Traveling through farming with the system, I cooked delicious food in ancient times

Haoweilou was closed, and Mao Xi drove his carriage back to the candy shop to check.

She opened the cabinet and counted the cups. She found that the number of cups was correct, then closed and locked the cabinet door again.

After Mao Xi left the candy shop and locked the door, she saw Butler Wang and two attendants escorting a young man to the door of the candy shop.

The follower kicked him, and the young man fell to his knees instantly.

Steward Wang pointed at the little brother and said sternly: "Tell me, what are your intentions for sneaking around outside the candy shop these days?"

Where has Mao Xi seen this battle before? She has already seen Butler Wang's martial arts, which is top-notch.

But she was used to his gentle and casual face on weekdays, and now that his style had suddenly changed, and he was so cruel to this little brother, Mao Xi was a little surprised.

She looked at Mu Zhiyuan timidly and asked, "Brother Mu, what did this little brother do? Are you going to 'interrogate' him like this?"

Unexpectedly, Mu Zhiyuan's face was gloomier than Butler Wang's.

He knelt down and clamped his wrist around the brother's throat: "Did you instruct others to steal the glasses and bowls from the candy shop?"

"You don't dare, I didn't steal the glass..."

"Still quibbling? Did you instigate people to destroy the freight route to and from Wutong Port?"

"What carriage? It's really not me. Ahem...is there some misunderstanding? Heroes, don't do anything. I'm just a herbal tea seller."

The little brother's face was red from holding back, and he was already out of breath.

Mao Xi grabbed Mu Zhiyuan and said, "Brother Mu, listen to what he has to say first."

She recognized this guy, he was indeed the shopkeeper of the herbal tea stall.

Mu Zhiyuan let go of his wrist and said coldly: "Tell me why you stopped by the candy shop today and asked the diners about the situation inside the shop."

The little brother took a deep breath, calmed down, hurriedly kowtowed to Mu Zhiyuan a few times, and defended himself.

"Hero, I am the shopkeeper of the herbal tea stall in the north of the city. I saw shopkeeper Liu's sugar water shop. The iced drinks and fruit wine sold recently have been selling well, so I wanted to find out what they sell and how to match them. I want to learn. I also sell herbal tea in glass cups and glass bowls in my own shop.”

"Brother Mu, he is indeed the shopkeeper of the herbal tea stall." Shui Xi looked at Mu Zhiyuan and said.

The shopkeeper of the herbal tea stall stood up and took out the order form from his body: "This is my proof of purchasing the glass bowl and glass. In a few days, my herbal tea stall will also use the same tableware. I spent money to buy them. How could this happen?" Stealing shopkeeper Liu’s glass?”

Everyone took the order receipts and found out that the herbal tea stall had indeed ordered a batch of colored glaze and glass tableware from Liulicang in Beisu.

"Are you ordering it from Liulicang in Beisu?" Shui Xi didn't expect that someone in the city had already imitated her.

"Exactly, the price is cheaper than local ones. Didn't Shopkeeper Liu buy it from Beisu too? It's just that the journey is far away and it will take a few days to deliver it. Believe me, I really didn't steal the glass."

The shopkeeper of the herbal tea stall put away the order form, his palms sweating, fearing that Butler Wang and Mu Zhiyuan would pursue him to find out the recipe of the sweet water shop.

"Don't always think about asking for other people's recipes. You should just go back and run your own herbal tea stall!" Butler Wang sighed, cupped his hands to Mu Zhiyuan and said, "My lord, it seems that you have arrested the wrong person. It's this old slave." Overlook!"

"I don't blame you for this. You are not an ordinary person who has the courage to destroy the mountain road. Brother, please go."

Seeing that Mu Zhiyuan no longer pursues the case, the herbal tea stall boy quickly ran away.

"Brother Mu, it doesn't matter if you lose the glass, I have a lot in stock." Ma Xi said smoothly.

"Ah Shu, when did you buy the glass in Beisu?"

"Uh..." Mao Xi complained that he was quick to talk, "I also ordered it to be delivered, but I just left it in the house."

"Steward Wang, the shopkeepers of several big restaurants in the city. Go and investigate who you have met in the past few days." After Mu Zhiyuan gave the order, he took Shu Xi back to Lihua Town.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Mao Xi was the first to arrive at the candy shop.

Ah Yuan and Atang haven't arrived at the shop yet.

Mao Xi entered the shop. The door lock was intact, but the lock of the cabinet where the tableware was stored was forcibly opened and fell to the ground.

The glass cups and glass bowls inside were missing again.

Ma Xi stared at the cabinet door handle for a few seconds.

I had no choice but to buy new cups and bowls in the mall to make up for it. Although I didn't have much money, it was not an option if I did this every day.

Mao Xi checked the large vat containing wine and found that less than half of the inventory was left.

She poured some into the cup, tried it with the silver needle on her head, and took a sip herself. There was nothing strange about the wine inside.

"If my business cannot continue, I can destroy the ingredients. Why steal the cups and bowls? Is it to make money by reselling them? But Butler Wang said that the fragments were found on the top of the mountain, which is obviously related to the opening of the restaurant..."

While inspecting the scene, Mao Xi analyzed the thief's motives.

She replenished the fruit wine in the wine vat and took some ice cubes from the space to put in the ice bucket.

At this time, A Yuan and Atang had already arrived at the shop.

Mao Xi remained calm and lied that yesterday's tableware was not missing and changed the lock on the cabinet.

"Shopkeeper, why do you need to change the lock on the cabinet again today?" A Yuan asked in confusion.

"The thief hasn't been caught yet, so keep the key first."

Mao Xi didn't explain. She had to go back to Haowei Building to prepare today's ingredients. As for the thief, she left the "Toka Incense" from Ranchen Incense Shop on the lock of the cabinet.

She went back to the shop after closing last night and sprinkled the scented powder on the lock of the cabinet containing the glasses.

Anyone who comes into contact with this fragrance will have their skin and clothes stained, which will last for ten days.

At present, Mao Xi can confirm that A Yuan and Atang do not have the smell of Tokagi. Later, let Brother Mu take the native dog Yuan Bao to search the city, and there may be new breakthroughs.

Returning to Haoweilou, Pang Xiaohai arrived as promised and presented a cart full of seafood.

"Brother Xiao Hai, is the road going smoothly today?" Shu Xi asked.

Pang Xiaohai got out of the car holding a large bucket of abalone, handed it to Dajiang, and said with a smile: "It's been a smooth journey today. I'm very energetic. This bucket of fresh abalone is all for you~"

"I hope the journey goes well, Brother Xiao Hai. If there are any mussels recently, bring some with you."

"Okay! The mussels are delicious. How many do you want?"

"Bring a bucket first, and I'll try the food in the restaurant first."

Mao Xi returned to the kitchen and looked at today's abalone. Each one was fresh and plump, and could be sold at a good price.

"Xiao Qing, get some ribs, lean meat, chicken feet, ham, pig's feet..."

"Okay, shopkeeper, what are you going to cook? Do you need so many ingredients?"

"I have to make the abalone juice in advance!"

Mao Xi has already begun to boil water in a pot. The meat must be boiled in water over low heat to remove the blood.