After hearing Gray Robe Jiang Lao's words, Meng Bohai naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
But he could not show it too obviously.
Otherwise, once Gray Robe Jiang Lao had him pinned down, if the Meng Family wanted to sell any good items in the future, they would no longer be able to get a high price from him.
"Open up a sales channel through Elder Jiang?"
Meng Bohai smiled faintly. "Elder Jiang, do not blame me for speaking too bluntly. You and I have only just met, and we are in a place like the Black Market, one that cannot bear the light of day. To directly open a new sales channel through you may be somewhat inappropriate!"
Gray Robe Jiang Lao grew anxious and replied, "How could it be inappropriate? If you enter the Black Market and reveal this batch of Six-Pattern Wheat before everyone, you will certainly be watched by others. When that happens, the two of you will be the ones inviting trouble."
At that moment, Meng Haoran stepped forward and deliberately played peacemaker. "Clan Uncle Bohai, Elder Jiang is right. Once the two of us are targeted by the people in the Black Market, not only will trouble come one after another, it may even bring disaster upon the Household."
Gray Robe Jiang Lao nodded and smiled. "This young fellow understands reason after all."
Hearing this, Meng Bohai pretended to think it over and remained silent.
Seeing this, Gray Robe Jiang Lao struck while the iron was hot. "Fellow Daoist Bohai, let me offer the two of you a great favor as well. If your side produces Six-Pattern Wheat of this quality again in the future, I, Jiang Lao, will purchase it all. However much Six-Pattern Wheat you have, I will buy that much. Moreover, if your Six-Pattern Wheat is supplied exclusively to this one sales channel of mine from now on, I will raise the price by another Spirit Stone per jin. Fellow Daoist Bohai, what do you think?"
Meng Bohai pondered briefly upon hearing this. A moment later, he cupped his hands and said, "Since Elder Jiang is so sincere, then our Household's Six-Pattern Wheat will be supplied solely to Elder Jiang."
Having finally secured this "Six-Pattern Wheat" channel before him, Gray Robe Jiang Lao let out a slight breath.
Gray Robe Jiang Lao asked, "May I know when the Six-Pattern Wheat on Fellow Daoist Bohai's side will mature, and when it can be delivered?"
Meng Haoran answered on Meng Bohai's behalf, "One month. It will need another month before it can mature and be harvested."
Taking over from Meng Haoran, Meng Bohai looked at Gray Robe Jiang Lao and continued, "Elder Jiang, today is the sixth day of the month. How about this? On the tenth day of next month, we shall find another place to meet. Would that be acceptable?"
Gray Robe Jiang Lao nodded and replied, "Certainly. Let our next meeting be set for the tenth day of next month. I hope that day, neither of us will fail to appear."
As he spoke, Gray Robe Jiang Lao took out a map from his robes.
Meng Bohai accepted it, looked at the marked points on it, and asked, "Elder Jiang, is this the Black Market venue in Chiyang County?"
"Precisely. A map like this would normally have to be bought with money. Today, I shall give it to Fellow Daoist Bohai for free."
Gray Robe Jiang Lao then said, "Fellow Daoist Bohai, choose a location on it."
Meng Bohai nodded lightly and casually pointed to a spot on the map. "Elder Jiang, let us settle on this location."
Gray Robe Jiang Lao committed the location to memory and replied, "Good, then it is settled. The tenth day of next month."
Meng Bohai cupped his hands and smiled. "The tenth day of next month, Elder Jiang. Neither of us will fail to appear."
With that, Meng Bohai turned and left with Meng Haoran.
Watching Meng Bohai and Meng Haoran's departing backs, Gray Robe Jiang Lao murmured, "Those two must be from Qingyang County, and both are descendants of cultivation families, not Rogue Cultivators."
Gray Robe Jiang Lao lowered his head again to look at the batch of "Six-Pattern Wheat" he had just traded for and smiled. "Now that I have this Six-Pattern Wheat, I have some say in the Black Market as well. So long as those two can continuously provide me with Six-Pattern Wheat of this quality in the days ahead, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm will surely be no difficulty!"
He turned his head again, looking toward a certain direction deep in the mountains, and smiled. "Black Market, I, Jiang Lao, have returned!"
Only after stepping into Qingyang County Territory did Meng Haoran finally let out a slight sigh of relief.
He then asked, "Clan Uncle Bohai, now that we can sell that Six-Pattern Wheat for fifteen Spirit Stones per jin, how far are we from our goal?"
"Hao Ran, you are mistaken. It is not fifteen per jin, but sixteen per jin!"
Meng Bohai smiled. "Presumably, once the Six-Pattern Wheat planted in the Meng Family's backyard matures and is harvested next time, our goal will be within reach!"
At present, the Meng Family's most urgent matter was helping Clan Chief Meng Jingshan break through the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm and become a true Foundation Establishment cultivator.
As long as Clan Chief Meng Jingshan broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Meng Family would sit firmly in first place within Xinghua Village!
Even those Ninth-Rank Cultivation Families in the county seat would have to weigh their options carefully before seeking trouble with a Meng Family that possessed a Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Looking in the direction of the Meng Family, Meng Bohai said, "To break through the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm, Cultivation Method, resources, cultivation, and the opportunity for a breakthrough—none of these can be lacking. Otherwise, the odds of successfully breaking through to Foundation Establishment will be greatly reduced!"
Meng Haoran asked again, "Then how is the Clan Chief doing now?"
"Qi Refining cultivators have a lifespan of one hundred years, while Foundation Establishment cultivators live three hundred. The Clan Chief is already one hundred and fifty years old. If he still cannot break through to Foundation Establishment in another twenty or thirty years, the power of qi and blood within his body will begin to decline. Therefore, the sooner he breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, the better!"
Meng Bohai continued, "The Meng Family does not lack Cultivation Methods. As for resources, we will gather enough of them in three months. In terms of cultivation, the Clan Chief is already at the peak of the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm. Once the resources are in place, together with that opportunity for a breakthrough, the Clan Chief will surely succeed!"
Meng Haoran nodded lightly upon hearing this.
Meng Bohai took a deep breath, then took out a Storage Bag from his robes and handed it to Meng Haoran.
After Meng Haoran accepted it, he was somewhat at a loss.
"There are three hundred Spirit Stones inside. This is my personal decision. Hao Ran, you alone are currently watching over that Spirit Plant Field in the Meng Family's backyard. You must carefully tend the Second-Tier Spirit Plant, Six-Pattern Wheat, while also attending to your own cultivation. The consumption of resources must be somewhat more than you can bear."
Meng Bohai patted his shoulder and smiled. "Consider these Spirit Stones a reward for the contributions you have made to the Meng Family during this time!"
Meng Haoran politely declined. "Clan Uncle Bohai, these are all things I should be doing. Even if I did not do them, other juniors would."
Meng Bohai frowned. "If your clan uncle tells you to take them, then take them. That brat Xiao Ran wants more Spirit Stones, and I will not give them to him. So just accept them with peace of mind!"
"Alright! Many thanks, Clan Uncle Bohai!" Meng Haoran said with a smile.
The two walked for some time longer. When they had just arrived at the entrance to Xinghua Village, they discovered that people from the county yamen had come there.
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