"Busy business?
Eldest Miss asked you to come here. No matter how busy the business is, you shouldn't say anything! "
Xiao Lan said coldly.
"Alright, Shopkeeper Lin has his own difficulties. Don't talk too much."
Zi Yun waved her hand at Xiao Lan.
Lin Fengyun's face darkened after being rebuked by Xiao Lan. He snorted coldly and stopped talking. Everyone looked at Zi Yun, waiting for her next instructions.
"Recently, my Zi Mansion has encountered some difficulties. I hope that all the shopkeepers can manage their respective businesses well. Everything should be carried out as it was. I don't want this matter to affect the operation of the business. What do all of you think?"
Zi Yun said slowly.
"Eldest Miss, even if that's the case, but ever since Master, Madam, and the other masters of the Zi Mansion passed away, our business has sharply decreased by quite a bit.
Take my side for example. The Huang and Zhou Clans are both in the medicinal herb business. Recently, they have been playing tricks in the dark, causing several medical centers that bought medicinal herbs from us to switch to the Zhou and Huang Clans.
Today, I also hope that Eldest Miss can come up with a plan. Otherwise, we can't continue doing business. "
A plump shopkeeper said with a bitter smile.
"Shopkeeper Fu, how did the Zhou and Huang Clans play tricks?"
Zi Yun frowned.
"Pfft, it's nothing more than bribing the Deacons we sent to the mountains to purchase medicinal ingredients, exchanging their inferior goods for our good goods, or spreading some rumors behind our backs. If Master was still alive, we naturally wouldn't be afraid of such petty tricks, but now … even if it's a ridiculous rumor, everyone will believe it!"
Lin Fengyun sneered.
"Shopkeeper Fu, I want to hear it from you."
Zi Yun said calmly.
Shopkeeper Fu nodded slightly. "It's exactly as Shopkeeper Lin said. Apart from that, the Zhou and Huang Clans have other tricks up their sleeves. Sigh … when Master was alive, who dared to bully our business?"
A shopkeeper couldn't help but sigh.
"I will solve this matter."
Zi Yun said calmly.
"Solve?
How does Eldest Miss plan to solve it? "
Lin Fengyun looked at Zi Yun with a fiery gaze, but his tone was somewhat aggressive.
"I've said that I have a way to solve it. You just need to do your work in peace."
Zi Yun said lightly.
Every shopkeeper present was a shrewd person. How could they be intimidated by Zi Yun's words? Most of them were loyal to Zi Fu since they could still come here. They hoped that Zi Yun could turn the tide and save Zi Fu from the current crisis.
Otherwise, they would have no choice but to consider the olive branch extended by the other families. As the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances! Rather than waiting for their families to be destroyed, it was better to leave this leaky ship as soon as possible so that they wouldn't be buried at the bottom of the sea without a corpse left! "You …" Xiao Lan was so angry that her face turned red. She watched helplessly as the shopkeepers kept pressuring Zi Yun. She suddenly felt powerless.
Not so long ago, which of these shopkeepers dared to speak to her family's young miss like this?
Not to mention the greed in Lin Fengyun's eyes. Even she could see it clearly! At this moment, a figure suddenly barged into the living room.
"Son-in-law, Young Miss is discussing important matters with the shopkeepers. Don't go in!"
Ru Yun followed behind Ning Qi with a flushed face. There was a layer of sweat on her forehead and the tip of her nose. It was obvious that she had been chasing after Ning Qi.
Swish, swish, swish! Lin Fengyun and the others looked at Ning Qi.
"Young Miss, is this the new son-in-law?"
Lin Fengyun's face revealed a trace of mockery.
"What are you doing here?"
Zi Yun frowned.
"I heard that you called the shopkeepers over. I have something to ask them."
Ning Qi smiled and swept his gaze across the faces of the shopkeepers. He had lived for so many years, and no matter how shrewd these shopkeepers were, they were like people without clothes in front of Ning Qi. Ning Qi could easily see through everything.
"What is it?"
Zi Yun asked with a frown.
"Shopkeepers, may I know which one of you runs a medicinal herb business?"
Although Ning Qi was asking a question, his gaze fell on the rich shopkeeper. He was the only one who had a faint medicinal fragrance on him.
"I run a medicinal herb business. What instructions do you have for me, son-in-law?"
The rich shopkeeper asked.
"I need some medicinal herbs. They're all written on this piece of paper. How long will it take for you to deliver them to me?"
Ning Qi handed the rich shopkeeper a piece of paper.
The rich shopkeeper glanced at it, then his expression became extremely strange. He did not answer Ning Qi, but looked at Zi Yun instead, "Young Miss, the medicinal herbs that son-in-law wants are worth at least two hundred thousand taels of silver …"
"Oh! What an exorbitant demand! "
The group of shopkeepers looked at Ning Qi with strange gazes. Lin Fengyun couldn't help but mock him, "I heard that the son-in-law fell down the mountain a while ago. Could it be that these medicinal herbs are for the son-in-law's treatment?"
"What on earth are you doing?"
Zi Yun helplessly rubbed her temples.
"You all know that I've been cultivating recently. These are medicinal pills that I use to refine foundation building pills."
Ning Qi smiled faintly.
Cultivating?
Everyone's face revealed a trace of shock, but then they looked at Ning Qi mockingly.
A descendant of an impoverished family actually wanted to cultivate?
Either he fell down the mountain and became stupid, or he was using this crude excuse to earn money. After all, those medicinal herbs could be sold for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver even if they were sold cheaply! Everyone thought that Zi Yun would not agree, but after a few breaths of silence, Zi Yun suddenly said to the rich shopkeeper, "Send a set of medicinal herbs according to son-in-law's instructions on the note."
"Young Miss?"
This time, even Xiaolan was stunned. A trace of anxiety appeared on her face, but when she saw Zi Yun's determined expression, she immediately swallowed her words of dissuasion.
Based on her understanding of Zi Yun, as long as Zi Yun made a decision, basically no one could change her mind! "Young Miss, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"
Lin Fengyun frowned.
"I'm talking to the rich shopkeeper, not you."
Zi Yun calmly looked at Lin Fengyun.
Lin Fengyun was slightly startled, then his expression darkened and he did not speak.
After a few breaths of silence, the rich shopkeeper slowly nodded, "As you wish, Young Miss."
"How long will it take?"
Ning Qi smiled.
"About … a month."
The rich shopkeeper hesitated for a moment.
"Seven days. I want to see those medicinal herbs in seven days, understand?"
Ning Qi calmly looked at the rich shopkeeper.
The rich shopkeeper wanted to retort, but when he met Ning Qi's eyes, he inexplicably swallowed his words. At the same time, he nodded and said, "Alright, I'll definitely deliver it in seven days!"
After saying that, he was stunned and subconsciously touched his cheeks. He did not know when, but a layer of cold sweat had seeped out of it.
"How can the new son-in-law's eyes be so terrifying …" The rich shopkeeper was bewildered. At that moment, he suddenly felt that Ning Qi was not as simple as the rumors said!
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