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Chapter 18

"Don't call me Master Gu." Gu Chen waved his hands with a wry smile. Although he knew that Xiao Yi meant no harm, but being given the honorific title of "Master" in his early twenties still felt quite awkward based on Di Qiu's common sense.

"It's up to you, Mr. Gu."

Xiao Yi responded with a smile. Gu Chen shook his head helplessly and moved his eyes to Xiao Yi's right hand.

"How is your hand? Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore. It doesn't hurt at all. Now moving is no different from usual." Xiao Yi, who was asked, moved his right hand excitedly. "Thanks to Mr. Gu's elixir, otherwise my hand would be

It’s going to be scrapped!”

Liyang City is a prosperous city-state with prosperous trade, so it attracts many southern barbarian refugees to come here to make a living. It would be okay if the refugees are strong or skilled in craftsmanship, but a barbarian boy like Xiao Yi who has nothing can only rely on his racial talent to make a living.

Do some petty theft.

The last time Xiao Yi was caught by the pioneers while stealing his wallet, he was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his dominant right hand was almost destroyed. Fortunately, Guan Hai happened to get a small bottle of Yu Shui from Gu Chen at that time, and even

After applying a bandage and taking it, Xiao B's right hand was managed to be saved.

Xiao Yi was particularly grateful for this, and Guan Hai specially brought him to express his gratitude to Gu Chen when he moved.

Gu Chen's gift of elixir to the laborers was an unintentional move, so he was almost frightened when Xiao Yi suddenly kowtowed to thank him. Of course, it is a good thing that Xiao Yu Shui can help people, but even if we put aside the kindness and karma,

Not to mention, Gu Chen also admires this smart white ape young man, so he still has to warn him if he needs to.

"You, stop doing dangerous things, you won't always be so lucky."

"Hey, don't worry, Mr. Gu, I will never dare to attack the pioneers again."

It seems that the last miss left a psychological shadow on him. Xiao Yi laughed and scratched his head, paused on the spot for a long time, and then spoke timidly to Gu Chen. "Uh, Mr. Gu, what, your Xiao Yu

Is there more water? If there is more, can you give me one?"

"Give you one?" Gu Chen was surprised.

"Look, the boss in charge used his bottle to save me last time, so I, I want to give it back to him." Xiao Yi's eyes flashed fiercely. You know, a bottle of Xiao Yu Shui costs about

It's Sanyintong, which for the refugees is almost an amount that they can't earn in half a year. Asking for such a valuable elixir casually, no matter how thick-skinned Xiao Yi is, he can't help but feel guilty.

"Of course I have no money, but if you want me to do anything, Mr. Gu..."

"No need." Gu Chen raised his hand to stop Xiao Yi. Xiao Yu Shui may be a precious elixir in the eyes of ordinary people, but to the master, it is just something readily available. And the reason for taking it and returning it to Guan Hai is also

This made Gu Chen accept it happily. "I'll give you a small bottle next time I refine the medicine. You can decide whether you want to sell it for money or give it away."

"One, one bottle?" That domineering quantifier deeply shocked Xiao B.

"A small bottle, but you may have to wait for a while. Perilla leaves seem to be out of stock in the market now. I don't know when I will be able to get the ingredients for making medicine together." Gu Chen shrugged.

"Huh? Perilla leaves?" Xiao Yi blinked when he heard the words, then put his hand into the hat as if something was wrong, and hurriedly grabbed a few grass blades. "Master Gu, look at it, is this it?"

"...This is 'perilla leaf', yes. Where did you get it?" Gu Chen was confused.

"Tsk, it's true." Xiao Yi spat in a low voice, with a rather sinister look on his face.

"Why is it so?" Gu Chen asked with a frown.

"Actually, I'm here to see you, Mr. Gu. I first went to the business store and there was no one there, and then I found out that you seemed to have come to the market." Xiao Yi looked around warily, then lowered his voice and said to Gu Chen

"These perilla leaves are the ones I made in Risheng

It was touched by Chang. Boss Guan said that after shopkeeper Hu talked to their lady yesterday, Rishengchang sent people everywhere to buy this thing... I think Mr. Gu is refining medicine, so this matter might have something to do with you.

Relationship, I didn’t expect this to be the case.”

"...It was Rishengchang who purchased Zisu?"

Compared with Xiao Yi's affirmation, Gu Chen accepted the fact half a beat later.

"are you sure?"

"Of course. Those herbs are all piled up in the warehouse. I saw them with my own eyes."

Xiao Yi definitely nodded, while Gu Chen was stunned and speechless.

(Hey, hey, have you gone too far?)

The man behind the herb shortage in the market is actually Bai Minghua, which is unexpected, but it seems quite reasonable when you think about it. After all, with Rishengchang's financial resources, it is easy to buy out cheap perilla leaves. The amount of money should not be

Too much. If you take into account the price increase caused by the monopoly of goods, Rishengchang might be able to make a small profit if it is sold later.

This money is a small help to Rishengchang, but it is quite fatal to Gu Chen. If Gu Chen fails to collect 200 silver coins to pay off the debt next week, then Bai Minghua, who has long been displeased with him, will

He will definitely happily kick him into the pack team to do hard labor.

(Just to trouble me, that girl actually bought up all the perilla leaves in the market? As for that?) Gu Chen was stunned and speechless, and at the same time he wondered if he had underestimated Bai Minghua's resentment towards him.

The preconceived bad impression of Bai Minghua and the appropriate timing of Xiao Yi's report made Gu Chen intentionally or unintentionally ignore the possibility that "the other party may want to create some kind of negotiation opportunity" and directly judged Rishengchang's acquisition of Zi Su Ye

For the abuse of his own body - from this point of view, Ri Shengchang is actually somewhat innocent.

"Master Gu, what do you think we should do about this?" Xiao Yi asked quietly. "If necessary, I can remove those perilla leaves for you."

"Come out? Will it be difficult for the boss and others if you do this?" Gu Chen frowned.

"No. There are so many trading companies stationed here, and the laborers are not just engaged in Rishengchang's business. Besides, that short winter melon doesn't regard us as one of its own. Usually, whenever there is any problem, his salary will be deducted immediately, which makes the brothers lose their money.

Why do you want to do things with her..." When Xiao Yi mentioned Bai Minghua, his tone was quite disdainful, but when he looked at Gu Chen, he immediately turned enthusiastic.

"But Mr. Gu, you are different. Those fools obviously offended you a lot, but you still gave the elixir as a gift. Everyone was very happy, and even the boss boasted about knowing you to everyone. Although we except

We don’t have much other than strength, but if something happens, we will definitely help you, Mr. Gu!”

Xiao Yi patted his chest and promised, while Gu Chen was speechless for a moment.

As the saying goes, "righteousness starts with slaughtering dogs." When he sent Xiao Yu Shui, he just wanted to make a good relationship, but he didn't expect that he would get such trust from the workers. It was an extreme surprise.

.In any case, for Gu Chen, who is traveling through this place alone, meeting a group of trustworthy men in a foreign land without anyone is even more gratifying than picking up gold.

"...Thank you for coming to tell me this, Xiao Yi."

Gu Chen's eyes were a little moist, he took a deep breath and patted the white-haired boy on the shoulder.

"You don't need to worry about this, I will try to deal with it. But I have another thing to trouble you."


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