The banquets prepared by Cheng Wanwan will never disappoint anyone.
Even Eunuch Ming, who came from the imperial city, was so impressed that he ate two large bowls of white rice.
Cheng Wanwan was originally planning to keep Ming's father-in-law to live in the village for a while, but was rejected.
"It has been almost twenty days since our family left the capital. We have not seen the emperor in these twenty days, which makes our family really feel bad." Ming Gonggong said publicly, "The imperial edict has been passed down, and it is time for our family to go back and resume their duties. People from Sui’an, you’re welcome to take this recipe list back with us.”
"My father-in-law really doesn't want to rest for the night before leaving?" Cheng Wanwan persuaded him to stay again, "I also want to make some snacks for my father-in-law to take back to the emperor and the empress in the palace to taste."
The emperor gave her identity and status, and she was grateful. The only thing she could do in return was to make some rare snacks in this era.
Eunuch Ming's face wrinkled, he was struggling.
Suianren's meal made him look forward to unknown snacks.
The little eunuch behind him immediately said: "It shouldn't matter if you stay one night. The return journey will be faster. The emperor will definitely not blame you."
Eunuch Ming nodded: "Then let's stay for one night. I'm sorry to bother the people of Sui'an."
Cheng Wanwan asked Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou to arrange for Eunuch Ming's people to stay at the inn.
Guests from all walks of life in the courtyard also said goodbye.
The villagers stayed to help clean up the mess. Empty dishes and bowls on the table were thrown into buckets. All leftovers were poured together separately. Tables and chairs were cleaned and taken back to each house. Wine pots and wine jars were delivered to Yu's house. The garbage on the floor was cleaned. It's clean, the temporary kitchen building is going to be demolished...
In the yard, Cheng Wanwan was getting acquainted with the new members of his family - the twelve servants brought by Eunuch Ming.
The old woman at the front said, "My surname is Qi, and everyone calls me Grandma Qi."
When the twelve people were working just now, Cheng Wanwan could tell that Mrs. Qi should be the leader of the twelve people, and all twelve people were obeying Mrs. Qi's orders.
Next, Mrs. Qi introduced the remaining people: "This is Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Yang, and Mrs. Ma. These four girls are Yan Hong, Liu Lu, Ning Lan, and Ye Zi. The four guards have no names. Please give them their names."
Cheng Wanwan suddenly had a headache. She was really not good at naming.
She touched her chin and pondered for a long time, then tentatively said, "How about you four be called Cheng A, Cheng B, Cheng B, and Cheng D respectively according to your age?"
She was really seeking the opinions of these four people.
Unexpectedly, the four of them knelt down directly: "Thank you for your name, I will risk my life to protect you!"
The name has been decided.
Cheng Wanwan chatted with these people for a while and found out that these four guards were trained by the Royal Guards. They had no father or mother. They grew up in the military camp and had names only after they were admitted into the army. These four people may be relatively similar. Unfortunately, she was not admitted to the imperial city when she reached the age, and was finally assigned to her side. They were very skilled, although not as good as He Xiao, but they were more than enough to protect this courtyard.
Among the four mothers-in-law, Mother-in-law Qi is like a housekeeper, Mother-in-law Wu is good at dealing with people, Mother-in-law Yang is good at seeing doctors and diagnosing pulses, and Mother-in-law Ma is good at making soups and cooking.
The four maids also have their own strengths. Yan Hong is good at settling accounts, Liu Lu is good at taking inventory of the warehouse, Ning Lan is good at combing her hair, and Ye Zi is good at serving people.
The guards and maids selected by the court for her had no fathers or mothers, and the mothers-in-law had never been married or had children, and had no worries.
Cheng Wanwan sighed comfortably. In the past, he had worked hard to train people, but now he didn't have to worry about no one to use them.
These mothers-in-law and maids all have unique skills. It can be said that she doesn't have to worry about this family.
She thought for a moment, planning to redistribute all the things at home.
At this time, Cheng Fang and the three siblings of the Wei family also came over and stood with the twelve people rewarded by the imperial court.
At present, there are a total of sixteen servants in her family. Cheng Fang continues to work at Dahe Banquet, and Xiaohai works as a book boy for Si Dan.
In the past, Wei Hongying was mainly responsible for cooking and Wei Hongying was responsible for taking care of the children, but now that the mother-in-law from the capital has people who are good at these two things, she will leave this matter to specialized people.
"From now on, Mrs. Ma will hand over the daily meals at home. Hongying, please help me." Cheng Wanwan said, "Ye Zi, you are good at taking care of people. From now on, you and Hongyan will take care of the children together."
Madam Ma and Ye Zi simultaneously knelt down and accepted the order: "Yes."
Wei Hongying and Wei Hongyan slowed down a beat and imitated each other: "Yes."
"Mrs. Qi, you will be responsible for all matters in this yard from now on."
"Mrs. Wu, you and Lu Liu will take inventory of the warehouse together. Write down what everyone has given you, so you can return it when you have the opportunity."
"Mrs. Yang, you are good at medicine. During this time, you have been working hard to raise the baby for your second daughter-in-law."
"Yan Hong, please hand over the account books in the yard to shopkeeper Yan and familiarize yourself with our accounting method here."
"If Ning Lan, please stay with me from now on, combing your hair and so on..."
"You four guards, just protect the safety of this courtyard."
Cheng Wanwan finally arranged everyone in place, but only temporarily gave them a small amount of work. After these people have adapted physically and mentally, they will adjust again according to the actual situation.
After finishing the work, she said: "We can't live in this courtyard. You can live in the inn for the time being, and then move here when the new courtyard is built."
Mrs. Qi said repeatedly: "Anren is the master. How can the slaves live in an inn and let the master live alone? Cheng Jia and the four of them don't need a place to live. The four girls and us four old slaves can just make beds on the floor. They can't leave An." People are too far away.”
In the past, when there were many people in the family, there was a time when they would have to lay floors, but there were no inns in the village at that time, and she was also poor.
Now that the conditions are good, there is no reason to treat servants harshly.
Moreover, these twelve people came all the way from the capital and had not had a good rest for nearly twenty days. In addition, from north to south, they were easily acclimatized. In severe cases, they would suffer from vomiting and diarrhea, and they would even make people sleep on the floor every day. She I feel sorry for myself.
She said with a firm voice: "Just stay at the inn, I'll have someone make arrangements."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Qi suddenly knelt on the ground. Immediately afterwards, the people behind her all knelt down, looking frightened.
Cheng Fang and the Wei family siblings were stunned for a moment, and then they also knelt down.
As a result, people all knelt down in the courtyard.
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
Mrs. Qi lowered her head and said: "We will swear allegiance to the Sui'an people to the death, and please ask the An people not to drive us away..."
Cheng Wanwan's head was full of questions. When did she say she would drive them away.
She just wants them to have a good rest, so that they can work well and integrate into their big family as soon as possible.
But it was obvious that her behavior made Mrs. Qi and others feel rejected, as if they were turned away and not accepted.
She touched her eyebrows and said, "Cheng Fang, Hongying Hongyan Xiaohai, you guys know what kind of person I am, why are you still kneeling down?"
The four of them looked at each other and then stood up.
They are afraid that if there is a new person around their aunt, after comparison, they will dislike them for not knowing the rules and not knowing how to do things, so they do not dare to ignore them in the slightest...
