Pork and poultry at Liu's Restaurant were available again, but ordinary people rarely ordered them. They almost always ordered vegetarian dishes, or bought some vegetarian dishes in front of the restaurant and took them home.
The rumor has not been clarified yet, but it does not affect the fact that people from well-off families sneered at it.
"What rat meat? Rat meat has this fat and alternate texture? White meat... That's even more exaggerated. The government is vegetarian? If Liu's restaurant really wants to do this kind of business, can the government just let it go?"
If you don't care, it means there is no problem.
Tang Zangyue is also investigating the reason.
People outside said that he had a nose and eyes, and some people believed it. Apart from someone in the restaurant coming forward, she couldn't think of any other reason. As for the insider, it was only a matter of time before he was found out.
I actually asked Xiao Zhonglu, who was on duty in shift, to discover Ni Duan.
Aunt Liu and Wang Xiaoliu were the only ones working in the kitchen. Occasionally Mrs. Cui would come to help. Others were either doing accounts and passing dishes in the front hall, or washing and choosing vegetables or washing dishes in the backyard. The problem arose with a part-time dishwasher.
Two part-time workers were hired, and the long-term dishwashers were Granny Cui and Xiaomei Zhang. The other two naturally couldn't stand it.
Forget about Mrs. Cui, why did Zhang Xiaomei raise such a dirty girl?
Doctor Tang is not afraid of affecting the reputation of the restaurant!
Among these two people, Mrs. Qiu was the main one who had evil thoughts.
You wouldn't know if you didn't check, but when you check, you'll be shocked to find out that Mrs. Qiu and the midwife from Qixiang Village are cousins.
Before Tang Zangyue's medical skills became famous, the midwives' business was very good. However, in just a few months, many of the midwives' businesses were robbed. They had already held grudges and secretly planned and waited for something.
No, when the news came that her cousin was temporarily hired by Liu's stall, the midwife knew that the opportunity had come. The two families usually didn't have much contact, not to mention that Mrs. Qiu was old and had been married to Jiuli Village for many years, so she had no relationship with the midwife.
They were even separated by a room... How did Sister Zhang know that Mrs. Qiu was so ignorant of propriety!
You can't blame Mrs. Qiu either.
My granddaughter was raised under her cousin's knees after she was born. She got the promise from the other party. After all, the blood relationship is there. The midwife can guarantee that she will not abuse her granddaughter and will pass on her craftsmanship to her granddaughter. Moreover, the midwife has repeatedly promised that this matter will not happen.
It would be discovered that once Liu's restaurant collapsed, the shopkeeper of another restaurant in the town would provide benefits. Only then did Mrs. Qiu have a wrong idea.
The spread of rat meat and white meat is a foreshadowing. Next, Mrs. Qiu will put laxatives in the dishes to make diners have diarrhea...
By then, regardless of whether the laxatives caused the diners' diarrhea, they will only associate this incident with the controversy over rat meat and white meat.
Regardless of whether it is later confirmed whether Liu's restaurant uses real pork, rumors can kill a person or cause a restaurant to close down.
Tang Zangyue found out the stakes behind it, and after Mrs. Qiu took the laxatives from her granddaughter, she was caught on the spot and sent to the county government Minggu.
Since the other party made the matter a big deal and did not give Liu's restaurant a way to survive, Tang Zangyue did not hide it, and suppressed Mrs. Qiu and her granddaughter all the way to the county. The county magistrate with a higher official position would make the decision, not the town mayor.
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Along the way, Mrs. Qiu's children and granddaughters were trembling and crying, "Nai, I won't go to the county government! If I go to the county government, how can I say goodbye in the future? Nai..."
Mrs. Qiu aged ten years in an instant and looked pitiful towards Tang Zangyue, "Doctor Tang, just go around us, there is nothing we can do! Please..."
Those who watch and don’t know the truth always favor the weak.
Seeing that the public opinion was about to turn towards Mrs. Qiu, Tang Zangyue said uprightly: "You are so strange, Mrs. You! I see that your family is in trouble, so I will give you a job so that you can have monthly money. Even if you touch water, I will take into account your age and burn."
Warm water! Why don't you care about your employer's kindness, but you want your employer to understand your difficulties?
Is it because you have difficulty with your legs and feet, or you really can’t afford to eat? Or is your family about to lose its descendants?
My restaurant has a prosperous business, so I have to feed my family! If the restaurant's reputation has been ruined by you, what will our family eat? Or we will suffer, the restaurant will be closed, and we will have to look at me as a free doctor in the future, no
Charging a penny of medical fees to support your family? Destroying people's financial resources is like killing their parents! Let me forgive you, unless you compensate me for the consequences caused by the restaurant!"
Mrs. Qiu immediately said without hesitation: "Isn't there nothing wrong?"
As soon as the words came out, Mrs. Qiu knew that what she said was wrong. Just when she was about to change her words, Tang Zangyue took advantage of the victory and pursued her, leaving no room for the other party. She said: "If nothing happened, we took precautions in the bud. It was our Xiao family who caught her on the spot."
I've killed you! If this hadn't happened, would you have let our Xiao family go? You have never let go of our Xiao family, so why should you beg me to show kindness?"
There started to be a lot of discussion around.
"No consultation fee? Is this Dr. Tang from Jiuli Village?"
"No, Doctor Tang is kind-hearted and doesn't charge for consultation. The whole family relies on Liu's restaurant to support him. However, someone wants to use laxatives to frame him..." The man shook his head and whispered: "What if there is no Liu's family?"
Restaurant, if the Xiao family has no income in the future, it’s another question whether Dr. Tang will collect the consultation fees. What kind of worries does this woman have?"
"Why would you betray your employer when you have monthly money and are being taken care of by your employer? Is this because lard has deceived you? Or is there some misunderstanding?"
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Liu's Restaurant was the first to close down after the incident and reopened after rectification. Almost everyone went to the county government office.
When he was ascending to the court, Tang Zangyue glanced at the county magistrate's reversed Bahu and crooked official hat, and then he typed up a draft... Well, I can only act it out for the people to see.
"Who is in the hall?"
Tang Zangyue knelt down and said: "Tang Zangyue, a village woman from Jiuli Village, Caomin, pays her respects to the county master."
"What's the complaint?"
Tang Zangyue skipped the prelude to the misfortune. After all, the onlookers along the way had become her trumpet, spreading the word to hundreds of people. If she continued to do the misfortune, she would be too talkative in court, and it would be easy for the county who looked not serious to do so.
The master is looking for trouble.
In fact, when the county magistrate heard who the visitor was, his eyebrows jumped.
This is...
The county magistrate has already made up his mind before he hears the whole story.
"I want to sue this woman, who clearly received monthly money from our Xiao family to work, but falsely accused our Xiao family of using mice and white meat to make pork. Her granddaughter even wanted to use laxatives to harm the diners in our restaurant and slander our food.
You have such a bad reputation! Sir, this is a crime that is harmful to others! You can’t let it go so easily!”
"Her granddaughter..." The county master's eyes fell on Mrs. Qiu's girl who was less than ten years old. He slapped her hard, and his face darkened, and he said: "How brave! How old is that girl? What does it have to do with your Xiao family?"
Grudges, as for slandering you?! Don’t fool me!”
Tang Zangyue's eyebrows slightly furrowed, then spread out in an instant, still kneeling... Even when the defendant stood up, she remained motionless, and the county magistrate did not show any sign.
Tang Zangyue knew that the Xiao family would be in trouble, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult.
As for Bai Dong's family, this county master must have listened to the instructions of the stupid king's lackey, and he humiliated her from the beginning and gave her power.