Sure enough, seeing one cockroach meant there were definitely more lurking in the shadows.
Taking advantage of a lull in business at the shop, Meng Zhao went to Huichuntang. Zhao's braised pork hadn't been open for long, and the illness among the people in Qingshi County wasn't too severe yet. Although he didn't have any good solutions, he could still offer some suggestions.
When Meng Zhao arrived at Huichuntang, Li Shize told her that Doctor Wang had been summoned by the county magistrate and was not there at the moment. Meng Zhao then told Li Shize everything she knew, such as drinking more water, exercising more, and also doing sauna sessions to expel toxins from the body through sweating.
Li Shize listened very attentively, taking notes one by one, intending to discuss it further with his master when he returned.
A few days later, the news that Zhao's braised pork had added an addictive substance to its braised meat spread like wildfire throughout the entire Qingshi County.
When Meng Zhao and the others opened the shop early in the morning, they saw that countless dirty things had been thrown at the entrance of Zhao Ji Braised Offal. Logically speaking, the two shops on either side of him should have been unable to bear it any longer and had come out to clean up, but at this time they were also closed. Meng Zhao guessed that they had also been affected and could only sigh.
"No wonder their business is so good, turns out they've been adding something to it, how unethical! By the way, Sister Meng Zhao, how did you know they were adding something?" Shen Yun asked curiously while wiping the table.
The news of the addictive substance spread, and Meng Zhao and Doctor Wang, who were the first to report it, could not keep it a secret any longer; the story had already spread throughout the county.
Meng Zhao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile. "Of course, it's because I'm confident enough. My braised meat is so delicious, yet those people always go to the other side to buy it. That's clearly illogical."
Such narcissistic words would inevitably be criticized if said by someone else, but when they come from Meng Zhao's mouth, they are exceptionally convincing.
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