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5. The cook 4

As soon as Lin Dan settled Qi, a group of people came outside the inn, clamoring to find her. The shopkeeper was afraid that these people would break up their store when they were causing trouble and would stop them from entering. It would be better if they couldn't get in, so these people stood outside the door and cried, which attracted passers-by to stop and watch.

Lin Dan opened a crack in the window and found that the person in the lead was an old woman, wearing a white-washed dress and a pearl hairpin on her head, looking very depressed. Yan Shouye was supporting her, shouting "mother" at the same time, as if she was extremely sad.

It seems that this is Yan Bo's wife, Lin Baotian's master's wife. Logically speaking, Lin Dan has to call her a master's wife. But this respectful title is really hard to say, because the old woman's current actions are enough to knock Lin Dan's reputation that has finally washed Lin Baotian into the abyss.

The old woman beat her chest and cried, "Damn Lin Baotian, it's okay if you bully our orphans and widows, but let your daughter bully us! Your daughter said you are filial to support my old man in the old age, and I'm afraid you will be in trouble when you say this? The old man was lying on the hospital bed for several months. He, Lin Baotian, didn't even say he was serving us, but I did it all. I asked Lin Baotian to deliver a letter to my son, but he was afraid that my son would come back and come back to him.

He fought for family property and agreed to it well. He burned the letter when he went out, which made my son not come back to see his father for the last time. Do you think he was not poisonous? His own son should have inherited the family business. What qualifications do he have to stop him? The old man died and had no son to throw a basin. He threatened me with this and asked me to give him all the money in the family. If he didn't give it, he wouldn't let the old man be buried. What can I do if I have no support? The old man's coffin is still at home, so I can't let him have nowhere to stay..."

The old woman's heartbroken appearance caused passers-by to cry. If this continues, Lin Dangang's reputation for whitewashing Lin Baotian will be completely dark.

Qi, who finally closed his eyes, woke up and said sadly: "She is talking nonsense! She is talking nonsense! Your master is ill, and your father will send a letter to Yan Shouye immediately. It was your master's wife who stopped him and said that Yan Shouye is about to take the exam and cannot be distracted. How could she know that your master's condition develop so quickly. He will be confused after less than half a month, and he can't take care of his shit and urine. At this time, he needs to contact Yan Shouye. He has gone out to study and has no idea where he went. Your father takes shit and urine for your master, and he has to support his family after all.

He did all the work outside, and your master's wife was dirty and tired. When your master died, she said that she had given all the money to her son to study. She couldn't take out any extra money to organize the funeral for your master. She cried and begged your father to think of a solution. In the end, your father took out all his savings and borrowed fifty taels of profit, which allowed your master to be buried safely. In order to pay off his debts, your father did not stop in one breath. The next day he was buried, he went out to work and earn money. He came to the capital for a long time. He sent money back continuously over the years. It's a pity that he didn't leave a certificate. Even if we had a hundred mouths, we couldn't explain it!"

Qi opened the package and took out two tablets, cried and said, "Your father is a good person, but why is a good person just not rewarded!"

She also wanted to go out and argue with the old woman, but the other party was Lin Baotian's master's wife, and he raised him since childhood, and his seniority and kindness were placed there. The more she argued, the more she seemed disrespectful to her elders, and was sarcastic, and instead fell into a bad situation. This is exactly the ethics in the world - if an elder wants to beat and scold her younger generations, he can't disobey her even a little bit. The word "filial piety" can crush someone to death. Besides, she is not smart, and she is taken into the ditch while talking, and finally she is wronged by her husband.

Compared to the group of people outside, Lin Dan naturally believed in Qi more. Moreover, in her memory, Lin Baotian was indeed a good person and had never done anything wrong in his life. Since Lin Dan was named his daughter, he naturally had to find a way to protect his reputation. But arguments and refutations were obviously the worst. No matter how eloquent she could speak, she would lose half of her seniority with just one disciple. It is not a glorious thing to win a fight with her elders.

"Mom, please pack up your bags and let's leave the capital now." Lin Dan made up his mind, "Give me the tablet and I'll return it to them."

Qi handed over the things without thinking. Before he knew it, his daughter had long become her backbone.

Lin Dan wrapped the tablet in white silk, held it carefully in his arms, and walked downstairs.

"It's out, it's out! The mother and daughter of the Lin family are out!" Someone recognized Lin Dan and Qi and shouted loudly. Passers-by who were already very interested in this matter gathered around to see what was going on.

"Okay, you are finally willing to come out!" The old woman wiped her tears and rushed forward, ready to grab the two of them and argue, and must make them bad. She is Lin Baotian's master's wife and Lin Dan's master's breastfeeding, so she takes advantage of everything she says, and is not afraid that the mother and daughter will make a fuss.

Lin Dan raised the tablet to block it. When the old woman opened her five fingers to grab her collar, she stuffed the tablet into her hand, then knelt down and kowtowed three times, and slowly said, "My teacher, my mother and I are leaving the capital now. Take care of it. This is the tablet of the master. Please take it back. My mother and I are not qualified to worship him again."

The old woman hated Lin Baotian's family and didn't listen to her carefully. Without thinking, she smashed the things in her hand to the ground.

Qi exclaimed and rushed to fish, but finally he was a step slower. After the tablet landed, it bounced a little, and the loose white silk spread out, revealing the carved words on it. Everyone stretched their necks to look at it and found that it was indeed Yan Bo's tablet. The base was mostly blackened, but it did not look dirty, but instead a layer of oily light was emitted. It can be seen that people often offer incense and candles, and some people wiped it with silk cloth.

But the old woman has broken a crack in the tablet so well maintained. It’s really a sin!

Someone next to him immediately cursed: "Even the tablets of our ancestors are smashed, aren't you afraid of the sky hitting the five thunders?"

When the old woman saw the tablet, she was completely confused, and Yan Shouye was a little unresponsive. However, Qi picked up the tablet and kept wiping it with a veil. When she touched the gap, her fingertips were trembling, which showed how uneasy she was in her heart.

Lin Dan, who was expressionless, finally shed tears. She took the tablet lightly and gently, wiped it with her sleeves carefully, then placed it respectfully on the steps, pulled her mother and kowtowed her three times, and then staggered away.

Both of them had blood on their foreheads, leaving two bright red marks in front of the steps, which was shocking. They didn't say a word, but they were better than the old woman's thousands of words. Passers-by who were indignant before were silent, and they would not say anything to help the old woman pull out Lin Dan and her daughter and teach them a lesson. Right and wrong are black and white, and who is loyal and who is traitorous, this tablet alone is enough to see clearly.

"Old, old man!" The old woman slowly came to her senses, and when her legs were weak, she collapsed on the ground. Yan Shouye was neither standing nor standing, and her face was red and white, so wonderful.

No one noticed that the old housekeeper of the Yongding Marquis Mansion was standing outside the crowd and watching, while the little marquis was sitting in the teahouse opposite, seeing the farce clearly. Staring at the direction where Lin Dan and his daughter were moving away, he sighed, and finally took out a few silver notes and handed them to Changsui, asking him to chase him.

Lin Dan naturally refused the help of the little marquis. Her intuition told her that only those who are far away from the little marquis and Yan Langqing can live a peaceful life.

When he saw that he took the silver notes back intact, the little marquis was mixed for a while. He thought he knew Lin Dan very well, but he only realized that she was so stubborn and so fierce, even though he knew that there were thorns in front of him, he had to walk over barefoot.

When the young marquis returned home unhappily, the old housekeeper was reporting the situation to the old marquis: "When the old slave went, the Zhou family was making a fuss, which attracted many people to watch. One pot of dirty water after another was pouring on Chef Lin's head, which scared Lin Dan and Qi were afraid to show up. Seeing that they were talking more and more outrageous, the old slave was about to step forward to stop him, and Lin Dan and Qi were forced to come out. Without saying anything, he returned the Yan Yuchu's tablet to them, and kowtowed three times to Zhou and the tablet. Then he went. Zhou knew that it was Yan Yuchu's tablet and smashed it hard on the ground, and immediately made a big hole..."

In fact, Zhou didn't know that it was Yan Bo's tablet. She scolded him fiercely at that time, and Lin Dan deliberately slowed down his speech and made a light voice. It would be strange if she could tell it carefully. Unfortunately, others paid special attention to Lin Dan's words, so they all knew that the white silk was Yan Bo's tablet, so naturally they thought that Zhou knew it.

Hearing this, the old marquis sighed, "Even the tablets of the deceased husband were smashed, it can be seen that Zhou had been talking nonsense before! She was really fond of Yan Yuchu, so how could she take good care of him when he was seriously ill, let alone her unfilial son. If there were no Baotian, the Yan family would not have today. After all, it was still money for trouble. These people were really jealous of money and lost their conscience."

The old housekeeper echoed: "That's it! If you don't throw dirty water on Chef Lin, how can they just snatch the golden knife, recipes and restaurants? Chef Lin finally made the name of Yan's dish, but they wanted to pick up ready-made cheapness and be foolish people. They couldn't see their plan! No matter how they slander Chef Lin for being unkind, unfaithful, unfilial, and unfilial, just this tablet that has been worshipped all year round can block them speechless! If you really do something about bullying your master and destroying your ancestors, will Chef Lin dare to offer Master's tablets at home every day? On the contrary, Zhou and Yan Shouye were frightened when they saw the tablets, and they saw that they had done a lot of bad things."

"I know what kind of person Baotian is the best. He will never do those evil things. Inheriting the mantle is not inheriting family wealth. If you give it to you, it is yours. You can spend it at will. First of all, you must have that strength. The heir of the Imperial Kitchen is not easy to be a successor. Whether there is real skill will be known as the stove. Unless Yan Yuchu is confused, he will pass on the mantle to Yan Shouye, who is a bullshit. Wouldn't that be a waste of his signature?" The old marquis became more and more angry as he spoke.

"That's right! The Yan family is aware that Chef Lin is dead and cannot stand up and confront them. Poor Lin Dan and Qi have no choice but to leave sadly." The old butler shook his head and sighed.

"You send someone to get them back. It's not easy for an orphan and widowed mother." The old marquis refused to bear it and finally waved his hand.

The old housekeeper hurriedly, and the old marquis found his son standing at the door, frowned and said, "Go and send Yan Langqing away. Our marquis's mansion will not leave these evil people. The cook with good skills will hire as much as he wants, and he will not be short of her."

The little marquis nodded, bowed his hand, and left without saying a word.
Chapter completed!
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