When he walked into the front hall, Fusu saw Ran Fang sitting there drinking tea from a distance.
There was a small teapot on the table, and the fragrance of tea filling the air was much more fragrant than what he had smelled before.
There were two people sitting on the chairs next to them. One was Rong Ming, who had just reached a cooperation with Ran Fang, and the other was Gu Zongmin, who had a good relationship with Ran Fang.
Fusu could sense the tense atmosphere between the two people from a distance, but Ran Fang looked at the tea in his pot carefully as if nothing happened.
Seeing Fusu coming, the two people stood up at the same time.
"See Mr. Fusu."
Fusu nodded, as if he didn't feel the atmosphere between them, and cast his eyes on Ran Fang.
"Sir, are you making tea?"
"Why is that smell different from what I've smelled before?"
Ran Fang then raised his head and looked at Gu Zongmin with some joy.
He picked up the kettle on the stove, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Fusu.
"Taste it first."
After receiving a cup of tea, Fusu sat on the chair closest to Ran Fang.
Following Ran Fang's example, he first put the teacup under his nose and smelled it, then took a small sip with his mouth.
His eyes lit up instantly, he looked at Ran Fang in disbelief and said, "Is this tea?!"
"This tea is a little bitter, and the taste spreads on the tip of the tongue. It has a fresh and refreshing feeling, and a faint grassy aroma. It is completely different from the previous tea!"
This evaluation was quite pertinent. Ran Fang also took a sip and put down the tea cup.
"Indeed."
"This is the tea that Mr. Xu sent back from Sishui County."
"The fragrance of this tea is still refreshing, and it gives you the feeling of being in green nature, which makes people have endless aftertaste."
Hearing this, Fusu also remembered that when Xu Yuwen was going to Sishui County for disaster relief, Ran Fang had mentioned buying some local tea.
He had forgotten about it, but he didn't expect Xu Yuwen to actually get it back.
"Then I really have to congratulate you sir, you got what you wanted."
As he spoke, he put down the tea cup.
Seeing that Ran Fang was in a good mood at this time, he couldn't bring up the matter of Lian Liangcai. Instead, he turned his attention to the two people sitting there competing.
"I wonder why the Gu family head and the Rong family head are here?"
Compared with Rong Ming, Gu Zongmin and Fusu are more familiar with each other.
He smiled and said proactively: "Master Qi Fusu, I am here today to deliver tea to you."
"After what you said, I took this matter to heart and personally sent someone to follow Mr. Xu and Mr. Hu Hai to Surabaya County."
"After the disaster relief work stabilized, I started looking for what my husband mentioned. Unexpectedly, I actually found it."
"So I quickly sent it back to Xianyang City. No, as soon as I got it, I delivered it to you personally."
After speaking, he glanced at Rong Ming provocatively.
He had a lot on his plate these days. He originally thought that the four major salt merchants' entry into Xianyang would only determine the business ownership of areas outside Guandong.
Who would have thought that after not seeing him for a few days, Rong Ming would actually trick Ran Fang into giving him the business of Liuguang Pavilion!
It's true that my uncle can bear it, but my aunt can't bear it anymore!
"I wonder if the Rong family leader is sitting here. Does he have something to present to you?"
"If not, it would be better to leave Xianyang City as soon as possible to avoid making people laugh."
Rong Ming, who was named, showed no sign of anger on his face. Instead, he kept looking at Gu Zongmin with smiling eyes.
After he finished speaking, he said: "That's not true."
"Today I just came to deliver the account book to the commander. During this period, not only the glassware has been sold a lot, but also this chair is also very popular among people."
"I made some money, and I came here specifically to give it to the commander today."
"The money has been put away. These are the account books. Sir, please take a look."
After saying that, Rong Ming stood up and placed the account book in front of Ran Fang's desk.
Gu Zongmin still had a look of disdain on his face, but he had heard that no more than twenty items would be sold in Liuguang Pavilion.
Moreover, every time something is put out, it is sold out quickly, so there are not many things left for Rong Ming.
He didn't believe that the things Rong Ming sold could make more money than his refined salt.
At the same time, he also saw Ran Fang unfold the account book and glance at the amount on it, without any expression of joy on his face.
After a while, he heard Ran Fang say: "One hundred thousand gold, not bad."
"The sales of those utensils can be temporarily reduced, and the tables and chairs can be sold first."
"Especially the number in Xianyang City can be increased appropriately."
"One hundred thousand gold?!" Gu Zongmin shouted in surprise when he heard this number.
He turned his head and saw Rong Ming's provocative eyes.
This made him even more angry!
He really didn't expect that this Rong Ming could be trusted by Ran Fang more than him.
"Sir, don't you only sell twenty pieces of glass items in Liuguang Pavilion?"
"Why can Master Rong sell so many?"
"Will it have an impact on Liuguang Pavilion's reputation?"
What this means is that Rong Ming is cheating.
How could Rong Ming tolerate this? They all worked for Ran Fang, and they were in a competitive relationship.
If we were to lose here and let Ran Fang give all his business to the other party, no one would be able to accept this result.
"What does the Gu family master mean by this?"
"It seems that the head of the Gu family has not understood that there are more than one or two kinds of things in Liuguang Pavilion. Now there are probably more than twenty kinds."
"Except for the first few pieces, there are hundreds of others. Except for the dozens of pieces displayed in Liuguang Pavilion, I shipped out the rest and sold them."
"And those tables and chairs, every household in Xianyang City must have them, so naturally we will do more."
"Did I know that Gu Siyuan, the young master of the Gu family, bought ten tables and fifty chairs? I'm afraid they have already been placed in the Gu family?"
"I would also like to thank the Gu family for sending more than 600 gold to Liuguang Pavilion."
The two of them spoke without giving in to each other, but it made Fusu understand what was going on between them.
He understood that the original cooperation between the Gu family and Ran Fang was largely facilitated by his father and Li Si. Even though the Gu family was in favor of Ran Fang, they still had to take orders from the royal family.
But Rong Ming is different. This is the person chosen by Ran Fang himself, and he is completely obedient to Ran Fang's orders.
Even he didn't know that Rong Jia was the person Ran Fang chose until the end, which shows how much Ran Fang cared about this matter.
This shows that Ran Fang still dislikes their royal family and is not even willing to trust them.
In this way, he couldn't open his mouth to advise Ran Fang.
"Sir's business is indeed doing well."
"Fusu is really impressed."
Ran Fang nodded, looked at Fusu and asked, "You came to see me, do you have other things to do?"
