('It is said that there is no end to the sea of suffering, and once you turn around, you will reach the shore. But if you don't enter the sea of suffering, how can you survive?
Dongjingguo, Pingya City, Jiuli Town.
The sun is blazing, the cicadas are chirping like noisy, the streets are bustling with people, there are endless vendors selling various goods, and all kinds of pleasant hawking sounds attract businessmen from north to south.
In a corner of the street, there was a small stall that was not conspicuous and even looked a little shabby. A square towel was spread on the ground, with more than a dozen medicinal plants neatly placed on it. Behind the stall, a man in his thirties sat.
The woman's name is Yunrou, her hair is wrapped in silk handkerchief, and her coarse clothes cannot hide her elegant and good temperament. Next to her, a little girl of about four or five years old is playing alone. The little girl has a watery braid.
His big eyes are full of weirdness.
The childish cry of "Mother" came from the little girl's mouth.
"Min'er, are you feeling a little hot? It's about time. After selling these medicinal plants, mother will take you home." Yunrou looked at the little girl, her eyes full of love.
"Mom, Min'er is not hot." The little girl smiled sweetly, stretched out her little hand to wipe the sweat from her mother's forehead, and at the same time shouted in a serious tone: "Come and buy it, pure wild ginseng, rare dendrobium, precious cordyceps
, don’t miss it.” The little girl shouted loudly, and she looked so serious, which made many guests stop and look.
"Min'er! Don't yell." Yunrou stamped her feet anxiously. She was angry and funny. She quickly stopped the little girl's shouting and nodded to the people who were paying attention to apologize.
The little girl looked at her mother with a blank look on her face, "Mom, if we sell these medicinal materials, can't we go home?"
"Yes, Min'er." Yunrou looked at her daughter and explained patiently: "But what you just said, we have already sold out, and there is only a little left now, and there is nothing here like what you just said.
Those." Then Yunrou softly explained the names of various herbs to the little girl, and the little girl nodded from time to time and remembered them in her heart.
After all, the little girl didn't have much patience to learn these things that were very complicated for her. After a while, she turned around and went back to playing on her own.
As for passers-by, they will soon forget this scene.
However, things are unpredictable, and there are always some people who will take the opportunity to look for trouble.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" The domineering shouts came closer and closer, squeezing into the noisy crowd.
"Why didn't you look at the road, you bastard, you bumped into me..." The person who was hit by the arrogance was also very angry, but after seeing the other person, his voice became inaudible before he finished speaking, and the person was also in an instant
Dodge into the crowd to avoid greater losses.
"I'm really looking for death." The sharp voice was dragged out for a long time, and the overwhelming momentum seemed to force the crowd to retreat far away. Although the crowded place was already crowded, under the pressure of such momentum, the crowd still let go.
A path emerged.
The noisy voices were slowly approaching Yunrou's stall.
Looking at this scene, Yunrou frowned slightly and said, "Min'er, it's too hot. Mom packed up her things. Let's go home."
"But there are still these medicinal materials?" Min'er raised her head and looked at her mother, but there were already small beads of sweat on her face. This hot weather was undoubtedly a torture for the little girl. Maybe she was originally
You should escape the heat in a cool place, and it would probably be better if you have some sour plum soup.
"Let's wait until next time." Yunrou said as she carefully wrapped each medicinal plant.
"Hey? Who just shouted about pure wild ginseng?" That sharp voice seemed to be able to pierce people's eardrums.
Although Yunrou sped up, but before all the things were collected, a corner of the scarf was pulled by someone. Yunrou raised her head and found that there were about a dozen young men dressed as servants standing opposite, followed by a handsome man.
The young man looked to be less than twenty years old. His face was like a crown jewel, with sharp edges and corners, and there was an unconcealable arrogance between his brows.
"This little brother," Yunrou knew in her heart that the other party was afraid of causing trouble, but she usually didn't want to cause trouble, so her tone was full of humility at this time, "it was just a kid who yelled,
I hope you, sir, will not argue with her."
"Oh? What you mean by this is that our young master is as knowledgeable as a child?"
Cough, the young man called Young Master coughed slightly and looked at the attendant who had just spoken displeasedly. The attendant immediately shrank his head and did not dare to speak.
"Without further ado, take out your wild ginseng and let my young master taste it for you to see if it's precious!" Another follower explained the purpose of his visit straightforwardly.
"Yes, take it out quickly." Several followers talked to each other and surrounded Yunrou's stall. They seemed to be ready to take action if they didn't take it out.
"Everyone, my little girl was ignorant just now. I am here to apologize to you all. The wild ginseng is really gone." Yunrou was eager to explain and hurriedly bowed to salute. The little girl was also a little scared and secretly hid it from her mother.
Behind him, he looked at the man in rich clothes across from him.
"It's really noisy. When a buyer comes to your door and has something good, he still refuses to sell it? If my young master really likes it, you won't have to sell it for half a year." The frivolous words caused a burst of laughter from several followers.
Yunrou felt dissatisfied and had no choice but to continue packing her things.
"What a rude woman! Master Shen is here, and he is so disrespectful?" The two attendants said as they reached out and pulled up the two corners of the scarf, and pulled it back. The medicinal materials wrapped by Yunrou before made a splash.
Scattered all over the floor.
"You guys!" Although Yunrou was polite, she could not help but feel angry at this moment.
"Mom!" Min'er hugged her mother's thigh tightly.
Yunrou patted her daughter gently and suppressed the anger in her heart, "Everyone, the wild ginseng is really gone. If you really want it, you might as well wait a few days and have it delivered to your house."
"You really don't know how to show appreciation. Master Shen can't afford anything he likes."
"Besides, it's your blessing that Master Shen likes something of yours. Why are you so pushy?"
The entourage made a noise for a while, but Yunrou couldn't get away. More and more people gathered to watch.
The man known as Master Shen finally waved his hand arrogantly, took two steps forward and said to Yunrou: "Don't worry, if I buy your things, I will pay you double the money."
"Master Shen, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. We do business on this street. Of course I know the name of the Shen family, but the wild ginseng you want is really gone. What's more, the little girl was ignorant and shouted randomly just now.
I hope Master Shen won't blame him." There was a hint of neither humbleness nor arrogance in Yunrou's words.
"Forget it." Master Shen raised his hand, "I won't beat around the bush with you. To tell you the truth, I know you have a thousand-year-old ginseng in your hand, so I came here specifically to find you today."
After hearing this, Yunrou's heart suddenly surged. The news about the Shen family was too well-informed, but she still pretended to be calm on the surface.
"Thousand-year-old ginseng is a valuable thing. Look at what I have here. There are just a few ordinary medicinal materials. How can they look like thousand-year-old ginseng? If we talk about ordinary mountain ginseng, we may have it in a few days, but then Thousand-year-old ginseng is rare, but I dare not accept it..."
"There are some things that you and I know very well. I advise you not to toast or eat the fine wine!" Master Shen raised his eyebrows and interrupted Yunrou before she could finish her words. "I If I didn’t know your details, I wouldn’t come here to look for you.”
As time passed by, the crowd became thicker and thicker. Some people wanted to see the excitement of Millennium Ginseng. Some people hated Master Shen's domineering attitude and sympathized with Yunrou's weakness. Of course, there were also some people who were fishing in troubled waters to see if they could catch it. There are some benefits.
This was originally just an inconspicuous street corner, but because of the noise, it attracted more people. They gathered in twos and threes and talked in low voices.
"Hey, you said that whoever bullies this orphan and widowed mother is not afraid of retribution?"
"What retribution is he afraid of? It's always him who repays others."
"You all should keep your voices down, or you will suffer retribution first."
"Hmph, don't underestimate this woman. She is not as easy to bully as she seems."
"Make way, please give way." As he spoke, a young man squeezed his way into the crowd. He was wearing a green collared shirt, which looked like it had been remade from an adult's clothes, but it was cleanly washed. He was fourteen or fifteen years old. He has short black hair, a wide forehead, ingot ears, big eyes and long eyebrows, a nose that looks like a hanging bile, and lips that look like painted red. Although his face is a little childish, his body is very strong and he looks a little honest and honest.
"Aunt Rou!" The young man shouted loudly, passing through the layers of people, while they squeezed in with difficulty.
Yunrou, who had been forced with no way out, relaxed a little when she heard the boy's cry. She turned back and looked at the timid girl behind her. This was the person she was most worried about and worried about, "Min. Son, Brother Chen is here, can you go home with him first?"
"No, I want my mother." Min'er looked at her mother with tears in her eyes. Today's scene was undoubtedly the first unforgettable experience in her life.
"Huh, let me tell you, if you can't hand over the Thousand-Year Ginseng, none of you can leave today." Master Shen shook his head playfully, looking at the mother and daughter in front of him, as if they were a pair of prey waiting to die.
The young man finally squeezed into the crowd, and looking at this situation, he knew something was wrong. Aunt Rou rarely cared about others, let alone caused trouble, but the man in front of him, who looked rich and well-dressed, had an arrogant and domineering aura. It's really hard to make people feel good about it.
The young man walked through several entourages and walked up to Yunrou without even looking at Master Shen. "Aunt Rou, dad said it was really hot today. I knew I shouldn't have let you come over, so I asked me to help you clean up." Things, let’s go back.”
"Yes," Yunrou responded, "I'm also planning to take Min'er back, but the medicinal materials haven't been prepared yet. Why don't you take Su'er and leave first. I'll pack my things and come back later."
The young man took a look at the medicinal materials scattered on the ground. Although there were not many items, he still felt that they were in a mess. "Aunt Rou, let me help you."
"Forget it, you should take Min'er away first." What Yunrou hopes most at the moment is that her daughter can leave safely.
"It's so annoying." Master Shen sighed in a low voice and looked at his followers. The servants naturally understood.
"What a rude boy. Why don't you show courtesy when you see the young master?" Four attendants said as they surrounded the young man.
"It's a good idea to keep the dog out of the way." The young man saw the other party's posture and was already on guard. At the same time, he bent down to pick up the medicinal materials that fell on the ground.
"You brat, if you dare to curse, who are you calling a dog?"
"Of course those people who are dogs are, well, maybe they are not even as good as dogs." The young man picked up a medicinal plant and stood up, looked at the four followers and smiled,
"Aren't you tired of living?" The followers were so numerous that they were naturally not afraid of a teenage boy. The four of them had suffered a loss, so of course they wanted to get it back. With a quick shout, they all started to attack the boy at the same time.
The young man didn't care. He saw the fists and kicks of the four people falling from all directions, but he only focused on the thinnest one among the four. He pounced on him like a tiger and collided with him. The follower was shocked by this sudden turn of events. Unresponsive, the young man took the opportunity to grab his collar with his left hand, raised his right fist, and landed on the opponent's face mercilessly. In an instant, his face was full of peach blossoms. Although he also received a few punches and kicks from the other three people, but The follower caught by the young man was beaten very badly, and then the young man let go of him and looked for the next target. The other three people obviously did not expect that this young man was so brave, so they shrank back in fear and supported the beaten man. Standing together with other followers.
Master Shen did not expect that the young man in front of him would act so decisively. The follower who was beaten covered his cheek and groaned, and the others were also stunned, not knowing what to do.
Losing face, Master Shen scolded, "They are all useless!"
"I beat the servants of the Shen family. This kid is so ignorant."
"Yes, whose child is this? I'm afraid he will suffer a loss."
"Which young master of the Shen family is this?"
"Shen Tianwen, it is said that he has been practicing in a large sect for several years and just came back not long ago."
There were whispers in the crowd, some were waiting to see the excitement, and some were worried about the young man.
The young man didn't seem to care. He dusted off his body and walked over in a grand manner, holding out the little girl's hand and saying, "Min'er, go home with me." He looked at the woman again and said, "Aunt Rou, let's go." Completely as if no one else was watching.
Master Shen's face suddenly felt dull and angry. He even said a few good words, and then stepped out with his right hand and grabbed the young man's left shoulder like lightning. The young man was also alert, but he was about to grab Min'er and couldn't dodge. Afraid of hurting innocent people, he had no choice but to tilt his body and with a sneer, the young man's green shirt was torn open with a long slit from his left shoulder to his chest. Master Shen did not give up and slapped the young man's cheek with his backhand. The young man ducked to avoid it. After that, he hugged Min'er and jumped back, frowning and staring at Shen Tianwen, "Don't bully others too much!" Although the voice was not loud, it had a sharpness in it.
The noisy crowd gradually became quiet, and this corner was already completely surrounded.
"Although this young master of the Shen family is a bit arrogant, he looks like he has been taught by a famous person."
"Hey, what can you see? I'm just watching the excitement."
"Master Shen is not bad, but the kid across from me seems to be Mantian Chen's son."
"Mantian Chen? Mantian Chen in the south of the city? Why did he come to the north of the city? And provoke the Shen family?"
"Hey, if it's not him, who else? This excitement is quite interesting."
"It is said that the Shen Mansion has not invited Old Man Chen for many times. This child should be Old Man Chen's only son, Chen Su."
"Hmph, old man Chen can't beat the Shen family. In a few years, this place will all belong to the Shen family."
"Hey, the power of the Shen family is getting bigger and bigger."
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Shen Tianwen looked at Chen Su, threw the cloth strip in his hand aside, and the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to be mocking, "I wonder who is so tyrannical, it turns out to be Mr. Chen. Then the beatings of my men are not unjust." What? But it depends on the owner when it comes to beating a dog. Let’s just ask her to take out the Millennium Ginseng, and I, Shen Tianwen, will give Mr. Chen some face, so let’s forget about it.”
"Master Shen, there really is no such thing as thousand-year-old ginseng." Yunrou looked at Shen Tianwen and shook her head.
Chen Su glanced at Shen Tianwen and said, "Did you hear that? No Millennium Ginseng. If you are willing, I will not hold you accountable for tearing my shirt. Let this be forgotten. Otherwise, if there is a fight, Chen Su will accompany you!" "
Hahaha... Shen Tianwen looked up to the sky and smiled, "Mr. Chen, do you know? I'm so scared!"
As soon as Shen Tianwen finished speaking, his figure flashed, but his palms were pressed directly against Chen Su's chest. When the crowd saw the two of them, they started to move again, shouting and making way for a large circle, for fear of suffering disaster.
Chen Su's eyes narrowed, and he didn't expect that Shen Tianwen would attack directly again, faster and more ruthlessly than before. He had no choice but to accept the attack, but as soon as he faced the enemy, he suddenly felt powerless. Not only was he smaller than Shen Tianwen, He was five or six years old, his experience and experience were very different, and he had never received formal instructional training. He only occasionally learned some basics from his father, but his father did not want him to make trouble by practicing martial arts, so he taught him very little.
After three moves, Chen Su could no longer keep up. After a slight delay, Shen Tianwen slapped him on his left shoulder. He staggered five or six steps and fell to the ground.
"Su'er!" Yunrou couldn't help being frightened and anxious when she saw that Chen Su had suffered a loss.
"It's okay, Aunt Rou." Chen Su stood up, stretched his muscles, and stared at Shen Tianwen with all his energy.
"How's it going?" Shen Tianwen saw Chen Su's look and knew that he was no match. "You're pretty good at being able to survive three moves under me at such a young age, but I only used 10% of my strength just now, so Again, hand over the Millennium Ginseng and forget about today’s matter.”
Bah, Chen Su exclaimed softly, "What's the point of succeeding in a sneak attack?" Although he knew in his heart that even if Shen Tianwen wasn't a sneak attack, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat him, but he still refused to accept it and stared at the opponent closely at this time. Be very careful and alert.
"Oh? In that case, well, I'll give you one more chance. If I beat you with one move, give me the Millennium Ginseng. If I can't win, how about I never mention it again?" Shen Tianwen fired. A seemingly fair condition.
Chen Su chuckled, "You are so smart, Master Shen. If you offer such a condition, you will have nothing to lose whether you win or lose."
"Boy, the young master has given you such great honor, what else do you want?" Before Shen Tianwen could answer, several of the attendants spoke first, but they no longer had the same momentum as when they besieged Chen Su.
"A dog relies on human strength." Chen Su glanced at a few people, "My Aunt Rou just said that there is no Millennium Ginseng. If it is not there, it is not there. And even if there is, we don't want to sell it, what can you do?"
"Su'er, we really don't have this ginseng." Yunrou hurriedly explained, as this matter got bigger and bigger, she would eventually suffer a loss, "Master Shen, I, Yunrou, have been selling these herbal ginseng products for several years to some of my friends who took the place of my late husband. , most people who frequent this street market also know that although countless medicinal materials have passed through my hands in the past few years, there has never been the thousand-year-old ginseng you mentioned."
"Aunt Rou, what's the use of talking so much to people like this? They are clearly bullying and unreasonable."
Shen Tianwen chuckled, "Since you know that talking more is useless, Mr. Chen, do you dare to fight me?"
At this moment, Chen Su had no choice but to calm down and said: "Being respectful is better than obeying orders!" He silently thought in his heart, "Father, please forgive the child for being unfilial." Then he closed his eyes, feeling that his heart was clear, and according to the What my father taught me condenses my inner essence.