Chapter 148
What a scary attitude, changing on a whim.
Even if Fusheng is a homebody who doesn’t like to leave the mountain, he has lived a long time.
The moment he saw Young Master’s suddenly absurdly good attitude, he knew there was definitely something wrong inside.
He just didn’t know where the problem was.
Wei Yu didn’t care what Fusheng might think; he only knew that once the prey ran into his pot, there was no reason to let it escape!
Wei Yu didn’t give Fusheng a chance to decide, he directly turned around to lead them to the courtyard where Yuan Qiuzi and the others were.
“Two masters, please come in.”
Under the eaves, one has to bow.
Seeing the smiling but firm young man, Fusheng and his senior apprentice exchanged a glance, and could only helplessly choose to follow.
The county magistrate’s office wasn’t that big; except for Guo Yajun’s courtyard, Wei Yu would not barge in casually, but everywhere else could be said to be his territory. Wei Yu quickly led the two master and apprentice to the entrance of a small courtyard.
He turned around and gestured for them to enter.
“Master, don’t worry, your two disciples are fine here, they’re inside, please come in.”
Wei Yu pushed the door open first.
Fusheng looked at the courtyard gate suspiciously, hesitated slightly, then stepped inside.
Once he entered, he was shocked by the scene inside.
Chaos!
Like a furnace exploded!!
In the small courtyard, several long tables were set up, on which were placed many glass bottles of various sizes and shapes; the bottles were all crooked, some dirty, some containing many substances that couldn’t be identified. On the ground there were also many materials—various ores, metals, wood. In the corner stood a pot, with scorch marks around it.
Fusheng and his eldest disciple froze at the entrance.
They did not quite understand anything in the courtyard.
Some of the materials they knew, others they had never even seen, such as those transparent bottles on the table?
They looked really strange, but also very convenient.
Fusheng couldn’t help but walk in.
He looked down at the various metals on the ground, then couldn’t resist touching the various bottles and jars on the table. Seeing a few pairs of dirty gloves scattered on the table, he picked one up and glanced through it.
“Master, there are so many alchemy materials here! Saltpeter, cinnabar, yellow buds… so much gold powder!”
Xi Liuzi’s surprised voice suddenly came from the side.
Fusheng snapped out of it and turned his head, seeing his senior apprentice leaning on another table with a look of utter amazement.
“Ahem!”
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Young Master was standing nearby smiling. Fusheng coughed awkwardly a few times and quietly urged his senior apprentice.
“Come back here. Why do you look so useless? Stand properly!”
Xi Liuzi didn’t want to be so useless at his age either, but who told them they were poor!
If their sect had money to do alchemy, the juniors wouldn’t have to go down the mountain every now and then to sell pills.
Reluctantly tearing his gaze away from the alchemy materials, Xi Liuzi was about to stand next to his master when suddenly a burst of cheers erupted from the small open room.
“I got it!”
The voice was very familiar; Xi Liuzi immediately knew it was his eighth junior apprentice.
“I got it, I got it! I figured out this formula! Haha, senior brother, I got it—”
This seemingly crazy joy left Fusheng and Xi Liuzi a bit stunned.
That voice, no mistake, was Xuan Lingzi’s, right?
Xuan Lingzi gone mad?
What formula did he figure out?
What kind of crazy disease is he having?!
There were some noises inside the room. In puzzlement, Fusheng saw his eighth junior apprentice running out, waving his arms.
His clothes were disheveled, hair messy, normally well-groomed beard in chaos, truly painful to Fusheng and Xi Liuzi’s eyes.
Is this his disciple/junior apprentice?!
The two master and apprentice in the courtyard were shocked, and suddenly even Xuan Lingzi was stunned.
He stopped, “Master! Senior Brother!”
Before Fusheng could ask, Xuan Lingzi’s expression changed from shocked to serious.
He ran over, pulling one of them by hand, leading the two inside the room.
“Master, Senior Brother, you’ve come just in time. Quick, there is a celestial book here! Really, don’t doubt it, it’s truly a celestial treasure book. After reading it, I guarantee you won’t regret it. Seventh Senior Brother and I have been studying it for days! There are many things we still don’t understand…”
“W-what celestial treasure book?”
“Oh—I got it, it must be that chemistry!”
“Yes, yes, Senior Brother is right! It’s chemistry! Chemistry is really mysterious, and the principle behind it…”
The three master and apprentices just kept talking and slipped inside the room, without a glance toward Wei Yu.
“Tsk.”
Wei Yu shook his head feeling rather uncomfortable.
Too self-aware.
So self-aware!
These three were so self-aware that he had no chance to use his authority!
Hong Zhong was still holding the book standing behind.
Seeing His Highness like this, he quietly asked, “Young Master, do you blame them for being rude?”
How can researchers be considered rude?
They’re just obsessed with science and can’t pull themselves away!
At such times, it’s best not to disturb them. Let them work hard!
They’re all talented people.
Wei Yu gave him a reproachful look, “Hey? Don’t say that. It’s rare to meet masters who are so in tune with each other. Such trivial manners, they’re not needed.”
If all the talented people found were this self-aware, he wouldn’t have to bother recruiting everywhere.
Hong Zhong blankly asked, “Then Young Master, what about these books?”
They were originally intended to trick Fusheng into joining, but now that they were so self-aware, just give them the books.
Wei Yu: “You deliver them, and tell them to tell the servants if they need any materials.”
Hong Zhong obediently went in to deliver the books.
Having gained two chemistry experts, and with more chemistry personnel to be sent later, Wei Yu felt very pleased.
He folded his hands behind his back and left the courtyard. When he returned to the study, he called Yi Shisan out and asked,
“Did my Eighth Brother go back to the kiln as supervisor again?”
“Yes.”
To avoid him, he really worked as supervisor at the kiln in this hot weather—really dedicated.
Wei Yu sighed, then looked down at the biology textbook he was writing on the table, and muttered again how unappreciative his Eighth Brother was.
Wei Yu thought for a moment.
His work in Ji Prefecture was basically done; it was time to start heading back to the capital.
The matters of salt and sugar would be handled step by step. Making money was just a matter of time. His Second Brother was in charge here, plus there was Deng Zhengde, a capable businessman. As long as Deng Zhengde followed the business area Wei Yu assigned, Ji Prefecture would soon become an economically prosperous place.
And Ziyang County was the main core.
When he returned, he just needed to occasionally spare some time to check the letters and send people to spot-check the situation…
Wei Yu sighed again in thought.
It’s really good to have capable people.