Shipin Dalizheng

He went back to his room and lay down. He fell asleep soon after. He dreamed that he had something growing down there that shouldn't be there. Doctor Zhang was very pleased. He stroked his beard and smiled, "You have lived up to my expectations!"

Rong Tang woke up with a scream, his pillow soaked with sweat.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Chuncao ran in and shouted.

"It's okay, I just had a nightmare."

Rong Tang wiped his face and asked her to boil water so that he could take a bath. After staying in Rong Fei's villa for a few days, he didn't dare to take off all his clothes and take a bath. His body was sore.

The big bathtub was filled with warm water, and Rong Tang buried himself in it, sighing comfortably. How nice it would be if life could always go on in such a peaceful way, without any troubles and without Doctor Zhang.

When he was taking a bath, there were usually people guarding the front door and back window, for fear that someone would break in and hurt his daughter. At this time, Rong Qi and Chun Cao were standing at the front door, and Rong Wu was squatting in the dark at the back window.

Just as she was enjoying herself, she suddenly heard Rong Si's loud voice outside the gate shout, "Sir, Doctor Zhang is here."

Rong Tang was startled and jumped out of the bathtub. He grabbed a towel to wipe his body, and without waiting for it to be wiped clean, he grabbed his clothes and put them on in a few seconds, in a very busy manner.

The gate was not far from the bathing room. Doctor Zhang rode a green mule and walked in slowly. He was very puzzled by the way Rong Qi, Chuncao and Rong Si looked like they were facing a great enemy.

"I came here out of kindness to treat your master, and this is how you treat me?"

Chuncao pouted and said, "You're talking nonsense. My young master is not sick."

Doctor Zhang poked his head in. "Oh, you taking a shower? It's just right. I want to see the results of your treatment."

There was a loud bang from inside, as if a wooden shelf had fallen over. Rong Tang refused to stay in the room any longer and rushed out without even putting on his outer clothes.

Doctor Zhang stood in front of him with an unhappy look on his face, "Why, do you think I will eat you? Eh..."

Rong Tang, who had just finished a hot bath, had a pink face, revealing the tenderness of a young girl, and her hair, dripping with water, was even more disheveled. Doctor Zhang was suddenly confused, "Why do you look like a girl? Are you Rong Tang?"

Rong Tang was shocked and stopped running. He tied his belt hastily and brushed his hair with his hand, his expression a little nonchalant. "Old man, I've already hidden myself in the countryside, and you're still holding on to me. You're going to report me, right? Fine, let's hurt each other! Don't think I don't know what you took out of my room. You took all the good herbs that His Majesty gave me to heal my wounds and replenish my body, didn't you? Tell me, what did you do with them?"

Rong Si said, "Chang Chun told me that you sold all the herbs."

Imperial Physician Zhang smacked his lips. "Alright, kid, you're threatening me. You can't even use those herbs, so what if you sell them to me to fund my research? Reporting me to His Majesty? Save your breath, kid. The herbs the Imperial Pharmacy gave you are only worth a thousand taels at most, and you've extorted fifteen thousand taels from the Jin family. Who are you trying to harm?"

Rong Tang was paralyzed and tried to run, but Doctor Zhang grabbed him and said, "Be good and get the acupuncture..."

With a thud, he fell to the ground and a small stone fell on the ground.

Rong San came over quickly and picked up the pebble, "Doctor Zhang, I'm sorry."

Rong Si carried him up and put him into an empty room. This old man couldn't be carried lightly or heavily, which was really a headache.

"What happened? Why did you invite him here?"

Rong Sanda cried out in injustice, "I didn't recruit him. He sold the herbs and was originally going to look for his master. He rode a mule around the Bo Mansion for a long time, trying to find someone to bring him to Rongjia Village. But when he saw us, he got involved. To buy time, we took him to Jingzhao Prefecture to inquire about Yang Lianye, and then to Beishan Camp to inquire about Yang Liangui. We originally wanted to let the wounded soldiers in the barracks to keep him busy, but he sneaked out. By the time we found him, we couldn't catch up."

Rong Tang had a headache. It was too difficult to deal with.

"What do two people with the surname Yang say?"

"Yang Lianye can only be punished lightly, but it's hard to say for Yang Liangui, as he didn't take any lives. I heard from General Zheng Qian that Jin Shizhao met with Wang Biao, and they seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation."

This is the situation. As long as Jin Shizhao insists that this is a family matter, who will be willing to speak for them even if the interests of veterans are affected?

Unless your hands are stained with blood and you have caused public outrage, you have to deal with it.

While talking, several people went into the main hall. Chuncao wiped Rong Tang's hair and kept complaining about the faults of Doctor Zhang.

"Yang Liangui has been the village head for so many years. What benefits has he gained? Do you know?"

Rong San said vaguely, "Ah, someone will bring news tomorrow."

Rong Tang knew this was another plot with his former colleagues to get rid of Yang Liangui. There was no way around it. Rong Tang's status naturally put him under immense pressure from Jin Shizhao. Even if they were dishonest, at most they would be criticized and cursed, but it would be difficult to convict them.

"Don't worry about it for now. I'll close the shop tomorrow. Don't even think about waiting for Jin Shizhao to give it to me."

Li Shiwa asked outside the door, "Prince Tang, that grandfather said he was itchy and asked to be scratched."

"Go scratch it!"

Rong Tang waved his hand and agreed generously. Looking up, he saw that the men picking firewood were each carrying a large bundle. Although they were obviously tired, they all had smiles on their faces.

"Everyone is tired, put down the firewood and go home to rest."

Rong Dashan smiled innocently, "No, we agreed that we would take turns to make the wine at night, and try to make more. Mingming will take it to the county town to try."

Rong Tang was also moved. These villagers were willing to work hard as long as they saw a little hope.

"Then put down the firewood and eat, Aunt Dahu, cook more..."

It was already dark and time for dinner in the main hall.

Unexpectedly, several people shook their heads and refused, "No, we had lunch late and we are not hungry yet."

Suddenly, he became so polite that it made people feel awkward. The Third Master put down the firewood and asked his son to take it to the backyard. Then he said to Rong Tang, "I am an old man who was not considerate and was only happy. I picked up this bundle of firewood for fun, so it doesn't count as wages."

The more Rong Tang listened, the more confused he became. Rong An had already put the firewood away and came back, saying to Rong Tang, "Prince Tang, I have something to tell you."

The two of them came to the main hall alone, and Rong An said, "It was also our fault for not considering things carefully and not handling things properly."

It turned out that when they went into the mountains to collect firewood, they met several women from the Wang and Li clans. Because no one from their family worked in the compound, they were unhappy and talked about how they were getting paid and eating and drinking in the compound.

"Head of the Rong clan, aren't you being honest? We've all been running a small business together, and we haven't even made a profit yet. And yet you're paying wages and food, but who's responsible for all that?"

Rong An replied on behalf of the Third Master: "Sister Wang, of course the wages will be paid from the right silver, what's the problem?"

The royal woman yelled, "I see! We agreed beforehand that whether we make a profit or a loss is up to fate, and we accepted that. But now you're taking the money and eating the food. If the deal doesn't go through, everyone will lose, and you'll be the only ones to make a profit. This is so unfair."

Rong An said, "We've only just started. Once the business gets going, we'll definitely hire more people. Sister Wang, why are you so anxious?"

The royal woman said, "Why wouldn't my family be anxious? We've already made a fortune. If we lose money, who can we turn to for justice? Also, you just said that the wages would come from here, but what about the food? Who will pay for it?"