The money distribution was over.
Everyone was in a good mood.
Zhao Erhu was even chuckling.
If they had such a harvest every day, they wouldn't even need to go deep into the mountains; they could save up one hundred thousand coins in a month.
Adding the other people's forty percent, the two hundred thousand deficit would be almost covered.
However, there weren't many prey in the outer areas of Yunwu Mountain, and most were very cunning; many prey only came out of their dens at night.
Most of the time, their squad would work hard all day and only manage to get one or two large prey.
Moreover, super-large ones like today's wild boar were extremely rare.
This kind of harvest only happened a few times a year.
Everyone left Wang's Meat Shop and went together to Wang's Shop next to the Meat Shop.
Going deeper into Yunwu Mountain meant they couldn't return in one day, requiring at least two days, so everyone needed to buy some Body Protection Talismans for self-preservation.
Wang's Shop was also opened by Li Zheng Wang Chengwu.
The shopkeeper of the shop was Wang Chengyou, the older brother of Wang Cheng Cai, the Meat Shop's shopkeeper.
Wang Chengyou and Wang Cheng Cai looked very similar, both with full, fleshy faces.
When everyone entered the shop with their Spirit Beasts, Wang Chengyou was behind the sandalwood counter, diligently working on an abacus while sitting on a beast hide soft chair.
"Wang's Shopkeeper, we're here to buy things," Zhao Erhu said loudly, his voice startling Wang Chengyou.
Wang Chengyou was about to scold him, but seeing that it was Zhao Erhu and the others, a cheerful smile appeared on his face; it turned out his gods of wealth had arrived.
Zhao Erhu and the other six people each bought Qi and Blood Pills, Body Protection Talismans, Fire Crow Talismans, Wind Chasing Talismans, and other items for self-preservation.
What a big business!
Shopkeeper Wang Chengyou was very happy, his face practically splitting with a smile.
Chen Changqing stepped forward: "Wang's Shopkeeper, give me two Body Protection Talismans, two Fire Crow Talismans, two Wind Chasing Talismans, a set of beast hide soft armor, two Qi and Blood Pills, and a bottle of Body Tempering Spirit Liquid."
As he spoke, Chen Changqing pulled out twenty-two silver leaves from his pocket, which hadn't even warmed up yet, and placed them on the sandalwood counter, saying, "I'll pay two hundred twenty coins first, and the rest will be put on account."
Wang Chengyou's smile instantly vanished, and his face turned cold, saying, "Chen Er Liu Zi, you've already bought eight hundred thirty-five coins worth of items on credit. You need to settle your previous account first before I can give you more credit."
"I'll vouch for Chen Changqing," Zhao Erhu said, his voice so loud it made people's ears ring, "If he can't pay it back, I'll take charge and sell his courtyard of green-tiled houses in the west of town to repay you. If it's not enough, I'll make up the difference."
Chen Changqing lowered his head; his courtyard of houses had already been sold to Wang Qingyun a long time ago.
He was only renting it now.
However, not many people knew about him selling his house.
"Alright then."
Wang's Shopkeeper's fat face immediately filled with fawning smiles, and he quickly gathered the items Chen Changqing needed, handing them all to Chen Changqing.
Then he took out his abacus and quickly calculated: "Two Body Protection Talismans are four hundred coins,
Two Fire Crow Talismans are four hundred eighty coins,
Two Wind Chasing Talismans are five hundred fifty coins,
Beast hide soft armor is one thousand two hundred coins,
Two Qi and Blood Pills are eight hundred coins,
A bottle of Body Tempering Spirit Liquid is six hundred coins,
Totaling four thousand thirty coins.
Adding the previous eight hundred thirty-five coins, and subtracting the two hundred twenty coins you gave, you owe me four thousand six hundred forty-five coins. Please sign here."
"Okay," Chen Changqing picked up the pen and signed, then took the talismans and other items.
Zhao Erhu, as the guarantor, also signed his name.
Chen Changqing took the talismans and Medicinal Pills, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.
Although he owed more debt, at least he had means of self-preservation.
Chen Changqing opened the small bottle containing the Qi and Blood Pill, took out one Qi and Blood Pill, and fed it to Little Black Tiger.
Qi and Blood Pill is a Medicinal Pill refined by Alchemists using demon blood combined with more than ten kinds of Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plants.
It can slightly increase the Physical Body strength of Spirit Beasts.
One pill can be digested and absorbed by a Spirit Pet for three days.
Little Black Tiger was very happy after eating the Qi and Blood Pill, constantly rubbing his head against Chen Changqing's leg to act spoiled: "Awoo awoo."
"You little fellow," Chen Changqing rubbed Little Black Tiger's head hard.
The group walked out of Wang's Shop.
Zhao Erhu patted Chen Changqing's shoulder and reminded him: "Changqing, that's the post station over there. Go quickly and write to your older sister, don't delay."
Zhao Erhu knew that Chen Changqing's older sister, Chen Changyue, was utterly disappointed in Chen Changqing and probably wouldn't send much money, but every bit helped.
If she sent a lot, it would be even better.
Chen Changqing was helpless; his sister's savings over the years had long been emptied by him, and it was said she even owed external debts.
The key was that over the years, his predecessor always found various excuses to trick money out of his sister, so his credit score had already reached zero, and his sister completely didn't trust him now.
Just with a letter, even if his sister had money, she wouldn't give it to him, let alone the fact that his sister had no money now.
Writing a letter would only annoy his sister.
Why bother writing anything?
After Zhao Erhu finished speaking, he said to Chen Changming: "Chen Changming, you follow your Changqing and help him keep an eye on him, don't let him slack off."
Chen Changming was a distant relative of Chen Changqing, considered Chen Changqing's older cousin.
However, Chen Changqing, this Chen Er Liu Zi, actually hooked up with Chen Changming's beautiful wife, which enraged Chen Changming, who went to deal with Chen Changqing.
But he was severely beaten by Chen Changqing, leaving him bruised and swollen.
It was only when he stepped in to warn Chen Changqing that Chen Changqing gave up the idea of hooking up with Chen Changming's beautiful wife.
Chen Changming had recently eaten some treasure, causing his personal combat power to skyrocket.
He was the only one in the Ming Que Hunting Squad, besides Zhao Erhu, whose comprehensive combat power could completely defeat Chen Changqing.
Chen Changming's combat power was strong, and he hated Chen Changqing to the bone, so sending him to keep an eye on Chen Changqing made Zhao Erhu feel most at ease.
Chen Changming was stunned, then nodded and replied: "Yes, Captain."
Chen Changqing was very displeased; Zhao Erhu, this scoundrel, was really despicable, actually sending Chen Changming to monitor him.
Chen Changming harbored murderous intent towards him.
However, speaking of Chen Changming's matter.
He was a little bit wronged.
After his predecessor came to Qingshi Town, he loved to hook up with married women, but he did not provoke Chen Changming's wife.
The reason was simple: their families lived far apart, and Chen Changming's wife rarely left the house, so there was no chance to meet.
It was also because Chen Changming indulged in promiscuity, behaved recklessly, and even beat his wife every day.
To retaliate against Chen Changming, Chen Changming's wife took the initiative to find Chen Changqing, whose reputation for being a philanderer was widespread.
His predecessor was not a good person to begin with, and Chen Changming's wife was extremely beautiful, slender, and quite proactive, so how could he resist?
Of course, his predecessor was also at fault; although the other party was proactive, he did not refuse.
Moreover, he often secretly arranged to meet the other party, bought things for them, and teased and provoked them in various ways.
This made the other party even more proactive, and several times, they almost took down his predecessor.
Later, Chen Changming heard the rumors and came to find his predecessor.
However, his predecessor disdained to explain and even beat Chen Changming, making him lose face.
That's how the grudge was formed.
Chen Changqing's face remained expressionless, and he smiled and nodded: "Captain, rest assured, I'll go write it now."
Zhao Erhu chuckled and patted Chen Changming's shoulder: "If this Chen Er Liu Zi dares to play tricks, you can make him suffer a bit. If his sister intervenes, I'll stand up for you, but be careful not to seriously injure him."
"I understand," Chen Changming's eyes gleamed, and his face showed excitement.
The reason he hadn't dealt with Chen Changqing before was his fear of Chen Changqing's protective sister.
Chen Changqing's expression changed slightly; Zhao Erhu, this scoundrel, was really 'good' to him.
Zhao Erhu waved his hand: "Alright, everyone go home and prepare. We'll gather at the usual spot tomorrow morning to go hunting in the mountains."
Everyone dispersed, and Chen Changqing took Little Black Tiger towards the post station nearby.
Chen Changming followed behind Chen Changqing, clearly fulfilling Zhao Erhu's "monitoring" task.
He stared at Chen Changqing's back, recalling the rumors in town that had made him lose face.
He wanted to kill Chen Changqing.
However, killing Chen Changqing would have to wait until they entered the mountains to slowly find an Opportunity.
For now, he'd find an excuse to properly teach Chen Changqing a lesson and vent his anger.
Chen Changqing naturally knew that Chen Changming wasn't up to anything good. Chen Changming's combat power had recently surged, making him much stronger, and he hated Chen Changqing to the bone, so Chen Changqing needed to find a way to stabilize him for now.
Soon, Chen Changqing had an idea, and he slowed his pace.
When Chen Changming got close, he suddenly stopped, turned around and stared at Chen Changming, whispering: "Brother Changming, can we discuss something?"
"What is it?" Chen Changming was full of vigilance; what good thing could this scoundrel Chen Changqing have?
Chen Changqing glanced in the direction Zhao Erhu had left, and whispered: "Deep in Yunwu Mountain is too dangerous, and I know you don't want to go either. Why don't we just have a fight, seriously injuring each other's contracted Spirit Beasts, and then both go to Dayang County to treat our Spirit Pets' injuries, so we don't have to go deep into Yunwu Mountain? What do you think?"
What kind of crazy idea was this?
Zhao Erhu had clearly made up his mind that if they couldn't gather enough money, he would sell Little Black Tiger's corpse for cash.
Even if Little Black Tiger was seriously injured, Zhao Erhu wouldn't let Chen Changqing take Little Black Tiger to Dayang County.
Moreover, Zhao Erhu had just warned him not to seriously injure Chen Changqing.
If he defied Zhao Erhu's wishes, Zhao Erhu would definitely not let him off.
Even if he was truly seriously injured, that tyrant probably wouldn't easily let him leave Qingshi Town.
If that tyrant couldn't gather enough money, he would most likely use his affair with Li Zheng's third wife to force him to sell his house to raise money.
In short, Zhao Erhu, that tyrant, had him and Chen Changqing cornered.
If he dared to sneak away, Zhao Erhu would be enraged and might take it out on his family.
And with Nether雀 patrolling, he couldn't escape either.
Besides, going deep into Yunwu Mountain, though dangerous, also presented Opportunities.
If he was lucky, he could quickly raise enough funds for Zhao Erhu.
If he was even luckier, he might obtain some Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plants, and he would be rich.
His luck had been quite good recently; two months ago, his Wolfhound found a five-hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng, which he secretly hid and slowly refined and absorbed.
His Physical Body quality had greatly improved, and his personal combat power had surged.
He was still somewhat looking forward to this trip into the mountains.
He would not listen to this Chen Er Liu Zi's crazy idea.
Seriously injure the other party.
He would wait until they entered the mountains, find an Opportunity, and directly kill him to vent the hatred in his heart.
Chen Changming's face was cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Stop dilly-dallying and talking nonsense with me. Go quickly to the post station and write the letter."
Chen Changqing 'looked disappointed': "Alright, alright."
Chen Changqing walked away in disappointment, directly entered the post station, asked for a piece of letter paper, went to an empty room, and picked up the brush to prepare to write.
Chen Changming stood two meters in front of Chen Changqing, craning his neck to watch.
Chen Changqing looked up and suggested again: "Why don't we still have a fight? Serious injury won't kill us, but going deep into Yunwu Mountain could really kill people."
"Stop whining and write your letter quickly," Chen Changming was very impatient and turned to leave the room.
"Don't go!" Chen Changqing called out.
Chen Changming looked annoyed and strode away.
Chen Changqing was definitely not going to get any money, so there was no point in watching him.
He might as well go home and rest.
Little Black Tiger rubbed against Chen Changqing's leg: "Awoo awoo."
Meaning that Chen Changming's gaze towards his master today was not right, and his master should be careful.
"I know," Chen Changqing patted the little tiger's head. He naturally knew that Chen Changming wanted to kill him.
However, his predecessor's improper behavior had provoked Chen Changming first.
But if Chen Changming wanted to kill him, then he would find an Opportunity first to kill the other party.
Chen Changqing suppressed the many thoughts in his heart, picked up the pen, and after a slight deliberation, wrote a letter to his sister.
He finished writing quickly.
The gist was that he had recently been possessed by the God of Gamblers, won a lot of money, and had paid off all his debts, telling his sister not to worry about him.
After writing the letter, he handed it to the post station staff.
Walking out of the post station, Chen Changqing found that Chen Changming had already left.
In the evening, Chen Changqing took Little Black Tiger back to the small courtyard in the west of town.
The courtyard was not large; in the middle of the courtyard was an old jujube tree with a thick trunk, and next to the jujube tree was a well.
Facing the courtyard gate were three main rooms, with an annex room on each side.
One was a storage room, and the other was the kitchen.
In the corner of the kitchen, there was also a pile of firewood.
Chen Changqing threw ten catties of wild boar meat into the kitchen and bolted the courtyard door.
He pushed open the main door with Little Black Tiger and walked in.
The light inside the house was dim, and there were two beds, one large and one small.
The large bed was Chen Changqing's, and the small bed was Little Black Tiger's.
Clothes and pants were strewn all over the beds.
Aside from the two beds, there was hardly any decent furniture in the house.
Chen Changqing sighed inwardly that his predecessor was truly a spendthrift.
A dignified Beast Master, yet he was so poor, with nothing but bare walls.
Little Black Tiger immediately jumped onto his small bed, lay down, and closed his eyes.
He was so full and comfortable today.
