Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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This is what angers Yan Bugui the most; he feels uncomfortable seeing others make money.

Especially now that Yan Bugui is the senior member of the management team, Jia Dongxu doesn't even bother to offer him a pig's head. But when He Yuzhu comes over, he brings him two fish every now and then.

Jia Dongxu, relying on Yi Zhonghai as his mentor, completely disregarded Yan Bugui.

Even if I offered to buy him food instead of giving him any, I wouldn't get a discount, and they even said it was a small business and they didn't make any money.

Bah, Yan Bugui doesn't believe it.

Everyone knows that He Yuzhu made his fortune selling braised meat, and Jia Dongxu's meat isn't cheap either. How can they have the nerve to say they're not making money?

So when Yan Bugui saw He Yuzhu return, he stopped him immediately, not only because the two had a grudge against each other, but also because Jia Dongxu was also in the braised meat business.

Isn't this putting me in the same line of work as He Yuzhu? We'll be competitors from now on.

"Really? I didn't know he also made braised pig's head. How did it taste?"

"It's pretty good, but it doesn't taste quite as good as the ones you have over there."

"Thank you, Uncle Yan, I understand."

He Yuzhu came here today to confirm whether Jia Dongxu has already started the operation.

Although opium poppy shells are toxic when used as a condiment, as long as the amount used is small, it will not cause problems in a short period of three to five days and will not lead to addiction.

Even after 2, there have been occasional news reports of shops secretly using opium poppy shells as seasonings, but none of these cases have led to mass poisoning or addiction.

I don't even know how many times I've eaten that.

He Yuzhu strolled around the central courtyard. Only the increasingly obese Granny Zhang was inside; everyone else was gone, apparently having gone to set up their stalls.

After tidying up the house briefly, He Yuzhu left the courtyard and walked north along Nanluoguxiang.

Soon we arrived at the location of Gulou East Street and saw Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai setting up a stall.

It seems that it's Aunt Yi and Jia Dongxu on the south side.

He Yuzhu stood by the roadside for a few minutes and found that their business was not bad, and quite a few people were buying.

Then we arrived at their stall.

"Old Yi, what brings you to selling braised meat?"

Yi Zhonghai was busy when he looked up and saw He Yuzhu, which surprised him greatly.

"What business is it of yours if I sell braised meat?"

"How can it not concern me? We're neighbors, after all. You set up a stall and didn't even send out invitations. I'll give you a red envelope later."

Yi Zhonghai felt a little guilty: "Let's skip it. We appreciate your kindness, but it's good enough that you're not causing trouble."

"Don't be like that, I also own a braised food shop. If you have any questions, you can ask me. Do you think I'm the kind of person who wouldn't help my neighbors?"

He Yuzhu said, "Old Yi, that's not fair of you. You should have told me about something this big. I could have introduced you to a few acquaintances so you could get a discount when you buy the goods."

Qin Huairu asked naively, "Can you get a discount on the goods?"

"Of course! I buy hundreds of kilograms of offal pig heads every day, so of course I get them cheaply."

Yi Zhonghai stopped Qin Huairu and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense, and don't get involved with him."

The purchase of the formula was a decision made by Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai, without telling Qin Huairu that Granny Zhang bought it from someone in He Yuzhu's shop.

Qin Huairu didn't think much of it, after all, she knew that her family and He Yuzhu didn't get along, but now that they were doing the same thing, it was best to avoid provoking He Yuzhu.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhu Zi, you have a shop on Yandaixie Street, which is a mile or two away from here. Dong Xu was also fired from the factory, so he just sets up a stall to earn a meager living. It won't affect your business, so don't cause us any trouble."

"When have I ever caused you any trouble? It's always you who are looking for trouble."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he picked up a cleaver, cut a piece of pork head meat, and put it directly into his mouth before they could react.

After chewing a couple of times, he said, "It tastes pretty good, almost as good as what I make."

"No, it's nowhere near as good as yours."

As Yi Zhonghai spoke, he became nervous. He had gotten the recipe from He Yuzhu's house, and he didn't know if He Yuzhu would be able to tell that the taste was similar.

Speaking of the taste, Yi Zhonghai has always been puzzled. Logically speaking, the same recipe should produce pig's head meat with a similar taste.

However, Yi Zhonghai always felt that the taste was not quite the same as the one made by He Yuzhu.

It was just that I didn't feel comfortable asking before.

He Yuzhu said, "This is not bad either; the taste is already very good."

Qin Huairu was delighted: "Yes, many people say it's delicious after trying it."

A man buying groceries nearby chimed in, "Yes, the braised meat here smells delicious and tastes great too, it has a unique aroma."

Yi Zhonghai suddenly had a bad feeling. Why was He Yuzhu so kind today? It was not like him at all. Was he planning something bad?

He quickly said, "Zhu Zi, your shop is very busy too. Why don't you go back and keep busy? We're just a small business. We just need to make a living for Dong Xu's family. We won't take away your business."

“I don’t care if you can steal my business, but it will be difficult to make a living from this in the future,” He Yuzhu said.

Qin Huairu also felt that this was not a very nice thing to say: "What do you mean by that? How can we not support our family? We don't need much, just enough to get by."

"Make a living? Support your family? You guys really have wild ideas. I think you'll be supporting your family in jail!"

Yi Zhonghai scolded, "Shazhu, don't come here to cause trouble. You see we have some business here, and you come here to cause trouble. What do you want?"

The unease in his heart grew stronger. Could it be that He Yuzhu had discovered that the recipe for braised meat came from him?

However, the braised meat made by Dongxu tastes different from the one sold by He Yuzhu. To be honest, it is not as good as the one from their place.

Yi Zhonghai always had a thorn in his side, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

I'm somewhat relieved that the two sides have different tastes, otherwise He Yuzhu would definitely have discovered that the recipe was his after tasting them.

He Yuzhu asked, "Don't you know what I'm planning to do? Lao Yi, where did you get this formula from?"

"It's none of your business where I came from, it's not yours anyway."

Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhu Zi, don't cause trouble. You can tell that the braised meat sold here tastes completely different from what you have back home."

"It is quite different, but Lao Yi, if you steal someone else's formula, you will definitely have to pay compensation and be imprisoned."

"Stop talking nonsense. This recipe was bought by Jia Dongxu from someone else. That person sold the recipe because he had no children and wanted to save money for his retirement."

Qin Huairu quickly replied.

Of course, Jia Dongxu didn't tell Qin Huairu that he bought the recipe from Er Yong, mainly because he wanted He Yuzhu's recipe.

He then found a story and told it to Qin Huairu.

"That's right, Zhu Zi, don't cause trouble. Don't think we're afraid of you. We didn't want to argue with you before, but you can't try to smear us this time."

Yi Zhonghai said, "The taste of our product is completely different from yours. No one will say that the two companies use the same recipe."

Several other shoppers nearby stopped choosing meat and watched the argument unfold. The older man even offered advice:

"Yes, if you don't have evidence, you shouldn't talk nonsense, otherwise the patrolmen will be here in a little while."

"Let's not talk about the recipe for now, the main problem is that this dish is not right!"

"What's wrong?" the man asked.

"Didn't you notice after eating it several times? This dish contains opium poppy shells."

"What? There are poppies in this dish?"

Chapter 104 Jia Dongxu, who reported the braised meat vendor, goes to jail again.

Yi Zhonghai's face turned deathly pale instantly; he hadn't expected He Yuzhu to say such a thing.

When I first got the recipe, I even considered reporting He Yuzhu for using poppies to braise meat.

Thinking about it later, He Yuzhu could make a lot of money with this formula, and I heard that he has already opened another store in another place.

After discussing it with Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai decided not to report it for the time being.

Making money with this formula is the priority.

After all, he also used opium, so if he used the same recipe to sell braised meat, even if He Yuzhu knew, he would have leverage over him. Since everyone was using opium, He Yuzhu would have no confidence to cause trouble.

If he breaks off relations, everyone will suffer a lose-lose situation and no one will have a good ending.

Because of this consideration, the two of them had the confidence to set up a stall and sell pig's head meat.

Unexpectedly, He Yuzhu flipped the table and revealed that the formula contained opium poppy shells.

"Silly Zhu, stop spewing nonsense. How could that possibly be used in here?"

"Heh, do you think I don't know whether you need it or not? No matter what dish it is, once I put it in my mouth, I can figure out the recipe and cooking method. Do you think you can hide the fact that you used opium here from me?"

Qin Huairu flinched in fright, then reached out to steady herself on the table and asked, "Uncle Yi, is what He Yuzhu said true?"

"He's just here to cause trouble. Anyway, I've never seen Dongxu add opium to it."

He Yuzhu ignored the two of them and said to the older brother next to him, "Could you please go and call the patrol team over?"

The older brother turned around and went to find the patrol team.

We are still under military control, and every night police officers and joint defense team members patrol various traffic arteries.

It's easy to find the person.