The rise of the poor

"It's so infuriating! All the vegetables I spent half a day picking are in vain! The night before yesterday, there was an emergency military information, and our master didn't eat for four meals. Now there is another emergency military information, and I don't know how many meals our master will miss because of the anger. These officials and generals who lead the troops don't know how to fight for their dignity. They only know how to lose battles every day!"

An auntie who was picking vegetables angrily dropped the vegetables in her hand to the ground, complaining that the officials were not ambitious and always lost the battles.

During this period, the military intelligence received was all about defeat, the only difference being whether it was a big defeat or a small defeat.

"Shut up your crow mouth and pick it up and wash it clean. It's none of your business whether the master eats it or not. Let's just do our job well." The head chef glared at her and said angrily.

"I know, I know," the vegetable picker muttered as she picked up the vegetables, put them in a basin and washed them clean.

Everyone was busy with cutting vegetables, boiling water, and blanching
There was no way. This emergency military situation was too much of a blow to everyone. The last emergency military situation made Zhang Jing so angry that he didn't eat for four meals. Now there was another emergency military situation. Everyone really couldn't imagine how angry Zhang Jing would be.

It would be strange if Zhang Jing could eat when he was so angry.

Therefore, everyone was busy and listless, including the chef, who could be heard sighing from time to time.

How can I keep myself motivated when I know it is a futile effort?

Just as everyone in the kitchen was busying themselves listlessly and gloomily, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from the yard.

"Who is this? So rude."

The head chef looked towards the yard with displeasure. Don't you know that the kitchen is an important place and cannot be surprised? What if we are surprised while making delicate dishes? What if it is overcooked and the knife skills are disturbed? Will you take the responsibility?

Under the unhappy gaze of the chef, an officer ran into the kitchen yard panting and shouted to the chef as he ran:
"Master Wang, Master Wang, please make some quick dishes quickly. The master wants to invite the messenger who just came from Shaoxing to have a meal. He will ask for details while we eat. Please make a few dishes quickly. I want to take them away quickly. The master is waiting."

what? !

Did I hear correctly? The master wants to invite the messenger who delivered the urgent military information to dinner, and ask about the details while eating? !
The chef, who was about to scold the visitor, was so shocked by the visitor's words that he opened his mouth wide and his eyes immediately lit up.

Great, the master is finally going to eat!

My Jade Emperor, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Three Pure Ones, Buddha, have you heard my prayers and finally appeared? !

"Great, great, the master wants to eat!"

Everyone in the kitchen immediately cheered in disbelief and surprise, and almost cried for joy. It was not easy at all, they had been hungry for four meals, and finally the master was going to eat.

"Brother Erlang, you are not the one who is obsessed with alcohol and is so bold as to falsely tell the master's words and come to our kitchen to cheat for some food and wine, right?"

The maid was pleasantly surprised, but still a little unbelievable. The emergency military situation the day before yesterday had made the master so angry that he didn't eat four meals. But today's emergency military situation actually made the master ask for food on his own initiative. Is there such a big difference? !

Could it be that this fool is lying? !
Erlangzi, in particular, was well-known for his love of wine. Whenever he had a meal, even when dipping his chopsticks in vinegar, he would drink two taels of liquor.

Could it be that he was craving for wine today and was so bold as to falsely tell the master's words and come to the kitchen to trick people into giving him some snacks and wine? !
The little maid looked at the officer suspiciously.

"Yeah, you idiot, you're not going to get mad today and come after your uncle Wang, are you?!"

After hearing what the maid said, the head chef could not help but look at the panting servant suspiciously, waved the big spoon in his hand, and asked in a bad tone.

"Oh my, it's unfair, my little sister Tao, my Master Wang, what are you thinking, am I that kind of person?"

The stupid policeman couldn't help but shout that he was innocent.

"You are." The little maid nodded vigorously.

"No matter what I do, I will never be so bold as to falsely spread the master's words. Wouldn't that be courting death? Our master is famous for his strictness in running the house. How many heads do I have to dare to falsely spread the master's words?"

The stupid officer was speechless and excited, dancing around so much that the veins on his neck popped out.

The head chef, the maids and other people in the kitchen looked at him in silence, still half believing and half doubting what he said.

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Erlangzi couldn't help but slap his thigh anxiously.
"Hey, I swear on my ancestors for eighteen generations that what I said is true! Don't disbelieve me, this is really the order from the master himself! If we are delayed, none of us can afford to be blamed! Let me tell you, the urgent military intelligence just now is very good!"

"What a great news! The messenger just now came from Shaoxing, and was sent by the Governor of Zhejiang, Zhu Ping'an. We didn't know that this morning, the Governor of Zhejiang, Zhu Ping'an, divided his troops to fight three major battles with the Japanese pirates in northern Zhejiang. All three battles were victorious, especially the one led by Zhu Ping'an himself, which almost wiped out all 5,000 invading Japanese pirates. According to the messenger, these three battles killed 5,000 to 6,000 Japanese pirates. This is an incredible victory."

"Our master was delighted when he heard this. Even General Li, who just apologized, got some credit. The master had ordered people to put him in jail and behead him on a chosen day to set clear rules for the army."

"Because of this great news, our master was in a good mood and changed the beheading to a hundred military sticks."

"Now the master is happy and wants to know the details of the battle. He found that the messenger came from Shaoxing early in the morning and had not eaten yet, so he asked me to come to the kitchen and asked you to quickly prepare a few quick dishes. I will bring them over. The master wants to invite the messenger from Shaoxing and ask questions while eating."

Erlangzi was so emotional that he swore and told everything he knew to prove that what he said was true.

"It seems that what he said is true." Seeing this, the head chef nodded and believed what Erlangzi said.

"Hurry up, put the soup we have cooked into the casserole, and put the stir-fried dishes on the plates, as well as the cold dishes. Hurry up, hurry up."

The head chef gave instructions repeatedly, feeling extremely fortunate that he had insisted on preparing lunch.

Everyone in the kitchen hurriedly put the cooked soup, as well as the hot and cold dishes, onto plates and placed them close to the food box basket.

"There are so many! I can't carry them all. I can't even carry the casserole alone." The stupid officer scratched his head when he saw this.

"I didn't ask you to go alone. It's rare that the master asked for it. We will send two people to help you carry it and go with you."

As the chef spoke, he quickly sprinkled seasonings into the pot, and another dish came out of the pot while he was talking.

"Go now, don't delay."

The chef put the dish into a food box and ordered two people to help the stupid servant carry the food and deliver it together. (End of this chapter)