The Small Canteen Of Dali Temple

The Small Canteen Of Dali Temple Chapter 10: Sour Plum Drink Mix Packet (2)

At noon, the streets of Chang’an City were bustling, especially the snack street full of restaurants and pubs.

A group of petty officials who just came out of Bingmasi Yamen finished their morning street patrol and came to this snack street not far from Bingmasi Yamen to have their lunch.

Because they were frequent visitors to this snack street, they had already figured out the level of cooking in the restaurants on this snack street.

Therefore, a group of people stepped into the snack street today and saw that the usually “sparsely crowded” Zhao Ji restaurant was crowded with people on today. They were surprised and couldn’t help but come over to watch the excitement.

Inside the three-story inner and outer three-story walls where people watched the excitement, the lobby of Zhao Ji Restaurant still only had a few scattered tables of diners.

More people were watching the excitement than diners!

The lady proprietress of Zhao Ji restaurant, who was known for being a mess and greedy for petty gain, was standing there with a disheveled face, and beside her were three green-robed officials who were dressed in official robes. No one knew which yamen they came from, and they were talking to the lady proprietress.

The people around who witnessed the whole process excitedly recounted what happened just now.

“The proprietress said that the sauerkraut was gone, and she said that the little girl took it…but the proprietress’ daughter suddenly ran out and said that she took it…”

Several people winked at the crowd while talking, with a look of knowing. He continued, “It turned out that the minister of Dali Temple happened to be eating here. Didn’t she want to sue the official? He is the official…”

Hearing the people recount what happened just now, the surrounding people burst into laughter.

Thanks to Liu’s “good” reputation in daily life, it was not the first time to make a fuss about sauerkraut. Needless to say, everyone can guess.

However, Dali Temple officials don’t rely on “guessing” when they do things. They went to the backyard and found the evidence.

In the early morning when Liu Shi was hiding sauerkraut, she passed through the vegetable field reclaimed in her backyard, leaving behind a large row of footprints. The footprints exactly matched the shoe size of Liu Shi’s big feet. It can be said with certainty what had happened here.

More than that, in the house of Liu and Zhao Dalang, Liu Yuan also found sauerkraut juice that had not completely dried up. This proved that Liu and Zhao Dalang had eaten sauerkraut this morning. The jar “gone in the morning” claim did not match.

Liu Shi looked at Liu Yuan who was running back and forth with a disheveled face, and felt furious in her heart. She couldn’t help being annoyed and said, “What’s wrong with me eating my own sauerkraut? Can it not be eaten with porridge?”

If it weren’t for that wretched girl named Wen sneaking out of the house without a word in the morning, would she have ended up making a pot of porridge that tasted like dishwater? That is why she needed to secretly scoop out a couple of spoonfuls of sauerkraut to make the porridge more palatable.

It’s just that she didn’t expect that scooping out some sauerkraut would leave behind evidence like the sauerkraut juice.

As the official in the green robe before her continued to speak incessantly, repeatedly emphasizing “conclusive evidence,” Liu’s temples throbbed with frustration.

She was never one with a good temper, especially after marrying Zhao, a man who couldn’t accomplish a fart. She had forgotten how to “tolerate” since then. In her daily life, whenever things didn’t go her way, her habit of resorting to physical violence and verbal abuse had unconsciously become ingrained in her character.

Seeing that Liu Yuan was still talking non-stop in front of her, at this moment, her instinctive habits overwhelmed her reason, and Liu Shi subconsciously stretched out her hand and pushed towards Liu Yuan, cursing: “I’ll take my own sauerkraut. What kind of stealing? You vulgar thing, shut up…”

The curse was interrupted by the sound of dishes falling to the ground.

After pausing for a moment on the fallen Liu Yuan, everyone’s eyes fell on Lin Fei behind him.

At first, they had never seen this person with his back to the crowd. They had never imagined that this person who ate at the same table with the three Dali temple officials had such a good-looking face as if he was a god among gods.

At present, the seemingly otherworldly immortal figure, holding a pair of chopsticks in his hand, looked down at the plate of “egg fried noodles” that had been dropped and scattered all over the floor due to Liu Yuan’s accident. He frowned and said, “I haven’t even taken a bite!”

The person resembling an immortal spoke with a voice as melodious as striking jade, and even though it was a complaint, it sounded captivating to the ears.

It wasn’t until this time that Liu Shi realized that the one she pushed was not Zhao Dalang, who was used to her beating and scolding, but an official.

Her face turned pale, and she secretly glanced at Liu Yuan who was being lifted up by someone. Seeing that he was just as surprised and didn’t yell about “it broke”, Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, she heard Lin Fei, who was eating at the same table. Wanting to make a good sale, she hurriedly said: “Then I will make another serving of ‘Egg Fried Noodles!”

With Liu’s temper, has she ever been so aggrieved? Glancing at Wen Mingtang, who folded her arms and looked like she had nothing to do with her, Liu was very annoyed. Since she met this girl yesterday, how many stumbling blocks has she caused? As a result, nothing was done!

This girl seemed to be born to overcome her! Right now, the dirty water that was spilled by her returned on her.

Liu had no choice but to turn major events into minor ones. This girl surnamed Wen had a very hard life, if she can’t be driven away today, at worst, she will have to figure out a way in the future.

Therefore, facing Lin Fei, it was rare for Liu to not toss and act like a monster.

Liu Yuan, who was pushed into that room, didn’t care about himself, but couldn’t help muttering: “You planted this sauerkraut…”

Liu Shi had long been impatient with this troublesome Dali Temple official. So when she heard the words, she immediately sneered, and said: “Even if I hid my own sauerkraut, which law can say that I stole it?”

Liu Yuan was speechless with one sentence: This shrew in the market was a rascal, and he really can’t do anything to her!

Seeing that Liu Yuan stopped talking, Liu Shi was happy. But Lin Fei, who was looking down at the “egg fried noodles”, spoke.

“What is your identity?” He looked at Liu Shi and asked, “Do you have a title or rank?” His voice was still as sweet as a spring with a stone-like face, and there was no expression of joy or anger on his face.

Facing this otherworldly face, Liu shook her head instinctively: “No.”

As the owner of a restaurant, what does she care about titles and ranks?

His name is Liu Yuan,” Lin Fei pointed to the assisted Liu Yuan and said, “He is the Deputy Chief of the Dali Temple, holding the seventh-rank official position. I personally heard you referring to him as a vulgar person…”

Liu Yuan immediately realized the situation and quickly knelt down before Lin Fei, saying, “Sir, I have studied literature for more than ten years and finally passed the imperial examinations to enter the official service. Yet, this woman has insulted me as a vulgar thing. I implore you to judge this matter!”

Seeing this, Wen Mingtang couldn’t help shaking her head. Although the country was considered civilized, it was still a feudal society with a strict hierarchy.

Liu Yuan had an official rank, so he was an understandable “gentry official” belonging to the “scholar” class. And Liu Shi was a commoner, and the commoner insulting the scholar, this was already a crime. What’s more troublesome was that Liu’s unscrupulous sentence just now called Liu Yuan of the gentry class a “vulgar thing”.

To insult a ‘scholar’ as a ‘vulgar person’ is an immense humiliation! Some proud members of the scholarly class even went as far as committing suicide by hitting themselves against a pillar over this matter.”

Not making trouble mean that they just don’t care about it; it doesn’t mean that they can’t make trouble.

Right now, Lin Fei, who was at the top, obviously wanted to stand up for his subordinates.

Nodding to Liu Yuan, Lin Fei untied the belt badge from his waist, and threw it at the small officials of the Bingmasi Yamen department who were watching the excitement in the crowd: “Come on the street patrol! Take the women who have offended an official. Pull her out and beat her with twenty sticks, to scare others!”

Liu Shi was dumbfounded when she heard what he said, and when the street patrolman stepped forward to pull her, she rolled her eyes and tried to pretend to be dizzy.

But before Liu Shi completely “fainted”, Lin Fei said: “If she faints, hit her again when she wakes up!”

Liu’s “fainting” healed without medicine, and she begged for mercy loudly.

The noise of the people watching the excitement outside suddenly became much quieter. Looking at Lin Fei who gave the command, there was more or less disbelief on their faces.

It was not that the Lord was wrong! It was just that someone with such a saintly appearance and a face that exudes kindness, judging solely by his outward appearance, anyone would assume that this person was an easygoing and humble individual. But he……….

The street patrolman stuffed a cloth ball into the mouth of Liu Shi who begged for mercy, and dragged her to the door of the restaurant, and was about to strike with a stick.

A “Wait a minute” sounded at this moment.

Everyone subconsciously looked at Lin Fei who spoke out. Could it be that this fairy gentleman had softened his heart after all?

Just as they were thinking like this, they heard Lin Fei say,”Don’t be negligent during the execution! The officer must hear the sound of the stick!”

Everyone who listened to this speech was dumbfounded.

After the noisy crowd fell silent for a moment, someone exclaimed: “‘Immortal Face, Asura Heart’, this was the newly appointed young minister of Dali Temple!”