Chapter 98: The Roasting Room is really abnormal
After sending the young master out, Bai Ko practiced boxing in the courtyard a few times, then changed his clothes and ran to the ice cellar, and when he got there, he saw that the people from the Yan Bo faction were already preparing to make an inventory.
Bai Ko hurriedly stepped forward to help, they were all acquaintances who often met, and there was nothing polite to each other, and it was quite easy for people to arouse Bai Ko.
With Bai Ko on the side to take care of, everyone's progress is much faster, turn out a lot of accumulated ingredients are thrown in the yard still melt, if according to the meaning of Bai Ko, the New Year's goods that were not eaten during the New Year can not be asked now, but after all, it was purchased the previous year, and I didn't dare to throw it away, so I had to move a place to continue to put it, waiting for the master to show and then deal with it.
Because of the perennial low temperature in the depths of the ice cellar, it is used as a freezing area, and there are a lot of leftover ingredients frozen, and the third young master didn't believe that there would be inventory in previous years last night, and now it seems that a lot of money has been wasted for so many years.
Bai Ko stayed here until more than half of the morning, and it was time to go to the east kitchen to work before leaving, Yan Bo's people recorded the garbage thrown out of the yard one by one under the scorching sun, and the people who went in and out to move things squatted in the shade to take heatstroke medicine, otherwise it would be hot and cold, and they would suffer from heat stroke if they didn't catch a cold.
In the east kitchen, except for the stewards who are resting, all the cooks and maidens are washing their hands and wearing overskirts to get ready to work.
As usual, I shared yesterday's gossip with Aunt Nie first, and then Bai Ko stepped into the east kitchen compound, and suddenly found that the atmosphere in the courtyard was different from the past, everyone was very strict waiting for the assigned work, no one was sitting and chatting, and when Bai Ko came, she just beckoned her to wash her hands quickly.
When assigning everyone to do errands, Zeng Zhu, the acting manager, had a dispute with Lu Meihua, Zeng Zhu originally wanted to arrange Bai Ko to guard the casserole where the soup was cooked, but Lu Meihua insisted that she should grill the ribs, and ridiculed Zeng Zhu for arranging such an easy thing because she wanted to pat Bai Ko's ass.
The two stewards argued in public, and the scene was quite ugly, so Bai Ko chose the errand of barbecue, and gave the matter of watching the casserole to the chef designated by Lu Meihua, and then took two handymen to hurriedly run back to the ice cellar to get the pickled ribs that had been put in the morning.
The ribs prepared for the masters were marinated in two large pots, so after taking them back to the kitchen, they had to start baking, and there was no time for people to sit down and wipe their sweat and rest.
The handymen had already prepared the roasting room, the charcoal fire was lit on the open stove, the cleaned barbecue nets were piled up on the table, and Bai Ko put all the ribs into the net clips, lined them up on the stove, and then took out the handkerchief on his body and covered his mouth and nose.
After the ribs were baked, Bai Ko called for someone to take them out and divide the plates, and she rushed to the well to fetch water to wash her face, muttering in her heart that when she saw the third young master in the afternoon, she must persuade him to agree to repair the big oven.
The handymen saw that the roasting room was running out and went in to extinguish the fire, and it happened that Lu Meihua came out of the red kitchen after cooking her dishes, and at a glance saw Bai Ko wringing wet handkerchiefs by the well, and it was the handyman who went in and out of the roasting room, and immediately crackled and scolded like firecrackers that had lit a firecrackle.
"Death in broad daylight! I don't know if it's clean or not, so I dare to go to the roasting room, what should I do if I get sick! ”
The handymen couldn't fight back after being scolded, so they slipped to the side and let Lu Meihua scold.
"Is there a dead man at the well? I'm so afraid of the heat, what are you going to do if you're so squeamish? ”
Bai Ko raised his ** face innocently, hastily wiped the water from his eyes with a handkerchief, and slowly opened his eyes to look at Lu Meihua who was standing outside the kitchen door of the red case.
"Huh? Steward Lu, are you calling a servant? ”
"Are you blind? I don't know if I look at the roasting room and don't let others mess in? ”
"Steward Lu, the handyman is just helping the maid put out the fire, you don't have to be so nervous, right? Doesn't it hurt to shout? ”
"Ouch, you're the eldest lady, you have to help you when you put out the fire! You don't have any hands yourself, huh? Can't do it yourself? You're here, where are your ribs? You don't look at the dishes you make, and you still have the guts to talk back! ”
"Okay, good, the maid knows that she is wrong, and the maid will look at the ribs."
Bai Ko wrung the handkerchief, wiped the water off his face, and then walked around Lu Meihua to the small stove next to the white kitchen, where no one makes private dim sum, which is usually used to store cooked dishes, and the food box is also here.
"What kind of attitude do you have! Do you dare to disrespect the steward?! ”
"Steward Lu, the servant respects you very much, without the slightest disrespect, and asks Steward Lu to be clear."
"You dare to talk back!"
Bai Ko was a little helpless, Lu Meihua seemed to have to find fault today, and Zeng Zhu was cooking for Lao Taijun, so he couldn't spare time to be a peacemaker, and other people who were free were holding their hands to watch the show.
"Steward Lu, I heard that the result of your examination yesterday was dryness? Did you grab the medicine? ”
"You dare to call me sick! Look at me tearing your mouth! ”
Lu Meihua screamed for no reason, stretched out her hands and rushed towards Bai Ko.
Bai Ko flashed to the side flexibly, Lu Meihua threw herself on the wall, so angry that she slapped and kicked at the wall, the onlookers laughed, and no one stepped forward to persuade her, allowing Lu Meihua to lose face in front of everyone.
Seeing this scene, Bai Ko shook his head and walked into the small stove to divide the ribs.
Yesterday's doctor was soft, Lu Meihua was so strict with her dryness, and the typical symptoms of this disease were moodiness and hysteria.
Zeng Zhu finally made time to take a look, and saw that Lu Meihua was still slapping and scolding by the wall, she walked to the well, picked up a bucket of water and poured it into the basin for washing vegetables, and splashed it all on Lu Meihua.
"Someone, Fulu steward will go back to the house and change clothes."
Zeng Zhu instructed lightly, and immediately two idle cooks came over, one left and one right, holding the quiet Lu Meihua and walked away from the corner door.
"White Kou." Zeng Zhu shouted at the small stove.
"Hey, Manager Zeng, what do you command?" Bai Ko came out in response, still holding chopsticks in his hand.
"That's the end of this matter, don't mention it again, the kitchen can't be reduced anymore." Zeng Zhu hinted in his words.
"Yes, Mr. Zeng." Bai Ko nodded obediently at the suggestion.
"You go and get busy, and when you're done, go and give someone a hand, don't miss the meal time."
"The servant understands, Zeng."
Bai Ko returned to the small stove room and continued to divide the ribs, feeling a little regretful in her heart, she knew that if she complained to the third young master, Lu Meihua would also have to pack up her baggage and go home to eat herself, but since Zeng Zhu didn't allow it, she didn't say it, who called Steward Zeng is now the acting manager, she has the final say in the east kitchen.
And this is also a step to build a good relationship with Zeng Zhu, after the ice cellar is cleaned up, the details of the new charter will have to be discussed with Zeng Zhu, but you can't mess up your feelings at the moment.