Chapter 57: The Evil Guest

Fish pen!

The fishing gang is established at the grassroots level in the smallest unit, often in villages and towns, to set up fish pens.

Send warriors to guard the place and look at the Mian River in front of them.

The main job is to hire fishermen to fish and collect taxes from individual fishermen.

That's right, there is no free lunch these days.

Places that could generate profits were basically divided up by several major gangs and government officials, and the people were like their cattle and horses.

If you fish, you pay for the fish; if you chop wood, you pay for the wood; if you farm, you pay for the land.

If you do nothing, that's great. The court still has a head tax for you to pay.

All kinds of exorbitant taxes and levies, calculated by the upper class, were just within the maximum acceptable limit for the common people, making them work as hard as donkeys every day, but in the end, they could just barely get enough food and clothing.

These upper-class tycoons are calculating to the core. Under their calculations, the common people have to work with all their strength, generate profits, and then support them.

What they fear most is that the people become rich. If the people become rich, who will they exploit?
The poor common people have been brainwashed by generations and have forgotten how to resist. Instead, they have to brainwash themselves, believing that only by enduring the most hardships can they become the best.

In fact, I don’t know that only talented people don’t suffer hardships. The only people who suffer the most are cattle and horses.

What you eat determines what you gain. Suffering will only make you suffer more. If you want to become an adult, the only way is to eat humans!
Chen Jie did not come to this world to suffer, nor did he want to suffer.

He wants to be a human being, he wants to be the superior one, so he has to learn to eat people!
So he had to find a promising future for himself, and the Fishing Gang was his first choice.

He wanted to join the imperial court, but it was very difficult. Moreover, it was not easy to be a dog for the Mulan people, as there were many restrictions.

However, if he joined the fishing gang, he could show his talents. In order to join the fishing gang, he first saved Doctor Bai and became his apprentice. Then he took a roundabout way to save the country, step by step, and finally made Wu Zhong agree to join the fishing gang.

It can be said that Chen Jie took a very steady first step.

In this world where martial arts flourishes, he wants to fight against this world, but he does not have the strength to do so. Since he cannot fight against it, he will just join it and become the powerful class in this world, then he can consider other possibilities!
Seeing that Chen Jie was very happy, Wu Hong hesitated to speak.

Doctor Bai asked everyone to move aside, and Chen Jie took the initiative to find Wu Hong.

"Brother Wu, you seemed to have something to say just now."

Chen Jie asked, and Wu Hong said, "Nothing."

"Brother, you and I are brothers, so just tell me what you have to say, don't hide it."

Chen Jie spoke up, and Wu Hong paused for a moment before saying, "Jiu Si, this fishing gang is not a good place to go. They will do anything to get things done, and they are not a good place."

Wu Hong was taught by his adoptive father since he was a child, so he is very paranoid. He doesn't like gangs and thinks they are walking on the edge of the law and are not good people. Although he was born in a fishing gang, he always thinks that the fishing gang is a criminal force.

Chen Jie did not reject Wu Hong upon hearing this. Instead, he looked at Wu Hong and said, "Then what does Brother Wu want me to do?"

Wu Hong thought for a moment and said, "Jiu Si, if you can wait another year, there will be a vacancy for a constable in my yamen, and you can come with me to be a constable then!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie thanked him and said, "Brother Wu, thank you, but a year is too long, and I have two mouths to feed at home. So, if there is a vacancy at the government office, please think of me. Before that, I have to stay alive first. Let me go to the fish market to help Uncle Zhong first!"

"Fine?"

After hearing what Chen Jie said, Wu Hong had no way to refute and nodded in agreement.

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Brother Wu, I have to treat you to a drink when I have time."

"how you said that?"

"Brother has always been concerned about my future. How could I not know this? I have to drink this wine."

Wu Hong looked at Chen Jie who looked sincere, smiled and said, "Okay, I won't drink other people's wine, but I will definitely drink your wine, Jiu Si!"

"A word is settled!"

"A word is settled!"

The two hands clasped together, representing the commitment between men. Chen Jie and him also hit it off right away!

After the two of them talked for a few words, Chen Jie was called to Doctor Bai to identify the prescription and understand the pharmacology.

Since Chen Jie had some basic knowledge due to his family background, he had a thorough understanding of herbs and pharmacology, so Doctor Bai directly led Chen Jie to start learning prescriptions, that is, taking out previously written prescriptions to analyze their right and wrong, so that Chen Jie could have a full understanding of the coordination between herbs.

The key point of this process is "smoking"!

Success comes with time, so Chen Jie studies at the Bai family for two hours every day.

Seeing that something was going on at home, Wu Zhong packed up and went to work at the fish farm.

Mrs. Bai also went out to chat with the neighbors, leaving only Chen Jiusi, Doctor Bai, and Wu Hong at home.

Doctor Bai's leg hasn't healed yet, so he hasn't been seeing any patients recently.

Chen Jie followed Doctor Bai to learn the prescription, while Wu Hong practiced boxing in the yard.

Just then, there were a few dull knocks on the door. Wu Hong retracted his fists, walked to the gate, opened it, and narrowed his eyes instantly.

Looking at the door vigilantly.

"Who are you looking for?"

At this time, a man wearing a conical hat and a black shorts appeared at the door. He lowered his head. When he heard Wu Hong's question, he looked up and glanced at him. The scar on his face was hideously visible.

At this time, he smiled and asked, "Is Doctor Bai at home?"

Wu Hong narrowed his eyes and sized up the man in front of him. His intuition told him that this man was dangerous, so he asked cautiously, "Why are you looking for him?"

"see a doctor!"

The man in the bamboo hat answered.

Wu Hong frowned slightly and was about to say that Doctor Bai was not here and send this dangerous-looking guy away, but then Doctor Bai came over with a crutch: "Hong'er, who is that?"

Before Wu Hong could say anything, the man in the bamboo hat stepped forward and said with a smile, "Doctor Bai, I came here because I admire your reputation and want to see you for treatment."

As soon as Wu Hong saw the man approaching, he grabbed the man in the bamboo hat with his right hand.

The man in the bamboo hat did not move. He let Wu Hong grab his shoulders and gently push him forward. Wu Hong felt a powerful force that instantly pushed his hands away.

Greatly shocked, he used force to transform force, and used the means to transform strength!

Just as he was about to do something else, he heard Doctor Bai say, "Hong'er, let the guest in."

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Wu Hong responded, but he was more vigilant.

When the scarred man passed by Wu Hong, he smiled and said, "Your bone-breaking hand is not yet fully developed. If your master used it, I'm afraid it would not be easy for me to break free."

After saying that, he went straight into the courtyard.

Wu Hong's face looked grim. He looked at his hands which were still trembling slightly, clenched his fists tightly, and hid them behind his back.

Doctor Bai invited the man in the bamboo hat to sit down and shouted, "Jiu Si, take out my pulse pillow and make a cup of good tea for the guest!"

"Yes, Master!"

Chen Jie went out with a pulse pillow and a tea tray in his hand, and saw the chivalrous hero head-on, and the chivalrous hero also looked at Chen Jie.

When their eyes met, the man in the bamboo hat blurted out:

"It's you!"

(End of this chapter)