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Turning the corner, avoiding the gazes on himself, Chen Mu chuckled.
"You still want to cheat me of my money? No way!" He became more and more certain that Captain Lu and Sheng Hong were in cahoots.
"I thought this guy was a good person before." Chen Mu sighed.
Smiling on the surface, but cheating you behind your back.
The world is a dangerous place!
"There are not many simple people like me..." Chen Mu sighed.
……
east city
"Butcher Zheng, why has the price of meat gone up again?" Chen Mu asked with a frown.
The last time I came to buy it, it was twenty-six copper coins per pound, but now it has risen to thirty-two.
"It can't be helped. The cattle dealer was robbed by the robbers, and now the cattle he's selling are my own."
The price was high, but Zheng Tu didn't look very happy.
"Robbed again? Could it be that the livestock dealer is trying to raise the price and cheat people?" Chen Mu was suspicious.
"I asked around, and it turns out things are not very peaceful out there lately," Zheng Tu said worriedly.
Chen Mu's heart moved, but he didn't urge Zheng Tu to act. He took the opportunity to chat and inquire about the outside world.
He had been in this world for three or four months and had been staying in Qingshan County. His only knowledge of the outside world was vague memories of his previous life.
"It's not bad here. It's a remote place and relatively peaceful. It's said that in some places there have been rebellions and bandits are rampant."
"Recently, many refugees from war-torn areas have come to our Qingshan County."
"We must not cause chaos here."
Zheng the butcher was worried while cutting the meat. He could only do business in a peaceful world.
"So, Qingshan County is actually safe?"
Even in this so-called safe place, there are people who dare to kill an entire family. How chaotic would the world outside be?
unimaginable!
Before, he was thinking about traveling around.
But it was so dangerous outside that Chen Mu was a little hesitant.
"Just eat meat and practice martial arts."
If you don't have solid skills, don't even think about jumping around.
With his proficiency, Chen Mu had no doubt about his own training speed.
"It won't be too late to come out after I become the Sword Master of Shilipo."
……
At first, Chen Mu thought his life would be full of ups and downs.
In fact, after a long time, I found that there is not much difference from the previous life.
I get up every day, wash, eat, and practice martial arts. Every three or four days, I go out to paint portraits for people to earn money.
It’s just like punching in at work every day in the previous life.
But it is better than the Earth in the previous life.
Whether it is painting a picture or practicing a skill, every time you put in the effort, it will bring clear insights.
Chen Mu never gets tired of the solid feedback of seeing his abilities improve bit by bit.
A peaceful life actually makes it more enjoyable.
……
Twenty miles south of Qingshan County, on the back mountain of Chenjia Village.
Five or six hunters carrying bows and arrows and holding axes were walking in the mountains.
There is a small path under your feet that is barely above the ground, and it is surrounded by lush green vegetation.
In addition to the unknown bird calls, there are also occasional roars of unknown beasts.
Among this group of people, there was a young man with fair skin who seemed out of place. He was Chen Mu who came to Chenjia Village.
"Mu, why are you thinking of going into the mountains with us to hunt instead of staying in the city?" the leading middle-aged strong man asked curiously.
"Uncle Erdao, someone in the city wants a landscape painting, so I have to come here for an on-site investigation. Sorry to trouble you uncles." Chen Mu said with a smile.
"Landscape painting? What do you want that for?" a short and strong man in the team asked curiously.
"Maybe he has never seen it before and doesn't want to go out and suffer, so he buys the painting to take back and see it." Someone nearby guessed.
Chen Mu smiled and did not interrupt, allowing several people to guess.
Chenjia Village is Chen Mu’s hometown, surrounded by mountains on three sides.
My grandfather lived here until he passed away. My father moved to the city with me because he was going to teach in Qingshan County.
Most people in the village have the surname Chen, and there are always some indirect relatives.
Although his old house is dilapidated, it is still there.
The predecessor would come back several times every year to clean the ancestral home and worship the ancestors.
So it is easy to establish a relationship with the hunter team in the village.
He returned to his hometown this time to purchase thousand-bearded grass.
Pork, grain and medicinal materials all increased in price.
The number of people who ask him to paint for them will definitely decrease, so he has to consider the future.
Following the hunter into the mountains is a way to familiarize yourself with the mountain environment in advance.
The terrain in the mountains is complex and the vegetation is mixed, so he plans to experiment with the Red Falcon's body-building technique here.
"Mu Wazi, the mountain road is difficult to walk on, so watch your step." Chen Erdao advised.
"Okay." Chen Mu agreed honestly.
The strong man was worried and looked back from time to time to check on him.
But unexpectedly, he discovered that Chen Mu's steps were steady and not at all unsteady.
After walking with them for so long, he was a little out of breath, but Chen Mu was still breathing evenly, just like going out for a spring outing! He was amazed.
Wandering in the mountains and forests for three days, Chen Mu followed the hunters to check traps, collect herbs, and hunt rabbits and pheasants.
It was not until the fourth day that they returned with the hunters with a full load.
I was honest along the way, asked when I encountered something I didn't understand, and finally I had a general understanding of the back mountain of Chenjia Village.
……
Two days later, Chen Mu left Chenjia Village with dozens of Thousand-bearded Grass.
He bought them in Qingshan County, and each plant cost half a tael of silver, which was nearly six hundred copper coins.
The drug dealer bought the herbs from the villagers and only gave them sixty copper coins for each plant.
Even if it was sold directly to a pharmacy in the city, it would only fetch seventy copper coins at most.
Nearly ten times the profit!
"It's dark, really dark!" Chen Mu shook his head and complained.
After leaving Chenjia Village, he did not go back to the city directly. Instead, he made a detour and walked into the forest again.
He had not forgotten that he came here not only to collect herbs, but also to experiment with the shape-training technique.
Entering the mountain, Chen Mu tightened the bag on his back and moved forward cautiously.
In addition to ferocious beasts, there are also poisonous insects in the mountains. Sometimes an inconspicuous little insect can take a person's life.
While paying attention to the environment around him, Chen Mu slowly increased his speed.
He started out by just walking briskly, but soon he was running.
A protruding rock, a broken dead tree, any point can serve as a leverage point for him.
Chen Mu was like a cheetah, moving swiftly between the mountains and forests, his clothes rustling in the wind.
He rushed to the top of a small hill in one breath, feeling so refreshed in his chest that he couldn't help but roar.
"Haha... cool!"
Whether it is speed, physical strength or reaction speed, they are all beyond ordinary people.
This was simply unimaginable in his previous life, and Chen Mu couldn't help but be excited.
Just wanted to yell a few more times.
"Ow..."
A howl of a wild beast suddenly sounded.
Chen Mu couldn't help but shrink his neck.
"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile, don't waste time!"
There are tigers and ferocious beasts in the deep mountains and old forests!
With his physique, if he encounters this kind of enemy, he might die on the spot.
They quickly left the hillside and headed straight for a wooden house in the forest, which was a temporary camp built by hunters in the mountains.
After putting away the things he brought, Chen Mu did not run far, but practiced the Red Falcon Shape Training Technique in the surrounding mountains and forests.
Although the complex environment increases the difficulty, it also increases the rewards.
He practiced six times in a row and actually improved his proficiency by more than seventy points.
"If combined with secret medicine, proficiency will be even higher!"
Chen Mu almost wanted to live directly in the mountains.