delicious little cook

Chapter 44

"It's the first time for Bai Kou to meet Sister Jinkan. Please forgive me for being impolite. I don't know what orders the lady has?"

Jin Gan looked at Bai Kou calmly, and saw that his figure and appearance were not as good as hers, so she was determined and smiled back.

"I don't dare to do it, I just came here to deliver a message for the eldest lady."

Bai Kou saluted again, "Sister Jinkan, please tell me."

Jin Gan took out a few sheets of paper full of words from his bosom, which was the menu that Meihuan presented to the eldest lady on his behalf in the morning, but now there are a few places on the paper circled with a vermilion pen.

"The eldest lady read the menu you wrote, and circled a few interested ones. Tomorrow, Mama Pang will send someone to buy the ingredients. After delivering them, you can start immediately, and send them to Jichengtang when they are finished."

"Yes, the servant girl has written it down." Bai Kou quickly accepted the menu.

"The eldest lady said, since you can write, if you cook a few dishes to your satisfaction, I will reward you with a study room."

"Yes, the servant girl must do her best."

"Okay, I have brought my words, so I will take my leave."

"It's a hot day, and I didn't invite my sister to have a cup of tea for a rest." Bai Kou followed the guests.

"I heard that you just officially moved here today. I think you haven't figured it out yet. Let's talk about it next time. Anyway, the future will be long." Jin Gan waved his hand generously and went to find Mei Luan Mei Huan.

Bai Kou put away the menu, went to the kitchen to wash his hands and make some snacks, and inquired about gossip along the way, it was necessary to know about the personnel affairs of the Da Furen.

While waiting for the delicious egg-filled biscuits, the girls shared all the gossip and anecdotes they knew with Bai Kou, and there was constant laughter in the small kitchen.

Aunt Su stood guard at the door of the kitchen, telling everyone to keep their voices down from time to time, in case someone came in suddenly, especially if the third young master came back early and let him hear the servants talking about the master, everyone would not be able to escape.

Aunt Su was half right in worrying. The third young master Gu Yun had indeed left Bajingfang early, but he was not in a hurry to go home. In the note, it was written that Bai Kou's original home address was in Ziyanfang.

Gu Yun rode his horse into Ziyanfang, got off his horse in a remote alley, handed the horse to the guards who followed him, and told them to wait there, then he walked to the street where Bai Kou's house was located.

This is the first time I came to Ziyanfang, Gu Yun walked in the right direction after asking twice, but after walking one street, I didn't see a house with a white plaque hanging on it, but I did see a seventh-rank military officer Because there are marks on the walls on both sides of the gate indicating the identity of the general.

Gu Yun remembered that Bai Kou once said that her family had a neighbor who was a martial artist. If she hadn't made it up, the martial artist probably referred to the seventh-rank military officer, but the next door was a family with the surname Min.

and……

Gu Yun raised his head and looked at the plaque carefully, squinting his eyes slightly, this plaque is new, without the weather-beaten old feeling, especially looking at the plaque next to the military officer's house, the contrast between old and new is particularly obvious.

"Little brother, you have been staring at the door of his house for a long time, what's the matter?"

Marquis Wu, who was on patrol to maintain law and order, walked over with a golden knife, and pointed at Gu Yun unceremoniously. If it wasn't for the fact that the other party was a child and dressed like a rich man, he would have kicked him to the ground long ago. Ask again.

Gu Yun looked at Marquis Wu innocently, opened his mouth, but spoke with a foreign accent that was far from the capital.

"I'm sorry, I came here once a few years ago, but I remember that this place doesn't seem to be named Min?"

Hearing his accent, Marquis Wu was really deceived, thinking that he was a foreigner who came from afar to visit relatives and friends, seeing him pointing at the house surnamed Min, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, he sighed.

"Brother, that family is gone, so don't look for it."

"What happened to the family? If Lord Wuhou knows the details, please let me know, so I can explain to my elders when I go home in the future."

"Since I came to ask, I must know the Bai family who lived here before. There was an important state banquet four years ago. During the preparation stage, the Bai family messed up somehow. The saint was furious and sent their whole family into exile. , the property was confiscated, the house was confiscated, and later the house was released for sale, so this family bought it, and it took only two years to move in."

"So that's the case. It's really unfortunate. Thank you for letting me know, so I can explain to the elders in my family. Excuse me, please leave."

Gu Yun glanced at the door of the house with regretful eyes, shook his head, turned around with a sigh, and walked away slowly.

Halfway through a street, Gu Yun turned into an alley, crossed to the next street, and continued to walk quickly towards the place where he got off his horse.

Although he walked in a hurry, Gu Yun had a smile on his face.

Bai Kou is actually a child of the royal chef Bai's family. The whole family was exiled but Bai Kou was left in the capital. Obviously, she was young, so she just didn't join the maidservant, but the person who handled the case didn't send her to the song and dance where the maidservants often go Le Jifang was trained, but sent to Yachifang.

Among the 24 kitchen apprentices my mother bought this year, the most valuable one is probably this Bai Kou. It really feels like finding a treasure.

Back at the meeting alley, Gu Yun got on his horse and said, "Let's go home and have dinner."

The distance between Ziyanfang and Tianshuifang requires a long walk even on horseback. In Wenling Courtyard, Bai Kou watched the sky gradually darken and was already cooking. Counting the time, if the third young master is not seen by Youshi, Today's dish will be shared with you.

The maids stood excitedly in the kitchen, helping to carry the plates and bowls. At this moment, Aunt Su greeted from the courtyard door, "The young master is back."

Except for Bai Kou who was busy, the other people in the kitchen rushed out together, greeted each other and then rushed back to the kitchen, those who fetched hot water, those who boiled water, all of them became busy all of a sudden.

Gu Yun washed his hands, wiped his face, changed his clothes, sat in the main hall and before he had a cup of tea, Xiaoqian and Xiaojing came in with dinner, and the table was filled to the brim. Gu Yun looked at Xinxi and sat down to eat.

"Is there anything worth mentioning in the courtyard today?" It is Gu Yun's habit to listen to his servants report things during meals. After all, he is not at home most of the time during the day, and as the owner of Wenling Courtyard, he has to know everything on his site. Trivial things.

"Mother Pang came to look for Bai Kou today. Because of the vegetarian habit of the third old lady, Madam asked Bai Kou to serve some more vegetarian dishes. Bai Kou drew up a few menus for Madam to review, and will try some tofu dishes tomorrow."

"She can write?"

"I heard from Jin Gan that if the dish test is satisfactory, Madam will reward Bai Kou with a study room."

"Oh? Hehehehe, go find the copybooks I used to practice calligraphy when I was young, and prepare them. If my wife rewards me, I have to reward her. From now on, she will get all her pens, ink and paper from me, and she doesn't have to buy them herself."

"Yes, sir."

Although a little surprised that the young master gave Bai Kou his expensive pen, ink and paper, Mei Lun and Mei Huan, who had long been accustomed to obeying orders, still agreed without asking too many reasons.

(End of this chapter)