Master Qi said, "Master Wu and his party were here first, so naturally we should supply to them first." He dared not compete with the Lei Family’s Trading Team. Gu Jin’an had already begun drafting the contracts, and in no time, he finished writing two contracts: "Master Qi, take a look, if you agree, we can sign the contract." Master Qi took them and after reading the contents of the two contracts, furrowed his brows slightly; these were the most stringent contracts he had seen. But he knew, to get supplies from Gu’s Workshop, these were necessary conditions, which even the Lei Family’s Trading Team had accepted, so the Qi Family definitely didn’t have the ability to refuse. "There are no problems with the contract, let’s sign," Master Qi signed his name on both contracts and pressed his handprint. Third Grandpa and a few men from the families also pressed their handprints. "Here is the deposit." Master Qi handed over a silver note of one hundred taels to Gu Jinli. Gu Jinli accepted it and said, "Master Qi, the workshop has three hundred jin of ready-made seasoning spices, Wufu, Liufu, Ba Fu spices, one hundred jin of each kind, you can take these first, and on this day next month, come to take the one thousand jin of seasoning spices as per the contract." "That would be very good," Master Qi immediately ordered San Xiong and Si Xiong to come and check the goods. While the Qi Family was checking the goods, Jiang Jiao took out a register and handed it to Third Grandpa: "Elder Gu, this is the list of disaster victims from Changping Town registered by the clerk from the Prefecture, who fled to He’an Prefecture, you can search for people according to the addresses listed here." Upon hearing this, Third Grandpa’s hands trembled with excitement, and it took a while before he said, "Ah Jiao, this old man thanks you, and I thank County Captain Jiang, for going to so much trouble." Saying this, he eagerly took the register, but he could only recognize a few big characters and couldn’t understand what was written, so he quickly handed the register to Gu Jin’an: "Good Brother An, please take a look quickly." Gu Jin’an took the register and flipped through it quickly, then after a moment said, "The locations are quite dispersed, and there aren’t many assigned to our county, most are in other counties." "There are no disaster victims from Xie Family Plain." Third Grandpa was startled: "Not even one?" Gu Jin’an nodded: "Not even one, it seems the people from Xie Family Plain have fled elsewhere." Most likely they fled northeast. Upon hearing this, Third Grandpa’s tears streamed down his face, and after wiping them away, he said with resolve, "No matter, with a careful search, we will eventually find Aunt Fuya’s family." Gu Dashan said, "Third Uncle, rest assured, no matter what, we will help you find Sister Fuyan and her family." When Daya’s family was missing, he had been worried day and night, so he could very much understand Third Uncle’s feelings, and since Third Uncle had been kind to him, he would certainly help find Sister Fuyan’s family no matter what. "Ah," upon hearing Gu Dashan’s words, Third Grandpa felt somewhat relieved at heart. He had no sons and was already old, not knowing when he might pass away, but with Dashan’s words, even in death, he could be at peace. Dashan was a man of his word and would definitely continue to search for Fuyan’s family until they were found. Gu Jinli said, "Third Grandpa, you are elderly and it’s not good for you to travel around, let He Sanlai and Old Zhu go find the disaster victims from Changping Town, and when they receive news about Aunt Fuya’s family, they can come back and tell you." There are many people in the workshop during the daytime, Old Zhu and He Sanlai do not need to stay in the workshop all the time and can go out to search for people. Gu Jin’an said, "Third Grandpa, Xiao Yu is right, let’s settle it ." Elder Lei Wu also said, "Brother Gu, this is the children’s filial piety. Don’t refuse it and hurt their feelings." Originally planning to search on his own, Third Grandpa agreed upon hearing this: "Alright, this old man will enjoy the fortune and wait for news at home." "That’s the spirit," said Elder Lei Wu, who saw that Kunzi and the others had already loaded all the spices onto the mule cart, and he spoke up to take his leave, "Brother Gu, Dashan, Xiao Yu, we’ll take our leave first. If Gu’s Workshop comes up with any new products, remember to inform Old Mai." Gu Jinli said with a smile, "Rest assured, Grandpa Lei. You are our workshop’s valued customer. Whenever our workshop has new products, we will definitely inform you first. If your esteemed self isn’t interested, we will then look for other buyers." "Cheerful as always, this old man likes your forthrightness, girl," Elder Lei Wu said to Third Grandpa, "We shall part here, no need to see me out." Elder Lei Wu was very loyal. Just before leaving the workshop, he pointed at Master Qi and warned, "Second of the Qi Family, don’t make foolish mistakes again." Master Qi trembled and quickly assured, "Master Wu, rest assured. I am not a fool and won’t be deceived again." After listening, Elder Lei Wu said nothing but just stared coldly at Master Qi for a while before stepping away. Ah Ji did not speak to Gu Jinli again, nor did she even glance at her. She just followed Elder Lei Wu and left. Third Grandpa and the others saw off Elder Lei Wu and his party from the workshop and only returned once they were out of sight. Mrs. Chen did not go to send them off, her eyes fixed firmly on the three boxes of silver, fearing that if she looked away for even a moment, the silver would fly away. Half an hour later, San Xiong and Si Xiong, who ate the spices, felt no discomfort. This meant that the Qi Family’s products were verified. Gu Jinli announced, "Three hundred catties of spices, totals to one hundred and ninety taels." Master Qi took out two silver notes worth one hundred taels each and handed them to Gu Jinli, generously saying, "No need for change for the remaining ten taels." Gu Jinli was not one to stand on ceremony, and she accepted the silver notes directly: "Uncle Zhu, move the goods for Master Qi." "Sure," Old Zhu responded cheerfully, and together with San Xiong and Si Xiong, they loaded the Qi Family’s three hundred catties of spices onto the carriage. After receiving the goods, Master Qi spoke of the Li Family’s predicament: "Old Master Li and Li Junping are still in the same condition, one paralyzed and one foolish, and despite consuming plenty of good medicine, there’s no sign of improvement." "Li San, the head of the household, is incompetent. Not only can he not manage the family, but he also had half of the family’s wealth stolen by the Protector. Recently, he tried his hand at dealing with wheat, ended up being cheated and lost over a thousand taels of silver, and is now quite worried." "Dealing with wheat? The wheat is just starting to ear, and he’s already dealing with it?" Third Grandpa thought Li San was out of his mind. Master Qi explained, "He was deceived. The swindler told him that the Northwest was currently in shortage of grain, and many were buying up wheat in advance. They said if he brought harvested winter wheat to the Northwest in June, he could make a fortune. They even took him to see a wheat field. Seeing the healthy wheat, Li San paid a thousand taels for a deposit, only to find out later that the field had another owner. Once he realized he was deceived, he tried to find the swindler, but that person had long fled, and even the name and residence were fake. He’s lost a large sum." After finishing his story, Master Qi specifically gave Gu Jinli a look and said, "Gu Family’s daughter, you can rest easy now." He understood what Gu Jinli meant, which was to keep the Li Family down and prevent their rise. Gu Jinli was very satisfied and said to Master Qi, "Uncle Qi, you have worked hard." Master Qi, overjoyed by her calling him ’uncle,’ exchanged some pleasantries with the people from Gu’s Workshop and then left on his carriage. Just shortly after leaving Da Feng Village, he was stopped by the siblings Zou Yuzhen. Knowing that Master Qi had visited Gu’s Workshop, Zou Yuzhen immediately ordered the servant to wait there with the mule cart. The siblings waited in the cart for Master Qi for most of the day and finally saw him arrive.