Chapter 30 of 100
Chapter 30
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"Little Junior Brother, I haven't seen you around lately. Come, come, give me some of your 'Instant Death' potion. This stuff really works, it even managed to poison the one-horned barbarian beast."
A man as strong as an ox appeared in front of Bu Zheng's stall, followed by a woman and a young man, all of whom were familiar to Bu Zheng, and they seemed to be good friends.
"Senior Brother Chu, Senior Brother Qi, Senior Sister Qiu!" Bu Zheng stopped his hawking and greeted them. They were regular customers who had bought many things from him.
"Little Junior Brother, why haven't you been around lately?" The woman, Senior Sister Qiu, smiled, her voice gentle and pleasant.
"I've been reading a book recently, it's quite interesting," Bu Zheng replied.
"Oh, I see, no wonder." All three showed understanding. They thought Bu Zheng must have obtained a secret manual and was in seclusion, which was very common for martial artists.
They didn't ask each other about their identities, and the three of them didn't even know Bu Zheng's name, only that he was a junior disciple, and they didn't know he was a servant disciple.
To them, who Bu Zheng was didn't matter as long as the medicines he sold were genuine and reasonably priced.
Bu Zheng also didn't ask who they were, only knowing their surnames. Even if he knew their names, he might not know who they were, as he wasn't very familiar with the people in the Qingyun Sword Sect.
However, from some information, he could sense that these three were relatively strong disciples. Many people greeted them with respect.
"This is the 'Instant Death' potion, there's only one bottle left. I haven't been making much of this lately, and the materials are also insufficient." Bu Zheng took out a porcelain bottle sealed with a cork. "Be careful, and take this 'Hundred Toxin Immunity Pill' as a backup."
As a regular customer, Bu Zheng gave one for free, as these medicines were almost zero cost to him.
Bu Zheng's pills were made from leftover materials from alchemy or from waste materials. Indeed, waste materials weren't useless; at least to Bu Zheng, they were useful.
Using waste materials as raw materials was probably unprecedented in the history of alchemy, as the medicinal properties of waste materials were too difficult to control. Even the waste materials left from his own alchemy couldn't be controlled, let alone used to re-create pills.
But Bu Zheng managed to do it, and he didn't think it was a big deal, considering it normal, like how leftover food and used food could still be used to make other dishes, which was quite common.
Since this was a side job, he never mentioned it to Li Laifu, who had no idea about it. Otherwise, he would have knelt down to worship Bu Zheng, marveling at the alchemy genius he had taught, and perhaps even thinking about his own future fame...
Because no one knew, Bu Zheng could still live a peaceful life. Otherwise, he would have been poached by alchemy sects or powerful sects, as such alchemy talent would be highly valued and nurtured even in top-tier forces.
"Still the old price, one tael of silver per bottle, right? To be honest, Little Junior Brother, isn't your price a bit low?" Senior Brother Chu said while looking at the other pills.
Bu Zheng's pill prices had always been one tael, and at the time, Senior Brother Chu and the others didn't think it was low but rather a bit high, as they didn't know if Bu Zheng's medicines were effective. If not for the one tael price and their immediate need, they wouldn't have bought them.
If the medicine was ineffective, one tael would be expensive, but if it worked, ten taels wouldn't be too much. This was the general thought of most people.
"Not low, I still make a profit," Bu Zheng shook his head. His costs were negligible, and one tael of silver was a significant amount to him. If not for the others paying several taels, he might have priced it at one mace of silver or even lower.
Even at one tael, Little Country Bumpkin felt a bit guilty, thinking it might be too much, and it could be a bit lower, a bit more...
Little Country Bumpkin still hadn't gotten used to the price changes. In the past, he lived in a world where items were valued in copper coins, and now they were valued in silver, starting from one mace, which was a hundred times the difference.
Of course, the value of ordinary things might still be the same, but because he often dealt with high-value items, the value of ordinary things also increased, making the prices here several times higher than where Bu Zheng lived.
This was normal, as in other places, this was just like the village where Bu Zheng used to live, with higher mountains beyond.
"You decide, but for us, the cheaper the better," Senior Brother Chu laughed, his tone and actions giving a sense of straightforwardness.
"We'll take all of your medicines..." Senior Brother Qi pointed at the items on Bu Zheng's stall.
"Qi Tian, don't take advantage of Little Junior Brother," Senior Sister Qiu said at this moment.
"What advantage? I'm paying the original price, not giving Little Junior Brother a discount, right, Little Junior Brother?" Qi Tian smiled and patted Bu Zheng's shoulder.
"Sure, if Senior Brother Qi wants them, you can have them. It's eleven taels of silver in total, that's all I have this time," Bu Zheng nodded, as his prices were always the same, and no one had pre-ordered anything. Having someone buy them all at once saved him time.
"Qi Tian, I can understand you taking the other things, but why this bottle? Do you have a woman?" Senior Brother Chu held the bottle of 'Golden Gun Unyielding' and looked at Qi Tian with a very suggestive gaze.
Huh? Weren't Senior Brother Qi and Senior Sister Qiu a couple?
At this moment, Bu Zheng realized this. He had always thought that two of the three were a couple, and naturally assumed that Senior Brother Qi and Senior Sister Qiu were a pair because they were a perfect match.
"I'm not buying it for myself, you and Senior Sister Qiu can use it to add some fun," Qi Tian became a bit lecherous.
No way, Senior Sister Qiu is actually with Senior Brother Chu? Beauty and the beast.
"I'll take it then..." Senior Brother Chu took the bottle of medicine without hesitation, making Senior Sister Qiu's face even redder. She playfully kicked Senior Brother Chu, but he didn't change at all, as if nothing had happened, and even shamelessly asked Bu Zheng.
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