The cook is very busy

Chapter 58

Early the next morning, the back kitchen was very busy. Mrs. Chen bought a lot of things on the street, including a lot of live fish and shrimp.

It is said that there will be a banquet in the next Tianfu to entertain guests, so everything that is missing in the stove must be put back together.

After finishing breakfast in the front yard with a few women, Ziqing hurriedly drank a few mouthfuls of porridge before being called over to help unload things.

Aunt Li came in carrying a bag of soybeans, and kept complaining, saying that Mrs. Chen really knows how to make troubles, and she just tosses people early in the morning, why wouldn't she wait to buy them in the second half of the day!

Seeing that it was Lao Li from the mill, Mrs. Chen felt angry but didn't want to speak ill of her, so she replied in a nonchalant way, "What do you know, things are cheaper at the morning market."

Those fish and shrimps were brought in by fishmongers carrying wooden barrels, and Mrs. Chen was holding the ledger and counting them, and would pay the money for whichever was enough.

A fishmonger got the money, counted it incorrectly, and went to see Mrs. Chen again, and gave ten cents a change for the co-author.

Mrs. Chen chatted with the fishmonger for a long time, but she refused to give it, so angry that the fishmonger jumped up and down, making a lot of noise in the yard.

To say that Mrs. Chen is not authentic, she changed her original plan, his fish and shrimps did not fall from the sky, people have to go down the river to fish them, and what they earn is all hard work and money.

The fishmongers are so tightly bound that Mrs. Chen can't take care of them. The yard is already busy, but many people come in from outside, and they are crowded and busy, making a mess.

Annoyed by the noise, Mrs. Chen yelled several times in dissatisfaction, grabbed five copper coins and stuffed them into the fishmonger's hand, telling him to leave quickly.

"Hey, it's so rambunctious this morning, it's too picky, and the money you save won't go into your pocket. Asking for money is like killing you!"

The fishmonger stared at the copper plate in his hand and twitched, muttering a few words, well, it’s better to have something than nothing, and what you ask for is what you get.

However, Mrs. Chen seemed to be waiting for this, she yelled in a high voice, "Hey, what are you talking about, what am I doing with the money? !"

After listening to Mrs. Chen's words, no one in the yard said anything, knowing that it was just yelling for outsiders to hear, and it was just pretending.

After a while of busy work, Ziqing talked to Mrs. Chen, and went back to the other courtyard to change clothes. Only one woman slipped her hands and poured a bucket of water on the ground, splashing her all over.

Seeing that most of Ziqing's body was wet, Mrs. Chen also came over to answer, saying that she would take over Ziqing's work first. This girl looks thin and weak, but don't catch a cold, someone else will do it anyway. There is nothing to delay, so Mrs. Chen agreed.

Ziqing trotted all the way back to the other courtyard, changed the half-wet clothes and spread them out on the bed to dry. It will be the beginning of autumn in a blink of an eye, so don't dare to be careless, it will be troublesome if you really catch the cold.

"Oh, you girl, it's really easy for me to find!" A crisp female voice came from the door, and Ziqing turned around, unexpectedly it was Grandma Sun.

"Ms. Sun, why are you here? Come in and sit down." Xu Shi had been out for a long time, and suddenly saw that the people in the village were very kind, so Ziqing laughed and hurriedly beckoned Mrs. Sun to come in.

"Oh, I was tired, so I went to the old lady's house, and the lark girl said that you lived in another courtyard, but I came over, and a little girl in this house said that you were in the back kitchen! "

Seeing that Mrs. Sun was nagging so much in one breath, Ziqing pulled his wet clothes aside so that she could sit down and rest for a while, and then went to pour her a glass of water.

Needless to say, Mrs. Sun went to the back kitchen and missed her, so she found someone from another courtyard.

Grandma Sun put the bundle on the ground, took the water and gulped it down, feeling thirsty and poured herself another glass.

Ziqing sat aside with a smile, waiting for Grandma Sun to drink the cup, and asked, "Aunt Sun, are my father and mother okay? Are my father's legs able to fall to the ground? My mother..."

Grandma Sun wiped her mouth, and interrupted Ziqing with a smile, "Okay, your father and mother are fine, and you, a good girl, are thinking about them, so they can be okay. I'll take your tael back , made your mother happy, and went to the town to scoop up two new clothes the next day."

"Let's not talk about your father. His legs and feet are better now. He walked around the village with a stick, pointed to the new clothes your mother bought for him, and said that you were a helper in the big house. earned it."

Ziqing burst out laughing, and couldn't hold it back anymore, it's good to hear what's going on at home, parents are still the same.

Grandma Sun watched, smiled slightly, reached out and patted her knee, Ziqing pulled his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes, wiping away the tears that were about to burst into laughter.

Then she asked Grandma Sun if she had gone to see Er Ya, she might be resting in the back kitchen right now.

Grandma Sun only said that she went over to take a look, and that today she secretly brought Erya, her parents, there were too many people in the back kitchen, so she came here by herself.

After finishing speaking, Grandma Sun picked up the package from the floor and put it on the bed, saying that there were almonds on top of it, which were smashed by her parents in the past month.

Seeing Ziqing hugging it like a busy baby, feeling the almonds inside, her heart softened. She was in the village before, and she once clamored to eat almonds.

But at that time, her father said that she was stupid, that there was that delicious fruit on the mountain, what was she greedy for, but he didn't think about it at this moment, so he smashed a bag full of it for her.

Ziqing's eyes were filled with tears again, watching Grandma Sun thanking her straight away, coming here from Yugou Village, whether it was far or not close, luckily Grandma Sun was willing to bring her a package of almonds, at least three times. Four catties.

Grandma Sun waved her hand, and said with a serious expression, "Hey, thank you, girl, it's the aunt who is sorry for you, and didn't make a deal with you... How are you doing in the back kitchen, are you okay?"

Ziqing paused, pondering over what Grandma Sun said, and then understood.

Grandma Sun just went to the front yard, presumably Skylark has told her all about her, why she sent the old lady to the back kitchen as punishment, I guess Grandma Sun also knows.

She felt ashamed at the moment, if she hadn't kept secrets and told her all the rules of the mansion, then she wouldn't have been punished for giving steamed buns by mistake.

But whether this is a misfortune that never comes singly, or a blessing in disguise, it's a matter of opinion. Anyway, she came to the house to go to the back kitchen, so that's just right.

Ziqing didn't say anything about this, but just smiled with Grandma Sun and said it's nothing, it's all about working to earn money, and it's not that tiring in the back kitchen.

Grandma Sun thought that what Ziqing said was working in the back kitchen, so she didn't have to worry about it like in the front yard, or maybe she was looking for good words to comfort her.

Grandma Sun understood in her heart, held her hand and said nothing, Ziqing just smiled, but since Grandma Sun came, she hurried to let her help send the money back.

As Ziqing said, he got up, took out the key to open the wooden cabinet, took out the two taels of silver in the money bag, and after thinking about it, he took out the pair of shoe uppers that the third grandma rewarded.

She handed the silver and shoe uppers to Grandma Sun, saying that the silver was this month's wages, and she asked her to take it back to her parents, and the pair of shoe uppers were for her.

Grandma Sun put away the important money first, and agreed with all her heart. Then she saw the pair of shoe uppers in Ziqing's hand, and said that she would not accept anything. She said that they were all from the same village, and she should help carry some things. What did she do? It's easy to take short.

Ziqing just stuffed the things into her arms, saying that he had something else to ask her for help, and if the soles of his shoes were worn out in the future, wouldn't he still have these things to cushion them.

Grandma Sun laughed when she heard this, and first took the shoe upper and asked her what was the matter.

At this moment, everyone in the house has gone to the front yard, and those outside can't hear them, but Ziqing still whispered to Grandma Sun.

Grandma Sun looked puzzled, and looked up into the room, "Girl, why do you want this thing?"

Ziqing said something to her again, and Grandma Sun nodded in agreement when she heard it, "Well, girl, you are right to do this, you have to be more careful about this matter."

She pondered for a while, "Chengli, I have to come over in a few days, and I'll bring it to you then."

Ziqing burst out laughing, and exchanged some pleasantries with grandma grandson. When she was chatting with her eldest grandson, Yunque came from outside and shouted as she walked, "Is sister Ziqing here?"

(End of this chapter)