delicious little cook

Chapter 28

Bai Kou walked into the small courtyard of the third-class kitchen, and saw that there were iron locks on the doors of six rooms, and the doors of the other ten rooms were only closed and opened with a push.

The locked room naturally belonged to the six veteran cooks. They had been third-class cooks for many years and had accumulated some private property. The ten newcomers hadn't received their monthly certificates yet, so they couldn't afford to buy padlocks.

Bai Kou looked carefully at the locks on the six old kitchen doors one by one, and found that they were cheap goods sold by peddlers on the street. The iron quality was not good, and all six locks were rusted. A wire can be pried open.

Thinking that she happened to have a newcomer reward from the third young master, Bai Kou decided to find a chance to buy some good locks from a time-honored shop on the street. For her, the most important property is not money, but a variety of recipes , as the chef of the third young master, there are more opportunities to cook new dishes, and I will definitely save some notes slowly. Naturally, I have to lock them up safely, and I can't let others steal them easily.

Bai Kou took a leisurely tour around the courtyard. Except for her own door, she hadn't touched anyone else's door, because she was the only one in the courtyard now, and she didn't want anyone yelling that she had lost something.

The room is empty, standing at the door and looking at the end, there is not even a screen to cover it, only basic living furniture, which is barely enough for individuals, but they can't hoard too many things.

On the simple wooden bed, Lu Doudou had already helped Bai Kou lay the bedding, but the bedding that was originally used on the common bedding looked thin and small on the bed. Bai Kou touched the bedding she had slept on for three months, My heart began to dislike it.

The rewards given by the third young master to newcomers are several taels of silver, and there are two and a half taels a month, which is enough to make a few new and high-quality quilts for himself before winter comes.

Bai Kou knew that the status of her body belonged to the lowly family, and she didn't even have the opportunity and power to redeem herself. Who told her that she was the daughter of the Bai family of the imperial chef? She was the youngest child in the family at that time, she was only eight years old, and her other brothers and sisters were all over ten years old, so she was the only one who was taken out and sent to the cooking workshop in Yachifang.

Although she is exempted from exile, as an official servant, no benefit can fall on her head. She is just a toy for the masters, and she is not afraid of playing with it to death. No one will care about the life and death of an official servant like her, let alone If you want to match a decent servant, you can only match a man who is also an official slave, so if you have money, you have to spend it, and it's useless to keep it.

Bai Kou felt a sharp pain in her heart. She suddenly realized that although she hadn't confessed to anyone that she was an official servant, the eldest lady in charge must have known it. The deed will also state the basic situation of the original family.

If the eldest lady knows that she is an official servant, and she tacitly allows her to serve food and drink beside the third young master, to be honest, what is the eldest lady thinking? !

What is the lady thinking?
The eldest lady didn't think about anything, she didn't lose her temper after listening to Pang's mother's report, she still sat calmly, and just asked the girl to send a message to the front yard to invite the elder to come back.

No matter which side is the purchaser or the person who manages the warehouse secretly manipulates the master to take advantage of it, it is a problem with the warehouse, and it must be discussed with the master who is the head of the family to formulate a punishment plan.

"The storehouse is an important place. Most of the people there have children for generations. Their relationship in the mansion is already intertwined. They can't be easily touched at ordinary times. I just take this opportunity to rectify it." The eldest lady took a sip of her teacup calmly, Soothe your throat.

There was no outsider in the side room, only Da Furen and Mama Pang were there, and even the maids retreated outside to wait.

"Fortunately, the chef selected by the young master is Bai Kou. If it is someone else, it may not be discovered so quickly. If it is discovered after a while, it will be even less clear whose responsibility it is. According to Mei Lun Meihuan, the young master asked them to take Bai Kou to the small kitchen to check the environment, and when she entered the door, she checked around first, and smelled all the jars in the seasoning cabinet."

"Brother Yun just wanted that girl, Bai Kou, to cause so many troubles, but it's okay, after several rounds of competitions, the ones left are really good, and the money to buy someone is not in vain."

"But with Bai Kou's status, it's always a bit embarrassing to serve the master up close. If the servants find out one day, gossip will fly everywhere."

"It's true that Bai Kou is an official maid, but who said that official maids can't be used as ordinary maids? It's not because of treason, but because they can't cook suitable meals when they encounter important state affairs. Otherwise, why did you find out that Bai Kou was not old enough at that time, and that there were so many places in the capital where officials and maids could go, but why did he send him to the culinary art workshop? Maybe the people who handled it at that time did not want to kill them all, or maybe it was just a flash of kindness I thought, after all, the girl was not pushed into hell. Now that she has learned the craft, and we bought her into the house, it is also a kind of fate in the dark. Yes, of course you have to use it well.”

"Yes, Ma'am is quite right."

"By the way, when the Bai family was in chaos, where did we put the part of Bai's recipes we grabbed?"

"It's all kept in the library, and it's sorted out twice a year when the books are drying and fumigation." Mama Pang immediately understood what Madam meant.

"The Bai family has several seventh-rank royal chef managers. I heard that the family style is well-known. Their children have been brought up as officials' children since they were young. Their sons and daughters have to study and practice calligraphy. I don't know if Bai Kou can still write. .”

"Just ask another day. If you can still write, Madam might as well reward her with a study room."

"If you find that she is really useful in the next few days, you have to make good use of it. After the filial piety is over, girls who reach their age will have to marry, and the new girl will definitely not be able to serve her well in a while, Wen Ling. There will be a shortage of manpower in the courtyard for a while, if Bai Kou can stand up, it will save a lot of trouble."

"The two girls, Meilunmeihuan, have children for generations. I wonder what the eldest lady thinks about their marriage?"

"They are from Brother Yun's courtyard, so we have to see what Brother Yun means first. I have always disapproved of a boy of this age accepting the room early, but if he is willing, I can't really help the two girls and It's not like the son is arguing."

"Yes, the old man will mention it to the young master when he has a chance, and let him know what he has to say first."

The eldest lady nodded, took the teacup to moisten her throat again, and then the girl outside opened the curtain, and the eldest master walked in.

Mama Pang bowed and said goodbye, not disturbing the master and his wife discussing housework.

At the same time, in the East Kitchen, almost all the afternoon snacks were on the stove, and the third-class cooks were idle. Everyone was thinking about whether to go to chat with Bai Kou. They brought new clothes and footwear.

Each person has three sets of inner and outer clothes. This is the quota for every official servant. The kitchen ladies also have three additional skirts. Although the needlework is solid, the fabric is only coarse cotton, and there is only dyeing but no embroidery. Your own clothes are different and you have to do it yourself.

(End of this chapter)