Even though she hadn't done anything, Madam Hu deliberately pointed to her injured wrist and cursed her, saying that she was the one who did it all.
Jiang Mingfu was a fickle person, and when he saw Hu Niangzi complaining, he was furious and rushed inside like a whirlwind.
Jiang Mingfu pointed at Zhou Qionghua.
"Good heavens, how could you be so heartless and cruel? From now on, I don't think you need to stay here anymore. Go, leave. I'll rent you another place."
“Husband,” Zhou Qionghua said, feeling wronged. She hadn’t done anything. “I don’t know what you mean. Now you’re with Madam Hu every day. Where is I in your heart? Husband, I don’t know what she’s been saying to you, but husband, I really haven’t done anything.”
Despite Zhou Qionghua's best efforts to explain.
But Jiang Mingfu didn't believe it.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Mingfu abruptly abandoned Zhou Qionghua in a small house in Lianzi Hutong. The small house was filthy, and Zhou Qionghua was uncomfortable living there.
She still went to the inn, but there was no longer a place for her there.
Left with no other choice, Zhou Qionghua could only return to the small house.
The small house still required rent, but Jiang Mingfu only gave a few taels of silver. Zhou Qionghua quickly ruined it, and that day she went to the inn to ask for it back, but was kicked out by a group of people.
After that, Zhou Qionghua was extremely upset.
After all, she still needed to live in the capital.
So... she started taking odd jobs.
What path can she take?
It's nothing more than washing and cleaning for others, but you don't earn much money.
As for everything Jiang Mingfu did, Xu Yuehuai on the other side saw it all clearly; in fact, it was all within her expectations.
Now Xu Yuehuai is studying dishes almost every day, and more people are coming to eat here. As a result, business across the street is not doing well, which makes Jiang Mingfu secretly anxious.
That Madam Hu is now more powerful than the Madam, and she has already started to regard herself as the Madam.
Seeing Jiang Mingfu's worried face, Madam Hu said, "Ever since they opened, no one has come to eat here. We need to think of a solution."
"A solution? What solution could there be?"
In fact, Jiang Mingfu had thought of everything he could and should have thought of.
But Xu Yuehuai is very capable.
Jiang Mingfu had witnessed her culinary skills firsthand. "She was amazing when we were fleeing famine; she could make anything taste good. Now that we're in the capital, she's even more amazing. Besides, this is a great location. What can I do?"
"What method?"
Madam Hu sneered and poked Jiang Mingfu's head. "My cousin is working as a blacksmith nearby. I'll talk to him about it."
Hu Niangzi's cousin was actually her childhood sweetheart. The two almost became a couple, but the cousin found someone he liked in the capital.
Hu Niangzi was in a worse situation; she fell into prostitution and became a courtesan. After that, the two continued to maintain an ambiguous relationship, but Jiang Mingfu was unaware of it.
Now that the two have already made love, Madam Hu gasped, "I'll be rich soon. In the future, I'll kill him, and we'll live together. You can divorce your cousin-in-law then."
"Of course, your family is rich. This inn will be ours from now on. Are you going to poison him, or is there some other way?"
"There are plenty of tricks up your sleeve," Madam Hu sneered sinisterly. "It would be pointless to reveal them now. We should just wait and see. In any case, I'll show you the result when the time comes."
"Alright."
The two embraced and lingered for a while. "Let's make a plan," they said.
The two quickly began making plans.
Before long, the plan was perfected.
The next day, Xu Yuehuai was doing business when suddenly the young shop assistant in front rushed to the back in a panic, shouting, "Oh dear, three shopkeepers, something terrible has happened!"
Xu Yuehuai looked at that person.
"What's wrong?"
“There’s a problem. Someone’s stomach is churning up in the front.” Xu Yuehuai wondered, “How could someone have stomach problems? That’s impossible.”
The cooks and other staff she hired were all carefully selected by her.
Before applying for this job, these people had worked in the homes of high-ranking officials and nobles. It can be said that their quality and safety as guards are up to standard, so how could there be any food safety issues?
Xu Yuehuai immediately realized that it was extortion.
Go forward, and sure enough, there was a thin man curled up on the ground, clutching his stomach. "Ouch, it hurts so much! What did you feed me?"
Xu Yuehuai gestured for San Niang to calm the man down, while she herself approached the plate of food. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that the man was eating fish and there was nothing unclean about it. Xu Yuehuai suddenly understood.
Zhou Wan looked anxiously at Xu Yuehuai, "Mother, what should we do?"
Worst of all, countless eyes were watching her from all directions, and everyone suspected that the food Xu Yuehuai had was unsafe and unhygienic, which was why she got sick from eating it.
At that moment, Xu Yuehuai smiled and said, "In that case, I'll find a doctor to take a look."
The man nodded quickly.
Xu Yuehuai's doctor arrived quickly, and she winked at him.
The doctor immediately understood. He helped Brother Hu, who was curled up on the ground, up and said in a low voice, "Oh, he just needs to rest. I know how to give him acupuncture, and he'll be fine in no time."
No sooner said than done.
Before the man could even resist, the doctor's silver needle pierced him. The man screamed and then found that most of his body was stiff and he couldn't move. Then, the doctor pierced the man's shoulder, and the other half of the man's body also became immobile.
The man was terrified.
I want to speak, but my tongue feels stiff.
Xu Yuehuai then approached, and the two looked at each other.
Xu Yuehua smiled like a cunning old fox. Yes, she had long seen through their treachery. Now that their business was doing well, there were always those less skilled who would scheme against them.
If word gets out that they have hygiene and safety issues, their business will naturally plummet.
Xu Yuehuai looked at him for a moment, smiled slightly, and leaned closer to him. "Be obedient, or you'll be in trouble. I'll tell the doctor directly that your illness is incurable and has nothing to do with our food. I'll find a coffin, throw you in, bury you, and see what happens to you in the future."
Upon hearing this, Brother Hu was terrified, but he was speechless for a long time and couldn't utter a single word.
Xu Yuehuai was very satisfied with his performance.
Seeing him like this made her extremely happy.
Seeing the commotion in the crowd, the doctor stood up and said, "Please calm down, everyone. This isn't something caused by eating. This person has epilepsy, which is also called 'sheep horn epilepsy' in our capital."
Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to understand.
"Oh dear, it's epilepsy."
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