Seeing Old Master Tang so agitated, Ge Ming also realized what Tang Ling had just been asking.
He glanced at Tang Yan, amusement filling his eyes. Had this fellow always been a wastrel in Old Master Tang's eyes?
Before Tang Ling could lose his temper, Ge Ming explained, "Calm down, Patriarch Tang. It isn't Young Master Tang who owes the Wonderful Elixir Workshop money. Our Wonderful Elixir Workshop is settling the payment owed to your Tang Family. Young Brother Tang, didn't you explain this to your grandfather?"
Seeing Old Master Tang staring at him like a tiger eyeing its prey, Tang Yan gave an awkward smile. "I've had so much going on lately that I forgot about this. My master gave me a pill formula earlier and told me to cooperate with the Wonderful Elixir Workshop. We get thirty percent of the sales profits, settled once a month. Today happens to be the settlement date."
"Our Tang Family earned three million three hundred thousand taels of silver this month?" Old Master Tang was utterly stunned. Over three million taels of silver-such an enormous sum was equivalent to half a year's profits for the Tang Family.
"Precisely. Our Wonderful Elixir Workshop has exchanged all the money for banknotes, each worth fifty thousand taels. Please take a look." Ge Ming waved his hand, and someone from the Wonderful Elixir Workshop immediately handed over a wooden box.
Old Master Tang opened the wooden box. Inside, three thick stacks of banknotes lay neatly arranged. Seeing their clear patterns and the seal of the Listening Fragrance Trading House, he knew the notes could not be counterfeit.
Besides, the Wonderful Elixir Workshop would not ruin its reputation with counterfeit money. Judging that the thickness looked about right, he closed the lid. Just as he was about