Manager Min quickly stopped writing and ordered, "Close the door and speak slowly."
The clerk quickly closed the door and whispered, "Boss, there's a disturbance in front of Ankangtang. They say the herbs they're selling are inferior and are causing trouble!"
Manager Min was surprised to hear this, but he wasn't too surprised.
When Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue came to deliver ginseng, he saw that the two boys looked unhappy, so he asked a few questions tentatively.
The two boys were smart, but they were no match for this old fox, so they still asked a few questions.
Although he was not very clear about it, he still guessed that Ankangtang had cheated the Tai family out of their money and forced them to buy and sell.
The Tai family didn't want to cause trouble and accepted the loss.
However, he was unhappy, and had people keep an eye on Ankang Hall these days, hoping to find an opportunity to trip them up and vent his anger for the Tai family.
Who would have thought that Ankangtang would bring disaster upon itself and cause such a thing!
He thought for a moment and said, "Is the patient dead? Has the government been alerted?"
The young man nodded repeatedly, and his eyes seemed to be shining when he talked about gossip.
"Shopkeeper, the person who took the fake medicine didn't die, but he's not feeling well either. I heard this person is the manager of a caravan coming from the south to buy goods, and he has some power behind him. He only thinks of getting a few doses of the medicine when he occasionally gets sick, to help with the pain, and then he'll go back home for further treatment."
"As a result, Ankangtang saw that the person who ordered the medicine was from outside the city, so they mixed inferior herbs into the medicine, and even used fake medicine!
"Now that they've reported it to the government office, the county magistrate is personally leading a search of Ankangtang's herbal medicine warehouse! I heard they found several boxes of counterfeit medicine. Ankangtang is definitely doomed!"
Manager Min was also very pleased to hear this and sneered, "That old fellow from Ankang Hall relied on his son-in-law working for the government office and was always so proud and cocky. Now he has really hit a wall, and his son-in-law is no use to him!"
After saying this, he took out a piece of silver from his purse and gave it to the boy as a reward, saying, "Don't tell anyone about this. Just go back to your work."
"Yes, boss!" The young man was very happy. This piece of silver was equivalent to his monthly salary, and he got to watch the big show for free!
In Taijia Village, the Tai family members still don’t know that Ankangtang is in trouble.
Old Master Tai was walking in the fields, holding his fat granddaughter's hand and accompanying Third Master Tai.
Looking at the green seedlings that had just emerged from the ground, the two old brothers were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
After several years of famine, we finally look forward to a year of good weather and harvest!
"Third brother, this corn doesn't look much different from sorghum, and it seems easier to care for. After a while, if we can plant some more seedlings, we'll definitely be able to harvest a lot of corn cobs in the fall!"
Master Tai looked at the vast fields and waved his hand, his spirited expression no less than that of a monarch facing a great country!
Tai Sanye nodded repeatedly after hearing this, found a tree stump, sat down, and replied, "By then, our village will be prosperous. I guess we can exchange corn seeds for enough to fill every household's granary."
Zhuzhu is naughty. When she sees little white butterflies flying around, she picks up the small net bag she brought from home and runs to play.
The old man called out, "Zhuzhu, don't run too far!"
"I understand, Grandpa!" Zhuzhu didn't even turn her head, with little butterflies in her eyes.
Old Master Tai untied his tobacco pouch and refilled his pot for his elder brother, then said, "Third brother, you know I came from the border defense army. No one knows the hardships of the border defense army better than me.
"In the fall, I plan to have someone ask if the army needs these corn seeds. I want to give them half. At least next year, the soldiers won't have to fight the enemy on an empty stomach!"
Master Tai nodded quickly, "Okay, okay, this is exactly what we should do! The fact that we can sit here and talk, and farm in peace, is all thanks to the border guards. We shouldn't forget our roots! When the time comes, you just take care of the arrangements, and I'll take care of the village!"
"Thank you, Third Brother!" Grandpa Tai was about to say something, but Zhuzhu had unknowingly run to the ditch at the edge of the field.
Old Man Tai quickly stood up and wanted to catch his granddaughter back.
In spring, all things come back to life, not only the plants sprout and bloom, but many insects and snakes also become active.
The old man doesn't want his precious granddaughter to be scared!
But before he could take a step, Zhuzhu came running back, hugged Grandpa's thigh, and whispered, "Grandpa, there's Rourou over there! Zhuzhu, it's a wild boar!"
Wild boar?!
Not to mention Old Master Tai, even Third Master Tai seemed to have a spring under his butt and jumped up with a whoosh.
The two old brothers looked at each other and instantly understood each other.
Mr. Tai Sanye started running, heading towards a few men from the village not far away.
Old Man Tai held his fat granddaughter in his arms and placed her on a dead tree stump half a person's height. Then he pulled out the dagger hidden in his trouser leg and walked to the edge of the trench.
Sure enough, a big wild boar weighing more than 200 pounds, with a small wild boar weighing more than 100 pounds, was digging the soil beside the trench with their noses.
Farmers have a deep love for the land and an even more greedy love for their crops.
The family who cultivated this land even cleared the weeds next to the trench and planted a dozen corn plants.
The two wild boars were turning over the soil, looking for corn seeds, and eating them with relish.
So much so that they didn't even notice when someone brought a dagger to their side.
Old Man Tai was silently thinking about how to keep both wild boars.
Of course, when he was young and had both arms, this would not be a difficult task at all.
But now that he was old and frail, with only one good arm, it was a difficult problem that required strategy to solve.
He looked at his fat granddaughter not far away, who was stretching her neck to look over here, her chubby little face full of excitement and joy.
I must not let my granddaughter down!
The old man took a deep breath, swung the dagger out, and stabbed it into the wild boar's neck.
The big wild boar screamed in pain and rolled over.
The little wild boar was frightened and wanted to run away for a moment, but the old man jumped up, sat on its back, and punched it like raindrops.
"Ahhh!" The little wild boar screamed loudly, which made the big wild boar stand up staggeringly with a dagger in its hand, and then rushed towards the old man.
The old man jumped off the back of the little wild boar and kicked it. The big wild boar fell to the ground in pain and became even more ferocious.
At this time, Sesame Ball came out from nowhere, jumped directly to the wild boar's neck, and bit the wild boar's ear hard.
The big wild boar banged its head and rolled around like crazy, but it couldn't get rid of the sesame ball!
Finally, Mr. Tai San and others arrived.
A few men originally planned to check the seedlings in the fields and wondered whether they should fetch water for replanting.
As a result, although the work failed, the shoulder pole and pickaxe did come in handy.
The little wild boar was useless and was knocked unconscious by the old man. The big wild boar's neck was bleeding and it was still biting a sesame ball tightly and wouldn't let go.
The two, one big and one small, didn't hold on for long before they collapsed completely.
Master Tai's beard stood up with joy. "Haha, this is really lucky! The pork is delivered to my door!"
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