The next morning, after Bai Ko finished talking to Yan Zheng and learned about the daily situation of Xianbu, she was busy returning to Zhongming Courtyard to start her routine, going through several places she was responsible for one by one, and received the task of preparing New Year's goods from Zeng Zhu, and discussed it with several stewards, planning to take a few days to go to the East Market and the West Market respectively, to see the real objects in the market with their own eyes, and not to passively accept the door-to-door sales of merchants. 【Mairuo Debut】

When she returned to her own room in Zhongmingyuan, she hadn't sat down for a while, Pang's mother came to find Bai Ko, and she also talked about the New Year's goods, especially mentioning that this year's two young masters Qiu Yu are on the list, and there will be many relatives and friends who will take the opportunity of New Year's greetings to come to the house as guests, and need a few new dishes with good intentions to entertain guests.

Bai Ko agreed.

As soon as she sent off Pang's mother, Qiong Yu came in to report again, saying that the second young master's cook, Mengmei, was looking for her.

Bai Xin felt strange, this Mengmei hadn't been here since the last chicken cake, why did she come here again on a whim today, so she nodded and agreed.

Qiongyu then went to the front porch to lead Mengmei to the back, and watched her enter the door, and she herself quickly patrolled around the yard, there was no one in the miscellaneous room, and the two rooms in the hugging house were also empty.

It's a good time to listen to the corner.

Qiongyu stood in front of the wall by the window of the study, in broad daylight, the sunlight was bright, and the window paper could not reflect a clear figure, but in order to avoid shading, she didn't dare to stand in front of the window and listen, so she still had to stand a little sideways and tilt her head to eavesdrop.

Bai Ko's attention was on Mengmei, and he didn't notice anyone outside the window at all.

"Mengmei, we haven't seen each other in a few days, is it a business or a private matter to come here today?"

"White stewardship, it's business." Mengmei directly took out a purse from her body and put it on the corner of the table, "Our young master wants to ask the white steward to teach the maid to rise step by step, and entertain guests during the New Year." ”

Seeing that the money was open, Bai Ko picked up the purse and put it down satisfied.

She gave two recipes to the court in exchange for four hundred taels of silver, and now she wants her recipes, and the reward she gives has to rise, the second young master is really a good person.

"Step by step to promote this dish, it is best to use spring bamboo shoots, of course, winter bamboo shoots can also be made, the second young master gives me face like this, I will naturally give him face, you wait a few days, I will discuss the menu arrangement with Zeng Zhu steward first, so I can ask to buy winter bamboo shoots, and then I will definitely ask you to go to the kitchen to learn on the spot."

"The maid knows the rules of buying in the house, thank you for the white steward."

"Yo? More sensible? Looking at Mengmei, who was so low-eyed and pleasing to the eye, Bai Ko raised her eyebrows in a little surprise.

"In the past, the maid had no eyes, and I didn't know that the white steward was powerful, and there were many offenses, and the white steward didn't care about the servant, and the servant was grateful." Mengmei has no anger on her body, and she is as docile as a non-dangerous animal cub.

"It's still the second young master who can train people." Bai Ko looked Mengmei up and down, and sighed a lot.

White Kom is just

"Steward Bai, it's not too early, the maid will go back first."

"What's the hurry, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't you want to say something considerate? You must be busy doing things all day long, and you don't have anyone to talk to, right? Bai Ko is now deaf and clear-sighted, and many people are willing to reveal the gossip in the house to her, and she has already heard of whether Mengmei is doing well after being transferred.

"The maid is just a cook, there is nothing good or bad, the young master Meng does not dislike it, just reward the maid for a bite of food."

"You are really sensible, I will rest assured, since I am now serving the second young master, I have the opportunity to learn to recognize a few words with him, and I will read the recipes and learn to cook by myself in the future, otherwise we are cooks, once the cooking skills are stagnant, the masters will not raise people who eat for nothing."

Mengmei is most worried about this, she doesn't have the ability of Bai Ko, she is afraid that one day the second young master will get tired of her and throw her away, Bai Ko's words are poking her heart, and her eyes are red at the moment.

Bai Ko saw that she was going to cry, and her heart was clear, but she was neither willing nor really able to save her, the two now belong to different young masters, and they shouldn't be too close.

At the beginning, there were twenty-four apprentices, and only ten people were left after the elimination, five men and five women, and the girls were supposed to get along in harmony, but Mengmei died by herself, so that there was no friend in the house who could speak considerately, who could blame her, and she could only blame herself.

Mengmei's nose was sore, and she woke up, and quickly took out a handkerchief and pressed it on her eyes.

"Steward Xie Bai instructed, and the maid wrote it down."

"Alright, you go back, I'll tell you when the East Kitchen is ready."

"Farewell."

Qiongyu, who was eavesdropping outside, immediately tiptoed, ran to Baoxia, ran to the steps and turned around and pretended that she had just walked out of Baoxia, and walked to the pantry as if nothing happened.

Bai Ko sent Mengmei out just in time to see Qiongyu's back walking into the pantry, and Qiongyu turned around calmly as if she heard movement behind her, and then hurriedly walked through the courtyard on the west wing verandah.

"Is the white butler going to see off a guest?"

"yes, you came just in time, help me get her out."

"Yes, Butler."

Mengmei saw that Qiongyu was the girl who brought her in before, thanked her in a low voice, and walked out behind Qiongyu.

Bai Ko was a little stunned by Mengmei's 180-degree change, and she didn't seem to have seen her so polite in her impression, the second young master was really good at training people.

Qiongyu took Mengmei to walk in the courtyard, talking to her very enthusiastically, according to what she overheard before, it seems that their white housekeeper and this Mengmei used to have a bad time, gossip, want to know more about the past of the white housekeeper, the girls in the courtyard hardly talk about this.

Mengmei and Qiongyu only met for the first time today, not to mention that she caused trouble in the past, how could she lose face in front of others, so Mengmei only said a few words about the basic skills of white housekeeping, and after walking to the second hospital, she asked Qiongyu to stay and left in a hurry.

Qiongyu sighed with some regret, knowing that today was indeed not a good time to have a family affair with outsiders, but a girl like her couldn't go out of the yard if she had nothing to do, and it was better for a third-class girl to have the opportunity to go out to run errands and deliver letters from time to time.

That Mengmei looked very afraid of their white affairs, and she didn't know what happened between the two before, Qiongyu pressed the curiosity in her heart, comforted herself that she would always know in the future, turned around and went to her room, bolted the door and undressed, and poured some incense powder on her body to cool off