Sister Ning Cheng touched her tea cup. Although it was a bit cold, it still had some warmth, so she picked it up and took a few sips.
"My father's idea was implemented well at first. To be more precise, in the first one or two years, the Wangyousan that I tried every means to find was actually used on the people who should use it, and there was no leakage at all. Go outside, but later, because the old patriarch had more and more things to do, he was a little exhausted, and my father's health was getting worse and worse. Both of them couldn't care about that anymore, so the shop was handed over to them. In the hands of someone who is considered reliable, from this moment on, everything is out of control." She sighed softly, "In the face of huge interests, trust seems to be the most ridiculous thing."
"Trust is not ridiculous. In the face of huge interests, only if someone does not waver for the interests at all can this person be worthy of trust. Your father and the old patriarch can only be said to have unclear understanding of people and have not seen this person. The true face. It’s because people’s hearts are unpredictable that good intentions lead to bad things, right?”
"That's what the general said." Sister Ning Cheng nodded, "Indeed, even if this person seemed pretty good before, but he couldn't resist the temptation of such a big benefit, it's understandable that he would change."
"That's the thing." Shen Ca smiled, "You just said that in addition to his own condition worsening, your father also passed away because of Wangyousan. It was because the amount he took was getting bigger and bigger. ?」
"Yes, the dosage is getting bigger and bigger, but the effect is getting worse and worse, and..." Ning Cheng's sister glanced at Ning Cheng and saw the disbelief on his face, and sighed softly, "Temper It got worse and worse. We didn’t know why. Later, after my father passed away, the old patriarch said that it was because he had been taking Wangyousan for too long. He had been trying to persuade him before, but my father didn’t listen to him at all. .”
"This problem has indeed always existed, and Wangyou Powder is like this." Shen Cha sighed, "In the early stages of taking it, a very small amount of Wangyou Powder will have a very obvious analgesic effect, but This thing will cause dependence and addiction. As time goes by, the amount used will gradually become larger and larger, and the effect will become worse and worse. It is not as good as before. The most important thing is the time interval between taking it. , will also become shorter and shorter." She looked at sister Ning Cheng, "You are older than Ning Cheng, so you should be able to remember what my father's attack was like at that time, right?"
"Yes, I remember it. It was a deep impression. Sometimes I would dream about that scene and be frightened to wake up." Sister Ning Cheng drank all the tea in the cup, let out a long sigh of relief and said, " After taking it for about a year, a lot of problems appeared. When he had an attack, he didn't know whether it was because of the pain in his body or because of the addiction to Wangyousan. Maybe it was both. But That look..." She shook her head gently, "This person is huddled together, crying and begging desperately, with tears streaming down his face. He doesn't look like a human being or a ghost. It's very scary. But once Wangyou is taken away, Powder it to him, and after he has finished taking it, these situations will not occur."
"But after the excitement passed, he started to make trouble again, didn't he?"
"Yes!" Sister Ning Cheng nodded, "If I knew from the beginning that Wangyousan would have such consequences, I wouldn't let my father use it at all."
"If you take Wangyou Powder for a long time, you will feel weak in your limbs and weak in energy. You will yawn all day long, and you will not be interested in anything. What you look forward to most every day is the wisp of smoke." Shen Cha sighed. He took a breath, glanced at the dumbfounded Ning Cheng, and then looked at Ning Cheng's sister, "So, you are not sure whether your father died of illness or an overdose of Wangyou Powder. no?"
"The general is right." Sister Ning Cheng nodded, "Not just me, everyone is not sure."
"But..." Ning Cheng finally came to his senses and held his sister's hand, "Wangyou Powder is so expensive, how can our family afford it?"
"I couldn't afford it at first, so I asked the old clan leader to help me. He has a lot of connections and knows where to buy it. This thing is very difficult to find, and it's extremely valuable. I've seen it with my own eyes. Yes, it’s such a small piece in our own shop..." Sister Ning Cheng stretched out her little finger, pointed at her fingernail, and said, "Just a little bit, just one or two
Gold, when my father first started using it, he only needed about three taels of gold every day. But our family couldn't afford the price. Later, when the old patriarch saw my father was in so much pain that he fainted from the pain several times and almost didn't save him, he finally compromised. But before I decided to use this, I still found several famous holy hands, and after asking for their permission, I asked someone to find some. "She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "But later...if I had known it would end like this, maybe I wouldn't have done this."
"You can't just watch your father being in unbearable pain, right?" Shen Cha shook his head gently, "A person like this who has endured severe pain all year round will be unable to control himself once he tastes the feeling of no pain."
"Yes!" Sister Ning Cheng nodded and shrugged helplessly, "I didn't dare to tell Xiao Chengzi these things because I was too young and didn't understand many things. It's best not to know. She glanced at Ning Cheng and reached out to pat his head. "After my father passed away, my family went through a lot of things. The drug store that sold Wangyou Powder was no longer under our family's control. Later. , because the old patriarch and elder brother passed away one after another, our family gradually declined and was bullied by others. Who could have imagined that when the Ning family became famous in Chaozhou, our family contributed a lot? No one remembers, and those They have made a lot of money by relying on Wangyou Powder, and the guys who show off their power outside have long forgotten what the original intention of selling Wangyou Powder is. Of course, you can't blame them, they only have gold in their eyes."
"Where did they find the channel?"
"It was left by the old patriarch." Sister Ning Cheng sighed, "It was the person they trusted so much. After mastering the purchasing channels of Wangyousan, he completely betrayed them and turned Wangyousan's real It has become a business that can make a fortune, but those who really need this thing to save their lives cannot find a way to buy it. Even if they find it, it is useless. They simply cannot afford it. Because at that time, forget Yousan is no longer sold in drug stores. The clan chiefs and elders have taken it to theaters and teahouses, and it has become a thing only used by wealthy businessmen, rich people, and dandy children for fun."
"The price is very expensive?"
"Yes!" Sister Ning Cheng nodded, "It's still as big as a fingernail. It has been sold from one tael of gold to three taels of gold, but they don't sell it for such a small amount." She looked at the table and took a plate of mung bean cake. , "The price starts from one plate at a time, and the price of one plate is fifty taels of gold."
