There are also three mothers-in-law who are in charge of the kitchen.

However, it is a bit too broad to say that there are three mothers-in-law, to be precise, it is a mother-in-law surnamed Feng, a lady surnamed He and a lady surnamed Zhu, these two ladies are only in their thirties, and they can't be called mothers-in-law.

Usually Mrs. Feng is in charge of purchasing, Mrs. He is in charge of the hands, and Mrs. Zhu is in charge of the spoon.

Tong Yan got married and brought a cook lady from her time in Yongwang's Mansion, surnamed Shen, who was also in her thirties.

Speaking of which, since she arrived at Yongwang's Mansion, she has never seen this Shen Niangzi a few times, nor has she paid attention to the small kitchen, and Ji Yue is worried about these things.

Until the time of marriage, she was confused, and the dowry list was long, not to mention the people who married.

Ji Yue told her in detail, and she learned that Shen Niangzi's husband was the shopkeeper of one of her dowry shops, specializing in medicinal materials.

And Shen Niangzi also knows how to use medicine, the ancestor of the family is a doctor, after entering the palace, somehow, her husband has also been reused, and the two of them have a prosperous life, and they also gave birth to a son and a daughter.

Tong Yan didn't ask anything more, she just felt that this Shen Niangzi was probably down at home, so she entered the palace, otherwise how could a good Xinglin family become a cook.

Maybe Daddy took a fancy to this Shen Niangzi's medical skills, so he left it for her.

Mrs. Feng and Mrs. He were fine, their faces were calm, only Mrs. Zhu was very nervous with the naked eye, for fear that Tong Yan would drive her out.

Tong Yan smiled and said, "I know that Mrs. Shen is the best at cooking medicinal food, and she can also handle all kinds of other dishes, I don't know what kind of cuisine Mrs. Zhu is best at?" ”

After a few days of marriage, Cheng Huai specially ordered the small kitchen, and Shen Niangzi was in charge, so when Zhu Niangzi heard Tong Yan's words, she immediately became vigilant, thinking that the county lord wanted to make things difficult for her, so as to find a name to expel her.

Feeling more and more hopeless, she simply broke the jar and broke it, held her head high and said, "I usually cook Lu cuisine when I serve the prince, but if you say what you are good at, the slave maid is the best at Sichuan cuisine." ”

Tong Yan nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "The prince doesn't like spicy food?" ”

Zhu Niangzi was stunned, she didn't expect the county lord to ask this question, she hesitated for a moment, and didn't dare to say surely, "This, the slave and maid really don't know, it was the nurse Guo Shi who explained when the slave maid entered the mansion that she didn't want to cook Sichuan food, it was too spicy for the prince to eat." ”

Tong Yan knew that Cheng Huai had a nurse, it happened that half a month ago, Guo's hometown mother was seriously ill, and the letter said that she couldn't survive it, her only brother had a stroke again, and only one sister-in-law supported her, and her nephew went to other places for business again, so she had to go back to her hometown to deal with the funeral.

Listening to Cheng Huai, Guo is very good to him, and he has been taking him since he was born, but after all, Guo has not read any books, just knows how to read, and there is still a big gap between him and the Duchess of Guo, he can only care about his food, clothing, housing and transportation, but it is difficult to have any common language with him, so Cheng Huai only thanks Guo Shi, but it is difficult to say what respect and dependence.

Since it was ordered by the Guo family, it must be because Cheng Huai is still young, and eating too much spicy food is not good for his health.

As for why you don't eat spicy food, and find a cook who can cook Sichuan food, Tong Yan is not easy to ask, she asked sideways, "When did you enter the mansion?" ”

"It was about ten years ago, when the Duchess of the First Kingdom was still alive." Zhu Niangzi pondered.

Tong Yan knew it in her heart, and she thought that the Duchess of Xianguo liked spicy food.

She bowed her head and said slowly, "Since this is the case, if there is no special order in ordinary times, you and Shen Niangzi will discuss it, and Yueyin will be the same." Then he added, "It's better to discuss one person, or one day, or even one and a half, understand?" ”

Zhu Niangzi was pleasantly surprised, smiled, and nodded frequently, "Don't worry, the slave will not be lazy, and she will definitely get along with Shen Niangzi, and she will not disappoint the county lord!" ”

With the original monthly order, half of the work is missing, such a good thing, you can't find it with a lantern!

Zhu Niangzi even looked at Shen Niangzi's face, and felt a little more pleasing to the eye, and even felt a little more affectionate in her eyes.

There were also some scattered servants, and Tong Yan simply straightened them out.

After settling down the people, Tong Yan was also a little tired, leaning on the rattan chair, raising her eyelids, half beating and half appeasing, and said a few words, nothing more than some meritorious rewards, there were punishments, and they were advised to be honest, don't cause trouble, and work diligently.

The maids and ladies all held their breath and condensed, and they should have said in unison, and no one dared to speak out.

At least on the surface, it seems to be convincing.

However, Tong Yan doesn't care what they think in their hearts, whether they are really obedient or have ghosts, in short, they will see people's hearts for a long time, and they are not in a hurry.

She talked about it in the morning, and when she saw that the explanation was about the same, she ordered them all to disperse.

Seeing that Fang Ruo was about to retreat, Tong Yan hurriedly stopped her, looking at Fang Ruo's puzzled gaze, she smiled and said, "Aunt will always accompany me in the future." ”

There were a few of the other maids who walked out, and they were almost invisible and slowed down, bracing their ears, wanting to hear what the county lord said again.

Qingzhi frowned and coughed heavily.

Frightened, they all hurried out with a gray pace.

There were only a few maids left in the courtyard.

Tong Yan continued, "Although my aunt has taught me, but I am young after all, and I have no biological mother, let alone a nurse, and I still need to rely on my aunt to mention it, lest I do something wrong but I don't know it, or I can't make up my mind and no one discusses, I wonder if my aunt is willing to help me?" ”

Although Tong Yan was very sincere, she was very sure in her heart.

Since Fang Ruo was willing to follow her, it must have been this idea.

As a high-ranking female official, although she lacks nothing in the Yongwang Mansion, she has nothing to rely on, whether it is Princess Yong or her daughter, she will not choose such a female official as a confidant, especially the rumors that the five princes will be harmed.

Speaking of which, Fang Ruo was originally a person next to Concubine Zhuang, a decent palace maid like her, when she reached the age when she should be released from the palace, as long as the master didn't speak, then she would have to stay in the palace again, and if she missed the prescribed age, she didn't know what year and month she would have to wait for.

As for the female officials of the Yongwang Mansion, they are also subject to the control of the palace, and they are no different from the palace maids.

So only when Fang Ruo is old can he be released from the house.

Although she has accumulated over the past few decades and has a lot of money on hand, after all, she has no children, no daughters and no relatives, and she has no reliable people to support her when she leaves the house, so she might as well take refuge in Tong Yan.

As expected, a smile appeared on Fang Ruo's harsh face, and she saluted Tong Yan, and said calmly, "The slave maid does not have the talent and virtue of Jiang Taigong, the county lord does not have to be so polite, Pu Liu's posture, but it is sent by the county lord." ”

The speech is humble and gentle, and the posture is neither humble nor arrogant, and it is consistent.

It's the look that Tong Yan admires.

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