"Brother-in-law, what if the shopkeeper of the Ruyi Bazaar refuses to hand over the formula for the Ruyi Dew? What should we do?"
A young man paced back and forth in a side hall on the east side of the yamen of Anxi Prefectural City. He could not help but raise his head and speak to a person sitting in a chair in the hall.
A middle-aged man with a gaunt face sat calmly on a wooden armchair facing the door. He had a dignified expression and a dignified expression. He raised his teacup and took a sip before saying, "What's the hurry? Bring them back and lock them up in prison for a few days. Let them starve for three to five days before bringing them up for questioning."
The young man was stunned for a moment before an expression of admiration appeared on his face.
His brother-in-law was indeed worthy of being the county magistrate. His methods were ruthless. If an ordinary person were to starve in prison for three to five days, they would not even have the strength to speak. He reckoned that he would not dare to refuse.
At that time, he might even be able to save the one thousand taels of silver.
As he thought about the explosive sales of the Ruyi Dew and the huge profits it would bring him, he could not contain his excitement.
Just as he was thinking about this, there was movement at the door. The middle-aged constable walked in with his head lowered.
"How was it? Did you bring them back?" The young man asked impatiently when he saw the middle-aged constable.
The dignified man sitting in the wooden armchair also slowly put down his teacup and looked over.
"Sir … I did bring two people back, but …" The middle-aged constable bowed to the county magistrate and recounted what had happened with a bitter expression.
"What? Constable Li messed things up?" The young man's face showed a hint of anger when he heard this. He said, "Which Constable Li? Didn't you tell him that this was the county magistrate's order?"
The middle-aged constable looked at him without saying a word, but he secretly criticized in his heart.
That was Constable Li we were talking about. Even if the county magistrate was involved, what use would it be, let alone a mere county magistrate?
"Constable Li?" The middle-aged man stood up from his chair with a serious expression on his face. No one knew what he was thinking about.
As the county magistrate of Anxi County, he was in charge of arresting thieves and handling cases. Regardless of whether it was constables or constables, they were only his subordinates.
However, Constable Li was an exception.
Although he didn't know Arrester Li's identity, County Magistrate Liu had specifically warned him not to offend Arrester Li on the first day he arrived at the county government. He couldn't afford to offend her.
Before that, he had never heard of any woman who could be a constable. However, even though he was full of doubts, County Magistrate Liu did not reveal more things to him. Since then, he had always turned a blind eye to the behavior of this female constable.
Fortunately, although the other party abhorred evil and always intervened whenever he encountered injustice, making the county government prison unprecedentedly lively, other than that, he did not cause much trouble to him.
He turned to look at the middle-aged constable and asked with a frown, "Constable Li knows that innkeeper?"
"I don't think so," the middle-aged constable said after giving it some thought.
He was very familiar with Constable Li's meddlesome character. This time, it must have been a coincidence.
"Let's talk about this matter later …" The middle-aged man thought for a moment before he lightly said. He then lifted his foot and stepped out of the door.
"Brother-in-law …"
The young man chased after him for two steps. Seeing him waving his hand impatiently behind him, he finally stopped.
A trace of anger appeared on his face. When he received benefits, he was so straightforward, but when he needed him to do something, he always shirked the responsibility. As a county magistrate, he was actually afraid of a constable under his command. If he had known this, he would not have come to this cheap brother-in-law!
He held a small porcelain bottle tightly in his hand, and his eyes were burning.
No matter what, he was determined to get the formula of Ruyi Dew!
…
After experiencing two small twists and turns yesterday, when Li Yi stayed in the shop, he always felt that there were several pairs of eyes staring at him in the dark. Just thinking about it made him uncomfortable.
This should be regarded as obsessive-compulsive disorder, which was incurable.
He decided that after returning to the stockade village today, he would rest for a few days. When Prince Ning Mansion settled everything and the shop in the city opened, no one would dare to have any ideas about Ruyi Dew anymore.
Of course, with so many orders previously, the Ruyi Dew still had to be opened every day. However, it was only for customers to pick up the goods according to their orders in the morning, and the shop would not continue to sell it.
From a certain point of view, this could be considered hunger marketing. When those shops opened in a few days, the young masters and ladies who didn't manage to buy the Ruyi Dew would probably trample the doors of the shops until they broke.
Today, there were only him and Fang in the shop. These days, Li Yi was tired of eating outside noodle stalls, so he simply cleaned up the kitchen at the back of the shop and cooked for himself.
He bought some eggs and sesame oil. The rice was egg fried rice, which was simple and convenient. Speaking of which, he had not eaten it for a long time. Although he did not particularly like to eat it before, he still missed it a little at this time.
Sitting in the shop, Fang smelled the fragrance coming from the backyard. His throat involuntarily moved twice, and from time to time, he glanced in the direction of the kitchen. The shock in his heart was indescribable.
It was not unusual for the men in the stockade to know how to cook, but if this person was the son-in-law, then it was very unusual.
Moreover, just smelling the fragrance made him salivate. If his wife had such cooking skills, Fang was afraid that he would wake up every night laughing in his dreams.
After a while, Li Yi served the egg fried rice on two plates.
Among the white rice grains, the golden eggs were vaguely visible, and the fragrance assailed his nostrils.
In this era where cooking was the mainstream, it was the first time that Fang had seen such a legendary dish as egg fried rice.
"Son-in-law … Is this edible?" Fang raised his head and looked at Li Yi with some suspicion.
Li Yi glanced at him and ignored Fang. He minded his own business and tasted it with a spoon. Although his cooking was not as good as his mother's, it was still not bad.
With Li Yi testing the poison first and not showing any strange expression on his face, Fang immediately felt relieved. He found a small jar of wine from the counter and returned to the dining table.
Li Yi raised his head and glanced at him. This guy actually dared to eat egg fried rice with wine. He did not know if there were others who did this later, but it was definitely unprecedented.
Learning from Li Yi, Fang tasted it with a spoon. A satisfied expression immediately appeared on his face. Delicious, it was really f * cking delicious. When he went back, he must let his wife learn from him. A woman's cooking was actually not as delicious as the son-in-law's cooking. Even if she did not find it embarrassing, he would feel ashamed for her …
With this in mind, when he reached for the jar of wine, a figure walked in from outside.
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