The cook is very busy

Chapter 62

It is said that a woman came to the front yard, and hurriedly ran to the back kitchen, looked around, pointed at Ziqing and told her to come out.

Ziqing was stunned for a moment, but before he could respond, the woman pointed at Erya Dongcui and several other little girls.

Mrs. Chen was in a hurry and rushed forward to ask questions, how could she call her people out casually.

The old lady called to stop her, and she didn't give old lady Chen a good face, she just said that the front yard was short of manpower, and the old lady asked her to come to the back kitchen and ask a few young girls to guard the tables and pour wine.

That woman is in charge of the Shitai Waterside Pavilion. Mrs. Chen recognizes her and believes her words, but she is reluctant. After a while, the front yard will call for more food, who will she order!
She just rubbed her hands together, picked up good things to say to the old woman, and asked her to go to another courtyard to look for her, she had a lot of work to do, so she might not be able to leave.

As soon as the woman heard this, she became angry and yelled a few words, saying that there were only a few guards left in each house and courtyard, and she didn't come to the back kitchen to look for people. Maybe they called them the guards of the garden Does the old lady go up to serve the guests wine?

Then the old lady said that she would go back and report to the old lady, so old lady Chen reluctantly let go.

The woman first took Ziqing Erya and the others to Mrs. Cao's place, took her clothes and changed them, Gu Gu took out a hairpin from her bosom and told them to put it on, and tidied herself up.

Seeing that it was almost done, he took them to the Shitai Waterside Pavilion, talking to them about some rules along the way.

Ziqing had been with the old lady for a few days and had learned some rules, so she didn't feel much about what the old lady said, but it was hard to say about those behind her.

Although Dong Cui entered the mansion a few years before Ziqing, she has been hiding in the back kitchen, and she is a little timid. She suddenly changed places, and she inevitably panicked. She couldn't help but shrink behind Ziqing, and asked her what to do?

Ziqing thought about holding her hand, and told her with a smile. In fact, they just stood behind the banquet this time, holding wine pots and teapots and watching to see which cup was empty, and rushed to fill it up. That's it, and you don't have to go up to serve, and it's hard to make mistakes.

Seeing that Ziqing spoke extremely lightly, Dong Cui finally let out the sullen feeling in her heart, and the others also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Ziqing smiled and helped her to support the crooked hairpin, and suddenly saw that she had taken off her coarse linen clothes and was wearing a bijia silk skirt, her face was flushed, she was really pretty.

Just as she was thinking of joking, she caught a glimpse of the woman looking at her, so she gave up and walked forward obediently.

When he got to the Shitai Waterside Pavilion, Ziqing had no choice but to praise that coquettish Mr. Mu again.

The former son Qing came to this place, but it was in broad daylight, so it looked strange, but at night, it was really unique.

Just on the veranda, many lanterns have been hung around to illuminate the road. When I came to the stone platform and water pavilion, I saw that it was like daytime, and all kinds of lanterns were hung on the treetops and beside the tables.

Along the road, there are lantern stands every few meters, guarded by two servant girls. When they see the lights flickering, they take off the cover and cut off the candle flower, or replace it with a red candle.

Today there was no banquet on the stone platform, but those little actors were playing drums and singing, and the tables were placed among flowers everywhere. In the daytime, it is more charming and charming, with a special flavor.

The woman took Ziqing and the others to the corner of the garden, where there were a dozen wine jars and several copper pots burning on the stove.

A few young men stood by, and a maid came over with a jug and teapot, and they filled it up.

The old lady came over and told Ziqing and the others to take the jug from the side table, pointing to the scattered banquet tables, let them go and guard them.

Ziqing and Erya Dongcui were assigned to a table facing the stone platform, Ziqing was assigned to the main table, Mu Guanxiong was accompanied by the old lady, and sat at the same age as a couple in expensive clothes. It is equal to them.

A girl felt relieved when she saw Ziqing approaching, and hurriedly pointed to Mu Guanxiong's cup with her, and shook her wine pot, but kept silent, lest she disturb the conversation between the two masters.

Ziqing nodded knowingly, the girl hurriedly withdrew and left, she stepped forward lightly, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, pouring wine into those empty glasses, while listening to a few chatters.

The two women talked about the family's slander, raising children and training their daughter-in-law, but Mu Guanxiong and the master talked more about the scene.

The old man's surname is Qi, and he seems to have invited Mu Guanxiong to his house for dinner a while ago, but this time it was Mu Guanxiong who invited him back.

After Master Qi had a drink, he took a bite of fish and vegetables, it was really tender and delicious, but his face was still flat, and when Ziqing filled the wine, he picked up the glass.

"Come on, brother Mu, this glass of wine is my fault with you. It's all because Gouzi misremembered the time and arrived early for the banquet, which caused a lot of trouble for the old man."

Mu Guanxiong also raised the cup in his hand, and said with a smile, "Brother Qi has said it before, if there is a mistake, the dog will bear the brunt of it. It was the day when he came to the door to say it, and I should pay for the wine."

Master Qi pretended to be stern, and brushed aside this passage, "Hey, brother Mu's words are wrong. Look at this letter in the house, it can be said to be a lot of work. It must have been prepared for a long time. How can I let it go again?" Brother Mu pays for the wine, come, come, I deserve to respect you."

Mu Guanxiong didn't change his face, and said with a light smile, "Brother Qi is right, these river fish and shrimps are freshly caught and cooked, which really took my troubles. After all, we are not here in southern Hunan, and the river freshness is not good. Unlike Qi Brother, last time I went to the mansion for a banquet, even though it was just an ordinary side dish, it was really authentic."

Master Qi frowned slightly, then laughed loudly, and drank with Mu Guanxiong.

Ziqing held the wine pot behind him, a little amused by the secret rivalry between the two old men, one came early on purpose in order to see that others were in a hurry, and even mocked them for preparing the banquet for many days.

The other was sarcastic. The banquet prepared by others was an ordinary side dish, and it was a tie with one kick and one slap.

The old lady looked at it with a smile, and said to old lady Qi, "Well, they men drink theirs, let's talk about ours, let's have a cup too."

Mrs. Qi accompanied her with a smile, took a sip from her cup, glanced at Ziqing in the corner with sharp eyes, praised the style of Mufu, and praised the old lady's golden hairpin and jade beads, and said that even the girl below Her head is full of jewels and emeralds, very decent.

The old madam was quite flustered, she exchanged some polite words with old madam Qi, and when they saw that their wine glasses were empty, they turned around and called for someone to fill them up.

Ziqing followed the sound and walked this way, the old lady saw that it was this girl, she secretly yelled that she was not good, she knew in her heart that this girl was brought here to make up for her, she was dressed normally.

Old lady Cai Qi only boasted, if she saw this girl in half-worn clothes and only a silver hairpin on her head, she didn't know how she would feel.

When the old lady was in a dilemma, Du Juan rushed over. Although she was chatting with old lady Qi's maidservant, her mind was still on the master's side.

Seeing that the target was wrong, she stepped forward, took Ziqing's hand, asked her to pour another pot, and went to the two tables below to serve.

Mrs. Qi glared at the servant girl calmly, then smiled again, and looked at Du Juan, "Yo, I haven't seen this girl for a while, and she looks more and more graceful. She is the girl in front of the old lady. No wonder she is so beautiful." Transparent."

Du Juan just smiled and said nothing, poured a cup for him, and pushed behind the old lady to watch.

Ziqing fetched another pot of wine, looked at the two tables among the flowers, the grandma and the two sisters-in-law and the Qi family were sitting together, and the other was the men of the two families.

Seeing that Dong Cui was guarding the men's table, Ziqing just took care of her side, she poured one by one along the seats, and all the mothers-in-law and aunts were chattering about who had bright clothes, delicate hair and so on.

Annoyed by hearing this, Ziqing slipped away. There was no screen to block the two tables, only a half-person-high flower wall separated them, which was quite elegant.

She found herself standing behind the lamp stand, let out a long breath, rubbed her neck with her hands, turned her neck, and let out a soft snort.

At this moment, the actors on the stone stage changed their plays, and the gongs and drums began to sing. Everyone looked over. Although Ziqing couldn't understand, he was very happy listening to the music, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised.

At this moment, when the lights came on, there was no trace of makeup on her face, and her face was facing the sky with her green clothes and silver hairpins. Although her appearance was not enough to attract people's hearts, the contented expression on her face made her elegant and elegant.

Perhaps this is the reason why the people on the side can't take their eyes off, or, there is more than one...

(End of this chapter)