Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 170

When Zhong Laoer opened the door, he saw his younger sister chatting happily with a few guests. "Little sister! Why didn't you knock on the door when you came back?"

"It's okay, I'll chat with the guests." Zhong Ruyi waved to a few aunts who were chatting well and went in.

"My daughter! Now that you're back, I was thinking of going back to the village in a couple of days." Zhong's mother was tidying up the yard. She was so excited to see her come back, as if they hadn't seen each other for years.

"Sister Ruyi." Jiang Rong and Jiang Yun called out at the same time, and then looked behind her. Not seeing Jiang Qin, Jiang Rong asked, "Ruyi, didn't Jiang Qin come back with you?"

Zhong Ruyi shook her head and said, "I left Jiang Qin in the village to help me raise rabbits. When the restaurant opens, he will be responsible for delivering goods from the village to the town every day."

The two were preparing to move a pot of braised food out together, and Zhong Ruyi stepped forward to help.

When she arrived, all the braised goods in the store were ready and could be served.

Jiang Rong and Jiang Yun have been helping out in the store these days. They have become accustomed to this kind of life. While Mother Zhong went to clean up the yard, the two sisters and Second Brother Zhong quickly sold out several pots of braised food.

Zhong Laoer wiped the sweat off his head and said, "Little sister, the carpenter came to see you the day before yesterday. He said that the ten tables and chairs you ordered have already been made. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"So soon?" Zhong Ruyi thought it would take a few more days before they could start working on her order, but she didn't expect the woodworking workshop to start so soon.

"Then I'll go check it out later." She glanced at the next door, "Brother, what's going on next door? Wasn't it rented out by someone? Why is there no movement?"

Zhong Lao Er also followed her gaze and looked over. "Someone came to open the store a few days ago. I didn't go over to see it, but Aunt Chen and several merchants around did go over to chat. They said they wanted to rent it and turn it into a dim sum shop."

Dim sum shop?

It seems not bad. There is indeed no dim sum shop on this street, but there are three or four dim sum shops on the street near the market.

I don’t know if business will be good here. Anyway, they are the only dim sum shop and no one is competing for their business.

At noon, Zhong's father and his family had not returned yet. Zhong Ruyi was a little worried. "Mom, why don't we go check it out? Big brother and Dongzhi are still selling wild goods at the market and haven't come back yet. After we check on dad, we'll go find big brother and his family."

Zhong's mother was also a little worried. Although it was their family who had to report the case to the police, she couldn't help but feel worried when they really had to go see the official. She was afraid that Zhong's father would say something wrong in front of the adults and be thrown into jail.

"Okay, let's go take a look."

The mother and daughter walked towards the government office, and halfway there they met Boss Zhong and Chen Dongzhi, who both looked very happy.

Chen Dongzhi saw them at a glance, smiled slightly and waved, and the two sides met.

Zhong Ruyi saw that the cages and two deer in their hands were gone, and thought that today's business should be very good.

She asked with a smile, "Brother Dongzhi, you and my elder brother sold out so quickly? It seems that today's wild goods are very popular."

Seeing Chen Dongzhi's gentle smile, Zhong Ruyi secretly pulled his hand while no one was paying attention and then quickly let go, so quickly that no one saw it.

Boss Zhong couldn't help but be delighted. "Little sister, mother, we are lucky today. The two deer we brought were spotted by a rich man, who bought them at a high price!"

He didn't say how much money he paid for it. After all, they were still on the street and it would be bad if someone heard it.

A few people stood and talked for a few minutes before they remembered to ask them where they were going.

Mother Zhong was a little worried. "Your father and your younger brother have not returned from the government office yet. Your sister and I wanted to go over and take a look. You two should go back to the store first. You have worked hard."

"Let me go and take a look too." Chen Dongzhi, who had been silent all this time, spoke at this time.

I beat Zhou Yushou last time, so I am also responsible for him coming to my house this time.

Boss Zhong was also unwilling to go back. How could he let his mother and younger sister go? Instead, he hid in the store to rest.

There was no choice but for the four of them to go together.

When they arrived at the yamen gate, there were not many people there and the door was closed, so the four of them could only stand outside and wait.

I don’t know how long I waited, but the door was still closed until Zhong Laoer came to look for someone.

Mother Zhong was extremely anxious, but she didn't understand anything. "What should I do? Didn't the village chief say he would just go in and ask a few questions? Why hasn't he come out yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the yamen was pushed open, and many people came out, including Zhong's father and others.

I saw Mr. Zhong being supported by Zhong Laosan walking out, and Village Chief Zhao and another man walking beside them.

Mother Zhong recognized at a glance that he was the second son's wife's eldest brother, who worked in the government office, so it was normal to see him here.

Seeing that his family was waiting at the door, Mr. Zhong smiled, but he seemed to be feeling unwell and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Several people rushed over, Zhong Lao Er called him "Big Brother", Liu Gang smiled and nodded, saying, "Uncle Zhong must have been kneeling for too long so his feet hurt, you guys should send him back quickly."

When they heard that he was being forced to kneel down and not being beaten with a stick, Zhong's mother and others felt relieved.

Zhong Laosan, who was standing aside and no one cared about him, opened his mouth and wanted to say, "Let's go back quickly, my feet are a little painful." He also knelt down.

Seeing that the village chief, his father, and his third brother all looked gloomy, Zhong Ruyi said, "Mom, let's not talk about it for now. Let's go back first."

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go back first."

After saying hello to Liu Gang, the group went back to Zhong Ji.

Jiang Rong and Jiang Yun were watching over the store. Now the braised goods had been sold out, so they only needed to watch over the store and didn't have to do anything else.

Seeing so many people coming back at once, the two sisters were a little at a loss. Zhong Ruyi asked them to go in and bring out the prepared food.

Several people sat down at the table and talked about today's events while eating. It turned out that the county magistrate was trying more than just this case today, and the Zhou family was kept for later trial, so they had to wait a little longer.

The village chief took a mouthful of rice. He had only eaten two multi-grain steamed buns since morning. He was almost fainting from hunger.

After he finally ate half his fill, he spoke, "I heard from Old Zhou that he was going to ask the eldest daughter of the Zhou family for help, but it seems that the county magistrate didn't know about this matter today, so he just sentenced it as he wanted."

Zhong Ruyi quickly asked, "Uncle Ganwei, what happened to the Zhou family?"

The village chief took a bite of the braised pork and said with a smile, "Ten strokes of the board per person, the law stipulates that in order to prevent parents from being unable to bear it due to their old age, children can take the punishment on their behalf when their parents make mistakes, so both of them were punished by the board on Zhou Yushou."

what.

Zhong Ruyi was very surprised. "How can this be possible? What happened to Zhou Yushou? Was he beaten to death?"

She saw in TV dramas that the board used to spank people in the government was very thick. Wouldn't it be sore on the buttocks if it hit them?

The village chief raised his chin slightly, and the oil from the braised pork flowed down his chin, but the person involved hadn't noticed it yet.

"No, my butt was beaten to pieces. I cried every time I was beaten. But after being beaten so many times, I couldn't cry anymore."