Chapter 476 — Matters of the Auction
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Meanwhile, at the home of Divine Physician Kang.
Divine Physician Kang had of course received an invitation to the auction as well. Though the Kang family could not even be counted among the lowest of the great clans now, among enterprises it was a leading dragon, so the auction naturally had a place for the Kang family.
Moreover, every year the Kang family also had to put up a few items for auction.
"Why has this year's auction been moved up?" Divine Physician Kang studied the invitation in his hand with some puzzlement.
"Indeed, Father. It's always been in August every year. Who knows what madness has gotten into the Yu family this year..." Kang Guifeng nodded, equally baffled.
"Quiet!" Divine Physician Kang glared at Kang Guifeng. "Is the Yu family's business yours to gossip about as you please?"
"It's not as if there's any outsider here..." Kang Guifeng knew he had spoken out of turn, but he still put up a word of protest.
"No outsider? If there were an outsider, we'd be finished! You'd be dragging our Kang family into eternal ruin!" Divine Physician Kang gave a cold snort. "Don't even think about such things from now on. We are at the critical stage of our family's advancement to a great house — do not stir up trouble! Right now it is only the two of us, but once you get used to saying it, what happens when you let it slip the moment we step outside? Would that not ruin everything?"
"Yes, Father! I was wrong!" Kang Guifeng hastened to apologize.
"No matter why the Yu family has moved this auction earlier, our Kang family must still attend!" Divine Physician Kang snorted. "This time I shall go with you and Zhaolong to Yanjing as well. First we go to the Xiao family to propose the marriage, and then we attend the auction!"
"Yes, Father!" Kang Guifeng nodded. "Shall we prepare the goods for this year's auction by the same standard as in previous years?"
"Yes, but prepare one extra share to give the Xiao family as betrothal gifts!" said Divine Physician Kang. "Get it ready as quickly as possible — we set out today or tomorrow!"
"Rest assured, Father!" Kang Guifeng answered with a nod.
Divine Physician Kang was still fairly confident in Kang Guifeng; this elder son went about things far more reliably than the younger one. He hoped that this trip to Yanjing would not only win the Xiao family's support, but also bring in a fat profit from the auction!
Every year the Kang family prepared several portions of specially made wound medicine for the trade fair. Coveted by every great house, it invariably fetched astronomical prices — and it was one of the Kang family's yearly sources of income.
But the so-called specially made wound medicine was in fact ordinary wound medicine that had not been diluted, except that certain of its ingredients came from older, longer-aged medicinal herbs, giving it a somewhat better efficacy.
In this way it naturally differed from the wound medicine sold on the market, and such fine goods were naturally sought after by the wealthy. Divine Physician Kang had, on the strength of it, built up no small reputation.