Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 196 Drugging
"What the hell, poison?"

Qu Shaoyang pinched the package and it seemed to contain powder. Could it be poison?

"No, there are so many people in the Jiang family. The farmhands and servants are all innocent. How could they be poisoned to death?
It's a laxative. If you drink the water with the medicine, you will definitely have diarrhea at night.

By then, even if they wanted to defend with all their strength, they wouldn't be able to do so." Chen Yunzhe smiled and hurriedly explained.

"Okay, big brother, your move is ruthless. Then I know what to do. Wait for my good news."

Qu Shaoyang didn't want to stay too long, so he said a few words to the Chen brothers, then packed his things and left.

When he returned to the front yard, Miss Qiyun had finished dancing and was singing while playing the pipa.

It’s true that this Miss Qiyun is really extraordinary. Her voice is like a yellow oriole singing in a valley, so melodious and tender, it’s really a pleasure to listen to.

After the song was over, many young men present began to compete with each other in terms of financial resources.

He spent hundreds of taels of silver without even frowning, just for a chance to be with Miss Qiyun.

In such an occasion, Jiang Yongzhang naturally could not back down, and finally he paid a high price to get the opportunity to accompany Miss Qiyun for drinking.

Miss Qiyun first changed her clothes, and then came to the private room where Jiang Yongzhang was gracefully and elegantly, chatting and drinking with Jiang Yongzhang.

During this period, Jiang Yongzhang was bound to do some rough things, but as long as he didn't go too far, Miss Qiyun would let him do it.

"Master Jiang, if you really care about me, you must come on the 22nd.

I have admired you for a long time, and only hope to be able to be with you. Unfortunately, my bond is in my mother's hands, and I cannot be free.

I have no other wishes, I just hope that the first guest can be a master, and I will be satisfied."

Qiyun snuggled in Jiang Yongzhang's arms, expressing her love in a gentle and soft voice.

With such a beautiful woman in his arms and such deep love for her, Jiang Yongzhang had already been blinded by lust and his rationality had disappeared.

He immediately said that on the 22nd, he would spend a large sum of money to buy Qiyun's virginity and would never let Qiyun down.

When Qiyun heard this, she was extremely happy, and she coaxed Jiang Yongzhang even more gently and tenderly, making Jiang Yongzhang completely infatuated with her.

If it weren't for the rules of Tianxiang Tower, Jiang Yongzhang would have killed Qiyun directly.

Jiang Yongzhang lingered in Tianxiang Tower until midnight, and then returned to Tong's house drunk.

Early the next morning, after Jiang Yongzhang sobered up, he immediately went to various shops to move money. He was afraid that the money was not enough, so he asked Jiang Yuhui to borrow some.

Jiang Yuhui was only one year older than Jiang Yongzhang, but she loved her younger brother very much. When Jiang Yongzhang asked for money, she gave him one thousand taels without asking any questions.

"Master, this Miss Qiyun is probably worth quite a lot.

Although our shops are profitable, we cannot give all the money on the books to you.

How about this, I'll go back and tell Grandma and Master about it.

How about saying that you want to start a business with someone and need a large sum of money urgently and ask your family to prepare some for you?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Jiang Yongzhang was counting the silver and money, Qu Shaoyang said something at the right time.

Jiang Yongzhang thought about it and it made sense. Qiyun was now famous, and if he wanted to get the first prize, he would not be able to get it without enough money.

Even though he has the Tong family's support behind him, he still needs real money to visit brothels and pick up girls.

Of course, the main reason is that Tianxianglou has a strong backer, and even the Tong family is unwilling to provoke it, so Jiang Yongzhang can only raise money obediently.

"Yes, you are right. That's it. Go home quickly and find a way to get your family to raise another 5,000 taels of silver for me."

Jiang Yongzhang has been so obsessed with Qiyun that he has no idea which way is which. Now his mind is filled with only one thought: he must get her.

In this way, Qu Shaoyang was sent back to the Jiang family compound to raise money. The other guards stayed in the county town to accompany Jiang Yongzhang to avoid any accidents.

After Qu Shaoyang returned to the Jiang family compound, he told Jiang Chengan that his uncle had made some friends outside and had a big business to do, so he asked his family to raise 20,000 taels of silver.

Jiang Chengan had to interrogate him, how could Qu Shaoyang explain it clearly?
Just say that it was the boss's order and that it was an urgent need and the sooner the money could be raised the better.

Jiang Chengan has some understanding of his son.

Although Jiang Yongzhang is not very shy about women, he does have the ability to make money.

It was just 20,000 taels, a huge amount that could not be collected in a short time. He could only discuss with the heads of various houses and find a way to raise the money.

Although the Jiang family is wealthy, most of their money is in shops and land, and they don't have much working capital. It's not easy to gather enough money in a short period of time.

There was no other way, Qu Shaoyang could only wait at home. When he had enough money, he would take it to the city.

Three or four days passed like this, and in the blink of an eye it was May 22nd.

Before dawn in the morning, Qu Shaoyang took the opportunity of patrolling to put the medicine into the two wells in the front yard.

These two wells are mainly used by the large kitchen.

The family's farmhands, guards, gunners, servants, etc., all had meals supplied by the big kitchen.

After three meals a day, the Jiang family compound became bustling with people holding their stomachs and running to the toilet.

In the end, they almost got into a fight over the use of the toilet.

They say that even a brave man can't stand three diarrheas, and this is absolutely true.

If a person has diarrhea, the pain is unimaginable. In the end, he can't even straighten his back. Who has the energy to patrol?

The front yard was so noisy that the masters in the back also felt strange, but they didn't think much about it.

After all, the masters in the backyard were all fine, so there might be something wrong with the food in the big kitchen.

After all, everyone in the family knows what the food in the big stove in the front yard is like. It's normal for something to go bad occasionally when the weather is hot.

But with so many people suffering from diarrhea and stomach upset, the night patrol is bound to be delayed.

There was no other way, so the men of the Jiang family had to work harder and patrol around more frequently.

In Northeast China during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China period, not only the men in many wealthy families could shoot guns, but even the women in the family were all good gunners.

Some families do not hire so many gunners, and instead family members take turns on night patrol. Most of the time, women guard the first half of the night, and men guard the second half.

Of course, the Jiang family was a wealthy family, and they employed more than 20 to 30 gunners alone, in addition to servants to guard the house, so there was naturally no need for women to keep watch at night.

The Jiang family is very powerful and is one of the strongest kilns among the strongest kilns. Nothing has gone wrong over the years.

So none of the men on patrol took it seriously. When they had nothing to do, they just wandered around and found a place to drink and play cards.

Qu Shaoyang also followed everyone to the toilet several times and was assigned to guard the northwest corner of the compound at night.

There was a saying in the Northeast at that time: "In the northwest corner, if you cross the road, the gun will ring out and you're done for."

What this means is that the northwest corner of the compound is usually a remote location, and when the Huzis attack by smashing the kiln at night, they often push in this direction.

So, the gunners are not willing to guard the northwest corner.

Qu Shaoyang is a newly promoted security guard, and according to the rules, he naturally has to start from the northwest corner.

(End of this chapter)