self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 3

Lian'er came back with the food box, before entering the courtyard, she saw Hong Mian and Ling'er, master and servant, stepping out. Afraid of encountering troubles, she hurriedly turned to hide, but she didn't dodge and was called out.

Speaking of which, Hongmian and her own girl Yuegui are both maidservants in the old man's room, and there is no difference in status if they haven't become aunts. She is a girl, and no one dares to underestimate her. In other words, she has become a serious aunt. If she loses the favor of the master, no one will buy it.

Although my girl came into the mansion earlier than Hongmian, she is from a good family and her methods are not good, but Hongmian is the girl before the third aunt, and the third aunt was brought back from the south by the elder. I heard that it is that soft incense Lou's top oiran.

The women in the south are born well, with thin skin and tender flesh, Wu Sheng soft-spoken, and also trained since childhood, with a soft figure, good at singing and dancing, there is no man who does not love, so, among the four aunts, there are three My aunt is the most favored.

Although Hong Mian was not as beautiful as San Yiniang, she was good at playing the pipa. San Yiniang wanted to help, so she used some tricks to give Hong Mian to the old man and became a maid in the room.

Hongmian is also a woman from the south, although she has a domineering temperament, but the old man behaves in front of her in a very cute and affectionate manner, which is in line with the master's wishes, and her own girl who is in the lead stays behind.

Hong Mian lives in a small courtyard with her own girl, and she never sees her when she looks up and down. How could it be okay? She and the third concubine are in harmony with each other, and they often run on the girl. Otherwise, the girl will not insist on embarrassing Aunt Liu today. dessert.

Lian'er knew that she couldn't offend this person, so she wanted to dodge it, but she didn't want to dodge it, so she had to bite the bullet and go forward to say hello: "Lian Er greets the girl."

Hong Mian stroked her gauze sleeves, and glanced at her: "I saw a figure from a distance, and I ran away when I saw it. I thought it was a thieves who were not strict in the door. It turned out to be Lian'er. I said you are good!" Yes, why did you run away when you saw me? Could it be that I was a ghost, or did you do something wrong, and I was afraid I would ask you, so I remembered it. Yesterday, the third aunt said that she lost an earring , Could it be that you picked it up and hid it secretly."

Lian'er's face turned pale when she heard this, and she knelt on the ground with a plop: "Miss, where did you say this? The servant girl has never seen the pendant of the third aunt before, so she picked it up. I want to return it to my aunt, so I dare not Stealth and concealment, girl is clear."

Lian'er was terrified, she knew Hong Mian's temper, if she really wanted to accuse herself of stealing Third Aunt's pendant, she would have no basis, and if she got into trouble with the manager, her life would not be safe, she counted on her own girl to protect her, It's absolutely impossible, if my girl has such courage, she won't be run over by Hong Mian later.

The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, the tears came down, and I remembered that I had some friendship with Ling'er in front of Hong Mian, so I hurriedly looked at her, hoping that she could say a few words for me.

Ling'er glanced at her, and said in a low voice: "The table in the garden is not over yet, the master is asking the girl to go at this moment, he must want to listen to the girl's pipa, and when the girl plays well later, maybe I will play the pipa tonight." Leave the girl to serve, if you delay, I'm afraid that others will take the lead, and the maid heard that my aunt bought a new girl who can play the Yueqin."

When Hong Mian heard this, she immediately became annoyed: "Thieves, prostitutes, you know how to play tricks."

He said and glared at Ling'er: "Since that's the case, what are you waiting for, hurry up, the master is still waiting, hold the pipa well, if it falls, see if I won't kill you." Flicked his sleeves and hurried away.

Only then did Lian'er heave a sigh of relief, and said to herself, thanks to Ling'er, otherwise she would be really sad about this test today, wiped off her cold sweat, got up from the ground, couldn't help but take a look in, this is the gate of the courtyard, Xiao The courtyard is not big, just when they talked, Miss Yue listened, but she didn't see it.

Although Lian'er had expected this kind of result, she couldn't help but feel chilled, thinking that she had been serving the girl for two years, so the girl was afraid of causing trouble, so she didn't dare to argue with Hong Mian, but she was the girl in the room, so she could speak for herself Is it so difficult to say, as long as the girl proves for herself, no matter how domineering Hong Mian is, she will not dare to put this unnecessary shit on her head.

But the girl didn't have the slightest intention of standing out for herself. With such a master, what hope could she have? She sighed, picked up the food box and went in.

Sure enough, Yue Gui saw that she didn't even ask what happened just now, and only glanced at the food box in her hand: "Then Mrs. Liu really made it? Open it to me and see, if she dares to fool me, she will go to the manager to find out what happened." Let her go out so that my sister-in-law can get an errand."

But when she saw the plate that Lian Er took out from the food box, she couldn't help being stunned. The jade-white glutinous rice was wrapped in red red bean paste, which was very beautiful. When she took a bite, the glutinous rice skin was soft and the bean paste was clear Sweet, even though she often serves in front of the master, she has never eaten such a delicious snack, and she didn't realize that she finished eating one piece and took another.

After a short time, he ate all the five pieces of white jade rolls on the plate, but he was still unsatisfied, and said dissatisfiedly: "This Mrs. Liu is really stingy, since she made it, why don't you make more, who can eat with these few pieces?" , it can be seen that they didn't take me seriously."

Lian'er hurriedly said: "Girl, you have wronged her. After all, the outside kitchen can't compare with the big kitchen. They usually cook rough food. It's rare to have such good things as glutinous rice and bean paste. Today, these are probably all Granny Liu's private deposits were taken out because of the girl's face, so it can be seen that she cares about the girl in her heart, and she probably wants to rely on the girl, so she can rely on her more in the manor in the future."

Yuegui glanced at her: "Could it be that you have taken advantage of her, otherwise, how can you say something good for her."

Lian Er hurriedly knelt down: "Miss Mingjian, Lian Er dare not."

Yue Gui thinks that Mrs. Liu doesn't have much benefit, and Lian'er is the only one in front of her now, so she still has to count on her, it's not too much, just now Hong Mian made things difficult for her, and she didn't stand up for her, so she might feel resentful As for myself, if I doubt her again now, I'm afraid my heart will become cold.

Thinking of this, he changed his smiling face: "Look at you girl, I just said a joke, so why do you take it seriously? Although you are my girl, in my heart, I have almost as few sisters as myself. Get up quickly." It's cold on the ground." As he said, he stretched out his hand to help Lian'er up: "As long as our two sisters' hearts are united, when I get through it, I will definitely not lose your benefits."

"Your servant understands." Lian'er knew in her heart that it was the girl's fault, so she should just fill in her own words. If she really regarded herself as a girl, why didn't she stand up for her just now? Although she understood in her heart, she knew Yuegui's temperament very well She didn't reveal anything, thinking of Aunt Liu, she opened her mouth and said, "I don't know if I should say something or not, slave girl?"

Yuegui waved her hand: "There is something we cannot say between sisters."

Lian'er then said: "Since the girl wants to stand out, it's better to come up with an idea to make the master happy. Once the master is happy, the girl can see what she thinks."

Yuegui gritted her teeth and glanced out of the window: "I don't know about this, but that bitch from Zhuyuan and Hongmian, a little whore, combined inside and outside, and coaxed the master into confusion. Don't blame me, let's go What can auntie do, just watch."

Lian'er whispered: "I heard that the servant girl has bought a new girl who can play the Yueqin in the Orchid Court. She looks quite outstanding. If I don't have other ideas, why would I buy such a girl?"

Yuegui snorted: "Auntie is really good at coming out, but don't be too happy too early, let alone playing the yueqin, it doesn't matter if you can climb on the master's bed, isn't that bitch girl in the orchid courtyard in front of you a living example? " As he spoke, he looked at Lian'er with a suspicious expression: "Do you also want me to learn from my aunt?"

Lian'er shrank subconsciously: "My aunt's method is just learned from my third aunt's. It's not like the girl doesn't know the master's temperament. This time it's fresh, but the next time, it might be useless. I have to think about it differently. Faer."

Seeing that she didn't want to recommend herself, Yuegui's face softened: "Then tell me, what else can I do?"

Lian'er pointed to the snack plate on the table: "Slaves, to be honest, don't be upset, the girl helped you find an errand, I'm afraid your natal brother and sister-in-law can't count on it, and if something bad happens in the future, I'm afraid there will be more If it hurts the girl, it is better to give up and let Aunt Liu continue to manage the outside kitchen. She has this skill. If you give her some benefits, let her cook some fresh food. The girl will send it to the master. If the master likes it, he will naturally think of the girl. it is good."

Yuegui's eyes lit up: "That's the reason, but, just with this kind of dim sum, it can't be concluded that Mrs. Liu has good craftsmanship. You must know that our elder is the most particular about people, especially when it comes to food. It’s better to be on the safe side.” After thinking for a while, “Well, then, you can go to the outside kitchen later and ask that old lady Liu about her details to see if she is really capable or not.”

Lian'er hurriedly said: "Why bother, it's not practical to ask, why don't we tell her to make another snack, let's try her, wouldn't it be good, as long as there is no oil and water in the outside kitchen, Granny Liu has good skills, I'm afraid Can't get anything good."

Yuegui: "What's so difficult about it? If you have money, you're afraid you won't get anything good. Go and get her a bunch of money first, let alone buying materials for her, just say it's the money I gave her, and then let her Make me a snack, I think she will never refuse."

Although Lian'er felt that the string of money was a little less, but considering the girl's stingy temperament, the string of money would probably be distressed for a while. go.

Aunt Liu never expected that Lian'er would go and come back so soon, her heart was beating drums, and she thought to herself, could it be that the snack just didn't suit her heart, and she came to find fault.

Just as she was thinking about how to deal with it, Lian'er smiled and said, "Ma'am, our girl said that the white jade roll just now suits my appetite, so I want to trouble Ma'am to make another dessert."

Seeing Aunt Liu's perplexed expression, Lian'er took out the money: "Madam is holding this money, it's our girl's gift to Madam, although it's not much, Madam don't refuse."

Aunt Liu suddenly understood that the white jade rolls made by An Ran girl had attracted the greedy people. , although I have to look for materials, but as long as I have money, I don’t have anything. The old ladies in my big kitchen have benefited me. It’s not easy to make something, but can An Ran girl make it?After thinking about it, since I can make white jade scrolls, it shouldn't be difficult to make another one. Thinking of this, I agreed.

As soon as Lian'er left, she came to An Ran to discuss it. Seeing that she had cleaned up the kitchen in such a short time, she couldn't help but secretly nodded. This diligent and agile girl was just like the lazy girl in front of her. She pulled her: "I want to come here." You heard what I said to Lian'er just outside, if this matter comes to fruition, it will be a way of making money, we mothers and I don't need to be foolish, although we can get enough food and clothing in the mansion, but the money in our hands If you don’t have money, you don’t want to be comfortable, we don’t have much oil and water in the kitchen, if we can find a way to make money, we won’t have to worry about it in the future.”

Saying that, he took out the string of money: "Well, in the future, you will show your crafts, and I will look for things, and the benefits will be [-]% to our mother." Without any explanation, he divided half of the money and stuffed it into An Ran's hands.

Although An Ran wanted to redeem herself, she didn't care about the little money. One was that she was too far behind, and the other was that her popularity was too bad before, so she needed to do something to make her current situation a little better.

Thinking of this, she put the money back into Aunt Liu's hands: "I'm going to ask you to buy some food and drinks for me with this money. When the evening's work is over, An Ran would like to invite some ladies from the outside kitchen to sit with you. Do you think it will work?"

Aunt Liu nodded secretly in her heart, this is really a girl who understands, if she was like this before, how could she have suffered all this, she nodded with a smile: "It's not going to work, I don't need the dishes, just pick up a few, don't worry, Those wives are gluttons, only wine is enough, you don’t need to worry about it, I will take care of it myself, it’s important to take care of the things in front of you first, tell me what you need, so I can find it Come."

An Ran smiled and shook her head: "That's not necessary, there is still some glutinous rice flour and bean paste stuffing left, and I can find some sesame seeds, it's just right for making fried dates."

(End of this chapter)