natural selection

Lin Fengjin said that now that autumn and winter have entered, his nanny has been coughing and wheezing all year round, and he finally found a proven prescription, but the medicine introduction is about to turn over the new year, and the white-bearded three-tailed cricket that has gone through the frost and snow came to ask the old man for help. .

Boss Yang pondered for a while after hearing Lin Fengjin's words:

"I only know a little bit about cricket fighting and raising crickets, but the matter that Young Master Lin asked must fall on the people of Black Cage and Half Root Grass. The crickets sold in my shop in the past few years are not good. A small half of them were caught by them. If it is off-season, their livelihood is to collect medicines in the mountains, and they can easily catch centipedes, scorpions, and poisonous snakes. If there are really white-bearded three-tailed crickets that have passed through the frost and snow, then only they can find them. "

Lin Fengjin smiled and said:

"Then I have to trouble Boss Yang."

While speaking, he pushed another ingot of silver over. Boss Yang was already flattering, but when he saw the white silver, he naturally smiled and went to help immediately.

Then the good news came one after another. The first thing we got was a couple of sprouts from the old tree that had been struck by lightning. If it grows luxuriantly, it should not be too easy to pick. Instead, most of the time spent is climbing up and down the tree.

Next, Li Hu's brother heard about this, and asked about it next to the pharmacy. Sure enough, he found wintersweet flowers that were still hanging on branches in April. Sent it to Lin Fengjin.

Immediately afterwards, the half-foot-long creeper also had a clue: Qipanshan, 35 miles away from the city, was hit by a mountain fire at the beginning of autumn. A woodcutter saw it there. He talked about it when he was picking firewood to sell in the city. The young master wanted this thing, and someone had already rushed over at this time, and it was estimated that he would be back after dark.

Lin Fengjin waited in the tea shop until the sun was setting, and when Li Hu was thinking about how to persuade the young master to go back, he had already stood up, stretched his waist straight and smiled:

"I didn't waste time in vain this afternoon. At least I found two of the four things, and we still have some clues about the remaining two. Let's go back now."

But at this time, someone below suddenly heard someone talking, and then, a man who looked stupid, with an idiot in his brows and eyes, walked in, with a small cricket cage in his hand, and he answered every question asked by others. Very easy.But only Boss Yang knows him. It is the black cage that is good at catching crickets and insects.

Hei Cage opened his mouth and stuttered:

"You, you, you, you... Do you want crickets?"

Lin Fengjin smiled, and said in a gentle and elegant way:

"Well, I want the white-bearded three-tailed cricket that went through the frost and snow the first year. Can you catch it?"

There was a hint of color in the eyes of the black cage, and a small cage made of wheat straw was lifted out from behind. At this time, the setting sun was shining, and a white-bearded three-tailed cricket could be seen lying listlessly inside. The black cage stammered:

"Dang, dang, of course! This insect is also called a matchmaker. Wherever it goes, the male cricket will make a sound when it smells it. At the beginning of the year, I searched for it for three full months, but I couldn't straighten my waist. Already, just point at this thing and eat."

Lin Fengjin laughed and said:

"Just tell me how much you are willing to sell."

A hint of cunning suddenly appeared in Hei Cage's originally stupid eyes, and he pointed out three fingers. If such an offer is made, three taels, 30 taels, and 300 taels all make sense. Jin is just a young master who doesn't understand anything, so it's not unusual for him to be called a thousand-year-old.

Seeing Hei Cage's gestures and eyes, how could it be impossible for Lin Fengjin to know the calculations in his mind, so he smiled and said:

"Give him 30 taels."

According to the previous conversion ratio, it is not difficult to deduce that 30 taels of silver is 4 yuan.

Although the black cage said that it would rely on the medium insects to lure insects for its livelihood, it was already the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it could be said that it was the end of the cricket fight. Even if it caught the insect king, it would not be worth much.

It is very rare for this medium insect to survive one winter, and it is absolutely impossible to survive the second winter!This is as if there are not many old people who have lived over a hundred years old among ordinary people, but they can be found, but those who can live over two hundred years old are only a truth in the legend.

So Lin Fengjin took out 4 yuan to buy this black cage that is almost useless, which can be said to be very kind.In fact, even if he snatched the cage and walked away, others would not be surprised. In this troubled world, the rich and officials naturally have their privileges.

If Lin Fengjin was domineering as soon as he came, gave him a bad beating and then took away the cage and threw away 30 taels of silver, this guy would be grateful, and even wished that God would reward him with such a fat beating every day.

At this time, the black cage was deceived by Lin Fengjin's gentle attitude. This kind of rogue who rolls around in the market is a bad life. The sheep, of course, have to be slaughtered well, and the worst thing is that they won't stay in Hecang City after the work is over.

So Hei Cage immediately wiped away his tears and howled dryly:

"Young master, you can only buy this cage for 30 taels. My whole family depends on this matchmaker for a living. You are always educated and sensible, so you can't take away my job to support the whole family."

Lin Fengjin smiled and said:

"Then how much do you want?"

Hei Cage gritted his teeth, thinking about the number 300 taels in his mind, and finally shouted out 600 taels!

As soon as the number was reported, the faces of the people next to him changed immediately. 600 taels of silver was almost 100 million RMB, and this rascal could actually call it out!Immediately, the guards of the Lin family next to him were shouting and cursing, and Qian Qiang, who was more impulsive, sneered and touched the guy on his waist.

However, the black cage came prepared, and when it saw a change in the person next to it, it immediately grabbed the cage and lifted it up, and shouted with that rascal trick:

"I searched for this medium insect for 27 days in the spring of this year before I found it. At night, it was kept under the brick-built outer courtyard wall of the old city. During the day, it was hung on a grape trellis made of purple Nanzhu. It ate chestnuts that had been boiled for two hours. Chicken blood, drinking the rootless water of the third watch. When it is cold, hold it in your arms for fear of freezing; The only one in the world when it’s real! I’m sorry if you come here one step further, if you accidentally squeeze this matchmaker to death and mix some villain’s blood in it, young master, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until next year’s spring to wake up. I'm looking for this white-bearded cricket."

As the saying goes, those who are lazy are afraid of being violent, and those who are violent are afraid of death. When they encountered this kind of hob meat and rat-throwing weapons, Li Hu and Qian Qiang, who had traveled all over the rivers and lakes, also had troubles. They had to watch helplessly as the young master was blackmailed There is definitely no way to explain to the 600 taels of silver, but if you accidentally intervene and ruin Lin Fengjin's big event, it is hard to guarantee that he will remember it in his heart for the rest of his life!This kind of dilemma is really rare.

However, unlike the clamor of other people, Lin Fengjin was not very surprised when he heard the lion in the black cage open his mouth. He smiled slightly and said:

"600 taels is not a great amount, but can you take it by yourself?"

Hei Cage was stunned for a moment. The most silver he had come into contact with in his life was three taels and five taels. He just took the courage to call the number 600 taels, but he was like a ghost after all. Thinking of the key points, I couldn't help but say:

"me…….."

Lin Fengjin smiled and said:

"600 taels of silver is not much, it's only fifty or sixty catties. If you can get it back, I'll ask the counter to deliver the silver. But I still have a 300 taels of silver note here, which can be seen in the ticket numbers all over the country. The check is ready, what do you want?"

At this time, although the white-bearded cricket was still in the palm of the black cage, the host-host situation had been reversed. It was originally Lin Fengjin and his group who were being held at the bottom, but after such a turnaround, it turned into a black cage greedy for money. Lin Fengjin seized the crucial point.

You know, if Lin Fengjin and the others fail to negotiate, then at most they will search for medicine again, but if the black cage tears the face and crushes the cricket to death, then it is estimated that this life will be lost here. The psychological relationship between the two The pressure cannot be calculated in a straight line, and Lin Fengjin was sure of this point, so he lured him step by step.

Hei Cage was in a dilemma when he heard Lin Fengjin's words, but when he heard what the bank notes said later, he immediately said:

"I want to see the bank notes!"

Lin Fengjin seemed to have expected him to ask such a question, casually took out a bank note from his pocket and handed it to Li Hu, apparently intending to let him send it over.The black cage immediately screamed:

"Don't! Who doesn't know about General Li of the Lin family in Hecang City? If he takes a step closer, I'll crush this cage right away!"

Then the black cage looked around, and finally landed on Lin Fengjin, gritted his teeth and said:

"Master Lin, it looks like I'm sorry to have to send it here by hand."

"Bold!" Li Hu and Qian Qiang shouted angrily at the same time.For them, owed hundreds of taels of silver, and it would be a scolding to the sky. If Lin Fengjin, the only seedling of the three generations, had any mistakes, and fell into the sin of not protecting the master well, it would be the whole family. Fighting for their lives in the sea of ​​blood, they both rushed out and stopped Lin Fengjin in front of him.

But Lin Fengjin smiled slightly and said:

"It's okay, I have a count."

So they pushed aside the two people and walked over with the silver ticket. Li Hu and Qian Qiang would not let him go, but for some reason, they were swept away by Lin Fengjin's gentle eyes and could only stop. , looking at the young scholar frankly, seemingly harmlessly walking towards the black cage, holding the bank note in his hand.

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