"Chen Congfeng, please wait a moment."
Shen Mi left Dragon Claw Herb on the table, turned around and left the tent in a hurry.
When she came back, she already had more than a dozen kinds of medicinal materials in her hand, as well as a stack of cut oil paper.
She didn't say anything more, and sat down in front of the table. With her fingers flying and her movements extremely familiar, she divided the dozen kinds of precious medicinal materials brought back by the caravan from Northern Territory into five parts according to a specific weight and proportion, and wrapped each one in oil paper and tied it tightly.
When these medicinal materials Chen Cheng were just put into storage, they were all recorded in the books, knowing that they were valuable. A rough estimate is that the five packages in front of you are worth thirty-fifty taels of cash.
"Chen Congfeng, take these back."
Shen Mi pushed the five packets of medicinal materials in front of Chen Cheng along with the Dragon Claw Herb, speaking simply.
"Slowly simmer it into a thick soup. Before each dose, break off a "claw" from the Dragon Claw Herb, mash it into the soup, and take it together."
"...The Proprietor, this?"
Chen Cheng was startled again when he saw this sudden generous gift in front of him.
Shen Mi raised the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a clear and refreshing smile.
"This is my Shen Family unique Martial Artist supplementary decoction recipe. It must be supplemented by Dragon Claw Herb to achieve the best effect."
"After taking it, you will not only get twice the result with half the effort, but it will also replenish your heart and lungs, strengthen your stomach, and especially improve your digestion and absorption of meat and medicinal foods. Every ounce of nourishment you eat will be transferred to your body!"
She paused and said seriously.
"Chen Gongfeng, don't refuse! The most important thing for you now is to attack the Three-Incense Blood Qi. With these five packages of "Dragon Claw Soup", you will definitely save a lot of hard work and achieve success as soon as possible!"
"As I said earlier, the stronger you are, the more important I will be in the clan. You and I share weal and woe. If I help you, I will help myself!"
"... I understand."
Speaking of this, Chen Cheng naturally would not refuse anymore, stood up, and solemnly handed over his hand.
"Thank you the Proprietor!"
"Okay, you're welcome."
Shen Mi waved his hand and immediately lowered his voice.
"I just looked at Zhao Hai's face, and I'm probably still going to cause trouble for you... Fortunately, he is busy running business all year round, and his martial arts strength is not strong. He definitely can't do anything to you on the surface, but secretly... you have to be more careful."
Seeing Chen Cheng nodding, Shen Mi said again.
"One more thing, I said hello to Elder Wen. If you don't understand anything in martial arts in the future, you can ask him."
"Thank you the Proprietor."
Chen Cheng couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard this.
He knew very well that Elder Wen owed Shen Mi a huge favor, but Shen Mi transferred this favor to Chen Cheng.
What kind of person is Elder Wen? Chen Cheng was already famous when he was working as a handyman.
He became famous at a young age, became stronger as he got older, experienced countless fights, and was accustomed to life and death. One person can keep Yongsheng Trading Firm stable for half his life.
What is more rare than his strength is his practical experience honed in life and death, his unique understanding of the operation of Blood Qi that he gained during his training, his knowledge of the pros and cons of various Cultivation Methods, and even the rules and taboos in the world...
These intangible wealth are far more difficult to obtain and more precious than a few taels of silver or a few packets of soup!
If we can get his sincere guidance and absorb the essence, it will undoubtedly open a door to a wider world for Chen Cheng.
Its actual value is simply immeasurable!
Thinking of this, Chen Cheng's gratitude to Shen Mi deepened greatly. This was no longer a simple gift, but a real way to pave the way for him!
"The Proprietor..."
"No need to say anything more."
Shen Mi smiled and actually gave another convenience.
"In the future, you should spend more time practicing and guarding the warehouse. There is Elder Wen. If you want to come, you can come. If you don't want to come, you can stay at the Martial Hall and practice in peace. There is no need to ask for leave from me."
Chen Cheng nodded heavily, cupped his fists and saluted, then took the medicine bag and wooden box and left.
After a while.
Mother Ding came over with a sad look on his face and his voice was very low.
"The Proprietor, something bad has happened... the matter of replacing "Trade Permit" early at the end of the year, over at the Yamen Gate... is completely dead, Fuchang Firm is named to compete with us... It is still the old rule, the duel belongs to the boxing duel!"
"Merchant Charter changes every five years, and this is only the second year... it looks so ugly...Fuchang Firm, it's really a hard branch..."
Shen Mi's beautiful eyebrows suddenly tightened.
"If we cannot win this battle, we will no longer be able to go north for business... It will be even more difficult to squeeze into the trade routes in other directions..."
"Who says it isn't?"
Mother Ding sighed.
"The trade routes in other directions are not involved in the war, they are safe enough, and the oil and water are more abundant. Unfortunately, they are all occupied by the big banks with stronger backgrounds, and not even a needle can be inserted... If we lose the Merchant Charter going north, it will be a disaster..."
"There's no need to be so pessimistic."
Shen Mi said calmly.
"At least Elder Wen is back. With his old man in charge, there shouldn't be much of a problem."
Shen Mi said this, but in his heart he didn't dare to really think so.
Since Fuchang Firm has used his connections to advance Trade Charter Duel, he must have made sufficient preparations. The masters invited will probably not be weaker than Elder Wen.
If that's the case...
Shen Mi no longer dares to think about it.
As for these worries, she couldn't express a single word, and couldn't even frown.
At this moment Yongsheng Firm, there are so many pairs of eyes staring at her inside and outside. If she showed her timidity first, people's hearts would immediately disperse.
Once the hearts of the people are dispersed, if Fuchang Firm takes the opportunity to poach people at a high price, he is afraid that Yongsheng Firm himself will collapse first before the day of the duel.
Fortunately, there are still two months until the end of the year, so it's not completely impossible.
Just be afraid that if the Tao is one foot high, the devil will be one foot high!
On the way back to the Martial Hall, Chen Cheng bought a small stove, equipped with a thick iron kettle, and weighed a few kilograms of hard charcoal that produces less smoke when burning.
Entering his house, he carefully bolted the doors and windows and began to cook Five Dragon Decoction.
Soon, a slightly bitter smell mixed with various herbs filled the house. It could be smelled to some extent outside the house, but no one cared.
Those Black Badge disciples from well-off families had to cook decoctions almost every day, and would go home every now and then to take medicinal baths and apply various unknown medicinal mud ointments to their bodies.
Compared with them, the smell of Five Dragon Decoction is unremarkable.
While the fire is simmering here, Chen Cheng silently adjusts the rhythm of breathing and exhalation, and begins to exercise Moon Breath of Avici.
This evil technique can be perfectly practiced to hide vitality, but it will cause great damage to the heart and lungs.
After Chen Cheng has been running carefully for a week, it will stop immediately and practice Health-Preserving Taiji again. After making sure that the cardiopulmonary injury has been fully cured and restored by the characteristics of Health Preservation, it will switch to the exercise of Moon Breath of Avici again.
In this way, he is like the most demanding craftsman, polishing a perfect jade article with every detail, never allowing the slightest "flaw" to remain.
After about two hours.
Five Dragon Decoction is already quite thick, with a light golden color. When it is poured out of the iron pot, its color is almost like beeswax.
"It's done! Senior Brother Lin He... is finally done!"
Outside, a sudden burst of noise caused Chen Cheng to pause slightly in pouring the soup.