Chapter 229: Making Mischief
To put it simply, some things are unclear.
Xia Mingyue couldn't care less and hurriedly came out of the main room.
At this time, everyone working in the central kitchen was standing in the yard, panicked and hurried. After seeing Xia Mingyue, they hurriedly said, "Mrs. Xia, come and see what is going on. ?”
Xia Mingyue frowned and came forward.
Jiang Zhuguo brought the fish balls she had just made to Xia Mingyue, "Sister Xia, have a taste."
Xia Mingyue took it and took a bite.
The refreshing aroma of the fish balls instantly fills the entire mouth, but along with the unique aroma of the fish balls is a bitter taste.
The bitterness is not strong, to be precise, it is quite light. If you don’t pay attention, you may not even notice it.
But this is just a small bite. If you chew a lot and eat all the fish balls in your mouth, the bitter taste will be very strong and uncomfortable.
Xia Mingyue frowned and spat out the fishballs that were not completely chewed in her mouth, "Is it just the fishballs, or is everything like this?"
"The first ones to take away the goods were the two people at the breakfast stall. At home, before everything is put out of the pot, I have tasted and inspected it as Sister Xia said, and there is nothing wrong with it."
Jiang Zhuguo said, "Now the central kitchen. All the food, except for the fish balls, all the other oden-cooked meats, the braised noodles at the food stalls, and the meat fillings for wontons all have a bitter taste."
"On the contrary, the braised pork is what I am most worried about. and all kinds of braised vegetables, but there is no problem."
Hearing this, Xia Mingyue frowned even more. She verified everything one by one according to what Jiang Zhuguo said, and it turned out to be exactly what she said. Yes, these things all have a bitter taste.
She didn't know why this bitter taste came. Xia Mingyue didn't dare to slack off. She didn't dare to swallow anything and gargled her mouth again and again.
"Sister Xia, what should I do?" Jiang Zhuguo was very anxious.
Lu Shi also walked around in circles several times, "This thing is so good, why is it bitter and astringent?"
"It's so good, it will definitely not be like this, it must be It happens for a reason." Xia Mingyue said quietly. Said, "It depends on the cause, what caused it."
The fish balls, meat and noodle stew are all problematic, and these three raw materials are from different suppliers. What is the problem? It's not just the raw materials that are defective, but someone is causing trouble.
Then you need to ask the doctor to come over and take a look to see where the bitter taste comes from and whether it is poisonous.
The task of hiring a doctor fell on two brothers, Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu. They did not dare to slack off and invited Doctor Du, the most famous doctor nearby, to come and check on the situation.
After Doctor Du arrived, his expression became a little solemn when Xia Mingyue explained the cause and effect. He took out the silver needles from the box he brought and tested them one by one.
After confirming that all the things had not been tested for toxicity, Doctor Du first breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was not poisoned.
Then, he tasted the bitter food. After careful comparison and identification, he stroked the beard on his chin and said, "If I'm not mistaken, someone should have put coptis water in here. This thing doesn't have any It's toxic, but it doesn't taste good. It seems that these things can no longer be sold."
Doctor Du also sighed a little about this.
He also likes Xia Ji's food. Now that something happened to Xia Ji, he will no longer be able to sell it at the stall today, so he won't be able to eat it.
"Well, it must not be sold anymore." Xia Mingyue nodded, "Doctor Du, don't worry."
Coptis chinensis has a bitter taste, and the bitterness persists for a long time. No matter how you wash and soak it, this Even the bitter taste cannot be completely removed. Xia Ji relies on word of mouth to operate, and it must not be ruined because of this.
Doctor Du nodded when he heard this and started to pack a bunch of things.
Xia Mingyue took the money bag to pay for the consultation and sent him out. When he came back, he was still frowning.
The reason for all the bitterness of food has been found, but the culprit must be found.
Who is it, and by what method did they secretly get this coptis water into various foods...
Xia Mingyue was deep in thought, looking at everyone in the courtyard, and then looking at the various things in the kitchen, and couldn't help mumbling.
Under the current situation, the breakfast stalls are fine and the braised food shop is fine. It can be said that the problems are with the food stalls and the Oden food trucks.
Is this just a conspiracy against these two types of franchisees, or...
Wait, in addition to the different types of food, the production time seems to be different.
The braised food is all made the night before, and the dough used to make the various fried foods at the breakfast stalls is also prepared the night before.
It can be said that the problems are all caused by the food made in the morning.
In other words, the time to drink coptis water was only done this morning.
But when the pork was delivered, it was cut into small pieces, the chickens for braised chicken were also whole, and the fish was packed one by one in several baskets and was not concentrated.
Xia Mingyue had previously divided the labor in the central kitchen. Each franchise type had a dedicated person in charge of the food types involved. Therefore, when they cooked various food, they also received the required food from each location. The materials will not be piled in one place at all.
If someone wants to add coptis water to these things separately, they will have to walk back and forth. Someone will definitely notice such a conspicuous behavior.
The only person who can do it without being noticed is that when the person drinks coptis water, he drinks an ingredient that is used in all kinds of food.
And if we talk about all the things that are used for eating...
Xia Mingyue paused and went straight to the water tank.
Lifting the lids of all the water tanks, Xia Mingyue took the water ladle and scooped a little from all the water tanks to taste.
It is full of bitterness, and it is the same as the five-water jar.
Sure enough, when coptis dives into the water tank, it is not easy for anyone to notice, and it can ensure that the impact is wide enough to cause enough losses to the entire Xia Ji.
Is this person really smart?
Xia Mingyue held the water ladle in her hand, looked at the people working in the central kitchen again, and asked loudly, "Who has been near the water tank today?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone recalled everything that had happened since they got here in the morning.
"I have been close to the water tank today." It was Song who spoke.
"I also went to fetch water." Guo said.
"I saw Madam Wang fetching water..."
After admitting or identifying, soon everyone who had been near the water tank stood up.
There are five people, accounting for half of all the people working in the central kitchen.
Xia Mingyue's face darkened and she said, "Everyone knows what happened in the morning. Someone with evil intentions put coptis water into the water tank in our central kitchen. Many family members said today It’s really abominable that so many things are wasted without doing any business.”