Rise of Nongmen

After a month of picking and hunting, there are not many resources to be dug outside Luoyan Mountain. Ye Chen no longer goes to the mountain every day, and basically spends his free time making recurve bows.

While honing people's hearts in the last days, various combat skills have also advanced by leaps and bounds, and weapon making is one of the indispensable ones.

Ye Chen was lucky to get the Lucky Mall, and his survivability was stronger than ordinary people, but he never thought that relying on the Lucky Mall would kill the world, let alone rely on it too much.Who knows when Lucky Mall will leave him, put all the chips on it, and the sense of loss that fell from the clouds to the mortal world will probably make people collapse.

Therefore, compared to getting all kinds of powerful utensils, what Ye Chen wants more is technology, no matter how bad it is, it must be a self-breeding breed, not like the novice Welfare Grass and the shepherd puppy just obtained. It is a disposable product, without the ability to reproduce offspring, so the price is naturally not high.

The materials for making recurve bows have been gathered one after another, let alone the quality, which is very ordinary, and if you want better ones, you can only wait for the future.

Moreover, materials alone are not enough, tools are needed, and Ye Chen will spend the harvest in the next period of time, and when he makes a recurve bow, it will be close to the time when the Lucky Mall will open again.

Ye Chen randomly found a target to test the bow, and the performance was far inferior to those he had used in the last days, and it was not the same as the slingshot.

There is no income this month, and the grass can no longer be sold to the Lucky Mall on a large scale. At most, some can be sold secretly. Ye Chen has very limited disposable silver at hand. Whether he can make any more gains depends on the income of this trip.

After reporting to Mrs. Bai, Ye Chen set off immediately. He planned to stay in the mountains for a day during this trip.

Bai Shiqian urged him not to go into the deep mountains and old forests, be careful of snakes, insects, rats and ants, and pay attention to his feet by the way.

It seems that after so long, the fall still made her feel lingering fear.

Ye Chen deserved it very well, and it was forgotten in a blink of an eye.

Inhabited and uninhabited mountains and forests are completely different. If Ye Chen hadn't experienced the end of the world, he would definitely not dare to step into the realm of beasts with a sharp bow.

Time passed by, and when Ye Chen walked out of the forest, it was already dusk, people returned to the forest like tired birds, few people were still staying outside at this time, and the village was much more lively.

As usual, Ye Chen entered the village with a basket on his back and his hands empty.

The villagers have long been used to it and didn't pay much attention.

Ye Chen nodded and greeted his acquaintances along the way, feeling that the atmosphere was not right, but it didn't seem like there was any urgent matter, otherwise he wouldn't say nothing.

Ye Chen quickened his pace, and at a glance he saw his little nephew Ye Guang sitting on the threshold, looking listless, he didn't even notice him approaching, playing with stones by himself, and occasionally smashing them on the ground angrily, very similar to venting anger.

"Little light."

Hearing the familiar voice, Ye Guang seemed to be full of strength, stood up suddenly, and said excitedly: "Uncle!"

"What, were you bullied?"

"Uncle, fifteen of our sheep were taken away by Uncle Dawang's." Ye Guang said as he walked, and then he began to cry, "Xiaohua was kicked to protect the sheep and is still lying in the house." on."

Hearing the noise at the gate of the courtyard, the rest of the Ye family also gathered around, and Ye Chen quickly understood the whole story.

The Uncle Da Wang mentioned by Ye Guang is surnamed Ye. He is of the same generation as Ye Chen, but he is a few years older than him. I borrowed nearly half a tael of silver.This time his family had an accident and urgently needed money, and the amount was not small, so he couldn't get it all together, so he turned his attention to Ye's family.

Ye Chen's family is poor, and he owes a lot of debts. He can't bear it. His family has eight to ninety sheep, which are delicious and delicious. After two months of raising them, all of them are fat and fat, with a gross weight of [-] to [-] catties. It is not difficult to sell one for more than a hundred yuan, and fifteen is nearly two taels of silver.

"What does fifth uncle say?" Ye Chen asked calmly after taking off the pannier and putting it away.

"It's about getting back what they borrowed, and if there is more, it will be regarded as interest, and it will be cleared in the future." Ye Yao was so angry that his eyes were about to burst into flames.

Ye Chen refused to comment on this, and turned his attention to the Bai family and the Song family: "Mother, sister-in-law, you just let them rob you?"

"Stop it, I can't stop it." Bai's face was slumped.She thought more deeply, after this experience, she might not be able to keep the sheep in the future, how many of the sheep that lent money to their family will be caught if there is nothing wrong?

"His family is strong and labor-intensive, so it can't be normal, uncle doesn't care?"

"The incident happened suddenly. Dawang and the others caught the sheep and left. When the eldest brother knows, the sheep has been sent out of the village and cannot be recovered." Bai's eyes were red.If this unhealthy trend can't be stopped, her family will never have a bright future.

Ye Chen is also clear that he has not been in vain for so many years in the last days. He knows the dark side of human nature very well. After thinking for a while, he asked Bai: "How much money does the family owe in total?"

Bai Shi was taken aback, and went back to the room to take out a few pieces of paper, on which were drawn some symbols that only Bai Shi could understand, this might be the account book.

The Bai family read one by one: "The eldest brother's family has 480 wen, the third cousin's family has [-] wen, and the fifth cousin's family has [-] wen..."

Bai's memory is very simple, there is only a division of accounts, no general ledger.

Ye Chenyi's total foreign debts totaled over thirteen and two, part of which was credit when he first bought the lamb, the bulk was owed by the original owner when he was sick in bed, and the rest were unpaid debts from funerals many years ago.

"Mom, I have two plans, you choose one."

"You have a way? Say it quickly."

"One doesn't care about anything. If anyone wants to take advantage, just resist it and let them go. The other one, I will go to the county town tomorrow and sell this harvest. If it is not enough, I will go for a walk on the mountain. , to pay off the debt as soon as possible.”

Both Bai Shi and Song Shi were stunned. Whoever chooses, I am afraid they will choose the latter one, but Ye Chen put the two together and said that things are not that simple.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, and asked in unison, "What if you choose the first one?"

"It's nothing. Those who took advantage of the fire to rob are classified as households that refuse to deal with them. In the future, they will have nothing to do with my family."

"This..." Bai's heart skipped a beat. Although she was annoyed with Lao Wu's family's behavior, after all, it was because of her friendship for many years.In the past, the old five families also took good care of them, and it was not possible to completely cut off the relationship by acting biased once.This is just the fifth family. If they really implement the first plan given by the youngest son, how many relatives and friends will they have left in the future?

No, you can't let your youngest son do this. Bai wiped his face and pretended to be calm and said: "Chen'er, the debts are getting more and more. Mother often wakes up at night these few years. If you have this ability, we will kill you tomorrow." The bill has been paid."

"it is good."

Seeing Ye Chen answering, Bai's heart was relieved. She was no longer troubled before, and she was thinking about asking her youngest son what he had gained from this trip.

Ye Chen lifted the cover, and a flash of bright fiery red appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Fox?" Ye Yao was the first to see it clearly, and immediately rushed forward, widening his eyes and looking carefully at the faint light.

The others were also attracted by the dazzling Firefox just like Ye Yao, especially the younger ones, who couldn't bear to take their eyes off it.

Ye Chen wasn't thinking about it, he took out a cloth bag from his pocket and unfolded it on the table.

"This is..." Mrs. Bai was the first to come back to her senses, squinting her eyes, "Ginseng?"

"It's not worth the money, and the years are not enough. It's only 20 years old. I don't know if I can sell it for ten taels." Ye Chen said with a little regret.

I was really lucky to meet ginseng, but unfortunately the vintage is too young.

Firefox also has a similar problem. If you can find a rich boy who spends a lot of money for love, you can sell it at a high price. Otherwise, it might not be as valuable as the ginseng in his hand.

Not long after being happy, Bai's face turned pale: "Chen'er, have you gone into the mountains?"

"Ah."

"Chen'er, you are the only son left for mother. If you have something good or bad, how will you let mother live?" Bai's old man burst into tears, "You have ideas, and mother will not force you. I will forget it and sell it. Losing these can almost pay off the debt, so let’s not enter in the future, huh? Mother is really afraid to see you bloody."

Ye Chen was silent. After thinking about it carefully, it is true that hunting is not necessary for a living. Even if there is no Lucky Mall, a small business can lead a comfortable life, but it will take more time.

This time, he didn't put off any more perfunctory, and responded sincerely.

Overjoyed, Bai wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and immediately directed the Song mother and daughter to set the table.

The family swept away their worries, and the dinner ended with laughter.

Before dawn the next day, Ye Chen carried the goods into the town, and then took a car to Jinmin County.

This is the first time Ye Chen has seen a county-level city. If he hadn't seen many iron and steel cities in the last days, he would have been shocked.

After getting off the car, Ye Chen didn't go to the pharmacy immediately, but turned to a crowded place to inquire about news.

Not long after, Ye Chen sat down at a roadside tea stall.

"Da Zhang, why do you still have the heart to knock your teeth here?"

"Wang Er, why can't I sit here?"

"Haven't you heard? The Xu Mansion is recruiting rare and exotic beasts. With your good skills, go for a walk in the mountains, and you might be able to catch one. Don't forget about me when you get rich."

Zhang Dali immediately became interested: "Tell me in detail."

"Qizhen and my brothers can't get it, so I won't talk about it. Let's just talk about the strange beast, which must be at least the level of a big bug cub. This is a bit dangerous. I think you should go find some minks and foxes that are hard to catch. The small things that you want to buy are beautiful and scarce, ordinary things are not acceptable..."

Ye Chen paid attention to the conversations of the tea customers around him, and when he heard the news by accident, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.This is just an ordinary tea shop, he didn't even think about the big gains, he didn't expect to inadvertently plant willows and willows, and the reputation of the pharmacy hasn't been found out yet, but Firefox has found a place first.

Ye Chen was about to check out and leave when a group of people galloped by on horseback. A passerby in a hurry evaded carelessly and turned over the pannier he had put at his feet, and a fiery red color suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

The tea stand was silent for a moment.