Chapter III
At this time, Zou Wuzheng, the owner of the manor, stood in front of the door with two ladies and greeted a guest with a smile, one of the two ladies was surnamed Li, called Li Suhua, and the other was surnamed Zhang, called Zhang Min. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
This Zhang Min is Zou Wu's younger sister, three years younger than Li Suhua.
The Shenzhou Continent respects martial arts, as long as they have the ability, it is common for them to have three wives and four concubines.
The visitor was in his thirties, with a round face, small eyes, and fleshy body, wearing a silk gown and a melon skin hat. As soon as he dismounted, a servant immediately stepped forward and led the horse to the stables in the side yard.
Zou Wu said with a smile: "Baoyuan, you don't want someone to deliver a letter when you come, we can pick you up outside the valley, or go to the town pharmacy to ask for a carriage, and ask someone to send you off, so far, let you ride over, it will be difficult for you." ”
"Brother-in-law, you know me, I don't like to practice martial arts, that Lao Shizi exercises, under the pressure of the old man, after practicing for decades, it has no effect, I wanted to take a carriage to come and see you, but the old man said that the carriage was too slow, let me ride over. I was so tired that I had a headache all over my body, and my butt felt like it was cracking. Wait a minute, you've got to prepare some good wine, remember the one from last time, and dredge my blood for me. ”
Bao Yuan replied with a smile, and deliberately rubbed his fat buttocks after speaking.
"Okay, you're a Baoyuan, it's not me talking about you, you don't want to practice since you were a child, you eat, drink and have fun all day long, you look like meat, and you need a carriage when you go out, the old man should have rectified you a long time ago, it's still good to ride a horse, otherwise, you walk here?" Zhang Min, who was a little protruding and obviously pregnant, said with a smile.
Bao Yuan pretended to be angry when he heard this: "Second sister, I rode a horse so far to see you, you don't feel sorry for me, and you bury me, which makes me very sad!"
At this time, Li Baoyuan's sister Li Sufang said with a smile, "You are frolicking in front of the door, and you are not afraid of jokes." ”
"Let's go, let's go to the living room and talk. Zou Wu knew Bao Yuan's character, said with a smile, and walked inside, followed by several people.
As he walked, Bao Yuan asked again, "What about my grandchildren?"
"I just finished practicing, and now I'm going to play in the river. The eldest sister Li Sufang replied casually.
"My poor grandson, who grew up in the valley, can only go to the river to catch some small fish and shrimp except for practicing. Bao Yuan sighed.
"It's all like you, since you were a child in the county, eating, playing, that is not enough, there are no good things, I don't know how many bad things, your father doesn't know how many butts he wiped for you. Second sister Zhang Min said.
"Okay, you two will meet and top. The eldest sister said with a smile.
At this time, they had arrived in the inner hall, everyone sat down, and Zou Wu asked, "What is the matter with Bao Yuan being so anxious to my village this time?"
Both women also looked at Bao Yuan.
Bao Yuan sat on the stool, stretched his legs to make himself more comfortable, and replied: "It's not an old man, since you came here, you have been mixed up, and the name of the doctor has spread, and now the county town doesn't know you, especially the little Huandan and Peiyuan Dan you made, have made you a lot of money, right?" The old man was moved, and took out the medical skills of the ancestor and looked at it, and found a unilateral prescription called Xiao Pei Yuan Dan, and just received a few four-grade medicinal materials a few days ago, which happened to be the main medicine on Xiao Pei Yuan Dan, and he wanted to practice his hands. Knowing that you have grown a lot of medicinal herbs and varieties, and now you have been growing them for nearly ten years, right? ”
"Xiao Pei Yuan Dan is a pill that plays a role. Zou Wu asked a little strangely.
"It is mainly an elixir that organizes the body, improves qi and blood, and prolongs life, which is a bit the same as the Pei Yuan Dan you refined, but the effect is not so good, so it is called Xiao Pei Yuan Dan. Bao Yuan replied.
Zou Wu nodded: "You give me a list of medicinal materials, in the past few years, I have planted a lot of third-grade and fourth-grade medicinal materials, and some of the third-grade medicinal materials can also be used in medicine, but the value is not high." It will take a few years for the four products to be done. If there is something on the list, ask someone to pick it up. ”
Zou Wu paused for a moment, and then said: "However, I still wonder, how does the old man want to refine the little Pei Yuan Dan again, if he wants, can he just take it from me? Although the Pei Yuan Dan is precious, I can also receive a few four-grade medicinal materials a year, and refine about 10 pills." ”
Bao Yuan smiled: "It's not that you have made money from alchemy, you are mixing well, and we have no way to break through the fourth layer of the Shizi Technique, even if we practice Pei Yuan Dan hard, there is no way to improve the success rate, and it is a loss-making business if you practice it." After checking the ancestor's Danfang, I finally found a Danfang called Xiao Peiyuan Dan. It is said that although the effect is a little worse, it can also achieve the effect of fifty percent of Peiyuan Dan, and the unit price is much lower. It's also easier to refine, and even those like us who haven't broken through the fourth layer of the exercises have a great success rate. In the past year, the old man has asked me to refine medicinal powder with him every day, but there has been a lot of progress!"
After speaking, he took out the name and quantity of the medicinal materials he needed and handed it to Zou Wu.
Zou Wu looked at it, turned around and handed it to the housekeeper, and said, "These can be picked in an hour, Su Fang will go and ask the kitchen to make a few more dishes, and then ask someone to catch a fresh fish in the river, today I will drink a few glasses with Baoyuan to compensate for the wine I just brewed." ”
Hearing that there was wine to drink, Bao Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in surprise: "Brother-in-law, you have started making wine by yourself now." ”
"Well, I just produced it, and some time ago I hired a master brewer, and I roasted and refined several precious herbs into powder, steamed them with grains, and after many experiments, I finally developed a new sake. This wine not only has the original mellowness, but also has the effect of replenishing qi and blood. I'm about to give a little to the old man and the master and the brothers in the dart game. At the same time, I plan to sell it in my medical hall. ”
"Great, it seems that I am still lucky, since my brother-in-law has said that it is good, I think it is good, I can't help but want to pay for it now. Bao Yuan smiled, and rubbed his hands, looking anxious.
Zou Wu couldn't help but say when he saw it: "You, you!"
The fat man named Bao Yuan grinned, looked at Zou Wu again, and asked without saying anything: "What about my eldest grandson? After returning to the medicine hall from the dart bureau some time ago, in addition to following the old man to refine medicine and make pills, he has been practicing martial arts and practicing health skills, and it is said that he has been greatly stimulated, and he wants to go to the Crouching Tiger Gang and go home a few days ago, I don't know what the situation is?"
Zou Wu glanced at the fat man and said, "Is it fake that you came to get the medicine this time, and it is true to inquire about Li'er!"
For this fat brother-in-law, Zou Wu is very clear, he is not very good at medical skills in the county, he is good at eating, drinking and having fun, and he has reined in in recent years. There is absolutely no problem with the heart, and the opponents are also excellent. Besides, the few third-grade medicinal materials just now are not valuable, and the medicine hall should also be stocked, it seems that something must have happened to Li'er in the county.
It's just that Li'er didn't say anything after he came back, and only proposed to join the Crouching Tiger Gang to practice Iron Bone Gong when he came out of the year.
Zou Wu did not object to Zou Li's request, and he couldn't make a mistake.
The Crouching Tiger Gang is the largest gang in Jingzhou, and it is not easy to practice, but Li'er has a stubborn personality, and it is difficult to turn back on what he recognizes, maybe he was taught strictly when he was a child! Joining the Crouching Tiger Gang may not be a bad thing, the Crouching Tiger Gang has been in Jingzhou for more than 1,000 years, and there is a rule that after joining the gang, as long as he has worked for the gang for 50 years, he is allowed to leave the gang and return home. If you have excellent qualifications, you can be promoted to the congenital, and you are free, you can live in the gang, and you can also return to live in the clan.
However, there is an oath after returning to the clan: the exercises and techniques in the gang shall not be taught to the family members privately, and shall not be opposed to the gang, and when there is trouble in the gang, they must return to the gang unconditionally and contribute to the gang.
Of course, the family will also help when they are in trouble.
The Zou family wants to gain a foothold in the new county, and it is not a bad thing for Zou Li to join the Crouching Tigers.
However, Zou Wu suspected that something must have happened in Zou Li's county.
So he asked, "Is there anything wrong with Li'er in the county?"
The fat man grinned and said, "Nothing! What do you think can do?"
And he said, "It's boring to talk about these things, let's get ready! Let's drink! My stomach growls." ”
Zou Wu knew that this guy didn't want to say anything, so it was extremely difficult to get it out of his mouth, so he had to get up and walk towards the hall.
In the evening, Zou Wu called Zou Li and asked what was happening in the county seat.
Zou Li didn't want to say it at first, but later under Zou Wu's strict request, he had to say: "Some time ago, I dart at the county seat, and I met three people, one of whom injured the master with a wave of his hand, and then the two of them beat Li Shan to death with only one palm, and I was also injured, and said contemptuously that I was just a second-layer qi induction, and I wanted to achieve it for life." ’”
"Father, what does the Qi Induction Period mean, is it so difficult that we practice not only health cultivation, but also other wonderful uses?" Zou Li asked as he looked at Zou Wu with a blank eye.
Zou Wu frowned and said, "This exercise is your mother's family tradition, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to practice, and your uncle has only practiced it for decades. The Tao is for the good luck of the father and your mother, and now you have broken through the fourth layer, and you are almost to the fifth layer, and it is because of this that you are allowed to practice, who knows that your cultivation is so difficult. ”
Zou Li said self-deprecatingly: "It's been five years since I stepped into the second floor, and it's really slow enough, not even as good as the second brother." ”
Zou Wu was silent for a moment and said: "You want to join the Crouching Tiger Gang, I don't object, but you have to be prepared to endure hardships and be angry." The gang is not as good as at home, and the gang has its own rules, so it is difficult to quit the gang halfway. ”
Zou Li squeezed his hand and said firmly: "As long as the iron bone function breaks through, I can endure any hardship." ”
Zou Wu glanced at Zou Li: "You have decided, you have to do it, and you must not retreat halfway." Your master's injury, don't tell Erniang for the time being, I'll go to the county seat in a few days to have a look, and if necessary, I will come to live in Zhuangzhong. As for those people, we can't afford to mess with them now, and when you have the ability, we will kill these robbers one by one. ”