coobybook Chapter 222 Surprise
Chapter 222 Surprise
Old Man Wu had been watching the three people personally, for he was afraid that there were still fools in the village who would be tricked into releasing the people.
No merchants had ever come to the village to buy medicinal herbs before. How come these people came here just after the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion opened?
Old Man Wu felt that these three people must be coming for Shang Wan, and he didn't know how they would harm Shang Wan.
Their village finally had a promising person who could help everyone make money, so shouldn't they protect him like a treasure? They couldn't let a few outsiders bully him.
As it was getting dark, Old Man Wu guessed that Shang Wan and the others would be back soon, so he told his son to tie up the three men and bring them out, and give them an explanation before Shang Wan heard about it.
The others just came to join in the fun. Of course, they mainly wanted to show that they were on Shang Wan's side. They definitely had no intention of selling the herbs to other people.
After hearing the reason, Shang Wan had already guessed who was behind it.
Seeing that everyone in the village was looking at her, Shang Wan raised the corner of her lips, her tone neither light nor heavy, but powerful.
"It's everyone's freedom to sell the herbs to whomever they want. I have no right to control it and I won't. But there is one thing, if anyone wants to cheat and pass off inferior herbs as good ones, give up the idea as soon as possible. Otherwise, don't blame me for not remembering our past friendship and turning my back on you."
Shang Wan had said long ago that after learning the craft, she would welcome people to sell the herbs they dug in the mountains to her after processing them, but she would not care if they sold them to other people.
But if her herbs were given to other people, she would not be a pushover and would not mind letting the villagers learn a lesson from her methods.
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd, which had been a little agitated just now, instantly quieted down. Regardless of whether they had any thoughts about it or not, they all took Shang Wan's words to heart.
Wu Mingli looked around and was the first to speak up: "Manager Shang, we all follow you to make money, so naturally we are on your side. We would never do such a heartless thing."
"Yes."
"Yes."
"We are from the same village, we all know what's going on!"
Many people echoed the sentiment.
No matter whether it is sincere or false, at least it sounds comfortable at this moment.
Lu Chengjing walked to Shang Wan's side and took over the conversation at the right time: "Uncle Wu, we will take these three people back."
Old Man Wu pointed at Wu Mingli and the two men standing beside him and said, "The three of you go and take the scholar home."
"Okay!" Wu Mingli grabbed the person and left. The other two also hurriedly grabbed their people and followed, not giving Shang Wan and the others any chance to refuse.
The rest of the people held torches and looked at Shang Wan with eager eyes, which made them feel inexplicably pitiful.
"It's getting late, let's all go and have some rest." Shang Wan smiled again, and his tone became gentler, sounding very kind. "The pharmacy has done some big business, so everyone will be busy in the days ahead."
"Really?"
"Very good!!"
The group of people were surprised and happy when they heard this. They were not afraid of being busy, but were afraid of having no work to do.
Everyone stood there and couldn't wait to tell their families the good news.
Old Man Wu stayed for a while, and when most people had left, he said to Shang Wan, "Some people in our village get confused easily when they are criticized. I have scolded them one by one. They don't have bad intentions, but they just don't understand the inside story. Don't take it to heart and don't bother with them. I will apologize to you on their behalf."
"Uncle Wu, you don't have to do this." Shang Wan said, "I am a person who looks at the results."
The result was that as soon as she returned, the villagers tied up the three men and brought them to her.
After hearing this, Old Man Wu finally felt relieved about the villagers.
He found that he had underestimated Shang Wan before. The girl was more tolerant than he thought.
"Shi Tou, send Uncle Wu back."
"Okay!" Shitou lit the lantern and came over. "Uncle Wu, this way. I'll take you there."
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After the family had dinner, Xiaohuan prepared Chu Xu's favorite snacks.
The child was leaving, and Xiaohuan felt reluctant to let him go. She thought about making more delicious food for the child to eat on the road.
Chu Xu circled around Xiaohuan like a little tail, calling her "Auntie" sweetly.
The three people who collected medicinal herbs were locked up in the woodshed, where Lu Chengjing and Shang Wan interrogated them together.
Yuanyuan stood on Xiaohui's back, peeping inside through the window with her two little hands, her big eyes wide open with curiosity.
Shang Wan simply brought the baby in and placed him on his lap, watching Lu Chengjing interrogate the man together.
When it comes to interrogation, Lu Chengjing and Shang Wan have completely different styles. Shang Wan uses torture, while Lu Chengjing relies almost entirely on words.
He was good at finding loopholes in the three people's words, misleading them with his words, and then taking the opportunity to ask them questions.
Shang Wan thought it would be easier to give them a beating, as these three didn't seem to be very tough.
"We are not traveling merchants. Li Ping asked us to come here."
Lu Chengjing: "Who is Li Ping?"
"It's the servant from the Qi Mansion. He has something on us, so we have no choice but to listen to him."
"He also gave us the banknotes and asked us to come to Yushu Village and take back all the herbs. If the villagers are unwilling to sell them, we should find a way to destroy them."
Unfortunately, before they could do anything, the villagers locked them in the cellar.
"We have no choice. Let us go. We promise not to say a word."
The three men begged for mercy again and again, which looked quite funny with the bruises on their faces and panda eyes.
Shang Wan walked out holding Yuanyuan. Lu Chengjing blocked the three people's mouths again and checked the ropes on them. He only followed them out after making sure they were not loose.
"How to deal with these three people?"
"Go back to where you came from." Shang Wan smiled and waved at Lu Chengjing, "Let's give Shopkeeper Qi a surprise."
Lu Chengjing leaned over to listen, and Yuanyuan also pricked up her ears to listen. Whether they understood or not was not important, as long as they had to feel involved.
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The next day, just after daybreak, the clerk of Jimin Pharmacy opened the door and before he could finish yawning, he looked up and saw three figures swaying in front of the door. He screamed in fright.
"Dead people!!!"
The hoarse shout called out all the neighbors.
"Where did someone die?"
"Oh, what a bad morning!"
"It's Jimin Pharmacy. There are three people hanging in front of the door."
"Not dead, not dead, still moving."
The unfortunate trio of medicine collectors were hung upside down in front of Jimin Pharmacy wearing only a pair of shorts, their mouths blocked tightly, staring with three pairs of dead fish eyes, looking so humiliated that they felt like they had no desire to live.
"There are words written on it. Let me read them to you guys."
"Qi Yongbao is a sinister villain."
"Jimin Pharmacy's tax evasion is doomed to fail."
"The powders in Jimin Pharmacy are all ground from moldy herbs."
The person reading the words turned the hanging man around and found two more lines of words on his back, "We are Qi Yongbao's lackeys. Anyone who sees us please help report to the police."
"I'll go, I'll go. I just like to help others." The man who wanted to watch the fun shouted and ran to the county government office.
By the time the waiter realized it, it was too late to chase after them. He didn't even bother to put the three hanging men down and hurried to inform his boss.