Chapter 11: The First Shot
"Alright, I've already tasted all your dishes, Jasper, announce the results."
"After the strict trial of the young lady, it was decided to finally reward the 100 taels of silver to the first cook." Jasper pointed to the second of the cooks, "Chef, come and accept the reward." β
The little chef was a little blind, looked at Ruan Bing incredulously, and slowly stepped forward to accept the reward.
"The others will each be rewarded with 10 taels of silver, which can be regarded as compensation for their busy work. After receiving the prize, everyone packed up their things and left, and the winning cook stayed! Jasper gave each of the remaining cooks 10 taels of silver, urging them to leave.
After the crowd dispersed, Ruan Bing called the little cook to his room, "What's your name?" It doesn't look big, how can you be a cook with them? She sat there staring straight at the little cook, and thought he was getting more and more cute.
"Miss, it's okay if you call me Ayu. I've grown up in the kitchen here, and I've become proficient after spending a lot of time with the cooks. Ah Yu was embarrassed by Ruan Bing's staring, and his little face was slightly red.
"Haha, you don't have to feel embarrassed, I like to eat your dishes, you can follow me in the future, I will definitely not treat you badly." Ruan Bing was very happy in his heart, there was an extra little follower who cooked delicious food by his side, and he was still so handsome, he was happy when he thought about it.
"Thank you, Miss!!" Ah Yu immediately knelt down excitedly, and kept kowtowing to her.
"Don't don't, don't kneel, you go and change into clean clothes first, wear better, you are the faΓ§ade of our yard." Ruan Bing teased slightly.
"Yes, Miss, I'll go!"
For as long as he can remember, Ah Yu has been in the kitchen of this palace, and the cooks inside say that he was picked up. He refused to admit it, and had to refute every time: "I didn't pick it up, I have a father, and my father is a chef in the palace, which is amazing." β
Most of the cooks here are some middle-aged rough men with big bellies, and they will be sent to Ah Yu to do dirty work, and every time they send monthly money, they will snatch Ah Yu's money, resulting in Ah Yu now having a skeleton that is indeed very thin. He grew up with punches, kicks, bullying and spitting since he was a child, so much so that he will remember for a long time when others do him a little bit of good.
Today, when he learned that he had won the competition, his heart was extremely excited, and he looked at Ruan Bing and thought to himself that she was the first person to be so good to him in so many years. He thought that he would often be by Ruan Bing's side in the future, and he felt very warm and relieved. He trotted happily all the way, wanting to quickly change into clean clothes and return to Ruan Bing's side.
Suddenly, two fat figures appeared on the road in front of him, walking towards this side step by step.
Ah Yu's heart began to panic, and he kept retreating: "Why are you here?" β
"Haha, Ayu, what do you say? I heard that you won the contest today and won 100 taels of silver, do you need us to teach you how to do it? Ah Yu looked at these two people who had bullied him since he was a child, and he was very scared. This is me... I won it by my own strength, it was given to me by the eldest lady, you... You can't snatch it! β
"Oh? Then you won't give it to us. I think you haven't eaten enough since you were a child, on! The two grabbed Ah Yu and began to kick him in the stomach, "To give it or not?" To give or not to give? I'll kill you, you little bastard, die! The two of them gritted their teeth, their faces were hateful, and they kicked Ah Yu's body one by one, they smashed Ah Yu's head with their fists, and broke Ah Yu's fingers hard to grab the silver.
"Do not rob me of my money, you cannot ...... Can't grab ......" Ah Yu desperately protected until she used up her last bit of strength, and she fainted.
"Phew, fight with me, you grew up with us, how many pounds and taels we don't know? It's your luck that you didn't kill you, go! The two of them spat disdainfully at Ah Yu, and then left here one after another, leaving only Ah Yu covered in scars on the aisle.
In the evening, Biyu brought Ruan Bing to the kitchen to prepare dinner as usual. As she was walking, she suddenly felt someone cover her mouth from behind, she began to struggle desperately, and her hand kept stretching out behind her to resist, but no matter how she moved, the person still held her tightly hostage, and after a while, she fainted from the medicine on the cloth.
The man dragged Jasper to a dilapidated house and hurried away.
Ruan Bing was bored in the house, "Why hasn't Jasper come back?" I'm going to starve to death. She kept muttering, very dissatisfied.
"Miss, dinner is here."
After hearing the call, Ruan Bing hurriedly stepped forward to open the door, "Where's Jasper?" Who are you? Seeing that it wasn't Jasper, she became a little wary.
"Miss, Biyu said that she suddenly had a stomachache and wanted to go to the toilet, so she gave me dinner and asked me to bring it to you."
"Oh, that's right, then you go down first."
"Yes!"
"This jasper is really, what expired things did you eat?" Ruan Bing complained while taking the rice out of the box, picked up the chopsticks and sent them to his mouth, "I'm starving~"
As she was eating, she suddenly felt a little heavy in her head, and she shook her head hard, trying to keep her eyes open, but the world in front of her became more and more blurry. She put down her chopsticks and tried to stand up, but found herself weak, "This meal ......" With a 'poof', Ruan Bing lay on the table.
Outside the door, the maid who delivered the meal found Ruan Bing fainting through the hole, and immediately beckoned a strong man to come over, "Move fast!" You'll carry the eldest lady to the sixth room in the front yard and put her on the bed. Don't be noticed by anyone! After the deed is done, there will be a great reward! β
"Don't worry, this is too simple, haha, you will definitely complete the task successfully~" One of the strong men threw a wink at the maid indecently.
Soon Ruan Bing was carried to the front yard, but looking at this row of rooms, the two of them were stunned.
"Big brother...... Is it placed on the sixth on the left, or the sixth on the right? One of the strong men asked timidly.
"Put it in ...... Put it in ...... The man didn't make it clear either. Forget it, it's not our pot anyway, just put one at random. The two put Ruan Bing in the room and put it on the bed, kindly covered her with a quilt, and then left in a hurry.
Ruan Bing lay on it, feeling more and more hot and hot, and his consciousness became more and more chaotic.