No. 31 Constitution Office
Wen Chengwen was cutting a piece of bread for a customer when he saw officials surrounding Xie the Butcher's stall. He wiped his hands on a handkerchief and said, "Yinghe, please tell them what to do over here. I'll go over and take a look."
Ma Yinghe raised her head and looked diagonally across from him: "What's going on?"
Wen Zhenyi looked up when he heard the voice, but didn't pay much attention.
Wen Chengwen walked up to the officer and bowed slightly. "Sir, what happened?"
The officer knew he was Captain Ma's brother-in-law and was quite friendly to him. "Yesterday someone came to the county office to complain, saying that after eating meat from the butcher shop, he suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. The county magistrate has sent us to investigate."
Xie the Butcher was now on the verge of tears. When he saw Wen Chengwen, he pleaded with his face: "Boss Wen, please help me say something!"
Wen Chengwen looked at the officer and said, "Sir, do we have to take this away?"
"Don't just thank the butcher. All the butchers around this county are going to be taken away. Fortunately, you haven't sold pork for a while, otherwise you would have to go with us."
Wen Chengwen looked at Xie the Butcher and shook his head, there was nothing he could do.
Xie the butcher was dejected and had no choice but to follow the officers. All the pork on his stall was taken away.
A butcher from the market was also taken away.
Wen Chengwen returned to the stall, washed his hands and continued to cut potato pancakes for people.
Wen Zhenyi looked at the butcher being taken away and roughly knew what had happened. It seemed that the swine fever had spread.
This pork will not be edible for a while, and the prices of beef and mutton will probably rise afterwards.
Everything they brought was sold out, and Wen Chengwen apologized to the customers in line: "Today's breakfast is sold out, everyone please go away!"
"Will you be selling breakfast tomorrow too?"
"Yes, we will sell breakfast from now on."
"Let's come early tomorrow."
"OK."
Wen Zhenyi took some time to eat a pancake in the morning. She planned to stroll to the market and buy some ingredients to make two side dishes for Shen Xiucai. She couldn't eat pork.
She simply bought some mutton and prepared to stir-fry it for them along with some seasonal vegetables.
After Wen Zhenyi selected the ingredients, he went back to make two dishes and asked Wen Chengwen to deliver them.
Old Lady Wen looked at Wen Zhenyi and said, "Yiyi, do you want to go and check out the ingredients?"
"I just took a rough look. I'll go to Cheng's house later."
"You'll have your mother follow you later."
"good."
When Wen Chengwen came back, they had all packed up their things.
Wen Zhenyi handed him a glass of water: "Dad, sit down and rest for a while."
It was only then that Old Man Wen asked, "What did the officers come here for this morning?"
"It's said that many people in the county have recently eaten pork and have suffered from stomach problems. Now the county magistrate has sent people to summon all the butchers for questioning to find out the cause."
Wen Yongnan asked at this time: "Is it because of the pig disease?"
"I think it's most likely this." Wen Chengwen nodded.
Old Lady Wen laughed instead: "It's a blessing, not a disaster. If it were a disaster, we couldn't avoid it. We can be considered to have dodged a disaster."
Wen Chengwen nodded: "Well, the official just said that our family hasn't sold pork for a while, otherwise I'm afraid we would have to go to the county government office."
Old Man Wen felt a surge of fear when he thought about it. If they sold these sick pigs, they would be in trouble.
Wen Zhenyi looked at them and said, "Spending money will ward off disasters."
Ma Yinghe nodded: "Yi Yi is right, losing money will ward off disaster."
"Miss Wen." A servant stood outside the stall and looked at her.
Wen Zhenyi had seen him next to Cheng Lesheng: "Are you the servant of Master Cheng's family?"
The servant nodded and said, "The young master asked me to come and fetch Miss Wen. I wonder if you've finished your work here?"
"I'm done. Please wait for me for a moment."
The servant nodded and said, "I'll wait for you next to the carriage." Then he pointed to a place for her.
Wen Zhenyi saw it and nodded: "Okay, I'll be there right away."
Old Lady Wen looked at Ma Yinghe and said, "Yinghe, you go with Yiyi and be careful."
"Mom, I know."
"Grandpa and grandma, if you want to go back, Mom and I can go back later."
"Okay, we'll wait for you at home."
Wen Zhenyi and Ma Yinghe got on the carriage on the side of the road together.
The carriage moved very slowly in the city, no faster than they were walking. It was not comfortable to sit in it and it felt a bit bumpy.
After about two quarters of an hour, the carriage finally stopped and the servant lifted the curtain: "Miss Wen, Madam Wen, we're here."
Wen Zhenyi jumped down from the carriage. There were two big stone lions at the door, which was very imposing. The gate was vermilion, and a plaque on the door read "Cheng Mansion".
The vermilion gate was closed, and a small door was opened next to it. The servant welcomed them in through the small door.
As soon as you enter the gate, you will see a wall shadow that blocks the view behind.
Enter from the right, there are many flowers, plants and trees planted next to it. After passing through a moon gate and a long corridor, you will see Cheng Lesheng sitting in the pavilion waiting.
Ma Yinghe looked at the buildings, flowers, plants and trees here: "This Cheng family is really magnificent."
"Mom, when I make money, I will buy you a house as big as this one and find someone to serve you."
Ma Yinghe smiled and scratched her nose: "Okay! I'll just wait and enjoy my peaceful life."
Cheng Lesheng saw the two of them stand up and walk over: "Mrs. Wen, Miss Wen."
Wen Zhenyi greeted him and said, "Master Cheng, please take me to see the ingredients."
Cheng Lesheng winked at a manager next to him, and the manager stepped forward and opened a locked door next to him.
"please."
Wen Zhenyi followed Cheng Lesheng into the warehouse. The light in the warehouse was not dim. There were many wooden shelves with various ingredients piled on them.
Fish maw, dried abalone, bird's nest, shark fin, sea cucumber, etc.
She picked it up and checked it. The ingredients were well preserved and there was no problem in cooking. "Master Cheng, there is no problem. Let's talk about the menu."
Cheng Lesheng brought them to the pavilion where they had been before and asked the maid to serve them tea.
The servant came over at this time: "Master, Master Shen is here."
"It's quite punctual. Bring him here."
Wen Zhenyi drank the tea in his hand and didn't care about it at all.
Shen Hanxing came to the pavilion and saw Wen Zhenyi and Ma Yinghe there: "Aunt Wen, the younger sister of the Wen family."
"Was Brother Shen called here by him?"
Chen Hanxing smiled and nodded: "He asked me to come up with an idea for him. He still expects me, a person who has no interest in eating, to make an idea for him."
Ma Yinghe looked at him and said, "You just eat too little, you should eat more."
Cheng Lesheng nodded repeatedly: "See, I told you that you don't eat much."
Wen Zhenyi looked at him and said: "Sometimes vision can also give you some appetite."
"Visual?" Chen Hanxing was a little stunned: "Is it like the three-color noodles you made?"
"Yes, but there are many more. I think you will see them slowly in the future." After saying that, he looked at Cheng Lesheng and said, "Let's get down to business!"
Cheng Lesheng sat up straight and asked the servant to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone: "Brother Chen, please start writing."
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