Chapter 32: New Helpers
Du Baozhu quickly had a guess, but he was not in a hurry to verify it, first added red bean paste according to Lin Niang's suggestion, and praised it after drinking: "With red bean paste, it tastes really better." ”
Lin Niang's eyes lit up: "Thank you for your praise." ”
Du Baozhu turned his head: "You came up with this method yourself?" ”
"......" Lin Niang's eyes dodged, and she didn't dare to look at Du Baozhu.
Du Baozhu was even more sure of his guess, and opened his mouth with a smile: "But your Chun Niang's idea?" ”
Lin Niang has two daughters, the older one is called Chun Niang. Lin Niang begged the steward of Du Mansion and arranged for her to be a rough maid in the laundry room.
The work in the laundry room is the most tiring, just fetching water and carrying water is enough to torture people, not to mention the cold winter and wax moon, you have to wash the laundry with your bare hands.
The reason why Lin Niang arranged Chunniang in the laundry room is that Chunniang does not need to sign a death deed, and when she is old in the future, she can still go out of the house to marry. This is the last little thing she, a useless mother, can plan for her daughter.
When asked by Du Baozhu at this time, Lin Niang was a little hesitant.
Du Xiaoniang is not as unreasonable as rumored, if Chun Niang can win the favor of the little lady, she doesn't have to stay in the laundry room to do hard work. But she was afraid that if the little lady knew that the person who made the milk tea was Chun Niang, she would force Chun Niang to sign the death contract.
Du Baozhu saw her hesitation, thinking that she was afraid of losing her errand, so she smiled and said: "I am now the time to employ people, if Chun Niang also has the ability, it is not a big deal to stay with both." ”
Lin Niang still didn't dare to speak.
Still heard the joy of cleverness, attached to Du Baozhu's ear and said that Chun Niang was only willing to sign the living deed.
Du Baozhu looked at Lin Niang's eyes and was surprised, she never expected that Lin Niang seemed to be rough and stupid, but she actually had such a delicate side.
If an ordinary woman is reconciled and separated from her husband and has no support from her mother's family, where can she support her two daughters? This Lin Niang not only supported her two daughters, but also stubbornly did not sign the death deed, but she had some backbone.
Du Baozhu admires strong women the most, so his attitude towards Lin Niang is more and more kind: "What I cherish is talent, as long as I have the ability, the life contract and death contract have no effect." ”
Lin Niang breathed a sigh of relief: "The little lady is really a bodhisattva!" My Chunniang has been working with me since she was a child, and her hands are very skillful, and she made this red bean paste! ”
"Chun Niang," Du Baozhu nodded: "Call her." ”
Lin Niang got the order, hurriedly left the Four Seasons Garden, and after a while, she came back with a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl: "I've seen the little lady." ”
Chun Niang and Lin Niang look eight points similar, and even their skin is as yellow as Lin Niang, not like a young girl who should be young at all.
However, his demeanor was quite generous, and after seeing the courtesy, he stood in a proper manner, bowed his head, and did not look around.
Du Baozhu was short of manpower, and seeing that Chun Niang had a good attitude, he asked with a smile: "In addition to red bean paste, have you tried other ingredients?" ”
Chun Niang had already heard Lin Niang talk about this on the way here, and when Du Baozhu asked, she said honestly: "I have also tried some other fillings, but they are not as delicious as red bean paste." ”
"Do you know how to make sake?"
Chun Niang knew that this was to teach her cooking skills, so she hurriedly went to the water tank to scoop water and clean her hands, and then stumbled and hung her sleeves, revealing two thin and powerful arms, and then returned to the stove.
Boil water, mix noodles, and rub small rice balls, every step is arranged in a tight and orderly manner, and after a while, a bowl of steaming small rice balls is presented to Du Baozhu.
Du Baozhu took the spoon and stirred it gently, and saw that the small rice balls in the bowl were small and cute, and the size was not far apart, so he knew that he had found a treasure this time.
He smiled and said: "Let's set these now, and give you three more days to try a few more added ingredients, and let the guests choose their own pairings when the time comes." ”
Lin Niang's mother and daughter saluted and said yes, and when Du Baozhu left, Lin Niang reached out to hug Chun Niang and cried: "My hard-working daughter, today is considered to have met a Bodhisattva." You serve the little lady well, maybe when you get married in two years, the little lady will be happy and reward you with two sets of heads at the bottom of the pressure box, and your future days will be smooth. ”
"A-Niang is so unambitious." Chunniang wiped away Lin Niang's tears and said, "We finally came out of the sea of suffering, is it just for me to get the master and the master when I get married?" ”
Chun Niang looked at the direction in which Du Baozhu left, and said in a low voice: "I see that the little lady is a powerful person, let's follow her to do things well, there will be blessings in the future, Ah Niang, don't be discouraged!" ”
"That's right! Right! Lin Niang was reminded by Chun Niang, and then remembered: "The little lady promised to promote me to a first-class cook, if you are liked by the little lady, maybe you can also be a first-class cook." Let's grit our teeth and save again, and you and Axia's dowry will be there! ”
Lin Niang said that when she said it, her eyes could only see such a thing as her daughter getting married. Chunniang knew that her aunt was most worried about her and her sister, and it was not easy to force it, so she followed her words and continued to do things.
Du Baozhu took the milk tea made by Lin Niang and went to Du Rangneng's study.