delicious little cook

Chapter 317 Mengmei is much more docile
The next morning, after talking with Yan Zheng, Bai Kou and Yan Zheng learned about Xianbugou's daily situation, so she hurriedly returned to Zhongmingyuan to start her routine work, and walked through several places she was in charge of one by one. I received the task of preparing new year's goods there, and discussed it with several stewards. I plan to take a few days to go to the East Market and the West Market respectively, to see the real products on the market with my own eyes, and not to passively accept door-to-door sales from merchants. .

After returning to her own room in Zhongmingyuan, Mama Pang came to find Bai Kou, also talking about New Year's goods, especially mentioning that the two young masters, Qiu Wei, will be on the list this year, and many relatives and friends will use New Year's greetings When I have the opportunity to be a guest in the mansion, I need some new and well-intentioned dishes to entertain the guests.

Bai Kou readily agreed.

As soon as Pang's mother was sent away, Qiongyu came in to report that the second young master's cook, Mengmei, had come to look for her.

Bai Kou found it strange that Mengmei hadn't been here since the incident with the chicken cake last time, so why did she come here again on a whim today, so she nodded in agreement with the stranger.

Qiongyu then went to the front porch to lead Mengmei to the back, and watched her enter the door, while she quickly took a look around the yard. There was no one in the utility room, and the two rooms in Baoxia were also empty. Bai Kou asked Meilun to be responsible for cooking three meals a day for everyone and to improve their cooking skills as soon as possible, and Meihuan and the others would also help there.

It is a good time to look around the corner where no one is listening.

Qiongyu was standing in front of the wall by the study window. It was broad daylight and the sunlight was so bright that no clear figures could be seen on the window paper. However, in order to avoid shading the light, she did not dare to stand in front of the window and listen, so she had to stand a little further away. , tilting his head to eavesdrop.

Bai Kou's attention was all on Mengmei, and she didn't notice anyone outside the window at all.

"Mengmei, we haven't seen each other for a while, is it a business or private matter to come here today?"

"Officer Bai, it's official business." Mengmei directly took out a purse from her body and put it on the corner of the table, "Our young master wants to ask Guan Shi Bai to teach the handmaid how to rise up, so that he can entertain guests during the Chinese New Year."

Seeing Qian's eyes wide open, Bai Kou picked up the purse, weighed it, and put it down in satisfaction.

She was the one who gave two recipes to the court in exchange for 400 taels of silver. Now that she wanted her recipes, the reward would have to go up. The second young master is really a good person.

"For step by step, it is best to use spring bamboo shoots. Of course, winter bamboo shoots can also be made. If the second young master has given me face in this way, I will naturally give him face. Wait a few days, and I will discuss it with steward Zeng Zhu first. The arrangement of the menu is the only way to ask to buy winter bamboo shoots, and I will definitely ask you to go to the kitchen to learn on the spot."

"My maidservant knows the rules of buying in the mansion, thank you, Steward Bai."

"Yo? Are you more sensible?" Looking at Mengmei with such a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes, Bai Kou raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"In the past, the servant girl had no eyes. She didn't know how powerful Guan Bai was and how much she offended her. The servant didn't care about things with the maid, and the maid was very grateful." cub.

"It's still the second young master who can teach people." Bai Kou looked Mengmei up and down, feeling a lot of emotion.

Bai Kou just said casually, but suddenly saw Mengmei trembling, a trace of panic flashed across her face, she looked guilty, and she retreated.

"Boss, it's getting late, so the servant girl will go back first."

"What's the hurry? I haven't seen you for a long time. Don't you want to say something about yourself? You must be busy doing things over there all day, and there is no one to talk to, right?" Revealing the gossip in the mansion, she has already heard about whether Mengmei's life is going well after being transferred.

"The maidservant is just a cook, there is nothing good or bad about it, Young Master Meng doesn't dislike it, just reward the maidservant with a bite of food."

"You are really sensible, so I am relieved. Since I am serving the second young master now, I have the opportunity to learn a few words from him, and I will learn to cook by myself in the future. Otherwise, cooks like us, once the cook Art is stagnant, and the masters will not support servants who eat for nothing."

This is what Mengmei is most worried about. She doesn't have Bai Kou's ability. She is afraid that one day the second young master will get tired of her and throw her away. Bai Kou's words hit her heart, and the circles of her eyes turned red.

Seeing that she was about to cry, Bai Kou understood, but she was neither willing nor able to save her. The two belonged to different young masters, so they shouldn't be too close. It's just because of the sympathy of the newcomers who came in in the same year.

At the beginning, there were 24 apprentices, and only ten of them remained after elimination, five boys and five girls. The girls should get along in harmony, but Mengmei committed suicide by herself, leaving no friends in the mansion who could speak her own words. Who is to blame, not only herself.

Mengmei woke up when her nose was sour, and quickly took out her handkerchief and pressed it on her eyes.

"Thank you for the steward Bai's advice, the servant girl took note."

"Okay, you go back, I will tell you when the East Kitchen is ready."

"The servant girl bid farewell."

Qiongyu, who was eavesdropping outside, immediately tiptoed and ran towards Baosha, ran to the steps and turned around, pretending that she had just walked out of Baosha, and walked towards the tea room as if nothing had happened.

Bai Kou sent Mengmei out just in time to see the back of Qiongyu walking into the tea room, and Qiongyu seemed to hear something behind her, turned around calmly, and then hurriedly walked across the corridor on the west wing of the yard.

"Boss Bai, is this going to see off guests?"

"Yes, you came just in time, help me take her out."

"Yes, white management."

Seeing that Qiongyu was the girl who brought her in earlier, Mengmei thanked her in a low voice, and walked out behind Qiongyu.

Bai Kou was a little taken aback by Mengmei's 180-degree change. It seemed that she had never seen her being so polite. The second young master was really good at teaching people.

Qiongyu walked Mengmei with her in the yard, and talked to her enthusiastically. According to what she overheard earlier, it seemed that their manager Bai and Mengmei had had a bad quarrel, and they wanted to know more about Bai. The girls in the courtyard hardly talked about the past of the steward.

Mengmei and Qiongyu only met for the first time today, not to mention that she was the first to cause trouble in the past, so she would never lose face in front of others, so Mengmei only said a few words about the basic skills of Bai Guanshi, and so on. After walking to the second hospital, she asked Qiongyu to stay and left in a hurry.

Qiongyu sighed with some regret, knowing that today is indeed not a good time to chat with outsiders, but her first-class girl can't easily leave the yard because she has nothing to do, so it's better that the third-class girl has the opportunity to go out to run errands to deliver letters from time to time.

That Mengmei looked very afraid of them being in charge, and didn't know what happened between the two before. Qiongyu suppressed her curiosity, reassuring herself that she would know in the future, turned and went to her room. After going out of the room, he took off his clothes and sprinkled some incense powder on his body to refresh himself.

(End of this chapter)