On the sixteenth day of the first month, it was the day when Zhang Xin returned to the camp, even if the house was an extraordinary period, he had to go, he could rest assured that he would hand over his home to Li Niang, but the three thousand soldiers had to go back to practice. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The two of them walked out of the main house on the fourth watch day as usual, Zhang Xin led the four soldiers to exercise in the morning, two handymen carried water to clean, and the maids also did their own things in an orderly manner, and the entire Wisteria Courtyard was full of vitality.

Last night, Fang Niangzi made red bean paste, and Li Niang steamed some more bean paste buns, set aside the old lady and Grandpa Guo's share, and had to pack some for Zhang Xin to take away.

She found that Zhang Xin likes to eat sweets, and there are very few sweets in the barracks, it is cold this day, and the bean paste buns are frozen hard not long after they come out of the pot, take them to the camp, and ask the soldiers to warm them up when they want to eat.

When steaming the buns, Li Niang fried black sesame seeds and rice soaked overnight, and then asked Xia He to grind it into a fine powder with a small stone mill, mix in brown sugar powder, scoop two spoonfuls and stir it with a small bowl of boiling water, which becomes an instant sesame paste.

Li Niang mixed a bowl and tried it herself, it felt good, fragrant, soft and glutinous and not sweet, and the rest was called by the maids to taste, and they all said it was good.

Breakfast is sesame paste and bean paste buns, Zhang Xin ate to his heart's content, and when he heard that he could bring it to the camp, he was even happier, it was good to have a daughter-in-law, in the past, when he went out, who would care if he was full or not? I wish he had gotten out of here and never come back.

When Zhang Jia and Zhang Yuan went to deliver breakfast to the old lady and Grandpa Guo, Li Niang sent Zhang Xin out of the door, and then turned to the big canteen, when she got closer, she heard a lot of noise inside, sure enough, I saw Zhang Ting's look wrong yesterday, and I wanted to give her a dismount today.

She stood at the door of the big cafeteria, and Chi Niangzi went in first to scold her, and then invited her in to lecture.

There are two headlamps lit on the long table of cooking in the big canteen, the light is a little dim, but it is enough to see the two sides of the quarrel, on one side is the cook, on the other hand is the guard, the guards who can stay are all innocent or know the roots, the composition of the cook is still a little complicated, I can't tell whose person it is, now it's okay, the cook girls jumped out by themselves, just gave the opportunity for Li Niang to judge.

As soon as the chief guard saw that Li Niang was coming, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted, "Zhang Fang has seen Mrs. Shizi." ”

"I've seen Mrs. Shiko." The guards clasped their fists and saluted, this look is their own people, Li Niang smiled and nodded.

Looking at the cook again, Li Niang's eyes moved over, and the cook bent her knees and shouted Mrs. Shizi, her movements were not in place, and she was a little perfunctory.

If it is usual, Li Niang doesn't care so much about these etiquette, after all, it is in her own home, and everyone is happy at will, but this key link, compared with the guards, the cook's performance is particularly bad.

Li Niang knew it in her heart, stretched out her hand, but pointed at Zhang Fang, the head of the guard, "Tell me, what's going on here." ”

The cook's eyelids jumped, and she hurriedly looked at Li Niang, but saw that she was staring at herself with a calm gaze like water, this lady of the world did nothing, but the cook felt as if she had been stripped naked, and everything was seen through.

My mother, Mrs. Shizi, what kind of eyes are these, so scary......

Zhang Fang couldn't be happy, 1510 expressed the facts, in fact, it was very simple, the guards were in shifts, so they had to eat on time at the beginning of the year, and then Mao was taking over the shift, but today it was time to eat, and the cooks had not prepared breakfast, which would delay things, which could not be beared!

"I couldn't eat on time, and I was worried that I would miss work, so I asked the cook to solve it, and then there was a conflict, okay, I understand." Li Niang summed up in a few words, Zhang Fang's mouth opened, a little ashamed, she said a lot of things just now, in fact, it was just a matter of a few words, or Mrs. Shizi's level is high.

Li Niang looked at the cook again, "Now it's your turn, give me a reason not to punish you." ”

The cook was shocked, what does this mean? We haven't opened our mouths yet, so we're sure it's our fault?

"Can't figure it out?" Li Niang asked, and then the cook nodded, she really couldn't figure it out.

Li Niang's eyes were slightly cold, "You are a cook, your job is to prepare the meals within the specified time, if you can't do it today, you are derelict in your duties, you are at fault." ”

"Slaves have a reason!" The cook complained loudly, "Yesterday, the housekeeper's wife was sold, and the vegetable vendors outside did not receive the order, so they didn't send the food over today, and if there is no food, they can't cook!" ”

Li Niang shook her head slightly, "Say you're wrong, you're wrong, the vegetable seller didn't send the vegetables, and the rice couldn't be cooked?" Your resume clearly says that you have been a cook in the kitchen of the Guogong Mansion for five years, wouldn't you be flexible, first steam out the steamed buns, cook the porridge, and then get some pickles from the warehouse, boil some white water eggs, or scrambled eggs, and let everyone fill their stomachs before you worry about delivering vegetables? ”

The cook was stunned and speechless, while the guards felt very happy, and they all smiled.

Li Niang said to Zhang Wu who arrived in a hurry: "This cook is dismissed immediately, let people stare at her packing baggage, and the things that belong to the Guogong Mansion are not allowed to be taken away, in addition, notify Jia Sister-in-law to come and take over the position of kitchen steward, the steamed buns will not have time to steam to make noodles and soup, from today on, everyone in the house will eat an egg every morning, and the guards will go back to take over the shift first, and the kitchen will send someone to send hot meals to the duty post, and no one will be left behind." ”

Zhang Wu responded again and again, the cook was taken away by the family with a pale face, and the guards and servants were all there to cheer, each with an egg a day, which was really an unexpected surprise.

"I disagree!" When Zhang Ting saw Li Niang, the first thing she said was this, "The family's income is getting smaller and smaller year by year, and this year it is only 50,000 taels, which is not enough for expenses at all, how can you casually boast about Haikou and make such a ridiculous move!" ”

"Ridiculous? I let my family eat better, is this ridiculous? Li Niang smiled, "Third Miss, please take a good look at the account book, our house has just cut down a group of slaves, have you calculated how much you can save this year?" Do you know how many eggs you can buy with the money you save? ”

Zhang Ting was stunned, she really didn't expect this stubble.

"But, but, isn't it necessary to replenish the slaves who have been sold? Isn't this money the same to be spent? ”

"Third Miss, I didn't say that I want to buy people now, there are sixty servants and guards in our family, that's enough, do you know, there are not so many people in the Jingren Palace of the noble concubine."

"That's not the same ......"

"How is it different, what is the identity of the mother, what is our identity? The Guogong Mansion can have today, Niangniang is indispensable, why can you enjoy more than her? (To be continued.) )