The next day, the Wu Family Head was sitting in his study. Now that the Wu Family was about to move, there were a lot of things that needed to be dealt with. He had been very busy these past few days.
At this time, a servant's voice was heard from outside, "Family Head, Viper Three is outside."
The Wu Family Head said, "Let him in." The servant outside complied, then he turned around and left. Before long, Viper Three was brought in. The Wu Family Head was very polite to Viper Three this time. After Viper Three gave his greetings, the Wu Family Head had him sit down. Then the Wu Family Head opened his mouth and said, "Third Master, for you to come here today, I wonder if yesterday's matter has been settled?"
Viper Three smiled and said, "I don't deserve to be called Third Master. You can just call me Third Master. I won't hide it from the Patriarch, the other party has some opinions about the price that you asked. He isn't familiar with the Wu Family's businesses. Since the Wu Family Head's price is too high, the other party wants to know what the Wu Family's businesses are. Therefore, he wants to ask the Wu Family Head to give him a detailed list of the businesses. If the other party thinks that it's appropriate, then the other party will prepare the things that the Wu Family wrote down."
When the Wu Family Head heard Viper Three, he was surprised. One must know that the things that he asked for were quite a lot. He also wanted to test the other party, so he asked for a lot. He didn't trust Viper Three. He didn't think that Viper Three would actually agree. This was beyond his expectations.
The Wu Family Head thought for a moment, then he said, "Actually, outsiders know how many businesses my Wu Family has. However, Third Master, you should also ask for a detailed list. If the other party isn't satisfied with the price, then we can discuss it. Third Master, please wait a moment." At this time, the Wu Patriarch was even more polite to Viper Three. This was because he was very clear that the things he wrote down weren't things that an ordinary person could take out. For the other party to be able to take out something like this was enough to show the other party's strength. No matter what the reason was, the other party allowed Viper Three to come in contact with him. This meant that Viper Three was a very important middleman. If he really offended Viper Three and caused trouble, then the business would be over. Those things wouldn't fall into his hands, and this wasn't something he wanted to see.
Thinking of this, the Wu Family's Patriarch immediately had someone prepare a detailed list for Viper San. In fact, the Wu Family had already prepared this list. They wanted to sell their properties, so naturally, they needed to be very thorough. However, the Wu Family's Patriarch didn't trust Viper San very much. Therefore, he didn't give this list to him.
After Viper Three received the list, he bid farewell and left. That night, he came to Zhao Hai's small courtyard and gave the list to Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai looked at the list and discovered that the Wu Family's properties weren't small. Aside from a few fish farms, there were also a lot of arable land, shops, and some courtyards. Aside from these, there were also a lot of people. These people were all long-term workers of the Wu Family. Some of them even signed a contract with the Wu Family. Zhao Hai also wanted to take over all of these things. With all these things added together, the price wasn't low.
What surprised Zhao Hai was that in Aurora City, the most expensive things weren't the shops or the fish farms, but the arable land. In the Arctic Continent, there was a lot of water. In addition, a lot of the land was mountainous. Due to the high temperature, most of the land wasn't suitable for farming. However, because the terrain was flat and there were warm currents flowing through the ground, it was suitable for growing crops. Moreover, the price of those crops wasn't low in the Arctic Continent.
As for the fish farms, they were generally formed naturally and artificially. Moreover, people had already begun to learn how to raise fish. However, because there was a lot of water and a lot of fish, the price of fish wasn't high.
Zhao Hai looked at the list, then he turned to Viper Three and said, "What's the price of these things in Aurora City? Did you find someone to estimate the price? "
Viper Three quickly replied, "I did. The price is a lot higher than what he wrote on the list. Moreover, the Wu Family is about to leave. In fact, the price of their family's property can be lowered."
Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "There's no need to lower it. Find someone to estimate the price and see how much higher the items on the list are. Then write down the extra part and give it to me. I'll decide after looking at it." Viper Three nodded and took the list and left. Actually, Viper Three didn't know much about this matter. However, there was someone who knew about it, and that was Fox. As the accountant of the Ice Blade Gang, Fox naturally knew about these matters. Viper Three had asked Fox to estimate the price, and Fox's estimate was very fair. Therefore, Viper Three said what he said.
The next day, Viper Three came over with the list and details. At the same time, he also brought a piece of paper with the price of the Wu Family's property and the items on the list. When Zhao Hai looked at it, he discovered that the Wu Family had written an extra two hundred thousand Bell's worth of items on the list.
Zhao Hai didn't have any business, he just felt that his understanding of the Five Spirit Realms was too little. After putting down the paper, he turned to Viper Three and said, "Third Master, who helped you make this?" Viper Three nodded and said, "Third Master, who helped you make this?"
Viper Three quickly replied, "Replying to Mister, it was made by the accountant of the Ice Blade Gang, the Fox Gang. Naturally, this is just a nickname. We really don't know about his background. We only know that he was forced to come to Aurora City and later joined the Ice Blade Gang as an accountant. It's been a few years and he's done a good job. All the accounts in the gang belong to him. Since he came, everyone's lives have been a lot better."
Zhao nodded. "Transfer me here to help. Wu Zhengming is in charge of all the accounts in the store, which is somewhat inappropriate. Wu Zhengming has already told me a few times that he wanted me to hire an accountant, but I couldn't find the right person. So I asked him to come here and help. What do you think?" Zhao nodded. "What do you think?" Zhao nodded. "What do you think?" Zhao nodded.
Viper Three quickly said, "Alright, no problem. Please rest assured, Mister. I'll have him come over as soon as I return. Right, Mister, the internal cleanup of the Ice Blade Gang has already begun. It's going very smoothly. I believe it'll be done in a few days."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he looked at the list again. He picked up a pen and scratched a few things on the list, then he turned to Viper Three and said, "Make a copy of this list and send it to the Wu Family. See if they agree or not. If they agree, then tell them that the supplies will be delivered to them in ten days. If they don't agree, then tell them to write another list, but the price won't change. Every time they add something, they have to remove something. Make sure that the price is equal. Go."
Go. "Viper Three nodded and left with the list. Less than an hour after he left, Zhao Hai heard a knock on the door. Then, Ice Wolf's voice sounded," Mister, Fox is here. "
Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "Come in." Ice Wolf responded and pushed the door open to walk in. Behind him was Fox. Zhao Hai knew Fox. He had seen him when he saved Viper Three.
Fox also understood that although Viper Three was still in charge of the Ice Blade Gang on the surface, the person in charge had long changed. Therefore, he was very tactful. After entering the courtyard, he immediately bowed to Zhao Hai and said, "Greetings, Mr. Zhao Hai. This lowly one will be working under you in the future. Please instruct me."
Zhao Hai nodded and turned to Ice Wolf. "Go to the shop and call Wu Zhengming over." Ice Wolf responded and turned to leave the shop. However, Fox was a little surprised. Although Ice Wolf was Viper Three's trusted aide, he was equivalent to the number two figure in the current Ice Blade Gang. However, he was like a servant to Zhao Hai and was ordered around by Zhao Hai. This really surprised him.
Zhao Hai looked at Fox and said in a deep voice, "You did a good job with the accounts. In the future, the accounts in the shop will be under your control. Of course, the accounts in the Ice Blade Gang will also be under your control. If this business is successful, I'm afraid that you will have to manage even more accounts in the future. Do you have any requests? If you need someone to help you, you can tell me. I'll get Third Master to arrange it. "
Fox immediately said, "Please rest assured, Mister. This lowly one is confident that I can handle it. If I need to find someone, this lowly one will definitely tell Mister."
Zhao Hai nodded. At this time, Wu Zhengming also arrived in front of Zhao Hai. He bowed to Zhao Hai and said, "Greetings, Mister."
Wu Zhengming nodded, then he said, "This is Fox. In the future, you can hand over the store's accounts to him. You can go back to work." Wu Zhengming nodded, then he turned his head to look at Fox before he turned around and left.
Zhao Hai pointed to an empty room beside the courtyard and said, "I'll let you stay in that room. I don't have any servants in this courtyard, so you have to do everything yourself. Ice Wolf, in the future, find someone to be in charge of purchasing and finding a chef. Let the waiter in front clean once a day."
Just as Ice Wolf was about to speak, Fox said, "Mister, if you trust me, then leave the purchasing and cooking matters to me."
Zhao Hai looked at Fox and said, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you. But your main task is to take care of the accounts. If you don't have enough people, then we can look for people outside. Ice Wolf, look around the surrounding courtyards and see if there are any for sale. If there are any, then buy them all. The more people there are, the more we can't live here." Fox nodded.
When Ice Wolf heard Zhao Hai, he quickly said, "Mister, I was just about to talk to you about this matter. I don't think you should live in this courtyard. In this area, there is a courtyard for sale, and the price isn't expensive. Third Master has already bought it, and this courtyard will be handed over to the shop's people to take care of. Mister, you can move to that courtyard. It's quiet there, and besides two servants and a cook, there is no one else. They don't live in the courtyard, so the servants will leave at night, and so will the cook. But Third Master has already arranged for people from the gang to go to the courtyard every night to listen to Mister's instructions. What do you think?"
What do you think? "Zhao Hai thought for a moment and nodded." Sure, but don't hire a chef or servant outside. If there are such people in the gang, just hire them. You can rest assured using them. Furthermore, the people in the courtyard don't have to leave. Although I like peace and quiet, if I'm alone in a large courtyard without a single sound, it's quite scary. Go and tell Third Master and let him arrange it.
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