Lin Jiabiyu

As soon as Shopkeeper Qiao turned out of the house, a middle-aged man who looked like a manager walked up to him.Frowning tightly, with a flustered look on his face, he staggered up.Pulling the sleeve of shopkeeper Qiao, he lowered his voice and said: "Shopkeeper, there is something wrong with the shop over there in Yong'an City. It seems that there is something wrong with the medicinal materials. Under the big festival, shopkeeper Zeng is afraid that it won't look good, so I come here I wrote to you to ask for instructions..."

medicine?Shopkeeper Qiao's angry face gradually darkened at this moment, and he stared at the manager unkindly and reprimanded: "Zeng Tianxiang is an old shopkeeper, can't understand this matter? If you can calm down, let's calm down, but give a few taels of silver. No, let the people from the government handle it! Behind us is the Xining Palace, and Liao Cheng knows what to do!"

The middle-aged steward nodded his head, opened his mouth, glanced at the shopkeeper Qiao's face in embarrassment, but frowned more tightly, and said hesitantly: "There was something wrong with that batch of medicinal materials before, although no one was killed. , but there are rumors outside that our pharmacy is shoddy. Now that there is a commotion again, many people in front of it have come to ask for an explanation. Mr. Liao didn't hand over the word this time, saying that we should close the door and check it out. And... "

The middle-aged steward paused for a moment, his tone hesitating, and it took him a long time to hold back and say another sentence: "That batch of medicinal materials was collected by the eldest son..."

"Nonsense!" The shopkeeper's face turned red, his eyes were extremely annoyed and he scolded, drinking the words of the middle-aged manager.Following this shout, Shopkeeper Qiao's shy stomach also shook, obviously out of anger.

Seeing this, the middle-aged manager hurriedly stopped talking, and only bent his hands down.Standing quietly in the snow, let the cold wind wrap the snowflakes and rush into the collar.

Shopkeeper Qiao's face was uncertain, he just stared at the middle-aged steward angrily, and didn't speak for a long time.

Qiao Dalang in the room clearly heard the shout, his eyes suppressed a trace of excitement and curiosity, then he glanced at the closed door, and then stomped his feet fiercely. He kicked the leg of the stool that fell to the ground just now.The stool shook and slammed across the ground and hit the wall, causing the top of the wall to vibrate.People outside can also hear clearly.

Shopkeeper Qiao's gloomy face became angry again at this moment, he stepped forward and kicked the door angrily, the door creaked and shook, but it didn't open.

Qiao Dalang was feeling annoyed.Hearing the sound of the door, his body trembled, and then he opened his voice and howled: "Father... let me out, I won't cause trouble, and I won't go out to fool around, father..." The voice begged mournfully.He could even hear a few crying voices, but there was no trace of tears on his face.

Shopkeeper Qiao was so angry that his chest felt tight and painful.I just felt that the breath was stuck in my throat and I couldn't get it out.Until his face flushed red and he gasped for breath, he still felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, and his mind was buzzing with anger.

Seeing this, the young servant outside the house turned pale with fright, and he was timid and didn't dare to go forward, only shrinking his neck back.I tried my best to take two steps back.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the middle-aged steward hurried forward to calm down Qiao's shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Qiao brushed away the middle-aged steward with his hand.There was still a bit of anger on his face, but there was some fatigue and sternness hidden in his eyes.

"Go back and tell Zeng Tianxiang that it's the New Year's Eve. It's not a good thing to see, but it's not good. Be sure to suppress it, don't waste money with those rascals, it doesn't matter if you spend more money. When the medicinal materials that have expired in previous years are recorded."

The middle-aged steward was stunned for a moment, and then hesitated in embarrassment: "This batch of medicinal materials are all high-quality swallow ginseng, and there are still a lot left. There are many people making trouble now, and the shopkeeper Zeng is afraid that the money will be used up..."

Shopkeeper Qiao's restless anger rose again, and he shouted in an extremely annoyed tone: "There are such things in every pharmacy, even if you lose money, it's nothing more than that. Is it possible that I, the big shopkeeper, still can't make up my mind?"

The middle-aged steward was choked up by the yelling, a trace of helplessness and anxiety flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say any more, he stood for a while, then left the door, and sent someone to send a message to Yong'an City.

In Beirongyuan, Tan Jin, the youngest son of shopkeeper Tan, was also talking to Lin Wan and Lu Junzhao about someone making trouble in the pharmacy in Yong'an City.

Tan Jin stood solemnly, with a gentle smile on his face, but his tone was high and low, and he spoke vividly, which was more detailed than the manager at the Qiao's house.

Lu Junzhao's face became more and more gloomy. When Tan Jin finished speaking, his eyes were filled with coldness. He stood up and was about to call for someone, but Lin Wan pulled him to persuade him.

"After all, he is the big treasurer who has been in charge of the palace for more than ten years. There is no credit but hard work. It's just that after all, he indulged the junior too much and his heart was too greedy. Let him resign by himself, so as not to embarrass others. heart." Lin Wan pulled Lu Junzhao's sleeve and sighed, Qiao shopkeeper is too self-willed, mentality, rampant, and recklessly protects her weaknesses, she has to use someone to make an example of others.If not, everyone thought she was a foolish person, and she might not know what to do in the future!

As for Qiao Dalang, he is lazy, gambling and whoring!I'm afraid that a small half of the profits of several shops have been evacuated by this prodigal son in a different way!And almost killed someone in a casino.Shopkeeper Qiao is a good father, but he is taking advantage of the Lu family's power and using the Lu family's money, which is not something the master can tolerate!

"As for Qiao Dalang, it's enough to beat him up, let shopkeeper Qiao teach him well. It can be regarded as the grace of our palace to shopkeeper Qiao."

Lu Junzhao hummed with a gloomy expression, and said to the empty courtyard in a cold voice, "Do you understand what Madam said?"

Wearing a white jacket, Zhou Chuan jumped out from nowhere, responded and quickly left the door.

As the Laba Festival approached, the heavy snow finally stopped, but the cold wind was still piercing. The snow on the ground was piled up in several layers, and the road was not easy to walk.

In such a quiet season, there was suddenly some excitement.It turned out that there was a problem with the medicinal materials of the big pharmacy in Yong'an City, and they used inferior medicines as good ones, which almost delayed people's lives.

Many people surrounded the shop, crowded with people, and it was winter, the weather was cold and the roads were slippery, and people were almost trampled to death.Fortunately, the news from Liaozhi County of Yong'an City was quick, and the arresters came to the shop in person, first to appease the crowd, and then closed the shop.Then the shopkeeper Zeng came out to make amends to a group of people, and said he was willing to pay compensation, please be safe and don’t be impatient

The shopkeeper Zeng is honest and kind, and he speaks sincerely. In addition, he has opened a shop on the street all year round, and the neighbors and customers who come and go know him. Kind of angry.

Magistrate Liao personally spoke again, and the crowd dispersed.In cold weather, no one wants to stand outside and eat the cold wind.

The excitement of Yong'an City came and went quickly, and after Laba, things stopped again.Those who bought medicinal materials were compensated, although the pharmacy lost a lot of money.But in the end, he kept his reputation, and everyone was happy.

As a result, in less than two days, I heard that another big pharmacy in Yong'an City was carrying a patient in to make trouble. Whether it was the shopkeeper or the clerk, he responded very quickly and quickly invited the yamen servant.He pulled everyone to be a witness.

The doctor sitting in the consultation was even quicker, pulling out the silver needles in twos and threes.The black-faced person lying on the ground jumped up with a whoop.

The people present were stunned for a moment, and then all laughed.The clerks in the shop rushed up and grabbed each of them, and this farce turned the tide in the blink of an eye.As soon as the yamen servants arrived, several rascals were arrested.

The crowd dispersed after laughing for a while, and this incident was spread to Weiyuan City as a joke.

When shopkeeper Qiao heard the news, he murmured inwardly that it was not good, and a layer of anger flooded his heart.Then came anxiety and uneasiness, sensitively aware that something was wrong.

Qiao Dalang heard some wind.He snorted extremely contemptuously, but originally he was wailing and howling and kicking the door to threaten the boy to go out, but now he subconsciously stopped and stayed in the room in a well-behaved manner.

Shopkeeper Qiao didn't bother to train his son anymore, so he just took the car to look for Lu Ping.

The boy at the door stopped people politely and respectfully, as if he didn't see the anger on the shopkeeper Qiao's face, he just replied sternly: "The manager went out earlier, and the two young masters are not here. Please go back."

Shopkeeper Qiao had a bad nose, and his stomach that was still shy seemed to have lost a lot of weight overnight, and he climbed into the carriage again and asked someone to drive to shopkeeper Yao Da with a full face of anger.

Shopkeeper Yao has been enjoying himself for the past few days. When he heard that Shopkeeper Qiao was coming, he greeted him personally.

"Shopkeeper Qiao is a rare customer!"

Shopkeeper Qiao smiled and bowed to Shopkeeper Yao Da as a junior salute. "I thought about visiting the shopkeeper's house before, but I was afraid of disturbing the cleanliness of the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper is getting tougher and tougher."

Shopkeeper Yao narrowed his eyes and laughed, ordered tea to be served, and the two entered the room to exchange pleasantries.

Shopkeeper Qiao gradually couldn't sit still, his face was sweated by the heat in the room, and he smiled a little embarrassedly: "To tell you the truth, I'm here today to ask the shopkeeper to get a Idea. The shopkeeper must have heard about the incident at the other end of Yong'an City. Hey, it's all because the shop assistants didn't know what to do and took out the medicinal materials from previous years. Young master, it's almost the end of the new year, hey...Second Master, and Second Young Madam, I don't have the face to explain..."

Shopkeeper Yao didn't even move his eyelids, he just drank his tea slowly, a clear smile flashed through his cloudy eyes very quickly, and when Shopkeeper Qiao finished his sincere emotion, he said with a leisurely smile: "You have found the wrong person. I have been in charge of the racecourse and the salt mine for the past few years, and I hope to have a good year this year. Fortunately, the second master and the second young lady are considerate, and I am happy to have a leisurely time. Shopkeeper Qiao It's also too worrying, since this matter is clear, I think the Second Master and the Second Young Madam will not pursue it too much."

Shopkeeper Qiao laughed dryly, and was about to speak again, but was crossed out by Shopkeeper Yao's slow tone.

Until half an hour passed, shopkeeper Yao Da didn't let go of a word, shopkeeper Qiao held back his anger and quit, and left. The next day, he went to Beirongyuan to plead guilty to Lin Wan.

"...The little one is not good at doing things, and he has made mistakes. The shop has lost money, and I am ashamed. I beg my wife to punish me." The shopkeeper Qiao lowered his head slightly, making his expression invisible, but his voice was very sincere, and he paused for a while. Seeing that Lin Wan didn't speak, she said again in a deep voice, "Young one has neglected his duty and has been in charge of the north for more than ten years. It's so easy to wait for the second master to get married, and the second young wife will come to take charge of the affairs. The little one is very happy, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened. Wait. The little one really has no face to be the big shopkeeper again, the little one..."

"Shopkeeper Qiao, don't blame yourself too much," Lin Wan interrupted Shopkeeper Qiao with a smile, with a soft and gentle tone and a smile on his face, which made people look amiable. "Although something happened, it was suppressed in the end. The juniors occasionally make mistakes, so they shouldn't be too harsh. It's hard for shopkeeper Qiao to worry and distract."

Lin Wan's words were light, with a touch of emotion, but Qiao shopkeeper's complexion changed, and the smile on his face could no longer hold back.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, it's good for Shopkeeper Qiao to take a break." After Lin Wan finished speaking, regardless of Shopkeeper Qiao's face, she smiled and called for someone to send Shopkeeper Qiao out.

Shopkeeper Qiao's face was livid, and his chest was full of anger and irritability—she actually wanted to kick him away?Let him resign?Why is she?He has managed the affairs of the Lu family for more than ten years! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)