cook maid concubine

Chapter 149
Qian Hongxian didn't spend too much time getting familiar with the environment of the palace, and there were only a few places she could go as a cook, so she went to the big kitchen on the second day after entering the palace.Prince An's Mansion has two kitchens, east and west. The east kitchen is dedicated to cooking for the master, while the west kitchen is in charge of the servants' meals. The two kitchens are completely separate.

Qian Hongxian was in charge of the old lady's meals, so naturally she went to the East Kitchen.

There are four stewards in the east and west kitchens. One of the stewards is Steward Zhang who was in charge of cooking for Ji Nanjin in the old house. There are three other stewards. One is Steward Li whom she met yesterday. One of the two stewards is named Sai and the other is Zhu.

The steward of the palace's inner courtyard was also surnamed Zhang, the one Qian Hongxian had entered before, and I heard that he was related to Zhang, the steward of the East Kitchen, as his uncle and nephew.

Qian Hongxian had also read several books about Zhai Dou in her previous life, and knew that the relationship between the servants in this kind of mansion was intricate, so it was not surprising to casually point out that the two people might be relatives.

Seeing Ji Nanjin recruiting eight cooks in one go before, Qian Hongxian thought it was a lot, but after entering the East Kitchen, he realized that it was nothing at all.

Not to mention that the size of the East Kitchen is more than double that of the old house, and the number of people is three or four times that of that side.There are more than 30 people including the stewards, including the women who do chores.In addition to the four stewards, the cooks are divided into first, second and third ranks. There are four first-class cooks, eight second-class cooks, and sixteen third-class cooks. There are several women in charge of chores.

Hearing that she was here to take care of the old lady's meals, Qian Hongxian keenly felt that the people in the east kitchen looked at her unkindly, especially the stewards.

When Qian Hongxian came out of Bodhi Residence last night, she found someone to inquire about the situation of the East Kitchen, which was also her usual habit.She has always firmly believed that in order to integrate into a new environment as quickly as possible, intelligence is the first element.

According to what she learned last night, a nanny surnamed Guan was in charge of the old lady's meals. I heard that the other party came out of the palace with the old lady. For ten years, it was not until a year ago that he resigned from work and returned to his hometown because of his age, and the job of helping the old lady cook was also vacated.

During this time, apart from Steward Zhang, the other stewards of the East Kitchen have been vying for this opportunity.After all, the status of the kitchen steward is determined by cooking for the master.Just like Guanshi Zhang, he is Ji Nanjin's exclusive cook, and he always takes it with him when he goes out. Naturally, no one can shake his position in the East Kitchen.

It's just that I didn't expect that everyone had fought for such a long time. In the end, Ji Nanjin went out and brought back Qian Hongxian from the outside, and directly appointed her to be in charge of the old lady's future meals. Naturally, the attitude of the several stewards towards her can be imagined And know.

After Qian Hongxian entered the palace, she was directly classified as a first-class cook, with a monthly payment of ten taels.And He Xiaoxiao and Lin Yuyan, as her help cooks, receive the monthly salary of the second-class cook, eight taels a month.

This arrangement also made more people dissatisfied with Qian Hongxian and the three of them. You must know that each of them was gradually promoted from third-class cooks. Why did Qian Hongxian become first-class cooks as soon as he entered the house?It is clearly unfair.

However, because of Ji Nanjin's decision and the approval of the old lady, everyone dared not speak out, but it did not prevent them from stumbling Qian Hongxian in private.

The four stewards of the East Kitchen are each divided into factions, and the cooks below are also naturally divided into several factions. The three of Qian Hongxian are new to the East Kitchen and are not familiar with everything in the East Kitchen. In addition, everyone will be hostile to them, and no one is willing. Pay attention to them.

Although Qian Hongxian had been mentally prepared for a long time, she still had some headaches when faced with it.

After she went back yesterday, she specially formulated a blood pressure-reducing recipe for the old lady, and got up early this morning to find Li Guanshi, who helped her arrange her accommodation yesterday, and expressed her willingness to cook breakfast for the old lady.

Li Guanshi probably already knew her identity, and when he saw her, his attitude changed 180 degrees compared to yesterday.Although I can't say how enthusiastic I was yesterday, I was still polite to her from Qingyan's face. Today, I just put on a face, looking at her with cold eyes, and led her and He Xiaoxiaolin Yuyan. After arriving at the big kitchen, I went to my small kitchen on my own, without even a word of extra introduction.

But from the way everyone looked at them, Qian Hongxian guessed that everyone should already know their identities.Therefore, it is more or less understandable to see everyone deliberately ignoring them.

But He Xiaoxiao, seeing the other party's attitude, was a little annoyed and said: "She threw us here like this, and didn't tell us where to cook. What does this mean? If I knew this, I should have gone to find The butler brought us here."

Qian Hongxian had been mentally prepared for a long time, but she didn't feel too angry. She interrupted her in a calm tone: "Okay, the housekeeper is so busy, how can he have time to take care of such trivial matters as us. Besides, the housekeeper may not stand by us. Here. We are new here, so we need to be patient in everything." Then he looked around and said: "There are so many big pots outside, let's just find a pot to make it. You should hurry up and ask someone, where can I get the ingredients Let's go! Today is the first time we prepare breakfast for the old lady, it's important to make the things first, and don't worry about the rest."

"I'll go right away." She seldom refuted what Qian Hongxian said, and always felt that everything Hongxian said made sense, so she immediately walked out after hearing the words.

Qian Hongxian called Lin Yuyan to help clean the pot, and was about to do it when she saw Steward Zhang walk in from the outside.Qian Hongxian immediately stopped what he was doing and said hello to the other party, "Hello, Manager Zhang."

In this East Kitchen, the other party was the only person they were familiar with. Seeing him suddenly, Qian Hongxian inexplicably felt a sense of intimacy.

Although Guanshi Zhang never talked much, he had worked with him for two months before, and he could count the number of times he talked on his fingers.

But at this moment, Qian Hongxian felt that compared to other people, the other party was really much cuter.At least the other party never intentionally made things difficult for him.

At this moment, Qian Hongxian actually had the idea of ​​wanting to hug the opponent's thigh tightly.

Now there are four stewards in the east kitchen, and three are dissatisfied with herself. She can imagine how dark her future will be.Although Ji Nanjin had promised to keep her safe, it was impossible to bother him with everything.The best way is to find a backer nearby. After much deliberation, Guanshi Zhang is the most suitable candidate.

Zhang Guanshi's eyes fell behind her. For a long time, just when Qian Hongxian thought he couldn't speak, he heard him say unexpectedly: "You were invited by the prince to cook for the old lady. From now on, I will leave you with Madam Guan." That kitchen. It's the third one to the east."

Qian Hongxian subconsciously looked in the direction he said, and there were indeed three small kitchens to the east, and the third one was just at the innermost, next to Guanshi Li's small kitchen.The other party's willingness to tell himself this should mean that he doesn't hate him. Thinking of this, Qian Hongxian couldn't help being happy and said, "Thank you, Manager Zhang."

The latter just stared at her blankly, then turned around and said, "Old madam cultivates Buddhism and abstains from meat and fish." After speaking, she walked into a small kitchen in the north.

Although the other party had an indifferent expression from beginning to end, not much better than the others, Qian Hongxian felt inexplicably relieved.

Fortunately, not everyone hates her.

In particular, Guanshi Zhang would take the initiative to mention her, which was completely beyond her expectation, and thus strengthened her desire to hug the other party's thigh tightly.

As soon as Guanshi Zhang left, He Xiaoxiao came back from the outside, and saw that her face was flushed, her lips were white, and her eyes were also red. She looked angry, and when she entered the door, she said angrily, "I'm so angry." How can they do this, it's too much."

"What's wrong?" Qian Hongxian looked at her, anticipating that she must have been wronged outside.

Sure enough, He Xiaoxiao said: "I asked them where to get the ingredients, but no one told me. After all, we were also brought back by the prince to cook for the old lady. It would be too disrespectful for them to do this." It’s in my eyes. Otherwise, let’s go to the prince to judge, or we can invite the Qingyan girl. I don’t believe that they dare to treat us like this in front of the prince.”

"Okay, just settle this trivial matter by yourself. There's no need to go to the prince." Qian Hongxian also expected that their work in the East Kitchen would not be smooth, but he didn't expect that these people would dare to trip her up.

And it was only the first day, so she didn't know how many troubles were waiting for her in the future.

Thinking of this, Qian Hongxian couldn't help but stroked his forehead with a headache.This is a place of right and wrong. Sure enough, she was right in not agreeing to come.

Lin Yuyan also frowned, looked at Qian Hongxian with a hint of worry, and said, "What should we do? Without ingredients, what should we give the old lady for breakfast?"

"What's the rush?" Qian Hongxian glanced at the busy people outside the kitchen, her eyes were a little cold, but her voice seemed extremely calm: "We are new here, we are not familiar with the environment here, and there is no one to guide us, so the old lady can't have breakfast. If we think about it, we can't blame it. If we really blame it, other people will naturally bear it, so we just need to rest assured and wait."

Qian Hongxian's voice is not low, and many people in and out of the house can hear it. After a while, I saw a little girl dressed as a third-class cook coming out of the house, carrying a few ingredients in her hand, and pouring money into it. In front of the red thread, he said: "The food ingredients in the mansion are all allocated every day, because I don't know that you will come today, and the ingredients you brought back this morning have already been distributed. The rest, you can figure it out yourself! "

Qian Hongxian looked at the things she brought, and there were some leftover ingredients in them.The types are messy, and although there are many in number, there are very few that can really be used.He Xiaoxiao couldn't help but get angry, but was stopped by Qian Hongxian.He said to the girl, "I'm sorry."

(End of this chapter)