I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 11 Teeth
When the night is quiet, it is a good time to dig for treasures and gold.

In the coroner's shop, Xu Qing searched the bed, the counter, the bottom of the stove, and the rice jar inside and out. Except for the two tied coffins on the west wall, which he did not dare to touch, he searched almost every place where good things could be hidden.

"Where on earth did that old fox Liu Youdao hide the treasures for refining and raising corpses?"

Xu Qing looked at the things he had collected after working hard for half a day and became worried again.

A dozen taels of silver, a pile of copper coins, and the shop deeds found under the bed.

Apart from this, there are no other materials or objects in the coroner's shop that can be used to preserve or refine corpses.

"Could it be that the real treasures were placed in the coffin?"

Thinking of this, Xu Qing's eyes fell on the two gloomy wooden coffins standing against the west wall of the room.

The two coffins were tied tightly with red ropes, three horizontally and two vertically, according to the rules for tying coffins.

The other coffin was even stranger. It was not tied with ropes, but with "fake ropes" made from an ink line dipped in cinnabar water and rooster blood. There were eighty-one ropes in total, and many yellow talismans were pasted on the coffin board. It looked like someone had lost a night of cards, and the coffin board was covered with yellow paper strips.

The only thing in common was that both coffins were covered with banners, as if to seal something inside.

Xu Qing walked up to it, walked back and forth several times, and finally went back to chew the raw eggs.

Only a fool would touch this weird thing!
As for this fledgling little zombie, he should just sit at the kids' table.

Although raw eggs are not as effective, they are at least within the scope of the Corpse-Nourishing Sutra's diet.

After sucking on the eggs, Xu Qing lit two more incense sticks. After eating and drinking his fill, he went to the backyard and began to bathe in the moonlight.

This life is too simple!
It was like the last few days of every month when he was working in his previous life, with nothing to gain from his daily life.

After bathing in the moonlight and Yin energy for a night, Xu Qing's mouth was almost dry!
I went to the stove, boiled water, and steamed the pig's blood I bought yesterday with beaten egg yolks. I sprinkled some chopped green onions and ginger, and added a little salt and sesame oil...

However, by the time it was steamed, only less than one pound of the four or five pounds of pig blood remained!
What's going on?

Oh, it turns out that before the raw pig's blood was even put into the steamer, the chef tasted the saltiness and scraped off three pounds of it with his tongue!
Raw blood still tastes better!

Xu Qing was eating the only one pound of steamed pig blood left in the pot, but he was still missing the taste of raw blood.

If this continues, I don’t know when I will be able to build an iron body.

The so-called iron-armored body comes from the three types of wandering corpses mentioned in "Corpse Theory", namely iron-armored wandering corpses, silver-armored wandering corpses and gold-armored wandering corpses. This is also the first stage of zombie evolution.

The external appearance of the Iron Armored Corpse is that its skin is as hard as iron and stone, and it is difficult to be injured by any weapon.

Xu Qing stretched out his thumb and tried to scratch the tip of his finger with the kitchen knife. As the force increased, a thin cut was made on his skin by the sharp blade.

Although it is indeed much tougher than ordinary people, it can still be cut with a little force.

He estimated that his current physical strength was far from that of the lowest level of zombies. At most, he would be kicked back by the corpse driver as soon as he crawled out of the grave.

"Forget it, there's still a lot of time to go, let's take it slow!"

Xu Qing knew that he was anxious for no reason. The materials for raising corpses were not easy to get. The most important thing for him right now was to get the ivory plate. Once he had this small plate, he would be able to search for materials in Linhe more conveniently in the future.

No matter what, Linhefang is the most prosperous water and land trade hub in Dayong. As long as we can gain a firm foothold, why would we worry about not being able to get the things to raise and refine corpses?
The cock crows at dawn.

At this time, it was almost dawn, and the night farmers on the street were driving their carts early, collecting the "night fertilizer" from house to house.

Being a night-incense worker, also known as a "Qingjiaotou," was a very lucrative job. There was a record in Menglianglu that a certain place had "a large population, and most of the common people in the streets and alleys had no pit latrines, but only toilets. Every day, there were people who took out their own excrement to clean it out, and they were called 'Qingjiaotou.'"

Furthermore, the competition among the dung merchants was fierce. Each had its own patron, so they dared not steal from each other. If anyone did steal, the dung owner would fight, and even go to the government for a big lawsuit, and only win the case. Besides this, there were also boats loaded with dung and fertilizer, transporting them in groups..."

This shows how popular and sought-after this business is!
Unfortunately, people's joys and sorrows are not the same. After Xu Qing became a zombie, his sense of smell was much more sensitive than that of ordinary people. At this time, Ye Xiangfu was pulling the wooden barrel full of "Xiliguang Soup" back. The "smoky and burning" smell could choke an elephant!
Although he liked the smell of fireworks in the world, it didn't smell like this! When the sky brightened, the mysterious Ye Xiangfu disappeared. As usual, Xu Qing set up a bronze mirror before going out, smeared various rouges and powders on his body, and did not forget to add powder to remove corpse qi.

Only after everything was dressed up lifelike did Xu Qing go out to do his work.

He has three things to do today. The first is to find a dental shop to see if there is a way to apply for a tooth license. The second is to go to the market to see if he can find any food that zombies can eat.

The third thing is to buy a dressing table so that I can use it to do my makeup in the future.

Arriving at the Yahang, Xu Qing first looked around the Yahang environment and found that there were many things that could be done here, such as reselling land, purchasing agricultural and mulberry cloth, and lending money at high interest rates.
There are also intermediaries who take charge of hiring boats for water transportation. They claim to be the owners of the fish stalls at the pier and are in charge of the water conservancy affairs of thousands of fishermen along the Baisha River.

Walking further in, Xu Qing even saw people openly doing human trafficking!

But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. The dentists in Dayong were all officials, and who knows what big tree they might have behind them. As long as there is profit, let alone human trafficking, even if they want the big golden tooth of the previous emperor, there are people who dare to go to the cemetery to pull it out and send it to him!
Someone may ask, if I want a tooth of the current emperor, will anyone take it?

The answer is definitely yes, but you have to wait a few years until the Yong Dynasty is replaced by a new one. Not to mention a tooth, even the emperor’s skull would be broken into pieces and sent to you!
The premise is that you can afford the price.

Now someone asked again, what if there is no money?

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have money. As long as you go to a brokerage firm, you can find a business to do.

Look at those corners over there, the brothels, casinos, and mansions, there is always something that suits you.

After Xu Qing took a stroll, he had a general idea in his mind.

Although this pawnshop looks like a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones, as long as it is used properly, it can accomplish many difficult things.

Perhaps in addition to ivory plates, materials for preserving corpses can also be found here.

After getting familiar with the environment of the dental clinic, Xu Qing found a clerk and asked about replacing the dental license.

The so-called ivory card is the identity certificate at that time. Without it, you can't move forward.

The ivory plaques of the Yong Dynasty were also very particular. For example, the identity plaques of court officials were mostly made of ivory and gold, which could show their high status and taste.

Rich gentry often used animal bones, copper and iron.

As for ordinary people, as long as they stay in the countryside and do not go to the city for business, they will not need this kind of thing often. However, if they need to travel far away or move to a town to live, they must have an ivory plate as an identity certificate.

The guy obviously knew all this and started asking questions.

"Are you new to Linhe?"

Xu Qing nodded and said, "It would be more convenient to have ivory cards with you if you want to run a small business."

"Hey, that's not the case. To be honest, my dear, in a couple of days, when the city wall outside the block is built, these ivory cards will really become a necessity!"

Xu Qing asked, "I'm ignorant. You're knowledgeable and experienced. Do you know anything?"

"What could it be? It's just that there's famine in Yaozhou, and they're worried that all those refugees will come here!"

While chatting here, the waiter did not forget his business: "This ivory card will definitely be more expensive when the time comes, but I like you, so I will keep the price of yesterday, one hundred and twenty coins."

When Xu Qing heard the offer, he initially thought it was not too expensive, but when he was about to make the transaction, he discovered the problem.

"Sir, you don't have a travel permit? That's going to be difficult!" The broker immediately put down the wooden sign and seal in his hand and said, "You need to take the travel permit to the government office for registration. Without a travel permit, I dare not issue this license to you."

Xu Qing immediately caught the other party's hidden meaning when he heard this.

The other party only said that it was difficult and that they dared not do it, but did not say that it could not be done, which means that there is still room for maneuver.

(End of this chapter)