Chapter 204 Book Contract
The man they called Uncle De was a serious old man with white hair. His lean physique showed the demeanor of a former soldier, but there was one difference. Those men, including Ma Jiaju, seemed a little afraid of him.
But the children weren't afraid of him. Seeing Uncle De coming through the courtyard gate with his candy cane, they immediately gathered around him, eagerly calling out "Grandpa De." Hearing the chatter and the somewhat noisy chatter, Uncle De's serious expression softened. He pulled a small white cube from his sleeve, and the children scrambled to grab the candy and started making a noise.
Luo Xuanyi was a little curious about the white square, but she couldn't tell what it was at a quick glance. It would be better to complete the contract as soon as possible.
"Uncle De was originally the commander who specialized in training the drummers in the army. He had special authority to send letters via express post. With him as a witness, this deed can be submitted directly to the Six Ministries."
Following Ma Xinghua's introduction, Uncle De nodded slightly toward Luo Xuanyi. Luo Xuanyi immediately grew wary, but smiled. "No wonder you look so majestic to me. Having you as a witness is fantastic."
"This transaction is very important. I will not show partiality." Uncle De said seriously.
Ma Xinghua led the two into the main hall, where they saw a table and chairs already set up. A sheet of snow-white official paper lay flat on the table, along with all the necessary writing materials. Du Que'er stood behind the table.
She ground the ink, rolled up her sleeves, dipped a thin brush in it, and began to write the contract according to their discussion. Luo Xuanyi had already prepared a draft in her mind, and with Ma Xinghua's supplementary comments, the contract was quickly completed.
In addition to what Luo Xuanyi just proposed, this written contract also contains other supplements. For example, in order to meet the needs of the trading house, the townspeople can still choose to sell spiritual herbs and monsters to the trading house, but each household must sell no less than six spiritual herbs to Luo Xuanyi each month, and each hunting team must sell no less than twenty complete monsters each month.
This was also to take into account Luo Xuanyi's needs. Otherwise, if the townspeople only treated Luo Xuanyi as a retail seller to make extra money, there would be no need for her to pay them twice the price like a fool.
Guhu Town had 400 households, each with a military background. Therefore, if every household were included, Luo Xuanyi's monthly spiritual herbs and demonic beasts would total at least 2,400 low-grade spiritual herbs and 2,000 low-grade demonic beasts. Over the course of several months, even if these were all low-grade spiritual herbs and demonic beasts, the quantity alone would definitely be enough for Luo Xuanyi to conduct experiments and refine eight formation flags.
"Are you sure you can sign this written contract on behalf of all the townspeople?" Luo Xuanyi couldn't help but look up at Ma Xinghua as she watched Du Que'er carefully take out a small box of empty red ink.
Ma Xinghua wrote his name and pressed his thumb into the ink, ensuring the fingerprint was complete before pressing it over his name. "Yes. Originally, I was in charge of all sales of spiritual herbs and demonic beasts in this town. Entrusting the demonic beasts to the mayor and the trading house was a last resort."
The sudden change in transaction method might make the mayor of Guhu Town unhappy. However, this was not Luo Xuanyi's business. She copied the instructions and signed and fingerprinted.
Uncle De also signed his name and fingerprint as a witness, thus officially making the contract effective. All three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Ma Xinghua carefully handed the contract to Uncle De for safekeeping, and Uncle De took his leave. Only then did she begin to think about other things.
"Where would Xuanyi like to stay? There's a small inn west of town, also owned by a local, but it'll cost you a bit of money," Ma Xinghua advised softly. "Why don't you just stay in my yard? You won't have to spend any more on food and lodging. After all, you've already spent a lot of money on our goods, so it's not good to ask you to spend more."
This was an acceptable suggestion. Luo Xuanyi could refine the formation flag in Taoyuan Realm. She wasn't picky about the location, but at least it should be less crowded. She turned her head and looked out the window at the large group of children in the yard.
Ma Xinghua also noticed Luo Xuanyi's gaze and quickly said, "They usually stay in this front yard. This yard of mine was originally the private residence of the previous town mayor. It's three stories deep. I usually discuss matters with the townspeople in the second story. The innermost row of houses is just for storage and no one lives there. I won't let anyone in and disturb you."
After thinking about it, Luo Xuanyi nodded and agreed: "Then I'll trouble you. But I really don't want to be disturbed while I'm refining the elixir. I'm already fasting, so there's no need to send food."
Ma Xinghua responded solemnly: "I understand." Luo Xuanyi didn't know what she understood.
Upon hearing that the big money sponsor's contract had been signed, the townspeople who had been gathered outside the courtyard, having already heard the news, were excited, some even shedding tears. This good news somewhat dispelled the oppressive feeling they had been feeling about the difficult times. So when they heard Ma Xinghua inside, asking Ma Jiaju to tidy up the courtyard for Luo Xuanyi, they immediately enthusiastically accepted the task and rushed into the third courtyard.
The best quality of ordinary people is diligence. With so many people and good discipline, they finished cleaning up the back yard in less than an hour. They didn't take credit for it, fearing to disturb Luo Xuanyi, and hurried away.
Luo Xuanyi didn't even have time to say she could use the Dust Purification Technique before the enthusiastic people took care of everything. She didn't even have time to offer a polite thank you; they had already vanished.
Coming to Guhu Town, I always feel that I have sensed more wonderful things, which is more unfamiliar than the feeling that Fuji Town brought to Luo Xuanyi.
However, she did not have time to capture these thoughts that were running through her mind without a trace. Putting aside her emotions, Luo Xuanyi walked into the yard and carefully checked the death aura to make sure there were no hidden monitoring talismans or the like.
She still has things to deal with before the various materials for this month are delivered.
After setting up restrictions everywhere in the yard and sealing the poisonous energy of all things into each restriction, Luo Xuanyi entered a room at random, sat on the bed and carefully examined the sound transmission note sent by Master Ding Jing, tapping her knees with her fingers.
Two is better~Good night
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