Chapter 93 Counterfeit Products

Ye Anyian's face turned cold and he said to Jiang Zhu, "Stop the car."

　　Jiang Zhu naturally heard the noise and stopped the cart: "What are you going to do?"

　　Ye Annian ignored him and got out of the car. Jiang Zhu was afraid that he would be impulsive, so he quickly followed.

　　Fuzai noticed something was wrong and stood on the car and looked down. Ding Qiu held the edge of the car and pricked up his ears.

　　Ye Annian walked over in two or two steps, but he didn't get angry. He just asked calmly: "Are you playing with the Rubik's Cube?"

　　"Are you blind? Can't you see?" the man said angrily.

　　Jiang Zhu stood behind Ye Anyian and narrowed his eyes dangerously when he heard this.

　　But Ye Anian seemed unaware and said calmly: "Your Rubik's Cube is broken, but I can fix it."

　　"You?" The middle-aged man didn't believe it. "If you want to play, buy it yourself, and don't bother me here!"

　　He didn't speak nicely, and Ye Anyian wasn't angry. He just said, "I can really pretend, but after I finish pretending, you have to lend me to play for a day and return it to you tomorrow."

The man finally raised his head from the pile of wooden blocks scattered on the table and glanced at Ye Anyian: "You pretend first, and we'll talk about it when you can."

　　Without saying anything else, Ye Annian pulled a stool from the side and sat down, then silently started assembling a table full of pieces of wood.

　　It only took a moment to install it.

　　There was a hint of surprise in the middle-aged man's eyes. He reached out to take it, but Ye Anyian dodged it.

　　"We agreed to let me play for a day."

　　"How do I know if you are a liar?!" The man frowned.

　　"You make an appointment and I'll bring it back to you tomorrow." Ye Annian said. He took out a piece of silver and threw it on the table. "Let's go to the head office."

　　This piece of broken silver is enough to buy several Rubik's cubes, so the man naturally has no objection: "I am the shopkeeper of the incense shop on this street. You can take it to the shop for me tomorrow, and I will return the money to you then."

　　"Okay." Ye Anyian agreed, took the Rubik's Cube and stood up to leave.

　　After the two left the tea stall, Jiang Zhucai stepped forward and asked him, "What's going on? Didn't you only sell to Feng Mingxu from Hongfu Academy?"

　　"It's only been on the market for a few days. Do you want to go find him and ask?"

　　Ye Annian shook his head: "No need, these are not the ones I made. I'm afraid someone copied the Rubik's Cube I made."

　　"Then what are your plans now?"

　　"Go home first, I want to study this fake."

　　As soon as this incident came out, Ye Anian's original good mood suddenly disappeared. He remembered that Jiang Zhu had told him before that someone in the town was talking about the Rubik's Cube. I'm afraid the signs had already started at that time.

　　However, it's no wonder that he didn't think carefully. The Rubik's Cube ordered by Hongfu Academy was for children in the Enlightenment Hall to play with. Whatever children know, they will inevitably not mention it to adults when they go home.

　　Therefore, even if there are only a few words about the Rubik's Cube in the town, it is normal.

　　But now that things have happened, it is useless to talk more. All he can do is to find out the situation in the town as soon as possible.

　　It was still early when I got home, but Ye Annian had no other thoughts. He took the imitation Rubik's Cube and got into the east room to study it.

　　He frowned and said nothing during the whole journey. Both Fu Zai and Ding Qiu noticed something was wrong, and neither of them bothered them at this time.

　　Copper Coin, on the other hand, waggled its tail stupidly and kept moving forward. Jiang Zhu took him away and locked him in the yard outside.

　　The silly dog ​​didn't know why, and kept yelling "oooo" and "oooo" at Jiang Zhu, but Fu Zai covered his mouth and dragged him outside to play.

　　Jiang Zhu tied up the ox cart and unloaded the items one by one.

　　Yang Huilan was enthusiastic and brought them a lot of food.

　　Sweet potatoes, lotus roots, eggs, honey, these were left over after Ye Anian rejected them.

n fact, the Wei family's life was not poor, but all the money they earned was used for Yang Huilan's medical treatment, and the family had no money left. But after all, Wei Feng has guests as chef, so he doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking.

　　Ye Annian was alone in the east room studying the imitation Rubik's Cube. After Jiang Zhu packed up the things he brought back, he planned to ask about the situation, but seeing how serious he looked, he didn't bother.

　　Thinking that Yang Huilan had brought them lotus roots, and the chestnuts picked from the mountain yesterday were still there, I wanted to make chestnut and lotus root soup.

　　This soup is best to drink in autumn. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen, appetizing, and replenishing qi and blood.

　　He did as he was told. He washed and peeled the lotus roots and cut them into evenly thin slices, then peeled a bowl of chestnuts and set them aside.

　　Then put the sliced ​​lotus root slices and peeled chestnuts into the pot, add water and bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and simmer. After about half an hour, add a handful of soaked raisins, and then sprinkle with brown sugar and Season with a little salt.

　　After simmering for a while, you can take it out of the pot.

　　As soon as the lid of the pot was opened, the aroma of chestnut and lotus root soup immediately hit my nostrils.

　　Jiang Zhu filled out four bowls, first placed a low table in the main room for the two children, and asked them to sit down and eat.

　　Then he took his and Ye Annian's bags and entered the east room.

　　Ye Anyian was sitting on the kang at this time, leaning on the kang table with his elbows and raising the Rubik's Cube to his eyes to look at it.

　　Hearing the noise, he finally glanced at Jiang Zhu: "What did you do? It smells so good."

　　"Chestnut and lotus root soup." Jiang Zhu said, "What do you see?"

　　"This thing is crudely made." Ye Annian replied, "Look, the edges and corners of these wooden blocks have not been polished very much and are not smooth. Moreover, although the buckles inside are made according to mine, they are not the same size. Not quite appropriate.

　　The person who assembled this Rubik's Cube probably didn't understand how to install the buckles inside, and put it together haphazardly, which caused the man in the afternoon to have trouble rotating, and it fell apart after just a few twists. "

　　To put it bluntly, the appearance is optical, but the inside is not studied clearly.

　　"Then, maybe the carpenter or wood carver in the town imitated it?"

　　Ye Annian shook his head: "It doesn't seem like it. If someone has been doing carpentry all year round, he wouldn't be able to make this thing so rough."

　　Not only were the edges and corners unpolished, but each wooden block was not cut neatly and painted in a rough color. Anyway, when he put it together, it looked rough.

　　"Drink the soup first, wait until it cools down." Jiang Zhu advised, "I'm afraid we have to investigate this matter from the beginning. Let's go to town tomorrow."

　　"Yes." Ye Anian responded, picked up the bowl, and took a sip of the hot chestnut and lotus root soup.

　　The soup is sweet, with a rich chestnut flavor and a hint of lotus root, giving it a thick texture.

　He took another chestnut with a spoon and put it into his mouth. The chestnut had been stewed until it was soft and rotten. It was full of noodles, sweet and glutinous when he bit it.

　　Ye Anyian ate several pieces in a row, and then scooped up lotus root slices to eat.

　　The lotus roots were also stewed soft and noodles. While eating, Ye Anian thought about the glutinous rice and lotus roots.

　　Autumn lotus root is the most nourishing and has the best taste.

　　He looked up at Jiang Zhu and asked, "Can you make glutinous rice and lotus root?"

　　Jiang Zhu was helpless: "I saw you were so absorbed in thinking just now. I thought you were worried."

As a result, when I turned around, I was thinking about food.

　　Ye Anian quickly finished the bowl of soup and felt that his whole body felt much warmer.

　　He raised the corners of his lips towards Jiang Zhu and said, "There's no point in worrying. This happened suddenly. Someone is probably targeting it deliberately. As you said, I'm afraid we have to start from the beginning to investigate."

　　"Let's ask the incense and candle shopkeeper tomorrow where he bought it. Only after we find the seller can we find out more."

　　"Well," Jiang Zhu nodded, reaching out to wipe away the soup stuck to the corner of his lips, "Then you should concentrate on investigating this matter. I can make glutinous rice and lotus root, and I will make it for you tomorrow."

　　"Okay." Ye Anyian responded and threw the Rubik's Cube aside.

　　He has studied this fake inside and out. It has no value anymore. He can just go to town and return it to the incense and candle shop owner tomorrow.

　　Press this matter for now.

　　After a day of running around town today, everyone was a little tired. After dinner, Ye Anyian drove the two children to wash up and go to bed.

　　He himself was not in the mood to continue doing the Rubik's Cube. After drinking the medicine Jiang Zhu boiled for him, he got into bed and planned to rest early.

　　The light on Kang's table suddenly went dark, and the quilt behind him was lifted.

　　Jiang Zhu lay down behind him and reached out out of habit to pull him into his arms from behind.

　　Ye Anqing breathed a sigh of relief and let him hold her.

　　Jiang Zhu's low voice came to his ears: "Can't you sleep?"

　　Ye Anyian "hummed".

　　"Still thinking about the Rubik's Cube?"

　　"Well, I was wondering how the imitator took apart the Rubik's Cube I made."

　　The Rubik's Cube he made has interlocking buckles inside. Although it rotates smoothly, it is impossible for others to take it apart.

　　Ye Anian could guarantee that even if he found a piece of hard iron to pry it open, it would be impossible to pry it open.

　　This is the power of the mechanism lock.

　　Only he knows how to break the Rubik's Cube into small wooden pieces.

　　So, how did the person who imitated him know the internal structure of his Rubik's Cube, and how could he make the buckles inside exactly the same.

　　"Since using formal methods won't work, then use folk remedies." Behind him, Jiang Zhu chuckled.

　　"What do you mean?" Ye Anyian was slightly startled and suddenly turned back to look at him.

　　Jiang Zhu leaned forward and touched his nose: "Isn't it enough to cut it open with a saw or smash it with a stone?"

　　Ye Anyian: ...!

As the person who created the wooden Rubik's Cube, he would not think about destroying it, but if someone really wanted to imitate his Rubik's Cube with bad intentions, he would really have to use this method.

　　After all, no matter how strong your buckles are, the wood cannot withstand saws and axes.

　　Seeing Ye Anian was stunned, Jiang Zhu stretched out her arms to hug him tighter, and rubbed his long, silky hair: "Sleep, let's go to the town together tomorrow to find out what's going on."

　　Ye Anyian buried his head in his arms and said in a muffled voice, "Zhao Le and Yang Chi are coming over tomorrow afternoon."

　　He made an appointment with those people to take a teaching exam tomorrow.

　　"Then let's go early and come back early."

　　Early the next morning, the two of them got up before dawn, made some simple breakfast, and then drove the ox cart to Tianshui Town.

　　As a result, they met Zhou Liang's ox cart on the road.

　　In the car were five or six aunts and husbands from the village, including Wu Xianglian and Sun Caihe.

　　Seeing the two of them catching up with the bullock cart, the expression on Wu Xianglian's face was very complicated, she was sour and jealous.

　　Ye Anyian was not in the mood to pay attention to them, so he closed his eyes and pretended to take a nap.

　　Wu Xianglian glanced at him and raised her voice, as if on purpose: "My brother is now prosperous, and he doesn't talk about being filial to the elders in the family."

　　"I bought a bullock cart and didn't say a word. I'm so selfish."

　　It's a pity that no one paid attention to her.

　　She rolled her eyes and said, "It's better for us, Ansong, to keep up the good work. The college exam is over today, and the results will be released in a few days. I'm afraid our village will also be able to produce a scholar!"

　　When these words were brought up, a silent aunt next to her came up to her: "Sister Wu, you are going to Anxing County to pick up Ye Ansong."

　　"That's natural," Wu Xianglian raised her head proudly, "Just wait to eat our Ansong High School Entrance Examination wedding banquet!"