I opened a restaurant in ancient times

Opening the square note, it was written in black and white that it was the food recipe, and it was clear how to make the food and how much seasoning to put in it.

As a county magistrate, he didn't know if there was anything wrong with this prescription, but since these things were found from this man, let's listen to Niu Fuluo's explanation.

"My lord! My lord, I was wronged!" Niu Fuluo knelt on the ground with a "plop", and he really didn't know how to explain this matter.Since he was a child, his mind was not very bright, otherwise he would not have been tricked so badly in the gambling shop.

He knelt on the ground and could only pin his hopes on his sister Niu Lanlan.Before he went to Youyishun to steal the prescription, he just met his sister, so if she finds out that she hasn't returned for a long time, she should send someone to inquire.

"Injustice? You may tell where the injustice is? As long as you show evidence, I will deal with it fairly."

The county magistrate didn't have much impression of his sister, but remembered saving face for Niu Fuluo.

The yamen servant just came over and whispered to him.Only then did he know what kind of person this Niu Fuluo was, because his family lived in Zhilan Town, there was no shortage of money at home.

Originally, Niu Fuluo had only one sister in his family, and no other brothers and sisters.Ever since her sister Niu Lanlan married her son as a concubine, the family's changes have intensified.

He came to the mansion every few days, saying that he wanted to see how his daughter was doing, but in fact, he came to ask Niu Lanlan for money.And this Niu Lanlan is not easy to get along with. According to my wife, my daughter-in-law has already cried several times because of her anger.

Relying on her son's favor, she has no scruples in the mansion.Except for Madam who can treat her, she has never heard of other people's words. This family is very annoying.

Just taking advantage of these few days of not being busy, Madam is planning to take this Niu Lanlan back home, so as not to have someone in his house to beat the autumn wind and cause suspicion in the mansion all day long.

What's more, this case was originally Niu Fuluo's ignorance. If he could produce evidence, then he would naturally handle it fairly and would not wrong any party.

Since he was able to sit in his current position from an unknown person, it took a lot of effort.Therefore, he cherishes his official position very much and will not do favoritism.

What's more, in a few years, a new official should come to take over here. At that time, these complicated matters will not be managed by him, and there is no need to favor anyone at this time and cause him to lose his official position.

Seeing that Niu Fuluo hesitated and couldn't speak, the county magistrate already had a decision in mind.Since the man couldn't tell the reason, the case should have come to an end here.

"Crack!" There was a sound of a gavel, and everyone in the hall immediately fell silent, and each of them pricked up their ears, ready to hear how the county magistrate judged the case.

"Since Niu Fuluo can't produce any evidence, the case is over here. There are both witnesses and tangible evidence. Therefore, Niu Fuluo should be guilty of theft. According to the law, the sinner should be in the ear Afterwards, they will be branded and sent to prison for three years."

Seeing that his sentence had been handed down, and the servants in the hall were about to come to detain him, Niu Fuluo suddenly panicked.

My sister probably doesn't know the news yet, and now he can't leave here.If I had known... If I had known, I shouldn't have coveted those taels of silver!

Or, after being caught by those people, he should have bribed the boss with money and silenced him, so as not to cause such a big mess now!

"My lord! I have something to say!" Niu Fuluo watched the two tall and strong yamen servants walking towards him, and felt a little embarrassed in his heart.

If you are taken away, you will have to use a branding iron to burn a mark behind your ear!How painful it must be!When Niu Fuluo thought of this, he became extremely flustered.

"Wait." Seeing Niu Fuluo's appearance, the county magistrate raised his hand and signaled the two yamen servants to listen. He turned to look at Niu Fuluo and said, "Niu Fuluo, what else do you want to say?" ?”

"Yes, my lord, I have nothing to say, I just want to meet my sister." Niu Fu rolled his eyes and thought of Niu Lanlan.When my sister and brother-in-law came over, even the county magistrate had to give me a little noodle.

Previously, he only knew that his elder sister was taken up as a concubine by a wealthy family, but he didn't know where that family was from.Because it would cost 20 taels of silver to marry her as a concubine, Dad quickly agreed, for fear that the wealthy family would suddenly regret it.

He thought that being a concubine would not be a good life.Unexpectedly, when Niu Lanlan came back, she was wearing silk and satin, and on her head was gold, silver, jewelry and gold hairpins.

Seeing how rich she is, because of this reason, her parents gave her a good look.If he hadn't seen her spend a lot of money, he himself would never call her sister.

These days, Niu Lanlan has taken a lot of money to play, and he can also learn from those rich young masters when he is in the gambling house, treating thousands of dollars as dung.

Niu Fuluo felt relieved when he thought of those white money.Just as he was indulging in his own fantasy, Niu Fuluo heard the county magistrate's voice reaching his ears.

"See your sister? Yes." But it's about to be in the cell.The county magistrate sneered, the thoughts in this man's heart were really like a rat in the ground, an ordinary commoner still wanted to use power to suppress others.

The two yamen servants temporarily detained Niu Fuluo and locked him in a cell not far away.Now that the matter has come to an end, I just wait to contact Niu Fuluo's sister and see what they can say.

When Niu Fuluo was taken down, he waited happily for Niu Lanlan to rescue him, so he went all the way to the cell, and treated the servants beside him very rudely.

Looking at the messy environment in front of him, Niu Fuluo spat in disdain, then went straight to the edge of the bed in the corner, sat down on his buttocks, and fell asleep after lying down for a long time.

When he woke up again, he was woken up by a basin of cold water.He opened his eyes, looked around, and found that he was being tied tightly.

In the brazier in front of him, there is a soldering iron.Suddenly a great panic surged in his heart, and his body couldn't help struggling. Before he could open his mouth to speak, the yamen servant stuffed a piece of cloth into his mouth from the side.Then, there was the sound of flesh and iron meeting.

Zhao Heng watched the yamen servant take Niu Fuluo away, and he was relieved. He turned around and said to the group of young men behind him, "You guys did a great job today!"

Seeing his thumbs up, Cheng Lang couldn't help laughing, and the three little guys jumped up happily in an instant: "It deserves it! Who told him to steal!"

"that is!"

Now, the people around have finished watching the excitement and have begun to gradually disperse.Zhao Heng turned his head and glanced at the sky outside, it seemed that it was getting late.

He said to the three little guys: "Let's go back quickly, the store hasn't started to pack things yet, and we need the help of you little guys."

"Okay!" The three little men said in unison.The children were full of energy, and they ran and jumped back to the shop. Zhao Heng could only smile helplessly, and hurriedly followed.

As soon as they entered the door, a few young men started chatting and discussing. Under Cheng Lang's reminder, they kept the bowls and chopsticks in their hands while talking to Ning Ge'er who was sitting beside him about what happened today.

The night before, he fell asleep because he drank the medicine, so he had a vague understanding of something, but he still didn't know the cause and effect of the matter.

Now that he knew what had happened, Zhao Ning calmed down a little after hearing that the man had been put in prison, and played with a few people.

Jiang Yuan had already told Brother Ning that he was going home tonight, and told him some things, so he kept packing here.

Until Zhao Heng and Cheng were a little more relaxed.He hurried up to meet Zhao Heng and said, "Are you all right?"

"It's okay, the matter has been dealt with, that person has been locked in a big prison, and none of them can't get out in two or three years." Zhao Heng suddenly remembered something, and he said: "Brother Yuan, let go of the work in your hand, don't worry about it." Done. Didn’t you say you’re going back to Dahe Village today, I’ll see you off.”

"If you are not here, there will only be a group of children like Brother Ning..." Jiang Yuan is actually a little worried about these children. Just meet some bad guys.

"I've thought about this a long time ago." Zhao Heng patted his hand and said to him: "When I send you back, I'll come back and watch them quickly, so as not to make any trouble. Just in time, when I go back Go home again and bring something back."

"That's fine." Jiang Yuan nodded, turned around and continued to pack his things.In fact, since the past few days, he has been a little flustered.

For the past few days, a thought has been lingering in his mind.Zhao Heng said a few days ago that he would go to his house to propose marriage, but after so long, he never said anything about it again.

Jiang Yuan was actually a little at a loss in his heart. He was not young in the same village, and there were many people of his age.They have long been married and become parents.

It's just him, there's no definite number yet, there was a matchmaker who wanted him to be Mr. Li's servant before, but after that person was rejected, no one came to ask him.

He didn't understand until Zhao Heng said what he wanted.But he is about to reach the age of official appointment, if he doesn't get married within a year or two, he will be forced to be a random man by the government.

He has never said these words to Zhao Heng. Now that he has opened a shop, he is busier on weekdays, and he should not be thinking about getting married.But that being said, he was still a little depressed.

At this time, Jiang Yuan turned around and turned his back to Zhao Heng.Looking at his back, Zhao Heng suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, did he make Brother Yuan angry?

Not knowing what to say, Zhao Heng could only stand silently beside Jiang Yuan, helping him with his work.Seeing this scene, several young fellows and brothers nearby laughed and said, "Boss Zhao has become a follower again!"

Hearing this sound, Zhao Heng turned his head quickly, and said to the children, "Go and play, don't make a fuss here!" It's really against the sky to put his boss's face in that way.

Even though he said that, Zhao Heng still had a smile on his face. He watched the children run into the yard, and hurriedly turned his head to Jiang Yuan and said, "I just like being with Brother Yuan. , They are a bunch of kids who don't understand anything, Brother Yuan just ignore them."

Jiang Yuan responded in a low voice, and said to him: "It's getting late now, while it's still bright, let's go back to the village now."

"Okay, Brother Yuan, wait a minute, I'll go get something." Zhao Heng said, and hurried to the kitchen, took some food that had been prepared earlier, and took a few oil seals.

Seeing Cheng Lang, Zhao Heng also specially said a few words to him, telling him: "I'll be back in a while, you are older here, thank you for taking care of them."

After Cheng Lang nodded in response, Zhao Heng picked up the food and oil seals around him, and hurried out to find Brother Yuan.

Jiang Yuan was already waiting for Zhao Heng at the door.Looking at the sun outside, it should be the end of Shen Shi, and when we arrived in Dahe Village, it should be You Shi, and it wasn't too late.

"Brother Yuan, let's go."

Just as he was thinking about it, Jiang Yuan saw Zhao Heng coming out of the house carrying something, and said to him, "Let's go back quickly while it's still light, so as not to use this oil seal." It is even more rugged, and it would be best if the oil seal is not used.

With that said, the two of them embarked on the road back to Dahe Village together.Along the way, the two talked about various plans for the restaurant in the future, and Zhao Heng also deliberately told Jiang Yuan about his future plans.

Dahe Village was not too far from Zhilan Town, and the two of them didn't have any heavy things in their hands, so they arrived in the village very quickly.

"Brother Yuan, there is something I want to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Yuan was puzzled, just now he had told himself about the restaurant in the future, so there should be nothing else, what is he going to say now?

"I, look, there are a few more children in our store now, and the two of us are only in our teens, so we don't know how to take care of them at all."

Zhao Heng glanced at Jiang Yuan, and continued: "I was thinking, if Aunt Jiang has nothing to do at home, can I go to the store to work as a helper? Don't worry, the salary will definitely be the same as yours, and it won't be less. .”

Hearing what he said, Jiang Yuan nodded secretly in his heart.My mother wanted to go out to work a long time ago, but there are no shops willing to recruit women of this age.

Besides, if Grandma is willing to go, she can help take care of a few children, and save them from being busy all day long and thinking about them.

"Then I'll go back and ask my mother. If there is any news, I'll let you know when I go to the store tomorrow morning." After a little thought, Jiang Yuan agreed.

After sending Jiang Yuan home, Zhao Heng didn't forget to pass the food in his hand to Jiang Yuan.Only when Jiang Yuan's figure disappeared from sight, he hurried to his yard.

I took some needed things from the kitchen, and a change of clothes from the bedroom.After thinking about it, he brought his old clothes with him.

Fortunately, I bought the fabric a few days ago, otherwise, Cheng Lang and the others, as well as Brother Ning, they only had one or two pieces of clothes. The weather is getting colder and colder these days, and it will be time to cut clothes soon.

Zhao Heng's side had already forgotten about Niu Fuluo, but at this time Niu Fuluo was struggling in pain.Without him, today is the day when the prisoners are branded uniformly in the prison. As soon as Niu Fuluo entered, he was executed together with the thieves who had entered.

At this moment, he was cursing and saying something.Because of his large size, the inmates in the same cell did not dare to provoke him.

Most of the people in these rooms were caught for petty theft, so they are not very courageous. Looking at this man's upright look, they always feel that there is some snobbery behind this man, otherwise he would not dare to confront him. The jailer cursed.

At this time, Niu Fu had been branded behind his ears.This mark will never fade away. As long as it is branded, anyone who looks at it will know that this person has stolen something and has dirty hands and feet.

Right now, he was angry. If he hadn't been caught inadvertently, he wouldn't be locked up here in such embarrassment. Fortunately, when he was in class earlier, he told the adults that he wanted to see his sister.

When Niu Lanlan came over, he begged her kindly, as long as he went out, the owner of this restaurant would wait to bear his revenge in the future!

Counting them carefully, one by one, first he was beaten, then he was locked in the woodshed for a whole day, and now he was thrown into prison again.

Thinking of this, Niu Fuluo's stomach made a "gurgling" sound, and he stroked it.He got up and went to the window, and said to the guards who were patrolling outside: "Hey, do you have anything to eat? Give me some!"

Hearing that this man dared to speak like that, the jailer was immediately unhappy. He picked up the stick in his hand and knocked on the window with a "bang bang bang".

"no!"

After hearing this sentence, Niu Fuluo let out a "chi" and then went back to the bed and lay down.As long as Niu Lanlan receives the news, she will definitely rush over due to the face of her parents. Anyway, it's not too late, so it's okay to wait any longer.

Just as he was thinking, there was a loud voice not far away, a woman's sharp voice sounded, echoing clearly in the empty prison cell.

"Get up all of you! I'm here to find someone!"

Listening to the voice, like Niu Lanlan's voice.Niu Fuluo quickly got up, lay down on the window, and shouted to the outside: "I'm here, I'm here!"

Then he saw Niu Lanlan walking over unhurriedly, and said to him, "How did you get into such a situation? What, could it be that you lost again from gambling?"

Niu Lanlan disdains this younger brother very much.Since he was a child, his parents have always favored him, and he has never had his own share of any benefits.The reason why he became a concubine for others was also his idea after he lost the money.

In order to pay off her gambling debts, she had no choice but to marry out.It is said to be married, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is sold.She was naturally unwilling in her heart.But it was only later that she discovered that being a concubine can be so beautiful.

For example, now, Niu Fuluo, who has always treated her badly, and her parents, don't they all ask her to help with things?

Thinking of this, she sneered: "Tell me, how much do you owe this time?"

Seeing her like this, Niu Fuluo was very upset, but he had no choice but to rely on her to go out now, and he couldn't offend this woman now.

"I owe 50 taels." Niu Fuluo quickly explained: "They conspired to cheat me, I didn't want to bet!"

"50 taels?! Didn't you just give you 20 taels of silver a few days ago?"

"Such a small amount of money has already been spent!" Niu Fuluo didn't care in his heart. With such a small amount of money, he would go to the brothel and use it up.

Niu Lanlan didn't listen to him anymore, turned around and left.If it weren't for the two immortals in the family begging her to come here, she would never have come to this kind of place.

Looking at her leaving figure, Niu Fuluo touched the scar behind his ear, with a hint of sternness in his eyes.When he goes out, these people, one by one, are waiting to eat good fruit!

After Niu Lanlan left, she hurried to her own courtyard in the mansion, dressed in a brocade dress, wearing bright moon pendants in her ears, and the hair accessories on her head were even more gorgeous, using all kinds of gold hairpins.

Dressed up beautifully, just waiting for the young master to come back, tell him about this matter, ask him to find someone to intercede, and let Niu Fuluo go.

It's not that Niu Lanlan is kind, but that in a clan, there must never be a recorded criminal, otherwise what will happen if the son she gives birth to will not be able to take the scientific examination in the future.

Even for the future children, she had to prevent Niu Fuluo from being put in prison.