After leaving the door, Kangtai walked quickly forward. After taking only two steps, he saw the wife of the elder's family coming out of the house with the child in her arms. The second family's wife also opened the window and looked outside to see what was going on.
Kangtai turned around and scolded his two daughters-in-law, telling them to go back to the house quickly and not to worry about him solving the problems ahead. Then he asked his wife, Mrs. Sun, to look at the two second daughters-in-law and grandchildren and not to go out, let alone go to the front.
After explaining, Kangtai continued walking forward, and soon he left the backyard and reached the workshop in front.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Our Kang family has been operating here for several generations, and the Kang family tofu workshop is famous throughout Pingyang City!" Before the people arrived, the extremely angry voice of Kang Youlu, the second child, came over. , then I heard the eldest brother Kang Youfu also said: "Liu Lichang, my second brother is right, our Kang family has always done business honestly, especially the amount of tofu sold every day. Not to mention ordinary people, even Mr. Liu’s family uses our tofu.”
"Our Kang family's tofu workshop has been operating in Pingyang City for so many years, but it is a time-honored business. How could we ruin our jobs and do such a thing? Liu Lichang, you know our Lao Kang family, this matter is absolutely impossible Impossible! Is there a mistake?"
"Boss Kang, Second Brother Kang, I'm not here to reason today. To be honest, I don't believe that something like this would happen to your Kang family's tofu, but this happened just like this."
"Now someone has used your Kang family tofu and something has happened. If they want to report it to the official, I will temporarily help suppress it for the sake of the neighbors. I am here to inform the Kang family of this matter and seek an explanation for the suffering owner. If you don’t admit it, it’s your business. It’s a fact that something happened. No matter what it is, this matter must be resolved, right?”
Liu Qi's unique male voice sounded, with a hint of schadenfreude in his words.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Kang Tai finally arrived. He lifted the curtain and walked out from behind, asking directly.
"Dad!" Kang Youfu and Kang Youlu shouted quickly.
"Dad! Liu Qi brought people to the door and said that there was something wrong with my tofu and that they were eating it badly. This...how is this possible! We want our Kang family to pay compensation. Isn't this blackmail?" Kang Youlu made tofu. The craftsmanship is first-class, but in terms of human sophistication, he is not very good. He directly told the situation in front of Liu Qi, shouting with an indignant expression.
"Kang Lao Er! You bastard and egg-chopping thing! You, tell me clearly! Blackmailing you? Who blackmailed you? I bought your home-made tofu. I vomited and had diarrhea after eating it at home. Now I have lost half of my life." Tiao, how come we are blackmailing people when we come to ask for an explanation for the sufferer?" A white servant with a sinewy face and a big beard slammed the table, took two steps forward and cursed loudly.
"Brother Ma, don't get angry. My brother is a straight talker. Please forgive me if I say something wrong. There is no blackmail, absolutely not. Today we are just discussing the matter."
"You're just a Bidou thing. You're so careless when you talk so well? Believe it or not, I'm going to take you to the Yamen? You're a shameless thing. There's nothing you can do about it?" The bearded Ma Ge rolled up his sleeves and cursed, Kang Youfu kept saying Just say nice things and apologize.
Kangtai recognized at a glance that the two white servants who came with Liu Qi were Liu Qi's brothers. In addition to the bearded Brother Ma, there was also a stout man named Liu Jiu, who was Liu Qi's brother.
These two people are both white servants. The so-called white servants are government servants who are not on duty. In other words, they play the role of assisting the police and assisting the police.
Although he is not a formal employee, he is considered an official official for ordinary people. Just now, Kang Youlu said the wrong thing because he was angry. If Kang Youfu hadn't stopped him and kept saying nice things to apologize, the words of the bearded Ma Ge to take him to the Yamen would really have been true. Not a threat.
"Brother Ma, the child is ignorant. Don't be angry. If you have something to say, say it well. Say it well..." Kang Tai quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, took the hand of the bearded Brother Ma and stuffed a few copper coins into it. He felt what was in his hand. Bearded Brother Ma didn't pursue what Kang Lao Er had just said, but his face still looked very ugly.
After finally persuading Brother Ma, Kang Tai turned around and scolded Kang Youlu for not being able to speak. Then he kicked him and scolded him again. Why didn't they entertain Qi Ye when they saw him? Isn’t this a pot of tea? Why don't you go back and make tea quickly?
Kang Youlu frowned and was about to discern something when Kang Youfu quickly pulled him and winked at his younger brother, then led Kang Youlu away.
"Brother, why are you dragging me? This matter is obviously..." Kang Youlu said unconvinced when he went to the back.
Before he could finish speaking, Kang Youfu glared at him: "You have offended someone with your words just now. Don't you know who these Liu Qi, Liu Jiu and Lao Ma are? They usually stir up trouble without any reason, directly Aren't you looking for trouble by going against them? What if Lao Ma really takes you to the Yamen?"
"I...I...do I just watch them blackmail people like this? Is there any royal law in the world?" Kang Youlu was naive or stupid. He came to his senses after being asked this question by Kang Youfu. He was just too angry just now.
"You, you, you are going to suffer in the future for standing still like this. Okay, dad is here. I will negotiate with dad about the next thing. You stay behind and don't go there." Kang Youfu sighed and told his brother After saying this, he went to find tea leaves and got water to make a pot of tea. When the tea was brewed, he quickly returned to the front with the tea.
"Master Qi, I just learned about the matter you are talking about, but it probably has nothing to do with our Kang family..." Up ahead, Kang Tai had already heard Liu Qi's intention, and he frowned and said politely.
"Whether this matters or not is not up to me, nor is it up to you. The problem is that someone ate your tofu and got into trouble." Liu Qi said slowly.
"I understand, I understand." Kang Tai nodded repeatedly and said with an apologetic smile: "Our Kang family has been making tofu for so many years, and nothing like this has ever happened to us. But since you said so, why don't you ask Master Qi to help you? Don’t worry, you’ll definitely have to pay for the tea.”
While talking, Kang Youfu came over with tea and served tea to Liu Qi and the three of them diligently. He also smiled and said: "Master Qi, my father is right. I'm afraid this is a misunderstanding. People eat whole grains. How can anyone not get sick? I sell so much tofu every day, and you often eat it on weekdays. Everyone is fine after eating it, so why does this place have a problem? Could it be other reasons? "
"You have been a neighbor for so many years, and you are the head of the neighborhood. You are here with good intentions. Our Kang family will definitely appreciate this kindness. However, we still need your help to deal with this matter. As for the other things, you don't need to tell us. We, the Kang family, will definitely remember it. Your love."
Kang Youfu's words were neither arrogant nor humble. Kang Tai nodded slightly after hearing this. He had to be the boss. If the second child, the foolish Qing, continued to quarrel with the other party, this matter would be difficult to handle.
Seeing Liu Qi's hesitant look, Kang Tai quickly stretched out his hand and put a handful of broken silver into his hand. He held Liu Qi's hand and said sincerely: "Master Qi, I have to thank you for your trouble. Please help me with this matter." "
After taking the silver, Liu Qi's expression softened a lot. He weighed it a little and found that the silver that Kang Tai stuffed into his hand was about a small amount, which was a lot of money.
After thinking about it, Liu Qi coughed, and when he was about to say something, a man suddenly ran in from outside. As soon as this man entered the workshop, he went straight to Liu Qi, leaned over and said something in Liu Qi's ear.
Liu Qi's expression suddenly changed after hearing this, and then asked: "Seriously?"
Seeing the visitor nodding, Liu Qi stood up suddenly with an extremely serious expression.
"Kang Tai, Boss Kang, this matter is too vague. Please come with me."
"What's wrong, Master Qi? Let's go? Where are you going?"
"Where else can we go? Of course it's the Yamen!" Liu Qi said coldly.
"yamen?"
Kang Tai was shocked. Why did he have to go to the Yamen all of a sudden? Kang Youfu hurriedly asked what happened? Liu Qi immediately told them that the family that ate their tofu had just died. Now it was not a matter of bad stomachs, but a dead person, and the nature of the matter of human life was different. Taking them to the Yamen now is still out of respect for the old neighbors, but the situation will be different when the Yamen officially issue the arrest warrant.
When Liu Qi said this, both father and son were dumbfounded. Their Kang family's tofu killed people? How is this possible! But looking at Liu Qi, it didn't look like he was talking nonsense. After all, one wouldn't dare to talk nonsense if one's life was taken away. Now Liu Qi was going to take them to the Yamen. When they heard the result, the two of them couldn't help but panic.
At this time, Kang Youlu, who had been listening to the noise in front, couldn't help but ran back and stopped Liu Qi from taking the people away.
But how could Liu Qi give Kang Youlu a good look, and Kang Youlu was also a member of the Kang family. There was a life-threatening lawsuit at Kang's tofu shop. Not only Kang Tai, but also Kang Youlu was taken away. The bearded Ma Ge and Liu Jiu on the side went directly In front of him, the two men pinched him in the middle and restrained Kang Youlu in an instant.
Seeing that something was wrong, Kangtai hurriedly shouted, don't use force, don't use force, he could go with Liu Qi, but his two sons hoped that Liu Qigao would be more generous.
Liu Qi shook his head and said it couldn't be done. It was because their tofu was made. Since anyone who made the tofu would have to be taken to the Yamen, he couldn't make the decision.
Hearing this, Kangtai quickly said that his boss doesn't make tofu and has always been taking care of business at the front. The tofu is made by himself and his second son. If this is the case, please let his boss go.
After saying this, Liu Qi hesitated for a while, and then looked at Kang Tai who had a pleading look on his face. Liu Qi stopped talking. With a wave of his hand, he asked Ma Ge and Liu Jiu to escort Kang Youlu, and he took Kang Tai out. And go.
"Dad! Second brother!" Something like this happened suddenly. Kang Youfu didn't know what to do for a moment. He watched his father and brother being taken away by Liu Qi and his group. He was so anxious that he took two steps forward, but He was stopped by the man who just came to inform Liu Qi.
"Boss! It's okay! Remember to take good care of your mother and the second daughter-in-law at home..." Outside, Kang Tai's voice came, and there was another sentence after it that was blown to pieces by the cold wind, but he couldn't hear it clearly. Seeing his father and second brother taken away like this, Kang Youfu felt that the world had suddenly collapsed.
