Chapter 260 - Chapter 260: Chapter 247: Just Admit It (1/2)
Chapter 260: Chapter 247: Just Admit It
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“As long as you like it, it wouldn’t be a waste.” Zhuang Qingning playfully nudged her small nose and smiled, “In the past, we didn’t make much money, but now we do. We can afford this hairpin. Even if you want a dozen a day, we can manage. So rest easy and wear it.”
“Then…” Zhuang Qingning Sui was relieved and said, “Okay.”
With the burden lifted from her heart, Zhuang Qingsui returned to her previous jovial state and started enjoying the hustle and bustle of the county town once again.
The two quickly arrived at Cheng’s pharmacy they had heard about.
It was a large pharmacy, with tall signage and a bright facade. There were always people coming and going, making it look very lively.
Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui entered the shop.
A young man, Han Hu, about the same age as Zhuang Wencheng and obviously an apprentice, stopped pounding herbs and greeted them warmly, “Welcome! Are you here for a checkup or to pick up medicine?”
“Neither, we’re here to…”
Just as Zhuang Qingning was about to say “find someone,” she heard a commotion behind the curtains.
“You’d better confess honestly this time, or else, if you don’t speak the truth, I will punish you to grind herbal medicine for a whole month!”
The voice was full of anger, from an older man, presumably the Doctor Ge Zhuang Wencheng had mentioned before.
“Master, I really didn’t steal the herbs, nor did I swindle money from the shop.” The desperate voice for vindication, Zhuang Qingning could tell, was Zhuang Wencheng’s.
What on earth had happened?
Zhuang Qingning was startled, and forgetting the words that were just halfspoken, she listened carefully for the sounds behind the curtain.
“You didn’t swindle money from the shop? Then explain how the money under your pillow came about, and why there are fewer herbs? It’s clear that while working in the shop, you hid good quality herbs and replaced them with low- quality ones. Then, you sold the good herbs for a profit. And now you want to deny it?”
“Master, what I said is really true. I only give customers high-quality herbs. As for the low-quality herbs, I really don’t know how they got mixed in. The money under my pillow was earned by selling herbs that I picked up outside while off duty. Brother Huzi knows about this…”
Zhuang Wencheng added, “I truly didn’t swindle money from the shop. I didn’t want to ruin our shop’s reputation, and I certainly wasn’t trying to work against you. If you don’t believe me, you can check the books and see if the money tallies.”
“But I remember that a few days ago, you had some clothes made, yet your money didn’t decrease at all. Where did the money for the clothes come from?”
“That money was the fabric money my mother gave me a while back. I’ve been too busy to get clothes made. But with the weather getting hotter, I need to change my clothes, so I went to get measurements taken for new clothes. If you don’t believe me, ask the shopkeeper at the clothing store. I did mention this to him at that time.”
“If you order clothing, others make a profit, so of course, they would speak for you. Where is the credibility in that?”
“Master, I…”