Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

When Chen Dongzhi came back from the herbal medicine shop, his brows were furrowed. He originally thought that this trip was just to check the goods and take them back, but he didn't expect that the herbal medicine shop in Wuzhou was not sincere in doing business at all.

"Brother Chen, the carriage has been pulled to the backyard. What should we do now?" Dafeng came over and asked.

Chen Dongzhi put the list back on his chest and said, "Let's go again and see what they say. If it's still the same as today," he gritted his teeth and made a decision, "then we'll change to another one. We still have a few days left. Let's look for other ones. We can't go back empty-handed."

Otherwise this trip would be in vain!

The others also looked heavy-hearted. It was the first time that the escort agency had encountered such a situation. Both parties had agreed to send someone to pick up the goods, but suddenly the goods were not delivered.

If the Yu family gets angry and refuses to pay for this trip to transport the goods, they will have wasted their time in vain.

But when the few people went there at noon, the herbal medicine shop simply said that they had not discussed it with the Yu family at all and that they came there on their own initiative.

The medicinal materials in the pharmacy have been reserved by other companies and cannot be given to them.

Even half of the medicinal materials that were available in the morning are now gone and cannot be given away!

Chen Dongzhi listened with a sinister look in his eyes. He stared at the herbal medicine shop owner who had a nice attitude in the morning. He felt uncomfortable and unhappy about it, so he turned and left.

"Bah! We, the Gao family, can sell medicinal herbs to whoever we want! Is it your turn as coolies to give me a hard time?" The herbal medicine shop owner spat, and the sound was quite loud enough for the people in front to hear.

Dafeng and the others who came with him were so angry that their faces turned red. They wished they could go back and beat up the shopkeeper!

"Damn it! Where did this dog come from? It's barking everywhere!" Dafeng added without giving in.

After he walked out of the herbal medicine shop, he revealed a worried look, "Brother Chen, what should we do?"

Chen Dongzhi had a blank expression on his face. "Dafeng, go check out West Street. I saw several pharmacies there the last time I passed by there. Take the list and go over there to ask. Take Shaoping with you."

"Old Zou, take Daniu and the others to South Street. There is also a herbal medicine shop over there. If you find any and the price is right, come back and pull the carriage to pay."

As for himself, he also had to look everywhere.

Soon the three groups of people gathered at the inn. Most of the herbs were bought. Chen Dongzhi asked them to go to the herbal medicine shop that had stock and buy them back.

He looked at the last two items on the list, bezoar and chicken head ginseng, and these two items were not found.

I was busy looking for medicinal herbs all morning, and now I suddenly relax and feel a little hungry.

Chen Dongzhi called the waiter to order food. While the dishes were being served, he thought that the people in the inn and restaurant should know the most about the situation in the city, so he might as well ask them.

"Brother, which herbal medicine shop has the most complete variety of herbs?"

The waiter smiled as he served the dishes, "Sir, you have asked the right person. In this huge Wuzhou, there are more than a hundred herbal medicine shops. Among them, Gao's Herbal Medicine Shop on South Street and Meng's Herbal Medicine Shop on He'an Street have the most complete varieties. If you are interested, you can go and have a look at these two places."

Gao's herbal medicine shop is the one that had an agreement with the Yu family but didn't deliver the goods.

Having already hit a wall with this store, Chen Dongzhi no longer considered it, but he could go and take a look at the Meng family's herbal medicine shop.

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Zhao Ganwei was in a bad mood when he brought his people here. His face, which usually smiled at everyone he met, did not show any expression. He just politely invited people into his home and asked his grandson Tieniu to call people.

"Uncle, what do you want to talk to me about?" Zhong Ruyi's voice came from outside, and behind him was the sound of Tieniu and Tiedan playing.

As soon as she entered, she saw Butler Fang and a wealthy middle-aged man in the room. She looked at Butler Fang in surprise and asked, "Uncle Fang, you are here too?"

Butler Fang greeted her with a smile, and then introduced the wealthy middle-aged man next to her as their master.

"Ah, it's Master Fang." Zhong Ruyi didn't show it on her face, but she was confused in her heart. Didn't they say that Master Fang would not buy the land in their village? Why did he come to their house again? And asked her to come over?

Could it be that he changed his mind again?

"What's the matter with you looking for me?" she asked directly.

Mr. Fang did not look down on the young girl because she was young. He still smiled and said to her, "I came here for the land and orchard in your village. I should have come here in person, but I am really sorry that I have delayed it until now..."

After she finished listening, she added, "If you are willing, I can compensate each household with ten taels of silver. After all, I am indeed being overbearing."

Zhong Ruyi and Zhao Ganwei looked at each other. Why did what Mr. Fang said differ so much from what the county magistrate said?

She hesitated and said, "Master Fang, have you talked to the county magistrate about this?"

Master Fang was a little embarrassed. "I did look for him, but he told me that you guys didn't want to do it, so I thought of trying again. What if you guys are moved by my sincerity?"

Now Zhong Ruyi was even more confused, and signaled the village chief to tell Mr. Fang what the county magistrate had told him.

Zhao Ganwei understood and told the county magistrate everything he had said that day, "...the master said that Master Fang wanted to buy the land in the village from us, and would give compensation to each household, but we had to travel a long way to plant the land, so we refused."

"I didn't say that!" Mr. Fang was surprised. What he said at that time was that he hoped the county magistrate would come forward to discuss with the village chief of Xinghua Village and sell the melons and apples grown in their village only to him every year. Knowing that this might not be fair, he also offered compensation.

How come the county magistrate said he wanted to buy the land from Xinghua Village? Why would he buy the land? He didn't know how to grow crops! What's more, he would have to hire someone to take care of it after buying it. It would be more convenient for him to monopolize the watermelon and apple business with the people of Xinghua Village.

The three of them looked at each other, all of them confused as to the county magistrate's intention. Could it be that officials were more cunning than them?

Since he was not here to buy land, Zhao Ganwei could relax and speak nicely.

Zhong Ruyi felt the same way. Now that the misunderstanding between the two parties had been resolved, they could have a good discussion. But buying land would be absolutely impossible!

"Master Fang, can I ask why you want to sell all the watermelons grown in the whole village to just you?"

She always felt that this was related to what Fang Erlang had told her last time, that the watermelons and apples sent to the capital were favored by the nobles.

Mr. Fang was vague, "Your place will be different from other places in the future. At least your village is the only one in Yunzhou that is different. I am doing this for the future of our Fang family."

Zhong Ruyi and Zhao Ganwei looked at each other. They couldn’t imagine what this so-called difference was like, so they could only be cautious.

She asked tentatively, "Is it a good thing or a bad thing?"

This time, Master Fang gave a positive answer, "Good thing!"

It was because of good things that he wanted to monopolize the water melons and apples in the entire Xinghua Village.

But in the end, this matter was not agreed to, mainly because Zhong Ruyi and Zhao Ganwei could not represent the entire village, and this matter still had to be approved by the villagers.

In addition, even if Zhong Ruyi agreed, the orchard customers would be informed and would have to go to the Fang family to buy apples in the future. She would be the source manufacturer and the Fang family would be the middleman.