In the tea soup in the cup, the tea leaves that spread out should have sunk.
Chen Qing looked at the tender green tea leaves floating on the clear yellow tea soup, and felt a little better for no reason. "Have you really thought about it? This is not a small sum of money."
He had just roughly estimated that with this sentence in Huai Cao Shi, Quan Mansion's annual profit would be at least five hundred thousand taels more.
Huai Cao Shi frowned and said, "Your time may be shit, but my time is precious and I don't have time to laugh with you all."
"I'll say it again, only 10% of the elixirs are left in the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, and none of the others are needed."
When Murong Xiu Ming saw a faint smile on Chen Qing's face, he couldn't help it. He looked at Chen Qing with bright eyes and said, "I wonder how much this little money is?"
Chen Qing stretched out a hand and spread his fingers.
The corners of Murong Xiuming's mouth turned up and he said, "I didn't expect there would be fifty thousand taels."
After Murong Xiu Ming finished speaking, he sighed, glanced at Ning Chu and said, "I have only spent a few thousand taels of silver every year since I became an adult. No wonder Senior Sister Ning looks down on me. It turns out that Senior Sister is already a rich woman."
Chen Qing chuckled lightly, "It's not fifty thousand taels, it's five hundred thousand taels."
This time, Murong Xiuming simply hissed and said, "No wonder everyone wants to compete for the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers. It turns out that the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers is so profitable."
When Huai Cao Shi heard the absurdity and frivolity in Murong Xiu Ming's words, her eyebrows grew more and more angry. When did the Valley of Flowers become a place that only talked about gold, silver and common things? She looked at the elders coldly. Chen Qing, who was opposite, glanced at him and said, "I heard from junior sister that the current situation in Wanhua Valley is thanks to the help of Chen Changchang's Quan Mansion."
Huai Cao's poem emphasizes the word "help" very strongly.
Before she left Wanhua Valley, Wanhua Valley at that time did not fall into the eyes of money like it does today.
Although his strength is not top-notch, because of the inheritance of medicine refining that has lasted for hundreds of years, he has always been aloof from all kinds of disputes in Tiannan.
When the reputation of Wanhua Valley was at its peak, not only the large and small forces in Tiannan respected it, but even within the territory under the jurisdiction of the Mujin Dynasty, people could be heard talking about Wanhua Valley and Jinguan City's "Medicine King Li" together.
Unfortunately, after a huge change in Suzaku City, Huaifenghua joined Hidden Valley for reasons that no outsider could guess.
From then on, Hidden Valley, which originally had only three meridians, had a fourth meridian: Medicine Master.
The Valley Master of the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley naturally became an elder of the Hidden Valley Medicine Master lineage.
In the first few years, the master of Hidden Valley, Murong Yun, had not yet retreated into seclusion and was very protective of Huaifenghua. The other branches of Hidden Valley were quite polite to Wanhua Valley.
Hidden Valley first sent several batches of younger girls with good talents, all of whom were under Huaifenghua's command.
The main purpose is to get the inheritance of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley from Huaifenghua. When the time comes, it will be a scene of cutting flesh with a dull knife and slowly taking control of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley.
On the surface, Huaifenghua had no objections, and from time to time taught some knowledge about cultivating medicine and refining elixirs, but never involved the true inheritance of Wanhua Valley.
After a year and a half of stalemate like this, Huaifenghua said, "Everyone is talented, but they are not destined to be with Wanhua" and directly accepted those women as outer disciples.
Such behavior of seeking asylum but unwilling to pay "protection money" angered everyone at the time. It was the valley owner Murong Yun who suppressed Huaifenghua with his arbitrary power. Murong Yin even did so in front of his younger brother, the valley owner. Po Kong cursed: "Her Huai Fenghua sect only has two masters and apprentices. We Hidden Valley sent her disciples and she couldn't choose any of them. At the beginning, everyone agreed that Wanhua Valley would join Hidden Valley and become a medicine master by itself." For one lineage, it is not enough for them, the master and the disciple, to refine the medicine."
The two brothers had a big quarrel over a woman, which was spread all over the world at that time. Not long after, for unknown reasons, Murong Yun announced that he would go into seclusion to seek a solution.
After this, the patience of Hidden Valley's senior management ran out and only ambition remained.
They no longer hide their eating habits, and conspire to make Wanhua Valley an obedient "golden-egg-laying hen."
After that, the enthusiasm of Quanfu's lineage increased significantly, and they especially contributed a lot of suggestions.
They first organized people to build many refining pharmacies on some flat land outside the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, and then sent many handy slaves. They said: "They are all low-class slaves. From now on, their life and death will be decided by the four elders." .”
On the other side, the outer disciples also approached Huaifenghua and said that if Huaifenghua did not lead everyone in refining the medicine and starting the furnace, the slaves would die first, and then they would die.
I don’t say whether these outer disciples had evil intentions before coming to Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, but after all, they are all people who have been together for more than a year, and even those slaves who are always afraid that they cannot control their own lives, Huai Fenghua cannot really Leave it alone.
This move was overwhelming, and it really made Huaifenghua, who couldn't bear the chaos around Wanhua Valley, compromise.
Unfortunately, after the compromise, the Hidden Valley became more and more greedy. Before, Huai Fenghua could protect her two apprentices from the outside world, but until now, she has been sleeping in the secret room under the rockery. With.
Thinking of this, Huai Cao Shi, who felt deep guilt for his junior sister, could only hold back and not turn his attention to the rockery in the backyard.
Chen Qing also knew what Huai Cao Shi was referring to and smiled sarcastically. For him, nothing would make him happier than making a piece of dusty jade shine again. If Huai Cao Shi blamed him for this achievement, It's okay for him to take it easy.
Huai Cao Shi imitated Chen Qing's previous posture, and cast his eyes on the tea soup in the cup in front of him. His tone slowly calmed down, "I say this, are you satisfied?"
There was silence in the main room for a moment, and he felt that the other two people were focusing on him. Murong Xiu Ming, his eyes bright, and his posture slightly straightened, said: "Of course we are satisfied, but does Uncle Master keep his word?"
"In other words, if Master Uncle Huaifenghua is not dead yet, can you represent the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers?"
Jiang Shangxiu frowned slightly when he heard Murong Xiuming's rude words, but Huai Cao Shi's mature, beautiful and pretty face was extremely calm at this time.
"What Uncle Master said can represent Ten Thousand Flowers Valley."
"Senior sister is right!"
The two junior sisters standing by the window expressed their attitudes. Among them, the girl Zhang Shaoyao did not hide her anger.
"That's right, the few people I saw are the only ones left in your Ten Thousand Flowers Valley." Being hated by a beautiful woman is really a bad thing that ruins your mood. Murong Xiuming couldn't help but retorted.
Huai Cao Shi did not vent his time-wasting anger at this moment, suppressing the murderous intention in his heart and said: "The outer disciples have already mastered a lot of methods and experience in cultivating elixirs in Wanhua Valley. In the past, it was taught by junior sisters, but now we have I don’t know what’s missing.”
"Hmm..." Murong Xiu clearly knew that Huai Cao Shi had returned to Ten Thousand Flowers Valley less than half a year ago, and it was very likely that he would not understand these things. He thought for a moment, then looked at Ning Chu and said, "What about Senior Sister Ning Chu?"
Ning Chu said with an indifferent expression: "Hidden Valley has wanted to block the normal communication between Ten Thousand Flower Valley and the outside world in recent years, and not share intelligence channels with us, so I often leave Ten Thousand Flower Valley."
"This is indeed something we can do." Murong Xiu Ming was confused in his heart, and said with a sneer on his face: "So how much have the outer disciples learned and what are they still haven't mastered? Senior Sister Ning doesn't know either?"
Ning Chu asked as if he was an idiot: "Can you know what the outer disciples have mastered?"
Chen Qing saw that Murong Xiu Mingfeng's eyes were getting colder, so he smoothed things over nicely and said: "This matter cannot be done overnight. As long as both parties cooperate, then we can find those outer disciples to ask Ning Chu for more advice." That’s it.”
Ning Chu shook her head. She was at the window and could only see Chen Qing's back. Thinking that this man was still with Murong Xing, she said coldly: "I have been focusing on pursuing the way of swordsmanship, and I have forgotten a lot."
"Okay, let's talk about this later. Anyway, I heard Mr. Bai Hu say that once the spiritual mist array is opened, all the spiritual plants planted in your valley will be dead, and those outer disciples are still locked up. "
Murong Xiu Ming told another story later. After the spies knew that Murong Xing would take action in the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, Murong Yin and Chen Qing first captured all the outer disciples and most of the servants in the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers.
There was a searching look in Huai Caoshi's eyes, but he pretended to be careless and said: "Where did you catch them? There are many medicinal gardens outside the valley where various medicinal materials are grown, and no one takes care of them anymore. This season in Wanhua Valley Do all the raw materials for the elixir come from outside?"
Murong Xiuming was very satisfied with Huai Cao Shi's success at this time and said: "My cheap uncle came very quickly that night. Those people did not move too far and were gathered in a mountain col fifty kilometers away from Wanhua Valley. Watch over it.”
"Fifty miles away... that should be in Huangsong Valley." Huai Cao Shi thought of his land. After waking up, Xu Zuo, Bai Jiahe and Lu Fanrou quietly left Wanhua Valley to find Bai Jiahe's younger brother Bai. Jianwen.
Thinking of the young man who was unable to learn martial arts or write well, after Huai Cao Shi had experienced so much recently, he no longer dreamed of restoring the orthodox royal family, as long as these young children could be safe.
"Who are you looking for?"
A searching voice woke up Huai Cao Shi, who had been absentminded for a moment. Huai Cao Shi glanced at Chen Qing. This guy and Murong Xing should be familiar with the fact that she brought two orphans from the former royal family. Huai Cao Shi Qing He smiled and said, "To be honest, my disciple Bai Jiahe is an orphan of the former royal family. Do you want the third elder to capture him and sacrifice him to Murong Xing?"
"It's a joke, it's a joke." Chen Qing made some judgment in his mind and did not interrupt.
Murong Xiu Ming's eyebrows were a little serious. He had been a little distracted just now, and Huai Cao Shi reminded him that none of the people sitting here were good people.
"Uncle Huai, do you have anything to add? My nephew just said the most important thing."
Of course Huai Cao Shi did not forget it. She was silent for a long time this time, and then she said: "I can teach you the prescription of Wanhua Valley."
"I didn't expect my uncle to know the overall situation so well. Oh, he must be the fourth elder." Murong Xiu Ming came here to perform meritorious deeds. If he goes according to the Huai Cao poem, he will not only not be blamed by his father, but also very likely Being truly looked down upon by my father.
"I can print out most of the prescriptions in Ten Thousand Flowers Valley and hand them over. But..." Huai Cao Shi deliberately paused.
The joy on Murong Xiu Ming's face had not yet cleared away, and the corner of his grinned mouth twitched: "Most of it? But?"
Huai Caoshi looked calm and nodded: "I can remember most of the prescriptions, but the prescription for the most precious Wanhua Dan is with my junior sister."
Murong Xiu Ming looked at Ning Chu. When Ning Chu asked his adoptive father for help a few days ago, he brought a letter from Huai Fenghua and said in his heart that Ning Chu could also refine Wanhua Dan.
Ning Chu understood the inquiry in Murong Xiu Ming's eyes, shook his head and said, "Junior sister and I can both refine the Ten Thousand Flower Pills, but it must be completed under the guidance of the master."
Zhang Shaoyao also understood, nodded, and said with a clear voice: "Yes, to refine Wanhua Dan, just knowing the ratio of raw materials is not enough. The most important thing is the heat of refining Wanhua Dan. Without the guidance of the master, I'll make a furnace and fry it."
Murong Xiuming finally understood something at this time. He looked at Huai Cao Shi and said calmly: "Uncle Master said so much and foreshadowed so much, is it for Uncle Huai Fenghua? Tell me, what do you want? As long as you Those things I just said are true, I think there are some things I can agree to first."
