Chapter 33 Provincial Capital "Let's move faster, it won't happen again..."
The Xie family members asked Pei Yixue to pack up and leave overnight, without letting her stay for a moment. After doing something like this and with the word "government" hanging over their heads, they left without hesitation and did not dare to make any other moves.
The next day, Pei Yixue also boarded a carriage to Xitang County, preparing to set off from there to the provincial capital the next day.
"Young Master, do you really think you can do this?" Li handed over a golden brocade package, which contained various snacks prepared for Pei Yixue to entertain him on the road.
Her eyes were slightly red with tears, and she held Pei Yixue's hand, "Why don't I go with you, so that you can have someone to take care of you."
Pei Yixue smiled and comforted her: "Nanny, I'm fine. We still have Zhang Xi and the others."
How could Li be at ease? Pei Yixue was weak and had been bullied in the Pei family in the past. If it weren't for her, he might have been eaten to the bone. Now he went to such a far place alone and who knows how he would be bullied.
Zhang Xi touched his head and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, Aunt Li, I will take good care of the boss and make sure he comes back safe and sound."
After comforting Li, Pei Yixue raised his head and looked at Xie Yushu who was standing behind Li. Seeing that he also had red eyes and a sad face, he couldn't help but laugh.
He was only away for a month, but these two really treated him like a three-year-old child who couldn't stand being away from others.
Although, he used to behave like this on purpose to make people feel uneasy...
He called Xie Yushu to the front of the carriage, took his hand and shook it naturally, and said in a gentle voice: "Ashu, prepare well for the college entrance examination this month. If you have any problems, remember to tell the nurse, don't keep it to yourself, wait for me to come back."
Xie Yushu's lips moved, as if he had a thousand words to say, but he stopped, and finally said: "You, be careful on the road."
Seeing that Xie Yushu was obviously worried to death, but his mouth was very hard. Pei Yixue secretly scratched the palm of Xie Yushu's hand with his fingers, then leaned over to his ear and said in an extremely ambiguous tone: "When I'm not here, Ah Shu must avoid Chang Feng, otherwise I will be jealous. If I'm jealous... Ah Shu knows." He deliberately left the end of the sentence, letting Xie Yushu imagine it himself.
The warm breath hit Xie Yushu, and he felt a tingling sensation at the base of his ear. He glanced at Chang Feng and Li, and his cheeks began to heat up again. He pushed Pei Yixue away, but couldn't say anything.
After saying farewell, Pei Yixue let go of the man. He turned around and got into the carriage, but Xie Yushu held his hand tightly, surprisingly.
Pei Yixue turned his head and met Xie Yushu's red eyes, and suddenly he felt reluctant to leave. Since he met Xie Yushu, they had never been apart for more than half a day, but this time they would be apart for at least a month.
However, he had many things to do in the provincial capital this time, so it was inconvenient for Xie Yushu to be around.
Otherwise, he would insist on asking Xie Yushu to accompany him as usual.
"Drive slower on the road. If you feel unwell, take more rest and don't try to be strong. Keep the medicine given by the miracle doctor close to your body and have it ready at all times. Remember to put on more clothes when the weather gets cold..." Xie Yushu had given a lot of instructions without realizing it.
"Okay, Ah Shu, remember to take care of yourself too." Pei Yixue said with a smile.
"That's enough. Are you leaving or not?" Chang Feng rolled his eyes to the sky and urged with a bitter and resentful tone.
Pei Yixue stood on the carriage, looking down from above, looking very proud.
Only when Chang Feng's face turned completely dark did he slowly get into the carriage.
Zhang Xi whipped his horse whip, and the carriage started to shake. Pei Yixue lifted the curtain on the right side of the carriage and looked at the three people who were watching him leave at the gate. Their figures gradually blurred in his sight, and soon they turned into several dots.
As the curtain was lowered, Pei Yixue's sadness at parting began to be gradually replaced by ambition.
His grand plan is still a long way to go.
However, once this matter in the provincial capital is settled, everything else will be easy to handle.
He leaned against the carriage, closed his eyes, and secretly calculated what he would do when he arrived in the provincial capital.
With Governor Fang stepping in, it shouldn't be a problem for the pharmacy and Jishiyi Station to gain a foothold in the provincial capital.
But this is only in theory. The local pharmacies, chambers of commerce, gangs, and escort agencies in the provincial capital are intricately intertwined. His sudden arrival will inevitably disrupt the existing interest structure and affect the interests of these people.
The interests of some officials are inevitably involved in these pharmacies, chambers of commerce, and gangs.
Power struggles are everywhere in the officialdom, and the entire provincial capital is not ruled by a single governor.
How deep the water is is still unknown.
After meeting up with Governor Fang as a miracle doctor, they set out for the provincial capital early the next morning.
After a day of travel, night had quietly fallen, and Pei Yixue and his party arrived at the post station, ready to spend the night.
When they entered the room, Cheng Ye, the guard beside Governor Fang, called out to Pei Yixue, "Doctor Xu, no matter what noise you hear at night, just stay in the room and don't come out."
The strong wind blew, and the leaves outside the window rustled, which was inevitably arousing imagination in this quiet night.
"What's going on? Is this inn haunted?" Chen Ying, the manager chosen by Pei Yixue for the provincial capital pharmacy branch, was at a loss for words at this moment.
Cheng Ye smiled and said, "Manager Chen is joking. You two should remember what I said. No matter what you hear, as long as you stay in the house, nothing will happen."
After Cheng Ye finished speaking, he turned and left. Chen Ying looked up at the old post station, seeming a little uneasy.
Pei Yixue's heart skipped a beat. He was a manager who had been selected through layers of selection. Not only did he believe in ghosts and gods, but he was actually afraid of ghosts?
He rubbed his eyebrows, thought of Cheng Ye's words, took out a bottle of animal drugs and handed it to Chen Ying.
"What's this, Boss?"
"If you encounter danger, throw it away." Pei Yixue said and went into his room.
The oil lamp on the table was turned off, and darkness quickly enveloped the entire room. Pei Yixue did not rush to take off his human skin and pretend to sleep, but waited patiently for a few hours.
"There's an assassin!" Someone outside shouted, breaking the silence.
Then there was a sound of hurried footsteps getting closer, and several people surrounded his room, casting several dark shadows on the window.
Not far away, the sound of swords clashing echoed, which was particularly harsh.
Pei Yixue couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that things were not going to go smoothly in the provincial capital. After all, the brave ones could directly assassinate the governor, and the governor was used to it.
On the way to the provincial capital, they were assassinated a total of sixteen times in five days.
Pei Yixue couldn't help but reflect on his decision. He just wanted to open a store. In fact, he didn't have to gain a foothold in the provincial capital so quickly. It wouldn't be a big problem if he didn't borrow the power of the governor.
"The journey was tiring and made the doctor worried. He will feel better now that we are in Yancheng." Governor Fang personally led Pei Yixue to his residence and said apologetically.
"No way." Pei Yixue's eyebrows couldn't stop twitching. What this person meant was that even if he came to his territory, he would not be able to escape being assassinated.
No wonder even taking medicine had to go through dozens of poison testing procedures.
The other people from the pharmacy and the escort agency set out before Pei Yixue and arrived in Yancheng two days ago in order to investigate in advance which suitable shops there were.
Chen Ying hurriedly walked into Pei Yixue's residence in Fang Mansion, with a look of anxiety and helplessness on his face. He bowed to Pei Yixue, and then reported directly: "Boss, we have encountered some troubles in selecting a site."
Pei Yixue frowned slightly and motioned Chen Ying to sit down and talk slowly.
After Chen Ying sat down, he took a deep breath and began to describe the problems he encountered in detail: "We originally had our eyes on a location in the center of Yancheng, where there is a large flow of people. It is a bit expensive, but it is very suitable for the start-up of the pharmacy.
However, when we were about to negotiate with the shop owner, we found that the shop had been bought by someone else at a high price, more than three times the market price. This person obviously had bad intentions and seemed to be trying to make things difficult for us.
It was another case of throwing money at someone. With the absolute advantage of money, it was indeed possible to crush a person so that he could never recover. But Pei Yixue was not too upset. He took a sip of tea leisurely, "What do you think about this?"
Chen Ying said angrily: "Some people in Yancheng not only don't want us to take root here, but they don't even want to give us a temporary place to stay."
Pei Yixue nodded slightly. Chen Ying's analysis was good, but what he wanted was a solution. He motioned for Chen Ying to continue.
Chen Ying said: "The people below have found several alternative locations, but each of them has some problems to a greater or lesser extent.
One place has a good location but the price is too high, and we can’t negotiate the price properly, otherwise we might be robbed by someone else if we don’t move fast enough. There are two other places that are not expensive but are relatively remote. We are new here and the locals don’t trust us. If we don’t have the support of people, I’m afraid it will be difficult to do business.”
The remote location did not matter to Pei Yixue. He was confident that even if his pharmacy was opened in the suburbs, he would not have to worry about business given his strength.
But how could he give up the opportunity to make money that was right in front of him?
When Chen Ying asked him how he made the decision, Pei Yixue asked, "Deng Sheng and his team just decided on this location, but before they had time to discuss it with the store owner, someone else got it first. Others acted so quickly, what would you do if these locations were also taken first?"
"If we move faster, we won't fall behind them every time. Which one does the boss see more?" Chen Ying's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. He wished he could fly over immediately to sign a contract and seize the initiative.
"Take your time to choose, there's no rush." Pei Yixue looked straight at Chen Ying and said leisurely.
"This...if we don't rush, even the existing ones might be gone." Chen Ying couldn't help but say.
"If it's gone, it's gone. They can't rely on spending money to grab it. Yancheng is so big, they can't possibly take over the whole thing." Pei Yixue sighed and couldn't help but miss the manager of the Liming Pharmacy in Xitang County. After all, Chen Ying was too young and there was still a lack of tacit understanding between him and her.
He put down his teacup and asked Chen Ying, "How much would it cost to buy the shop you like?"
"Just over 120,000 taels. If no one interferes, we can still keep the price down."
"So, the shop owner sold at least 360,000 taels because we went to see the store, and made an extra 240,000 taels." Pei Yixue asked sincerely: "240,000 taels, do you want it?"
Chen Ying finally reacted, his eyes sparkling with excitement: "The boss is saying that we can find a shop owner to cooperate with us and make the difference? What if the person hiding behind the scenes doesn't fall for it and doesn't come to buy?"
Pei Yixue laughed angrily. Was this guy overwhelmed by the pie worth more than 200,000 taels and was only thinking about making money?
He said, "We were worried that someone might take over the shop first. If no one came to take it, wouldn't we be able to take over the shop smoothly?"
Chen Ying heard this, and an evil light gradually appeared in his clear eyes, "I'll do it right away."
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