Bai Ko walked into the courtyard of the third-class kitchen and saw that there were six rooms with iron locks on the doors, and the doors of the other ten rooms were just hidden, and they opened when they were pushed.

The locked room naturally belonged to the six old chefs, who had been third-class cooks for many years, and had saved some private property, and the ten newcomers had not yet received the monthly allowance, so how could they afford to buy padlocks.

Bai Ko carefully looked at the locks on the six old kitchen doors one by one, and found that it was the kind of bargain sold by the merchants on the street, the iron quality was not good, the six locks were rusty, and the locks of this grade could be pried open with a wire.

Thinking that she happened to have a newcomer reward from the third young master in her hand, Bai Ko decided to find an opportunity to go to the time-honored shop on the street to buy a few good locks, for her, the most important property is not money, but a variety of recipes, as the third young master's chef, there are more opportunities to make new dishes, and she will definitely slowly save some notes, so she naturally has to lock it up safely, but she can't let others steal it.

Bai Ko took a leisurely tour of the courtyard, and she had never touched anyone else's door except her own door, because now she was alone in the courtyard, and she didn't want to turn back and shout that she had lost something.

The room was empty, standing at the door and looking at the end, there was not even a screen to cover it, only basic living furniture, which was barely enough for an individual, but could not hoard too many things.

On the simple wooden frame bed, Lu Doudou had already helped Bai Ko lay the futon, but the cover that was originally used on the bunk looked thin and small on the bed, Bai Ko touched the futon she had slept on for three months, and began to dislike it.

The third young master gave the newcomer a few taels of silver, and there were two and a half per month, which was enough to make himself a few new and good bedding before the winter came.

Bai Ko knew that the identity of his body belonged to the lowly of the lowly, and he didn't even have the opportunity and power to redeem himself, who called her the daughter of the Bai family, the men were dismissed from their official positions, and the whole family was exiled to the frontier, she was the youngest child in the family at that time, she was only eight years old at the time, and the other brothers and sisters were over ten years old, so she was the only one who was taken out and sent to the cooking workshop in the duck pond fang.

Although she is exempt from exile, as an official maid, no benefit can fall on her head, it is the toy of the masters, and she is not afraid to play to death, no one will care about the life or death of an official maid like her, let alone a serious servant, she can only be matched with a man who is also an official slave, so if you have money, you have to spend it, and it is useless to keep it.

Bai Ko's heart tingled, and she suddenly realized that although she had not confessed to anyone that she was an official maid, the eldest lady of the family must have known that it was impossible not to investigate the background of the person who bought someone in the house, and the basic situation of the original family would also be written on the deed of sale.

If the eldest lady knew that she was an official maid, and still acquiesced to her waiting for food and drink by the third young master's side, seriously, what was the eldest lady thinking?!

What was the eldest lady thinking?

The eldest lady didn't think about anything, she didn't get angry after listening to Pang's mother's report, she still sat very calmly, just asked the girl to send a message to the front yard and ask the eldest master to come back.

Whether it is the person on the other side of the purchase or the treasury who secretly takes advantage of the master, it is a problem with the treasury, and it must be discussed with the lord who is the head of the family to set a plan for punishment.

"The treasury is heavy, most of the people over there are children born from generations of families, and their relationship in the house has been intertwined, and they can't usually be moved lightly, so I just take this opportunity to rectify it." The eldest lady calmly took a sip of the teacup and moistened her throat.

There were no outsiders in the ear room, only the eldest lady and Pang's mother were there, and even the girls retreated outside to wait.

"Thanks to the chef chosen by the young master, Bai Ko, if this were someone else, it might not be discovered so quickly, if it was found out after a few days, it would be even more difficult to tell whose responsibility it was. Listening to Mei's beautiful words, the young master asked them to take Bai Ko to the small kitchen to see the environment, and when she entered the door, she checked around first and smelled all the jars in the spice cabinet. ”

"Brother Yun just wants Bai Ko's girl to do so many things, but it's okay, after a few rounds of competition, what is left is really level, and so much money from people is not spent in vain."

"But Bai Ko's identity, it will always be a little embarrassing to wait for the master closely, if you let the people know one day, gossip will fly all over the sky."

"It's true that Bai Ko is an official maid, but who said that an official maid can't be used as an ordinary maid? The exile of the Bai family was not because of rebellion, but because they couldn't cook a suitable meal when they encountered important state affairs. Otherwise, why did I find that Bai Ko was not old enough at that time, and so many officials and maids in the capital did not choose the places where they could go, but sent them to the cooking workshop? The people who handled it at that time may not want to kill them all, or maybe they just flashed a trace of kindness, but in the end, they didn't push this girl into hell. Now that she has learned the craft, and we bought it into the house, it is also a kind of fate in the underworld, make the best use of things, make the best use of people, and spend money to buy it, so naturally you have to use it well. ”

"Yes, Madame, is very so."

"By the way, when the Bai family was in a mess back then, where did we put the part of the Bai family's recipes that we grabbed in our hands?"

"It's all kept in the library, and it's taken out and sorted out twice a year when the books are dried and fumigated." Pang's mother immediately understood what Madame meant, "The next time I post a book, the old man will personally go and stare at it." ”

"The Bai family has produced several seven-grade imperial chefs, and I heard that the door style has a reputation, and their children have been raised according to the children of the official family since they were young, and their sons and daughters have to study and learn calligraphy, I don't know if Bai Ko will be able to write now."

"Just ask another day, if you can write, Madame might as well reward her with a set of study."

"If you find out that she really works in the next few days, you have to use it well. After the filial piety is full, the girls who have reached the age will get married, and the newly replenished girls will definitely wait for a while, and there will be a shortage of manpower in Wenling Courtyard for a while, and Bai Ko will save a lot of things if he can go up. ”

"The two beautiful girls are also born to generations of families, I don't know what the eldest lady thinks about their marriage?"

"They are people in Brother Yun's courtyard, you have to see what Brother Yun means, I have always disapproved of a boy of this age to close the house early, but if he is willing, I don't really quarrel with my son for the two girls."

"Yes, the old man will mention it to the young master when he has the opportunity one day, and probe his tone first."

The eldest lady nodded, picked up the teacup again to moisten her throat, and then the girl outside opened the curtain, and the eldest lady walked in.

Pang's mother bowed and retired, not disturbing the master and his wife to discuss family affairs.

At the same time, in the east kitchen, almost all the snacks were on the stove in the afternoon, and the third-class cooks were idle, and everyone was thinking about whether to go to chat with Bai Ko, when someone came to the sewing room and sent new clothes, shoes and socks to the new third-class cooks.

Each person has three sets of internal and external washing, which is a newcomer share of every official slave, and the cooks also have three additional dresses, although the needlework is solid, but the fabric is only coarse cotton, and only dyed and not embroidered, and you have to do it yourself if you want your clothes to be different.