Chapter 46: The Puzzle
The noon sun sprinkled all over the courtyard, shining on his body, warm, Wei Liangfu lay on the bamboo chair, looked at the sun, and said with a smile: "It's time for lunch." β
As soon as the book was put down, I saw a little scholar come in from the moon gate, holding a tray, and walked quickly to the small courtyard. This little scholar is Shen Lin, the old man and young master of the Hu family have been arrested, and the mansion has also been sealed. Almost all the servants ran away, and Shen Lin was originally a child of a fisherman's family, but after his parents died, he was sold by his uncle to the Hu family as a scholar.
When he arrived at the Hu family, he fell into the clutches of the devil again, and was almost destroyed in the hands of Hu Hui, and Tan Hongxia's tragic death left an indelible damage in his heart.
Tang Yi was full of sympathy for this little guy who was only two years younger than himself, so he took him back to his home, and came back with Shen Lin, as well as Tan Hongxia's old father, who was seriously ill a few years ago and sold a few acres of land at home. finally survived, and lived by pointing to his daughter's monthly money, as soon as Tan Hongxia died, the old man had no financial resources, and he was worse than a beggar.
This old and young, the two most innocent people, are both scarred.
After Tang Yi discussed with his father, he proposed that Shen Lin worship Lao Tan Tou as his father, which not only solved the problem of the old man having no children under his knees, but also gave Shen Lin the opportunity to repay Tan Hongxia for saving her life.
As soon as the proposal came out, the old and the young were overjoyed, hugged their heads and cried, and the broken home was mended again. Tang Yi set aside two rooms for them, Lao Tan Tou was grateful to Dade, and took the initiative to help guard the door and sweep the yard, and Shen Lin followed Tang Yi's side, waiting inch by inch, not to mention paying more attention.
Shen Lin obediently squatted in front of the case and put the wine and food for Wei Liangfu.
"Boss, Seventh Master Lei woke up today, and the young master went to see it after he finished cooking. This is the crab roe lion head, this is Wensi tofu, please taste it. β
Wei Liangfu glanced at it, and suddenly became interested, the lion's head is a famous dish in Yangzhou, the rib meat with fat and thin is selected, the fat and tender are abnormal, the crab roe is fresh and fragrant, the green vegetables are crispy and clear, and the spoon must be used to scoop it up, and the mouth is full of fragrance after eating, and the teeth and cheeks are fragrant.
Old man Wei is an authentic gourmet, and when he tasted a lion's head, he was immediately full of praise.
"Hahaha, good craftsmanship. By the way, why hasn't this old man Wensi Tofu heard of it? β
Of course he didn't know that this was a dish that only appeared during the Qianlong period. Shen Lin hurriedly said: "Boss, this is specially made for you by the young master, remove the old skin of the tofu, cut it into thin strips, and blanch it with water." Then cut the shiitake mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, chicken breast, ham, and lettuce into the same thin strips, then add the shredded shiitake mushrooms to the chicken consommΓ©, put them on the pot and steam, and after boiling, add the shredded winter bamboo shoots, shredded chicken breast, shredded ham, etc., and put them in the soup bowl. In addition, boil the shredded tofu in the chicken broth and pour the salt into the soup bowl. β
Wei Liangfu listened and watched, his eyes almost falling out. Those white filaments as thin as hair turned out to be tofu!
Oh my God, what a lot of work it takes!
Needless to say, this thought alone moved Lao Wei, took a spoonful, put it in his mouth, soft and mellow, melted in the mouth, and was suitable for elderly people to eat.
Wei Liangfu closed his eyes, savored the delicious taste between his lips and teeth, and couldn't help but say, "Let your young master bother." β
"Boss, the young master said that it is his duty to honor you, and the little one will go down first, and then come to clean up later."
Shen Lin hurriedly ran out of the small courtyard and ran towards Lei Qi's ward.
At this time, Tang Yi was changing the dressing for Lei Qi, and this guy was fatal, after cleaning with alcohol, the wound did not continue to be infected, and it had already scabbed, and the wounds on his hands and feet had begun to heal. Coupled with the good tonic prescribed by the old doctor, Lei Qi's body is recovering quickly.
The body is better, and the spirit is enough.
Watching Tang Yi wash his hands and feet with alcohol, smelling the strong smell of alcohol, the flesh on Lei Qi's face jumped up and down, and his heart hurt so much that his flesh hurt.
"Enough, enough, Xiao Xianggong, if you pour the wine to Lei Qi, I can go to Jingyanggang to fight tigers now!"
Tang Yi sneered: "It's up to you, it's not bad if you don't have tiger dung!" I can tell you, in order to save you, the master used the essence of the five grains, the elixir of jade dew. I'll wait until you're ready, but you'll have to pay. β
"Pay? Didn't say it! Xiao Xianggong, how much do you have, Lei Qi wants them all. Let me tell you, we don't like spirits in Jiangnan, but if it is shipped to Shandong, Henan, and North Zhili, such a good spirit, a jar can be sold for three or five taels of silver, even if it is ten taels or eight taels. β
It is worthy of going south and north, and the instinct of the Lei Qi businessman has returned. Tang Yi was also quite moved by this proposal, and he promised to offer a recipe for alcohol, but the soju business could still be done. It's just that after Wei Liangfu's lesson, he has become a lot deeper and more introverted.
There are rules in any society, if you don't follow the rules, you must be the one who suffers the loss! Let's wait and ask the teacher to see what he means.
Tang Yi and Lei Qi chatted with each other, and Shen Lin ran over with a stack of lists.
"Young master, I'll change the medicine for Lei Ye."
"Hmm." Tang Yi nodded, he picked up the list, picked up the brush again, brushed a little bit, and began to write.
Since you want to dedicate alcohol to Lu Bing, the governor of Jinyiwei, you have to do things perfectly in order to be affirmed by others. Tang Yi not only wrote the method of making alcohol, but also drew the drawings. In addition, Lei Qi was a free white mouse, and Tang Yi wrote down all the treatment and rehabilitation processes and prepared to send them together.
Just when he was busy working, suddenly Zhu Shan ran over from the front.
"Young master, Lord Zhizhou is here."
"What?" Lei Qi on the bed stepped forward to get up, but there was a sharp pain in his waist, and beads of sweat were rolling in pain.
"Little Xianggong, do you want to execute that, I want to see the Hu family die with my own eyes!" The Thunder Seven roared like a beast.
Tang Yi put down the pen and ink in his hand and hurriedly said: "Lei Qi, don't get excited, the Hu family has done a lot of evil, and it must be a dead end." Lord Chen may be looking for me for something else, as for the case, I will help you ask. β
"Well, thank you for the little minister!" Lei Qi nodded reluctantly.
Tang Yi walked out of the ward quickly, and after he came out, his face was not so good. The case is very obvious, Chen Menghe won't even be able to deal with this, if he needs himself, he can just send someone, why not run over by himself!
Abnormality is a demon, and something must have gone wrong. Tang Yi hurried to the front hall, and sure enough, Chen Menghe was dressed in civilian clothes, and his face was very ugly. Dad was accompanying him, and at this time Wei Liangfu also rushed over.
"Boss, Tang Yi, you are all here, you must help me get an idea!"
Wei Liangfu couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Ziyu, are you in trouble?" β
"Hmm." Chen Menghe nodded and said with a wry smile: "Boss, I copied Hu Bin's house, and found a few letters in the secret compartment of the study, you can take a look!" β
Wei Liangfu took the letter, took it out, and only glanced at it a few times, and his eyes immediately straightened.
Lost his voice exclaimed: "How can this be, how can this be! β
What made Wei Liangfu so anxious, it turned out that in the case of Lei Qi, from killing his wife to being a widow, it was all designed to frame him, and there was no problem. It's just that the case started because of the property dispute, why did the Hu family occupy Lei Qi's property, and what the motive was, we must figure it out.
Chen Menghe interrogated Hu Bin harshly, searched Hu's mansion, and really let him find out something.
Several letters were sent to Hu Bin and the capital to communicate, and in the letters, Hu Bin wanted to seek a position - the commander of the transportation department!
The official is not big, only the sixth grade, and Hu Bin has been a judge from the seventh grade for many years, and it is not impossible to jump up. It's just that this transfer division is too special! To put it simply, the Metropolitan Transport Department is the yamen in charge of salt affairs.
As we all know, since the monopoly of salt and iron, salt is the biggest profiteering industry, and the officials who manage salt affairs are fat and oily, and they are all oily crotch when they fart, which is a golden profession that everyone envies!
Hu Bin is a small miscellaneous official, how can he be virtuous, and why should he steal the position of the judge!
He really has the ability, according to the letter, Hu Bin promised to hand over 50,000 taels of silver at a time, and after he took office, he would give another 50,000 taels, and thereafter, 30,000 taels of filial piety every year.
For this position, within a year, you have to take out 130,000 taels!
This is such a huge amount, even if Hu Bin has some family background, he can't afford it, and it is normal for him to attack Lei Qi.
"No wonder!" Wei Liangfu couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and his face changed.
"The officials of the salt affairs, no matter how big or small, are the fat shortages of the fat shortages, and they have always been controlled by the old Yan Ge, if this matter is poked out, I am afraid that the government will be angry with Yan Song and his henchmen, and the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Chen Menghe also nodded bitterly: "Boss, I, Chen Ziyu, am not a boneless person, I just played truthfully and was implicated in the party struggle, not only can the thieves be punished, but the good people will be implicated, I really don't know what to do!" β