The cook is very busy

Chapter 24 Backfires
As soon as the old lady regained her spirits, she sat up straight and looked outside eagerly, "Shaoyi is here, tell him to come in!"

It was said that the old woman stepped back, Du Juan supported the old lady, and Skylark helped straighten the clothes. The three master and servant immediately got busy.

And Ziqing and the aunt and nephew were let aside, the two of them were easy to talk, and they just watched what Grandma Sun should do.

But Mrs. Sun was also in a hurry, she didn't know whether to leave or stay, so she just dragged the two of them to the side as far as possible.

Not long after, the curtain was raised again, and besides the woman who had passed the message, there was another tall man standing by the door.

After the curtains fell together, he had already entered the room, and he saluted the old lady with a gentle manner.

The old lady looked at him lovingly, said a few good words, asked people to sit in front of him, and stretched out her hand to him.

"Shaoyi, you just came back from some errands in Lingcheng, why don't you go down and rest first, and take care of your body."

Cuckoo and Skylark were rarely shy, bowed to the man Yingying, then hurriedly brought a chair over and placed it in front of the old lady.

Mu Shaoyi just slightly raised the corners of his mouth, but the sense of humor did not reach his eyes. He held the old lady's hand and sat down, showing a kindness and filial piety.

Du Juan and Yunque guarded and refused to leave, so they called Ziqing Erya to go to the tea house in the outer hall, make tea and bring in desserts.

Erya was quite clever, she answered and went, Ziqing had no choice but to follow, but luckily the tea house was close at hand, and they saw it as soon as they came out.

Du Juan's so-called tea house just now is actually a separate room in the corner of the outer hall, with a small stove in the middle, and a copper pot on top of the fire is emitting steam.

The two girls ran ahead first, leaving her as the old queen, Ziqing didn't bother to pay attention, and just passed by.

There is a long table on the left and right sides, tea cups, tea spoons, tea needles, tea strainers, tea clips, tea rules, tea boxes are laid out in sequence, and even the trays are placed in a stack.

There were three or four snack boxes on Ziqing's side, and beside it was an empty bowl with a bamboo clip for holding snacks, and behind it were trays and several sets of delicate dishes.

Ziqing suddenly felt an inexplicable familiarity, it looked so similar to the self-help stuff in the past, but this time, it was not his turn to eat it.

She pursed her lips, took a tray, put three small porcelain plates on it, and took out a few from the snack box one by one and put them on.

Perhaps it was because of the clamps that made it difficult for her to handle, and she dropped two of them on the table. She looked dirty and couldn't put them on the plate, so she ate them.

Well, in fact, this is just an excuse, she drank a bowl of gruel when she got up early in the morning, and now her mother is very hungry, why don't she eat two pads.

There was a sound behind him, Ziqing hurriedly covered her mouth and turned around, only to see Erya leaning on the long table over there, protecting the two tea cups that were about to fall.

Ziqing ate and chewed, not forgetting to wipe the edges of his lips and clean the corners of his mouth, watching Sun Erya clumsily making water and tea, as if everything was very fresh, and he couldn't make anything.

She was puzzled in her heart, this girl looked very clever, why did she have to do such a troublesome job.

Sun Erya struggled for a long time, and finally made a cup of tea, and she was about to take it away when Ziqing swallowed the snack in her mouth and asked.

"Erya, you just made a cup of tea. Do you want to drink it for the old lady or the young master?"

Sun Erya paused for a moment, understood, and hurriedly brewed another cup, but there was nothing good in her mouth, "It's none of your business, I said it's just a cup, I want you to catch rats here!"

It doesn't matter to Ziqing, she also knows that just now she won the reward in a daze, and Erya's eyes were already red, so why would she give her a good face now.

The reason why she reminded her was that she didn't want to make her feel bad. She still wanted to learn how to cook in this big house.

After waiting for a while, Ziqing and Sun Erya went together. This time Erya was more careful, and took the tea to the old lady first, but was stopped by Yunque, and she brought it to the old lady.

Then Erya Sun turned to face Mu Shaoyi, lowered her eyebrows, her almond eyes were sparkling, and before Du Juan could make a move, she brought the tea bowl to him.

"Master, it's hot today, please drink..."

Sun Erya didn't know what to do, she approached the man, Jiao Didi had only finished speaking halfway, when she raised her eyes, she gasped, she couldn't hold the tea bowl firmly, she put the tea bowl on the edge of the table and then removed it.

Ziqing just put the snacks on the table, and when he saw this, he quickly reached out to grab the saucer, and at the same time, a white and slender hand also came up to help him.

One raised his eyes, the other lowered his head, the two of them met each other squarely, with just one glance, Ziqing understood, no wonder Sun Erya seemed to have lost her soul.

At first, Ziqing felt that his black hair was like silk, and his figure was slender, so he must be a handsome man, but when he saw his face, she was even more embarrassed.

The face is like mutton fat and white jade, and the appearance is like a lonely and proud one. The skin lined with delicate lips is like rouge dyed red.

However, although the person is beautiful, it is the clear moonlight, the solitary light shines on itself, the brows are cold and quiet, but there is a tenderness remaining in it.

Du Juan's voice scolding Erya came from next to his ear, and he wanted to beat and punish him sharply.

Ziqing came to his senses, paused for a while, pushed the teacup inward, withdrew his hand without a trace, and retreated aside with the tray tactfully.

"Okay, it's inevitable that you will be irritable when you first come here, you girl is always chattering."

The old lady was kind-hearted, and she helped to make peace, and Mrs. Sun hurried forward to make amends, and pulled Erya aside who was staring at her foolishly.

The old lady then asked with concern, "Did Yi'er get burned?"

Mu Shaoyi looked at the teacup in hand, but only moved the corner of her mouth, said it was all right, and brought it to her lips.

The old lady frowned when she heard her son's voice was still hoarse, and babbled a lot of ways to nourish and moisten the throat.

Ziqing stood in the corner looking at it strangely, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. The mother and son were very close and determined, no matter how they looked at them, they were not enthusiastic. Could it be that people in the big house are like this?
After drinking a cup of tea, the son gave the old lady a string of jade Buddha beads and a rosary chain. The old lady couldn't put it down, rubbed it in her palm, and joked.

"I remember Yi'er, you don't love jade. Why did you go to Ling City and bring back such a good thing? Hehe, it must be in your eyes, but you have searched a lot, right?"

Mu Shaoyi smiled faintly, which was a tacit consent, and then he sat for a while longer before getting up and leaving.

It just so happened that Ziqing was standing by the door, the curtain she had chosen, and the man passed by, carrying a fresh bamboo fragrance.

After leaving the tea, the tea was slightly cold, and the room became silent again, except for the crisp sound of the old lady rubbing her jade beads.

Du Juan and Skylark supported the old lady to lean on the soft cushion behind them, and said softly, "Old lady, you walked all the way today and talked for a while, maybe you are tired, why don't we go back to the back room and lie down for a while."

The old lady just closed her eyes, shook her hand and said nothing.

Grandma Sun came up and said to Du Juan in a low voice, "Girl, I see that the old lady is tired. Let me take the two young ones down first, and talk to Zhang Meng's chef, so that I can go to work."

Du Juan glanced at the old lady, and signaled the three of them to go out, and when they got to the outer hall, she said, "Madam Sun, you go now, this girl is staying here."

Sun Erya's eyes lit up, and they pointed at themselves, "Me?"

Du Juan smiled meaningfully. He wanted to say something to her, but felt it was worthless, so he ignored it and looked outside.

Seeing the magpie in Zhuwanju, Xu came with the fourth young master just now, and now he was playing lazy with a little girl, so he called her.

A docile little girl came into the room, Du Juan teased her a few words, then pointed at Ziqing.

"Magpie, take her down now and change into clean clothes, or else she will be seen as a joke by us dressed like this."

As soon as these words came out, the three of them were all taken aback. Erya Sun was about to speak, but Grandma Sun stopped her, and she licked her dry lips.

"Ms. Du, Du Juan, these two young ones are needed by the back kitchen. You also know that the mansion is busy recently. There is a shortage of manpower in that place."

After Du Juan heard this, she suddenly became sharp, "This girl is the old lady's favorite, how can such a big thing be more important than serving the old lady?"

"The back kitchen is really getting more and more rampant now, and they dare to talk to the dignitaries in the front yard. If the old lady wakes up later, if she disappears, believe it or not, all those in the back kitchen will be withdrawn!"

Grandma Sun was obviously frightened, and quickly apologized with a smile, "Girl, don't worry, my old lady is just looking at Qing girl's work in the stove, thinking about helping the back kitchen, the old lady is very tight here. , how about my niece..."

"Okay, you think about it, when will it be your turn to think about it here!"

Du Juan flicked the veil angrily, turned around and stopped, gave Er Ya a sharp look, and smiled contemptuously.

"Aunt Sun, I see that your nephew is also capable, just let her go."

After speaking, he stopped looking at them and went straight back to the house.

(End of this chapter)