after marrying stepbrother

Chapter 1094 There is something tricky behind it

Chapter 1094 There is something tricky behind it

Not far ahead, it is the residence of the common people. At the corner of the street, there is a small restaurant with dim lights. It is a noodle shop.

"Husband, shall we go eat noodles?"

Lin Yuesha took the initiative to hold Qi Heng's hand and said with a smile.

The big restaurants are nothing more than mediocre, and the smell from ordinary small restaurants is more attractive.

"it is good."

Qi Heng shook his hand back, and the couple clasped their fingers together and walked slowly into the door.

The boss was about to close, when he saw a guest coming, he hurried forward to greet him.

"What do you two guest officers want?"

It was too late, and all he had left was a piece of cooked pork belly, some green garlic, and two bowls of twice-cooked pork noodles.

"Our husband and wife will eat this, boss, it's cold, add more chili."

The small shop is not big, the tables have faded, the corners are mottled, Qi Heng and Lin Yuesha's clothes are out of place with the small shop, but they are very comfortable.

Here, it is more comfortable than a big restaurant, giving people a sense of wanton pleasure.

"I thought that when I was in Chenjia Village, my mother's cooking skills were not very good. Every time she cooked meat, it was very greasy."

Chen's cooking time is not long, and he doesn't stir-fry the meat too dry, thinking that doing so will make the stomach full of oil and water.

Mother Chen brought food for her and her stepbrother, and both of them would eat cleanly, especially when eating together as a family, there would be a sense of happiness for no reason.

Just now, the sky-high price of horse meat at Hetai Restaurant was unavailable before. The couple ate one piece each, and the rest was wasted.

"Husband, why have you ever eaten horse meat?"

Lin Yuesha had never heard Qi Heng mention it, and asked suspiciously.

"A few years ago, I was hunted down by the Fang family. I had nowhere to go, so I had to ride a horse and hide in the mountains."

Qi Heng actually didn't want to mention his past experience. At that time, he was injured and had to kill his horse in order to hide his figure and fill his stomach.

Qi Heng downplays it and doesn't seem to care, but Lin Yuesha's heart is very heavy, because she understands Qi Heng's character, if she hadn't been driven to a dead end, Qi Heng would never choose to kill a horse, he has gone through too much Many, but few complaints.

"Guest officer, the twice-cooked pork noodles are here!"

The boss served steaming noodles with a scent, pointed to the small bottle on the table, and said, "There is oil, salt, sauce and vinegar on the table. If it's not enough, you can add noodles."

The boss put down his apron and went home in a hurry. There was no one at home, and his wife was still in confinement. He had to hurry back and make a bowl of noodles for her. "After you two have finished eating, just close the door."

Lin Yuesha gave the copper plate for settlement, and in the small shop, only the husband and wife were left, chatting more freely.

"Hetai Restaurant used horse meat instead of donkey meat, no matter from which point of view, it is a felony."

Qi Heng reassured Lin Yuesha that there was a relationship between Tai Restaurant and Shen Zhifu, and they got horse meat, which made Qi Heng think more.

Selling horse meat is a felony, and horse meat tastes no better than donkey meat. Why does Hetai Restaurant do such a business?
Merchants are profit-seeking and will not engage in loss-making business. It can only be said that their source of horse meat costs very little, or even costs nothing.

"Husband, an old horse in the market costs 30 taels of silver, and it is extremely hard to find."

Wuzhou allowed the killing of donkeys, and there are many people in the surrounding area who specialize in raising donkeys, and the price is far lower than that of horses.

Hetai Restaurant was able to find a channel for horse meat. Maybe Shen Zhifu was doing business behind the scenes. After all, the Zhifu's brother-in-law was related to Shen Zhifu by marriage.

"My brother-in-law drove away the people of the Sun family village and created a large hunting ground. Could it have something to do with the horse meat business?"

Lin Yuesha's brain suddenly brightened. After all, selling horse meat still had to be covered up, and she chose a safe place to hide and kill horses.

Sunjia Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has farmland. It is a bit strange to drive out all the villagers and enclose the fields and send them to guard them.

A large amount of horse meat must have an industrial chain, and what Qi Heng is worried about is that the sale of horse meat by the Shen family is related to the army.

In the past two years, there have been repeated wars, and a group of old and disabled horses have been retired from the battlefield. These horses have made great contributions, and Qi Heng allocated 10,000+ taels of silver for the placement of the horses.

If someone cheated, killed the horse and sold it for a sum of money, and then pocketed the money for placing the horse, it was equal to two gains.

This is the situation that Qi Heng does not want to see the most, but he guesses that this matter has something to do with the Shen family.

"Yes."

Lin Yuesha is a businessman herself, and from the standpoint of the Shen family, if someone sells horse meat at a low price, she will definitely not buy it. This benefit is not enough for her to violate Da Qi Law, and the loss outweighs the gain.

The benefits are not enough, the Shen family will never take risks.

After having this suspicion, Qi Heng took Lin Yuesha straight to Sun's Village in the early morning of the second day. As the Sun's father and son said, high fences had been built around, and there were still people guarding the village entrance.

"What?"

Seeing a carriage approaching, the watchman asked very vigilantly.

Qing Xing opened the car window and said with a smile, "Excuse me, brother, is this the Sun Family Village?"

The guard didn't answer, but squinted at Qing Xing.

"My young lady has received help from the people of Sun's Village. She is passing through Wuzhou this time and wants to visit her."

Qing Xing got out of the carriage, and gave the guard a handful of coins and a packet of snacks.

It's good, the guard's attitude relaxed a bit, he waved his hand and said, "The people of Sun's Village have already moved away, and I don't know where they went. If it's convenient for your lady, you can go to the ruined temple outside the city to have a look."

A group of beggars fought against the government and ended up homeless.

The most ridiculous thing is that the old village head tried to sue the officials in other places, saying that they sold war horses, and the old man who didn't open his eyes had already been silenced by them, only the dead would not talk nonsense.

"Hurry up, hurry up, you can't stay here for long."

After the guard finished speaking, he stared at the horse pulling the cart, and then began to chase people away.

On the way back, Qi Heng almost affirmed his guess that there was something tricky in the Sun Family Village.

This trip was not in vain, in order to deal with this matter, they had to stay in Wuzhou for a few more days.

The couple had just returned to the inn when the scholar from last night found him, accompanied by a servant.

"Thank you two benefactors for helping my young master."

The servant gave a purse of 20 taels of silver and several gifts, his words were very polite.

"As long as ten taels of silver is enough."

Lin Yuesha returned the remaining ten taels of silver to the boy. Her original intention of helping others was not to make more money, so there was no need to give more taels of silver.

"The villain is asking a lot, are you two going in the direction of the capital?"

If you go in this direction, you will definitely pass by the adjacent city Yucheng. His son is the magistrate of Gai County under Yucheng. If you pass by Gai County, his master will treat him well.

"You don't have to be polite, it's also your son who keeps his word and has a noble character."

It was rare for Qi Heng to say a few words to deal with the situation, and he was very embarrassed to say that the county magistrate blushed and bowed his head.

(End of this chapter)