He had no intention of talking to Qi Jing at all.
This completely fulfilled what Qi Xiaolang had said at the beginning: "Let her take care of all the affairs of the winery."
Tang Shiyue was a little amused and asked, "What happened?"
"Don't mention it," Tang Dongzi said, "Today we went to the town to deliver wine, and we lost a jar!"
Tang Shiyue narrowed her eyes and said, "Lost a jar?"
She looked at Qi Jing and asked, "What's going on?"
Tang Dongzi said, "It's the twins from Dayue Village! They are so powerful! They said the wine was gone after being left in the car."
Tang Shiyue pondered and said nothing more.
The mule cart arrived at the winery in a short while. People gathered in the open space in front of the winery. Fourth Uncle Tang sat in the middle with a frown on his face, obviously not knowing what to do.
Liu Daqiang and Liu Daniu knelt in the middle and kowtowed continuously, looking extremely pitiful.
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Tang Shiyue watched from the side for a while and saw that the two men had flickering eyes, looked sneaky, and rubbed their noses from time to time.
Touching the nose is a typical sign of lying from a micro-expression point of view. She knew it in her mind.
They were from Dayue Village. She didn't know them well, but she heard that their family was very poor. Last time when the peach wine was released, the two of them ate dozens of bowls of peaches. In the end, they had diarrhea and ran to the toilet again and again. They came back to eat more. Tang Shiyue was deeply impressed.
Now it seems that the wine was most likely stolen by them. Actually, a jar of wine is a small matter, but the contract signed with Sifang Restaurant was exclusive, and we were afraid that they would sell it to other restaurants, which would be bad.
But the two were willing to kowtow and cry loudly. The people around them showed expressions of pity and whispered: "They didn't do it on purpose, there's no need to hold on to them, right?"
"The wine shop has made so much money, why are you still stingy with this jar of wine?"
Fourth Uncle Tang was just at a loss when he saw Tang Shiyue walking towards him quickly.
Fourth Uncle Tang was delighted and quickly stood up: "Yuer, you're back! Sit down!"
Tang Shiyue nodded, sat down directly in the chair, and said coldly: "Lost a jar of wine?"
Liu Daqiang cried, "I'm sorry, Boss, we really didn't mean it..."
Tang Shiyue coldly scolded: "Grown man, if you have something to say, speak up, why are you crying?"
She paused. "I asked you if you lost a jar of wine? Just answer yes or no!"
Liu Daqiang quickly wiped away his tears and said, "Yes."
Tang Shiyue asked: "Where did you lose it and how did you lose it?"
Liu Daqiang said, "Right, right near the city gate. I was wrong. I thought it was a rare trip to town, so I went to buy something. But Daniu had to pee urgently, so he went to pee by the wall. When I turned around, the wine was stolen..."
Tang Shiyue sneered, "At the gate of the city, where everything is flat, how could a 10-jin wine jar be stolen in a blink of an eye? You guys are responsible for the wine cart, but you don't take care of it?"
Liu Daqiang cried, "We were indeed careless. It was our fault, but we really can't afford to pay for it."
"It's okay," Tang Shiyue suddenly said with a cheerful face, "It's no big deal to lose the wine."
Liu Daqiang and the other man immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and others also felt that... after all, she was a young lady, and it was really hard to be cruel to her.
But Tang Shiyue continued, "I have a friend in town, his last name is Han, and he is in charge of all the men in town who are not merchants, farmers or workers."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood that this was a gang leader.
Tang Shiyue said, "Before our winery opened, I told him to look after the people in the town. He already has people at the city gate and in many busy places in the town. Besides, our winery's sign is so eye-catching, it's impossible for him not to look after it. Since the wine is lost, I'll go ask him for it."
Liu Daqiang and Liu Daniu were immediately shocked.
Tang Shiyue smiled and continued, "Tell me in detail where it was lost and what time it was. I will send someone to ask right away."
The two brothers were embarrassed at once. Liu Daqiang's face looked a little strange. He muttered, "Yes, it's at the city gate..."
She slowly stopped laughing and stared at him coldly: "Where is the city gate? Tell me clearly!"
The two brothers looked at each other, and everyone saw it. Someone shouted, "Didn't I tell you to embezzle the wine?"
"It must be! Something's wrong at first glance! Stealing wine!"
The two of them said anxiously: "No, no."
Tang Shiyue sneered and called out, "Aliang."
Tang Junliang responded quickly, and Tang Shiyue said, "Go to the town, just like we did last time, find a random idler and say you're looking for Boss Han. When you see him, tell him that Tang Xiaolang from Fushou Winery invited him to Jubao Village for a drink."
Tang Junliang responded, turned around and ran.
Tang Shiyue sat in the chair and said calmly: "Boss Han will be here soon. If the wine is really lost, he will definitely be able to find it back. You don't have to worry."
The two of them were no longer able to utter a word. They just bowed their heads to the ground and trembled.
Tang Shiyue leaned forward slightly and said word by word: "But what if it wasn't lost... Naturally, someone saw what you did. Speak out as soon as possible, so as not to embarrass yourself in front of outsiders!"
Liu Daqiang murmured: "I...I..."
Tang Shiyue shouted sharply: "Still don't say it!"
Liu Daqiang couldn't stand it any longer, and threw himself to the ground. "I'll tell you, I'll tell you! I was foolish and greedy, I was really poor, I...I thought of stealing jars of wine to sell, so I promised a bun shop in the town some money and secretly hid the wine there..."
Tang Shiyue listened quietly until he finished speaking, then stood up and said, "Now we know what happened. It was Daqiang Daniu who was greedy and stole the wine, so Daqiang Daniu resigned today. Regardless of the original employees, from today on, no one in Dayue Village is allowed to work in the winery anymore."
The big bull collapsed to the ground. Everyone was stunned.
In this case, wouldn’t Daqiang Niu become the public enemy of Dayue Village?
This penalty is a bit hasty and harsh!
"Do you think I punished you too severely?"
Tang Shiyue sneered and looked around at everyone: "Then let me tell you, the contract we signed with Sifang Restaurant is to supply only to Sifang Restaurant. If we let them sell this jar of wine to another restaurant today, it means we have violated the contract. If we make wine again in the future, not only will we not make money, but we will also have to pay money to Sifang Restaurant... We will lose a lot of money, and everyone will work for nothing. In this case, do you still think a jar of wine is a trivial matter?"
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and then fell silent.
She paused, "Working in the winery pays more than in town, the work is easier than in town, and it's closer to home... Fourth Uncle just made a little money, so he wanted to do something good for the villagers and bring everyone to work together. Now, this is how everyone repays him? Qi Xiaolang and Fourth Uncle Tang have lost all their money and are now facing a lawsuit. Our winery can't afford such a worker!"
"Today, I will use my powerful brother to warn you. If you steal again, I will report you to the police. A jar of wine costs one hundred taels of silver, and you will be sentenced to death in the county jail! If you don't believe me, just try it!"
She pointed at one person and said, "Dongzi, go to the clan leader's house and tell him everything that happened today. Also, Chen Erlang, go to the village head's house and tell him as well."
Then she turned to Chen Changyuan and said, "Uncle Changyuan, you are good at speaking and have many connections in the surrounding villages. I'd like you to take someone to send these two people back to Dayue Village and tell their headman."
This job was not an easy one, but it was also his duty, so Chen Changyuan agreed and took his men there.
The matter was resolved quickly and efficiently, but it was indeed a heavy blow to everyone.
Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts. Those who looked down on this young master and wanted to plot some crooked moves all sweated so much that their clothes were soaked with sweat, and they were just glad that they hadn't dared to take action yet.
So when Han Yi and his brothers arrived, the problem had already been resolved.
Han Yi smiled and said, "Young Master, are you looking for me?"
"Yes," Tang Shiyue said with a smile, "Please invite Boss Han to have a drink."
Han Yi smiled and said, "As for the wine, we've prepared it ourselves. It depends on whether Boss Tang is willing to give it to us!"
He waved his hand and several people carried out a jar of wine from the carriage.
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