Sword from Songshan

Chapter 9 Hanging Photos
Xiangfu County is nearly twenty miles away from Shihe Village, so villagers often set out before dawn to sell medicine.

Having said that, there is no need to set off in the middle of the night.

After walking for an hour or two and the sky gradually brightened, Lu Nanxing suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Upon asking, I found out that Wang Tiandong was not going to Xiangfu County, but Kaifeng Prefecture!

"When I sold it to the Yellow River Gang, the price was reduced by 30% or 40%. I was short 200 or 300 taels of silver for no reason!"

Wang Tiandong's face was full of indignation, and he subconsciously hugged the bag in front of his chest tightly.

The Yellow River Gang, although it sounds like a very impressive name, is actually just a third-rate gang consisting of only two or three hundred rabble-rousers.

Just imagine how powerful that could be.

It is said that he dominated half of Kaifeng, but Kaifeng Prefecture had jurisdiction over 17 counties, and only Xiangfu County was included.

If you go to Xiangfu County to sell herbs, even though there is more than one Yellow River Gang pharmacy, it would be easy for them to find you.

Once exposed, your life will be in danger.

In comparison, Kaifeng Prefecture is much safer.

Compared with Xiangfu County, Kaifeng Prefecture is farther away, and Wang Tiandong was afraid of causing trouble at night, so he set off in the middle of the night.

Although Kaifeng Prefecture can avoid the eyes and ears of the Yellow River Gang, it is an unfamiliar place and it is a big place. Wang Tiandong was unsure, so he brought Lu Nanxing along.

"so."

When Lu Nanxing learned that they were going to Kaifeng Prefecture, he suddenly understood.

No wonder Wang Tiandong took the initiative to call him along. He is not only a bodyguard on the road, but also a scapegoat in case they are discovered by the Yellow River Gang.

I thought he had changed his personality, but it turns out he still couldn't hold his fart well.

"also."

Having said that, Lu Nanxing thought about it for a moment and nodded.

Although they are not ranked high in the underworld, the Yellow River Gang is no pushover. In addition to bullying ordinary people like them, they also secretly engage in robbery and murder!

If I go to the Yellow River Gang's pharmacy to sell this Ganoderma lucidum, not to mention lowering the price by 30% or 40%, I'm afraid I won't get a penny, and I may even lose my life!
The reason why the Yellow River Gang is willing to pay some money for purchasing medicinal materials is actually because they are pursuing a long-term plan.

After all, if they didn't pay a penny, these herbalists would starve to death. Who would collect herbs for them? How would they make money then?

But the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is different. The herbs a herbalist collects throughout his life are not worth this thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum!
With the way the Yellow River Gang handled things, how could they possibly pay Wang Tiandong hundreds of taels of silver? In fact, in order to prevent the news from leaking out and ruining their reputation, they might just kill the two of them!
"Hold on tight."

Thinking of this, Lu Nanxing spoke and couldn't help but quicken his pace.

"Ok!"

Wang Tiandong nodded and also concentrated on his journey.

Kaifeng Prefecture, Fuxiang County, and Shihe Village form a triangle. Shihe Village is a little far from Kaifeng Prefecture, about forty miles away.

The two men had no carriage or horse, so they could only walk.

Fortunately, although the two are still young, they go into the mountains to collect herbs all year round and their endurance exceeds that of ordinary adults.

We set out at 3:00 a.m. in the middle of the night, rested twice, ate some dry food, and walked for a total of four or five hours. We finally arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture before noon!

"so big!"

The two entered through the north gate and their eyes widened instantly when they saw the scene in the city.

The first impression is that it is big, with wide streets, tall houses, and many carriages on the road!

Both Lu Nanxing and Wang Tiandong were visiting Kaifeng Prefecture for the first time.

Although it is only forty miles away, less than a day's journey, in fact, many people in Shihe Village have never been to Kaifeng Prefecture in their entire lives.

In this era, the scope of activities for ordinary people is too narrow.

"It's worthy of being Kaifeng Prefecture!"

Looking at the wide streets, the pavilions and towers lining both sides, the various shops, and the bustling crowds of people on the streets, Lu Nanxing came to his senses and couldn't help but sigh again.

As the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng Prefecture has a long history. In those days, Emperor Hongwu once wanted to make Kaifeng a secondary capital. Therefore, even though it cannot compare with the capital and a few wealthy places in the south of the Yangtze River, Kaifeng Prefecture is still a majestic city!
Compared with it, Fuxiang County is far inferior.

"Let's go find a pharmacy!"

Although I was amazed at the grandeur and prosperity of Kaifeng Prefecture, business was still important.

Wang Tiandong held the bag tightly in his arms and walked forward, scanning the shops on both sides, looking for a pharmacy.

As a big city, there are naturally many pharmacies.

But if it is a small shop, it may not be able to collect thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum!

Moreover, small shops are relatively less trustworthy, and Wang Tiandong is also afraid that they will deliberately lower the price.

So, he didn't just go into any shop, but walked around and looked around.

It was not until nearly an hour later that they found a large pharmacy with three doors and stopped.

I observed at the door for a while and saw that there were many customers coming in and out, so I thought the place should be honest. Then I stepped in.

"Two young men, what medicine do you want to get?"

The guy at the counter saw the two people coming and asked the usual question.

Wang Tiandong looked around and then said in a low voice.

“We don’t prescribe medicine, we sell it!”

"Selling medicine?"

The waiter was slightly startled, looked at the two of them, and then waved his hand impatiently. "We are only responsible for seeing patients and prescribing medicine here. If you want to sell medicine, go to the backyard to find the manager."

"backyard?"

Wang Tiandong was stunned. How can we get to the backyard? Then he looked anxious and said quickly.

"Do you know what kind of medicine we are going to sell? We are going to sell Lingzhi! The best Lingzhi!"

"I don't care what ginseng and ganoderma you have. Go sell the medicine in the backyard. If you continue to make trouble here, I will call for help."

"You..."

"Someone come here, there are two troublemakers over here!"

"Wait a minute."

Just as the waiter was about to ask someone to send Wang Tiandong and the others out, a well-dressed middle-aged man who was sitting and drinking tea suddenly came over, stopped the waiter, and then turned to Wang Tiandong.

"What medicine do you want to sell? Bring it out so I can see it."

"you……"

Wang Tiandong looked at the middle-aged man and felt a little worried.

"Can you call the shots?"

"How can you talk like that! This is our shopkeeper!"

"I can make the decision."

The middle-aged man waved his hand, stopped the young man again, and said with a smile.

"Don't you have some top-quality Ganoderma? Feel free to show it to me. Our Medicine King Hall can afford any high-quality Ganoderma."

"to make!"

The shopkeeper is the biggest one here, and Wang Tiandong nodded.

He put the bag he was holding tightly in his arms on the counter and nervously reached out to untie it.

Who knew that after opening it, there was a small cloth bag inside. Wang Tiandong carefully opened it again, and there was another small cloth bag inside!
They wrapped it layer by layer like this for five or six times before finally taking it all apart.

"……This is!"

But when he saw what was inside, Wang Tiandong was stunned.

"Is this the top-grade Ganoderma you mentioned?"

The boy next to him was also curious and kept craning his neck to look. The next moment he couldn't help but sneer and ridicule.

"You must be crazy. This is clearly a piece of rotten wood!"

"How is this possible! How is this possible!"

Picking up the rotten wood inside, Wang Tiandong's face was full of panic.

"There is clearly a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum in my bag! How could it turn into this!"

"Thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum?"

Hearing these four words, the shopkeeper's face changed.

Those that dare to call themselves Millennium Ganoderma are the best of the best and extremely rare. Even their shop has only received one!
"is that you!"

At this moment, Wang Tiandong suddenly grabbed Lu Nanxing by the collar.

"Did you steal my thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum last night while I was sleeping?"

"fart!"

Lu Nanxing was also dumbfounded, then came to his senses and turned away Wang Tiandong with a cold face.

"If I had stolen it, would I have come all the way with you?"

"Who else could it be if not you! You're the only one who knows that I have a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum! It's you! It has to be you!"

Wang Tiandong went crazy and was about to pounce on Lu Nanxing again.

Lu Nanxing's face turned cold, the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum was gone, and his one hundred taels were nowhere to be found, and he was so angry that he had no place to vent it!
"Okay, stop making a fuss. It must have been stolen when we got into town."

At this moment, the shopkeeper suddenly spoke.

"Stolen?"

Hearing this, they were both startled and turned to the shopkeeper.

Wang Tiandong then came to his senses and shook his head vigorously.

"Impossible! I was holding on tightly. How could a thief have managed to do that?"

"Oh, that's nothing. Not to mention the big thieves, even the petty thieves have methods that you can't imagine."

"But……"

Wang Tiandong still refused to believe it and continued to argue.

"No matter how skilled the thief is, he can't predict the future. How could he know that there is a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum in my bag?"

"Although I don't know that there are thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum in your bag, I must know that there are good things in it."

The shopkeeper smiled, sighed and shook his head.

"Little brother, you are missing someone."

(End of this chapter)