Chapter 6: Retribution is coming and no one can escape
Every year, there are prisoners exiled to their remote place, but the only one who is particularly memorable is Xiao Yongyan.
The reason was simple, his biological father was the Regent. When the Regent was in power, he was very powerful and everyone knew his name.
Liu Ming calmed himself down and said, "No matter what your family background is, you will all be ordinary people in the future."
The lawyer nodded repeatedly.
The two quickly returned to the topic and asked the reason.
Hearing that Lin Xi had sued Jishiditang for selling fake medicine, Liu Ming's face darkened. He looked at Lin Xi and said, "Lin, selling fake medicine is a serious crime in our dynasty. Once it is discovered, the person will be beheaded. You must not make false accusations at will!"
Upon hearing that they were going to be beheaded, Ni Zhang and Wang Erma were so scared that they almost wet their pants. They knew better than anyone that there were fake ingredients in Jishidiang's medicinal materials.
Lin Xi said, "Sir, I did see fake medicinal materials in Jishitang. They are in the backyard. You can send someone to check and you will know."
Liu Ming did not rush to send someone, but looked at Ni Zhang, "Jishitang, what do you say?"
Ni Zhang and the other man trembled with fear and kowtowed repeatedly, but they could not utter a word.
The fake medicines in the backyard were drying there, and they were obviously fakes once checked, so they had no way of escaping.
Seeing the two's reactions, Liu Ming's face became serious and he immediately ordered people to go to Jishidiang to get medicinal materials.
In the hall, Ni Zhang and Wang Erma didn't even have the strength to kneel and almost fell to the ground.
Outside, there was a constant stream of discussion.
"I never thought that Jishiditang would still sell fake medicine! I remember they seem to have been open for more than 20 years."
"No wonder, my uncle-in-law's illness has not been cured after several years of treatment. It turns out it was because he took fake medicine."
"This boss is so heartless that he actually cheated us like this. We must let the officials punish him severely! We must never let them go!"
The discussion grew louder, but Liu Ming didn't seem to want to stop it.
Ni Zhang and Wang Erma, who collapsed on the ground, couldn't understand how Lin Xi knew that the herbs were fake. How could she, a peasant woman, tell the real herbs from the fake?
When the official came back, he brought a whole sack of medicinal herbs.
Liu Ming also asked someone to invite Doctor Hu from the town's clinic to check the authenticity of the herbs.
Doctor Hu's clinic has been open for many years. He has superb medical skills and reasonable prices. He has always enjoyed a good reputation in the county, and most people believe what he says.
Looking at the medicinal herbs all over the ground, Doctor Hu was not impatient. He looked at them and tasted them one by one, and then told the story.
"Please look, sir. This medicine is called processed Shouwu. It tastes like caramel and is obviously made from sweet potatoes."
"Please look again, this Poria cocos, when put into water, quickly turns into a paste. It is clearly made from processed rice flour and sliced, and is not real Poria cocos."
Lin Xi roughly counted them, and Doctor Hu identified dozens of fake medicines in one breath, including processed Polygonum multiflorum, Poria cocos, Bletilla striata, Schisandra chinensis, Pinellia ternata, Aquilaria wood, etc.
The officials in the hall now widened their eyes. According to what Doctor Hu said, there was absolutely no genuine stuff in Jishidiang.
Doctor Hu shook his head. "No, besides the fakes, there are also real ones among these herbs. I would venture to guess that Jishidiang usually sells a mixture of real and fake ones. Of course, there are always more fakes than real ones."
Liu Ming was furious and slammed the gavel down heavily. "Ni Zhang, Jishitang is a medical clinic. It is our duty to cure diseases and save lives. You actually openly sold fake medicine and disregarded the safety of the people. You are totally unscrupulous."
"Sir," the officer said hurriedly, "there is another servant from Jishitang waiting outside the hall."
"Pass it in." Liu Ming said with a grim face.
The young man had never seen such a scene before. When he saw Liu Ming, his legs softened and he immediately knelt down, "Sir, please spare my life, sir, please spare my life. Boss Ni forced us to do this. We didn't want to do it!"
There was no need for interrogation at all. The young man confessed everything like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.
"Ni Zhang, do you have anything else to say?" Liu Ming asked sternly.
Liu Ming wanted to dig his head into the ground and didn't dare to say anything.
"Since this is the case, the certified physical evidence is in hand. Jishidiang produced and sold counterfeit goods at a high price. This is a heinous crime. Severe punishment is not enough to appease the people's anger. From today on, Jishidiang will be closed down. The main culprit Ni Zhang will be sentenced to death and executed in the autumn. All the people involved in this matter will be imprisoned for 20 years."
When the verdict came out, everyone praised the county magistrate for his keen insight, fairness and integrity. Lin Xi also felt very relieved about the result.
Wang Erma, who had cheated him in the first place, was also punished this time. Although he was sentenced to twenty years in prison, he spared his life.
But he had deceived so many people over the years. Just now, she heard the officers whispering that the mother of a jailer was killed by Wang Erma. Wang Erma would suffer a lot in the future.
In the end, Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan, as victims, received twenty taels of silver as compensation from Jishidiang.
[Drop, experience points increased by 20 points, current experience points are 24 points.]
Lin Xi was stunned. How come the experience points suddenly increased out of nowhere?
He weighed the twenty taels of silver in his hand and wondered if it was because she was rich.
Twenty taels correspond to 20 experience points. It seems that if you want to earn more experience points in the future, you have to make more money.
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The news of Jishidiang being closed soon spread back to Taoli Village. When they heard that this matter was related to Lin Xi, they looked at Lin Xi with a little more awe.
This woman just went out, and in the blink of an eye she took down Jishidiang. Who knows what kind of trouble she will cause in the future. It’s better to stay away from her.
The only family in the village who treated Lin Xi and his wife well was the Wu family.
When Aunt Wu learned that Lin Xi had returned, she hurried over to visit Lin Xi under the cover of night.
Lin Xi knew that Aunt Wu lived in the village after all, and it would not be good for her to be too close to them, especially when everyone was rejecting them.
"Aunt," Lin Xi took out two taels of silver from his bosom and stuffed them into Aunt Wu's pocket, "If you weren't here this time, we don't know what would have happened. Please keep this silver."
Farmers could only save five or six taels of silver a year at most, but Lin Xi offered two taels at once, and Aunt Wu was unwilling to accept it.
"Girls, you are new here, and you will need money from many places in the future. For example, it will be time to plant seeds soon, and you will need money everywhere to open up the land and buy seeds. You should keep it for yourself."
Aunt Wu's words reminded Lin Xi that they really had to find a way to grow some food.
"That's perfect. We were all spoiled at home and know nothing about farm work. We can't do such work as clearing wasteland and plowing the land. How about this, auntie, can you help us find someone to open up a few acres of land, and I will pay you enough." Lin Xi said.
Aunt Wu really has a way to deal with this matter. Although her family does not have any capable people, she has many brothers on her mother's side.
There is still some time before planting, so I still have time to help open up a few acres of wasteland.
After discussing with Lin Xi, the wages were set at 100 wen per person per day, the same as working in the town.
I don’t know why, but the news that Lin Xi was looking for someone to open up wasteland spread throughout the village.
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