The Wind and Rain in Sioux City Chapter 2: The three sons of the city punish profiteers, and the two old villages recount the past

Lin Man'er noticed her embarrassment, and hurriedly jumped into the vat, and the stirred up medicine splashed into the mouth of the fish baby. The fish baby suddenly felt her stomach churning, and hurriedly grabbed her throat with her fingers, ran to the corner and vomited. The stench began to spread, and the villagers covered their noses in desperation to flee.

Lao Yang Tou was relieved: "According to the above records, the liquid medicine will be black after every quenching, emitting a foul smell, it seems that you have succeeded." ”

Old Lady Xu looked at Lin Man'er in disbelief and asked, "Have you become that evil cultivator?" ”

Lin Man'er hurriedly explained: "I'm not him, I know how to bully people." ”

Old Lady Xu realized his gaffe and changed his words: "You have become a cultivator?" ”

Lin Man'er just wanted to answer, but he heard Lao Yang Tou interrupt and said: "It's just the first step, according to the above record, you have to soak it eight more times before it can be counted as the first stage of Lingchu." ”

When the fish baby heard this, she wiped her mouth and asked, "What?" Eight more times? ”

Lao Yang nodded and replied, "That's what it says above." In the first six stages of the Spiritual Primal Realm, each stage must be quenched nine times to be considered successful, and the dose must be increased each time, and after the second stage, other special medicinal materials must be added. ”

Mrs. Xu felt that this matter needed to be kept secret, so she beckoned the villagers to go back and told them not to tell others. After the villagers left, Old Lady Xu looked at Lin Man'er and said solemnly, "Do you really want to practice?" ”

Lin Man'er said firmly: "I want to practice, only when I become stronger, will I not be bullied." ”

When Old Lady Xu heard this, a pair of eyes stared at him tightly. Lin Man'er was stared at uncomfortably, and asked, "Why do you keep staring at me?" ”

Old lady Xu shook her head and left without saying a word.

Lao Yang stroked Lin Man'er's bald head and said with relief: "Only by suffering can you become a master." Pointing to the big rock in the courtyard, he said, "Go and try it and see if you can move it." ”

Lin Man'er was a little embarrassed, pointed to herself, and said that she hadn't put on any clothes yet! Old Yang Tou was amused, and said angrily: "The old man is half of the people who have entered the ground, why haven't you seen it?" ”

Lin Man'er was right when he thought about it, jumped out of the vat, and asked Huzi to carry a bucket of water. After rinsing, I put on my clothes, walked over to the boulder, spat on it, rubbed my hands together and began to lift the boulder.

However, seeing that the green tendons on Lin Man'er's arms were all bursting up, the big boulders only moved. changed the posture and changed the lifting to pushing, but the effect was still not obvious.

Seeing this, Huzi ran over to take a hand, and pushed it all at once. Lin Man'er looked at Huzi and laughed at herself: "I have suffered so much, and my strength is not as good as Huzi." ”

Yu Wazi comforted: "Brother Barbarian, don't be discouraged. Huzi is a monster, and even the tigers in the mountains are not as strong as him. ”

Huzi thought that he had done something wrong, and scratched his head and stepped aside. Seeing this, Lin Man'er kicked to his side and fell over the shoulder. Huzi looked at him puzzled, Lin Man'er stretched out his hand to pull him up, and said with a smile: "It's still a little useful." I feel a lot more strength and a lot faster. ”

Huzi smiled innocently, then grabbed Lin Man'er, and also had an over-the-shoulder fall. Lin Man'er lay on the ground and said angrily: "You fool, I don't know if you give Brother Man'er a little face!" ”

When Huzi heard this, he hurriedly helped him up. Lao Yang shook his head slightly, put away the "Detailed Explanation of Building the Foundation", and pointed to the vat with a crutch and said, "Clean it up, soak it for the second time in seven days." ”

After the three of them cleaned up, as usual, they began to fish in exchange for medicinal herbs. After two months of peaceful days, Lin Man'er finally reached the Lingchu Realm, where he could easily push large stones.

There are no bad practices in the village, and life is getting better day by day. Although most of them are old and weak, women and children, the elderly also have the life experience of the elderly. Some weave straw sandals, robes, bamboo baskets, etc.; Some are picking up leaks at the beach, because of years of experience, the harvest is not small.

Old lady Xu leaned against the big tree at the entrance of the village early in the morning, and didn't say anything until noon. After eating, I continued to lean on and went back at dinner time. Day after day, it never changes.

Among the younger generation in the village, the three Lin Man'er brothers are the most capable. Therefore, the trade between the village and the city also fell on them. The old people will make the goods and load them into the truck, and then let them take them to the city to exchange firewood, rice, oil and salt. However, Lin Man'er and the others had little experience and lost money.

After learning the news, the three brothers came to the door overnight and pulled the shopkeeper out of his wife's bed. Lin Man'er was angry when she saw him, and directly punched him in the face.

The shopkeeper covered his cheeks, and his heart was itching with anger. First promised to make compensation, and then led the three to the store. After arriving at the store, the shopkeeper found an opportunity to sneak aside and immediately shouted to the guys to do it.

However, Lin Man'er is already in the first stage of the spirit, which is something that ordinary mortals can control. Coupled with the tiger who was born with divine power, he easily repelled the guy and forced the shopkeeper to make compensation.

After Lin Man'er received the compensation, she was still not satisfied, and asked the shopkeeper to give more. Yu Wazi stopped: "Brother Barbarian, let's only take what we deserve, it's not good to take more." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, we must pay attention to the long-term in business." ”

"You're still cheating on us in the long run?" Lin Man'er didn't have a good airway.

The shopkeeper nodded and said with a smile: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all because the guy was blind and didn't settle the account." ”

"Humph! I don't know if I'm blind or if I'm broken. Lin Man'er stared at the shopkeeper and snorted coldly.

The shopkeeper pretended not to hear and ordered the men to load the goods into the cart. Yu Wazi waved his hand and said, "Your carriage will be returned to you with the goods next time." ”

"Well said, well said. Next time I'll receive it in person, and I promise not to make a mistake. The shopkeeper patted his chest and reassured.

After Lin Man'er and the others drove the carriage away, a group of men came to the shopkeeper and asked, "The shopkeeper, why don't you find someone to snatch it back?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately slapped him and scolded: "Idiot, it doesn't cost you money to find more people?" Besides, the six of you can't beat three dolls, why am I raising you? ”

"The shopkeeper, I really don't blame the little ones. The bald man in the lead, he shot fast and fiercely, he really couldn't stop it! ”

"That's it! In the future, it will be collected at the normal price, anyway, their goods are good, and the price will be raised a little higher when selling. After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he lifted the pants that he had not had time to tie in a hurry, and went back to the house.

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On the way back, Lin Man'er said angrily: "That dead fat man is bullying us young, if you don't give him something powerful, he will have to cheat us next time." ”

Yu Wazi said with relief: "Although we repelled those guys today, we don't have any backing after all." If you force him to make more compensation, if he finds a guard in the city, we will be miserable. ”

"Humph! When I become stronger, I am not afraid of those who wear iron shells. Lin Man'er said and smashed his fist on the guardrail, but he didn't think that he would break the guardrail. At the moment, he was even more angry, pointing to the broken mark and saying, "Look at what you gave me." Before I could exert any force, it broke. ”

Yu Wazi smiled helplessly and said comfortingly: "Brother Barbarian, you can be a cultivator now, how can this wood withstand your punch." After a pause, he said, "Actually, you don't need to be so angry, haven't we already asked for compensation?" Also, I don't think there's anything wrong with what the shopkeeper said. Business is long-term, we have to trade with him in the future, it's not good to offend him. ”

After listening to this, Lin Man'er habitually raised his hand, but when he saw the broken guardrail, he could only touch it with both fists, and snorted coldly: "Hmph! Cheap him, I knew to give him two more punches. ”

Huzi echoed: "I also think I should beat him!" ”

Yu Wazi glared at him and said, "Go, what's the foolish thing about, don't you see that the barbarian brother is stupid?" ”

When Lin Man'er heard "I'm stupid", she calmed down and reflected, and it didn't take long for her to understand. I wanted to say something, but I didn't know where to start, so I simply didn't say anything. He moved forward, blocked the broken guardrail, closed his eyes, and pretended to meditate.

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There were many villagers gathered at the entrance of Toad Village, anxiously waiting for their return. Mrs. Xu leaned under the big tree to greet the first rays of sunshine in the morning.

An old man surnamed Chen and others were upset, so they came to the old lady Xu and complained: "Brother! That brute is also your great-grandson, aren't you worried at all? ”

"Humph! Since his father buried more than a dozen strong babies in the village with his own hands, the old man didn't recognize that granddaughter. As soon as Old Lady Xu mentioned Lin Man'er and his father, he felt remorseful in his heart.

"Alas! So how can you blame the baby's father? Old Chen Tou sighed.

"Don't blame him, who is to blame? You have to be smart and take the strong babies to the deep sea. The old man persuaded him many times that there were sea beasts in the deep sea, and they would die, but the stubborn donkey just wouldn't listen! Now in addition to those of us who are old and immortal, there are only a group of orphans and widows left in the village. Tell me how they will live in the future! Old lady Xu said, tears flowing, as if all this was his fault.

Old Chen also cried when he heard this, after all, his grandson and son died in that voyage.

The two oldest men in the village suddenly burst into tears, which frightened the others and came forward to comfort them. At this moment, Lin Man'er and the three of them came back with the carriage.

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Half a month after the peaceful days, Lao Yang Tou found Lin Man'er and asked him to prepare and enter the second stage of quenching.

On the basis of the first paragraph, three special medicinal materials were added. They are: Evil Wind Vine, Purple Mist Flower, and Demon Beast Bone.

It's a pity that these three flavors of medicinal materials only have demon beast bones in Li Da's box. According to the description of "Detailed Explanation of Building the Foundation", Lao Yang Tou told Lin Man'er that the evil wind vine should grow on the cliff behind Meishan outside the village, and as for the purple mist flower, he couldn't judge it, so he needed to go to the city to ask.

After hearing this, Lin Man'er decided to try it at the pharmacy the next time she entered the city. After hearing this, Lao Yang nodded and took out three ingots of silver from his arms and handed them to Lin Man'er.

Lin Man'er resolutely refused to accept it, and patted his chest and said, "I can earn my own money to buy it." ”

Old Yang Tou glared at him and said angrily: "Those medicinal materials must not be cheap, when will it take for you to earn them?" The old man has been going all his life, saving this little money, and now he is alone, who will he use if he doesn't give it to you? ”

Lin Man'er was still reluctant to accept it after hearing this. Yu Wazi took the silver and persuaded him: "Brother Barbarian, the right should be borrowed by us, and when the time comes, when you become powerful, you will pay it back." ”

Lin Man'er clenched his fists and nodded with difficulty.

After the three of them made some preparations, they drove out of the village in a carriage. However, the direction of travel is not Sioux City, but Meishan.

Lin Man'er was puzzled: "Aren't we going to go into the city to buy medicine?" ”

Yu Wazi played with a silver ingot, and said confidently: "Now I go to buy medicine, it's hard to say whether I can buy it or not, even if I buy it, according to the price we asked last time, I'm afraid that these three ingots of silver can only buy medicine residue." ”

When Huzi heard this, he hurriedly said, "Then what should I do?" ”

Lin Man'er looked at the fish baby, and already had a guess in his heart, and asked, "Do you mean to go to the cliff behind Meishan to pick the evil wind vine first, and then take it to the city to exchange for purple mist flowers?" ”

"That's about what it means." The fish baby replied.

Lin Man'er was happy when she heard this, and asked with a smile: "What else do you mean?" ”

Yu Wazi put the silver ingot in his arms, looked like a bamboo in his chest, and replied: "Don't worry, you will know when the time comes." ”