"We are villagers from a nearby village. We originally went up the mountain to collect herbs. But when we passed by Caishen Town, we wanted to see if there was anything valuable left in Caishen Town. We accidentally bumped into the hero. I hope

Don’t blame a good man.”

A man in shorts spoke in a panic.

"Yes, good man, we are really from the nearby villages. If you don't believe it, you can go back with us and have a look."

Another man also spoke quickly.

"Yeah?"

Jiang Shi looked at them carefully and saw that they were holding things like steel forks and hatchets, and there were bamboo baskets behind them. They seemed to be going into the mountains to collect herbs.

"What happened in Caishen Town?"

Jiang Shi asked.

"Five days ago, a group of bandits from Qinglong Mountain came down and swept through Caishen Town overnight, killing the entire town."

The man wearing a bunt spoke.

Jiang Shi frowned secretly.

Sure enough.

He was thinking for a while, and suddenly looked at these men and said, "You just said that you go to the mountains to collect medicine? So you are all medicine people."

"Yes, good man."

A man spoke.

"So there are medicinal materials in your village?"

Jiang Shi asked.

"this···"

Several men looked at each other, feeling uneasy.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything bad to you. I'm going to buy some medicinal materials from you. I wonder if you will sell them?"

Jiang Shi opened his mouth, took out some broken silver from his arms, and threw it down as a deposit.

"I wonder what kinds of medicinal materials a strong man needs?"

A man picked up some broken silver and asked carefully.

Jiang Shi immediately named several names.

Undoubtedly, they are all used for practicing the [Chiyang Body Forging Technique].

The faces of the men suddenly changed, and they seemed to be hesitating quickly.

But when he saw the silver in his hand, he quickly relaxed his mouth.

"To tell you the truth, warrior, we do have these medicinal materials in our village."

The man in bunt said.

"That's good. Please lead the way. Don't worry, I will never treat you badly."

Jiang Shi smiled.

Several men nodded slowly.

Along the way, Jiang Shi directly asked them about the general situation nearby.

"What the strong man doesn't know is that the life of us medicine people has become increasingly difficult. In the past, we could still make a living by going to the mountains to collect medicines in exchange for some money, but now all the medicines purchased must be handed over to the army.

After the medicinal materials are selected by the military, the rest are ours. The key is that the prices given by the military for the medicinal materials taken away are so low that it is difficult for us to make ends meet now."

The man in shorts sighed, paused and said, "Later I learned that the medicinal materials taken away by the military were extremely important and were used for martial arts practice. They seemed not to be prepared to let these medicinal materials flow to the people again."

"Yeah?"

Jiang Shi spoke expressionlessly.

"I think the medicinal materials bought by the strong men are also forbidden. Fortunately, our village has made a living by gathering herbs for generations, and every household has kept a lot of them privately, so we can provide them to the strong men."

The man said.

"Don't worry, as long as you can get me medicinal materials, the money can be easily negotiated."

Jiang Shi opened his mouth.

He thought quickly in his mind.

The military's monopoly on medicinal materials is probably still the first step.

If the world is in chaos for a long time, it is estimated that other types of things will be monopolized by them one after another.

The people are in dire straits, and this is just the beginning...

Half an hour later.

Under the leadership of the two men, Jiang Shi finally arrived at a small mountain village at the foot of the mountain.

The village is not big, with about a hundred households.

As soon as he came back, many people from the village gathered.

"Er Huzi is back?"

"Did you find anything good this time?"

"Damn it, the military is becoming more and more strict now. It doesn't dare to say anything to the outside world, but it is exploiting it internally!"

"Who says it's not the case? There are bandits and rebels everywhere in Fengcheng, and we don't see them suppressing them, but they want to keep an eye on the three melons and two dates in our hands?"

Many villagers complained.

But they soon saw Jiang Shi riding on a war horse and holding a mace, and their expressions suddenly became slightly startled.

Good guy!

This is···

"Village chief, this little brother's name is..."

The man in shorts ran up to an old man in his forties or fifties. Just as he was about to introduce him, he suddenly paused and quickly looked at Jiang Shi.

"I am just an unknown person in Xiajiangshi who came here to buy some medicinal materials. Don't worry, I will never tell anyone else."

Jiang Shi opened his mouth.

The old man felt awe-inspiring and stared closely at the mace in Jiang Shi's hand.

This thick mace is quite heavy...

And it's covered in blood stains...

This man has definitely killed someone before.

In his heart, he complained that Erhuzi and others should not bring such unknown people into the village.

But now that the other party has come, if he directly refuses or drives him away, he will probably anger this man, which will definitely bring about a bloody disaster.

"Okay, I wonder what kind of medicinal materials a strong man needs?"

The old man in his forties or fifties asked.

"Can we talk somewhere else?"

Jiang Shi smiled.

There are so many people, so it’s better to stay away from them for a while.

The village chief nodded slowly and finally led Jiang Shi to his residence.

Jiang Shi got off his horse, walked into the lobby with his mace in hand, and directly told him the medicinal materials he needed.

The village chief suddenly frowned, his heart heavy, and he took a deep look at Jiang Shi.

As expected, they are all used for martial arts practice!

and···

Still practicing hard skills!

"Hero, we do have the medicinal materials, but the price..."

He did not dare to refuse, because most of the two tigers had already crossed paths with them along the way.

“Don’t worry, the price is easy to negotiate.”

Jiang Shi took out a one thousand tael silver note and put it on the table.

The village chief's eyelids twitched, he took a breath and said, "Rong Laosen will go out to help you collect it."

"Village chief, the more the better. Also, I may live here recently, please help me arrange a place to live."

Jiang Shi opened his mouth.

"Live here?"
To be continued...