My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 219 Touching Other People's Cake

Chapter 219 Touching Someone Else's Cake

Zhu Laoer gave some money to the yamen runners and successfully met Manager Yang.

Although Shopkeeper Yang was imprisoned, his situation was not bad. Seeing Si Muyan, he hurriedly said, "Why are you here, Miss? You shouldn't be here. This matter has nothing to do with you. They have no evidence, so at most they'll just lock me up for a few days and then release me. As for the rest, we'll make plans after I get out."

Si Muyan was a little touched. She didn't expect that at such a critical moment, Manager Yang would still think of her. It was obvious that he had never told anyone about her.

"Shopkeeper Yang, whatever they ask you later, just tell them the truth. I'm the one who supplies you. If you tell them, they won't do anything to you."

"How can this be?" Shopkeeper Yang quickly tried to deny it, but he wasn't stupid and immediately realized, "What the young lady meant is..."

Si Muyan nodded. "I'm afraid we've all fallen into a trap. Whether it's the shop or the deaths, it's all been arranged by someone. For now, you should first protect yourself and your shop."

Shopkeeper Yang asked, "What are you going to do? No, I can't do anything that would betray my trust."

Si Muyan smiled and said, "I know that Shopkeeper Yang is not a mean person, but you have to do this now. Those people are coming for me. If you die here, it will be of no use to me. Why should I lose my most trusted partner for nothing?"

Shopkeeper Yang was somewhat touched, but more nervous: "Then... have you thought of a corresponding solution?"

"Do not worry."

Si Muyan was unsure, but she couldn't show it in front of Shopkeeper Yang. After giving these instructions, she returned to the food store and waited for a while, and then He Lai's money came back.

"Sister Yan, President Chen invites you to have tea at Phoenix Tower tonight."

Si Muyan nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as he is willing to see me."

He Laiqian asked: "Sister Yan, if you have anything to say, you can let me go to see Shopkeeper Yang and tell him."

Si Muyan said, "Shopkeeper Yang doesn't seem like a businessman. He's a bit naive. If I hadn't personally persuaded him, he wouldn't have agreed to put the blame on me."

He Laiqian thought for a moment and then realized what was happening. He felt a little sad: "Sister Yan is such a good person, why would someone want to frame her?"

"I'm messing with someone else's cake." Si Muyan was very calm. "Actually, I didn't expect the stir-fried pork with chili peppers to be so popular. But the person behind this must have already regarded me as a thorn in his side. The stir-fried pork with chili peppers is just a way for him to deal with me."

Chairman Chen was a plump, middle-aged man. He said nothing, but poured Si Muyan a cup of tea. "This is the best Rain-Previous Longjing tea. I heard that Mr. Si came from a noble family. I think he's a connoisseur of fine tea. Would you like to try it?"

Si Muyan took the tea and drank it all in one gulp, then replied, "The president also said that was in the past. I was young and ignorant at that time. How could I have known the quality of tea? I grew up in the countryside, and even if it was good tea like this, it would be like a cow chewing a peony. What a pity."

Chairman Chen raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Boss Si is a straightforward person."

Si Muyan said, "President Chen accepted the invitation, which shows that he is a straightforward person. There is no need to beat around the bush. I want to know who did this to me and what they want our Si family to do?"

President Chen sighed softly, "Sometimes being too talented isn't a good thing. You're such an intelligent girl, it would be wonderful if you could find someone who appreciates your talent. It's a shame, how many people in the countryside know the essence of Rain Dragon Well tea? When they see something so good, they don't think of cherishing it, but destroying it."

Si Muyan was silent for a long time, then asked, "My family members are all mediocre people. Without me, they would have stayed in the village and farmed for the rest of their lives."

President Chen nodded and said, "Don't worry about that. All they want is to destroy a peony."

"I promise."

When Si Muyan was about to leave, President Chen called her: "Do you know what you did wrong?"

"Please enlighten me, President."

Chairman Chen said, "Businessmen with only ability are useless without backing. It's like a delicate flower. If it's kept in a yard, it's carefully cared for and admired by everyone. But if it grows by the roadside, it won't grow to full size and will be picked."

After Si Muyan returned, she called her younger sister and told her, "Remember this: tomorrow morning, all the Si family shops will be closed and all business will cease. We still have quite a bit of money left at home, as well as the rewards Feng Ziheng brought us. You should keep some of it, and use the rest to pay for breach of contract and employee severance pay."

The second sister looked at her in disbelief: "Sister, is it really... is it really that serious?"

The younger sister nervously grabbed Si Muyan and said, "Sister, what are you going to do? You should be the one taking care of these big things and making the decisions."

Si Muyan reached out and smoothed her hair, then looked at her second sister before saying, "From now on, just focus on raising chickens, growing vegetables, and farming, and there won't be any other trouble. Daddy is a registered official in the county government, so at least he can earn some money, which is enough to support the family. Little sister, you are the smartest one. Remember not to rush into anything in the future. Smoothness is the most important thing. Our Si family is not destined to rise, so don't even think about it."

"Sister, are you going to do something?" The younger sister was very anxious. "Sister, you didn't say this before. When we were in such a difficult time, you told me that I should never give up. As long as we work hard, things will get better and better."

"Yes." Si Muyan smiled, tears welling in her eyes. "That's how it is where we are. As long as you work hard, there will be hope for the future. Even if you don't become rich, you can still live a good life. But I forgot that it's not like that here. This is a world where power is supreme and ordinary people are like ants. We have no choice but to compromise."

The younger sister burst into tears and said, "Sister, please don't scare me."

Si Muyan touched her face and said, "Don't cry, everything will be fine. Xiao An is still young, and Xia Er is still young. We sisters must work together to raise them up."

Because of the last sentence, the second sister finally felt relieved, but the youngest sister was very sharp-minded and almost did not sleep all night.

At dawn the next day, before my younger sister could arrange for the workshop to close, a group of yamen runners came to the village.

Si Muyan was arrested for intentional poisoning. She confessed to the incident and said that she had a long-standing grudge with that person and that she did this because she had a good relationship with Jixiang Restaurant. She concealed the fact that she had done this from Manager Yang.

The bailiffs acted quickly and quickly took Si Muyan away. The second sister was so shocked that she stepped forward to stop them, but was held back by the youngest sister.

"Little sister, they want to take my elder sister away. My elder sister hasn't been to the county town for a long time. How could she have a grudge against someone, and how could she have killed someone?"