delicious little cook

Chapter 786 The Chance of Persuasion

"Bai Guan's business?!" Lao Sha stood up abruptly, a tall man, the sun shone on him from outside the window, and the shadow completely covered Bai Kou, "Why are you free to come here today?"

"Looking for toys. The toys I bought with you last time were well received. Now they want some new ones."

"Toys? Yes, yes, I have made a few these days, and I'll get them for you."

After getting along with the locals these days, Lao Sha's Beijing dialect is getting better and better, and he speaks more fluently. He hastily opened the drawer under the table and took out a small bag.

"I've done everything I've done these days."

Bai Kou opened it and took a look. They were all small toys based on the principle of clockwork, and they could still make sounds with ding ding dong dong.

"Well, that's right, where's my timer?" Bai Kou's topic changed without warning.

"There are also some. I have done several, but they haven't been calibrated yet, so I originally thought to show you in a few days."

"How long does it take to calibrate? I'm going out to meet the nobleman in the afternoon, can you let me take one with me? It's not forced, it must be a usable finished product, and it's fine if it's too late. It's a very honorable nobleman, and you can't take it with errors. Half-finished products are fooled."

Lao Sha thought for a while, then nodded without hesitation.

"No problem, I will give you one before noon."

"Okay, then I'll go back first, and you'll send it right away when you're done."

Bai Kou brought the toys back to the mansion to prepare for entering the palace in the afternoon. As he said, Lao Sha sent a calibrated timer before noon. Bai Kou put it in the small kitchen for experiments and asked the girls to use Steam egg custard in a small soup cup, then turn the timer to the approximate time required and put it aside, let the girls go to other things.

The ticking of the countdown can still be heard clearly in this busy kitchen, making the girls go to the steamer to look at it from time to time. When the bell rang, everyone who heard the bell for the first time was startled, and even Some people screamed, and after realizing what the sound was, they burst out laughing.

Bai Kou went to the steamer to check the condition of the egg custard. The timer was on time, and she was on time. The egg custard happened to be perfect, so she immediately took it off the stove and put it in hot water to keep it warm.

Bai Kou was very satisfied with the results of the experiment. With a mechanical timer that lasts up to half an hour, Lao Sha's ability to make finished products in the past few days is quite good.

After a hasty lunch, Bai Kou took all his things and set off, took a nap in the car, and when he woke up, he was outside the palace gate leading to the East Palace. The palace guards had already received orders, and a small sedan chair was inside the gate wait for her.

The sedan chair brought Bai Kou to the East Palace first. Bai Kou greeted the princess and presented the new toys and the timer. The timer was accompanied by a few baby food recipes. The cooking is simple and can be done in the tea room. Do.

The toy blanket and storage stool specially given to the little emperor’s grandson last time are now used daily in the East Palace, especially when the weather is good, the little emperor’s grandson is taken to the yard to bask in the sun. A stool can hold everything .

The toy-like timer made the Crown Princess and Princess Jingyun very curious. Bai Kou used the tea stove to boil a pot of water as a demonstration. After setting the time, she put it on the tea table, and she went to the Crown Princess to explain in detail the methods of supplementary food , When the time came, the bell rang loudly, everyone looked up and saw that the kettle was bubbling and steaming, and the water was boiling.

Princess Jingyun kept laughing, and ran to the tea table to get the timer. The princess was also very happy, and asked the maids to clean it up. She wanted to take it to the queen to see something new.

"Bai Kou, you also went with me, and you just have business to discuss. The furniture you sent last time, except for the full-length mirror on the rail, the dressing table with a flip cover is the most popular. Such a bright mirror is actually pretty good at night." It's scary, but it's better to hide it and feel at ease."

"Yes, I obey." There was a business talk, and Bai Kou naturally smiled.

The palace servants quickly made preparations, and a large group of people came to the queen's palace in a mighty manner.

After Bai Kou kowtowed to the queen, the two parties really started talking about business in a serious manner, but the topic went off the rails and turned to anecdotes in the market.

But this is also normal, the queen has lived in the palace for a long time, and it is natural for the queen to want to learn more about new things on the street.

The empress is the number one customer, so she has to do her best to serve her. Who says the customer is God.

Naturally, it is difficult to keep the theme of this kind of small talk, Princess Jingyun took out the timer to show the imperial grandmother, and immediately the maids set up the tea table, waiting to see this wonderful new kitchen tool together.

When the bell rang loudly, seeing the boiling kettle, everyone present couldn't help clapping their hands and laughing, but Bai Kou keenly noticed that the eyes of the palace maid glanced towards the direction of the bedroom, and she immediately understood.

"This timer is really a must-have gadget in the kitchen. When you set it aside, you can leave temporarily, and come back to do the next thing when you hear the bell. If the price is right in the future, housewives should like it."

"What the queen mother said is very true. Bai Kou also brought several recipes for infants and young children. The ingredients and cooking are very simple. I can do it in my tea room. I use this timer to set the time, so I don't have to sit Keep guarding in front of the stove."

"This is really a small item that only a cook can think of, but it is also a skill to find a skilled craftsman to make a real thing. Bai Kou, you have a lot of capable people now."

"It's all thanks to the court's blessing to give our son an imperial business job, and slowly gathered a group of capable craftsmen."

"You little cook has a sweet mouth. Since you can write recipes for infants and young children, you might as well write more. I heard that Tong Mingli is going back to Liang's house to see her husband die. She is your cousin in Gu's house. You can write to her. A few good recipes for her to take home."

"Ma'am, haven't we heard that this cousin is pregnant?"

"Liang Zhongshan is naturally unable to have children like this, but it doesn't mean that she, Tong Mingli, cannot raise children."

Empress Ye raised her hand slightly and turned her wrist with a calm expression on her face, and the maidservants in the hall walked away like running water.

"So, ma'am, has the Liang family decided to adopt a step-heir?"

"Rumours have already spread. This kind of thing spread to the harem very quickly. It may be a day or two later when you hear about it."

"If our cousin really needs baby recipes, as relatives, as long as the son orders, the servants will do their best."

"But I heard that Tong Mingli remarried intentionally and did not abide by the rules. Liang Zhongshan wants to adopt a step-heir. Will she treat her sincerely?"

"A seventeen or eighteen-year-old aunt raises an heir, which is embarrassing and full of crises."

Bai Kou has had this point of view since anticipating the possibility of the Liang family having a step-heir, and this is a good opportunity to expound this point of view.

(End of this chapter)