"I was afraid that she would ask twice, so I told her both names of the dish!"
"Two names, one is 'Braised Nose' and the other is '102'"
"Then what did Mrs. Renxian say?"
"Guess what? After Mrs. Renxian heard me say these two names, she laughed out loud!"
"I'm so happy. I've never seen Mrs. Renxian so happy!"
"Mrs. Renxian also specifically told me to tell you and Xiang He that you, the chef, the head chef, want you to come to her house to cook a dish for her one day? Let her change the taste."
I said,
"When I first arrived here, you gave me all these tasks. Can I handle it? Can the chef still do it?"
Plum Blossom said,
"Don't worry yet. When I came back, I had already reported to Mr. He. Mr. He said that Mrs. Huayang would take care of everything, and he would be able to take up the post of head chef in two days."
"And Mr. He specifically told me that your monthly salary will be doubled!"
"Xiang He also said that one day he would discuss food with you specifically?"
I breathed a sigh of relief again!
I made a "102" for Mrs. Renxian, and unexpectedly she passed the test smoothly. After supplementing King Liang Mu's non-staple food, the matter was over.
But I thought about it again and again,
We should still make some efforts to find these two boxes of non-staple food that were stolen and find out who stole them.
Because on the surface this problem seems to be about stealing, but in fact it should be someone doing something malicious.
After hearing what I said, Mei Hua also felt that it made sense.
It needs to be investigated thoroughly.
The whereabouts of Mrs. Renxian's belongings should be clarified.
Otherwise, if an expert knows about it, they will definitely make a big fuss.
Early in the morning, Meihua took me to Yao Mansion in a carriage.
I also think it’s time to visit Mr. Yao.
It has been more than two months since I came to He Xiangfu.
What happened these days really needs to be communicated to Master Yao.
Because there are some things that he still can't understand for the moment.
Waiting for me in the front hall of Yao Mansion is Miss Yao Yue.
Last time we met.
The second time we met, we both felt very close.
The eldest lady is slender and tall, with a slender figure.
Her skin is delicate and fair, typical of southern women.
Breakfast is already set on the square table.
I still have a vivid memory of the first breakfast Yao Yue made.
That time it was very standard, very elegant and very stylish.
But today's breakfast was extremely ordinary and simple.
There are two bowls of millet porridge and two bowls of rice on the table.
There are barley grains in millet porridge.
The porridge in front of me is very viscous, and when you scoop it out with a spoon, it still has a sticky consistency.
Next to the porridge bowl were bars of maltose and a small dish of honey.
In front of each porridge bowl, place a small plate of ginger slices soaked in vinegar.
There is also a bowl of light yellow rice wine per person.
When I saw it, it was a dining setting for two people.
He bowed and saluted.
"Hello, Miss!"
"May I ask what the lady's orders were for calling me here so early?"
"Is Mr. Yao well?"
The eldest lady returns the favor.
"Please sit down, let's sit down and talk!"
The servants were waiting nearby and the wine had been filled.
I said,
“You can just have porridge for breakfast, but it’s not convenient to use a bar!”
The eldest lady pursed her lips and smiled.
"Ah, that's right, Liu Bancheng, you misunderstood!"
"This wine, in our family, it is a habit to clean and rinse your mouth in the morning."
"Especially every morning before dinner."
I've never heard of such a custom.
Fresh!
So he nodded,
He and the eldest lady picked up their respective cups at the same time, gestured to each other, and took a big sip.
He started gargling in his mouth.
The eldest lady threw her head back and laughed.
The eldest lady's neck is very white and her skin is very delicate.
I think the eldest lady is about to squirt.
I thought he was laughing at me and felt unhappy.
At this time, the slave girl had brought a clay basin in front of me.
I understood and spit out the wine.
The eldest lady also spit out the wine in her mouth.
"Excuse me, Master Yao, are you inconvenienced?"
The eldest lady, while drinking porridge with a small wooden spoon, raised her head and glanced at me.
"My father went to the Kingdom of Jin the day before yesterday. Before leaving, he told me to call you over and tell you some things in person."
I don't want to communicate with such a woman.
He asked questions and answered questions without being straightforward or straight to the point, because he had to go back in the morning, and Meihua and the others had to prepare ingredients for the week.
Maybe this is the way the Yao woman communicates. She answered my words in no hurry.
"Liu Bancheng, you're not bad!"
"I heard from my father that within a few days of your arrival at Prime Minister He's Mansion, both Mrs. Renxian and Prime Minister He had a very good impression of you and spoke highly of you."
"It shows that you still have certain abilities, or that you are outstanding!"
I didn't want to listen to this condescending way of communicating, so I just nodded and continued to drink my porridge without raising my head.
The eldest lady was obviously not happy.
In her era, if a young lady from a high-ranking government official spoke to you like this, you would usually stand up or thank the young lady.
I've had enough of this type of formality in corporate work environments.
So I kept drinking and eating porridge without raising my head or eyes.
And he also made the sound of drinking porridge very loud, which was very exaggerated.
I just hope that the eldest lady will hurry up and finish what she wants to say, and then leave by herself.
The eldest lady had a smile on her face.
Her smile was ugly.
I could feel that her smile was fake, that she was controlling her emotions.
The eldest lady said,
"That's right. My father asked me to convey three messages to you before he left."
Miss Yao seems to be very capable of understanding. He knows that Liu Bancheng's mood corresponds to her speaking attitude.
At this time, he raised his head, put down his chopsticks, put his hands together, and said, "Miss, please give me some advice."
The eldest lady no longer eats at this time.
Instead, he stood up in the living room, facing the window and said,
"My father said that you are a very strange person and a very peculiar person!"
"He said that this is the first time he has seen someone like you in the imperial court for so many years."
I followed,
"Miss, please tell me more specifically, what kind of person am I in your eyes?"
"Are they good people, bad people, kind people or vicious people? Are they narrow-minded or big-minded?"
I just want to be quick and challenge the authority of a noble like her. I don't want you nobles to always have that weird sense of superiority.
The eldest lady pondered for a long time and then said, the first thing my father reminded me before leaving was,
Your current situation is difficult, not that easy, not as simple as you think.
The position of the head chef of He Xiangfu seems to be to supervise the chefs and servants to cook, provide services, and serve wine and water.
If you understand it this way, you are totally wrong. "
I asked,
"I understand this, chef. I did it in my original unit. I understand. Isn't it just about handling the relationship between the superiors and the subordinates?"
The eldest lady said, "Don't interrupt me!"
The eldest lady's body was still facing the window, her back to me.
The figure of the eldest lady just shows off the curves of a thin woman.
The robe he wears is emerald green.
That slightly darker emerald green. It looks very harmonious with his white face and nape. It is a relatively decent color system.
I thought to myself, why should I be so angry with such a woman?
A good man doesn't fight with women.
He himself didn't understand why he couldn't control himself and was so immature and sensitive when encountering this kind of communication atmosphere.
So he lowered his voice.
"Please come back and sit down, Miss. I want to listen quietly to the teachings given to me by the Miss."
Miss Yao turned her body around and did not sit down. Instead, she stood diagonally opposite me, stared at me directly, and continued,
"Yes, the chef you mentioned should do a good job of communicating with superiors and subordinates, but the superiors are not with you, the Master of Plum Blossom Hall, nor with Prime Minister He Xuanhe."
"When my father left, he said that Prime Minister He put you in this position not because you received a beautiful lady from the Yan Kingdom last time. Master Qiu was punished and transferred away. You made a mistake. The truth is not like this."
I was surprised to see that Miss Yao knew everything.
"Miss, please continue!"
"Liu Bancheng, do you think Mr. Qiu was demoted and punished because of this incident?"
I said,
"Isn't it like this? I think it should be like this. If he makes a mistake in a position, the unit should deal with him or remove him from his position."
The eldest lady rolled her big watery eyes and continued,
Her eyes began to smile a little, indicating that the anger just now had passed.
"In fact, when you came back from Yan Kingdom, my father went to find you, and then you entered the Prime Minister's Mansion. In fact, this matter was all arranged by Master Qiu."
"It is designed for you step by step according to He Xiang's arrangements."
"This time I am just taking this opportunity to give you a position. It seems reasonable, but it is actually deliberately designed."
