The news about the Cao family spread throughout Jiangling. Ye Chutang could always hear people talking when he walked on the street.
As she walked and listened, she learned a lot about it.
Cao Chengwen was taken away by people from the Yamen early in the morning and is probably being interrogated now. The entire Cao family has also been sealed off by officials, and no one is allowed to enter or exit at will.
Three lives were definitely considered a major case, and no one dared to neglect it.
Ye Chutang walked around two streets and finally stopped in front of a drug store.
Seeing her coming, the clerk from the drug store quickly came forward to greet her enthusiastically: "Dr. Ye! You are here! Please come in quickly!"
The medical clinic Ye Chutang opened was very small, and the three at home were still small. Except for a few that she dug up in the mountains, she bought most of them from big pharmacies.
Mainly for convenience.
Ye Chutang came inside, greeted shopkeeper Zhao, and handed over a purchase order as usual.
"That's all this time."
Recently, she mainly treated Shen Yanchuan and used a lot of things. She thought it was time to come over and buy some.
However, after shopkeeper Zhao looked at the list, he looked embarrassed.
"Doctor Ye, here, there are several medicinal materials on this, but we don't have them either."
Ye Chutang was stunned: "What?"
Shopkeeper Zhao pointed it out to her and said: "You also know that it rained two days ago and the road was difficult to walk, so the medicinal materials ordered were delayed! There are no Angelicae, White Poria, or Taiwanese Herbs!"
Ye Chutang felt something was wrong in his heart, but it didn't show anything on his face.
She said calmly: "Then take whatever is left."
Shopkeeper Zhao winked at the waiter.
After a while, the man came back with the medicinal materials. Ye Chutang only took one look and smiled.
"Shopkeeper Zhao, this is not the first day I've come to your house. You know I won't want something of this age and quality."
He didn't say anything about what he wanted, but in the end what he brought out were defective products, which was clearly a deliberate attempt to mistreat her.
Shopkeeper Zhao opened his mouth and said, "Doctor Ye, this is really all we have left. If you don't like it, why not go to another house and have a look?"
Ye Chutang raised his eyes slightly and glanced at him quietly.
Shopkeeper Zhao, however, had already looked away with guilt, and deliberately shouted to the waiter: "What are you doing standing still! There is a layer of dust on the medicine cabinet! I don't even know how to clean it! What a shame!"
Ye Chutang simply left.
She went to another drug store on the same street and, as expected, got a very similar answer.
——The medicinal materials are incomplete and cannot be sold.
After coming out of the third pharmacy empty-handed, Ye Chutang went home without wasting any more time.
In the evening, brothers Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng finished class. As soon as they got home, Ye Jingyan went directly to the pharmacy.
But soon, he walked out with a surprised look on his face and asked Ye Chutang, who was packing up herbs to dry in the yard, "Sister, didn't you come back with new herbs today?"
Sister mentioned it clearly in the morning, so he was ready to pack things as soon as he came back, but who knew that he didn't add anything.
Ye Chutang simply repeated what happened before.
Ye Jingyan gradually frowned: "So, they deliberately didn't sell to us? But why did they do this?"
Ye Chutang didn't even raise his head: "Why else? Of course it's because I offended someone."
"Offend someone? But we -" Ye Jingyan suddenly thought of something and her expression changed slightly, "Is it... the Cao family?"
But the Cao family should be full of troubles now, so how can they still have the energy to embarrass them?
"I heard that Boss Cao has returned to Jiangling." Ye Chutang said.
Cao Deping was out before, and after receiving the news of Cao Chengwu's death, he immediately rushed back without stopping. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got home, Cao Chengwen went in again on suspicion of murder.
What a coincidence.
As for why he targeted Ye Chutang as soon as he came back... Cao Chengwen's encouragement was naturally indispensable.
Calculating the time, Cao Chengwen should have already united with these pharmacies to target her, but she had been busy in the past few days and had not bothered to buy medicinal materials, so she realized something was wrong now.
The Cao family is a large family in Jiangling and has many connections. It would be extremely easy to deal with Ye Chutang's family who are outsiders.
If it weren't for Ye Chutang's outstanding medical skills and the respect he received from everyone, today's situation would probably be even worse.
Maybe she couldn't even get through the door of the drug store.
Ye Jingyan became worried: "What should we do if this happens?"
Isn’t it ridiculous that someone who runs a medical clinic has no medicine?
Ye Chutang didn't seem to think this matter was serious: "It's simple. At worst, we won't sell the medicinal materials, we will only prescribe them, and let them go outside to get the medicine themselves. It will be the same."
Ye Jingyan pursed her lips tightly.
Although Sister's tone was relaxed, he knew very well that the trouble this time was definitely not small.
If these pharmacies really unite to target them, what awaits them will definitely be a more difficult problem to solve!
"Sister! The meal is ready!"
Ye Yunfeng had been busy in the kitchen and didn't hear their conversation.
Ye Chutang put away the last medicinal materials.
"Eat first, and we'll talk about other things later. Go get Xiao Wu and come over for dinner."
Ye Jingyan was still worried, but her sister had said so, so he could only do it.
However, just when he turned to leave, Ye Chutang suddenly focused his eyes.
"Wait a minute. Ayan, what's the matter with the injury on your hand?"
Ye Jingyan was startled and was about to hide her hands subconsciously, but when she met Ye Chutang's eyes, he stopped again.
At this time, Ye Yunfeng happened to come over. When he heard this, he immediately said angrily: "You are not a master yet!"
Of course Ye Chutang could also see that the two bright red marks on Ayan's palm were left by the ruler.
This has always happened to Ah Feng in the past, but Ah Yan has always been smart and restrained and never caused trouble. How could this happen?
Ye Jingyan explained: "It's nothing. It's just that during class, the master tested me on a question and I didn't answer it, so I was punished."
What question can't he answer?
It’s clear that Master is deliberately making things difficult!
Ye Chutang was quiet for a moment and didn't ask any more questions.
"Okay, let's eat first."
Ye Jingyan nodded slightly.
…
Ye Chutang did not feel comfortable eating this meal.
It was obvious that someone was deliberately targeting them.
As for the person who pushed all this to happen, Ye Chutang could guess who it was without even thinking, it must be the Cao family.
But this is not the key, the key is how to solve it.
The shopkeeper of the medicine shop would sell medicinal materials to whomever he wanted, and the master of the academy would teach anyone a lesson if he wanted to. It was just a matter of personal grudges.
They try to make things difficult for you to the greatest extent they can, but what can you do?
However, not long after, something happened that Ye Chutang didn't expect.
——Cao Chengwen was taken to the Yamen and interrogated for three days before being released without charge.
