These words amused Lin Jinyue.
How dare he ask for her winemaking recipe right away?
Do you know that she already made thirty taels of profit from brewing yesterday?
You want to buy her brewing recipe for 500 taels?
Isn't this just wishful thinking?
Lin Jinyue sneered: "Not for sale, not for any price. Don't even think about it."
In business, it's all about mutual consent.
She refused to sell, but the manager relentlessly pursued her, blocking her way and preventing her from leaving!
The steward's smile was sinister. "You won't give it to me, huh? Do you know who I am? I'm the head steward of the Ji family in Shawan County. If you offend me, do you think you can stay in Shawan County in the future?"
The Ji family was the wealthiest family in Shawan County, and they also had some connections with the county magistrate.
You can do whatever you want in Shawan County.
The manager looked down on Lin Jinyue and her family because they came from the countryside and had been refugees before.
If they won't give you the method for brewing wine, just take it by force.
He could also pocket the money used to buy the son.
Upon hearing his words, Jiang Mi and Jiang Xi, who were standing next to Lin Jinyue, rolled up their sleeves and prepared to take action.
But the two of them still glanced at Lin Jinyue.
Lin Jinyue then said, "Arrest him and report him to the authorities!"
Without saying a word, Jiang Mi subdued the steward and the men behind him, tied them up with ropes, and sent them directly to see the authorities!
Ding Ruiming looked at Lin Jinyue with slight surprise.
Since they were already acquaintances, he didn't dwell on whether Lin Jinyue knelt or not, and asked directly, "What's going on?"
Lin Jinyue chattered on and on, saying, "Uncle Magistrate, you don't know, this steward bullies good people because of his powerful family. We are doing business honestly, but he insists that I hand over the brewing recipe and even threatens me!"
Ding Ruiming frowned. "Is that so?!"
When the steward heard Lin Jinyue call out "Uncle Magistrate," his heart sank.
Good heavens, she has such a good relationship with the county magistrate?!
Upon hearing that they needed to find witnesses, the person in charge immediately confessed.
Ding Ruiming was equally ruthless: "Yunhe Village contributed their method of composting fertilizer without taking a single penny. It's one thing for you not to be grateful, but you even dare to threaten them?!"
"Drag him away and give him forty lashes!"
The manager's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
Forty strokes of the cane, and even if he doesn't die, he'll be crippled.
Lin Jinyue smiled and said to Ding Ruiming, "Thank you very much, Uncle Magistrate."
Ding Ruiming is indebted to those who feed him.
Although he hadn't seen Lin Jinyue for a long time, he never lacked snacks and iced drinks.
Ding Ruiming said with a smile, "If this happens again, just report it to the authorities!"
Lin Jinyue had managed to curry favor with Ding Ruiming, and upon returning home, she immediately sent him various fresh foods.
After she returned, Lin Xueqing and Jiang Wan were worried about her and told her not to go to town every day. If she had to go, she had to bring her brother with her.
Lin Jinyue also felt it was very necessary.
Doing business in ancient times was completely different from doing it today.
In modern business, at the very least, one must abide by the law when engaging in trade or business battles.
But it was different in ancient times; they would directly use criminal gangs to force you to compromise.
Lin Jinyue looked at the people who had returned and said, "From now on, there should be at least five of you coming back together every day."
The group nodded, still somewhat shaken.
Even so, they were still not at ease. "From now on, we have to get up an hour earlier and practice kung fu with Tiezhu. Nobody will be able to bully us!"
In the end, it was Lin Xueqing who got hurt.
Because he has to get up an hour earlier to teach people boxing.
Lin Gou Dan and his group also started to get their minds working.
Lin Gou Dan gets a headache whenever he sees classical Chinese texts, and only math classes are somewhat easier for him.
He thought, if he only studied arithmetic every day, and after learning those classical Chinese phrases, he would then go practice martial arts...
Lin Gou Dan then came up with a terrible idea: "Er Ya, look, we need to train hard to protect others in the future, so how about we stop having classes every day? We can learn kung fu in the morning and math in the afternoon, practicing kung fu for six hours a day..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Gou Dan received a sharp rap on the head from Old Tan.
Old Tan: "Get back to reciting your lessons now!"
He's really exhausted.
Old Tan really has a headache.
The people of Yunhe Village were the most perceptive and intelligent group he had ever met.
But why isn't everyone focused on their studies?
What's the use of making so much money? Do they know that if even one of them becomes an official, this group can advance even further in the future?
It's not something that can be achieved simply by making some transactions.
But they are different from Mr. Tan, who grew up in a scholarly family and became a prime minister.
They did not believe in the emperor.
Those emperors and princes would attack at will, completely disregarding the lives of ordinary people like them.
In critical moments, they can be sent directly to the battlefield as cannon fodder.
They only believe in Er Ya.
Er Ya's family helped them earn money and even subsidized the village children's education.
They never mentioned that they should repay them when they made money in the future, and they even pressured the children to study without mentioning the possibility of passing the imperial examinations.
What did Er Ya say back then?
They said that if you learn more characters, you'll be able to read and do math when you go to Shawan County or even further afield, and you won't have to worry about being cheated.
Er Ya was always thinking of them and never thought of giving anything in return.
So this group of people never even considered taking the imperial examinations.
Er Ya's team is short-staffed. Even if they pass the exam, they'll still have to stay here and work for Er Ya.
It's not like I'm out of my mind to serve that damn emperor.
The group of people were making a lot of noise, and before it got dark, they quickly went up the mountain to pick some more wild fruits.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough to brew wine.
Teacher Tan sighed, "Alas, there's really no sense of accomplishment in teaching."
Lin Jinyue didn't notice Old Master Tan's mood; she had other things to attend to.
*
The next morning, Lin Jinyue got up and practiced a few sets of boxing when someone called out to her from a distance: "Er Ya, someone from Shawan County has come looking for you."
Lin Jinyue walked to the shore, but the villagers didn't want them to come ashore.
They all pointed their crossbows at the people.
These aren't toy crossbows, but the kind that Wang the carpenter has improved over the past few days—the kind that can kill people.
This startled the people on the ship.
When Lin Jinyue went over to take a look, it turned out to be the young master of the Ji family, the same young master who had said at the teahouse last time that he would give Dongshunlou to them to do business.
Right now, people are wearing them and shivering.
The young master held the iron basin to his head and said tremblingly, "Miss Lin, I, I've come to apologize..."
Lin Jinyue had a good impression of Young Master Ji, and said to everyone, "Let them go ashore."
When Young Master Ji came up, his legs were trembling.
Lin Jinyue was impressed by him. Looking at the box of gifts he brought, she smiled kindly and said, "Don't worry, we are all law-abiding citizens and won't kill anyone."
Young Master Ji trembled as he looked at the cold, menacing crossbow bolts.
It's not that I dare to speak out.
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