The three old men didn't look at the paperwork in Mei Ruogu's hand from beginning to end, and turned around and left together, leaving very decisively, without any mud and water.

Mei Ruogu was stunned, he couldn't figure it out, he had worked very happily with the three masters for twenty-four years, there had been almost no quarrel between the two sides, and they also had feelings for the Mei family.

Mei Yu also wondered: "Father, did you offend the three seniors somewhere?"

"No!" Mei Ruogu Zhengse said: "The salary given to them has always been settled on time and has never been in arrears, and considering the hard work of the three seniors in alchemy every day, I especially allow them to rest for three days every month." When the yield is high, I will give another reward, and I have never offended them. Besides, even if there is something that is not done properly, it is impossible to offend all three of them. ”

Mei Yu said again: "Is it because you didn't say anything about the renewal of the contract in advance, they are unhappy?"

Mei Ruogu shook her head: "I didn't say it in advance when I renewed the contract the first two times, everyone has already formed a tacit understanding, the three seniors did a good job in the Mei family, I have no reason not to renew the contract with them, and I didn't show the emotion of not renewing the contract before, what is going on?"

He couldn't figure it out, and Mei Yu couldn't figure it out.

Ye Yunyang opened his mouth and said: "Since I can't figure it out, the most direct way is to catch up and ask clearly, it can be seen that at least two of the three seniors are very good at talking, as long as Uncle Mei humbly asks for advice, they should tell the truth." ”

Yun Yang was right. Mei Yu nodded and said.

"Okay, I'll ask. Merokaya stepped out.

Ye Yunyang and Mei Yu glanced at each other, and the two also followed.

The three seniors first returned to the residence to pick up their luggage, and Mei Ruogu chose the old man as the leader, stood at the door and arched his hand, and said straight to the point: "Master Chen, is there anything that the juniors have not done well to offend you and the two masters?"

Master Chen looked back at him: "Why did Shopkeeper Mei say this? We have cooperated for many years, even if there is something that is not in place, everyone will laugh at each other, and we will not hold grudges." ”

"Then why didn't the three of you renew your contract with the Mei family?" asked Mei Ruogu again.

Master Chen put down the luggage in his hand and said, "Shopkeeper Mei wants to make the pill business bigger and stronger, of course we agree with both hands, so it is better not to drag down the Mei family, it is better to take the initiative to leave." ”

Mei Ruogu was confused: "Can Master Chen say it more clearly, the younger generation is dull and some don't understand." ”

Master Chen looked at him: "Shopkeeper Mei, the old man said that there is no banquet in the world, wouldn't it be beautiful to gather and disperse, why do you have to say it so clearly? That is tantamount to being bold and cheeky, even if everyone does not cooperate, there will definitely be a chance to meet in the future, why not save face for each other, and save embarrassment after meeting." ”

Mei Ruogu still didn't understand, but he was basically sure that there was a misunderstanding here, so he clenched his fists again and said in a pertinent tone: "Master Chen, please also make your words clear, so that the juniors can know what they are not doing well." ”

Master Chen frowned and snorted: "Since you insist, then the old man is not welcome, you have always felt that the alchemy ability of the three of us is limited, the success rate is too low, resulting in a serious waste of raw materials, and the refined pills are not high enough to sell at a high price, and the Mei family's pill business cannot be expanded, the reason is all on the three of us." ”

"No, I never thought of it that way. Mei Ruogu said: "I do want to expand my business, but because there are various unfavorable factors, so I have not been able to achieve it for many years. The three seniors are conscientious, and I am very satisfied with you, how can you have such an idea?"

Master Chen was suspicious: "Shopkeeper Mei really didn't think like this?"

Mei Ruogu raised his right fist and said solemnly: "Juniors can swear in front of Master Chen that there will be no such thing!"

Master Chen still has some understanding of his character, and said with a frown: "That's strange, who is spreading rumors?" By the way, I first heard what Master Liu said, and when the contract expired, Shopkeeper Mei never mentioned the renewal of the contract, so we believed it." ”

"Misunderstanding, definitely misunderstanding. Mei Ruogu hurriedly said: "Because of the trust in the three masters, I don't think there is much need to mention this matter, that will turn our cooperation and friendship into a transaction, in fact, I have already prepared the renewal paperwork." ”

Master Chen sighed: "It seems that it is really a misunderstanding. ”

Outside, Mei Yu let out a sigh of relief and interjected, "Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, it is better to ask Master Chen and the two seniors to sign the documents and continue to cooperate with the Mei family." ”

Mei Ruogu nodded: "Yes, it should be so." It's still the fault of the juniors, because they didn't show their attitudes in advance, so the three seniors misunderstood, which is really undeserved. ”

The misunderstanding is resolved, and everyone is happy.

Master Chen shook his head: "It's late, we can't renew the contract with the Mei family." ”

"Why?" the father and daughter asked in unison, since the words had already been spoken, why couldn't the contract be renewed?

Master Chen smiled bitterly and said, "The three of us believed that Shopkeeper Mei did not renew the contract, so we signed a contract with another shopkeeper ten days ago, and we will go there to work there for the next three years, so we ...... Let's tell you the truth, in fact, the shopkeeper came to us three months ago, and the three of us have not agreed, just waiting for the shopkeeper Mei, you have not expressed your attitude, we think that things will not change, and agreed to cooperate with each other ten days ago. ”

Mei Ruogu was completely dumbfounded, according to the regulations of the family alliance, once the employer and the employer sign a contract, they must fulfill the content of the agreement, and any unilateral breach of contract is not allowed, and once violated, they will be severely punished.

For example, an alchemist, after breaking the contract, he will be punished by revocation of alchemy qualifications, and he can no longer engage in alchemy work in this life.

In other words, it is impossible for the three alchemists to cooperate with the Mei family in a short period of time, and Mei Ruogu is facing the dilemma of having no one available, if he can't find a new alchemist before the inventory is exhausted, the business will not be able to continue.

Due to the insufficient supply of medicinal materials in the previous months, the output of pills has dropped sharply, and the number of inventories is not optimistic.

The most important thing is that a month later is the Mei family's ten-year family reunion, and at this time, when such a serious problem arises, how can Mei Ruogu explain to the family elders.

Master Chen also expressed his helplessness, picked up the salute and carried it on his shoulder, hugged his fists and said: "Shopkeeper Mei, it is useless to say too much about the matter, the old man will leave, I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future." ”

Seeing that his father was in a sluggish state, Mei Yu returned the salute on behalf of his father: "Master Chen walks slowly." ”

"Hey!" Master Chen sighed and walked away.

Ye Yunyang said in a deep voice: "Obviously, this is a conspiracy, someone spread rumors in front of the three masters, which led to misunderstandings and caused the current result. ”

Mei Yu gritted his teeth and said, "It must be Mei Ruofeng! He has wanted to monopolize the two businesses of medicinal herbs and pills for a long time, and he has made countless trips for his father!"

Because he holds the source of medicinal materials, Mei Ruofeng is responsible for the supply of raw materials for the pill business, and there are often shoddy and short catties, and the price is much higher than the market price, even if a stranger goes to Mei's pharmacy to sell medicine, he can get a lower price than Mei Ruogu.

It just so happened that the Mei family set a rule, the medicinal materials used in alchemy must be the responsibility of their own pharmacy, and Mei Ruogu could only turn a blind eye.

It is precisely because of the high price of raw materials and the lowest quality that it directly affects the success rate of the three alchemists, and the high cost leads to a decrease in profits, which has become the biggest obstacle to the development of the pill business.

This is also the reason why Mei Ruogu has worked hard for many years, but has not been able to achieve results.

"Father, you have to cheer up, there is no obstacle that you can't overcome. Mei Yu said.

Mei Ruogu returned to her previous state and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to the Pill Elders Church right away and ask a few more Pill Medicine Masters to come back." ”

With that, he turned and left.

Mei Yu looked worried, and said to Ye Yunyang: "It takes a period of time for the new pill pharmacist and the employer to run in, let alone a month, even if it is three months, it may not be able to complete this process. Mei Ruofeng is really ruthless, she actually used a trick to poach our pill pharmacist, but my father didn't know anything, this is definitely the bottom of the kettle. ”

Ye Yunyang shrugged, and said in his heart Anyway, you are all surnamed Mei, you are a family, and you can't pit others.

Two hours later, Merakaya returned dejectedly.

Mei Yu cautiously asked, "Father, have you invited someone?"

He shook his head: "Don't think about inviting anyone within three months, all pill pharmacists have a contract with you! It's really strange, every time I went to the elder's council at this time in previous years, I would meet pill pharmacists looking for a job, but this year, there was no idler." ”

Ye Yunyang said in his heart, as the old saying goes, disaster does not go alone, and this is the truth.

"What should I do then?" Mei Yu looked worried, and asked again, "How long can the inventory of pills last?"

Mei Ruogu smiled bitterly: "At most a month, now it seems that I should be able to hold until the family gathering." ”

"I can't hold on. Ye Yunyang opened his mouth and said, and the father and daughter turned their heads to look at him at the same time.

He said with a straight face: "You think, if it is really Mei Ruofeng who is behind the ghost, he will definitely have other tricks." ”

"Why are you so sure?" asked Merakaya.

The reason is very simple, while the three alchemists were poached, there were no idle alchemists outside, which is enough to show that it was a serial plan, and then Mei Ruogu would use various methods to consume the inventory of the Dan Pharmacy, so that the Dan Pharmacy would not be able to operate, and Mei Ruogu would not be able to explain to the elders at the family gathering.

At this time, a guy ran over excitedly and said, "Shopkeeper, just now we made a big deal, and someone bought two hundred and forty pills, including sixty Tiangang Refining Divine Pills, one hundred and twenty Gathering Spirit Saint Yuan Pills, and ......."

"Stop!" Mei Ruogu interrupted him and asked, "How many pills are still available for sale on the counter, you can report the specific number to me!"

Selling more than 200 pills at a time was definitely a big business in the past, but at this time, Mei Ruogu was not happy at all.

The guy didn't know what was going on, and said happily: "There are only a few dozen ordinary pills left, and I came here not only to report the good news to you, but also to inform you of the stock, and there will be nothing to sell for the guests again." ”

The eyes of the father and daughter fell on Ye Yunyang again, and the situation proved that he guessed correctly.

After the inventory is exhausted, there is no supply, what kind of business is left, and at that time there is only one option.