The next day, Chef Jin carefully cooked a cup of mutton soup, in order to remove the smell as much as possible, added a lot of ginger and pepper to taste, people who smell it can't help but drool, but unfortunately this cup of soup has been boiled from the morning to the present, the essence of the soup has been boiled out, and a pot of water has been condensed into this cup, and there is no extra soup to share with everyone.

Aunt Rong came to get the soup, smelled the fragrance, and showed a look of satisfaction on her face. Chef Jin peeked at her, and her uneasy mood calmed down a little, and the remaining half depended on whether Aunt Xiao was satisfied.

Aunt Rong carefully sent the soup to Aunt Xiao's room, opened the lid like a treasure, and the fragrance wafted out, and Aunt Xiao also praised in surprise, "It's so fragrant!" ”

"Aunt Xiao, this is a mutton soup that has been boiled for four hours since the morning, the meat is rotten, and it is all melted in the soup, but it is fragrant, taste it?" Aunt Rong took a small bowl, scooped a little soup into the bowl, and came to Aunt Xiao's bed to feed her.

The aroma of ginger has an appetizing effect, coupled with the aroma of the soup itself, Aunt Xiao only felt that the gluttonous worm in her stomach that had been hibernating for a long time gently hooked her tail, and her mouth immediately became relished.

Aunt Rong fed her a spoonful, she swallowed it slowly in her mouth, and then smacked her mouth twice to taste it, only to feel that her mouth was fragrant.

"Fragrant, this soup is well boiled."

"Aunt Xiao likes to drink more, the soup sent in the past few days looks like you have no appetite, which makes me so worried. No matter how good the decoction is, it is not as good as the soup and water to nourish people. As he spoke, he fed another spoonful.

"I bothered you, it's all from this disease, I thought a few pieces of medicine would do, but I didn't expect to drink it for so many days, no matter how good my appetite is, I still feel bitter in my mouth after drinking the medicine after lunch."

"Is Aunt Xiao taking wind chill medicine or what tonic medicine? If you really don't like to drink the tonic and don't drink it, I'll ask the kitchen to cook more soup for you. Soup is better than medicine, medicine has one taste, how many flavors of soup there are, and you can change the taste every day. What do you say? Although there are not many ingredients in the kitchen every day, it is still easy to make a soup, and you can order vegetarian soup and meat soup. ”

"Hehe, okay, I'll ask Doctor Xie to take a look when I go back, and she said to stop if she can."

"Hey, that's a good idea. Aunt Xiao, drink more. ”

Aunt Rong thought that this cup of carefully boiled mutton soup could win Aunt Xiao's heart, but the result was still the same as the result of the previous days, Aunt Xiao still only ate a little bit and didn't want it, the only difference was that she drank a little more, in fact, she drank up the soup in the bowl in Aunt Rong's hand, and Aunt Xiao didn't want it when Aunt Rong wanted to serve it more.

If it was said that Chef Jin couldn't make the soup that Aunt Xiao liked because she was lazy and didn't work hard a few days ago, but today's broth that had been boiled for four hours with sincerity failed to awaken Aunt Xiao's appetite more, which inevitably made Aunt Rong feel a little depressed, and finally reluctantly accepted the fact that Aunt Xiao was ruined by medicine, and no longer angered Chef Jin's cooking skills.

Although Aunt Xiao hinted that she was willing to stop tonic just now, it was based on Dr. Xie's medical advice, who didn't know that the doctors in the female medical hall were all from the pharmacy girl, so this matter couldn't be happy too early, maybe it was Aunt Xiao's prevarication, this woman is also an old fox, I like to watch them fight openly and secretly, the more fierce they fight, the more profitable she becomes.

Hum!

Thinking about it, Aunt Rong still packed up the food box with a smile on her face.

Unfortunately, Aunt Fang pushed the door in at this time, and happened to aim at most of the mutton soup in Aunt Rong's hand, the corners of her mouth raised at a strange angle, as if smiling and sneering, and swayed to Aunt Xiao's bed, "Aunt Xiao, just now Doctor Xie prescribed a tonic prescription, saying that it was for your wind and cold, and I have already given it to your little girl, but you must drink it." ”

"There's tonic again, I've drunk enough."

"Hey, Aunt Xiao, you can't say that, of course you have to take medicine when you are sick, if you eat, you can get better, won't all Langzhong in the world starve to death?"

"If you can get better just by taking medicine, when the ladies are sick, the doctors don't have to tell them to eat more good things." Aunt Fang's words made Aunt Rong quite unhappy.

The two eldest aunts were arguing, but Aunt Xiao didn't hear it, and praised Aunt Fang with a smile.

She doesn't favor any one or the other, she just waits and sees.

"Aunt Xiao, you have a good rest, there is something else in the kitchen, I will go back first." Aunt Rong packed up the food box and said goodbye to Aunt Xiao.

"Why are you in a hurry, can't the kitchen be separated from you? Why bother to tire yourself every day, it's time to train a successor. "Aunt Fang has something to say.

"Alas, there's no way, the kitchen is full of people, and if you don't stare at it for a moment, you don't know what kind of mess you will cause for me, how can it be like several other aunts, there are few people and light work, and every day is so idle that I have to go around to pass the time." Aunt Rong saw the move, implying that the other party did not work hard.

"Let's go if you're busy, and it's time for the kitchen to start preparing dinner." Aunt Xiao played a round.

"Aunt Xiao, you rest, I'll retire first." Aunt Rong finally saluted, withdrew and left, so she didn't care if Aunt Fang was so angry with her that her face was crooked.

Aunt Rong returned to the kitchen, put the food box on the table, and left without saying a word.

Everyone gathered around to open the food box, and the soup cup inside fell sideways in the box, and all the soup spilled out, but looking at it, they also knew that Aunt Xiao hadn't drunk much.

Chef Jin almost fainted.

"What should I do? What to do? Did Aunt Rong find a tool to pick my skin? Chef Jin was so frightened that her legs were so weak that she could barely stand on the table.

No one dared to speculate, Chef Li and the other three cooks could only coax Chef Jin to cheer up and continue to cook, and Aunt Xiao was still waiting for the meal.

This dinner, Chef Jin was so close to tears that she was about to fall.

Xiangru came to the kitchen to get dinner and sent it to Aunt Rong's room, Mrs. Ping Ping's service was finished, and before leaving, Aunt Rong told Chef Jin that tomorrow afternoon's soup will be like today's mutton soup, Aunt Xiao's loss of appetite is her business, and the kitchen is the kitchen.

When Chef Jin received Xiangru's message, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground, folded her hands and recited Amitabha, wiped away the tears of excitement overflowing from the corners of her eyes, and went back to the house to rest with a smile, she would probably be able to sleep peacefully tonight.

Xiangru finished her work and boiled a pot of chestnut porridge for Aunt Rong for supper, this chestnut is also a good thing to strengthen the spleen, stomach, kidneys and tendons, cut into chestnut pieces and boil together in the porridge, and when the porridge is boiled, the chestnuts are also rotten.

After waiting for Aunt Rong to rest with Lilac, Xiangru returned to her house, and the people in the courtyard were all fetching water and washing their faces to prepare for rest.

Xiangru opened the wardrobe to look at her unfinished embroidery drawings, exhaled a long breath, and put the drawings back, yesterday was scared by Aunt Rong, her inspiration ran out, she didn't know how to design the pattern, she still wanted to wear a new belly pocket.

Yinhua came in and called Xiangru, there were fewer people outside to fetch water, so hurry up to wash it while there is still hot water, and the fire will be extinguished in a while.

Xiangru immediately put the pattern behind her, took her basin and towel and went to the yard, she didn't want to wash her face in cold water on such a cold day.

Early the next morning, Xiangru saw that the water was boiling and was about to send it to Aunt Rong, but unexpectedly, Aunt Rong suddenly appeared in the kitchen neatly dressed, startling everyone, and was thinking about how she could get up so early, but Aunt Rong told everyone to continue to do things without saying a word, and she was watching from the side.

Since Aunt Rong came over by herself, there was no need for Xiangru to wait for freshening, so Xiangru also went to help the cooks. When breakfast was ready, Aunt Rong took two buns and filled a bowl of porridge with her own hands, and just stood in the kitchen and solved the breakfast with pickles, and then wiped her mouth and asked Chef Jin to serve Aunt Xiao's breakfast, and she sent it over now.

Chef Jin didn't dare to slack off, so she quickly packed the food box, and Aunt Rong picked it up and left. Xiangru was glad that Aunt Rong got up early and finally had a hot breakfast today.

An hour later, the three of them were washing dishes by the well, and Aunt Rong hurriedly came back with the food box, blasting out all the people in the kitchen, leaving only the four cooks to talk, and after a while, I saw Aunt Rong come out of it and go back to the house to rest.

Seeing that Aunt Rong's figure completely disappeared from sight, everyone crowded into the kitchen to inquire about the details, and when they came out again, the three Xiangru outside also knew what was going on.

Du, the chief eunuch of the Tai Hospital, sent a letter to Aunt Xiao this morning, just when Aunt Rong and Aunt Fang finished serving Aunt Xiao's breakfast together, and the three of them chatted together.

According to the rules of the palace, the palace maids and eunuchs who leave the palace will be repatriated from the palace on the day of the winter solstice, it is now late autumn, on the edge of winter, and there is still about a month and a half before the time to return home, Aunt Rong does not have much time left, and Aunt Xiao must submit the list of successors to the chief eunuch of the Tai Hospital within a month, because it takes time for the handover of work and the training of successors.

Any day of the month can be the day of submission of the list, it can be tomorrow or the thirtieth day.

As soon as this exact news came, Aunt Rong and Aunt Fang should be in a hurry, no wonder Aunt Rong was in such a hurry just now.

Aunt Rong is all nervous, of course Aunt Fang will not rest, and the other aunts who do not have the strength to compete for the position of aunt in charge are probably happy to watch the excitement from the sidelines.

Xiangru shrugged her shoulders and thought it was quite interesting, but she didn't know if the other would be convinced after one of them took the position? If you are not convinced, will you make some stumbling blocks in the later work? In case Aunt Rong takes the position, who will replace her, probably one of the existing cooks, right?

But then again, if Aunt Rong fails, the entire kitchen will probably have a hard time for a while, and the first person to bear the brunt is probably herself.

Thinking of this, Xiangru's face fell, and she no longer felt interesting at all.

After washing the dishes and today's dishes, Xiangru went back to the house to rest temporarily, and when she returned to the kitchen at lunchtime, she happened to see Chef Jin boxing Aunt Xiao's lunch.

After serving Aunt Rong's lunch, Xiangru came back to eat, and Aunt Xiao's cinnamon also sent back the leftovers after eating, and Chef Jin pulled Yugui to ask Aunt Xiao if she was satisfied with lunch.

Yu Guiguang smiled and didn't speak, only opened the food box to show her, those dishes were all chopsticks, but there were still a lot left, and Aunt Xiao's appetite was not much boosted because there were good dishes today.

Watching Chef Jin pour most of the leftovers into the bucket, Xiangru shook her head secretly with her rice bowl, it was a pity to waste it.

The soup for Aunt Xiao was stewed in the afternoon, and Aunt Rong personally sent it over, and she came back at the same time as yesterday, but this time it was accompanied by a storm hovering overhead.

Everyone in the kitchen who was preparing dinner suddenly did not dare to come out, and the whole kitchen was silent.

"Auntie, isn't the soup good today?" Stretching out her head and retracting the knife is also a knife, and Chef Jin mustered up the courage to take a step forward.

"That slut didn't know how to get the best tonic from the pharmacy of Tai Hospital, and Aunt Tang Xiao didn't drink it today." Aunt Rong slammed the table angrily, and the spice bowl on the table clattered.

Everyone looked at each other, and they all felt powerless, the tonics in the pharmacy of the Tai Hospital were all for the masters above the fifth grade, and Aunt Fang actually had such a good tonic with great powers, and the chances of winning for Aunt Rong of her own family were undoubtedly reduced.

"Auntie, why don't you ask Aunt Xiao what she wants to eat? As long as the kitchen has it, we will definitely be able to make it for her. Chef Jin made a bold suggestion.

"What if Aunt Xiao doesn't have the things in the kitchen?"

"This ......"

"Aunt Xiao has been in the women's hospital for decades, what is there in the kitchen that she hasn't eaten? I'm afraid she's tired of eating it for a long time. ”

"No matter how good the tonic is, you can't eat it as a meal."

"Do you still have to say that? Xiao Gu is losing her appetite now, it was originally a great opportunity for us, Jin Honggen, you better not let me down. ”

"The servant doesn't dare, the servant will do her best."

"Hmph." Aunt Rong flicked her sleeves and disappeared at the kitchen door.

As soon as Aunt Rong left, the pressure in everyone's hearts was eliminated, and they immediately chattered together, and some people comforted Chef Jin, it is best to think of a few more new dishes these days, and when you see new dishes, it will always make people want to move their chopsticks.

That's right, but it's not easy, Chef Jin has been in the palace since she was a teenager and she has been a palace maid, and no one has gone out for decades, and the dishes she can cook are all learned from the previous chef, the lack of communication between peers, coupled with years of inertia, it is not easy for them to develop new dishes in just a few days.