After my pharmacy was opened, I turned my life around.

Chapter 74 Please enter the urn
The guards transported the food that Xiao Jingyan had obtained to a temporary relief tent.

The disaster relief was divided into two groups. One part was given directly to those who could not afford rice due to the rising rice prices.

Some of them were refugees, so they set up a porridge stand.

However, during the porridge distribution process, one refugee suddenly fell down, holding his stomach and crying out in pain.

Then the second and third fell to the ground.

They pointed out that there were problems with the porridge, causing people to panic. They looked at the porridge in their hands, hesitant, not knowing whether they should drink it or not.

On the other side, people who were collecting rice did not dare to step forward, fearing that there was something wrong with the rice piled up in the shed.

The news spread quickly and caused considerable panic.

His subordinates came to report, and Xiao Jingyan frowned after hearing this.

Before it was a disturbance, this time it was the porridge that had problems, there must be something fishy going on.

"Are you keeping watch over the rice?"

"The subordinates took turns guarding and never left during the guard period."

Xiao Jingyan's eyes sank slightly. Since the rice was strictly guarded, he would not find a chance to steal it.

He personally led people to the porridge distribution site and carefully checked the porridge and rice to make sure there was nothing unusual.

His eyes shifted to the three people lying on the ground, and he ordered the guards to lift them up and put them in the shed, and sent someone to call for a doctor.

Soon, the doctor came and treated them, concluding that their abdominal pain was caused by eating unclean food by mistake.

Just then, a ragged man in the crowd suddenly shouted loudly.

"There must be something wrong with this rice. Everyone, stop eating it."

His words instantly caused confusion, and the people began to become restless.

In order to dispel the rumors, Xiao Jingyan said in front of everyone, "This is the disaster relief grain from the imperial court. There will definitely be no problem. If you don't believe me, I can taste it on the spot."

"No!" The guard stepped forward to stop him, but he raised his hand to stop him.

He picked up the empty bowl next to him, scooped a spoonful and drank it.

After a long time, there were no symptoms.

"You must have taken the antidote in advance. Don't be fooled by him." The man continued to frame him.

Xiao Jingyan's eyes flashed and he ordered the guards around him.

After the guard understood, he immediately rushed over and kicked the troublemaker to the ground.

The guards quickly subdued him and took him back to his residence for interrogation.

The people looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and no one took the initiative to step forward, fearing that there was really a problem.

"In that case, the doctor is here, let him check if there is anything wrong with the porridge."

Xiao Jingyan turned around to look at the doctor who was feeding medicine to the three patients, and ordered the guards around him to serve a bowl to the doctor.

After the doctor checked, he replied, "Your Excellency, there is indeed nothing wrong with this porridge."

Then, he turned to face everyone with a serious expression, "You also heard and saw that the abdominal pain of these three people was not caused by the porridge."

The farce had just subsided, Xiao Jingyan returned to his residence, and his subordinates came back to report.

After a severe interrogation, the man finally confessed the truth. It turned out that he was a subordinate of Li Tianquan, the largest local rice merchant, and that he had paid for the three people with diarrhea, who had eaten unclean food beforehand.

Xiao Jingyan's heart sank. The price of rice had skyrocketed in the past few days, and it was all because of this person who was secretly fanning the flames.

He also heard that Li Tianquan was a cruel and unkind man who often oppressed the people.

The refugees' diarrhea problem must be related to him.

"And we followed the county magistrate and found that he secretly went to the rice shop where Li Tianquan was last night."

This statement further confirmed that the two were in collusion, and there must be many unspeakable things behind them.

Xiao Jingyan decided not to tolerate it anymore. He handed his badge to the guard and ordered him to leave immediately to do something. He summoned the five guards guarding his residence to start planning the action plan for tonight.

As night fell, Shou'an County was shrouded in darkness.

Xiao Jingyan brought his guards to Li Tianquan's rice shop and rushed in.

Li Tianquan and his men were caught off guard by the sudden attack.

In the fierce fight, Li Tianquan and others were subdued.

"Li Tianquan, you actually bribed people to cause trouble in the soup kitchen, do you know your crime?" Xiao Jingyan glared at you.

Li Tianquan was still stubborn, "Sir, this is slander, I am innocent!"

Xiao Jingyan sneered: "Unfair? Your subordinates have all confessed, you still want to quibble?"

Faced with conclusive evidence, Li Tianquan finally lowered his head.

Originally, in order to monopolize the local rice market, he raised the price of grain. Everyone thought they had run out of food, but unexpectedly, they got another batch.

Because his financial resources were blocked, he came up with this plan overnight.

Li Tianquan and others knelt on the ground, trembling, beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down their foreheads, and the blue bricks on the ground seemed to be soaked with their fear.

Xiao Jingyan sat upright on the main seat, wearing a black brocade robe and a white jade belt around his waist, which made him look tall and majestic.

His elbows were on the arms of the chair, his hands were clenched into fists against his temples, and his eyes were slightly closed.

He is waiting, waiting for someone.

The atmosphere in the rice shop was so depressing that it made people breathless, with only the occasional nervous swallowing sounds of Li Tianquan and others being heard.

The guards standing beside Xiao Jingyan were confused as they had not received the order to take these people away.

"Your Highness, why are we staying here..." He bent down slightly and asked in a low voice.

Xiao Jingyan's eyes were still slightly closed, and his thin lips slightly opened, "Please walk into the trap."

Inside the county government office, the county magistrate's cronies were rolling and screaming, "Sir, this is bad. The magistrate has brought his men into the rice shop. I'm afraid our secret will be exposed."

When the county magistrate heard the news, he was shocked.

"Quick, gather our people here."

Ten minutes later, nearly thirty people arrived at the gate of the county government office, and the county magistrate immediately took people to the rice shop.

Xiao Jingyan in the room heard the noise, slowly opened his eyes, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The person you are waiting for has arrived."

The county magistrate took three of his trusted aides in, and the rest of the people waited at the door, waiting for instructions.

Li Tianquan and others knelt on the ground and saw the county magistrate calling for help.

"Master Qian, save me!"

Xiao Jingyan's gaze was like a cold star, coldly sweeping over the people kneeling on the ground.

The county magistrate saw that the matter had been exposed and secretly came up with a plan.

He smiled and tried to bribe Xiao Jingyan.

"Master Xing, you are just a person who escorts disaster relief supplies. If you do a good job, you will only get a compliment, but you won't get any benefits at all."

"If you can turn a blind eye to this matter, you will certainly get the benefits. Let's make money together, why not do it?"

Xiao Jingyan's eyes were like torches, and then he burst into laughter, stood up and walked in front of him, "I wonder how much of the share Lord Qian wants to give me?"

Guard, "???"

The county magistrate reacted, held up three fingers, and eagerly flattered, "Sancheng, what do you think?"

"What about him?" Xiao Jingyan pointed at Li Tianquan who was kneeling on the ground.

The county magistrate said hastily, "He also has 30%."