C80 (1/2)
”Sister Yuan, it's not like you've learned how to cook, is that really alright?” Chen Zhu didn't dare to believe that He Yuan knew how to cook. Quietly tugging at her sleeve, he asked, ”Don't you have another way?”
”Can't you see who the little girl who just reported to us is?” Seeing that the little girl, Plum Blossom, had gone to the kitchen to report their arrival, He Yuan bent over to Chen Zhu and said, ”This Plum Blossom is Mama Shang's niece, Ma Yun's cousin. When she came to report, it was naturally because she was under the orders of Mother Shang. ”
Seeing that Chen Zhu had no idea what was going on, He Yuan saw that only Almond and Little He were following behind them, and said in a low voice, ”Brother An had a banquet in front of him. Don't tell me those women in the kitchen ate leopard gall and dared to take leave at this time?” Speaking of which, they were just a few women in the kitchen. How could they not find someone and be infuriated by them? I was sure that those few women would not dare to do so, because they were afraid that the Plum Blossom had made a false report. It must have been Mama Shang who, when I heard this, couldn't tell if it was true or not. It was either a punishment for a few of my wives, or she had them kicked out. However, they did not expect me to not get angry, and to even kiss the kitchen spoon, isn't this the same as running ahead to report?
”The kitchen is one of those places where you can fish for oil. The kitchen was full of Mama Gu's people. Presumably, Mama Shang had coveted them for a long time, but she had suffered so much that she couldn't get them! At this time, Mama Shang knew that the few women in the kitchen were complaining about not getting the monthly allowance, so she quickly ordered the plum blossoms to say that they were causing trouble. As long as I was angry, those few women would naturally not have a good ending. Then, Mama Shang could arrange for her own people to enter the kitchen. Moreover, last night, Mother Gu had accidentally pushed Mother Shang into the water. When Madam came back, she would punish Mother Gu no matter how serious the situation was. Without a backer like Mother Gu, these few women have no place to seek favors from and thus have been convicted for nothing. ” As He Yuan said this, he sneered, ”Mama Shang's plan was quite good. She wanted to borrow my hand to eliminate all of mother Gu in one go. It's just that she underestimated me.”
”I said it's fine if Mother Gu is a monk or a monk, but no matter what, the servants in the kitchen still dare to cause trouble. So that's how it is.” Chen Zhu suddenly came to a realization, ”If it were me, I would have driven them out a long time ago. How could I have known all this? ”Sister Yuan, you're still the best.” As Chen Zhu spoke, she smiled and asked, ”What did you say you haven't eaten pork before? You've even seen pigs run. I think there's a reason for that.” It was just cooking. Wasn't it just cooking, oiling the stove, then sprinkling the dishes, stir-frying the vegetables, and then letting the water be filled with salt? This is going to be in the kitchen. Why don't we learn how to cook two side dishes? ”
As for the woman who did not receive a month's money, she was angry for a moment and said that she wanted to take a leave of absence from her stomachache. Seeing her winking at him, the two old wives also agreed. These few women were able to enter the kitchen, so they had a close relationship with Mother Gu and Aunt Li. At this time, Aunt Li naturally tried to persuade them, ”Three mothers, the young general wants a banquet first, but you guys want to take a leave at this time, doesn't that embarrass me? After a few days, Madam will naturally return. Aren't you afraid of Madam's punishments? There was one more item. Although the young madam was not an official housekeeper, she was the first wife. After a few years, she would take over the family's responsibilities. ”When that time comes, she will remember her hatred. If you tell her to change her, you will have nowhere to cry.
Actually, the three of them couldn't get a month's worth of money. They wanted to make things difficult for Aunt Li so that she could help them ask for a favor from He Yuan. Who knew that just as they said they were going to take a leave of absence, a little girl who came to urge them to drink tea immediately ran away, saying that she would go tell the young mistress. When they heard this, they panicked, smiled coyly, and said to Aunt Li, ”We were only joking. We only hope that you would say a good word in front of the young lady, and not deduct our monthly money.
Naturally, Aunt Li didn't make things difficult for them. She only said, ”Dinner in front of us, hurry up and raise the stove. If you continue speaking, it's already past noon.” Just as he was speaking, he heard someone call out from outside the kitchen, ”The young madam is here!”
When He Yuan entered, he saw that Aunt Li was in the middle of picking up dishes, and some of the other wives who had said they wanted to take a leave of absence were cooking. He nodded to himself, and realized that the Plum Blossom had indeed lied to him.
”Young Madam, what do you mean? We were just joking in the kitchen, saying that if we all applied for a leave of absence and no one came to help, then Aunt Li would have to make pastries to entertain the guests. Seeing that He Yuan had arrived so quickly, a shrewd smile appeared on his face. He secretly pulled on Aunt Li's hand and said: ”We wouldn't dare to lie to the young mistress even if we had a hundred guts.”
Aunt Li was already in a hurry to pay her respects to He Yuan and Chen Zhu, smiling as she divided the matter.
He Yuan nodded and said, ”So it was just a joke.” As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and looked at the ingredients prepared in the kitchen. He saw all sorts of ingredients that needed washing and slicing, so he prepared them.
”Young madam, young madam, this won't do. The kitchen is greasy, and the clothes of young madam's body are tainted. Moreover, young madam is young, and the stove is tall …” When Aunt Li heard that He Yuan was going to cook the dishes himself, she was frightened and hurriedly tried to stop him. He had been watching her for the past few days, and the young general clearly treated his young madam as if she were a child's play. If she were to be splashed with oil or something like that, would he, the kitchen steward, still need to be like that?
”Don't worry about it. Just use your foot to stand and stir-fry.” Despite Aunt Li's desperate attempts to dissuade him, He Yuan made the woman with the spoon stand aside. He got Almond to take a small step and stood in front of the stove. He took the shovel and ordered the woman who was lighting the fire: ”Fire!” Seeing that the woman had started to panic, she looked at the water in the pot and quickly ordered the other woman, ”Place the lard, cook, cut a garlic and beat it into mincemeat to sprinkle.” ”Alright, let's splash some water.”