Chapter 28 Taoist Priest's Tricks
The villagers were stunned and asked: "How did this happen?"
Wen Zhenyi pondered how to explain it to them: "To put it simply, the vinegar boils before the oil, but the temperature of the vinegar is not very high, so it's okay to put your hand in now. The oil will boil after a while and the temperature will be very high."
The villagers were still confused, as if they understood, but also as if they didn't.
Wen Zhenyi really didn't want to explain, but if she didn't explain clearly, these people would be bewitched and say that she was a monster. She could only go and get a pot of hot water.
Add hot water to the right temperature: "Put your hands in and take a look."
Dong Li put his hand into the hot water and didn't feel uncomfortable. He could still accept it.
Wen Zhenyi waited until they had all felt it before continuing, "This is the temperature when it first boils, which is the temperature of vinegar, so it won't burn your hands."
"They've used this method to harm many people. First, they reach in to prove they're fine, then force the next person to reach in. If the next person reaches in, they'll literally be thrown into the frying pan. You all know the consequences, needless to say."
Dong Li looked at the three people in the yard beside him, his eyes full of anger: "How dare you harm people in this way."
The villagers now believed most of Wen Zhenyi's words. After all, he had explained them bit by bit: "Village chief, they are taking human life lightly."
At this time, a villager asked again: "Then what about the bloody man on the yellow paper just now?"
"This is even simpler. They use wood ash water to draw all kinds of bleeding ghosts, and then spray turmeric water on them, and that's what you see now. This is also a common scam."
The villagers couldn't believe it: "So we were all deceived?"
Wen Zhenyi looked at them and said calmly, "There are no ghosts in the world. It's just the human heart that's causing trouble. Sometimes the human heart is scarier than ghosts."
The villagers fell silent and lowered their heads in shame.
Old Man Wen snorted coldly at this time: "You still say that my Yiyi is a monster, look at how you have been fooled by others."
Old Lady Wen looked at them and said, "They said Yi Yi in our family was a fool. Now we can see clearly who the fool is."
Dong Li and the others blushed, looking at the three Taoist priests angrily: "Send them to the government and let them cheat people everywhere."
"Yes, yes, send them to the authorities and hand over the money they cheated us out of."
Wen Chengwen looked at them and said, "If you dare to say that our Yi Yi is a fool or a monster again, I will beat you up." He said, waving his fist as big as a sandbag.
Dong Li looked at Old Man Wen with some apology: "Brother Wen, I'm sorry." Then he left with the villagers in shame.
Wen Yongnan closed the gate and looked at Wen Zhenyi: "Yiyi, it's very dangerous for you to do this."
Wen Zhenyi shrugged his shoulders: "Brother, if I don't expose these people's deception, we will have more troubles in the future."
Old Lady Wen patted her shoulder and said, "Although this will solve the problem once and for all, you scared us enough."
"Grandma, I can't explain too much to you right now."
Ma Yinghe patted her head and said, "These things won't happen again in the future."
"Mom, what do you think will happen to those Taoist priests?"
"It all depends on what the county magistrate decides. They've done so many bad things, there's no way this will end well for them."
"You've been busy all day. Take a rest first. We can talk about it later if there is anything else." Old Mrs. Wen gave the order directly and urged everyone to go and rest.
Wen Zhenyi was indeed very tired today. He returned to his room, fell on the bed and fell asleep.
"One by one, one by one."
Wen Zhenyi heard someone calling him in a daze. He opened his eyes and looked at the door: "Mom, what's wrong?"
"Master Cheng and the young man from the Shen family are here."
Wen Zhenyi cleared his mind a little: "Mom, I'll be there in a moment."
When she went out, she saw Mr. Shen chatting with his grandfather under a big tree in the yard.
Cheng Lesheng looked at their yard curiously, and asked Wen Yongnan a few questions from time to time.
Wen Yongnan turned to look at the young master. Why did he feel that this guy was a bit noisy?
Shen Hanxing sat quietly under the eaves, staring at the yard in a daze.
"Brother Shen, don't you have class today?"
Shen Hanxing came back to his senses, turned to look at the girl standing next to him, and pointed at Cheng Lesheng who was strolling in the yard: "He couldn't find where your house was, so he begged me to come with him."
Wen Zhenyi moved a stool and sat not far from him: "Is the egg fried rice delicious?"
Chen Hanxing's eyes were filled with gentle smiles: "It's delicious. I ate a little more today. I like the refreshing taste of clam and winter melon soup."
"Do you have anything you like to eat?"
Shen Hanxing shook his head: “No.”
Cheng Lesheng ran over at this time: "Your house is too hard to find."
Wen Zhenyi gave him his own stool and then picked up another one and sat down: "Master Cheng, have you made up your mind?"
"I've thought about it. Our family is not short of money, so naturally we'll give it a good deal. The starting price is one hundred taels per table, and it doesn't matter if we spend more." Cheng Lesheng said while waving his fan.
Wen Zhenyi thought for a moment and decided that since the starting price was one hundred taels, she would have to take a good look at the ingredients at the market. "Do you have any high-quality ingredients at home?"
"What are high-grade ingredients?" Cheng Lesheng was confused.
Wen Zhenyi felt like he didn't know anything about the question: "Do you have any food in your food storage?"
"Yes, I have!"
"Does it work?"
"These things were bought to be used, but they weren't cooked well, so they're just sitting in the warehouse gathering dust."
"Tomorrow, after the market is over here, I'll go to your food storage and discuss the menu with you."
"Okay, what's your fee?"
"One table is ten taels, ten tables are a hundred taels. You pay for the ingredients, I'm not responsible. This is my cooking wages."
"no problem."
"How many guests are there at your table?"
Cheng Lesheng thought for a moment and said, "A table of ten to twelve guests."
"When is the banquet?"
"Ten days later."
Wen Zhenyi thought for a moment and said, "I need something. If you can help me with this, it will be considered as extra reward."
"Okay, no problem. Do you have the blueprints?"
Wen Zhenyi was embarrassed. This was really not the case.
At this time, Chen Hanxing said: “Why don’t you tell me and I will draw it for you.”
"Will it be troublesome?"
"No, but wait a moment. I'll go back and get some pen and ink."
"Wait a minute, let me ask if there's anything at home." Then he called out to the yard, "Xiaoman, do you have any writing brushes, inkstones, or paper at home?"
Wen Yongman poked his head out from the house next door and said, "Let me look for it." Then he went back to the house to look for something.
After a while, he came out with some yellowed paper, a forked brush, and some cracked ink sticks.
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