Dragon Tendon Carved Bow

Wang Chengcai stood at the entrance of the butcher shop, holding a sharp boning knife in his hand.

He paused slightly when he saw Chen Changqing and Chen Changming pushing a cart full of pork over.

He asked, "Chen Changqing, how many pigs did you kill?"

Chen Changqing carried the meat to the butcher shop and said casually, "Ten pigs in total. Weigh them quickly and charge six copper coins per pound."

Wang Chengcai hesitated, "Brother Changqing, there's too much pork. Our town can't possibly use that much. I can only take five."

Chen Changqing waved his hand: "If you want to lower the price, just say so. Most of the pork your family receives is sent to Dayang County. How much can the town consume?"

Domestic pork has much more fat than wild boar meat; in Dayang County, a pound of domestic pork can sell for nine copper coins.

When Wang Chengcai saw that the other party had exposed him, he was not embarrassed or angry. He stroked his chin and said with a hint of teasing, "I didn't expect you to know so much about the market."

But as you said, that's just the selling price. The pork we delivered only sold for six and a half copper coins.

Moreover, there are transportation costs involved in sending meat from Qingshi Town to Dayang County, aren't there?

And you have to let me earn a little bit, at least."

After he finished speaking, he shrugged and made a helpless gesture.

Chen Changqing's face darkened: "The delivery price is seven copper coins per jin. Stop talking nonsense. Besides, you already said it's six copper coins per jin plus pork."

Didn't you say Wang's Butcher Shop valued integrity the most? Do you still keep your word?

Wang Chengcai was surprised to find that Chen Changqing even knew the delivery price.

This scoundrel isn't so easily fooled after all.

Wang Chengcai looked helpless: "Alright, alright, what my Wang family shop values ​​most is credit. But if you come to sell pork again next time, I can only give you five and a half copper coins."

As he spoke, he called on the shop assistants to help move the pork.

"Okay, hurry up and weigh it. Don't try anything funny," Chen Changqing said.

Wang Chengcai looked disgusted: "My Wang's Butcher Shop values ​​integrity the most. We will never shortchange you, so you can rest assured."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, signaling the workers to get to work quickly.

Chen Changming stood to the side, arms crossed, coldly watching Wang Chengcai direct several workers to get to work.

He was clearly in a good mood, with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, glancing at Chen Changqing from time to time with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

That idiot, killing those ten pigs, he doesn't even know how much money he'll lose.

After weighing, Wang Cheng calculated the bill: "Ten pigs, meat and offal, all added together, total two thousand four hundred catties of meat."

The total was 14,400 copper coins. After deducting 30% for livestock tax, the remaining amount was 10,080 copper coins.

After Wang Chengcai finished speaking, he took out a box from under the counter and counted out gold leaves for Chen Changqing.

Like the silver leaves, the gold leaves are round Bodhi leaves, about the size of a thumb, and as thick as a coin from a previous life.

1 gold leaf = 100 silver leaves = 1000 copper coins.

Chen Changming, standing to the side, had a slight smile on his lips.

Today, I bought ten pigs on credit, which cost a total of 12,350 copper coins.

By the end of the day, they had lost 2,270 copper coins.

Are you out of your mind?

Chen Changqing already knew he was going to lose money, so he didn't care at all.

The Soul-Devouring Black Lotus refined the souls of those ten domestic pigs, and the resulting soul essence was enough for him and Little Black to cultivate recklessly for eight or nine days.

The effects of that cultivation are far beyond what two thousand copper coins can achieve.

The cultivation resources that could be bought for 200,000 copper coins are far inferior to this.

Chen Changqing said, "By the way, I gave you thirty catties of wild boar meat on credit yesterday, so I deducted that money from your payment."

Wang Chengcai chuckled and said, "Alright, although wild boar meat sells for six coins per pound, I'll still charge you four coins. Thirty pounds of wild boar meat would be one hundred and twenty coins."

Chen Changqing received 9,960 coins and left the shop with Chen Changming.

Chen Changming stared longingly at Chen Changqing, who had promised him fifty copper coins for a pig, and now Chen Changqing had the money on him.

Chen Changqing pretended not to understand what the other person meant and said calmly, "Thank you for today."

Chen Changming waved his hand and then said directly, "It's a small matter, but you have to remember, I'll guarantee you one pig, give me fifty copper coins, ten pigs is five hundred copper coins, don't even think about going back on your word."

After he finished speaking, he stared intently at Chen Changqing, his eyes filled with a hint of coercion.

Chen Changqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I, Chen Changqing, keep my word."

"I said I'd give it to you in ten days, and I'll definitely give you five hundred coins on the tenth day."

Chen Changming chuckled and said, "Give it to me now, that's fine too."

"Ten days is ten days." After saying that, Chen Changqing walked towards the east of the town.

Seeing that Chen Changqing hadn't gone home yet, Chen Changming quickly asked, "It's almost dark, what are you going to do on the east side of town again?"

He spent most of last night staking out outside Chen Changqing's house, and today he followed Chen Changqing around the town buying pigs on credit. Now he is thirsty, hungry, and exhausted.

He and Wang Qiaoqiao had already made plans. Wang Qiaoqiao had probably already prepared a hot and fragrant meal and washed herself nicely, waiting for him.

Chen Changqing still hasn't gone home.

Chen Changqing said, "You go back first, I'll go buy two talismans."

Although the two amulets, two attack amulets, and two wind-chasing amulets I bought on credit last time were all useless.

But the depths of Yunwu Mountain are too dangerous. Now that I have money, I should buy a few more to keep on hand.

An extra talisman brings an extra sense of security.

Moreover, the bow and arrow he had was only four stones long, which was not enough, and he needed to buy a better one.

"I'll go with you."

Chen Changming followed Chen Changqing with a dark expression.

We've been following him for so long; if Chen Changqing runs away, we'll be at a huge loss.

Chen Changqing first went to the Wang family's shop, which was not far away.

Shop owner Wang Chengyou was chuckling as he looked at a booklet when he looked up and saw Chen Changqing and his companion enter. His smile vanished instantly, and he asked indifferently, "What brings you two here?"

These two guys have recently bought nearly ten thousand dollars worth of goods on credit at his shop.

Chen Changqing, in particular, had already bought over six thousand copper coins worth of goods on credit.

He didn't want to buy on credit anymore.

These two were following Wang Erhu to gather herbs deep in the Cloud Mist Mountain. If they were to die there, it would be disastrous.

Chen Changqing's dilapidated house is not worth that much money.

"Pay in cash for what you buy today," Chen Changqing said, picking up the money bag in his hand and shaking it twice.

A crisp sound rang out from inside the money bag.

Wang Chengyou's smile, which had just faded, instantly returned to his chubby face. He stood up and greeted him with a grin: "Brother Changqing, you've struck it rich! Let's settle the previous debts first."

Chen Changqing said, "Let's leave the bill on for now, and I'll settle it for you after a while."

Cloud and Mist Mountain is too dangerous; for now, I'll use the money I have to improve my overall strength.

Chen Changqing stood in front of the counter of Wang's shop, his gaze sweeping over the various weapons hanging on the wall, finally settling on a black hard bow.

The bow was entirely black, as if it were made of some unknown metal, with a cold luster on its surface.

The bow arms are carved with intricate patterns, and the bow body, which is entirely black, exudes a sense of solemnity and killing intent.

Chen Changqing looked at Wang Chengyou: "Shall I take this bow and arrow down and try it out?"

A slight smile appeared on Wang Chengyou's lips: "This Dragon Tendon Carved Bow is an eight-stone hard bow. Are you sure you want to try it?"

An eight-stone hard bow requires at least a thousand pounds of pulling force.

Chen Changqing estimated that they couldn't be separated even by pulling them apart.

A hint of disdain also appeared on Chen Changming's face.

He is now using a seven-stone hard bow.

Chen Changqing said, "Take it off, I can't break it."

Wang Chengyou chuckled and handed the bow to Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing took it and held it in his hand, feeling its heavy weight.

He tried to pull the bowstring, and sure enough, it required a great deal of force to draw it.

The bow arm was slightly bent, emitting a soft "creaking" sound, as if it was gathering strength, waiting for the moment of release.

“Eh…”

Wang Chengyou and Chen Changming were both somewhat surprised.

Chen Changqing has pretty good arm strength.