Chapter 911
Contract Signing and Opening of the Herbal Medicine Shop
Chapter 911 Contract Signing and Opening of the Herbal Medicine Shop
Grandpa Qin was moved by those words and nodded: "Okay, then you should take the time to rest more, so as not to travel back and forth and tire yourself out."
"Yes, Grandpa, don't worry." Jiang Dalang smiled happily, his face full of sunshine and brightness.
Tsk tsk, rascal, he's got a really good appearance and a great temperament. He's also a perfect match for Xiaomi in terms of looks.
Uncle Qin secretly praised himself, feeling quite pleased with himself.
But the thought that these two little rascals would turn on their parents and kill them behind their backs completely ruined his smugness, leaving him feeling utterly cold.
He hurriedly called to Grandpa Qin, "Father, it's time, let's set off quickly."
"Dalang, you can go back now. There's no need to see us off," Grandpa Qin told Jiang Dalang before getting into the car.
Dangdang Dangdang!
As the gong sounded, the group led by Grandpa Qin, Aunt Alan, and Elder Qiong, escorted by Hundred-Household Zhong, headed towards Taifeng Town.
As the convoy drove away, the second chieftain lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked towards the gate of the Township Martial Arts Hall on the outskirts of the county... The location of the Township Martial Arts Hall was similar to that of a military camp, and it was also an important defensive location.
The second chieftain then thought of the students and their mentees at the village martial arts academy.
The students practiced together... Heh, that's good.
As the second chieftain was pondering various schemes, he suddenly felt a chill run through him, as if he were being targeted by a homing arrow. He was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered the carriage curtain and hid inside the carriage, keeping his head down as if afraid of being pierced through the head by a sharp arrow.
"Second Brother?" The Fifth Chieftain asked in confusion and shock... The ruthless and intelligent Second Chieftain had never been so 'cowardly' before.
The second chieftain remained silent, but his face was grim. After a moment, he said, "Don't do anything for now. Go back to the mountain as soon as possible."
The fear he had just experienced made the second chieftain realize that, just as Jiang Dalang was easily ambushed by them after entering the mountains, he was also easily ambushed by Jiang Dalang and his men if he stayed outside the mountains!
This kid is a vicious wolf; if you touch his sore spot, he will absolutely kill them without hesitation.
The Fifth Chieftain was both dissatisfied and puzzled upon hearing this, but seeing the Second Chieftain's expression, he dared not ask and simply replied, "Yes."
The second chieftain then instructed, "Tell the third chieftain to get along well with the man surnamed Wen."
Wen Tao is quick-witted and wants to compete for everything; this temperament makes him an excellent target for them to exploit.
Fifth Chieftain: "Yes."
The vehicle sped along and arrived at Taifeng Town in the late afternoon.
Taifeng Town was still bustling at this time, with everyone talking about the upcoming opening of the Qin family's medicinal herb processing workshop.
After Grandpa Qin, Shanmin, Qiong Lao and their group returned, Taifeng Town became even more lively.
"Poor boy, hurry up and take the students to the herbal medicine workshop. Clean and tidy up the whole place. We're opening the day after tomorrow, so we can't delay the work!"
The students had just returned when they heard Master Xun's voice, and their vitality vanished instantly. They all wished they could lie on the ground like corpses and not move.
But they have no choice.
"Yes, Master. Your disciple will take them to work right away." Old Qiong replied, then took out a long teaching whip he had brought back from the village martial arts school, cracking it as he said to the students, "You've been traveling for several days now, it's time to go back to the herbal medicine shop and get to work. Go quickly!"
Going out for a trip?
Was we there for leisure? We went there to train, and we were trained to the point of near death.
And this long pointer, sir, how did you learn Jiang Duda's moves?!
The students were heartbroken and wished they could cry out on the spot, but they couldn't lose face as scholars, so they mustered their spirits and headed to the Qin family's herbal medicine workshop.
They tried their best to maintain a respectable appearance, but the villagers of Taifeng Town were not appreciative. They pointed at them and gossiped: "They're getting worse and worse. They're so dark and thin, like monkeys. Where is the handsome and clean-looking man they were when they came? They're not even as good as my old man."
"More than that, their steps are unsteady, they're clearly failing." The students: "..."
For the sake of a scholar's dignity and upbringing, one must restrain oneself.
Ugh, I can't hold back anymore! I want to fight these scoundrels to the death!
No matter how much they cried out in their hearts, they were still being chased to work.
Grandpa Qin felt a little guilty, so he asked Uncle Qin to go to the Lü family inn to order dinner for the students... Si Pei and ten other students stayed at the village martial arts hall to do accounts and did not return. Since no one ordered dinner for them, and the students were helping the Qin family with their work, Grandpa Qin took care of their dinner for the night.
When Lü Fengshou saw that it was the Qin family who had come to order the meal, he asked the kitchen to give them a larger portion.
After ordering the food, Uncle Qin went home quickly and lay down in a chair as soon as he got home.
After resting for a while, Qin Xiaomi led her people to place stacks of contracts on the table next to Qin Ershu.
Uncle Qin stared at the stacks of contracts, his mind reeling. His hands trembling, he pointed at them and asked, "What the hell?!"
Qin Xiaomi gave him a look and smiled, "The cooperation agreements between the herbal medicine shop and the First Village, the Eighth Village, and the Tenth Village; as well as the employment contracts for the herbal medicine shop. Second Uncle, please read them as soon as possible, and point out any mistakes immediately, and make annotations and corrections."
"Father, father, father! Your granddaughter is going to kill your son! Come and save your son!" Uncle Qin shouted, trying to run out the door and escape for a few days before returning.
pity……
Qin Xiaomi grabbed him from behind, pulled him by the shoulder, and kicked him in the back knee. With a thud, Uncle Qin's legs buckled and he knelt down.
"You unfilial descendant! This is disrespectful to your elders! We'll open the ancestral hall and punish you according to family law!" Uncle Qin was so angry he was trembling.
Qin Xiaomi laughed: "The Qin family doesn't support idlers. When you come home, you have to work. Besides, these tasks of checking documents and accounts are already quite easy. If Second Uncle still wants to escape, then we'll have to break his legs."
Uncle Qin was filled with remorse. He and his wife should never have gone home with her in the first place; now they had become her laborers!
"Second son, get up quickly. What kind of behavior is it to kneel on the front bunk?" Grandpa Qin came out after hearing the news. After learning about the situation from Qin Xiaomai and Jiang Xiaozhu, he didn't think his granddaughter had gone too far.
"These jobs are indeed very easy; it's not like you're doing hard labor carrying sacks."
However, Grandpa Qin still had to say something to Qin Xiaomi: "Xiaomi, you must not lay a hand on your elders... Just tell Zhu Yiqing, Zhu Sanhong, or Miao Man and Miao Bo to do it."
For a young girl to lay a hand on an elder and even knock him down is bad for her reputation if word gets out.
Uncle Qin: "..."
If he didn't look like his father, he would have doubted that he was his father's biological son!
"Husband, get up and get to work." Aunt Qin came out and helped Uncle Qin up, telling him with her eyes, "Stop acting, it's useless. Your niece only cares about the results, not your sob story."
"Hmph!" Uncle Qin snorted coldly and began to check the cooperation agreement and the employment contracts. As he looked at them, he shouted, "Bring up the tea, pastries, and fruit platter quickly. I want to eat stewed live fish for dinner!"
Aunt Xu brought him tea and a plate of pastries, and that was it.
As for dinner, there was no fish; instead, we had cold cowpea salad, cowpea stewed with pork belly, steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and water, and egg drop soup.
Uncle Qin's face turned as green as a cowpea as he complained to Grandma Qin, "Mother, we ate cowpeas before my little sister got married, and we still do now. What grudge do we have against cowpeas? Even if we have a huge grudge, we can't keep targeting cowpeas every day, can we? Can't we be more peaceful and leave cowpeas alone?"
Grandma Qin glared at him: "Fresh cowpeas are only available for this month. Once winter comes, you won't be able to eat fresh cowpeas anymore. You'll only be able to eat stewed red beans or radishes and cabbage."
At the dinner table, Qin Xiaomi and Jiang Xiaozhu smiled with amusement as they watched Qin Ershu being scolded.
When Grandpa Qin saw this, he laughed and said, "Eating cowpeas is good, and there's meat in them too, so eat up."