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Chapter 8: Visitors to the Imperial City

Doctor Xu shook his head and sighed, "Miss Jin'er, you don't know. A few days ago, the yamen sent this official document, saying that a big merchant from the imperial city needed a batch of snake aconites. I heard that only we are here, so we asked our pharmacies and clinics to hand over it, and each of them had to pay ten kilograms."

"Snake aconite is rare. Even if we can see it here, it will take three years to mature and still have to choose the right time to pick it up. Wouldn't it be difficult for everyone?" Mu Jin frowned slightly after hearing this.

"Yes, but how could these walking merchants know these truths? After hearing some rumors outside, they came here to make things difficult for us."

Mu Jin slapped the table and jumped up and said, "This is not possible! Doctor Xu, do you know where this businessman lives? I have to go and meet him."

Bai Yuheng was shocked when he heard this and said, "Jin'er! You're doing something wrong again!"

"Brother! These businessmen don't know anything and collude with the government. They are not the only ones who cheat. We have to work hard to collect herbs. If we don't explain this clearly, we may be in trouble soon!"

"You don't even know who the other party is. People from the imperial city are either rich or noble. If you accidentally provoke these people, your life will be difficult to protect!"

"I don't care, I just can't bear to see these people bullying and arrogant!"

"You are so old, why are you still so ignorant!"

Mu Jin pouted angrily, his little face bulged, while Bai Yuheng looked serious and glared, and the two of them looked at each other like cockfighting.

Doctor Xu waved his hand awkwardly and said, "Miss Jin'er, Mr. Bai, don't argue. There is nothing I can do about this. I will ask my friends from Lin County to ask for some to get together tomorrow, and I should have enough to get together."

Bai Yuheng turned his head and frowned unconsciously, and said to Dr. Xu: "It's enough for you to get together here, I'm afraid other small clinics will be helpless."

"Hmph! So I said we have to talk to that businessman!" Seeing that his brother was also unfair about this matter, Mu Jin hugged his chest and said, "Brother, you always say I was wrong!"

"We have been planning this matter for a long time. Doctor Xu, let's say goodbye first." After that, he bowed to Doctor Xu and pulled Mu Jin away.

When he left the door, Mu Jin pouted his mouth and stared at Bai Yuheng, like an angry puffer fish. Bai Yuheng had a stern face, but when he saw his sister like this, he burst out laughing and rubbed her head and said, "Jin'er is not angry. Let's fill your stomach first, and then discuss what to do. Brother will take you to Pinzhuxuan to eat?"

Mu Jin rolled his eyes and turned his head away. Bai Yuheng thought she was really angry, but heard her whisper: "I want hibiscus roast goose."

Bai Yuheng laughed, and the brother and sister came to the gate of Pinzhuxuan in Dongtou. This is the largest restaurant in the county. They sit every day without missing a seat. Although they are not as good as the restaurant in the imperial city, it is a delicacy for Mu Jin, a rural girl. As soon as they enter the door, the waiter smiled and greeted: "Please invite me in the two guests!"

"Find me a quieter place on the second floor." Bai Yuheng took out two patterns of money and stuffed it into Xiao Er's hand.

"Okay, come with me!" The waiter led the two through the bustling hall to the second floor, leading them to an empty table in Linchuan, wiped the seats with a towel on his shoulders, and made a gesture of inviting them. After the brother and sister sat down, they ordered some wine and food, and the waiter stepped back.

The wine and food were served, and Mu Jin grabbed the roast goose legs and started eating.

"Jin'er, eat slowly. You don't look like a girl no matter how you eat. Be careful not to get married in the future."

"I'm just a rural girl. Besides, if I can't get married, I'll stay with my brother. You will definitely take care of me, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, brother will always be with you."

The two of them were chatting and eating, and soon the plate was seen. Mu Jin, who was full of wine and food, burped his round belly. Bai Yuheng looked angry and funny. Just as the two were about to leave, they heard a "rattle" sound from the private room not far away, as if the dishes were broken. The door of the private room creaked open, and a man so big that he was so thick that he grabbed the waiter and walked out, followed by a fat man.

The big and thick man pushed the waiter hard and shouted: "You bastard! You can't even serve the dishes! It swept the adults' interest! Do you know that there are noble people from the imperial city? Taking your life is like pinching an ant to death!"

The waiter was so scared that he was trembling and begged: "Sir, please spare me! The little one is wrong! The little one is wrong!"

Seeing this scene, Mu Jin muttered: "I can find a place without any effort when I find it! Let's see how I deal with you." After that, he raised his sleeves and prepared to go forward, but was stopped by Bai Yuheng.

"You are so impulsive again, and you told you that these people are not easy to mess with."

"Brother, you didn't see them bullying people? The imperial city is amazing! You can bully the people at will?"

Mu Jin spoke loudly. The fat man turned his head and looked at them. Seeing Mu Jin rolling up his sleeves and beating people, he shook his belly with his big belly.

"Who are you? How dare you speak rudely in public these few times! Do you want to go to the yamen to get beaten?"

"What kind of shit businessman from the imperial city is that you are not only squeezing the clinic to release medicine, but you dare to hit people here casually? I think you should hit it!" Mu Jin shook his little fist and wanted to hit the man, but Bai Yuheng wrapped his hand around his waist. No matter how hard he waved it, he could only curse in anger: "Brother, let me go, I want to teach you a lesson..." Before she could finish her words, Bai Yuheng quickly covered her mouth with his hands.

"Sir, you don't remember the villain's life. My younger sister got seriously ill when she was a child. Her mind was sometimes clear and sometimes confused. She would say nonsense when she had something to do. Don't mind."

"That's not possible! Whether it's crazy or stupid, you dare to insult her in the street, so you have to take advantage of her!"

Mu Jin broke away from Bai Yuheng's hand covering his mouth and shouted, "Why are you hitting me? You are not the county magistrate!"

The fat man suddenly smiled evilly and said, "I am the county magistrate!"

After hearing this, Mu Jin was stunned and asked in confusion: "Didn't you say you are a wealthy businessman from the capital?"
Chapter completed!
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