It was for this reason that the origin of every Soul Relic Orb sold by the Chamber of Commerce or at auctions was thoroughly investigated. If Mu Hanyan openly sold Soul Relic Orbs, Long Wudang would have plenty of ways to make things difficult for her, especially since she wasn't just selling one or two.
After returning to the Gu family, everyone changed into casual clothes and followed Zhu Yulan towards the Sitong Chamber of Commerce.
The Sitong Chamber of Commerce was a chamber of commerce established in Tianyang City by several priest families of the Xiafeng Temple. The Gu family originally held less than half of the shares, but later transferred the shares due to the family's decline. However, the shopkeeper was familiar with Zhu Yulan.
"Isn't this Second Madam Gu? I haven't seen you for a long time. What brings you here today?" As far as business was concerned, the shopkeeper did not look down on others because of the Gu family's decline, and still had a smile on his face.
"Shopkeeper Ding, these are my friends from Lingyu City. They want to buy some medicinal herbs. Do you have any in stock?" Zhu Yulan said.
"Hahahaha, Second Madam Gu, you're joking. Don't you know the strength of our Sitong Chamber of Commerce? If I don't have any stock here, you don't need to look at other chambers of commerce. I wonder what medicinal herbs you want to buy?" Shopkeeper Ding glanced at Mu Hanyan and the others without any suspicion, and said with a laugh.
Since the Gu family fell into decline, Zhu Yulan often helped others with needlework and took a kickback from it. This was also because Tianyang City was too big, and it was inconvenient for outsiders to get things done without acquaintances. This gave her an opportunity to make money, so Manager Ding didn't make a fuss.
Mu Hanyan handed over a slip of paper with the six herbs needed to refine the Phoenix Nirvana Pill. To prevent the recipe from being leaked, she couldn't possibly buy all the herbs from a single chamber of commerce. Two of them were even unnecessary, being used to conceal the truth.
"Jade Heart Flower, White Bone Leaf, Bitter Lotus..." Shopkeeper Ding read the names of the medicines on the paper slip, his voice getting lower and lower.
"Shopkeeper Ding, do you have any goods?" Zhu Yulan asked.
"Ahem, don't you know the strength of our Sitong Chamber of Commerce?" Shopkeeper Ding said, stroking his beard.
"So the product is available?" Zhu Yulan asked.
"It was originally in stock, but it was sold out recently. If you are not in a hurry, just wait and I will try to allocate some to you." said Manager Ding.
"How long will it take?" Mu Hanyan asked.
"Probably one or two days, or a little longer. How about this, you pay a deposit first and leave your address. Once the goods are ready, I will send someone to notify you, or directly notify Mrs. Gu." Shopkeeper Ding changed his words repeatedly.
"Shopkeeper Ding, are you kidding me?" Zhu Yulan slammed the counter and said angrily, "If there's stock, then there's stock. If there's no stock, then there's no stock. We've been together for so many years, why don't you just be frank? Why are you beating around the bush like this? Are you seeing that my Gu family is having a hard time and don't take me seriously anymore? Are you deliberately teasing me? If you don't explain it to me clearly today, I'll never let you go."
Seeing Zhu Yulan throwing a tantrum, several servants in the shop turned their heads to look at her, then quickly hid aside, obviously a little afraid of her.
Mu Hanyan and the others looked at each other in surprise. It turned out that Zhu Yulan was not only acting like a spoiled child at home, but also behaved like a spoiled child outside. Judging from the behavior of those waiters, this was definitely not the first time.
"Ah, alas, Second Madam Gu, please don't be angry. You also know that our chamber of commerce values its reputation the most. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if the word gets out that we have no goods? To be honest, the herbs you want, let alone my Sitong Chamber of Commerce, other major chambers of commerce can't hope to get them all in a short time. If you don't believe me, go out and ask." Shopkeeper Ding smiled embarrassedly.
"Hmph, you're wasting my time. If you dare to tease me like this again, I'll make a scene and take your surname." Zhu Yulan put her hands on her hips and cursed with a fierce look on her face.
"Yes, yes, I was wrong this time. Please stop making trouble. It will affect our reputation if it gets out." Shopkeeper Ding looked at several guests in the lobby who were looking over here curiously and said with a bitter face.
What the Chamber of Commerce wants is to make money in harmony. How can they do business if there are people arguing all day long? He is really afraid that Zhu Yulan will keep making a scene here. This kind of thing has happened before. It was because Zhu Yulan once brought a business and promised a kickback of 5,000 taels of silver. Because the customer lowered the price too much, he finally only gave Zhu Yulan 1,000 taels. This shrew blocked the door and cursed for three days. Not to mention the customers, even the shop assistants didn't dare to show up, which affected a lot of business.
It just so happened that the Gu family had laid a good foundation in the past few years, and this woman was very versatile and had some connections. From time to time, she could bring him some business of varying sizes. He didn't want to offend her, so in the end he paid her a kickback of several thousand taels of silver, and also compensated her for lost wages of several thousand taels of silver, and the matter came to an end.
In short, he really didn't want to offend this shrew. He cursed himself for being too talkative and personally sent Zhu Yulan and others out the door.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Master Priest. People like this deserve to be punished. If you treat them harshly, they will dither and fool you for a whole day, and finally ask you to pay a deposit and go back to wait. If you get impatient and want to get the deposit back, it's impossible." Zhu Yulan said embarrassedly after noticing the strange expressions of Mu Hanyan and others.
"Fortunately, I have you, otherwise I might have been fooled by him." Mu Hanyan said with some emotion.
She hadn't been involved in the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce before, so she wasn't very clear about the deposit. But after hearing what Zhu Yulan said, she understood. As the saying goes, money makes money. The more money you have, the bigger your business will be. Don't underestimate the deposit. If you get a lot of people involved, it can be a huge sum.
Mu Hanyan's heart moved slightly. This Zhu Yulan was not completely useless after all. She still had some abilities. If the Flower Rain Temple wanted to truly become powerful, it would not be possible without money. It must have its own way of making money. However, the people below clearly had no business experience. If Zhu Yulan was brought over, it would be of great help.
"Your Excellency the Chief Priest, thank you for your praise. I have no choice. It is not easy for a woman to manage such a big business. If I act honestly, sooner or later these profiteers will gnaw everything to the bone. Yuhe, now you should understand Second Aunt's difficulties. Others say that Second Aunt is sarcastic and mean, and that she is a snob, but who knows Second Aunt's difficulties? Who knows the hardships that Second Aunt has endured over the years? Woo..." Zhu Yulan started to speak sentimentally again, her eyes fluttering down.
Here it comes again... Mu Hanyan rolled her eyes. She cried and became sentimental at every turn. If she went to Huayu City, she would be drowned in tears.
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