Chapter 14: A Busy Workshop
Zhen'er took the time to wipe the sweat on her head, and saw Lu Yanwan hiding behind the box door with sharp eyes, carrying the wine jug, quickly passing through everyone, and came to Lu Yanwan's side, and said softly: "You're back, I'm busy here, you help me go to the kitchen to run an errand, we still have a lot of dishes here, and a few more jars of wine, these merchants can drink!" ”
Although there was a complaint in Zhen'er's tone when she said this, she still couldn't hide her joy on her face, after all, she could get a commission from the drink, and the more these merchants drank, the more she earned, and she wished that these people would drink to death.
Lu Yanwan naturally responded, and she was happy to be able to help, so she immediately took a short step and ran to the kitchen.
There are two kitchens in the workshop, one large and one small, the large kitchen is used for the two meals a day for the prostitutes and the dishes for entertaining ordinary guests, and the exquisite dishes made in the small kitchen are specially served to those dignitaries.
Lu Yan went to the big kitchen at this time, although the merchants were rich, but in the eyes of the people in the workshop, they were the lowest guests, like this kind of housekeeper's workshop, it was completely possible to refuse merchants and scholars without merit to come to the door, but because the main consumer group of the workshop was still these people, so as long as they didn't make trouble, the workshop was still very willing to accept these wronged leaders.
At this moment, it is the best time for the business of the teaching workshop, so the big kitchen is also densely packed with people, Lu Yanwan with her thin body, finally squeezed in through the cracks, Lu Yanwan has never been to the kitchen before, and naturally it is impossible to know the cook inside, so she casually grabbed a female envoy, and asked with a good smile: "This sister, I am under the wife of Yunshao Yuan, Sister Zhen'er asked me to help her get the wine and food, I don't know where I should get it?" ”
The envoy was obviously also very busy, and pointed to a position casually, and said, "The people in Yunshao Courtyard are all there, there are labels on them, look at them for yourself." After saying that, he hurried away.
Lu Yanwan walked to the place she pointed, looked at the labels and looked carefully one by one, and then found the dishes in their box, she put the dishes in the box one by one, and then walked to the corner not far away, picked up a jar of wine, Lu Yanwan tried the portion, and helplessly found that her little arms and legs could only move an altar, so she thought about sending all these things in her hand, and then came back to get it.
Lu Yanwan finally squeezed out of the kitchen, looking at the intact box and wine jar in his hand, he was slightly relieved, and was about to go back, but it was dark in front of him, and he almost fell, but fortunately he was helped by someone to stand firmly, and looked up a little dizzily, and it was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy with a dark complexion and a strong physique, looking at Lu Yanwan with a look of guilt on his face.
"Didn't hurt you, did you?" The boy asked worriedly. Lu Yanwan shook her head, didn't say anything, and was about to leave sideways, but the young man stopped her again, "I'll help you get something, even if I bump into your atonement." ”
Lu Yanwan knew that this young man was kind, and thought that if she helped her, she could get a few more jars of wine, so she turned to him and said, "Then you can help me go inside and get two more jars of wine, I'm worried that I can't take it." ”
The young man responded with a smile, and quickly squeezed into the kitchen, and after a while, he came out with two jars of wine, and what he was holding in his hand was not like the small jar in Lu Yanwan's hand, but a relatively large one, and one jar was at least ten catties.
The young man walked back with Lu Huiwan holding two jars of wine, and secretly looked at Lu Huiwan with some curiosity for a while, before he asked casually: "You're new here, haven't I seen you before?" ”
Lu Yanwan nodded and replied, "I only came here two days ago." ”
The young man has been in the workshop for so long, and his skills are not bad, he has already seen that Lu Yanwan is not a poor girl, and when he saw the gauze on the left side of her face, he thought a little in his heart, and continued: "My name is Ah Dong, I am a turtle slave in the workshop, I grew up in the workshop since I was a child, if you have anything to help in the future, although you can come to me, I am mostly in the miscellaneous artist's residence in the outer courtyard." ”
Lu Yanwan turned his head to look at Ah Dong, feeling that this person was familiar, but he didn't want to offend his kindness, so he nodded and agreed.
Ah Dong helped Lu Yan to deliver the wine to the box and said goodbye, Zhen'er came out, saw Ah Dong's back, and joked with her with a smile: "Our Wanwan charm is really big enough, and there are people to help you when you go to the kitchen." ”
Lu Yanwan's face turned red, and she said helplessly: "Sister Zhen'er, don't make fun of me, this person accidentally bumped into me, and he helped me because he wanted to make amends with me." ”
Zhen'er pursed her lips and smiled, didn't say anything, and carried the wine in with Lu Yanwan, and then busied again. The guests in the box have been drunk until the time, they are already full of drunkenness, Si Qingqing looked at the end of the show, and then danced a song "Spring Oriole", a group of guests are half-asleep and half-awake, suddenly looking at the fairy dance steps, and the beauty is moving forward, and Zhen'er is another round of drinking in the three confusions, and most of them are completely drunk to death at the end of the dance.
Zhen'er shouted a large group of turtle slaves to come and clear the scene directly! By this time, the people in the workshop had gradually left.
At this time, the business of the sedan car outside began to flourish, one by one the female envoys came forward to call the coachman idler, or to help or back, to throw this group of drunks into the car, are familiar with the work, even the name of the place is not reported, the coachman can be sent to the door of the guest's house. There are also guests who stay here, so they also call the manservant to help them into the guest room, and the female envoy is ready to bathe and smoke incense, and lie down directly, which is really a fairy-like enjoyment.
However, most of the guests will stay overnight are miscellaneous women from the two courtyards, Yunshao Courtyard has some, Yichun Courtyard is the least, most of the people in Yichun Courtyard have entered the palace to perform, it is said that Xiangjun and Shishi seem to have been favored by the emperor, but this is just a rumor, whether it is true or false is not enough for outsiders, but the person who can stay in her room for two has never been.
Si Qingqing has been listed for more than a year, and she has never let people stay overnight, although there are many officials who like her, but she has never let go, and she has refused to be tactful, but no one dares to come hard.
After everyone dispersed, Zhen'er said to Lu Yanwan, who was helping to clean up: "I'll serve the lady to rest first, and after you clean up, go back to the room and sleep early." ”
Lu Yanwan looked back at the drunk Si Qingqing, knowing that she had also drunk a lot of wine at night, so she nodded and said, "Got it, sister go slowly." ”