Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

"Lu Xiucai?"

Qiu Mingzhu looked at Lu Fengnian with a puzzled expression and asked, "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"

Lu Feng asked in a low voice, "Which family in the county did you sell Qiu Qingbai to?"

Qiu Mingzhu raised his eyes. "Why are you asking this? Is it any of your business?"

Lu Feng replied in a low voice, "I borrowed something from her earlier and wanted to return it to her."

Qiu Mingzhu's eyes lit up. "Is it money? If it is money, you can just return it to me directly. You don't need to go to the county."

Lu Fengnian shook his head. "It's worthless."

Qiu Mingzhu curled his lip and said, "Then there's no need to pay it back. Now that my Qingbai is a wealthy lady in the county, she certainly wouldn't want something worthless."

Lu Fengnian added, "This thing is very important to her, Uncle Qiu. Just tell me, which family is she living with now?"

Qiu Mingzhu rolled his eyes. "Why are you so stubborn, you pedantic scholar? I told you no, but you're still nagging me here."

At this point, he waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and leave. Don't complain about people here and keep me from sleeping."

Lu Fengnian raised his voice slightly, "Uncle Qiu, I'm going to the county today. If you tell me where Qingbai went, I'll bring you a jar of wine when I come back."

Qiu Mingzhu's eyes lit up. "Really?"

Lu Fengnian nodded. "Of course it's true."

Qiu Mingzhu hesitated, then looked Lu Fengnian up and down. "Your family has started eating rice husks, and you still have money to buy me wine?"

Stop trying to fool me, get out of here.

Lu Fengnian patted his short jacket. "I'm definitely rich. Didn't you notice I'm not wearing a robe today?"

Qiu Mingzhu blinked. "You sold the robe?"

Lu Fengnian nodded. "It's getting late, and I'm in a hurry to get to the county. Tell me quickly about the whereabouts of my innocence."

Qiu Mingzhu's eyes darted around. "I can tell you, but you have to buy me a pound of fine craft liquor."

Lu Fengnian was getting a little impatient, and frowned slightly. "A pound of coarse liquor. If you have something to say, say it now. If not, then forget it."

After saying that, he turned around immediately.

Qiu Mingzhu quickly grabbed Lu Fengnian and said, "What's the rush? One jin of coarse wine is one jin of coarse wine. If you don't keep your word, I'll go and argue with your mother."

Lu Fengnian coldly uttered two words, "Speak quickly."

Qiu Mingzhu smiled and said, "Qingbai is currently at the Guo family's residence in Qinghe County."

"Which Guo family?" Lu Fengnian pressed.

Qiu Mingzhu quickly replied, "Which Guo family could it be? It's naturally the Guo family that owns the largest wine shop in the county. Their wine is definitely the best in Qinghe County, it's just that the price is a little high..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Fengnian had already turned and walked away.

"Lu, you'd better not lie to me. If you don't bring me any wine when you come back, I'll definitely go to your house and make a scene." Qiu Mingzhu stepped out of the door and shouted at the top of his lungs behind Lu Fengnian.

Lu Fengnian ignored him and strode towards the village entrance.

…………

After eating meat and drinking soup, I feel energetic.

Before 9:00 AM, Lu Fengnian arrived in Qinghe County.

Based on the original owner's memories, he went directly to West Street in Qinghe County, where all the county's leather goods shops were located.

Without making any special selections, Lu Fengnian went directly into the shop closest to the entrance of West Street.

The shop's signboard reads "Fuyuan Leather Goods".

A thin-faced waiter first sized up Lu Fengnian, then approached him with a broad smile and asked, "Sir, what would you like to buy?"

Lu Fengnian shook his head. "I'm here to sell something. I have a civet cat pelt in my hand."

The shop assistant's smile remained unchanged. "Let me check the goods first."

Lu Fengnian nodded and followed the shop assistant to the counter. He took out a civet cat skin from the cloth bag and laid it flat on the counter.

The shopkeeper sighed softly, "If it's a complete civet pelt, our shop can give you two hundred coins."

It's a pity there's a hole in the back of the neck; I can only offer eighty coins at most.

As you know, civet cat pelts are valuable, but if they are damaged, the price will drop significantly. Also, it seems you harvested the pelt a little late…”

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Fengnian smiled slightly and said, "I'll go ask around elsewhere."

After saying that, he prepared to turn around.

The waiter's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Sir, if you think it's too little, you can bargain. Why did you leave?"

Lu Fengnian's smile remained unchanged. "It's just a small hole on the back of your neck, and you've already cut the price down from two hundred to eighty. That's really too much. I doubt you can even haggle it down much."

The waiter chuckled, "We'll have to try and see how much we can pay back."

Lu Fengnian added, "I'm in a bit of a hurry, so just tell me honestly, how much of this hide can your shop possibly offer at most?"

The waiter hesitated for a moment, then said, "Ninety coins at most, no more than that."

Lu Fengnian quickly responded, "One hundred and twenty coins, not a penny less."

The waiter looked troubled. "Sir, your price is too high. The leather is already torn. How can it be sold for one hundred and twenty coins?"

Even if I wanted to buy it at this price, I couldn't make that decision. I'll lower the price a little more, to ninety-six coins, that's really the most I can offer.

Lu Fengnian smiled, "Since you can't make the decision, then call someone who can."

The waiter said helplessly, "You've come at a bad time. Our manager just went out and won't be back for a while."

Lu Fengnian thought for a moment, "Then I'll go check out other leather shops and ask about prices."

The waiter tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Sir, then it's one hundred coins. This is absolutely the highest price that Qinghe County can offer."

If you don't believe me, go ask at other stores; they definitely won't offer such a high price.

Lu Fengnian nodded, "Anyway, those shops aren't far apart. I'll go there, and if they can't afford the price, I'll come back."

After saying that, he ignored the shop assistant and strode away from the store.

It took Lu Fengnian about half an hour to ask all the other leather shops on West Street.

The clerk at Fuyuan Leather Shop wasn't lying; the price he quoted was indeed the highest.

One shop went even further, lowering the price to fifty coins.

So, Lu Fengnian went into Fuyuan Leather Shop once again.

The man seemed to have anticipated Lu Fengnian's return and had been waiting at the door.

Upon seeing Lu Fengnian enter, he hurriedly went to greet him, "Sir, you should believe me now, one hundred coins is definitely the highest price that can be offered in the entire Qinghe County."

Lu Fengnian nodded. "I have two civet cat pelts, each costing 110 coins. If you're willing to pay, I'll give you both pelts."

The thin-faced waiter looked troubled. "Sir, this isn't about quantity; one hundred coins is already the highest price."

Lu Fengnian's attitude was firm: "If you can't afford the price, then I'll hold onto the goods for now. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to use the money right now."