Chapter 42 Something Happened to Jifang
"I had something to do last night, and I was worried that I would wake you up if I went back to my room, so I went to the west wing to spend the night."
Qin Chi waited for Mrs. Huang to put the food on the table. When Song Jin had almost finished eating, he took out his handkerchief and wiped his lips, then said:
"I have some bad news, do you want to hear it?"
"What is it?"
Song Jin's heart skipped a beat.
Qin Chi did not keep the suspense and told the story of what happened last night when Manager Jin came. He also mentioned that Xing Lun and Zhou Wei were arrested and are now being held in the government jail.
"I saw that my wife had already gone to bed, so I took the initiative to stop Shopkeeper Jin. You won't blame me, right?"
"No, my husband is also thinking about me."
Song Jin didn't even raise his eyelids when he answered.
I don't know why, I find him hateful, but I can't hate him.
Song Jin didn't expect to hear this bad news when he woke up. He immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and hurriedly took the mule cart of Old Li next door to go to the drugstore.
At this time, Song Jin is not the same as in his previous life.
The only people available are Jinling and Yinlong.
If something happened to them now, it would have a great impact on her future plans.
Come to Jifang Pharmacy.
The front door of the shop was closed.
Song Jin entered from the back door of the alley. As soon as he entered, he found that the atmosphere was wrong and gloomy.
"Little Miss, you are finally here!"
Yinlong walked forward with red and swollen eyes.
Jin Ling's appearance wasn't much better.
They all looked very haggard, probably because they hadn't had a rest for a long time.
Song Jin asked: "Tell me in detail what happened."
Jin Ling said hoarsely, "Yesterday morning, a herbal farmer sent us a message saying that there was a batch of medicinal herbs in Kaoshantun and asked us to go and collect them. Wei'er and A'lun happened to be free, so they went together..."
On the way back from receiving the medicinal materials.
He was suddenly stopped by the police, who said he had caught the man red-handed.
Somehow, that batch of newly harvested medicinal herbs became stolen goods.
After hearing this, Song Jin immediately knew that someone was secretly setting up a trap for Jifang Pharmacy.
"During this period of time, we have not offended anyone except Huairen Pharmacy, and the owner behind Huairen is the Zeng family in the capital."
Song Jin wondered if there was any room for maneuver in this matter.
She had heard before that a beautiful daughter of the eldest branch of the Zeng family was sent to be a concubine of the prefect Yang Lingyu two years ago.
With the connection to the prefect of Huizhou, the Zeng family became more and more unrestrained in their behavior.
Song Jin felt constrained again.
It's really a dilemma of having no one available.
However, training manpower is not something that can be done in a short period of time.
Song Jin thought for a moment, "Aunt Ling, go contact Shunan and tell him that I want to meet Shopkeeper Tao."
Jin Ling and others were shocked.
Jin Ling asked, "Young lady, are you looking for Shunan's help?"
"We have interests involved with Shunan, so it is only natural for us to ask them for help. Otherwise, it may affect subsequent transactions. I think... they won't mind helping us solve some problems."
According to Song Jin's idea, he would at most give up some of his interests when he went to negotiate.
Any problem that can be solved with money is not a big problem.
Jin Ling did not leave immediately, and explained bitterly:
"We have thought about going to Shunan, but we were unlucky. When we went to the bookstore to look for him, the clerk said that Manager Tao had just gone to the capital. I left a message and asked them to notify us when they come back."
No one from Shunan has come to notify us yet.
This means that Shopkeeper Tao may not have returned to Yi County yet.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door outside the store.
"Is Manager Jin here? I'm Xiao Chu, a clerk at Shun'an Bookstore." A clear young man's voice came from outside.
Jin Ling hurried to open the door.
But since there were outsiders around, Song Jin picked up the veil and put it on again.
Xiao Chu said a few words to Jin Ling and then left. Jin Ling left the shop door ajar and hurried back to say:
"Miss, Shunan has sent a message asking you to come over."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Song Jin strode out.
Jin Ling hurriedly caught up with him, "I'll go with you."
"No, I can do it alone."
It was not the first time that Song Jin went to the bookstore. He was familiar with the route and did not see the shopkeeper Tao. Instead, Xiao Chu led the way to the tea room where they had met guests before.
A faint scent of sandalwood permeates the tea room.
There are still six landscape screens in the middle.
There was a tea table with a cup of warm tea on it.
"Come on, please sit down."
A low male voice came from the other side of the screen.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Song Jin bowed to the screen and then sat down, but did not touch the tea bowl on the table.
The man asked, "Are you here for the two managers of Jifang?"
"Nothing can be hidden from you."
Song Jin knew that Jifang Pharmacy was likely to be under the surveillance of the forces behind Shunan, but he didn't expect them to speak frankly as soon as they arrived, without any intention of hiding anything.
Since the other party was so frank, Song Jin didn't say any more nonsense.
Going straight to the point, it means asking the other party to take action.
Demand to find out the truth and rescue the people safely.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
When you ask someone for help, you naturally have to quote a price.
Song Jin said bluntly: "For this reason, our previous medicinal material transactions can be reduced by 10% from the original market price."
"You are very generous for the sake of your two men."
The voice was actually a bit weird.
There was an inexplicable sour taste in the voice, but soon Song Jin suspected that he had heard it wrongly.
This is a win-win situation for both parties.
There is no reason for the other party to refuse.
Besides, solving this matter may be difficult for Jifang Pharmacy, but it should be a small matter for the forces behind this person.
Song Jin didn't know.
Qin Chi was indeed jealous this time.
I'm just so sour that I don't even realize it.
My wife spoke nicely for the sake of the two subordinates, but in fact they were just two men, and neither of them had ever married.
Don't underestimate this ten percent price.
In three years, it was a huge sum of money, tens of thousands. If it were just two ordinary managers, Song Jin would definitely not give up the benefits. Just from this point, it can be seen that Zhou Wei and Xing Lun are different in Song Jin's heart.
At least Song Jin values him very much.
Even his husband only got two thousand taels.
What are these two people's reasons? Qin Chi couldn't help but feel jealous after a slight comparison.
But now Qin Chi just felt unhappy in his heart, but he didn’t realize anything.
He then told Song Jin the results of the investigation by Lao Huo and others.
Song Jin listened quietly.
Mi Li blocked her expression, and Qin Chi could only hear some emotional fluctuations in her voice.
The person behind this incident, as Song Jin guessed, was the owner of Huairen Pharmacy, that is, the Zeng family.
"Has Ji Fang ever offended the second master of the Zeng family?"
The one who wanted to destroy the Jifang Pharmacy this time was none other than the second master of the Zeng family. This man had a very bad reputation in the city, and had done many bad things such as bullying men and women, and robbing people's land and shops.
Jifang Pharmacy was targeted by this person.
It is indeed a troublesome matter.
My dears, happy Dragon Boat Festival!