Chapter 399 Childish
"How about I make you the wontons you like to eat these days when I get home tonight?"

It was autumn, and the fish and shrimp in the river were plump. Manager Fu asked people to get a lot of fresh fish and shrimp for daily consumption.

Fresh and plump river shrimps, with their heads and shells removed, leaving only the shrimp meat, which is then mixed with pork filling and wrapped into small wontons.

The fresh meat wontons are already fragrant and delicious, and the addition of river shrimps makes the wontons even more delicious.

After tasting it once, Wu Jin liked the river shrimp wontons very much and had been eagerly looking forward to having another bowl of them in the past two days.

When he heard that Xia Mingyue was going to make river shrimp wontons, Wu Jin suddenly perked up. The gloom on his face disappeared. He barked excitedly twice and rubbed his big head on Xia Mingyue's palm again and again.

No matter how conspicuous a bag is, no matter how eye-catching it is, the owner still has black gold in his heart.

This is more important than anything else!

Wu Jin was happy. Lu Qiyan, who was driving the carriage, suddenly looked downcast. He looked at Xia Mingyue with a face full of resentment, "My wife, what about me?"

He wants delicious food too!

"You're indispensable!" Xia Mingyue gave Lu Qiyan a cold look.

He is such a grown-up, yet he still wants to compete with Wu Jin.

Why didn’t I realize that my husband was so childish before?

Lu Qiyan didn't care about these. He just chuckled and swung the whip in his hand higher and higher.

The sunset faded, the sky gradually darkened, and Lu Qiyan drove much faster.

But despite this, it was already completely dark when we arrived at Changzhou City.

He entered the city gate before it closed and saw Manager Fu and others who had been waiting at the gate for a long time.

Upon seeing Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue, Manager Fu hurried over and said, "You've been gone for a whole day. We were so worried."

When he came to Changzhou City to work, Old Madam He specifically instructed him to take good care of Xia Mingyue no matter how the business was doing.

This task was very arduous, so Steward Fu tried his best to be thoughtful in many matters.

Take today's incident for example. Ever since Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan left, Manager Fu regretted it so much. He kept blaming himself for being so blinded by greed and agreeing to let Xia Mingyue go in person.

Even though Lu Qiyan was by her side, things were unpredictable. If something really went wrong, how would he explain to the old lady?
Furthermore, since he had been in contact with Xia Mingyue for some time, Manager Fu only felt that Xia Mingyue was intelligent and capable, and possessed a rare gentleness and strength, so he had a strong liking for her.

When Fu, the unmarried and childless steward, looked at Xia Mingyue, there was more love in his eyes than a father looking at his daughter.

Xia Mingyue is going to investigate the mastermind behind the abnormality of the mutton. During this period, he is very likely to encounter some accidents. How can he not be anxious?
Fortunately, after a whole day of restlessness, Xia Mingyue finally returned safely!
Manager Fu breathed a sigh of relief, and carefully looked Xia Mingyue up and down. When he was sure that there was nothing wrong with her, he exhaled again, "It's good that she's fine, it's good that she's fine."

"Not only is everything alright, we also successfully found the mastermind behind the scenes." Xia Mingyue said with a smile.

"Oh?" Steward Fu asked anxiously, "Who is it?"

"The former head manager of Yueran Restaurant in Jinqiu County, Zou Fuquan." Xia Mingyue answered, and together with Lu Qiyan, she lifted the tarpaulin covering the ox cart.

The three men were lying on the ox cart in a row, and they had already woken up.

His mouth was stuffed so tightly that he couldn't even shout out, and his body was tied up like a dumpling, making it impossible for him to move. Furthermore, he didn't know what was happening to his body, and he felt so sore and weak that he couldn't even break free...Thus, although he wanted to escape along the way, he was unable to do so. He could only watch himself being dragged to the city of Changzhou, where he was watched by everyone.

Suddenly, I felt like they were monkeys.

Embarrassed, but unable to escape, he could only look at the culprit couple in front of him with resentment.

After hearing what Xia Mingyue said, Manager Fu was surprised. "Isn't this Yueran Restaurant closed?"

"It was because of the closure that they put the blame on me, and even followed me all the way to Changzhou City, looking for an opportunity to cause trouble." Xia Mingyue said, "The other two people are related to this matter. As for how to interrogate and convict them, it is more appropriate to leave it to the government."

Handle affairs impartially, make the wicked get what they deserve, and convince everyone.

"Yes, it has to be handed over to the government." Manager Fu nodded and hurriedly ordered the people around him to take over the ox cart and told them to send the person to the prefectural government office first. He then went to find Prefect Zhang to explain the situation.

At this time, Zou Fuquan, who was lying on the ox cart, widened his eyes.

Wait, this Wang just said that the bill of Yueran Restaurant was charged to her?
Then she...

In the light of the lantern next to him, Zou Fuquan looked carefully at Wang's face.

She is plain-looking, with dull skin, dry hair, and casual clothing. At first glance, she looks like an ordinary village woman, but if you look closely...

Xia Mingyue!
He is the owner of Xia Ji and the actual chef in charge of Buyunlou’s kitchen, Xia Mingyue!
Disguised like this, she found Pei Youguang all the way and found him again. It was obvious that Xia Mingyue had discovered something wrong with the mutton and was looking for the person behind it.

Therefore, there was no big business, nor any wealthy businessmen who were easy to manipulate and deceive. Everything was just Xia Mingyue's trick.

Just to find him out!

And what he had planned for so long was ruined because of Xia Mingyue, and there was no possibility of recovery.

This Miss Xia is so insidious and cunning, so hateful!

He really wanted to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin!
Zou Fuquan was filled with resentment, and the way he looked at Xia Mingyue's eyes seemed to be filled with poison. He even wanted to break free from the ropes on his body and strangle this vicious woman to death with his own hands.

However, he was in so much pain that he could not exert any strength. The ox cart was being driven to the government office by the servants. Zou Fuquan could only watch Xia Mingyue getting farther and farther away from him, while he was getting closer and closer to the result he least wanted to see...

Xia Mingyue, just wait for me. One day, I will trample you under my feet and return all the humiliation you have suffered before!

Zou Fuquan couldn't speak, but his heart was filled with cries of joy.

Such a strong murderous intent naturally caused Xia Mingyue to look back twice and purse her lips slightly.

Seeing this, Steward Fu said, "Madam Xia, don't worry. Magistrate Zhang is an upright official who has always been fair in his work. Zou Fuquan has evil intentions and will definitely be severely punished."

No one was killed in this incident, so the death penalty could probably be escaped, but given the strictness of the current laws, several years of hard labor were inevitable.

When the new dynasty was first established, cities, riverbanks, and official roads all needed to be repaired, but the number of forced laborers was seriously insufficient.

childish!

Wu Jin: Ah yes, yes, yes, a conspicuous bag is childish!