Manager Pang walked into the pharmacy with a stern face. The pharmacists saw that Manager Pang looked unhappy, so they buried their heads in their work and did not dare to look him in the eye.

Four men in blue cloth robes stood in the middle of the pharmacy. Manager Pang immediately put on a flattering smile, nodded and bowed to the four men and said, "Four gentlemen, let's go inside and talk."

The leading Qingshan man glanced at him with an unfriendly look. Wangji Medicinal Materials Store was well-known in Qinghe County for its harsh treatment of pharmacists. Every year, their Qihuang Zushi Association received many complaints from victims of Wangji Medicinal Materials Store.

"We are here because of Wen Qingcheng's matter. Where is the victim Wen Qingcheng? Is she here now?"

"Yes, yes." Manager Pang waved to an old pharmacist nearby and said, "Go and find Wen Qingcheng... and invite her to come to me."

Soon, the old pharmacist pointed in the direction of Manager Pang, followed by Wen Qingcheng, jogging over.

The leading man in green shirt, seeing Wen Qingcheng's thin and slender figure, unconsciously spoke softly to her, "Are you Wen Qingcheng? We came here after receiving your request this morning. Tell me what happened again so that I can understand the situation first."

As they spoke, they all entered Manager Pang's study. As the door of the study closed, the pharmacists began to murmur.

"This Xiao Wen looks quiet and gentle, but I didn't expect him to have such a bad temper that he even called the people from the Qihuang Patriarch Association."

"Young people nowadays are not like us, working hard without complaint. But this time Manager Pang really went too far, with such a large fine, it's no wonder Xiao Wen feels wronged."

An older pharmacist sighed, "Alas, Xiao Wen is still too impulsive. Since she plans to work here and offend Manager Pang, she will not be able to live a good life in the future."

The pharmacist who was cutting the medicine next to him whispered, "Yes, Manager Pang really holds a grudge. He can't do anything else, but he has plenty of bad ideas to punish people. If he can't do it openly in the future, he will definitely trip you up secretly. Young people can't control their temper. After making such a fuss, I'm afraid he won't be able to work for long."

In the room

Wen Qingcheng told the story again. Manager Pang was sweating profusely, shrugged his neck, and tried to stay calm.

One of the tall and strong men in green shirts looked at Manager Pang and asked, "Is it true that she said you want to fine her 500 coins?"

"......I was just trying to scare her. If you don't believe me, you can ask her if she was fined in the end. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people in the pharmacy if she paid the money." Manager Pang explained, focusing on the fact that Wen Qingcheng did not pay the money.

After saying that, he reached out and pushed Wen Qingcheng, "Xiao Wen, quickly explain to the official, I was trying to scare you into paying a 500 yuan fine, but in the end you didn't pay it, right?"

Wen Qingcheng glanced at him without saying anything. The leading man in green frowned and said, "Don't be afraid, little girl. We will definitely seek justice for you."

Wen Qingcheng pursed her lips and looked at Manager Pang cautiously, as if she was being coerced. The four men in green followed Wen Qingcheng's gaze and looked at Manager Pang.

Manager Pang was stunned. This Wen Qingcheng...she has two faces! In the morning, she was making an impassioned speech, and she seemed to be unwilling to accept anyone. Now, she acted as if she had suffered a great injustice. Originally, punishing the pharmacist was not a big deal. He had used tricks to get rid of countless people before, but he had never encountered such a tough guy!

Wen Qingcheng obviously looks like a quiet and honest girl, but she actually had the guts to cause trouble at the Qihuang Patriarch Conference. This would not only cause Wang Ji to lose his reputation, but he would also be punished.

Wen Qingcheng hesitated for a while before speaking softly: "I'm afraid... I have to sign up for the junior pharmacist exam this year, and I'm afraid I'll be disqualified."

When the leading man in green heard that she wanted to take the exam to become a junior pharmacist, he was very happy. The Great Qi Dynasty encouraged ordinary people to take the exam to become pharmacists. The more pharmacists there were in the county, the better. Every year, the state would allocate subsidies based on the number of pharmacists in each place.

"Don't worry, no one can stop you from signing up. So, Miss Wen, you can sign up now. Give her a registration document and write it now."

Manager Pang didn't dare to say anything more. He hurriedly took the registration document, filled it out for Wen Qingcheng, stamped it, and then the leading man in green took it into his arms.

In this way, Wen Qingcheng finally felt relieved. Looking at the people from the Qihuang Patriarch Association, she asked in confusion, "I troubled you all to come here this time because I want to ask about my situation. Is it reasonable for our manager to fine me 500 yuan or let me go to Wangji to resign? I don't understand this because it's my first time working."

The leading man in green shirt had a dark face and said firmly: "Of course it is unreasonable! Only the county magistrate has the right to impose fines. The founder of Qihuang has the right to impose fines. The manager of the herbal medicine store does not have this right. If I fine you 500 coins, you will have to pay ten times as much."

Manager Pang waved his hands and said, "I didn't punish her. I just scared her, and didn't force her to retire. Wen Qingcheng, you said you didn't go to Wangji to retire. You should explain it to the officials. It's not a big deal. Why bother the officials to make a wasted trip?"

Wen Qingcheng thought to himself: I know I'm scared now, why didn't I think of it now when I was aggressive at that time! However, Wen Qingcheng didn't pay the 500 coins in the end, so the people from the Qihuang Patriarch Association would not punish him too much, at most they would give him a lecture and let it go.

Wen Qingcheng couldn't stand the behavior of Manager Pang, who treated the pharmacists like beasts of burden. He had the mentality of a slave owner and regarded the pharmacists as his own slaves. Other pharmacists said that he often got angry at them and insulted them at will.

"Sir, there is one thing I don't understand. Do we pharmacists need to report to the manager before we can leave when it's time to get off work?" Wen Qingcheng asked with a pair of bright eyes that looked innocent.

"What kind of rule is this?" The leading man in green looked at Manager Pang with a cold gaze.

Manager Pang hurriedly explained, "I'm afraid some pharmacists will just drop their work and run away. Tell me so I can go check."

"Manager Pang, didn't you say you were afraid that it would be time to get off work and that everyone would leave?"

Manager Pang looked at Wen Qingcheng with eyes like knives, but he smiled and said, "You remembered it wrongly. When did I say that?"

He really wanted to shut Wen Qingcheng up. Wasn't they talking about the fine now? Why did they bring it up again?

"When it's time to get off work, you can just leave without reporting in. Of course, it also depends on the specific circumstances." The man in green explained.

Wen Qingcheng nodded and asked, "If it's like what happened to me last night, and we're not allowed to leave when it's time to get off work, and we're forced to work on an empty stomach until midnight, how will we be paid for that day?"

The man in green shirt was already angry just by listening to Wen Qingcheng's description. "For this kind of processing, we need to get the pharmacists to volunteer and pay them double the salary."

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