Chapter Ninety-Nine: Questioning

When the Cao family heard that the patriarch was invited, they were stunned, and a little uneasiness appeared on their faces.

She hesitated, and the servant woman on the side noticed it, and immediately said, "I'll go and tell the young master." ”

Cao Zheng had this intention, but after all, the identity of the mother was there, and he was a little embarrassed to ask his son in and out, so he took advantage of the situation to nod.

"I wonder what the patriarch is looking for my mother?" Gu Hai, who was wearing a homely cotton robe, stepped forward and asked with Yan.

The person who came first respectfully saluted and called out to Xie Yuangong.

There are many talents in this exam, but Xie Yuangong has only one, which means that Gu Hai will have many more chances to enter the rank and rank in the future than others.

Today's Gu Hai is the county lord's mansion, and he doesn't dare to wait slowly.

"Little ones don't know." Respect is respect, but the people who come really don't know the reason.

"In that case, I'll go with my mother." Gu Hai said with a smile.

"It's no big deal to think about it, don't delay your study..."Cao Shi was a little reluctant and hesitated.

"Freezing three feet is not a day's cold," Gu Hai said with a smile, reaching out to take the cloak handed by the servant woman and draping it on the Cao family.

Their brother and sister once agreed that no matter what, they couldn't let the Cao family go out alone, especially when they went to the clan, they didn't know if if Gu Beiquan, Gu Baoshui and the like would come out if they ruined a Gu Baoquan.

It seems that the life is plain and unwavering, but it is really turbulent, and it is terrifying to walk step by step, but I am afraid that one wrong step will never recover.

For Gu Hai to come over, Gu Changchun and the others were a little surprised.

"Grandpa." Gu Hai was simple and polite, "I don't know what's going on?" ”

Gu Changchun was not polite, and told everyone's questions.

"So, Eighteen Niang actually worshipped a craftsman as a teacher?" His gaze looked at Cao, quite stern.

There is such a mother in the world, allowing her daughter to splash willingly.

Whether there is an apprenticeship or not, Cao and Gu Hai are naturally very clear, Cao is a little uneasy, and wants to stand up, but Gu Hai gently pulls the corner of his clothes.

"Grandpa Patriarch." Gu Hai stood up and smiled, "We can't tell you about this matter." ”

No one expected him to answer like that.

Gu Changchun sneered, "What? Something unspeakable? ”

Gu Hai just smiled, "This matter will eventually be revealed, but we can't say if we ask the patriarch and grandfather to forgive us." ”

It will be revealed in the end, and it will be too late when it will be revealed Gu Changchun was very angry.

"Brother Hai," he looked at Gu Hai with a solemn expression, "Do you know our Gu family rules." ”

Gu Hai nodded and said respectfully that he knew.

"Then if you commit a traitor, you naturally know the consequences?" Gu Changchun said in a deep voice.

"Yes, the juniors know." Gu Hai's expression remained unchanged, and he said with a smile indifferently.

Seeing that he always had to keep his teeth tight and not penetrate the slightest rumor, and his expression was calm, everyone was confused and helpless, anyway, they had already warned them of the consequences, so they had to let them retreat.

It wasn't until he walked into the house that Gu Hai's face sank suddenly.

"Brother Hai, isn't it, something happened to your sister?" Cao Shi also asked with a white face, and the hand holding Gu Hai's arm trembled slightly.

"It's okay, it's okay." Gu Hai comforted Cao's family, pondered for a moment, and said, "I'll go to the pharmacy to have a look, mother, don't go out." ”

Cao Shi watched Gu Hai stride away with a worried expression, and his heart rose to his throat.

She knew that the recent days had been too happy, and the happiness was not real, like a blister, as if it was going to break at any time.

The consequence of committing a traitor is to be expelled from the family, and being expelled from the family means that she naturally knows that the court takes people, loyalty and filial piety are the first, and talent is the second.

What the hell is going to happen?

What happened at home, Gu Bainiang didn't know, she sat in the pharmacy and tried to concoct Atractylodes, according to Liu Gongshu, fried charcoal, fried coke, simmered, stir-fried, vinegar, wine, salt and bran bran roasted, each processing method concocted Atractylodes atractylodes dryness is different, this is really magical.

"Miss.." Lingbao said outside, "The shopkeeper of Baohetang said he wanted to see you."

Gu Bainiang was staring at the fire, accompanied by Lingbao's words, a flower burst out of the charcoal, fortunately she dodged in time and did not hurt her eyes, she rubbed her face lightly, feeling a little uneasy.

"Okay, please sit in the back hall." Gu Banniang said.

After cleaning up here, he locked the door, washed his hands briefly, and came to the back hall, Wang Huabin was fidgeting in the hall, the brazier had been removed from the house, but a layer of fine sweat appeared on his head.

"Gu Niangzi.." Seeing Gu Bainiang coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward to give a big salute.

"The king's shopkeeper doesn't need to be polite." Gu Bainiang returned the salute and looked at his face, "What's the matter with the shopkeeper Wang?" ”

Wang Huabin didn't seem to dare to look at her, lowered his head, and said with determination: "I want to bother Gu Niangzi to go on a trip....The president of the Medicine Store Business Association, Huang Qingming, the shopkeeper of Wanshenglong, wants to meet Gu Niangzi..."

Since he was considered to be a disciple of Liu Gong, this was the first time that someone wanted to see him by himself, instead of sending a message to see him.

Gu Bainiang's heart sank suddenly, she looked at Wang Huabin, "Oh? Don't know what's wrong? ”

Her voice was flat, and Wang Huabin felt that a pair of eyes seemed to penetrate him, and he didn't dare to look up.

Is this not quite right, and I can't wait for the old man in the capital to reply...... Thinking of Boholtang's current predicament, as most people say, this is the only way to go.

"Old Huang wants to ask Gu Niangzi something... Something..."He said, and finally raised his head to look at Gu Bainiang.

This day finally came, Gu Bainiang looked at Wang Huabin, but she didn't expect that the first person to push her out would be Baohetang and Wang Huabin.

There was an embarrassing silence.

"Okay, let's go." Gu Bainiang turned around and stepped forward.

When she was a child, Gu Bainiang once watched a street juggling, a long rope suspended in the air, and a light girl walked like a fly, or jumped or flipped, which made people frightened and excited.

Since she was considered to be a disciple of Liu Gong, she felt that she was now like walking on a hanging rope in the air, and she walked without any skills, but she had no way to retreat but to go on.

"Gu Niangzi.."

The carriage stopped, and Wang Huabin's voice sounded outside.

Ling Yuan lifted the curtain and reached out to help her, with worry on his face and determination in his eyes.

Gu Bainiang got out of the car, looked at the gatehouse of Baohetang, and then looked at Wang Huabin.

Wang Huabin looked away.

"Gu Niangzi, we have no choice but to do this..."He said in a low voice.

Gu Bainiang looked at him and did not speak.

If you have to do it, you can force me? She walked past Wang Huabin and stepped through the door.

The business of Bohol Hall was still the same, and they passed through the hall and came to the front of the welcome hall in the backyard, the door of the hall was wide open, and they could see that there were already many people inside, sitting or standing.

"Gu Niangzi is here." I don't know who shouted first, there was a commotion in the house, and the eyes were all cast over.

Unlike in the past, when I saw her, I rushed out to greet her, and the people in the hall looked at me and I saw that you were very hesitant.

"Gu Niangzi," an elegant and gentle voice came from the hall.

Gu Bainiang only felt that her eyes lit up, and she saw a young man dressed in white like snow stepping out, with black hair tied up, green jade at his waist, and a smile on his face.

"Gu Niangzi, please." He bowed his hand.

He was the only one in the room who greeted him, and Gu Bainiang couldn't help but smile on her face.

"Young Master Xin, it's polite." She bowed her eyes and smiled.

A hint of surprise flashed on Xin Chaoyang's face, this should be the first time they have met, Thaksin Chaoyang has a great reputation in the family, but one is not a leader in the Jiankang pharmaceutical industry, and the other is that the person in charge of external power is his father, plus he has always been low-key....

Xin Chaoyang had once again combed through his memories in a flash, and was sure that they had indeed never met.

How could she call herself out at a glance, and her very flat tone, it seems, is not unfamiliar?

Her age is cardamom, she is delicate and elegant, and if she were seen elsewhere, she would never be associated with the pharmacist who dealt with the woks of medicinal herbs all day long.

"Isn't the young master of the letter afraid of being alone in the forest?" Gu Banniang passed by him and laughed in a low voice.

"Why is real gold afraid of fire refining?" Xin Chaoyang replied with a smile.

Gu Bainiang smiled, she had to admit that she was a little grateful for Xin Chaoyang's treatment of each other in such a scene, but she had to pay more attention to Xin Chaoyang's intentions.

She glanced at Xin Chaoyang, this man has not changed ten years ago and ten years later, presumably the title of Smiling Langjun will not change, that life is that he set a series of sets between talking and laughing, I don't know how many merchants have been trapped, at least the vitality is greatly damaged, and the family wealth is scattered, so that the pharmacy has become the top of the Jiankang list.

Xin Chaoyang naturally saw the meaning in Gu Banniang's eyes, and he was even more surprised in his heart, but he couldn't figure it out, so he had to temporarily suppress his thoughts and follow Gu Baniang into the house.

When she came in, many people greeted her.

The hall is very spacious, and most people have some kind faces, but that kind face comes from the memories of the previous life, and they have not been dealt with in this life.

Gu Bainiang's eyes fell on the top few people, all of whom were old men in their fifties.

They all looked at each other, and one of the small-eyed old men frowned slightly.

"You are Gu Banniang, the disciple of Liu Gong?" He said suddenly.

Gu Bainiang looked at him, sensing the disdain and a little anger in his words.

"This is the president of Jiankang Pharmacy, Master Huang." Wang Huabin was busy whispering on the side, his face was very embarrassed.

This old man Huang really doesn't give any face.

Gu Banniang didn't recognize it, after all, after the development of Shunhetang in that life, there were people in charge of dealing with foreign affairs, and she rarely went to see these people as a woman in the house, nodded and said with a smile: "I am Gu Ba Niang." ”

did not answer the first half of the sentence.

"You said you were a disciple of Liu Gong?" An old man sitting next to Master Huang had a clear smile on his lips, and then asked.

Gu Bainiang looked at him and saw that he was slightly chubby and had a kind face.

"This is ... Master Dong... Wang Huabin said in a low voice.

Is he Master Dong? Gu Bainiang looked at him.

"I have admired the daimyo for a long time." She hurriedly said, bowing slightly.

Seeing that she was so polite, Master Dong nodded.

Gu Bainiang asked, "I don't know what happened to calling the little girl today?" ”

"Someone sued Baohetang for fraud and sold Liu Gong Pharmaceutical," President Huang said lightly, and while stretching out his hand, four or five people stood out, holding a plate in their hands, and there were porcelain bottles in it.

"These are fake"

"We spent a lot of money, but it turned out that these were not Liu Gong's secrets at all"

“。。 Phew, Liu Gong Zijin Dan... ”

The faces of the people present at the Bohol Hall were uneasy, and several of them were unconvinced and angry at them.

"Who says these aren't? These are all made by Gu Niangzi. ”

"Gu Niangzi, you have to testify."

Gu Bainiang looked at those medicines and smiled bitterly in her heart, she took precautions, but she didn't expect that she couldn't prevent them.

"Shopkeeper Wang, what do you say?" She looked at Wang Huabin and asked.

Hearing her ask, Wang Huabin's expression changed, and he looked at her with a little panic.

Things didn't seem to be what they had imagined.

In the previous paragraph, Baohetang could no longer withstand the pressure and question, and several young people proposed to raise the name of Liu Gong, he hesitated for a while, let the young man act, put half of the purple gold pill in the lobby, and publicized it.

For a while, the situation really improved, but I didn't expect that before I laughed for two days, someone sued the Medicine Store Business Association, and many well-known pharmacists came to make an appraisal.

This Zijin Pill is just a little like Liu Gong's skills, but it is by no means genuine.

This can be annoying, and the Jiankang Pharmaceutical Business Association is enough to expel them from Jiankang, and it will definitely affect the reputation of the entire Boholtang.

"Third uncle, this is worried, please ask Gu Niangzi to come out and say no, this is indeed the medicine she made, she will never admit it." Everyone said that they didn't care about this matter.

"But these medicines are not Liu Gong Pharmaceutical... Wang Huabin hesitated.

"Then it's none of our business, let Gu Niangzi argue with them." Everyone said.

Thinking of what Gu Niangzi said when she was selling medicine, Wang Huabin was very hesitant and told the old man in the capital about it, but due to the journey, the reply had not been received for a while, and the Medicine Store Business Association came with everyone, so he had no choice but to invite Gu Eighteen Niang to come.

Since Gu Bainiang is a disciple of Liu Gong, she can naturally prove herself, in fact, this is a very simple thing, presumably Gu Niangzi doesn't mind, Wang Huabin thought in his heart.

But at this time, it seems that something is wrong.

Before he could answer, Gu Bainiang had already looked at those people and asked, "Dare to ask how much you bought this Zijin Pill?" ”

"Fifty taels in a bottle"

"I'm fine, it only cost thirty taels"

Wang Huabin's heart sank completely, his ears were buzzing, and Gu Bainiang, who was vaguely listening, asked, "So, shopkeeper Wang, can you tell everyone how much I sold these purple gold pills to you?" ”

Wang Huabin only felt that his throat was dry, and he moved his lips, but he didn't make a sound.

"Okay, if you don't say it, then I'll tell you." Gu Bainiang smiled coldly and said the words at that time out loud word by word.

I only heard the change of color in the audience.

Bohol was even more uproared.

"The surname Gu, you liar"

"If you weren't Liu Gong's disciple, how could we ask you to make medicine?" Several young people jumped out and shouted with red eyes.

This is a fact, and everyone's eyes returned to Gu Ba Niang.

"Who said I was a disciple of Liu Gong?" Gu Bainiang raised her chin slightly and looked at them.

Xin Chaoyang, who was standing behind the people, kept looking at the field with a smile, and did not follow everyone to talk about it.

"Young Master." Someone couldn't help but whisper with curiosity, "Is this Gu Niangzi going to be?" ”

Xin Chaoyang smiled, raised his hand slightly to cover it, and said in a low voice: "The battle of the trapped beasts." ”

The man didn't understand, Xin Chaoyang didn't say more, his eyes fell on the thin little girl in the field, her eyes were shining, and her delicate face revealed a strong spiritual willpower.

The beast is in a trap, and there is no way to get out, but to bite the nearest person who is standing there, even if she dies, it is better not to let the person who put her into the predicament.

"It's always you who say, you say" Gu Bainiang looked around and looked at the people in the field.

"Did I say that?" No mistakes, no word skipping.

"One person robs, many followers, you can't tell the difference, how can you blame me?"

"Shopkeeper Wang, when you asked me to make Zijin Dan, what did I ask you?"

Wang Huabin moved his lips, but he was silent.

"I asked you, do you want the efficacy, or the reputation, you said you want the efficacy...

"Dare to ask Master Dong, what is the medicinal effect of the Zijin Pill I made? But defective? ”

Old Man Dong smiled when he heard this, shook his head, nodded again, turned around and whispered a few words to a few old men beside him before turning around.

"Superior." He said.

"So first, I didn't sell drugs at a high price, second, I didn't sell defective counterfeit drugs, and third, I didn't say that it was Liu Gong's secret system, so dare to ask if I invited me today to prove that Baohetang committed fraud?" Gu Banniang said with a smile.

Wang Huabin took a few steps back, his face pale.

The people in Bohol Hall were in an uproar.

"You, you," the young men rushed out and pointed at her, glaring at each other.

"How am I?" Gu Banniang did not retreat, "Can I say something wrong?" ”

"You said your master's surname was Liu," one of the young men shouted with a flushed face.

This young man was the one who sold the simmered kudzu for the first time, but Gu Banniang didn't remember him, and smiled when she heard this, "That's right, my master's surname is indeed Liu." Without waiting for the young man to speak again, he looked at everyone and said aloud, "I wonder if there is a pharmacist surnamed Liu here, or a pharmacist surnamed Liu at home?" ”

After everyone was stunned for a moment, they quickly understood what she meant, and immediately burst into laughter.

"Yes," someone shouted.

"I have it in my house," more people shouted.

"Why, except for Gong Liu, the pharmacists in the world must not be surnamed Liu?" Gu Banniang looked at the young man and said with a light smile.

The young man's face turned red, his eyes were on fire, and he wanted to stretch out his hand and strangle the person in front of him.

"You... Quibbles," he said, gritting his teeth.

"Business, business, you are willing to fight and suffer, how can you quibble?" Gu Bainiang said lightly.

"Who are you sending to harm my Baohetang?" The young man hissed.

"No one wants to harm you, but you are to harm yourselves." Gu Bainiang's expression was a little gloomy.

Baohetang can't turn over, and as for himself, this time there is no good result, even if the words escape the responsibility of fraud today, but in the future, this medicine store will not have a place for her.

Baohetang's life path was broken, and her own life path was also broken, all this could have been avoided, she raised her head and looked at Wang Huabin, with a wry smile on her lips.

Wang Huabin hung his head, and his spirit was already sluggish.

At this time, several old people sitting on the top seat glanced at each other and exchanged meaningful glances.

"Gu Niangzi, although Baohetang is at fault, you can't escape the responsibility of fraud." Chairman Huang coughed, raised his hand to stop the commotion in the hall, and said, "You know that Baohetang misunderstood your identity, but you don't explain it, isn't it fraud or?" ”

"As I said, what is sold is the efficacy of medicine, not the name of the master." Gu Bainiang said lightly.

Master Dong sneered, "Gu Niangzi, if you don't use the name of Liu Gong, who will look at the effect of your medicine?" ”

Gu Bainiang's face was pale, but she still raised her chin and did not speak.

"Me." Someone in the crowd said loudly.

This was unexpected, and everyone couldn't help but look at it, and saw the young man in white smiling gently.

"I believe in the efficacy of medicine, as Gu Niangzi said, pharmaceutical medicine, look at the efficacy, not who the pharmaceutical person is," Xin Chaoyang stood up and said slowly, "Gu Niangzi will take medicine in the future, and I will definitely receive it all in my life." ”

Gu Bainiang didn't look at him, but stood still in her posture, she didn't dare to turn her head and bow her head, for fear that tears would fall.

Her rope walk is finally over, and she falls in an embarrassed posture, and in the face of the audience's laughter and ridicule, she has to maintain the last bit of pride when she landed.

"Gu Niangzi, I have something to ask you, please speak here." Master Dong suddenly got up and walked to the side.

Gu Bainiang hesitated, President Huang nodded at her, and said lightly: "Master Dong has some medicinal materials to ask you, you can go and listen." ”

After speaking, he added, "Gu Niangzi." The qualifications are commendable, and this time it is a pity. ”

Gu Bainiang's heart couldn't help jumping, and she looked at President Huang with a little unconcealable joy, what he meant, this time there is a turnaround.

It is undeniable that as the president of Jiankang Pharmacy, if he wants to help himself, it will definitely not be difficult, and he will eventually be able to get through this difficulty, as for Baohetang, since they sold Zijin Pill in a high-profile manner despite the agreement, they have already killed themselves.

She was never a bodhisattva of compassion.

Gu Bainiang didn't hesitate any longer, lowered her head and said yes, walked over, and stood in front of the long table at the foot of the hall with Master Dong, the table was full of medicinal materials, and from the outsider's point of view, they were indeed talking about medicinal materials.

"Gu Niangzi, I'm afraid that this medicine industry can't tolerate you." Master Dong said straight to the point, while pinching a piece of simmered kudzu.

Gu Banniang bit her lower lip and said in a low voice, "Please also ask Master Dong for advice." ”

With such interest in her, Master Dong nodded and turned the simmered kudzu root in his hand around.

"Give me the book, and I will ensure that you will still be a great pharmacist in Jiankang City." He said suddenly, looking at Gu Banniang.

Gu Bainiang was shocked and looked at him in shock.

"What Master Dong said, why can't I understand?" She said.

"You must know that since ancient times, pharmacists have been brought out by masters, and of course there are books that have been passed down from generation to generation, but you can't learn real skills just by reading books," a kind smile appeared on Old Man Dong's face, with a bit of insight, "Gu Niangzi's medicine is plausible, the level is different, it must be self-taught, right?" No mistakes, not a lot of words"

Gu Bainiang pursed her lips and was silent, her heart was like a stormy wave.

“。。。。 Liu Gong left a book, this book once appeared, but soon disappeared, I think, did Gu Niangzi get this book by chance? Master Dong said slowly, his mouth was asking, but his tone was already convinced.

Gu Bainiang smiled bitterly, exhaled, and said, "I don't know what Master Dong is saying... ”

Old Man Dong's expression did not move, "Oh? So Gu Niangzi doesn't understand? He smiled faintly, "It seems that Gu Niangzi is not a person in my medicine industry, no fate." ”

He is a threat, of course Gu Bainiang knows that in fact, handing over that book is really not harmful to herself, since then after this incident, even if she holds the book in her hand, it is useless for her.

handed it over, in exchange for the status of an apprentice of Master Dong, this medicine industry is enough for her to travel.

"Gu Niangzi's qualifications are commendable, it's a pity to be so annihilated." Master Dong said again, seeing that Gu Banniang was silent, he stopped, and said, "Baohetang is acting absurdly, ignoring the rule that my pharmacist does not recognize the medicine when he distributes medicine, and pushes the little lady out to face doubts, my pharmacists will no longer intersect with him, and he exaggerates the medicine, this Jiankang medicine store will not disfigure him, Baohetang has been operating in Jiankang for many years, it is a pity to discard it, I don't know if the little lady is interested in taking over?" ”

Gu Bainiang raised her eyes to look at him, her expression was unpredictable, obviously shocked by this other condition.

It's really a big deal, and today's Baohetang can be completely worth three Shunhetang, to her? All to her?

As long as this one condition is enough for her to have no worries about food and clothing, it doesn't matter if she is a pharmacist or not, as long as she hands over this book, she can get it by handing over this book

And worry-free food and clothing, isn't that what she wants to get with this book?

Gu Bainiang's breathing couldn't help but become short, and the smile on Old Man Dong's lips became stronger, turned around, and looked at the medicinal materials on the table casually.

When the people on the other side of the hall saw it, they would only think that this Master Dong was teaching Gu Bainiang, and they didn't know that they had such an amazing conversation.

It seemed that she had been silent for a long time, Gu Bainiang's face gradually returned to normal, she exhaled softly, and Master Dong turned to look at her, with a confident look.

"It's really my fault to cause everyone to misunderstand, I'm already the wrong person, how dare I accept Boholdo? Wouldn't it make the world laugh, thank you Master Dong for your kindness," Gu Bainiang said lightly, not giving Master Dong a chance to speak again, "Farewell." ”

Turning around and leaving, Master Dong's smile froze on his face, and it seemed a little incredulous, she actually refused?

"Gu Niangzi," Master Dong lost his previous composure, and couldn't help but take a few steps to stop Gu Eighteen Niang, "Please think twice, it's useless to ask for that book, why do you bother?"

At this moment, someone outside the listening hall coughed heavily and seemed to spit on it.

The man standing at the door frowned, and was about to scold the subordinate for being unruly, when he saw a thin and rickety figure step in.

"It's so lively, I heard that Huang Lao 2 is holding a trial meeting here? It seems to have something to do with my Lao Liu? A dry voice and laughter came into everyone's inner ears.

Gu Banniang, who was walking to the middle, was stunned when she heard this, and immediately felt that her throat was hot, and a sour breath rushed straight to her nose, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

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