Chapter 52: Inexplicable Horror
Wang Jiugui before his career, nearly 20 years of life is hungry and full of food, meals and delicacies have become his life's ambition, now there are conditions, he is extremely attentive to the appetite, the blister kitchen hired by a lot of money is not counted, just the inner kitchen, it is a two-entry courtyard, after returning to the spring to "learn" the cooking skills, simply eat with the third grandmother in the backyard of the kitchen, save the toss back and forth.
Chungui also paid attention to the fact that the blister kitchen prepared the dishes according to the menu received by the steward, and then the servants were assigned to each room according to the portions, if they were poisoned, the people who washed, cut and cooked would not have a chance, because if they were poisoned, the poisoned people would be a random one, and it was unlikely that they would target the Bai family, that is, the only people who were poisoned were the servants who were assigned or served.
But relatively speaking, the person who distributes the meal in debt is in full view, and it is more difficult to be poisoned, and it is cheaper to instruct the person responsible for serving it if you want to do it unknowingly.
From the mouth of the third grandmother, the person in charge of delivery is generally a fixed person, such as Zheng's three meals a day, which is delivered by He's mother in person, although it is an errand job, but there is an opportunity to show up in front of Zheng's and get some rewards from time to time, so this is also a beautiful difference.
Chungui quietly asked Bai's, can I know who sent the food to her, Bai was very confused: "It was originally a familiar face, but since I was grounded, I changed to a servant woman, I was depressed at the time, and I didn't ask her what to call it, I just remember the same age as Zhan's, white face, it looks a little shrunken, not generous enough, maybe it's too ordinary, although I have been in charge of the family for many years, I don't have a little impression of this servant woman, but because of the people in the kitchen, I can't be selected without three years of qualifications, The servant woman probably wasn't a recent purchase. ”
At the same time, Bai also came to the inner kitchen to inspect the circle, and the feedback was that he did not see the servant woman who brought her food during the confinement, Chungui became more and more suspicious of this person who did not know where to go, but for a while, he couldn't find an excuse to ask, and he had to press his doubts and still deal with the third grandmother, but no matter how he beat around the bush, he couldn't touch the side of the change in the personnel of the kitchen, Chungui had nothing to do, and when he was almost about to ask Lan Ting for help, he didn't want to suddenly turn around this day.
On this day, the third grandmother also accompanied the spring return, and said that she also wanted to cook, and the guests had a small competition of cooking skills for fun, and I don't know what happened to the Zheng family, temporarily called the third grandmother over, and left the spring return in the kitchen, followed by He's mother, cooked a good jade shrimp, just set up the table under the corridor in the backyard, and Chungui warmly invited He's mother to try her craft, and originally planned to take advantage of the absence of the third grandmother, thinking of a few words.
saw the corner gate in the backyard, a servant woman bowed her head and rubbed in, with a white face and a moderate height, Chun Gui's heart moved, but the Bai family was not around now, and there was no way to determine whether the servant woman was the person they had been looking for.
I heard a servant woman raise her voice again: "The Sun family has finally shown its face." He turned around and called Zhan to the backyard.
Chungui looked at Zhan Shi, and saw that she originally loved to elongate a face, and then she was even more displeased, squeezing her brows, squinting her eyes coldly, and walking a few steps closer, compared with the servant woman who bowed her head and drooped her head, it was like an inevitability, first snorted coldly, and then scolded: "Look at you like this, where is the situation of being riddled with illness, it is nothing more than being lazy and not wanting to work, so I use the excuse of calling the illness, otherwise how can I let someone pass the word and tell you that if you are really sick and can't get up, you will simply report the vacancy and let others replace you on duty in the kitchen, Are you going to get rid of the disease right away? The Sun family, don't say that I didn't remind you, although the main family is lenient and benevolent, we subordinates should also have self-knowledge, since we are supported by the master's family, we must be loyal and hardworking, and if we don't have a pampered life, don't moan without illness. ”
The words taught the servant woman more and more unable to raise her head, and her neck drooped down again, and from the perspective of Chun Gui, her expression was completely invisible.
There happened to be another servant woman, carrying a stack of three-layer food boxes in one hand, Zhan called her and asked her to hand over the food boxes to the Sun family: "It was your work, and you have been asked to do it for others for a few days, since you are not sick, you have come to receive an envoy again, hurry up and send the meal to the outer courtyard, this is for Mo Daochang, the Taoist is a little picky, if you make a mistake, it is all your fault." ”
Chun Guizheng thought: Then don't ask Xiaodao, he really knows how to put on the shelf of a magic stick, he is also picky? Since Xiaoyao Immortal Changyi went to Yunyou, Mo Wenxiao has lived a life of three meals and autumn winds everywhere, and he really has a face!
But suddenly saw that the Sun family was dejected, as if he had been stung by a scorpion, the whole person finally cheered up, her neck was raised suddenly, her face was shrouded in indescribable horror, she retreated, waved her hands in a panic, and said nothing: "No, no, no, although you hate me, don't hurt me so much, you can suppress me as much as you want, I have no complaints for a long time, how can I still be on this errand?" Just let me go and spare my life. ”
"What are these words?" Zhan was obviously angry, and his two sharp eyebrows were almost erect, and he was about to teach the Sun family a hard lesson.
When Chun Gui saw Mother He, who was originally only a bystander, she hurriedly rushed to put out the fire, and first pulled Zhan Shi to persuade: "Looking at the Sun family's like this, it is indeed so sick that the mind is dizzy, but the diet of the Taoist chief must not be delayed, so let others go first." He pulled the Sun family away again: "You come with me, what's the difficulty, tell me so much, don't say those crazy things again, how can Zhan Niangzi feel sorry for you?" She's just a duty. ”
Although Zhan is the housekeeper of the inner kitchen, he also knows that he cares about the face of Mother He, who makes the third wife the housekeeper now? No one can say whether this is temporary, and even if it is temporary, I don't know how long the "temporary" can last, and the third wife will hand over the power in the future, in the end, it will still be the master's layer, and it is not easy to clean up a servant, He's mother's daughter is on an errand in the third wife's house, and He's mother can stand firm in the kitchen, and no one dares to be disrespectful.
This dispute was settled under the turn of Mother He, but of course Chungui would not be left behind like this, but although she could still see Mother He and the Sun family whispering in the corner of the courtyard, one gently persuaded and the other wiped tears in her eyes, and was infinitely curious in her heart, but she couldn't listen to the corner of the wall in a grand manner, but she hated that the Bai family was not around, so she couldn't support them to listen.
Fortunately, at this time, the third grandmother appeared again, and the person was still far away, so she smiled and sat down and confessed to the spring return: "It was a letter from the fourth uncle, saying that the fourth brother-in-law was pregnant, and A-Niang was not at ease, so she discussed with me to choose a safe nurse and send it to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for the fourth uncle and his wife to send. ”
Chungui didn't care about it in the first place, and at this time, he just said that it didn't matter, and deliberately told the third grandmother about the dispute just now: "In the past, I looked at Mother Zhan, although I felt that her face was not so kind and she acted quite resolutely, but she didn't look like a fierce person, but I didn't expect that the Sun family was so in awe of Mother Zhan, it can be said that it can be said to be terrifying." ”
"Sun's?" The third grandmother frowned: "I haven't heard of what kind of character she is, but I know Zhan's, she is the master's cronies, her man's family, he used to follow the master across the sea, and now he is the shopkeeper outside, Zhan's is a little strict, but he is not like a person who embarrasses others for no reason." ”
Chun Gui said again: "Sister didn't see the situation of the servant woman just now, as soon as she said that she was going to send lunch to Mo Wendao, it was like she was going to send her to death, her face turned blue, and she did say that she would let Mother Zhan let her live." ”
Under the rendering of the spring return, the third grandmother was also curious about the Sun family, and when she saw Mother He, she asked her: "Who is the Sun family, and what is the relationship with the Zhan family?" ”
"The Sun family is a servant woman who bought seven or eight years ago, at that time she was widowed, I heard that the man was still a showman, and he was not admitted to the lifting of people, and he died of illness, although the Sun family had a son, but the husband's family was poor, and the mother's family did not rely on, and the man had no hope after death, and the son born was also sick and calamitous, and her in-laws were ruthless, so they sold her to the tooth shop."
The third grandmother sneered and said: "Look, don't think it's good to marry a scholar, a poor talent like this is just a nest for yourself, your parents and family are all out of conscience, and you actually sell your daughter-in-law as a servant, this is also a scholar, and the books are all read into the dog's stomach." ”
"That's not the case, after the slave maid knew the Sun family's background, she was very sympathetic to her, and she was willing to take care of her." Mother He sighed, and on her round cheeks, she really showed a look of pity, and said: "The Sun family is a widow, and her appearance is not outstanding, but she has a good temperament, soft and weak. ”
The third grandmother said "oh", and without asking, she explained to Chungui: "I know this Sun Huai, who was originally also a servant of my family, and he is very good friends with the men of the Zhan family. He asked Mother He: "How do I remember that Sun Huai died two years ago?" ”
"I've been dead for four or five years!" Mother He corrected it, and then described the knot between the Zhan family and the Sun family in detail.