After saying goodbye to Xiao Yi, Gu Chen walked around Liyang City again.
Rishengchang is the local leader of Liyang City, and Bai Minghua's actions were swift and resolute, leaving no chance for Gu Chen. In other words, Gu Chen's remaining options were either to go to Rishengchang and bow to Bai Minghua, or to
Waiting for the outcome of being sent to a pack team to work hard in a few days.
Of course, no matter which one, it is something Gu Chen is never willing to do.
Even though he was angry, Gu Chen couldn't help but admire him. Should he be said to be the helmsman of the Liyang branch? Bai Minghua is a short winter melon, but his vision and methods are extremely sharp. A casual move put Gu Chen in a dilemma
, if possible, I really don’t want to confront her.
But he actually did it so brilliantly, how much was he hated?
Gu Chen couldn't help but think about it. He was so busy on Earth that he didn't even hold a girl's hand, but when he traveled to Chenghuang, he did nothing and was resented by Short Winter Melon. If the essence of love and hate is connected,
Can the current situation be seen as a sign that his love affair is about to come?
(No, no, no matter how exaggerated it is...)
Gu Chen shook his head and put away his delusions.
Although Bai Minghua made no secret of his bullying, what was quite strange was that Gu Chen himself had no intention of becoming hostile to Ri Shengchang. After all, the cause of the incident was an innocent disaster, and the short winter melon was also a victim in some respects.
Moreover, Rishengchang is one of the few large trading companies in Shangli Kingdom, and Gu Chen, a commoner, has no basis to connect with it in reality.
And no matter how hard it is, Mr. Bai from Rishengchang can be regarded as his savior. No matter repaying kindness with enmity or burning bridges, they are not elements that exist in Gu Chen's personality considerations. The most ideal situation for Gu Chen is undoubtedly to pay off Risheng
Chang goes into debt and gets back the collateral, and the two are unrelated from now on.
Of course, to do this, we must first solve the problem of how to make money.
Making money depends on refining elixirs, and Gu Chen currently has a very limited number of elixirs. When Zisu was bought out by Rishengchang, Gu Chen had no choice but to go to the outside world to collect the medicinal materials in person.
Holding the license can be regarded as solving the problem of entering and exiting Liyang City, but the ferocious and wild monsters active in the outside world are another trouble that we have to face.
The ferocious wild monsters born from the Lingfan Yun will attack passing business travelers indiscriminately, and the only people who can fight against them are pioneers armed with Yun weapons. Therefore, people who go to foreign lands will hire pioneers as bodyguards, but the cost of hiring pioneers is
It's not cheap, even if Gu Chen turns his wallet upside down, it won't be enough.
"It feels like the road ahead is blocked... Well, I can't say that..."
Gu Chen scratched his head in distress.
I might go to Fangzaosi to discuss with Wu Zhen, and maybe there might be some solution. However, I had already caused a lot of trouble to the female secretary when I rented the old business building, so it would be too much to owe any more favors. If the female secretary would regard this as a nuisance,
Gu Chen would definitely not be able to accept a man who surrendered when he got into trouble. It was indeed better to find a way on his own.
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It was already dusk when Gu Chen turned back to the old business building.
There is a not-so-flat slope from the Ximen Station to the old commercial building located on the side slope. It is okay if you take a cage car, but it is quite strenuous to climb the slope with just your feet. Panting, Gu Chen raised his eyes and looked up.
The landscape on both sides of the slope road is bare. I thought that if bamboo forests were planted on both sides of the slope road, the current unpleasant scenery would be greatly improved.
Of course, Gu Chen currently does not have enough time to take care of this matter, so he can only plan it in his mind first.
In any case, when he climbed up the slope and saw the old business building that was rendered with warm colors by the afterglow of the setting sun, Gu Chen couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. For Gu Chen, who has a strong residential character, that business building is his
The resting place in Chenghuang's other world is also the emotional anchor where he can rest his soul.
In addition, there is a cohabitant in the business building.
Although this cohabitant could neither speak nor guess guessing, when he opened the store door and saw the Pot Monster jumping out to greet him, Gu Chen couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
"Ponyo, nothing happened at home?"
Even though he knew he wouldn't get an answer if he asked, Gu Chen couldn't help but want to interact with the pot monster.
Gu Chen put down the luggage he was carrying, and the pot monster sat next to the luggage like a loyal puppy. Gu Chen looked at it secretly amused, and thought to himself that this guy can be considered a weirdo, but he is just a coward, and besides pretending
Without any other means of self-protection outside of death, it is impossible to take him on adventures in foreign lands.
Having said that, it was a bit pitiful to have him stay alone in the empty hall all day. Gu Chen flicked his fingers as if remembering.
"Ah, by the way, Ponyo, try turning into water and see."
The pot monster called out "Gulu?". Although he was puzzled by the master's request, it still shook slightly and turned into half a pot of water. Probably because he had been practicing replenishing water in the water tank recently, Gu Chen felt that the pot monster turned into water.
The speed is much higher than before.
"I found something interesting when I went to the market today. Let's take a look."
Gu Chen said and took out a "bamboo water gun" from his hiking bag.
The so-called "bamboo water gun" is a children's toy with a small hole drilled in the front end of a thick bamboo tube, and the back end is sealed with a thin wooden stick tied with a cloth strip. Gu Chen found it at a grocery stall when he went to the market, and conveniently took it.
Bought it as a gift.
Under the curious gaze of the pot monster, Gu Chen inserted the bamboo water gun into the mouth of the pot to fill it with water, then pushed the thin wooden stick hard, and then a slender water column shot out from the front of the bamboo water gun and flew two or three meters away.
"Grrrrrr!?"
Although the bamboo water gun is only a toy for coaxing children, the pot monster that he saw for the first time was so shocked that his eyes widened. He immediately shouted and chased the water column, rolled it over, and then rolled back. Gu Chen, who was looking at it interestingly, continued to demonstrate.
After several times, the pot monster was so excited that it trembled all over.
"I gave it to you as a gift, please take your time and play with it."
Gu Chen smiled and handed the bamboo water gun to the rattan rope used by the pot monster as its tentacles.
Although the pot monster is cowardly, Gu Chen likes the fact that he will do everything he says seriously. The water replenishment task previously arranged for the water tank greatly increased its water change rate. This time, I will give it a bamboo water gun to think about. I don’t know what it can do.
What tricks are they going to pull off? Gu Chen couldn't help but look forward to it when he thought about it.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't play tricks. After all, the bamboo water gun is just a toy for the pot monster to pass the time. At least for now, Gu Chen has no hope for it. But he can't put it down watching the pot monster pester the bamboo water gun.
Gu Chen couldn't help but laugh.
Gu Chen touched the pot monster's head and took out another object from his bag.
It was a horizontal sword with a black sheath that was heavily wrapped in linen. Gu Chen looked particularly cautious when unwrapping the linen, and the pot monster playing with a bamboo water gun next to him was immediately attracted to it.