"Don't cry, kid. Aunt Liu will visit you two often when she has time."
Aunt Liu took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears on Wenxiang's face. Her nose was sore and she almost shed tears. She knew the suffering of Wenxiang's family and she sympathized with Wenxiang very much. It was not easy for a daughter to support a family.
"Thank you Aunt Liu." Wenxiang wiped away her tears. She and her mother had been dependent on each other for these years, and only they knew the hardships she had endured.
"Aunt Liu, what are you and Uncle Liu doing in the city?" Wenxiang asked after calming down.
"Isn't our family Fangyu married in the city? She gave birth to a big fat boy just yesterday. We went to visit her grandson." Aunt Liu said with a smile.
"Congratulations to Fangyu, and congratulations to Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu for their grandson." Wenxiang said with a smile. The sadness just now was gone. Fangyu of the same age has a child. She was really happy for Fangyu. I also lament that time flies by so fast.
Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu smiled happily. Of course they were happy when there was a happy event at home.
"Wenxiang, you have reached the age of marriage. Do you already have someone you like? Aunt Liu is waiting to drink your wedding wine!" Aunt Liu said with a smile.
"Yes, Wenxiang. You are a few months older than Fangyu. Fangyu has already given birth to a big fat boy. You have to hurry up. Your husband's family will help you when you get married. You can take better care of you." Mom, you don’t have to work so hard." Uncle Liu said.
Wenxiang knew that Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu were thinking about her, but she had no intention of getting married now. She just wanted to cure her mother's illness.
"Wenxiang hasn't found a partner yet." Wenxiang said with a blush. Talking about marriage was very shy for her.
"Haha~ It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if it's later. Remember to inform Aunt Liu then. I'll be waiting to drink your wedding wine." Aunt Liu patted Wenxiang's hand. This girl was still shy.
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In Jinzhou City, Wenxiang got off the car at the city gate. Originally, Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu wanted to take her to visit Fangyu, but she was in a hurry to go back and did not go to visit Fangyu together.
She went to a pawn shop and took out the jade vase. The shopkeeper was full of praise when he saw it. This exquisite jade vase was simply top quality.
"Shopkeeper, how much is this jade bottle worth?" Wenxiang knew from the shopkeeper's expression that this jade bottle was a good thing.
The shopkeeper looked at Wenwenxiang, who was dressed in simple clothes. She was probably from the country. Putting aside where the jade vase came from, she probably didn't even understand the market price, so she stretched out a finger to test it.
"As soon as... the shopkeeper, please give me a price. If it's suitable, I'll sell it to you. If it's not suitable, I'll find another one." Wenxiang saw him holding out a finger. She estimated that it was a thousand dollars, but she felt that the shopkeeper It seemed like he was trying to test whether she knew how to do it, so she changed her mind as soon as she said a word.
She really doesn't understand the market price of jade bottles, but that doesn't mean she's easy to cheat. She and her father have been to many places to sell medicine. In business, she knows how to guarantee the lowest price first and then eat the price. This is what her father taught her.
When he heard the asking price for incense, the shopkeeper had to ask for it first. If he asked for too much, he would make less money. If he asked for less, the seller might not sell it if he thinks the price is too low, and he would lose the business. This is a craft and must be done. Giving a good price and satisfying the customer are his special skills, and anyone who opens a pawn shop can do this.
"One hundred taels of silver." The shopkeeper stretched out a finger again and said, even if he shouted just now, the customer would not be suspicious.
Wenxiang was very happy when she heard that one hundred taels of silver had exceeded her expectation by ten times, which was ten thousand dollars.
"Wait a minute, I'll pay you two hundred taels for this jade bottle." At this time, a wealthy businessman walked in, wearing a luxurious boss's look, and he took a look at the jade bottle in the shopkeeper's hand.
"Shopkeeper A, aren't you following the rules?" The shopkeeper had a stern look on his face. Seeing that the transaction was almost done, of course he felt unhappy when such a person suddenly jumped out. There are rules in the industry. If you destroy other people's jobs, will they look good on you?
"Shopkeeper Huang, this girl hasn't agreed to sell to you yet, so I naturally have the right to bid, don't you think so?"
Shopkeeper A walked up to Shopkeeper Huang and looked at the jade bottle. It was a refined product, and his eyes glowed with gold.
Hearing the two hundred taels, Wenxiang looked at shopkeeper Huang with a bad expression, turned around and said, "Boss A, if you give me two hundred taels, I will sell it to you."
"Did you hear that? They sold it to me."
Shopkeeper A took the jade vase from Shopkeeper Huang's hand, took out two 100-tael silver notes from his pocket and put them directly into Wenxiang's hand. He did it in one breath without any sloppiness. Shopkeeper Huang didn't even have time to increase the price when he wanted to. , the whole face turned green.
"You..." Shopkeeper Huang was about to accuse Shopkeeper A.
"Thank you, shopkeeper A." Wenxiang looked at the banknote and confirmed that it was genuine, so she stood up and left.
"Hey, girl, do you still have this jade bottle? I'll take it all." Shopkeeper A didn't forget to ask. Shopkeeper Huang got angry and stood up, asking someone to intercept the goods at his pawn shop. Can he swallow this?
"No more, just this one." Wenxiang took the banknote and turned around and walked out of the pawn shop.
In the pawn shop, Shopkeeper Huang had the door closed and items that had changed owners would not be returned. This was the rule in the pawn shop. When the girl left, the rest was their business. I have to give an explanation for this matter.
"Don't worry, shopkeeper Huang. If you have money, we can make money together. This jade bottle costs at least 800 taels. I'll sell it to you for 500 taels. You can transfer another hand and we can each earn 300 taels. How about that?" Shopkeeper A He said calmly.
"Originally I was able to earn seven hundred taels, but you intervened to make me only earn three hundred taels. Do you think I would agree?" Shopkeeper Huang said angrily. His friends in the pawn shop were already standing here.
"For three hundred taels, shopkeeper Huang, you have to think clearly. The business between our two families is not just three hundred taels." Shopkeeper A put the jade bottle on the table and said with a smile.
"Hmph!" Shopkeeper Huang angrily took out five hundred taels of silver notes and put them on the table, then took away the jade bottle.
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Wenxiang walked down the street, went to a bank, exchanged some loose money, and went to the drugstore to buy three sets of medicine for her grandma and some herbal medicine. Along the way, she also bought a few clothes, some for her, some for her grandma, and some for her. She also bought a pair of shoes for Bai Yu, and then went to the horse station to charter a horse back to Beiliu Town. She also experienced the comfort of rich people.
Bai Yu finished the work at hand, then sat cross-legged on the wooden bed and meditated. He continued to try to introduce Qi into his body, but failed every time. It seemed that his body was rejecting the power of heaven and earth. Nothing to draw Qi was ineffective, and even backfired. Make him vomit blood.
"Am I useless?" This thought flashed through Bai Yu's mind.
He didn't want to admit this fact, but his current situation was no different from trash and he couldn't practice, so what hope was there? If he enjoys a life span of several decades and then dies of old age, what is the meaning of his life?
Bai Yu was unwilling to let go like this. He had to find a way to practice again. He wanted to go home and see his parents...
He picked up the hatchet and walked into the mountains. The most important thing now was to recover his body first. He was too thin now. He had to eat meat every day.
He used to go out hunting and cook barbecue. He didn't lack the means to hunt. On the way, he whittled a few pieces of wood to make sharp spears. He looked at the traces left by animals along the way, used vines and spears to make a trap, and then Continue to set traps in other places, and make more, and the chances of catching prey will be more.
The next night, Wenxiang came to the river with the food and found that Bai Yu was not there. She didn't know if she had gone somewhere. She put the food and clothes in Bai Yu's wooden shed and left. She couldn't stay too long, A Niang Look closely, she came here secretly.
At night, Bai Yu was crouching on a lush tree wearing a straw coat, staring closely at the traps around him, holding a hatchet in his hand. Not far away, the sound of rustling leaves caught his attention. A big wild boar with black fur is looking for food in the piled leaves.
Bai Yu's trap had no bait. He only put some wild mushrooms found everywhere on it, hoping to attract rabbits, pheasants and the like. Unexpectedly, a big wild boar arrived. It was impossible to catch it in his trap. Waiting for it to come. Gou must go down quickly and kill it, otherwise it will run away.
The wild boar ate the mushrooms one by one and was chewing them as it walked step by step towards the trap. This trap is made of a trigger trap with two vines tied to the treetop and pressed up and down. When the prey touches the mushroom tied with the vines, it will be released. To create a trap, the bent treetops will pull up the prey.
Bai Yu was calm, holding the hatchet in his hand tightly and waiting for the best opportunity. At this time, the wild boar had just hit the trap, and the vines tightened around one of its legs. The rebound of the treetop suddenly pulled the wild boar to the ground. , the wild boar howled and struggled and began to run desperately, trying to break the vines.
Bai Yu jumped down from the tree two or three times and ran towards the wild boar. He slashed at the lower neck of the wild boar with the hatchet in his hand. As long as the critical part was hit, it couldn't run away.
The wild boar's sharp tusks pointed at the white feather, and it struggled to the death. This is the instinct of wild animals. Bai Yu had already known that he would encounter this situation. He kept slashing the lower neck of the wild boar with his knife. He also jumped back and slashed the wild boar's head four times in a row. The bright red blood flowed and touched the wild boar's head. Eyes, Bai Yu took the opportunity to slash the lower neck with his fifth knife, and the wild boar's bright red spurts out.
At this moment, the treetop was torn apart by the wild boar with a snap. The accident came a bit suddenly. The wild boar rushed towards Bai Yu with its sharp tusks. Bai Yu rolled to avoid the blow, grabbed the vine that was holding the wild boar, got up and wrapped around it. trunk.
The wild boar missed the impact and fell to the ground. He instantly stood up and turned around to rush towards Bai Yu again. Bai Yu ran around the tree trunk. The wild boar was tightly restrained by the vines. Soon, the howling sound became smaller and smaller. Bai Yu knew that he had succeeded. Now he could drag the wild boar back when it completely died.
"Aw...aow..." A roar echoed through the mountains.
Bai Yu smiled after hearing this. The big insect might just be nearby and was attracted by the strong smell of blood here. It happened to be missing a quilt.
As the roar of the tiger got closer and closer, Bai Yu smeared his body with wild boar blood on the ground and came to the only deep pit trap with a spear covered with barbs below. He stood in front of the trap with a hatchet in hand.
Because it was in the mountains, the lush canopy of trees made the surroundings appear darker. A large orange-yellow insect stepped into Bai Yu's sight. The dying wild boar was already on its last legs. The big insect walked straight towards the wild boar.
Bai Yu hit the stone in his hand with the back of the hatchet. The crisp sound attracted the attention of the big insect. The big insect turned its huge head to look at Bai Yu. With a long roar, it quickly pounced on Bai Yu.
