Chapter 54 - A Lucrative Job (2/2)

After a while, Shopkeeper Lee and Elder Qian entered the room. Shopkeeper Lee clasped hands and said with a laugh: “Young Master Mu, it’s been a few days since our last meeting.”

Mu Feng frowned, stood up, and clasped hands as well: “Shopkeeper Lee, it seems that you’ve sent somebody to check out my background?”

He had never told them that his surname was Mu. Since Shopkeeper Lee greeted him by his name, it was obvious that they had sent somebody to find out his identity.

However, Shopkeeper Lee only knew that he was from the Mu family, but nothing more detailed. This was because an order was passed down in the Mu family to not disclose anything about Mu Feng.

“Hehe, well… By the way, are you here to sell all of these Tally Runes?”

Shopkeeper Lee smiled awkwardly. He picked up a Tally Rune and changed the topic.

“That’s right. How much are you willing to offer?”

Mu Feng dropped the question and said.

“Young Master Mu, if I may ask another question, were you the one who… carved these Tally Runes?”

Shopkeeper Lee asked. The elder seemed to be curious about this as well.

“Shopkeeper Lee, I’m afraid you’re asking too many questions. If you don’t want to buy them, I could go to another shop instead.”

Mu Feng said in a slightly angered tone.

“Oh, please don’t go to another shop. Please don’t get angry with me, I’m just asking with no specific intent. Of course we’re willing to buy them from you. As long as it’s valuable, our shop, Wan Bao Ju, will buy it! Well, let’s see. Hmm, how about this, I’m willing to offer you 200 gold coins per Tally Rune. What do you say?”

Shopkeeper Lee asked.

Mu Feng was extremely pleased to hear his offer, as the price offered was way beyond his expectations. After all, the cost of a piece of tally paper was no more than 20 gold coins. He didn’t expect to sell them at such a good price after carving runes on them.

However, he remained cool, nodded and said: “That sounds great to me. Get me another five dozen pieces of tally paper.”

“Sure. There are 12 Tally Runes here, so it’ll be 2,400 gold coins in total, and five dozen pieces of tally paper cost 1,000 gold coins total. Please scan your Tong Bao gold card with mine.”

Shopkeeper Lee took out his Tong Bao gold card, and Mu Feng took his out as well. Then they placed the cards together, and, in just a moment, the transaction was complete.

“Oh, by the way, you can have these 12 tally papers for free. Young master, if you carve any other Tally Runes in the future, do visit us again. I guarantee that we will offer you the best price available in the market.”

Shopkeeper Lee chuckled and said.

Mu Feng smiled lightly and said: “You really know how to do business, Shopkeeper Lee. I’ll be sure to stop by your shop next time. Well, I’ll take my leave now.”

Mu Feng clasped hands, took the 12 extra pieces of tally paper from the servant lady, and walked out of the shop with Mu Zhong.

“Elder Qian, do you think he’s a chiseler?”

Shopkeeper Lee looked at Mu Feng’s back and asked.

Elder Qian shook his head and said: “There are no visible calluses on his hand. If he was a chiseler, he would have calluses from gripping a chisel for a long period of time. However, I’m sure that he is being guided by a talented shifu. We must establish a good relationship with him and find out who actually carved the runes. I also suggest that we pay a visit to the Mu family one of these days.”

Shopkeeper Lee nodded with a solemn look on his face, as he was aware of the consequences that he might face if he offended a chiseler.

“Being a chiseler is such a lucrative job. It’s extremely difficult for a cultivator to earn that much money.”

Mu Zhong exclaimed.

Mu Feng agreed with him. Now, he doesn’t have to worry about money anymore.

Meanwhile, the pile of Yuan Items that Mu Feng had carved were delivered to the weapons shop right away. All of the weapons were sold on the same day they arrived. The weapon molds needed by Mu Feng were also delivered to his courtyard. After carving the specific Weapon Runes on the molds, the Mu family was able to deliver all of their customer’s orders on time. The family’s economic crisis was finally settled.

The news soon spread to the Huang family.

“What?! The Mu family actually managed to deliver all the orders?!”

After hearing the report from a Huang family disciple, Huang Tai stood up and asked in shock.

“Yes, that’s right. I saw the customers leaving the weapons shop with their Yuan Items with my own eyes.”

The disciple said respectfully.

“Father, what should we do now?”

Huang Yi frowned and asked his father.

Huang Tai narrowed his eyes and said coldly: “Don’t worry, there’s still another way. This time, I’ll make sure that the Mu family is doomed!”