I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

Qiu Wen, who was smiling just now, couldn't laugh now.

Everyone standing in the room knew that Zhao Rulan had chosen to say this.

If Cheng Yu goes to work in the big kitchen today, it means that the old lady of the Lu family is confused. Even if you have a poor appetite, you cannot ask the cook to serve you from your pregnant daughter-in-law.

Besides, this little maid who can cook is also the daughter-in-law's dowry maid.

Qiu Wen's face didn't look very good, but she didn't dare to say that Cheng Yu shouldn't go.

I could only smile and say, "Don't worry, Madam. I heard from you a few days ago that a maid in your house made some pickled fish, and it tasted so special. I have eaten everything, but I just want to try the taste of this pickled fish."

Zhao Rulan looked at Qiu Wen, "I've already told Yu'er, just let her go with you to the kitchen. Since mother-in-law has a poor appetite, it must be due to her health. We should see a doctor."

Qiuwen pretended to be amiable on the surface, but she felt uncomfortable inside.

Qiu Wen waited until Zhao Rulan finished speaking before she said she was leaving.

After Qiu Wen walked away, Zhao Rulan looked at Cheng Yu:

"When you get to the big kitchen, remember that you are here to cook for the old lady. Come back when the meal is ready. As for the rest, you don't have to do it, and you don't have to take the initiative to do it. Even if you don't have a high status in Lan Garden, it's not the Lu family's turn to order you to do anything."

Cheng Yu was worried just now that if she really went to work in the big kitchen, she would be asked to do this and that.

Does she refuse, or does she work hard without complaint?

If I refuse, I'm worried that it will be difficult for the Second Madam to talk to me.

If she worked hard without complaint, those people in the Lu family who were used to bullying others would assign her so much work that she would be exhausted to death.

She didn't expect the mistress would say these words to her directly.

These words really warmed Cheng Yu's heart.

Cheng Yu nodded, but asked with concern, "I will go to the big kitchen to work. As for Madam, I can only come back every night to prepare some food. I am afraid that Madam will not have a good meal."

Zhao Rulan's expression became gentler.

"You don't have to worry about it, just do your thing."

Cheng Yu nodded in agreement.

***

The next day, Cheng Yu got up very early and went to the small kitchen first. The food delivery man had just come to deliver food at this hour, and the maid from the outer courtyard came in rubbing her eyes and asked questions.

Generally, the cook is allowed to come to the inner courtyard only after the people in the small kitchen get up to work.

Otherwise you are not allowed to come in.

The inner courtyard was full of women, and the food delivery man was a man, which seemed inappropriate.

"But I saw someone was there. The food was delivered outside. I was thinking that if the sisters in the house didn't get up early, I asked him to wait outside for a while."

Cheng Yu had just washed the pot and was planning to cook some rice porridge. He would cook the porridge first and then add whatever he wanted to it without affecting the taste.

"We got up early today. Let's ask the waiter to come in and put down the ingredients. I think Mother Wang should be here by now."

The person in charge of settling the money with the food delivery man is Mother Wang.

There was an accountant in the inner courtyard. Mother Wang would report her daily expenses to him and settle the money with the food delivery man once every half a month or a month.

If it is a family from other places who still owes money to the food delivery man, they always say, "It's just a small amount of money, and I can't do without you."

But Zhao Rulan had warned her subordinates not to delay payment and that they must pay on time as agreed, so the food delivery man liked to deliver food to the second wife of the Lu family.

In addition to delivering food to the second wife, the delivery man also delivered food to other households. Although he didn't earn a lot of money, he lived a rich life.

When people live a rich life, their spirit and energy are naturally good.

Yinhuan, the maid who opened the door to the outer courtyard, was from the Lu family. She called the maids in the second lady's inner courtyard "sister" all the time.

When he opened the door, he saw the vegetable delivery man standing there, rubbing his hands. He thought that the weather had changed in the past few days, getting colder day by day. He was not wearing enough clothes this morning and was a little cold.

"There's someone in the kitchenette, go in quickly."

As Yinhuan spoke, she took a meat pie wrapped in oil paper that the waiter handed over, opened it and started to eat. The oil pie was not expensive, only two cents each, and it looked greasy, but actually there was not much meat in it.

The food delivery man would bring some food every day when he came. If he gave money, there was no need to give it to the gatekeeper maid. Giving them some food would make them remember his kindness.

Zhang, the food deliveryman, walked to the small kitchen with ease and saw a little maid in emerald green clothes busy in the kitchen.

Without waiting for Zhang, the food delivery man, to speak, Cheng Yu turned around and looked.

She didn't pay attention to the man in front of her. She just kept talking to herself, "Mother Wang hasn't come yet. Bring the ingredients here first so I can take a look. Are there any good ingredients today?"

The delivery man listened to what Cheng Yu said, his eyes fixed on her.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, and no one told me that you're dumb?"

Cheng Yu spoke the following words in a low voice.

"I'm not dumb." Zhang, the waiter, rubbed his dirty hands on his clothes. "My name is Zhang Yuanjie. My father was also a scholar. I can read a few words. After my father died, I stopped studying..."

Cheng Yu laughed, "Who asked you your name? I didn't even want to know whether you can read or not."

"I'm asking you, what ingredients are there?"

The vegetable deliveryman Zhang then said, "The weather is getting colder. As for vegetables, there are spinach, cabbage, snow vegetables, and some wild vegetables. You can choose. I picked some lotus roots yesterday. Do you want them?"

"The meat is prepared as usual, pork belly, spare ribs, pork shanks, and mutton. Today, we also prepared two pig stomachs. The pig stomachs have been processed and can be used after a slight wash."

She knows the etiquette of these big families, especially the second wife of the Lu family, who came from the royal palace.

Naturally, the dishes that Zhang sent to Mrs. Lu were better and more exquisite.

In the past, when delivering vegetables, Zhang didn't say much, but today he saw Cheng Yu. He saw this girl every day when she came to deliver vegetables, but he never talked to her.

Since we had started talking today, Zhang Yuanjie wanted to say a few more words.

But Cheng Yu's mind was on delivering the ingredients to Zhang.

She found that the pork and mutton today were both good, so she went forward and picked some up.

"The meat is pretty good. I'll take it first. Just remember it and tell Mother Wang when she comes."

Cheng Yu took the meat and left, then started making the stuffing.

She wanted to make some wontons, but she didn't have enough time. She had to go to the big kitchen to prepare breakfast for the old lady. Now she could only prepare some pies for her wife. She was going to make lasagna just now, so she had kneaded the dough in advance.

Now just prepare the filling and bake the pancakes.

Since Mother Wang didn't come, the vegetable delivery man really couldn't leave. He had to wait for Mother Wang to inspect the goods and give her the receipt so that he could use the receipt to collect the payment later.