a tavern

"Clang!" The sound of porcelain falling to the ground was followed by an angry voice: "You two are useless things!"

In the dark study room, the old man of the Zhou family was furious, and threw the teacup in his hand at the two kneeling tremblingly in front of the desk.The distance was a bit far, and the throw missed, and the tea and tea leaves spilled all over the place.The person lying on the ground kept kowtowing: "The villain (lower official) deserves to die...the villain (lower official) deserves to die!"

"Damn it? You...really damn it!" The old man Zhou was so angry that he gasped a little, and pointed his finger forward: "Ji Xin, it wasn't you who came to our Zhou family for help and vowed to bring down the Fugui restaurant and bring down Wencheng." Is it? In the end... you can't even do this little thing well, you trash!"

"Grandpa, calm down!" Zhou Yuanyu stepped forward and brought another cup of tea.With a crooked look, he motioned to one of the thugs kept at home, and then pointed at Ji Xin.

Well-trained thugs don't need a second look, and when they come up to Ji Xin, they just "crackle" with punches and kicks.The beating made him howl like ghosts and wolves, but fortunately there is a lot of meat, this kind of beating should not hurt his muscles and bones.Li Zhicai and Li Zhixian, who were watching from the side, were stunned at first, and then trembling like chaff. There was no need to think about it, he would definitely not be able to withstand this hard beating because he was so skinny.

The last time Zhou Yuanyu came to Jiuxing Town, he met Ji Xin, the boss of Baiyuelou.Occasionally, Ji Xin finds out that she is dissatisfied with Wen Cheng and Wen Yiduo, so he intentionally wins her over, trying to use her background to frame Wen Cheng and ruin Fugui Restaurant.Unfortunately, on the way, Zhou Yuanyu was sent back to Beijing, and the plan fell through.

But this time, as soon as Zhou Yuanyu returned to Jiuxing Town, he took this line in time, attempting to "borrow a knife to kill someone".Unexpectedly, this Ji Xin could only talk about being brave, but in fact he was as timid as a mouse.He even secretly replaced the "Ji Le Powder" prepared for him by the Zhou family with a laxative.

Ji Xin clasped his hands on top of his head to beg for forgiveness, tearfully said: "Old man! You can tell me to beat people, cheat people, or curse people. Killing people, I really dare not! I have grown so big, I have never slaughtered a chicken. , where did you get rid of this hand?" Wanting to cry and talk, Yuan~Tumble's body twisted into a ball on the ground. "Ji Le San", from the name, is quite poetic.In fact, after taking this medicine, on the first day, you will have various hallucinations; on the second day, you will be uncontrollably excited and mad, and will not stop; on the third day, your nerves will be completely paralyzed, and you will be stupid for a lifetime Not to mention cruelty.Unless there is an antidote, take it within three days to restore consciousness.If the third day passes, the gods will not be able to save them.

Thanks to Ji Xin's curiosity at that time, he invited Zhou's confidants who came to deliver the medicine to eat and drink with the help of food and drink in the restaurant. He didn't know this until he was drunk and came up with something. The medicine is extremely poisonous.Afraid of provoking human life, he changed the medicine "in a hurry" so that many innocent people would not suffer misfortune.

The Zhou family's plan is to completely destroy Wencheng, and killing him is only the last step. Before that, destroying his hope of life and the people he cares about can make him suffer to the extreme.For several generations of the Zhou family, there have been many dignitaries in official careers, which are far from being glamorous on the surface.In the process of climbing the official career, many hands were stained with blood.No wonder, when dealing with Wen Cheng, he resorted to such vicious means.

At this moment, Ji Xin was filled with remorse, and wanted to beat himself on the head: Why did I go blind and mess with Zhou's family?He originally wanted to use the Zhou family, but unexpectedly, he was used as a stick instead.It is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down. How can we escape now?Originally, I just wanted to show that kid Wen Cheng a little bit of color, but I cheated myself, regretting it...

"And you!" Relieved a little, Mrs. Zhou pointed the finger at Li Zhicai again.

Before he finished speaking, Li Zhicai hurriedly interjected, pointing to the people around him: "Old man, it's all Ji Xin's fault. If he hadn't changed his dressing midway, Wen Cheng would have turned into a corpse in the lower official prison! In the final analysis, the case In the middle, it’s just a few people who have abdominal pains, it’s not easy for the lower officials to sentence him to death, right?” Shirking responsibility is the current priority.Li Zhicai said "lower official" one by one, which is not wrong.Before Mrs. Zhou resigned from office, he was the highest official history of the prison governor of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was once a powerful character.

"Excessive words!" The hatred made Zhou Yuanyu completely unrecognizable: "Try saying one more word?" The threatening eyes fixed on Li Zhicai, becoming more and more fierce and violent.

Receiving a signal from Old Master Zhou, Zhou Yuanyu squatted down in front of the two kneeling people: "I'll give you one last chance! If it doesn't work out..." As he spoke, he put his hand across his neck and gently stroked it.Ji Xin and Li Zhicai couldn't believe it, their eyes seemed to reflect a bloodthirsty Shura...

Seeing Ji Xin and Li Zhicai running away as if fleeing, Zhou Yuanyu was a little worried: "Grandpa, with these two trash, I'm afraid it will be impossible!" These two people, not to mention their lack of loyalty, are still that kind of mud. Idiots who can't support the wall, even if they have a threat, there is no guarantee that they can successfully complete the task.

"Cough...they are just my first move, discarded pieces that I can throw away at any time." No matter how glorious the past was, it was no match for the torment of the years. Old Mr. Zhou leaned on his crutches and ordered: "Xiao Yu, go Bring me my ginseng soup"...

"Come on, be sure to drink it up!" Wen Cheng brought a bowl of hot porridge over like a treasure, picked up the spoon, and blew slowly: "It's not hot anymore, take a sip! A Yi, come on!" The spoon straightened Push it in front of Wen Yi who is lying on the table writing and drawing.

Wen Yizang was neither, nor was Rang, so he could only accept Wen Cheng's affection and swallowed it down.In an instant, a gust of coolness invaded the mouthpiece, and the whole person became refreshed.The novel taste inevitably aroused her curiosity: "What kind of porridge is this? It's so refreshing?" As she spoke, she looked at the ingredients in the bowl, but unfortunately she couldn't tell them apart. On the surface, it looked like a bowl of ordinary white rice porridge.

"Hey! Is it delicious? I made it myself!" Wen Cheng was quite proud, and began to sell melons to Wang Po: "And besides being delicious, this porridge also has medicinal effects. I added Blind silver dan grass, take the juice and put it into porridge. As a medicinal plant and as an ingredient, I didn't expect it to be awesome! It's almost summer, if this porridge is launched in our restaurant, it will definitely cause a sensation!" A dish, if it is novel , coupled with delicious food, it must be popular.

The unintentional words immediately reminded Wencheng of their current situation, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed: "A Yi, tell me, will the guests still trust us? Will they come to Fugui Restaurant again?"

Opening a restaurant is not only Wencheng's way of making a living and making money, but also her spiritual sustenance and the meaning of existence.It is a great honor and recognition to do a good job of making a living with your heart, create innovative dishes from time to time or cook a few dishes by yourself, and watch the guests come and return with satisfaction.

Compared with the rise and fall of Fugui Restaurant, Wen Yi is more worried about their own safety.Marriage is imminent, and it is too late to announce the cancellation now.What's more, this marriage is what she and Wen Cheng have been looking forward to, and they must never give up.Only, confront the Zhou family head-on.There is no other reason to confirm that it is the Zhou family: the threat that day, the sudden appearance of Zhou Yuanyu, there are people in Jiuxing Town who are capable of ordering Li Zhicai, and she has no other enmity with Wen Cheng.

It is conceivable that the scene on the wedding day will be extremely lively.Another term for lively is chaos, and it is easy to take the opportunity to create trouble.In order not to make mistakes that day, Wen Yi has carefully considered all aspects.However, she was the protagonist of the day, and she couldn't wait for the opportunity to hide in the dark to parry the opponent's ruthless moves.I was very worried, especially Wen Cheng's safety.Knowing that there may be danger, but unable to protect her side.

"Ah Cheng, don't worry! Everything will be fine!" Wen Yi stood up, took Wen Cheng Rourou into his arms, and gently patted her on the back, her voice was as gentle as water, comforting her lover and making her feel at ease.

But behind Wen Cheng's invisible back, Wen Yi's eyes were condensed with a fierceness, and he was completely changed...

Three days, fast and fast, in the blink of an eye.According to Wen Yi's instructions, Wen Cheng visited the victims of the "laxative incident" one by one with sincerity, supplements and condolence money.It is a trivial matter for the folks in the village, and Wen Cheng clearly explained the government's closing statement-"The cause of the incident was to put laxatives into the rice bucket".Anyone with a little brain can guess the key to the problem.

Who would have nothing to do to pour medicine into their own rice bucket and smash their own signboard?Everyone knew it well, and almost all accepted Wen Cheng's apology and expressed their understanding.Except for one or two people who were looking for losing money and purely playing rogues and wanting to extort money, the matter was basically resolved smoothly.

As for those one or two, after Aunt Qian who was accompanying her said she was going to the town to promote them, she resolutely added more than a dozen or so, and settled the matter with compensation...

"Brother Wen, go slowly!" Ah Hui, who usually played well with Wen Cheng, sent him to the door, and stopped him repeatedly when he saw that Wen Cheng was about to speak: "Don't worry! How could Ah Hui not participate in the ceremony? When I married your siblings last year, you helped me a lot!" The swarthy young man patted his chest, knowing how to be grateful, he knew he was a sincere person.

In other words, along the way, Wen Cheng not only apologized, but also invited the guests at the banquet.I have been in Jiuxing Town for more than three years, and what I have done is a living that is ushered in.There are not a few acquaintances, not to mention deep friendship, there are many people who have friendship over a wedding.Going around the town, I said almost everything I could say, except for those who couldn't get away from the fact at home, I almost agreed to it.

In addition, it is all kinds of shopping. Fortunately, there is a restaurant at home, there is no shortage of pots and pans, and there is also a venue.You only need to buy some other ingredients and things for weddings.

Wen Cheng, who was full of joy, waved goodbye to A Hui, picked up the empty cart, and pulled it back.It was another whole day, and I had no time to spare, and my leg was about to break.Slowly pulling the cart, turning around by chance, she saw Aunt Qian who was falling behind in the setting sun.He hunched over and pressed his knees from time to time.Wen Cheng stopped immediately and called out: "Godmother, get in the car, I'll take you away!" He was young and strong, and he couldn't take it anymore, let alone the godmother, I heard that she had severe rheumatism.

"You child, what nonsense are you talking about? The godmother is not yet seventy or eighty years old!" Aunt Qian lifted her kerchief, wiped the sweat from her forehead with it, and lightly reprimanded with a smile. Over 40 is indeed not considered old, but if he is in poor health and looks old, how can Wen Cheng not be worried?

"Hurry up! Why are you being polite to me?" Without further ado, Wen Cheng helped Aunt Qian and walked directly to the cart.Unable to resist, Aunt Qian finally sat up.After a while, he suddenly opened his mouth, and he didn't know what the intention was: "Xiaocheng, the godmother knows you are a good boy, and you are very kind! But sometimes, people are bullied by people who are kind, and horses are ridden by others. Be patient everywhere, It’s not necessarily a good thing.”

The road in the small town is quite flat, occasionally there is a slight uphill, Wen Cheng "humphs" and pulls up.It didn't take much effort, so Wen Cheng heard Aunt Qian's words clearly and understood her meaning.What Aunt Qian was referring to should be the incident that happened at noon.

That is to say, during their visit, the two met a barbarian who demanded a lot of money because he was the victim. Wen Cheng thought he was in the wrong, and almost accepted his compensation demand completely.If Mrs. Qian hadn't stopped her in time, she might have lost another sum of money in vain.This unexpected accident has already cost her a lot of money.In addition to marriage, Wen Cheng upholds the principle that what should be desired should not be less, and what should be good should not be worse.I spent money twice, and finally saved some money. Now, I spent seven or eight.

"Godmother, problems that can be solved with money have never been problems!" Wen Cheng thought about it for a while, and he didn't care, money is like running water, spent, as long as you are willing to work hard, there will always be.

Aunt Qian sighed deeply: "Oh... what I'm talking about is not this, but the matter of being drugged this time!"Wen Cheng is such a well-behaved and kind-hearted person that someone wants to frame him.If you don't mention it a little bit, you may suffer a big loss in the future.Years accumulate not only age, but also experience and knowledge.

Wen Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then paused: Even the godmother can see it so clearly, I'm afraid this matter needs to be discussed in the long run.Immediately fell into contemplation...