allonlinenovel Chapter 275: The Maid is Disheartened
Chapter 275: The Maid is Disheartened
Qiu Gui saw Leng Xian standing at the door and hurriedly bowed, "This servant greets the Marquis!"
After hearing this, Chuntao also looked over and hurriedly followed suit in saluting.
"Go fetch some water and help me wash up." Leng Xian ordered.
"Yes, My Lord!" Qiu Gui and Chun Tao responded quickly and ran away.
There was nothing in the Qimei Courtyard now, so they had to go back to their own rooms and give their own things to the two masters.
Chuntao and Qiugui quickly fetched some simple toiletries and two basins of clean water.
Leng Xian knew the current situation in the mansion, but he didn't complain about anything.
He ignored Yin who had fallen asleep again, and simply washed himself up, then loosened and combed his messy hair again.
Then, Leng Xian told Qiu Gui and Chun Tao, "Ask the kitchen to prepare some food. I will be leaving soon!"
"Yes, my lord!" Qiu Gui and Chun Tao agreed and turned to go out.
As they walked towards the kitchen, Chuntao whispered, "I wonder what food is in the kitchen."
“That’s not something we can control.
If yes, we will serve it;
No, we will come back to report." Qiu Gui said in a gloomy tone.
Chuntao nodded after hearing this.
The two walked outside the kitchen and smelled the fragrance of steamed buns, but that was the only fragrance.
When the two men walked into the kitchen, they saw two cooks sitting by the stove, dozing lazily, and adding two pieces of firewood into the stove from time to time.
Hearing footsteps, the two of them quickly raised their heads and saw Qiu Gui and Chun Tao coming in. One of the cooks stood up and greeted them, "It's Miss Qiu Gui and Miss Chun Tao!"
Qiu Gui nodded and asked, "Is breakfast not ready yet?"
The cook nodded and said, "It will be done in a little while." Then she asked hesitantly, "Miss Qiu Gui, how long will the situation in our house last?
There are dozens of people in our house!
If this continues, our house... won't even have rice or flour!"
After hearing this, Qiu Gui sighed and shook her head, "This...we don't know either."
The cook slapped her thigh anxiously, "What should I do?
There are dozens of people in the mansion. As soon as you open your eyes, you have to eat and drink!
The master has no chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables or fruits, and it seems... even rice and flour are gone!
It is said that even a good cook cannot cook without rice.
This...what should we do?
Miss Qiugui and Miss Chuntao, you must inform the Marquis and his wife of this situation!
We need to think of a solution quickly.
There are dozens of people in our house, we can’t all be hung up by the neck!”
After hearing the cook's complaints, Qiu Gui could only nod helplessly, "I understand. We will report it to the Marquis and the Madam."
Qiugui and Chuntao walked to a square table on the side and sat on a bench next to the table.
Looking at the fire in the stove, the steaming steamer and porridge pot, I recalled that when I came to this kitchen in the past, I would see the busy scene of the cooks frying, stir-frying and cooking.
Now, there was only a pot of clear rice soup cooking in a big pot next to it, and a pot of steamed buns in the steamer on the other side had not yet been taken out of the pot.
Alas! I also want to know how long this kind of life will last?
Qiu Gui even thought that if they had steamed buns and rice soup every day, they could survive a few more days like this.
I’m afraid... I’m afraid that soon... even the steamed buns and rice soup will be gone!
After about half an incense stick of time, the cook put out the fire in the stove.
After waiting for a while, she opened the lid of the steamer.
He took a plate from the cupboard nearby.
He picked up a plate with four steamed buns, two bowls of rice soup, a small dish of pickles, and a few slices of bacon on the side, and placed them all on the tray.
He took a plate, took out two steamed buns, put some pickles next to the plate, and put them on another tray.
The two cooks brought the tray over and handed it to Qiugui and Chuntao.
Qiugui and Chuntao took the tray, turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
Qiugui and Chuntao carried the tray back to Zhongshun's small room.
When they reached the door, Qiu Gui signaled Chun Tao to put the tray containing their breakfast on the steps outside first, and then she walked into the house with the tray in her hand.
Leng Xian was sitting at the table waiting. When he saw the two maids bringing in the food, his brows furrowed tightly.
Qiugui and Chuntao did not dare to look up. They just took out the steamed buns, rice soup, bacon and pickles on the tray and arranged them. They also put down the chopsticks, then lowered their heads and walked out with the empty tray.
After closing the door, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Picking up the tray outside the door, the two quickly sat down on the small bench in the yard.
Each person had a steamed bun and ate it with pickles in big mouthfuls.
Only then did they remember that they had forgotten to bring a bowl of rice soup or water.
They felt a little choked when eating the steamed buns dry, but they couldn't care less at the moment. They just had to eat a few bites first. Otherwise, they didn't know what their master would tell them to do later!
Perhaps, when they go to the kitchen to find food, there might be nothing left.