Chapter 4 If you can't beat them, join them "Please don't say anything more, Madam Pei..."
Typical of someone who doesn't care about anything.
The villagers pleaded for mercy and wanted to be good people, and Pei Yixue didn't want to be the bad guy.
As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them.
He did not argue with the villagers and was particularly generous.
He said: "I think they are really pitiful, and since it is their first offense, let's forget about the compensation."
When the villagers repeatedly praised him for his magnanimity and kindness, he smiled and accepted the offer, inviting the villagers to help the murderer cleanse his sins.
"My ancestors said that if you do something wrong and fail to cleanse yourself of your sins in time, you will go to the eighteenth level of hell in the future."
"We are all neighbors and villagers. We should help each other. How about this? I will be responsible for the new seeds needed for the medicinal fields, and let the villagers renovate the land and sow seeds until the medicinal seedlings grow to half a month old.
Half a month later, I will start hiring fellow villagers as usual."
The villagers no longer smiled, and all kept silent.
It takes at least half a month to turn the soil and sow seeds, not just one or two days. Who would be willing to do it for free?
Seeing them like this, Pei Yixue took a moral high ground and said disappointedly: "Even if these villagers have made mistakes, they have now admitted their mistakes. Don't you want to restore the medicinal fields to their original appearance and help them wash away their sins and escape the calamity of hell?"
These words petrified the murderers. After a moment they opened their mouths with interesting expressions on their faces.
The villagers were silent for a while, and then some of them spoke up.
"They poisoned the family, so how can they let the boss suffer? Doesn't this aggravate the sin?"
"For the sake of fellow villagers, I won't report it to the police, so compensation is inevitable."
The murderer glanced at the villagers inconspicuously, his eyes full of resentment.
The twenty mu of medicinal fields cost no less than two hundred taels of silver, including the seeds and wages for the villagers. Except for Pei Yixue, no one present could afford or was willing to pay for such a large sum of money.
Pei Yixue pretended to be thoughtful, and then sympathetically suggested that they could try to rescue the medicinal seedlings.
If he can be saved, there is no need to compensate him.
Since he could not be saved and could not afford to pay compensation, he had to sign a contract to sell himself to him.
Hearing that they didn't have to pay for anything, the villagers nodded in agreement, completely drowning out the murderer's objections.
Pei Yixue called on the villagers to save Yao Miao together and help these poor murderers so that they would not fall into the state of becoming slaves.
Since I'm just helping out, I naturally don't get paid, and working on twenty acres of land would require at least a whole night.
The villagers were reluctant, but they couldn't refuse because of what they had said.
This is exactly the effect Pei Yixue wanted.
Not only that, he didn't want to let the murderer who poisoned him go so easily. He had to teach them a lesson.
The medicinal seedlings would not die, he was sure they could be saved, and the poison could be detoxified by re-irrigating the medicinal field with water soaked with physalis and Houttuynia cordata.
The reason why I said it ambiguously is that I don't want the murderer to feel relieved so easily.
Two days later, the medicinal seedlings no longer wilted, but they did not survive either.
Several murderers couldn't even sleep well. When they were awake, they almost always wandered around the medicinal fields, observing the condition of the seedlings, fearing that if something went wrong they would have to sell themselves.
It was not until the fifth day, when the first rays of morning sunshine shone through, that the twenty acres of medicinal fields regained their original vitality.
The five murderers hugged each other in the medicine field, almost crying for joy.
A few months passed in a blink of an eye, and the first batch of medicinal herbs were ready to be harvested.
The planting industry was not developed in this era, and the yield per mu was not as high as it is today, but thanks to Pei Yixue's technological reforms, the yield was still acceptable.
It also gives him some advantages over other medicinal material dealers.
You can make a profit of two or three cents per pound, so you won't have to worry about sales.
Pei Yixue followed the caravan to the door of the cooperative pharmacy. When unloading the goods, he happened to meet the protagonist top and the protagonist bottom.
"Yixue?" Liao Qiubai asked uncertainly, glancing at Xie Yushu beside him, "You, are living on him now?"
In their eyes, Pei Yixue, this sickly girl, had no ability to survive at all. The fact that she could eat and drink well and live such a comfortable life was only because she was using her beauty to please others.
When Xie Yushu heard the hidden meaning in his words, he frowned and gestured in front of his chest with one hand to explain.
Liao Qiubai didn't understand the sign language. He glanced at the mute man again, and then looked at Pei Yixue again with disgust and a hint of sympathy.
Pei Xuan also spoke up: "Come back and admit your mistakes. Father and mother are magnanimous and will definitely not chase you away. Why do you have to wrong yourself like this?"
Pei Yixue didn't want to talk to the two of them, so she just said, "I'm doing very well."
Liao Qiubai was a little angry, "You came from the Pei Mansion at least. If you are so cowardly and shameless, you will bring shame to the entire Pei Mansion."
"I have nothing to do with the Pei Mansion anymore." A place like the Pei Mansion would only bring him shame.
"Pei Mansion? Is it the Pei Mansion of Pei's Pharmacy? I didn't expect that the owner used to be from Pei Mansion. No wonder he knows so much about pharmacology." The villager who was carrying goods seemed to have heard some incredible gossip and couldn't help but interrupt.
The protagonist and the bottom were both confused.
It is true that the Pei family is a medical family, but Pei Yixue has no talent for medicine. He cannot even tell the difference between common herbs, and making medicines is simply a fantasy.
Pei Xuan walked a few steps to a carriage, untied a sack of Chinese medicine, then picked up a piece of the herb and sniffed it under his nose.
"Where did you get these goods?"
Without waiting for Pei Yixue to answer, the villagers who were moving the goods started praising him loudly, talking about how powerful his animal-enchanting drug was and how he could bring dying seedlings back to life.
Pei Xuan couldn't help but frown when he heard this. "When did you learn about pharmacology?"
"I don't understand." Pei Yixue's tone was gentle and sincere. "It was the Bodhisattva who said that I was the reincarnation of the Daluo Jinxian. In order to help me overcome the calamity, he told me some practical prescriptions."
Pei Xuan's face immediately darkened.
A few months ago, the rumor that Madam Pei was a monster spread throughout the city, and the Pei family spent a huge amount of money to suppress it.
Because of this incident, Pei's Pharmacy's business suffered a blow and was almost defeated by its biggest rival, Tongren Pharmacy.
"Doctors should put people first. Things like ghosts and gods are ridiculous!"
Pei Yixue: "If you believe it, it exists. If you don't believe it, it doesn't exist."
Pei Xuan glared at him, naturally not wanting to discuss the matter any further, and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Liao Qiubai looked at him thoughtfully, and then left.
Pei Yixue didn't care about this little episode.
At noon the next day, he had just fed Xie Yushu a bowl of throat-warming medicine in the name of preventing a cold.
This medicine was rare and very bitter. He took out a candied fruit from his sleeve, but before he handed it to her, there was a knock on the door.
Xie Yushu glanced at the hand he put into his sleeve, as if thinking it was some other medicine, and quickly walked out of the room and chose to open the door.
Pei Yixue looked at the fleeing figure and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
After a while, Liao Qiubai's voice was heard from the gate of the courtyard.
"I'm looking for Yixue."
Pei Yixue narrowed his eyes and walked out of the room.
He pretended not to see Liao Qiubai at the door, opened his hands towards Xie Yushu at the courtyard gate, and handed him a yellow paper bag.
He laughed and said, "Ah Shu, the smell of medicine is very strong. I just want you to eat some candied fruit to calm it down."
Liao Qiubai's face was slightly tense, and he directly passed by Xie Yushu and said, "Yixue, long time no see."
Xie Yushu glanced at Liao Qiubai and Pei Yixue, and prepared to leave the hospital to give them space to talk.
Pei Yixue covered his chest and started coughing violently. In the corner of his eye, Xie Yushu stopped and rushed towards him.
But before the person who was supposed to come arrived, Liao Qiubai came to his side first and raised his hand to help him calm down.
When that hand touched his back, Pei Yixue's expression almost froze, and then he couldn't breathe and couldn't stop coughing.
This cough was much more real than the fake cough he pretended, and the tears from choking made his eyes wet.
He raised his eyes to look at Xie Yushu who was standing there hesitantly, and his voice was full of grievance: "Ashu——"
The man then walked over and took him from Liao Qiubai.
Pei Yixue stood leaning against Xie Yushu, and was very distant from Liao Qiubai. "Mrs. Pei, is there something wrong?" His throat was a little hoarse from the coughing and wheezing just now.
"Can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do?"
"Nothing, why did Madam Pei come to look for me?" Pei Yixue said with a smile.
"Yixue." Liao Qiubai said frustratedly, "Do we have to talk to each other in such a distant way?"
Pei Yixue felt sick in her heart, "Please Madam Pei, please don't say anything that will cause misunderstanding."
This person's coming must be bad news.
Liao Qiubai lowered his eyes, and it was unclear what emotion was in his eyes. He looked very sad.
Probably the same as before, waiting for him to compromise and comfort.
Pei Yixue smiled secretly. He knew very well that the protagonist would never feel sad for a tragic supporting actor like him. The emotions hidden behind his actions were mostly "calculating" and "cruel".
Even if this person is really sad and cries in front of him, he will not show any emotion at all.
"If you have nothing else to do, Madam Pei, please go back." He said, "Ashu and I still have some things to do."
Liao Qiubai clenched his hands under his sleeves, "I came here for something."
Pei Yixue still underestimated the shamelessness of the Pei family. Liao Qiubai came here just to let the Pei family use the medicinal fields he contracted.
Not only that, the scope of the contracted land should be expanded, and he should be required to participate in the management as a free laborer.
Pei Yixue reminded: "I have no relationship with the Pei family anymore."
It doesn't matter, but you dare to say such shameless words. Why do you think he will agree? Is this protagonist in front of you acceptable?
The smile on Liao Qiubai's face was like a spring breeze. "How can family members hold grudges overnight? You've been angry for so long, it's time to calm down.
My father said that as long as you come back, we can let bygones be bygones.”
Let bygones be bygones? This means that the fault will be put on his head implicitly and implicitly.
Pei Yixue glanced at Xie Yushu and immediately had an idea.
He doesn't mind acting with the protagonist.
He lowered his head and remained silent for a while. When he looked up again, his eyes were already tinged with crimson.
"What do you mean by letting bygones be bygones? I was bullied in the Pei family, even three meals a day became a luxury. Now it's my fault? Well, if father wants me to admit my fault, I will. But I don't want to go back to the Pei family. I don't have another grandfather who will leave me millions of taels to buy this freedom. I hope Madam Pei will agree."
As expected, after these words were spoken, Xie Yushu looked at Liao Qiubai with a hint of hatred, and when he looked at him, there was obviously a bit more pity.
Without waiting for Liao Qiubai to refute, Pei Yixue continued to play the victim.
He recounted the ostracism he had suffered in the Pei family and the inexplicable charges he had been accused of.
What he said were facts that had happened in the past, and Liao Qiubai knew it very well, because this man had contributed to his becoming a disliked person in the Pei family.
Setting up a trap to push people into the abyss and then rescuing them is a common trick used by hypocrites to achieve their goals.
However, Liao Qiubai pushed all the blame onto Pei's servants. Knowing that they could not reach an agreement this time, he did not stay long. He said that he would go back and investigate the matter thoroughly and give him an explanation, and then left.
After all, the Pei family still had some face to save, so after sending Liao Qiubai to harass him, they never sent anyone again.
Soon the medicinal fields had their second bumper harvest.
But when Pei Yixue led the caravan to the county town again, the pharmacies that had previously cooperated with him suddenly changed their minds and refused to purchase the medicinal materials.
When asked the reason, the boss just waved his hands, eager to drive them out of the pharmacy.
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