Lord of the Desert

Chapter 52

Half a month later, September [-]th.

The turmoil caused by flying over the sea has gone, and Jinhai City at the end of autumn is shrouded in the atmosphere of harvest.

At noon, Hong Fan put away the Four Treasures of the Study and completed the final draft titled "A Special Method for Determining Undecided Values", and named the method "The Law of Must-reach".

In this short paper, he discussed the method of determining the value of the indefinite form by deriving the derivation of the numerator and denominator under certain conditions and then finding the limit, completed the proof and gave several extensions.

In fact, it is the basic content of advanced mathematics, the "L'Hopital's Law" proposed by Bernoulli.

This achievement was completed in 1696 in the previous life, which matches the progress of the numerology theory of the current instrument as a supervisor.

After lunch, Hong Fan took out the 300 taels silver bill that Aunt Liu had sewn into the bedding, and went out in the hot sun.

This is most of his savings, which come from the salary of the Qi Zuojian and the hundred taels of silver reward from Zhu Yiqi's Battle of Jinhai.

In the side room, seeing the young master going away, Aunt Liu quickly took a bamboo pole and picked pods under the locust tree.

As in previous years, she plans to sell these fruits to subsidize her family.

Although Hong Fan expressly hoped that Aunt Liu would have more rest and entrusted her with the cash for tens of days, she felt uncomfortable all over if she had no work to do.

On the other hand, Hong Fan's destination is Jiaotong Hall.

He still has one-third of the stock of the combination of Tuigong Pills, Yinxuexiang and Chisel-toothed Jerky that he has prepared, which can last for two months.

However, after a period of continuous use, the effect of chisel tooth meat on improving physical fitness is getting worse and worse.

Fortunately, Jiaotong Church sent a letter yesterday, saying that the "Cistanche" he had asked for for a long time had finally arrived in a good batch.

The so-called "Cistanche" is a parasitic plant that lives on the root of the desert tree Haloxylon, absorbs nutrients and water from the Haloxylon host, and is called "Desert Ginseng".

In terms of medicinal properties, Cistanche tonifies kidney yang, nourishes essence and blood, can help warriors build a solid foundation and increase the speed of cultivation, and is more valuable than Tuigong Pills.

However, this kind of Liangzhou special production capacity is not consumed by many local people-the high selling price of the state capital and Shenjing makes a high proportion of high-quality Cistanche exported.

Because of this, Hong Fan planned to pick up the goods the next day as soon as he got the news, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

In the afternoon, Chisha Avenue is quiet and prosperous, and the sound of shouting and selling is continuous, only in the core areas such as Jiaotong Hall, it is slightly restrained.

The first time he was born, the second time he was acquainted; Hong Fan passed the guards outside the door without squinting, and as soon as he crossed the threshold, he saw the waitress with a familiar face coming up to him.

It was the "E Ming" back then.

"Young Master Hong Fan, you are here!"

E Ming called out his name directly, obviously still remembering the handsome young man in front of him.

"The cistanche you want is here, the best quality, and you can take it away after you order it."

Hong Fan nodded and wanted to go in, but was stopped halfway by the maid at the entrance where there was no one there.

"Mr. Hong, according to the rules of the Jiaotong Hall, you have to untie the sword first."

She took half a step closer and asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Hong Fan glanced at Zhaoming Street not far behind him, and without further ado, untied the "Wang Buliuxing" horizontal knife and handed it to the other party.

E Ming breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and called another younger waitress to beckon, and the latter took the horizontal knife respectfully with both hands and went to the back hall.

At the counter, Hong Fan saw the target of the trip.

On the red goose down, several kilograms of sun-dried Cistanche are neatly arranged.

The total length of these desert ginsengs is more than one meter, the stems are unbranched, with bell-shaped calyx and a large number of dense scale-like leaves.

Overall, the appearance is not elegant.

"It's all first-hand goods collected from the surrounding area in our hall, enough for one person to use for half a year, a total of 120 taels."

E Ming said.

"This price has already included the discount given to you by the eldest lady."

Hong Fan nodded, and carefully inspected each cistanche to make sure it was intact inside and out.

After about a cup of tea, he finally nodded and took out two hundred-liang silver bills to pay the bill.

"I'll let someone wrap it up for you."

E Ming casually counted and checked the bank notes, her expression still meticulous.

"My son wants to use cistanche, you can cut it into thin slices and drink it with tea, or find a doctor to make ointment."

She was not in a hurry to find the accountant, but suddenly said in a low voice.

"Master Hong, regarding martial arts practice, we happen to have a better pill in our store—Huoqi Pill."

Hong Fan frowned.

He had heard of this living qi pill—it was produced by the Meng family, the number one family in Huaiye City, another big city in Liangzhou.

"The potency of Huo Qi Pill is at least five times that of Tui Gong Pill, and it is also [-] to [-]% more effective in improving the cultivation efficiency of penetrating realm warriors."

Seeing the other party's enthusiasm, E Ming introduced more attentively.

"Currently, there are still two unowned Living Qi Pills in the store, and one is the price..."

"One price is 40 taels, after discount."

E Ming paused, and reported a number.

No need to ask, there is a high premium and commission in this price.

But Hong Fan is not Aunt Liu, as long as he can exchange money for martial arts progress within the scope of his tolerance, the more he can do, the better.

"I want it, you go get it."

This sentence made E Ming breathe a sigh of relief, nodded heavily and went to the back hall.

However, it didn't take long before things turned upside down.

When E Ming walked back to the front hall with a red sandalwood box in her arms, she was stopped.

This is a tall young man, dressed gorgeously with a sword, he looks about 25 or [-] years old.

And the maid who led him was the one who untied Hong Fan's sword before.

Hong Fan leaned over and heard the other party's words before approaching.

"When buying things, you should come first, first come first. These two Living Qi Pills arrived in front of me first, so I deserve them!"

As the young man said, he reached out to grab the box, but the waitress took a step back to let him go.

"E Ming, what's wrong?"

At this time Hong Fan arrived.

Following his voice, the young man stopped his hands and turned around to look at him, his eyes focused on his clothes and accessories.

Just looking at the outside, Hong Fan's clothes can only be said to be neat and tidy, far inferior to the richness and exquisiteness of the other party's jade ring.

It's just that when it comes to appearance, it's just the opposite.

"Please wait a moment, sir."

E Ming bowed to Hong Fan first, and then turned to him.

"Fang Shaodong, I'm really sorry, but these two elixirs have been ordered by Mr. Hong, and now they are in the hands of slaves."

"If it's the beauty who gets the things first this time, E Ming will have nothing to say."

The "beautiful woman" in her mouth was the name of another waitress.

"Don't lie to me, the beauty told me clearly that there is no reservation for the Living Qi Pill."

Fang Shaodong just sneered, even if he heard that the competitor's surname was Hong, he would not back down.

It should be known that the Hong family has at least dozens of people older than the young master, and they must give in to any of them, so where can they be given over?
If it was really the important ones, as the characters on the stage, he would not fail to recognize them.

"This living qi pill is of great use to me, please forgive me for not giving it up."

Fang Shaodong said, stopping in front of E Ming.

The waitress was momentarily at a loss.

"E Ming, you can relax."

At this moment, Hong Fan said.

He has a general understanding of the Jinhaifang family - it is a second-tier family in the city, famous for its financial resources.

The person in front of him is, no surprise, Fang Zhiwu, the eldest son of the Fang family.

Compared with the Hong family, the strength of the Fang family has a gap.

It would be hard to say if it was half a year ago, but with my current status in the family, if I don't sell face today, there will be no follow-up.

(End of this chapter)