Shopkeeper Qian didn't expect Yan Mingzhu to find out so quickly, looking hesitant.
Liu Xiang scolded sternly: "Young lady is asking you something, why don't you tell me the truth quickly?"
Shopkeeper Qian looked like he was risking his life, clapped his hands and said: "My boss, in fact, these precious medicinal materials are all requested by your mother-in-law..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiang interrupted him directly: "What nonsense are you talking about? My girl has nothing to do with the Pei family anymore. Where did the mother-in-law come from!"
What happened after Yan Mingzhu and Pei Zhuoran reconciled was now known to everyone in the city, and Shopkeeper Qian naturally knew it too.
He quickly changed his words and said: "My boss, please forgive me. I said something wrong. It was Aunt Wang from the Pei Mansion. She said to me, my boss, when you enter the Pei family's door, you are a member of the Pei family. Then what is your name?"
This shop belongs to her, the mother-in-law.
So in the past six months, she used her mother-in-law's name to force Xiao Xiao to continuously purchase precious medicinal materials. She then sent her maid over to get them. Therefore, when she took them, she didn't give any money, and Xiao Xiao didn't dare to ask.
She wants it, so there will be only expenditures but no income in this account book."
The fragrance was so fragrant that she originally thought it was very shameless for Aunt Wang and the others to occupy her girls' gold and silver jewelry and wear them themselves.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Wang used the name of her mother-in-law to plunder the drug store wantonly.
However, in just half a year, the drug store's losses have reached nearly three hundred taels, which is a big hole!
But there was no change in the expression on Yan Mingzhu's face, and even his eyes did not change. He just said calmly: "I'll give you two days to go to Pei's house and ask Pei about the money loss recorded in the account book.
You want to come back home, and if you don’t come back, it’s up to you to fill this hole yourself.”
Shopkeeper Qian's face had just pretended to be respectful, but when he heard Yan Mingzhu's words, his face changed instantly, "Master, you are too pushy, aren't you? This medicinal material was sent by Aunt Wang.
If you took it away, why should you let the younger ones fill this hole?"
Yan Mingzhu's eyes moved from the account book to shopkeeper Qian.
Her eyes were clear and settled, but there was an invisible pressure that made Shopkeeper Qian feel guilty involuntarily, and her confidence was also lacking.
"The purchase order for the medicinal materials is signed by your name. I will give the medicinal materials to Aunt Wang without charging a penny. The delivery order is also signed by your name.
And you did all these things without the consent of my boss. Whoever is responsible is responsible. Do you still need me to teach you simple and easy-to-understand principles that even children can understand? "
Shopkeeper Qian choked and looked a little ugly, but of course he refused to accept it like this: "But Aunt Wang was your mother-in-law before, just like you, my boss. How dare you ask your family for money?"
"There is an ancient saying that brothers can settle accounts openly. What's more, Aunt Wang was just pretending to be mother-in-law. Without my approval, you secretly purchased the goods and gave them to Aunt Wang without taking any money. And
Do you have the guts to complain to me here?"
Shopkeeper Qian never expected that the third girl of the Yan family, who was rumored to be cowardly and incompetent, could be so eloquent and logical. She couldn't find anything wrong with every word, and he didn't know how to refute it.
After a long while, shopkeeper Qian finally said: "Then... if the Pei family refuses to give it, how can a small shopkeeper make up for the hole of three hundred taels!
My boss, I was here when Baekje Hall first opened its doors. Over the years, I have been working diligently on the management. There is no credit but hard work..."
Before she finished speaking, Yan Mingzhu interrupted lightly: "Silver is money, and credit is credit. These are two different things. As long as you, the shopkeeper Qian, mend this hole, you will still be the shopkeeper of Baekje Hall.
If you can't make up for it, you can only report it to the official. Three hundred taels of silver. According to the laws of my Dazhao, you have to be beaten with at least fifty boards and then put in prison. It will start at least ten years, right?"
When he heard that he was going to be slapped with a slap in the face or go to jail, Shopkeeper Qian broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down with a plop.
"My boss, please spare my life!"
This woman really has a lot of tricks up her sleeve. He underestimated her, so it seems that he can only use his trump card!
When Shopkeeper Qian knelt down to beg for mercy, he glanced at the medicine boy. The medicine boy immediately understood and made a gesture to the outside.
"A black-hearted businessman will pay for his life with his life!"
At this moment, loud cries came from outside.
Hearing the sound and looking over, he saw two men carrying a straw mat, and an old man was lying on the straw mat. He yelled about killing someone to pay for his life, and stabbingly carried the man into the door of the medicine shop.
Following behind were two women, a woman and a young girl.
The woman cried while holding the handkerchief and complained: "Everyone, please come and judge for me. My father-in-law took the cold medicine bought from Baekje Hall. As a result, he fell ill and passed away not long after!"
Baekje Hall uses the name of hanging pots to help the world, but it sells medicinal materials that are used to make money and kill people, and it killed my father-in-law. This is unforgivable!"
The woman cried so loudly that she quickly attracted passers-by. After hearing the woman's cry, these people pointed at Yan Mingzhu and the others.
"You can kill people even if you sell typhoid medicine. It's really a shady shop!"
"Little lady, report it to the official immediately. If you keep such a black-hearted shop open, is it just for the New Year?"
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Listening to these people's confusing words, Liu Xiang was very angry and stepped forward to refute, but was stopped by Yan Mingzhu.
The attitude of these people showed that they came here deliberately to cause trouble.
Yan Mingzhu looked at the crowd of onlookers, and sure enough, she saw a familiar face.
After knowing what was going on, Yan Mingzhu curled her lower lip calmly.
Even if she dares to make a fuss about such a childish trick in the open, let her teach these people how to behave today!
Yan Mingzhu withdrew her gaze and said calmly: "Madam, you said that your father-in-law died after taking the typhoid medicine bought from my shop. Do you have the proof to buy the medicine from me?
To prove that what you said is true?"
The woman choked on her cry, rolled her eyes and said, "Several days have passed, and the labor certificates have been thrown away with the medicine dregs. Where can I find them?"
Someone died in my family, and this is a matter of life and death. From what you said, could it be that I deliberately wronged you?"
Yan Mingzhu said logically and clearly: "What Madam said is wrong. When the government tries to solve a murder case, it pays attention to personal and physical evidence before it dares to conclude the case. But as soon as Madam came, she opened her mouth and said that she had taken medicine bought from my house.
That's why your father-in-law lost his life.
I just asked if I had any proof, but you said that the proof had been lost and that there was no evidence. Just based on your empty words, you were going to stuff a hat that could kill people into my shop. If all cases were concluded like this, wouldn't the world be unhappy?