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

Baoyu supported the bed, opened his eyes wide and watched Liu Mei move immediately.

I saw Liu Mei looking around on the ancient shelves in Baoyu's room, and found two palm-sized, very ordinary-looking white porcelain vases from Ru kiln.

She went out to fetch well water, cleaned the porcelain bottle inside and out, scalded it with tea stove water, and then turned it upside down on a bamboo rack to dry.Then she went to pour a jar of clean water that had been cooled beforehand, and brought it back to Baoyu's room together with the two porcelain vases.

Baoyu watched helplessly as Liu Mei unscrewed two glass bottles containing clear dew, poured two-thirds of the contents from each bottle, and folded them into Ru kiln bottles.Then he took clear water and poured it back into the glass bottle.

Baoyu immediately came to his senses and couldn't help giggling.

"Looking at how quick you are, it's probably not the first time!"

Liu Mei glared at him immediately, so frightened that Baoyu quickly swallowed the words he hadn't finished speaking.

Then Liu Mei gave up, took the bamboo stoppers, and plugged the two Ru kiln bottles.As soon as she turned around, her hands were empty, and the two Ru kiln bottles were gone.

Baoyu opened his eyes wide in surprise, wanting to see where Liu Mei hid the things.Xia Tian's clothes are thin, but Baoyu looked around and didn't see a place to hide things.

Liu Mei ignored him, put the two glass bottles back on the shelf, and said: "If Sister Xiren asks why the dew has faded so much, how would you answer?"

Baoyu said: "I took it out last time and wanted to smell it, but I forgot to unscrew the cap when I put it back, I'm afraid the smell will go away!"

Liu Mei nodded in satisfaction, said: "I'm going!" and left Yihong Courtyard.

She has placed the two vials of Ru Kiln in the fresh-keeping space, so no one can see that she is rushing to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion with two bottles of tribute, roses and osmanthus clear dew.

"Meier—"

Liu Mei stopped immediately, turned around and saw her mother who was working in Lixiangyuan, she was wearing brand-new clothes, her whole body was tidied up, and she was standing behind her with a bamboo basket in her hand.

"Mother! Why did you come to the garden?"

"Mei'er, you're still a good boy!" Mother Liu looked at her daughter with a happy face, and praised her without words.

"I..." What's wrong with me?

Liu Mei still didn't know what to make of it, Mother Liu had already continued talking on her own, "Didn't you ask someone to send a message last time, saying that there is something important?"

Only then did Liu Mei remember that something happened to Jin Chuan that day, she went out of the corner gate of the Grand View Garden in a hurry, and said to the gatekeeper that she was looking for Liu's mother for something, but she did not expect that the woman really passed on the message.

"You knew early on, Lian Er|Grandma hired mother to work in the small kitchen in the garden, didn't you?"

Liu Mei was surprised and didn't know how to respond—Sister Feng ordered her mother to work in the small kitchen in the garden?

This is...Mother Jia approved building a small kitchen?

Then... Mother Liu is in charge of the small kitchen?Sister Feng recommended... her own mother?

Mother Liu looked at her daughter with joy, and said, "Come on, go to Lian Er|Grandma's place with your mother to kowtow, thank her for her kindness!"

Liu Meiju didn't like the "kowtow" thing, and she didn't think how old Sister Feng was, but Mother Liu grabbed her and carried her across the Grand View Garden to Sister Feng's yard.

"Second Grandma said, there is no need to kowtow." Ping'er opened the curtain and came out of Sister Feng's room. When she saw the mother and daughter, she immediately smiled and said very kindly, "Just remember to be diligent when you are on duty. .You were recommended by grandma. If you lose grandma, don’t blame grandma for daring not to use you again in the future!”

Mother Liu put on her clothes and bowed down earnestly, "Yes, you must remember the teachings of Grandma and Miss Heping."

Seeing that Mother Liu was clean and tidy, Ping'er was quite satisfied, nodded, and then turned to look at Liu Mei behind Mother Liu: "Aunt Liu, our grandma's wife, your daughter, will also accompany you in the small Kitchen errands..."

Mother Liu turned pale with shock, "The other side of Master Bao..."

"...the order is still hanging in the yard of Second Master Bao, and the old lady's subsidy is still determined by the old lady." After Ping'er finished speaking, Mother Liu let out a long sigh of relief.

"However, if the small kitchen uses ingredients, and even needs to go out to buy occasionally, you should let your daughter do it, otherwise the quota will be gone."

When Ping'er said this, Xiaohong opened the curtain, came out of Sister Feng's room, gave Liu Mei a wink, and went out.

Liu Mei just stood behind Mother Liu and didn't speak.She knew that this was probably what Xiaohong said before, that she was here to do things by letting others take the lead.

It's just that, why I used the ingredients and went out to buy them, I'm afraid I'll have to ask Xiaohong later to know.

It doesn't matter to Liu Mei, if you give her a space in the kitchen and the chance to go out, she can do many things.

But when Mother Liu heard about this, her face became a little stiff, and she softened after a while, and immediately smiled and took out the bamboo basket behind her, and uncovered the blue and white cloth covering it.

"I didn't have anything special to give to my grandma. I planted it myself when I was working in Lixiangyuan. The things are really not worth a lot, but they are fresher. Pinched... now that the heat is hot, grandma might want to use some?"

In the bamboo basket of the willow mother, there is a basket full of fresh wolfberry buds. Every water is full of new buds, there is no old branch, and the green oil shines through.

Liu Mei thought to herself, this is really not worth a lot of money.It's just that the female family members of Jia's mansion seem to prefer these things. When Grandma Liu entered the Rongguo Mansion, they gave them local products. The cost was not huge, but they were still very popular.Mother Liu picked wolfberry buds in this way, I'm afraid it's for Sister Feng.

Seeing this, Ping'er immediately took the bamboo basket from Mother Liu and said, "Wait a minute!"

After finishing speaking, Ping'er went into the back room with the basket, and came out with the basket after a while, and handed the basket to Mother Liu again.

This is, Miss Feng confiscated it?

Mother Liu also looked very surprised.Ping'er quickly comforted her: "Aunt Liu, it's not like this, grandma said, it's hard to think about it. It's just that such a large handful of fresh wild vegetables is handed over to our house, and we have nothing to do with it, right? Why don't Aunt Liu take it? Wouldn’t it be cheaper to bring it home after frying it later?”

Mother Liu suddenly understood that Sister Feng was worried and wanted to test her again.Mother Liu immediately responded with a serious expression.

"Mother—" Seeing Mother Liu turning to leave, Liu Mei hurriedly tugged at the corner of her clothes, pouted at the curtain behind Ping'er.

Mother Liu was startled, and immediately understood, she immediately asked Ping'er, "I have never served grandma's taste before, miss Ping, grandma, do you have any taboos?"

Ping'er nodded in satisfaction, and said, "It's nothing, as long as it's not too salty, just make it the original flavor."

Mother Liu listened and wrote it down carefully, and then she took Liu Mei and left together.

Coming out of Sister Feng's courtyard, Mother Liu took Liu Mei to see the newly renovated small kitchen at the back of the garden.The two of them walked a hundred or so steps together, and then entered the back garden gate of the Grand View Garden. Turning a corner, they saw five large houses connected together, which were not far from Sister Feng's yard.

The small kitchen is very bright, and a mason has been invited over to make a new big stove with two eyes.All kinds of kitchen utensils and utensils are being delivered in a steady stream, some are brand new, and some are used, which are evenly distributed by the big kitchen.

However, this new small kitchen, if you really talk about it, is indeed much simpler. The professional restaurant in Hongshun Building will not mention it, not to mention the big kitchen in Jia's Mansion, even the kitchen in Beijing Bieyuan. Far from it.

Mother Liu came over at this time, pulled Liu Mei's clothes, and said to her in a low voice: "Mei'er, do you know anyone in the yard of Second Master Bao? Tell mother!"

Liu Mei thought about it, familiar?In fact, everyone is quite familiar, but when you think about it, the only one who is really close to her has been asked by Sister Feng long ago.

"When there is a vacancy in your yard, find someone to talk about it and ask your sister to fill it up." Mother Liu instructed.

In fact, when Lin Xiaohong went to Sister Feng's place, there was already a vacancy in Yihong Courtyard, but outsiders didn't know about it.

"Uh, I'm afraid it's useless to ask my sister to make up for Second Master Bao's yard and the maids and sisters in our yard!" Liu Mei frowned.

Mother Liu thought about it, and thought it was true. She looked at her own daughter, couldn't help but sighed, and said, "Look at you, you look more and more beautiful, but your temper is still so stupid. I don't know how to approach the master." Come on, I don’t know how to ask for easy errands..."

Liu Mei used to think that Mother Liu loved her sister Liu Wu'er more, but upon hearing this, she felt that Mother Liu probably disliked her again.

Then Mother Liu sighed and continued: "...just like your mother!"

Liu Mei couldn't help but her heart trembled slightly, and she heard Mother Liu continue: "Mother also looked like you when she was young, so I hope that you two sisters don't have to work so hard... Your sister is weak... I really can't do the other jobs If there is a chance, you can help your sister find a way out!"

Liu Mei used to think that Mother Liu was snobbish, but she didn't expect her mother's words and deeds to be out of such a love for daughters, she couldn't help but feel a little moved in her heart.

In the evening, the small kitchen has not been tidied up yet, but the stove is already functional.Liu Mei helped Mother Liu and stoked the fire in the stove for her.Mother Liu went to pick up an iron pot, held it with one hand, and weighed it in her hand. When she felt that it was convenient, she heated the iron pot on the stove.

Liu Mei looked at her from the side, and saw that Mother Liu poured a little oil into the pot, just enough to saute the few garlic cloves she peeled in advance.After the garlic cloves are fragrant, they are immediately taken out by the willow mother and put aside.The willow mother immediately puts the wolfberry buds, stir-fries them over a high heat, and immediately cooks, seasons, and puts them on a plate.

When it came out of the pot, the wolfberry buds had just broken, and they were extremely crisp and tender.

Mother Liu took a pair of chopsticks, and asked Liu Mei to taste the goji berry buds left on the bottom of the pot with the chopsticks.

Liu Mei took a sip, then nodded her approval--Jiang is still old and hot, and this mother of hers... has several brushes in her hand!