30 Zhao Daren's trial of pickles (I)
On the fifth watch of the next day, Zhao Shuang got up early and went to Bai Cuiqing's house.
Xin Sanni, the girl from the Xin family's stall, had already come early, standing next to the Bai family's stall without saying a word, and Rou Niang was blocking Xin Sanni like a thief, preventing her from getting close to the Bai family's stall, and scolding her angrily in her mouth.
When Rou Niang saw Zhao Shuang coming, she immediately complained: "Miss Shuang'er, this little prostitute who is a bad worker, actually came to our house to steal the teacher, and the scoundrel said that you asked her to learn, phew, and she didn't go to Lanfeng River to take care of what she looked like!" β
Xin Sanni clasped her hands in front of her and glanced at Zhao Shuang worriedly.
Zhao Shuang yawned and said, "That's right, I asked this girl to come over and learn how to make tofu brain." β
Rou Niang was shocked: "Miss Shuang'er, how can you make that?" If she learns this craft and tastes better than ours, her mistress will definitely come to our stall. Yesterday morning, her mother scolded us at our stall all morning. β
Fu Ning and Bai Cuiqing, who were busy, also stopped busy and looked at Zhao Shuang in confusion.
Zhao Shuang said: "It's okay, I only teach her to make tofu brains." We still have pickles and pancakes here, don't we? β
Rou Niang wanted to say more, but Bai Cuiqing stopped her daughter first and said, "Rou Niang, take Sanni to learn to make tofu brains." β
"But ......"
"Miss Shuang'er is right, we still have baked cakes and pickles at home." Bai Cuiqing is a transparent person, although Zhao Shuang gave her these skills first, but she is not qualified to prevent Zhao Shuang from teaching others, if she does that, it will make Zhao Shuang disgusted.
Zhao Shuang was very satisfied with Bai Cuiqing's transparency.
Under the guidance of Zhao Shuang and the demonstration of Fu Ning and Rou Niang, Xin Sanni has a new understanding of making tofu brains. Before leaving, I thanked Zhao Shuang for my kindness.
Zhao Shuang said: "You don't have to thank me, I have to be paid." β
Xin Sanni was stunned for a moment, although she worked at home from morning to night, she couldn't get any money she earned, and she was controlled by her mother.
As soon as Zhao Shuang mentioned asking for compensation, she was embarrassed, she had no money.
Rou Niang said: "I was planning to learn skills in vain, my face is so big, see if you can!" β
At this time, it was already dawn, the food stall was full of diners, Xin Sanni was so ashamed that her face was red and white for a while, I don't know what to do, she really doesn't have any money, even if she goes back to ask her mother for money, her mother's style will definitely not give it.
Xin Sanni blushed and said, "Miss Shuang'er, I will definitely repay you in the future." I...... I'll give you an IOU now! β
Zhao Shuang smiled: "So do you understand the feeling of money being pinched in other people's hands?" Take the initiative to control your own destiny, girl, or you will never be able to repay me, even if you want to. β
Xin Sanni's mood suddenly came to her senses, and she gave Zhao Shuang a deep salute and left.
Later, the foodies in Lanfeng County concluded that in the breakfast stall, the Bai family's baked cakes and pickles were a must, and the Xin family's tofu brain was unbeatable, and if you wanted to eat braised meat ramen, you would go to the Qian family noodle restaurant.
It is also rumored that Xin Sanni, the hard-working girl in the Xin family's stall, had a quarrel with her parents, and her parents began to pay her wages.
A few years later, after Xin Sanni got married, she opened a tofu brain stall at her in-law's house, the tender and delicious tofu brain is very popular with customers, and the business is becoming more and more prosperous, and her mother's Xin family stall has not been as delicious as before since Xin Sanni left, and the business is becoming more and more cold.
Of course, that's all for later.
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After breakfast, Zhao Shuang went to the county yamen to see his father try the case.
At this time, the front of the yamen was crowded with people, and even the houses on both sides of the street were crowded with many people.
Lord Zhao's trial of pickles has long been famous, and many people have come to see the excitement, and a large number of beggars and displaced people have poured into Lanfeng County after winter, so the population density has become even heavier.
Zhao Shuang squeezed to the front because of the protection of Hercules Rou Niang and Fu Ning, who was as slippery as a loach.
Because six large jars of pickles were placed on the street, Lord Zhao moved the judgment table to the street.
The plaintiff and the defendant were brought to the court and knelt in the street.
Xiaolian's heart was about to break when she saw her wife's dirty clothes kneeling on the ground, and her wife must have suffered a lot in the prison these days.
She immediately rushed forward, but was blocked by the officials on both sides and dragged aside.
After knocking on the ground with a killing stick, the old man began to ask about the case.
First of all, I asked Li Zheng and the officials, who were in charge of guarding the six large jars of pickles, if they had not left for twelve hours a day.
After confirming that the pickles had been under surveillance and had not been touched, Lord Zhao ordered the messenger to unseal them, take out some pickles from each vat and chop them up and feed them to the chickens, ducks, and rabbits that had been prepared long ago.
Then there was an hour-long wait.
Two hours later, the chickens, ducks and rabbits in the cage are still alive and well, and there is no longer the fear of seeing so many people when they first came, some chickens and ducks are still leisurely walking in the cage to eat, and a hen lays an egg on the spot, clucking and screaming for a reward.
The audience has gone from whispering to loud noise, hawkers coming and going, unkempt beggars buttoning their toes on the eaves......
Might-Force-Click-Click-Clickββ......
After a burst of strict and regular killing sticks, the scene finally quieted down.
Lord Zhao coughed and raised his voice: "Fellow villagers, half a month ago, this official found these six large jars of pickles in Lu Fugui's house, and Lu Fugui's family confirmed that Lu Fugui had eaten a large amount of pickles in this jar before he died. The official ordered someone to take out a part of the pickles from the six vats and feed them to the chickens, ducks and rabbits, at that time, those animals ate the pickles for an hour and then died, obviously poisoned to death, the death was similar to Lu Fugui, the skin was blue and purple, especially the mouth, nose and fingers, thus proving that the cause of Lu Fugui's poisoning was that he ate a large number of pickles in this tank. At that time, the situation was recorded by the clerk of the county government, and the Lu family, the Lu family's subordinates, and the Lu family's neighbors were present to confirm and sign the detention. β
After speaking, Lord Zhao ordered the housekeepers and subordinates of the Lu family to go to the court to state the situation at that time.
After listening to the statements of the housekeeper and the subordinates, the audience fell into discussion again, and all kinds of speculations flew wildly.
Smack-
Jingtangmu succeeded in stealing the spotlight again, and the scene gradually quieted down. Because everyone's guesses can only be guesses, if you want to satisfy your curiosity, you can only listen to what Lord Zhao has to say and how to solve this puzzle.
But seriously, Lord Zhao's puzzle today really aroused everyone's curiosity, and everyone pricked up their ears and waited for the following.
Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Zhao Mo coughed and said: "Therefore, this official ordered someone to move the six jars of pickles from Lu Fugui's family to the front of the county yamen, and ordered people to guard them day and night. β
The scene exploded with a bang, and all kinds of discussions and speculations were shouting.
Conspiracy theorists speculate that someone must have taken advantage of the darkness of the night to change the pickles in the tank.
Superstitious people believe that it must be the gods who appear to dissolve the toxins in the pickles, but it is impossible to say why the gods want to dissolve these toxins.
Those who have listened to a lot of storytelling believe that this is because there are poisoners on the rivers and lakes who have poisoned, and the toxins in it will decompose on their own, making it impossible to find out the clues.