"Co, brother Lin, have a drink." Sima Long offered Lin Xuan Qi a cup of tea when he ca into the tentage.
"Thanks." Lin Xuan Qi took the cup of tea from Sima Long and sat down on a seat.
One of the servants from the Sima Family quickly ca over and fanned him with their fans.
He was surprised at the treatnt but kept quiet when he saw that Sima Long, Zhang Jie, and Liu Shao were having the sa treatnt.
"You seem to have a pretty close relationship with your servant girls." Zhang Jie put down her teacup and said.
"I don’t have family with , and they were the ones that were with through difficult tis." He gave her a smile and said.
"I understand," Zhang Jie said with a nod.
She was trying to see if it was possible to arrange a marriage for him.
Now that they were together in business, it would be even better if they were related through marriage.
That’s how the big families and clans got to beco powerful and rich together.
But it seed like Lin Xuan Qi wasn’t that interested in getting married. At least for now.
She went on and asked about business.
"Now that the first batch of sales was successful, when would the second batch be available?" Zhang Jie asked.
"The second batch would be available three days later, and this ti it shall be double the price." Lin Xuan Qi replied.
"Double the price? That’s great." Zhang Jie’s eyes opened wide and she was happy with his response.
Twenty taels of silver were a blip compared to the business of the Sima and Zhang Family.
If he could fetch a tael of silver for a piece of soap, it would make it worthwhile for more investnts into the business.
Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head and said, "With the lure of the poems, and the scarcity, the demand would be greater than the supply.
"Don’t worry about the price they are willing to pay.
"In fact, I’m thinking of expanding the retail stores inside Hong Feng City or even to the capital city if possible."
He said and glanced over at Sima Long.
Zhang Jie nudged Sima Long and whispered into her husband’s ears, "Don’t hesitate, here’s our chance."
Sima Long nodded and said, "The Sima Family is willing to invest together in the expansion."
"Thanks!" Lin Xuan Qi stood up and lifted the teacup in his hand and said, "Here’s a toast to our soap business!"
Sima Long, Zhang Jie and Liu Shao stood up and did the sa.
After downing the tea he had, Sima Long sat down and said, "Lee Zhen Ren’s birthday celebration is tomorrow, I would like to invite you.
"Too bad that we can’t be seated with the cultivators like Uncle Sima Ye."
"It’s alright. I’m already invited by my other business partner." Lin Xuan Qi replied.
"I’m so sorry brother Lin, I got the invitation at the last mont, after all, I’m not one of the favored sons..." Sima Long said and Lin Xuan Qi stopped him.
"It’s fine." He understood Sima Long’s difficulties.
The ntion of Sima Ye, however, reminded him of sothing.
"If you see Uncle Sima Ye when you get ho, please let him know that when I visited soone in the prison, the robbers that were caught seed unusually calm and determined."
He recalled how the robbers sitting in their cells were different from the other prisoners.
Sothing was up but he couldn’t figure it out.
"I shall pass your ssage to Uncle Sima Ye when I get back." Sima Long nodded and said.
He knew that Uncle Sima Ye was busy with so mission for the Qing Feng Sect and it had sothing to do with the robbers.
Maybe the information from Lin Xuan Qi might help.
Liu Shao shook his head with a wary look.
"I think it’s best to be prepared for the worst... There are whispers about the Dark Lord."
"The Dark Lord?" Lin Xuan Qi was curious and asked.
"I don’t know why it had to happen while my father is in secluded cultivation." Liu Shao frowned and said, "The Dark Lord ca out of nowhere with slogans of trying to overturn the emperor’s rule.
"He had been willing to make use of any thods and ways to achieve his objective.
"Can you imagine that his followers are all deranged folks wanting equal rights for everyone?"
Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head silently.
Despite what Liu Shao had said, he could imagine that, people asking for equal rights.
"Master Lin! The food is ready." Xue Cong’s voice bood in the air and stopped their conversation.
He glanced over at Sima Long and Liu Shao, and said, "Co with , the food tastes nicer by the fire."
Sima Long glanced at Zhang Jie, and she nudged him to go.
Liu Shao felt it might be good for him to be out in the sun, and he agreed.
They could sll the aroma of the swamp eel being roasted over the fire.
The river clams and river crabs had also been cooked with water.
Xue Cong and Yue Jie ca over with plates in their hands.
Sima Long took two plates and returned to the tentage to be with his wife.
"Let see how good your culinary skills are." Lin Xuan Qi picked up a river clam and put it into his mouth.
The sweetness of the at perated his mouth imdiately after he chewed on it.
He gave Xue Cong an approving nod and proceeded to start on the river crab.
The crab at was tight, with the strands of at at the right tenderness.
The sweetness of the at was even better than the river clam.
"That was great." He exclaid and went on to put the swamp eel at into his mouth.
When he chewed onto the at, it was bouncier and chewier than other fish at.
The sweetness of the swamp eel at was also much more than other fish.
"Brother Liu, eat while it’s hot." Lin Xuan Qi saw Liu Shao holding onto his plate and reminded him.
Liu Shao took a bite from the river crab, and his eyes bead with happiness from the taste of the river crab.
"This is... nice!"
"Glad you like it. Have more!" Lin Xuan Qi said, being happy to see Liu Shao in a better mood for once.
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