Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Chapter 31 Do you still need to kill pigs?
This mountain in the southern suburbs of Baojiao County is the hilltop of the "Lian Family" in the county seat. The Lian Family is one of the eight major surnames in the entire Baojiao County.

It is said that one of the owners behind the firewood and iron shop is the Lian family.

The entrance to the mountain was more strictly guarded than in the countryside. There were more than a dozen tightly dressed servants with hunting dogs, all of whom appeared to have practiced martial arts, guarding the entrance to the mountain.

"It costs eight hundred coins to collect herbs in the mountains, and one hundred coins to chop wood. All within one day, there is no time limit." At the pass, the mountain guard of Lian's family said to Chen Ku who was about to enter the mountain.

"Is chopping wood so expensive?" Chen Ku was curious.

The Lian family servant smiled faintly and said, "Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? The firewood on this mountain is redwood trees that can be made into high-quality redwood charcoal. It is not affordable for ordinary woodcutters. Only charcoal shops in the city will bring it in."

Chen Kuming understood.

I thought to myself, “Charcoal is more expensive than firewood.”

Those were the best quality charcoal used only by wealthy families, and sometimes even offered as tribute to the imperial court and the palace.

There was also a charcoal seller in Dachen Village. He worked hard every day to chop wood and make charcoal, but his family could never afford it. Even when he was selling charcoal in winter, he couldn't even afford a good cotton-padded coat. He would rather the weather be a little colder so that he could sell the charcoal at a better price.

Chen Ku paid eight hundred coins.

The guard of the Lian family gave him a "ticket" and said, "This is the receipt for picking herbs. There are also people from our master's family patrolling the mountain. If they see you, you can show them the ticket and they will know that you are entering the mountain legally."

He didn't mention the consequences of sneaking into the mountains.

But looking at how strong and vigorous these guys are, it would be easy to kill them if we meet them.

"Thank you. I'm going into the mountains."

Chen Ku went into the mountains. It was the evening time of Xu, which was around eight o'clock in the evening. It was the season of the hottest autumn tiger, but it was not too early to get dark. There was light in the forest, and the way into the mountains was easier to walk on.

But he knew that he had to go back at twelve o'clock at the latest.

It’s not that Yaowang Hall has a curfew, but he still has to work during the day. Now it’s like working two jobs and he needs to maintain his physical strength.

Half an hour after entering the mountains and reaching the depths of the forest, we soon made a considerable harvest.

"As expected of a mountain forest with special soil, this Poria cocos can actually grow so old! It must be thirty years old. It's a good thing, worth four taels of silver!"

Not long after, another ten minutes passed.

"Another good thing, a large patch of golden thread vine, with leaves as big as a child's palm. With such a good appearance, even if it's fresh, it can be sold for ten taels per pound..."

Chen Ku looked at the golden thread vines growing among a large patch of dead leaves and vines at his feet. He dug them all out, then shook off the dirt and weighed them. It was a big handful, at least two or three taels.

Another two or three taels of money came into the account.

"What a great place! What a great place!"

Chen Ku drove the Xiquanbian and it was like entering a treasure trove.

This was mainly due to the fact that he had handled hundreds of medicinal herbs, both wet and dry, in just a few days in Yaowang Hall. This was equivalent to mastering hundreds of odor media, and he only had to 'search the forests and mountains' according to the smell.

As time passed, it soon reached midnight.

Chen Ku counted the harvest in the backpack.

"Tonight, I earned at least a dozen taels of silver! As expected, collecting herbs is my main job! Joining the Medicine King Hall is just a promotion channel. I'm afraid that the income from tonight's four hours is the salary of the master chefs in the Medicine King Hall. Their income today is not as much as mine!"

I heard that the average master in Yaowang Hall has a monthly salary of more than one hundred taels of silver, which is equivalent to a manager or supervisor in a company in the previous life. In total, it means an income of four or five taels of silver per day.

But Chen Ku could earn more than ten taels a night.

If it could be like this every day...

"I will become the richest man in Baojiao County sooner or later."

Chen Ku thought about it and felt a little proud.

But it’s not very realistic when you think about it.

After all, there are only so many herbs in the mountains. If he collects them the way he does, he will have collected all the good herbs from the previous year in less than a month or two.

"Maybe, in just a few months, I can buy a big yard in the inner city of the county."

Considering the housing prices in the inner city, a decent courtyard would cost at least one thousand taels of silver.

Just when Chen Ku was thinking about the harvest.

suddenly,

Nose twitching.

"What's that smell?"

He had been driving the Xigoubian for four hours straight and was not tired yet. However, at this moment, he suddenly smelled an extremely terrifying odor.

Then, after comparing the smells in my mind,
Chen Ku’s face turned pale!

"This, this is the smell of tiger urine, the smell of a tiger! A tiger! There are actually tigers in this mountain!"

Chen Ku's forehead was soaked with sweat. He had prepared tiger whips in Yaowang Hall before, so he could naturally recognize the smell. Although he had practiced martial arts, he was still in poor physical condition.

If you encounter a tiger in the forest, your chances of winning are probably less than 20%.

“Get down the mountain quickly!!”

When Chen Ku smelled the scent of the tiger, only one thought came to his mind: "escape." He did not dare to stay for even a moment.

With legs spread out, his figure shuttled through the dense forest like a phantom puppy, bringing with it the wind.

however.

When he evacuated.

But his nose was even more sensitive and he smelled a fishy smell of blood that appeared directly in a mountain stream two or three miles away, and moved towards this place at an extremely fast speed!
He actually caught up with me!!
at this time.

If someone could look down from a high altitude, they would see an extremely brave adult tiger, as tall as two people, rushing across the mountain and across the stream, bringing up a fishy wind along the way.

"Oh no, oh no, it's really bad! It actually chased after me. Could it be a hungry tiger that hasn't eaten for several days?!"

Call ~
Chen Ku spread his legs, and the explosive power and speed of the thin dog were exerted to the extreme at this moment, constantly widening the distance from the smell of the evil tiger.

Finally, not far away, I saw a torch. It was the ranger of the Lian family on this mountain!
“Who is it?!” the Lian family’s ranger shouted from a distance.

Chen Ku saw someone there, and at the same time, the smell of the evil tiger he smelled seemed to have stopped somewhere in the distance.

At this moment, he seemed to be able to imagine a scene in his mind.

A majestic tiger with black spots and yellow stripes was squatting on a big rock with a ferocious look in its eyes, staring in his direction, but when it smelled the scent of other people, it turned around and left unwillingly.

"I am a herbalist and have the credentials to enter the mountain!"

Chen Ku stepped forward and showed his credentials. The three-man team guarding the mountain saw this and relaxed their cold expression. They warned him, "Be careful when you go up the mountain at night. There are many hungry wolves and tigers in the mountain. Not long ago, a demon appeared. If you are not a warrior above the level of Hua Jin, it is best to go up the mountain in groups in the future."

"Thank you for your reminder. I will go down the mountain now." Chen Ku breathed a sigh of relief.

Until finally going down the mountain.

Still a little scared.

Fortunately, we retreated quickly and met the mountain guard.

Otherwise, a slap from a tiger could have a force of at least two thousand kilograms, and he almost became the tiger's dinner.

"This is the terrifying deterrent power of the beast!"

Chen Ku thought about the second condition for opening the transformation diagram and clenched his fist secretly:
"Sooner or later, I'll kill it!"

At night, I hid the things in a place outside the city, thinking to myself:

"Tomorrow, we will go to the outer city and rent a temporary residence. We can't keep hiding things outside all the time."

It was almost midnight in the evening when Chen Ku entered the back door of Yaowang Hall. He lied that he had gone out drinking and came back late, then he entered the courtyard with an apologetic look on his face.

But I didn't expect that when I returned to my house.

Seeing Zhang Erniu, at this time, he was still driving piles under the moonlight.

"It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Chen Ku couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Erniu pounded his fist with a straight face: "I am already thirty years old, not like you young people. At this age, how can I sleep... In a few months, I will be one year old. If I can't stay in Yaowang Hall by then, how can I provide a good life for my family in the future? You go to sleep, I will practice for another half an hour."

Chen Ku couldn't help but remain silent, and then had nothing to say.

Respect the fate of others.

The next day, early in the morning, Chen Ku discovered that Zhang Erniu was still the first person to get up.

And as I have been interacting with several of the guys in the house over the past few days, I have gained a general understanding of their personalities.

Zhang Erniu rolls from morning to night, looking like he is going to roll someone to death.

Che Ping was completely the opposite. He didn't practice martial arts seriously even during the morning lessons. He had never been seen practicing martial arts at other times. He looked like he had completely given up on himself and seemed to have no intention of staying in Yaowang Hall in the future.

Huang Wenbao also has his own characteristics. He is neither arrogant nor lazy, but he is used to following the apprentices in the inner courtyard every day, and is keen on serving tea and water to the masters.

Three people, one rolling, one arranging, and one licking. The small room is like a small society.

As for Chen Ku...

After finishing work at noon, I took a one-hour break, rented a yard in the outer city, and moved my things.

At the same time, he came to a butcher's shop, put on a smile, went in and asked sincerely:

"Do you guys still want to kill pigs?"

(End of this chapter)