Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 23 0023 Encountering Refugees on the Road
The sun was shining brightly in the sky. Cheng Zongyang dragged a wooden frame into the forest and walked for a while.

When no outsiders are seen, put everything into the wilderness world.

Without the burden, Cheng Zongyang walked quickly through the mountains and forests, sweat dripping down his forehead and his clothes soaked with sweat.

Under the sunlight, the leaves of the surrounding trees sparkled brightly, as if they were coated with a layer of gold foil.

Stepping on the dead branches and leaves makes a rustling and snapping sound. The mountain forest is filled with the unique scent of soil and leaves, and occasionally you can hear the chirping of birds and cicadas from the forest.

A quarter of an hour later, they left the forest and entered the official road. Cheng Zongyang held a banana leaf to block the scorching sun and wore a homemade mask on his face.

The summer breeze blew, and the dust on the road flew. He walked on the side of the road in a hurry.

From time to time, there were tall and fast horses or carriages passing by. The dust raised made Cheng Zongyang feel that he needed to put an extra layer on his homemade mask.

However, after only about a quarter of an hour, Cheng Zongyang suddenly discovered that there were quite a few people scattered on the official road.

He originally thought that they were villagers from other villages heading to the county town, but as he observed, their pace slowed down.

They were all dressed in rags and walked with unsteady steps. At the same time, many of them brought their families with them, and they did not look like they were going to the county town to attend the market.

There were even a few people lying on the side of the road.

"A refugee!"

Suddenly, this thought popped up in Cheng Zongyang's mind.

Although there were not many people on the road and they were scattered here and there, problems had already occurred.

"What is the situation in the county town now?" Cheng Zongyang felt more anxious, fearing that he would have no food to sell.

Passing by the person lying on the side of the road, Cheng Zongyang looked over and saw a skinny body under the tattered and dirty clothes. His eyes were closed, his face was sallow, his lips were cracked, his body was motionless, and his chest did not rise or fall at all.

Obviously the person is dead.

"No, he shouldn't be from the nearby village."

Cheng Zongyang did not stop, nor did he intend to lend a helping hand to these people.

Although the situation in the nearby villages was also very sad, people were not so desperate.

"It must have come from somewhere else. How severe is the drought in other places?"

Cheng Zongyang felt a little heavy in his heart, and his pace quickened.

He hurried as fast as he could and arrived near the county town in less than an hour.

At this time, many people had gathered at the gate of the county town. This scene made Cheng Zongyang's heart sink.

"Sure enough, the refugees who entered the city yesterday were the first. Today they have started to gather in larger numbers. I'm afraid there will be even more in the next few days!"

The soldiers at the city gate, who had been disorganized at first, became more active today. Holding standard sabers in hand, they began to block refugees from entering and also began to check people entering and leaving.

Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment, then turned a corner and entered a forest. When he came out, he was carrying a backpack and dragging a wooden frame.

The wooden frame was covered with a lot of leaves, and only from the edges and limbs could you tell that it was a wild beast.

When they arrived at the west gate of the city, they immediately attracted a lot of attention. However, Cheng Zongyang was well prepared, dragging the wooden frame while holding a hatchet.

The bright and dark arm-length hatchet had a great deterrent effect.

Even though Cheng Zongyang looks like a child, his strong body and the knife in his hand are quite intimidating!
Seeing this, the refugees who were stopped outside the city gate did not dare to go over to steal things.

What's more, there are soldiers guarding the city gate nearby.

If there was any trouble, the best outcome would be the bodies of a dozen people who had tried to rush into the county town and were killed on the spot beside the ditch not far away.

No one dared to provoke Cheng Zongyang. Under the interrogation of the soldiers at the city gate, Cheng Zongyang smoothly entered the city with the crowd.

At this time in the city, many people on the road looked hurried, without the previous sense of relaxation.

There were long queues of people in front of many rice shops.

Cheng Zongyang didn't care about others, turned around and walked quickly to the south of the city.

Quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the door of Chen's Clinic.

Cheng Zongwen, who had sharp eyes, saw his cousin coming, gestured to him, and went to the backyard. Cheng Zongyang, who was at the door, understood, so he dragged the wooden frame to the back door of the alley.

After a while, the things they brought were placed in the backyard.

"Wow, such a big leopard!" Cheng Zongwen, who grew up in a county town, saw a leopard for the first time and looked shocked.

As for the two cousins ​​Cheng Zongying and Cheng Zongyan, they hid behind the main room door timidly, wanting to see but not daring to. Even though the black panther was just a corpse.

"Brother, everyone says that the Inner Mountain is dangerous. Have you ever been there? What is it like?" Cheng Zongwen asked curiously.

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "I have never been in there, but there are many poisonous insects, snakes and beasts. If you are not careful, you will get caught. Do you think it is dangerous?"

"So terrifying?" Cheng Zongwen was surprised.

"Yang'er." At this time, Cheng Guangshan walked in.

Looking at the things on the ground, even though Cheng Guangshan had some idea about it, he was still quite shocked.

He had certainly seen tigers and leopards, but this was the first time he had seen a black panther of this size.

"Second uncle, are you done with your work? Outside?" Cheng Zongyang asked hurriedly.

"I asked those who were not seriously ill to leave first. I will not open the store this afternoon. The city is a little uneasy today, so it's better to close the store and take a break.

Zongwen, take your sisters and help your mother clean up." Finally, Cheng Guangshan said to his son beside him.

"Ah? Okay." Cheng Zongwen agreed and left the backyard with his two sisters.

After the three people left, Cheng Guangshan checked the things he brought one by one.

Black panther, bear bile, Polygonum multiflorum, Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonatum sibiricum, Gastrodia elata, Ginseng…

They are all very valuable things.

"This bear gall is good, it belongs to the category of iron gall. There is a large demand for it among warriors, so the price is high. It should be able to sell for around two hundred taels."

"He Shou Wu, this one is about the same age as Tian Ma, more than 50 years old, and is considered to be of upper-middle quality. The price should be around 30 taels."

"The demand for Ganoderma lucidum is not low at present. The years are about the same, but the size is not big. These few should be worth more than one hundred taels."

"Ginseng... Not bad, all good. Although the roots are a little damaged, it doesn't have a big impact. Basically, it's between thirty and fifty years old. If you put it all together, it should be around four or five hundred taels."

Based on his experience here, Cheng Guangshan gave a rough price.

He stood up, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "The main reason is that these good medicinal materials are scarce, so the prices have increased to varying degrees.

According to what you said yesterday, if I were to sell it, it would take some time. I need to contact them and see.

As for this black panther... its price is estimated to be only a few dozen taels, so it won't be worth too much."

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll leave it to Second Uncle to handle. Also, the sooner the better. I'm worried about what might happen outside..."

Cheng Zongyang said this, expressing his own guess.

After hearing this, Cheng Guangshan looked solemn and said, “I didn’t leave the city, I never thought the situation outside would be like this.

What you said is very likely. Once more and more refugees gather, the safety of the county will be greatly reduced. Although there are county soldiers to suppress them, if the refugees mutinied, the county would be in danger. "

Cheng Zongyang nodded and said, "So, it's best to complete the transaction before the city gates close today so that my nephew can go buy food. Otherwise, it will be difficult to enter the city later."

Cheng Guangshan said, "Okay, I'll contact them right away, you wait in the store. And help keep an eye on it."

"Uncle, this county is not in chaos yet. How about I bring the things with you? This way, they don't have to come all the way here."

Cheng Guangshan thought about it and agreed to Cheng Zongyang's proposal, saying, "Then you can come with me, bring the things with you. Some of the herbs were reserved in advance. Now that we have them, we can send them over."

So Cheng Zongyang dragged the wooden frame again and followed his second uncle to hire a cargo cart, put the things on it, and left the clinic.

However, before leaving, he handed a prescription to his second aunt and asked her to take a few doses first.

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