The cook is very busy

Chapter 38
Walking side by side on the shaded veranda, Songlan never stopped talking, as if Ziqing had never been so noisy in the half a month since Ziqing entered the mansion.

The two chatted for a long time, and what Songlan asked the most was about her being sent to work in the back kitchen by the old lady.

"Hey, it's also my sister that you have a little bad luck. The former Fourth Young Master and our family are famous for being good masters. The people under him made mistakes. He never lost his temper. He just said It’s over, I’ve never dropped a plate like I did to my sister.”

As Songlan was talking, Xu thought that she was also a girl, sighed, and said, "Besides, we are servants after all, how can we pretend that the master has us in his heart, and we are not alone. When you are angry, you hit and scold, and when you get angry, you reward and punish."

Ziqing didn't think it was a big deal, she just worked in the front yard for a few days, but now she comforted Songlan.

"Sister, isn't it good for you? Swallow your breath and earn more rewards. After a few years, you will leave the house and find a good family to marry. It will be good to live in peace and stability."

Song Lan laughed, but that laugh was not much better than crying. After walking a short distance, she asked again.

"Sister Ziqing, how are you doing in the back kitchen?"

"There's nothing good or bad, it's the same everywhere, it's just that you're more tired, and you can sleep less-less-less for half an hour at the end of the day."

"Sister Ziqing, when the old master and the others come back, you won't—don't feel tired..."

Songlan originally wanted to say a few words of relief, but after seeing her for two days, sister Ziqing was indeed tired a lot, and her eyes, which were the only ones that could see past, also had blue shadows.

It's just that halfway through the speech, I couldn't help but yawned, and the two of them laughed as they watched.

All the way into the courtyard of the big house, Songlan took Ziqing to take a shortcut and walked through a tree garden. There was also a special small pavilion inside, and the outside was all planted with bamboo.

Song Lan greeted a few maids, then lifted the curtain and entered the room with Zi Qing.

Ziqing didn't pay much attention to anything else, but he saw the arhat bed in the middle of the hall at a glance. This one was similar to an ordinary soft couch, but bigger.

There are only fences around the left and right sides, and the fences are mostly connected by octagonal grids. There is a coffee table in the middle, cushions on both sides, and a long table with feet underneath.

The real mother is very particular, no wonder she looks very grand.

Ziqing sighed secretly for a while, and then looked at the people on the couch, a lady in her thirties was sitting on the left, with a pretty face and a plump figure, she didn't know what to talk about earlier, she couldn't stop laughing.

This should be the eldest lady of the Mu family, isn't Jin'er still serving at the side, it's just that Xiao Nizi is different from before, her face is full of peach blossoms today with a smile, but she doesn't know why she is popular.

Song Lan signaled Ziqing to put down the food box, and also signaled her to lower her head not to look around, and went up to it by herself, with a slight blessing, "Grandma Fu'an, Fourth, Fourth Young Master Fu'an."

Ziqing listened for a while, and the corner of his mouth twitched, he was such a lingering boring/sexy kid, how could he meet him everywhere!
Ziqing rolled his eyes upwards, and as expected, he saw the pair of satin boots embroidered with bamboo leaves. The pair of white boots with black sides beside him should belong to a servant.

"Mu Qing, just now I said that I would send Jin'er to serve your master, but your master didn't respond, maybe she doesn't like me as a girl," the grandma covered her nose with a Supa, looked at Song Lan and Smiling to Mu Shaoyi, "How about fourth brother, I'll point you to this sweet girl?"

Song Lan's face flushed immediately, she lost her words and didn't dare to look up, she couldn't help becoming nervous, she just twisted the handkerchief in her hand.

On the contrary, this made the grandma smile, Jin'er snorted coldly and turned her head, apparently unwilling to see Songlan's hypocritical appearance.

Ziqing gritted her teeth and scolded the victim inwardly, bastard, he has a magpie and looks at other girls, how many troubles does he have to do!
Mu Shaoyi seemed to feel something, her body moved slightly, and she smiled faintly, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, in Shaoyi's courtyard, there are enough servants at your beck and call."

The eldest grandma waved her hands disapprovingly, and the jade-studded golden step in her hair wobbled.

"Hey, fourth brother, apart from a steward Liu, you are stable in your yard. There are only a few servants and three rough maids, and there is not even a caring person around, and the magpie is just a bit older, she How do you know how to serve..."

"Cough cough..."

Mu Shaoyi coughed twice, picked up the cup of tea on the low table and took a few sips, then put it down lightly, "It really is, Gu Zhu purple bamboo shoots, good tea."

Grandma called out and touched a soft nail, so she knew it was time to stop and let Songlan go down to get some preserved fruits.

To cover up his embarrassment, he picked up the teacup with a smile and took a sip, echoed a few words, then changed the subject when he put it down, "Fourth brother, how about the incense powder I sent someone to send to you that day? "

Mu Shaoyi smiled, "Very good, the green smoke is not dry, light but not too much."

The grandma smiled when she heard the words, "Come on, a stone in my heart has fallen to the ground. It's really not easy to hear good things from your picky mouth."

Jin Er answered at the right time, "Four young masters don't know anything, this powder is specially made by grandma, it has a delicate fragrance and less smoke, it doesn't smoke people, and it also has the effect of calming the nerves and repelling mosquitoes, and the huanghuali wood beast Earrings and aromatherapy burners are also rare."

Grandma casually turned the gilt jasper bracelet on her wrist, "Hey, I don't understand the poetic meaning of you scholars, but fourth brother, your Zhuwanju, although it is full of green bamboos and pleasantly green, it's beautiful. It will inevitably attract mosquitoes, and you don’t have anyone to take care of you in that room, so I, a sister-in-law, shouldn’t worry about you.”

It was only now that Mu Qing spoke. He took out an exquisite small box and presented it with both hands, "What Grandma said is that the young master came here today to express his gratitude to Grandma."

The grandma's eyes flashed, and she said, "Why are you being polite?" She winked at Jin'er and brought the box over. After hastily opening it, both the master and the servant let out a soft sigh.

Mu Qing said again, "Young Master heard that Grandma likes jade, so it happened that Young Master went to Ling City to bring back some jade articles, so he specially picked one and hope Grandma doesn't dislike it."

"Oh, this is purple jade, this rare object, don't dislike it."

The eldest grandma picked up the jade bracelet in the box, and her eyes were straightened. A silver lotus flower with stems was wrapped around the purple bracelet, which was novel and seductive.

Ziqing curled his lips impatiently, and moved his toes, mother, I can't drink this soup, my feet are almost numb!
She looked down, pretended to step back and accidentally bumped into the food box, making a loud noise.

The master in the middle all looked over, and Jin'er scolded at the sight, "What are you doing, grandma and master are here in the house, why are you so messy!"

The eldest grandma was in a good mood, she looked away at the bracelet, and said, "That's all, she's just a little girl who passes on soup, and she panicked when she hasn't seen the scene."

Mu Shaoyi looked at her, a smile flashed across her cold eyes, but there were quite a few ghosts in her eyes.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the eldest lady, "Sister-in-law, sit down slowly, Shaoyi is leaving."

The big tit didn't lift it up, and put the jade bracelet on her hand without waiting for anyone to go out, "Hey, the fourth brother won't sit down for a while, Jin'er hurry up and give it away."

Mu Shaoyi raised her hand and stood up. The girl at the door hurriedly opened the curtain and told the master and servant to go out.

The grandma fiddled with it for a while, her hands were almost crushed, but she couldn't put it in, so she raised her eyes to look for the brocade, but saw Ziqing by the door, she couldn't help frowning, she didn't have time to talk to her right now This girl.

When Jin'er saw her like this, she secretly laughed at the master's anxiety, if she had a baby, she would forget about it, she sighed, and said to Ziqing, "Come on, put the soup cup on, and go down."

(End of this chapter)