Chapter 61
After the explanation was clear, she stopped talking and started sitting on the bed like Su Guoer just did, with her hands around her knees and her face buried in them, not knowing what she was thinking.
Su Guoer sighed. Now she could only wait.
When the day breaks and the case is investigated, we should let them go, right?
I hope it won't be delayed too long.
Su Guoer was a little worried.
There are still several pots of braised meat in the pot. But the store is closed, what should I do with these braised meats?
She couldn't finish all the food herself, so she sold it to people outside. Her shop was now closed, and no one could enter.
Well, I can just wait for the soup in the pot to dry up. I won't be able to eat it by then. It's a pity. I didn't do anything today and I lost nearly 40 taels of silver. This made Su Guoer feel a little frustrated.
But on second thought, being able to save her life was already a good thing, she had gotten a great bargain.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for breakfast.
The food in prison is distributed uniformly, a bowl of white porridge with a small dish of pickles, which looks very bland.
There was not a speck of oil or water on it, and even only a small lump of pickles. But look at the other prisoners and even the jailers, they were all eating this, and they all ate it with relish. Soon the sound of slurping porridge could be heard from the prison, and occasionally the sound of chewing.
Some even felt hungry after drinking and kept knocking on the railings, asking for more porridge.
Su Guoer saw the jailer with a knife coming to the man, and without saying a word, he pulled out a wooden stick beside him and stabbed the man.
He beat the man until he cried out in pain. At the end, when he passed by Su Guoer's cell, he did not forget to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, young lady. That man is not honest. He even poured out the good porridge and is causing trouble."
After explaining, he returned to the dinner table and continued drinking and eating peanuts. As for the white porridge?
That was a gift, and they might not drink it after taking it, so just put it aside, and it wouldn't prevent them from eating pickles and drinking wine.
"What did you explain to that person?"
After the jailer who beat the man returned to the dinner table, the man opposite asked.
Li Mao: "This person was someone that Officer Lin personally instructed me to take care of. I was afraid she would be frightened."
Wang Chang: "Who? Officer Lin?" He glanced at Su Guoer's cell and immediately fell silent after one glance.
I know that I have to be careful in what I do and not offend the people above me.
Su Guoer had no appetite, so she let Pang Ya finish the meal. After watching her eat without making any noise, she continued to curl up in the corner to rest.
Su Guoer wanted to give the jailer a tip to get more dishes for them, but she came in a hurry and didn't bring any money with her. Now she couldn't even bribe him, so she had to accept the defeat and hoped to return home as soon as possible.
Just as I was thinking about it, a tall and strong jailer came in from outside and brought in a young lady.
The moment he came in, Su Guoer looked up in surprise.
Although she had not yet seen the person who came, she could already smell the familiar aroma of meat.
"What smells so good?" asked the jailer who was eating.
At this time, Yunniang walked out from behind the tall and strong jailer, saluted the two jailers, and presented them with two lotus leaf packages.
He said, "This is the braised meat from our store. If you don't mind, why not try it?"
I didn't want to accept it. After all, who would bring anything other than silver and money when visiting a prison? And how could someone bring such worthless braised meat?
However, when they saw that the person who led her in was Mr. Gao, they didn't dare to act rashly and quickly declined, "No, no, no, we can't take this. If you have anything to say, just tell me. No need to be so polite."
Mr. Gao is Lin Shiguan's man. When Lin Shiguan's men come to visit the prison, they are not only not allowed to accept money but also have to serve them well. How dare they ask for this braised meat?
But Yunniang insisted on giving it to him: "These are worthless things, so please use them as snacks and wine. It's just right for me to send some food and clothes to my sister. Please bear with me."
Having said that, the two jailers took the braised meat and placed it on the table beside them, then left tactfully.
Only then did Su Guoer catch Yun Niang's gaze and look towards her.
"Are you scared, sister? Are you okay staying here?" she asked.
Su Guoer replied, "It's pretty good, but I don't know how the store is doing. How did you get the braised meat?"
Didn’t they say her shop has been closed?
Yunniang first handed over the heavy basket, then said, "It was the gatekeeper who was kind-hearted. He knew we had braised meat in the pot and was afraid it would be wasted if we didn't eat it, so he asked us to fish it out."
"Later, we saw that there was quite a lot of braised meat, so we simply set up a stall at a nearby intersection to sell it. Unexpectedly, it sold quite well. Even the officers and soldiers guarding the gate bought a lot of braised meat to take home. This is the silver we earned today, a total of 10 taels of silver, you can count it."
As he spoke, he took out some silver from his pocket. Su Guoer did not take it. She took Yunniang's hand and said, "I'm sorry, Yunniang, you have helped me a lot."
With food, she wouldn't have to starve, and with money, she could bribe the jailer. It was really a timely help. The braised meat in the pot had been sold out, so she had nothing to worry about.
"That's right. We don't know how long this house will be closed. I'm afraid we won't be able to do business during these days," Yunniang said again.
"Our business was so good before, but after this, I'm afraid we'll lose a lot of customers."
Su Guoer also considered this issue.
If it's really closed for a long time, diners may really not want to come...
There was no point in worrying. Su Guoer said calmly, "There's nothing we can do. Let's wait for the order from above. But don't worry, I will still pay you. Just rest at home and wait for me to come back."
After he finished speaking, the time came. The jailer came in and locked the cell door, and Yunniang followed him out.
Su Guoer took a deep breath and sat back on the bed. She opened a bag of braised meat and handed it to Pang Ya, telling her to eat it first.
I guess she wasn’t full after eating the two bowls of porridge just now.
Su Guoer also picked up a piece of braised meat and started eating it. The aroma of the braised meat instantly dispelled her melancholy thoughts.
I feel much better.
She began to eat with relish.
Nothing is more important than keeping healthy. No matter how difficult life is, don’t forget to eat.
At worst, I can just go out tomorrow and find a shop to reopen.
With her unique cooking skills, there will definitely be many diners.
Su Guoer was quite confident in her cooking skills. She looked up and saw that the two jailers were eating happily. They kept praising the braised meat and even talked to Su Guoer, asking where her sister's shop was and that they would buy some to eat in the future.
After hearing this, Su Guoer happily announced the name of her own restaurant: "Su Ji Fresh Food Restaurant on the bank of the Bian River, the one near Daxiangguo Temple and Mingyue Tower."
Is this a blessing in disguise?
But she didn't know that there was an even greater blessing waiting for her.
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