Chapter 585 The Counterfeit Wine Incident (1)
Chapter 585 The Counterfeit Wine Incident (1)
Luo Ning put down the cleaver and walked out, where the two met at the kitchen door.
"Luoning, if you help me get into the coal yard, I'll tell you a secret!" Li Teng bluntly stated his condition.
Luo Ning stroked his chin, sizing up the shifty-eyed Li Teng. "Tell me first. If your secret is worth that much, I'll find a way."
Li Teng hesitated for a moment before nodding, then leaned closer to Luo Ning and lowered his voice, "Luo Jing isn't Luo Jing. She and Li Man were born around the same time, so I switched them and let my sister go to your family to enjoy a life of luxury!"
Luo Ning appears dignified on the surface, but her mind is more like Nezha causing havoc in the sea.
No wonder Li Teng only symbolically stopped her that night; it seems Li Man isn't the real Li Man.
A while ago, Li Laoguai said he had switched Li Man and Luo Jing, and now Li Teng is coming to say that he has switched Li Man and Luo Jing again.
If what they both say is true, then in the end, Li Man will still be Li Man, and Luo Jing will still be Luo Jing.
If either of them is lying, then Li Man is not Li Man, and Luo Jing is not Luo Jing.
Therefore, the identities of the two are still shrouded in mystery, and their final identities will depend on her biological father.
"If my investigation confirms it, I'll try to find a solution for you."
Li Teng rubbed his hands together excitedly and went back to wait for news.
Luo Ning turned and went into the kitchen. Chen Fan immediately went in. "Boss, Zhang Caixia sold a jar of wine today. The person who bought it got sick after drinking it. His family carried him to Zhang Caixia's house, and Zhang Caixia came to you aggressively with the deceased's family to settle accounts..."
He had just finished speaking when he heard footsteps.
Zhang Caixia rushed into the courtyard, followed by a large group of onlookers.
“I got my medicinal wine from Luo Ning. Now that something has happened, you should be looking for her. She’s the culprit!” Zhang Caixia shouted loudly in the yard and yelled into the house.
"Luoning, get out here right now! The fake alcohol you sold has killed people! Come out and clean up this mess!"
Zhang Caixia's shout brought all of Luo Ning's relatives and friends over, who stood in the courtyard, looking worriedly at the kitchen door.
Luo Ning gave a cold laugh, summoned the divine beasts Wu Lan and Wu Bei, gave them some instructions, and then slowly walked out, standing under the eaves with his arms crossed.
“My family has never given Zhang Caixia any medicinal wine. She’s framing us, trying to frame us, and trying to bring us down!”
Liu Aihong looked bewildered. "Zhang Caixia wanted to sell my family's medicinal wine before, but I didn't agree, and neither did Daya's father. Who knows where her wine came from?"
People from Luo Ning's camp stepped forward to support him.
That slut Zhang Caixia somehow got hold of the wine and framed Luo Ning/Da Ya. We absolutely cannot let her succeed today.
When Luo Jing came home from school and heard the noise in the yard, she quickly darted into her house and hid in the kitchen next to Luo Ning to eavesdrop.
The onlookers cast unfriendly glances at Zhang Caixia.
The village chief's medicinal wine is so profitable, only a fool would give it to Zhang Caixia.
It's been almost half a year since the village chief started planting medicinal herbs and selling medicinal wine, and everything was fine until Zhang Caixia started selling them and then things went wrong.
It's so obvious. Zhang Caixia is simply using the village chief's name to sell alcohol.
She's someone who only knows how to flirt with men; she has no medical skills or knowledge of making medicinal wine.
They just soaked the food haphazardly and sold it, which caused a lot of trouble. They then pinned all the blame on the village chief. They really played their cards right.
Luo Ning is no pushover and won't let her frame him. Let's see how she turns the tide today.
The melons from Luoning's family are so fresh and delicious, greatly enriching their leisure time and making their lives feel wonderful.
Almost everyone onlookers sided with Luo Ning. The village's handicraft workshops, food workshops, and industries such as raising ducks and geese, making hair ornaments, and growing vegetables were all related to Luo Ning. The villagers made money by following Luo Ning, so naturally they had to stand with her.
"You, you're talking nonsense! Just because you didn't give me a prescription doesn't mean I can't get one!" Zhang Caixia pulled out a crumpled envelope, the kind you could rub together with salt and shake it.
"This is the prescription I got from Luo Ning's house. I bought it from Luo Jing for 50 yuan!"
Luo Jing, who was called out next door, huddled up in a ball; she had already spent all 50 yuan...
The air was silent for a few seconds, then someone suddenly shouted, "I just saw Luo Jing come back! Why don't we just bring her here for a confrontation!"
Luo Baiwan and Wang Tiejun happened to return. Upon hearing this, Luo Baiwan immediately went inside and pulled Luo Jing, who was hiding in the kitchen, into Luo Ning's courtyard.
It was already dark, but people lit torches and continued eating melons; nothing could dampen their enthusiasm for it.
"Luo Jing, tell everyone, did Luo Ning ask you to give me this prescription?" Zhang Caixia waved the envelope in her hand. "You little slut, you dare to undermine me today? You'll regret this!"
"I, I..." Luo Jing unconsciously shrank behind Luo Baiwan, trembling.
Luo Baiwan grabbed the guilty Luo Jing and pushed her to the middle of the yard.
Since the seed of doubt was planted in his heart, Luo Baiwan could no longer treat Luo Jing the same way as before.
He hid all the prescriptions Luo Ning gave him. How did this brat find them?
Liu Aihong's suspicious gaze lingered on Luo Jing. She had heard from Luo Hai's mother that Luo Jing had a new dress when she returned from the city.
The money she gave Luo Jing each week was only enough for food. Where did Luo Jing get the money to buy the dress? It couldn't be...
Liu Aihong's suspicions, Luo Baiwan's and Luo Ning's tough stance made Luo Jing realize that hiding was pointless; she couldn't hide forever.
She gritted her teeth and stubbornly insisted, "I don't know! I haven't seen Luo Ning in so long, why would she ask me to hand over something!"
"Hey, you little bitch!" Zhang Caixia rolled up her sleeves and lunged to hit Luo Jing.
Shi Jia grabbed Luo Jing and pulled her away. Zhang Caixia missed her target and almost fell flat on her face.
"I don't care what happened between you, my father is dead, and Zhang Caixia bought the wine from you, so you have to pay me back!" The deceased's son, Fang Erzhu, grabbed Zhang Caixia and wouldn't let go.
"The wine was taken from Luoning, why should I pay compensation!" Zhang Caixia jumped three feet high, resolutely disagreeing.
Luo Ning wagged its tail and walked to the middle of the yard, looking at Zhang Caixia with a half-smile.
Ling followed closely behind, fully alert, and became her protector.
Luo Ning's gaze swept over everyone, giving them a look that let them figure it out for themselves.
"Uncles, aunts, and uncles here, please help me judge this matter. Zhang Caixia keeps saying that she took the wine from me, so let's see the evidence."
Everything I do is documented.
I got 400 yuan back from Grandma Xie and signed a guarantee with them.
I used money to bail out Xie Changle and get Old Lady Xie to sign a document severing ties.
I got Xie Changguo and Xie Changtai into the coal yard and signed a contract with the Xie family.
If I had given the medicinal wine business to Zhang Caixia, there should have been similar documentation.
And Zhang Caixia, you should show everyone the prescription I mentioned!
Wang Tiejun cleared his throat and made a strong statement, "Zhang Caixia, since the clan chief has made his stance clear, then you should present it. The whole village will be your witnesses. If this matter is really related to the clan chief, we will naturally not favor her."
But if this has nothing to do with Luo Ning, this village won't tolerate a despicable person like you who frames others! The world is vast; you can go wherever you want!
"Zhang Caixia, hurry up and take it out! My dad is waiting for the compensation money for his burial!" Fang Erzhu chimed in.
"Take it out! Take it out!" The shouts of the onlookers grew louder and louder, unstoppable.
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