"This time, Mu Chengyang lost half a year's allowance and got slapped in the face for nothing. I wonder how angry he will be?" Mu Zeran said with a wicked smile.
"Is the half-yearly allowance a lot of money?" Mu Hanyan asked. Seeing her grandfather and the Fourth and Fifth Elders winking at her earlier, Mu Hanyan knew the clan's allowance was not simple, but there were too many people present to ask more.
"It doesn't matter how much money you have. What's important is the pills. Mu Chengyang's monthly allowance is one fifth-level Qi Refining Pill and one Qingxin Zhenyuan Pill. In half a year, that's twelve top-quality pills." Mu Zeran said enviously.
"The clan's allowance is so generous!" Mu Hanyan exclaimed in amazement. While the Fifth Rank Qi Refining Pill wasn't as good as the Seventh Rank Qi Refining Pills Pang Dezong used to keep the clan secret, it was still a rare, top-grade pill. The Pure Heart True Essence Pill was slightly inferior in grade, but still quite valuable. Mu Chengyang's six-month allowance, combined, would more than cover a Seventh Rank Qi Refining Pill, a top-grade elixir worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Mu Hanyan knew that the Zong family was rich, but she didn't expect them to be so rich. Just three generations of descendants received such a generous share. What about the elders and how to offer sacrifices to the elders?
"In fact, not everyone can get such a large share. The clan assigns some tasks every year and determines the next year's share based on the completion of the tasks. Mu Chengyang is already quite capable, and with the help of his eldest brother Mu Chengxuan, he always completes the tasks well, so he gets such a high share.
"People like us aren't valued by the family to begin with, so we don't get any decent missions, and even if we do, we can't complete them. So our monthly allowance is just one Great Qi Transformation Pill," Mu Zexian said dejectedly.
Mu Hanyan looked at them with sympathy. The Great Qi Refining Pill was a very good training resource for ordinary swordsmen, but compared with Mu Chengyang's Five-Transformation Qi Refining Pill and Qingxin Zhenyuan Pill, it was really too shabby.
"Have you assigned your tasks this time?" Mu Hanyan asked.
"It has been assigned to us a long time ago. We are to look for purple-heart nectar grass. You can buy it or pick it yourself." Mu Ze said first.
"Did you find it?"
"No, I went to Longyan Mountains several times to look for it, but I didn't see any trace of it." Mu Zexian said with a frown.
This answer was within Mu Hanyan's expectations. Compared to the exotic flowers and herbs she had seen before, Purple Heart Nectar Grass was even rarer. Even in her previous life, Mu Hanyan had only seen it a few times, deep within the Longyan Mountains. It was often guarded by exotic beasts. While its strength wasn't great, it was still not something that ordinary people could handle.
Mu Zexian and the others have no problem dealing with that kind of strange beast, but no matter how little they are valued, they are still descendants of the clan. How could they easily take the risk of going deep into the Longyan Mountains? It would be strange if they found it.
If they can't find it, they can only buy it, but purple-hearted nectar grass is so rare that it would be extremely expensive to buy. They probably can't afford that much money.
"Alas, if we can't find the Purple Heart Nectar Grass and complete the mission this time, I'm afraid we won't even be able to keep the Great Qi Pill next year." A young man next to Mu Zeran said with a sad face.
"How about I help you find a solution?" Mu Hanyan said after a moment's thought. She felt quite sympathetic towards them. They weren't well-liked by the family to begin with, and now they had to take on such a task. Mu Hanyan even suspected that the Third Elder's family was deliberately making things difficult for them.
"Brother Hanyan, do you have a solution?" After hearing Mu Hanyan's words, Mu Zeran and others were all surprised.
"Let's try it first. It shouldn't be a problem." Mu Hanyan nodded. The Nanyan Chamber of Commerce was doing well right now, so Mu Nan should be able to find a way to buy a few Purple Heart Manna Grass plants. Furthermore, if the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce bought them directly, the price would be much lower than the market price.
"Thank you, Brother Hanyan. I knew you were capable. I'm counting on you this time." Mu Zexian said gratefully.
"Don't thank me yet, I also need your help with something." Mu Hanyan thought of the Fang family's affairs and said to Mu Ze first.
"We're brothers, just tell me what's on your mind." Mu Zexian patted his chest again.
"You came to trouble me yesterday, probably because you were instigated by the Rong family. A friend of mine has an old relationship with the Fang family, and the grudge between him and the Rong family was because of the Fang family. Can you plead with the fifth elder and ask them to give the Fang family a way out?" Mu Hanyan said.
Originally, she wanted to help the Fang family regain the family property, but knowing that the Rong family was backed by the Fifth Elder's family, she didn't want to go too far. After all, the Fifth Elder had a good relationship with her grandfather and had just spoken up for her.
"You are talking about the Rong family. They have nothing to do with my grandfather. I just helped them a few times, and others mistakenly thought that my grandfather was supporting them behind the scenes, otherwise they wouldn't be where they are today. Rong Tianhai dared to offend Brother Han Yan. I already gave him a good beating yesterday. He definitely won't dare to mess with the Fang family again." Mu Ze said first.
"Rong Tianhai is just a manager. Is it useful to deal with him?" Mu Hanyan said with a frown.
"I don't know about this elder brother Han Yan. Rong Tianhai said he was the steward, but he was actually the illegitimate son of the Rong family head. I heard that when the Rong family head was young, he was a playboy and had an affair with a maid in the mansion and got her pregnant. Because the Rong family head's wife's family was quite powerful, the Rong family head was able to rise to power thanks to the support of his wife's family. Therefore, the Rong family head has always been henpecked and afraid of angering his wife, so he gave the girl to his distant cousin as a concubine.
Later, Madam Rong gave birth to several daughters but no sons. Patriarch Rong summoned his distant cousin to the City Guard House and gave his son—his own illegitimate son—the title of steward. He doted on him, loving him even more than his own daughters. All matters of the Rong family, big or small, were entrusted to him. Even a blind man could tell what kind of relationship they had. "Mu Zexian spoke mysteriously, gossiping.
What a mess this is... Mu Hanyan looked at Mu Zexian speechlessly, and wanted to say: Your circle is so messy.
Since Rong Tianhai is the illegitimate son of the head of the Rong family, all matters of the Rong family, big or small, are handled by him, so Mu Hanyan no longer worries about the Fang family.
After just a few steps, Ye Lanxun emerged. He was dressed in a silver-grey robe, his jet-black hair tied up with a white jade hairpin, which only made his face look even more stunning. Mu Zeran and the others were stunned. There was such a handsome man in the world. Hey, going out with someone like him today was a bit stressful. They were just the green leaves that set off the flowers.
"Have you had breakfast?" Mu Hanyan asked with a smile.
"I have used it. How about you?" Ye Lanxuan also smiled back and asked softly.
"Of course I have. But I didn't expect that our Young Master Ye would still stay in bed." Mu Hanyan joked. It was because she had already had breakfast and even put on a big show at the door that Ye Lanxun appeared.
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