"At that time, Rou'er and sister went out, and the master was not there. I..." Fang Dashi thought hard, "I suddenly felt anxious, so I went to make it easier, and I didn't see anyone here when I came back."
"In this way, someone must have come in to make a mess when the three of us were not there!" Wen Rou deduced.
"It must be true, but the most urgent thing right now is to find out what was added to the soup that caused everyone's diarrhea. If I can't find out, I'm afraid there will be a next time!" Wen Shouzheng said with a bitter face.
"Yeah! What did you add!" Gentle eyes searched everywhere, refusing to let go of any detail in the small kitchen.
On the neat stove, there are all kinds of kitchen utensils displayed as in the past, and the ingredients are sorted one by one and arranged neatly.
"What the hell is it?" Rourou thought that her head was about to explode.
Suddenly, a smear of fine white powder on the stove met Gentle's eyes.
"Hey, what is this? Is it salt?" Rou Rou bent down and carefully studied the powder.
"Rou'er, what are you doing?" Wen Shouzheng was worrying about the soup, but saw Wen Rou hunched over and looking at the stove, so he asked.
"Father, brother Shitou, come and see, what is this?" Gentle waved.
"Is it salt? Or sugar?" Wen Shouzheng was also surprised.
"Father, brother Shitou, we don't need sugar to make this soup. If it's salt, with father's craftsmanship, it won't be spilled on the table. It's too careless!" Rourou murmured.
"Hey! Never mind! It's salt or sugar, so you'll know if you taste it?" Fang Dashi said, stretched out his finger and dipped it, just about to put it in his mouth.
"No!" Rourou yelled, grabbing Fang Dashi's wrist.
"Sister Rou'er..." Fang Dashi was at the age when he was full of vigor, and he grew up so big, except when he was young. The mother in my memory, let alone a girl, has never even touched a grandma!
Now the soft white and soft hands. Just hold it so tightly on my wrist, perhaps because of the cold winter. Or because of being gentle, thin and cold, a slight coolness diffused from the gentle fingers, and penetrated into Fang Dashi's wrist bit by bit.
Fang Dashi's whole body was in a stalemate at this moment, and he couldn't move at all. He only felt restless all over his body and his blood was rushing.
"Stone! You can't eat it!" Wen Shouzheng also exclaimed immediately. Immediately, Fang Dashi's dizziness was pulled back to the flat ground.
"Brother Shitou, before you find out the truth, don't enter any suspicious things!" Gentle and solemnly said.
"Oh! I was reckless." Fang Dashi blushed. low voice.
Gently let go of your hands and continued to study the strange powder.
"Shitou, look over there to see if there are any other clues." Wen Shouzheng ordered.
"Father, this is not a seasoning from the kitchen. Come and take a look." Wen Rou said softly.
"It's smooth to the touch, without the graininess of salt and sugar, and without the frustration of alkali and starch. What is it?"
"Master. I checked it, and there is nothing wrong with it elsewhere." Fang Dashi came back after making a circle.
"Father, it seems that the only way to solve the suspense is to find out this powder." Rou Rou frowned slightly.
To be on the safe side, before dinner, the back kitchen of Zuixianlou poured out all the soup at noon, and boiled it again. Everyone took turns to be on duty, busy, and finally entertained the guests in the evening.
"Father, are you back?" As night fell, Mrs. Zhou got up to meet Wen's father and daughter.
"Well, that brat Ting'er is still reading in the room?" Wen Shouzheng responded.
"That's right, since Ting'er joined Mr. Songtao, she has been more diligent than before, but..." Mrs. Zhou hesitated for a moment.
"Mother, what's the matter?" Rou Rou yawned, it seemed that I was exhausted physically and mentally today.
"After dinner, Mr. Songtao came to see me in person, and said that he had disturbed me for a few days, and he would move back to the original place tomorrow." Zhou said.
"But you, a lady, didn't treat Mr. and others well?" Wen Shouzheng frowned and said angrily.
This is a good place to live, and the food and drink are all in Zuixian Tower, so why do you have to leave? Zhou was full of doubts.
"Father, sir is not a picky person. He must have said this out of fear of inconvenience for us. Father, sir is used to being casual, why don't you just let him go, just let brother follow in the future." Wen Wen answered said a word.
"This..." Wen Shouzheng still felt something was wrong.
"Rou'er, look at you sleepy, go to sleep!" Zhou looked at her daughter distressedly, then gave Wen Shouzheng a hard look, and said in her heart, old man, look at you making my daughter tired! Didn't I say to learn to cook with you? Why come back every day, it's like falling apart
"Mother, even if that's the case, you should go to bed earlier, I'll go first." Wen Shouzheng went to the bedroom.
"Well, I'll go after I finish washing these clothes." After Zhou said, she sat down again.
By the dim kerosene lamp, a large wooden basin was placed in front of Zhou.
"Mother, don't be too late..." Ruan turned around and said to Zhou Shi.
Suddenly, beside the big tub, in an iron box, half a box of white powder jumped into Gentle's eyes.
"White powder!" Rourou immediately recovered, "Father, come quickly!" Wenrou called Wen Shouzheng violently.
"Mother, what is this?" Rourou squatted in front of Zhou Shi, rubbing the powder in the box with her hands.
"Hi! You are busy in the back kitchen all day long, so you have never seen these things before! This kind of polished saponin powder is sold everywhere in the streets after the year. You see, every time you wash clothes, you only need a little bit, which is very convenient. Hey!" After Zhou said, she squeezed some more and threw them into the basin.
White powder, fused with water, is colorless and odorless, and there is no abnormality at all.
"Father! Come and try it, it's just like the texture!" At this moment, Rou Rou grabbed a handful of saponin powder and rubbed it excitedly.
Wen Shouzheng also became interested, and immediately there were a lot of them.
The father and daughter held a large amount of saponin powder in their hands, rubbing each other and nodding at each other, which made Zhou's heart ache to death!
"Hey, even if you two don't sleep, don't waste my soap locust powder! It's worth a few copper coins!"
"Father, do you remember? When you were young, you took your elder brother and me to pick elm money. My elder brother mistakenly thought that all the leaves were edible, so he chewed my mother's laundry soap. As a result, my stomach hurt and I had diarrhea One day!" Wen Rou recalled the childishness of her previous life.
"That's right! That brat did it! Hahahaha!" Wen Shouzheng nodded frequently.
"Father, there are people selling saponin powder on the street now. Presumably those women in Zuixianlou will also prepare some when they wash their clothes. Someone must have made a mess of it, which caused everyone to have diarrhea!" Rourou speculated.
"That's right! Why didn't I think of that!" Wen Shouzheng patted his head.
"Father, tomorrow I'll take some mother's saponin powder to the back kitchen, add it to the soup, try to make it, and see if it smells like that!" Gentle said, taking the handful of saponin powder in her hand. Carefully wrap it up and put it in your waist.
"Well, tomorrow I'll go and ask the women in the kitchen. Is there any saponin powder!" The father and daughter hit it off and went to sleep contentedly.
"These two are really a pair of lunatics! We agreed that my daughter will learn to cook with you! Look, you brought your daughter with you, she is not in good shape! In the future, no in-laws will dare to ask for it, so let's see if you are in a hurry!" Zhou spat a mouthful. Continue to immerse yourself in the laundry.
On the second day, Wen Shouzheng and his daughter woke up especially early. The new discovery of yesterday had long been unbearable in their hearts, and they were about to fill their stomachs hastily and rushed to Zuixianlou for verification.
Wen Shouzheng finished eating hungrily. Going to prepare first, Wen Rou hurriedly hurried, finally finished a big bowl of porridge, looked at the time, afraid that it would be too late, grabbed a steamed bun, lowered his head and gnawed while walking. Inadvertently, he bumped into a soft white wall.
"Ren Yue!" Wen Rou raised his head and blurted out, this is not a white wall, it is clearly the unparalleled son Ren Yue in white clothes.
"It's really rude." Ren Yue frowned slightly, "You don't know how to call me son! Every time you call me by my first name, you are not afraid of being laughed at!"
"Pfft..." Ruan Rou still had unswallowed steamed buns in her mouth just now. After listening to Ren Yue's words, she didn't know whether she thought it was funny or was choked by the early morning north wind.
"You! You are so rude!" Ren Yue didn't have time to get angry, and was busy patting the steamed buns on his body.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Ren Yue... No, no, Mr. Ren!" Rou Rou was also flustered, and stretched out her hand, wanting to help patting her.
If one hand is not enough, use both hands together. As for the steamed buns, just put them in your mouth!
Ren Yue was still furious just now, Shenfei Fengyue's face was stretched, but he raised his eyes gently, with a big steamed bun stuffed in his mouth, a pair of small hands hurriedly helped to pat, Ren Yue restrained himself vigorously, and then He suppressed the faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Forget it, forget it, I'll go back and change it! By the way, where are you going this early in the morning?" Ren Yue shook his sleeves and changed the subject.
"Oh, I'm going to Zuixian Tower with my father. There are many things to do today, so I have to go early!" Rourou smiled.
"So early..." Ren Yue sized up the gentleness in front of him, and felt a little admiration in his heart. No wonder this girl is so young and has superb cooking skills, so she is such a hardworking person!
"By the way, Mr. Ren, you also woke up very early!" Rourou kneaded the steamed bun that was still in his mouth just now in a helpless manner.
"Oh, I'm used to it. Stretch your body in the morning!" The corners of Ren Yue's eyes darkened slightly. Although he still had a handsome face, he still couldn't hide the trace of exhaustion.
I'm used to it, I'm afraid it's because I'm not used to sleeping!
Wen Rou secretly felt pity in her heart, thinking how spacious and comfortable the Marshal's Mansion is, such a handsome young man could have been wronged for several days in a rural cottage. A kitchen is much bigger than this!
"Young master Ren, I heard yesterday that you are going to move back. My father and I have urgent matters today, so we can't see you off. Fortunately, we have the second uncle and the others. By the way, my brother will ask the master and the young master." Rourou thought for a while , what he said was straightforward.
"Miss Wen is polite. These days, I have been bothering Miss Wen to take care of my teacher. Ren Yue has been here for a few days. I really don't want to go there on purpose. As for Junior Brother Wen, please rest assured that Miss Wen will be supervised by everyone. I want my junior to be smart and hardworking. I will take the exam next year." Tong Sheng, it's definitely not a problem. Miss Wen, see you at noon." Ren Yue smiled.
"In that case, the little girl will thank you." Rou Rou returned the salute and raised her legs to leave.
"Hey, Miss Wen..." Ren Yue remembered something.
"What's the matter, Mr. Ren?"
"Oh, it's okay. Just thank Chef Wen for me." Ren Yue thought about it, although he was not at ease, this girl is simple and straightforward, and has been causing troubles for days, alas, I can't stay in the drunken fairy all the time Lou, thinking of Fan Jian's various behaviors in recent days, Ren Yue was really worried.
The early morning in Zuixianlou was quiet and peaceful, without the hectic mealtime at all, but Wen Shouzheng and Wenrou didn't have time to enjoy this kind of pleasant morning. The father and daughter were busy making yesterday's fresh soup!
"Father, that's right!" Rourou held a bowl of soup that had just been prepared, and put it under her nose to smell it again.
"Rou'er, I also went to the backyard just now, and I saw half a small bucket of saponin powder scattered by the well in the backyard! It seems that someone deliberately messed it up." Wen Shouzheng rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Someone is doing something bad on purpose?" Several portraits were filtered out of Wen Rou's mind.
"Father, do you think it's the Yin family's fault?"
"That's impossible! Yin Fugui, that old tortoise, has been struggling with poor business since the last time he stole the prescription. A few years ago, all the restaurants in Xianyang City made reservations for our wine. I heard that Shilixiang from the Yin family The wine shop can't keep going, and I'm looking for someone to sell the store recently! How could it be him! Besides, he didn't show up in Zuixian Tower yesterday!" Wen Shouzheng thought about it, shaking his head.
"Could it be Fan Jian?" Rourou thought of another person.
"Fan Jian's people?" Wen Shouzheng pondered for a long time, and then said: "It's hard to say, although the back kitchen is an important place for the restaurant, it was really chaotic yesterday, maybe someone took advantage of the chaos, it's not sure! …”
"Father, you also think it's wrong, don't you? If it's Fan Jian, why didn't he attack us when there are the most guests, but why did he attack us when the cooks are eating?" Wen Rou asked.
"That's right, that's exactly what I suspected. If it wasn't for Fan Jian, then there must be an inner ghost in our back kitchen!" Wen Shouzheng frowned even harder.
"Father, I think you are a humble person, and you have never had any trouble with anyone. If you are an insider, what exactly is it for?" Wen Rou was also confused.
"It's hard to say. Anyway, from now on, we will take turns guarding the small kitchen, and we will join forces with you, Uncle Tang and Uncle Zheng. Don't let the bad guys take advantage of it! I will tell Master Zizhang when I turn back. Tell me." Wen Shouzheng is still planning to calm down for the safety of the back kitchen.
Unexpectedly, some people just don't appreciate it.
At this moment, right next to Chef Zhang, Xiao Wu is holding a bowl of porridge...
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