The old men in Hucheng had already started cutting down trees. Since they didn't bring many tools, most of them were kicking them with their feet. Chu Qing wondered if this group of eldest brothers also had some incestuous intentions.
In fact, it's not that the old cousins are brainless, but that when they saw Chu Qing coming, they couldn't wait to show that they were desperate.
Having no time to pay attention to this group of people, Chu Qing found Lao Jiu.
Even in autumn, although the wind is strong and the sun is strong, a group of people with nothing to do gather in the woods.
Chen Yan was feeling Qingyang's pulse in the woods.
Qingyang pouted, his face full of reluctance.
This girl couldn't be honest. Ever since she left the palace, she couldn't stop her feet whenever she opened her eyes, as if her feet would explode if they stayed on the same spot for a long time.
Feng Taoist was also there. Although Qingyang was taken as his disciple, Qingyang called him master perfunctorily every day. Zhao Baodan didn't say anything, but he was still worried in his heart.
"You still know medical skills?" Chu Qing was surprised. He had never heard that Chen Yan was proficient in medical skills.
It was rare that Chen Yan didn't have a playful smile on his face. He withdrew his fingers and looked confused: "My pulse is strong and my blood is smooth. How could I get such an incurable disease..."
Stopping in time, Chen Yan smiled at Qingyang and said, "Go crazy, don't run around, remember to come back for dinner later."
"I know, Uncle Jiu."
"Sa", the person is gone.
In fact, the two of them are not much different in age. Chen Yan is only four or five years older than Qingyang. When it comes to seriousness, he does look like an elder.
Chen Yan, who was sitting on the tree trunk, looked at Taoist Feng: "Master Feng is convinced that what Taoist Yun said back then is true. Is Qingyang really infected with a serious disease?"
"It's not the old Taoist who said it, it was the girl Qingyang who said it. The old Taoist can only say that if Taoist Yun opens her mouth, it must be correct. If she says this girl is sick, she must be sick."
"But the pulse condition..."
"Not all conditions can be diagnosed by pulse testing."
"That's true." Chen Yan sighed and looked at Chu Qing with a sad face: "We two brothers are in the East China Sea and we must do our best to diagnose and treat Qingyang."
"Understood." Chu Qing sat next to Chen Yan and felt very bad when he mentioned Qingyang's illness.
Looking at Taoist Feng angrily, Chu Qing asked: "Where is He Jizhen, where did this kid go?"
"Let's practice."
"What are you practicing? How do you integrate with the bed?"
Feng Taoist: "..."
Chu Qing discovered that this little kid He Jizhen was really good at sleeping. He could fall asleep while riding a horse, fall asleep while standing, and immediately fell asleep while lying down. He didn't know how much sleep he could get.
However, even though He Jizhen was young, Chu Qing knew that this kid should be quite capable of fighting. He could fight at such a long distance, and he could blow out candles with just the wind from his palm. His strength was conceivable, and he had fought against others, including his father.
But when you fight with Dad, you really can't see anything, because it's all one move, and the same is true for Zhao Baodan.
Glancing at Taoist Feng's bulging sleeves, Chu Qing asked with a smile: "Why did you also put copper coins on your body? Why do you want to take revenge on my father?"
"Revenge?" Feng Taoist smiled bitterly: "Old Taoist, I have given up this thought."
"Hey, that's strange. It's not like your style. I thought you were going to work hard to practice martial arts and then go to my father to humiliate yourself."
The Feng Taoist was not angry and said calmly: "Yes, if I look for General Chu again, the old Taoist is really humiliating himself. Why bother? However, this technique of using copper plates to strengthen the body has many benefits."
Chen Yan also heard from Changxian that the Feng Taoist asked Chu Wensheng to shoot at the wall. He asked curiously: "My uncle has no martial arts skills at all. Is it really just relying on brute force?"
Or it could be said that Lao Jiu was able to get into the position of being the commander-in-chief of the Thousand Cavalry Camp, Ergou was a secretary, and his emotional intelligence alone was incomparable, so he was directly called "uncle".
"Everything can change without departing from its sect. All methods are of one method. One method is applicable and all methods are applicable. When you reach the level of General Chu, the so-called martial arts, cleverness, sword moves, and martial arts skills are meaningless."
"Hey, I understand this."
Chu Qing, who was a complete layman, slapped his thigh: "The so-called force allows him to be strong, and then, then...that..."
Everyone looked at Chu Qing and waited patiently for what was to come.
Chu Qing scratched the back of his head and said uncertainly: "Should he have a flying face?"
Everyone looked away.
"Let's get down to business." Chu Qing looked at Chen Yan: "Fang Buer, have you heard of him?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"He is a maritime businessman. Tao Weiran's sister's future husband will be married by the end of the year."
"Marine merchants?!" Chen Yan's pupils narrowed: "The so-called East China Sea merchants are all lawless people. They have done countless things secretly that have made people and gods angry. The Tao family is a famous family, and the eldest daughter Tao Qi is extremely beautiful.
Shang Yun said, which man doesn’t covet..."
"Wait a minute. Were you not here just now?"
"No." Chen Yan was stunned for a moment: "I went to transport food with Ma Ying. I just came back. What happened."
"Tao Qi is here."
"Where is it, where is it." Chen Yan suddenly became excited and rubbed his hands: "But the posture of the moon closing, the flowers shy, and the falling geese, isn't it beautiful? How beautiful is it?"
"Um... Anyway, it's very difficult to treat, especially for Tao Weiran."
"Is he gone?" Chen Yan suddenly said: "Why don't you introduce me to Brother Yu quickly?"
"Wait a moment, I want to ask you something serious."
Chu Qing pulled Chen Yan back and said angrily: "That Fang Buer is a maritime merchant. He looks like a big inflatable catfish. He doesn't look like a good person. Before I came here, I heard Wang Tongtong say that the maritime merchant
There isn’t a single good thing, is that what it is?”
Chen Yan nodded: "Old Shi, since you have come to the East China Sea, you must know that this East China Sea, especially this Shang Yun, has one word that is the most important."
"What word?"
"This word, when read separately, is extremely unpleasant, but when read together, it becomes extremely refreshing. Do you know what the word is?"
Chu Qing scratched his forehead: "Oh?"
"Oh what, guess again."
"poverty?"
"Grain!" Chen Yan wrote the word grain in the sky: "This so-called maritime business is related to the word grain at the earliest. Grain, rice and good. If you want this rice, you have to lose your conscience. The three roads of the East China Sea are close to the sea.
, compared to other roads, there is very little farming land, so this food is extremely important. Those aristocratic families have repeatedly raised the price of food, until today, when the people cannot afford food, maritime merchants,
It’s just the lackeys raised by many aristocratic families and many pirates who landed on the beach to steal food and steal the rice grown by the people."
Chen Yan paused, then continued with a wry smile: "You have countless banknotes, but you can buy food in one day, and you can buy food in two days, but you can't buy food every day."
Cao Hu, who was dozing next to him, muttered: "If you are poor, just say you are poor. Why are you talking so much nonsense? My boss is rich, just give it to us and grab food."
Chu Qing gave a thumbs up: "Thumbs up, thank you."
Chen Yan retorted: "You have money, but it's no use buying food anywhere."
"Grab it."
"Then what do you need money for?"
"It's cool."
Chen Yan: “…”
Too lazy to pay attention to Cao Hu, Chen Yan said sternly to Chu Qing: "If this Fang Buer is really a maritime merchant, it was fine in the past. Now that he has to rely on the Tao family as his backer, the tenth brother should not take it lightly. If he can get rid of it as soon as possible, he should do it as soon as possible.
Intend."
The Tao family plays an important role in Chu Qing's plan, Chen Yan knows this.
"I asked the third brother to give the second pass, and Tan Ma also went to find Zhu Mingyuan, but he may not be able to make it in time. They will leave tomorrow."
Feng Taoist suddenly spoke: "The old Taoist can help you."
"How can I help?"
The Feng Taoist had a mysterious look on his face: "Tomorrow, the old Taoist will give you an answer."
After finishing speaking, Feng Daoist tightened the copper plate around his body, got on the nearest horse and left in a hurry.
In the distance, a person yelled: "You damn Zhao Baodan, what use are you stuffing that copper plate with? Are you trying to train yourself or my own Ping'er?"