The table fell over, the smell of gunpowder spread everywhere, and it looked like a one-sided bullying of the girl.
Some passers-by frowned and shouted to stop them, but the nearest sugar painting shop owner became excited, "I knew there was something wrong with your family!"
Si Li pushed Xiao Que who was eating sachima with great concentration. Xiao Que turned around blankly and saw that the table was about to fall over. He rushed over and pressed the tabletop with one hand, "What are you doing!"
The round-faced girl was still small, who would have thought that she could hold down the table that he had used all his strength on? The middle-aged man was stunned. Si Li came out of the straw shed and said softly, "You are here to teach my servant a lesson. May I ask who you are?"
"Why are you still cursing?" Huang Cui asked, staring at the young shopkeeper opposite her, and she felt that she looked familiar. Si Li showed her the makeup that Wang Guanshi had put on, and even they couldn't recognize her, let alone this girl whom they had only met once.
"It turns out you are nothing." Si Li nodded.
The guest who had just stood up and was about to help couldn't help laughing. Meng Taotao handed him a bowl of tofu that had just been taken out of the pot and poured with soup. "Your tofu, enjoy it."
The middle-aged man and Huang Cui's momentum was weakened by this strange development. However, the old man Huang who was walking behind jumped up, his wrinkled face full of sorrow and anger, "Okay, okay, Madam Scholar, Madam Meng! You have made it now, I won't stop you from pursuing a better career. But you stole my family's recipe, are you trying to force us to death?!"
As he spoke, Old Man Huang took out a piece of paper and waved it so that the gradually gathering tourists could see it clearly, and cried, "If I had known this would happen, I should not have saved you!"
The paper was new, with a red official seal on it. Si Li had never seen this before, but someone nearby recognized it, "'Huang Shi Xiucai Tofu', is this... a document issued by the government?"
After being reminded, more and more people reacted and looked at Si Li and the other two with strange eyes. Even the guest who was standing in the back and wanted to help showed some doubts.
After all, with the official confirmation, the matter seemed to be set in stone.
While they were whispering, Si Li clearly saw the guilt and greed in the Huang family's eyes. She had never met such people in her previous life, but she had some experience in dealing with fraud. Just as she was about to speak, Meng Taotao held her back and said, "Boss, I'll do it."
When facing the Huang family, Meng Taotao sneered, "I didn't want to make a scene out of kindness, but you are still waiting for my prescription. In that case, I have to explain to you how I saved your life."
Seeing that there was something exciting to watch, the owner of the sugar painting shop next door was in no hurry to leave. He shouted, "You think you are right to steal things?!"
"Stealing things?" Meng Taotao's voice was so gentle that people could not help but listen. "I came to the capital last year. Mr. Huang took me home to treat my illness. Thinking of the Huang family's kindness, I opened a fried tofu stall. I went to the city to review my lessons every morning, and I worked at the stall from noon to dusk. I also had to fetch water and cook for his family of four at night. I never took a penny from the stall. What happened?"
"As a result, he wanted to force me to marry Huang Da. He beat and scolded me when I refused. I thought I could never repay him for saving my life, so I endured it. A year later, the stall was getting more and more prosperous, but the four members of the Huang family looked at me more and more displeased. The spitting and scolding increased day by day. Later, they beat me unconscious and sold me to a big farm instead of his granddaughter. Who is he trying to kill? Your family, or me? I would like to ask you, the girls bought by the family don’t have to be treated like cattle and horses, right?"
Everyone has to have some dignity. When asked this question, who can say no?
After hearing about the Huang family's evil deeds, the diners sighed, "No wonder Miss Meng is so thin at such a young age. It's all because of the abuse she suffered!"
Many people agreed with this statement at the time.
Old Man Huang's face changed and he shouted, "So that's what's going on. You think we've treated you badly, so you want to steal my recipe to get back at us!"
Si Li watched Meng Taotao's verbal attacks from the best angle and supported her at the right time, "If it weren't for Madam Meng's kindness and buying and selling a scholar, the Huang family wouldn't be able to afford the lawsuit."
Meng Taotao followed suit and said, "According to Daning law, scholars cannot sell themselves to others, let alone me being bought and sold. I can remember these favors, but I definitely don't admit to stealing. I remember that this big brother is from Beijing. I wonder if you have any impression of the stall that the Huang family opened at the foot of Guanghua Mountain before?"
The diner, still holding the bowl, thought carefully and shook his head, "I don't know whether there is a Huang family or not, but I won't get to eat this tofu anyway."
"That's it." Meng Taotao took out his handkerchief and unfolded it, revealing a yellowed piece of paper. "Because they were the ones who stole the lesson!"
The paper in Meng Taotao's hand was old and she blocked it with her hand in the middle, but everyone could see that the beginning was almost the same as the previous paper and the official seal at the bottom, "September 25, the ninth year of Jingwen, in Xinzhou, Yunyue".
There were two official documents, one old and one new. The old one was "Meng's Tofu" and the new one was "Huang's Tofu".
"How is that possible?!" Old Man Huang saw her take out the paper and shouted, "You, you lied to me!"
"I'm not lying to you. It's just that Yunyue was far away back then, and few people knew about it. Plus, the disaster destroyed a lot of documents and materials. This prescription is more of a thought for me. But if we go to the government office to discuss the pros and cons, what do you think they will say?"
Meng Taotao gave a faint smile, but in the eyes of Old Man Huang, this smile looked like a devil, scaring him so much that he took three steps back and sat down on the ground.
In the current situation, anyone with a discerning eye can see whose fault it is, and they all shook their heads and sighed.
Only the shopkeeper next door seemed to be in trouble and still didn't believe it, "You dare to take it out, why don't you dare to show it to others? It must be fake!"
Meng Taotao said coldly, "I have read the laws of Daning. Except for the confirmation documents issued due to a few family division lawsuits, there has been no government intervention in the ownership of the culinary arts. I would like to know where this one came from?"
"What? What's fake!"
A group of people shouted loudly and squeezed into the crowd with knives at their shoulders. The one leading them was Wang Ting.
He rolled his eyes. They had just been gone for an afternoon. What trouble had this young lady caused again?
"Sir, this is the man." Wang Ting pointed with his hand, and the gatekeeper in charge of Guanghua Mountain waved his hand and asked the officers to come forward, "Take him away!"
"You, why are you arresting me? She is the one who stole the recipe!"
The sugar painting shop owner struggled to hide, but was hit on the head by the officer with a knife. "You sell sugar paintings, right?"
"yes."
"You are the one we caught. You put alum in the syrup. Are you tired of living and want to go to jail?"
The sugar painting shop owner was stunned to be restrained. The guard turned around and looked at the two groups of people confronting each other, "What's fake?"
Meng Taotao bowed his head and saluted, "Sir, the Huang family stole my prescription and falsely accused me of forging it. Please investigate."
"You are...Meng Xiucai?" The guard squinted his eyes and recognized him. How could he not recognize him? In this place in the capital, he was the only scholar who was so poor that he came to him to handle formalities.
"Exactly."
"Okay, let's take it together."
As soon as the guard said this, Huang's thighs softened and she sat on the ground. Huang Cui dodged the guard's hand and screamed, "I am also a girl's school student. What are you doing? Are you just listening to her empty words?"
"Oh?" The guard touched his chin and said with a smile, "Meng Xiucai was the one who built the Huang family's stall. What can he want from your family? As for you, since you have no official title, you have no choice but to come with us, little scholar."
The group came in a carefree manner and left in a noisy manner, not even paying attention to the tourists who were watching the show from afar. The farce was over. The pots, bowls, and utensils of the sugar painting shop were taken away. The shopkeeper's son was stunned for a long time, and only ran after them after being reminded by others.
Si Li bowed and thanked the passers-by who had not yet dispersed, "Thank you for being here to witness today, otherwise I don't know how to wash off this basin of dirty water."
"What's fake can't be real. I almost got fooled by them today."
"Exactly."
Passersby were talking about it. The timing was right. Si Li pointed at the sign and said, "Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, my family will set up a stall here. Please come and support us."
“It should be.”
This voice came from behind. The previous diner returned the bowl and smiled at the rolled-up book inserted beside him. "Living in a humble alley, you should act accordingly. I haven't seen such a scholar in years. You are very good."
Meng Taotao had seen him many times before, but only knew his last name was Qin. They had rarely interacted, and her face turned slightly red. "Today, I am grateful to you for speaking for me. This bowl of tofu is my thank you gift."
The diner walked out of the hut, brushed off the dust on his robe, waved his hand and put down a string of copper coins, "I just told the truth, it's nothing. It's not easy for the little girl, you can keep it yourself."
After everyone left, Wang Ting approached with a stern face and said in a sinister tone, "Young lady, you are really capable."
Si Li snatched a piece of sachima from Xiao Que's hand and stuffed it into his mouth, "Don't talk while eating."
Wang Ting's mouth was full and he rolled his eyes with difficulty.
Si Li smiled and took a sachima to eat. It was soft and crispy, melting in the mouth, with a milky aroma and the sweetness of honey. One bite was full of high sugar, high fat and high calories. The fiery clouds in the sky slowly faded away, and she stretched her arms, "Let's go home."
One third of the time has passed, and there are still ninety-eight customers who have agreed to collect. There is still a long way to go.
The group from Wanglaiju were packing their things when they saw an unmarked carriage driving down the mountain road mixed with the crowd. The commotion on the branch road just now had caused a crowd on the official road. When people are traveling, they are always particularly excited to see the excitement. The guard noticed the change and came back to ask for instructions, but he only heard a faint "Don't mind your own business" from inside the carriage.
The guard hesitated for a moment, "The stall owner who got into trouble is the daughter of Lord Si, whom Your Highness met last time. Do you want me to investigate further?" For the status of the prince and the princess, any coincidence around them may not be a coincidence, so it is never too careful.
Jiang Hengyun was stunned. He still remembered the last time this person burned the kitchen. "Since she is the daughter of Si Gelao, if she can't handle it, she will naturally call Yuan Fangtong." Yuan Fangtong, the son of Dongyang Duke, was at the scene of the Buddhist Dharma Conference to help Dongyang Duke with his work. He was a person who was most flattering.
The carriage drove slowly away, going in the opposite direction of the donkey cart that had just finished packing.
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The author has something to say:
I will be joining the V-series tomorrow. Thank you for your support, my dear friends.
The column includes the completed ancient food article "After traveling to a world without peppers" and the ancient infrastructure and farming article "After traveling to a book, I stole the male lead's script"
Pre-collection of farming "Wood Repairer Gambling on Stones to Raise Spiritual Plants in the Interstellar Space" and "Starting with a Raft [End-time Stockpiling]", the copywriting is below, and the little cuties who are interested can go and have a look~
Pre-collection of "Mu Xiu Gambles on Stones to Raise Spiritual Plants in the Star Interstellar"
Mu Xiu and Ye Ran were struck by lightning and transported to the interstellar era, becoming members of a mineral planet that was about to be abandoned.
The spiritual energy of this era was extremely thin and chaotic. She was poor and weak, so she could not directly cultivate spiritual plants or draw energy into her body. The money in her pocket was only enough to buy nutrient solution for a few days.
Fortunately, she found a stone with rich spiritual energy at a gambling stall in the mining area, and it only cost one hundred yuan!
Seeing that Ye Ran had chosen the worst E-grade raw material, the knowledgeable people laughed at him for being another fool who wanted to get rich overnight, until he opened it...
They were almost blinded by the lush green!
Ye Ran: No problem, open another one and I’ll take it back to make a flowerpot.
All gamblers: ??? What kind of flowers are worthy of being planted in a royal green pot!!! Too much!
Upon hearing that a high-success-rate jade gambling master had been born, various mining and wealth families were ready to come and work for them.
However, before taking action, the Federal Academy of Sciences announced in a high-profile manner that it welcomes new members to join:
"Welcome Ms. Ye Ran, who developed the anti-insect explosive pepper, the giant fly-catching plant, the training partner Shadow Vine... and the first biological mecha, to join the Federal Academy of Sciences to fight against the insects together!"
The families who wanted to make trouble were all dumbfounded: Wait, wait? The mecha grown in the imperial green flower pot seems to be worth it...
From an orphan girl stranded in a waste mine in a foreign world to the sudden emergence of Ye, the Midas Touch, the first plant master in the universe, the first person to create biological mechas, Ran, she couldn't help laughing and crying when she saw the textbook with her name printed on it:
#Mu Xiu really just wants to do his old job of cultivation well#
#Who knew that I could accidentally innovate technology and establish a new school of thought#
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Pre-collection of "Starting with a Raft [End of the World Stockpiling]"
In 2050, after a total solar eclipse, the world was digitized overnight, and the Blue Planet became a disaster testing ground. Faced with rampant monsters and alien plants, wildly rising sea levels, alternating extreme days and nights, extreme cold and heat, humans struggle to survive.
After Song Tang woke up, he looked at his broken raft and the ugly fish monster opposite it, and fell into deep thought:
Why does this look so much like the garbage-collecting infrastructure game she just completed? !
Good news: All the illustrated books and full-level physical fitness in the game are inherited into reality.
The bad news: She's at the beginning of the game, living on a raft that's made of nothing and less than one square meter.
——Return to her the big raft villa, big boat and full warehouse that she worked so hard to build!!!
"Damn it! I've already told you, that slimy fish monster, don't come over here! You could die if I touch you with one finger! I have to wash my hands!"