Chapter 167 Leaving

"A Yuan, my uncle has guests to entertain. I'll play with you next time."

Fu Yuanling suppressed the corners of his lips that were about to curl up, and tried his best to look less excited.

Although little Yuan was a little unhappy, he was polite and knew not to neglect guests.

"Okay, uncle, remember to come find me when you're done. Yuan loves playing with uncle the most."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yuanling was immediately moved again. He felt that his little nephew spoke very nicely and it was worth it that he loved him so much.

"My uncle also likes Yuan the most. My uncle is busy right now so you should go back to find grandma."

Fu Yuanling winked at the wet nurse, who immediately came forward with a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off the young master's face and coaxed him to go find the old lady.

Seeing that the group of people had gone far away, Fu Yuanling breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went to wash his face before meeting the guests.

"Changqi, didn't you say you would come back next month? Why did you just go back and come back again?"

"I'm busy at home. My uncle has a deal to discuss here, so I'm here to take his place."

Huo Changqi looked at his friend, who was covered in water stains and still had a flushed face. He could tell at a glance that he had just...

"You're really not? In broad daylight, you still...?"

We are all brothers. Fu Yuanling understood what was said as soon as he heard it, and his face turned red immediately.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I just went to take a shower because I was tired after playing with Yuan."

He is a good man with a clean record.

Huo Changqi quickly apologized with a smile.

"Well, I misunderstood, and I deserved the beating. It just so happens that I'll give this to you as a compensation gift."

He picked up the jar and put it on the table, and something in Fu Yuanling's head immediately started moving.

“Is this a good wine??”

Huo Changqi shook his head.

"It's not wine, it's a fresh food."

As he spoke, he tore open the paper seal on the jar, and a strange aroma immediately wafted out.

As soon as Fu Yuanling smelled the scent, his saliva started to flow.

"What a nice smell! What is this?"

"This is shredded squid, probably marinated in a special sauce and grilled. It tastes good, but it's a bit chewy."

Huo Changqi had just eaten all the way, and his cheeks were already feeling a little sore.

"It's rare that someone like you who doesn't like food would praise it as delicious, so it must be very delicious."

Fu Yuanling immediately shouted outside and asked the servant to bring chopsticks.

One bite of the squid shreds instantly conquered this foodie.

This was a new and novel flavor that he had never tasted before, and it was much better than the cakes and snacks he usually bought.

Yuan must like it too!

This thought suddenly popped up in Fu Yuanling's mind, but he suppressed it immediately.

He finally got rid of the fat boy, and he didn't want to cause trouble for a while.

"Yuan Ling, what do you think of using this squid shreds as a pairing with wine?"

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have thought of it."

Fu Yuanling immediately asked the servant to fetch some good wine. Each person had a glass of wine and ate the squid shreds slowly.

“Comfortable…”

Huo Changqi was tempted to pick up the wine glass and eat some squid shreds together, not caring about the sore cheeks.

"Changqi, this is delicious when eaten with wine. And it takes a long time to chew one, and it doesn't take up too much space in the stomach. Other side dishes usually fill the stomach after two or three plates and a few drinks, but this squid shreds only make customers buy more wine."

Fu Yuanling became a little curious.

"Where did you buy these squid strips? Is it a new product in Cangsu City?"

"No, I just bought it in a fishing village. Do you remember the oyster sauce I told you about before?"

"Remember, the reason why Fengweilou's new dishes are so delicious is because they use oyster sauce. What does this have to do with squid?"

Fu Yuanling was puzzled.

"Of course it is related. The squid shreds are sold by the family that makes oyster sauce. I have to go to Lianjiagou tomorrow to discuss the sale of squid shreds."

"Lian Jiagou?"

This name sounds familiar...

Fu Yuanling thought carefully and soon remembered the sea urchin he had eaten in Lianjiagou before.

Later, the servant went there several times but found no sea urchin, so he stopped going there.

The little girl selling sea urchins is quite clever. I wonder if she is still setting up a stall on the roadside.

"I'll go with you tomorrow and we'll ride horses."

Huo Changqi: “…”

You can get there quickly by boat, why ride a horse?

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It was almost noon, and Manager Liu had returned home.

As soon as I entered the house, six children, big and small, surrounded me.

“Father!”

"Second Uncle!"

They all looked eagerly at Manager Liu, because he would bring delicious food for the children every day when he came back.

"The restaurant was a bit busy today, so I didn't have time to buy cakes, but I brought you some other delicious food."

When they heard there were other delicious foods, the kids immediately stood up obediently and waited for the food to be distributed.

The waiter Liu asked them to wash their hands and gave each of them a small handful of squid shreds to eat.

Several kids sat together and found some new ways to eat.

One moment they compete to see who can tear the squid strips thinner, the next moment they compete to see who can chew it longer.

The little daughter of manager Liu was the most playful. She braided the squid strips into a braid as her hair, and then slowly chewed and ate them.

After a while, the children finished eating and pestered Manager Liu for more. My daughter-in-law and sister-in-law also ate a lot.

Before noon, only one pound was left of the two pounds I bought.

Cabinet manager Liu looked at the jar that was half empty and seemed to be lost in thought.

Originally I just wanted to buy a little to give Jiang Wan face, but I didn’t expect the kids to love it so much.

There are a lot of children in the city. If we sell these squid strips in the city...

This idea doesn't seem impossible?

Manager Liu fell into deep thought.

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After lunch, Jiang Wan went back to the room to take a nap. Just as she closed her eyes, she suddenly heard a commotion outside.

Yin Ning put down her needlework and went out to see that several people had been carried into the pharmacy. The villagers outside were talking about something like poisoning.

"Cousin, who is poisoned?"

"When I came out, the people had almost reached the pharmacy. I only saw the last one. It seemed to be, yes, someone from the Xiaoshan family."

Yin Ning seldom goes out, and doesn't know many people, so he can only give a rough idea of ​​what he saw in the chaos.

Jiang Wan simply went to the door of the pharmacy to check.

You don’t know until you see it. It’s shocking.

There were four people lying neatly inside, they were Xiaoshan's second uncle, second aunt and his grandparents.

The four people were foaming at the mouth and their faces were blue. It was obvious that they were poisoned.

The whole family was poisoned, but even the lotus did not appear. It is really hard not to think too much.

Jiang Wan looked into the yard and, apart from the enthusiastic villagers who had brought the people, she only saw the old village chief walking in with a purse in his hand and a sullen face.

When he saw Jiang Wan, he waved, called her over, took out a small piece of paper, and asked her to read it.

Jiang Wan broke out in a cold sweat and looked at the note. Fortunately, she recognized all the words.

"Village chief, the money in my purse is for the villagers. I have found a good family and I am leaving now."

The handwriting is neat and you can tell at first glance that it was not written by Lian Hehua.

Wait, Lian Hehua is gone?!

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(Good night, my little cuties (～￣▽￣)～)