Chapter 143 The Mastermind
"Who did you say you were listening to? The owner of Caizhizhai."
Jiang Tangtang narrowed her eyes and said, "I have no grudges against that boss in the past or in the present. Why would he come to you to cause trouble and take over my shop? Are you guys saying this on purpose to get away with it?"
"Jiang Dongjia, there are many hidden secrets here that I'm afraid you don't know. Many of the properties in Raoying County belong to the Yang family. The Yang family is known far and wide for their kindness. Whenever a disaster strikes, they are the first to step forward to provide relief. But behind the scenes, they have done many immoral things."
Several men spoke in unison, "Yes, yes, they openly distribute grain to provide disaster relief, but secretly they buy up farmers' land at low prices.
This isn't the first time someone has used secret means to take possession of someone's shop, just like what happened today. If we weren't truly afraid of the poison needle in your hand, how could we possibly say this to you?
"Jiang Dongjia, we have told you everything. We only hope that you can pretend that you don't know about this and give our brothers a chance to live. This is for our own good as well as yours."
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Several men looked at Lu Bowen's miserable state and talked about the evil deeds of the Yang family. Finally, Lu Bowen could not bear the torture any longer and hit his head against the wall, fainting.
Jiang Tangtang was very satisfied with the effect of the poison needle and ordered someone to bring paper and pen. "How do I know if what you said is true? Tell me clearly what the Yang family did, when and why."
After that, he threatened them, "I will send someone to investigate later. If what you said is true, I will not make things difficult for you because you have been honest. But if you dare to lie to me—"
Before she finished, the men said in unison, "Don't dare, don't dare, we are telling the truth."
"Then let's start with you!" Jiang Tangtang casually pointed at a big man and asked him to start speaking.
When Jiang Tangtang was almost done asking questions, Zhao Xun came back and said, "Boss, there are two medicines we haven't found."
"I'll figure out the remaining two things!" Jiang Tangtang handed him a pen and paper, asked him to write down the rest, and then asked them to put their fingerprints on it and sign it.
The two medicines that Zhao Xun failed to find, besides donkey-hide gelatin, were the century-old ginseng.
Jiang Tangtang couldn't think of any other solution. She could only ask the merchant caravan for donkey-hide gelatin, and the only way for her to get ginseng was to collect it from the space. Doctor Xue had given her a handful of seeds, including ginseng.
Because the growth patterns in space are different from those outside, a ginseng planted in space at that time has now bloomed several times.
Jiang Tangtang collected the seeds from the ginseng plant and scattered them on the side, and a large patch of ginseng grew.
Jiang Tangtang pretended to go outside to look for it, but actually found several opportunities to take the ginseng out of the space and wrapped it in a rag.
Jiang Tangtang casually walked around the market a few times, then hurried back to the shop with the ginseng. "Divine doctor, do you think this ginseng is a hundred years old?"
"Where... did you get this?" Doctor Xue's eyes widened when he saw the ginseng that Jiang Tangtang took out of the cloth bag.
"I was lucky. I bought it when I just went out." Jiang Tangtang lied without feeling guilty at all.
"Although it's not a hundred years old, this ginseng is of good quality! Don't worry, with this ginseng, it doesn't matter if we can't find another tonic." After Xue Banxian finished speaking, he hurriedly took the ginseng to prepare the pills.
Jiang Tangtang had just breathed a sigh of relief when Zhao Xun came over with a stack of papers and handed them to her. "Boss, they said they've explained everything. What should we do next?"
Jiang Tangtang casually flipped through the contents above. "Except for Lu Bowen, let Guo Yu teach the others a lesson and let them go for now. Whether he can let them go depends on their future performance!"
Although it didn't look like those people were lying, Jiang Tangtang didn't dare to completely believe them.
Worried about falling into someone else's trap.
What if she was lured to fight against the Yang family?
She would have to investigate it herself.
If it was indeed the Yang family's doing, they naturally could not be let off easily.
In addition, this incident also shows that she is too popular in the county now, and many people are eyeing them.
We need to teach those rats hiding in the shadows a lesson, and we also need to improve relationships with internal employees and do a good job of defense.
Jiang Tangtang's methods of winning people over were very direct. She offered benefits, favors, and painted a rosy picture, making her followers feel that following her was a hopeful and promising career. This way, no one could poach her.
So Jiang Tangtang asked the shop assistants to close the shop early today and gave an impromptu speech. After the speech, he gave everyone some money.
The methods used by modern companies to motivate their subordinates are just as effective in ancient times.
Everyone was excited by what she said. They took the silver and secretly made a decision in their hearts that they would work hard in the future to repay Jiang Tangtang.
At the Yang family in the south of the city, after the eldest master of the Yang family, Yang Changsheng, learned about the cake shop, he slapped his wife and said, "Stupid! Who told you to take the initiative to touch that shop?"
Nie Xiuying covered her face in disbelief and said hatefully, "You've also been bewitched by that vixen?"
Yang Changsheng's voice unconsciously lowered a little. "What nonsense are you talking about? Have you seen me bring anyone home in all these years? What's with all this talk of vixen or not? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Then why don't you let me touch that shop?" Nie Xiuying felt that he was guilty. They had been married for more than 20 years, so how could she not understand him?
Moreover, in the second year after she married into the Yang family, she helped the Yang family manage their assets. What tricks had she not used?
How could he have blamed her for such a small matter before? Wasn't she possessed by that vixen?
It turns out that all men are not good.
Yang Changsheng said, "The people in that shop are different from those you dealt with before. Besides, the real value of that shop is not the shop itself, but the prescriptions in hand."
"Why is it different?" Nie Xiuying probed, "You don't like my hard approach, so how about I try it softly? I heard that although the mother-in-law of the Lu family is an elderly widow, she is very beautiful. Since my second brother's wife passed away, he has never married. How about I ask a matchmaker to come and introduce her to my third brother?"
Yang Changsheng said angrily, "I was beaten to death by the people you called, and now you're trying to be a matchmaker. Are you trying to destroy my Yang family?"
Nie Xiuying got the result of the test and was extremely angry. That middle-aged woman Su actually seduced her man's soul. People outside were right to call them vixens.
But she said, "Look at what you said. They don't know that I sent them there. How can it affect the Yang family?"
Yang Changsheng said coldly, "Are you so sure they won't betray you? I heard they were held captive until almost dark."
"They dare not!" Nie Xiuying was very confident in herself. She felt that she had given them enough benefits and also grasped their weaknesses, so those people did not dare to betray her.
Unfortunately, she was wrong this time.
Not only did the people she trusted sell her out, but Jiang Tangtang also used her own methods to verify it. Now it has been confirmed that the men were not lying, and it was indeed the Yang family who used sinister means to seize her shop.
"Sister-in-law, what are you going to do next? If there is anything I can do for you, just tell me." Lu Shili went to the beach again today to deal with the food supply for Yipinxiang. He was busy until the evening before he came back. Only then did he know what happened at home.
Thinking of his mother who was lying in bed and had not yet regained consciousness, he managed to suppress his anger and did not rush out and kill the Yang family.
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