Chapter 61: Song Turtle's Plan
After Li Aniu ran away frantically, Li Tiansheng also ran over after struggling for a while, and at this point, the streets and alleys that were still lively just now were empty at this time.
After the dust settled on the street, behind the courtyard wall of a farmer's house not far away, a young man dressed as an ordinary farmer let out a long breath, and then quickly ran out of the courtyard and ran quickly in the direction where Yuanrentang was located.
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Since Yuan Rentang changed the shopkeeper for no reason, the pharmacy has never opened its door, except for the guys from the Song family, the other apprentices and miscellaneous guys in the pharmacy were all called back to their homes by the young shopkeeper, saying that they would let them come back when the pharmacy would open again.
As soon as the new shopkeeper took office to do this, some people below were immediately dissatisfied, after all, there was a day less salary at home, who could be happy. In addition, the people below saw that the new shopkeeper had been smiling, looking good, and he was still a young man, so he felt that this shopkeeper must be easy to bully, so after getting the news, several young guys immediately joined forces to put pressure on the new shopkeeper.
Because there are a few young guys who come out, there is no door to speak, so the words are very ugly, like "The old shopkeeper didn't do this when he was here, and the little shopkeeper did this when you just came, can the owner be satisfied if you delay the business?" What else is "Little shopkeeper, do you know that the owner does this?" Don't be kicked out by the owner before your ass is hot, and then you have to invite the old shopkeeper back, so that the old man can continue to worry about us people." What's more, in front of the new shopkeeper, he released cruel words, threatening to let them go home, but the salary must be paid as usual.
Because when the new shopkeeper announced the news, everyone was gathered together, so after the young guys finished speaking, they saw that the new shopkeeper not only did not speak, but also drank tea with a smile, and felt that the new shopkeeper was a coward, so they spoke even more unscrupulously, not only themselves were advocating there, but also encouraging other young people to put pressure on the young shopkeeper. Unfortunately, there were very few responders.
When the troublemakers below were dry-mouthed, the new shopkeeper was still drinking tea by himself. Seeing that the voice below was much quieter, the new shopkeeper also picked up the tea in his hand and asked with a smile if he wanted to drink some tea to moisten his throat, and then continued.
By this time, even if the young guys down there were troublemakers, even if they were fools, it was time to sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere. They secretly glanced at a few old-timers in the crowd, and saw that they all lowered their heads, each more obedient than the other, and then they felt that they had been pitted, and they all shut up, and they didn't dare to say a word.
When no one spoke below, the young shopkeeper hooked his finger to a few guys around him, and immediately someone came over, lowered his head and put his ear to his side, and then the people below saw the young shopkeeper whisper a few words, and the man left.
After the things were arranged, the young shopkeeper took another sip of tea, and then spoke gracefully.
"As for me, my name is Song Gui, and I am the shopkeeper newly assigned by the owner of our Yuanrentang, and your old shopkeeper Song Tong was called away by our owner because he committed something, and there is a high probability that he will not come back, so I will have the final say in the future about this pharmacy."
Song Gui's voice was soft when he spoke, his tone was calm and lazy, and he had an indescribable charm, which could make people have a lot of good feelings about him just by listening to the voice.
"What about me, I have a stinky problem, I don't like to beat around the bush with people, if there is anything to do next that makes the big guy unhappy, then please forgive me."
Originally, just listening to Song Gui's voice, the few guys below, especially the ones who made trouble, thought that Song Gui was so good-tempered and angry, and even wanted to take a step back, but they didn't expect that the voice of a person who spoke so softly would suddenly turn like this, which made many people below not come back to their senses, and the first few people who reacted were already sweating profusely at this time.
"Did you figure it out?"
Song Gu ignored the reactions of the guys below, turned his head and asked the few guys who were beside him just now.
These guys are all members of the Song family, and a few of them have even served as subordinates in the Song family's family, and they speak and do things neatly, which is not comparable to those hired town residents.
"If you go back to the shopkeeper, it's already calculated."
After hearing this, Song Gui nodded, smiled softly at the guys below, and then said: "Since it is clear, then give money to those who should be given, drive people out of the way, and try not to beat people if someone makes trouble." Prepare a few ropes, tie them and throw them into the ancestral hall, and someone will come to lead them. ”
After saying this, Song Gui also added with a smile: "Be careful, don't let people think that our pharmacy is bullying, if anyone ruins our reputation, then don't blame me for not being merciful." ”
The guys hired by the pharmacy below were confused, and they didn't know what the new shopkeeper meant, but those guys from the Song family were already sweating profusely, and they didn't dare to come out.
Just because these outsiders don't know the methods of this young shopkeeper doesn't mean they don't know. So as soon as Song Gui finished speaking, a few guys from the Song family walked out, took out an account book, and then began to roll call.
"Li Shen, Li Mo, Li Shishi, Liu Hui ......"
As the man pronounced a name, there was a person below who turned pale, very simply, because these named people were all thorns who had just come out to take the lead in stirring up trouble.
The more the name was pronounced, the more it was pronounced, and in the end, there were even a few old people who had been working in the pharmacy for a long time. At this time, the guys below who were silent at first felt that something was wrong. And the old people whose names were read were also ugly, because the reason why those young people dared to take the lead in stirring up trouble was because they were behind them.
Finally, the roster was read by you, and I saw the Song guy holding the roster say expressionlessly: "A few of you who have been named, come out with a few of us, remember to be quiet, and we must not make noise in the future." ”
After the man finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out, and the people he named were all pale, looking at each other, and at a loss.
At this point, even if they were given the audacity, they wouldn't dare to make a noise, but now no one knows what will happen after they go out, who dares to go out like this.
"Let's go, everyone, don't rub it off, it's a good thing, I'll settle your salary."
The guy who took the lead walked to the door, and when he saw that no one was following, he was a little unhappy and began to urge.
At this time, the young guys who were stirring up trouble didn't care whether they would be discovered, and they all looked at the old guys who were named, and these old people were now staying where they were, their faces were cloudy, and they didn't know whether they should go out or not.
Song Gu was not in a hurry, so he smiled and looked at the reactions of the people below.
Things can't just be deadlocked, and finally, someone can't stand still. I saw an old man cough, walked out, shook his fist at Song Gui, and asked.
"Shopkeeper, I don't know what we let out for."
Song Gu glanced at the old man and replied with a smile: "You will naturally know when you go out, is it a bit redundant to ask me here?" ”
The old man sighed, and sure enough, he didn't ask any more, waved his hand at the surroundings, and walked out first.
With someone taking the lead, the people behind finally breathed a sigh of relief, although they were still a little apprehensive, but there were so many old people taking the lead, and the medicine shop didn't dare to do anything excessive. So these people barely hesitated and walked out.
When the people named in the house were gone, the door of the pharmacy was closed again. Song Gu was not in a hurry to speak, and the people below did not dare to talk more, and for a while, the needles in the pharmacy could be heard silently.
"No, you can't do this, I want to see the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper's ......"
"I've been working in a pharmacy for half my life, and you can't just take office and ...... us old people like this."
"Old shopkeeper, I want to see the old shopkeeper, Song Turtle, you are a turtle son, why do you treat Lao Tzu like this......"
Soon after the men who had been named went out, there was a sudden noise outside the pharmacy, and then a hoarse roar.
There are those who cry miserably, there are those who sell their qualifications, there are threats, and there are ghosts crying wolves, and the rest of the people in the room dare not come out when they hear it.
It seemed that he was a little annoyed by the noise, Song Gui frowned, and looked at the Song guy who stayed beside him, after the guy was glared at by Song Gui, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly ran out, and after a while, there was no sound outside.
When it was quiet inside and outside the house, Song Gu said with a smile.
"It's finally quiet, guys, I said that the pharmacy will be closed for a few days, and any of you still have any opinions?"
The guys who stayed below only understood what kind of person the new shopkeeper was at this time, and shook their heads in unison, not even daring to say a word.
"Since you all have no opinions, let's go back, when the pharmacy will open, I will naturally inform you again."
After Song Gui said this, he got up and went back to the back hall, and at this time, the guys below saw that one of the sleeves of the new shopkeeper was empty, and he was actually a one-armed cripple.
If Song Turtle didn't have Liwei before, the people below might still have fun whispering a few words below, but after seeing Song Turtle's methods, how could they still have the courage. They all pretended not to see it, and obediently waited for Song Gui to walk back to the back room, and then they poured out of the medicine shop.
Finally dealt with the trivial matters of the pharmacy, Song Gui's face changed greatly the moment he returned to the back hall, and his head was full of sweat. After all, it didn't take long for him to cut off his arm, but he stopped the bleeding, and he was able to survive until he finished dealing with things, all of which depended on his extraordinary will.
Gritting his teeth and taking a deep breath, Song Guiqiang calmed down, and the guy behind him looked worried, and wanted to help him, but he stopped him.
"Go, bring Old Song Tou over, there are still some things that need to be arranged for him."
The man listened to Song Gui's words, although he was still worried, but he didn't dare not listen to the shopkeeper's words, so he could only turn around and run out, and brought back an old man after a while. This old man is none other than the old man who has just taken the lead in walking out of the pharmacy.
The old man's name is Song Da, and he doesn't have a big name, so he is called Song Da. Although the old man's surname is Song, he has nothing to do with Song Gui, and is another side branch of the Song family in the small town. Because his father and mother have no culture, and he is the eldest in the family, he was named Song Da by his father.
As soon as Song Da entered the room, after seeing Song Turtle, he immediately knelt on the ground, respectfully kowtowed three times, with great force, and when he raised his head, his head was already red and swollen.
"Thank you for the reward of the shopkeeper, the little old man will definitely be a cow and a horse in the next life to repay the shopkeeper's great kindness."
Song Gui was lying on the recliner in the courtyard, no longer sweating on his head, and when he saw Song Da coming in, he just nodded, deaf to the gratitude in Song Da's mouth.
"Song Da, you don't have to be like this in front of me, since I promised to let your youngest son come to pick up your job, I naturally won't regret it. When the pharmacy opens again, you can just send your youngest son over, but there is one thing, teach the rules well, otherwise, it will be useless for you to help me ten more times. ”
When Song Da heard Song Turtle say this, he hurriedly nodded like pounding garlic, for fear that Song Turtle would regret it if he was unhappy.
It turned out that the drama in the pharmacy just now was secretly planned by Song Da under Song Gui's instructions, in order to clean up some of the old dirt in the pharmacy, because Song Gui understood that Song Tong must have cultivated a group of his own people in order to make money for himself when he was the shopkeeper, and these people must have grasped a part of the lifeblood in the pharmacy, these things are known to the Song family, and Song Gui, as the housekeeper of the original Song family, is naturally even clearer. It's just that as long as it doesn't damage the interests of the Song family, the Song family has always ignored these things. After all, if you want a horse to run, you have to feed the horse first.
Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Song Gui didn't see it when he was a housekeeper in the past, but now that he is the shopkeeper, he naturally has to clean up some people, so that he can cultivate his own people, but normally these things should be gradual so that it is not easy to go wrong, but now he has some things that he needs to do in a hurry, so he is naturally unwilling to wait.
Song Da originally belonged to the right-hand man of the old shopkeeper Song Tong, and he was in charge of the most valuable medicinal materials in the pharmacy, and he had been working for 30 years, but now he is old and can no longer work in the pharmacy. He wanted to stuff his son into the pharmacy, but the old shopkeeper refused to agree, and Song Da was worn out because of this, and he didn't see anything turn around.
Just when Song Da was disheartened, the pharmacy changed the shopkeeper. Song Da felt even more hopeless when he knew that he was struck by lightning, but he never thought that he would not think about how to give hospitality to the new shopkeeper, the new shopkeeper found him first, asked him to cooperate in a play, and let his youngest son take over his work as long as it was done. Song Da was overjoyed when he heard this, and agreed without thinking about it, and then there was the scene in the pharmacy.
Because the people in the pharmacy didn't know about the Song family, they didn't know Song Gui's status in the Song family, thinking that he was lucky to be randomly assigned as the new shopkeeper by the head of the Song family, plus some old people in the pharmacy were not clean, and they were afraid that Song Turtle would turn over old accounts, so they asked some young people to give Song Turtle a dismount under the joint efforts of Song Da, but they couldn't have imagined that the whole thing would be a trap given to them by Song Turtle, just waiting for them to drill in.
Thinking of the whole thing, Song Da couldn't help but shudder, this young man in front of him who didn't look very old, the city government was really a little scary, thinking that his son would have to do things under such a person in the future, Song Da really didn't know whether to be happy or uncomfortable.
Song Gui ignored Song Da's thoughts, and after giving Song Da a reassurance, he let Song Da go, but Song Da didn't dare to disobey and walked out obediently.
After the Song guy who had been following Song Turtle sent Song Da back, Song Turtle was already very tired, but he still cheered up and ordered two things.
"Song Qingchi, you go and help me do two things."
Hearing Song Gui's command, the young man immediately came over so that Song Gui could speak.
"First, you go and find a person named Liu Mazi, and tell him that the pharmacy is in urgent need of people now, and his parents used to help with our pharmacy a lot, let's read him a favor and ask him if he would like to come. Remember, you'll have to let him into our pharmacy anyway. ”
Song Qingchi saw that Song Gu was serious, and nodded hurriedly.
"Second, you go and keep an eye on the person named Li Aniu in person, as long as he goes out, no matter where he goes, you immediately send someone to tell me that you don't have to come back. Remember, keep an eye on him, and I can't get him out of your eyes for a moment. Did you hear me? ”
Song Qingchi hurriedly whispered a sentence and heard it clearly.
After the matter was arranged, Song Gui let out a sigh of relief, waved his remaining hand, and motioned for Song Qingchi to hurry up.
Song Qingchi obediently retreated, I don't know if it was an illusion, when he walked out of the backyard not far away, he seemed to hear some extremely small suppressed screams of pain, like a beast on the collection of low roars, which made people only feel creepy when they sounded.