Chapter 21: Guests
After Zhu Fugui’s death, nothing else notable happened in the villa until Thursday, but everyone’s spirits fell as they heard about Old Zhu’s tragic death.
These past two nights, the door-knocking ghost went to visit An Qing and Lu Tianyi, but both of them remembered the door-knocking ghost’s story and didn’t let it take their heads off, spending the night safe and sound. A day passed by quickly and soon, it was already Thursday.
On the morning of the fourth day, Bai Yan quickly got up as early as usual and dutifully prepared breakfast for the master and madam.
Since the chef was forced to retire early, the madam generously passed on the task of preparing the meals to the responsible Bai Yan. As a result, he had to stay in the kitchen three times a day and struggled to cook the dead cats and rotten dog and rat meat.
Bai Yan was not as skilled as Zhu Fugui with cooking, so he cut the meat using slow and steady motions, the knife moving incomparably sluggish.
He was afraid that if he accidentally cut his fingers, he would then get his wound infected by the rotten meat’s bacteria and would be forced to suffer serious diseases, such as rabies. When that moment comes, it wouldn’t be the game that kills him, but this slight ailment would.
The more a person has something on his mind, the slower his movements were. But, the master and madam’s meals couldn’t be delayed for any reason, so Bai Yan urgently increased his speed to make up for the lost time and finally succeeded in finishing Zhu Fugui’s work without delaying the meal.
After breakfast and lunch, the night had finally come and the master’s guests were about to arrive.
Evening.