Border Cook

"Besides, when it comes to food, the ingredients are all the same. They are just cooked a few times in different ways to make them look more refined. In the end, they all have to go into the stomach. Whether they are refined or not is not important. As long as the taste is about the same, it's fine."

After saying these words, the old lady took another piece of mooncake and said, "This snowy mooncake is pretty good. It's about 80% as good as the ones I had before. Tell the servants to buy some more and have them as snacks in the next few days."

"Yes." Biyun responded with a smile and passed on the old lady's instructions.

Naturally, the matter was handed over to Manager Fu as usual. Manager Fu readily agreed and then told Jinbao to find He Shunzi and buy the snow skin mooncakes.

Then he hurriedly ordered someone to find a suitable cook.

Jinqiu County is not big and has a small population, so naturally there are not many capable people.

Previously, Luo and Wang were the cooks he had selected after a long time and whose cooking skills were comparable. Now they were all kicked out at once, and he was afraid that he would not be able to find better ones if he had to recruit them at the last minute.

I'm afraid I'll be at a loss as to what to eat in the next two days.

"Manager Fu," Jin Bao suggested, "Although the remaining cooks can't cook good dishes, they can still make some light porridge and side dishes. They can cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the next two days. Why don't you let me go to the big restaurant in the county town to buy some first?"

"This……"

Manager Fu hesitated.

Logically, this shouldn't be the case, but the current situation is special, and the old lady said that she doesn't mind eating outside food, but she hates being deceived.

"Let's leave it like this for now." Steward Fu nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you. Also, ask He Shunzi if he knows any cooks with excellent cooking skills."

Ever since He Shunzi started supplying vegetables to Dexin Garden, the food he brought has always tasted good. I guess the people who make these foods must have good skills.

"Okay." Jin Bao agreed readily and did as Manager Fu said.

Manager Fu instructed someone to go to Changzhou Prefecture and several nearby counties to look for candidates.

Especially in Changzhou Prefecture, the war had just ended and there was a lot of work to be done. Many people were busy looking for work to do, hoping to find a good one.

Here, the two people, Luo and Wang, who were expelled, were packing their belongings. There was a sturdy old woman watching each of them to prevent them from taking things that did not belong to them when they left.

Originally, the family was not very wealthy, but they got the opportunity to work in Dexin Garden and learned more skills. They thought they could retire here in the future and even settle some of their relatives there. But now they were driven out.

At such an old age, not only have I suddenly lost my job, but I will also be laughed at by my relatives and neighbors for a long time when I go back. Just thinking about it makes me sad.

Wang's eye sockets were shallow, and as she packed her things, tears were already falling down her eyes.

While wiping away tears, she complained in her heart, "This was all your idea. You were thinking about getting the reward, but in the end you ended up losing more than you gained. How are we going to live in the future..."

She has a little grandson at home who is just starting to learn to go to school, and he will be counting on her to pay for his writing materials, books, and tuition in the future.

Now that I have lost my job, how can I explain it?

Luo was also sad, and now she became unhappy when she heard Wang say this, "Why are you saying these now? When I said this before, didn't you say anything? Didn't you also expect to get a reward? You are greedy yourself, and you have the nerve to blame me now?" When the mooncakes were being served, Wang was very happy, and she even specifically told Jinbao not to spread the matter. I don't know how attentive she was at that time, but now she is blaming her?
Could it be that she did this alone?

Luo was so angry that she stopped packing her things and just pointed at Wang's nose and started to curse, "Neither of us should say anything bad about each other. If you keep saying nonsense here, I'll give you a slap in the face!"

When two people work together, there are bound to be some frictions. Luo and Wang usually get along well with each other, but in fact she looks down on them.

Now that they were about to leave Dexin Garden, Luo simply broke off relations and spoke rudely.

Wang was also furious.

When working in the kitchen on weekdays, Mrs. Luo is domineering and many things have to be done according to her words. If something does not go as she wishes, she will scold you.

But what can Luo do?
Her cooking skills are just so-so, and she usually has to learn from her teachers. However, she just relies on the fact that she entered Dexin Garden two days earlier, so she always acts like a big shot.

Wang was already angry at being harmed like this by Luo's blind advice. When she thought of the grievances she had suffered in the past, she became even more unwilling. She did not argue with Luo, but raised her hand and slapped Luo in the face.

The slap was so loud and crisp that even Luo was stunned.

"You bitch, how dare you hit me!" After coming to her senses, Luo was not polite at all and stretched out her hand to hit Wang in the face.

The two men immediately started fighting.

Looking at their two old women, he was no longer in a good mood.

Having been on the job for so many years, I have seen people being kicked out before, but this is the first time I have seen someone being kicked out in such a fuss.

Do you really think they are just decorations and think that the He family has no rules at all?
He called a few more people in, and no longer allowed the two of them to pack their clothes and things. He simply lifted their arms and legs and threw them out from the corner door.

Both of them fell on their butts, grimacing in pain and crying for a long time before they got up.

It was late at night. Dexin Garden was located far away from the town and there were many bamboos and trees planted around it. When the wind blew, it brought a strong chill.

The two men were not wearing thick clothes. They were anxious and angry when they just fought, and they were sweating all over. Now that they were blown by the cold wind, they shivered several times and gradually calmed down.

They were all driven out. Logically speaking, they were all pitiful people. Instead of relying on each other to overcome the difficulties, they were quarreling and fighting here. Not only did they make a fool of themselves, but they couldn't even take out their belongings.

The two glanced at each other, both wanting to make peace, but neither of them was willing or embarrassed to apologize to the other at this moment. They just rubbed their buttocks and said, "It hurts!"

"Yeah." Another person answered, and the atmosphere eased.

"It's getting dark, let's walk a little further together and then go home separately," Wang suggested.

"Okay." Luo agreed.

The two walked forward side by side, keeping a certain distance from each other, and because of the pain in their bodies from the fight and being thrown out, they walked with a limp. (End of this chapter)