Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 25: Great ambition!

She had a look of shame and anger, with curved eyebrows, lively eyes, and beads of sweat dripping down her cheeks—!
No matter from which aspect, Liu Bamei can be considered a beauty picked out of thousands.

If she were placed in an ordinary university, she would definitely be above the level of the most beautiful girl in the department.

When Chen Jie heard Liu Bamei's voice, he smiled awkwardly.

He took a deep breath and said:
"Where are Aunt Thirteen and Liu Qi? Come on, you're strong, help me carry the things!"

Liu Bamei wiped the sweat off her face, walked forward and took a look at the sack on the ground, and asked in surprise, "What is this?"

After saying that, she picked up the sack.

Liu Bamei is a martial artist who has entered the entry-level meridian cleansing realm. She is only one step away from the bronze skin and bright energy, and her strength is much greater than Chen Jie's.

If it were an ordinary woman, it would definitely not be easy to lift more than 100 kilograms with one hand.

Next,
She put the sack down, squatted down, untied it, and saw the silver coins inside.

hiss--!
She was so shocked that she almost sat on the ground, and said incoherently:

"Silver dollars! So many silver dollars!? Did you rob a bank?"

The only place that can store so many silver dollars is a money shop.

No one can keep so many silver coins at home.

"Okay, stop looking so ignorant. I brought this from home!"

After saying this, Chen Jie smiled and said:
"Let's go inside. It's still early. Let's go to the pharmacy and buy some herbs for 'medicinal supplements' and 'medicinal baths'!"

Seeing so much money, Liu Bamei suddenly became as well-behaved as a little baby.

Fortunately, this is a large, newly-moved house, and the high walls surrounding it give people a sense of security.

Otherwise, I would definitely not feel at ease keeping so much money at home.

After Liu Bamei put the silver coins away, the two of them came out of the house and headed towards Ximen Street.

at this time,

Chen Jie felt very calm.

If you have money, you won’t have to rush to do things!

Half a month ago, he was so poor that he couldn't even afford the medical expenses for his father's hospitalization.

Now, although he is not a wealthy man, he has enough money to spend.

No matter what, 'medicinal supplements' and 'medicinal baths' must be carried out simultaneously.

Having tasted the stimulation of all-round physical improvement brought by martial arts training, Chen Jie couldn't wait any longer.

quickly,

Liu Bamei brought Chen Jie to a medicine shop - Ji Yaotang!

This is not the 'Zhilin Garden' that Chen Jie went to last time, but a medicine shop that is much larger than 'Zhilin Garden'.

Since we moved to a new house, it is much closer to Ximen Street, making it much more convenient to go out.

Although the pharmacy is large in scale, it looks more rustic from the outside.

It is also a time-honored medicine store, but the goods here are much richer than those in Zhilinyuan.

After entering the pharmacy, a strong aroma of medicine filled the surroundings.

The staff responsible for welcoming customers at Jiyaotang was not an apprentice like at Zhilinyuan, but the second in-charge.

The second shopkeeper is a doctor in his fifties who is very knowledgeable about Chinese medicine.

When he saw Liu Bamei and Chen Jie come in, he greeted them with a smile:

"Sir, are you here to see a doctor or buy medicine? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Liu Bamei took out the list of "medicinal supplements" and "medicinal baths", handed it to the second shopkeeper and said, "Give me forty copies first!"

Forty copies as soon as he opened his mouth! Liu Bamei's tone was full of pride!
A set of medicinal materials for "medicinal supplement" and "medicinal bath" requires six silver coins, which is extremely precious in this world.

Forty copies, that is, two hundred and forty silver dollars.

The bag on her shoulder contained five hundred silver dollars, so she now felt confident.

When the second shopkeeper heard this, he was extremely surprised.

But after taking a closer look at the list, he smiled helplessly and said:
"There are enough other herbs, but there are only ten servings of shark bones!"

"We can't help it. Recently, there was a naval war between the East China Sea and the Japanese. Trade was interrupted. At the same time, the southern sea was also closed by the Western powers. We can't get shark bones in. There is a shortage of them everywhere!"

Shark bones are shark bones!
Chen Jie didn't know much about medicinal materials, but he knew that some things could be replaced. He said to the second shopkeeper:
"Boss, you are an expert, can you see if you can use something else to replace the shark bones?"

The second shopkeeper nodded and said with a smile:
"Yes, there are, but they are much more expensive. Rhino bones can replace shark bones, and the effect will be better."

Chen Jie nodded nonchalantly and said, "Then use rhino bones. I don't mind if it's a little more expensive!"

Forty portions of medicinal materials at one time, big deal!

Rhinoceros bones replaced shark bones, and the total amount was only ten more silver coins.

The second shopkeeper seemed to have also seen that between the two of them, Chen Jie had the final say.

He smiled and said to Chen Jie, "Okay! I'll arrange it right away. You guys came at the right time. If you come tomorrow, the price of everything will go up!"

"We lost the battle in the East China Sea. It is said that the imperial court signed a treaty and we have to pay a lot of silver!"

"Alas - the days ahead will become increasingly difficult to endure."

After the second shopkeeper finished speaking, he shook his head with a helpless sigh and ordered the disciples in the pharmacy around him to start preparing the medicine.

Although it was a big deal worth two hundred and fifty silver dollars, the second shopkeeper did not seem particularly surprised.

This shows that Ji Yaotang has a very deep foundation.

At this time,

After hearing what the second shopkeeper said, several other customers nearby said indignantly:

"Fuck, I really don't understand. We have the most powerful fleet in the East China Sea, how come we lost to the Japanese?"

"I heard that the Japanese have already landed in the three northeastern provinces. We are still a little better here, but in the south and east, supplies are blocked and no one can get in. We have already suffered from famine several times!"

"There's nothing we can do. We lost the war, so we have to pay the money!"

"The foreigners have already landed at Tianjin Port and are extremely arrogant. They are saying they want to cede some place, but the details are unclear."

"Please prepare more daily necessities. We don't know what will happen next!"

"Yes, you can tell from the streets that there are more and more refugees recently."

"—"

People around kept joining in the discussion, and it seemed the situation was not favorable.

This place is under the emperor's feet, and it is relatively stable at the moment.

The coalition forces of the Western powers have not yet entered Beijing.

However, offices of Western powers have been stationed in various territories under the jurisdiction of the Daqian Dynasty.

Moreover, they divided their own areas in many places, and no one from the Daqian Dynasty could enter without permission. These were commonly known as concessions!
Chen Jie listened to the discussions around him and his head was buzzing as if it had exploded.

Damn it——!
How could history be so strikingly similar?
Concession!?
The coalition forces entered Beijing, burned down the "gardens", and demanded compensation of billions of silver! ?
wrong!

This is the Daqian Dynasty, and no "gardens" were built, but why is this period of history so strikingly similar?
call!
Chen Jie let out a long breath and felt his throat was blocked.

He is now just a 'little Karami', without the ability and ambition to change anything in this world.

Half an hour later.

Liu Bamei settled the bill with the second shopkeeper and left Ji Pharmacy with the herbs!
(End of this chapter)