Chapter 287 Boneless Chicken Tenders (6)
It was rare that he had nothing to do, so Ji Caimai said a few more words.
"To be honest, having a stomachache for so long is not a big deal for the people who run stalls to make ends meet," Ji Caimai said, looking at Lin Fei and the others, "A stomachache that has been around for so long is just a matter of chronic illness. It'll be fine in a day or two, and there won't be any big trouble. Compared to this, if I miss one day out of the stall, the whole family may be hungry!"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Yuan's expression froze.
This reaction fell in Ji Caimai's eyes. Although Liu Yuan didn't say anything, it was no different than saying everything.
"Liu Sicheng, do you think what I said is too exaggerated?" Ji Caimai smiled, the smile on his face faded, and before Liu Yuan could speak, he continued, "Even if the city of Chang'an comes from all directions, , and there are still many people who have trouble getting enough to eat! These people are not referring to the beggars and other refugees outside the city, but also the vendors setting up stalls in the market who have to worry about having enough to eat every day!"
Liu Yuan did not come from a wealthy family, and his family did some small business to maintain food and clothing while allowing him to study. He himself was considered diligent and did not study in a school where teaching doctors such as those from the Imperial College were educated. Instead, he relied on hard study to make a name for himself in an ordinary school. He stood out in the scientific examination and then entered Dali. The temple is the temple minister. For many children of the same birth, Liu Yuan is considered a complete "talent".
But even so, it was not easy for Liu Yuan to afford a livable house in Chang'an City. He has been working in Dali Temple for several years, and he is renting a house at this time. He does not dare to spend money randomly. The clothes he wears are all old ones, and he cannot buy many new ones throughout the year.
It is also because of this that Liu Yuan always thought that he was a real ordinary citizen among Da Rong officials, and he should be familiar with the livelihood of the people he saw every day.
Although I don't have a lot of money at the moment, I can use it carefully and I have saved some money. Although it's not much, I can't say it's nothing. When I get married in two years, with the help of my parents and my own money, I can write an IOU with the Yamen, borrow some more, and buy a smaller house in a not so good location. Live your life while slowly paying back your money.
Liu Yuan thought that he was not "rich" in any way these days, and was even a little bit in poverty, but he didn't expect that he had never seen real poverty.
"Many of the vendors don't even have any savings. There is a whole family waiting for food, and renting a house is also a sum of money," Ji Caimai said, glancing at Wen Mingtang who was packing snack gift boxes, and said, " Although the salary for the errands in the Yamen is not very good, at least it has solved the big problem of food and accommodation, and there is still some left. If you don’t believe me, ask Master Wen if this is true?"
Wen Mingtang, who lived alone, understood this deeply. After hearing this, he looked up at Liu Yuan and said, "Ji Caimai is right! Chang'an City is prosperous and luxurious, but for most people, this prosperity and extravagance can only be seen. Day!" At this point, Wen Mingtang paused. Thinking of the "rich idlers" who were eating, drinking and having fun all day long in the case that Zhao Mengzhuo, the Minister of Dali Temple, was finishing the solution, the girl couldn't help but shake her head. He shook his head, sighed, and said, "I'm not even close to being rich, but I don't have to worry about food and clothing. What those street vendors say about their daily purchases is not an exaggeration. It's all true. What's more, it's even worse. !”
It would be better if he could only open his mouth and God had given him a good body and bones, but the body and bones matter is hard to say. If it is not good, then it is really... tsk tsk!
Furthermore, Da Rong is not like modern society. It is hard to say how many children there are. Children have to be raised after they are born. Even if they are raised very harshly, they always have one more mouth to talk to.
The whole family relies on a small stall to make a living, so they dare not relax for a day, otherwise the whole family will starve.
"The issue of unclean ingredients has been going on for so long, but it hasn't caused any big trouble. I'm afraid they won't like the government disturbing their business," Wen Mingtang said. "We'll check this secretly, and we'll ask questions later if we have some targets." If it’s better, we won’t ostracize them.”
Ji Caimai on the side nodded. After all, he came from the palace after a lot of hard work. Even though he was young, he knew these things.
When Liu Yuan heard what the two said, he subconsciously glanced at the list in his hand.
Although the dishes on the list in hand are not many compared to the table full of dishes at the Grand Duke's birthday banquet, the dishes at the banquet are not like the stir-fried home-cooked dishes that only use one dish, which is stir-fried. There are several kinds of ingredients involved in each vegetarian dish. In this way, although there are not many dishes, if you count them carefully, there are twenty or thirty sources of the ingredients involved.
There are a lot of investigations in twenty or thirty places, not to mention that the stomach upset is not an exception, and the problematic ingredients are definitely not just those used in the Duke's birthday banquet.
Lin Fei, who was listening on the sidelines, slowly finished the boneless chicken tenders in his hand, stepped forward to take the snack gift box from Wen Mingtang, turned to Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu, and said, "Let's go and see Wei Fu before we talk!"
I haven't seen anyone from Wei Fu for several days. If the matter is important and it is difficult to investigate it alone, Wei Fu's temperament is not one of those who want to save face and suffer the consequences, so he will definitely come to Dali Temple to seek help. The case has just been completed, and everyone in Dali Temple has nothing to do, so naturally they will not refuse.
But now Wei Fu didn't come to help, and he didn't come back after catching the taunting criminal. It was always a little strange, and he didn't know what happened to Wei Fu.
What happened to Wei Fu would be known to Lin Fei and others when they arrived at the Wei family.
It was broad daylight, and the door of the Wei family was not closed. The man standing at the door knocked on the open door. Liu Yuan's feet were outside the door, but his head was stuck in: "Is there anyone there?"
Hearing the noise, the door of the house opposite opened. Two and a half-year-old children opened the door. When they saw Liu Yuan's face, they immediately shouted "Uncle Liu" happily, and then walked out of the house. Walked out.
The two of them looked pretty good, but when they walked out, their steps were obviously a little frivolous.
Lin Fei frowned when he saw the two children walking arrogantly, and immediately asked: "Are you still having stomachaches these days?"
Although the two children had never spoken to Lin Fei, they had met Lin Fei from a distance because Wei Fu was on duty at Dali Temple. After listening to Lin Fei's question, he called out "Lin Shaoqing", nodded, subconsciously rubbed his stomach, and replied: "It's been on and off for the past few days, sometimes good and bad. Although it's not serious, the doctor said All the medicines are useful, but I feel a little lackluster."
After hearing this, Liu Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth subconsciously: Can you be energetic? The cure for stomach upset is to take medicine and eat a lighter diet.
I've been having stomach upsets on and off. I'm afraid I've been taking medicine and eating porridge and side dishes these days, and I haven't even had any oil or water in my stomach for several days. Plus, I have stomach upsets from time to time. It's amazing to be energetic!