Chapter 18 Liu Mansion Birthday Celebration
On the day of Liu's birthday, Qin's mother and daughter went to Liu's house early in the morning pushing a cart of ice jelly.
The maid of the mansion had been waiting at the door for a long time, and immediately greeted Shen mother and daughter when she saw them.
The maid was called Ruyi. She often helped Miss Liu to buy ice jelly from the ice jelly stall. Naturally, she knew the three daughters and mother of the Shen family.
Ruyi took over the cart from Shen and helped push it, taking Shen and her daughter to the big kitchen. Liu Qian had already given instructions for the big kitchen.
The purchasing manager of the kitchen was named Luo, a middle-aged man with a big belly and a kind face.
Manager Luo and Qin Zhi checked the quality and quantity of the ice jelly, and everything was correct. Qin Zhi took the money and stood up to say goodbye.
Manager Luo stopped Qin Zhi and suggested that on a happy occasion like this, the host would definitely give her a reward afterwards. He suggested that Qin Zhi stay here, maybe she could get a share.
Shen was worried about the two buckets of ice jelly that were stored in the grocery store. They were to be sold at the gate of the county school today, so she took Qin Zhen to set up the stall first and asked Qin Zhi to wait here.
The Liu Mansion is very large, worthy of being the richest man in Qingzhou Prefecture, which can be seen from the kitchen.
The kitchen was spacious and bright, with more than a dozen stoves of various sizes firing simultaneously. On the counter were piles of top-quality sea cucumbers. Abalone was also top-quality.
With nothing else to do, Qin Zhi took a small stool and sat in front of the stove to help light the fire.
The chef of this pot is a bald man with a strong body. The bald man has a slight crush on Qin Zhi, but the girl doesn't even look at him. She knows the right temperature for cooking just by the smell she smells.
The bald man made a cherry meat, and the aroma filled the room and penetrated Qin Zhi's nose, stimulating her stomach to become even hungrier. She set out early in the morning without even having time to eat, and now her stomach has long been empty.
The bald man probably heard Qin Zhi's stomach growling. After he had loaded all the plates with cherry meat, he put the rest in a small bowl and handed it to Qin Zhi with a pair of chopsticks.
Qin Zhi was not polite and ate it with big mouthfuls. This dish was cooked with great skill, fresh, fragrant, tender and delicious.
The dishes in the front hall were all served, and Qin Zhi's ice jelly was also brought to the front hall by the servants. The chefs in the big kitchen were all idle and chatting.
"Hey, what kind of cart is that? I've never seen it before," a fat cook asked, pointing at Qin Zhi's cart.
"This is the cart I asked the blacksmith to make for me. It is very useful. We use it to drag the ice powder over, which saves a lot of effort." Qin Zhi replied.
Several cooks gathered around the cart, finding it very novel.
Among them was a cook whose wife set up a stall at the market every day and often carried heavy goods on her back and forth between home and the market. He felt sorry for his wife and thought that if she had a small cart like this, it would make her life much easier.
The cook asked Qin Zhi to help him find a blacksmith to make a similar cart for his wife.
Qin Zhi readily agreed and agreed to send it to his home ten days later.
After a while, the maid Ruyi came over with a plate of cakes.
"Miss Qin, you've been helping here so early in the morning. You must be hungry. I've prepared a plate of pastries. Come and fill your stomach." Ruyi often visited Qin Zhi's stall. As time went by, she found that she liked Qin Zhi more and more.
Qin Zhi was just hungry, so he took the cake without hesitation and ate while chatting with Ruyi. Ruyi was a home-born child, her parents were both in the Liu Mansion, and she had been serving the Liu family since she was a child. Her master was a kind person, so she had an easy life and a very cheerful personality.
At this time, a maid hurried to the kitchen.
"Chef Min, something happened." The maid ran to the bald man and said while panting.
"Hong Xing, what happened?" asked the bald chef Min with a frown.
After eating the cherry meat you made, the cousin turned blue, couldn't speak, and even pinched her own neck. The housekeeper has gone to Jihe Hall to ask for a doctor, and the lady asked you to go there quickly.
Chef Min was also frightened and hurried to the front hall with Hong Xing.
Qin Zhi thought about it and followed him.
In the front hall, cousin Song Yu's face had turned purple. A beautifully made-up woman was holding her and crying uncontrollably, calling out to her daughter while she cried.
"Yu'er, my dear, what's wrong with you?"
Old Mrs. Liu was also very anxious, turning around and around, calling out "My darling, my darling" all the time.
Liu Qian's mother, Madam Liu, was also crying with distress beside her, and she ordered the maid to go to the door to welcome the doctor. Her sister-in-law had been married for many years before she had such a daughter, and the whole family spoiled her like a pearl and jade. She didn't expect that something would happen when she came to Liu's house for a meal today.
The guests in the hall were talking about it.
"There shouldn't be anything wrong with this dish. I just ate a few bites of this cherry flesh. No, I also feel a little dizzy." A weak woman in green said this with a pale face.
"No way, I thought it was delicious and ate several bites. I don't feel uncomfortable at all," a girl next to her comforted him.
"There's nothing wrong with this dish," a female voice came from behind.
Qin Zhi saw that the little girl was almost unconscious, so he ran over and hugged the child.
Before anyone else could react, he turned the little girl over. He put his arms around her waist and abdomen from behind and quickly found the right position. He made a fist with one thumb facing inward and clenched his other hand into a fist, then pushed backward and upward.
Song Yu Niang reacted and rushed over to snatch Song Yu away, "What are you doing? Let go of Yu'er quickly." Song Yu Niang failed to snatch Song Yu away, so she raised her fist and hit Qin Zhi on the back.
Qin Zhi was caught off guard and received a punch from her. He groaned and continued with his actions.
At this time, the hall was in chaos, and all the maids and servants ran over to try to snatch the cousin.
Suddenly, a small thing fell to the ground, and Song Yu also burst into tears.
Qin Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, gently put Song Yu down, and patted her back lightly a few times.
Only then did everyone realize that the little girl in front of them was trying to save people with those strange actions just now.
When Song Yu's mother saw her daughter return to normal, she hugged her daughter and cried bitterly. The feeling of surviving a disaster made her hold Song Yu's hand tightly and she was reluctant to let go.
Old Mrs. Liu was so excited that she clasped her hands together and chanted "Amitabha, Amitabha" softly.
Madam Liu was trying to persuade her sister-in-law: "Aunt, Yu'er is fine now. Let's not scare the child."
"Yu'er, don't be afraid, everything is fine now." Liu gently touched Song Yu's hair and comforted her in a low voice.
Song Yu also gradually stopped crying.
Song Yu's mother let go of Song Yu, walked to Qin Zhi, and bowed to her solemnly.
"Miss, I was blind and hit you just now. I'm sorry. If my Yu'er hadn't run into you, she might have..." Song Yu Niang couldn't continue. When she thought of how her Yu'er almost left her, her heart ached and tears as big as beans couldn't stop flowing.
"Madam, don't worry. Your love for your daughter is touching." Qin Zhi said. In fact, Song Yu Niang's hand was very strong just now, and Qin Zhi's back still hurts.
At this time, Doctor Zhao from Jihetang also came and took Song Yu's pulse.
"Miss Song's pulse is now stable and she is in good health." Doctor Zhao said, stroking his beard.
"It turns out that the dish is fine. I thought it was poisonous." The woman in green said beside her.
Madam Liu shot a glare at the woman, and she immediately fell silent. The woman in green was Madam Liu's concubine's sister, named Li Yuanyuan. She relied on her mother's favor to bully others. Originally, she, a concubine's daughter, should not come to such an occasion, but she persuaded her father to come, and her father who didn't know what was going on really brought her here. Madam Liu rolled her eyes behind her father's back.
What Doctor Zhao meant by Li Yuanyuan's words was that Song Yu had eaten poisonous food, so he quickly explained that Song Yu was not poisoned.
Qin Zhi couldn't bear to see Chef Min take the blame, so he stood up and said, "This cherry meat is not poisonous at all. I ate half a bowl and nothing happened to me."
Qin Zhi walked to the place where Song Yu had vomited something just now, pointed at a fruit pit on the ground and said, "This is the culprit. Miss Song was eating cherries just now and the pit accidentally blocked her trachea and made her unable to breathe."
"I see. I just ate the cherry flesh as well and I'm fine." A guest next to him echoed.
"Thank you very much for saving Yu'er. May I ask which family you are from? We will visit you one day to express our gratitude." Liu was sincerely grateful to Qin Zhi.
"Madam, you are too polite. I believe that no one would stand idly by in such a situation. It's just a piece of cake." Qin Zhi declined.
"Girl, you are the savior of our family. If we don't repay you for saving our lives, we would be worse than pigs and dogs," Old Lady Liu also came over and took Qin Zhi's hand to express her gratitude.
At this time, the men heard the noise and came over.