Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Cook
Seeing that Old Madam Xie's face suddenly turned violent, Xie Yunjin couldn't help but be taken aback.
Could it be that she just said that she trespassed, so she made her grandmother angry?
According to what my grandmother just said, the evil in the bamboo forest behind the house was originally the maid who served by my grandmother's side and my grandmother's companion room.
She is gone, how can grandmother invite a few big monks into the mansion to overtake her.
How could he invite Zen Master Fahai of Jinshan Temple to seal such an evil in his own home?
And it's still sealed in the Qingluo Courtyard.
Daddy and her, both lived in the yard.
What did my grandmother do this for?
Xie Yunjin couldn't figure it out for a while, but he still wanted to ask Mrs. Xie again.
"Grandmother, since Zen Master Fahai sealed that evil in that bamboo forest, why did there be evil in that bamboo forest again?"
Before that, Xie Yunjin found a few old people who used to serve in the house, and a few mothers-in-law who were let out.
They said that before Xie Yunjin lived in Qingluo Courtyard, there were already rumors of haunting in Qingluo Courtyard.
It's just that later, their serving servants were let out, and no one talked about these things anymore.
Old Madam Xie's face was a little cold, and she paused before saying.
"Grandmother didn't know much about these things. Your mother is in charge of this Xie Mansion, why don't you go and ask her personally?"
After Mrs. Xie finished speaking, she glanced at Mama Fang who was waiting on the side.
Mama Fang immediately understood what Mrs. Xie meant.
"Girl, the old lady is going to change her clothes in the courtyard, please wait here for a while."
After Mama Fang went out with Mrs. Xie in her arms, Xie Yunjin sat on the soft couch in the room, thinking carefully about the ins and outs of the whole thing.
If the grandmother did not hide it, what the grandmother just said should be true.
It's just that when Grandmother Fang mentioned the maid who used to serve by her grandmother's side, there was something wrong with Grandmother.
Xie Yunjin sat close and saw clearly that Old Madam Xie had a little hatred on her face.
What kind of deep hatred and hatred caused the grandmother to have a look of hatred on her face when she mentioned that maid.
It seems that there is another hidden story here.
If you peel back the cocoon and find out step by step, maybe more people will be implicated.
The old people in the house, except for Shou'an Hall and Minghe Temple, only have a few cooks and mothers-in-law on the stove.
Chef Luo is a wedding cook brought by Luo from the Luo family, because Luo's taste is different from the Xie family's taste, so Luo Chef Niang has been in the Xie family for decades.
Even though he was released by Luo, had a man, and gave birth to a child, he was still reluctant to the Xie family, and returned to the Xie family on an errand.
"Rue, I'm going to the big kitchen!"
Xie Yunjin finished talking, and said to the pearl guarding outside the house, Xie Yunjin took Rue Xiang and went to the big kitchen.
The large kitchen is in front of the Narumusin Temple, and it is only across the bridge from the Narumusin Temple. Because it is close to the Narumu Temple, the area around the large kitchen is also covered with eyeliner under Roche's cloth.
Xie Yunjin didn't want Luo to know about these things, so Luo was worried, so he had to let Ruxiang go in and invite Chef Luo out.
"Jin Niang, why are you here too? Could it be that I heard that the third uncle and mother were making candied fruits in the big kitchen, and they came over after smelling the fragrance. ”
Xie Yunjin turned his head and saw that the Bai clan had already appeared behind him without knowing when.
Bai Shi called the clothes of the kitchen cook, followed by a few maids, and several maids had pots in their hands, and they didn't know if it was sugar water or jam or something like that.
"Third Uncle and Aunt are well! I'm here to find someone. ”
Xie Yunjin invited the Bai family to say goodbye.
Bai Shi smiled on his face, took Xie Yunjin's hand, and entered the big kitchen.
"Come in! The third uncle and aunt made candied lotus root fruit today, it is very delicious, you can taste it! ”
Before Xie Yunjin could react, the Bai family had already pulled Xie Yunjin into the big kitchen.
In the big kitchen, the cook lady who was preparing to help the cook, saw Xie Yunjin enter the big kitchen, stopped the work in his hand, bowed to Xie Yunjin, and continued the work in hand.
Bai's family was born in a businessman's family, although his background is not high, but Bai's cooking skills are very good.
Xie Yunjin once heard that the reason why Mrs. Lin likes Bai's is because Bai's craftsmanship is so good, whether it is frying and stir-frying, or making fruits and snacks, Bai's can be handy.
In the Xie Mansion in Jinling, the Bai family also set up a candied fruit bureau to make candied fruits for Mrs. Lin.
Xie Yunjin entered the house, and Bai opened the box of preserved fruits containing candied lotus root.
There are eight layers in the box, and each layer has a different candied fruit. The highest layer is the candied lotus root.
"Jin Niang, try it quickly! This is the newly made candied lotus root made by the second uncle, and it hasn't been long since it was made, but you are blessed. ”
As Bai Shi spoke, the mother-in-law who was waiting beside him had already taken out a plate of fragrant lotus root candied fruit with a clip and placed it on the high table next to Xie Yunjin.
Under the gaze of the Bai family and a few maids-in-law, Xie Yunjin was too bad not to eat, so he could only taste half a piece of candied lotus root.
Bai's craftsmanship is really good, this fragrant lotus root candied fruit tastes sweet but not greasy, containing the fragrance of lotus root and a faint honey aroma.
"The craftsmanship of the second uncle and mother is really good! This fragrant lotus candied fruit is no worse than those candied fruit shops in Hangzhou. ”
Xie Yunjin gave a thumbs up and praised the Bai family.
Bai Shi listened to Xie Yunjin's praise, and his face turned red and fluttered.
"It's just a small skill of carving insects, the old lady loves to eat, so I made more. If you like it, just take some back. ”
After Bai's words, the maids who were waiting around him had already begun to pack candied fruits for Xie Yunjin.
The Bai family is the wife of the Xie family's third room, and the Yu family is also on an equal footing.
It's just that Bai's background is not as good as Yu's, and in Jinling, the third room is also suppressed by the second room everywhere, and most of the ancestral sacrifice fields in the third room are hung in the name of the second room.
Even her third uncle, the third master of the Xie family, also followed the path of her second uncle before entering the official career.
Therefore, the Bai family can only be by Yu's side on weekdays, and be a small low.
After tasting the candied lotus root, Xie Yunjin asked the Bai family to help her call Chef Luo out.
Xie Yunjin sat under the porch, and after a while, he saw that the Bai woman who was waiting beside the Bai family had already brought Chef Luo out.
Chef Luo also knew Xie Yunjin, and when she saw that the person who was looking for her was a girl, she bent down and bowed, and asked.
"I don't know if the third girl found the old slave to come out, what do you want to say to the old slave!"
Xie Yunjin glanced around, approached Chef Luo and said.
"This is not the place to talk, and I ask Chef Luo to follow me into the house."
Chef Luo nodded, and followed Xie Yunjin into the ear room next door.
Rue Xiang stayed outside, and Xie Yunjin and Luo Chef Niang were talking in the house.
"Chef Luo is also an old person who serves in the house, right?"
Xie Yunjin asked while sitting on the bamboo chair in the room.
Chef Luo lowered her head, she still didn't know what the girl wanted to ask when she came out alone, or replied truthfully.
"Girl, the old slave is indeed an old man who serves in the house. The old slave is the lady's companion, and the Xie family who came with the lady has counted the days, and decades have passed. ”
"Chef Luo has been serving in the house for so many years, but do you still remember, what happened when I was eight years old? Why can't I remember what happened when I was eight years old?"
Xie Yunjin was not taboo, and asked Chef Luo directly.
Chef Luo's face was shocked, and she secretly said in her heart, how could the girl suddenly remember to ask her this?
Because she was an old man who served in the house, the lady had repeatedly told her that she was not allowed to tell what happened on the girl's birthday when she was eight years old.
Even if the girl came to ask her in person, she couldn't leak a word.
Chef Luo hesitated for a moment, and finally made up her mind.
"Girl, the old slave has always been serving in the big kitchen, and if she doesn't enter the inner courtyard, what happened to the girl when she was eight years old, the old slave really doesn't know. Why don't you ask the girl?"
As soon as Chef Luo's voice fell, she glanced at the sky outside, gritted her teeth, and said.
"Girl, the old slave still has work waiting for the old slave in the big kitchen, and the old slave is going back!"
"Chef Luo, is it true that she doesn't know anything?"
Xie Yunjin's face was cold, and the words he said were also cold.
When Chef Luo heard this, she couldn't help but give a cold war, and then slowly replied.
"Third girl, the old slave really doesn't know anything, so don't ask the old slave."
Xie Yunjin saw the scruples on Chef Luo's face, and didn't stop her, so he let her out.
Seeing Chef Luo coming out of the house, Ruxiang, who was guarding outside, hurried in.
"Girl, just let Cook Na Luo go? Didn't the girl ask anything? ”
Rue Xiang asked Xie Yunjin puzzled.
Xie Yunjin didn't look at her, but lowered his head and took a sip of tea slowly.
"I guess Madame told her a long time ago, and if I had asked her about what had happened when I was eight years old, she would not have told me the truth. Instead of forcing her, it is better to let her go back. ”
Rue couldn't understand why the girl did this.
I didn't ask anything, so I just put it back.
If I ask about it next time, I'm afraid I won't want to say anything.
Rue Xiang lowered her head and was about to leave the house.
"Girl, since we haven't asked anything, let's go back! The slave didn't dare to walk at night, so it was better to go back early. ”
"Coward! Why don't you dare to walk at night! ”
Xie Yunjin stood up, took Ruxiang's hand, and walked out of the room.
"Since there is that evil in the bamboo forest in our yard, these days, the slave maid is worried in her heart, for fear that if the evil is not careful, she will come out and harm people's lives."
Rue Xiang said, sneezing several times in a row.
Her grandmother once told her that the few maids that her grandmother chose for her to serve her were all fire fats.
Zhulan Yuelan is the life of fire, and Zhou Niangniang is also the life of fire, but Rue Xiang is the mother who came to serve her, not the grandmother who chose it for her.
Then rue should not be a fire life.
Xie Yunjin remembered that it was said in the almanac that the three fires on the heads and shoulders of people who were killed by fire were extremely vigorous, and ordinary evil ghosts and monsters were difficult to approach.
The three fires of ordinary people are not as strong as those of people who are on fire.
I can't say what Zhulan Yuelan can't see, Rue Xiang can see.
Xie Yunjin bowed his head, glanced at Ruxiang in front of him, and said with a smile.
"Ruexiang, I have something to tell you to do alone!"
"Girl, what's the matter?"
Rue Xiang looked at her girl's malicious smile, and goosebumps came out of Rue Xiang's body.
Because Zhulan Yuelan is fire fate, I can't see the evil one in the bamboo forest.
But Rue Xiang is not a fire life, maybe you can see the evil in the bamboo forest, when the time comes, just let Rue Xiang ask the evil one.
But before that......
Or convince Rue first.