Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

That afternoon, Xu Siyu was taking a nap in a lounge chair in the yard again, when a rapid knock on the door broke her peace.

"Open the door! Open the door quickly! The government is calling you, hurry up!" The man came in a deep voice again.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." Xu Nianyue was the first one to finish packing up at home. After coming out of the ear room, she saw Xu Siyu woke up in the yard, so she immediately went to open the door.

"I've been calling for a long time, why are you opening the door just now?" Standing behind the door was a yamen runner with a ferocious face, shouting angrily.

"I'm sorry, officer. We fell asleep in the afternoon. When we heard the knock on the door, we had to tidy up before we could answer it." Xu Nianyue replied with a smile.

"You're all packed, come with me then?"

"Go? Where to?" Xu Nianyue was so shocked when she saw the yamen runner thrust his sword forward that her voice was shaking.

"Stop talking. Are you summoned by the government?" The yamen runner was obviously impatient.

"Summon? Why? Is there any document?" At this time, Xu Siyu had walked behind Xu Nianyue and asked the yamen runner slowly, also wanting to get more information.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Just leave if I tell you to!"

"Without any evidence, could it be that the officer is just issuing a false summons? I see the officer's clothes are turning white, so he's an old officer. Shouldn't he be acting without rules?"

Listen to Xu Siyu's words and behavior. She is not afraid of the fierceness of the yamen runners and dares to argue with them. Who wouldn't think that she must have a backer behind her.

The yamen runner took out the order and handed it to Xu Siyu.

The order stated that Xiangmanlou's pastries led to a poison case, and asked her to go to Nanping County to testify for Xiangmanlou.

"Nanping County? Yunyang Town is under the jurisdiction of Changjia County. If Nanping County wants to summon me, shouldn't they ask Changjia County to issue a written notice?"

"Stop talking nonsense. The documents for the investigation have already been submitted to Changjia County, but I asked you to come to the yamen as soon as possible. Now that you have read the order, you will know that this involves human life and there is no time to delay."

When a peasant woman learned to read and write, the yamen runner began to reassess how to do his job.

The yamen runners had been arresting people for years, so they knew Xu Siyu was right. But the round trip from Changjia County to Yunyang Town would take at least four hours, and another three hours to Nanping County, which was a long time.

"Human lives? What lives? I haven't even been to Changjia County, how could I be involved in the lives of people in Nanping County? Sir, why don't you come to my house, have some tea, and chat with me while we wait for the order from Changjia County to arrive."

Among the crowd of people watching the excitement outside the yard, Xu Siyu saw Xu Chengqi who came to deliver firewood. While speaking, she gestured to him to ask Manager Yu and Lin Yiqing for help.

"You didn't leave, but you went to Nanping County to sell cakes and pastries, right?" The yamen runner also gained more patience because of Xu Siyu's calmness.

Xu Siyu shook her head and replied, "I don't know. I did run a cake business for a while, but I sold it to Xiangmanlou in Changjia County. As for whether Xiangmanlou in this county sold any of their cakes to those in Nanping County, I really don't know. Also, at the beginning of the month, I sold the cake recipe to the owner of Xiangmanlou, and I haven't sold cakes since then."

"Are you telling the truth? Guo Si from Xiangmanlou said that you were the one who delivered the cakes there?" The yamen runner still had two taels of silver in his pocket as a gift from Guo Si, and asked him to bring the man back as soon as possible to clear his name.

But the yamen runner was also experienced. When he encountered such a calm victim, he knew that either he didn't do it or he was not afraid. Therefore, his attitude towards Xu Siyu became gentler.

"Sir, how dare I talk nonsense when the officer is here? May I ask, sir, who is Guo Si?"

"The owner of Xiangmanlou."

"The owner of Xiang Man Lou? But I only know the owner Yu in this town. I really don't know any owner Guo."

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear. Shopkeeper Yu was being pulled to the gate of the small courtyard by Xu Chengqi.

Shopkeeper Yu saluted the yamen runner with a fist, revealing his identity and proving for Xu Siyu that she and Guo Si were not acquainted.

The key point is that it is not conspicuous and is stuffed with silver.

The yamen runner didn't move, but his expression relaxed.

Shopkeeper Yu continued, "Sir, you said this matter cannot be delayed any longer. I will send someone to inform the boss immediately. But Miss Xu has nothing to do with this matter..."

"I've been summoned. Whether you have any connection or not, we have to speak in court."

"Then let's wait for the boss to arrive and go together?" Shopkeeper Yu pleaded while gesturing to the yamen runners to drink.

The yamen runner weighed the silver that Manager Yu had stuffed into his pocket and found it was more than two taels. He then looked at the sky.

If we set out at this time, under normal circumstances, we will arrive tomorrow.

He nodded, satisfied with the shopkeeper's pleading attitude, and then agreed: "Okay."

……

In the end, Xu Siyu just went to the Nanping County Government Office to reiterate that she did not know Manager Guo and did not sell cakes to Xiangmanlou in Nanping County.

There wasn't much to explain, except that it was uncomfortable to have to kneel down and answer questions.

The food at Xiangmanlou in Nanping County caused diners to suffer from nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever, and the restaurant was reported to the county government.

Logically speaking, after such an incident, Guo Si should have actively treated the diners, checked the food in the building, and reported to the owner to handle the matter properly.

With the Lin family's connections, no matter whether the incident is true or false, no matter whether it is in Changjia County or Nanping County, the case will be easy to solve.

He should never have admitted that the pastries were poisonous and asked the Nanping County Court to go directly to Changjia County to arrest people.

The reason why Guo Si is the shopkeeper of Xiangmanlou in Nanping County is that he has an uncle who is good at cooking. He used to be a pastry chef in the Lin family and only left home when he got older.

The Lin family was kind to their subordinates, so when the old man returned home, they would naturally let his relatives take over the work. Guo Si's uncle asked for favor and let Guo Si be in charge of Xiangmanlou in Nanping County.

"Bold Guo Si, all the cakes sent by Changjia County to Nanping have been sold out. Where did you get the cakes to sell in the building?" The Nanping County Magistrate asked with a bang of the gavel.

Lin Yiqing checked Nanping's accounts and people overnight and presented evidence to the Nanping County Magistrate. There was also evidence to prove that other people had also eaten the cakes and did not feel unwell.

After the court was opened in a grand manner, Guo Si saw Lin Yiqing appear in person and knew that his attempt to let a village girl take the blame for him could no longer be concealed.

"Reply... Reply Your Excellency, the pastries were made by my wife."

Before Guo Si's uncle passed away, he was taken care of by Guo Si's family, and therefore passed on many of his white pastry skills to his nephew's wife.

Guo Si accidentally found out that the best pastries in Xiangmanlou were made by a village girl in Yunyang Town, so he asked his wife to try making them as well.

Although they didn't imitate it perfectly, they could make it about 60% similar. Guo Si would occasionally sell them to drunk customers in the building to make a living.

This has only been going on for two months, and I don't know why it has caused diners to claim poisoning.

The person who reported the case was a famous gentleman in Nanping County. Something went wrong when Mr. Li entertained Mr. Zhang at Xiangmanlou. The Li family did not want to have a rift with the Zhang family, so they reported Xiangmanlou to the county government for unclean food.

Guo Si felt guilty.

Whether it was a problem with the food in the building or a problem with the pastries, Guo Si didn't want the Lin family to know. Thinking that the boss didn't often go to Nanping County to manage affairs, he wanted to put the blame on Xu Siyu.