When Zhao Youcai's family heard Cui's words, they couldn't help but tremble, and hurriedly said, "The slave doesn't dare." ”

Liu's mother on the side said: "Don't you come in and reply, are you waiting for someone to call outside the door?" ”

Zhao Youcai's family got up in a daze, his face flushed, and he stepped into the door, still kneeling, but he didn't dare to shout any more grievances.

Zhang's face was full of forbearant anger, and he asked in a deep voice, "How did you behave?" Why was the mooncake made of chestnut noodles yesterday? Isn't there anyone who tells you about the taboos in your house? ”

Zhao Youcai's family kowtowed, and replied hurriedly: "Back to Mrs., the slave and maid know that chestnut noodles can't be used, and the slave and maid only used water chestnut flour, poria powder and flour when they made noodles yesterday, and did not use chestnut noodles." The slave didn't know how the chestnut noodles were mixed into the crust. ”

Zhang said angrily: "The moon cakes are still in the kitchen, which is ironclad evidence, but you are too bold to quibble." ”

Zhao Youcai's family was so frightened that he trembled, only knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and couldn't stop saying: "The slave hasn't slept since last night, and has been carefully recalling the ingredients used in the noodles. If the slave and maid did not use chestnut noodles, the slave and maid could swear poison, and if the slave and maid used chestnut noodles by mistake, the slave and maid's family would die here immediately. ”

Zhao Youcai's family only got an old man the year before last, and the husband and wife love each other like treasures, and at this moment she swears by this precious son who hurts to the bones, as if she really didn't do anything wrong.

Seeing this, Zhang hesitated a little, with an uncertain expression on his face, and did not speak for a while.

Cui Shi on the side said unhurriedly: "The master asked, you don't make it clear, but you swear here, what kind of reason is this?" Tell me, if you hadn't made a mistake, how did the chestnut noodles get into the crust? Isn't it the noodles you mix with your hands and the stuffing? ”

Zhao Youcai's cold sweat trickled down, and he said in a trembling voice: "Yes...... It's the slave hand...... and the ...... of the noodles Tune the stuffing. ”

Cui Shi asked again: "When you do these things, do others interfere?" ”

Zhao Youcai's voice trembled even more, and said, "No...... Never. ”

Cui Shi asked again: "After the noodles are reconciled, have others ever approached?" ”

Zhao Youcai's family still replied in a trembling voice: "No." ”

Hearing this, Cui suddenly laughed.

She was originally a delicate face with curved eyebrows and small mouths, not as beautiful as Wang, and not as good as Zhang, but she was better than having a pair of wonderful eyes, and her eyes always seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, with a three-point misty color, which made people unable to see it at a glance. At this moment, she chuckled so lightly, her misty eyes were slightly curved, her red lips were lightly opened, and there was an indescribable delicateness.

However, the words she said were cold and hard, without the slightest softness. I saw her laughing and saying, "This mother is really strange." Obviously, you did this alone, but you want to say that you have not made a mistake, and you want someone to ask you to the end before you admit that the fault is all on you. With that, she took the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Zhao Youcai's face showed a trace of despair, and the whole person almost sat on the ground. When Fu Jun saw it, a trace of indescribable love rose in his heart.

Zhao Youcai's family did not lie, and Fu Juntong's micro-expression can be determined. It's just that, in today's situation, it's useless to just know that this person didn't lie, and the so-called "unsubstantiated words" must also have evidence to prove that she didn't lie.

Zhang Shi thought about it and understood the reason, she coughed lightly and asked, "Think about it again, and see if there is anyone or anything that can prove that you have not used chestnut noodles by mistake?" ”

Zhao Youcai's family wiped the sweat on his face, wrinkled his brows, and desperately recalled the past. Fu Jun saw that her eyes were staring at a certain place on the ground, her eyeballs trembled slightly, and her expression was nervous, so she knew that she was not faking, but really trying to remember what happened yesterday.

Suddenly, Zhao Youcai's eyes lit up, as if he remembered something, kowtowed to Zhang's and said, "The slave remembered, there is something...... There is one thing that proves that the slave maid did not use chestnut noodles by mistake. ”

Zhang hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, tell me about it." ”

Zhao Youcai's family said: "Back to the eldest lady, the slave maid just remembered that after the slave maid received the ingredients yesterday, the warehouse counted it, and the quantity of all kinds of rice and flour oil has been registered, and then the warehouse was sealed, and the slaves and maids were busy with the night banquet and never opened the warehouse." Later, the second wife sent someone to collect the key to the storehouse. The slave and maid thought that the wife only needed to take the account book and close the number of heads, and then put the chestnut noodles on the scales, and if there was indeed no less, it would prove that the slave and maid had not taken the chestnut noodles by mistake yesterday. ”

That's a good idea. Even Fu Jun, who was hiding on the side, felt that this Zhao Youcai was quite quick.

When Zhang heard that there was still this method, his face was happy. After thinking about it carefully, it really did. Because the Hou Mansion is quite strict in governing the family, it is strictly forbidden for the servants in the family to take it in private, and they must be searched first when they enter the mansion on errands, so in addition to the purchase, it is absolutely impossible for other people in the mansion to bring things into the house.

In addition, the large kitchen is more strictly managed because it is related to the entrance of the house, and it is not only supervised by a special person, but also has a rule of counting once every three days. Daily purchases and receipts need to be recorded. If it can be proved that the number of existing chestnut noodles matches the quantity recorded above, then what Zhao Youcai said is the truth.

Zhang asked Cui and Wang for their opinions, and she had no objections. Zhang's actions were also thoughtful, calling Liu's mother, Shen's mother and Zhou's mother to act together, and took a few servants to the warehouse, not only bringing out chestnut noodles, but also Poria cocos powder, water chestnut flour and flour. And he called the servant woman to bring a scale.

In a short time, a few ingredients had been delivered, and the mother in charge of the warehouse also presented a few account books.

Zhang hesitated for a moment, then said to the Wang family and the Cui family: "Second brother and sister, third brother and sister, this matter is very high, do you want to ask a few mothers to guard the door of the flower hall in case the news leaks?" ”

Cui and Wang glanced at each other, and Wang nodded and said, "It's okay." Cui Shi frowned.

Zhang smiled bitterly at Cui's and said, "I hope the second brother and sister will be considerate, I ...... This is also to avoid suspicion. ”

Zhao Youcai's family is Zhang's companion room, and now there is such a big movement, Zhang's move is really helpless. Cui Shi thought about it and immediately understood, and hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law is too cautious. ”

Zhang shook his head and said, "This is still mine, don't say anything about the second brother and sister." After that, he turned his head and instructed Liu's mother, "Mom asked a few people to guard the door of the flower hall, and they are not allowed to go out without an order, can you write it down?" ”

"Yes, the old slave will go." Mother Liu took the order and left, and after a while, a few stout servants stood guard at the door of the flower hall.

Here, everyone weighs the ingredients and checks the account books. The result of the check made Zhao Youcai's family feel at ease.

The amount of chestnut noodles is really the same as half a month ago, and it is not a penny. Water chestnut flour, flour and poria flour also matched the amount she received yesterday. This is excellent physical evidence.

Zhang's face had been tense, and only then did he relax a little, and said to Zhao Youcai's family: "Although the fault may not be yours, you are not without mistakes." ”

"Exactly." Cui Shi put down the teacup and said lightly, "Mom's mistake is not to try the taste of the mooncakes before they are served." If you can taste something different in advance, why do you want to make this step in the field today? ”

Zhao Youcai's family shouted: "Back to the second wife, the slave maid has tasted it in advance, and the second wife can ask Mrs. Li and Sister-in-law Zhang on the stove if you don't believe it. ”

"Oh?" A trace of affection flashed in Cui's eyes, and he said lightly: "Then ask them to come up and ask clearly." ”

A little girl went to call Mrs. Li and sister-in-law Zhang over, and Cui personally questioned her. Both of them proved that Zhao Youcai's family had indeed tried the taste before presenting the moon cakes.

Zhao Youcai's family was already at peace at this time. There is not only physical evidence in this matter, but also human evidence, so it is not big that she is at fault, and with the eldest lady here, she must not be punished too severely, but she just changed some silver rice. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile on her face.

Cui Shi saw Zhao Youcai's expression in his eyes, hooked the corner of his left mouth slightly, and made a micro-expression expressing "contempt". Fu Jun intuitively felt that things were probably not good, and Zhao Youcai's family was happy too early.

Sure enough, I saw Cui's turn to Zhang's and said softly: "Sister-in-law, in my opinion, this Zhao Youcai's family can't stay in the big kitchen anymore." ”

Zhang's expression was slightly cold, and he glanced back at Cui Shi and asked, "Why did the second brother and sister say this?" ”

Cui's laughed so much that he couldn't help it, and said: "Although Zhao Youcai's family has never used chestnut noodles by mistake, but she, who specializes in dim sum, can't taste the strangeness in her heart, and she wants me, the master, to taste it, but this can't be said." ”

Speaking of this, Cui's paused for a moment, and his eyes swept over the hall, but he saw that Zhao Youcai's face was pale again at this time. She couldn't help sneering in her heart, and continued: "Fortunately, yesterday was just chestnut noodles mixed in the pie crust, if one day something next to her is mixed in the food, she can't taste it, do you want the master to taste it for her personally?" Sister-in-law, look, my sister is right? ”

Zhang was silent, but his face sank.

Cui's words can be described as heart-wrenching, and the intentions are very sinister, how could Zhang's not know?

He lowered his head and groaned for a moment, and when he raised his head again, there was a hint of decisiveness in Zhang's expression, and he said in a deep voice: "The second brother and sister are right, Zhao Youcai's family really can't be an errand in the big kitchen anymore." If you are so careless in serving your master, you must be punished heavily in order to serve the people. When she said the word "convincing the public", she deliberately glanced at Cui's.

Cui Shi didn't look up at all, only lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the tea cup in front of him, with a kind smile on his face.

Zhang gritted his teeth and turned to Zhao Youcai's family and said: "Zhao Youcai's family, as the deputy steward of the big kitchen, you are rude and unrepentant afterwards, I think it is better to unload this errand in charge." ”

"Mrs......" Zhao Youcai's family screamed, and the person collapsed to the ground.

Everyone was taken aback. Zhao Youcai's family is Zhang's companion, I didn't expect Zhang's to be so ruthless. It really surprised everyone.