Chapter 49: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road "Boss, the net profit of the post station has reached nine recently...

Five days passed quickly.

At daybreak, after saying goodbye, Xie Yushu finally boarded the carriage.

The wheels turned, driving the carriage farther and farther away from the gate of Yancheng. Pei Yixue glanced at Chang Feng beside him, feeling puzzled.

Chang Feng usually followed Xie Yushu, but now that Xie Yushu has left Yancheng, Chang Feng has no reason to stay here anymore.

"I have my own arrangements in Beijing, and I will never let Ah Shu suffer any injustice." Chang Feng met Pei Yixue's scrutinizing gaze, and immediately crossed his arms, saying disdainfully, "I stay here to watch over you for Ah Shu, so that you won't commit suicide and make Ah Shu worry for no reason."

"Then thank you very much, Mr. Chang." Pei Yixue retracted his gaze and got on the carriage back to the post station.

"You're welcome." Chang Feng replied, and quickly jumped onto the carriage. If he didn't hurry, Pei Yixue would really leave him here and ride back alone.

Pei Yixue was reading a book in the carriage without saying anything. Chang Feng sat beside her and kept silent for a while. Finally, he couldn't help but break the silence and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"What are your plans?" Pei Yixue asked back, his eyes still fixed on the pages of the book.

"As for you, Ah Shu has become an official appointed by the imperial court, unable to marry, and has also gone to the capital. Do you plan to stay in Lingyi Province in the future?"

"We are waiting for Ah Shu to retire and return home." Pei Yixue turned the page of the book slowly and responded casually.

"No, Pei Yixue, you are mentally ill!" Chang Feng scolded.

"Aren't you waiting for Ah Shu?" Pei Yixue raised his eyes and asked sincerely.

"Me!" Chang Feng crossed his arms, his chest heaving violently, obviously very angry, "Of course I will wait."

This was not the answer Pei Yixue wanted. Pei Yixue said "hmm" and continued reading.

The atmosphere in the car fell silent again.

After a while, Chang Feng asked, "The Seven Heroes Cliff will be auctioned at Jiuding Hall tomorrow. We need to prepare a lot of silver, right?"

"Yeah." Pei Yixue responded.

Although Governor Fang gave Pei Yixue enough time to prepare the funds, and other companies only had one day to raise the funds, there were still many business tycoons who were capable of competing with Pei Yixue.

If you want to compete with these business giants at the auction house, you must prepare a lot of funds.

Chang Feng was certain that Pei Yixue must be short of money.

But even though he, the son of the richest man, was sitting next to him and expressed his willingness to help, Pei Yixue just sat there indifferently, as if he couldn't see him or knew his identity, and he was trying hard to find a way to raise the money.

"Can you..." Chang Feng couldn't help but said, "Although I compete with you fairly for Ah Shu, other matters can be discussed separately. We have known each other for such a long time, and we can be considered friends."

"Friend?" Pei Yixue looked over. He didn't expect Chang Feng to say that he considered him a friend.

"Pei Yixue, do you have a conscience?" Chang Feng stood up. "If I didn't consider you a friend, I would have poisoned you to death! Would I have been so busy looking for a doctor to treat your illness?"

Hmm. Pei Yixue looked at the man. In the original novel, Chang Feng had indeed used the stupidest method to poison his love rival Pei Wenxuan, who was born in a medical family. As a result, he was naturally defeated.

Pei Yixue asked: "So, what did you mean by 'other things'?"

Chang Feng avoided his gaze uncomfortably and said awkwardly, "Qixia Cliff is close to the Sushi Canal in the north and the grain and salt producing areas of Jianghuai in the west. There are countless merchants passing through. For such a big piece of fat meat, at least five million taels of silver are needed to be eligible to bid. After adding layers of money, it must be close to ten million taels."

"Ji Shi Post Station has just been established in Yancheng, and there are many expenses. You probably don't have much cash on hand now. If you are short of money, I can lend it to you first. If you feel bad, you can pay me back at a monthly interest rate of 6%. It's up to you when to pay it back. I don't need that little money."

Three melons and two dates? The Chang family could indeed easily come up with nearly 10 million taels of silver, but it would never be as simple as "three melons and two dates".

Pei Yixue stared at him, somewhat unable to understand Chang Feng's actions.

"What are you looking at?" After exchanging glances several times, Chang Feng folded his arms and tilted his head to the side. "Don't think too much. I lent you the money as a token of friendship, but more importantly, I was afraid that you would get sick and die from exhausting yourself day and night to raise money. I promised Ah Shu that I would take good care of you, how could I go back on my word?"

Is that so? Pei Yixue was surprised, looking at Chang Feng as if he were a completely new species.

In the original novel, Chang Feng helped Pei Wenxuan with all his strength because of Liao Qiubai, and now he is helped by Xie Yushu who is willing to give him such a large sum of money.

He really couldn't understand this confusing behavior of helping his rival in courtship.

Pei Yixue said: "I appreciate Mr. Chang's kindness, and I have already taken care of the money issue."

Chang Feng turned his head, looked at him and asked, "Where did you get so much money?"

Pei Yixue smiled without saying anything. Chang Feng felt that his lack of money was based on the fact that he was Pei Yixue. However, he was not just Pei Yixue, he was also the famous miracle doctor "Xu Yi".

Forty-eight Liming Pharmacies were located throughout Lingyi Province. Each pharmacy had a constant stream of patients every day, with monthly revenues of no less than 500,000 taels of silver.

Not to mention, he also has the Jishi Inn and the medicine field.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Chang Feng flicked his sleeves and said, "I just asked one unnecessary question!"

The carriage slowly arrived at the entrance of the post station. Chang Feng left a message saying that he was going to buy some things and then jumped off the carriage and left.

Inside the house, Situ Jin, the manager of Jishiyi Station, reported to Pei Yixue about the matters at the auction.

"Boss, the post station's recent net profit has reached 900,000 taels of silver. Adding the previous surplus, the total amount of silver available for expenditure is 5,460,000 taels of silver. The chances of winning among the opponents tomorrow are not great."

"Don't worry about the money anymore. Just bring the money with me to Jiuding Hall tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work in running back and forth these days."

"It's all as I should. Does the boss mean that you have some extra money?" Situ Jin asked with a smile. After all, Pei Yixue could spend 100,000 taels of silver to buy a bunch of flashy clothes. If he had no money, he wouldn't dare to squander like this.

"Yeah." Pei Yixue responded, not intending to elaborate. Situ Jin also knew what to do and didn't ask any more questions, preparing to leave: "Then the boss——"

"Bang." The door was pushed open, and Chang Feng ran straight to Pei Yixue, anxiously saying, "I just bought a lot of things and moved to Qingshi Lane. The people inside said that you put the house up for sale?"

"That's right." Pei Yixue looked at him, "Why did you buy things and move to that house?"

"I..." Chang Feng certainly wouldn't say that he saw Pei Yixue didn't have any extra money to renovate the house, so he just bought some things and found a room he liked to live in.

He stared at Pei Yixue for a moment: "How much do you plan to sell the house for?"

Pei Yixue asked curiously: "You want to buy a house?"

"Yes!" Chang Feng typed a word heavily, gritting his teeth and said, "I want to buy the house. Name your price."

"You won't live in Yancheng for a long time." Pei Yixue was puzzled.

He had originally spent 1.8 million silver coins to buy the courtyard in Qingshi Lane, and he loved it very much, but plans could not keep up with changes.

Originally, if Xie Yushu successfully passed the imperial examination, they would be able to stay at least until the year after next, and they would be able to live peacefully in this house for two years.

Who could have thought that something miraculous would suddenly happen, and Xie Yushu would go to the capital ahead of time? Xie Yushu had lived in the capital for a long time, and his fiancé would not be able to stay elsewhere for a long time.

He no longer needs this house in Yancheng, but he is not in a hurry to sell it.

Chang Feng said angrily: "It's none of your business whether I live here or not. Can't I stay there when I pass through Yancheng in the future?"

"It's good that Master Chang doesn't regret it." Pei Yixue didn't bother to care why Chang Feng suddenly became interested in the house, and said bluntly: "I'm not in a hurry to sell the house. Master Chang wants it, so I'll convert it into two million silver coins."

"Are you not anxious yet?" Chang Feng smiled inexplicably, "Okay, you are not anxious, but I am. Wait, I will go to the bank to get the banknotes for you." Chang Feng stormed out.

Pei Yixue: “???” He was not in a hurry to sell the house.

"The house in Qingshi Lane is first-rate in terms of both location and garden landscape. Mr. Chang probably likes it very much and doesn't want it to fall into the hands of others." Situ Jin explained as he looked at Chang Feng's departing back.

"Maybe." Pei Yixue said. The house was indeed nice. As the son of the richest man, Chang Feng grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. Even if he would not stay in Yancheng for a long time, it would be reasonable to buy it and put it in Yancheng as a decoration.

At noon the next day, Qixia Cliff was auctioned at Jiuding Hall as scheduled.

As the morning light began to appear, the hall was already bustling with people. Merchants and dignitaries from all walks of life took their seats, including Pei Yixue, Chang Feng, Situ Jin and his party.

It seems that enemies often meet on a narrow road, as Liao Qiubai and his group were sitting at the table to the left of Pei Yixue and his group.

The table on the right is occupied by the Chen family, the local tyrant of Yancheng who had just made a feud with him because they had proposed to buy the Jishiyi Station but were rejected by him not long ago.

Several major business tycoons in Yancheng were involved in the case of Qixia Cliff, which led to a major reshuffle in the business world. The Chen family was the only one left among the old-school business people in Yancheng, and now it is the dominant family.

Liao Qiubai came from nowhere, seemingly just arrived in a hurry and sat down. He was breathing heavily and looked exhausted.

When he saw Pei Yixue, he just glanced at her and then looked away, without causing any trouble.

You know, some time ago, Pei Yixue sold the house in Pei Mansion in Xitang County at a low price, forcing the Pei family to move out of Pei Mansion.

The house was built entirely of golden nanmu by the Wang family at that time. It covered an area of ​​one hundred acres, had eleven courtyards, and more than one hundred rooms. The tables, chairs, and cabinets inside were also made of precious woods such as camphorwood and rosewood.

In the original novel, Pei Wenjun sold the house for six million, and was able to turn things around with the money from the sale of the house.

Along the way, the Pei family had put a lot of obstacles in the way of Pei Yixue, but Pei Yixue was not the kind of person who would repay evil with kindness.

He didn't sell it in the past because he was still in Xitang County at that time and didn't want to see those people from the Pei family coming to cause trouble and cause trouble.

Now that he is in Yancheng, he thinks that the mountains are high and the roads are long, and the Pei family will not come all the way to argue with him for such a small matter.

Unexpectedly, I ran into it right now.

When the protagonist appeared, Pei Yixue couldn't help feeling a little weird.

As far as he knew, the Pei family currently couldn't raise three million silver coins combined. Did they come here because they were not sure about the value of the Seven Heroes Cliff, or because they had other opportunities somewhere else with the protagonist's halo?

After all, he had rescued Chang Feng before, disrupting the original plot, so the plot gave Liao Qiubai a new backer who had not yet appeared but was powerful.

"What's going on? You can't take your eyes off your old lover again?" Chang Feng couldn't help but ask when he saw Pei Yixue's eyes on Liao Qiubai.

Pei Yixue withdrew his gaze upon hearing this, raised his cup to drink tea, and said nothing.

Soon the auctioneer came on stage and said in a loud voice: "I believe you all know what we are auctioning today. Today, Jiuding Hall is auctioning one and only one item, which is the Seven Heroes Cliff, a former bandit den located in a geographical fortress! The starting price is three million taels of silver!"