Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 41 0041 If God wants to destroy someone, he must first make him crazy!
"Thanks…"

Cheng Zongyang took the guide, chuckled, and walked towards the city.

Looking at the situation in the county, Cheng Zongyang put the pass in his arms and looked around.

There were obviously fewer pedestrians on the road than before, and they were walking in a hurry with nervous expressions, making the already tense atmosphere even more tense. It seemed that if they were a step slower, disaster would befall them.

Cheng Zongyang did not stop, but walked forward quickly, preparing to go to his second uncle's house to inquire about the situation.

Looking at the passers-by who walked quickly past him from time to time, Cheng Zongyang also heard some people talking in low voices from time to time.

While he was thinking secretly, he was also looking at the situation of some businesses.

Most of the unimportant shops were closed, such as jewelry, rouge, silk, furniture, etc.

There are still many shops open, such as rice shops, grocery shops, butcher shops, etc.

At this time, he saw some people queuing in front of a familiar butcher's shop.

The above meats are basically sold out, but there are still quite a few people queuing up.

Cheng Zongyang thought about it, walked over and didn't cut in line, nor did he buy meat. He just asked Zhang the butcher with a full belly:

"Uncle Zhang, what's the price of pork now? The fatter ones."

Butcher Zhang cut off the pork leg bones that had been sold with great difficulty, looked at Cheng Zongyang again, and replied with a smile:
"So it's Yangzi. The fat ones are 190 wen, the thin ones are 150 wen, and the half-fat and half-thin ones are 175 wen. What? Do you have any goods to sell to uncle? The price is negotiable!"

Cheng Zongyang smiled bitterly and said, "Now in the mountains, let alone pork, you can't even find a single pig hair. I'm just asking. Uncle Zhang, I'm leaving first."

Cheng Zongyang said something and left.

The price has only increased by about fifty cents compared to the previous period, which is not too outrageous.

But this is just the relatively cheap pork. Some mutton, beef and other meats are more expensive and unaffordable.

After learning the approximate price of these meats, I remembered the snake meat and bear meat I had sold to Zheng Yan before. I felt distressed.

But for some purposes I have to sell it at a low price. I hope it can be useful today.

Next, he made a special detour to some rice shops to check the prices, and found that the price of these rice and flour had increased by thirty cents compared to before!

Especially the price of white rice has reached 120 wen! This price is unimaginable.

“It’s still rising, it’s crazy!”

Let’s not talk about whether the price is high or not, let’s just say how many people can afford it?

If God wants to destroy someone, he will first make him crazy!
The crazy price increases will only add fuel to the fire!
Without further understanding of the market situation, he turned around and went to the clinic.

As a result, Cheng Zongyang looked at the closed door of the clinic at the door and his face became a little nervous.

He went up, knocked on the door and shouted a few times.

When he heard Cheng Zongwen's questioning voice from inside, he breathed a sigh of relief and responded, "It's me, your cousin."

Hearing the familiar voice, Cheng Zongwen said happily: "Brother, go to the back and I'll open the door for you."

Hearing this, Cheng Zongyang responded, looked around, and went around the alley to the back door.

Cheng Zongwen opened the back door and saw his cousin with a smile on his face.

He immediately pulled him in and quickly bolted the back door. He asked nervously:

"Brother, why are you here? How did you get into the city at this time? Didn't they say that the inspection is very strict?"

Cheng Zongyang did not answer, but asked: "What happened today? Why didn't you open the door? Did something happen at home?"

Cheng Zongwen quickly said, "No, it's just that the situation is a bit chaotic today, and Dad said to close the door for a day and see what happens."

Cheng Zongyang nodded as he walked in. This decision was understandable, and safety was the most important thing. Then he asked:
"Where are your sisters?" Cheng Zongwen walked towards the main hall with Cheng Zongyang, and replied, "The second sister is reading in her room, and the youngest sister is playing with herbs in the medicine shop. I don't know what they are doing."

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "My second sister is good-tempered. It's a pity that she is a girl, otherwise if I send her to a private school, she might be able to pass the exam and become a scholar or a juren."

Cheng Zongwen nodded in agreement: "This is very similar to me."

Cheng Zongyang rolled his eyes at him, then came to the main room and saw his second uncle and second aunt sitting there.

Seeing their nephew coming, they both smiled happily, and Cheng Chen went to pour a glass of water for Cheng Zongyang.

Cheng Guangshan asked about the situation at home, while Cheng Zongyang briefly explained the situation outside the city.

After listening to this, Cheng Guangshan sighed: "I didn't expect the situation to become more and more serious."

Cheng Zongyang asked: "Will there be chaos?"

Cheng Guangshan thought about it and shook his head slightly: "I'm not sure. Basically, as long as there is enough food to ensure that the refugees outside have something to eat, it will generally not cause a big impact on the county. But if there is not..."

Having said this, Cheng Guangshan did not continue speaking, as his family knew that his nephew understood.

Cheng Zongyang also understood the meaning behind this.

If not, it would be unimaginable.

Unless the army is used to suppress it!

A batch of grain was robbed some time ago, resulting in food shortage in the county.

The situation of food shortage and supply in the county is inevitable.

As for whether the government would ask the grain merchants to take out food such as rice and flour, he didn't think about it. It was meaningless.

Merchants hoarded grain and only sold a little every day in order to make money. It was impossible to ask them to give out the grain for free.

The food reserves in the entire Yufeng County, including those in the hands of merchants, cannot possibly supply all the refugees and the people in the county!
Therefore, there will always be a day when you have to make a choice.

At that time, we will either suppress them with iron and blood, or sink together...

Cheng Zongyang and Cheng Guangshan, uncle and nephew, chatted for a while and analyzed the possible situation in the near future and in the future.

But they are just ordinary people. It is meaningless for them to talk about big things and the overall situation. All they can talk about is preparing for a rainy day.

Finally, Cheng Guangshan asked about Cheng Zongyang's martial arts learning situation.

In the current situation, only warriors have the confidence to protect themselves.

After hearing his second uncle mention this, Cheng Zongyang casually told him about his desire for medicinal food.

Hearing that he wanted a recipe for medicinal food, Cheng Guangshan smiled and said, "Not much else, but a lot of medicinal food recipes. I can make you whatever you want."

Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment and said, "I have deer antlers and ginseng. I want to use these two together to strengthen my body. It can speed up my practice and save a lot of time. Of course, if I have snake gall, I can use the recipe."

He didn't mention horns and antlers, but he guessed that they were not much different. They both strengthened the body and replenished qi and blood.

Hearing this, Cheng Guanghai smiled and said, "You have a lot of good stuff over there. There are medicinal foods for the first two, but snake gallbladders cannot be boiled, they can be used to make wine. I'll go look for them."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

"Thank you, uncle."

Cheng Zongyang thanked him and stood up and said:
"Uncle, I'm going to go out and take a look at the grain market outside. Please help me get some here, and I'll take it back to try it out. I'll come back later to get it. Oh, and also, give me five more copies of the recipe you picked last time."

Cheng Guangshan nodded and just reminded him to be careful.

(End of this chapter)