Chapter 236 No merchant is honest.
Are the Prince of Zhenbei scary? Are the City Lord of Sishui City, Yuwen Kun, scary? What kind of people are these? Lin Yuesha can face these two plague gods without batting an eye. How dare a mere butcher be so arrogant towards her?
Chen Xiaohua was startled, not expecting her little sister to rush out like that.
In any case, she didn't have that courage.
"Tsk tsk, dead pig meat."
After Lin Yuesha finished speaking, she felt it wasn't precise enough and added, "It was pork from a diseased pig."
The meat of a dead pig is usually purplish-red with bruises all over its body, grayish-red fat, and dark red muscle.
The pork at Zhu Laoda's stall fits this characteristic.
Lin Yuesha took out a dagger and cut open a piece of the posterior mound flesh, which was filled with dark red congealed blood, enough to prove this.
"Let a few people come and take a closer look."
After Lin Yuesha finished speaking, she deftly peeled off the fat and said, "Look at the color of the fat, it's a bit reddish, that's pork from a diseased pig."
Fresh pork fat is white or milky white, and the pig hair is white. If the hair roots are red, it is undoubtedly a diseased pig.
"This meat has turned purple; is that the normal color of pork?"
Lin Yuesha cut it into several pieces, making a smacking sound. With such obvious evidence, Zhu Laoda could still deny it, which shows that this wasn't the first time he had done something like this.
"Girl, thank you. You're right. It's just that I'm bad with words. I know the answer perfectly well, but I can't find a way to get to the point."
Someone stepped forward, and Widow Sun was deeply moved. She bowed to Lin Yuesha in gratitude.
Having been a widow for so many years, she knows how difficult it is to offer help in times of need, and she doesn't want to implicate innocent people.
"Auntie, don't be so polite. I'm just telling the truth. I don't want more people to eat this dead pig's meat."
Lin Yuesha picked up another piece of pork and explained it to the crowd in detail; she was truly an expert in this area.
As a chef, selecting ingredients is of paramount importance; she would never allow such inferior or low-quality ingredients to be passed off as superior ones.
People who eat pork from diseased pigs suffer from numerous long-term health problems, and given the limited medical resources in Daqi, it could even lead to death.
"Nonsense, you little brat, don't spout nonsense!"
Old Master Zhu was so angry that he trembled all over and wanted to fight Lin Yuesha to the death, but when he saw the dagger, he hesitated.
The dagger was even better than his butcher knife; it was clearly no ordinary weapon. This little girl spoke with great confidence and authority, unlike the daughter of an ordinary family.
Having been in business for many years, Boss Zhu had long since developed the habit of treating people differently based on their status. He wasn't afraid of Widow Sun, but he didn't dare to make a move against Lin Yuesha immediately.
“Different pigs have different meat colors, how could they be the same? I, Zhu Laoda, run a business in town, would I do such a despicable thing?”
After finishing speaking, Boss Zhu took out a large piece of pink pork from the tube at his feet and showed it to everyone to prove his innocence.
"What's going on?"
Lin Yuesha had already convinced everyone, but then Boss Zhu took out a piece of pink pork that was shiny, which puzzled the onlookers.
Could it be that, as Boss Zhu said, pork doesn't always have to be pink?
"Boss Zhu, you're really something else."
Lin Yuesha scoffed. This person's cleverness backfired, and he gave her another handle to use against him.
Lin Yuesha agrees that pink pork is indeed from healthy pigs.
It seems that Boss Zhu also knows that there are some people he can't afford to offend, so he doesn't dare to keep selling dead pig meat for money.
"What do you mean?"
People around him became increasingly interested and didn't want to miss this learning opportunity.
"Come on, everyone, take a look. The color of this piece of pork is fine, but if you look closely, the pork is whitish. Do you know what that means?"
Water-injected pork!
It's unbelievable that unscrupulous merchants are everywhere, and that this has been going on for a very long time.
Lin Yuesha showed the pork to everyone, then slammed it hard onto the cutting board, causing water to seep out.
Those who gathered around to take a closer look were stunned; they had never seen anything like it before.
"This is oil!"
Zhu Laoda panicked and argued, "This pork comes from a big, fat pig that was slaughtered. It's all oil that fell off."
Lin Yuesha was speechless. The onlookers weren't stupid either. They didn't know whether it was oil or water, but they could tell by testing it with toilet paper.
The idea of finding a piece of lean meat to pound and beat is flawed and doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
Lin Yuesha exposed Zhu Laoda's evil deeds, and the surrounding people couldn't sit still, as they had all bought meat from Zhu Laoda's house.
The crowd swarmed around the stall and, as Lin Yuesha had said, discovered that a piece of pork had been injected with at least two ounces of water.
"That heartless Zhu! No wonder my grandson coughed after eating pork. He must have eaten pork from a sick pig!"
The old lady couldn't afford to offend Boss Zhu, but her little grandson was her lifeline, and she was determined to fight the heartless, unscrupulous businessman.
The scene was chaotic, which attracted the attention of the authorities.
Lord Zhang was transferred, but the officials remained the same, and Lin Yuesha knew them all.
"Miss Lin, it's you again."
The official was very polite to Lin Yuesha, and his words were involuntarily filled with respect.
Everyone knows that this little girl is no ordinary person. It's just incredibly unlucky for Boss Zhu to have run into her this time.
"It's me, officer. You must handle this properly and not wrong an innocent person."
Lin Yuesha emphasized that as an ordinary citizen, she did not want such unscrupulous merchants to appear. Shortchanging customers was a minor issue, but what if it endangered lives?
After the crowd dispersed, Lin Yuesha was about to leave when Widow Sun stopped her. Without Lin Yuesha's help, she was destined to suffer.
“Young lady, you have done me a great favor, please accept my bow.”
As Widow Sun spoke, she was about to kowtow to Lin Yuesha.
"Auntie, it's nothing, please don't take it to heart."
Lin Yuesha waved her hand, saying that even without Widow Sun, she would definitely stand up and expose the dead pig meat if she saw it.
It's not that she's a busybody, but as a chef, food safety is a major taboo for her.
"No, this is a big deal for me."
Widow Sun insisted, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing earnestly.
She lived in town and didn't want to go against Zhu Laoda, that kind of scoundrel who always used underhanded methods.
She had offended someone, so she couldn't stay in town any longer and had to take her son to another place.
Why?
Lin Yuesha didn't understand. Was living really this difficult? It was all Zhu Laoda's fault, but it was actually the widow Sun who was implicated more.
"It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. I've offended people before, and my business has been ruined more than once."
Widow Sun's son works at a carriage shop and is an honest, simple man; she doesn't want him to bear so much burden.
Having no family roots, they had no choice but to leave the town. In fact, the mother and son have moved to many different places over the years.
“Auntie, how about this, you come work for my family and come with us to the prefectural city.”
Lin Yuesha liked straightforward women, and Widow Sun's clothes and nails were always clean, making her perfect for working in the shop.
Moreover, since Widow Sun has no relatives, she naturally doesn't have many ulterior motives, so there's no need to be too wary of her.
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