084 The Origin of Trouble
Yongan Prefecture Pharmacy.
Wan Changsheng was hurrying home with his portion of food, and several people behind him were already laughing in good faith.
He raised the corner of his mouth and said his wife was not ugly. If he ate three meals a day in the cafeteria, his wife would have to eat alone. She didn't eat much, so this way she would eat even less.
"My lady, my lady, I'm back."
Mei Niang stood at the door, smiling: "It just so happens that I stewed a medicinal meal today and fried two vegetables."
It was still early, and the western sky was filled with sunset glow.
"The temperature is getting hotter and hotter. I wonder how Ping An is doing?" Mei Niang took the big bowl from her husband, which contained two bowls of rice, a bowl of vegetables, and two small pieces of meat.
The food at the Grand Master's Pharmacy is really good. The grains and vegetables are grown on the farm, and there are plenty of them. We only buy some meat dishes, and the tofu is made on the farm itself.
"My lady, it is reassuring to follow the eldest master, but I sometimes wonder, to be honest, whether I should have let Ping An go."
This is what he really thinks. He feels particularly satisfied when his children call him dad every day.
At this age, most people have their own children. Once they leave their hometown, no one knows that Ping An is their stepson. The three of them are a real family.
Thinking of this, he felt that it was right to come out.
"Husband, eat. In a few months, Ping An and Er Qiang will be back, as well as Qing Shi from the Ge family and Da Wu, the eldest son-in-law of the Ge family. Apart from missing my son, I am relieved about everything else."
Mei Niang's eyes finally turned red. It would be almost a month since her son went out. Since the birth of her son, the mother and daughter had never been separated.
She still regretted it in her heart, but she just didn't want to tell her husband. Repeating it over and over again would only make people upset and would not do any good.
“I’m going to go check on Manager Ge tomorrow morning. Those fields are about to be harvested. We can’t farm them ourselves, so we have to keep these tenants.
Manager Ge is familiar with these people, so we should go and trouble him. Mei Niang, what do you think I should buy for Manager Ge? Although the eldest master said that if we don't plant the fields ourselves, we will always let Manager Ge help manage them, we can't just sit there and do nothing. "
"Tomorrow you will pick up thirty eggs and buy two pounds of meat?"
Wan Changsheng nodded and said that this was fine.
The eldest son gave them a house and land, so they had no plans to buy any property with the one hundred taels they had saved, and they had no plans to spend the money their son gave them.
Good farmland nearby costs sixteen or seventeen taels per mu, so one hundred taels can only buy five mu, and the rest is used for living.
The eldest son had already given himself this year's monthly salary in advance.
After working in the farm for a month, he could rest for three days. During these three days, he would go to the mountains to make traps to earn money for his family.
Small town inn.
Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen talked late into the night.
We should be able to reach the city before dark tomorrow night. Now we don’t know whether Manager Qin and He Jin have managed to suppress the matter?
The two thought about several consequences and came up with ways to deal with them.
Yuhang Prefecture Baicaotang has been doing good business in the past few years and has almost firmly become the number one medical clinic in the prefecture. This has made the owner of Huashoutang, an old brand in the city, very dissatisfied.
But both sides were rational and managed to keep things under control.
Two months ago, He Jin, the master of Baicao Valley, accidentally discovered that the mountain behind Baicao Valley actually contained rich iron ore.
This piece of mountain was bought by Baicaotang five years ago, but due to various reasons, the red deed has never been issued.
After discovering this, He Jin immediately went to discuss the matter with Shopkeeper Qin, and the red deed had to be filled immediately.
Who knew that when the red deed was being renewed, it was discovered that Chunhua Shoutang had actually bought this piece of mountain this year, as well as a nearby piece of land, and also obtained a red deed.
This made both of them angry. It was equivalent to promising one daughter to two in-laws and spending money on both.
The two men went to the government office on the spot. Logically, since Baicaotang had been purchased five years ago, it must belong to Baicaotang. There were few red deeds in Huangshan, and this was an unwritten rule.
The government office also admitted their mistake, fired the ignorant new clerk, and promised to return the silver used to buy the mountain to Huashoutang.
If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine.
But the young master of Huashoutang relied on the fact that he had paid the money in a formal manner and had also signed the red deed, which was reasonable and legal, and he would never take back the money.
Now that they know there is excellent iron ore in this mountain, which is a gold nugget, they are even more determined to seize the opportunity and are ready to start mining.
The prefect does not want to offend either side, as he has backers on both sides. Hua Shoutang is now backed by the Southwest General, a new upstart in the court in the past two years.
But this is not about money anymore. Huashoutang is a bit of a bully. If Baicaotang can tolerate this, then what kind of reputation does it have in Jiangnan? Can anyone be bullied?
"Almost done. Prefect Hou wants to be transferred to the six ministries in the capital. Although the south is rich, it is easy to make mistakes. I will present two emergency treatment methods. You can handle the drowning child in secret. I can't say it is foolproof, but it is close enough."
Sun Wen nodded and stretched lazily. "The news about Lan County should be reported to me in the next two days. I will ask Jixiang to go to the city to make some arrangements in advance."
"Well, tomorrow morning, Jixiang Ruyi will put on makeup and ride away first. We have a tight schedule tomorrow and Ping An is exhausted."
Sun Wen looked at the child on the bed and smiled unkindly.
The child, who usually behaves like a little adult, is now lying on his back with his legs spread out, a small part of his belly exposed, and he is even snoring softly.
Sun Sicheng walked over gently and covered him with a cloth.
"My dear, you are a perfect father to this child."
Sun Sicheng smiled and said, "Maybe he really was my son in my previous life. It's really hard to explain fate."
He didn't care that much about his two sons, but his youngest daughter was more concerned.
He is not a very warm-hearted person. To be honest, he is often a bit hard. But it is different with this child. He is always soft-hearted from the bottom of his heart.
Because they had to make sure they could get into the city before dark, and as soon as the city gates opened, Jixiang and Ruyi, who had put on makeup, rode out of the city on horseback.
Sun Sicheng and his group followed suit, fortunately it didn't rain.
Speaking of rain, the sun has been shining for many days. If the drought continues for a while, the prices of some medicinal materials will increase significantly next year, as will food.
Sun Sicheng in the carriage had already thought of all this, but he always did things in a safe way and stockpiled food and other things for at least two years.
Otherwise, if there is a sudden drought, what will happen to all the people in Baicaotang in Da Zhou?
The same goes for medicinal herbs.
In the past few years, he has supplied medicine to the Northern Border military camp, accounting for 60% of the medicinal materials in the entire military camp. This is a considerable amount. He has at least stockpiled a lot of medicinal materials to be prepared for any eventuality.
I just feel tired.
After a whole day's journey, we arrived at the city gate at dusk.
Several children looked at the towering city gate through the car window and became excited. After so many days on the road, they were excited at the beginning, but exhausted in the end.
Now it's finally here.
The southern capital city is great. Erqiang feels that his breathing is much more comfortable. His big eyes sparkle and he feels as if he has been given an injection of chicken blood and is revived.
Ping An watched quietly. He didn’t understand. This was clearly a fictional dynasty. Many of the place names were unheard of, but some of them were the same or similar to the ancient times in his previous life?
"Ping An, we will live here for three months. Of course, we won't live entirely in the capital. We will also visit nearby counties and towns. But your husband is just starting to prepare for the braised food shop. Jiangnan is rich, so we should try to open a few more stores."
Sun Wen has been sitting in a car these days, his whole body aches and he doesn't want to talk at all. It's not just about opening a shop. The eldest son has a lot of things to do. He has to settle accounts with several Baicaotang stores, as well as Baicao Valley.
Trust is one thing, but if you keep ignoring it, something might go wrong someday. It’s best not to test people’s hearts, because not everyone is loyal, not even those who are in a mortal bond.
What's more, the clerks in the clinic, the servants in the mansion, and the herbal farmers in the pharmacy are not all family members. There are also indentured helpers.
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