Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting from the Spiritual Beast Picture

Chapter 24
After successfully passing the checkpoint, both Zhao Lin and Liang Song heaved a sigh of relief.

The carriage drove into the county seat, Zhao Lin and Liang Song said goodbye to the young man surnamed Xu, and then found an inn to stay.

They were reluctant to live in expensive rooms, but they didn't dare to live in a Datong shop that cost [-] yuan a night, so they chose a double room that cost [-] yuan a night.

Zhao Lin estimated that the round trip would cost four to five hundred Wen for the carriage and accommodation alone.

If you count the food, you can't afford half a tael of silver, and you really can't go out without money.

Nothing happened overnight, and the next day the two of them boarded the carriage to Songyuan County.

This time, I didn't meet the cheating driver, and the journey was smooth, and I arrived in Songyuan County in the evening.

Songyuan County is one of the top three counties in Yingzhou, more prosperous than Qinghe County.

Zhao Lin was not in a hurry to trade goods, but pulled Liang Song to a gouache shop.

"Brother Zhao, this is a gouache shop."

Liang Song glanced at the shop signboard and said in surprise.

"I know, I just want to buy gouache." Zhao Lin smiled.

Liang Song was stunned for a moment, "They are all women's household items, what are we old men doing here?"

Zhao Lin pulled him aside and explained softly: "In case, I mean in case, Hu Zi finds out that we hid in the cave the bear with guts and the mane-less mane, they will definitely be on the market." Look for those two things."

"If we track it down here, and the store tells us our looks, won't it be exposed?"

As soon as Liang Song heard it was reasonable, he glanced into the gouache shop, hesitating and embarrassed to go in.

"Why don't you wait here, and I'll come as soon as I go." Zhao Lin said as he walked into the shop.

When the waitress saw a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes walking in, she was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Excuse me, what do you want to buy, sir?"

"When buying gouache, it is best to buy the kind that does not show makeup after application and does not fade."

"Do you want to give it away? We have goose egg powder, British rice powder, pearl powder, quick silver greasy, moyi flower..."

The waitress is quite skilled in business and recommended several gouaches at different prices.

Zhao Lin didn't understand what he heard, and suddenly thought of a problem: the ancients didn't know that lead was poisonous, and they often used lead to whiten their skin. Don't buy lead-containing gouache for yourself, as chronic poisoning will not be worthwhile.

"What do you use these gouaches for?"

The waitress didn't expect that he, a man, would actually care about this, but in order to promote her own products, she patiently explained them one by one.

After listening to Zhao Lin, he was sure that there are two kinds of powders that are pure natural and without additives.

One is English rice noodles, which is to grind the rice into fine powder, add water and put it in a bowl, wait for the fine powder to settle slowly, then pour off the water, dry the precipitate and grind it again, and the production is completed.

English rice noodles are cheap, but they are easy to float and lose powder.

Then there is pearl powder, which is purely ground into powder from pearls. It can not only be used for makeup, but also can be taken directly. It has the effect of calming the mind, improving eyesight, and removing toxins from the body.

The disadvantage is one word: expensive.

A box actually costs 150 Wen.

In order to make the makeup look natural, Zhao Lin gritted his teeth and bought a box of pearl powder and a mirror. The waitress kindly gave him a small brush.

"Oh, half the pig is gone..."

Zhao Lin held a small box of gouache, thinking that no matter what age, women's money is the best money.

It is definitely not enough to only apply pearl powder, so Zhao Lin bought a box of saffron powder and cattail powder at a nearby pharmacy.

These two powders, one red and one yellow, are mixed with pearl powder and applied on the cheeks and neck.

Zhao Lin painted himself with a yellow face, and Liang Song with a red face, both of whom looked several years older.

Although the technique is rough, the light is dim at night, and some flaws do not affect the look and feel.

"Is this okay? His face has changed, but his appearance hasn't changed." Liang Song looked in the mirror, a little uncertain.

Zhao Lin nodded, and said firmly, "That's enough. If someone asks the shopkeeper about our looks, the shopkeeper will say that we are a man with a yellow face and a man with a red face. No matter how detailed the appearance is, it is useless."

After packing up, they walked along the street looking for the shop mentioned by Zhou Paotou.

Xiong's gallbladder is sold in the medicine hall, while Xionghao's mane is sold in Wenwan jade shop.

Because they had known the market in advance, the two of them didn't waste too much time. After some bargaining, the two items were quickly sold.

Xiong Weidan was sold for 38 taels, and Xiong Hao's mane was sold for 18 taels.

There are five taels of silver ingots, and there are also ten taels of silver ingots. It is not heavy to hold, but it is money that many people will never earn in their lifetime.

When they got such a large sum of money suddenly, the two were both excited and nervous, and each kept half of it close to their bodies for fear of losing it.

The first thing I do when I wake up the next day is touch my chest...

Zhao Lin and Liang Song traveled during the day, rested at night, and returned to Qinghe County two days later.

Seeing the two of them coming back, Zhou Paotou was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Why is your face yellow? Why is your face red again?"

"Waxed against the cold, refreshed..."

Zhao Lin made a joke, and then said seriously: "Of course it's to deceive people."

He went into the room to wash off the "makeup" on his face, and when he came out, Zhou Paotou had already called Zhu Dachun over.

After these days of general care, Zhu Dachun recovered well. It seems that Widow Wang has taken good care of her, and she has gained a lot of weight.

As soon as Zhu Dachun came up, he asked, "How much did you sell for?"

"56 taels." Liang Song grinned.

Zhu Dachun grinned so hard that his mouth reached his ears, and he counted how much money he could share with his fingers.

"How much did you spend on the trip?"

Zhou Paotou took out a small notebook, which recorded the expenses of hunting and purchasing, and the expenses of going to Songyuan County twice.

"180 Wen by car, [-] Wen by hotel..."

Zhao Lin only mentioned the cost of the carriage and accommodation, but did not mention the money for the gouache.

Zhou Paotou deducted these expenses, plus the 20 taels paid from Huzi, and after a while of writing and calculation, he calculated that the total allocated money was about 75 taels.

"Brother Zhao, how do you divide the remaining [-]%?"

Zhou Paotou put the bill on the table, glanced over several people, and finally stopped on Zhao Lin's face.

The share was agreed in advance, Zhou Paotou [-]%, Zhao Lin [-]%, Zhu Dachun and Liang Song [-]%.

The last [-]% was distributed according to performance, and Zhao Lin contributed the most, so Zhou Paotou was the first to ask him.

Ten percent of the money is seven and a half taels of silver, not a decimal. Zhao Lin pondered for a while, and said: "I will take two taels, I wish the elder brother was injured and went to the doctor. I spent a lot of money. I think it is appropriate to split it into three taels, and the remaining two and a half taels We broke up with Brother Liang."

In fact, Zhao Linquan would not be able to tell them anything based on how much effort they put in, but that would be too inhumane, and he knew how to measure it.

"I think it's good, how about you two?" Zhou Paotou said with a smile.

"fair."

"Thank you brother Zhao for your care."

Liang Song and Zhu Dachun spoke successively.

"Everyone has put in a lot of effort, as it should."

Zhao Lin silently calculated in his heart that he had already taken away 13 taels last time, and redeemed his elder brother to use up [-] taels, and also wrapped Qian Sanming in a red envelope of [-] wen.

This time, I got more than 11 taels, and the money on hand was less than 14 taels.

This money seems to be a lot, but it can be used to learn martial arts for half a year at most.

Ever since he absorbed the spirit of the bear, his appetite has been increasing day by day, and his appetite can hold three meals per person, and almost every meal is inseparable from meat.

Although his strength is getting stronger and stronger, the expenditure on food also makes him a little unbearable.

"It seems that I have to find a way to make money!"

(End of this chapter)