Simply Trading 144 The Journey North 4

Besides, even if they did, he would be long gone from Changqing City, so he was hardly bothered by that simple lie.

So he simply agreed to the sale, and took the opportunity to purchase a few other materials. There were still a few herbs that he was missing, if he wished to mix those medicinal baths and other cultivation resources that he was going to require, now that he was in the Core Formation stage.

Fortunately, they were not too rare, and he managed to get them from the Fu Lai Medicine Hall. And Deputy Hall Manager Luo seemed more than pleased to let him have them for a much lower price than Qin Feng had expected. Of course, the Deputy Hall Manager also looked somewhat relieved to have saved himself almost five thousand gold coins from that exchange.

And it seemed rather obvious that he had not expected to have those medicinal herbs delivered to his door. Luo Junyuan also surprised Qin Feng, when he admitted that he would sending a few of them off to the Capital.

"There is no call for these herbs here, you see," the Deputy Hall Manager confided, as he waved at the collection displayed on the table in front of him. He had already sent for people to take away the other herbs that were likely to be sold within the month or the next.

"They will most likely be sent to the Capital City, where we are likely to sell them off at a great profit. I believe that our Hall Manager Zheng will be delirious when he gets his hands on some of these. They are said to be highly prized, and much sought after there."

Qin Feng was a little amused to hear Luo Junyuan reveal such a secret. Wasn't the Deputy Hall Manager afraid that he would change his mind, and take back those herbs, to sell them at the Capital, or at Yanyun City, himself?

The Second Ducal Prince was similarly curious, and didn't hesitate to ask that question of Deputy Hall Manager Luo. Who laughed as he replied:

"If that is what Young Master Qin intends to do, I will certainly not stop him. In fact, I would applaude his business ac.u.men. Honestly, it will not weigh you down that greatly, to carry these few extra herbs with you as you travel.

"But I suppose that Young Master Qin is worried about weighing himself down with such items as you head North. Hence he has come to ... lighten his load somewhat, before he leaves Changqing City. In such a case, I would be more than pleased to be of a.s.sistance."

All three men laughed, and Li Changhai clapped the Deputy Hall Manager on his shoulder, which seemed to surprise him greatly. And Luo Junyuan seemed more than pleased, when Qin Feng rea.s.sured him that he was holding to the deal that he had made.

As for Qin Feng himself, he was barely capable of stopping himself from dancing in front of the Second Ducal Prince and the man. But his focus was on the coin he stood to receive, rather than the medicinal herbs that he had just sold. Twenty-five thousand gold pieces! How many people could see that much money, and from a single transaction?

Then he stopped himself and gave out a loud sigh. What was there to be so happy about?

Li Changhai, surprisingly, was quick to notice his sudden change of mood. "What is the matter? I thought you were pleased to sell off your herbs?"

His question naturally drew the attention of Luo Junyuan, who seemed a lot more anxious when he turned to look at Qin Feng. No doubt he was worried that the younger man was going to back away from the deal.

So Qin Feng waved a rea.s.suring hand at the pair at his side, even as he shook his head slowly. "I have no complaints about the arrangement. And my ... despondent mood has nothing to do with our meeting here," he answered quickly.

After all, who knew what the two of them would think, if he told them the truth? That he wasn't all that interested in getting his hands on all that gold? They would probably think him mad, wouldn't they?

Honestly, he was only bemoaning how he was costing himself an even larger profit like this. But what could he do? He didn't have the means to transport large volumes of goods. At least, not in a convenient manner. He could always ask the Second Ducal Prince for help, but the small troop of a hundred or so soldiers that Li Changhai had arranged didn't include any porters. So he would have do deal with his own belongings himself.

Even with the spatial ring on his finger, he could barely move the rest of his gains at the Southern Woods and his puppet. And all that had already laden him with one large storage chest! He had barely managed to squeeze everything in there! Moving that around was going to be inconvenient, to say the least.

Still, Li Changhai had offered him a bit of s.p.a.ce on one of the wagons that he was bringing with him. Apparently, there were reports and evidence of the Barbarian Invasion from his uncle the Marquis to be delivered to his father. As well as a great number of presents for the Duke of the Westlands, from some of the n.o.ble families that had ties with the same.

Which meant that there would be at least two wagonloads making the journey, since they needed to carry food and other supplies for the hundred or so men who were supposed to be guarding the Prince.

In any case, Qin Feng was looking forward to see how this little contingent moved. He had not seen how the military, and its a.s.sociated n.o.bility, dealt with such matters.

It looked like it would be quite an adventure!

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