Chapter 18: Today's Cause, Tomorrow's Effect (Part 1)

  At noon, Zhao Yang and his family sat around the table eating dinner.

  Sun Zhenxiang handed Zhao Yang a fried locust that was burnt yellow, "This was sent by Nian Qing, try some, it's good for fertility!"

  Zhao Yang caught it and threw it into his mouth, chomping away. He nodded and said, "Mmm, delicious! Mom, your cooking skills are getting better and better!"

  Sun Zhenxiang's eyes sparkled with amusement as she pushed the plate of fried insects towards Zhao Yang, her mouth pouting in mock annoyance: "All you know is how to coax me with words! You said it tastes good, now finish this whole plate!"

  Fried cicadas taste great and have a good texture, but the outer exoskeleton is too hard and hurts my mouth! Zhao Yang just laughed and said: "It's delicious, but you can't eat too much, mom wants some too!"

  Fried cicadas had always been Zhao Bingxing's favorite, and he couldn't help but interrupt: "Son is right, let me help you eat a few!"

  Sun Zhenxiang smiled and said a couple of words to him, then refilled Zhao Yang's bowl with rice, topped with a large spoonful of roasted chicken and pumpkin, watching him eat with relish, even more delighted than when she ate herself.

  A family was having a happy and harmonious dinner when the doorbell rang. It was too hot outside, so Zhao Yang stopped Sun Zhenxiang and went to open the door himself.

  The person outside seemed impatient and knocked a few more times.

  Zhao Yang opened the door and saw many people standing outside. Among them were neighbors from the village, the two in front were civil servants, to be exact one was a police officer, and one looked like he should be from the health department. He also saw an acquaintance, Zheng Hengtai, whom he had just met a few days ago.

  Zhao Yang stood at the door and asked: "Who are you looking for?"

  The police officer asked seriously: "Is this Zhao Yang's home? Who is Zhao Yang?"

  Zhao Yang said: "I am Zhao Yang, what's up?"

  "That police officer said: 'Someone reported you for letting your dog run wild and attack people, I'm here to investigate!'"

  Unexpectedly, the thief shouted at the thief. Those three little rascals actually wanted to sue him! They only said that the dog was violent, but didn't mention Xiaohong's situation. It seems they also knew it was embarrassing to be injured by a chicken.

  Zhao Yang calmly asked: "You're referring to that what army..."

  The police officer replied, "It was indeed Cui Jun, Zhu Guangpeng and Sun Lizi. They told you to set the dog loose to commit murder! I'm telling you, setting a dog loose to commit murder is a criminal offense..."

  "If it were them three, bringing knives to our doorstep looking for trouble, wouldn't I be able to report them for carrying weapons and stirring up trouble?"

  The policeman hesitated and said sternly: "Filing a case requires evidence..."

  Zhao Yang smiled and looked at him: "Then can't the daggers they carry with them serve as evidence?"

  That police officer did not expect that Chui Jun and the other two people would actually leave the dagger behind, and he couldn't help but curse them in his heart. However, it was easy to just take the dagger back.

  But Zhao Yang said and ignored him, turning to the person from the health department and asked: "Are you also looking for me? What's the matter?"

  "That person said: 'Hello, I am Song Changjian from the town's health office. We received a report that someone accused you of practicing medicine illegally, and I'm here to investigate!'"

  Zhao Yang looked up at Zheng Hengtai, who also walked forward and smiled: "Mr. Zhao, we can't let both comrades stand under the scorching sun, shall we go inside to talk?"

  Zhao Yang wiped the oil from his face and looked at the Chinese parasol tree growing in front of the house, saying: "No need, say whatever you have to say in front of everyone!"

  These two people are obviously related to Zheng Hengtai, and in Zhao Yang's heart, they are not good people. Do you want to come in? Just bask outside! Anyway, he is standing in the shade, with a gentle breeze blowing, and it's not hot at all!

  Zheng Hengtai's expression changed, and he let out a cold snort. He looked towards Shang Niantao in the crowd, who lowered his head and walked to the front from among the people.

  At this time, Zhao Bingxing and Sun Zhenxiang also came out, seeing the situation in front of them, Sun Zhenxiang asked with some concern: "What's going on?"

  Zhao Yang thought about today's events and unexpectedly caused his parents to worry, a surge of anger rose in his heart. He stared at the people in front of him, "If you have any questions, just ask!"

  Song Changjian pointed at Shang Niantao and asked Zhao Yang: "Shang Niantao said you bought ginseng once, how much did you spend in total?"

  Zhao Yang said: "Five pieces of 15-year-old ginseng, a total of 1,790 yuan."

  At this time, Zheng Hengtai jumped out and said loudly: "I want to say a fair word, the purchase price of ginseng 15 years ago was only around 80 yuan, where did it cost more than 350?"

  Zhao Yang didn't want to talk about the difference between the purchase price and selling price, nor did he want to discuss the relationship between the quality of the medicinal materials and their prices. He calmly said: "I bought these medicines from Qi Yuan's ancient medicine workshop, and they issued a regular invoice for them. This can be verified!"

  Zheng Hengtai said: "Regular invoices can't be faked as much as you want? There are also people selling invoices!"

  Before Zhao Yang could speak, Sun Zhenxiang had already angrily said: "What nonsense are you talking about! My son ran from the town to the county and then to the city, spending a whole day just to buy suitable medicine, and he paid for the transportation himself!"

  Zhao Yang patted Sun Zhenxiang's hand and said, "I'm here!" Then he turned to Shang Niantao and said, "At that time, I gave you the invoice. Take out the invoice, and we can go check it!"

  Shang Nian suddenly felt a surge of joy in his heart, and he said with an apologetic tone: "I used the invoice as fire starter to burn the pot!"

  Zhao Bingxing also lost his temper and asked: "You've seen it with your own eyes, you should remember, shouldn't you?"

  Shang Nian Tao said: "I still don't believe you, Zhao Yang! I didn't take a good look!"

  Zhao Bingxing was so angry he couldn't speak, while Sun Zhenxiang was so furious she wanted to go up and grab him!

  Zhao Yang saw his parents like this, and the flames of anger grew even stronger! He pulled Sun Zhenxiang, one by one from the faces of the four people in front of him, and finally fell on Song Changjian's face: "You don't need to think about asking anymore, just say the punishment result directly!"

  What's the point of arguing further? A record of having received foreign trash twice can bring down a company worth tens of millions, and many times, as long as they have power, in front of the judge, no matter how much they say, the right to interpret is still in their hands.

  Even if he admits to this so-called "crime" of "illegal medical practice", since he has never had a medical accident, what kind of punishment can be imposed on him?

  Song Changjian didn't dare to look at Zhao Yang's gaze, and suddenly thought about whether it was worth offending Zhao Yang. With Zhao Yang's miraculous medical skills, it's hard to say that he won't need his help in the future!

  Zheng Hengtai was taken aback, not expecting Zhao Yang to admit it so readily. But he smiled wryly, thinking that although this wasn't the best outcome, since Zhao Yang couldn't practice medicine anymore, his pharmacy business would definitely pick up again! With this thought, he nudged Song Changjian with his arm.

  Song Changjian said with some embarrassment: "Considering it's your first time violating the rules, I'll fine you 1,000 yuan and confiscate your illegal gains!"

  Zhao Yang turned his head and said to Sun Zhenxiang: "Mom, go get 2,400 yuan from the house!"

  "What right do you have?"

  Zhao Yang felt a pang in his heart, and he hastily tapped a few times on Sun Zhenxiang's back, dispersing the energy that had gathered in his liver and heart. Then, taking a deep breath, he looked at the four people in front of him and said word by word: "Today's cause, tomorrow's fruit!"

  This sentence was Zhao Yang's angry outburst! The moment this sentence came out, Zhao Yang keenly discovered that the "aura" around Zheng Hengtai and his three companions began to fluctuate violently, which in turn caused their blood and energy to surge. And with this sentence spoken, his mood also returned to calmness.

  He smiled and said: "Mom, we've only lost this little money, let's just say we sold two baskets of peaches at a discount!"

  Facing Zhao Yang's smile, Sun Zhenxiang's mood also calmed down. Well, just consider selling two baskets of peaches less! What big impact can it have on Zhao Yang?

  After paying the bill and returning home, Sun Zhenxiang saw the leftover dishes on the table and thought of the warm atmosphere earlier, her tears fell pitter-patter.

  Zhao Yang thought for a moment and smiled: "Mom, don't be angry anymore. I just saw that Zheng guy with the police officer, he'll definitely get seriously ill soon!"

  Sun Zhenxiang was very dependent on Zhao Yang's medical skills, and upon hearing this, she immediately wiped away her tears and asked: "Yangyang, are you telling the truth? You're not fooling mom, are you?"

  Zhao Bingxing was also looking at him.

  Zhao Yang nodded. Out of habit, he used Jinghu technique to observe the three people as soon as he came up. Zheng Hengtai's kidney energy was only 40%, and the people's police officer's kidney, liver, and heart energy were all only 50%, which all belonged to the category of illness.

  And what he said at that time seemed to have affected their circulation, as for what would happen next, he couldn't be sure yet.

  The two old men listened and their mood changed immediately.

  Zhao Bingxing slapped his thigh and said, "Good, let these turtles with boils on their heads and pus on the soles of their feet all die of illness!"

  Sun Zhenxiang said: "Right, let them wrong Yangyang, it's better for God to take away all these bad things!"

  Zhao Yang let out a faint sigh in his heart and took the bones to deliver food to Xiao Hei.

  When he returned home, he saw Zhao Bingxing alone at home and asked: "Where's my mom?"

  Zhao Bingxing said: "Your mom says that kid from Baiqun's family is no good either, she went to scold him a couple of times to vent her anger!"

  Zhao Yang was stunned, is this a street insult?

  P.S: It's too late, I'll just post what I've written for now...