Jiang Ming raised the wine bowl and raised it towards the happy old man.
"Thank you Mr. Jiang, I'll buy you a bowl of wine too!"
Old man Zhang grinned and said, he had been in poverty all his life, but today he was suddenly rich.
"Hey, with these thirty taels of silver, Lao Zhang, you can open a small shop in the city..."
"If you ask me, we should build a big house in our town..."
Many people watching the excitement were talking about how to spend the thirty taels of silver.
In the warm atmosphere, several old herb collectors had dark eyes, as if they had remembered something...
Jiang Ming walked to the corner of the counter, touched a bowl with Lao Jiangtou, and said in a low voice: "Master Jiang, do you know... this Fire Cloud Grass appears frequently, what's the explanation?"
There was no joy on Lao Jiangtou's face. Hearing this, he sighed: "When I was young, I heard my parents say... When there are more and more fire cloud grasses, a medicine king will be born in the mountains. Rumors can
It can prolong life, get rid of all kinds of diseases...I don’t know how much more.”
"But one thing is certain. Once the Medicine King appears, the medicine collectors in Ping'an Town will probably be robbed again..." A trace of worry flashed in Lao Jiangtou's eyes.
"King of Medicine?" Jiang Ming pondered in his heart. Others didn't know how the Fire Cloud Grass was born, but he saw it with his own eyes. It was created from the remnants of the failed transformation of the Fire Mayfly.
The so-called King of Medicine...could it be that the fire mayfly that successfully metamorphosed and the purple root grass it inhabits mutated?
"We can't go into the mountain anymore..." Jiang Ming said secretly.
Although he extremely doubted that this medicine king was related to immortality, he would not be blinded by greed.
Even Lao Jiangtou knows these things... Maybe someone well-informed has already entered the mountains and started quietly looking for the so-called King of Medicine.
He has plenty of time, so the worst he can do is wait and see and wait a hundred years to find the next Medicine King...
…
In the next few days, Jiang Ming stayed in the town, tempering his muscles at home and teaching Zhou Wenxiu to practice boxing.
When you are angry at this stupid girl and your blood is not going your way... go to Lao Jiangtou's tavern to sit for a while and listen to the news about the war in the south and about the Fire Cloud Grass.
"Jiangnan Fucheng is a tough city. I heard that the Cangshan Army suffered a lot of casualties, and they didn't even touch the city wall!"
"Hehe, I don't think it's good. It's rumored that the family in Jiangnan Mansion that colluded with the Cangshan Army suddenly stopped moving..."
…
Nowadays, all the major forces in Fucheng have branches in Ping'an Town, and the information of these low-level villagers is much better than before.
News of the war comes one after another...
However, for five or six days, I didn't hear any news about Fire Cloud Grass.
On the seventh day, Jiang Ming just walked into the tavern and saw many drinkers with red faces, as if they were celebrating something.
His heart sank.
Sure enough, a herb picker with red cheeks shouted excitedly: "Good morning, Mr. Jiang, there is another fire cloud grass today, Xiao Jiang picked it..."
"Hey, we herb collectors are finally going to be prosperous..."
Many herb collectors happily gathered around a young man in the middle of the tavern.
Many people are gearing up and preparing to go to the mountains to do something big.
Three days later…
"Two plants, two Fire Cloud Grass plants, Old Tang and Qian Deafzi both picked them..."
In the tavern, even the drinkers who were not herb collectors became excited. Even a cripple like Deaf Qian, who usually did not dare to go into the mountains, got a plant. What are you waiting for...
Although some elderly herb collectors were also celebrating, their eyes became darker and darker, as if they had a premonition of what was about to happen.
"Master Jiang, I'm going back to Fucheng..." Jiang Ming sighed and slapped the drink money on the table.
Lao Jiangtou nodded in understanding: "You have to avoid it, right? I understand, I understand!"
Jiang Ming is now considered a well-known senior herbal picker in Ping'an Town. If a powerful force with a good background comes to look for the Medicine King, I'm afraid they will have to capture him and make him a young man...
Jiang Ming sneered, his nickname Jiang Paopao was now quite famous in the town...
After returning home and briefly explaining to Zhou Wenxiu, Jiang Ming picked up his bags and left without any delay.
Although he is from Yehu Village, if the Cangshan Army comes to invite him, or if forces beyond Dayun Mansion come to arrest him, this background will be useless...
"Hello Mr. Jiang!"
"Master Jiang, where are you going?"
"The war has been going on for so long, and I have been suppressing it in the mountains. Now I have settled down in the city, and I have just saved some money to have a good time for a few days..."
In the town, Jiang Ming greeted people all the way and walked towards Dayunfu City, as if he was going to the city to enjoy life.
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Dayunfu City.
"Hunting Tiger Village, Jiang Ming!"
At the gate of the city, Jiang Ming glanced at the officers and soldiers of the Shi family who were guarding the city, and walked in without hesitation.
There are more officers and soldiers on the street than in the past few days. Recruitment notices are posted everywhere, saying that they will receive generous pay and a promising future, attracting desperate refugees or passionate young people who want to transform into princes and generals...
"We are only one big defeat away from catching a strong man..." Jiang Ming muttered in his heart, walking slowly and unknowingly into a secluded narrow alley...
After a while, an ordinary-looking young man walked out of the narrow alley and walked towards his small courtyard.
Under a big tung tree, several old men were still playing chess.
"Hey, Ah Sheng...what have you been doing these days?" An old man suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure and shouted immediately.
The other old men also looked over, and the old man Chen, who had a son who was a warrior, shouted loudly: "The Cangshan Army is recruiting troops on a large scale, and the salary and wealth are huge. Asheng, have you signed up..."
Young Ah Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Don't be joking, Mr. Chen. With my small body, wouldn't I go up to deliver food to the other side... I've been hiding these days just because I'm afraid of being caught."
"I see that the city is getting more and more uneasy. I don't want to come back to clean up things. I can go to the countryside for a while and maybe I can make a living by working as a carpenter..."
"Hey, I'm so young, so I don't have much energy..." Old Man Chen looked regretful.
An old man who was playing chess with him snorted coldly, clapped his legs and said, "I think Ah Sheng is very smart. This Cangshan Army may be done with it anytime soon..."
"No more!" Old Man Chen suddenly said angrily, overturned the chessboard, and left with a gloomy expression.
"Hey, I won't brag about your warrior son this time..." An old man looked at Old Man Chen's back and sneered.
"Gentlemen, we'll see you later!" Ah Sheng seemed to have seen nothing, cupped his hands, and turned back to his yard.
After a while, the young man Ah Sheng changed his clothes, carried a bulging suitcase and a big box containing carpenter tools, and strode away...
At the gate of the city, a soldier saw the young man and immediately blocked the road and shouted: "Stop, what are you doing, where are you going?"
"The younger one's name is Yu Asheng, and he took on some work in the countryside..." the young man said respectfully.
The soldier stared at the young man for a moment, then said impatiently: "Go away, remember to come back!"
"God, why don't you remember to come back..." Jiang Ming walked outside the city, speechless in his heart. He wanted to wait for me to come back and capture me and use him as cannon fodder, right?
Fortunately, the Cangshan Army has not been defeated now, otherwise Jiang Ming would not dare to come back this time...
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One day later, Ping'an Town.
"You can live here!" The fat-bellied Zhu Shichang stuffed a few taels of silver into his belt and casually pointed to a dilapidated courtyard.
"Okay, okay, thank you sir!" Jiang Ming bowed repeatedly.
After sending Zhu Shichang away, Jiang Ming looked around the small courtyard. He remembered that the previous owner here was also a herb collector. He was captured by the imperial army and sent to the north to serve as a military doctor, and never came back...
Jiang Ming sighed softly, threw down the toolbox and luggage, and started cleaning the yard...