self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 10

Xing'er did come here for An Ran. Yesterday's incident happened in the aisle on the west side. The place is quiet and far away from the inner courtyard. The inner courtyard has its own separate door. When the master is resting, the front and back doors All the maids who are not on duty in the inner courtyard, even though they have their own rooms, still have to plug the courtyard door at night.

What's more, there is a woman on duty at night at the vertical flower gate in the middle of the inner and outer walls, unless she climbs over the wall at night, otherwise, it is absolutely impossible for the maids in the inner courtyard to go to the west corridor.Besides, the Eldest Master didn't even know when the Third Master would come back, so it was definitely not a deliberate attempt to block the Third Master, it was probably a coincidence.

To be able to meet the third master by chance in the west aisle in the middle of the night, nine out of ten are girls from the outer court.If it's a girl from the outer court, the scope is much smaller.

First of all, there are not many young girls in the outer courtyard, and there are several big arms and round waists, who look more masculine than men. Although the third master didn't see her appearance clearly, he knew that she was a young girl. It can be seen that she can be distinguished from her figure. In the same way, a few more girls were excluded, and finally four girls were left.

They are Caiping who tends the flowers and plants in the garden, Shanliu, Xiaoshuang who is doing odd jobs in the big kitchen, and An Ran who is in the outside kitchen. Among these four people, Caiping's old lady has just passed the first seven years, and the previous one is over. Well, the housekeeper asked her to live in the Auntie Temple on the East Street for a few days, and then come back to work as an errand, fearing that she would get into bad luck. Now she is still burning incense in the Auntie Temple. If she is not in the mansion, it is naturally impossible to meet the third master.

The remaining three people, Shanliu, Xiaoshuang, An Ran, and Xing'er are most suspicious of Shanliu. This girl is famous for being restless, lazy, and greedy. The accountant in the mansion begged her godfather with a shy face, and with this girl alone, she would never dream of entering the big kitchen.

The big kitchen is the place with the most oil and water in the mansion. At the worst, it can be a good sink. Who didn't sharpen their heads to drill in, but this girl has a big heart. Dreaming all day long, wanting to be the master, wanting to join the master whenever I get a chance, I'm almost insane, so I don't know how many people in this mansion are Zhou Zheng, who was born better than her, with scheming and means , all thinking about being the master, how many of them are successful, isn't this hair falling into the kitchen outside An Ran is a living example.Climbing onto the old man's bed, it's not the same as falling down, it's not as comfortable as before in the orchid courtyard.

So, it's better for this person to be more disciplined, so as not to lose money by stealing chickens, and then it's too late to regret. In other words, with An Ran's previous virtues, you don't have to think about this kind of thing, the first one has to be suspicious of her .

This girl, like Shanliu, is a master who wants to be a master and wants to be crazy, but this time, it may not be her. Even if this girl still has the heart, she will not be able to seduce the third master after climbing over the elder's bed.

But it's hard to say, this is a heartless and confused girl, and she has fallen into such a situation, if she can't think about it, she will do such a thing to seek death, but why does this girl seem to be a different person.

Xing'er stared at her for a while, her eyebrows were still the same, but she didn't look like a person, she couldn't find a trace of the seductive and enchanting look before, holding a bowl in her hand, her eyebrows lowered and her eyes narrowed Standing there, no matter how you look at it, she is a well-behaved girl. If she hadn't seen her virtuous behavior with her own eyes, she probably would have been deceived by her.

It seems that the kitchen is really not in vain, she has learned to pretend, but if she pretends again, she knows her old background, so she still doesn't believe it, but in just over a month, this girl can really become smarter.

Thinking of this, his eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "Isn't this Sister An Ran from Lanyuan, but she disappeared for a few days, and I said why I couldn't see my sister, so she was transferred to the outside kitchen."

After hearing this, An Ran felt a little more careful, this kid really could tell nonsense with his eyes open, as if he didn't know about his own affairs, and, given the difference in status between himself and him now, he had absolutely no It is necessary to be polite to yourself, so polite, there must be ghosts.

An Ran didn't want to climb along the pole, she knew in her heart that when Xing'er handed over the pole, she definitely didn't want to seek friendship with herself, if not, it would be a trap.

He just didn't answer, and handed over the walnut tea in his hand: "Guan Xing drinks tea."

Xing'er was even more surprised, this girl has really become smarter, she didn't want to drink tea, but suddenly she smelled the sweet aroma of walnut kernels, which made her run around to inquire about this matter from the morning, without even having time to drink her saliva Xing'er couldn't help but took it, looked down, it was walnut kernel tea, took a bite, it was sweet and delicious, one bite after another, and after a while, half of the bowl was eaten, the sweetness in the mouth was full of the aroma of walnut kernels Son, I have some food in my stomach, and I feel a lot more comfortable.

He put down the bowl and said to Aunt Liu, "I don't know, your kitchen also has such a skill in making tea."

Aunt Liu hurriedly said: "To tell you the truth, if you add all the kitchens here and there, you can only count An Ran's craftsmanship. She also made this tea."

Xing'er was stunned for a moment, couldn't help looking at An Ran, and thought to herself, how could she not know that this girl still has this skill before, could it be that she hid it and didn't show it, but suddenly felt that she was thinking too much, after all, it's just a bowl of walnut tea If you can't find someone before dark today, don't do it as a big housekeeper. Godfather is your backer, and the backer will collapse Now, can you have your own good son? Therefore, this person must be found, and if there is no one, he must be pushed forward.

Thinking about it, his eyes darkened, and he laughed twice: "Sister An Ran, our sisters are not outsiders, and Xing'er is not hiding it from my sister, but I came here today for a good deed." As she spoke, she lowered her voice , mysteriously said: "Our third master came back from outside yesterday, and met a man in the west aisle. I don't know why I fell in love with him at a glance. I went to find the elder this morning and said that he wanted to take over the house. But I couldn't find anyone, and I was afraid that the girl in the mansion would know such a good thing, so she would shamelessly move forward, so she used a pretense to find someone. Think about it, sister, there is no one in the third master's room. If at this time Take it into the house, but the third master didn't marry a wife, so he looks like a serious master, isn't it a great fortune, my sister said, is this a good thing?"

An Ran greeted the eighteenth generation of Xing'er's ancestors in her heart. This kid is really wicked. It is estimated that the elder is furious, and the housekeeper must be implicated. If no one can be found, I am afraid that the boy's backing will fall. The only way He just wanted to find someone as soon as possible, but the third master didn't see his appearance clearly. If he couldn't find someone, the big housekeeper must be the one who was unlucky, so this kid came up with such a bad move, trying to fool himself.

I guess it was because I was holding on to my previous muddleheaded temper, hoping that I would jump out of my brain and admit this thing. The girls are all honest, and the only one who is unlucky is herself.

I think other girls have either backing or background, so they are rootless and leafless, so this kid wants to get himself up to the top, this trick is really vicious, even the walnut tea just now It's a dog, but as long as he bites him to death and refuses to admit it, he doesn't believe he can force himself out.

Thinking of this, An Ran lowered her eyes and remained silent, Aunt Liu was in a hurry, just about to say something was stared at by Xing'er, so she had to shut her mouth and be anxious, and secretly scolded Xing'er for being wicked, in case An Ran committed another crime Confused, if you move forward, it is really a dead end.

Seeing that An Ran was silent for a long time, Xing'er said without giving up: "What is sister thinking? Brother just said, did sister listen?"

An Ran raised her head: "Guan Xing, the maidservant is a girl who works as a handyman in the outside kitchen, and she should not be called a steward. Now An Ran only wants to work hard and live An's life in a down-to-earth way. Let's go to work." Saying that, he stooped and was blessed, and went into the house.

Xing'er was stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, thinking, this girl really can't change her meat, so it's a bit difficult to handle, even though she felt that she was the mountain willow of the big kitchen, the mountain willow that The girl is also unpopular, but Shanliu's father keeps giving her benefits every now and then, unless it is absolutely necessary, she really doesn't want to cut off this source of income, so she wants to challenge this girl, who knows that this girl won't be fooled.

Aunt Liu measured his expression and understood the reason after a little thought. She gritted her teeth secretly, took off a pair of silver bracelets from her wrists, and stuffed them into Xing'er's hands: "This is the old woman's wish, Xing'er Don't be disgusted with the steward, at least you can change a pot of wine to eat, this girl An Ran has behaved in the kitchen since she came here, my old lady is her guarantor, what happened yesterday is definitely not this girl."

Although this bracelet is worthless, at least this trip was not in vain. Come on, this girl is not fooled, and she can only feel sorry for Changgui. Anyway, he gave birth to three girls, and lost one of them. The mountain willow that caused trouble may be a good thing.

Thinking this way, he stuffed the bracelet into his sleeve and stood up: "Since Aunt Liu is guaranteeing Sister An Ran, I think this matter has nothing to do with her, so Xing'er should go elsewhere to investigate."

Aunt Liu escorted Xing'er out of the courtyard, and Liu Xi'er said bitterly: "Hey, those things that rely on people's power, relying on the big housekeeper, just want to pin the shit bowl on Sister An Ran's head, whoever took advantage of it, and wanted to replace it for me. That person is covering it up."

Aunt Liu raised her leg and kicked him: "What about Hu Qin, let him hear that you are good, the situation is stronger than others, he is capable of taking advantage of the situation, calm down."

Aunt Jiao said in a low voice, "But that bracelet is my dowry."

Aunt Liu's complexion darkened, and she forced a smile: "What dowry? It's been a matter of many lifetimes, and it's not a good thing. Now it's worth more than anything to exchange it for An Ran's safety." Aunt Jiao and Ma Dajiao He bowed his head and stopped talking.

At this time, An Ran's heart was like overwhelming, and speaking of it, although he and Aunt Liu and the others were getting closer, after all, they were not relatives, and they had felt sorry for them before, although at the beginning they wanted to use their skills to make some extra money. , but in today's situation, being able to take out the dowry to protect myself, this heart is too heavy, this feeling is too true, I can't take it too seriously.

Thinking of this, she knelt on the ground with a plop: "An Ran wants to recognize Da Niang as a godmother, and I hope Da Niang will make it happen."

Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment, but she immediately became overjoyed: "I told that man before that I would not be blessed to have three bald boys in this life, and I didn't get a girl. Come to the door, as long as you don't dislike the aunt, I will be your godmother from now on."

An Ran was overjoyed, kowtowed her head, and called her godmother sincerely, and Aunt Liu responded crisply.

Aunt Jiao smiled to Ma Dazuo: "This is a great event. I have to eat a bowl of noodles without serving wine. After lunch, I will roll the noodles."

An Ran took it over and said: "The godmother and the two aunts just go to work on other things, just leave the happy noodles to me."

Ma Dajiao nodded: "Yes, yes, the noodles made by a daughter-in-law are filial piety."

Just as I was talking, I suddenly saw Lian'er walking in, saw Aunt Liu and said with a smile: "The green onion rolls in the morning are good for our girls, so let me ask my aunt if they can be as crispy as the green onion rolls in the morning. Some, our girls want to eat for lunch today."

Aunt Liu glanced at An Ran, and An Ran nodded slightly. Aunt Liu's eyes flashed, revealing a somewhat embarrassed look: "This can be done, but the girl knows that there are few things in our kitchen, and I'm afraid it's just materials. Do not join hands."

Lian'er laughed, shook her hand, and a bright silver light fell on Aunt Liu's arms in a flash. Aunt Liu quickly picked it up and looked, her eyes lit up, it turned out to be a shiny silver ingot. One or two, this is a windfall.

Lian'er looked at her and said: "Our girl said, if you need anything, ask someone to go out and buy it. Don't be afraid of spending money. As long as the food is good, our girl will be willing to pay any amount of money." She turned around and left.

Aunt Liu happily pinched the silver ingot and smiled until she saw her teeth, but she remembered what Lian'er was going to eat, and hurriedly pulled An Ran over: "You also heard Lian'er just said that it is better to make a crispy one than the green onion rolls in the morning. .”

An Ran smiled: "Godmother, don't worry, this is easy, just make scallion scones."

(End of this chapter)