Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 18 Exploitation of the Chen Family

Three days passed.

As soon as the sky brightened, Shen Qing sat up from the warm bed and habitually looked outside through the window.

The snow that had been falling for a long time finally stopped, and there was not a sound of wind.

The sun is shining brightly in the sky, it is a rare good weather.

"Nine out of ten merchants from the county town will probably come here today. When the time comes, give them some money and take their car. Then you can go to the county town and sell all the stocks you have in the past few days."

Thanks to the harvest in the previous few days, Shen Qing could just hunt in the mountains behind the house these days and caught some wild rabbits and pheasants to fill his stomach.

In the remaining time, he put all his energy into practicing martial arts and learning to read and write, constantly improving his progress in both.

The results are quite encouraging.

He could now recognize nearly a hundred words, and his Nine Brocade Skill was almost perfected.

Everything is progressing in an orderly manner.

In the morning, Shen Qing washed his face with snow water as usual, then stayed in the house to continue standing, waiting for Shen Fang to make breakfast.

Shen Fang, who lived in the same room, saw her brother doing this every day, practicing in a weird posture from morning to night. She couldn't help but feel a little worried and shouted, "Qingzi? Are you okay these two days?"

"I heard that my aunt can draw some talismans, how about letting her take a look?"

Hearing this, Shen Qing couldn't help but laugh.

Apparently he had been busy these past two days, practicing the Nine Powers Brocade and reading and learning to read.

He even hunted less often, and was like a completely different person from before. Shen Fang thought he had been contaminated by something unclean in the mountains.

Although my elder sister has regular features and is pretty, she is not very smart and has no opinion of her own.

It's not a good thing to let her know too much about some things.

Shen Qing didn't explain too much, and made up an excuse and said, "This is what I learned from reading books these days. I use it to strengthen my body. Didn't you see me grow taller a few days ago? I think it might be due to this, so I continue to practice."

"Oh." Shen Fang saw that what Shen Qing said made sense and it didn't seem like he had provoked any evil spirits, so he didn't think about it any more.

As usual, the porridge was cooked and given to Shen Qing.

These porridges were all exchanged from other families, and they were much better than the bran he had before.

Shen Qing squatted on the doorstep, holding the hot porridge in both hands.

While basking in the sun, I sipped the rice porridge along the edge of the bowl, enjoying the sweet fragrance of the rice juice.

"Let's see what the situation is. If today is suitable, we can take out the two fur coats left by Chen An and the others and sell them in the county town. If it's not suitable, we can wait for the next opportunity later."

Shen Qing was secretly thinking about how to deal with the items in the mountains. When he looked up, he saw Shen Xiaohu running towards him from behind his house.

He even shouted loudly: "Brother Qingzi, something terrible has happened!"

"What's the big deal? Someone in the village was beaten to death by the Chen family again?" Shen Qing raised his eyelids and said.

"no!"

Shen Xiaohu squatted beside Shen Qing and said with a bitter face: "The merchants from the city will not come to our place anymore."

“The vendors aren’t coming?”

Shen Qing's expression couldn't help but become a little serious.

Hongshan Village is about fifty or sixty miles away from the county town. Generally speaking, the hunters in their village would sell their game to the merchants in their host country to save them the trouble of making a trip to the county town.

According to the commonly accepted rules, the price sold to vendors is slightly lower than that in the county town.

If you hunt high-value prey and don't want to sell it to dealers, you can pay some money and take the dealer's carriage to the county town to sell it yourself.

The wealthy families, martial arts schools, government offices, and restaurants in the county all needed their game and game. If they wanted to sell it, it wouldn't be difficult.

How much you get depends entirely on your ability.

If you encounter a ruffian or a bully, or get robbed, just consider yourself unlucky.

"I'm not coming. I heard it clearly. My grandpa and the others were talking about this. I guess I won't be able to go to the county town in the future." Shen Xiaohu looked a little lost and uncomfortable.

Shen Qing knew that he had always wanted to go to the county town, but now that this had happened, the possibility of him being able to visit the county town was even smaller.

He pondered for a while and asked, "The Chen family is the most active in dealing with the merchants. What do they say? Will we have to keep everything we get in the future?"

"Damn it, don't blame them. They are the ones who caused this." Shen Xiaohu cursed, "I heard from my grandfather that from now on all the game in the village will be sold to them. They will buy it and sell it in the city. If you don't want to, you have to go to the city to sell it yourself."

After Shen Qing finished listening, two words almost immediately came to his mind - monopoly!
This Chen Youguang and his men regard the entire Hongshan Village as their own "property".

All the hunters living in this village have to work for their family and earn money for them.

Even Shen Qing, who usually has a good temper, couldn't help but curse in his heart.

If you think about it carefully, their family really hasn't done many good things in the village.

"Brother Qingzi, my grandfather and his family, although the Zhang family has some complaints, they are also inclined to recognize them. As for the other surnames, although they are dissatisfied, they can't do anything. The Chen family is numerous and powerful, and I heard that Chen Yuan has learned some martial arts. We can't beat them."

Shen Xiaohu was in a very depressed mood.

Many hunters only get a small amount of hunting after a few days, after deducting the food and clothing expenses for their families.

It's really not worth it to go to the county for such a small thing, and if you have to stay overnight, it's really not worth it.

The situation becomes even worse when spring comes and the game items do not last long.

As a result, families like my uncle's must have a harder time.

Shen Qing couldn't help feeling a little upset.

After Shen Xiaohu left, he put down the bowl and made up his mind not to consider taking away the things left by the Chen brothers in the mountains for the time being.

Blacksmith need its own hardware.

Since he couldn't take a carriage to the county town for the time being, he decided to continue practicing the martial arts "Nine Powers Brocade".

Just a little less.

Let’s increase our strength first.

Two hours later.

Shen Qing practiced the four major stances, namely Hunyuan Stance, Maodun Stance, Tuoying Stance and Floating Cloud Stance, in turn. His legs were already sore and beads of sweat the size of beans were oozing from his head.

Just when he couldn't hold on any longer, his mind suddenly shook, and the ink writing in his sight slowly appeared.

[Skill: Nine-Power Brocade (Minor Achievement)]

[Progress: 203/200 points]

[Status: Upgradable]

[Note: Continuous practice can improve your progress. When your Qi and blood are perfect, you will be as strong as an ox and your breath will be as smooth as silk.]

it is good!
Shen Qing was overjoyed.

After several days of diligent study and practice, he finally took this martial art to the next level.

If he breaks through again, even if his Qi and blood aren't perfect yet, it will be almost there, enough for him to walk around the village with ease.

According to what he had secretly inquired these days, Chen Yuan of the Chen family had not cultivated to such a level.

(End of this chapter)