"And this doctor, I wonder where you usually practice? You said you have some medical knowledge, and this young lady is poisoned, but Doctor Zheng said she is not poisoned."
Dr. Zheng is a very famous doctor in the city, as everyone knows, although I haven't been in Dukou Town for very long.
However, my family runs a medicinal herb business, and I have some knowledge of the various pharmacies and drugstores in Dukou Town. I have never met you before.
This young lady was somewhat dissatisfied with our store while she was queuing outside.
If you can't answer, I now reasonably suspect that the two of you are conspiring to frame us.
Doctor Zheng then followed Xu Qing's gaze.
He carefully examined the old man's face, and after a moment, said with a puzzled look:
"I have never seen this doctor in Dukou Town, so he should not be from Dukou Town."
Dr. Zheng has a great reputation in Dukou Town, and everyone is willing to trust him.
With Dr. Zheng as a witness, the customers in the shop immediately believed Xu Qing's statement and began to condemn the woman on the ground and the old man standing nearby.
"Even Dr. Zheng said he didn't know this old doctor, so maybe he really is just trying to make a big deal out of it."
"I think these two are deliberately causing trouble. I also drank milk tea, and I haven't had a stomachache for a long time."
"This girl doesn't look like the type to spend 6 coins on milk tea."
"The first 100 people today get a free meal, maybe it's because they came here for free."
“When she was talking about the boss’s wife, she was full of energy and didn’t seem like someone who had been poisoned.”
"Maybe they were hired by the jasmine milk vendor. Haven't you noticed that these restaurants don't sell milk tea anymore, they only sell jasmine milk?"
They talked back and forth, and the old man and the woman in the middle could hardly lift their heads.
"Fine, you don't believe me, but don't blame me for not warning you when things go wrong!"
The old man said angrily, then pushed through the crowd and left quickly.
This action seemed to those present as a hasty retreat.
The woman who was left behind also wanted to get up and leave, but Xu Qing stopped her, saying:
"Young lady, my staff has already reported this to the authorities. You can only leave after the officials arrive and ascertain the truth."
"I can leave whenever I want, what right do you have to stop me?"
The woman seemed flustered, then shouted aggressively:
"My stomach doesn't hurt anymore, let me go right now! Otherwise, when the police come, I'll definitely sue you for abusing your power!"
Xu Qing sneered, "Miss, you were just crying out in pain, but you're not in pain now? If you're really alright, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You must have something to hide."
The woman was speechless for a moment, her eyes darting away.
At this moment, the officials arrived.
Xu Qing briefly recounted what had happened.
The officer looked at the woman and asked sternly, "Do you have anything to say?"
The woman stammered, then suddenly burst into tears, saying between sobs:
"Sir, I know I was wrong. The restaurant owner gave me a few taels of silver and told me to cause trouble, saying that all I had to do was ruin the restaurant's business."
Everyone suddenly understood.
The officer snorted and took the woman away.
After thanking the officials, Xu Qing turned to the crowd and said, "Fellow villagers, I apologize for disturbing you all today. To express my remorse, all guests here will have their meals free."
The crowd cheered.
Wang Daba was so angry that he didn't know what to do when he learned that his plan had failed once again.
After much deliberation, he decided to go see Xu Qing in person.
The magistrate of Datong Town wouldn't help him, but the magistrate of Dukou Town owed his father a huge favor.
I certainly wouldn't refuse such a small favor.
That day, Xu Qing was doing the accounts at the milk tea shop.
Since its opening, business has been booming, and Xu Qing is already planning to launch a franchise store model.
Running a shop is too tiring. Her shop has already made a name for itself, so why not let other people who want to learn join her franchise?
She only needs to keep this one store in Dukou Town and earn franchise fees along the way.
Wang Daba walked in through the door, fanning himself. It was his first time visiting Xu Qing's so-called milk tea shop.
"Sir, you need to go over there to queue before you can order."
The waiter gently and politely reminded Wang Daba in a low voice.
Wang Da Ba paused in his fanning, looked at the waiter incredulously, and pointed to himself: "You want me to queue? I can't even enter your store without queuing?"
The waiter bowed slightly and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, esteemed guest, all the seats in the restaurant are full, so you will need to wait in line."
Wang Daba looked at the crowded shop and fell silent.
After a moment, he spoke up: "Is your boss here? I need to talk to her."
If she still wants to keep her shop in Ferry Town, then tell her to stop trying to pull any tricks and come see me!
The waiter glanced at Wang Daba's easily recognizable unibrow.
Without changing his expression or pausing, he replied, "The owner isn't here. Please come again tomorrow."
Wang Da Ba snorted coldly: "Relay my words to her. I'll wait for her at the manor outside the city."
The waiter smiled and nodded: "Okay, if there's nothing else, please don't stand in the middle of the road, there are many customers behind you."
"You! Humph!" Wang Da Ba flicked his sleeve and turned to leave.
Wang Da Ba returned to the manor and waited for four or five days, but Xu Qing did not appear.
They sent someone to the milk tea shop to find Xu Qing, and the answer they received was exactly the same as the one from the first day.
Wang Daba finally realized that Xu Qing was deliberately playing a trick on him.
"Ah, that's great!"
"You think you can get away from me like this?"
"Very good, you've made me even more interested in you."
"Take this note to the magistrate; I will visit him tomorrow."
Wang Da Ba blew on the still-wet writing on the paper and then handed it to the guard beside him.
The guard took it and ran quickly outside.
The next day, Xu Qing received an invitation from the wife of the county magistrate of Dukou Town.
The county lady was hosting a tea party, and she ordered a batch of milk tea, egg tarts, fried chicken, and other popular city snacks from Xu Qing.
She also invited Xu Qing to her tea party, wanting to see what a wonderful person was who came up with these interesting and delicious things.
Holding the invitation, Ye Wushuang said directly:
"Aunt Xu, I suspect that the magistrate's wife's invitation to you was also at the behest of that vile woman."
There's definitely some kind of conspiracy waiting for you at the tea party!
Xu Qing smiled and asked, "How do you know?"
Ye Wushuang said with a tone of exasperation:
"You're a mother of two! How can you still be so trusting and blind?!"
Which of these officials' wives isn't arrogant and haughty? Why would they invite you to attend for no reason?
Fortunately, Zhenzhen told her uncle, and Uncle Cui told me to come and protect her.
Otherwise, with your naive nature, you'd be bullied to death!
Xu Qing found it amusing. She wondered how this child could have the nerve to call her naive. Didn't he know he was even more naive?
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