From eunuch to emperor

"clear."

Zhang Qian knew what Long Chen meant.

Judging from the current situation, the city may be controlled by pirates. If soldiers and horses enter the city, they will become a turtle in an urn, so it is best to station outside the city.

"If the governor of Qianjiang County is really a pirate, then the entire city will be controlled by pirates, and our 1 soldiers are really not enough."

Zhang Qian originally thought that this trip would not be too difficult, but now she felt that it was much more dangerous than fighting head-on.

The enemies on the battlefield can see that there are hidden enemies all around here. Someone may come to kill him at any time, and it is hard to guard against.

Long Chen nodded and said: "So be cautious and be thorough in doing things."

"Go to sleep, it should be safe tonight."

Long Chen went to bed, Zhang Qian was worried and insisted on keeping vigil.

Lying on the bed, Long Chen felt that this trip was extremely dangerous, looking around, there were enemies on all sides.

The pirates in the open and in the dark, Jing Tianlie's hidden guards will definitely act, and Nanliang is probably not idle. The three forces gathered in Qianjiang County, all wanting their own lives.

Long Chen secretly cursed in his heart: It's not certain who will kill who, just do it!

The next morning, when Long Chen got up, Zhang Qian was still watching.

"Go to sleep for a while, I'm not in a hurry."

Zhang Qian fell tiredly on the bed and fell asleep.

Seeing Zhang Qian's tired look, Long Chen felt a little bit sorry.

After sleeping until noon, Zhang Qian didn't get up.

After washing up, they went downstairs to eat a bowl of noodles, and the two split up.

Arriving in the yard, Xiaoer saw Long Chen get up and said, "Brother, are you going shopping?"

Long Chen nodded and asked: "Walk all the way east?"

Xiao Er pointed to the intersection in front of him and said, "Turn left and go east, it is at the gate of the city, next to the city wall."

With a bag in his arms, Long Chen walked towards the east of the city.

There are still many pedestrians and business travelers on the street, and the shops are open as usual. It seems that pirates have little influence on everyone.

Strange thing, aren't they afraid of pirates?

Walking to the middle of the city, this is where the yamen of the Governor's Mansion is located. The yamen servants at the door are wearing black official uniforms with knives around their waists, and they look pretty good.

Continue to go east, and when you reach the east gate, you will see a luxurious mansion with two stone-carved beasts on both sides, which look like the sea-stricken beasts believed by the local people.

There is a plaque hanging on the gate, which reads: Xu Zhai.

The door was wide open, and all kinds of people came in and out, not as heavily guarded as imagined, and the servants at the door also had a kind face, without any vicious appearance.

Are the rumors false?

Long Chen muttered secretly in his heart, and walked in slowly.

Walking to the gate, a middle-aged man came up to greet him with a smile: "What's the matter, honored guest?"

Long Chen hurriedly nodded, bowed his waist and smiled apologetically, "Brother, I want to buy fish oil to treat my father's injuries, and I brought the money."

Saying that, Long Chen took out a bag from his arms in a panic.

The man reached out to pick it up, Long Chen quickly took it, and asked, "Do you have any?"

The man smiled and said, "Yes, we have everything here."

"Mazi, take him in, he wants fish oil."

A man with pockmarked face came out from inside, his eyes were a bit fierce, he gave Long Chen a cold look, and said, "Come with me!"

Long Chen nodded his thanks, and walked in behind.

Along the way, people kept coming out, holding various things in their hands, most of them were seafood, but there were also other things.

Entering a compound, it was very noisy inside, with all kinds of things placed under the eaves, like a small market.

All kinds of shouts came and went:

"Big sale, sell at a loss!"

"Premium china, do you want it?"

"This is a deep-sea fish. Eat it to prolong your life."

Long Chen looked around pretending to be curious.

"Ten taels of silver! Who wants it?"

Long Chen followed the sound and saw that there was a table in the southwest corner, several young women were tied up and their hair was disheveled, a man next to him held a whip and yelled, and a group of men below were picking goods.

"The fish oil you want is there."

Mazi pointed to a stall where all kinds of rare seafood were displayed: pearls, luminous pearls, corals, tortoiseshell...

"Twelve taels, I want it!"

a man shouted.

"Okay, ten taels, is there any more?"

"15 taels!"

"Okay, 15 taels, is there any more?"

Long Chen slowly squeezed the crowd away, protecting the money bag in his arms with both hands, and when he arrived at the stall, he said to the stall owner: "Brother, I want fish oil, the kind to treat trauma."

The stall owner was a bald man. He looked at Long Chen and asked, "Fish oil? Why are you here?"

Long Chen said: "I'm a hunter from Jiulong Mountain in Shangjiang County. My father was slapped on the paw by a big bug and was seriously injured."

The man was taken aback: "Have you been slapped by a big bug? Didn't you die?"

Long Chen said awkwardly: "I'm waiting for the medicine to save my life."

The man stretched out his hand, Long Chen carefully took out the bag from his arms and handed it over, asking: "Is it enough?"

The man opened the bag, and there were some broken silver and copper coins.

The man threw it to the young man behind to settle the accounts. After a while, the young man nodded, and the man took out a bottle and said, "You can take it internally or apply it externally."

Long Chen stared at the bottle, held it carefully with both hands, then put it in his arms and hid it close to his body.

Squeezing out from the crowd, the trafficker next to him had already shouted 30 taels.

"30 taels, is there any 30 taels?"

The man waved the whip in his hand and shouted the price loudly.

The crowd below discussed for a while:

"She looks good, but if you look at her feet, they are obviously useless. 30 taels are not worth it."

"I heard that the lady from the rich family who was snatched from Zhenhai County is a bit pretty, but she suffered a knife wound on her face. 30 taels is already expensive."

"Indeed, it's expensive."

When Long Chen heard about Zhenhai County, his heart moved slightly.

And the woman on the stand, her left hamstring seemed to be severed, she was supported by her right foot, her hands were tied behind her back, her hair covered half of her face, and blood stains could be seen on her face.

He looked embarrassed, but his eyes were sharp.

"Brother, can she still have children?"

Long Chen slowly squeezed to the front of the stage, raised his head and asked the man.

The man looked down at Long Chen. At this time, Long Chen was wearing tattered animal skins, looking uncivilized.

"Can you bear children? That depends on you!"

The man tapped Long Chen's head with a whip, and laughed loudly.

The people around him also laughed.

"I'm fine, I'm Orion, I'm in good health, I can do it!"

Long Chen patted his chest, and then laughed.

The people around were even more boisterous: "You will know if you buy it and try it."

Long Chen asked: "Is 30 taels enough?"

The man looked at Long Chen for a while, and said: "Not enough, 30 taels is his bid, you have to pay more than him."

Long Chen hesitated for a moment, then took off his animal leather boots, and a stench spread out, causing everyone to retreat.

The man also pinched his nose and shook his head, cursing: "Hurry up and put it on for me!"

Long Chen took out a stinky bag, put on his boots, and said with a smile: "Is this enough?"

The man's eyes were sharp, and he saw the contents of the bag. Regardless of the smell, he picked it up and opened it. There was golden sand inside.

"Jinsha? Where did it come from?"

"There is a sand river in Jiulong Mountain, and there is alluvial gold there, everyone knows it."

There is indeed placer gold in Jiulong Mountain, and some people have gone to search for it, but there are not many.

The man weighed it and said: "Okay, this is yours, and it is guaranteed to be fertile. Do you want these few?"

Long Chen said in embarrassment: "There is no money."

The people next to him gathered around, pushed and said, "It's really gone?"

Long Chen smiled stupidly: "It's really gone."

As he said, carefully put the fish oil on the table, and then took off his clothes and shoes, so that everyone could see clearly.

Seeing that Long Chen was really out of money, the onlookers dispersed.

Among these people, there are buyers, there must also be pirates, if Long Chen doesn't take off his clothes, he might not be able to get out.

"Okay, take your wife away."

The man took alluvial gold.

Long Chen hid the fish oil close to his body, then went up to the stage with a smile and carried the woman out, and said as he walked, "Father will be happy to marry another daughter-in-law."