Chapter 91 Sending Her On Her Way
After Wu Zhuang and Zhang Erdan received the goods, they drove the carriage back to Zuixianlou.
At this time, Bao Hongcai had just gotten up early and was busy arranging for his servants to entertain Qin Ren, and had no time to see Wu Zhuang.
The restaurant was busy with business early in the morning, so Wu Zhuang locked the delivered wine in his own cabinet.
Zhang Erdan saw the opportunity and took advantage of the fact that no one was around to pour a lot of tea on the area that Wu Zhuang was responsible for cleaning.
Sure enough, Wu Zhuang was soon called over by the lobby manager. Not only was he scolded, but he was also fined half a day's wages.
The culprit Zhang Erdan pretended to help and said:
"Brother Wu, you are busy cleaning now, do you still have time to go and deliver the wine for Miss Gu? I happen to be free now, why don't I deliver it for you? I can also deliver it to the shopkeeper's place for you."
Wu Zhuang was a simple-minded person to begin with. When he heard that Zhang Erdan was willing to help him, he immediately showed a look of gratitude, went to get the wine and gave it to Zhang Erdan, not even taking his own half jar.
After all, no matter how intoxicating this wine was, Wu Zhuang had not fulfilled his promise to the other party, so he naturally did not have the face to accept this half jar of wine.
Zhang Erdan pretends to be a good guy, but in his heart he despises Wu Zhuang for his strong limbs and simple mind.
Zhang Erdan, who got the wine from Wu Zhuang, did not go to the pharmacy to deliver the wine, but rushed to the ancestral home instead.
The wine brewed by Gu Feixue is liked even by a wine lover like Wu Zhuang, so it must be a good wine.
This time, Zhang Erdan planned to use someone else's money to pay for something, and when the Gu family and the restaurant asked about it later, he decided to take the opportunity to frame Wu Zhuang and let the shopkeeper drive Wu Zhuang away.
From now on, he will deliver goods to the Gu family alone and can tamper with the ingredients.
When they arrived at the ancestral residence, Zhang Erdan presented mellow wine and strong white wine.
Even though the backer behind Zong Hao was extraordinary, he was still amazed after tasting it.
"Where did you get this wine?"
Zong Hao narrowed his eyes and sat up straighter. Zhang Erdan wanted to take credit for it, but when he saw Zong Hao's expression, his heart started beating fast.
"To answer your Excellency's question, this wine was given by Gu Feixue from the Gu family to Wu Zhuang to Bao Hongcai and the medicine boy from Tong Ren Tang. I think this wine is good, so I wanted you to try it too."
In the end, Zhang Erdan reported the truth because he felt that Zong Hao's shrewd eyes seemed to see through him.
Zong Hao couldn't help but frown. Gu Feixue can also brew wine?
Wasn't it said that Gu Feixue only knew how to cook a few dishes and had collaborated with the owner of Zuixianlou? How come she was now also proficient in winemaking?
In one year, the Gu family made the people of Anju Village rich, and Anju Village became increasingly heavily guarded.
The men he sent to follow Gu Feixue discovered that she acted suspiciously after going out, often disappearing in some restaurants and teahouses, only to reappear after a while.
If it weren't for the fact that his subordinates had strong internal energy and could sense that there was no internal energy fluctuation around the other party, he would probably have thought that Gu Feixue had practiced martial arts.
A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he took another sip of the strong white wine with his wrinkled lips. Suddenly, he thought of something:
"You said that Gu Feixue asked you to deliver the liquor to the people at Tong Ren Tang?"
Zhang Erdan nodded repeatedly when he heard this:
"Yes, sir, he said he wanted to give it to a medicine boy named Xingrong."
Zong Hao didn't know what he was thinking. After a long while, he confirmed again:
"Are you sure it's Renhetang, not Yonghetang?"
Yonghetang is the largest pharmacy in Liangcheng, but Renhetang is not as famous. Even if Gu Feixue wanted to win over the pharmacy staff, given the current status of their Gu family, it would not be possible to win over Renhetang.
"This is the bowl of ear rice that the little one is eating. I'm sure you won't hear it wrong, sir."
Unexpectedly, Zong Hao's expression became even more weird and obscure after hearing this.
A year ago, Renhetang was a pharmacy where a miracle doctor treated people infected with the plague.
At that time, there was a curtain hanging in the consultation room, so no one could see the appearance of the miracle doctor.
Later, Renhetang even launched masks and protective clothing that smelled of alcohol.
According to spies, Renhetang has some secret relationship with Liangcheng prefect Liang Jianwei.
It is obvious that the masks and protective suits with the smell of alcohol must have been made by Liang Jianwei and then distributed in the name of Renhetang.
But now Gu Feixue wants to send such a strong liquor to Renhetang. What does this mean?
Could it be that the Gu family really has a relationship with Liang Jianwei?
After the disaster, the Gu family moved from the prefectural villa to Anju Village, which was populated by refugees.
He said that Liang Jianwei's move was intended to distance himself from the Gu family.
Unexpectedly, the Gu family has been prosperous over the past year and is now leading the entire Anju Village to prosperity.
Is it true that Liang Jianwei is behind all this?
If Liang Jianwei wants to redress the Gu family's grievances...
Thinking of this, Zong Hao's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said towards the door:
"Someone come."
As soon as the words fell, an expressionless man in black flew in from outside the door:
"Master, please give your orders."
The voice of the man in black was completely devoid of any humanity, and Zhang Erdan, who was listening to it, felt his hair stand on end.
Then Zhang Erdan heard Zong Hao say coldly:
"Capture Gu Feixue from the Gu family of Anju Village alive. After forcing her to reveal the whereabouts of the miracle doctor, send her on her way."
Zhang Erdan was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Zong Hao's tone which was not fluctuating at all, thinking that he had misunderstood the meaning of going on the road.
Little did he know that what Zong Hao meant by "going on the road" was to use witchcraft to fake Gu Feixue's suicide.
After the man in black left, Zhang Erdan felt a little uneasy and left the ancestral house.
Gu family.
"Chunxiang, you must be careful from now on. Luckily, you got treated in time and it's just a minor burn. What if it was more serious?"
Gu Feixue takes great care of Chunxiang, her favorite student.
Ever since she started her full-scale cooperation with Zuixianlou, there was so much to do in a day that she didn't even have time to make cream cakes.
Naturally, these things can only be handed over to some trustworthy people.
She would not teach people skills and make them completely loyal to her. Instead, she chose to go to the matchmaker to buy a few poor girls who were sold to other people as maids. On the one hand, she had a favor, and on the other hand, she had a contract to sell them.
Most importantly, she promised to redeem them once they were able to do so.
She did not ask them to do hard labor at the Gu family, but taught them modern baking skills.
She is also the cooking chef of several people, and their gratitude to her cannot be expressed to outsiders.
And her most proud disciple is Chunxiang.
She was surprised by his talent in baking, and he was also hardworking and down-to-earth.
Just today, I got my hand burned because I got up early and practiced steaming cakes in the dark.
Chunxiang lowered her head, her face full of guilt:
"It's Chunxiang's fault. I'm sorry for causing the master to worry."
Gu Feixue sighed and said:
"I've said this many times before. I'm your master, not your master. Once you've learned enough, you can redeem yourself."
Although she bought these people in the beginning for safety reasons, after spending such a long time together, she has already regarded them as family members, so how could there be any distinction between high and low?
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