Chapter 119 Who Set the Fire
Yan Yongshou didn't take it seriously as he was just a waiter. However, the shout from his subordinate reminded him of the gold and silver jewelry in the silver shop.
Although the jewelry store was burned down, most of the jewelry in the shop were gold and silver. The fire would burn the styles of the jewelry, but some could still be salvaged.
Yan Yongshou didn't bother arguing with Chu Mingyu anymore and hurriedly called for people to search the ruins. However, in the end, everyone searched the ruins thoroughly but found nothing.
Yan Yongshou's eyes were bloodshot, and he glared angrily as he looked at the people below him.
Even if the silver notes were burned by the fire, it is impossible for all the gold, silver and jewelry to be burned without leaving any trace.
Now nothing can be found, and with this inexplicable fire... Yan Yongshou, who likes to use tricks, suddenly became suspicious.
"Who is it? Who stole my things? You'd better tell me the truth, otherwise—" He sneered twice, his fingers cracking as he pinched them, "You know my methods."
"Boss, it's Zhou Fu!"
"Yes, yes, yes. I haven't seen him yet. He must have escaped..."
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To save their lives, regardless of whether there was evidence or not, the guys all pushed the blame onto Zhou Fu. Even the guys who had a good relationship with Zhou Fu and had just rushed to find someone, did not dare to say a word to help him.
"Find him! Find him for me!" Yan Yongshou yelled, "If you don't find him, I'll skin you alive."
The waiters at Jingfulou were so frightened that they trembled with fear and ran out to look for someone.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Jiang Tangtang, so she didn't need to get involved. But her shop was almost burned down, and the culprit behind it hadn't been caught yet, so she had to get involved.
She whispered some instructions to Guo Yu, and then they returned to the shop.
Before even entering the courtyard, Guo Yu shouted indignantly, "Boss, we must send that arsonist to the government office. We were lucky to have discovered it in time yesterday. Otherwise, our shop would have been reduced to ashes like Jingfu Tower."
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for the man tied up in the yard to hear it clearly.
"Boss, I really didn't mean to set fire to your house. I was threatened by someone. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me! As long as you forgive me this time, I, Zhao Xun, will be yours for the rest of my life."
The man twisted his body and knelt in front of Jiang Tangtang.
"Humph!" Guo Yu exhaled through his nose, "Who knows if what you said is true or not?"
Zhao Yu said anxiously, "Really? What I said is true. If you don't believe me, arrest the man who withheld my household registration card and confront him."
"You did it on purpose! You didn't even see his face clearly, how can we find him to confront him?" Guo Yu said anxiously: "Boss, don't be fooled by him. Let's send him to the government office to prevent him from harming others!"
Jiang Tangtang nodded in agreement and said, "Guo Yu is right. Let's send him to the government office!"
Zhao Xun said anxiously, "I have a way to recognize him. He has a big birthmark on his hand. Also, I'm naturally sensitive to smells, so I can tell the scent from him. Let me go find him! I promise I won't run away."
Jiang Tangtang sighed softly and said, "Then I'll give you a chance!"
"Boss!" Guo Yu shouted in disapproval. Seeing that Jiang Tangtang didn't change her mind, he stared at Zhao Xun fiercely and said, "I'm following you. I'm telling you, if you dare to play tricks, I'll kill you!"
"No tricks, I promise not to play tricks!" Zhao Xun said repeatedly.
"Untie his ropes and take him to find someone... Let's go to the city gates first!"
After saying that, Jiang Tangtang returned to the house, packed some of the winter melon candies, pork jerky and other snacks she had made earlier, and took them to visit Wen Ying and Yu Tianming.
One of them has a wide circle of friends, and the other is well-informed. If both of them are willing to help, the chances of finding the person will be greater.
Jiang Tangtang was someone Lu Shiyan had entrusted to look after. When she went there, she was very polite and brought many gifts that could not be bought with money outside. Naturally, the two of them did not refuse.
With the help of two people and Zhao Xun's special skills, that afternoon,
Pull the person out.
Upon hearing that someone had been caught, Jiang Tangtang rushed over without stopping.
When Jiang Tangtang rushed over, Zhao Xun was grabbing a man and wrestling fiercely, "Where's my household registration card? Give it back to me!"
The man held his head in his hands, protecting it tightly. "The household registration slip is burned, so even if you kill me, it's useless. Stop it first, and let's talk. How about you let me go, and I'll give you money? You came to Beijing to take the imperial examination just for the money. Let me go, and I'll give you half of the money I earn. I guarantee you'll have more than enough to spend in two lifetimes!"
"What do you know!" Zhao Xun stepped even harder, "Who told you that I pursued fame just for money? Give me back my household registration!"
Jiang Tangtang walked over and said, "Alright, stop fighting for now. Ask him why he ordered you to set fire to my house!"
Zhao Xun then retracted his foot and said, "Tell me quickly, why did you threaten me with my household registration card to burn down the Jiangdong family's house?"
The man shrank his neck and didn't move. Guo Yu grabbed his head and put the dagger to his neck: "Speak or not? If not, I will kill you now!"
Zhou Fu said fearfully, "I'll tell you... I'll tell you..." He squinted his eyes, looked at the dagger on his neck, and said, "I'm afraid the boss will find out that you went to Jingfu Tower and wanted to do business with the boss, but I drove you away, and then punish me! So I thought as long as the boss can't find you, it will be fine."
Jiang Tangtang raised an eyebrow, "Is your boss looking for me?"
"Yes, yes, I'm looking for you!"
After Zhou Fu finished speaking, he carefully said ingratiatingly, "Boss, since I'm so honest, could you please ask your men to put the dagger away? Swords have no eyes, and it would be bad if they accidentally cut me! Don't you think so?"
Jiang Tangtang ignored his words and just asked, "What does he want me to do?"
"You helped Jiuxia Silver Shop and suppressed our business. He said he wanted to kill you!"
Jiang Tangtang looked at him with a half-smile and asked, "Are you trying to sow discord?"
"No, I'm telling the truth!" Zhou Fu said anxiously, "You don't know our boss's methods. Back then, he wanted to poach the craftsman from Jiuxia Silver House and bring him to Jingfu House, but the craftsman refused, so he had someone drowned.
Unexpectedly, after the person died, the old owner of Jiuxia Silver Shop found two more craftsmen.
In a fit of rage, the boss caused the old boss of Jiuxia Silver Shop to fall off his horse. Now the old boss of Jiuxia Silver Shop is still paralyzed in bed!"
Afraid that Jiang Tangtang would not believe him, Zhou Fu went on to cite many examples of Yan Yongshou's cruelty.
The more Jiang Tangtang listened, the tighter her brows furrowed. She had never expected that the owner of Jingfu Tower could be such a ruthless person.
If that's the case, then it makes sense for this guy to do this.
"That crappy boss of yours has done so many harmful things, why didn't the government arrest him?" Guo Yu said angrily.
"He had them do it secretly, and most of them were fake accidents. The victims had no idea it was him! Besides, the county magistrate's favorite concubine is our boss's sister. Even if we report him to the county government, it would be useless. If he spreads rumors, won't the county magistrate protect him?"
Jiang Tangtang looked at him and said, "You know so much about this, it seems you've helped a lot?"
Zhou Fu immediately shrank his neck and whispered, "I have no choice. If I don't obey his orders, I will die! Jiang Dong family, please let me go for the sake of telling you everything!"
Seeing Jiang Tangtang staring at him without saying a word, Zhou Fu felt hopeful and hurriedly said, "As long as you let me go, all the jewelry I brought from the silver shop will be yours! Please!"
Jiang Tangtang was not at all tempted by the stolen goods. She just said, "The old owner of Jiuxia Silver Shop broke his leg. Did he ask you to do it?"
"No...no..." Although Zhou Fu kept denying it, his guilty look showed that he must have been involved.
Jiang Tangtang sneered and was too lazy to talk to him anymore. He ordered Guo Yu to sell him to a black mine to do hard labor and make sure he would never get out.
As for the jewelry he brought out from Jiuxia Silver Shop, Jiang Tangtang naturally could not return it to Yan Yongshou, the villain who intended to harm her.
She put the jewelry away for the time being, intending to use it later to help those who really need help.
He cooked another meal and asked Wen Ying and others to help, waiting for the right opportunity to teach Yan Yongshou a lesson.
After dealing with Zhou Fu's matter, Jiang Tangtang returned to the shop.
The shop's kitchen has been renovated, and the frying pans, large iron pots, porcelain and other items she had customized have also been delivered.
The furniture for the shop has not been made yet, and most of the porcelain has been temporarily put away in the room and has not yet been put out.
However, the kitchen can be used first to prepare for the opening of the shop.
"Boss, the man who poured gasoline into our yard yesterday is here." Jiang Tangtang was instructing Zhang Lu and Du Mudan to knead dough and teach them how to make pastries when Li Xiangchen suddenly ran in and said.
Jiang Tangtang frowned, untied her apron and walked out, "What are you doing here?"
Zhao Xun bowed and said, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Master, for letting me go. I want to stay here to repay you for your kindness."
"No need!" Jiang Tangtang said.
Zhao Xun's face flushed. "To be honest, I lost my household registration card for the imperial examination. Now I have no hope of going to Beijing to take the exam. I hope you will take me in. Don't worry, you boss. I have learned my lesson this time and will never dare to mess around again."
Jiang Tangtang thought about Zhao Xun's particularly sensitive sense of smell, and the words of rejection came to her lips, but she suppressed them.
Such people are more useful than hunting dogs in critical moments. If they are trained a little, they will be of great use in the future.
However, this person has a bad character and needs to be tamed.
Thinking of this, Jiang Tangtang took the man in and assigned him to do some odd jobs in the shop.
Chefs Zhang Lu and Du Mudan are smart, have a good foundation, and learn things quickly.
After just watching Jiang Tangtang do it twice, the two of them were able to skillfully make snacks such as shaqima, glutinous rice noodles, cat ears, and taro chips.
Jiang Tangtang taught them how to make egg yolk pastry using a red brick oven, but because it was difficult to control the temperature, they failed several times.
Zhang Lu was a little discouraged and felt sorry for Jiang Tangtang. She lowered her head and said, "Boss, am I really that stupid? I've wasted so many good things."
Jiang Tangtang gently soothed him, "It's okay, I just didn't get the heat right at the beginning. It'll be fine with more practice! It's not a waste, so serve it to everyone and have it for dinner tonight!"
In fact, with this simple oven, she didn’t know if she could make it!
Zhang Lu was moved by her gentleness and tolerance, and secretly made a decision in her heart that she must think more about it and not let her boss down.
Zhang Lu's failed egg yolk pastry was eaten with great relish by the shop workers. After all, they used high-quality ingredients, so even if the heat wasn't perfect, the taste was still excellent.
After the people in the shop had eaten bad egg yolk pastries for three or four days in a row, Zhang Lu finally mastered the temperature of the oven and was able to use it to successfully bake egg yolk pastries.
Although there is still a difference from the ones baked in Jiang Tangtang’s oven, it no longer affects sales.
At this time, the furniture in the shop was finally completed.
Jiang Tangtang and a few workers worked hard for a whole day to tidy up the shop. After completing all the preparations, they were just waiting to open the shop the next day.
Thinking it was still early, she simply took Guo Yu to the market.
Raoying County is close to the sea, and there's a lot of seafood at the market. Jiang Tangtang bought a lot of shrimp and crabs because they looked fresh.
After buying the ingredients, Jiang Tangtang took Guo Yu back to the countryside.
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