The cup tilted on the table and was about to roll off, so Huo Duan quickly grabbed it with his hands to steady it.

"Heartbreak grass?" He used chopsticks to stir the residue in the pot. "How could such a poisonous thing get mixed in?"

Although Huo Duan was not as familiar with medicinal herbs as Gu Fengyan, he knew honeysuckle... He used chopsticks to push aside the tangled clumps of water bubbles, and found that among the yellow and white honeysuckle flowers there was indeed another very similar flower.

If you don't pay very close attention, you can hardly find it.

Gu Fengyan's arms were itchy and painful. He rubbed them and said, "Heartbreak Grass is a highly poisonous substance. Even if it is simply touched, the skin will be covered with rashes after a long time. It is itchy and painful... If this thing is mixed with honeysuckle and sold to pharmacies, and someone dies, our business will be ruined."

As he said that, Gu Fengyan hurried to the main room to get the bag of honeysuckle and brought it to the yard, then dumped it on the ground. "If the business is ruined, it's ruined. If someone dies, we'll have to die here, Mr. Huo."

The two men no longer cared about the pain and itchiness of their flesh, as they saw that the big bag of honeysuckle was actually mixed with half of the heartbreak grass flowers.

Gu Fengyan gasped, "This amount is enough to poison ten elephants. What a big deal! It's hard for him to find so much."

Huo Duan looked at the cup of Gelsemium elegans tea that he almost drank, and couldn't help feeling a little scared.

"Mr. Gu, let's not make this public for now. We can ask my aunt and Rui Ge'er later to see who sent these things." He quickly calmed down, thought for a moment, and knew who wanted to harm them.

Gu Fengyan naturally knew who did it.

However, this person was not among the villagers they recruited. Huo Xiuling and Rui Ge'er have always been careful, so how could such a poisonous person sneak in so easily?

The two of them no longer had any appetite for food. The sun was just rising above the mountain top, and if they didn't go to the county now, they would be exposed to the sun.

"Okay, then let's do as Mr. Huo says." Gu Fengyan said.

The two of them divided the work together. Gu Fengyan cleaned the table and washed the dishes, while Huo Duan packed the medicinal herbs and took them to the village entrance. After more than ten trips back and forth, they finally transported all the medicinal herbs that had been accumulated over the past few days.

Arriving at the county, the two went straight to Xinglinyuan. The medicinal materials were divided in advance, and the part that could be used in meals was left to Dongfulou, and the rest was given to Xinglinyuan.

After delivering the goods to Xinglinyuan, he received a total of more than 60 strings of cash. After deducting the 10 strings of cash he had invested and adding the 10 strings of cash left over from last time, he had a total of 70 strings of cash.

I have to say, it’s a huge profit!

Even the two bosses who grew up with money were shocked by the speed at which the money came.

When the amount of money increases, you can no longer carry it on your body as you used to. Firstly, you are afraid that the money will be exposed and cause trouble; secondly, carrying a large amount of coins on your body makes the jingling sound, which is tiring.

Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan both enjoyed the fact that they were free from the worries of rich people again.

Finally, they both decided to go to the bank to exchange the copper coins for paper money, and kept another twenty strings of cash for emergencies.

After coming out of the bank, Gu Fengyan put a thin roll of banknotes into his pocket. He smiled like a sated fox, "Boss Huo, we made a lot of money this time. If we save a little more, we can buy a house."

Huo Duan was thinking about something... He was afraid that Gu Fengyan would ask him about the progress of the task.

"Buy it after the next batch of medicinal herbs are sold. There are many mosquitoes in the small house in the village, and the space is cramped... By the way, give father the medicine and cure his illness." He didn't ask, and Huo Duan breathed a sigh of relief and carefully arranged how to use the money.

At this point, Gu Fengyan frowned slightly, "Speaking of which, Mr. Huo... you just saw that Xinglinyuan has already stockpiled a lot of medicinal materials. If we send more to them, they will definitely have a hard time."

When the contract was signed with Lin Ru, it was stated that Xinglinyuan would take all the medicinal materials. I'm afraid that Lin Ru didn't expect that the two of them would receive so many medicinal materials.

There were too many medicinal materials stockpiled, the demand was unstable, and due to contract constraints, Xinglinyuan could not go back on its word and had to buy them all.

In the short term, this matter did not cause any loss to Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan, but as time went on, more and more medicinal materials would pile up in Xinglin Courtyard, and they would also be affected.

Huo Duan understood what Gu Fengyan wanted to say, and nodded as he said, "There are still a few pharmacies in the county. Besides, in addition to Qianmo County, the neighboring counties and the prefectures all need medicinal materials... We will discuss it with Mr. Lin some other day and change to a fixed quota supply."

"Mr. Huo is right," Gu Fengyan smiled brightly, "Let's buy a house first... Alas, I don't know whether Dongfulou has made a profit or a loss."

Gu Fengyan has said this twice.

Do you really want to sleep separately from him? Huo Duan's eyebrows jumped, feeling very uncomfortable.

"Mr. Gu is in such a hurry to buy a house. Does he really hate me?" He suppressed his grievance and spoke in a joking manner.

Gu Fengyan was just worrying about whether the medicinal materials invested by Dongfulou could make a profit. When he heard Huo Duan's question, he turned around.

"How could I hate Mr. Huo? I like you so much that I can't wait..." Gu Fengyan smiled happily and mischievously, "Why? I'm addicted to this human-shaped pillow, and Mr. Huo can't bear to give it up?"

Huo Duan's face immediately turned red; he was actually teased by Gu Fengyan.

"What nonsense are you talking about! It's obviously you who keeps snuggling into my arms every night, and I don't even know who is reluctant to let go of whom." Huo Duan snorted, unwilling to be outdone.

"Yeah, that's..." Gu Fengyan's smile became brighter and brighter, and he nodded repeatedly, "Oh, I don't know who hugs me so hard that I can't breathe every night, and what pushes against me every morning - um."

Huo Duan's face suddenly turned red all the way to his neck, and he suddenly covered Gu Fengyan's mouth, "You, you don't talk nonsense!"

"I haven't finished yet, why are you in such a hurry?" Gu Fengyan held his hand and pulled it apart. Her rosy lips brushed across Huo Duan's palm faintly.

"That's my normal reaction!" Huo Duan tilted his head and clenched his palms to keep the touch.

Gu Fengyan lowered his eyes and smiled, his voice soft and low, looking straight at him, his pair of raised eyes full of seduction and teasing, like a pool of moist spring water.

He said, "Mr. Huo, we only have one life, so it's not a bad thing to be honest, right? What do you want..."

It is not a question.

What do you want... This sentence is like a spell, like the seduction of a vixen in a wilderness mountain temple: "Come, hug me, tear me apart, fall into the abyss of desire..."

But the fox in front of me is a male.

Huo Duan's head buzzed, his throat rolled up and down twice, and he almost said that word.

"Mr. Gu, what do you want?" He held back and asked Gu Fengyan.

Gu Fengyan stared at him deeply, until his eyes... After a moment, he said one word with a dull look, "Coward!"

Huo Duan was stunned.

But Gu Fengyan turned around, and the corners of his eyes were like a small hook, which made Huo Duan's heart tremble.

"Mr. Huo, I'm waiting..." He was still smiling, and his smile was still like a fox.

Throughout the afternoon, Huo Duan felt as if he was in the clouds.

He broke down every word Gu Fengyan said, savored it, and pondered it over and over again, so much so that when they arrived at the door of Dongfulou, he was still walking forward.

Gu Fengyan glanced at him and smiled in an unfathomable way, "Boss Huo, we're here."

Huo Duan suddenly came to his senses and found that he was in front of the door of Dongfulou.

"It seems that Manager Li's business is good, and this investment is worth it!" It was as if he didn't say those words just now. Gu Fengyan didn't notice Huo Duan's trance at all.

The sun was getting hotter and hotter. A small window opened in front of Dongfulou. A long line formed on the street. The waiters in the hall were shouting and coming and going. The place was crowded.

However, the Yingchun Building opposite was deserted, with only a few guests coming to drink tea... Several waiters squatted on the doorstep, and from time to time they made a sour "Pah" sound towards Dongfulou.

The jealousy was palpable.

It only took a few days, but Dongfulou was actually revived.

Huo Duan was very shocked and immediately regained his composure.

Gu Fengyan was very happy, and he pulled a person in line beside him and asked, "Excuse me, is this queue for Dongfulou?"

The man was annoyed by the queue and was not in a good mood at first, but when he saw that Gu Fengyan and Huo Duansheng were pleasing to the eye, he softened his tone and said, "It's from Dongfulou. They have some kind of summer-relief food, made from peaches. It's good to eat alone or with porridge in the summer."

"It's a pity that it's hard to buy. I've been queuing all morning and it's still not here... Alas." After saying that, the man sighed and leaned forward to look.

After hearing this, Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan were very happy. Dongfulou's business was good and they could get 40% of the profits. The investment in medicinal materials and medicinal recipes was not in vain after all.

"Just wait until you get paid a lot, Mr. Huo." Gu Fengyan patted Huo Duan's shoulder with a smile and stepped into Dongfulou.

At the window, there were a few waiters selling cooled basil drink, and there were people carrying basins and bowls to buy peach ginger. There were several people sitting at each table in the hall, and all the seats were occupied. The dishes ordered were all the medicinal foods that Gu Fengyan had written about.

Shopkeeper Li was so busy that he had no time to rest. When he saw Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan coming in from the door, he hurriedly greeted them, "Young men, please go to the private room upstairs and sit for a while. I will come back to greet you when I am done."

He sent a waiter to take the man upstairs and serve him some exquisite snacks and the best Yushan Cloud Mist.

The private room faces the street. Through the window, one can see Manager Zhou of Yingchun Tower opposite, working on his abacus with a face as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Manager Zhou rejected us in the first place. He must be regretting it now..." Gu Fengyan leaned against the window and sipped his tea.

Huo Duan just smiled and said nothing.

After finishing his work, Shopkeeper Li went upstairs and bowed to the two people before entering the house.

"This time Dongfulou can be revived thanks to you two. I would like to thank you two brothers very much." He couldn't suppress a smile in the corner of his eyes.

Obviously making money.

Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan were both grateful for this gift. Gu Fengyan smiled and said, "Manager Li is very polite. Although we provided the herbs and recipes, we should also thank Master Zhao for his superb cooking skills."

Shopkeeper Li smiled and called the waiter behind him to come forward. The waiter was holding a tray. Shopkeeper Li opened the tray and saw a pile of coins neatly placed in it.

"According to the original agreement, 40% of the profits of Dongfulou will be distributed to you two. The income of Dongfulou these days is much better than that of the previous month. This is all thanks to you two." Manager Li put the money on the table. "These 40 strings of cash are the compensation for these days. I hope you two will take care of me in the future."

Forty strings of cash!

Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan couldn't believe it, it turned out that Dongfulou was so profitable.

"Manager Li, you're too polite." Gu Fengyan took the money with a smile.

Shopkeeper Li was busy entertaining guests, so he didn't stay to accompany them. He only asked a waiter to serve him. Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan didn't stay long either. They drank some tea and went back.

Forty strings of cash plus seventy strings of cash made up a total of one hundred and ten strings of cash. Gu Fengyan was so moved that he wanted to cry.

Finally I can move to a new house.

Huo Duan was both happy and worried.

A beeping sound came from my head: "Your task progress has reached 13.45 thousandths. Please keep working hard!"