Chapter 17: Grudge (2)

The vendor, named Ivan, lived quite far from the market, and the two of them walked around for nearly half an hour to reach their destination.

Ivan's standard of living was about the average among the civilians of Camp Rogue, and the house resembled the adobe houses common in the countryside during the Xia Dynasty, with a main room and a low but habitable attic.

Ivan's family has a total of four people, two husband and wife plus two daughters, the eldest daughter has married a wife, and the younger daughter is ** years old, timidly hiding behind her mother to peek at Zhang Shen. Ivan's wife looked much younger than him, but judging by her rough hands, she was also a hard-working householder.

The leather paper that Ivan tanned was kept in an empty room.

After the counting, there were one hundred and forty-three sheets, five of which were made into a bundle, and they were piled up into a small mountain.

"Your Excellency, ...... Dissatisfied? Seeing Zhang Shen circling around the pile of leather paper a few times, his brows furrowed, Ivan was frightened.

Zhang Shen shook his head: "I'm just thinking about how to transport so much leather paper back." ”

As the lowest level of storage equipment, shrinking hand towels have restrictions on the weight and volume of stored items, and there are a lot of bits and pieces in it, so it is obvious that such a large pile of leather paper cannot be loaded.

Ivan's eyes rolled: "My lord, why don't I borrow a wheelbarrow and help you move back?" ”

Although his family was slightly better-off, he was not extravagant enough to be able to buy a wheelbarrow. He usually goes to the market to sell things, and he always stops and carries them by himself.

"Is it around here?" Zhang Shen asked casually.

"It's just around the corner from Old Charlie's house, just a few steps away!" Speaking of the old Charlie in his mouth, Ivan obviously showed a look of envy and longing on his face, "Old Charlie is lucky, his daughter was taken by a noble adult and got a lot of money...... Otherwise, he wouldn't have the spare money to buy a wheelbarrow. ”

"It's okay, you go and come back quickly." Zhang Shen was noncommittal.

Within a few minutes, Ivan was sweating profusely and pushing a wheelbarrow back, apparently running all the way, for fear of making Zhang Shen impatient.

"By the way, this is the money to buy your vellum, as well as the cost of shipping." Zhang Shen watched the three members of Ivan's family carry the leather paper to the car and fix it with something like hemp rope, and suddenly patted his head and remembered.

The golden coin made the eyes of all three of them straighten.

"Ten, ten, ten gold coins?? No, no, no, my lord, it's too much, it's really too much! These things, at most, are only three gold coins, no, two is enough! Ivan couldn't help but look at the small pile of gold coins handed over by Zhang Shen, and hurriedly refused.

"Take it, these leather papers of yours have helped me a lot, and the extra is my thank you gift."

"If you really don't want to go, make more leather paper at home these days, maybe I'll come back and buy some in a few days. The rest, even if it's a deposit. ”

"This, this...... All right. Zhang Shen's words had come to this point, and Ivan had no reason to refuse, so he caught the gold coin with trembling hands, swallowed a mouthful of saliva vigorously, and stuffed the money to his wife, who was also extremely excited.

"Celia, I'll help the adults deliver something, you wait for me at home. Remember, don't just go out. After solemnly instructing his wife, Ivan put the drawstring on his shoulder and dragged the wheelbarrow out.

Walking out of the gate of Ivan's house, after not walking a few steps, Zhang Shen was surprised to see that the small alley where no one walked around had become noisy and lively. Residents of the neighborhood walked out of their homes, adults stood in the doorway or in the alley, children's faces peeking out of the wooden panes of the attic, their eyes all looking at one place.

"What's going on?" Zhang Shen turned back to ask Ivan.

Ivan put down the car, stood on tiptoe and looked at it a few times, and said with a smile: "My lord, the old Charlie family I just told you about is the owner of this wheelbarrow." ”

"Looking at this posture, it's probably his daughter who is back, and his aunt is also coming over." Ivan smacked his lips, and couldn't help but fantasize about his daughter marrying a professional adult in the future.

"Oh." Zhang Shen also asked casually, not interested.

Continuing to move forward, the people in the gathered alley did not wait for Zhang Shen to speak, and when they saw the latter's dress and Ivan's expression, they all made way for the two of them to pass through the car.

Around the corner, there stood a house slightly better than Ivan's, which was the old Charlie's house.

At the door, a man in his fifties greeting his neighbors with a smile on his face is the old Charlie. Beside him, two men and a woman dressed differently are the daughter and son-in-law of old Charlie.

His daughter is really good-looking, with a bumpy figure, a pair of peach blossom eyes, a small cherry mouth, a rare blue long, and a naturally curly tail, even if she is not dressed up, she is a beauty.

With a happy smile on her face, she snuggled into the arms of a man who was smiling elegantly and whispering something in her ear, making her smile coquettishly.

Looking at the man in the moon-white robe, Zhang Shen's eyes narrowed, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

That person was Xu Ping!

"It's this scumbag!" A little dark red emerged from the depths of Zhang Shen's pupils, and it was fleeting.

Perhaps sensing something, Xu Ping turned his head, his expression suddenly froze, and his face was stunned.

Immediately, he nodded and smiled at Zhang Shen, signaling friendship.

"My lord, you and that adult are old acquaintances?" Ivan interjected.

"Old knowledge? Hmph, that kind of garbage ......" Zhang Shen smiled coldly, ignored Xu Ping's overtures, and walked straight forward.

Ivan secretly scolded himself for talking too much, shrunk his neck, pulled the cart with his head down, and said no more.

Xu Ping took in Zhang Shen's disdain and contempt, his expression froze, and his smile froze on his face.

"Honey, what's wrong?" The young woman in her arms didn't know why, so she asked in a coquettish voice.

"It's fine." Xu Ping smiled gently, but anger rose in his heart, eager to tear Zhang Shen to pieces.

"Hmph, a scumbag who has just completed the trial, he dares to show me a face, you are killing yourself!"

"Wait, as long as there are three virgins, Lao Tzu's Yin and Yang Acacia** will be able to advance to the seventh layer, and then it will be your death!"

"When the time comes, see how Lao Tzu tortures you!"

The beautiful young woman was once again immersed in her husband's handsome appearance and warm smile, and her heart was filled with happiness.

was so stirred up by Zhang Shen, Xu Ping suddenly had a "sense of urgency".

"Nana, it occurred to me that there is one more important matter to attend to, and I may not be able to spend the night here tonight." A hint of apology appeared on Xu Ping's face full of love and tenderness, and a trace of pain appeared in his eyes.

The woman known as Nana looked stunned, saw her husband's expression, and comforted him in turn: "It's okay, dear, we have a long day ahead, don't we?" ”

"Hmm." Xu Ping smiled, and secretly urged the moves in the yin and yang acacia, making the woman in his arms more obsessed with himself.

………… Divide............... Cut.................. Line...............

Stacking the leather paper sent by Ivan in an empty room, Zhang Shen strung together the situation inside and outside the camp and thought for a moment, feeling that the amount in front of him would be insufficient.

Although it is said that the drawing of the refining array does not limit the carrying objects, as the saying goes, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift, and he is accustomed to the convenience and speed of leather paper, and Zhang Shen is completely unwilling to paint on the ground.

Moreover, after a few days of actual combat, Zhang Shen came up with a trick that can shorten the drawing time.

The essence of refining the array is to use the rules of the world, there is no saying that it must be drawn on the spot, it is completely possible to draw other parts except the spell in advance, and then just select the spell directly!

Zhang Shen's current level of alchemy is limited to the most basic refining of naturally existing substances, such as making soil soft and hard, transforming water and ice, and generating flames (uncontrollable), etc., as for the transformation of rocks, bricks, and earth, water into snowflakes and steam, and the shaping of wood and steel.

Not to mention the refining of gold, the refining of the human body into such a high-end atmosphere and high-grade refining.

Therefore, there are only a few means that Zhang Shen can use now, except for the selection, splitting, and combination of techniques, other parts can be completed in advance, as long as attention is paid to classifying the six basic forces of "earth", "fire", "water", "wind", "light" and "darkness".

The ellipse symbolizes "water", the triangle symbolizes "earth", the diamond shape symbolizes "fire", the square shape symbolizes "wind", the first quarter moon symbolizes "light", and the second quarter moon symbolizes "darkness".

In fact, although there are six basic categories of alchemy, someone's current abilities can only use the first three......

After making up his mind, Zhang Shen closed the door and walked towards the trading market again.

This time, he went to the other end, an area with a relatively high concentration of shops.

As mentioned earlier, the reason why Zhang Shen has been buying leather paper from Ivan is because the quality of the leather paper he tanned is excellent. But without Zhang Butcher, there are Li Butchers and Wang Butchers, but the quality is slightly worse.

Based on his memories of visiting the market, Zhang Shen walked towards a shop that specialized in selling leather paper.

When there were still a few hundred meters away from that storefront, when Zhang Shen passed an intersection, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in his sight.

"Huh? That's ......" The person quickly disappeared into the crowd, Zhang Shen was puzzled, and took a [Ignoring Talisman] on himself and sprinkled some astringent potions, and quickly followed.

Judging from the back and breath, it is indeed that person, but how has the costume changed? Isn't that thing always dressed like five or six?

With a question in his mind, someone who happened to be idle and had nothing to do followed closely.

The man in front of him didn't seem to realize that he was being followed, and he didn't seem to be aware of it, and although he was quick, he swaggered through the market and continued to move south. Judging by the direction he was walking, it should be to the south of the slum near the city wall.

Sure enough, nearly twenty minutes later, the two of them came to the slum where the houses were more compact, low, and dilapidated.

The man's goal was very clear, pointing directly to a certain room.

At the door, a man in his forties and a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old stood there, and when they saw the man coming, the man's face smiled like a flower, and the girl showed a shy, sweet smile.

The man exchanged a few words of greeting and took the girl by the hand and entered the house.

The moment he turned around, Zhang Shen saw the person's appearance clearly.

Although there are a few changes, it is the same as I guessed.

Xu Ping!

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