Fantasy: I can equip everything

Chapter 9 Wild Ginseng

"We're rich! We're rich! Brother Chuang, we're set for life!"

As soon as he stepped outside, the lame monkey could no longer contain himself and began to cheer and jump for joy.

More than a hundred taels of silver? When have they ever seen so much money?

"Brother Chuang, now that we're rich, what should we do? How about we go to a brothel and have some fun?"

Seeing the lame monkey rubbing his hands expectantly, the blind rat couldn't help but curse, "Are you fucking crazy? I've heard that in those places, a single cup of wine and women costs tens of coins, and finding a wife costs hundreds of coins. What are you wasting money on?"

"Then how do you suggest we spend the money?" the lame monkey muttered in dissatisfaction.

"If you ask me..." Blind Mouse swallowed hard, wiped his mouth, and said, "I should go to a restaurant and eat some roast duck! Back when I was begging in front of a restaurant, an old man gave me a piece of duck butt, it was so delicious..."

"All you do is eat, eat, eat! So much money goes into food and comes out empty-handed, isn't that a waste?"

The lame monkey cursed and looked at Chen Chuang, saying, "Brother Chuang, what do you think we should do with this money?"

Chen Chuang watched the two bickering and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, you'll get the roast duck and women you want."

"But before that, I need to find a pharmacy and buy some medicinal herbs to prolong my life."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately lowered their heads in shame.

Only then did he remember that Chen Chuang was now facing the crisis of being killed by the Ghost Lady, and the excitement of making a lot of money instantly dissipated.

"We can't waste this money!" Blind Mouse immediately frowned and said, "Brother Chuang, let's go buy some medicinal herbs first!"

"Brother Chuang, we'll listen to you! Don't worry about our ideas for now. We'll use all this money to buy medicinal herbs."

"We'll prioritize you first; there will be other opportunities to make money later."

"Over a hundred taels of silver, that should be enough to buy a human body for a hundred years, right?"

"Wouldn't a thousand years be enough?"

Just then, footsteps came from behind.

"Wait! Xiao Chuang, wait for me!"

Chen Chuang frowned and turned to look.

Just then, Old Man Chen came running out, pulling his daughter along. Looking at Chen Chuang with a face full of satisfaction, he said, "I've known since you were little that you're a promising child. Remember how much I took care of you when you were little?"

The alley is small, and most of the neighbors know each other.

After searching through the original owner's memories, Chen Chuang found out the guy's origins.

Old Chen, I don't know his real name, but that's what everyone in the mud alley has always called him.

The timid little girl behind him is named Chen Zhaodi. She used to play with Chen Chuang when they were little.

But as she got older, Old Man Chen stopped letting her run around.

As for the so-called "care" mentioned by the other party...

Taking advantage of his age, he tricked Chen Chuang, who was a child, into working for his family, without even providing him with a meal.

Chen Chuang ignored him and prepared to leave.

Old Man Chen grabbed his sleeve directly.

"Hey, Xiao Chuang, where are you going?"

Old Man Chen had just clearly seen that Chen Chuang had snatched more than a hundred taels from Lei Dafu.

Now I'm definitely going somewhere to have some fun.

As an elder, I can always benefit from this, right?

Chen Chuang turned his head and glanced at Old Man Chen, then suddenly pulled him down.

"Hey, you brat, how can you be so disrespectful? Daring to lay a hand on your elders?!"

"My old bones, oh dear!"

"You little brat! You've hurt me! Pay up right now! Otherwise, I'll go back and tell the neighbors how inconsiderate you are..."

Old Man Chen fell to the ground and immediately became furious, pointing at Chen Chuang and cursing.

Chen Chuang looked at him coldly and said directly, "Do you want to die?"

Old Chen didn't really care at first. He got up, patted his bottom, and was about to say something more.

But upon seeing the murderous intent in Chen Chuang's eyes, he couldn't help but shudder.

"Well...you just took so much money, giving me a small share shouldn't be a problem, right?"

As he spoke, his voice trailed off.

Sensing that something was wrong, Chen Zhaodi, feeling both ashamed and angry, stepped forward and dragged him away.

Before leaving, he kept apologizing to Chen Chuang.

"I'm sorry, Brother Chuang, thank you for today."

"Dad, don't embarrass yourself, let's go!!!"

Watching the two leave, the lame monkey shook his head and sighed.

"This old man Chen used to be a hard worker, but once he got into gambling, he became a completely different person."

Blind Mouse sighed, "Yes, it's a pity about Zhao Di. She was so pretty when she was little, but now she has to support the family on her own, and she's become rough."

Chen Chuang didn't say anything, he just frowned, turned around and left.

Before long, they arrived at the largest herbal medicine shop in the southern part of the city.

Inside the Li family's pharmacy, when they asked to see the thousand-year-old ginseng, the shop assistant burst out laughing.

"A thousand-year-old ginseng? You guys???"

He looked at Chen Chuang and the others with a smile, then shook his head helplessly and said:

"Sorry, guys, it's not that I look down on you."

"Don't even mention you guys, even I, our shopkeeper, can't afford a thousand-year-old ginseng."

"Those are top-grade medicinal herbs that ordinary people can't afford. A complete thousand-year-old ginseng costs at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. There are very few people in the entire Qinghe County who can afford it."

The blind mouse and the lame monkey looked at each other, scratching their heads somewhat awkwardly.

"What about those that are a hundred years old?"

Chen Chuang, however, showed no sign of embarrassment and asked softly.

The shop assistant, seeing Chen Chuang's extraordinary demeanor, abandoned his mocking intentions and said seriously, "We do have a century-old ginseng in our shop. It's in good condition, weighs two taels and three mace, and costs eight hundred taels of silver."

hiss?

That's so expensive!

The blind mouse and the lame monkey certainly learned a lot.

Chen Chuang also frowned.

Even though they had guessed that these medicinal herbs that replenished a martial artist's qi and blood would be expensive, they didn't expect them to be this outrageous.

Wu Lao Er's savings of so many years might not even be enough to buy a small piece of land.

"Can I take a look?"

While pondering, Chen Chuang asked.

The pharmacy clerk said somewhat awkwardly, "Sir, this is one of our shop's most prized possessions; only the manager can afford to bring it out..."

"I can only show you the roots that were cut from a century-old ginseng."

Chen Chuang nodded and said, "That works too."

He had a suspicion in his mind that he needed to verify.

A moment later, the pharmacy clerk carefully brought over a small wooden box, placed it on the table, and gently opened it.

On the red silk cloth lay a white root about the thickness of a little finger.

Perhaps because it was nourished by the spiritual energy of this world, the ginseng root in front of him was completely different from those that Chen Chuang had seen in his previous life.

It has a faint medicinal scent, and just one breath can refresh you.

Chen Chuang looked at the ginseng rootlets in front of him and silently moved closer.

The next moment, a mechanical voice echoed deep within my mind.

[A usable herb has been discovered. Equip it?]

【Centennial wild ginseng rootlets】

Grade: White

[Attribute Bonus: None]

[Special Effect: When placed in the equipment slot, it grants the effect of increasing maximum health by 3 points. Alternatively, it can be consumed in the equipment slot to restore 5 health points at once.]

Equipment Requirements: None

The roots cut from a century-old wild ginseng contain a trace of medicinal properties.

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