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

After Li Madam recovered, she began to teach Tuo Yu some details of knife skills.

Cheng Yu was okay at cooking, but if she had to do the cutting and preparing of vegetables at the same time, she would get a little flustered and impatient, so Madam Li asked her to work hard on her knife skills and preparing the food, mainly to temper her temper.

She is busy in the kitchen during the day and stews duck at night.

The vegetable delivery man Zhang still had a way. Three days later, he got 30 kilograms of duck for Cheng Yu.

There were duck heads, duck necks, duck feet, duck intestines, as well as some chicken heads, chicken feet, chicken necks and other unwanted offal, which filled two large basins.

This is all not cleaned up.

It’s okay to keep it for a few more days in the winter. It takes one night just to process it, and then you can stew it the next night.

She and Zhu'er took turns watching over the stove, fearing that the fire would go out.

It was also a good thing that the mistress did not go to the servants' room in the backyard, where all the unmarried maids lived on the large bunk beds.

Cheng Yu asked Zhu'er to tell them privately to keep their mouths shut, and that he would give them the lowest internal price after the braised pork was made.

With this reason, everyone became quiet and no one would tell anyone if they smelled something.

Simmered overnight.

The next morning, Cheng Yu got up yawning. She went to the small kitchen to prepare breakfast for the lady.

Just let Zhu'er take it out and put it in the basin.

"You can eat it, but not too much. Put it in a bowl after scooping it out. Leave some for the sisters in your yard, and ask the vegetable delivery guy to take the rest out to sell it for you."

The place where the goods were sold was found by Zhang Yuanjie.

All the restaurants and eating places in Kyoto City can be sold on your behalf, but you will be charged some interest.

Just tell the chief shopkeeper and it will be fine.

Zhang Yuanjie delivers food to restaurants all year round. If you go up and ask, it is possible.

"I remember. This smells really good. I'm almost dying of greed. Yu'er, we agreed that I won't pay for the food."

Cheng Yu put on the blue vest and said with a smile: "Who asked you for money? You have done so many errands for me. Not only do I not want your money, but when I make money, I will give you a few big bucks."

Pearl is a delicious food, but she is not lazy in front of her.

I had to wash the groceries, help fetch water and boil water, sell charcoal and make fire for the stove. It was quite a busy job.

Sometimes when Cheng Yu was called to the presence of the eldest lady, Zhu'er would help her keep an eye on him.

"I don't want any money, just give it all to me as food."

Pearl grinned.

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "You are such a good eater."

Zhu'er spent all the money she had on food.

***

After getting dressed, Cheng Yu went to the small kitchen.

Madam Li arrived early, and Cheng Yu went over and called her "Master".

"I got up a little late today, not as early as Master."

Madam Li said, "I know all the things you did, but what happened at home? I have saved some money for myself over the years."

"Absolutely not." Cheng Yu said hurriedly: "That is Master's retirement money. Don't say I can't use it. I can't even covet it."

Madam Li breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.

If Cheng Yu really wanted it, she would give him some of it.

For example, Ping'er, the girl she bought, suddenly knelt down in front of her one winter day two years ago, crying and saying that her father was sick and needed money. She said that she would consider it as borrowing it from Madam Li.

Madam Li gave her ten taels of silver.

When asked about it later, Ping'er said nothing.

But this made Madam Li so angry that she never mentioned lending money to Ping'er again. According to the rules, there was no monthly salary for the maid she bought, but Madam Li still gave Ping'er twenty copper coins every month.

Even with this, I am still unsatisfied.

Madam Li was afraid that Cheng Yu would be the same.

Fortunately, Cheng Yu is not.

"Master, no matter how much money you have, you must save it well. If you have money, people around you will think about it and be willing to work for you."

Madam Li knew that Cheng Yu was talking about Ping'er.

"You are a smart one." Madam Li said.

The lady's appetite has improved in the past few days, and she prefers to eat more meat.

Today we made a lion's head dish for lunch. It takes a lot of effort to make this lion's head. The lady prefers the one made by Lady Li.

But today, Madam Li plans to let Cheng Yu do it.

She told Cheng Yu that when the delivery man came to deliver the meat this morning, she should select the best meat and side dishes.

Cheng Yu listened carefully.

The breakfast prepared for the lady is usually porridge.

Today Cheng Yu plans to make mutton soup noodles and pair it with pan-fried dumplings.

There are three kinds of fillings for the pan-fried dumplings: leeks and eggs with some chopped shrimp, mutton and vermicelli filling, and celery and pork filling.

Madam Li helped out with the work.

Seeing Cheng Yu becoming more and more calm, like a chef, Madam Li looked at her with great satisfaction.

Mother Wang prefers to work late rather than early.

After Cheng Yu started cooking for the eldest lady, Mother Wang became responsible for purchasing and arranging food for the servants. She was happy and relaxed.

Buying this job is lucrative, and no matter how favored Cheng Yu is in front of the lady, as long as the job of purchasing is still in the hands of Wang Po, she doesn't care about anything else.

As for cooking for the servants, it was all stewed in one pot, and the cheapest ingredients were used. They only had meat for one meal every three to five days.

What good food do a bunch of servants want to eat?

Mother Wang also took some from the servants' food.

Nowadays, everyone who works down there acts according to their conscience.

When Zhang Yuanjie, the food delivery guy, came and brought the ingredients in, he stood outside waiting for Mother Wang.

But his eyes kept looking towards the small kitchen, and were seen by Mother Wang.

"What are you looking at? Which little demon in this small kitchen has bewitched you?"

When Zhang Yuanjie saw Mother Wang, he chuckled twice.

"From the smell inside, I know that Miss Yu'er must be preparing food."

"Bah, you still fancy her, she doesn't even want to be the second master's concubine, how can she marry you?"

Mother Wang laughed sarcastically.

He continued walking towards the small kitchen, and when he saw Cheng Yu and Madam Li, his expression changed and a smile appeared on his face.

"What did Miss Yu'er make for the Madam? It tastes so delicious."

Cheng Yu ignored him and was busy cooking noodles.

The pan-fried dumplings over there will be ready after a quarter of an hour until both sides are golden brown.

"You used today's ingredients before you wrote them down? Don't make a mistake in the account."

Madam Li looked at Madam Wang sideways and said, "You are the one who comes late rather than early. Zhang, the food delivery man, has been waiting here for almost half an hour. He can wait, but do we have to wait for you to come over and record the bill before cooking for Madam?"

Naturally, Mother Wang didn't dare to say this.

Madam Li is the chef, so when it comes to food ingredients, Madam Wang still has to listen to Madam Li.

"I'll just ask."

"Spring sprouts, spring seedlings, hurry up and prepare today's ingredients."

The two maids began to think.

"Five pounds of bean sprouts, five pounds of cabbage cores, two pounds of dried mushrooms, five pounds of radishes..., ten pounds of mutton, ten pounds of large bones, three chickens, two fish..."

I have almost figured it out.

Zhang Yuanjie walked up to Mother Wang and said, "The New Year is almost here and it's time to pay the bill."

Mother Wang went to find the accountant cursing and asked Zhang Yuanjie to go with her.

Breakfast is ready here, Dingxiang comes to take it to the lady.

Cheng Yu took the opportunity to go to the residence, covered the lid on the small wooden barrel that Zhu'er had put in the stew, and waited for Zhang Yuanjie to settle his bill before taking the stew she made to sell.