Chapter Thirty-Five: The General Store Sells Wolf Fangs
Seeing Qiu Kui's firm tone and noticing her muscular figure, the fat man felt a little intimidated, but he still stubbornly insisted, "I won't pay, what can you do about it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Xiaoxiao stepped forward and grabbed the fat man's wrist.
The fat man felt a sharp pain in his wrist, as if it had been clamped by iron clamps, and he couldn't help but cry out, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Let me go!"
Qin Xiaoxiao held his hand tightly, showing no intention of letting go.
Okra coldly replied, "Will you compensate me or not?"
The fat man looked at the four determined young girls in front of him, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes. He dared not be arrogant anymore, took out a few copper coins from his pocket, threw them to the old woman, and said, "I guess I'm just unlucky!" After saying that, he slunk away with his horse.
The old woman picked up the copper coins and thanked Qin Zhining and the others repeatedly, "Thank you so much, ladies. If it weren't for you, my vegetables would have been ruined, and I wouldn't have gotten the coins back. My grandson is waiting to buy medicine..."
Qin Zhining smiled and shook her head, "No need to thank me, old man, this is what he should do. It's getting late, you should hurry up and buy medicine for your grandson."
Watching the old woman leave gratefully, Qin Xiaoxiao tugged at Qin Zhining's sleeve and whispered, then pointed at Qiu Kui and Dong Mei, implying that these two girls were quite capable and kind.
Qin Zhining looked at Qiu Kui and Dong Mei, her eyes filled with a smile, "With you two here, we can feel more at ease. Let's go find a general store, I'll go sell some things, and with the money we earn, we can buy ourselves a few new clothes."
What young girl doesn't love to look beautiful? Rouge and face powder are essential.
With the addition of okra and winter plum, Qin Zhining felt that the road ahead for this journey was much brighter.
They eventually entered a general store called "Jubaoge".
Strangely enough, the scarred thugs who had just been thoroughly beaten up by them also came along.
"Little Miss, we...we brothers are willing to testify for you that it was the new wife of Magistrate Qin who spent money to harm you. Could you...could you spare us a meal?"
The scarred thug, his face bruised and swollen, rubbed his injured arm and pleaded with Qin Zhining, "We brothers are so poor we're practically urinating blood. Little Miss, if you just take us in, you can do whatever you want with us from now on."
Qin Zhining originally wanted to refuse to take in these unruly individuals, but the space system suddenly rang.
[By taking in and reforming the street thugs, you'll gain 70% favorability and will be rewarded with several high-quality seeds—a bag of corn seeds, a bag of potato seeds, a bag of sweet potato seeds, and 100 chili seeds. Distribution complete.]
Qin Zhining hadn't expected to have so many unexpected gains today; it was all a pleasant surprise that came unexpectedly, a truly good omen.
Since the space has rewarded these seeds, then—it's not impossible to take in these scoundrels and reform them.
Thinking of this, she waved her hand at Scarface, tossed out a silver ingot, about ten taels, and said, "Take this and give your brothers a good meal and some decent clothes. Then go to the brokerage and get your indentures processed. You need the kind that's for life. Can you do that?"
"What? Sign a death contract?" Scarface was stunned, his heart sinking. He subconsciously asked, "Why—why a death contract? Then, doesn't that mean we brothers won't even have our freedom in life and death?"
Qin Zhining nodded. "It's a contract that's binding on you. You can choose not to sign it, or you can return my money and leave. It's up to you whether you stay or leave."
However, once you choose to follow me as your master, from now on you must obey my every command.
I can tell you frankly, if you follow me, I can't guarantee anything else, but you'll definitely have enough to eat and drink and plenty of money to spend.
But, the prerequisite is that you must have sufficient loyalty; otherwise, your fate will be dire. Did you understand?
Upon hearing this, Scarface turned to look at the few brothers behind him, and finally gritted his teeth and agreed, "Alright, we brothers—we're all orphans anyway, and our families won't accept us, so...we'll follow you, young lady. From now on, our lives belong to you."
Qin Zhining nodded and smiled, "Okay, it's settled then. I'll give you five taels of silver to buy some clothes, so you don't embarrass me like you're all beggars."
"After you've completed all the formalities, come find me at this Jubao Pavilion. I'll sell some things and then take you home."
The mere mention of going home warmed the hearts of Scarface and the others, bringing tears to their eyes and filling them with overwhelming emotion.
They hadn't heard the word "home" in a long time, and no one had called them home, so when Qin Zhining said "home," these people all wiped away tears.
Watching them walk away, Qin Zhining felt a pang of emotion, thinking how cruel fate could be.
Just moments ago, you were mortal enemies, but now you've become your follower. How can you possibly understand the logic of this world?
"Okra, go with them and explain the situation to the brokerage manager, and make sure the death contract is processed clearly."
After instructing Qiu Kui, Qin Zhining led Dong Mei and Qin Xiaoxiao into Jubaoge.
Jubaoge shop looks quite large, with a sign hanging at the entrance that reads "Buying delicacies from land and sea, rare treasures".
It was nearing dusk, and there weren't many customers coming and going in the shop, but the interior was not as shabby as other general stores.
As soon as she entered, a young shop assistant in a blue cotton jacket greeted her with a smile, "Hello, young lady, what would you like to buy?"
He saw that Qin Zhining and Qin Xiaoxiao were carrying asparagus, and a knowing look flashed in his eyes, but his attitude remained polite.
"If you want to sell wild vegetables, young lady, our shop doesn't accept them for the time being. You can go to the vegetable stalls in front and ask."
Qin Zhining ignored his scrutiny, handed the gray amaranth to Qin Xiaoxiao, and took out something wrapped in oil paper from her sleeve, slowly opening it.
"I'm not here to sell wild vegetables. Take a look at this, would you buy it?"
The moment the oil paper was opened, the young man's eyes widened in surprise.
Inside was a wolf tooth that was at least two inches long.
The teeth were thick and strong, with sharp tips and a faint, gleaming white sheen; they were clearly not the teeth of an ordinary wolf.
The young waiter cautiously reached out to take it, but as soon as his fingertips touched the teeth, a small cut was made, and a drop of bright red blood dripped onto the tooth surface, faintly spreading a faint red glow.
"Hiss—" The young waiter gasped, quickly taking a half step back. His gaze towards Qin Zhining changed. "Miss... this is... this is a Wolf King's Fang!"
His voice trembled slightly, attracting the attention of other customers in the store.
"What wolf king's tooth?" someone asked curiously, crowding over to take a look.
"Look at the size and color of these teeth, and the blood-like reaction!" the young shopkeeper said excitedly, pointing to the wolf teeth.
"This is absolutely the tooth of a rare white wolf king! It is said that a white wolf king appeared in the western mountains outside our Lincheng County three years ago."
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