Shipin Dalizheng

Chapter 16 Wine Shop Conflict

Rong Tang chuckled, "You thought I was dead outside, so you come to bully my people. I dare not recognize your marriage. Come here...!"

"Wait, don't do anything." Tang Buyun added, "I don't mean to bully your people. Jin Yaoyang and I are not familiar with each other. In fact, I am with Master Zheng."

Rong Tang looked thoughtful. After Tang Buyun tensed for a moment, he slowly said, "Master Zheng's horse is startled. Master Tang, why don't you go after it and take a look? If something happens, as a companion, you won't be able to explain yourself."

"Yes Yes."

Tang Buyun agreed, avoided Jin Yaoyang's gaze, and left dejectedly with his servants.

Jin Yaoyang, with a rag stuffed in his mouth, cried out loudly and glared at Tang Buyun who was running away.

Rong Tang's face darkened. "Send this fake young master to the cemetery and make him kneel for two full hours before letting him go."

The people in Rongjia Village who had been frightened and retreated earlier felt guilty and volunteered to escort them away, while Rong Wu followed to maintain order.

Just as they left, a carriage came from the south. It was Chuncao and Rongqi who were going to the town to buy supplies.

Chuncao lifted the curtain and looked over here. She seemed to have seen the group of people escorting Jin Yaoyang, and her face showed worry.

When they reached him, Rong Qi stopped his horse and Chuncao jumped off.

"Master, was that man Jin Yaoyang just now? Is he here to cause trouble for us?"

As he spoke, he became more and more angry. "This is outrageous. Not only did they bully me in town, but they also came to the village."

Rong Tang frowned after hearing this, "What do you mean? Did he bully you in town?"

Chuncao paused for a moment, "It's not that he bullies me, but it's no different from him bullying me."

"What happened? Tell me in detail."

At this time, Daya stuck her head out, and Chuncao hurriedly helped her up, "Don't come down, your legs hurt."

Daya said softly, "Sister Chuncao, let me come down. I'm fine."

She said she was fine, but when they got out of the car, everyone noticed that one side of her body was dirty, she smelled slightly of alcohol, and she was limping after taking a few steps.

Rong Tang's expression changed, "What's going on?"

"Master, go home first and I will tell you slowly."

A group of people walked towards the big yard.

At this time, the villagers also knew what had happened here, and hundreds of people came over, led by the third master.

Rong Dashan stepped forward to stop them and persuade them to return, "It's okay, Dad, let's all go back!"

The third master looked around for a few seconds and his eyes fell on Daya, who was having difficulty walking.

"Daya, what happened? Did you fall?"

Before he could finish his words, the Third Grandma started scolding him, "You silly girl, you are so impatient in everything you do. You've torn your presentable clothes. I'll beat you to death when I get home."

Seeing Rong Tang frowning, Chuncao's expression changing, and Daya standing there trembling, the Third Master was furious, "You old woman, can't you talk to the child properly? You scold the child without even asking what happened."

"I……"

The Third Grandma was so used to being scolded that she even forgot that Rong Tang didn't like people scolding children, especially girls, and she retreated behind the crowd awkwardly.

A group of people returned to the courtyard in a mighty procession. Rong Qi asked people to unload the purchased items, and asked people to pull the horses into the stable to feed them grass. He then followed them into the main hall.

Sitting in the main room at the moment were the three elders of the Rong family: village chief Rong Dajiang, clan leader Li, clan leader Wang, and Rong Tang. There weren't enough benches, so Rong Dashan, Rong Erhe, Rong An, and Rong San had no choice but to stand.

Chuncao gathered her thoughts and began to recount her experience of entering the town.

"We entered the town and bought some rice, flour, and seasonings, then went to the liquor store to get some wine. Daya said the village chief's son, Rong An, was working as a bookkeeper at a liquor store, and that maybe the owner could give us a better deal. But when we got in, we couldn't find Rong An anywhere..."

Rong An interrupted, "I was fired yesterday. It was already late at night when I got back. Daya didn't know."

Chuncao went on, "I couldn't find him, so I asked a waiter. When the waiter heard we were looking for Rong An, his face turned grim and his voice became unpleasant. He kept asking who we were from. I said I was the maid of the grandson of the Earl of Jian'an in the capital, and that the maid was a younger member of the Earl of Jian'an's clan. The waiter had a fierce look in his eyes and drove us out, using foul language. Brother Rong Qi was about to attack me, but I thought we shouldn't cause trouble when we were out and about, so I pulled him away and left. The waiter even chased us for a long way, saying we were toads wanting to eat swan meat, saying we were crazy because we were so poor, and that we were expecting to take his wine for free just because we were named Rong. I was so angry that I found another winery and bought... bought ten... ten..."

"Ten jars?"

The Third Master couldn't help but ask. Ten jars of wine, the largest weighing twenty pounds, isn't much for such an old crowd.

Rong Qi and Daya both lowered their heads and said nothing.

The sound of spring grass is like mosquitoes, "Ten carts..."

"Ten cars?"

The third master broke into laughter and said, "If we're talking about carts, then each cart must weigh several hundred pounds, right?"

Chuncao said, "We went into the winery and saw the owner, looking truly pitiful. He said he'd been badly bullied and couldn't continue. And because that damned clerk was just outside looking in, I got angry and said I'd bought all the wine in his shop. There wasn't much in the shop, only a few hundred pounds at most, but the owner was so overjoyed that he asked the clerk to go to the cellar in the back to count it. The clerk reported five thousand pounds, which would take ten ox carts to move."

The Third Master said, "You don't have to buy so much. You can just buy a whole cart. Doesn't the shopkeeper want to sell it to you?"

Rong Tang frowned, "Wait a minute, are you guys missing the point? Aren't you asking why Daya fell and got hurt? What does it matter if she drank a lot or a little?"

In his opinion, thousands of kilograms of wine were not as important as Daya's injury.

Chuncao bit her lip lightly. "I thought so too. Who knew that the waiter outside would suddenly rush in, cursing the shopkeeper for stealing his business, and smashing the wine jars and wine barrels as soon as he entered the door. He was rough and pushed Daya, and she fell on the broken pieces of the wine jar, and Daya was injured. Brother Rong Qi couldn't bear it this time, so he beat the waiter and drove him out. The shopkeeper of this winery was terrified and said that we beat up the son of the eldest brother-in-law of the Jian'an Earl's Mansion, and implicated him as well. I saw that he was really scared half to death, and I didn't have the nerve to say that I didn't want so much wine, so I asked him to move it all out and load it onto the truck. After that, I took Daya to the clinic to see a doctor, bought some things, and came back first. I guess the wine will be delivered soon by now."

"The son of the eldest brother-in-law of the Marquis of Jian'an?" Rong Tang whispered softly, but he really couldn't guess who this person was.

Rong An said, "He's the son of Yang Lianye, Yang's elder brother. Even though they've occupied the Jian'an Marquis's estate and pocketed all the profits, they still use the Jian'an Marquis's name when dealing with others. They're truly shameless."

Turning to Chuncao again, he asked, "Is the winery you're looking for Luji Winery?"

Chuncao opened her eyes wide, "How did you know?"

Rong An sighed, "There are only these two liquor stores in the whole town. Lu Ji's business has been bad for a long time and is really close to bankruptcy. This time, you really helped him clear out his inventory."

Chuncao couldn't hide her embarrassment.

"How much is the wine you bought per pound?"

"Good or bad, it's ten cents each. Brother Rong Qi also said it's cheap."

Rong An nodded, "It's indeed not expensive, but Lu Ji's wine is indeed not good."

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