, the fastest update of the goddess’s wealthy son-in-law (also known as: the goddess’s super son-in-law, protagonist: Zhao Xu)!
Zhao Xu hugged his wife Li Qingqing close to him, kissed her red lips, and said, "Of course my wife is beautiful!"
Just when Zhao Xu was about to succeed further, Li Qingqing reached out and gently pushed Zhao Xu away.
Said: "Okay, don't be so good after getting a cheap deal! It's already past 12 noon, we have to get up and have lunch. Don't let them wait for us!"
Zhao Xu was reluctant to get up with Li Qingqing.
After the two briefly washed up, Zhao Xu gathered everyone and took them to a restaurant near the inn.
Because Luo County is a relatively remote county. Therefore, there were not many guests in the restaurant. Including Zhao Xu's table, there were only three tables in total.
Zhao Xu saw that the other two tables of guests were all individual travelers, so he lowered his voice and said: "We have almost prepared all the supplies for going into the mountain. But it is a long way to Qipanpo for this trip, so it is best to find a local guide to avoid making mistakes. road."
This proposal was immediately unanimously approved by everyone.
After dinner, Zhao Xu asked everyone to go back to the inn to wait for him. He went to the county to look for a guide who could go to Qipanpo.
This time Nong Quan volunteered and said, "Master, I will go with you!"
Zhao Xu did not refuse and took Nong Quan to the only Chinese medicine shop in the county.
The owner of the Chinese medicine shop is an old man who looks like an old scholar and wears spectacles.
Thinking that Zhao Xu and Nong Quan were here to buy medicine, he asked: "You two, what medicine do you want to grab?"
Zhao Xu replied to the old man: "Boss, we are not here to buy medicine, we are here to inquire about things."
"What's up?"
"I would like to ask, is there any local guide to Qipanpo in this county?"
"Are you going to Qipanpo?"
"Yes! Go there to collect some medicinal materials."
The old man pondered for a while and said: "Let's do this! If you help me go to Qipanpo to find some herbs, I will tell you the guide's information."
"What herbs?"
"Dragon Boat Flower."
“Isn’t that an herbal remedy for amenorrhea and irregular menstruation?”
Zhao Xu and Hua Yi have been together for a long time, and they still know the medical theory of some herbal medicines.
"Not bad!" The shop owner nodded and said, "I have a patient here who is the daughter of the richest family in our county. She is only forty years old this year, and she suffers from irregular menstruation every month. Life or death, only Dragon Boat Flower can cure her disease. People are willing to pay a high price to buy this herb. So, as long as you pick it back, I guarantee that I won’t treat you badly."
"However, from the look of you, you don't look like herb collectors who often travel to the mountains!"
Zhao Xu explained to the shop owner: "To be honest, we are not the only two people who are looking for medicine. One of them is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor who is in urgent need of some rare medicinal materials."
"By the way, since your county has guides to Qipanpo, why don't they help you pick dragon boat flowers?"
The shop owner sighed and said: "All the young people in the county have gone to work outside. Who wants to do this! If you are lucky, you can get some money back. If you are not lucky, you may even lose your life. So, The guide is only responsible for helping you take you to the Qipanpo area, as for collecting herbs, that is your business."
Zhao Xu thought for a while and said, "Okay! Then I'll help you pick the dragon boat flowers. Can you tell me the guide's information now?"
The shop owner looked happy and said to Zhao Xu: "Little brother, you must keep your word! Otherwise, the spirits in the mountains will eat those who make trouble."
"Don't worry! As long as there are dragon boat flowers in Qipanpo, I will definitely pick them for you."
In fact, Zhao Xu's medicinal material warehouse has the herbal medicine Dragon Boat Flower.
Although Dragon Boat Flower is not a precious herb, it is rare and valuable. Zhao Xu was also unwilling to take out his dragon boat flower.
If you can pick it, it's better. If you can't pick it, the worst possible scenario is to transfer the dragon boat flowers from your warehouse and give them to the shopkeeper.
The shop owner took out a piece of paper with the address written on it.
He handed it to Zhao Xu and said, "This man's name is Zhang Hongda, and he may have a weird temper. So you'd better not contradict him with words."
Zhao Xu collected the piece of paper and said to the pharmacy owner: "Thank you!"
He took Nongquan and left the Chinese medicine store.
The two followed the address and came to the location of a bungalow in the county.
I saw an old man in his seventies chopping firewood in the courtyard.
Zhao Xu asked aloud: "Old man, is this Zhang Hongda's home?"
The old man stopped the ax in his hand and looked back at Zhao Xu and Nong Quan.
He replied with an indifferent expression: "I am Zhang Hongda, what can I do for you?"
When Zhao Xu heard that the old man was Zhang Hongda, he was secretly happy.
If the guide was a young man, Zhao Xu would hesitate.
Generally, older people serve as guides and have rich experience in hiking into the mountains.
He hurried forward and introduced himself: "Hello, old man, we were introduced by the owner of Luolintang Pharmacy in the county. We are going to Qipanpo to collect medicine. I heard that you can be our guide."
"Are you going to Qipanpo?"
"Yes! I'm going to find some rare herbs."
"Is it just the two of you?"
"There are also some partners, eight people in total."
"I advise you not to go." Zhang Hongda shook his head and said.
Zhao Xu frowned and asked in confusion: "Why?"
Zhang Hongda replied: "I don't know why, but there have been a lot of wolves in Qipanpo recently. In addition, there are also tigers and bears, and there have been many fatalities and injuries."
"Hasn't it happened before?"
"There were wolves in the past, but tigers and bears rarely appeared. So, you'd better not risk your life."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xu said to Zhang Hongda: "Old man, we have the ability to protect ourselves. Look at my brother, he has a strong back and a strong waist. He has no problem dealing with those tigers and wolves."
"Why, aren't you afraid of death?"
"Don't worry, we really have the ability to protect ourselves. If it weren't for the rush to collect medicine, who would be willing to go into the mountains and take risks."
Zhang Hongda thought for a while and said, "It's okay if you have to go. But you have to pay more."
"How many?"
"Five thousand yuan at a time. It's not that I'm blackmailing you, it's just that if I go with you, I have to risk my life."
In fact, for Zhao Xu, five thousand yuan is simply a drop in the bucket.
It takes at least five days to travel from Luoxian County to Qipanpo, and the round trip takes ten days.
Zhang Hongda charged them five thousand yuan, which was not much at all.
Just listen to Zhang Hongda's explanation: "Don't blame me for being greedy. Before, I only charged two thousand yuan as a fee. But it's different now. It's too dangerous there. Therefore, the fee must be higher."
"money is not a problem."
Zhao Xu immediately took out 5,000 yuan in cash from his body and handed it to Zhang Hongda.
Said: "Boss, I'll give you the money first."
"How can this happen? Just give me a thousand yuan deposit first."
"You take it first! I have to pay you sooner or later anyway." Zhao Xu forced the money into the other party's hand.
Asked: "Old man, when can we set off?"
