Chapter 410 Refusal to Admit
"Impossible!" Old Master Feng immediately retorted.
From 10% to 30%, the loss is tens of thousands of taels.
Even if the Feng family is wealthy, it cannot be calculated like this.
Zhu Mingqing said slowly: "I'm sorry, the Feng family didn't deliver on time, so we can only follow the terms."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Feng’s face froze.
If the goods are not delivered on time under the contract signed that day, not only can the Ming family return the goods, but the Feng family will also have to pay a 10% penalty.
At that time, I thought that the Feng family would have no chance of failing to complete the task, but who knew that something would go wrong and they were caught red-handed by the other party.
If the goods were returned, it would be impossible to process all of these herbs in a short time, and the final result would probably be that most of them would rot in the warehouse.
In the end, the two sides negotiated for half a day and reached a unified demand.
The Ming family bought the goods at 80% of the price.
But it is also a big project to remove unqualified medicinal materials from tens of thousands of bags of goods.
In response, Zhu Mingqing said directly: "The Feng family pays, and I do the work. What do you think, Old Master Feng?"
Anyway, the loss is so great, so this little bit doesn’t matter.
Old Master Feng took out another five hundred taels of silver as labor costs.
Zhu Mingqing politely sent the man away, but not long after, Feng Shao came to visit again.
"Madam Ming should know what I am doing. May I ask why you are saying that there is something wrong with my seventh brother?"
He must catch the thief as quickly as possible, otherwise he will be the one to take the blame.
He will be the one who will bear the blame of the entire clan.
Zhu Mingqing smiled and said, "Do you believe what I say?"
Although Feng Shao looks young and seems to have little determination, he is actually a very reliable person.
He nodded: "Although the Seventh Brother has offended Madam, Madam would definitely not say that in front of everyone without any evidence."
The family can investigate the seventh brother, but the fourth room will not sit idly by. Those hidden medicinal herbs may have been disposed of today.
Zhu Mingqing was very happy to be praised.
She reminded him, "On the day I came back from the hunting ground, I saw Feng Laoqi and the young master of the Chu family meet. Young Master Feng could investigate in this direction."
After they separated from the Feng family that day, the little world spirit reminded her.
When I saw it that day, I thought it was just a gathering of friends, but now I think it is very suspicious.
Moreover, the smell on Master Feng Qi is the same as those moldy lotus seeds.
Others may not be able to smell it, but don't even think about escaping the nose of the little world spirit.
After sending Feng Shao away, Zhu Mingqing once again ordered people to pick out those medicinal herbs of poor quality one by one.
I thought it would take a lot of effort, but as she pointed to a bag, there was something wrong with that bag of herbs.
Jiang Feng and the others did not think about it and just followed the lady's instructions. In just one hour, they had picked out all 137 bags of problematic medicinal materials.
"Send them all to the Feng family."
The Feng family also knew about this at this time, and their faces turned pale as they looked at the scattered and rotten medicinal herbs in the yard.
The people from the fourth house pointed out that Feng Shao was not careful in his work, but the first house was not a pushover either, and immediately expressed their suspicions about Feng Laoqi.
"Uncle, I know you believe in my brother, but you can't put all the blame on me." Feng Qiye snorted, "I don't have a good relationship with Madam Ming, how can I believe what she says!"
"Brother, my son is absolutely right!" Master Feng Si, the head of the Feng family's fourth branch, coughed lightly. "Feng Shao is young, and this is his first time doing something so important, so it's inevitable that he might have made some mistakes. Fortunately, he didn't cause any major losses to the Feng family, but that's a loss of 20% in profit..."
Master Feng Er immediately followed suit: "Whoever made the mistake will bear the consequences!"
Master Feng San snorted coldly: "When there are benefits, you are eager to come forward to share more, but now you are running away quickly. Isn't Second Brother too obsessed with profit and forgetting loyalty?"
"It's so easy for you to say that, third brother. Why don't you take the responsibility?" Master Feng Er was eager for someone to take the responsibility. When he saw the third brother speaking, he wanted to put the blame on him.
"Why? This is a major family matter. Before we've investigated the matter thoroughly, my second brother is trying to shirk responsibility. Could it be that this matter is really related to you?"
The two of them were arguing loudly, and everyone in the hall had different expressions. Master Feng was observing the people in the fourth room unnoticeably.
Seeing that they looked relaxed and had smiles on their faces, they were not worried at all about the loss of family reputation. They already believed what their son said.
But crucial evidence is still missing.
"That's enough. What happened today must not be spread outside. If I hear even a word of it, we will split up!"
Old Master Feng's face darkened and he stood up to leave.
As soon as the word "divide the family" was uttered, no one dared to speak.
After all, the old man has a lot of good things in his hands. If he gets nothing after the family division, wouldn’t that be a loss?
And if you improve your favorability, you might get even more!
If the family were to split up at this time, the eldest son would definitely gain the upper hand!
The room fell silent. Old Master Feng turned his head and glanced at Feng Laoqi, his brows piercing. "Seventh, are you really not involved in this?"
Master Feng Qi thought that most of the matter was over, but he didn't expect to be targeted again.
He quickly said, "It has nothing to do with it!"
Old Master Feng said coldly, "Okay, Grandfather will trust you for now, but if I find out the slightest connection, the Fourth Branch will move out of the old house immediately!"
The implication is that everything related to the Feng family has nothing to do with them anymore.
Master Feng Qi's face was filled with fear, and he was even more terrified in his heart. He kept praying that he would not be discovered.
Master Feng Si felt that something was wrong with his son, but he just thought he was scared. He stood in front of him and looked directly at his father: "Dad, how could our Fourth Branch do such a thing? It's all that woman's nonsense. Look how scared the Seventh Brother is. I can guarantee that this was not done by the Seventh Brother. If he is really involved, I will break his legs!"
Old Master Feng looked calm, but everyone could see the seriousness in his eyes: "No need for a discount, just do as I said before!"
Feng Qiye's face turned pale in an instant: "Grandfather..."
Before he could finish his words, the housekeeper hurried over and whispered a few words in the old man's ear.
Old Master Feng smiled instantly and glanced at everyone in the room: "Everyone, follow me to the front yard. Shao'er has already figured out the situation!"
Upon hearing this, Master Feng Qi's legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
Everyone else had left, but Master Feng Si did not move. No matter how careless he was, he could sense that his son was hiding something.
For some reason, he thought of the disappointed look his father gave him before he left:
"This matter really has nothing to do with you?"
"Dad!" Feng Qiye's voice trembled, and he no longer dared to hide it: "I just want to give our family more protection!"
After hearing this, Master Feng Si had nothing else he didn't understand.
Something that is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!
"You're so stupid!" He said angrily, "If I had told Dad in advance, this matter would have never been discovered. Now look what you want Dad to do?!"
"Dad, we won't really be separated, right?" Feng Qiye's face was pale, and he tremblingly pulled his father's sleeve, hoping to get some reassurance.
Ever since he grew up, he had been taught that he had to take good care of the family and even be prepared to become the head of the Feng family.
Although Feng Laoqi is the seventh child, due to his mother's relationship, his status in the mansion has always been comparable to that of the eldest grandson of the Feng family.
But something unexpected happened to the eldest grandson, and the first wife began to train Feng Shao again.
Master Feng Qi naturally looked down on the other party.
But if he was kicked out of the Feng family, all his efforts over the years would be ruined.
He couldn't help but panic.
It’s all Madam Ming’s fault. It’s just over a hundred bags of medicinal herbs. She is so rich, why bother about these things!
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