delicious little cook

Chapter 85
"Really want to replace him?" Bai Kou became interested.

"Recently, Wen Gushan has lost face several times in a row, and the job is not easy. Writing a menu is slower than you. The master and wife have already made some thoughts, but after all, he didn't make a big mistake, and next year will be the promotion competition for the promotion of the manager. , it is possible to keep him until that time. It is a very good reason to fail the competition and lose the position of steward.”

"My servant understands that after all, Mrs. Madam can't use Wen Gushan's crime of adultery to replace him. If it spreads, it will only damage the reputation and dignity of the head mistress. But since you want to replace him, you can always find a reason."

"It's so easy to say, but you give one? Let me see how calculating you are?"

"Third young master, do you know that Wen Gushan is a long-standing smoker? He has a long, high-quality wooden tobacco rod, and he never leaves his hand to smoke every day, and he smokes first-class tobacco leaves. How many cigarettes does he have every month?"

"Are you implying that he got money for smoking?"

"Wengushan has a family, and he has to take money to support his family every month. He doesn't know if he has enough leftovers for him to smoke. In recent months, he has been repeatedly deducted from the monthly bill. Where did he get the money for smoking? of?"

"Of course he would say that it was given by his family. The warehouse has just been cleaned up and the filial piety banquet is approaching. It is not appropriate to let the people in the house be unstable at this time. If you want to remove him, you must have an irrefutable and legitimate reason."

"Third young master, you don't smoke, and neither do the Eldest Master and Eldest Madam, so you didn't grasp the real hint from the servant girl."

"Hey! There are explicit and hints in your sentence? Say it quickly!"

"Wen Gushan has been a smoker for many years. This sentence means that he has serious smoker symptoms, which will cause his sense of taste and smell to be dull and degenerated. He has long lost his qualifications to be a cook. Just get close to him. Smell the tobacco on him, not the oil."

"It's his fault that he smokes?"

"It's a big shortcoming, not to mention his sense of smell and taste, his lungs are not good, there is phlegm in his throat every day, and he has severe bad breath. When he speaks, others will hold their breath."

"Okay! Stop it! It's disgusting!"

"Third young master, is this a good reason?"

"Why didn't you say it sooner! He is dedicated to serving the old lady! What a disgusting person!" Gu Yun yelled frantically.

"Third Young Master, this is the first time we've talked about replacing Wen Gushan."

"Are you trying to say that you didn't mention it because I didn't ask? Are you reasonable?!"

"Third young master, don't get angry, and hurry up and report to Mrs. Ming to suspend Wen Gushan to quit smoking. As for the old lady's daily meals, leave it to the maidservant, right?" Bai Kou smiled sweetly, "Can you?" It is the maidservant's honor to cook for the old lady."

"I've been talking nonsense for a long time, this is your real focus!"

Gu Yun suddenly came to his senses, pointed at Bai Kou's nose, and suddenly had a feeling of being tricked by her again without knowing it.

"Third young master, this maidservant is telling the truth, so there is no nonsense. Wen Gushan really has the symptoms of a smoker, and he really took Mengmei in as an outside room. They are loving each other in the east kitchen every day. They should be third-class cooks." During working hours, Mengmei and Wen Gushan can stay in the tea room, and come out only after everyone is done working."

"You wait for me, and I will settle accounts with you when I come back."

Gu Yun rushed to the corner gate of the garden, Bai Kou sat on the ground for a while, then stood up with the support of Mei Lun and the others, went back to the room to get clothes, wash hair and take a shower, and they told Bai Kou that before she went to practice martial arts At the time, the third young master had already sent someone to the East Kitchen to ask for leave for her.

When the eldest lady heard such disgusting news from her son, she felt nauseated like swallowing a fly. Mama Pang came up with an idea and hurried forward to speak when there was time.

"Ma'am, let's go to the street and invite a doctor. He said that in order to clean up the filial banquet, we must ensure that everyone in the East Kitchen is in good health. Anyone who finds something bad will be caught and temporarily suspended. When will you be back from illness?"

The eldest lady agreed, and Mama Pang personally sent someone to handle it. The matter must be dealt with before the east kitchen started cooking, and Wen Gushan must not be allowed to get involved in the old lady's diet. Are there any other stewards and cooks? The disease should also be checked clearly.

"Why did you talk to Bai Kou about this?"

"Isn't this trying to relieve my mother's worries and find a legitimate reason to replace Wen Gushan?" Gu Yun acted like a baby next to his mother, "After talking a lot of nonsense, it was found that it was best to deal with health problems. We didn't know it was because he was with us. Talking in front of him is a few steps away, only those in the kitchen know what's wrong with him."

Gu Yun's tongue turned a corner, and he didn't dedicate Bai Kou to his mother, especially when she punched him last night, he didn't reveal a single word.

"He must know that he is not well. In the past, he used to run to the old lady quite frequently. Whenever he made new dishes, he delivered them there in person. In this way, he really hasn't taken the initiative to go to Rong En Hall for a long time. "

"Smoking for many years has damaged his sense of smell and taste, and he can't cook new dishes. Naturally, he has no reason to show his face in front of the master." Gu Yun sneered, "Health reasons are really impeccable reasons."

"Look, this is the advantage of chatting with servants more. They know a lot of things, but you don't. It may be a flash of light for you if they say something casually. Especially those who are close to you, send them around more. , They are your eyes and ears to understand the big and small things in the mansion, otherwise you will know nothing about the people below, and the treacherous slaves will dare to deceive the master."

"I know, I will definitely make good use of them in the future."

"You are already at the age of Cheng Ding, so I will not overdo you as a mother, and let you manage the Wenling Courtyard by yourself. After you marry a wife, she is new and naive. You have to be responsible for guiding her to familiarize herself with life at home and take care of housework. If you have any questions, I must ask you first. If you are a shopkeeper who throws your hands away, how can you ask others to respect you? You will be ashamed to death."

"Okay, okay, mother, it's all for the future, don't worry about it now."

"In the future? After the filial piety banquet is over, your elder brother and your third sister will have to marry each other. Your second aunt has been in a hurry for the past few years. Although the family seems to be harmonious on the surface, I know that she complained about your grandfather at the time. Why didn’t you separate the family right away after the funeral? You are the grandson, the other grandsons will obey the filial piety for one year, and the granddaughter will obey the filial piety for five months. If the family is separated at that time, your elder brother and third sister will be able to organize weddings in the new home after the funeral. At least it won't delay your third sister's resignation, she's done this year."

"That can't be helped. It was agreed at the beginning not to divide the family. If the second aunt complains, she should go to the second uncle."

"You clearly know that your second uncle doesn't care about this. He values ​​the benefits of living in the Duke's Mansion more. What's more, as long as you live here, you can enter and exit through the main gate when you marry a wife and daughter. When others talk about it, it is also a credit to his face. .Speaking of which, I also want to separate the family early, and I feel relieved when I hear someone call you Eldest Young Master. I am not happy to be called Third Young Master even though he is the eldest son of my eldest son."

"Mother, mother, don't be like this, let's sympathize with the third sister, okay? Don't bother with this unnecessary housework."

"It's not that I want to be annoying, it's the fact that there is no place for pretending to be blind here. Your elder brother is only in his early twenties, and he will participate in Chunwei next year. It is reasonable to wait for his marriage to wait. When your grandfather was not in good condition, your third sister Before it was too late, people who were interested in getting married were all waiting and watching. When they heard the news that our house does not separate families and follow the head of the family to serve filial piety, they immediately turned to find another house. Now which man of the right age is not engaged in marriage, you say you Is Second Aunt in a hurry?"

"It's useless for us to worry about this matter. When Dad and uncles decided not to separate the family, they didn't discuss it with us."

The eldest lady sighed and poked her son's forehead, "I warn you, when you marry a wife in the future, you must not follow the example of your second and third uncles and make the house uneasy, see if I don't encourage your daughter-in-law to take care of you. "

"Mother! My future daughter-in-law has no shadow yet, can you just convict me first!" Gu Yun dodged his mother's hand, jumped up and was about to slip away, "Mother, I'll go to the east first. The kitchen waits for the doctor to come over, so as not to cause them to be verbose and uncooperative."

The lady didn't have enough words, she saw her son's backside was on fire and ran away.

"Hey, this kid, I can't sit still talking to him about something serious. I haven't asked him what kind of girl he likes yet."

"The young master is just shy. When he is a few years older, he will be anxious without Madam urging him." Pang's mother said with a smile.

The eldest lady was amused by Pang's mother, but after a while, she was worried about what to do with the old lady's meal at noon. If Wen Gushan was temporarily suspended due to health problems, she must inform the old lady and arrange a special appointment for her. kitchen.

Pang's mother was not too worried about this matter. Without Wen Gushan, there were still stewards and first-class cooks and cooks, and there were a lot of substitutes. However, she also had business to do. After bidding farewell to the eldest lady, she rushed to connect with Jichengtang On the second door, waiting to meet the doctor invited from the street and go to the East Kitchen together.

(End of this chapter)