Chapter 2212 Heartbroken
The picky Manbao stood in front of the fish stall and insisted that he put the fish in the other bucket, but the vendor was not happy and kept recommending the remaining fish to Manbao, "This fish is delicious, especially fresh and delicious. It can be used to make soup or steamed."
Bai Shan glanced at him, put away the copper coin and took out a silver coin.
When the vendor saw this, his face twisted, and he looked very tempted. But when he reached out his hand halfway, he refused and turned his head away and said, "Young Master and Young Lady, please don't make things difficult for us. We can't sell this fish to you. We have to deliver it to the master's mansion."
The master is the mayor of this town. Manbao and the others heard from the young man yesterday that the town is not very stable and there are occasional horse thieves coming to rob, but they are always stopped by their master and his troops. So at least half of the houses in this town belong to the master.
Bai Shan was about to pay, but Man Bao, seeing how embarrassed he was, stopped him and said with a smile, "Okay, we won't buy any today. If you catch another fish like this tomorrow, you must leave one for me."
The vendor hesitated for a moment and then shook his head. "This kind of fish is hard to catch, and there aren't many in the lake. If we catch any, no matter how many there are, we'll send them to the master's house."
Manbao tilted his head, "Can he eat so much?"
The vendor laughed and said, "Miss, you are joking. Our master is not just one person. He has parents, brothers, wife and children, a whole family. This is just one fish, it's not even enough to fill the gaps between our teeth."
Manbao: ...
What else could she say?
Bai Shan also put away the silver horn, turned around and said to her: "Let's fish by ourselves."
Manbao nodded: "Okay."
So they turned back, but before they went back they bought some fish.
They haven't eaten fish for a long time, and the lake looks very good, so the fish should be delicious.
The two of them carried a few fish in each hand, and with four hands they carried nearly ten fish back. They kept two and gave the rest to General Nie and his men.
The cook was in the yard next door, preparing a big pot of rice for the soldiers and guards. Manbao thought for a moment, then rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let's cook for ourselves."
Bai Erlang and the others who had just come downstairs from a good sleep were horrified. Even Mr. Zhuang stopped and turned back, "Actually, there's no need..."
Bai Shan also stopped her and said, "These two fish are rare. I think it would be better to let the chef of the inn cook them and then order some food from the inn."
You're not short of money, so why bother doing it yourself?
Not only do your hands feel wronged, but your stomach also feels wronged.
The others nodded repeatedly.
Manbao had no choice but to give up, "But I don't want to eat cakes and steamed buns anymore, I want to eat!"
Bai Shan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "This is easy. We don't order staple food and cook our own meals."
This is not difficult. Liu Huan and Yin Huo don't know how to do it, but everyone else does. Bai Shan rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen, asking Manbao to take out a small bag of rice from the luggage.
Bai Erlang exhaled and immediately ran down, "I know where it is. I'll go."
So the steward took the fish, turned around and went to the inn to order some dishes.
When he came back, Bai Shan had already lit the fire, and Man Bao had washed the rice and placed it on the stove. He hurried forward and said, "Master, Miss Man, let me do this kind of thing."
Bai Shan waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It's good that we come, and..."
He looked the steward up and down and asked, "Can you cook?"
The steward froze and was speechless.
He really can't.
He was a house-born boy with the surname Li, but his grandfather was a part of Old Madam Liu's dowry. At that time, his grandfather was in charge of Old Madam Liu's dowry.
When it came to his father, at least he had to go to the mansion to serve, and he learned to serve people to some extent, but later his father also came out to be the manager, managing the farms and shops outside.
So when it was his turn, Madam Liu showed her grace. When he was seven or eight years old, he followed his father to run errands in the store. Although he was a servant, he lived a good life. Compared with people outside, he was almost like a young master.
Old Lady Liu specially transferred him from Longzhou because he often followed the steward Bai to manage the Bai family's businesses outside.
He has been to all corners of the country dealing in grain, cloth, wood, etc. It is impossible for a steward to leave his job alone, so Old Lady Liu carefully selected him because she thought he had rich experience in traveling, was good at dealing with people, and understood the affairs of the Bai and Liu families. When he was away from home, not only would he know about the various properties of the family, but he could also give some advice to the Bai and Liu family's relatives and old friends if he met them.
If Bai Shan needs someone, it is more convenient for him to go out and hire someone.
He is not very old, only twenty-three, so he knows how to make a fire but can't cook. He has no experience at all and is even worse than Bai Shan.
To be honest, he still didn't quite understand why the old lady didn't put a servant to serve the young master.
As for Daji, although he has always been by the young master's side, everyone knows that he is not a servant, or even a permanent attendant, but a confidant who only protects the young master's safety.
Daji is always served by a servant.
Although the servants were responsible for fetching water and washing clothes, the young master did not have a personal servant by his side, so he had to get up by himself if he wanted to drink water at night.
Didn’t you see that Yin Huo and Liu Huan were accompanied by people? He discovered this when he went upstairs today. Changshou and Liu Huan had switched places last night and were living in the same room with Yin Huo. There were servants to give them instructions at night and servants to serve them in the morning. Even when they spit, someone would hand them a spittoon.
Unlike their young master, who has always lived with his cousin's young master, not to mention small things like pouring water, he has to rummage through boxes when he wants to change clothes. Sometimes he feels sad when he thinks about it.
Now seeing that they still have to make fire and cook for themselves, Manager Li feels even more sad.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say that it didn't matter if he didn't know how to cook, he could learn, but Bai Shan had already waved his hand with a smile and said, "We'll cook for fun in the kitchen. Go and find out what kind of bait is available here and if they sell it. If not, where can we find some? We'll go fishing this afternoon."
When Mr. Zhuang in the yard heard that they were going fishing, he immediately came over and asked, "Where are we going?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "This place won't work. There are a lot of people walking here, and there are a lot of people washing things. I'm afraid the fish will be scared away. Even if they don't run away, they're still very smart. I'm afraid they won't bite the bait. So we should go out and go up the lake to a less populated area to have a look."
Mr. Zhuang nodded and pointed in a direction. "That's where the trees are thick with grass and the lake flows out. There are no houses there. I heard that most of the farmland in this town is in that direction, so it should be okay to go there."
After that, he said, "I'll go with you."
He hadn't gone fishing for a long time, and he felt happy just thinking about it.
All of Steward Li's thoughts were drowned out by these things. He said, "We'll have to take a carriage. Master, would you like some tea, snacks, and fruits?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, this is necessary.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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