delicious little cook

Chapter 53

Bai Kou yawned lazily and continued.

"Yesterday's rumor, I suspect it has something to do with Wen Gushan. Only he has the opportunity to often go to the inner house, and he knows the psychology of the masters best. The other cooks and cooks have been in the small world of the kitchen for too long, and their eyelids are as shallow as It's like a puddle, it's the kitchen kitchen from morning to night every day, they don't have the brains to come up with such a rumor that directly hits the lady's weakness."

"Didn't you be called back at noon yesterday? Everyone was still talking about this after the lunch break. We accused them of sinister intentions and poured dirty water on innocent girls according to what you taught. That's why they shut up and started all over again. In the end, only steward Zeng Zhu became the peacemaker, and Wen Gushan and the other stewards didn't say a word."

"The kitchen manager just sits idly by letting his subordinates spread rumors. He dereliction of duty first, so don't blame me for embarrassing him in return. He will also be blamed for this rumor. He must not be wronged."

"Well, it's all up to you." Lu Doudou tried his best to listen to Bai Kou's talk so much, and now he couldn't hold on anymore.

Bai Kou patted the cattail fan a few times, and soon fell asleep.

After the lunch break, Bai Kou went directly back to Wenling Courtyard. Lu Doudou, like a normal person, took the money and invited Wanqiu and Hongsu to go to the back door to find a peddler to buy snacks. The three girls left talking and laughing.

Seeing this scene, Xiulan and Sister-in-law Qian naturally mocked Mengmei for having no money to win people's hearts, while Bai Kou had money in his hand.

Mengmei was stung by their words, and couldn't reply, so she pretended not to hear, wiped her face in a hurry and went to the kitchen.

The three of Lu Doudou and the others walked in the aisle leading to the back door, retelling what Bai Kou said at noon to the two of them, and told them to play the role of grasshopper well.

Hongsu and Wanqiu readily agreed, without any hesitation or entanglement.

Bai Kou returned to Wenling Courtyard. The new oven was coming to an end, the chimneys on the roof were all built, and the craftsmen were laying new tiles around the chimneys. They said that the work would be completed before dark, and the mortar would dry out in another day. It will work.

The small kitchen is closed all day, and the girls have been sprinkling water in the yard to reduce dust, so the small kitchen is still clean, and there is no dust from the construction, but Bai Kou's chef has a cleanliness attack, and he doesn't want to knead the dough. For snacks, she sent the little girl to the ice cellar to get fruit and milk. She opened the cupboard and took out a small bag of sago, lit a fire and sat in the pot to make fruit sago dew for the third young master.

When Gu Yun came back from school, he saw that the roof was half paved, craftsmen were sitting in the shade of the courtyard, eating fruit, and girls were crowded outside the kitchen drinking sour plum soup.

After he finished changing, he came out and sat in the main hall. There was already an ice bowl on the table, and there was a bowl of colorful fruit sago in the bowl. Gu Yun picked up the spoon and stirred it, smelling the sweet smell, hesitated. After a while, I took a sip, and then took another bite. Compared with sweets, the hot weather is more unbearable.

Satisfied after eating a large bowl, Gu Yun did not forget to order Mei Lun Meihuan to tell Bai Kou that this sago dew can be had every day, and the Sixth Young Master must also like it. After that, Gu Yun went back to his room and changed his clothes. Practice swords in the courtyard.

Meilun searched around before finding her in Bai Kou's room. She was sitting under the window holding a stick of charcoal and writing quickly. Waiting for her to stop writing.

While the third young master was eating, Bai Kou had time to sit down and write tomorrow's menu. He had to get the third young master to review and approve it before sending it to Uncle Yan. Running errands, the west kitchen belongs to the front yard, and the distance between the two places is really far. She ran back and forth twice in the morning, and her legs were sore.

Bai Kou finished writing the menu in one breath only to realize that Mei Lun had been waiting for her for a while, and immediately apologized in embarrassment. in the notes.

After Gu Yun practiced the sword, he wiped his face again, and when he came out of the room, Mei Lun handed over the menu, the handwriting on the paper couldn't help but make Gu Yun laugh.

"The words she wrote with charcoal sticks can still be read. In the morning, it was a ghost drawing."

"The servant girl told her to write with charcoal sticks in the future."

"No, I still have to tell her to practice calligraphy well, and don't be lazy."

"Yes."

Gu Yun browsed the menu casually, saw several beef dishes, thought it over for a while, went to the study to get a red pen, circled these dishes, and asked Meilun to return them to Bai Kou.

"Tell Bai Kou that since she is the manager of my small kitchen now, she will report to me directly if there is anything to do in the kitchen, so she doesn't have to send messages to you every time."

"Yes, sir."

Meilun turned around and went out to look for Bai Kou. She was waiting for a reply in the corridor of the west wing. After hearing what Meilun conveyed, she finally had the feeling of "really promoted", and her face was full of joy. .

Bai Kou went back to the room to write down the list of ingredients, asked Meilun for the right cards, and sent the little girl to deliver the list to Uncle Yan. At this time, the craftsmen had finished laying the roof and cleaned up the ground, causing some dust. Aunt Su hurriedly splashed water around with a ladle.

Seeing such a scene, Bai Kou ordered the little girls to stand by and wait until the craftsmen left to clean the small kitchen before washing the vegetables and cooking, and then she went back to the house to write the list.

Gu Yun was studying in the study room. When he looked up from the book, he saw Mei Lun Mei Huan coming in with a candlestick. The dark study room was brightened immediately, but he still didn't see dinner.

"Master, Bai Kou has made some pre-dinner snacks. Do you want to use a little padding first? Postpone a little bit."

"Okay, just take a break."

Gu Yun stretched and stood up, and went to eat in the main hall.

It wasn't until around one o'clock that today's dinner was finally served on the table. Then Bai Kou came in with a stack of papers and asked the third young master to buy something new.

"Third young master, the servant girl looked at it in the warehouse today. The oven tools left in the past are all moldy, rusty and dilapidated. The servant girl has already suggested to Yan Bo to make a book and destroy it, so new things are needed now."

Gu Yun took a casual look, mainly some shovels, clips, knives, new chopping boards, baking trays of different shades, and frying pans of all sizes. It is made of bamboo, and it also lists three sizes, so there are several pages of paper in total.

"It must be so much?"

"Third young master, these are just the basics for cooking. The servant girl has not written the flower molds and baking bowls for the oven. They are essential tools for making dim sum."

What else could Gu Yun say, he could only nod his head, "Buy, buy, buy."

(End of this chapter)