delicious little cook

Chapter 41
"I will only come here at noon most of the time in the future, and I will take a nap here at most. The relationship with everyone will become more and more alienated. If you encounter difficulties, I can only help you to a limited extent. It depends on yourself."

"Well, don't be afraid, you can concentrate on serving the third young master. The more secure your position in Wenling Courtyard, the less people will dare to bully me. The kitchen gang are snobbish. I saw several cooks and cooks taking photos today. Mengmei is flattering."

"What did she do to be flattered?"

"Haven't you heard? Wen Gushan asked everyone to come up with the menu, and everyone who was selected has a share of the credit. Mengmei came first in the competition, so someone is going to get her idea."

"She has a big face."

"Anyway, no one knows that her dish was taught by Wen Gushan."

"It should be that the people who knew it didn't say it."

"Then shall we speak out?"

"Not for now, there is no evidence of her collusion with Wen Gushan, even if we tell it, she doesn't have to admit it, not to mention it will annoy Wen Gushan, he is a kitchen manager, he can't fix me, it's easy to fix you .”

"We can borrow other people's mouths, but we don't have to say it ourselves."

"Why should others believe it? They have to rely on the evidence that the two of them really hooked up."

"Well, it makes sense, then I'll pray day and night for her to get pregnant as soon as possible. Even if Wen Gushan doesn't admit it, if she gets pregnant before marriage, her personal future will be ruined."

"I won't talk about her anymore, it's frustrating and not good for sleep. Let me ask you, do you want to have a dish on the menu?"

"What's the use of being out, no matter whether they are selected or not, they have nothing to say. If you are selected, someone will definitely say that you came up with the idea behind your back. If you are not selected, you will definitely say that I am still close to you. Didn't learn anything."

"So thinking of this, you don't even want to try?"

"Do you want to try?"

"If the dish is to be presented in front of the master for evaluation, you have to try it. If only Wen Gushan makes the decision, then really forget it."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of it, I'll ask again tomorrow."

"Okay, go to sleep, I'm sleepy."

"Yeah, I'm asleep."

The two lay down and slowly fell asleep.

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In the early morning of the next day, everyone in Wenling Court finished their breakfast one after another, Bai Kou was sitting outside the kitchen to rest, when he looked up, he saw the third young master Gu Yun coming out with black arrow sleeves, and walked out of the courtyard without looking sideways.

Bai Kou immediately thought that there would be carriages and horses in Babu Lane outside the second gate. With such a dress this early in the morning, he must have gone out to ride a horse?

"Third young master is going out to ride a horse at this time, can't you go to the family school?" Bai Kou casually asked Aunt Su, the gatekeeper woman who was also squatting beside her drinking water. She was not forty years old, but she looked even older.

"The young master will go to Bajingfang in the east of the city every few days to test riding and archery with others. Do you know that there is a public school field in Bajingfang?"

"Isn't Bajingfang very close to the city wall? The workshops in that area seem to be used by the military, but after a long time, they are now mixed with soldiers and civilians, and the school yard is also used by ordinary people?"

"That's right, slowly the military and civilians are mixed together, and the school grounds are open for people to practice riding and archery. They charge money by head, rent horses, and also charge bows and arrows and shooting ranges. Anyway, everything in the ground is used. To give money."

"Yo, this is still an income."

"It's such a big school, and it usually requires people to work. It's not too much to charge a little money, isn't it?"

"That's true. This path of martial arts is not less expensive than learning literature."

"Haven't I heard of a word called 'rich martial arts poor literature'? Those who practice martial arts are the real rich people. These outfits, weapons, masters, daily food and drink, which do not cost more money, ordinary people with food and clothing, make do with money. A child who is studying cannot afford a child who practices martial arts."

"That's right, even if you don't practice weapons, just practice fists and kicks, and fight every day, the clothes will be more useless."

"That's right, the guards in the mansion get new clothes every month."

"Our Tianshuifang is in the northeast of the capital, and Bajingfang is some distance away from us. Doesn't it take the third young master a day to go out? Where does he eat and rest at noon?"

"My wife bought the young master a small house in Bajingfang. I heard that it is not far from the school grounds. I eat and rest there at noon. There is a family guarding the house there, and they only serve the young master for a few days every month. It is very leisurely."

Bai Kou immediately couldn't help but think of a night before, when the third young master led two guards and appeared in the east kitchen for supper.

That Bacheng came back from Bajingfang.

After the chat was over, Bai Kou picked up the bucket and rags and continued to tidy up her new room. She set up a bamboo pole in the middle of the yard and dried the bedding and bedding in the sun. She also scrubbed all the furniture in the room again.

The sun had risen to the sky, and the Meilunmeihuan sisters were sitting in the shade of the west wing doing needlework. Bai Kou was sweating cleaning the furniture, but seeing the bright and tidy new room, she felt a sense of accomplishment in her heart.

Just when Bai Kou picked up the bucket and was about to pour water, she saw Pang's mother walking in at the small door connecting the east wing corridor with the back garden.

The three girls quickly put down their things and greeted them warmly.

"Hey, are you busy? It looks like everything is packed up, are you moving in today? Meilun, did the young master say hello to Mr. Wen?" Mama Pang would know, of course it was the young master who said it last night when he went to pay his respects. .

Anyway, the young master of Wenling Courtyard decides for himself, Madam doesn't care how he allocates the rooms.

"Mother Pang, the young master said, just let me go to the East Kitchen with Bai Kou at noon and talk about it."

"That's good. It will be convenient to find Bai Kou in the future."

"Mama Pang is looking for a servant girl?" Bai Kou was a little surprised, and then quickly calmed down, "Why don't you talk about it in the room, the tables and chairs have been wiped just now, and they are clean."

Mother Pang stepped into the hall with a smile, sat down in front of the Eight Immortals table, and beckoned Bai Kou to sit opposite her.

"Mother Pang, just say what you need for your maid."

Bai Kou nervously picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of boiled water for the guests. Mama Pang represented the will of the eldest lady. Did the eldest lady ask her for something?

"Don't be nervous, I'm just here to ask, can you cook vegetarian dishes?"

"Vegetarian? What kind? Vegetarian? Vegetarian? Vegetarian?"

"Vegan."

"Family or hospitality?"

"Make a table full of vegetarians for the filial piety banquet."

"Any special guests?"

"Our former Duke had two younger brothers, a concubine and a concubine. The concubine's daughter-in-law has been a vegetarian for many years and has never touched any meat. At the filial piety banquet, these two younger sisters and daughter-in-law must be sitting at the same table with our old lady, so there is no way. Whichever table she sits at, must be vegan at that table."

"Is this old grandmother very old?"

"Actually, she is four years younger than our old lady."

"Then what dietary taboos and preferences does she usually have? Are her teeth okay?"

"There is a list, why don't you take a look first?"

Mama Pang naturally took out a few pieces of paper from her bosom, spread them out and pushed them towards Bai Kou.

Bai Kou thanked him, picked it up and read it carefully.

(End of this chapter)