"Xia Chengping, Shopkeeper Liu of Fanghua Pavilion sued the two of you brothers for stealing their Fanghua Pavilion's pastry recipe and opening Baiwei Zhai, are you guilty?" Master Liang said loudly.

Xia Chengping hurriedly raised his head and hugged his fists, "The student is wronged, and please listen to the student." ”

Lord Liang snorted.

Xia Chengping thanked him with a smile, and turned his head to look at Shopkeeper Liu in Fanghua Pavilion, "This is Shopkeeper Liu, right?" Students are courteous. ”

"Don't dare, you're the future showman." Shopkeeper Liu moved his lips without smiling, "The villain can't afford this ceremony." ”

Between the eyebrows and eyes, there was cold disdain.

The smile on Xia Chengping's face froze, he scolded a few words in his heart, suppressed his anger, and said with a smile, "The recipe of our Baiwei Zhai was given by my third brother, and it has nothing to do with Fanghua Pavilion, is there any misunderstanding in the middle?" ”

"Misunderstanding?" Shopkeeper Liu smiled coldly, waved his hand, took a list from the guy on the side, and threw it in front of Xia Chengping, "So that you can see clearly, this is the pastry recipe of our Fanghua Pavilion that you Baiwei Zhai stole from you, the method, materials, time, size and fire are exactly the same!" Is there such a misunderstanding? ”

Xia Chengping hadn't seen the recipe, so he went to see Xia Chengle on the side, where did Xia Chengle know a few words, and then transferred it to the pastry master, the pastry chef took it, nodded again and again, and said to Xia Chengping in a low voice, "Big brother, exactly, these practices are not a word different from our Baiwei Zhai recipe!" ”

Xia Chengping glared at Xia Chengle, "Don't tell the truth, where did you come from?" ”

Xia Chengle covered his buttocks, a little unable to come back to his senses, this recipe was obviously stolen by him from Master Fan, how could Fanghua Pavilion also have a copy?

Xia Chengping looked at Xia Chengle's expression, and his heart was cold, damn, this recipe should not really be stolen from Fanghua Pavilion by the fourth child, right?

What if it's true......

But it will affect his talent and fame!

Xia Chengping's anger can be imagined! The voice also had a bit of indescribable cruelty, "Fourth, speak!" Didn't you get this recipe from the third child? How could it be exactly the same as Fanghua Pavilion's recipe?! ”

"Big brother, I really took this recipe from the third family!" Xia Chengle only felt that he was speechless, and he didn't know what was going on!

Shopkeeper Liu sneered on the side, "I don't care about your third family, the fourth family, since you also admit that Fang Zi is exactly the same as our Fanghua Pavilion, it is our family's theft!" ”

He raised his hand and clenched his fist, facing Lord Liang, and said, "Please also ask your Excellency to be the master of our Fanghua Pavilion and severely punish those who steal the recipe!" Such a deceptive person is still a student who goes to the exam, which really stains my Da'an! ”

Xia Chengping's face was like a black cloud covering the top, gloomy and abnormal.

"My lord, Shopkeeper Liu wants to condemn us with just a piece of paper, it's too child's play!" Xia Chengping clenched his fists, "The student asked the adults to send someone to invite my third brother to come to the court, and you can know the right and wrong as soon as you ask." ”

A light flashed in Shopkeeper Liu's eyes, and a sneering smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

Lord Liang glanced at the shopkeeper Liu, and saw that he was sneering, and muttered in his heart, could it be that this Xia Chengping really stole Fanghua Pavilion's recipe? !

Thinking that this person had gone his own way in order to take the New Year's examination and participate in the scientific examination, his heart was even more awkward, thinking that things should not be done by Xia Chengping, and thinking that he could not offend Fanghua Pavilion, he was entangled for a moment in his heart, and he was shocked.

"Smack!"

"Come on, take the Xia family's three rooms to the hall!"

"Yes, sir." A servant responded and led the order out of the yamen.

Xia Chengle climbed to Xia Chengping's side and whispered, "Big brother, I didn't tell the third brother for stealing that recipe......"

Steal?!

Xia Chengping glared at him, Xia Chengle shrunk his neck, "I stole it from the person surnamed Fan......"

"If you dare to tire my fame, see if I spare you!" Xia Cheng was so angry, he was about to explode!

Fourth, this idiot!

No wonder he didn't say if he was asked where he came from!

But now, what else does he have to say?! He couldn't say anything, he had to wait! Wait for the official to come!

Wait for the third child to come!

Let him admit that this recipe is his!

It's a bite back!

Otherwise......

His arms can't twist his thighs, and he has to be convicted of stealing!

Damn!

How could he bear such a charge?

If he really bears this charge, what will happen to his fame? What should he do with the show he got in hand?!

Xia Chengping glared at Xia Chengle and ate his heart!

Knowing this, he didn't covet that little bit of silver, An Ansheng sat and waited for the scientific examination, and when he became a talent, he mostly recognized the door and sent the silver!

He's really ruined at this time, and his intestines are all green!

Zhao learned that Suo Suo knelt over, pulled the corner of Xia Chengping's clothes, and said to Ai Ai, "His father, why do I feel cold in my back?" The big man won't lock us up, will he? ”

Xia Chengping glared at her angrily, and Zhao hurriedly changed his words, "Master, I'm afraid." ”

"What is there to be afraid of, the third child can still help outsiders!" Xia Chengping roared at Zhao, but the tightness in his body showed that he was not fully sure and confident.

Huang squeezed to Xia Chengle's side and raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, "Dad, do you hurt?" ”

Xia Chengle hurts!

But at this time, he didn't care about the pain.

He grabbed Huang's hand, pulled her over, leaned into her ear, and whispered a few words. Huang first expressed great resistance, and then nodded under Xia Chengle's cold face, but his face was full of grievances, unwillingness and complaints.

"Remember, no matter what, I must be sure that Master Fan said that the third brother gave it to me!" Xia Chengle instructed the Huang family.

Huang nodded, "Then you don't have to let me kneel and beg them......"

"Do whatever you want! Dare to do bad things, look at me and stop you! Xia Chengle's face was hideous, and his eyes were fierce

Hideous, a pair of eyes glared at Huang fiercely.

Huang shivered and nodded his head again and again.

Xia Chengle breathed a long sigh of relief, patted Huang's hand again and said, "When you go out, I'll buy you a silver hairpin." ”

Huang's eyes lit up, "Really? ”

Xia Chengle nodded.

Huang laughed, "Done!" Dad, look at me! ”

Xia Chengle turned his head and said to Xia Chengping, Xia Chengping hesitated slightly, and then responded, it is better to have the third child carry the black pot than to lose his fame.

Xia Chengle said a few more words to Zhao, but Zhao frowned and refused, "No!" I'm my sister-in-law, you made me kneel and beg her to ......"

"Shut up! When are you still thinking about this! Xia Chengping was angry, "You don't want to be a showy lady, I still want to be a showy master!" ”

Zhao immediately said, "Master, don't be angry, I will listen to you, I will do whatever you ask me to do!" ”

Xia Chengping still glanced at her indignantly, panting, "Stupid! ”

"Okay, eldest brother, sister-in-law, this is also taking care of your face, you can tell her clearly." Xia Chengle said on the side.

Xia Chengping nodded and glanced at Zhao.

Huang took Zhao's hand, Zhao looked at Huang slightly aggrieved, and the hearts of the two of them were miraculously so close at this moment.

Shopkeeper Liu stood idly aside, someone ran in outside, and whispered a few words in the ear of shopkeeper Liu, shopkeeper Liu listened to the smile between his eyebrows, waved his hand at the visitor, and the person trotted out of the court again.

Half an hour later, the servant returned, followed by a carriage.

The official reported to Lord Liang, "Your Excellency, the third room of the Xia family went to a relative's house yesterday and has not come back yet. ”

"Who did you bring back?" Lord Liang frowned.

The official said, "The person who came was surnamed Fan, and said that the pastry recipe was his, and it had nothing to do with the third room of the Xia family." The villain brought him in. ”

"Oh? Bring this with you! Lord Liang glanced at Shopkeeper Liu, and scolded secretly, old fox, what kind of fame.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the yamen, and a young girl got out of the carriage first, and put a stool.

The carriage curtain was lifted, and first a little girl poked her head out, saw the girl, and called out with a smile, "Sister Yanxia." ”

Yan Xia smiled and hugged the little girl down.

Two more men came out of the carriage, a tall man and a petite young woman.

The man helped the young woman and nodded to Yan Xia, and several of them entered the public hall together.

"The villain Fan Weihong and his wife and daughter knock to see the adult!" Master Fan carefully helped the woman to kneel on the ground, and the little girl on the side knelt beside the husband and wife obediently.

"The slave maid Yanxia, the three-room maid of the Xia family, has seen an adult." Yan Xia slightly lifted the skirt and knelt aside.

The little girl clutched the corner of Yanxia's skirt with her little hands, not daring to look up.

"Ling'er is not afraid, the eldest master is a good person, and he will definitely judge the case impartially."

Ling'er raised her head and smiled sweetly at Yan Xia.

Xia Chengle and Huang were both stunned.

Xia Chengping and Zhao were both dumbfounded.

It's all a hellish look.

Xia Hongxia and Yang Deshi obviously sold this family, how could they ...... Why is it still in the third family?

Xia Chengping looked at Xia Chengle sideways, and the brothers were full of disbelief in their eyes.

"Big brother, what's going on? Didn't the eldest sister sell all three of them? Why are they all back? Xia Chengle glared.

Xia Chengping frowned, his face was extremely ugly, "Who am I going to ask if you ask me?" When will the third family leave, it's not good to pick relatives today! What now?! ”

The brothers stared wide-eyed.

Over there, Master Fan had already kowtowed and said, "Please forgive me, the inner person's leg was broken by the thief, and now he has not recovered, ask for the grace of the inner person, so that the inner person can get up and reply." ”

As soon as Lord Liang slapped the startled wood, he was about to scold and refuse, but unexpectedly met a pair of black and frightened eyes, and coughed lightly, "That's right." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Master Fan hurriedly helped Zhou to get up.

Zhou stood aside, his legs were still a little trembling, Ling'er quietly moved over, supported Zhou's with his small body, looked up and smiled, "Mother." ”

Zhou smiled softly at his daughter, "Ling'er is good, adults don't ask questions, don't make a sound." ”

"Well, Ling'er doesn't say it." Ling'er squinted her eyes and leaned on Zhou's lap.

At this time, Shopkeeper Liu stepped forward and said with a smile, "Master Fan, I haven't seen you for many days, don't come unharmed." ”

"Shopkeeper Liu." Master Fan clenched his fists, "Because of this incident, Fanghua Pavilion has been affected, and Fan has no way to teach him, so he also asks Shopkeeper Liu to forgive his sins." ”

"Hey, what's that? The so-called thousands of defenses are difficult to prevent thieves! Who would have thought that the apprentice you wanted to teach would do such a thing, it is really ...... It's hard for you. ”

When Xia Chengle heard this, he sighed in his heart, secretly screaming that it was not good!

He hurriedly grabbed the corner of Xia Chengping's clothes, "Big brother......"

Before he could say anything, Lord Liang had already patted the wood, "Fan Weihong, what do you two mean by this, don't tell the truth." ”

Master Fan lifted his robe and knelt down, "My lord Mingjian!" This pastry recipe was originally sold to Fanghua Pavilion by the villain, and when discussing the recipe with the insider, he accidentally lost a copy, and the villain only thought that he had lost the place, and he didn't care, and now it seems that the lost recipe at that time was stolen by the villain's apprentice! ”

"Your apprentice?" Lord Liang asked.

Master Fan nodded, "Exactly!" The villain had no intention of accepting apprentices, but he was advised three times by the owner and had to accept his younger brother as an apprentice. ”

"Which is your apprentice?"

Master Fan raised his hand and pointed at Xia Chengle and said, "The villain's apprentice is him, Xia Chengle." ”

Xia Chengle was stunned, but he couldn't say a word to refute.

The startled wood clapped, and Lord Liang asked Xia Chengle, "Xia Chengle, is he your master?" ”

Xia Chengle hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"You stole Fang Zi from him?"

by Huang

Huang was anxious and pinched Xia Chengle, "My lord, my man just learned cooking from him for a few days, but I didn't expect him to teach sincerely, and then my man went home and didn't ......learn again."

"Bold! The county didn't ask you, what did you interject? Ten slaps in the mouth! Lord Liang shouted angrily.

Immediately, a servant stepped forward in response, wearing gloves specially used to beat people, and after ten strokes, Huang's faces trembled and swollen, blood flowed from his mouth, and his two front teeth smashed to the ground mixed with blood, making a crisp sound.

Huang was frightened, collapsed on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy, "The little woman doesn't dare anymore, beg the adults for mercy." His voice was slurred, and his body trembled, which was very pitiful.

Seeing the tragic situation, Zhao couldn't help but tremble.

Even Xia Chengping, who tried his best to maintain his calmness, couldn't help but break his work, and his face was shocked.

Lord Liang waved his hand impatiently, "Go aside, you don't have to delay." Xia Chengle, this county came to ask you, but you stole the recipe of Baiwei Zhai from Fan Weihong? ”

"I, I'm ......" Xia Chengle let me for a long time, and suddenly said, "My lord, that recipe was given to me by my third brother, not Master Fan's!" ”

Shopkeeper Liu sneered lightly.

Lord Liang sighed, "You said that the recipe was given to you by the third room of the Xia family, is there any evidence?" ”

"My brothers give each other something, how can there be any evidence......"

"Smack!" There was a startling sound.

Liang Dadao, "Xia Chengle, are you playing this county?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare!" Xia Chengle lowered his head, his eyes flashed with trepidation, "If you don't believe it, you can ask my eldest brother, Baiwei Zhai was opened by our brother, and when the third brother gave me this recipe, my eldest brother also knew." ”

Xia Chengping almost didn't kill Xia Chengle with one punch!

Where did he know?

He didn't even know what was going on before he came to court!

The fourth child wants to drag him into the water too!

You blame me for being unjust!

Xia Chengping immediately turned around and scolded angrily, "Fourth, when did the third give you the prescription, why don't I know?" ”

Seeing Xia Chengle's stunned expression, he couldn't hide his anger, and hugged his fists and said, "My lord Mingjian, when I partnered with Xia Chengle to open Baiwei Zhai, I asked him about the source of the recipe, but he never said, until now, I only told sù that I was given by my third brother, and the students really don't know who the specific owner is." ”

"Big brother!" Xia Chengle originally wanted Xia Chengping to steal it, so as to put the matter on Xia Chenghe, but he didn't expect Xia Chengping to deny it, and he couldn't help but get angry and bite Xia Chengping to death, "If it weren't for the prescription given by the third brother, how would you be willing to partner with me to open Baiwei Zhai?" How can you put everything on me at this time?! ”

Xia Chengping's eyes were red with anger, "Fourth, I have treated you well every day, how dare you spew blood so much!" I've asked you many times, but you're mysteriously reluctant to tell me where you came from, how do you ...... at this time?"

"That's it!" Lord Liang shouted, "Shut up the county!" ”

The brothers closed their mouths and glared angrily.

Lord Liang turned his gaze to Master Fan, "Fan Weihong, are you sure that recipe is yours?" Didn't give it to someone else? ”

"Your Excellency! My Fan family was also well-known in the capital back then, some of the pastry recipes on the recipe were pastries sold at home, and some of them were figured out by the villain on weekdays! It's only because ......" Master Fan took a deep breath and continued, "It was only because the villain's wife and daughter were seriously ill at that time and had no money for medical treatment that they made a plan to sell themselves and get the help of the Xia family's three rooms!" The villain wanted to redeem himself and restore his free body, so he moved the idea of selling the son to make money, and later got the favor of the shopkeeper Liu and sold the recipe to him. Before he could redeem himself with the money...... Adult, let me ask, how could a villain transfer such an important recipe to others?! ”

Before I could redeem myself......

Others can't hear these unfinished words, but Xia Chengle and Xia Chengping's brothers are very clear in their hearts.

The family of three was all sold by Xia Hongxia and his wife, who saw the money!

Lord Liang was shocked, "What you said is the truth?" ”

Master Fan knocked his head to the ground, "Adult, the villain is guaranteed by the head of the item!" Every word in my mouth is true, if there is a lie, let the adult's guillotine kill me! ”

Master Liang stroked the beard on his chin, as if he was considering Master Fan's words, "Look at the sincerity you said, it doesn't look like it's fake!" The lying ......"

He looked at Xia Chengping and Xia Chengle, Xia Chengping hurriedly said, "My lord, how can a student learn the rites of Confucius and Mencius since he was a child, how can he do something to steal, this matter really has nothing to do with the student." ”

"My lord, although I worship Fan Weihong as a master, he didn't teach me anything but torture me! On weekdays, he doesn't even let me get close to cooking, so where can I get close to steal his recipes! This recipe was really given to me by my third brother! The adults came to my third brother and asked. Xia Chengle hated Xia Chengping, but he knew that this was not the time to argue with him, and it was only right to push out the third room, and when the time came, he would bite the third room and not let go, he didn't believe that the county master still helped the third room!

Zhao helped beside him, "My lord, this matter was done by Sifang, and our big room doesn't know anything about it!" It's up to us! ”

"Adult, villain has another word." Master Fan said.

Lord Liang glanced at him, "Speak." ”

"When Xia Chengle worshipped me as a teacher, I didn't want to, but it was Xia Chengle's three-room Xia Chenghe who persuaded me to agree. Because I have a family motto, I solemnly worshiped the chef and accepted him as an apprentice, which many chefs in Qingshui Town can testify! I once explained to him that our master has three non-stealing, and one does not steal prescriptions; 2. Do not steal money; Three don't steal women! Violators, one self-destructs both eyes, two self-chops off hands, and three self-wielding knives from the palace! Please also call the shots and clean up the portal for my Fan family! Master Fan's words were loud on the ground.

Xia Chengle glared, "You are talking nonsense, when did you say this, why don't I ......" Before he finished speaking, he remembered, when he said that he was waving a knife from the palace, he was still ......

Lord Liang waved his hand, "You will deal with the affairs of your master in private."

Privately. Come on, the human and material evidence is there, and Xia Chengle and Xia Chengping will be taken into custody in this county and put in prison! ”

Xia Chengping was dumbfounded.

Walking a few steps on his knees, "My lord, this matter has nothing to do with the students......"

"Smack!" Wood slammed.

"Baiwei Zhai is opened by your two brothers, will you not know where the recipe came from?" Lord Liang raised his eyebrows and sneered, "You can't be a fool in this county!" Come on, take it away, put it in jail! ”

"My lord! This really has nothing to do with the students......"

Xia Chengle laughed, "Big brother, Baiwei Zhai is our partnership, it's useless for you to tell a man about this." ”

A servant stepped forward and twisted the shoulders of the two and dragged them out.

Huang and Zhao rushed over, each hugging their own man and crying, "My lord, we have wronged ......"

Lord Liang waved his hand impatiently, "Pull away, pull away." ”

Seeing that the two women were still entangled, he patted the shocked wood and shouted, "If you don't let go, you will arrest them together with this county." ”

Before the words could be finished, the two women let go of their hands.

Xia Chengle and Xia Chengping's faces were not good-looking, and they glared at their respective daughters-in-law.

Watching the two of them being dragged down, both the Huang family and the Zhao family turned white.

Lord Liang breathed a sigh of relief, slapped the startled wood and shouted to retreat.

Shopkeeper Liu hugged his fist at Master Fan, said goodbye and left.

Master Fan helped his wife, Yan Xia took Ling'er, and everyone walked out of the court in an orderly manner, leaving only the Huang family and the Zhao family.

Huang rushed over and grabbed Zhao's hair and hit Zhao in the face, and scolded vaguely, "I called you a slut and talked nonsense!" Obviously said that the good ones were pushed to the third room, why did you bite my house? I'll beat you to death! I'll kill you......"

"You still blame me! Obviously, it was your man who bit our family first......" Zhao didn't let him go, and grabbed Huang back, "My man is a person who wants to be a showman, if you lose Xiucai because of this, I want you to look good!" ”

"Phew! What kind of talent do you men have, aren't they all the money earned by my family, and the things that eat soft rice......" Huang scolded with a whin.

Zhao turned his hand and pulled Huang's hair, and when he heard her say that his man eats soft rice, his hateful subordinates pulled off a handful of Huang's hair.

Huang screamed in pain.

caused the official to scold, "What is the trouble? Don't look at what kind of place this is? Get out! ”

After speaking, he sneered, "My own man is in prison, not to mention trying to save people, and there is still time to sprinkle here, it's really a loser......"

Huang and Zhao paused for a moment, and each glanced at each other, "Still not letting go?" ”

"You let go first!"

"Together!"

The two of them let go at the same time, got up from the ground, and did not forget to straighten their clothes and hair, and walked out of the court.

Huang whimpered, "Sister-in-law, what should we do?" ”

"Go home and find the old man!" Zhao glanced at Huang and walked quickly.

Huang hurriedly followed.

Zhao went home first, changed his clothes, and combed his hair again.

Shilang and Shi Niang asked what happened, and Zhao had an idea, crying and explaining the matter, "I really don't know about that party and your father, it's all done by the four-room family!" Shilang, Shi Niang, you and your third uncle and three aunts, you go to them to ask your father for a favor...... This really has nothing to do with our family. ”

Huang said on the side, "How can you only blame our family, don't you also see the money and open your eyes......"

The brother and sister's eyes were red, "Mother, how can you and your father be like this?" ”

They can't stop for a while, calculating everywhere what the third uncle and three aunts want to do!

Zhao cried, "If your third uncle doesn't open his mouth to intercede, your father may not ...... Ahh ”

Shiro and Shi Niang's frightened faces turned white, angry and angry.

But it is a matter of the safety of their father, although the brothers and sisters don't look down on their father and the fourth uncle to take the third uncle's recipe to open a shop, in the end, they responded to the Zhao family and went to the third room to intercede.

went out with Zhao and Huang, the brother and sister went to Yanghuai Hutong, and the concubine and the two went back to Jiuli Pavilion.

The brother and sister pounced.

"It's unfortunate that the two of you came, my old lady and the young ladies went to visit relatives, and I am afraid that it will take two days to come back." Yan Xia smiled and invited the two of them to come in and served a tea ceremony.

Shi Niang and Shiro were panicked, "But when will you come back?" ”

Yan Xia shook his head.

"Fourth brother, what should I do?" Shi Niang asked worriedly.

Shiro shook his head lightly at his sister and asked Yan Xia to see Master Fan, Yan Xia went to invite, but Master Fan only said no.

Shi Niang was anxious to burst into tears, and was about to kneel down to beg Master Fan, but was stopped by Yan Xia, "Ten girls are like this, slaves and maids are not good at being people." ”

The brother and sister had to return in vain, and came to Yanghuai Hutong for several days to question.

If he returned to the Lord's house and did not return.

On the other side, the old house of the Xia family.

The Zhao family and the Huang family cried and cried to tell the ins and outs of the matter, and the old man Xia lost the cigarette stick in his hand in shock, and sat up, "What, how can you?" The boss is this year's showman! ”

"The eldest master said that if he hasn't passed the scientific examination, he is not a showman." Zhao sobbed, "Dad, you have to help me think of a way, this matter really has nothing to do with my man!" That recipe was stolen by the fourth child......"

Huang turned his head and was about to pull Zhao's hair, "Didn't you make money from what our family stole from you?" You push everything on my man, why don't you give us all the money when you count it! ”

Xia Hongxia sneered, "Stealing my family's money to open a shop, haha, retribution!" ”

Yang Deshi looked at the two of them with disdain, and the word "deserved" was written all over his face!

Jiang stood aside with a cold face and watched the joke.

Old Man Xia slapped the small table on the kang, "Shut up for me!" Son-in-law Yang, you go to the town and call the third child to come back, and ask him to explain the matter of Fang Zi to Fanghua Pavilion clearly......"

Yang Deshi naturally returned in vain, and he also got a sentence from Yanxia, "I just got the letter, and the main family went to the temple to offer incense, and the return date is uncertain." ”

Zhao lay on the side of the kang and cried, "His father's body has always been weak, how can he withstand the dark and damp prison life, this will kill him......"

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