"Bai Ko saw Sister Kumquat for the first time, please forgive me for being inconsiderate, I don't know what the eldest lady commands?"

Kumquat looked at Bai Ko quietly, and saw that his figure and appearance were not as good as his own, so he was relieved and returned the salute with a smile.

"Don't dare to be, just come over for the eldest lady to pass a message."

Bai Ko saluted again, "Sister Kumquat, please command." ”

Kumquat took out a few pieces of paper full of words from his bosom, which was the menu that Meihuan presented to the eldest lady in the morning, but now there are a few places on the paper circled with a red pen.

"The eldest lady read the menu you wrote, circled a few who are interested, tomorrow Pang's mother will send someone to buy ingredients, and after sending it over, you will do it immediately, and send it to Jichengtang when it is done."

"Yes, the servant wrote it down." Bai Ko hurriedly accepted the menu.

"The eldest lady said, since you can write, if you are satisfied with a few dishes, I will reward you with a set of study."

"Yes, the servant will do her best."

"Alright, I've got my word here, and I'm leaving."

"On this hot day, I didn't invite my sister to have a cup of tea and rest." Bai Ko followed the send-off.

"I heard that you only officially moved here today, so you must not have figured it out yet, and next time, it will be a long time anyway." Kumquat waved his hand generously and went to find Meizumei.

Bai Ko put away the menu, went to the kitchen to wash his hands and make snacks, and asked people about gossip by the way, and it was necessary to know about the personnel on the eldest lady's side.

While the girls waited for the fragrant egg scones, they shared all the gossip and interesting things they knew with Bai Ko, and there was a burst of laughter in the small kitchen.

Aunt Su stood at the door of the kitchen, telling everyone from time to time to be quiet, beware of someone coming in suddenly, especially if the third young master came back early, let him hear the people talking about the master, and everyone couldn't escape.

Aunt Su was half worried, the third young master Gu Yun did leave Bajingfang early, but he was not in a hurry to go home, but took a detour to Ziyanfang, which was a little further south.

Gu Yun rode into Ziyanfang, dismounted in a remote alley, handed over the horses to the guards who followed him, and asked them to wait in place, and he walked to the street where Bai Ko's house was located.

Ziyanfang was the first time to come, and Gu Yun asked for two rounds before walking in the right direction, but after walking a street, he didn't see the house with the plaque of the white mansion, but he saw the house of a seven-rank military attaché, because there were marks on the walls on both sides of the gate indicating the identity of the general.

Gu Yun remembered that Bai Qiao had said that her family had a neighbor who was a martial artist, if she hadn't made it up, the martial artist probably referred to this seven-rank military attaché, but next to it was a family surnamed Min.

And......

Gu Yun raised his head and looked at the plaque carefully, squinting his eyes slightly, this plaque is new, there is no old feeling that has been beaten by wind and rain, especially looking at the plaque of the military attaché's house next to him, the contrast between the old and the new is particularly obvious.

"This little brother, you've been staring at someone's house door for a long time, what's the matter?"

Wuhou, who was patrolling and maintaining law and order, came over with a golden knife, and pointed at Gu Yun very unceremoniously, if it weren't for the fact that the other party was a child, and he looked like a rich kid in dress, he would have kicked down and asked again.

Gu Yun looked at Wuhou with an innocent face, his mouth was open, but it was a foreign accent that was far from the capital.

"I'm sorry, I've been here once a few years ago, but I don't think it's surnamed Min?"

Wu Hou was really deceived when he heard his accent, thinking that he was a foreigner who had come from afar to find relatives and friends, and when he saw him pointing to the house surnamed Min, he had an unbearable look on his face and sighed.

"Little brother, the family is gone, don't look for it."

"What's wrong with that family? If Lord Wuhou knows the details, please inform one or two, and I will go home in the future to explain to the elders. ”

"Since the little brother came to ask, he must have recognized the Bai family, the imperial chef who lived here before, there was an important state banquet four years ago, in the preparation stage, the Bai family didn't know how to mess up, the saint was furious, and gave them the whole family to exile, confiscated the family property, the house was confiscated, and then the house was released for sale, so the family bought it, and it took only two years to move around."

"I see, it's really unfortunate, thank you for informing me, and I'm good to explain to the elders in the family. Excuse me, farewell. ”

Gu Yun's eyes full of regret lingered on the door of the house, shook his head, sighed and turned around, and slowly walked away.

Halfway down a street, Gu Yun turned into an alley, interspersed with the next street, and continued to walk briskly towards the place where he dismounted.

Although his steps were in a hurry, Gu Yun had a smile on his face.

Bai Ko was actually the child of the Bai family, the imperial chef, the whole family was exiled but Bai Ko was left in the capital, apparently she was young back then, so she only did not enter the official maid, but the person who handled the case did not send her to the Kabuki Workshop, where the official maid went most often, for training, but sent her to the Duck Pond Fang.

The twenty-four kitchen apprentices that my mother bought this year, the most worthwhile thing to spend money on is probably this white cardamom, which really feels like a treasure.

Back in the alley where he met, Gu Yun turned over and got on his horse, "Let's go, go home for dinner." ”

The distance between Ziyan Fang and Tianshui Fang, even if you ride a horse, you have to walk for a while, in Wenling Courtyard, Bai Ko watched the sky gradually darken, and was already cooking vegetables, counting the time, if you don't see the third young master in the unitary time, today's dish will be shared with everyone.

The girls were excitedly guarding the kitchen, helping to serve the dishes and bowls, and at this moment, Aunt Su greeted from the courtyard gate, "The young master is back." ”

Except for Bai Ko, who was busy, everyone else in the kitchen immediately rushed out, and after greeting each other, they rushed back to the kitchen, fetching hot water, boiling water, and everyone was busy at once.

Gu Yun washed his hands and cleaned his face and changed his clothes, and before he had a cup of tea in the main hall, Xiaoqian and Xiaojing came in with dinner, and set a table full of them, Gu Yun looked happy and sat down to eat.

"Is there anything worth talking about in the courtyard today?" It is Gu Yun's habit to listen to people report things when eating, after all, he is not at home during the day most of the time, and as the owner of Wenling Courtyard, he can't be unaware of any trivial things on his own territory.

"Today, Pang's mother came to Bai Ko, because of the habit of the third old lady to eat vegetarians, Mrs. asked Bai Ko to make a few more vegetarian dishes. Bai Ko has prepared a few menus for his wife to see, and tomorrow he will try to make a few tofu dishes. ”

"She can write?"

"I heard Kumquat say that if you are satisfied with the food tasting, Mrs. will reward Bai Ko with a set of study."

"Oh? Hehehehe, go and find out the calligraphy book I practiced when I was a child and prepare it, if Mrs. rewards, I can't help but appreciate, and her pen, ink and paper will be taken from me in the future, and she doesn't have to buy it herself. ”

"Yes, young master."

Although he was a little surprised that the young master gave Bai Ko his expensive pen, ink and paper, Meilun and Meihuan, who had long been accustomed to obeying orders, still accepted it without asking too much reason.