HLnovel Chapter 160
Chapter 160
Feng Lan has very sharp ears. When there is no one around, she activates her wood-related abilities and works with Huahua to leave a few vines in the yard, leaving them as she walks.
It’s best to hear the news, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t hear any useful news, you won’t lose money anyway.
Soon, she found the place that was said to be the kitchen. The temperature alone was different from other places. There were many people and it was steaming hot. It was obviously not meal time. Combined with what the maids said, Feng Lan guessed that it was prepared for the prefect.
She quickly grabbed a person and said, "Little brother, where are the peaches that Aunt Lan asked me to bring?"
As she spoke, Feng Lan stuffed a peach into the other person's mouth. It looked pink and tender, and you could tell at a glance that it tasted good.
The person she was holding was already in a bad mood, with a bad expression on his face. He looked at the peach in his hand, which was so juicy and not on the same level as ordinary peaches. When he heard the name "Auntie Lan", he explained quickly and pointed to someone to Feng Lan.
"There are a lot of people here now, so just find a place in the kitchen to put it down. Remember to register with Old Li."
Feng Lan tactfully let go of his hand and followed the servant's gaze to see the relatively leisurely old man Li in the corner. The clothes he wore were better than those of the others. Just the embroidery on his shoes showed that the old man had some connections in the mansion, not to mention his rosy complexion, which showed that he had no shortage of food and drink.
"Mr. Li, is this where the food from the kitchen is stored?"
Feng Lan walked over and put the basket on the ground, and the juicy peaches appeared in front of Old Li.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, young man, your peaches are really good. In all my years as Old Li, I've never seen peaches better than yours."
Feng Lan touched his head with a smile, and glanced at the people around him.
The kitchen alone took up over a hundred square meters, housing several large stoves. Besides bacon, hot peppers and knotted garlic cloves were hung from the beams. Cucumbers, leeks, sunflowers, carrots, cabbage, and eggplant were spread out on the floor. Outside, several servants were washing onions and garlic under the running water. Feng Lan even saw some washing watermelon! Really sophisticated!
The food and drinks here were much richer than the restaurant Feng Lan had seen. In just a short while, the maids took several exquisite plates and left in a hurry.
"The pickled goose feet and steamed duck with fermented rice wine are ready!"
"Steamed lamb with milk! Eggplant soup! Take it away!"
"Lotus meat pie! Cold white meat!"
"Have you finished serving the cold dishes?"
"Snacks! Snacks can start!"
"Is the fruit not ready yet? Wash and pick the grapes and bring them to the guests!"
After checking that there was no problem with the peaches Feng Lan brought, Old Man Li asked him to sign, waved goodbye and left.
"Next time you have such good peaches, you can send them over."
Feng Lan nodded happily and left without even taking the backpack.
When she left Cui's house, she could feel the vines left in the backpack moving, and the maids who left flower petals on the road also came to the front from near the back door.
The vines left by Huahua slowly moved from the backyard to a big tree near the front yard.
Feng Lan changed her clothes in the alley, removed the foundation on her face, changed her hairstyle, put pads under her shoulders and feet, and walked with her head held high. At first glance, she looked completely different from before.
Now that he had money, the city didn't ask for travel permits very often, so Feng Lan found a restaurant with a lot of people, ordered a plate of peanuts and refillable tea, and sat in the lobby to listen to other people talking.
This is the fastest and most convenient way to understand this era.
Some people looked at Feng Lan curiously, but seeing that he didn't do anything and just sat there listening to music and drinking tea, they didn't pay any more attention to him and continued chatting with their friends. Hey, he was just an idler who came to have some tea and kill time.
In the whole afternoon, Feng Lan shamelessly refilled several cups of tea. The waiter was too lazy to refill the tea. She heard a lot of news.