I couldn't afford the bride price, so I had to marry the Demon Sect Saintess

Chapter 16
At Chenshi, Qin Gengyun came to Lingdanfang. Today the workshop is still deserted, obviously the owner of the workshop has not come back yet.

Neither Wang Ping nor Xu Li was seen, presumably they went to Yihonglou to play cosplay last night.

Qin Gengyun cleaned the yard, and at about three o'clock in the morning, an old man with a stooped figure and a slightly hunched back walked in, coughing as he walked.

Qin Gengyun stepped forward and asked him, "Fang Daoyou, are you feeling better?"

This old man is the only alchemy attendant in the elixir workshop, named Fang Chao.

He is also at the second level of Qi training. After the age of 40, his cultivation level can no longer be improved. He married a Taoist couple and wanted to take the road of dual cultivation, but he still failed in the end.

Later, his wife gave birth to a daughter with middle-grade double spiritual roots. Fang Chao was overjoyed and took his daughter as his only hope in this life.

Fang Chao and his wife worked hard to earn spirit stones, and when their daughter was 15 years old, they sent her to the spiritual academy for monks in Zhenyang City to study.

This spiritual academy for monks was set up by the outer sect of Zhenyang Sect, and the outstanding disciples in the spiritual academy have great hopes of entering the outer sect of Zhenyang Sect.

However, the one-year tuition fee of the monk's spiritual academy is [-] spirit stones. In order to let his daughter stay in the spiritual academy to study, Fang Chao came to the spiritual pill workshop to work as an erysipelas medicine attendant.

Fang Chao's wife also worked two jobs.

This is also a common thing in low-level monk families. There is no hope for husband and wife to build a foundation. If they give birth to offspring with spiritual roots, no matter what price they pay, they must spend resources to let their offspring climb up.

At this time, the hunched Fang Chao was bowing his hands to Qin Gengyun:
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qin, for your concern, it's all right now."

After he finished speaking, he coughed twice again, but Qin Gengyun didn't say much, just smiled and continued to clean with his head down.

If you spend a little less for a day, you will have to deduct a day's wages. The situation in Fang Daoyou's family naturally cannot afford to deduct a day.

Qin Gengyun cleaned the yard, looked at the old alchemy room, thought for a while, and walked over with a broom, only to find that the door was locked.

He walked to the side, looked in through a hole in the window, and saw the bronze furnace impressively placed inside.

It seems that Yang Fengshan failed to sell the bronze stove last night, and put it back overnight.

Qin Gengyun felt a little strange, Yang Fengshan had the highest salary in the workshop, so he should not be short of money, why did he take such a risky thing?
If he really sold it, how should he explain to Fangzhu?

"Old man Fang, you haven't come for two days, so I'll deduct a spirit stone from you!"

At this time, Yang Fengshan's voice came from the yard, Qin Gengyun walked out, and saw Fang Chao distinguishing Yang Fengshan:

"Guard Yang, before the owner left, I asked him for leave. The owner promised me that I would not deduct my salary for two days off!"

Yang Fengshan sneered: "I'm in charge, and I'll take care of your points. You didn't ask me for leave. What's the problem with detaining your spirit stones?"

"Guard Yang, my daughter is about to pay the tuition fee of the Spiritual Academy, please hold me high!"

"Old man Fang, don't talk about your middle-grade spiritual root daughter all day long! Think I don't know? Your daughter is only a mid-level monk in the monk's spiritual academy, and there is no hope of entering the outer sect of Zhenyang Sect!"

"Guard Yang, but Fangzhu promised me"

"Okay, there is still half a furnace of erysipelas in the backyard, and it must be cleaned up before noon!"

After Yang Fengshan finished speaking, he ignored Fang Chao who was pleading hard, and walked towards the old alchemy room with his fat short legs. When he saw Qin Gengyun, he asked coldly:

"what are you doing here?"

Qin Gengyun raised the broom in his hand: "Guard Yang, I want to clean this alchemy room, but the door is locked for some reason."

Yang Fengshan scolded: "Didn't you say that? This old alchemy room needs to be repaired, and no one else is allowed to enter! Don't understand?"

"Okay, then I'll go clean elsewhere."

Qin Gengyun walked towards the yard with a broom, saw the haggard old man Fang, he sighed slightly, and went to work.

night.

Qin Gengyun came to the night market and took a look at Mo Xiaolan's booth. Seeing that she was busy greeting customers, he didn't bother her and walked around by himself.

An hour later, I visited the entire night market, but I couldn't find any second-hand alchemy furnaces for sale.

The main reason is that the price of the alchemy furnace is high. Usually, those who want to sell second-hand alchemy furnaces will go to Fuyuan Pavilion instead of the night market.

However, Qin Gengyun had visited Fuyuan Pavilion before, and an ordinary second-hand bronze furnace cost about fifty or sixty spirit stones, which he couldn't afford.

You can only try your luck at the night market.

It's a pity that today's luck is not good, so I can only come back tomorrow.

Just about to leave the night market, a hearty and heroic voice came from behind:

"Qin Daoyou, why didn't you look for me when you came?"

Turning around, Mo Xiaolan was standing in front of her in a plain robe with her hands behind her back. The little orchid on her left shoulder matched her smile, quite vividly.

Qin Gengyun smiled and said, "Friend Daoist Mo, I have delayed you for several days, so I don't want to disturb you any longer."

Mo Xiaolan gave him a white look: "Say something out of the ordinary, let's go."

After speaking, he could not help but drag him to the second-hand stall in the innermost part of Dongshi City again.

Zheng Daoyou was still slumped on the reclining chair. When he saw the two men coming, he didn't get up, and brushed away the sloppy hair that covered his eyes:
"You guys are lucky. Someone came to my place to sell a bronze stove today. The price is [-] spirit stones. If possible, you can come to inspect the goods in two days."

Mo Xiaolan frowned: "Why did the agreed price increase again?"

Zheng Daoyou just got up, and lazily said: "For this price, if you don't want it, someone will naturally want it!"

Mo Xiaolan suddenly laughed, walked up to the sloppy vendor, and blinked:

"Zheng Daoyou, you almost sold me a broken black heart stove yesterday. If everyone in the night market knows about it, do you think anyone would dare to buy from you again?"

Zheng Daoyou pointed at her: "You, you are spitting blood!"

Mo Xiaolan stroked the single ponytail at the back of her head, and put her hands on her hips: "The original price remains the same, twelve spirit stones, a bronze furnace and a spirit fan."

Zheng Daoyou's scruffy face turned blue and white, and he fell to his feet and cried:
"Meeting you, I'm really unlucky!"

"Thank you Zheng Daoyou, we will come back in two days."

Mo Xiaolan smiled and bowed to him, and pulled Qin Gengyun away.

Qin Gengyun said: "Friend Daoist Mo, if you offend him, will there be any trouble in the night market?"

Mo Xiaolan laughed: "Fellow Daoist Qin, don't worry, he still makes money from the twelve spirit stones, just now he was just playing in front of us!"

Qin Gengyun looked back, and saw that Zheng Daoyou, who had been beating his chest and feet just now, had collapsed back on the reclining chair safely.

He shook his head and laughed.

Those who can survive in this night market are really good people.

Looking at Mo Xiaolan with a bright smile on her face, she felt even more admirable.

It is not easy for her, a female cultivator with no roots and no credentials, to survive here.

It is now Sishi, and the night market is closed.

Qin Gengyun helped Mo Xiaolan put away the stall, and the two stopped by to go home together.

Back in Narrow Rain Lane, Qin Gengyun thanked Mo Xiaolan again.

"Qin Daoyou, after you are so polite, I dare not help you anymore."

Mo Xiaolan smiled and waved at him: "Go back quickly, your wife should be in a hurry."

After speaking, he opened the door and walked in.

Qin Gengyun turned his head and was about to enter the house. He paused for a moment, and just now he seemed to see a figure passing by the window of his room.

Could it be that Qiu Zhihe was in a hurry and looked at me at the window?

Qin Gengyun shook his head, probably because I thought too much.

He opened the door and entered the room, and smelled the index finger-moving fragrance again.

It is already a kind of enjoyment for him to drink a bowl of congee with chopped green onion and minced pork at night in the cold winter.

"Friend Qiu, I'm back, have you cooked porridge again?"

Qin Gengyun smiled and said to Qiu Zhihe who was sitting at the table.

"No."

But Qiu Zhihe replied blankly.

"No?" Qin Gengyun was taken aback, shrugging his nose:
"But this fragrance"

"I've had enough."

Qiu Zhihe said lightly, got up and got on the bed, and lay down with his back to him:
"I slept."

Then she turned her head, her apricot eyes filled with frost:
"Don't bother me."

　Change the update time, let’s update two chapters at once at noon. This book is a bit more daily, and there won’t be too much pretense. If it suits your taste, please be sure to read it every day, thank you!
　　
　
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