Chapter 165 - Chapter 165: Chapter 160 Became a Distinguished Guest of the Fang Family_1 (2/2)

Escaping the Fang Family was the best strategy.

“That will do, I will send someone to fetch the master when the time comes.

Fang Lian didn’t insist on keeping him.

After all, they were still counting on Qin Niu to save the Fang Family’s most important herb.

He naturally didn’t dare to upset Qin Niu.

“I have prepared breakfast for Master Qin, please have a meal outside. Later, I will have someone take you away from the Fang Family by carriage.”

Fang Lian made a gesture of invitation.

Qin Niu followed out of the Fang Family’s secret grounds, and it was still early morning, just as the day was beginning to dawn.

One could see many of the Fang Family’s servants busily going about their tasks.

Qin Niu was led by Young Master Fang into a room with an elegant environment, furnished with a bed for resting, a dining table, and chairs.

All were high-grade mahogany furniture, the materials so exquisite and the craftsmanship so fine, that they were even superior to the mahogany furniture the Yan Family had given to Qin Niu.

“Master Qin has been busy all night, you may first take a bath and change clothes, then have breakfast. After you have rested, I will arrange for someone to send you off. This is the reward I promised Master Qin, and I’ve added an extra five hundred taels as thanks for helping the Fang Family identify the issue with the medicinal herbs.”

The sheer amount of fifteen hundred taels of Silver Money made Qin Niu question his life choices.

“I merely did a trifling matter, and I simply cannot accept this generous additional gift from Young Master Fang.”

Qin Niu returned the silver note for the five hundred taels of Silver Money.

It was hard to let go, but he decisively returned it.

“Does the master find it too little? For solving such a big problem for the Fang Family, five hundred taels is indeed not much. I will add another thousand taels for Master Qin then,” said Fang Lian, actually pulling out a gold note with a denomination of a hundred taels.

“Young Master Fang is truly generous; it seems that I have no choice but to accept this extra generous gift of five hundred taels. I will greedily accept it then, thank you Young Master Fang for the generous reward.”

How could Qin Niu dare accept another thousand taels?

Having too much Silver Money would certainly burn his hands.

Accepting these fifteen hundred taels already meant he had made a fortune.

After Young Master Fang left, two young and beautiful maidservants quickly entered. One carried hot water, and the other brought new clothes.

“The Young Head of the Family has instructed us to serve the gentleman with his bath and attire. May we assist you in disrobing now?” asked the leading maid in a very gentle voice.

“No, no, no, I can manage on my own.”

Qin Niu steeled his heart and sent the two beautiful maids away.

Decadence starts with either a single lapse or countless ones.

If he were to accept the services of the two beautiful maids today, get lost in their gentle care and enjoyment, then there would definitely be a second time, a third time.

He dared not indulge himself.

A belief was tightly held in his heart, and that was to seek everlasting life.

If he were to lavish himself in women’s company and enjoyments with just a bit of cultivation, his spiritual focus would almost certainly be destroyed.

After his bath and changing into clean clothes, he allowed the two beautiful maidservants to enter upon his permission, to take out the dirty clothing, and pour away the used bath water.

They attended to his washing up, then to his breakfast.

One fed him ginseng soup, the other treats, and they wouldn’t be refused. Tears would fall in quick succession.

They said they had not served Qin Niu well and would be punished later on.

It seemed the servants from every household were much the same, without any status to speak of.

Their masters’ commands were what they had to obey.

After breakfast, Qin Niu thought of Xiao Qing, who might not have had her meal, and he packed some food in his chest.

The Fang Family had treated him as a distinguished guest, providing him with exceptionally high-quality breakfast.

“I am leaving now. Please pass on my farewell to your Young Head of the Family.”

“The carriage for the master is already prepared, please follow me.” Uncle Heizi’s voice came from outside the door.

Qin Niu reflected that if he had lacked restraint before, and dallied with the two beautiful maids, he likely would have been spied upon.

In this Fang Family, eyes were everywhere, and he had to be cautious at all times.

Fortunately, he had developed the habit of being careful and prudent since a young age.

This trip to the city had brought him gains beyond his imagination.

He earned an extra sixteen hundred taels of Silver Money.

The Fang Family was indeed very wealthy, and their actions exceedingly generous.