The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 475 Staring (Two chapters in one)

The city is still prosperous. Even the cold weather cannot stop people from going out, shopping and doing business. The teahouses on the street are also full of guests, who drink tea, eat melon seeds and listen to storytelling, which is very pleasant.

In a private room on the second floor of a teahouse, a young man in dark clothes was sipping tea while watching the hustle and bustle of people below.

The door creaked as it was pushed open, and a short man walked in and closed the door behind him.

He walked to the round table and stood still, saying to the young man, "Sir, Li Shiliu has entered the city."

"Come to the capital again? Where have you been?"

"I went to Liu's Mansion in the east of the city."

"Liu Mansion? Keep an eye on her and see what she is doing there."

The man looked a little embarrassed, "The subordinates dare not follow too close, she is protected by experts."

The young man snorted, "Is it Ke Hu, the man known as 'Little Flying Tiger' in the underworld? How come he is everywhere? He can be hired with just a few pieces of silver. It's really embarrassing for the underworld. You can't beat him?"

"Not only Ke Hu, there are two people around her. I heard they are disciples of Huang Shan from Qian Chong Sect."

"Huangshan's apprentice?" The young man said seriously, "Why would Huangshan's apprentice come out to take a job?"

The man shook his head. "Huang Shan's disciples would not do such a thing. I heard that Li Shiliu had a relationship with Huang Shan and sent a disciple to protect her."

The young man hissed and tapped his fingers on the table, tap, tap, tap.

After a moment, the young man spoke again, but changed the topic, "Is there any progress from the Liu family?"

The man said, "The people in Liu Jiandong's yard are all from his family. The people we planted there can't get close to them at all. All we can get out are useless things."

"Then let her find out why Li Shiliu went to the Liu family."

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The Liu family has been deeply rooted for a hundred years, and there are countless servants serving them. There are many people in each room and courtyard.

For a century-old family like this, reproduction is particularly important. This generation has been getting married one after another, and there have been many happy events in the past two years.

As a result, there were not enough people to serve, so a few days ago, a lot of people were bought in from outside.

Naturally, the people who have just been purchased cannot be placed with the master. They are made to do odd jobs, such as sweeping the floor, washing clothes, and doing odd jobs in the kitchen.

It was still early in the evening, but the big kitchen was bustling with activity. There was little time for rest every day. After all, they had to prepare meals for so many masters in the mansion.

Especially today, the old man said that he wanted to eat three sets of ducks in the evening. This requires a lot of effort. The internal organs and bones of the domestic duck and the wild duck must be taken out without damaging the skin. Then the wild duck must be stuffed into the domestic duck, and the pigeon must be stuffed into the wild duck. After blanching, it must be steamed for two hours.

The Tenth Lady specifically requested for silver teeth, which required even more effort. The so-called silver sprouts are bean sprouts.

This is a dish where you can eat meat but you can't see the meat. The meat is all hidden inside the hollow bean sprouts. So how did the meat get inside the bean sprouts?

First, you need to beat the chicken into puree. Thread the white thread through an embroidery needle and dip it in the puree. Then select the thicker mung bean sprouts, remove the head and tail. Pass the white thread with the puree through the middle of the mung bean sprouts.

During the process, the minced chicken on the string will be brought into the middle of the mung bean sprouts. Finally, pour the hot oil on the bean sprouts.

Just tell me whether it is time-consuming and laborious or not?

Several maids with good eyesight were threading the white thread with their eyes wide open!

There are countless masters and maids in the Liu family. Of course, not everyone has control over the kitchen. But the Old Master and the Tenth Miss are different. Not to mention the Old Master, the Tenth Miss is the Third Master’s biological daughter!

Who is the Third Master? He is the current head of the Liu family! You can neglect anyone in the mansion but not this family!

So everyone was very busy, and at this moment, someone came into the kitchen.

When Mrs. Jin, who was in charge of the kitchen, saw that the visitor was Diexiang from the Third Madam's courtyard, she immediately came over with a smile and said, "Hey, Miss Diexiang, what instructions does the Third Madam have for you?"

Diexiang said, "Madam, there are distinguished guests in the courtyard. Madam has instructed the kitchen to prepare a few snacks and send them over. Let's have the snow-covered bean paste. Madam Jin will make the others. Also, prepare some fine food for dinner tonight. Remember to order the Wensi tofu that Madam Huang is famous for."

Since Liu Dongjia became the head of the family, the generational structure in the mansion has moved up. Liu Dongjia's parents' generation were called master and old lady, and Liang became the third wife from the third grandmother.

This is the housekeeper's wife, how dare Mother Jin neglect her?

But when she heard Diexiang's words, although Mother Jin looked happy on the surface, she felt very bitter in her heart.

After sending Diexiang away, Mother Jin returned to the kitchen and quickly asked a few maids who were going to make snacks to get busy.

When the old woman heard that they were going to make snow-coated bean paste, she looked miserable and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? It's not easy to make this dessert." This is the dessert that people in the kitchen are most reluctant to make. After making this dessert, the hands of the person who beats the egg whites will be exhausted.

Mother Jin sighed, "It's not easy but we have to do it. If the Third Madam blames us, we will all be in trouble. Let's do it quickly!"

The maids had no choice but to hurry up and get busy. "Find two strong and nimble people to help beat the egg whites!"

Someone in the kitchen called out to those who had nothing to do, "Come and help."

Then a stout girl came up with a silly smile and asked, "Can I do it?"

The old woman looked at her size and was very satisfied. "Come here, quickly."

After hearing what Mother Jin said, Mother Huang also had a bitter face, but her hands moved more swiftly. There were quite a few dishes that she was responsible for today, and it was her duty to cook them. If the master was happy, there would be a reward. But if you can't cook them, then it's your fault.

Soon, the snacks that the third wife specifically requested were made. Everyone in the kitchen was busy. Mother Jin pointed to two people to send them to Songtaoyuan, but one of them suddenly had to go to the toilet. Mother Jin couldn't help but spit at her and called someone else.

The stout, fat girl came up, rubbing her arms, "Mother Jin, can I go?"

Mother Jin looked at her twice. She was new here. Did she know where Songtao Court was? But thinking that she had just worked hard to beat the egg whites, she nodded and said, "Then you go with A Cui. Be careful and don't make the master unhappy."

The fat girl nodded quickly, picked up a food box, and followed A Cui to Songtaoyuan.

She was honest and simple, and had only been in the kitchen for a short time, but she worked hard and never felt that she was at a disadvantage. Everyone liked her, and Ah Cui liked her very much, so she told her about the rules of the mansion on the way and asked her to pay more attention. The fat girl nodded quickly and couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know what kind of distinguished guest the Third Madam has come to make such exquisite snacks to entertain the guest. I almost broke my hand beating the egg white just now."

Ah Cui looked at her with sympathy. She knew that beating egg whites was not something that a human could do. It was very tiring!
"This snow-covered bean paste is not easy to make. It is only made a few times a month. The Third Madam only asks the kitchen to make it when she entertains Miss Pomegranate because Miss Pomegranate likes to eat it. It must be Miss Pomegranate who came to visit today."

"Miss Pomegranate? Whose girl is this?"

Ah Cui said with an expression that said, "Miss Pomegranate has a very good relationship with our Third Master. I heard that the Third Master wants to adopt her as his adopted daughter! But Miss Pomegranate already has an adopted father, so our Third Master can only be Miss Pomegranate's uncle! In short, the Third Master and the Third Madam like her very much, and even Miss Ten likes her very much. If you meet this Miss Pomegranate, you must respect her well, understand?"

"Oh, I know." The fat girl held the food box tightly and followed Ah Cui closely.

Soon, we arrived at Songtaoyuan.

The two of them passed through the gatehouse, entered the outer courtyard, passed the screen wall, walked through the hall, went up the winding corridor and headed for the hanging flower gate.

In the back room, many people were sitting and drinking tea. The fat girl looked at them curiously.

When they got to the Chaoshou Gallery, Ah Cui whispered to her, "How could you look around? Luckily, Steward Zhong didn't see you, otherwise, he would have scolded you. Next time, don't even think about sending food to Songtao Courtyard."

The new little girl doesn't know what is good for her. She comes to Songtaoyuan to deliver food, but this is a job that everyone is vying for. Getting a reward from the Third Madam is secondary. The most important thing is that if she can catch the Third Madam's eye, she can be transferred to Songtaoyuan to work. Even if she is just a maid sweeping the floor, she will be flattered by others when she goes out!

The fat girl looked frightened and said hesitantly, "I just saw a lot of people in there, and there was a sword on the table."

Ah Cui glanced at her and said, "Why do you care so much? Those people in the back room must be the followers brought by Miss Pomegranate. They can't enter the inner courtyard, so they have to stay in the gatehouse. Now, stop talking and don't look around. Follow me closely. We'll be there soon."

As they were talking, they arrived at the hanging flower gate.

Ah Cui smiled and said to the old woman guarding the gate, "Mother Zhou, Mother Jin asked us to bring some snacks."

Mother Zhou glanced at the fat girl and said, "Have you never seen this girl before?"

"She's new here." Ah Cui said hurriedly, "She's honest and strong. Mother Jin asked her to come with me."

Mother Zhou didn't say anything and let them in.

Walking through the courtyard, I saw maids standing in the corridors of the east and west wings, including the corridor of the main house. It was really impressive.

When a maid standing in the corridor of the main house saw them, she came forward and took the food boxes from their hands, and did not let them go into the house.

Although she didn't get any reward this time, Ah Cui was able to talk to the maidservant beside the Third Madam and was very happy.

He smiled and pulled the fat girl out the same way she came.

After leaving the outer courtyard, the fat girl looked in one direction and couldn't help but hold her stomach, "Ouch."

"What's wrong?" A Cui turned to look at her.

"I, I want to go to the toilet." The fat girl blushed and looked like she couldn't hold it back.

Ah Cui pointed in a direction and said, "There's a toilet over there, go quickly, the kitchen is very busy, I'm going to go back to help first, you know the way back, right? Don't get lost!"

"I know, I know." The fat girl nodded quickly and ran towards the toilet, obviously she couldn't hold it any longer.

Ah Cui looked at it, shook her head and muttered, "Lazy people have a lot of shit and urine, and this diligent person also has a lot of shit and urine."

The Liu family residential area has many houses, bamboo forests, flower gardens, lakes, rockery and stone pavilions. Even though it is winter, the scenery is still beautiful.

On the lakeside facing the rockery, two people were standing and one squatting.

The squatting man threw pebbles into the lake for fun, and said impatiently: "Young lady just came to Liu's house before returning to Luoshui. It's only been a few days, why did you come to Liu's house again as soon as you entered the city? The tea and snacks at Liu's house are delicious, but it takes most of the day to come here, and we have nothing to do."

The man standing there glared at him, immediately glanced around, and interrupted him by saying, "Who don't know you? You just want to go back. The girl doesn't go out, and you are playing dice. Be careful or I'll tell the girl that you lost all the money she gave you!"

The squatting man was anxious, "Hey, hey, hey, big brother, good big brother, you must not tell the girl, if the girl knows, what good will it do to me? She will definitely sell me off, and then, where will I find such a good master again?"

"You know that too? If you don't concentrate, if the girl finds out, I can't protect you."

"I know, I know." The squatting man threw a stone heavily into the water, was silent for a moment, and couldn't help rolling his eyes and said, "Do you think the girl came to Mr. Liu today for that... um... thing? The amount is too large. Last time, less than half of it was taken out. I heard the girl also said that she was worried about leaving it there. It's better to take it out and hide it well.

If it is true... do you think the young lady will reward us with money again this time?"

The man standing there frowned, looked around warily, and said in a low voice, "Don't be too greedy! Last time the girl offered a reward of five hundred taels, and you are still not satisfied, and you are still thinking about it?"

"Hehehe, I was just thinking about it..."

"Don't even think about it. Okay, let's go back quickly. This is Liu's residence after all. Don't offend anyone and embarrass the girl." The man standing took a deep breath and withdrew his gaze from the lake.

The squatting man threw a few more stones into the water, then reluctantly stood up. "Alas, I'm full of tea, and it's boring to just sit here. I don't know how long I have to sit here."

"Don't talk too much."

"..."

The two figures gradually went away. Behind the rockery, the chubby and struggling cat came out of the rockery and ran towards the kitchen.

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"You said she actually gave five hundred taels of silver to each of the people around her? Tsk, after all, it was free silver, she is really generous!"

The young man took a sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and said, "It turns out that only less than half of them were found? No wonder we couldn't find them in Erli Village before. I guess there aren't many of them. She must have hidden them all at home.

But God is on our side.”

He chuckled and gave orders: "Keep a close eye on Li Shiliu and the Liu family. Report immediately if there is any movement. Deploy all the people and be ready for action at any time. This time, there is no room for error!"

"We can't do anything about the ones we already have, but we have to take most of the rest! The duck in our mouth can't fly away again!"

"Yes!" The man responded with a bow, his expression full of excitement.