Xiuxian, I can travel to another world

Chapter 6 Pharmacy Forest Farm
The next day.

Zhu Ju came to the pharmacy accompanied by Qin Bo.

After last night's chaos, the pharmacy was completely destroyed and all valuables were looted.

Liu You, who was in charge of guarding the pharmacy, was beaten all over his body. He was lying on the ground groaning with ointment all over his body.

Amidst the mess on the ground, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

"Master."

Steward Wang looked ashamed:
"I'm incompetent and have let the pharmacy get robbed twice within a year. This time, the side room where the herbs were stored collapsed."

"I am so ashamed of the master's kindness in cultivating me!"

He cried loudly, his face covered with snot and tears, but only he knew whether it was true or just a pretense.

"Okay." Zhu Ju waved his hand helplessly.
"No one expected this kind of disaster. It has nothing to do with you. How much did the pharmacy lose?"

"Loss..." Steward Wang sniffed and stopped crying:

"The lost medicinal herbs and prescriptions are worth approximately two hundred taels of silver. There are also damaged containers and houses, which would cost several dozen taels to repair."

Three hundred taels!
This does not include compensation for the shop assistants.

Zhu Ju took a deep breath.

A few days ago, he was still calculating how much surplus he would have from this year's income. Now it seems that he would be lucky enough if he could avoid being in debt.

silver……

We need to find a way to get some quick money to help us out.

"Let's clean this place up first. We'll continue buying herbs and repairing what needs repairing. We won't be short of money."

Zhu Ju paced back and forth with his hands behind his back:

"Withdraw five taels of silver from the account to Liu You. Let him rest well during this period and he doesn't need to go to work for the time being."

"Thank you, Master." Liu You, lying on the ground, struggled to speak:
"Thank you... Master."

"Have a good rest." Zhu Ju nodded and walked towards the carriage.
"Uncle Qin, let's go to the forest farm."

"Go to the forest farm?" Qin Bo frowned.
"now go?"

"Right now." Zhu Ju nodded.
"If you go now, you can still come back at night."

After getting on the carriage, he rubbed his swollen temples and looked at the medicine bag in the corner of the carriage.

"fortunately!"

"There are still a few doses of the great medicine used to assist in the practice of the Thirteen Horizontal Refinements. Otherwise, the practice will be affected."

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The carriage was driving on the mountain road.

Zhu Ju lifted the carriage curtain, stretched out his hand to feel the cold wind from outside, and spoke thoughtfully:
"It's going to snow."

"Yes."

Qin Bo swung his whip and said:

"Depending on the situation, it should be within three to five days."

"Once the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, it will be difficult to get things down from the mountain, and the forest farm will lose its income." Zhu Ju said slowly:

"Is Uncle Qin aware of the situation at the forest farm?"

"I know a little bit." Qin Bo replied:
"The forest farm is backed by Snake Mountain. Our main income comes from felling the Yintao trees on the mountain, and we also purchase some medicinal herbs, snake skins, and other items from the mountain people."

"The master came from the mountains a few years ago, so he rented the forest farm. Firstly, it provides a source of income, and secondly, it provides some convenience for the nearby mountain people."

Zhu Ju seemed to be lost in thought.

It is called Snake Mountain, so naturally it is filled with miasma and infested with snakes and insects. Every year, people get into danger in the mountain.

But strange things happen in bad places.

Snake Mountain is home to a strange tree called Yin Tao. The branches of this tree have a special fragrance. The incense and incense powder made from it after grinding are very popular among wealthy families and are even sold to other prefectures. It is also the largest source of income for Zhu Ju.

unfortunately,

Not all peach wood will have fragrance after being powdered. It must be the new buds of the year.

Moreover, there are many poisonous snakes lurking near the Yin peach trees, and the terrain where they grow is steep, making picking very dangerous, so the output has always been limited.

"Ouch!"

"You dare to fight back?"

"Hit me! Hit me hard!"

At this time, there was a commotion coming from the front. It turned out that several strong men were beating up a young man wearing shorts.

The boy was thin and inconspicuous in front of the strong men, but he still fought hard.

pity.

After all, he was too weak. Every time he resisted, he would be kicked to the ground and beaten even more fiercely.

"stop!"

Qin Bo shouted and jumped off the carriage:
"what happened?"

"None of you..." The leading strong man shouted subconsciously, turned around and saw the person coming, his expression changed immediately:

"Mr. Qin?"

"Humph!" Qin Bo snorted coldly:
"Not only me, the young master is here too."

"Your name is Yuan Hu, right?" Zhu Ju got off the carriage, tightened his cloak, and said:

"Manager Yuan's eldest son, we met him once."

"Yes." Yuan Hu knelt down on the ground hurriedly:
"Master Zhu, why are you here?"

"I'm bored, so I came out for a walk." Zhu Ju said calmly:

"how?"

"Do I need to inform you where I'm going?"

"I dare not." Yuan Hu shook his head desperately.

"What's going on?" Zhu Ju gestured:
"Bullying a child really shows how capable you are."

"Master." Yuan Hu said in a muffled voice:

"This little bastard stole medicinal herbs from the mountains and passed them off as good ones to cheat people out of money. That's why we taught him a lesson."

"Bullshit!" the young man roared, and rushed over to kick Yuan Hu:
"Things in the mountains grow naturally, they're not grown by you, why can't you let me bring them out?"

"And the Yin Tao wood. I agreed to pay two coins for ten pounds, but they deducted one coin from me. I'm definitely not going to accept that."

He was short in stature but had amazing strength. The tall and strong Yuan Hu was kicked to the ground.

Zhu Ju frowned slightly.

No matter what, Yuan Hu is also his subordinate, but he is concerned about another thing now.

Two big bucks? When did that happen?
"Master!"

At this time, other people in the forest farm also heard the noise and rushed over. The manager Yuan Chong was even more anxious:
"Why did you come at this time? I'm so sorry for not being able to prepare for you."

"Manager Yuan." Zhu Ju said indifferently:
"I remember the rule for exchanging mahogany wood for money was set by my father: three large coins for ten pounds, and it has never changed."

"When did it become two big bucks?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene suddenly became quiet, and the forest guards who had followed Yuan Chong all looked at each other in confusion.

"Master."

Yuan Chong's eyes flickered and he whispered:

"Freshly cut Yintao wood has a high moisture content. A single piece weighs several kilograms. It needs to be air-dried to remove the moisture before it can be made into incense powder. Traditionally, this process needs to be done by mountain villagers. Now we directly collect wet Yintao wood, saving them the drying process, so the price is reduced to two big coins."

"In the end, they made a profit."

"Ha..." Zhu Ju looked up at the sky with a cold look in his eyes:

"Manager Yuan, it seems that in your eyes, I am just a lazy, incompetent loser who can be fooled by a few words."

Yuan Chong's face changed drastically.

"Young ones don't dare!"

"Peng!"

Before he could finish his words, he felt a flash before his eyes, and Qin Bo raised his leg and kicked him directly, sending him flying and falling heavily to the ground.

He struggled to prop up his upper body and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"puff!"

"father!"

Yuan Hu roared and rushed to Yuan Chong.

"Master, please forgive me!"

Yuan Chong knelt on the ground, raised his hand and slapped his cheek, kowtowed while slapping himself, and said:
"I was greedy for a moment and broke the rules set by the master. It was because I was afraid of poverty when I was young and wanted my children to live a good life."

"Damn me!"

"I deserve to be beaten!"

"Since I have been loyal to you for decades, please forgive me this time!"

He hit her hard, and a few slaps made her cheeks bulge out, blood oozes out of her mouth, and her forehead is bruised.

Zhu Ju narrowed his eyes slightly:

"Ding An!"

"The little one is here."

A skinny, hunchbacked old man staggered out from the crowd. He was the deputy director of the forest farm.

“When did the price change?”

"This..." Ding An subconsciously looked at Yuan Chong and his son, his throat rolling, and he lowered his head and whispered:

"Master, it's only been these few months."

Zhu Ju had a blank expression on his face, but he snorted in his heart.

In cahoots!
However, even if he saw it, there was no good way to deal with it. There were no available people at hand. If he acted forcefully, it might even cause this group of people to rebel.

After thinking for a while, he asked slowly:
"Manager Yuan maliciously lowered prices and enriched himself. Were you involved?"

"Master." Ding An's forehead was sweating.
"I didn't participate."

"That's good." Zhu Ju glanced at him coldly:
"From now on, you will be in charge of the forest farm. The people at the pharmacy will handle the payment of the red peach wood. The guards will only be responsible for supervision and will not be responsible for financial transactions."

"Manager Yuan!"

"I'm here." Yuan Chong knelt down and approached quickly.

"Since you have followed me for decades, I'll let it go this time." Zhu Ju waved his hand.
"If you do it again next time, I will definitely not forgive you."

"Thank you, Master." Yuan Chong breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed again:

"Thank you, Master!"

"Uncle Qin." Zhu Ju turned and boarded the carriage, no longer interested in going to the forest farm.
"Let's go back."

"Yes." Qin Bo replied, turning his head to look at the young man beside him:

"What's your name, young man?"

"Ma Xun."

"Do you want to learn martial arts?"

Ma Xun's eyes lit up.

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Yuan Chong lay on the bed with a grin on his face. He took out a bottle of ointment from the cabinet and asked his son to help apply it on his body.

"hiss……"

"Take it easy!"

"Yes." Yuan Hu painted it carefully and said through gritted teeth:
"Dad, if you ask me, why did we have to endure this injustice? We should have called someone to kill Zhu."

"Bullshit!" Yuan Chong opened his eyes.
"The young master is a nobleman from the capital city. How can you provoke him?"

"Your Excellency?" Yuan Hu snorted coldly:
"Last night, the Heike family in the city was wiped out by the Black Tiger Gang. He was also a distinguished member of the family."

"It's different." Yuan Chong shook his head.
"The master is from the Sanfentang of the prefectural city, and his status and position are different from those of the wealthy families in the county town."

"Besides, the one surnamed Qin is a master who has cultivated internal energy. Even if we attack together, we don't have much chance of winning."

"Don't be afraid!" Yuan Hu said angrily:

"I've never suffered such humiliation as today. At worst, I can go into the mountains and join the Black Tiger Gang. There are other options."

"Black Tiger Gang..." Yuan Chong seemed to be lost in thought.
"There's no need to worry about who wants to stay in the mountains. When your brother achieves success, our Yuan family may be able to rise to prominence like the Zhu family."

"Yuan Bao." Yuan Hu couldn't help grinning when mentioning his younger brother:

"He was lucky enough to find a nest of precious snakes from those mountain people. He even had the opportunity to cultivate internal energy."

"Yes!" Yuan Chong asked:
"Have the mountain people dealt with it?"

"Don't worry, Dad." Yuan Hu patted his chest:

"Except for a snake breeder, no one was left alive."

"That's good." Yuan Chong nodded:
"There was something wrong with the way Ding An looked at me just now. I think he has found a backer. He's afraid he won't let us interfere in the affairs of the forest farm in the future."

"I deliberately promoted him to deal with me. The young master is very resourceful and not one of those spoiled rich kids."

"No rush, no rush..."

"We'll settle today's score after Yuan Bao has learned enough!"

(End of this chapter)