It was unimaginable. If she hadn't discovered the chicken feet bone, she wouldn't have taken it seriously and just left with the jar, opening it in town to sell. And then, while she was selling, a dead rat appeared. With so many customers, they couldn't explain it even if they had a mouth. This thief's mind was truly vicious. Just this one time, their livelihood was ruined. Not only their business, but also the business of Yi Lao Da and Yi Lao San would be affected.
"What should I do? Xiaomi?" Yi Lao Er was a little unsure of what to do. If he didn't sell, all these braised foods would be a waste. If he wanted to sell them, he would feel weird and uncomfortable.
"None of them will be sold. Those rats must have been poisoned, not beaten to death. There are no scars on their bodies, only sores. This shows that the person was thinking that even if we didn't find the rats or we dealt with them, we would be reluctant to sell them and then sell them. Not to mention whether the poisoned rats will affect other braised dishes, maybe the person also put some other poisons in the jar. If we sell them here, we will be digging a hole for ourselves. We may not be able to afford it even if we go bankrupt. We have so many customers. It doesn't matter if we waste the braised dishes this time. The most important thing is that we can't damage our reputation and brand. Brand is very important. If you have an accident, others will be annoyed with you. If they are annoyed too many times, no one will buy our things in the future. Take all these away, find a place where there is no one, and bury them on the spot." Yiyami quickly thought of a solution.
But the next second she contradicted herself, "No, I can't swallow this. Report it to the police! Dad, go put up a notice saying that we were supposed to open the stall today, but we discovered that the braised food was poisoned. I discovered it and have reported it to the police. We will rest for the next few days and re-arrange the staff for guarding and management."
"Xiaomi, the guests will probably feel uncomfortable like this..." said Old Mrs. Yi worriedly.
"Grandma, there's nothing we can do about it, otherwise we'll have to make up another excuse not to go today. The key is that this way, everyone will trust the food we make more, because we are open and honest, and we don't hide anything. Confident customers will continue to buy from us, and unconfident customers are a minority after all." Yiyami explained. She thought for a while and added, "This is also a warning to scare the tiger. I don't want to play along. I was planning to play along, but I'm angry now. I don't think it's necessary to put on a show for the thieves and waste our time, energy, financial resources and material resources. Just report to the police and give them a warning. Let them know for themselves that we are not easy to pounce on! And it kills three birds with one stone. We can also kill the chicken to scare the monkey and tell other people in the village that we are not easy to bully. We will use our country's laws to protect ourselves!" Yiyami looked into the distance with a firm look.
Everyone in the Yi family thought it made some sense.
Yi Lao Er went to inform Yi Lao Da and Yi Lao San.
Yi Lao Da and Yi Lao San were in a bit of a dilemma, as they had already prepared their products and if they didn't go, they would suffer losses.
And I don’t know if anything in my house has been poisoned.
After much deliberation, I decided not to go. Rather than worrying about it, it's better not to go. This is the only loss I'll make. I can earn it back next time.
The three brothers of the Yi family went to the town government to report the case together.
Yi Yami went to her stall and saw many customers stopping by. She said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, everyone!"
Everyone was puzzled, "What's wrong, Miss Xiao Yi?"
"This morning, we were planning to open the stall, but I found chicken bones next to my water tank. My family never throws bones away even when we eat. Later, I found that there was something wrong with the braised food. A thief had thrown a dead rat in it. All the braised food is unusable. We don't know if the thief has put any other poison in it. In order to protect our reputation and the health of our customers, the three of us have unanimously decided not to open the stall today. We will wait for the government's coroner to check and confirm that there is no problem. We will also make arrangements and rearrange staff to guard or find ways to avoid what happened today. I apologize for the many inconveniences!" Yiyami said, her voice choked for some reason. She adjusted her breathing and bowed deeply to the guests.
Everyone was shocked when they heard it.
"It's really scary!" Mrs. Ma, who was standing at the front, sighed with emotion after hearing it.
"Miss Xiaoyi, don't be afraid! We believe that the government will be able to catch the thief as soon as possible!" said several other male customers who frequently visited the store.
"Okay, thank you!" Yi Yami responded.
"Get a dog, it will be much more effective in keeping the house safe from thieves!" Another guest suggested.
"Okay, we'll think of a solution later." Yiyami replied.
Yi Yami wrote the content roughly and posted it on the wall of their stall so that customers who came later would not be able to see it without knowing it.
Although everyone felt a little bothered, they still tried to comfort Yiyami.
But the worry is that there is nothing to eat this morning.
So everyone was about to disperse, but then turned back and said, "Miss Xiaoyi, you can't rest for too long, otherwise we really won't be able to eat delicious food again..."
"Yes, yes, I can eat other things for one or two days, but I can't stand it for three or five days!" said a guest.
"…………" The originally happy bun shop owner and noodle shop owner closed their grins upon hearing this. They looked at each other. Is it really that bad? Should they also think about making the food taste better so that customers will buy it?
Yiyami agreed to everything, and after a while the crowd dispersed. Yiyami was ready to return to the village.
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