"What is it?" Lu Yushu walked towards him, his tone was heavy, showing a bit of indifference, "You must not lie."

Zhang Xiaoman gritted his teeth and said after a long while, "No, Brother Chen asked me to come and fetch this book for Liu Gongzi's elder brother, saying that he had something to go out, and he came to me to ask for it in the afternoon. I came to get it, but the door was closed. Okay, I waited for a while and then left."

Liu Yimian nodded, "My eldest brother's book is indeed on my side." He asked Zhang Xiaoman again, "When you came, was the door really closed?"

Zhang Xiaoman clenched Liu Yimian's arm excitedly, "Yes! It's closed!"

Liu Yimian was in pain when he was caught by him, so he let out a soft cry, but Zhang Xiaoman didn't hear it, or Lin Tai slapped Zhang Xiaoman on the back of his hand, and he let go after the pain.

"Anyway, you are the only stranger here today. I think it's up to the mountain chief to decide this matter." Helan looked at Zhang Xiaoman and said slowly.

"I think so too, that's the best way."

"Yes, look for the mountain chief first!"

Zhang Xiaoman lay on the ground again and began to cry. He cried so sadly that even Helan, who proposed it, couldn't bear it and turned away.

He wasn't very good in his studies, he just barely stayed in the academy. If the mountain chief finds out and cannot find the thief, even if Liu Yimian is not willing to pursue it, Zhang Xiaoman will be persuaded to quit.

For him, it was tantamount to five thunders.

Lu Yushu sighed and asked warmly, "Yimian, how much have you lost?"

"...Two or two."

Liu Yimian replied in a low voice.

Others gasped, not because they had never seen so much money. Instead, he lost two taels of silver all at once. If Liu Yimian reported to the official, he would have to spend more than ten days in jail.

Lu Yushu half bent down, stretched out his hand and handed it to Zhang Xiaoman, looking at him quietly, "Xiaoman, the Qing is self-cleaning, if you have never done it before, you are not afraid to walk in front of the mountain chief."

Zhang Xiaoman cried until the tip of his nose was red, his eyes were covered with tears, and he couldn't see Lu Yushu's face clearly, "But...but I..."

"Don't be afraid, I won't let you drop out until the truth comes out." Lu Yushu's words gave Zhang Xiaoman strong support, he suddenly stopped crying, hugged Lu Yushu's hand tightly, excitedly speechless.

"So now, let's go to see the mountain chief with us first."

*****

Changliu Town, Stop Cloud Tower.

Tingyun Tower is the only restaurant in Changliu Town that can be called a restaurant, with a total of two floors. If you want to go to the second floor, you have to spend at least one tael of silver, so those who go up are either rich or expensive.

Mr. Zhang happily raised his head and drank a glass of wine, and said cheerfully: "Lao Zheng, how many years have we not seen each other?"

Zheng Yi, who was sitting across from him, squinted and thought for a while, "At least it's been five years. Changliu Town is still the same as before."

"I'm a lot older, but you still look so energetic." Mr. Zhang and Zheng Yi are old friends. They are similar in age, but Zheng Yi looks ten years younger than Mr. Zhang.

One needs crutches to walk, and the other walks fast and in high spirits, which is really emotional.

"You have been doing business outside for so many years, and you have made a lot of money, right?" Mr. Zhang looked at Zheng Yi, although he was not old, but he had a lot of wind and frost on his face, and he was somewhat emotional.

Zheng Yi used to be from Changliu Town and had known Mr. Zhang for many years. When was in thirties, longed for the great mountains and rivers written in the book, so took money to travel. When he returned after many years, he actually started a business outside, and came back to pick up his wife and children.

Another five years have passed since he left last time.

"By the way, I came back from Yazhou this time, and I brought a lot of local specialties to sell. You must have never eaten it. I will give you some." Zheng Yi was a little excited. It made him linger a bit, but he couldn't stand the high temperature. After staying for more than a month, he still escaped.

"Look at me, I've gotten a lot darker. I got sunburned in Yazhou. I could have looked younger." Zheng Yi laughed, raised his head and drank his glass of wine.

"What did you bring me?" Mr. Zhang was a little curious.

"People there call it 'The Head of the King of Yue', and there is a story about it." Zheng Yi drank another glass of wine and tapped on the dishes with his chopsticks, "It is said that King Lin Yi had a grudge with King Yue, Make the assassin get drunk, take its head, hang it on a tree, and turn it into a coconut. Its core still has two eyes, so it is called Yue Wang's head, and its pulp is like wine. It is colorless and transparent, and has a fragrant taste. You must try it. Give it a try."

"This story is quite special. I really want to try it. I will send more to my house. I have to let the Ji family kids taste these novelties together."

"Ji's kid?"

"Bring it to you another day, it's a talent."

Zheng Yi clapped the table and laughed, "Okay! I can see you, the talent that Zhang Zhang praises!"

After a long absence, the two of them told each other what happened in the past five years on the Tower of Tingyun.

Zheng Yi is a businessman, traveling from south to north, and he doesn't know when he will meet again. For the two who are over half a hundred years old, this may be the last time they will meet.

Chapter 98

On the other hand, Ji Wei is busy training employees. Since he took the mooncakes off the shelves and added the meat floss and bees, the original work assignment had to be canceled and rescheduled.

Taking advantage of the transition of this new product launch, he is also busy teaching them how to make meat floss and salad dressing.

"After the pork is steamed, like this, beat it with a rolling pin until the meat separates, like this..."

"The cream needs to be added after the egg yolks are well beaten, otherwise the sauce produced will be grainy and not smooth enough..."

Ji Weiyi said while demonstrating to different groups of people. Those workers have always worked hard, and they have never seen such a surprising and special production process, their eyes are straight.

Now there are twenty-six workers who have signed contracts with Ji Wei in the backyard alone, and all of them stay here. Although it is a bit crowded, the division of labor is clear and they do not interfere, forming a smooth running assembly line.