71: The starting point of doing business

Feng Ming nodded and continued speaking.

"Big Brother, keep an eye on the Sect's Disciple recruitment for me. It would be even better if you could find out who will be escorting the recruitment team in a few days."

"This choice of person is crucial to whether we should travel together to Qingyang City!"

"Alright! I'll go right now!"

After Feng Mian left, Feng Ming continued.

"Grandfather, for the people going to Qingyang City, there are three more things to be done."

"First, keep an eye on major events in the city, especially the movements of the Huangfu Family and the City Lord's Manor, and send news back every day."

"Second, purchase a residence. It doesn't need to be too large, just similar to where we live now. As for the location, I'll decide once the news comes back."

"Third is to spread information in advance. Disseminate the prices of our Feng Family's Medicinal Pills in Liumian Prefecture, ideally making it known to everyone. The main point is to let everyone know that our pills are cheap and of high quality."

"Fine, I'll arrange for Old Zhong, who serves by my side, to go in a moment."

Feng Xiaotian looked full of doubt.

"I know you want to go to Qingyang City to do pill business, but we don't have any Alchemists there. Relying on the Alchemists in Liumian Prefecture won't be enough. Should I have my people secretly recruit some?"

Feng Ming shook his head.

"You won't be able to. The Huangfu Family's sales model is different from our Feng Family's. Every Alchemist in Qingyang City who is even slightly useful is with the Huangfu Family. Where would you recruit from?"

"Eldest Uncle, Eldest Uncle's Wife, Father, Grandfather, we cannot let our guard down either. Compared to the people sent out, our situation is even more dangerous."

"I predict that as early as tonight, or at the latest tomorrow night, the Huangfu Family will definitely send someone!"

"Who?"

Eldest Uncle asked hurriedly.

Feng Ming shook his head and said,

"Perhaps Huangfu Xuan, or perhaps someone else!"

"But no matter who comes, the result will be the same. It's impossible for our Feng Family to cooperate with the Huangfu Family!"

"Why?"

Feng Muqing was puzzled.

"Even though everyone is in the Medicinal Pill business, why can't we develop together?"

Eldest Uncle's Wife, however, said,

"You are muddled!"

"It's true everyone sells pills, but our Feng Family has Minger, and our pills are cheap and of good quality!"

"The Huangfu Family doesn't have these advantages. How can we cooperate?"

"Right now, either the Huangfu Family gives up making pills themselves and buys from us instead!"

"Or our Feng Family raises the price of our pills!"

"But neither of these is possible. The Huangfu Family cannot accept a reduction in income, and the second option is also impossible; they couldn't just watch the Feng Family's high-output, low-input Pill Formula without being tempted."

"A common man is innocent, but harboring a treasure makes him guilty! Choosing the second option would merely give the Huangfu Family enough time to slowly annex our Feng Family!"

Feng Ming cupped his hands.

"Eldest Uncle's Wife is brilliant. This is also why I said the Feng Family and the Huangfu Family can never cooperate!"

"The Huangfu Family is a large Family, not a small individual vendor. It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality! They are used to eating delicacies; if you make them eat coarse food, it would be strange if they didn't flip the table!"

"Balanced in both strength and strategy, our Feng Family has truly produced an extraordinary figure!"

Feng Xiaotian nodded in praise.

"With Minger here, this old man can actually consider retiring."

Just as Feng Ming was about to speak, Feng Xiaotian waved his hand.

"Go ahead and do it, I support you fully. Now this old man has to go back and pack up my old treasures!"

Feng Xiaotian left, and the others also went back to pack.

Jiang Shuwan looked at Feng Ming with eyes full of admiration.

"I never realized before that my husband was actually so formidable in terms of strategy!"

Feng Ming gave a helpless smile and said,

"Have Chun Tao go to the Feng Clan Ping'an Pill Workshop and invite Lu An'an over for a moment."

Jiang Shuwan didn't ask questions; she agreed immediately and went to make the arrangements.

Feng Ming called out to stop her.

"Madam, wait!"

"Does Husband have something else?"

Feng Ming smiled.

"Actually, compared to strategy, I think I'm even better at cultivation!"

"Especially when cultivating together with Madam at night!"

"Shameless!"

Jiang Shuwan replied with a blushing face and then left the main hall.

Although there were still a few days before the recruitment team departed, for safety's sake, many things should be prepared early.

Feng Mian also quickly brought back news.

He heard that the person coming to pick up the recruitment team and return to the city was someone named Ye Feng.

However, there was no specific information at the moment.

Feng Ming didn't feel disappointed upon getting the information.

Having a name was already very good. With Lu An'an around, she should be very clear about the people from the City Lord's Manor.

Soon, Lu An'an arrived.

Feng Ming and Jiang Shuwan accompanied her personally.

But Feng Ming wasn't polite either; he directly asked Lu An'an about this Ye Feng.

Lu An'an said truthfully, "Ye Feng is my father's confidant. He is very strong, with the strength of the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm!"

"In Qingyang City, besides my father and the head of the Huangfu Family, Huangfu He, he is the strongest!"

Jiang Shuwan hurriedly said,

"Sister Anan, how could such a figure take on the task of looking after new Disciples returning to Qingyang City?"

"You specifically asked him to come, didn't you?"

Feng Ming also felt this way; such a figure naturally wouldn't do such trivial things.

Xun Anan nodded.

"Young Master Ye is about to set off for Qingyang City. I was worried about the Huangfu Family, so I had Xiao Qian talk to my father about this."

Feng Ming smiled.

"You are very thoughtful, but this time it's not just me going to Qingyang City, but the entire Feng Family going together."

Lu An'an was stunned, "What?"

Feng Ming then told Lu An'an the news that the Feng Family was preparing to move into Qingyang City, and the latter was shocked.

"Young Master Feng, do you want to reconsider? The Huangfu Family is not that easy to deal with. My father has fought them for so many years and hasn't won. Isn't it even more dangerous for you to go there so rashly?"

"Don't worry, as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Compared to Liumian Prefecture, in Qingyang City, on their own territory, the Huangfu Family actually won't dare to be unscrupulous."

Lu An'an immediately understood.

"Then why did you ask me to come over today?"

Feng Ming laughed.

"Of course, it's to notify you to prepare well and return to Qingyang City with us."

"Ah?"

Lu An'an was dazed.

"But my shop has only just started to pick up."

Feng Ming grabbed Lu An'an's hand and said,

"Don't worry, I will leave your shop to Shopkeeper Liu to manage. You come back with us; that is where your starting point for business is."

"The Feng Family has already arranged for people to go to Qingyang City. At that time, we will secure a shop, and you will manage it."

Lu An'an didn't know what to say for a moment.

He not only encouraged her to do business but even prepared a shop for her.

It was the first time someone had supported her to this extent.

Even her father, the greatest support he gave her was merely agreeing to let her try.

But now, Feng Ming had actually prepared a shop for her; how could this not move her?

"Thank you, Young Master Feng, only... I cannot accept..."

Feng Ming waved his hand to interrupt her.

"I know what you're thinking. Don't treat your starting point and your resources as a mistake; instead, you should use existing resources to let yourself grow rapidly."

"Enduring hardship and starting from the bottom is not tempering oneself; it's just suffering for the sake of suffering. Using resources to climb higher peaks—the growth along that journey is the true tempering."

"Do you understand what I mean?"