Immortality: Raise an ant queen and add some immortality

However, the murderer of Master Songtsan has been at large and has not been caught by the Nine Insect Gang.

This is tantamount to a slap in the face of all the top brass of the Nine Chong Gang.

Even because Songzan was killed, the Nine Insect Gang's plan to sneak attack on the Black Tiger Gang was shelved.

Now that the banknotes Songtsan had saved were being exchanged and used in Seven Star City, the Nine Chong Gang had to dig deep to find him.

Unfortunately, their opponent was Qin Niu, an extremely cautious young man.

On the day after exchanging the silver and gold tickets, he had already flown away and left Seven Star City.

Needless to say, the top leaders of the Nine Insects faction mobilized a large number of troops to hunt down the suspected murderer. As a result, hundreds of people were arrested, but no real murderer was found.

Qin Niu had now arrived at the junction of the Nine Chong Gang and the Shennong Sect.

Since the two sects are in the honeymoon period of the alliance, it is very easy to transit between them.

There was no need to smuggle in. I paid seven cents and let him pass.

The transit fee is cheaper than the entrance fee, which is also the result of the friendly signals sent by the two gangs to each other.

After Qin Niu entered the territory of the Shennong sect, he was not in a hurry.

Instead, he found an inn to stay.

Then I bought two pairs of local clothes and changed into the clothes of an ordinary farmer from the Shennong sect.

After taking a look in the bronze mirror and seeing that he was no different from the locals, he put the basket on his back and continued on his way.

Hi, young man, do you want a ride?

A carriage pulling goods passed by. Seeing Qin Niu walking on the road carrying a large basket on his back, the carriage slowly stopped.

Qin Niu glanced at the carriage's carriage.

It's a simple open carriage.

Very similar to a modern tricycle carriage.

Plywood is installed around it to prevent goods from falling.

The carriage should be filled with grain, a bit like corn.

The uncle driving the car was in his forties. His forehead was covered with deep wrinkles, his skin was tanned, and his head was wrapped in a turban.

The uncle is wearing a black short shirt.

This is one of the favorite clothes of many farmers.

He has a pretty honest face.

Uncle, where are you going?

I'm going to Maicheng to deliver a few bags of corn and wheat. Aren't the front lines preparing for war? Now the government is collecting grain, and I heard the price is pretty good. I'll send a few bags over to see what the market is like.

The uncle obviously regarded him as a subordinate of the Shennong sect.

I feel that most of the people of the Shennong sect are very simple.

Much easier to deal with than the barbarians from the Nine Insects Gang.

You are carrying so much food. Is it convenient for me to sit on it again?

Qin Niu heard that he was going to Maicheng, so he wanted to go there.

Now that the Shennong faction is at war with the Black Tiger Gang, the Heihe River must be under tight control.

This line from Maicheng, passing through Tianshui, and then crossing by boat should be a safer route.

He took countless risks along the way and finally accumulated more than 90,000 taels of silver. As long as he returned safely to the territory of the Black Tiger Gang, he would immediately become a top-notch rich man.

Taking advantage of the Black Tiger Gang's war and insect infestation, and the low land prices, he bought some on a large scale, and he would no longer have to worry about the future.

Convenient, convenient! If you don't mind it, you can sit on the food.

While the uncle was doing this, he jumped off the carriage, climbed into the back compartment, moved the food, and gave Qin Niu a safe 'seat' to sit on.

Here, you sit here and put the basket next to it, that's totally fine.

The uncle patted the grain bag.

This large bag woven from coarse linen can hold up to one hundred, fifty or sixty kilograms of grain.

Then thank you, uncle!

Qin Niu climbed into the car and sat in the 'pit' that his uncle had vacated for him.

Hey, what's the point of taking a ride when you're out? Sit tight!

The uncle's movements are quite vigorous.

He easily sat back on the carriage shaft and shook the horse's reins.

drive!

The horse spread its hooves and began to gallop along the road.

Where are you going, little brother?

I'm going to Tianshui!

When I finish selling the food, I should be able to give you another ride.

Aren't you going back after selling the food?

Qin Niu asked curiously.

I have a sister who has been married to Tianshui for more than two years. Because of the long distance, she has not been back to her parents' home for more than a year. Alas, I don't know if she is living well there. As the eldest brother, I feel After all, I feel uneasy. I don’t have time to see her usually. I sold the grain this time, so I just happened to go and see her. If her family is in trouble, I, as the eldest brother, can also help her.

The uncle explained.

From Maicheng to Tianshui, it is about sixty or seventy miles, not too far, not too close.

The place where Qin Niu met his uncle was more than forty miles away from Maicheng.

In other words, if the uncle's sister wanted to go back to her parents' home, she would have to walk at least more than a hundred miles.

In this era of less developed transportation, if her family's economic conditions were not good, it would be difficult to return to her parents' home.

Uncle is a man who values ​​affection and righteousness. I envy this affectionate relationship between brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, I am the only one in my family.

When Qin Niu talked about this, his tone was somewhat lonely.

They don’t even know their origins, let alone their brothers and sisters.

These days, there are constant wars, and various natural disasters are extremely easy to occur.

When parents flee with their children, it is easy for them to get lost or abandoned.

It's not that he is ruthless, sometimes he may be forced to do so.

There are many adopted children like Qin Niu.

His maid Xiaoqing was also abandoned by her parents.

It's not necessarily a bad thing to have no brothers and sisters. Some brothers and sisters are enemies for the sake of profit. There are only two children in my family: me and my sister. Now my daughter is about to leave the government, and my two sons have already been decided. Marriage. What worries me the most is my sister.

The uncle has a relatively clear view of these things.

Your sons are already married, and your sister has only been married for two years. So your sister's age...

That's right, my sister is almost twenty years younger than me. She is a very strong and thoughtful person. When she was sixteen, many girls of the same age had already left the court and got married. But she wanted to go out and have a career. Breaking in. She initially went to Shennong City because the competition there was too fierce, but she later chose to develop in Maicheng.

My job was pretty good. I worked in an herb shop. I taught myself a lot of herb knowledge and worked hard to become an herb appraiser.

When she was 19 years old, she would often come home to have dinner with us and stay at home for two days.

She also told me that she wanted to join a planting association or work in an elixir shop. She believes the development prospects there are better and the income will be higher.

She also said that if she becomes prosperous in the future, she will let her parents enjoy the blessings with her and buy a house in the city for me, the eldest brother. Let a whole family live in the city.

But later she met the man she liked. The conditions of that man were not good, and he left a bad impression on me and my parents.

She insisted on getting married, and we couldn't stop her, so we had no choice but to agree.

My dad was so angry that he got sick because of this, and he left within less than a year. During the funeral, my sister only came back in a hurry and left right after the first seven days. I never went back to my parents’ home again.

When I went home that time, I saw that she had lost weight, was tanned, and was wearing old clothes.

I guess she wasn't doing well there.

Alas, my sister is good at everything, but she is too strong. When he was wronged outside, he never told us. Every time he reported the good news but not the bad news.

When the uncle talked about his sister, he shook his head and sighed.

Everyone has their own ideas, and women can’t help themselves.

He watched his sister marry a man that neither he nor his parents liked, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Men are afraid of getting into the wrong profession, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.

If his sister could marry a good husband, she would definitely not be where she is now. (End of chapter)