delicious little cook

Chapter 151 The Rules of Zhongmingyuan
Mother Pang rolled her eyes with a happy smile, patted Bai Kou's arm affectionately, and turned to face the new maid below.

"This is the newly appointed white steward of the Zhongming Academy."

"My servant has seen Steward Bai." More than a dozen pretty girls saluted Bai Kou in unison.

Bai Kou watched them salute to him calmly with a smile on his face, not nervous, but enjoying the process a little bit.

Pang's mother secretly observed Bai Kou, seeing how calm she was, she nodded secretly.

"Okay, let's stop talking, our young master should be in a hurry." Pang's mother gave Bai Kou a look, and Bai Kou understood and stood next to the third young master with the list.

Gu Yun had already looked back and forth at the people below several times, and when Bai Kou stood up, he seemed to be ordering food, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, picking out a total of twelve people.

There are 16 maidservants waiting for the prince in the Zhongming Courtyard. There are currently 12 old servants under the third young master. There should be [-] more, but this year and next year, Fangliang will marry off [-] maidservants, so the actual number of supplementary people is [-] people.

Mother Pang didn't talk nonsense, and led the rest of the people away.

The twelve selected people gathered at the bottom of the steps. From left to right, each person took two steps forward to report their names, and Bai Kou marked their names on the list.

"You twelve people, don't think that you are now members of my Zhongming Court. I will change people at any time if the service is not good. You also know the fate of being eliminated from me. Even if there are other masters, ladies, young masters and misses who are willing If I want you, I will be a third-class girl for the rest of my life."

The newlyweds, who still had joy on their faces, immediately became trembling when they were threatened and warned by the third young master.

"My Zhongming Courtyard's rules are very simple, just two. First, Bai Kou is in charge of the courtyard. Second, you all listen to Bai Kou. Did you hear that?"

"Yes, sir."

"Of course, if Bai Kou deliberately bullies you, you can also complain to me at any time. But I remind you in advance that Bai Kou is very good at fighting, and if you make trouble with her, be careful of your own flesh and blood."

The newcomers below have never heard such a lecture, and they were almost cried by the prince. Looking at Bai Kou who was standing above smiling, she felt that her green face was showing fierce fangs, while Mei Luan Meihuan and Xiaoqian Xiaojing were waiting beside her. Already dumbfounded.

"Okay, that's all I've said, and then Manager Bai will take over."

Resisting the urge to roll her eyes in public, Bai Kou nodded at the newcomers, "You go to assign rooms with Xiaoqian and Xiaojing first, familiarize yourself with the environment here, and gather here after lunch to collect the roster. You are all third class now. , but you can take turns to wait on the crown prince until you are ranked in order. I allow you to make the same mistake three times. It doesn't matter if it's bad, I don't care, anyway, you are not here to serve me, you only need to keep one thing in mind at all times, the purpose of your daily errands is to serve the prince well, as long as you get his favor, you can step on me at any time Go down and replace it."

Now that he is acting as an agent of the Zhongming Academy, it would be a bit of a privilege to call him the third young master according to the rules of the servants of the public. Bai Kou cleverly changed his name to the son, and drew a big cake for the newcomers.

"Yes, white management."

Xiaoqian and Xiaojing walked down the steps and led the couple to the front yard.

Gu Yun then sent Mei Lun Meihuan to prepare tea for him, leaving only him and Bai Kou in the corridor.

Bai Kou rolled his eyes at him, turned around and entered the main hall, and went back to the room to change clothes.

Gu Yun looked at the empty courtyard, he didn't know what he was happy about, he just felt happy anyway.

Bai Kou had just taken off her arrow sleeves in the room and hadn't put on her skirt when Meihuan knocked on the door again, but it was someone from the sewing room who came in and brought her a brand new dress at the level of a housekeeper.

"The Da Furen ordered this to be produced a long time ago, just to wait for the official appointment to be delivered."

The people in the sewing room spread the inner and outer clothes, shoes and socks on a bed. It's just the current autumn clothes, and the winter ones are still being made, and they will be distributed next month.

Bai Kou also felt a lot of emotion, she jumped directly to the management level without even wearing the clothes of a first- and second-class girl.

As the steward of Zhongmingyuan, Bai Kou's rank is quite high among the stewards of the inner house. The old matriarch's old steward died and did not make up for it. Therefore, Mama Pang, who is next to Da Furen, is the highest steward, and Bai Kou is next to her. Below that, after that are the stewards next to the second and third wives, and below that are the stewards who are in charge of a certain errand, just like Bai Kou who still leads the silver rice of the ice cellar acting as the deacon.

Since Bai Kou is in the second-level seat of the inner house steward, the dress standard naturally has corresponding requirements. All kinds of silks and satins suitable for her age and temperament are piled up on her body. The high-level servants are the face of the master. To be ashamed is to discredit the master's face.

People from the sewing room surrounded Bai Kou and waited for her to try on new clothes and shoes, and if there was something that didn't fit, she would make changes. Gu Yun asked Mei Lun to deliver a message, and made some new autumn and winter riding clothes for Bai Kou. .

Just trying on the clothes, someone came outside again, the Da Furen sent Jin Hu to reward several pieces of gold-plated jewellery, it was blinding, it just matched the new clothes.

After trying on the clothes for more than half an hour, I finally put on a set of clothes on my body, and then put on new jewelry, not to mention jewels, at least I wear gold and silver.

After seeing off the people from the sewing room, Bai Kou happily ran out to show off her new clothes to others. Gu Yun, who was sitting on the Arhat couch outside the study and playing a game of chess by himself, heard the bustling people walking outside. When he came out, seeing the newly dressed Bai Kou cheerfully said that he would give a reward, but he had to wait.

Bai Kou remembered that she hadn't been to the ice cellar today, so she ran away quickly while it was still early for lunch.

The appointment of the acting steward of the Zhongming Court has been announced to everyone in the whole house. When the Mistress Shui and the daughters-in-law of the ice cellar saw Bai Kou's arrival, Steward Bai congratulated her shortly, and told her that she was the former elder sister Kou. The title was thrown out of the sky.

After checking the work of the ice cellar, Bai Kou went to the east kitchen. Third Aunt Nie was waiting for her early and cooked two sugar-watered eggs for her, and let her go there only after she ate them.

Bai Kou couldn't help her aunt who couldn't close her mouth from the smile, so she obediently ate a big bowl of sugar-watered eggs until there was not even a mouthful of soup left.

Hiccupping and walking into the East Kitchen compound, Bai Kou was surprised to see that everyone was there, chatting together in twos and threes.

When the cooks and cooks saw Bai Kou coming, they cheered and rushed up, and everyone rushed to congratulate her.

Bai Kou entertained everyone with a smile for a while, then found Lu Doudou, Hong Su and Wan Qiu in the crowd, and went back to their hut together.

"I bought a new lock for each of you three. Now you are all property owners. Use a good lock to lock up your property."

The four entered Lu Doudou's room, Bai Kou took out a wrapped handkerchief from her body, and took out three brand new copper locks for them. She went out this morning to buy so many things, of course she bought them Something else.

Lu Doudou quickly undid the lock on her wardrobe and returned it to Bai Kou, and then put on a new lock.

When Bai Kou was first transferred to Wenling Courtyard, she had unlocked the suitcase and lent it to Lu Doudou. This was the only thing she gave away without a word of greeting. Now it's time to change it back.

Hong Su and Wan Qiu quickly expressed their thanks, the new lock was heavy in their hands, and they knew it must be a very expensive item.

(End of this chapter)