Practice starts with skill points.

Chapter 39 Troubled times are coming
"Hello, Mr. Yun. I want to rent a place to do business today." Zhong Lin said with a smile.

Yesterday in the black market, Zhong Lin found out that the gatekeeper was named Yun Ye, a martial arts expert at the seventh level of the Bone Tempering Realm, with unparalleled strength. It was precisely because of him guarding the black market that there was peace and no one dared to cause trouble.

"The stall fee is two big dollars a night." Yun Ye said casually.

"Yes."

After paying the entrance fee and the stall fee totaling three big coins, I received a palm-sized sign with the three big characters "Dingyou Eighteen" written on it.

Zhong Lin had already inquired about the process. After entering the black market, he found the corresponding location and placed the wooden sign in a conspicuous place.

There is a wooden sign next to the stall, on which the name of the items being sold can be written. Of course, there are some illiterate people who just put their items out without caring about anything.

After thinking for a while, Zhong Lin wrote the four big words "Secret Medicine for Strengthening Blood" on the wooden sign, and then placed packets of medicine powder in front of him.

The four words "secret medicine for strengthening blood" are very targeted in themselves, and soon people passing by who can read are attracted and stop to look.

Seeing the business coming in, Zhong Lin took the initiative to introduce it, "This is Eight Treasures Blood-Replenishing Powder. It's a good medicine for replenishing qi and blood. Its effect is even better than those secret medicines sold in martial arts schools. One dose is enough for three days."

"How to sell it?"

The person who spoke was a man wearing a monkey head mask. His face could not be seen clearly, but his voice was a little hoarse.

"Five taels of silver per bag."

Zhong Lin held up five fingers.

"It's too expensive," the man with the monkey mask said in a deep voice, "Even a martial arts school would only sell for three taels of silver."

"Then you can go to the martial arts gym to buy it!" Zhong Lin said with a smile.

The man with the monkey-head mask fell silent instantly. It was obvious that he was the kind of person who was afraid to show himself in public. He didn't even dare to go to the county town, let alone go to a martial arts gym.

"I need to test the medicine first."

"of course can."

The medicine bag was opened, and the man in the monkey-head mask pinched some of it with two fingers, then put it into his mouth. After a moment, he nodded with satisfaction.

"It works great, I'll take them all."

"readily."

Zhong Lin was also very happy. He didn't expect that all the products would be sold out as soon as the store opened.

The man in the monkey-head mask pulled out a bag from his waist and threw it over. Zhong Lin reached out and grabbed it. Feeling the weight and the sound of friction, he determined that it was fifty taels of silver. However, he still opened the bag to take a look.

Yes, they are all small change and the quantity is sufficient.

Ten packets of medicine cost fifty taels of silver. After deducting the twenty taels given to Xu Lewu, Zhong Lin made a net profit of thirty taels.

"Will you come to sell medicine tomorrow?" the man in the monkey-head mask asked in a low voice before leaving.

"Come."

"it is good."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Zhong Lin also wiped the words on the wooden sign, stood up and left. Soon he left the black market with a painful look on his face. The twenty taels of silver had been exchanged for two blood-replenishing pills.

"Damn, I have to read more medical books these days. I don't believe I can't break the blood-replenishing pill."

Zhong Lin set a vicious goal for himself in his heart. In the blink of an eye, the twenty taels of silver were gone before he could even warm them up. He was so heartbroken.

On the way back, they continued to circle carefully, but they didn't notice anyone following them until they reached Heishan County. "No trouble... That's great."

With a sigh in my heart, I returned as if I was familiar with the route.

……

The next morning, Zhong Lin made a hearty breakfast and the two brothers enjoyed it to their heart's content.

Zhong Lin also found that as his martial arts training continued to improve, his appetite was also increasing, but this was also a good thing.

After sending the little stone to Master Liu, Zhong Lin first went to Xu's Medical Clinic and gave the twenty taels of silver to Xu Lewu.

Xu Lewu was so happy when he received the silver that he even closed the clinic and continued to make the Eight Treasures Blood-Replenishing Soup without stopping.

After returning the copy of "Bencao Mengquan" from last night, Zhong Lin grabbed another copy of "Yinshi Zhengyao". He wanted to finish reading all the books in the clinic in the shortest possible time, and then try to crack the blood-replenishing pill and achieve freedom of the blood-replenishing pill.

After checking in at the yamen, Zhong Lin went straight to the warehouse where Lao Zhou was.

"Old Zhou, is there something wrong outside?" Zhong Lin asked directly.

Old Zhou's face changed, and he glanced outside. After finding that no one was around, he whispered, "Did you hear the news too?"

"what news?"

"Hey! You cheated me."

Old Zhou widened his eyes and cursed with a laugh.

Zhong Lin also smiled and said, "I noticed something was wrong in the city. There are too many refugees, and the price of rice at the grain store has more than doubled. Old Zhou, tell me the truth. Is there something wrong outside?"

Old Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "Zhong, haven't you noticed that you haven't seen the County Magistrate and Zhang Zhubu since you entered the government office?"

Zhong Lin's heart moved. He had actually wanted to ask this question for a long time. The highest-ranking official in the county government was the County Monarch, but since he entered Heishan County, he had always seen County Lieutenant Du exercising power, while the County Monarch and Zhang Zhubu had never appeared.

"The outside world is in chaos. There was a severe drought this summer, and the grain harvest decreased. The number of refugees is increasing. Some people with ulterior motives took the opportunity to gather bandits and cause chaos. It's because our Heishan County is backed by Heishan and Baisha River that chaos would have broken out long ago. Judging from the situation, it won't be long before the county magistrate comes back to recruit soldiers." Old Zhou sighed.

Troubled times are coming.

These four words suddenly popped up in Zhong Lin's mind. The history of his previous life had long proved that natural disasters and man-made disasters basically occurred at the same time. He just didn't know how large the scope of the impact of this drought and war disaster would be.

"Zhong Lin, if you have any spare money, buy some food and hide it. I estimate the price of food will continue to rise." Lao Zhou advised.

"I understand. Thank you, Lao Zhou."

"Hey! What are you thanking me for?"

After hearing the news that troubled times were coming, Zhong Lin was in a daze the whole morning. He couldn't even read the medical book in his hand and went straight home to practice.

After swallowing a blood-replenishing pill, Zhong Lin began to move around in the courtyard as the medicinal effect took effect. His punches were sometimes powerful and heavy, and sometimes like a tiger descending from the mountain.

It was late autumn, but Zhong Lin only felt as if there was a fire burning inside his body. His breathing vibrated his internal organs, wisps of hot mist rose from the top of his head, and the sound of blood rushing in his body was clearly audible.

It was a full hour before Zhong Lin slowly withdrew his hand, his pupils gleaming with brilliance, as sharp as a tiger.

You can even feel the tingling of the fascia in your body, like a secondary development.

Time passed leisurely.

In the past few days, Zhong Lin went to the black market every night. Most of the money he earned from the Eight Treasures Blood-Replenishing Soup was used to buy pills, and a small part was exchanged for food.

The cellar where Xiao Shitou had hidden before was expanded again. Zhong Lin carefully threw out the dug soil at night and sprinkled insect repellent and dehumidifying powder inside. A small air-raid shelter was ready. Even if a war broke out outside, it would be enough for the two of them to hide for a month or so.

(End of this chapter)