Gourmet Little Lady: Becoming an Imperial Merchant Starting by Selling Steamed Buns

Ancient Romance + Cute Baby + Gourmet + Opening a Shop to Get Rich!

Female Lead: Money & Career-Minded.

Female Lead: Gourmet Expert, Strong, Healing Type vs. Male Lead: Disabled, Be...

Chapter 237 Free Gift

At his command, the guards behind him surged in and headed straight for the pharmacy's storeroom.

Seeing this, the young apprentice turned pale with fright and quickly hid behind a cabinet, not daring to say another word.

The pharmacy owner, who was taking a nap upstairs, heard the noise and impatiently pushed open the door. He was about to scold the apprentice, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he was instantly wide awake.

The pharmacy owner rushed downstairs and anxiously stepped forward to stop him.

"Put it down, all of you put it down! This is robbery and plunder, how are you any different from bandits?"

"My century-old Ganoderma lucidum, my thousand-year-old ginseng... do you even know how much silver these are worth? Stop it all!"

No matter how hard he shouted, no one paid any attention to him and continued to move the medicinal herbs on their own.

Seeing that all the medicinal herbs in the warehouse had been moved out and the warehouse was almost empty, he was so anxious that he felt dizzy and almost fainted.

The next moment, he couldn't help but turn bloodshot, point at Fu Zhun, and shout angrily.

"What Prince of Zhenbei, what great hero who protects the country and its people? You are nothing but a hypocrite who deceives the world and steals fame! How dare you so blatantly rob others of their property in the street today? Are you planning to lead an army to rebel tomorrow? I will definitely report this matter to the court and demand an explanation!"

Upon hearing this, even the young apprentice couldn't help but gasp, shrinking back and trying to minimize his presence.

Su An's face flushed with anger. She put her hands on her hips, about to argue with him, when Fu Zhun sneered first, his hawk-like eyes staring straight at the pharmacy owner, his tone low and menacing.

"Report to the imperial court? You have cheated the people and inflated the price of medicine. According to the current laws, you should be beheaded. I have only confiscated your shop, which is already a lenient act. If you really feel wronged, you might as well try to get the government to help you."

"However, before going to the government office, you insulted me and showed contempt for important court officials. I must settle this score with you properly."

Then, he tapped his fingers lightly on the wheelchair, glanced at Jian Yi, and said coldly.

"Jian Yi, drag him away and give him ten lashes!"

Upon hearing this, the pharmacy owner turned pale, his lips trembled, and fear filled his eyes.

"You, do you even respect the law?!"

Jian Yi, exuding a murderous aura, lifted the pharmacy owner up, grabbed a stool, and tossed the owner onto it like trash.

The board fell one after another, and the pharmacy owner screamed in agony, his shrill cries echoing in my ears.

It was a very bloody scene, but Su An watched it with great excitement, and couldn't help but clap his hands and cheer loudly.

"Good, well done!"

Perhaps inspired by her words, the surrounding crowd couldn't help but raise their arms and shout.

"This Boss Wei is a bully who preys on men and women, and he's a snob who loves the rich and hates the poor. I've disliked him for a long time. I never thought he'd come to this. It's so satisfying! Kill this black-hearted bastard!"

After ten strokes of the cane, Boss Wei was limping when he walked, and he didn't dare to utter a single word of dissent.

We were worried about whether the people would be able to wait for the arrival of that batch of medicinal herbs, but now the herbs have arrived.

Seeing that the medicinal herbs had been almost all moved, Su An hurriedly called to the shop assistants to prepare the herbs according to the prescription and distribute them to the onlookers, giving them careful instructions.

"Take these medicinal herbs back first. Decoction them three times a day for seven days, and your illness will be cured. When decocting the medicine, remember to follow the prescription I gave you carefully, and do not be careless."

The people were extremely grateful and thanked them repeatedly.

However, the pharmacy had limited medicinal herbs, and after she distributed all the herbs she had stolen, some people still didn't get any.

With the medicinal herbs running out, the people began to become restless.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd said something.

"I know there are a few other shops with the same drug prices. Why don't we raid them all too?"

Good idea. When doing things, we should treat everyone equally and not favor one over the other, right?

Su An smiled and looked at Fu Zhun, as if asking for his opinion.

The latter met her gaze, smiled slightly, and raised an eyebrow in response.

"lead the way!"

Upon hearing this, the people took the initiative to lead the way, pointing out all the unscrupulous pharmacies one by one.

The pharmacies in the city are all interconnected, so they know about the slightest disturbance as soon as they hear about it.

No matter how domineering they may be, they are still people.

As the saying goes, a good citizen doesn't fight with an official, especially since this Fu Zhun is the famous Prince of Zhenbei.

Seeing Fu Zhun arrive with his men, Boss Song turned pale with fright. Before Fu Zhun could order a raid, he and his employees knelt down at the entrance of the pharmacy and begged for mercy.

"This humble subject kowtows to Your Highness. It was indeed my fault for inflating the price of medicine. I will immediately have someone lower the price of the herbs. I beg Your Highness to be magnanimous and forgive me this time!"

After saying this, Boss Song began to kowtow repeatedly.

"If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? When these people were begging you, why didn't you think of giving them a chance? Now that the truth has come out, you know to beg for mercy, but it's too late! If I don't teach you a lesson, how will you learn your lesson?"

Su An stood behind Fu Zhun, pursed her lips, and gave a light snort, retorting irritably.

These words left Boss Song speechless, and his expression grew increasingly uneasy.

Seeing that Fu Zhun remained silent for a long time, Boss Song was sweating profusely and became increasingly flustered. He couldn't help but cautiously ask him what he meant.

"Forgive my ignorance, Your Highness, but I do not understand your meaning?"

"Since you have done something wrong, you should pay the price. If you are willing to give the medicinal herbs to the people of the city for free, I will let bygones be bygones."

Fu Zhun spoke calmly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

Upon hearing this, Boss Song paused for a moment, then revealed a smile that was more like a grimace, and offered a low explanation.

"It's not that I'm unwilling, but these medicinal herbs are all I have left. If I can't even recoup my investment, how will I survive? Your Highness must leave me a way to live, won't you?"

Hearing him say that, Fu Zhun curled his lips and chuckled, directly interrupting him.

"You don't need to worry about that. I have already requested disaster relief funds from the court, and they will be disbursed soon. At that time, I will give you a chance to live."

Having said all that, Boss Song had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

"In that case, I thank Your Highness in advance."

After saying that, he turned around and hurriedly scolded the men behind him.

"A bunch of idiots, what are you all standing there for? Hurry up and help the prince move the medicinal herbs!"

Before long, all the medicinal herbs in the pharmacy were brought out and distributed to the people of the city.

Having obtained the medicinal herbs without spending a single penny, the people surrounded Su An and Fu Zhun, kowtowing and expressing their gratitude.

"Thank you so much, Your Highness and Miss Su, for saving our lives. We will never forget your great kindness. Although we are just ordinary people, we will do our best to help Your Highness and Miss Su if they ever need anything in the future."

"Yes! Your Highness and Miss Su are both very kind people. Even if it means going through fire and water, we will not hesitate to help you if you ask."