The ancient city is still dozens of miles away from the village, Lin Xi decided to go back to cure the old man first, and then rest for a good night, and go back early tomorrow morning.

Back in this humble room, Er Zhuang hurriedly came out to greet him, his face full of anxiety, until he saw Da Zhuang nodding. The smile on Erzhuang's face gradually replaced his previous expression.

Lin Xi handed over the remaining snake meat and some vegetables bought at the market to Er Zhuang and told him to cook with peace of mind. He went outside to set up a medicine jar, and then carefully cut the Chinese medicine on the side.

After cutting the medicine, Lin Xi took out his precious snake gall bladder and added it to it.

Lin Xi used a special technique to boil the medicine, which maximized the effect of snake gall bladder and medicine.

In order to reduce the stimulation of snake gallbladder to people, Lin Xi slowly injected a few wisps of breath.

After frying, three times a day in the morning, noon and evening, it only takes four days for the elderly to be cured.

With the help of python gall, the physical condition of the elderly will also improve.

Lin Xi has been taking medicine from Doctor Jiang for many years, and most of them are going back to decoction by himself, and he doesn't know how to treat those incurable diseases, but he can't tell how many times he has decocted the medicine for these diseases.

After the medicine was decocted, Lin Xi took a bowl of medicine and handed it to Da Zhuang. Watching Da Zhuang go to feed his mother medicine, Lin Xi was very happy. self

I have been alone for many years, and I have never seen such a scene, is this a home?

The aroma of the rice has come from the kitchen, and the rice is ready to be served. The dishes on the table were hearty, and it was probably the best meal they ever had. Da Zhuang took out his long-cherished daughter red, and as soon as the wine was opened, the room was full of fragrance.

Lin Xi learned from Er Zhuang, who liked to chatter, that this wine was left by their father when he went to the army, and said that it was a celebration wine after he returned. But how many years have passed, and they also know that their father will not come back......

Watching the lively scene slowly fall silent, Da Zhuang broke the oppressive atmosphere and took the lead in punishing himself with three cups, as for why, only Lin Xi and Er Zhuang knew.

Looking at Da Zhuang's stomach with three glasses of wine. Lin Xi did not show weakness, and hurriedly raised a glass to salute the two brothers, if nothing else, for their kindness and simplicity, Lin Xi felt that he should be respected. Although the old woman next to her was full of smiles, she kept persuading the three of them to drink less......

After being full of wine and food, Lin Xi helped Erzhuang, who was already drunk and unlooking, to bed, even if Erzhuang was drunk and unconscious, he kept babbling about building a big house and marrying a daughter-in-law.

After Lin Xi settled him, he went to clean up the house, and after Da Zhuang helped his mother to bed, he hurriedly came over to help. At first, he always thought that Lin Xi was the son of a family of great families, but after many conversations, he realized that he was the same as them. Therefore, the relationship between Da Zhuang and Lin Xi is one step closer.

Lin Xi refused Da Zhuang's kindness to let him sleep in the bed, and went to sleep in their cowshed by himself, although there were no cows here for a long time, but the smell was still very strong. Da Zhuang looked guilty, Lin Xi didn't care, he was used to living a poor life, and he slept the same wherever he slept. And a few days ago, Lin Xi in the mountains didn't dare to sleep at all, but now I can finally sleep well.

When he fell asleep, Lin Xi used his own method to cover up the smell of the cowshed, hummed a few children's songs from his hometown, and slowly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Lin Xi and Da Zhuang were ready to set off, and Er Zhuang insisted on following, but Da Zhuang let him stay at home on the grounds that he was taking care of his mother and that he had not yet sobered up.

The ancient city has been a place of mixed fish and dragons since ancient times. People here don't value who you are, you just need to bring "good goods" or enough money to be sought after.

It is full of surprises, for example, if a poor man comes here and catches a good product, then he can go to the life of big fish and big meat.

But there is danger hidden in the surprise place, no matter how prominent you are to come here to take a look, you will still buy back a pile of broken copper and iron at a sky-high price, and those who are not powerful enough may go back and forth a few times and go bankrupt.

Master Yang once joked that if Lin Xi has the opportunity to go out in the future and go to some small villages, he must go to the ancient market to see and try his luck, maybe he can get a few high-quality goods.

Ordinary small villages don't know some things, and those good things are just sold as antiquities, how do they know their real use?

Master Yang was a little joking when he said these words, but how long did Lin Xi stay with him? would he still know that some of the good things in the family were definitely picked up by him in these places.

"Get out of the way, don't get in the way!" several tall and mighty men looked disdainful.

Da Zhuang is used to being yelled at, and he is also afraid that these people who are powerful will consciously get out of the way, Lin Xi is not afraid but still walks aside, because more is better than less.

Behind those men came a noblely dressed and handsome boy. As soon as he came out, he glanced at Lin Xi and the others with disdain, and then ordered his subordinates not to be too ostentatious and leave here.

"What's the big deal, isn't it just being born?"

"That's it, what's the use of having a good background here, don't put all your family in it in the end. As soon as the group left, someone was muttering behind their backs.

The ancient market is bustling with activity from morning to night, and the streets are already full of stalls at this time. Lin Xi found a stall with fewer people and squatted down to pick up antiquities.

"Yo, this master has a good eye, don't look at my stall, there are few people, but many priceless things are from this stall. Lin Xi ignored him, he picked out a string of hand beads from these antiquities and asked the stall owner how much it was.

"Hey, son, connoisseur, I found something good as soon as I came, this is an eight-sided agate bracelet from hundreds of years ago, you look at these beads, how delicate the texture is, and the beads are full. At first glance, it is a first-class product. The stall owner kept bragging about his goods when he saw that Lin Xi was intending to buy it.

Lin Xi smiled and whispered, "Little brother, your agate bracelet is fake." ”

The seller said: "Childe can't talk nonsense, I pack the ticket This is an agate bracelet from hundreds of years ago." ”

"I didn't say it wasn't an antiquity, I just said it was a fake. After Lin Xi finished speaking, he made a silent gesture, and then continued: "You see, the agate workmanship is particularly strict, but there is a slight crack here, and the craftsmanship from hundreds of years ago will definitely not have such a small flaw. ”

After listening to Lin Xi, the stall owner looked at the beads with a small crack, and said, "Childe can see it, I will also admit it, if Childe likes it, you can make a price." ”

Lin Xi saw that the stall owner was also a cheerful person, and finally sold it for twenty taels of silver.

Da Zhuang, who had not spoken on the side, said at this time: "Xiao Linzi, you have already seen that this is fake, why do you still buy it at a high price, isn't it a big loss." ”

Lin Xi handed the agate into Da Zhuang's hand and said, "That one is indeed a fake, but the other beads ...... Hey. ”

Da Zhuang suddenly realized: "I see, so it is fair for you to give him twenty taels, Xiaolinzi, you are so smart." ”

"Uncle Zhuang, you put away the string of hand beads, go back and put it on for the eldest mother, this agate is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the old man couldn't be better to wear it. Only then did Da Zhuang understand why Lin Xi wanted to pick a bracelet. Da En didn't say thank you, Da Zhuang held the bracelet tightly and didn't speak, and nodded at Lin Xi.

Lin Xi and the others came to the next stall, which was very different from other places. Here, instead of the buyers picking up the antiquities themselves, the stall owners bring out one box after another.

Then it is up to the buyer to bid, guess. The buyer who buys the box must break it on the spot, and if there are antiquities inside, no matter how much it is worth, it will belong to the buyer, but some of the boxes may also be empty, making the bamboo basket empty.

It seems very unreasonable, but the boxes here are all genuine, and there is a treasure worth tens of millions of taels in every guess, so many people are willing to gamble on blood when they come to the ancient city.

There are a lot of onlookers here, and there are also a lot of thugs on this side of the stall to maintain order. Lin Xi was very interested in this, so he stayed here.

The first box, the price is fifty taels. Lin Xi quietly used the art of Kanyu to observe his aura, and there was no good goods.

"Fifty-five taels!" cried a young man.

"Seventy taels. The other woman whispered.

"Eighty taels. "The young man obviously doesn't have the confidence he had just now.

In the end, the woman took one hundred taels, opened the box, and inside was an ancient mirror that was said to be worth sixty taels. The woman didn't care, and her expression seemed to be satisfied with the result.

The second box was priced at one hundred and twenty taels, and many people rushed to raise the price. Maybe they think the contents of such an expensive box should not be bad.

Soon the price stopped at two hundred and forty taels, and it was a rich boy who got it. After opening the box, everyone sighed and was very disappointed, it was a very ordinary piece of pottery, about less than fifty taels now. This result made the rich kid leave here in disappointment, and he didn't even want to watch the rest of the quiz.

Lin Xi noticed that most of the old people here would not start in the first few boxes, and seemed to know that the good things were in the back, and the front ones would let the juniors fight.

Several boxes have passed, and Lin Xi has never been satisfied.

The eighth box, priced at seventy taels. Before everyone could recover from the disappointment just now, they heard someone shouting for eighty taels.

This person is none other than Lin Xi. An old man looked at Lin Xi and said kindly: "Child, according to my experience, the things in this place are not worth so much money, I think you should give up." The other old man continued: "I don't think you are dressed as a rich and noble person, so don't be strong here." ”

Lin Xi thanked them for their kindness, but still insisted on bidding. In the end, Lin Xi bought it for one hundred and ten taels.

After opening it, everyone was shocked that it turned out to be a century-old ginseng!

"Xiaoyou, I bought this hundred-year-old ginseng for eight hundred taels, you see what you think. An old man was the first to speak.

"You're just going to trick the juniors, little friend, I'll buy it for a thousand taels and invite you to my house. An old man on the opposite side of Lin Xi said.

"Hehe, are you going to the Hongmen banquet as a guest, won't you give money to rob the treasure when the time come......s?"

Lin Xi has long known that a hundred-year-old person attending the conference has become a hot taro.

For ordinary people, as long as they go back and deal with it a little, they can prolong their life for a few days, and a few days is already the greatest gift.

In fact, this ginseng Lin Xi originally wanted to take it back to replenish the eldest mother's body, but he didn't think about selling it for money.

A person suffering from a disease gets a 100-year-old ginseng plant, which can eliminate all previous diseases.

The eldest lady's illness was stabilized by Lin Xi, but there are many dark diseases, and if you don't deal with it well, it is likely to leave other hidden dangers.

Most of these people are powerful people here, and if they kill someone and seize Baolin Creek, they can escape, but they will definitely find trouble with Uncle Da Zhuang's family.

Just when Lin Xi was in a dilemma, one of the stall owner's men came over and told Lin Xi that they were willing to buy it back at a price of nine hundred taels, and Lin Xi could only agree. Reluctantly, he returned the century-old ginseng, and he quickly left here with Uncle Da Zhuang.

Before they could go far, Lin Xi and the others were surrounded by five or six big men. Da Zhuang saw that the comer was not good, and he took a stride in front of Lin Xi, although he knew that he was not as good as Lin Xi, but he always wanted to repay Lin Xi, and now was the opportunity.

The big man who took the lead said: "Just now, our master wanted to ask you to buy a hundred years of ginseng, but you refused. ”

Lin Xi asked calmly, "What do you want?" ”

The man looked at the brother next to him and laughed, "You said what we are going to do, of course I want to give you some color." With that, he moved forward.

Da Zhuang took a hard blow because he was in front of Lin Xi, Lin Xi dodged the attacks of other people, quickly punched the leader in the stomach, and then grabbed the stick with his backhand, and hit him on the head with a stick. The action is so fast that it seems to be done in an instant.

The man who took the lead was covered in blood and fell to the ground and convulsed. Lin Xi didn't care about him, but with lightning speed, one person and one stick, Lin Xi threw the stick aside after the fight, and turned around and left with the injured Uncle Zhuang.

Those men didn't end up like the leader, they just twitched on the ground.