Chunxi acted quickly. Tian An had just asked her to choose someone in the morning, but in the afternoon she had someone brought someone into the mansion.
This selection is related to Tian An’s future life in the Duke’s Mansion, and there are many people to choose from, so Chun Xi is very cautious.
She strictly followed what Nanny Xiao had taught her before, not looking at appearance, and would not accept cunning people no matter how capable they were, nor would she accept people with complicated backgrounds.
After careful selection, she finally chose five people out of the fifty. Looking at these five, she frowned at the trafficker and said, "Are there no others?"
The trafficker smiled and said, "My lady, you were too strict in selecting the maids this time. Only five were chosen out of fifty. How about you tell me what kind of maid you want, and I will go back and find one for you and send it to you?"
Chun Xi nodded and said, "We also need two maids who are quick, diligent, and kind-looking. We also need a maid who can comb hair and arrange accessories, who can read and write, and who can do math. We also need one who can make soup and snacks, and one who is good at needlework and can tend to flowers and plants. We want all of them."
As Chunxi was speaking, the trafficker counted on his fingers. After she finished speaking, he patted his chest and promised to find a suitable person for her.
Chun Xi nodded and could only take these five people down to train them first...
Xiangtao, who came to the Duke's Mansion for the first time, first went to meet Zhao Yiming with Nanny Xiao, then simply went back to the room to pack their things, and then under Nanny Xiao's guidance, she quickly became familiar with the Duke's Mansion.
He also found a follower among the secret guards and threatened to take him with him to get back his previous revenge. In fact, he was afraid that if he caused too much trouble, he would be killed on the spot, so he found a thug for himself.
The young man's name was Chi Yong. He was a simple and honest man. He believed whatever she said. After getting Jingyu's consent, he followed her closely.
Soon it was lunch time, and she volunteered to go to the big kitchen to help Zhao Yiming serve lunch. Nanny Xiao did not stop her and happily let her point to the good ones to serve.
Xiangtao was also not vague and took Chiyong to the main kitchen in the mansion.
The cook in charge of the kitchen didn't know her, but she knew Chi Yong.
Seeing him coming, a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled and said perfunctorily: "This young man is here to serve lunch to the Duke! Don't worry, we have prepared it long ago."
After that, he led the two of them to a stove. On the tray were four dishes and one soup, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. The vegetable dishes were stir-fried seasonal vegetables and crispy pork, the meat dishes were steamed fish and braised duck, and the soup was four-happiness meatball soup.
It looks good and has good color, aroma and appearance, but I don’t know how it tastes.
Seeing the two men staring at the dishes in silence, the cook hurriedly urged them, "Young man, hurry up and take it to the Duke! It will get cold if you're late."
Xiangtao ignored her and found a set of bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen. Then she picked up a piece of braised duck and put it in her mouth in front of her.
"Hey! Where did you come from, little wild girl? This is the meal prepared for the Duke, you..."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft..." Before she could finish her words, she took a bite of the pickled duck and spat the pickled duck in her mouth on her face, "What kind of thing is this! It's raw below the skin."
Then he threw the remaining half of the pickled duck on the chopsticks directly into her face.
"You still remember that this is the meal prepared for the Duke! Try it yourself and see if you can chew it."
Before she could react, he picked up a piece of steamed fish and threw it directly at her face before she could even get her mouth. "It's so fishy, who are you trying to disgust?"
Then there are two vegetarian dishes.
Xiangtao used the chopsticks to pick up the food casually a few times, without even picking up any food, and threw the chopsticks directly in the cook's face.
"Tell me again, who is this meal prepared for?"
The cook was stunned by her actions for a moment, then reacted, "No, who are you? How dare you, a wild girl, act so presumptuously in the Duke's Mansion?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and immediately six or seven big and strong women surrounded them.
Xiang Tao took a half step to the side, revealing Chi Yong behind her. Then, she folded her arms across her chest and looked at them calmly, saying sarcastically, "I think you are the ones who are so presumptuous! How dare you feed my Lord the Duke this kind of food?"
"Whoever made this dish, please stand up."
Xiangtao's sharp eyes swept over the cooks who were holding various soup spoons and fire pokers.
Seeing that no one dared to speak, the cook raised her head proudly and said, "So what if I made this? The Duke has a particular taste and likes to eat half-cooked duck and fishy fish. I'm obviously cooking strictly according to the Duke's preferences."
Xiang Tao turned to look at Chi Yong, who immediately understood and explained, "The meat they sent yesterday was stewed to pieces, and the seasoning in the dishes was too heavy. After we reported it, they said they would definitely change it..." They just didn't expect it to be changed like this.
Xiang Tao was furious when she heard this and snorted coldly, "It seems this cook isn't very good at cooking! If she can't cook, then she should stop occupying the position and affecting others' performance!"
"What did you say?" The steward looked as if he had just heard a ridiculous joke. He turned around and laughed at the people behind him, "Listen to what she said. Humph! I'm in charge of the entire kitchen. What right do you have to kick me out?"
Xiang Tao raised her head even higher than hers and said in a resounding voice, "The entire Duke's Mansion belongs to my Duke. You're just a naughty servant. Do I have to choose a day to drive you away?"
Then he looked at Chi Yong who was standing beside him and said, "Throw her out! Hurry up! The Duke is waiting for dinner!"
"You, what are you going to do..." Seeing that the two of them were serious, the cook began to get scared.
He took a half-step back and threatened, "I am the Madam's man, how dare you touch me?"
“Bang!”
Xiang Tao immediately raised her hand and slapped her, "If you want to move, I'll move you. I'm not afraid of you."
"Ah..." The manager was beaten in public and was so embarrassed that he wanted to fight back against Xiangtao without caring about anything.
Unfortunately, Chi Yong, who was tall and strong, easily clamped her with just a slight raise of his hand.
"Pa..." Xiangtao took the opportunity to give her another loud slap.
"The lady hasn't even entered yet! Whose lady are you?"
"Pa..." He slapped her again.
"Don't you know who the master of this house is? Can't you see?"
“Pah…”
"Your eyesight isn't good, what kind of cooking are you going to do?"
After being slapped several times by Xiang Tao, the cook started to struggle frantically. When it was futile, she turned around and yelled at the others, "Are you all dead? What are you standing there for? Come on!"
Xiangtao was not afraid at all. Chi Yong was a secret guard, more powerful than Chen Feng. Not to mention those old women, even if there were a few more of them, they would not be enough for him to defeat.
"Alright! Come on all of you! I'll just wipe out all of you slaves at once, saving me the trouble. If you don't want to do this job, there are plenty of people who will."
Xiang Tao saw that someone was ready to make a move, and crossed her arms and said provocatively with a forced smile.
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