Mei's house, a courtyard to the east.

This courtyard is much more luxurious than Mei Ruogu's home, and it is the residence of Mei Ruofeng, the shopkeeper of the medicine store.

"What, Mei Ruogu is crazy, she actually raised the price of the pill by three percent!" Mei Ruofeng's eyes widened and said, "Are you sure the news is right, it's not a joke?"

Standing across from him was a middle-aged man of his age, who said, "I can't be wrong, I heard him say it with my own ears." ”

"What about the reason, you can't be expensive for no reason, right?" Mei Ruofeng asked again.

The man replied: "The reason is a bit far-fetched, saying that the products of this batch of pills are much better than before, so the price should be raised, and there is no discount for bulk purchases, whether you like to buy it or not!"

Mei Ruofeng frowned, it was impossible in her heart! The medicinal materials sent over before were not good, and they were not even as good as the previous batches, and the three of them were also Master Chen who presided over the alchemy, the materials and people had not changed, how could the grade of the pill be improved?

He suddenly remembered a detail and hurriedly asked, "Did he really say that he loves to buy or not?"

"I didn't say anything. The man shook his head and said, "But that's what it means between the lines, I want to buy a large batch of pills, and he didn't even frown his eyebrows, and he didn't treat me politely because I was a big customer." ”

"Hahaha, I see!" Mei Ruogu laughed and said, "I see, he deliberately raised the price so that customers would stay away and keep the stock in this way!"

"What's the use, opening the door and not doing business, he's stupid, right?"

Mei Ruofeng shook his head: "He's not stupid at all, but it's a smart approach! As long as there is inventory, he can open every day, but he doesn't do business, but outsiders don't know the inside story, they only know that he opens the door every day, thinking that it is a business that makes money and does not lose money." Then he can use this time to find an alchemist, even if the elders of the clan ask, he can lie and say that the business is good, after all, the account will not be paid until the end of the year, and no one knows whether the store is profitable or losing money. ”

"So what do we do?"

Mei Ruofeng smiled: "According to the original plan, buy all the remaining pills from him!"

"But...... The price is thirty percent higher, and it takes a lot of money to swallow this batch of goods. ”

"It's okay, it's just a big deal to borrow money from the bank and pay some interest. Mei Ruofeng waved her hand and said in a relaxed tone: "A family reunion will be held in a month, and then we only need to open this layer of window paper, Mei Ruofeng will definitely not be able to explain to the elders, and then the Dan Pharmacy will be handed over to me to take care of, and the little money spent is definitely worth it." ”

"Understood, I'll do it. ”

After the man left, Mei Ruofeng stood up, looked up at the blue sky outside the window, and said to herself with a cruel smile: "Fight with me, you Mei Ruogu is still tender! You must not know, I am not in charge of the pill business, but I have already signed four alchemists, this is called taking precautions and being prepared, unlike when you only know that you are in a hurry when you burn your eyebrows! But what's the use of being in a hurry, you can't recruit an alchemist, how can you run a pill pharmacy." ”

With that, he burst out laughing.

......

Ye Yunyang and Mei Yu sat in the dining room, with two meat, two vegetables and four side dishes on the table, plus a pot of rice.

"Why hasn't my father come back, this point should have closed a long time ago. Mei Yu said worriedly, "It can't be that something happened again, right?"

"I'm back. Mei Ruogu's voice sounded in the courtyard, and he was weak.

He walked in dejectedly, and without waiting for the two to ask, he said, "Things are not good! All the pills in the store have been bought, and we won't be able to open it tomorrow, it was Mei Ruofeng who sent it." ”

Mei Yu stood up with a loud voice: "Didn't you raise the price by 30%, and they still bought it?" Father, you won't be soft-hearted and sell it to them at the original price, right?"

"Of course not. He shook his head and said: "The price of thirty percent, there is no discount for a dime, the other party paid the full amount directly, and did not bargain with me during the whole process." ”

Speaking of this, he sighed helplessly: "In this case, I can't help but sell it, once people sue the Elders of the Pill Sect, we will have to go around without eating." It's over, I won't be able to open it tomorrow, and I'll be the boss at the end of the day. ”

Mei Yu was at a loss, Ye Yunyang said with a smile: "Don't worry, just close the door tomorrow, and say to the outside world that we are seizing the time to make a batch of higher-grade pills, and strive to go on the market in three days, when old customers are welcome to come, the price can be discounted, and there is no limit." ”

Mei Ruogu looked at him with a puzzled gaze, Mei Yu slapped his hand and said, "Patronizing and getting angry, forgetting the most important thing!" Father, Yun Yang has the ability to make alchemy, whether it is the rate of becoming a pill or the level of pills, it is one level higher than Master Chen, as long as there are enough raw materials, he can rush to make a batch of pills in three days. ”

"Really?" Merakaya was still a little skeptical.

Ye Yunyang nodded: "The premise is that there are enough raw materials, and they must be real materials, if they are all like the remaining batch in the warehouse, I dare not guarantee it." ”

Listening to his words, Mei Ruogu had a bottom in his heart and said: "Don't worry, although I haven't torn my face with Mei Ruofeng yet, but he is so calculating to me, I will not be polite to him again, let alone choose to forbear because of medicinal materials." ”

Obviously, if Mei Ruofeng dared to fool him with inferior medicinal materials, he would definitely not give up.

Mei Yu brought the elixir refined by Ye Yunyang, and when he saw it at the first glance, he didn't think so, but when he saw it at the second glance, he became shocked, and he said, "This ...... This elixir is really refined by you? It is indeed much better than that refined by Master Chen, and it can be regarded as the best Gathering Spirit Essence Yuan Pill, but it is just ...... What's going on with the cracks and bumps up there?"

He has been in the pill business for many years, and he has long developed a pair of sharp eyes, and he only needs to touch it with his hands to determine the grade of the pill, and he will definitely not make a mistake.

In his opinion, this pill can be called perfect, but the cracked and mottled appearance is too ugly, and it has lost a lot of points.

"I call it the wind erosion effect. Ye Yunyang explained: "When refining the pill, even if the raw materials are good, no matter how smooth the refining process is, there will always be some impurities that will inevitably be inhaled in the pill. ”

This is the alchemy method that he and Dongfang Yixue have researched, at this moment on the Holy Heaven Continent, the pill with the wind erosion effect has already been widely used, and no one will pay for the pill with a smooth surface.

"I see!" Mei Ruogu said sincerely: "I didn't expect Ye Xiaoyou to be an alchemy master, disrespectful and disrespectful! ”

Ye Yunyang said with a smile: "Uncle Mei is too polite, as Xiaoyu's good friend, I should help, she helped us so much, and she didn't ask for compensation." ”

Mei Ruogu smiled: "I'll go and prepare the medicinal materials immediately! If my guess is correct, Mei Ruofeng will definitely refuse to provide the medicinal materials for various reasons, and I will make him regret it." ”

With that, he turned around and was about to walk out.

Mei Yu stopped him and said, "Don't worry, we still have to prepare a better Dan furnace for Yunyang, now it's dark, and many shops have closed, so it's better to buy it tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes, let's eat first, Uncle Mei has been busy all day. Ye Yunyang agreed.

Mei Ruogu nodded: "Okay, eat first!"

......

The next day, Mei Ruofeng's home.

Merlin walked in and said, "Father, Mei Ruogu came with a cousin from her own family and said that he wanted to talk to you about medicinal herbs, and he will be at the door in a while, can you see me?"

Mei Ruofeng frowned: "What kind of medicinal materials? Mei Ruogu no longer has an alchemist in his hands, why is he engaged in medicinal materials?"

"Then I don't know. Merlin shook his head, then lowered his voice and asked, "Father, are you sure you do everything seamlessly?"

"Of course!" Mei Ruofeng swore and said: "His three alchemists left at the end of their term, signed a cooperation agreement with other pill pharmacies, and it is impossible for them to come back within three years; there are only four alchemists in their leisure time on the market, and I asked people to sign an agreement with them secretly, and it is impossible for Mei Ruogu to use them; and then yesterday I also sent someone to buy up his inventory, and spent a price of three percent high, and he has no way out!"

Merlin glared: "The price is three times higher, so it will cost a few hundred taels of purple gold, right?"

"It cost more than a thousand taels. Mei Ruogu said indifferently: "As long as you can snatch the pill business, more than a thousand taels of purple gold is nothing, and sooner or later you will earn it back!"

Merlin was in pain, and asked again: "Then if you see Mei Ruogu or not, if you don't see him, I will come forward and blow him away." ”

"See, of course I want to see!" Mei Ruofeng stood up and said, "I want to see what other tricks he has, but the medicinal materials will never be provided to him, and I finally have the upper hand, so I won't give him a chance to turn over." ”

In the Mei family, the items provided by each other do not need to be settled on the spot, but will be settled after the end of the year, which means that Mei Ruogu can get the medicinal materials without giving money when he comes over now.

As for how he used the medicinal materials after getting them, Mei Ruofeng couldn't be the master.

So Mei Ruofeng wouldn't let him get his wish, and seeing him was just to probe his tone and figure out his purpose.

"Two uncles, please come in, my father has been waiting for you for a long time. Merlin's pretentious voice rang out in the courtyard, his so-called deference only superficial, and his eyes full of disdain.

Mei Ruogu glanced at him, didn't say anything, went straight inside, and came to the house without waiting for Mei Ruofeng to speak, so he directly said the request: "Cousin, I need a batch of medicinal materials, the list has been listed, you sign it, and someone will send it to me." ”

"My cousin's business is so good, it's really enviable. He pretended to take the list, glanced at it and said, "So many, did you use it?"

Mei Ruogu snorted: "Of course I use it! Cousin, haven't you heard, yesterday a big man bought all the pills I had there, I have to hurry up and get the materials, otherwise how can I open the door and do business? I have closed the door of the store just now, and told the neighbors to close for three days, and reopen after three days. ”

Mei Ruofeng sneered, don't say three days, it's just three months, you may not be able to do business again, it's obvious that you want to slap your swollen face and become fat, don't dream.

He pretended to be very embarrassed and said, "I want so many materials at once, it's not that my cousin doesn't support you, but the inventory on my side is also running out, and I'm trying to find a way to buy it, but I really can't meet your requirements." ”