The man's name was Li Sangui, a small gangster whom Sang Yu accidentally rescued. He was really pitiful at that time, with bruises all over his body, blood on his face, blood on his mouth all over his face, and even his eyes were beaten so that he couldn't open them. He looked like he was about to die, so she looked at him a few more times, and unexpectedly, he grabbed her ankle.
"Girl, save me!"
Sang Yu broke free from his hand expressionlessly and left.
But a faint voice still came from behind, "Save me, please, I... can do... anything for you."
Sang Yu finally sighed and went back to save him.
Sang Yu just wanted to save him at that time, just as an extra errand boy. After all, it was inconvenient for him to live in the village. However, she didn't expect that this guy was smart and eloquent. He knew everything about them, whether they were rich young men or the slum dwellers. Moreover, their personality and character were particularly to her liking.
He also did a good job in the few tasks assigned to him. He was the one who took charge of the second-in-command of Huichuntang.
Sang Yu trusted him more and more.
Now she was sitting at the head of the main hall, and Li Sangui immediately brought her a cup of hot tea.
Sang Yu took it and said casually, "Thank you."
"Boss, you're too kind. You saved my life, treated my injuries, and found me a house like this to live in. I, Li Sangui, have no way to repay you. Even if it means risking my life, I will still do it."
Sang Yu smiled and put down the teacup. "I don't want your life, so you'd better keep your life and help me do a few more things."
Li Sangui immediately straightened his expression and said, "Master, please speak."
"Go find me a suitable piece of land. It has to be large, and the location doesn't have to be good. It's best if it's near a mountain or a water source."
"May I ask what the boss wants to do with it?"
“Grow medicinal herbs.”
"Okay, leave it to me."
Sang Yu nodded, "By the way, find someone to stir up trouble when the second-in-command of Huichuntang was caught selling fake medicine."
"Add more fuel to the fire?"
"Right! This kind of heinous act must be made known to everyone and spread. And it must be done in secret. If there are people who have bought fake medicine, keep an eye out for them and ask them about their situation. If there are a lot of people, find someone to lead them to Huichun Hall to demand compensation."
"Okay." Li Sangui agreed.
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Li Sangui acted quickly and took Sang Yu to the neighboring town of Shangli on the third day.
"Boss, look."
Li Sangui pointed to a large piece of land in front of him and said, "This is about 300 acres. Not only is the place spacious, but Shangli Mountain is to the north, and there is water flowing. And most importantly, this is the place!"
Li Sangui pointed to the vacant land at the foot of the mountain and said, "I've already inquired about it. That piece of land belongs to the village next door, Yongyi Village. The village chief said that whoever reclaims the land will own it."
"Opening up wasteland?"
"Yes, it's not a problem to open up another 200 acres of that piece of land. Add these 300 acres, and it will be 500 acres. No matter what we do, it won't be a problem."
Sang Yu looked at it and thought it was indeed nice, but... "These three hundred acres are..."
"Boss, you want to know who owns this land, right?" Li Sangui said proudly. "This is the land of the Nie family. Boss, you may not know this, but the Nie family was once a high-ranking official in Tiandu. Later, for some unknown reason, they retired and returned to their hometown. The whole family settled in this county, but their income was not enough to cover their expenses. They have been farming this land at a loss for several years, so they planned to sell it this year. Because the location is not very good and it is not fertile land, the price is not high. But because of this, they have not sold it yet!"
Sang Yu raised an eyebrow, and saw Li Sangui holding up three fingers. "These three hundred acres of land are only three hundred taels! You should know that any land in Qilai County costs two taels of silver per acre."
"Okay." Sang Yu nodded, "Then let's book this place!"
Li Sangui acted quickly and contacted the Nie family the next day to have someone sign the document.
The person who came should be an old man from the Nie Mansion, in his forties, and he was not arrogant. He took the silver and left.
Sang Yu spent three hundred taels of silver that he had obtained from the Xia family in exchange for a few ginseng plants.
He also instructed Li Sangui to buy some medicinal herb seeds and seedlings, and at the same time hired people to open up wasteland and plant medicinal herbs.
Li Sangui arranged all these things clearly by himself, and would report the progress to Sang Yu every day.
At the same time, the second thing Sang Yu arranged also came to fruition.
Li Sangui pointed at the dozen or so people at the county government office and said to Sang Yu, "Boss, these are the people who bought fake medicine."
Sang Yu looked in the direction he was pointing and saw that they were dressed in rags, of different ages, with sad faces. There were also several women holding children, with patches on their clothes.
Li Sangui pointed at one of the old ladies and said, "That old lady's grandson almost died because she bought fake medicine. Fortunately, we spread the news quickly and she heard about it. She hurriedly took the child to our pharmacy and saved his life. But that big brother was a step too late and his entire leg was crippled."
Li Sangui sighed and said, "They are all miserable people."
"After this is over, we'll send them all to Jishi Pharmacy and have Doctor Lu check if they can still be cured. As for the medicine they need... we'll also prepare it for them free of charge."
Li Sangui paused, then bent down and said, "I'd like to thank the boss on their behalf."
At this time, the officials from the yamen came out and invited everyone in.
Sang Yu did not go in, but ordered a pot of tea from the teahouse opposite, and drank it while watching the situation over there.
Soon, everyone came out, and Li Sangui also came to report the news.
"Boss, the verdict has been made! County Magistrate Xia, for the sake of justice, has sentenced the Second In Chief to one year in prison for selling counterfeit medicine, disregarding his own life. Those who sold the counterfeit medicine must each pay ten times the amount in compensation."
"Okay." Sang Yu smiled, and suddenly a spring breeze blew on her face, the flowers bloomed, and even the air became sweeter. Li Sangui almost couldn't take his eyes off her.
"Arrange a few people to spread the news of today's incident. If anyone buys fake medicine again, don't forget to encourage them to go to the government office and file a complaint. The compensation will be ten times the amount."
Li Sangui nodded obediently, and after thinking it over for a while, he finally understood Sang Yu's intention and hurried to make arrangements.
Soon, everyone in the county knew that the fake medicine bought from Huichuntang could be compensated tenfold, so they all went to the government office to file a complaint. Because there were too many people, the government office specially sent people to guard the door and register everyone who came.
What's more, he went to Huichuntang to buy medicine and then went to the government office to sue the officials, making a fortune.
After just two days, Huichuntang could no longer hold on and had to close all its pharmacies.
However, because we bought too many medicinal materials in the early stage, we now have to pay a large amount of compensation, and the drug dealers are holding receipts to pay, so we are completely unable to make ends meet.
The boss cursed and smashed a teacup.
"In such a large county, isn't there a single pharmacy that sells medicinal herbs?"
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