Chapter 135 What, you want to climb onto Master Chen's bed ( words, please subscribe)

Chen Mansion.

"Sir, madam."

In the living room, Chen Jie sat in the main seat, and Su Yunjin was also adapting to her role as the mistress of the family.

Sitting next to Chen Jie was Zhou Chu, and standing behind him was Chen Xiaohu.

Not far away, the little girl Su Yunrui was running around the house, looking here and there. It was the first time she had seen such a big house. There were dozens of rooms in the house, and there was even enough space to build a pond in the yard. How rich was that?

She was born into a poor family. Although her father was a scholar, he was not rich. Later, her father died, and she followed her sister into the Chen family.

At that time, the Chen family lived in a blue brick and tile house, and he thought Chen Jie was very rich.

But now, arriving in such a large courtyard, she suddenly felt like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. She felt that everything was new and strange, so she was very curious.

Chen Jie also let her do as she pleased. Su Yunjin wanted to scold her, but when the little girl saw that her brother-in-law let her do as she pleased, she ran out like crazy.

You even have to find a net to catch fish in the pond.

Chen Jie couldn't let her go to the pond alone, so he sent a smart servant to look after the little girl.

At this time, the little girl ran forward, and the old woman kept chasing after her, shouting, "Hey, young lady, slow down, slow down... I can't catch up with you."

The sound was very loud. On the one hand, he was really tired from the little kid. On the other hand, he was also trying to show off his strength to show his host Chen Jie and leave a good impression on him.

At this time, in the room, Chen Jie and Zhou Chu called over the young girl they saw among the maids today.

The girl came up and bowed to Chen Jie and Su Yunjin.

Chen Jie winked at Zhou Chu, who then looked the girl up and down seriously, while Xiaohu was also looking at him.

After a while, Zhou Chu said, "Yin Hongmei."

The girl also looked up at Zhou Chu and said with a smile: "Master Zhou!"

"It's really you! Why did you sell yourself into slavery?"

Zhou Chu couldn't help but ask.

Who is this Yin Hongmei? Why do Zhou Chu, Chen Jie and Xiaohu all know her?
I don’t know if you still remember that Ruirui disappeared not long ago. Chen Jie and his team followed the clues and found the den where Feng Si, the younger brother of Feng San, the Golden Knife, was trafficking children.

There was a group of children inside, with broken arms and legs, stripped naked, and kept in cages like dogs.

After Chen Jie and his group rushed in, a little girl locked in a cage told Zhou Chu and Chen Jie that Ruirui had been taken away.

And that little girl was Yin Hongmei.

Later, all the children were taken out by Zhou Chu. Peng Shizhong ordered that notices be posted in Mianshui County, asking their biological parents to claim them. If no one claimed them, they would be raised in Baihu Hall, which would provide them with relief money.

If you have relatives in the future and want to join them, you can also get travel expenses.

But no one expected that Yin Hongmei would come to the Chen Mansion and sell herself as a slave.

Yin Hongmei listened to Zhou Chu's question and said, "My parents died a long time ago. I used to live with my aunt, and my uncle treated me very well. But after I was kidnapped, my aunt's family moved away, and I had no relatives."

"I have no means of livelihood, so I just sold myself and thought about finding a master so that I can have a place to live."

After hearing this, Zhou Chu asked, "Don't you have any other relatives?"

Yin Hongmei said, "How can I have relatives? I have no wealth, no looks, and I need more food. I am despised and abandoned by people. Who can I turn to? Everyone will regard me as a jinx. It is better to sell myself as a slave. If I do not do well, the worst that can happen is that I will be beaten to death by my master. It is not a big deal."

As Yin Hongmei was speaking, several people looked at Yin Hongmei's appearance and found that she was indeed not good-looking.

He has an ordinary appearance, a face full of freckles, and small eyes. If he wasn't ugly, he wouldn't have been kept in Feng Si's dog cage like a dog for more than half a year.

Became Feng Si's oldest trafficked person.

It just can’t be sold.

Xiaohu looked at Yin Hongmei and said, "Even so, you don't necessarily need to sell yourself into slavery. You can stay in the White Tiger Hall. Although the White Tiger Hall can't let you eat the most delicious food, it can still give you two bowls of porridge for three meals a day."

Yin Hongmei shook her head and said, "I have hands and feet, why should I let others support me?"

This sentence made Xiaohu speechless.

At this time Xiaohu looked at Chen Jie, then at Zhou Chu, and Su Yunjin also understood.

This was actually the child who had been abducted together with Ruirui. When she thought of Ruirui's helplessness after he was caught that day, she felt pity in her heart. She had also heard Chen Jie say that Feng Si treated people like dogs.

Both men and women were stripped naked and kept in dog cages.

How pitiful this is.

Thinking about it, Su Yunjin said, "Alright, alright, stop asking. A child is not a criminal. Is it necessary for you to interrogate him like this?"

After saying that, Su Yunjin came to Yin Hongmei, held her hand, looked at the twelve-year-old girl sincerely and said, "You will follow me from now on."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Don't call me Madam, just call me Sister."

Su Yunjin touched Yin Hongmei's thin body with pity.

Yin Hongmei took a step back and said, "Madam, there is a difference between the noble and the humble."

Su Yunjin was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "Forget it, that's it, just follow me from now on."

As she said this, she looked at Chen Jie and asked Chen Jie if he could let her be his personal maid.

Chen Jie pondered for a moment. A twelve-year-old girl who could be locked in a dog cage for half a year but still remain calm and well-mannered does not seem to be an ordinary person.

But it shouldn't be a big deal.

Thinking about it, Chen Jie said, "Well, it's okay. You are the mistress of the house, you can do whatever you want."

Su Yunjin immediately said, "Thank you, husband. I'll take her down first and you two can continue chatting."

Su Yunjin said: "Hongmei, let's go."

Yin Hongmei lowered her head and followed Su Yunjin away. The maids outside the gate who saw everything all looked envious. Who is this girl? She won the lady's favor on the first day and became her personal maid.

What a good life.

But they just took a quick look, and some of them turned to look inside the house.

A maid who was obviously very beautiful had a special look in her eyes.

How can a maid stand out and win the favor of the mistress?
Wrong, gaining the favor of the master of the house is the real way to succeed.

The maid's name was Cui Ju.

She was born into a family of a minor official. Her mother was the official's personal maid, who later took her as his concubine and gave birth to her.

The status was immediately raised.

Later, minor officials were implicated in some official affairs, and were beheaded, their property was confiscated, and their women were taken as official slaves.

After many twists and turns, she ended up in Mianshui County and was bought by Peng Fu.

The maids that Peng Shizhong bought for Chen Jie were all of high quality and had special skills, so this maid was also bought into the mansion.

How could a maid with such a background be willing to be a maid forever? So she set her sights on the strong and powerful master of the house.

If I could climb into the master's bed, be favored by him, and give birth to a son or daughter for him in the future, wouldn't I be able to be directly promoted to a concubine?
And once she becomes a concubine, with her own means, wouldn't it be easy for her to control this mistress from a humble family, and then she can either flatten her or squeeze her?
Such a small family has never experienced the competition for favor among the big families.

And I have learned a lot of dirty tricks in this mansion from my mother, and when the time comes, haha...

All of this is mine, mine!

The beautiful maid's eyes were filled with the fire of ambition.

And Chen Jie is her prey.

Just as Hua Sanniang said, when a man becomes rich and powerful, there are many women in this world who will stare at him like moths to a flame and try to snatch him away.

This is the truth of this world. Women admire strong men. When you are strong enough, pursuing women is as easy as eating.

When you are weak, women won't even look at you.

How does a man’s strength manifest itself?

Power, money, and this world plus the power of martial arts!
Through his unremitting efforts, Chen Jie has transformed from a gambler who was hated by everyone in Mianshui County to a well-known figure in Mianshui County.

In this process, naturally more and more women will fall in love with this man.

Maybe what she loves is not Chen Jie, but his power!

But it doesn't matter. There will definitely be more and more women who will spread their legs, hoping to rely on their bodies to get a chance to get ahead. This beautiful maid Cui Ju is the first, but definitely not the last.

Chen Jie didn't know all this, and of course he didn't need to know.

He only needs to express yes or no when necessary.

With your status reaching this point, will you be short of women?

Chen Jie now only wants to pursue his career, not women... unless pursuing a career is to pursue a woman, such as Mrs. Huang~
Inside the house, Chen Jie and the other two began to discuss what to do next.

They have already discussed the general plan outside today, but the next work arrangements require a series of specific operations.

Chen Jie’s current job is to expand his influence, and the most important thing is that he lacks loyal subordinates.

Chen Jie thought about it, so he said to Xiao Hu: "In the next few days, go and gather Zheng Chuan and the forces of the fourth brother. There should be 300 people in total, but some of them should have defected to the eldest brother, so it will be fine if you can gather 200 people."

"When these two hundred people gather, we will find a way to select a few loyal ones and promote them."

"Then we will control Yongchang Street, the big vegetable market and the Nanhu Salt Field, and accumulate strength. I always feel that the boss will take action against us one day."

After hearing this, Zhou Chu said: "Jiu Si, judging from Zheng Chuan's incident, the boss is a venomous snake. We can't help but be on guard!"

Chen Jie nodded and said, "The boss is indeed a difficult one, but let's proceed step by step and see how the situation develops."

Zhou Chu said: "Can't we strike first and gain the upper hand?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "It will be disadvantageous for us to take action now. We don't have many loyal followers, and it is too difficult for us to control the entire White Tiger Hall. Besides, although we know that the boss is a venomous snake, there will definitely be a battle between us, but how can we explain it to our adoptive father?"

Zhou Chu was stunned and said, "Yes, during this period, the old man lost two sons in succession. He was heartbroken. I felt very sad when I saw it."

Yes, Peng Shizhong was indeed hit hard by the deaths of the fourth and second brothers.

He has aged visibly. If a few more adopted sons died, I'm really afraid that the old man won't be able to hold on.

Moreover, Chen Jie had no reason to deal with Feng Xuan now. If Feng Xuan seized the opportunity and told Peng Shizhong, then he and Zhou Chu and others would go from being in the right to being in the wrong.

Besides, there is no certainty of victory against Feng Xuan now.

Chen Jie said: "Now we need to consolidate our base, and then find a way to catch the boss's weakness, and at the same time be careful that the boss sets a trap for us."

After hearing this, Zhou Chu nodded gently and said, "It can only be done this way. If it weren't for the old man, I would have fought Feng Xuan to the death."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Well, don't worry. We still have the upper hand now, and after a few days, our advantage will become greater and greater."

After hearing this, Zhou Chu didn't understand what Chen Jie meant, but Chen Jie himself knew that he now had a prescription for entering the state of Hua Jin.

As long as he gathered all the thirty-nine herbs on the prescription, he could refine the Hualing Pill and try to break through the Huajin level.

As long as one has the strength of Hua Jin, no matter how strong one is, at least one will have the ability to protect oneself from the masters of Mianshui County.

Especially since he still has the [Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms] as his trump card.

So next, he only did two things: first, consolidate his power, and second, find a way to find the medicine for the Hualing Pill.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie said to Xiaohu: "Xiaohu, get some paper and pen."

Upon hearing this, Xiaohu immediately went to get paper and pen. At this time, Chen Jie picked up the pen and wrote down a series of medicine names on the paper.

There are a total of thirty-six auxiliary medicines.

Some of these auxiliary medicines are very precious, but they are not impossible to buy. They should be available in the large pharmacies in the nearby city.

What is really hard to buy are the three main ingredients.

[Absolute Spirit Seed][Hua Ling Grass][500 Years Old Blood Ganoderma]

These three medicines are something that you can hardly buy even if you have money.

After the thirty-six auxiliary medicines were written, Chen Jie said to Xiao Hu, "Xiao Hu, Lao Zhou, thank you for running around the pharmacy in the city these past two days and help me buy these herbs."

Xiaohu said, "Okay."

Zhou Chu said: "Okay, let me take a look at the prescription first."

Zhou Chu looked at the names of these auxiliary medicines and was immediately shocked: "Your medicine is not cheap."

"How much will it cost?"

Zhou Chu heard this and said, "I think it will cost at least 7,000 to 8,000 taels of silver."

"So expensive!"

Xiaohu on the side exclaimed.

At this time, Zhou Chu pointed to a herb and said, "This one hundred-year-old ginseng alone costs one thousand taels, and there are these, seven or eight thousand taels is considered a small amount."

After hearing this, Xiaohu said, "Oh my God."

Zhou Chu said: "It's okay. These days, your brother Jiusi and I have also earned some money. Jiusi, how much do you have?"

Chen Jie said: "I have about five thousand taels of silver notes in my hand."

"I have less than two thousand taels, seven thousand taels, I can buy some less vintage ones, that should be enough."

Chen Jie said, "No, the year can't be any different. As for the money?"

Chen Jie looked towards the lotus pond in the courtyard, then asked Xiao Hu and Zhou Chu, "How good are you at swimming?"

Xiaohu asked, "Hehe... Brother Jiusi, you must be joking. We live by the water, how can we be bad at swimming?"

Zhou Chu said: "Yes, Jiu Si, you are insulting me. We are a fishing gang. If we are not good at fishing, won't we be laughed at?"

Chen Jie said: "That's good, please do me a favor..."

……

"Pfft~"

"Brother Jiu Si, I found it!"

Xiaohu crawled out of the pond and pointed to the bottom of the pond. At that time, there was no one in the entire backyard, and the surrounding area was guarded by disciples of the fishing gang.

Zhou Chu said at this time: "It's a big box. Let me take a breath. Huzi, let's go down and fish it out."

"Got it!"

As they spoke, the two of them dived into the water again, and soon came out carrying a large wooden box.

This big wooden box is very well sealed and is sealed with wax, so no water can get inside.

After lifting it up, the three of them opened the box and were so happy that they couldn't stop grinning. It was a big box full of silver and money. There was a layer of silver on top and a layer of gold underneath. After converting it, this box was worth exactly 10,000 taels of silver.

"Cough cough..."

Zhou Chu grinned and said, "Jiu Si, how do you know there is silver in this pond?"

Chen Jie laughed and said, "The second brother came to me in a dream and told me that someone had died and he had no money to spend. He felt very sad and asked me to help him spend the money."

"Haha, this second brother is not polite. We are both younger brothers, so why did he dream for you but not for me?"

Chen Jie said: "The second brother knew that you were afraid of your wife and was afraid that the money would fall into your hands, so he gave it directly to your wife."

"Nonsense! When have I ever been afraid of my wife? I have the final say in this house!"

"Okay, I was wrong. Our hero [Black-Eyed Bear] has the final say in the family and holds a very high position!"

Chen Jie was in a very good mood when he saw the silver.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu rolled his eyes at Chen Jie and said, "I'll leave you alone."

"But Jiusi, now that you have these ten thousand taels, your medicinal materials should be fine."

Chen Jie said, "Then hurry up and buy them, but when you buy them, just mix a few ingredients in. Forget it, give me the list."

Chen Jie thought about it and added twenty inexpensive but confusing medicines to their list.

The recipe for the Hualing Pill is a precious item, how can it be leaked easily?

Adding these herbs into the recipe would probably cost an extra 100 or 200 taels of silver, but it would ensure that the prescription would not be leaked.

After all, if you add one more ingredient or one less ingredient to a prescription, the results may be two extremes.

The twenty herbs directly disrupted the thirty-six herbs.

These medicines are also useful. They can be used to make ointments for bruises and injuries, and can also be used to treat common colds.

Just combine the two and it becomes a common household medicine.

After making the combination, Chen Jie handed the prescription to the two and said, "Buy it."

"okay."

The two responded and started buying medicinal herbs.

We were busy like this until the evening, when the family had dinner.

Today's meal was very sumptuous, with twelve dishes on the table, and each portion was very large.

This meal alone can cost two taels of silver.

Su Yunjin looked at the menu and felt heartbroken. Two taels of silver a day, sixty taels a month, and more than seven hundred taels of silver a year. It was too expensive.

In fact, Chen Jie knew that it was not expensive.

Because the Chen family provided meals, this table of twelve dishes seemed to be for their family of four (Xiao Hu).

In fact, there are four maids, four servants, domestic servants, and Chen family guards who protect the mansion.

Among these twelve dishes, six are meat dishes. The host can eat as much as he wants of these six dishes.

They certainly couldn't eat so much, so the rest would be shared among the maids and old women. Each person might only get a small piece of meat and a few vegetarian dishes.

In other words, when Chen Jie's family eats, it means they have determined the daily meals for the entire family, including maids and dozens of servants.

If it was just one dish like before, then these maids and servants would have to watch helplessly.

After making all this clear, Su Yunjin was no longer troubled.

Although she is used to being frugal, she also knows that she is now the mistress of the family and needs to have a "big picture view".

Ruirui was finally happy. He was enjoying the meal. With one chopstick, he took away a big meatball and ate it with big mouthfuls.

The soup splashed when eating.

"Mm, it's delicious."

Ruirui said excitedly, and pointed to the roast chicken on the table and said, "Sister, I want to eat chicken legs."

After hearing this, Su Yunjin stood up and looked at Chen Jie first, asking Chen Jie whether he wanted to eat or not. Everything had to come first for the head of the family.

Chen Jie shook his head and looked at Xiaohu again.

Xiaohu also shook his head.

Su Yunjin then tore off a chicken leg and put it in Ruirui's bowl.

Su Yunjin sat down and suddenly saw Yin Hongmei again. She felt sorry for this little girl from the bottom of her heart.

The other maids were all sixteen or seventeen years old, but she was only twelve. She was small and thin, and had been abused for a long time, so her face was a little sallow.

Su Yunjin stood up and said, "Hongmei, come and eat!"

Yin Hongmei shook her head. As a personal maid, she was supposed to serve her master and get more food and soup, but she was not allowed to sit at the table. This was an overstep.

Su Yunjin knew that this girl was a person with her own ideas, so she sighed and looked at Chen Jie. Chen Jie said, "You are the mistress, and you can make the decision on matters in the mansion."

We continued eating. Today's fried prawns were very well cooked. The chef here is very skilled.

Su Yunjin stood up again, tore off the other leg of the roast chicken, handed it to Yin Hongmei and said, "Eat it."

"Ma'am, I don't want to eat."

Su Yunjin looked at her and said, "Girl, why are you trying to compete with me? Remember, although you call me Madam, you can treat me as your sister."

As she said that, she stuffed the chicken leg into Yin Hongmei's hand.

Yin Hongmei looked at the chicken leg and said nothing.

"eat."

Su Yunjin said.

Yin Hongmei lowered her head and said, "I'll go back and eat in a moment."

After hearing this, Su Yunjin said, "Okay."

She knew that forcing the girl wouldn't work.

Ruirui was eating a chicken leg and said, "Sister Hongmei, the chicken leg is so delicious, why don't you eat it?"

Yin Hongmei said, "I'll go back and eat slowly."

As she said this, she found a handkerchief and wrapped it up.

Su Yunjin ignored her and just ate his meal.

After eating and drinking, Chen Jie left the table, and Su Yunjin took Ruirui away. At this time, the maids and old women came over to clean the table.

The leftovers on the table today will be their dinner.

The maids and old women in the inner hall ate what the master's family had left over, which was full of oil and fat, while the workers in the outer courtyard were not treated so well. They ate what came out of the kitchen, which had very few meat dishes.

There is no rule in wealthy families that maids and servants should cook separately.

Su Yunjin was kind-hearted. After knowing that the remaining dishes were the dinner for the maids and old women, she deliberately ate more vegetarian dishes and left a few more meat dishes.

Let the maids eat more meat, they are all miserable people.

Chen Jie didn't care about what happened in the backyard. He brought Xiaohu to the backyard and asked Xiaohu what he had learned from Uncle Fu.

Xiaohu said: "I learned the Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife."

Chen Jie nodded and said, "Huzi, for this weapon, the Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife is enough. Today I will teach you a set of palm techniques."

"【Water Control Palm】!"

Chen Jie said slowly that as a martial art that transforms energy, the Water Control Palm can be learned by Xiaohu now.

Xiaohu is loyal to me. If I train him as my confidant, how could I not give him some good skills?

Originally, Chen Jie wanted to teach the [Brick-Opening Hand], the attack power of this martial art is much stronger than the Water-Controlling Palm.

After he mastered the [Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms], the [Brick-Opening Hand] was no longer his most secret skill, so he could teach it, but the meaning of this skill was different.

Can't be transmitted.

Because according to the rules, only those who inherit the White Tiger Hall can learn the [Brick Opening Hand].

Therefore, Chen Jie could only teach Xiaohu [Water Control Palm]

【Water Control Palm】has a total of twenty-four moves, which Chen Jie taught to Xiaohu without reservation. Xiaohu learned it very quickly, and his talent in martial arts was better than Chen Jie's.

Of course, what makes Chen Jie so great is not his talent in martial arts.

In this way, Chen Jie taught Xiaohu to learn the [Water Control Palm], while Su Yunjin in the room was teaching Su Yunrui to write.

The little guy had a lot of fun today. Naturally, he had to make up for the lessons he missed during the day when he came back in the evening.

Yin Hongmei was always there as her personal maid.

Su Yunjin taught Su Yunrui for a while, and then saw Yin Hongmei watching from the side, so he asked, "Hongmei, can you read?"

Yin Hongmei shook her head.

Su Yunjin thought for a moment and said, "Please sit down and I will teach you."

"Madam, I..."

"sit down."

Su Yunjin smiled, asked Yin Hongmei to sit down, and then said: "From today on, you and Ruirui will learn to read and write with me."

"Come, I'll teach you the strokes first."

……

"Yes, look, these three words are your name, Yin Hongmei!"

Su Yunjin held Yin Hongmei's hand and taught her how to write step by step, but she was completely stiff. For some reason, tears flashed in her eyes, but she did not show it, nor did she cry. It was just a flash of light and disappeared.

Just like that, it was time to go to bed.

Four maids slept in one room, and the other three were chirping.

Especially the pretty maid Cui Ju said, "Did you see that? The master is really majestic. Today during the day I saw the master practicing martial arts, and he lifted such a big stone pillar with one hand."

"Of course. Don't you know who our master is? He is the Fifth Master of the Fishing Gang and the Young Master of the White Tiger Hall. In the future, the White Tiger Hall will belong to our master."

"Wow, the young master of the White Tiger Hall is so impressive."

Aster: "Yes, how come such a majestic master only has one wife?"

"Well, Aster, what do you mean?"

Cui Ju said: "What do you mean? A capable man would have three wives and four concubines. How can one wife serve them all..."

"Ah, Chrysanthemum, are you saying that the master will take a concubine in the future?"

Cui Ju said, "Of course. At our master's age, he needs a woman the most. How can a lady be enough for him?"

"Aster, you're not tempted, are you?"

The other two maids looked at Cui Ju, and Cui Ju said, "Oh, stop talking nonsense, go to sleep, go to sleep?"

"Hey, want to tell me?"

After saying that, the two maids lay down in disappointment. Yin Hongmei on the side glanced at them, turned around and took out a piece of paper from her arms, on which were written the three words: [Yin Hongmei].

"Is that my name?"

……

"Oh, Jiusi, this is your mansion. It's very grand. It seems that Zheng Chuan has spent a lot of money to build this mansion over the years. It's all a bargain for you."

Two days later at noon.

Chen Jie invited Hua Sanniang to visit his mansion.

Su Yunjin was very happy to see Hua Sanniang and they exchanged pleasantries.

Chen Jie stated the theme of this event. In the past few days, Chen Jie asked Chen Xiaohu and Zhou Chu to buy medicine, but there were a few medicines that were too expensive and difficult to buy even in the pharmacy.

Therefore, Chen Jie decided to go through the black market.

There are many more goods on the black market than in pharmacies.

Chen Jie explained the purpose of asking Hua Sanniang to come, and Hua Sanniang said, "This medicine is not difficult to buy. I can give you the lowest price in the market. Is there anything else?"

"Thank you very much, Sister Hua. By the way, Sister-in-law, I have two more herbs. See if you can buy them."

"What medicine?"

Chen Jie wrote down two medicines: [Jue Lingzi] and [500-year-old Blood Ganoderma]

Seeing these two herbs, Hua Sanniang frowned and said, "Why did you buy these two herbs? These are real treasures from heaven and earth!"

Chen Jie said: "I have a prescription that can be made into a pill with this medicine to help break through the transformation strength."

"A prescription that can break through the transformation of strength!"

Hua Sanniang sat up suddenly, and instantly became nervous: "This is a treasure!"

"How did you get it?"

Hua Sanniang asked excitedly. Chen Jie thought, I got it after sleeping, but I can't say it clearly. I just said, "I can't tell you specifically. Sister Hua, just tell me if you can find these two herbs, right?"

After hearing this, Hua Sanniang said, "Then you should keep this prescription well. If people know about it, I'm afraid even the masters of Hua Jin will have bad intentions."

Chen Jie said, "Sister Hua, is this prescription useful to you? How about I give it to you?"

Hua Sanniang glared at Chen Jie and said, "You little bastard, are you testing your sister-in-law? Keep your crappy prescription. I have already absorbed the essence of medicine. I don't need your crappy prescription!"

Chen Jie immediately said, "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. Didn't I want to make more money for you?"

Hua Sanniang said, "Do I need money? Okay, let's get down to business. These two herbs are needed by masters of Huajin, and they are not easy to sell. I can buy this blood ganoderma, but it must not be 500 years old, at most it is only 100 years old."

"As for the Absolute Spiritual Seed, it's something you can only come across by chance. Occasionally, some are sold. The last time it was sold was about a year ago. Oh, I remember, the last buyer seemed to be your adoptive father Peng Shizhong!"

"My godfather?"

Chen Jie was stunned, and Hua Sanniang said, "Yes, it was your adoptive father. There were two Absolute Spiritual Sonatas that appeared at that time. One was bought by Nan Batian, and the other was bought by your adoptive father."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Oh, then I understand."

"Oh, sister-in-law, if you have any news, please keep an eye on it for me. As for the money, here are about six thousand taels. Take it first. If it's not enough, I will find a way."

Hua Sanniang asked, "Have you made a fortune?"

Chen Jie said: "I made a small fortune."

Hua Sanniang said, "There's no rush for money."

Chen Jie said, "No, Xiaohu, take someone to deliver the silver to Sister Hua's car."

"Sister-in-law, I feel safe leaving the money with you. Please help me keep an eye on it."

After hearing this, Hua Sanniang said, "Okay, I'll ask Lao Zhong to keep an eye on it when I get back. Don't waste your money."

"Yes, thank you, sister-in-law."

After seeing Hua Sanniang off, Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Prepare the car!"

Xiaohu asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go to Baihu Hall and meet my adoptive father."

This is related to the opportunity for [Hua Ling Dan] to enter Hua Jin, Chen Jie cannot be careless and must go there immediately.

Xiaohu immediately went out to inform the groom to harness the carriage, and then took two guards to escort Chen Jie out of the Chen Mansion and head straight to Baihu Hall.

When they arrived at Baihu Hall, Chen Jie got off the car and someone outside immediately came to report.

Then the second of the Twelve Eagle Guards around Peng Shizhong came to greet Chen Jie.

The names of the Twelve Eagle Guards are very interesting. The eldest is called Eagle Da and the second is called Eagle Er.

Chen Jie and Ying Er were quite familiar with each other and greeted each other.

"Where are Uncle Fu and Eagle?"

Chen Jie asked, and Ying Er smiled and said, "Uncle Fu went to exchange gold leaves, and the eldest brother went to the Chunfeng Opera House to investigate the situation. The day after tomorrow, our Master Peng will go to listen to music."

Oh.

After hearing this, Chen Jie responded.

Chen Jie knew that his adoptive father liked to listen to music. He had gone to listen to music when he first came to the city.

Chen Jie is very supportive of this.

Old Peng has spent his whole life fighting for the country, so can't he just enjoy himself?
Then play music, then dance!
……

"Father."

Under the guidance of Ying Er, Chen Jie entered Peng Shizhong's bedroom.

Peng Shizhong was half lying on the bed at this time, holding a book in his hand, with a bowl of medicine on the table beside him. He coughed once or twice from time to time: "Cough cough..."

Peng Shizhong's injuries had not yet healed, and he suffered the pain of losing his son, which resulted in his illness never being cured.

You can only rely on warm medicine to slowly replenish your body.

"Oh, Jiusi, ahem... sit down!"

Peng Shizhong stretched out his hand and asked Chen Jie to sit down, and Chen Jie sat down immediately after hearing that.

Peng Shizhong put down the book, looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, have you been in charge of the affairs of the hall these days? Is there anything wrong?"

Chen Jie said: "Thanks to the great help from all the brothers, everything went smoothly."

"Ahem... That's good. If anything goes wrong, tell your foster father. He can help you for a few more years."

"Thank you, foster father."

Chen Jie quickly bowed to express his gratitude. Peng Shizhong waved his hands and said, "Ahem, what are you thanking me for? Father and son, father and son, since you call me foster father, I can't just ignore you, ahem..."

"Godfather, are you injured?"

Chen Jie said with concern.

"Nothing serious, just some damage to the heart and lungs. It will be fine after a month of recuperation. Now I just have a slight cough, nothing else wrong."

Chen Jie said: "Foster father, let me feel your pulse."

Peng Shizhong said, "Ahem... I almost forgot that you, Jiusi, also studied medicine. Okay, come and check your adoptive father's pulse."

Chen Jie stepped forward and felt the pulse, then his expression relaxed. It was just as Peng Shizhong said, there was nothing serious and he would definitely be fine after a month of recuperation.

Peng Shizhong said: "Ahem, yeah, your godfather can still lie to you. By the way, why are you here this time?"

"Oh, godfather, it's like this. I got a prescription and I need a medicine. I want to ask you if you have it."

"Medicine? What medicine?"

"[Jue Lingzi]."

“Jue Lingzi, cough cough cough… yes.”

Peng Shizhong pointed in the direction of the secret room and said, "Go get it yourself. The last cabinet, the second drawer, contains the Jue Ling Zi."

"Godfather, why don't you ask me why I need this medicine?"

Chen Jie asked, and Peng Shizhong laughed and said, "Haha...you are my adopted son, and you are just asking for a medicine from your adopted father. You don't need to know what you are asking for. Go and get it."

"Thank you stepfather."

Chen Jie clasped his fists, feeling deeply moved.

After entering the secret room, Chen Jie found the cabinet and indeed found the [Jue Lingzi], who looked like a hawthorn and smelled of fruity fragrance.

After leaving the secret room, Chen Jie came back.

"found it?"

Chen Jie said: “Found it.”

"Well, that's fine. By the way, how's your recent practice of [Brick Opening Palm]?"

Chen Jie said: "There is slight progress."

"Show me your palm."

Chen Jie was about to strike when he saw Ying Er come in and say, "Master, the master is here."

Feng Xuan?

Chen Jie was stunned. At this time, Peng Shizhong said, "Oh, let him in."

After hearing this, Ying Er immediately went forward to let him in.

At this time, Feng Xuan walked in from outside, looking refreshed and with a smile on his face.

He was holding a pot of wine and a food box in his hands.

Seeing Chen Jie, he said, "Ah, Lao Wu is here too."

Chen Jie said: "Big brother."

Feng Xuan said: "Please sit down. I am here to see my adoptive father."

"Godfather, are you feeling better?"

Feng Xuan asked with concern, and Peng Shizhong said, "Ahem... I'm fine."

Feng Xuan said at this time: "Sitting at home today, I don't know why I missed my adoptive father. It reminded me of the time when my second son and I followed him to learn skills."

Peng Shizhong looked at him.

Feng Xuan raised the wine jar and said, "Godfather, I remember that every time after practicing Kung Fu, you would take me and the second brother to eat roast chicken at Deshenglou and drink Beilu Shaojiu."

"I bought everything today, let's drink some."

Peng Shizhong looked at Feng Xuan and said, "Boss, you haven't been so sincere in drinking with me in many years."

Feng Xuan said, "Alas, I was blinded by the desire for power before. The second brother died, and I feel very upset. I have thought a lot. Let's not talk about this. The fifth brother, you are here too. Let's drink with our godfather. By the way, godfather, can you drink alcohol in this state?"

"Haha, you're inviting me to drink, how can I not drink? Bring me a bowl!"

When Peng Shizhong heard Feng Xuan's words, he was very happy. He thought that this boss had turned over a new leaf.

Feng Xuan said: "Okay, bring the bowl and drink."

After drinking a few cups, Peng Shizhong looked at Feng Xuan and said, "Boss, do you blame me?"

The boss paused, then said as if he didn't care: "I have complained."

"I don't complain now."

"Why?"

Feng Xuan said, "I've figured it out. My foster father's treatment of me is also a spur to me. He hopes that I won't be too calculating and treat others with sincerity. I've often thought of my second brother these days. When I think about the past, we fought to the death, but it was actually meaningless. Why should brothers like us end up like this?"

"Old Five, you are very good. In fact, you are more suitable to take over the role of godfather than me and Old Two."

"These days, I have also figured it out. Fame, wealth and status are all fleeting. Tomorrow, if you send someone to my Heping Street, I will hand over Heping Street to you. I will also hide away for a few days. When I have nothing to do, I will come to play chess with my adoptive father and drink some wine. It's nice."

Chen Jie looked at Feng Xuan's sincere expression and had no idea what he was up to!

"Brother, I'm afraid I can't do it!"

"Why not? I'll let Si Xi help you. Then I'll have to bother you more often. Please don't find me annoying!"

Feng Xuan's smile was gentle and warm.

Peng Shizhong was very happy, feeling that his eldest son had finally turned over a new leaf. He immediately laughed and said, "Haha, great. How can your godfather find you annoying? You come every day, and your godfather will be happy!"

Peng Shizhong was in a good mood and drank the wine with Chen Jie and Feng Xuan.

Although Feng Xuan had a smile on his face, his heart was filled with murderous intent!
You old man, you are so happy when I tell you to hand over the power. You really don’t like me. If that’s the case, don’t blame me for not thinking about the relationship between father and son!

"Haha, drink, drink~"

(End of this chapter)