Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

When Zhong Ruyi heard that the wealthy boss's surname was Zhao, she had an idea in her mind. When she asked what he looked like, she was even more certain that this man was the boss Zhao who had said that he would pay Sun Tao ten taels of silver a month.

I bought a thousand cans of food from her before, and the second time I kept bargaining, trying to get the price down to a hundred coins per can. After she refused, did I start doing these little tricks?

Mrs. Yu said that Boss Zhao opened a workshop in Wuzhou, is that right?

So now that his workshop can't make canned food exactly like hers, he's thinking of stealing her recipe?

He gave the prescription he had written to Tian Er and gave him a few words of instructions. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped again, "Brother Tian Er, don't give it to him so soon. Wait a few days before giving it to him." In order to prevent Boss Zhao from thinking that he had succeeded so easily, there must be something fishy.

Tian Er waved his hand and left. He now had fifty taels of silver in his pocket and was feeling very excited.

While lying on the bed, Zhong Ruyi turned her head to look at Chen Dongzhi who was still packing clothes, "You really don't want my help? You'll be gone for such a long time, so bring a few more clothes. You won't have any to wash on the way, and you'll have to change them after a few days. I'll wash them for you when you come back."

Chen Dongzhi shook his head and took out an outer jacket wrapped in a thin layer of cotton in his hand, but he didn't intend to put it in. He was in a bad mood and had to hurry on the road, so he didn't feel cold at all.

"It's so cold, why are you only taking summer clothes?" Zhong Ruyi couldn't stand it anymore, so she got out of bed and packed a few thicker coats for him.

He flipped his hand and a small notebook fell out from one of the clothes.

She was about to bend down to pick it up, but Chen Dongzhi's face changed and he immediately picked it up before her and put it in front of his chest to stop her from seeing it.

Zhong Ruyi vaguely saw something about seventy-two moves and eighty-one tactics written on the notebook. She looked at the guilty man with some suspicion, and when she saw that his eyes were wandering and he refused to look her in the eye, she became more certain that there was something wrong with the notebook.

"What are you hiding? Can't you let me see it?"

Chen Dongzhi covered his chest tightly, looking like a decent woman who was afraid of being bullied by a bully.

He acted so mysteriously that Zhong Ruyi became even more curious. She reached out and pulled the clothes off his chest, "Let me see, let me see."

"It's nothing big. It's just a storybook. I use it to kill time when I'm on the road."

Zhong Ruyi glared at him, "It's just a notebook, so take it out and let me see it. You hid it so well that I'm suspicious."

After making a fuss for a long time, Chen Dongzhi still refused to take it out, so she had no choice but to give up. She made up her mind that she must find an opportunity to see what these seventy-two moves were all about.

"By the way, Brother Dongzhi, if you pass by Wuzhou, please ask me about Boss Zhao. I don't know his name, but I know he's a businessman. He should be quite rich. He recently opened a workshop specializing in canned food like ours."

She took two breaths and pushed the man on top of her away, but didn't push.

Chen Dongzhi nudged his head against her neck, then raised his head to look at her, "Boss Zhao?"

"Yes." After Zhong Ruyi told the man about the troubles caused by Boss Zhao, the man stood up and looked at her. "You should stay at home for the time being. Wait until I find out everything before going out. In case Boss Zhao does something, there will be someone who can help you when I am not around."

Still feeling uneasy, Chen Dongzhi got up and took out the things that were stored deep in the cabinet.

Zhong Ruyi was a little surprised when he saw it, "Dagger?"

"I found this when I was cleaning up the battlefield. The general told me to keep it if I liked it, so I brought it back. You can keep it with you for self-defense."

The dagger is not big, about the size of a palm and a half, and is wrapped in a copper-yellow scabbard. When the short dagger is pulled out, the blade is cold and sharp, flashing with cold light. It is obviously a good thing at first glance.

She reached out and grabbed a few strands of Chen Dongzhi's hair and put them on the pile. As soon as she put them on the pile, the hair broke into two pieces and fell to the ground.

Awesome!

Zhong Ruyi gave the dagger a thumbs up in his heart.

She carefully put it back into the sheath. She planned to carry it with her for self-defense, and now placed it under her pillow.

After looking at the dagger, Chen Dongzhi warned her, "Don't run around alone. It's best to have someone with you."

Zhong Ruyi nodded obediently, thinking that if Zhang Mingzhu was here, she would have to stay with her 24 hours a day. However, since the last time the mason's wife came, Zhang Mingzhu followed Jiang Qin back to the town, saying that she was worried that Cuicui would be too busy making the egg cakes by herself, so she had to go back to help.

But it’s good to be in the village, there are people around, and Boss Zhao won’t be so cruel.

When Boss Zhao, as she called him, got the recipe from Tian Er two days later, he began to doubt his life. "Why are the ingredients here so new to me?"

Tian Er smiled crookedly, "Boss Zhao, you are joking. There are so many things in this world that have never been heard of. If you knew everything, you would be a know-it-all."

He bent down and rubbed his hands. "Look, I stole the recipe for you. When do you think you will pay me the remaining 650 taels of silver?"

The recipe has been obtained, and Boss Zhao is no longer as kind as he was at the beginning.

After giving his subordinates a look, Tian Er was pulled away by two tall men who suddenly pushed the door open.

Before he was taken away, Tian Er was a little slow to react. By the time he came to his senses, the man had already been dragged to the back alley of the inn.

One of the tall men threw him against the wall, grabbed his neck with a ferocious look, and said, "Boy, those fifty taels are enough to sell your life. If you still want to live in peace, you'd better shut up, otherwise your hand..." He patted Tian Er's shoulder with such force that Tian Er's face turned pale.

Tian Er didn't dare to say anything. He had thought he could get a few hundred taels of silver today, but instead of getting the silver, he was threatened.

He lowered his head and dared not speak again, thinking that the two would let him go.

But what he didn't expect was that the two men did not let him go just because he showed weakness. He was pushed down by a palm and hit by countless punches and kicks.

Before leaving, one of them kicked Tian Er again and said, "I hope you don't want to see your parents die young, right?"

Tian Er was lying on the dirty ground, dying. A while later, a waiter came out to pour out the dirty water and found him. He was then sent to the clinic.

"What happened?" Zhong Ruyi and Aunt Tian asked at his bedside after learning the news.

It was only after Tian Er woke up that he found himself lying in the clinic. He gave the waiter a little bribe and asked him to go to the braised food store to inform Zhong's mother. After Zhong's mother came to see him, she returned to the village and told her daughter about it.

After Aunt Tian found out her son was injured, she became absent-minded at work. Zhong Ruyi brought her over to see how Tian Er was doing.

The medicine boy at the side said seriously, "Madams, he only looks badly injured, but in fact, the injuries are only superficial."

Tian Er secretly glared at the medicine boy. He had originally planned to take advantage of this opportunity of being injured to see if he could get some medical expenses from the daughter of the Zhong family.

Although the injury was not serious, it was painful, so it is reasonable to ask for some medical expenses.

Zhong Ruyi was unaware of Tian Er's little thoughts. After asking about his injuries, she gave Aunt Tian five taels of silver and asked her to buy some delicious food to nourish Tian Er's body.

Auntie Tian said no, and she looked a little embarrassed, "The second son's injury is not serious, and didn't someone give fifty taels?"

She refused to accept it, but Zhong Ruyi didn't force her. She could just buy some supplements and send them to Tian Er to help him build up his body.