mouth, but turned her face away and stopped talking.

Qin Lang suspected that she was thinking about what happened at noon and was secretly blaming herself.

"I admit that I am partly responsible for your injury, but for things like shift changes, it would be better to inform me in advance next time."

"If you tell me, your efforts will be in vain..."

"?"

Li Jiao'e's voice sounded like a mosquito. Qin Lang didn't catch it intentionally, so he could only blink suspiciously:

"Did you say anything?"

"no no!"

Li Jiao'e was startled, then waved her hands:

"Brother Xiao Qin, I caused the injury myself. I am responsible for it. I..."

"How is Aunt Wang?"

"Eh? What...oh! Aunt Wang...she has a cold. She has already seen the doctor. She needs to rest for two or three days...um...or five or six...seven or eight days. She should be fine."

"..."

Why is the wind and cold so severe?

Qin Lang didn't understand medicine, so in his impression, the cold was just a fever and cough? Is it still going to take another seven or eight days?
Ok…

Maybe the specific condition is different, or the constitution of each person is different.

"That means you will have to work in the kitchen for the next few days?"

"Um…"

Li Jiao'e nodded, then looked at Qin Lang carefully:
"Brother Xiao Qin...do you think Jiao'e did a bad job...?"

"You didn't do a good job."

Qin Lang was very direct, and Li Jiao'e's cute and pretty face fell instantly.

"But I don't mind it either."

Qin Lang gasped, and Li Jiao'e breathed a sigh of relief.

"You just came to the house, right?"

"Yes, the princess just bought it from...well...the street...and because Aunt Wang happened to be sick, the county...sister Xing'er asked me to come and help in the kitchen."

On the street?

Qin Lang was a little surprised. When did Yin Ping go shopping?
Tsk, it must have happened to be the time when Zhu Hongling was pestering him to fight, otherwise he shouldn't have received any wind at all.

"Since the matching tasks for the past few days have been entrusted to you, let's study hard from tomorrow on. Don't be fast at the beginning, but be careful and accurate. If you are slow, start doing it a little earlier every day."

"Yeah, brother Xiao Qin, I will listen to you."

Li Jiao'e seemed to have been worried that Qin Lang would blame her. At this moment, she finally saw from Qin Lang's words that this was not the case. She nodded immediately like pecking at rice, and her two hanging buns swayed, which made Qin Lang miss him. He had the twin ponytails of a certain little sect leader.

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In this way, Qin Lang, the servant, accepted a "little apprentice" in the kitchen. Li Jiao'e learned things very quickly. After a while, she was much more efficient in helping in the kitchen than when she first came. Qin Lang was very fond of her. She is also taken care of in every aspect, as if she is her little sister.

Not only the entire kitchen noticed this, but Xing'er also noticed it.

However, Xing'er's views are naturally rather secretive.

Then, after secretly observing for several days, Xing'er couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Don't take another one in, tsk... Madam's thought of this destructive trick... They are indeed sisters, each one is more capable of bad ideas than the other. Last time the younger sister pretended to be the older sister, this time... ugh..."

(End of this chapter)