delicious little cook

Chapter 158
After running for a whole morning, she finally finished all the things to be done before her. Bai Kou returned to the mansion, returned the horse, and walked along Babu Lane to the Zhongming Courtyard. After entering the screen door, she was stopped by Aunt Su and told her to Hurry back to the house to have a look, the gifts that people sent this morning almost flooded the three rooms again.

Bai Kou quickly ran back to the building, and the girls she met along the way said that someone gave gifts, and there was no room for them in the house.

When Bai Kou rushed into the back yard, she saw that there were already a bunch of baskets on the porch. She tiptoed and walked into the hall with the cat twisting. The three long and narrow rooms were full of large and small baskets on the ground. The number of gifts obtained by appointing a deacon of the ice cellar is even more exaggerated, and the quality of the gifts has also gone up several grades.

The second-ranked steward in the inner house has this dignity.

Bai Kou changed her clothes, rummaged through several baskets in the bedroom, and found a few name cards and a heavy purse. The names on the name cards directly matched the newcomers in her hands, and they were gifts from their families. In addition, there were gifts from the family members of the eight old girls, and purses of different weights were hidden under various items.

Surprisingly, the family members of Meilun and Meihuan also wrote a letter, asking Bai Kou to say a few words in front of the prince. They have not given up so far, and they are still looking for families for their daughters, all of whom are rich. But it is still the same old way, either as a house fill for middle-aged and elderly men or as a concubine. I never thought of letting my daughters marry to a well-off family as first-time wives.

Bai Kou put the letter into the dowry, and then went out to ask the old maids to go to her room to help clean it up. While talking, someone came in with two baskets.

With the experience of last time, this time everyone moved faster and tidied up in an orderly manner. The purses and famous posts that were dug out were all placed on the table. As for the money, after the girls finished sorting out, one of them would give a piece of silver as a sweetener, and then naturally ask them to keep it secret and not to tell about the money in the gift.

The maids are all born at home, and they understand very well what others mean by stuffing money in the name of gifts. The twelve newcomers are still to be determined. This is the best opportunity for each of them in this life. The son has a better job, the Duke is getting old, but the young master is in his prime.

And Bai Kou hates that his subordinates can't control their mouths the most. These four old girls still want to take this opportunity to be promoted to the second class. How to say how they should.

The rice, flour, grain and oil in the gift were moved to the kitchen storage room for everyone to eat together. The remaining daily necessities, Bai Kou, let the four of them choose at will, and she kept the rest and sorted them out slowly before giving them away.

When Bai Kou went to the kitchen to instruct the girls on how to put things, Pang's mother came to the kitchen to get boiled water to drink, and dragged Bai Kou to the corner to whisper. The question was about Gu Xiaoyi, and the fast-talking girl had already passed the news When it got out, these rumors made a round trip to Ji Chengtang, causing the eldest lady to worry a little.

Suppressing a smile, Bai Kou explained what was going on to Pang's mother in detail, which made Pang's mother amused, but finally she was relieved, the young master was still the young master she watched growing up, and he didn't suddenly become a womanizer.

"Although it's just for a show this time, the young master is 15 years old after all. Boys at this age are more or less ready to move. I'll get you some medicine in a few days. You should be locked in. Don't ask the young master to make a move." Life comes." Pang's mother regarded Bai Kou as an older girl, and whispered about the young master's affairs in the room.

"Girls are still children, do you need to be careful now? I think Shizi has a sense of propriety in his heart."

"It's hard to say, you don't know, sons and brothers often exchange gifts of beautiful women, who knows when he will bring a beautiful woman back."

"What else?! Well, let's make preparations in advance." Bai Kou was a little speechless, she really didn't understand the world of first-class sons and sisters.

After chatting with Bai Kou about some housework, Pang's mother took her hot water and went to Jicheng Hall.

Bai Kou had nothing else to do all afternoon, so she went to the campus of the Women's Nursing Home first, but got a piece of good news, Bao Er's sister-in-law was diagnosed with joy, she took pregnancy leave, and she will not be able to return to the Nursing Home until next year.

This young sister-in-law had practiced against Bai Kou several times, and the two hit it off, Bai Kou was naturally happy for her, and all the nursing homes also congratulated her, now she is also a big shot in the inner house.

After saying goodbye to the Nursing Homes, Bai Kou went to Yan Bo's side, took the book for her to read, and asked about the Zhao family by the way, Yan Bo suddenly became hesitant, only Said that something happened to the man's family, but he refused to say what it was.

Bai Kou had no choice but to hope that Zhao Qi, who was unlucky at the stage of dating, would not continue to be unlucky.

In the evening, when Gu Yun returned home, he brought back a pack of massage ointments with different medicinal effects and facial, mouth, and hand balms for cold weather. They were all bought from time-honored shops, and asked Meilun and Meihuan to take them to Ji Chengtang. The mother chooses first, after the last incense incident, she dare not mess around again.

Not long after, Mei Lun Mei Huan came back with the remaining bottles and jars. Gu Yun had already washed his hands and changed his clothes under the service of Xiao Yi and Hong Shao. Drinking tea, taking a break and waiting for dinner, having nothing to do, asked the four old maids to share the facial fat, mouth fat, hand cream with Bai Kou.

After the meal, the girls went to the tea room at the back to boil the young master's bath water. Gu Yun continued to lean on the Arhat's couch and listened to Bai Kou's report on the housework in the courtyard today. Gu Yun grinned when he saw the amount of money above, but he couldn't help laughing happily when he saw the deal with the bookstore in the end.

"Yo ho, Bai Kou, I can't see that you have a business mind. But what are you ordering from the bookstore?"

"You will know what it is when you get the sample. The shopkeeper is the one who has a quick brain. After reading the sketch of the servant girl, he came up with this idea. The servant girl is just going with the flow, otherwise the plate-making fee will be terrible."

"Is there a long wait for samples?"

"No, soon, once the full-page style is confirmed, it will be typeset and printed. It is just a few months at the end of the year to see how the market responds. If it is really popular, the businessman will make a decision, and our mansion If you go to buy it, you will get a [-]% discount."

"If it's unpopular and the bookstore doesn't print it, will the twenty free sets be gone?"

"Yes." Bai Kou took out the paper from his body and handed it out.

Bai Kou was a very successful businessman in her previous life, so of course she knew how to write documents so as to be watertight.

Gu Yun didn't think too much after reading the contents of the document, he just thought that Bai Kou got close to Yan Bo, maybe he learned something from Yan Bo.

"For next year's free [-] sets, if I don't do my best, young master, I can't justify it."

"Then rely on your son's help."

With a smile on her face, Bai Kou handed over another piece of paper, which was a letter from her beautiful family.

"Mei Lun and Mei Huan's family sent them here. They haven't given up yet. Maybe this is the way their family loves their daughter. It's better to be the housekeeper and concubine of a rich family than to be the first spouse of a well-off family."

"The girl under my hand is released to fill the house and be a concubine for the rich old man, where will I put the face of my son?!" Gu Yun quickly read the letter and snorted, "Don't pay attention to them, they You accept the gift as it is given, but if you can’t handle it, I won’t allow it, young master.”

"Yes, son." With these words, Bai Kou felt confident.

(Tomorrow there will be a three-day touch-screen recommendation in the bookstore, and a new chapter will be added at 16:[-], hoping to increase the collection.)
(End of this chapter)