Ten Capitals, Nine Observations, Eight Poles, Seven Yuans, Six Divisions, Five Elders Compete for Da

Chapter 18 Are you afraid of a bird?
Corvée did not have any wages.

Even if it is farming, it is difficult to save one or two taels of silver throughout the year.

"I have to find a way to make some money..."

"According to the book, to become the most basic scavengers at one's own expense, one or two new branches of an old tree that has been struck by lightning, one white-bearded cricket that has survived auspicious snow, three catties of weeds that sprouted after wildfire, and blood limonium berries One."

Thinking in his mind, Jiang Chen turned around and walked towards Zhengxi Army's warehouse, wanting to ask about the prices of these medicinal materials.

An army of tens of thousands of people is a small society. As long as you have money, you can buy whatever you want... The problem is that you don't have money.

As Jiang Chen walked, he thought about the contents of the "Little Desolation Scripture":

"The promotion ceremony is that after taking the medicine, you will enter an unknown and dangerous environment, until you pick up a high-value treasure, you will be considered successful in scavenging."

"The old head of the village explained that the treasure should not be arranged in advance as much as possible, otherwise the effect of the ceremony may be greatly reduced, because the name of the ceremony is-scavenging."

"And the greatest charm of the wilderness is the unknown!"

…………

In the warehouse.

The white-haired Lao Liangtai showed embarrassment, frowned and said:
"The things you said are very in line with the principles of medicine used by monarchs and ministers, and their medicinal properties are quite unique. They are all things that can survive a catastrophe, but the three herbs other than blood-tonifying grass fruit are really difficult to get."

New twigs, crickets, and weeds, at first glance, are all very ordinary things, which can be seen everywhere in the mountains and plains.

but!

After adding those prefixes, the rarity instantly increased.

Rare is precious!

Laoliangtai said helplessly:

"Lightning wood has always been used to drive away ghosts. Let me say hello and ask the Taoist priests in Zhengxi Army, maybe I can get some.

A few days ago, the Loulan army attacked the camp and used the method of attacking with fire. A large area of ​​the barracks was burned to nothingness. "

"But there is only one thing. An old cricket with a white beard has to live for at least three years. A cricket that can survive three years of winter snow has a certain background of becoming refined. This is also the king drug in this prescription. It must Indispensable."

"Let's not talk about the Gobi, even in Qingzhou, which is rich in products, you may not be able to find it."

"This business cannot be earned."

Jiang Chen smiled, took out two Limonium Limonium fruits from his bosom, patted them on the counter, and asked calmly, "This, can I earn it?"

Laoliang mesa reveals surprises:
"Have you done anything for the Zhang family?"

"These grass fruits have always been sold only in Captain Zhang's private treasury... Well, I can exchange peach branches and weeds for you."

Jiang Chen took another two blood-boosting grass fruits, and said in a big way: "Then add this, can you make money?"

Laoliangtai gritted his teeth and revealed a piece of information:
"White-bearded crickets, I really can't get them, but—"

"In Loulan Kingdom, there has been a trend of cricket fighting in recent years. Those princes and nobles often spare no expense of all kinds of precious medicinal materials to feed their own cricket kings. Maybe there will be old insects who have survived three years of frost and snow. When the western army breaks through the city, You can search for it in the homes of princes and nobles, and you will definitely gain something."

Jiang Chen clasped his fists in thanks, and in the afternoon, Laoliangtai sent someone to deliver a lightning-struck peach tree branch and a basket of weeds.

As soon as I took it into the shack, I felt a surge of vitality, vigorously rushing towards my face.

Whether it is the new branches after the lightning strike, or the weeds that grow again in the spring breeze after the wildfire, they are all lucky people who have survived the disaster.

There is an old saying that "those who survive a catastrophe must have good fortune", therefore, these originally ordinary plants have also been sublimated into things that are almost like precious medicinal materials.

Even after drying in the sun, you can still feel the faint vitality.

The blood-boosting grass fruit looks ordinary, but it is also a rare medicinal material that Gongsun Hu, a son of a military family, couldn't ask for. Ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum must be used as fertilizers to cultivate and conceive.

Such strange things can only be suppressed by the white-bearded cricket that has lived for three years and become the king's medicine.

"A blood-boosting grass fruit, three to six ounces of weeds, a lightning-struck peach branch...the last medicine is all that's left."

Jiang Chen had a heartache on his face.

These are all the rest of my property, and even the last blind medicine - white-bearded cricket, even if I have money, I may not be able to get it.

"It's hard..."

Jiang Chen sighed, and could only hope for the attack on Dongli in the near future, hoping that the nobles in the city would have more playboys walking around with birds and fighting with crickets.

That night.

Sure enough, General Hongwu sent a messenger to order Zhang Longxiang's Qingzhou soldiers to perform their crimes and make meritorious deeds. Tomorrow, they will leave camp and go to Dongli, a city about 120 miles to the north.

And said: If you can break through this city, not only will you be free from all crimes, but you will also be rewarded!
The civilian husbands including Gongsun Hu and Xiao Wu were all elated, and they all believed that with the intelligence of the "boss", they would definitely be able to lead them to earn another contribution.

Chen Buhung sighed, he had finally enjoyed a few days of peaceful life, why did he go out again?

Followed by.

The lieutenant also issued an order:
Relying on the goodwill he had accumulated before and his reputation among the civilian husbands, Jiang Chen was actually appointed as the unique "Minfu village chief".

Although there is no salary and no rank, it is just a false job, but it is justifiable to become the leader of thousands of people, and has some rights!

For example... to obtain the qualification for a one-person shack, at least you don't need to be crowded in the same den with Chen Buhung and others, and you don't need to be qualified to wear a sword in the army.

but--

"I just want to catch an old cricket~"

Jiang Chen shook his head.

Boxing is power, so what if you are called a king among civilians?Stop increasing laughter.

Most Qingzhou soldiers still regard the civilian husbands as a lowly species like bugs, and when they see them, they still have their eyes above their heads.

"Only when you have the strength to rival Qingzhou soldiers can you really make them think highly of you!"

With a twitch in Jiang Chen's heart, he immediately remembered that he still had a new power that hadn't been tested before—[The Ranger of Han Dynasty: He is as light as a swallow and roams around. Once this fate is activated, the movement speed and shooting speed will be slightly improved. 】

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can win a hundred battles!
Only by testing the actual effect of this power can it display its true power in the subsequent siege battle!
Taking advantage of the night, he walked out of the shack, and before he took two steps, a foul stench hit his face. The smell of fresh filth penetrated viciously deep into his nostrils, making people feel extremely cold.

"It's better to be those Qingzhou soldiers..."

Envious, Jiang Chen raised his eyes and looked at the brightly lit place more than a hundred meters away.

Zhang Longxiang's Qingzhou soldiers were squeezed out, and the barracks were stationed near the shacks, but it was like a world of difference. Not only did they not have to worry about food and drink, all the sanitation work was also taken care of by civilian husbands.

"Leaving the barracks rashly, I'm afraid I will be shot into a hedgehog by the archers. If I can't go to the Gobi, then I have to try it in the shack. God bless you, don't step on it... Eh? Wait, there is a way!"

Jiang Chen sighed heartily:
"Han Ranger, open!"

In the depths of the Sea of ​​Consciousness, another white gemstone next to "Shou Shou" suddenly glowed with brilliance, and a trace of wonderful breath circulated in the wrists and soles of the feet.

next second.

With a leap, Jiang Chen jumped directly to the top of a certain shack, as light as a swallow!
The shack only shook slightly, and then stabilized again, like a mischievous swallow, lightly landing on the top of the shack.

then,

Start accelerating!
Step, step, step!
A tall figure, like a black-clothed assassin in a film and television drama, quickly stepped across the top of many simple shacks.

A civilian husband who was in a light sleep suddenly woke up and heard a sound coming from the roof, but his companion was still in a half-dream state and said in a daze:
"Go to sleep, the sound is so low, probably a bird has landed on the roof... Are you afraid of a bird?"

(End of this chapter)