A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 40 Medicine Furnace Room

Duan Rong also started laughing.

Hu Huanhuan then looked at Duan Rong. He had a square face, greasy hair, and a dark complexion. His appearance could not be seen in a crowd of people, but his eyes were as bright as stars, especially when he smiled, it was like a sky full of stars, twinkling at you.

"Where did this little rascal come from? His mouth is as sweet as honey." Hu Huanhuan glanced at Duan Rong and scolded with a smile.

Duan Rong saw Hu Huanhuan's expression and knew that today's matter had been settled. He smiled and said, "Sisters are so beautiful, who wouldn't be happy to see them?"

"Okay, pack up your stall and get out of here. You're getting more and more poor!" Hu Huanhuan scolded with a smile.

"Oh... I'll be leaving now, I'll be leaving now." Duan Rong bowed again and went back to pack up his stall.

"What are you still doing here? Go back and do what you need to do!"

The geishas who were queuing in front of the stall suddenly dispersed.

Duan Rong was packing up the stall when he suddenly called out, "Sisters, I'll be here tomorrow at 3 p.m., come on over!"

Two of the running geishas heard Duan Rong's shout and turned around to answer. However, Hu Huanhuan glared at them, and they stuck out their tongues and turned their heads away.

Duan Rong smiled at Hu Huanhuan, and walked away from under the old locust tree with his things hanging on it like a human shelf.

Huaying Tower opens at 15:30 in the evening, and there is music and singing all night long.

Duan Rong had just called him to come at 3 p.m., and at that time, there was still one hour before Huaying Tower opened.

Naturally, it will not affect the business of Huaying Studio, and Hu Huanhuan will certainly not say much.

Duan Rong had already calculated that he could complete about ten paintings in an hour, which would be one hundred taels of silver.

One hundred taels a day is definitely a top income in this world.

This income will definitely be enough to support him and help him complete the second level of inner energy cultivation.

Hu Huanhuan stood there, watching Duan Rong's back as he left, and said to himself, "Where did this mean and tasteless boy come from? He's as cunning as a monkey."

"I saw the badge tied around his waist, it seems to be from Yuanshun Escort Agency." A eunuch beside Hu Huanhuan said.

"Really? It turned out to be that thief Ruan Fengshan, a bad breed brought up by education. I will have a good talk with him tomorrow when I see him."

After Hu Huanhuan finished speaking, she turned and walked towards Huaying Tower.

A group of turtle slaves followed her back to Huaying Tower and returned to their respective positions.

Ruan Fengshan was the owner of Yuanshun Escort Agency and a well-known figure in Xiangu County. However, in Hu Huanhuan's mouth, he turned into a thief, which frightened the eunuchs following her.

Despite some setbacks, the promotion of his new business model was obviously a great success.

Duan Rong undoubtedly reaped a lot of rewards by relying on his ability to devour weapon spirits, coupled with the modern operational thinking he inherited from his previous life.

Now that he has a stable and high income, Duan Rong can go to the herbal medicine shop and buy a dose of the prescription that he was reluctant to buy before to try the effect.

His income today was over two hundred taels of silver. Although eighty-two taels of silver was expensive for one dose of medicine, it was not unaffordable.

Duan Rong thought so, then he limped and went to the herbal medicine shop with all the things hanging on his body.

At this time, it was already late, and the herbal medicine shop was about to close. Suddenly, a dark figure walked towards the door and piled a bunch of things next to the door of the shop.

"Who the hell are you? I haven't even closed the shop yet, and you're already occupying my space to sleep!" a waiter yelled at the door.

The entrance of the herbal medicine shop is spacious and has an eaves to shelter from the rain. Beggars on the streets of the county often sleep here at night. But they would wait until the shop is closed before coming. If they come now, wouldn’t that be asking for a beating?

"No, buddy, I'm here to buy medicine." Duan Rong then stepped into the door from the dark night.

When the swearing guy saw that it was a customer coming in to buy medicine, his face turned green and he immediately apologized.

The skinny middle-aged clerk at the counter recognized Duan Rong at a glance. He was the customer who came to ask about the single-prescription medicine a few days ago. He glared at the clerk.

The herbal medicine shop is a high-profit business with a large storefront and strict rules. If someone yells at customers like this, even if it is not intentional, he will still be beaten up, and there is a possibility of even being fired.

The guy who was cursing was just an apprentice. He had finally used his connections to get into the herbal medicine shop.

If I lose my livelihood, I'll be beaten to death by my family when I get home.

Duan Rong took out the prescription and handed it to the skinny middle-aged clerk behind the counter, saying with a smile, "Thank you. Please give me a dose according to the prescription."

"Sir, please wait a moment."

The herbal medicine shop was lit up by tall lamps on all four walls, making it as bright as day. The middle-aged clerk placed the herbs one by one on the counter according to the prescription. After he finished weighing, he called another clerk over and asked him to check the prescription again.

Then he wrapped the medicine, tied it with a hemp rope, and handed it to Duan Rong.

Duan Rong took the medicine and paid the money. The thin middle-aged clerk walked out of the counter and personally escorted Duan Rong out of the shop.

This was also an apology to Duan Rong for being scolded by the waiter when he entered the store. "The store still failed to discipline the waiter. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality!"

"It's okay. It's dark now, so people can't see clearly. That's normal."

Duan Rong did make some excuses for the guy.

However, when the thin middle-aged man saw Duan Rong taking all the things at the door one by one, and finally hanging the potion and the lantern on the handle of the sheathed oxtail knife, his expression suddenly became a little strange.

Duan Rong naturally saw the confusion in the thin middle-aged waiter's eyes, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "We just closed the stall, and there are a lot of things."

The skinny middle-aged guy smiled and nodded. He looked at the rack held in Duan Rong's right arm and thought it had a strange shape. Although he had some knowledge, he couldn't tell what it was for a moment, so he sighed in his heart: There are so many strange people in the world!
If Duan Rong heard what he said, he would definitely translate it into vernacular: The forest is big, there are all kinds of birds!

The thin middle-aged clerk watched Duan Rong disappear at the street corner before walking back to the shop and ordering the shop to close.

Duan Rong returned to Yuanshun Escort Agency like a walking shelf.

At this time, there were still many people practicing martial arts in the training ground in the central courtyard of Yuanshun Escort. Upon seeing Duan Rong's strange behavior, those who knew him well gathered together and whispered to each other.

Duan Rong first returned to the dormitory, put all his things in the room, then picked up the medicine and prepared to go to the medicine furnace room to decoct it.

In the central courtyard, on the west side of the martial arts field, is the medicine furnace room. One furnace of medicine costs one penny of silver, and the best firewood and mountain spring water are provided free of charge.

Duan Rong did not go through the martial arts field again, but took a shortcut and went directly to the medicine furnace room.

The medicine furnace room was actually not very big, just a low building. Duan Rong saw a bed next to the door. The bedding on the bed was black and greasy, all covered with putty, and a white and gray head was revealed from under the black quilt.

Duan Rong walked over, nudged the person in the quilt, and said, "Old man, boil the medicine! Is there a free stove?"

The gray head stretched out a little, revealing a pair of dead fish-like eyes. He fixed his eyes on Duan Rong and said in a hoarse voice, "There is an empty furnace."

As the old man spoke, he turned over and sat up, asking, "Where's the badge?"

When he lifted the quilt, Duan Rong smelled an annoying and strange smell mixed with mold and urine.

(End of this chapter)