Chapter 649: on the road

After seeing off Mrs. Chen, Li Haitang went back to the room assigned to her. As soon as she entered, she saw a little girl in her early ten years, holding a bedroll in her arms and a package in her hand, struggling to enter the door.

Li Haitang didn't see the face, but saw a hill that was taller than the little girl, moving.

"I'll come, I'll do it!"

She is also a servant, so Li Haitang can't bully the little girl, so she quickly took it, made the bed skillfully, hung up the curtains, and the manager specially sent a pot of green radishes to put on the table, adding a touch of life to the house .

The little girl didn't leave, so Li Haitang quickly poured her a cup of hot tea, but she just arrived, and before she entered, the City Lord's Mansion didn't allow her to bring any food.

To let people run errands, there must be some benefits. Li Haitang touched the purse on his body and grabbed five copper coins.

In addition to the copper plate, there are three mints made by herself. This kind of mints tastes good and can freshen the breath. Every time she eats minced garlic, she will eat one.

"Thank you, Miss Luluo."

The little girl had a sweet mouth when she got the benefit. Originally, she was sent away thinking that she had come for nothing. After all, Sister Luluo was new here, so she probably didn't know the rules.

"Sit for a while, I see that there are still some melon seeds in the tray."

There is no work in winter, except for those inside and outside the house, the most is to run errands.

The little girl is not very old, she looks like a handyman.

"Sister Luluo, my name is Erni. I light the fire in the kitchen, and my mother also works in the kitchen."

Erni was very talkative, got candies and melon seeds, and chatted non-stop. After a while, Li Haitang figured out everything in the big kitchen.

According to Erni, her mother is also a handyman who chops and washes vegetables, and she can't cook, so her status is not as good as that of Li Haitang later.

"I was assigned to make desserts, but I heard that the city lord and the old lady don't like sweets, and I don't know who to make them for."

Li Haitang said casually, not planning to learn anything from Erni, a little girl.

"Sister Luluo, our city lord's mansion is not only the city lord and the old lady, but also the city lord's backyard, and the old lady's backyard..."

Erni hesitated to speak, but in short, it is very important to make snacks, and, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, during the Chinese New Year, the old lady will live in the main courtyard, with the city lord.

In previous years, when cooking in a large kitchen, no matter how well the heat is kept, the cold weather can’t stand it. After serving it, the dim sum is always warm and loses its original taste.

This year, the city owner set up a small kitchen in the main courtyard, planning to select a few people from the big kitchen to work in the small kitchen.

I can go to the small kitchen and only serve the two masters. I am not tired, I am free, and I can still get rewards.

"To the main courtyard?"

When Li Haitang heard it, he also became interested. According to the news from Xiao Lingchuan, Tassel was probably imprisoned in the dungeon of the main courtyard. If she could find a way to get in, she would be one step closer to her goal.

But being admitted to the hospital, relying on her as a newcomer, is too difficult.

"Yes, my mother said, but my mother is a vegetable cutter, there is no hope."

Erni was young, and she started running errands when she was a few years old. She was very familiar with the City Lord's Mansion. If she was asked to tell her, it would be no good to go to the small kitchen. Last time, a cook made a dish of shiitake mushrooms and cabbage, and it turned out that there was a hair in it.

The old lady accidentally ate it, she was furious immediately, and ordered someone to chop off the cook's hand and throw it out of the mansion.

Go to the small kitchen, in case she makes a mistake, she might lose her life. A few days ago, she saw the dead body covered in a white cloth being carried out, and she even had a nightmare.

In the west backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, there is a dry well. I don't know how many bones are in it. Last summer, the well suddenly overflowed, and a rotten corpse floated up.

Li Haitang touched his arm and got goosebumps all over his body. She is a doctor, and she has done a lot of autopsy. Even so, Erni's description made her back feel chilly.

After chatting briefly and seeing Erni off, Li Haitang lay on the bed, and immediately felt the cold wind blowing beside her, which made her a little scared.

She remembered visiting the Forbidden City in modern times. The Forbidden City closed at four o'clock in the afternoon, and tourists were not allowed to stay.

She never understood why it was so early to ask about it. Later, she read in a book that there were many taboos in it, and even the Zhenfei Well was not allowed to look down at the mouth of the well casually.

"Luluo, work!"

Li Haitang was planning to rest for a while, when a loud voice shouted at the door, this time it was Erni's mother, Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu used to be a servant girl, but later she married a servant of the city lord's mansion, and her mother worked in the mansion, so she was regarded as a child of the mansion.

She works as an odd job in the kitchen, which is not easy, after all, she is a fat job in the kitchen, and most people can't get a good relationship even if they spend money.

"coming!"

Li Haitang hurriedly got out of bed, put on her shoes, and went out neatly dressed.

The chief manager asked her to rest for a day and go to work tomorrow, but she didn't expect someone to come looking for her so soon.

"Everyone Xu, who makes dim sum, has a stomachache, so I asked you to replace it. Who would have thought that the city lord would suddenly want to eat dim sum, and we wouldn't know it!"

Ordinary and simple, mung bean cakes and other things, everyone can get started, but now it is winter, no one eats that.

After Aunt Liu finished speaking, she curled her lips, and Li Haitang understood that the so-called upset stomach was an excuse, and everyone in Xu might be lazy. Otherwise, if the city wants to eat snacks, will she be the first to show off?

The city lord doesn't like snacks, but the small kitchen is going to make some for the Chinese New Year. Such a good opportunity, because of laziness, he can only let Li Haitang take advantage of it.

"Aunt Liu, can I do it?"

Li Haitang was very hesitant, she had just arrived here, she hadn't inquired about the city lord's preferences, let alone what to do.

"The city lord likes to eat salty food."

Aunt Liu glanced at Li Haitang, thought for a while, and said, "It's best to make it taste salty and fragrant. The city lord doesn't like sweet cakes."

The new Luluo man is not bad, he gave Er Ni a copper plate, and Aunt Liu would sell her favors, anyway, she might be useful to him at any time.

The city lord's preferences are not a secret, you can ask others.

"Thank you, Aunt Liu, then I will make more, if the appearance is not good, I will give some to Erni to taste."

Li Haitang is very good, these are all told by Mrs. Chen, when she works in the kitchen, she can't make all the snacks well, and she has to save some of them that are not good in appearance. Of course, this kind can't be eaten by the master. Send it out as a favor. No effort, why not do it?

"Really? Our Erni also likes to eat dim sum."

Aunt Liu happily said that she and Xu were a little bit at odds, so she didn't have any part in the dim sum they made. If Erni wanted to eat, she had to ask someone to buy it from outside. A piece of dim sum, at least ten thousand words, must not taste as fine as the ones in the house.