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Chapter 13 nascent reputation
Chapter 13: Initial fame
It’s not that it’s a big claim to fame.
It’s just that everyone knows that the former “Chen Bazhi’s remaining child” has been very lucky recently and actually encountered a snake nest in winter.
Winter snakes do not fetch a good price.
But snakes that can’t stand winter won’t resist.
And there are several, or even large snake nests with dozens or hundreds of snakes in one nest.
This kind of money earned with no effort and relying only on luck has always been charming.
Even though the money is not a lot, it can tug at the heartstrings of the audience and make people envious.
In his previous life, he always envied other people's luck in red envelopes. Chen Lin, who scratched out 200 yuan from a roadside lottery ticket, knew this mentality very well.
He smiled and blamed Uncle Xiang for being able to find three snake nests today:
“It must be the reason why Uncle Xiang prayed to the mountain **** for me yesterday.”
“Then Axiang also has to help us worship the mountain **** today.”
A few hunters who were of the same generation as Uncle Xiang started joking.
“Okay, okay, I’ll pay homage to you later.” Uncle Xiang came over with the copper coins. There was no oil paper or red stickers today, just the most ordinary linen bag.
“Alin, keep this bag and I’ll use it to put money in when you come back later.”
“Thank you, Uncle Xiang!”
Chen Lin slowly walked out of the shop with his money bag.
The price today is the same as yesterday.
Seventeen snakes, a total of one hundred and seventy pieces of money.
It's heavy to carry in one's arms.
With a smile on his face, Chen Lin continued to wander around the mountain market and bought some things he lacked at home.
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A few days later.
Chen Lin continued to hunt in the mountains without daring to go too deep.
Hence, no big cargo was hit.
At the same time, the deer meat was gone, so I could only catch some pheasants and snow rabbits to top it.
A rabbit weighs three to four pounds, and its taste is not inferior to that of deer meat, but the overall weight is a bit smaller, so you have to eat three or four rabbits a day.
But it’s okay to nourish the body.
Besides, he continues to dig snake nests these days.
You can just go shopping and dig a hole every day. This is almost free money. If you don’t use it, you won’t get it.
Just buy some groceries, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and clothes and hats to supplement your daily life.
At first, everyone thought he was just lucky.
But I can’t bear the thought of someone carrying a basket of snakes to the mountain market every day to make his presence felt.
There are so many people collecting and selling goods in the mountain market, but I have never seen anyone who can dig snake nests every day in winter!
This is not right!
How can you be so lucky?
Many people’s eyes were red.
As a result, the news became more and more evil.
Some people think that it was Uncle Xiang who had worshiped Chen Lin before, so Chen Lin could find snake nests every day.
As soon as the rumor came out.
Uncle Xiang’s business suddenly exploded.
The shop is crowded with hunters selling mountain products every day.
After selling the things, let Uncle Xiang take the money, pray to the mountain **** statue, and then take it himself.
Just like what he did to Chen Lin before.
Performed in sets...
Even Uncle Xiang doubted whether he had awakened some divine power.
Until the back.
Everyone soon discovered that Uncle Xiang’s prayers were of no use.
But Chen Lin still digs snake nests every day.
At this moment, everyone in Shanshi suddenly understood.
“It’s not Lao Xiang who has become a god, it’s that boy Alin who somehow learned a snake-catching technique to find winter snakes!”
"What a bad boy! He has learned something and still hides it and doesn't tell everyone!"
“Tsk, tsk, no matter how lean a winter snake is, it’s still meat, and it can always be sold at a high price. A nest of winter snakes can be worth dozens or even hundreds of cash. It’s really a waste of money in the mountains!”
Sanniang Restaurant in Shanshi.
Many hunters who have some spare money and a little time will come here to buy two bowls of wine, warm themselves up and gossip at the same time.
The topic of today’s gossip is undoubtedly Chen Lin.
Every time I talk about this, the hunters around me are envious and jealous, wishing they could replace him.
“Well, if I had his skills, I would spend all day in the mountains making money...”
“Stop talking, the real owner is here!”
"Is that him?" Everyone saw a tall and thin young man walking along the street. He was wearing a clean linen thick coat and a fur felt hat with a thin layer of frost on it. They were all newly purchased.
He took every step calmly and calmly.
I can no longer see the poor and skinny appearance I had before.
With the arrival of Chen Lin, the restaurant fell into an inexplicable desertion.
Many eyes looked at him with a vague look.
“I’d like a bottle of cold knives, please.”
Chen Lin walked to the counter with a smile.
Jiu Sanniang, who still retains her charm, quickly responded and twisted her body to get the wine.
“Alin is so rich now!”
“Even the wine is so expensive…”
Some people put down their wine bowls and started chatting enviously.
Others also looked at the wine bowls in their hands. Their wine cost five pennies for a large bowl, and the taste was dull.
The cold knife that Chen Lin ordered just now costs 40 cents for a small bottle, less than two bowls. It has a rich and mellow taste, which is almost the first-class wine in Shanshi.
Chen Lin said with a smile: "I don't usually drink well, but I got a lot today. I bought this wine for Uncle Xiang to warm him up, so it's a twelfth lunar month gift."
There is no Laba custom in this world, but there are similar festivals.
Everyone was even more envious after hearing this.
I wish I could have Chen Lin give me a bottle as well.
But this is obviously impossible.
In the end, people at several tables could only watch as Chen Lin handed over forty cash to the shopkeeper, and then walked to Chen Yongxiang's mountain goods shop with a small bottle of wine.
“How generous!”
“Well, I hugged him when I was a child, but now that I see him, he doesn’t know how to give me some twelfth lunar month gifts...”
Some people are really envious, while others are jealous.
Some sarcastic people said sourly:
“He’s only enjoying digging snake nests for a while. When the weather gets warmer, if he dares to dig up winter snakes again, he’ll be bitten!”
“Yes, yes, he will bear the consequences if he digs up to seven inches.”
Some people agreed and some were silent.
But no one refuted.
They all knew that the Chen Lin family's bow and sword had been defeated by the gambler's father before.
I have never seen Chen Lin have any hunting skills before.
If you can only dig snake nests, you can only make money for a while. After a while, it will be difficult to make money when the snakes come out of the nest.
In the minds of many hunters, there is nothing wrong with this.
It just shouldn’t be said in public.
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Uncle Xiang’s shop.
Compared with before, there are more people selling mountain products now.
The recent "blessing" rumors have brought a lot of business to Uncle Xiang.
Although it was later proven that praying for blessings was useless.
But Uncle Xiang still managed to retain many hunters with his fair receiving price.
Same as other places in the mountain city.
As soon as Chen Lin appeared, he became the focus of the store.
Not many people knew him before, but now there are not many people who don’t know him.
Uncle Xiang hurriedly came up to greet him.
Chen Lin first handed over the "cold knife" in his hand and said it was a twelfth lunar month gift.
Uncle Xiang was visibly happy, especially receiving the gift in front of everyone. He felt very proud. Everyone started to praise and envy him. Uncle Xiang soon laughed so hard that he could no longer see his eyes.
For quite a while.
After dealing with the hunters watching the excitement around them one by one.
Uncle Xiang pulled Chen Lin aside.
“Alin, why didn’t you tell me earlier that you had learned the art of catching snakes? I just watched your Uncle Xiang make a fool of himself!”
Thinking of the time before, when he had offered incense to the hunters every day and pretended to pray for them, Chen Yongxiang felt red with embarrassment.
Chen Lin smiled, it was hard to explain.
It is true that he did not learn any snake-catching skills. He relied on talismans to cheat directly.
Uncle Xiang didn’t care and whispered:
“In this way, since you can find snake nests every day, there is no need to keep selling them to me.”
“Go directly to Bingji Restaurant and Li’s Restaurant in Xicheng and tell them that I asked you to go there. They can charge twelve cents for a snake. I also sold it to them before..."
“The weather is getting warmer soon. While you can make more money now, you should also work harder...”
(End of this chapter)
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