It’s noon on February 10, 1228 in the Ziyun calendar.
In the small courtyard, Zhou Donghuang and Lin Lan were having a meal, with Ah Fu and Granny Lian standing behind them.
"Master, someone is coming."
Ah Fu suddenly spoke.
Zhou Donghuang heard the sound and glanced outside the small courtyard.
A middle-aged man was walking towards them quickly.
After seeing the face across from him clearly, a cold murderous intent flashed in Zhou Donghuang's eyes.
The visitor was none other than the one who let them in when they came a few days ago, but slandered them as Lin Hua, a descendant of the Lin family who climbed over the wall.
"Lin Lan, the fourth elder has returned... The second elder asked me to inform you that you will go to the backyard to confront the fourth elder in an hour."
After Lin Hua said this, he smiled coldly and said, "At that time, I want to see what evidence you, Lin Lan, can produce to prove that the fourth elder embezzled your prescription."
After the words fell, Lin Hua left.
"Donghuang, can you really prove... that you prepared the prescription for Zhixue Powder?"
The confrontation with Lin Tonghong, the fourth elder of the Lin family, was imminent. Lin Lan was inevitably a little anxious. She looked at Zhou Donghuang and asked for further confirmation.
"Mom, don't worry."
Zhou Donghuang smiled faintly, "I am familiar with the prescription of Zhixue Powder that I gave you... I even know what herbs to add to the prescription of Zhixue Powder to increase its efficacy by 10%."
"In addition, I also know which medicinal materials should be removed from the Zhixue Powder prescription to reduce its efficacy."
"Don't the Lin family enshrine a Chinese-level pharmacist? When the time comes, we can let him come out and make a judgment."
Zhou Donghuang said confidently.
Only when you prepare a prescription yourself can you fully understand the properties of the medicine. Knowing which medicinal materials to remove and which to add can change the effect of the prescription to a certain extent.
This point is common knowledge even to low-grade pharmacists, not to mention middle-grade pharmacists.
…
The main entrance of the Lin family's mansion.
A middle-aged man in rich clothes, with a medium build, a face like a crown jewel, and a majestic look on his brows, stared at the end of the road with a look of expectation in his eyes, as if he was waiting for something.
"Patriarch, the head of the Lu family, Lu Qinghu, really gives you face. Not only does he not need you to hold a banquet, but he also comes to see you personally."
Behind the middle-aged man, a tall and muscular old man with white eyebrows stood and said to the middle-aged man with a smile.
The middle-aged man is the head of the Lin family, Lin Zhuoyue.
As for the old man behind him, it was Lin Tianzheng, the eldest elder of the Lin family.
"That Lu Qinghu is not a simple person... Moreover, this time, we are the ones asking for help, so we must not lose our etiquette."
Lin Zhuomo said: "Great Elder, please don't think of him as the former head of a humble family... Now he is a fourth-level Qi Gathering martial arts monk, the head of a noble family, and an equal to me."
"Today, our Lin family must win the agency rights for the Lu Family's Juqi Powder... As long as we win, our Lin family's income will increase by at least 50% in the future."
Lin Zhuoyue's eyes were full of expectation.
Even if the Lu family does not allow the family that has obtained the agency rights to sell Juqi Powder in Yunfeng County, the Lin family's channels are not limited to hundreds of small towns with chambers of commerce.
The Lin family has channels to sell Juqi Powder to another lower-class county near Yunfeng County. Although it will increase some labor transportation costs, it will still make a considerable profit.
"Don't worry, Master, I know the severity."
Lin Tianzheng nodded.
"coming!"
About a quarter of an hour later, Lin Zhuozhou and Lin Tianzheng saw two large sedans with eight carriages appearing from the end of the road in the distance, walking towards their Lin family's mansion.
The most important thing is that on the door curtain in front of these two large sedan chairs with eight carriages, there is a large word "Lu" embroidered on it.
It is the sedan chair of the Lu family, a wealthy family in the past and now a distinguished family.
After a moment, two eight-carrying sedans stopped at the gate of the Lin family's residence, and two figures walked out of the two settled sedans.
It was the head of the Lu family, Lu Qinghu, and the second master of the Lu family, Lu Bao.
"The presence of Mr. Lu and Mr. Lu really brings glory to our Lin family... You two, please come inside."
Lin Zhuozhou, the head of the Lin family, enthusiastically stepped forward to greet the two Lu Qinghu brothers, and Lin Tianzheng, the eldest elder of the Lin family, also personally led the way, "Master Lu, Second Master Lu, please."
"Master Lin, you're welcome."
Lu Qinghu nodded slightly and smiled, and then he and Lu Bao, led by Lin Zhuoyue, entered the Lin family's mansion and arrived at the Lin family's living room.
"Serve tea!"
After the four people sat down respectively, Lin Tianzheng called to the maids who had been standing at the door, and they came in to bring tea and water.
"Master Lu, you personally led the Lu family to advance from a poor family to a prominent family. It's amazing, really amazing... unlike us, who all rely on the blessings of our ancestors."
As soon as Lin Zhuohuo sat down, he gave Lu Qinghu a thumbs up and praised him repeatedly.
"yes."
Lin Tianzheng also laughed in agreement and said: "In the history of our Yunfeng County in the past hundred years, the head of the Lu family is the only one who, as a descendant of a poor family, entered the fourth level of Qi Gathering and led a poor family to become a famous family."
"The head of the Lin family and Elder Tianzheng received the award, and I was just lucky."
Lu Qinghu picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, while shaking his head with a smile. On the surface, he looked humble, but in his heart, he couldn't help but snorted secretly.
In the history of Yunfeng County for nearly a hundred years, the reason why poor families have not produced fourth-level Qi-gathering martial arts monks is that firstly, the talents of children from poor families are indeed inferior, and secondly, because famous families intend to suppress poor families.
Whenever a stronger third-level Qi-gathering martial arts monk appears in a poor family, he will basically die inexplicably. It is said that he died of an accident, but in fact it was a secret assassin from a prominent family.
It was also he who united the Lu family, the Ma family, and the Fang family in the past to protect each other, which made the famous families fear them and not dare to attack the three of them.
Otherwise, he, Lu Qinghu, might have been killed by a prominent family like the Lin family.
"Master Lu is humble."
Lin Zhuohuo smiled and prepared to get into the topic, "Master Lu, please don't tell secrets. I'm looking for you this time mainly for your Lu family's recently sold Qi Gathering, which has been very popular..."
"Master!"
Before Lin Zhuohuo finished speaking, he was interrupted by a sudden voice from outside. It was a member of the Lin family who rushed to the door of the living room out of breath.
"The second elder asked me to tell you that the fourth elder and Lin Lan are already in the backyard. They are just waiting for you to go over and start the confrontation."
As soon as the Lin family finished speaking, Lin Tianzheng shouted in a deep voice: "Okay! The head of the family doesn't have time to pay attention to those trivial matters now, let the two of them change the time to confront each other."
"… yes!"
The children of the Lin family responded and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Lu Qinghu said, "Wait!"
Suddenly, the Lin family disciples stopped.
"Master Lin, your fourth elder of the Lin family is confronting someone in the backyard? What's going on?"
Lu Qinghu looked at Lin Zhuomo and asked curiously.
Just now, he seemed to have heard the Lin family member mention the name 'Lin Lan', but he didn't dare to confirm it, so he wanted to confirm it further.
"They say family scandals should not be made public... Now that the head of the Lu family has bumped into him and asked about it, there is nothing to hide."
Lin Zhuomo first sighed, then stared deeply and said in a deep voice: "Some time ago, the head of the Lu family should have heard that our Lin family got a prescription for a hemostatic powder that is 40% more effective than the hemostatic powder on the market, right?"
Lu Qinghu nodded, "I heard that Lin Tonghong, the fourth elder of your Lin family, accidentally obtained it outside and handed it over to the Lin family."
"That's right."
Lin Zhuoyue responded, "A few days ago, a descendant of the Lin family who was prohibited from returning to the Lin family by me not only ignored my order to come back, but even threatened... The prescription for hemostasis powder was originally handed over to the family by her, but it was used by everyone around her. The elders took it for themselves and handed it over to the family in their own name to gain credit."
"What's even more outrageous is... she also said that she has evidence to prove that it is her prescription for hemostatic powder. So, now, she is preparing to confront the fourth elder of our Lin family in the backyard."
Lin Zhuoyue said.
"Then she is indeed very courageous... Who is she? Do I know her?"
Lu Qinghu asked again.
"The head of the Lu family has probably never heard of her. She is just a collateral descendant of our Lin family who was assigned to run a chamber of commerce in a small town. Her name is Lin Lan."
Lin Zhuoyue shook his head.
Lin Lan? !
Almost at the moment Lin Zhuoyue finished speaking, Lu Qinghu and Lu Bao's pupils shrank, and then they both stood up in unison.
"Master Lu, Second Master Lu... who are you?"
Lin Zhuozhou and Lin Tianzheng were both frightened by the sudden movements of Lu Qinghu.
"Master Lin, I know you want to mention the agency rights of Juqi Powder to me. This is easy to talk about... However, I am more curious now. Why does your collateral descendant of the Lin family say that she has evidence to prove that the prescription for Zhiqi Powder is her?"
Lu Qinghu took a deep breath and forced a smile, "But I don't know... is it convenient for us to go over together to watch their confrontation?"