Madam Wu sighed helplessly, "Big brother, I'm afraid we won't be able to buy vegetables like potatoes and cabbage!"
Chen Nan frowned.
Cabbage and potatoes were crucial for cultivating penicillin.
Without these vegetables, he couldn't continue cultivating penicillin.
"Is it because of the flood?"
"That doesn't seem right either!"
"The shipping has been unblocked now, and I heard the prices have dropped significantly."
"But why can't I buy potatoes and cabbage?"
Chen Nan was filled with many questions.
Madam Wu said, "Cabbage and potatoes are now monopolized by a merchant named Ma Jun. We tried to buy some vegetables earlier."
"But he refused to sell them to us."
Ma Jun?
Chen Nan recalled the Ma family, which had recently risen in Tongcheng.
If nothing unexpected happened.
The Ma family must have their eyes on the penicillin technology.
After all, this technology was too miraculous.
Ordinary people who obtained it.
Could make a fortune.
Chen Nan had heard about the Ma family from Han Zongyuan.
The Ma family had no connection with the First Family.
It wasn't as he and Leng Qingmei had guessed.
It was just that.
The Ma family had a powerful backer in Fengdu City, which was obvious.
Otherwise.
The Ma family wouldn't have monopolized the shipping.
Just then.
A young man in a white robe, with an imposing presence and extraordinary handsomeness, entered with a folding fan in hand, accompanied by two servants, an arrogant look on his face.
The young man looked at Chen Nan, "Are you Chen Nan, the inventor of penicillin?"
"I am." Chen Nan felt the man looked familiar.
He then remembered having met him once at the examination hall.
This guy had also registered for this ghost recruiting examination.
"My name is Ma Jun. You should know my background," the young man announced himself. "Our Ma family thinks highly of your penicillin extraction technology and is willing to cooperate with you."
Although he spoke of willingness to cooperate.
His demeanor was condescending.
As if he didn't take Chen Nan seriously at all.
Chen Nan asked with interest, "How do you propose to cooperate?"
Ma Jun gently fanned himself with his folding fan, "A nine-one split."
Chen Nan smiled, "That doesn't sound bad."
Ma Jun chuckled, "You don't seriously think you'll get nine parts and our Ma family gets one part of the profit, do you?"
Chen Nan frowned, "Isn't it?"
"Heh!"
Ma Jun revealed a disdainful expression, "I'm sorry, you'll only get one part of the profit."
Chen Nan was amused, "So, I give you the penicillin extraction technology, and I only get one part of the profit?"
"You should be grateful to receive one part of the profit. After all, not everyone can become a partner of our Ma family," Ma Jun said indifferently, as if giving Chen Nan one part of the profit was the greatest favor in his eyes.
Chen Nan's face was filled with fervor, "I was short-sighted. I actually overlooked the opportunity to become a partner of the Ma family. How about this..."
"Don't even give me one part of the profit."
"I'll give all the profit to the Ma family. Consider it my filial piety to you."
"In addition to that, the cost of cultivating penicillin and labor wages will also be borne by me."
This completely stumped Ma Jun.
He looked at Chen Nan in bewilderment, "Are you kidding me?"
Chen Nan gave him a scornful look, "Idiot, you were the one joking first, alright?"
Ma Jun was furious, "What did you call me?"
Chen Nan said matter-of-factly, "Idiot!"
"Yes, you heard me correctly."
"I am calling you an idiot."
"You are a complete and utter idiot."
"I'm just wondering."
"When your mother was pregnant with you, did all the amniotic fluid enter your head?"
"How could you say such brainless things?"
"On what basis do you think I would give you nine parts of the profit just to curry favor with your Ma family?"
"Is everyone in your Ma family as self-important as you are?"
"Ptooey!"
"Go away and play, you're nothing."
"Scram!"
"Now, immediately, disappear from my sight!"
If the Ma family had approached him politely to discuss cooperation, Chen Nan wouldn't have minded giving them the penicillin cultivation technology, even a nine-one split wouldn't have been a big deal.
After all, he had been thinking of handing over this technology to a capable family for some time.
But the Ma family showed no respect at all.
First, they refused to supply him with potatoes and cabbage.
Then Ma Jun arrogantly came here.
How could he tolerate this?
"You actually called my young master an idiot? Are you tired of living? Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now?" A middle-aged man behind Ma Jun exuded a powerful aura of hostility. If Ma Jun gave the order.
He would decisively attack and knock Chen Nan to the ground.
Slap!
Chen Nan slapped him backhand through the air.
With a crisp sound of a slap, the middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward more than ten meters, falling to the ground like a dead dog.
"You dare to hurt me?" The middle-aged man was furious.
Ma Jun also frowned.
He seemed surprised that Chen Nan would resort to violence without a word.
This made him feel a surge of anger.
Not only did this person insult him to his face.
He even hit his servant.
They say you should consider the owner before hitting the dog.
How could he stand this?
He clapped his folding fan shut heavily and said coldly, "Chen Nan, if you kneel before me now and beg for mercy, and hand over the penicillin extraction technology, I might spare your life."
"Otherwise, you will regret it..."
Slap!
Before he could finish speaking.
Chen Nan slapped his handsome face, "Don't you feel it's unfair because I didn't hit you? Are you that much of a masochist?"
"Also, were you threatening me just now?"
"No..."
Chen Nan looked incredulous, "After you came to Tongcheng, didn't you investigate what I've done?"
"Don't you know that I killed the grandson of Marquis Wenbo because he troubled me on the street?"
"Now you've trespassed into my residence and threatened to kill me."
"Believe it or not, I'll chop you up too?" As he spoke, a long saber appeared in his hand.
A chilling aura emanated from the blade.
Making one's blood run cold.
At this moment.
Ma Jun felt intense fear and unease.
He had indeed heard about Chen Nan's actions.
However.
In his opinion, Chen Nan's arrogance was solely due to his status as a constable, relying on official power.
Who would have thought.
He was still so arrogant even without his constable uniform.
Especially that slap just now.
It had left him, who was at the fifth level of the Caiyin realm, with no chance to dodge.
This meant.
Chen Nan's strength was far beyond the fifth level of the Caiyin realm.
This was a very bad situation for him.
Because he couldn't crush Chen Nan through sheer power.
Just then.
Chen Nan put the saber to his neck, "Now, are you still asking me to kneel and beg for mercy?"