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Chapter 11 City Guard

Chinese traditional medicine is broad and profound.

Throughout history, apart from wars, only plagues can destroy civilization. However, for thousands of years in China, civilization has never been broken, which is inseparable from the existence of Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Although folk Chinese medicine has lost much of its essence after dynasty changes, organizations like the Dragon Group still possess the core secrets of Chinese medicine.

After several hours of adjustment, Ling Yun took Snake Skin and walked towards the county town.

Passing by the Monument of King Qi and taking a look at it, Ling Yun thought of the wine he had buried and unconsciously walked to the Monument of King Qi. Ling Yun stretched out his hand and touched the cold body of the monument.

ā€œI’d better honor you with wine!ā€

Ling Yun said something like talking to himself, then turned around and walked towards the city gate.

"Old fox!"

He walked to a grocery store in a deep alley and stood there. Ling Yun pushed open the ajar wooden door and walked directly in.

"It's you!"

Some of the drowsy anecdotes suddenly stood up from their recliners and looked obviously startled when they saw Ling Yun jumping lively in front of them.

"What? Can't it be me?"

Ling Yun took off the snake skin he was carrying on his back and looked at the shopkeeper with a strange look in his eyes.

"Nothing happened to you?"

The old shopkeeper looked at Ling Yun again, and after confirming that it was intact and still alive and well, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"You seem to know something?"

Ling Yun's eyes narrowed, and the old shopkeeper suddenly looked a little shocked.

"People from Yan Mansion came to me to inquire about you! I didn't know that you killed a wildebeest in the street at that time, so I took you..."

A sly look flashed in the old shopkeeper's eyes, and he rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

"So you told Yan Mansion my details!"

Ling Yun still had a faint smile on his face, and the shopkeeper suddenly felt a little scared when he saw it.

"It's okay. Many people in this county know me. If you don't tell me, others will."

Ling Yun suddenly put away the meaningful smile on his face, pushed the snake skin in front of the shopkeeper, and motioned for inspection.

"Didn't they look for you?"

The old shopkeeper subconsciously took the snake skin, and his mind was still immersed in Yanfu's affairs. He knew Yanfu's work style very well, and he didn't seem to be a master who would give up.

"I've been looking for it and we had a great conversation! Let's quickly inspect the goods."

The look on Ling Yun's face made the old shopkeeper a little confused. Seeing that Ling Yun didn't say anything more, he could only start to examine the python skin that Ling Yun brought.

"I still have a lot of grain silver with you. I want to exchange it for some medicinal materials."

Ling Yun stood up and walked aside, picked up the pen and ink on the counter, and started writing on a free yellow piece of paper.

"Are you literate?"

The expression of the old shopkeeper suddenly changed again. He couldn't believe that this young man whom he had known for a year and who even asked him to be responsible for keeping records of money and accounts, could actually read and write.

"I know a few."

Ling Yun didn't explain much and left the names of more than a dozen medicinal materials on the papyrus paper.

"These are great tonics. What, you want to start a family?"

The shopkeeper took the piece of paper and looked at it, then looked at Ling Yun with a look of understanding in his eyes.

"Approximately how much silver is needed?"

Ling Yun did not answer the call and signaled the old shopkeeper to do the calculation immediately.

"According to your amount, it will take about thirty taels."

Ling Yun nodded after hearing this. He estimated that it was almost the same number. He had saved more than half of his savings for a whole year in one go.

"Go and prepare, I will take it back today!"

Ling Yun didn't say much, and the old shopkeeper quickly called a boy to run errands for the comprador.

"You and I got to know each other, and there's something I don't know whether I should say."

While the waiter was going to the comprador, the shopkeeper made a pot of tea and sat down opposite Ling Yun.

"There's nothing we can't say, but it doesn't matter."

Ling Yun didn't know what kind of medicine the old fox was selling in his gourd, so he immediately stretched out his hand, ready to take advantage of it.

"That's right, I have a relative who serves as a city guard. I wonder if you are interested in finding a position among the city guards?"

The old shopkeeper's words made Ling Yun a little surprised, and he didn't understand the old fox's intention for a while.

"It's like this. Although the city guard has a low position, he is still a member of the Da Qi government. So, there is something..."

After the old fox clicked here, he stopped talking and stared straight at Ling Yun.

"So I can use my status as a city guard to avoid the Yan Mansion's direct harassment of me. Moreover, the position of the city guard is very free. If it doesn't delay my normal hunting in the mountains, you, the old man, will also earn what you deserve. That's right.

no?"

Ling Yun naturally guessed the old fox's intention, and immediately made the words short and clear.

"Hehe... my little friend is really smart."

The old fox nodded sheepishly and quickly picked up the tea cup to hide his embarrassment.

"Then please tell your relatives, and I will go find him in three days!"

"Then you agreed?"

The tea cup in the old shopkeeper's hand flickered, obviously he didn't expect Ling Yun to agree so happily after seeing through his plan.

"The county has a lot of tricks!"
Chapter completed!
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