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Chen Mu has made some progress in improving his proficiency and the environment in Qingshan County is relatively peaceful. He is quite satisfied with his life.
There was only one thing that gave him a headache.
The meat he had stored was not enough to eat.
Zheng Tu has been closed for a long time.
Chen Mu went to ask specifically.
Zheng Tu said that even he himself couldn't eat meat. His cheeks became thin.
I also want to buy some air-dried ham from Chen Mu.
Of course Chen Mu shook his head and refused.
He practices intensively every day and needs to supplement a lot of protein.
If it weren't for the five old hens providing eggs.
The little meat that was left was long gone.
Moreover, meat is difficult to store, and we didn’t buy much at the beginning.
At this moment, the inventory has reached the dangerous red line.
……
May 5, Bafang Building, Anlefang.
"Isn't County Magistrate Li now almost the same as the county magistrate?" a guest whispered, spitting out the melon seed shells.
"The county magistrate is gone. The three shifts of yamen runners are all under the command of County Magistrate Li. The commander-in-chief of the city patrol soldiers is also a member of his Li family. Now the only thing missing is the title of county magistrate." A person nearby explained.
"Have the other two families agreed?" the first person asked puzzledly.
"Why wouldn't we agree? If you count the previous ones, let alone the three families, including the Wang family, Zhou family, and Zheng family that were wiped out, the six major families can all be considered relatives." The person next to him curled his lips.
"You're right."
"The world is really not peaceful. A century-old family is gone just like that. Alas..." another companion interrupted.
"That's right. If it weren't for the eldest son of the Zuo family showing off his power, the Zuo family might have been wiped out as well."
In the corner, Chen Mu listened quietly to the news coming from all around.
"Qingshan County seems to be temporarily stable."
"But things are still not peaceful outside Qingshan County."
Before coming, he stopped by Zheng the butcher's place, but there was still no meat.
I can only try my luck at the East Market Street stalls later.
Occasionally, hunters from the villages and towns below would come there to sell game.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 29: Bait
evening.
Chen Mu went home with a frown as he carried the two fish.
He happened to meet a fisherman in the East Market and finally spent 140 copper coins to snatch two fish.
Then a housekeeper from a wealthy family showed up and bought both the fish and the basket.
He couldn't buy more even if he wanted to.
"Two fish aren't enough."
Chen Mu was distressed.
He had eaten up all the bacon stored in his cellar.
I can only rely on eggs to supplement protein every day.
Practicing body shape skills consumes a lot of energy and cannot be sustained by eggs alone.
"We must find some meat to eat."
……
The back mountain of Chenjia Village.
The dense forest was filled with a faint smell of dampness mixed with rotten branches and leaves.
The sunlight shines through the leaves, casting a mottled shadow on the ground.
A drop of crystal water fell from the green leaves and landed in a palm-sized puddle.
puff!
A big foot stepped into the puddle, and the muddy yellow water splashed everywhere.
Chen Mu looked around for the path, chopped the branches and leaves that blocked the way with his machete, and continued walking into the woods.
He had been wandering around the hills behind Chenjia Village for the entire morning, hoping to hunt some game for more meat.
Due to lack of nutrition, the upper limit of the number of times one can practice skills every day has begun to decrease.
"It's a pity that they don't know how to look for prey."
Experienced hunters can identify animal paths and know the approximate activity ranges of various prey.
Chen Mu knew nothing and went into the mountains blindly.
I thought that as long as I entered the mountains, I would soon encounter prey.
It's a pity that he didn't have the fate of being the protagonist.
I can only search around in the mountains.
"It would be nice to come across a wild boar."
With his current third-order throwing ability, combined with the threaded iron lotus seeds, he can easily catch the wild boar.
In the evening, Chen Mu returned to the hunter's cabin carrying an unknown bird the size of two fists.
The hair removal and dirt removal process is done with an unwilling look on his face.
After a busy period, it was finished in just a few bites.
If he hadn't brought dry food, he might have starved!
"I still don't believe it. Let's continue tomorrow!"
……
Two days later.
Chen Mu left Chenjia Village carrying a basket of clover and two wild rabbits.
He accepted his fate.
After two days of hunting, the prey they caught was still not enough to eat.
I have two wild rabbits in my hand, which I bought from a hunter in the village!
"Nothing is that simple."
Chen Mu thought dejectedly.
"If you can't do that, find a hunter and learn from him for two months."
He has proficiency and is not afraid of learning skills.
But two months was enough for him to master the body-building technique to the bone-changing level.
Chen Mu was a little hesitant.
We passed a small river on the way.
Walking on the bridge, I saw a fisherman on the river bank and immediately went over to him.
I wanted to buy some fish, but ended up buying nothing.
How dare you, a fisherman, come up empty-handed? !
If you can’t catch any fish, throw a bottle of gunpowder at him!
Chen Mu left with a look of disappointment.
While walking on the road, Chen Mu suddenly had an idea.
“If you can’t catch fish, not only can you fry them, you can also use drugs to catch them!”
He is a man who knows how to make medicine!
After just a little thought, a plan came to mind.
Chen Mu ran home excitedly.
Over the past half month, his proficiency in medicine making has reached over 8,000.
If you grit your teeth and spend more time on pharmacy, you will soon be able to break through to the second level.
The second-level skills will undergo a qualitative change.
Then the vague plan might become clear.
It would only take three to five days, and he could definitely afford it.
……
Then came the familiar part.
Chen Mu stayed at home and read those dozens of medical books from beginning to end.
He went out for a while and spent five taels of silver to buy a few new medical books through Jie Jia's channel.
Five days later, Chen Mu closed his last medical book.
A series of insights suddenly appeared in my mind.
The properties of various drugs, how to enhance certain medicinal properties, how to weaken certain toxicities, and how to mix them to produce new functions.