Chapter 843 Drawing a Clear Line
Fu Zhaoning also sighed.
"Brother, we will buy the herbs at the original price without making any concessions. Is this okay?"
"That's fine—"
"Dong! Call! Him!"
Mr. Ji was really furious.
"Master, calm down." Fu Zhaoning quickly walked to Master Ji and handed him the tea. "Senior brother is strict in his actions. He must follow the rules of the Medicine Alliance. Don't make things difficult for him."
"Master, it's not that this matter cannot be discussed. I just need some time to calculate the purchase price of various medicinal materials. Only then can I figure out how much profit I can make."
Dong Huanzhi stood up and didn't dare to sit down anymore.
"But if Junior Sister doesn't insist on giving up 40% of the profit, I can give up 10% of the profit. Moreover, we can also donate some of the more special herbs. I still have some left over because the branch in Zhecheng doesn't have this kind of herbs, so I can afford it—"
Dong Huanzhi tried very hard to explain.
"I can also donate some money myself, and use it to buy medicinal materials. Master, I am not stingy."
"Oh," Ji Lao laughed, "Then tell me, how much can you donate?"
"I--"
Dong Huanzhi suddenly remembered something. He heard that Chen Haobing wanted to gather some wealthy ladies to donate money to Zhecheng.
She had just been conferred the title of princess, and no one in the capital knew her yet. She had no friends and could not fit into that circle. If she could accomplish this, she should have some fame and could integrate into the circle of these rich ladies.
But to do such a good deed, she must have money, right? It's impossible to do it with just her mouth.
But how much money can she have?
Prince Qiong might not give her much. If Prince Qiong really treated her and her daughter well, why would he have let them escape so easily before?
In the past few years, except for the money they made from selling their own embroidery, the rest was all from him. How much money could they have?
Therefore, he should leave some money for Chen Haobing in case she needs it.
Thinking of this, Dong Huanzhi originally wanted to donate two thousand taels, but he changed his mind and said, "Five hundred taels."
"Five hundred taels!" Old Ji sneered. "I say, you weren't so poor before. Did you pay for the mother and daughter's travel expenses to the capital of Zhao State, and then give them a large sum of money after they arrived? Did they empty all your money?"
This is really true.
When leaving Jicheng, Dong Huanzhi left five thousand taels for Madam Chen, asking them to stay in good inns and eat well along the way, and to buy enough clothes.
But they encountered many twists and turns along the way, lost a lot of money, were cheated of some, and almost spent all the rest.
So after living in his small house in the capital, he gave Mrs. Chen another thousand taels.
Mrs. Chen used the one thousand taels to buy some embroidery thread and to build her network of contacts. She used the rest to buy Chen Haobing some new clothes, which were also used up.
"Master, I can't just ignore them——"
"You're just a fool, what else can you be?!" Mr. Ji slammed the table and cursed.
Fu Zhaoning sighed, she could no longer bear it. She originally thought that she had no right to interfere with Dong Huanzhi's affairs, but seeing how he acted, it seemed that he would also interfere with Chen Haobing, which made her unhappy.
"Master, calm down. I want to tell you something. I just went to attend Chen Haobing's banquet."
"What?"
"Junior sister, did you also go to Hao Bing to donate money?" Dong Huanzhi looked up at her.
"No, I slapped her."
Fu Zhaoning didn't give him any more face and told him in detail what had just happened from beginning to end.
"So, Second Senior Brother, I am officially stressing to you once again that Chen Haobing and I don't get along. If she does it again, it won't be as simple as a slap in the face. What she did was also stupid, and she is full of hatred and resentment towards me."
Fu Zhaoning's tone sank. "I can't control what kind of relationship Senior Brother had with them before, but if Senior Brother still stands firmly on her side and protects her in the future, then Senior Brother and I may have to draw a clear line."
Mr. Ji looked at Dong Huanzhi with a sullen face.
"You have been protecting them for the past few years, but you didn't realize that the girl had a bad heart? She ignored you after she was named a princess. Do you still think she would remember your kindness? You thought you had a family relationship with her, but she was just using you."
"After all, it's rare to find someone as stupid as you! Dong Huanzhi, your sister is right, and I'm here to make it clear to you. If you still want to interact with them in the future, I will sever the relationship between you and my disciple, and you will no longer be my disciple!"
Dong Huanzhi was shocked.
Is it that serious?
"Master, Junior Sister, I——"
"You can go back and prepare the herbs. We will buy them at the original price," said Fu Zhaoning.
"I will prepare the herbs, but Junior Sister..."
"That's it, Steward Zhong, show us around." Fu Zhaoning was too lazy to talk to him anymore, but she kept Master Ji, "Master, I still have something to tell you."
Mr. Ji nodded and didn't look at Dong Huanzhi again.
"Manager Dong, please come in." Butler Zhong invited Dong to go out.
Really, how can this shopkeeper Dong have such a simple mind? Or is he made of wood? He was angry when he heard this.
What about Princess Bingyu who wants to frame their princess? As the princess's senior brother, shouldn't Manager Dong stand on the princess's side?
It was his fault for not scolding Chen Haobing.
Dong Huanzhi walked out with his head down.
"This idiot was quite smart when he was young. How come he has become like this now that he is old?" Old Ji was still very angry.
The young Dong Huanzhi was also very enthusiastic and smart, otherwise he would not have accepted him as his apprentice.
But now that Dong Huanzhi is middle-aged, his mind is really dull and square.
"Okay, Master, don't be angry. I guess my brother is also worried about Madam Chen."
"That's not right. That Madam Chen is seducing him!" Old Ji snorted, "If you really have feelings for him, you should have changed your status earlier and become the second wife. I wouldn't be so angry. But you just refuse to marry and keep it unclear."
Judging from this, Mrs. Chen is not right.
Only that fool can't see it.
"Master, I should go to Zhecheng in three days. I will go to Luoyue Mountain again tomorrow. I should be able to find some medicinal herbs there. I will dig some more."
"I'll go with you." Mr. Ji said without thinking.
"Thank you, Master." Fu Zhaoning was not polite. Mr. Ji knew more medicinal herbs than she did, and she really needed them.
"There are some other medicine shops in the capital. I can help to go around and if they give me face, I can buy more medicinal materials." Old Ji stood up.
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