delicious little cook

Chapter 21

Bai Kou and the twelve people felt relieved because of the victory, and they looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling uneasy.

The veteran chefs were also whispering, and there was an uproar.

"Director Wen, why haven't I heard of this before?"

A male chef in the third-class kitchen immediately expressed doubts, and secretly questioned Mr. Wen's intention to conceal the news.

All the veteran chefs in the mansion came in before the Duke of the State passed away, and the shortest ones have seven or eight years of experience. They are familiar with the rules and practices in the mansion, and the first thing that comes to mind is that this is not a common practice in selecting candidates for the kitchen.

"This is the order given to me by the doctor when their rookies were competing." Wen Gushan lit the long tobacco rod, took a deep breath, and relieved a little of the discomfort of the craving for cigarettes.

"Because you will know who are the official third-class cooks tomorrow, so the twelve of you who won today will still live in the original small courtyard for the time being. You will move to the courtyard when the results of the competition come out tomorrow."

"Yes, Manager Wen!"

The newcomers responded loudly and excitedly.

When the old chefs standing beside heard the order from the eldest lady, even the first-class and second-class cooks who had nothing to do with themselves felt a little nervous, and the third-class veteran chefs had to swallow their dissatisfaction I went in and started to think about what to cook tomorrow.

Mengmei and the other newcomers also had bitter faces on their faces. They thought that the competition would be over after one test, but they didn't expect to continue tomorrow.

Bai Kou is still calm, anyway, she has prepared several alternative recipes for today's assessment, and she will continue to use them tomorrow.

Because the lunch time was approaching, everyone had no time to rest. They washed their hands, put on their skirts, rolled up their sleeves, and started to work as assigned by the steward.

After the war-like lunch time, Bai Kou and the others ate happily with rice bowls with meat and vegetables in their hands. Although they will have to compete again tomorrow to become an official third-class cook, today they can already enjoy the third-class cooking at this time. The kitchen's meal treatment, and the twelve who failed sat with the handymen, crying and eating the servant's meal delivered by the western kitchen.

After the meal, thinking that they would no longer have to do cleaning work, the winning young people went back to the small courtyard one after another, but during the lunch break, no one could sleep, and they all sat in the shade chatting excitedly.

Mengmei, who won No.1, was naturally the object of everyone's compliments, but Bai Kou was quickly brought up and dragged into the topic.

After all, among the twelve people, the purse tofu she made was the only one selected for the Xiaoyan menu.

For these young people, this is simply an unimaginable honor.

"It seems that among our group, Mengmei and Baikou's cooking skills are on par."

"Yes, yes, it's so enviable."

"I'm going to compete with the old chefs tomorrow, Mengmei, Bai Kou, you two, don't lose."

Mengmei puffed out her full chest with a little satisfaction, "I'm sure I won't lose."

Bai Kou just smiled slightly, "The veteran chefs are rich in experience, everyone should do their best."

The twelve people who won today will compete against the third-class veteran chefs tomorrow. God knows how many people will stay. Those who are laughing happily now may not win in the end.

When Bai Kou said this, the girls who were originally happy immediately became depressed and became nervous again.

"What are you afraid of, those old chefs, the longer they have been here, the more their skills have deteriorated. Don't forget, the only ones who can cook are first-class cooks except the stewards." Mengmei snorted softly and rolled her eyes at Bai Kou.

Mengmei's words made the other girls feel relieved and let out a long breath.

Bai Kou shrugged indifferently, smiled and went back to sleep in the room.

Lu Doudou yawned and rubbed his eyes.

Yawning is really contagious, Wan Qiu, who was sitting next to Lu Doudou, yawned too, and then the two of them got up and went back to the house.

In the competition in the morning, girls accounted for seven of the twelve winners, and now three of them left all at once, leaving only Mengmei, Chuncao, Liuya and Hongsu sitting where they were, and suddenly felt bored , the two looked at each other for a moment, then got up and went back to the house to take a nap.

When making snacks in the afternoon, the twelve newcomers found that their group was squeezed out. The veteran chefs kept the kitchen under strict control, and even pretended to be pitiful, letting the newcomers hold their hands high, and letting the senior three Wait for the cooks and cooks to practice their hands.

Wen Gushan and the stewards are also on the old man's side. After all, we have worked together for many years. No matter what the relationship is like in normal times, at this time it will be somewhat emotional.

So under Wen Gushan's behest, the stewards generously gave the newcomers half a day off to let them have a good rest.

Bai Kou wasn't surprised at all, and considering her cooking skills, she really didn't need to worry about the half-day opportunity to cook. When she heard that it was a holiday and everyone disbanded, she left happily.

The apprentices have not had a day off since they bought the mansion for three months, and suddenly they had a half-day off. For a while, everyone really didn't know what to do with it. Many people stood in the alley for a while, and went back to the courtyard to wash one after another. clothes to go.

They are now wearing undyed linen shirts, and even the girls are wearing tops and bottoms without even a skirt. They have to wait until tomorrow's third-class chefs are officially selected, and the newcomers who will finally enter In addition to receiving new clothes, there is also a monthly rule of five hundred wen.

Bai Kou only collected the clothes when she got up this morning, so she didn't have any housework to tidy up today, neither did Lu Doudou. He jumped to Bai Kou's side.

"Bai Kou Bai Kou Bai Kou Bai Kou, you are amazing!" Lu Doudou finally vented the excitement that had been pent up for so many hours from the game to now. She hugged Bai Kou's neck heavily, Pat her on the back.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, if you shoot again, you will die."

The cook has a lot of strength in his hands, Bai Kou was really slapped by Lu Doudou, his back hurt, his brows were furrowed, and he struggled to get out.

"Aren't you happy that your dish was selected for the Xiaoyan banquet menu?"

"I'm happy, of course I'm happy. I really didn't expect such a surprise."

Lu Doudou hugged Bai Kou violently again, put his mouth close to her ear, and said in a tickling voice: "That little brother is actually the third young master, did you see that?"

"I see. Khan was so scared." Bai Kou replied with the same voice.

"It's no wonder that all the ideas you came up with come true. The third young master seems to like your craftsmanship very much. You are about to develop."

"Don't be too happy. If the third young master can remember that I am in the kitchen, I will be very happy. I don't dare to expect anything else now."

"You are too modest, now not only the third young master, but all the masters know your name."

"Before you become an official cook, please restrain yourself and don't be overly optimistic."

"What's wrong? Why?"

"Tomorrow's game, even if the masters come to watch the game, it will be a tough battle."

"Bai Kou, don't scare me!" Lu Doudou's voice became thinner in an instant.

Bai Kou looked back and forth, but there was no one moving in the aisle, and the two of them were still twenty or thirty steps away from the corner, so she pulled Lu Doudou and stood against the wall, as if two sisters were whispering, but the volume was still the same. Control the level of breath, who knows if there is anyone behind the wall listening to the corner, it is always right to be careful.

(End of this chapter)