When Lu Fan arrived in Qingyang Town, he prepared to find a way to sell his "tonic pills".
What a pity.
In these years of famine, people are having a hard time even getting enough to eat. How could anyone casually buy such things?
Think about it.
Lu Fan will eventually need to find some help from Huang Bairong.
When I arrived at Huang's Pawnshop, I saw Huang Bairong.
Huang Bairong now regards Lu Fan as his ancestor, not only because he can buy pure food from Lu Fan, but also because after eating it, he feels that he is getting younger and younger.
Isn't it?
When he saw Lu Fan, Huang Bairong immediately asked his servants to bring more snacks and make some fragrant tea for Lu Fan.
Lu Fan was not polite either.
After eating some delicious snacks, he sold another 100 kilograms of grain to Huang Bairong!
Originally, Lu Fan wanted to sell him some more ginseng, but Huang Bairong said that his financial resources were limited and he didn't dare to buy any more!
Lu Fan also knew that money was hard to come by during these years of famine, so he didn't force it.
"Boss Huang, I have something to trouble you with, can I?"
After Lu Fan accepted the silver from selling the grain, he said to Huang Bairong.
"Oh, my little benefactor, why are you being so polite to me? Just say it, as long as I, Huang Bairong, can do it, I will do it 100%!" Huang Bairong said while patting his chest.
Lu Fan also believed in Huang Bairong's character.
After dealing with this Huang so many times, Lu Fan felt that Huang was a landlord, but he was a good person.
Except for Huang Bairong's ambitious nephew last time.
After thinking for a while, Lu Fan said, "Boss Huang, do you still remember what you said last time about your old cold legs being cured?"
When Lu Fan mentioned this, Huang Bairong slapped his thigh and said, "I remember, of course I remember! Speaking of which, all of this is thanks to you, Little Noble Lady Lu! If it weren't for the good food you sold me, I don't know when my old cold legs would be healed!"
"hehe!"
Lu Fan smiled and said, "Actually, Shopkeeper Huang, I won't hide it from you. The reason your cold legs got better wasn't because of the grain I sold you."
"Why is that?" Huang Bairong was stunned.
"That's why!"
As Lu Fan spoke, he took out a thumb-sized pill from his pocket!
"What is this?"
Huang Bairong was stunned when he saw Lu Fan suddenly take out a pill.
"This thing is called a tonic pill. It's a miraculous medicine for healing illnesses and injuries. The reason your old cold legs are healed is actually all due to this tonic pill of mine!"
Lu Fan boasted.
Of course, he would not say that the crops grown with the water from his magic gourd could cure diseases.
Otherwise, who would believe it?
So Lu Fan made up a reason.
"real?"
When Huang Bairong heard this, his eyes widened and he looked at the tonic pill in Lu Fan's hand.
"Of course! Otherwise, how could your old cold legs suddenly get better?" Lu Fan said with a smile.
Seeing Lu Fan say this, Huang Bairong looked at the tonic pill.
In fact, he had thought about it before, how could food cure his chronic cold legs?
Now hearing Lu Fan say this, he couldn't help but look at the tonic pill again.
"Mr. Lu, is this pill really that effective?" Huang Bairong asked.
"It has to be! My tonic pills can not only cure difficult and complicated diseases, but even common knife and sword wounds can be healed more than twice as fast as ordinary herbal medicine!"
"So amazing?"
"Um."
"So what are you going to have me do?"
Huang Bairong finally asked the core question.
Lu Fan paused before speaking, "The reason I came to see Shopkeeper Huang today is actually because I want you to help me find a way to find someone who needs these tonic pills. I can sell them in large quantities to him!"
"I know that in Qingyang Town, Shopkeeper Huang is well-known and has many connections, so I came to bother Shopkeeper Huang today."
Huang Bairong's face lit up with joy when he heard Lu Fan praising him.
"Mr. Lu, you're too polite! Don't worry, I, Huang Bairong, agree to do you this little favor!"
"If that doesn't work, I'll ask someone to go to the county town and ask around. There are a lot of rich people there anyway."
Hearing Huang Bairong agree, Lu Fan smiled.
"By the way, Mr. Lu, how are you going to sell these tonic pills? Even if I introduce them, the other party should at least know the price, right?" Huang Bairong asked.
Lu Fan said, "This tonic pill is extremely difficult to make, and it contains a lot of ginseng and ganoderma! So one pill will cost at least ten taels of silver."
ah?
"Ten taels..."
Huang Bairong almost fell to the ground when he heard this.
"Yes."
Lu Fan said without blushing or panting.
"My dear young master, ten taels of silver for one pill? Isn't that too expensive? After all, it's a time of famine now..." Huang Bairong wanted to say, a fucking adult ginseng only costs ten taels of silver, why does your tiny pill cost ten taels?
"Believe me, this tonic pill of mine is definitely worth ten taels of silver."
Lu Fan said with a solemn vow.
Seeing that Lu Fan had no room for bargaining, Huang Bairong finally nodded and said, "Okay! Then I'll try my best."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Huang."
After saying that.
Lu Fan took out three tonic pills from his arms and handed them to Huang Bairong.
"I'll keep these three pills with Shopkeeper Huang for now! If anyone needs them, they can take them for testing."
"OK."
Just like that, after Lu Fan gave Huang Bairong three tonic pills, he stood up and said goodbye.
Before leaving.
Lu Fan suddenly turned around and asked, "Boss Huang, why didn't I see your nephew Huang Ping today?"
Why!
When talking about his nephew, Huang Bairong suddenly let out a long sigh.
"I won't hide it from you, my dear. Ever since you came here last time, that little bastard has suddenly disappeared! Damn it, I guess something must have happened to that little bastard."
Lu Fan smiled and said, "Then I wish him good luck."
Finished.
Lu Fan left.
Leaving Huang's Pawn Shop.
Lu Fan went to the market again and bought a few new sets of clothes for his sister, and also bought a lot of daily necessities.
After putting all of these into his magic gourd, Lu Fan went home happily.
sky.
Although it's not snowing.
But the temperature is getting colder.
Just when Lu Fan was a few miles away from the City God Temple, suddenly a group of refugees ran towards him.
These people were in disheveled clothes, and some were covered in blood.
As they ran, they shouted: "The bandits are coming... The bandits are coming..."
When he heard the word "bandits", Lu Fan frowned immediately.
"Another bandit?"
Lu Fan knew that since the famine year, it was not uncommon for bandits to cause chaos. After all, they also lacked food.
I just didn't expect that the bandits nowadays are so bold?
They have begun to go down the mountain to steal food openly.
Lu Fan tightened the magic gourd on his body and quickly prepared to return to the City God Temple.
Just after walking another mile.
Sudden.
There were sounds of fighting coming from the dense forest ahead.
Lu Fan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a bearded man in a cloak in the dense forest, holding a steel knife and fighting with a dozen bandits.
Behind the bearded man was a "prison van" holding several women and two children.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Lu Fan understood instantly.
He knew that the bandits were now willing to eat people in order to have enough food!
The women and children in the prison van in front of him were obviously taken to the mountains to be used as rice.