Chapter 79 The Rogue's Self-righteousness
Tong Huaqiong brought Gu Taohua, Maner and a bunch of cakes to the outside of Mr. Huang's house.
Mr. Huang was known for his generosity and kindness. His mother was the head of Shouyanguan Town, so any notable family would send people to visit her, even the wealthy families in Pingchuan County would come.
Therefore, the Huang family was particularly lively today. People were blocking the door carrying gifts early in the morning.
"Oh, Aunt Tong, we've been waiting for you." The pretty maid who served Old Mrs. Huang had been waiting at the door since early morning. When she saw Tong Huaqiong, she came towards her with a smile on her face, waving her handkerchief.
"Miss Yuqin, please come out in person." Tong Huaqiong said with a smile.
She came to deliver cakes to Mr. Huang a few days ago and knew that the maid's name was Yuqin.
Tong Huaqiong had studied various domestic fighting stories in her previous life. A first-class maid in a large mansion like Yuqin was like a deputy lady. When she went out, she was more respectable than some young masters and young ladies. Everyone who saw her had to give her some face.
Tong Huaqiong naturally did not dare to neglect it.
What's more, it was thanks to her that the Huang family, a big VIP customer, was completely won over last time.
Yuqin ordered someone to deliver the baskets of cakes that Tong Huaqiong brought to the big kitchen, and then took Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua Maner in, saying as they walked in, "Aunt Tong, the old lady specifically ordered someone to vacate the small kitchen in her yard for you to make cakes. I'll take you there now."
When Tong Huaqiong heard that a small kitchen was specially prepared for her in the old lady's yard, she was very happy.
She needs a kitchen like this, with few people and quiet, so that it is convenient for her to enter and exit the space and use the cheat code.
Tong Huaqiong smiled gratefully and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Miss Yuqin."
Yuqin took Tong Huaqiong and others to Tingsongyuan, the courtyard of Old Lady Huang.
Since today was Mrs. Huang's birthday, she dressed up neatly early in the morning and sat in the upper room waiting for everyone to pay her respects.
Yuqin was afraid of offending the guests, so she took Tong Huaqiong and others to enter through the side door of Tingsongyuan.
"It's here."
Passing through two tung tree doors and a corridor, we arrived at the small kitchen in the northeast corner.
Tong Huaqiong opened the small kitchen and took a look, and was very satisfied.
The small kitchen of a wealthy family is three times bigger than that of Ding Gu's family. Tong Huaqiong loves such a spacious and bright kitchen where she can fully display her talents.
"These three mothers will help you. Just tell them how to light the fire and so on." Yuqin pointed at the three middle-aged aunts in the small kitchen and said to Tong Huaqiong.
The three mothers were dressed neatly and nodded to Tong Huaqiong as a greeting.
Tong Huaqiong didn't dare to use strangers. Firstly, they would affect her cheating in the space. Secondly, she often heard that servants in wealthy families were difficult to deal with, especially servants at the maid level. These three mothers looked difficult to deal with. If the cooperation was unpleasant, it would delay her work.
So she smiled and said to Yuqin: "Miss Yuqin, there is no need to bother these three mothers. My daughter Taohua is enough."
Gu Taohua smiled brightly at Yuqin, put her hands on her hips and said, "Sister Yuqin, I'll help my mother. It's the old lady's birthday, so let these mothers relax for a day."
Tong Huaqiong thought that Gu Taohua was becoming more and more graceful and elegant, her words were beautiful, and with her rosy and round face, she was really likable.
As expected, as soon as Gu Taohua finished speaking, the three mothers laughed and kept praising Tong Huaqiong for having a good daughter, praising Gu Taohua for being blessed, and praising Gu Taohua for being beautiful.
Tong Huaqiong's mouth twitched, and in response to the enthusiastic praise from several mothers, she said, "My dear sisters-in-law, my Taohua is right. It's the old lady's big day, so you should relax a little."
Then he said to Yuqin, "Miss Yuqin, I really don't need so many people here."
Today is the old lady's birthday, and the whole banquet is being prepared by the big kitchen. They have also invited the restaurant's chef from the city, so the people from their small kitchen are not needed.
I thought Qing was waiting to receive the reward after celebrating the old lady's birthday and then eat the banquet, but I didn't expect that the steward would arrange them to help the widow Tong who came to the mansion to make cakes. Who would be happy about that?
Widow Tong was a person with a crystal heart and she took the initiative to refuse their help.
They were naturally happy to be free and easy, but they did not dare to leave the kitchenette unless Yuqin beside them said anything.
Yuqin smiled and said to the three mothers, "Okay, then listen to Aunt Tong. But don't go too far, just stay in the old lady's yard. If Aunt Tong needs help, she can still count on you mothers."
The three mothers smiled brightly and responded in unison.
"Aunt Tong, I'm going to the old lady first. You've been busy here for a long time. Show your skills. The guests are watching today. You must make the old lady happy." Yuqin told Tong Huaqiong and whispered in her ear, "If the old lady is happy, there will be a big reward."
Tong Huaqiong patted her chest and said that she would live up to the mission. The birthday cakes she made would definitely be a hit and add the icing on the cake to the old lady's birthday party.
Yuqin then gave some instructions to the little girl and her mother in the yard, and ordered someone to bring some fresh fruits and small items to Maner, and then went to the upper room to see Old Lady Huang.
Tong Huaqiong invited Gu Taohua and Maner into the small kitchen, and then took out various tools and materials from the space.
The most important things today are birthday peaches and cakes.
She had already shaped the longevity peaches in her space yesterday and put them in the refrigerator, so she had to ask Maner to take them out and steam them in the small kitchen.
Because she didn't have a pot that big in the space.
The cake is also ready and in the refrigerator. All she needs to do is ask Maner to take it out of the space and present it to Mrs. Huang at the right time.
In addition, some uniquely shaped cakes should be baked, such as plum blossom cakes, peach blossom cakes, and lotus cakes, which are festive and suitable for the occasion.
She originally planned to bake them in the oven in the space, but she was afraid that the secret would be exposed.
These were baked in the small kitchen. Fortunately, the Huang family's small kitchen was also used to make pastries and had a stove for making snacks. Tong Huaqiong even opened the cabinet and found a box of exquisite molds.
Don't underestimate the ancients, especially the wealthy ones, who were very exquisite and particular about food, clothing and other things.
Tong Huaqiong discovered that the plum and peach blossom molds in the Huang family's small kitchen were more exquisite than the molds she bought on Pinxixi for 9.9 yuan per set with free shipping. Not only were they exquisite, but the material they were made of was also unknown, and they felt like jade to the touch.
Tong Huaqiong planned to use the Huang family's set of molds to bake some shortbread cookies.
"Taohua, you just stay busy in the kitchen. I'll take Maner into the space to get the longevity peaches out. You help keep an eye on the people, and call me if there's anything." Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Taohua.
Gu Taohua rolled up her sleeves, placed the ingredients she had prepared at home on the chopping board, and said to Tong Huaqiong, "Mom, don't worry, I'm here."
Tong Huaqiong called Maner, who was sitting on a chair eating cherries obediently.
Maner handed a handful to Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua. Tong Huaqiong ate one. She had eaten such sweet, thin-skinned and juicy little cherries when she was a child at her grandmother's house in the countryside. She had never eaten them again after she grew up because they were difficult to transport. Later, the cherries on the market were all big cherries.
Tong Huaqiong was not satisfied with just one, so she grabbed another handful and stuffed them into her mouth.
"Hey, young lady, the pastries the old lady wants require cherries. Can you help me get a basket?" Tong Huaqiong thought for a moment and stood at the kitchen door, waving at a little girl in the distance.
After hearing Tong Huaqiong's instructions, the little girl did not come forward, but said from a distance: "Okay, I'll go to the big kitchen to get it for you."
The old lady asks for something from the kitchen, who dares to disobey!
The little girl ran away.
Tong Huaqiong laughed and said, for a wealthy family like Mr. Huang, a basket of cherries is definitely nothing.
"Mom, why do we need cherries to make pastries?" Gu Taohua was confused.
"We're not making pastries. We're just asking for them to be eaten by ourselves," said Tong Huaqiong.
Gu Taohua: “…”
Gu Taohua felt that her former mother had come back to haunt her again, acting like a scoundrel with all her righteousness.
But she likes it and she wants to eat it to her heart's content.
In less than a cup of tea, the little girl brought a basket of cherries to Tong Huaqiong and said, "If it's not enough, I'll go get more."
"Enough! Enough!"
Tong Huaqiong quickly carried the cherries to the kitchen, intending to let Maner carry the cherries to the space, and then take them out for the whole family to eat together after returning home.