delicious little cook

Chapter 309
Almost outside the gate of the mansion, he suddenly heard the neighing of a horse, followed by the voice of the coachman.

"My lord, everyone is back."

Bai Kou got up and lifted the curtain of the carriage door, there was a long line of carriages lined up outside the gate of the mansion, ready to turn into the east gate, just in time to meet Gu Yun's blue carriage.

Except for Floating Cloud who came back with the guards, the carriages were full of people, and the carts carrying the luggage were still behind. It was estimated that they could only enter the workshop around noon.

The two got out of the car right away, Gu Yun went to appease Fu Yun, Bai Kou went to see everyone in the kitchen, exchanged a few simple greetings, and told the driver to send them to the back door of the kitchen, everyone was tired, so they should take a good rest first.

Fuyun was in a good mood after running this long distance, seeing his master came and coquettishly with him, Gu Yun was amused, and personally took him back to the stable.

Bai Kou happened to go to see the housekeeper, and told him about the training of the young people of Xiao Huang Ji's family, and then went straight to the back house, and told Mother Pang again, asking her to arrange for someone to train the daughter of Xiao Huang Ji's family. My son, I just went back to the Zhongming Courtyard to rest, changed my clothes and went out to wash my hands and cook.

All the people who went out for winter hunting are all back today. The four young masters who acted alone arrived home yesterday. They were with their friends, and they played together for a day when they returned to the capital. The result of playing crazy is Gu Xu and Gu Jing had to stay up late to finish the homework assigned by the gentlemen of the government school.

The Eldest Master and Eldest Madam knew that all the servants had arrived home, so they sent someone to tell the big accountant that these servants who went to winter hunting with them would be rewarded with an extra half a month of monthly regulations.

In addition to these servants who came back talking about the scene of winter hunting this year, the fact that Bai Kou was an official servant and the former royal chef Bai's family also spread in the mansion.

Few of the servants in the mansion know the title of Royal Cook Bai, except for those who are familiar with the order of positions in the capital's official circle, the big housekeeper and big accountant. The hereditary Royal Cook Bai's family is well-known in their ears.

When something happened to the Bai family, these people once sighed, who knew that the world was unpredictable, and Bai Kou was the only child of Bai Yehong's lineage who stayed in the capital.

Zeng Zhu was surprised when she talked with the two male stewards in the kitchen. When she bought the new couple, she held their deeds. She knew that Bai Kou was a servant girl, but the deeds did not Write down the details that their family used to be a hereditary imperial cook, otherwise she might be more polite to Bai Kou.

After Mengmei heard about this from the little girls, she felt disheartened. No wonder Bai Kou has so many private recipes. They are family heirlooms. Her talent is astonishing. She knows how to roast a whole lamb. , and even presented two dishes to the court, such an achievement at such a young age, she can't surpass her in this life.

Gu Jing's two roommates went to the small kitchen to get tea, and heard the little girls chewing their tongues, looking at Mengmei who was preparing lunch, with mocking smiles on their faces.

"It turns out that Guanshi Bai has such strength. In the past, some people looked down on her and thought she was nothing special. Now it seems that she is really ignorant."

"Well, don't say that. It's normal to want to compete. Who wants to be compared to someone who eats handicrafts?"

"That's true. If the craftsmanship is not as good as others, you will be kicked out."

Mengmei, who was working with her head down, trembled for a while, then calmed down quickly, and continued to concentrate on her work as if she hadn't heard.

My body has long been unclean, and I can't get a better future. Being able to be a cook for Master Gu Jing is already very satisfying. If the master gets tired of her skills and doesn't use her anymore, she really has no choice but to die. .

Seeing that Mengmei didn't respond, the two girls curled their lips in boredom, urged Mengmei to cook quickly, and left with the tea.

The little girls also ran away, and the kitchen was full of oily smoke, making them uncomfortable. When Mengmei turned her back to pick up the plate, she raised her hand to wipe away the tears that slid down the corners of her eyes.

After lunch, Bai Kou took three handkerchiefs from her closet and went to the east kitchen to find three Lu Doudou, and divided them among themselves. As a share between sisters, it is not considered extra A reward, lest someone can't control their mouths and gossip.

That handkerchief was obtained by Bai Kou on the day the whole lamb was roasted, it was made of pure silk, Lu Doudou and the other three couldn't put it down so much that they couldn't bear to use it, so they played with it for a while before putting it away.

Knowing that they had come back from a long distance, Bai Kou knew that they were very tired now, so they didn't stay long, so after giving them handkerchiefs, they chatted a little and left, letting them take a good nap.

After returning to the Zhongming Courtyard, the maids guarding the main courtyard told Bai Kou that Pang's mother had sent someone to carry a box to her. Bai Kou hurried back to her room, and saw a rattan bookcase on the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall.

Bai Kou weighed the box, it was quite heavy, she carried it to the study with all her strength and put it on the desk, when she opened it, she was startled.

There were manuscripts neatly stacked in the box, all of Bai's recipes were written on the cover, but different years, dates and authors' names were marked beside them.

This is exactly the Bai family's recipe that Bai Kou thinks about day and night, but the recipes handed down by the royal chefs of the Bai family are actually packed in wooden boxes, one box after another, and every male in the family has their own recipes. A summary of a lifetime of experience.

Bai Kou took out all the recipes and spread them out on the table. After arranging them, he found that the recipes were in a mess and out of complete set. Although it could be seen that they were carefully kept and free from mold and insects, they were only a very small part of the many recipes. There are manuscripts from the great-great-great-grandfather to the manuscripts of his father Bai Xiaoshan, but each of them only has a few copies, which together just fill a bookcase.

It is obviously the family recipe of the confiscated item, but it is scattered and lost. I don't know who got it, and I am afraid that it will never be found again.

As the hereditary imperial cooks, the Bai family recorded a lot of palace dishes in their cookbooks. Whoever got a few copies would be enough to open a restaurant and name it Yushanfang, but they had never heard of a similar restaurant opening in the capital.

Bai Kou sighed silently, picked up a book and sat down to read it. These recipes came at the right time, just to supplement her with the necessary knowledge, so that she could brag to others that the children of the Bai family always memorized recipes when they were enlightened.

This hard work unknowingly sat in the afternoon. The recipes were not as exciting as novels, but they really opened Bai Kou's eyes, and she couldn't bear to put them down. It also gave her a lot of inspiration, and she had the urge to develop new dishes.

Just as she put the recipes back into the bookcase and moved the box to the shelf, Qiongyu knocked on the door on the corridor and asked Manager Bai if it was time to make afternoon snacks.

Bai Kou responded, packed the room and hurried out.

Since Qiongyu is in charge of the young master's diet and tea, it is natural for Bai Kou to explain the daily menu to her, and she will also be responsible for reminding her if there is something that is not thoughtful.

(Author's Note: This is the third update from yesterday, everyone, good night.)
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