Qi Qiuli finished eating the bowl of noodles, went out with a tray, opened the door and snowed, oncoming, the snow was fast and heavy, and a thick layer had accumulated on the ground, although it was cold, but because of the snow, there were also some lanterns everywhere, and the road was also transparent, stepping on the snow, it was not easy to fall. finally stopped a palace lady.

"I'm new here, where is Chu Lixuan's kitchen?"

"Chu Lixuan's kitchen, it's been a long time since I used it, and the little master is just coming in today, and it is estimated that tomorrow will be able to open a gang." Gong E looked at Qi Qiuli holding a tray with dishes and chopsticks in it, and only said, "I recognize this tray, it's on the stove over there, I'll take you there." As she spoke, she pointed in a direction that Qi Qiuli didn't know either.

Qi Qiuli thanked her for her kindness, followed Gong'e step by step, and after about a cup of tea, she really arrived at a place of fireworks in the world. Gong E didn't knock on the door, and directly led Qi Qiuli in.

"It's so late, why are you still here?"

"It's snowing today, my mother is happy, cooking wine in the palace and enjoying the snow, where do I dare to be lazy, if I want a snack, I have to send it!"

"It's hard for you, you have to be greedy for darkness when you get up early, what about your apprentice? Why don't you tell him to keep it? ”

The cook smiled innocently and said, "Niangniang is used to eating villains' dishes, and she has changed her apprentice, how can she succeed?" ”

"You are also kind, the apprentices have all brought it out, and you have personally gone into battle! You are not afraid that the apprentices will be distracted, thinking that you are stealing the limelight by yourself, and you will not be able to stand out from them. ”

The cook still smiled innocently, got up and picked up a bowl, prepared condiments from the spice box, scooped a bowl of chicken soup in the pot and handed it to Gong E, saying, "Auntie said she was laughing!" This is the pheasant soup that is newly hung at noon, and my aunt warms up while it is hot. ”

Gong E took the chicken soup with a smile, and didn't thank you, but said: "I've seen a lot, don't say that I provoke you, I'm kind." ”

The cook glanced at Qi Qiuli behind him, and then looked at the dishes in the tray, which were the dishes he used to hold green silk wonton noodles just now, and made a bowl of chicken soup, handed it to Qi Qiuli and said, "It's new today, right?" Does this side still fit? ”

Qi Qiuli hurriedly put down the tray in her hand and hurriedly took the chicken soup. Hold it warmly in your hand and sweep away the wind chill of the day. His heart was warm, and he said sweetly: "It's delicious, it's good!" It's better than what I cook on the stove. ”

The cook said embarrassedly: "Where, where, the chef on the stove of the master's house, it's amazing, the dishes sent into the palace several times, even we are ashamed to see it!" ”

A trace of loneliness flashed in Qi Qiuli's eyes, infinite sadness in her heart, holding the chicken soup in her hand, and said to herself in disappointment: "No, this bowl of chicken soup is also for the sake of the teacher's face, right?" ”

Gong E also said: "Are you Miss Shi's family? Oh my mother! You only give me this tray, and I will bring it for you, and it will be made. ”

Qi Qiuli was even more lonely, squeezed out a trace of breath from her mouth, and said, "My father is Taiyuan Taiyuan General Judge." Xu has low self-esteem, and he no longer mentions his father's name.

The attentive light in Gong E's eyes was obviously extinguished by Qi Qiuli's words, and she squeezed out a very friendly smile and said, "You live in the same room with Miss Shi?" ”

Sure enough, Qi Qiuli had expected this scene, and said, "Well, yes, aunt." ”

Gong E drank a few sips of chicken soup and said, "That house is good, the house on Chaoyangpo is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the light is good." ”

Qi Qiuli was a little uneasy, and thought: It can't be that she is stained with the light of the master to live in this house, right? ”

An idea came to my heart, and it was confirmed by Gong E's hammer, Gong E said: "Girl, it's really a good fortune to be able to live in a room with Miss Shi's family, and today, I went to buy the charcoal fire in the house." Girl's fate, I have been in the palace for more than ten years, I don't know what it feels like to be in the burning house, every winter I count the days, wrapped in the quilt and chatter, winter passes early, early into summer, but in summer, the house is hot, just a small window, sweating in the middle of the night, the cover can squeeze out water. ”

The delicious pheasant soup has already tasted like chewing wax at this time, Qi Qiuli felt lonely again, and her face had to be greeted, and she only said: "Thank God, thank God." "Thank you for a long time, but I don't thank you for giving yourself this affordable teacher, and the teacher's young lady, Shi Wanying.

"Auntie, is there something wrong with it so late?" The chef asked Gong E thoughtfully.

"Isn't it? When the chicken soup is gagged, he forgets about the serious business. Gong E said with a displeased face: "You said that there was just a little bit of hot water, I didn't pay attention, and I let Aunt Li wash her feet, I'm looking for hot water all over the world to fill the soup woman!" As if playing a trick, he took out a leather soup woman from his chest. He also muttered, saying, "Who knew that you were still keeping vigil here, and I knew that I didn't have to go around the world to find hot water." ”

Without saying a word, the cook took the soup woman, turned around and lifted a kettle, and happily filled the soup woman to the fullest.

Gong E smiled like a trumpet flower in spring, and only said: "Enough is enough!" A little bit of it's done. ”

"Come to me, whatever!" The cook screwed on the lid and handed it to Gong E.

The two of you, thank me, I thank you, just as he was saying this, a little eunuch came in with a tray of broken dishes and broken dishes in his hands. Throw the tray onto the board in one go.

Ping-pong, broken dishes and broken dishes hit each other in the tray, and the cook found that the tray was full of broken dishes, frowned and said: "I've said it eight hundred times, walk carefully under your feet." If you are a slave, don't look up at the sky, but be careful to look down at the road. Walked over, pinched up a broken bowl and said: "Look at it, look at it, this is the bowl that the mother usually uses, these are all registered, they are all counted, you smashed it in vain, how can I make up for you!" ”

The little eunuch cried and pouted, "Master, I have memorized all your words." Where is this that I smashed, how many heads do I have enough to pay? Saying that, he cried aggrievedly.

Gong E took Tang Pozi into her arms, and the heavy Tang Pozi pressed down the front of Gong E's clothes, revealing a smooth neck. Gong E walked over and coaxed the little eunuch and said, "It's all big children, tell your master, who broke this plate?" We all have our own responsibilities. Your master can't bear the guilt of others in vain! ”

"Auntie, it was the mother who smashed it herself." The little eunuch wiped a handful of tears and rubbed the snot hanging under his nose on his face.

Gong E and the cook, the two looked at each other wordlessly. Qi Qiuli stared at them with insignificant eyes.

"Mother, it's making trouble again tonight?" Gong E asked in a low voice.

The little eunuch cried and said, "At first, it was fine, but I took out a plate of snacks and asked the eunuchs who stayed outside at night to share it." Because I was passing food and drinking, I mixed with the eunuchs at night, rubbed against their fire, and also shared a piece of snack. The little eunuch had no scruples, and cried and said, his voice a little loud.

The cook smacked his lips, feeling sorry for this tray of dishes, and saw that the little eunuch had a loud voice, and lowered his voice and shouted: "You are afraid that others will not hear, and if you don't come to peel your skin, you will howl, and sooner or later you will shout into the ears of the mother, and you will get up to the end." ”

"Your master is right, be quiet." Gong E echoed.

The little eunuch lowered his voice and said, "I don't know why, there is chaos inside." The eunuchs who went to night made me bad and asked me to go in to collect the dishes, but I was beaten by the grandmother next to my mother. ”

The three of them saw at this time that the red on the little eunuch's face was not frozen, but beaten.

"The master gives the mouth, and it is also a reward, have you kowtowed to thank you?" The cook asked helplessly.

Gong'e also sighed again and again, without saying a word.

The little eunuch poured out the grievances in his heart, and he couldn't hold back his tears, crying and nodding.

"Thank you, and you'll be fine. I just asked you to pass the food, didn't you say you were hungry? There are a few five-colored dumplings in the steamer, so let's cushion your stomach. The cook said with relief.

The little eunuch burst into tears and laughed, and a few five-colored dumplings made him forget the slap on his face. Qi Qiuli only admired in her heart.

"You see, when you're still a child, you don't cry when you have something to eat." Gong E also said with a smile.

"Auntie, let's also take a few dumplings to pad your stomach!"

"No, no, I'll leave and come back to you, all with food and take."

As soon as he heard that Gong E was leaving, the cook took out a few dumplings from the cage drawer, pulled a piece of oil paper to wrap them, and forced them to Gong E.

Gong E pushed again and again, but said: "Don't take it, the few donkeys you gave last time rolled around, so Aunt Li chattered for several days, don't take it, save when you will make trouble." "Gong E insisted on not to.

Qi Qiuli's eyes straightened when she saw it, staring at the oiled paper packet, pushing this way, pushing that side. Gong E glanced at Qi Qiuli and asked, "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" ”

Qi Qiuli really wasn't for herself this time, she thought of giving up her face to Wanying, who lied and nodded. Gong E took the oil paper bag, stuffed it into Qi Qiuli's hand, and instructed: "If Miss Shi is not full, these are enough for you to eat." ”

The cook turned around again, pinched a few five-colored dumplings from the cage drawer, wrapped them in oiled paper packets, and only said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to eat enough, add a few more." Let's go back, the snow is getting heavier and the road is harder. ”

Qi Qiuli admired in her heart, Gong E gave dumplings, most of them were for Wanying's face, and the cook took a few dumplings, because she was really worried about whether she could eat enough. Although they are all for gluttony, who is for whom and who is for herself, Qi Qiuli knows it.

With a few hot dumplings in her arms, Qi Qiuli's journey through the wind and snow was not so difficult. said goodbye to Gong E and walked into the house. Seeing that Wanying was still lying on the bed, she was angry.