[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

Liu Mei only felt throbbing pain in her forehead and temples.

She just had a rivalry with others just now, and just now she patted her chest and promised that this small kitchen would definitely treat everyone equally—unexpectedly, her own mother would be so enthusiastic about opening a small stove.

Piansheng Chunyan is still there, so she can't say these words.

"Mother, why do we do this? Also, where did sister Qingwen get the materials?" As soon as Chunyan left, Liu Mei hurriedly asked.

But Mother Liu felt that Liu Mei was too careful, and said with a smile: "There are so many people in the Grand View Garden, and for other yards, we can pick one or two here, and three points there, and then come out?"

Liu Mei raised her forehead at once - it was really hit by Siqi.

"Besides, you are still a member of Yihong Courtyard. In the future, your sister will also want to work in Yihong Courtyard. Can we do more good things for the girls and sisters in your courtyard and save some favors? What about when they need their help to speak? Mother is thinking of you and your sister." Mother Liu said happily.

There were 1 voices in Liu Mei's heart saying together, mother, I really don't need such "considerations"!

However, Ms. Liu was very kind. Liu Mei looked at Ms. Liu's expression, and her retorting words were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't speak directly.

So she chose to beat around the bush.

"Mother! You said, now my son, sister Qingwen, came to ask for something, and you made it without saying a word. Others heard about it, and they all came, regardless of what you want... What should I do? "

Mother Liu raised her brows and said, "Who borrowed such fat courage to dare to fight with your mother!"

Liu Mei was stunned, she didn't expect Liu's mother to watch people order dishes so simply.

"So you refused, and then others made a fuss, saying, what was the girl Qingwen from Yihong Courtyard when they came, and what happened to them when they came...Then what do you say."

Mother Liu was full of courage, and seemed to think that this was not a problem at all, "I'll just spit back, and I don't even look at which courtyard I belong to, and whether I'm someone who can talk to my master!"

"But people say that everyone is a first-class maid, and the rules given by the above are the same, so why some people can have everything they want, and some people can have everything they don't. Is the small kitchen misappropriated at all?" For the sake of others, Tete subsidizes those people who have a good relationship?"

Speaking of the word "misappropriation", Mother Liu was silent.

Although it is common practice for Jia's servants to embezzle and embezzle money, it is still a secret that cannot be revealed to the superiors.Mother Liu didn't want this hat to be easily put on her head.

"Therefore, those people reported this to the top, saying that you were the person recommended by Lian Er's grandmother back then, and led this dirty water to Lian Er's grandmother, saying that her old man was unfair. At that time, you what to do?"

Liu Mei knew that her mother had a lot of gratitude to Sister Feng, so she led her mother to think about Sister Feng's reputation, which really moved Liu's mother.

"Mei'er, tell me, what should I do about this matter?"

Liu Mei thought for a while and asked: "Mother, how many times have you opened this small stove in total?"

Mother Liu said: "Qingwen asked for it twice, Miss Hua asked for it once. Last time, Grandma Zhu asked for it for Lan Ge'er alone. Miss Bao and Miss San asked for pearl balls and mushroom stew last time. Chicken, so I specially ordered Yinger to send a sling of money. The rest...there is nothing else."

Mother Liu's words were not true, but Liu Mei couldn't care less.

"Mother, from now on, let's make a rule—"

"In addition to the meals within the quota, if each hospital needs to open a small stove, we will clearly mark the price, and we will make it after paying the money."

Mother Liu's face darkened: "Where can I do this? You are a child, and you don't know the ways of the world in this mansion!"

Liu Mei said stubbornly: "What's wrong? Think about it. Miss Bao and Miss San even specially ordered someone to send a sling of money for an extra dish. It doesn't make sense to say that the maids and sisters on the other side ask for whatever they want, and whatever they want is free. What is it!"

When Liu Mei said this, she went to Mother Liu and said, "Money is actually a trivial matter, but the key is that your bowl of water will be leveled. You can charge a little less, which means it's only a small amount." Labor cost. If the material needs to be purchased separately, then it will be calculated according to the actual price, and the price will not be increased. But this prevents those who come to the door every now and then to ask for this or that, and also prevents others from saying that we are unfair, deducting this one and subsidizing the other. Home."

Mother Liu was moved when she heard this.But she still hesitated, and said: "Girls in the garden, do you have any spare money for some food?"

When Liu Mei heard that her mother was worried about this, she immediately smiled: "Mother, I don't know anything else, anyway, the sisters in Yihong Courtyard are all rich men."

You can see everyone's purchasing power by looking at her two purchases last time.Everyone gathers in the garden all day long, and there is no place to spend money. If there is a place where you can order two small dishes, and occasionally have a tooth-making festival, someone will always be willing.

After hearing this, Mother Liu finally nodded, thinking it was a good idea.

"Then... what should we say about the small stoves that have been opened a few times before?"

Liu Mei thought about it a long time ago, and immediately said with a grin, "Our small kitchen will launch this new service, there must be a promotion period. During the promotion period, if someone comes to order food, it will be a free giveaway. Welcome sisters to come back next time After the promotion period, the fees will start!"

Liu Mei thought of such an idea, and she was quite proud of herself.She discussed with Mother Liu carefully for a while, and set a rule: the labor cost should be kept as low as possible to show that the small kitchen is not deliberately making money for this; Just as there are plenty of materials in the small kitchen, no extra money will be charged.

In addition, Liu Mei added two more points. If the small kitchen is busy with the normal meals in the garden, the time to open the small stove will be delayed a bit. After all, the priority is to catch up with the big guys' meals; and if you need to buy it separately For materials, leave time for the small kitchen to purchase materials.

With these few rules in place, Liu Mei finally felt comprehensive.

She immediately went back to Yihong Courtyard and explained the matter to Qingwen and Xiren.

Xiren was fine, he understood what the Liu family meant when he heard it.

Qingwen frowned as soon as she heard this, and immediately blew her eyebrows and stared.However, Liu Mei was already familiar with this girl's temperament, so she just had to explain clearly, firstly, she was afraid of being criticized by others, and secondly, she was also afraid of making Qingwen and the others jealous.Qingwen understood, so she gave up naturally.After she asked about the price of the small stove in the small kitchen, she knew that with one month's money, she could cook many small stoves in the small kitchen.At that moment, Qingwen stopped thinking about it, but secretly thought about ordering a few more side dishes later - she ate the gluten-fried artemisia, but it was much better than the big pot dishes that all the maids had.

After solving the matter of opening the small stove, Liu Mei was in a good mood, humming a little song and hurried to the small kitchen.It was getting late, and the small kitchen was busy again.

But she didn't expect that before entering the door of the small kitchen, Liu Mei discovered that the thing she was trying to prevent was already happening.

"Aunt Liu, our sister Siqi said that she wants to eat a bowl of stewed eggs, and she wants them to be tender." The person who came was Lian Huaer, a little girl from the second girl's Yingchun courtyard, who was a couple of years younger than Liu Mei. age.

Mother Liu listened, and didn't take playing chess seriously, and replied casually: "I really don't have such leisure time! Besides, I don't have the materials at hand."

Lianhua'er was young and didn't know the severity, so she went straight into the small kitchen and said, "What kind of precious thing is an egg? I don't believe it. Don't tell me to dig it out." She stretched out her hand and opened the vegetable box. There are more than [-] eggs.

"Isn't it?" Lian Hua'er was triumphant, feeling as if she had stolen the stolen goods, and said loudly: "It's not that you laid the eggs, the food is everyone's share, why are you so distressed?"

This is hard to say, Mother Liu is a clay figurine, and she also has a rustic nature, "What are you talking about, your mother is laying eggs! These are the toppings for cooking later, or in case you are in a hurry." Useful. Do you think that in this deep house and compound, if you say you want eggs, you will have eggs immediately! Go, go, don't interrupt! It's a busy time right now, and the upper-level masters haven't served well, so there is no time to serve them You second-tier masters?"

Lian Hua'er became anxious when she heard it, "I just said a word to you, and you replied to me. Yes, our sister Siqi is your second-level master. Do you know who her aunt is? Who is her grandmother?" You can't afford to offend her when you come out. If you make her face like this, sister Siqi will not look good when you look back."

Mother Liu was so annoyed by the lotus flower that she laughed: "Yes, Miss Siqi is my second-level master, you can tell the above-level masters about it, just say that I am busy making arrangements for the second-level master, and even the first-level master I can't even take care of the master's dinner, okay?"

Lianhua'er, a little girl who doesn't know the depth, can't speak for Mother Liu, and said out of breath, "I heard that Sister Qingwen sent someone over earlier, asking for Artemisia annua, and you frantically went there and fired it for someone else. Going up to ask, I want fried chicken and fried meat, and I will add another dish at the end. Why didn't you miss the top master at that time? The ingredients she asked for are so easy to get?"

Mother Liu became even angrier when she heard this, and said: "Last time, Miss Bao and Miss San wanted to add a dish, and they specially sent a sling of money. I said how much the ingredients are worth, and I can afford them, so I sent them away quickly." People send it back. As a result, Miss Renbao specially ordered someone to reply, saying that the salt and sauce are all money, and Tete gave me some more. It was to show others that I would not suffer. The yard of your second girl is good. There is nothing to say, and it is not vague at all if you want to talk about this or that."

Lianhua'er heard Mother Liu mentioning Yingchun, she immediately howled "嗤", and yelled: "Sister Siqi, I want something, but they pointed at Second Miss." Ben, I think he is going to tell Siqi.

As soon as Liu Mei came back, she encountered such a situation that she didn't even have a chance to intervene, and she didn't bother to explain the new "rules" of this small kitchen. out.

Only then did Mother Liu regret it, "Ah, that's not good. The girl playing chess, her aunt is from Qin Xian's family, and her grandmother is from Wang Shanbao's family. They are not easy to use! Siqi is also a badass, and she will inevitably cause trouble for us later. .”

Liu Mei: Your son just remembered now!

"Mother, trouble is on the way," Liu Mei thought for a while, and felt that there was nothing she could do now, so she could only face it head-on. "Mom, you take people to cook big pot dishes first, and make the big guys' dinners busy. Here, I am here!"

She immediately took the handkerchief, tied her hair first, then took the cloth rope, tied her sleeves as well, and then grabbed a thick-backed chef's knife in her hand.

At this time, the sound of footsteps could already be heard, Lianhua'er led Siqi, and Siqi led a large group of maidservants over aggressively, blocking the entrance of the small kitchen.Siqi leads people, shouts left and right, and directs with all his strength, just like a young and confused girl.

Mother Liu and the other women shrank their heads in fright when they saw the battle.

When Siqi came to the door of the small kitchen, seeing Liu Mei, he became even more angry, and shouted: "Go! Pull out all the vegetables in this box and throw them to the dogs!"

When Siqi gave an order, the group of little maids behind her rushed in and wanted to make a move.

"I see which of you dares!" Liu Meihou held the big knife in his hand, and chopped it on the chopping board in front of him with a "crack".

There was originally a rib on the chopping board, but it was split into two pieces by the knife in Liu Mei's hand. The knife in her hand trembled slightly, and the tip of the knife was inserted into the chopping board, a full inch deep.

This move immediately shocked the lawless little maids——

It is said that those who are stupid are afraid of being stunned, and those who are stunned are afraid of dying.Siqi and her subordinates were arrogant and stunned, but Liu Mei was more open-minded than them, and stopped everyone with a single voice.

"Liu Mei, I asked you before, and you promised well. Now I try it, and it is true. If you don't give me an explanation today, I will destroy all of your little kitchen." Siqi narrowed his eyes, looked With willow eyebrows - she is not so easily intimidated.

"Let me ask you, what have you heard, bringing so many people here to make trouble?" Liu Mei's eyes turned sinisterly on Lianhua'er's face - she thought secretly, little friend, you The name is so good, like a pure and flawless white lotus, if I don't cheat you, who will I cheat?

When Siqi heard it, he also looked at Lianhua'er.

Lian Hua'er was naive, and immediately said: "Aunt Liu said it. Aunt Liu called Sister Siqi the second-level master, and said that the first-level master has not been served well. Where did she get the time to serve the second-level masters?"

Lian Hua'er just finished speaking, Liu Mei smiled and said: "This is your fault."