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"Well, a few days ago, the eldest young grandmother went to the owner of the village to complain because of the mother-in-law in my room who contradicted the housekeeper, saying that I connived at the subordinates to commit crimes, but fortunately, the second young owner of the village mediated to calm down the turmoil." Zhu Yuzhen said, "In fact, this is a trivial matter, the mother-in-law and the housekeeper have had some friendship for many years, and no one paid attention to it afterwards, but she had to make a storm in the city to stop." ”

"The second young owner? Could it be that he is not afraid of the second young grandmother gossiping? I asked again.

"The second young grandmother is a good person, never moved by gossip, and always treats me as before." Zhu Yuzhen said movingly, "If it weren't for the strong support of the owner of the second young village, the second young grandmother and my aunt in the past six months, I am afraid I would not have been able to hold on." ”

Zhu Yuzhen had a sad face and sighed for a long time, unable to hide the melancholy and anxiety in his heart.

Facing the sad beauty, I couldn't help but feel compassion, so I said: "The bell must be tied to the bell, if you want to resolve this grievance, you have to start from the young grandmother and Juan'er, the female donor can rest assured, this matter is wrapped up in the poor monk." ”

"If Master can help end this matter, the little girl will be grateful." Zhu Yuzhen's eyes flashed, and he said excitedly, and then bowed to me.

System Prompt: You have accepted the quest "Concubine's Grudge".

Zhu Yuzhen and Maruko and I walked slowly to Li's house, thinking about what to do next.

Maruko walked all the way on the reels left by the ox cart, like a small boat dragging a long water pattern on the river.

"Maruko, why don't you walk well?" Zhu Yuzhen reprimanded, "The girl's family is so naughty, be careful that she won't be able to marry in the future." ”

"Third young grandmother, what do you say? Who's going to get married? Maruko said in a coquettish voice, and her pretty face turned red.

"Why is it called Maruko? I don't think you're round at all. I asked, smiling.

"Isn't it a famous hall made by the third young grandmother?" Maruko said angrily, "People were originally called Sixi, and she nicknamed me Maruko, okay, now everyone only knows Maruko, and no one mentions my real name anymore." ”

"Haha, that's what happened." I laughed, "But the name Maruko is really good, and it sounds very kind." ”

Because Maruko's original name has long been no longer called, her character information shows "Maruko", and after I checked more closely, I found out that she really still has the former name "Sixi".

At a place dozens of meters away from the gate of the Li family, I stopped and asked Zhu Yuzhen: "Does the Li family believe in Buddhism?" Is there a Buddhist hall at home? ”

"I don't believe it very much, there is no Buddhist hall at home, and occasionally someone goes to the temple in the east of the village to kowtow and incense." Zhu Yuzhen replied.

I originally wanted to order the young grandmother and Juan'er to stop the persecution of Zhu Yuzhen under the pretense of being in a stealth state, but the Li family did not believe in Buddhism, so this strategy could not be implemented.

It doesn't matter if they don't believe in Buddhism, they should always be afraid of ghosts, right? I had an idea, and I immediately had a plan in my heart.

"The poor monk has a clever plan, let's go to your house first, you pretend to give alms and eat, take me to the kitchen, and you don't have to worry about the rest of the matter." I said.

"Well, it's all up to Master's orders." Zhu Yuzhen nodded.

"Another matter, may I ask the female benefactor, what is the name of your deceased husband?" I asked.

"Li Dongyu." Zhu Yuzhen replied with a little puzzlement in his eyes.

I smiled mysteriously and didn't explain.

We arrived at Li's house in a blink of an eye, and after entering the door, I followed Zhu Yuzhen all the way inside.

In the face of Cai's surprised gaze, I winked at him and gave him a thumb up.

When we arrived in the kitchen, the people were taking a nap, and the stools in the cafeteria were full of people.

Zhu Yuzhen woke up the crowd and told them to stir-fry a few vegetarian dishes for me and cook a small pot of white rice.

The subordinates obviously didn't treat Zhu Yuzhen very well, but they didn't dare to openly disobey the order, so they had to grind and work listlessly.

Ah Gui sat on the small bench, washing vegetables, secretly scolding and scolding, and staring at me from time to time.

I grinned at him with my hands folded and silently scolded him with an exaggerated mouth: "Grass mud horse." ”

Agui suffered a secret loss, and he was unwilling, so he lowered his head and secretly spit on the green vegetables, and then smiled at me triumphantly.

"Oh, Agui, why are you so disgusting? Do you spit a lot in your dishes? Maruko's sharp eyes saw this scene and immediately shouted loudly.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Ah Gui, and Ah Gui suddenly looked embarrassed and at a loss.

The kitchen steward Ah Fu turned pale, rushed forward and kicked Ah Guilian to the ground with a stool.

Ah Gui hugged his head and ran away, Ah Fu waved a rolling pin and chased after him, and for a while, the chickens and dogs in the kitchen jumped, and it was a mess.

When Agui passed by me, I stretched out my foot and tripped him, and he hit his head on the case, and the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar flipped to the ground.

"Enough trouble? Isn't there a shame? Zhu Yuzhen shouted angrily and anxiously.

Everyone helped Ah Gui up and stood in a row, ready to be trained.

Who knew that Zhu Yuzhen did not continue to reprimand his subordinates, but just waved his hand, signaled them to continue working, and then solemnly admonished: "Treat this master well, if you are not careful, you will be severely punished." With that, she twisted her waist, turned and left.

"The kitchen is so hot, I'll go and wait in the dining hall, make me a good pot of tea and send it over." I frowned as I wiped the sweat from my forehead with my sleeve, and then slowly paced to the dining hall and found a seat to sit down.

"Master, please have tea." Ah Fu brought a pot of tea and a teacup, filled the cup with tea, and placed it in front of me, and said respectfully.

"Yes." I nodded, and casually tossed a copper coin on the table.

"Thank you, Master." Ah Fu said expressionlessly, picking up the copper coin and arching his hand to me.

"This copper coin was opened by my master, Master Jingkong, and the poor monk almost starved to death several times, but he was not willing to spend it." I said solemnly, "Go home and find a red rope to wear and hang it around your neck on weekdays, so that you can turn evil into good fortune and run from time to time." ”

Ah Fu couldn't help but be in awe when he heard this, and hurriedly put the copper coin into his arms with a solemn face, and after thanking me again, he retreated.

After about 10 minutes, the vegetarian meal of 4 dishes and 1 soup was ready, and Ah Fu personally served it to me and served me a big bowl of rice.

"It's so fragrant, and the craftsmanship is good." I nodded and smiled.

"Liu Ba, the chef in our house, has a lot of background." Ah Fu smiled and said, "Master, have you heard of Xining's famous chef Liu Qi?" That's Liu Ba's brother. ”

Not only have I heard of it, but it's also his owner, and I can't help but laugh in my heart.

"The celebrity chef's younger brother must also have some unique skills under his hands, waiting for me to try it." As I spoke, I stretched out my chopsticks and grabbed a green vegetable and was about to send it to my mouth, when I suddenly remembered Agui and couldn't help but feel nauseous, so I quickly put the green vegetables back on the plate.

"Master, you can eat it with confidence, the greens on this plate are definitely not the greens in the hands of Fang Cai Agui." Ah Fu immediately explained.

"But now when I see the greens, I feel sick to my stomach and take them away." I frowned and shook my head as I pushed the plate of greens to the far end of the table.

Ah Fu made a look, and a housekeeper quickly picked up the vegetables and ran out of the dining hall.

"Master, please try this plate of braised tofu, Liu Ba's specialty dish." Ah Fu said diligently.

I took a bite of tofu, and it tasted so beautiful that I couldn't help but praise: "Good, very good, there is such a delicious taste in the world." ”

"Thank you, Master, for the compliment." Liu Ba arched his hand on the side and said, "Didn't you ask the teacher's father's name?" ”

"The poor monk is mentally retarded." I replied with little confidence, and in my heart I greeted my master's eighteenth generation ancestors a hundred times.

"Starling, why do you have such skills but why do you want to be a chef in this poor country?" I'm secret.

Liu Ba was taken aback and stared at me for a long time, his face cloudy.

"Brother Seventh does things for me, and I am Brother Sharp, the leader of the Evil Tiger Gang." I continued to secretly say, "This time I disguised myself as a villager to save my friend. ”

Liu Ba was taken aback, looked at me suspiciously for a moment, and then looked away.

I knew that Liu Ba should have believed me, so I didn't say anything more, buried my head in a gust of wind and clouds, and ate all the food.

I wiped my mouth contentedly, took a sip from my teacup, and thought to myself that a cigarette would be perfect at this point.

"Thank you for your tea and dinner, the poor monk retired." I stood up and said, clasping my hands together and saluting the crowd.

"Master, please go." Everyone saluted back.

I walked out slowly, and I had just taken a few steps out of the kitchen compound when I heard footsteps behind me.

"Starling, do you have any advice?" I looked back and smiled.

"Sharp Gang Master, please come with me, the villain has something to say." Liu Ba hugged his fists.

I followed Liu Ba to a secluded place, and Liu Ba stopped when he saw that there was no one around.

"It's quiet here, starling has something to say." I smiled.

"Help the master Mingjian, it is really helpless for the villain to come to the Li family to be a chef." Liu Ba said with a bitter face, "Although the villain has a skill and has always had no worries about food and clothing, there is one problem that is not shallow. ”

"Men's vices are nothing more than eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, among which gambling is the most harmful, often making people bankrupt and their wives separated, do you love to gamble?" I asked.

"Help the master to do things like a god." Liu Ba said bitterly, "The villain lost 10,000 taels of silver to the owner of the young village, so he had to sign a deed of sale to come to the Li family to be a chef for 10 years, and now it is the fourth year, and I don't know when I will be able to get out." ”

"I didn't expect the owner of the young village to also love to gamble." I said.

"Actually, it wasn't, I learned afterwards that it was a bureau." Liu Ba said hatefully, "Just because the owner of the village was full of praise after eating my food, the owner of the young village set up a bureau to bring me here." ”

It seems that this young owner is not simple, in order to achieve his goal, the means are so despicable, I am afraid that he is not as simple as he imagined Zhu Yuzhen, I thought to myself.

As soon as his wife made trouble, he seemed to have become an outsider, and he didn't mediate, he should be a thief, I thought about it like this, and I felt more and more that the owner of the young village should have coveted Zhu Yuzhen for a long time.

"Do you know where my friends are?" I asked.

"I don't know, the villain is just a chef, and it's not my turn to meddle in the important affairs of the village." Liu Ba replied.

"Well, then you go back first, I'll figure it out myself." I said.