He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

A few days after Lu Sheng returned to the academy, He Wenjing drove Xia Hefeng's family to Beijing in a carriage.

He Wenjing not only brought her people, but also brought her the profits of Zhuangzi in the past two months and a new batch of watermelons and melons.

He Wenjing asked tentatively: "I bought this carriage with money from it, and our expenses on the road also came from it, is that okay?"

Lu Yan laughed: "Okay, I told you a long time ago that you can pay for the expenses along the way from my money. Of course, buying a carriage also counts."

He Wenjing breathed a sigh of relief. The main reason was that it was the first time that Lu Yan suddenly had so much money in her hands and let her decide everything.

It was easy for He Wenjing to settle in. The back room in the Lu family yard was still empty, so He Wenjing was allowed to live in it directly. He Wenjing is a personal bodyguard, so it is necessary to live together.

Xia Hefeng's family of three had to buy something else.

This was also the first time that Lu Yan saw Xia Hefeng's wife and son. Xia Hefeng's wife looked not too old, about twenty-four or five years old. She had a cheerful personality and looked very neat. Xia Hefeng's son is seven years old. His personality is not as outgoing as his parents. The child is very introverted. He stands half a step behind his mother and only smiles without speaking.

Lu Yan discussed with Xia Hefeng: "Our building is in the West City of the inner city. All the dignitaries live in that area. I don't recommend that you live nearby. If you want to find a house, you must either live here or go out. City. Take a look at which one you want to choose, and I can pay you the rent for the first year."

Xia Hefeng made a quick decision: "Go to the outer city."

Lu Yan: "You can think about it again. It's okay to stay at my house for now. Money is not an issue."

Xia Hefeng nodded: "Master, it's not just about money. I know you are not short of money, but my family has never dealt with dignitaries, and living in the inner city is afraid of offending the nobles. In addition, my wife also wants to Find some work, there are more opportunities in the outer cities."

Seeing that he had his own ideas, Lu Yan ignored him and said, "Okay, then you can come and stay at my house first, and then go run around in the next two days to see if there is anything you like in the courtyard in the outer city."

Xia Hefeng's family temporarily moved into the back room, and He Wenjing lived in the wing room next to Lu Yan for a few days until Xia Hefeng's family found a house and moved out.

When Xia Hefeng came, Lu Yan felt better. The waiter can be recruited, and Xu can be responsible for settling the accounts, but the kitchen staff must have signed a contract of sale with her. She would take Xia Hefeng to the dental shop from time to time to see if there was any suitable girl. She wanted to recruit a young girl.

On this day, the two of them went to visit Yaxing again, and there happened to be a lot of new people arriving at Yaxing. Yaren took the two of them to watch as they walked.

Lu Yan was curious: "Why is there another batch coming?"

"It's the end of the year, and the wives of each family are starting to look for trouble." Yaren lowered his voice: "Did you see that in these two families, the families are all officials, so we won't talk about officials. I don't know if I was demoted by the Holy One. Even after getting the job, I was fined and it was so shameless that the mistress of the house sold the maid and the couple's house that she didn't like on the pretext of cleaning up the backyard."

Lu Yan raised her eyebrows: "Then can the person I want be here?"

Yaren clicked his tongue: "Don't you just want someone who can go into the kitchen? The ones they serve are not serious masters. There are many who have been into the kitchen."

Lu Yan could basically tell at a glance whether she was the roommate or the maid. Most of them are young girls in their late teens or early twenties, and they are all quite pretty.

Also, being ugly can't be an eyesore to the mistress.

Yato clapped his hands, and the girls all looked over.

Lu Yan took a step forward and asked: "Let me ask, if you know how to do it, raise your hand. Is there anyone who can write and count?"

Only one girl raised her hand.

Lu Yan looked over and saw a frail-looking little girl raising her hand. She was very thin and about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Lu Yan called her out: "Introduce yourself."

The little girl's voice was soft: "My name is Wang Xing'er. My mother died early. My father was a scholar. I read several books with him and could write and do math. Later, my father became obsessed with gambling and his leg was broken. I went there not long after and sold myself to my last employer as a maid."

Lu Yan nodded clearly: "Xing'er, right? Come on, I want this."

Lu Yan took Xing'er aside and continued to ask the others: "Do any of you cook often?"

As soon as these words came out, half of the people raised their hands. Who hasn’t cooked before? Those who don’t do it often also raised their hands.

"Okay." Lu Yan nodded with satisfaction: "If you cook often, are you good at cooking staple food or cooking?"

Someone immediately shouted: "They are all good at it!"

Lu Yan couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, then I'll test you. If there are any precautions to be taken when making a speech, please raise your hand if you know."

The girls looked at each other, only three or four raised their hands.

Lu Yan answered them one by one: "Each person speaks one point. If the person in front has said it, the person behind can't say it anymore."

The first person: "The temperature needs to be slightly higher. The temperature is too low and it won't work."

The second person: "Don't leave it for too long. If it takes too long, the noodles will become sour."

The people behind him silently put their hands down after hearing this.

Lu Yan nodded and wanted both of them.

Lu Yan asked again: "It's okay, others still have a chance."

Lu Yan asked again: "When we cook fish, what do we put in it to remove the fishy smell?"

Even fewer people asked this question, and only one raised their hands. It can be seen that most people's experience in cooking is just to turn on the fire and make a meal.

Lu Yan clicked on the only one who raised her hand and said, "Use onion and ginger."

Lu Yan nodded with satisfaction. The method of using white wine to remove the odor is indeed not yet popular. Knowing how to use onions and ginger to remove the odor is already a good foundation.

This time I went to a dental store and received a lot of goods, including one accountant and three kitchen workers. The three girls who had cooked were named Bihe, Baishao and Ziyuan. Lu Yan asked them if they wanted to change their names. They were confused for a moment and didn't know what to change them to, so they kept calling them by their original names.