0p0 Chapter 401 Yanggu County
Chapter 401 Yanggu County
Not far away, although the three horses were tied to the trees, they still looked uneasily at the tiger lying beside Lu Cheng.
Even Lai Wang, who was usually brave, looked at the tiger with fear in his eyes.
The power of the king of beasts is not something that ordinary people can withstand.
There is a joke in later generations that when you encounter a tiger, you can kill it by sliding and slashing its belly with the weapon in your hand while the tiger is flying. This statement is also just a joke.
If an ordinary person does not carry any firearms and encounters a wild adult tiger, the odds of his being killed are 30-70.
The tiger eats until it is 70% full in three minutes, and then drags the remaining parts back home.
Powerful palm power, terrifying bite force, agile speed, and superb hunting skills are all the abilities that allow adult tigers to dominate the mountains.
Even compared with the king of lions on the African grasslands, the tiger's jumping ability and bite force are superior.
Moreover, tigers are more skillful in hunting, they know how to conserve their energy, and they know how to choose the right strategy. They can also stand up and slap their enemies in the face.
In later generations, some people conducted special experiments in which they locked tigers and lions together, and in the end the tiger won.
But this is normal. People with permed hair cannot beat those with tattoos.
Of course, this does not mean that a tiger will win 100% against a lion. After all, there are many species of tigers and lions, and when it comes to fighting, there will be various accidental factors and so on.
Sometimes, wild boars can even kill tigers.
Regardless of all these, Lu Cheng ate some of the dry food he brought with him, drank some water, and then came to the tiger, stroking its head and back with his hands, and occasionally making a few low growls in his throat, accompanied by a few words, to have a simple communication with the tiger.
Lai Fu and Lai Wang stood aside and watched quietly.
After chatting with the tiger for more than an hour, and reminding it not to eat humans on its own initiative and to avoid humans if possible, Lu Cheng patted the tiger's head and let it leave.
After the tiger left, Lai Fu was still a little scared: "Master, that was a tiger. It's amazing that you were able to train him to be so obedient. I just got a little weak in the knees when I was a little closer."
"All creatures have spirits. As long as you beat them down and scare them, you can tame them. Just like the dogs we raise, they become so obedient through constant domestication. Well, we've been traveling all day, let's take a rest."
"Yes, Master."
Although he was in the wild, Lu Cheng didn't have to worry too much about danger.
Once the thermal sensing radar is turned on and the warning range is set, Lu Cheng can wake up in advance when danger approaches.
It is already autumn and the weather is a bit cool.
Lai Fu and Lai Wang lit a fire, set up the tent, and let Lu Cheng rest first while they took turns to keep watch.
The next morning, Lu Cheng got up and ate something simple. He asked the two to guard here, then entered the forest again, came near the tiger, and let out a roar.
Not long after, the tiger ran out of the woods and stopped in front of Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng patted the tiger's head, took out another piece of mutton to feed it, then reached out to take out the bow and arrow, led the tiger over several hillsides, and came to a valley.
Looking down from the hillside, I saw several wild boars foraging in the valley.
Just as Menghu was about to rush out, he was held down by Lu Cheng.
Immediately afterwards, a man and a tiger approached quietly, and then Lu Cheng drew his bow and shot three arrows in succession. The first arrow accurately hit the eye of a big wild boar, the second arrow hit the neck of another big wild boar, and the third arrow hit a small wild boar.
After three arrows, the tiger also rushed out. Lu Cheng also had a machete in his hand. He approached quickly and chopped the neck of the wild boar that was shot in the neck.
Soon, the man and the tiger completed their first cooperative hunting and harvested four wild boars, two large and two small. The other four small wild boars were deliberately let go.
After completing this joint hunt, the tiger seemed a little more docile.
In front of the tiger, Lu Cheng put three wild boars, two large and one small, into the storage space, which made the tiger stunned.
Then, Lu Cheng signaled the tiger to start eating.
After the tiger finished eating the little wild boar, Lu Cheng followed the tiger to its lair, and then released two wild boars, one big and one small, in front of the tiger.
"These are left for you. They should be enough for you to eat for a few days. You stay in this forest for now, and I will take you away when I come back."
After saying that, Lu Cheng touched the tiger's head again, and then turned and left. Next, he had to travel to other places, so naturally he couldn't take this beast with him.
After leaving the forest, Lu Cheng and the other two traveled for another two or three days until they arrived at Yanggu County in the evening of that day before the city gate was closed.
The three of them went into the city, found an inn, and had a good night's rest.
The next morning, after Lu Cheng had breakfast, he called the waiter over, gave him some copper coins, and asked, "Waiter, who are the people doing the medicinal materials business in Yanggu County?"
"In fact, there are many big families in Yanggu County who are engaged in the medicinal materials business. The biggest one is Mr. Li who lives in the west of the city. His family runs the largest herbal medicine shop in Yanggu County. There is also Mr. Wang in the south of the city. His family business is also not small, and the medicinal materials business is just one of them. In addition to these two, there is also Mr. Ximen who has just emerged recently..."
In fact, Yanggu County is only 140 miles away from Yuncheng County, and there are frequent trade exchanges between the two sides. Mr. Li in the city has trade exchanges with Huichuntang of the Lu family. He regularly delivers medicinal materials to Huichuntang and also buys some Jingun Pills and Longhu Pills from Huichuntang and sells them in Yanggu County.
As for some other drug dealers in Yanggu County, they have not yet established trade relations with Huichuntang.
Lu Cheng went out on this trip, on the one hand to meet masters from all sides and recruit some followers, and on the other hand to investigate the surrounding situation and find more medicinal material merchants to cooperate with and provide long-term supply.
Things like the supply of goods must never be controlled by one or two companies, otherwise they can easily be manipulated by others.
Moreover, in addition to the Rejuvenating Pills and the Dragon and Tiger Pills, Lu Cheng is also preparing to launch new beauty pills, skin care creams and other products, which also require more medicinal materials.
"Tell me more about Mr. Wang and Mr. Ximen."
"This Wang family mainly deals in cloth and furs. It is said that they often go to the north to do business, selling cloth, silk and tea from the Central Plains to the north, and then buy some mountain products and furs from there, including old mountain ginseng, so they also start a medicinal material business. They have the best deer antlers, mink furs, mountain ginseng, and occasionally some bear paws.
As for Mr. Ximen, he was originally a wealthy man in Yanggu County who was a bit down and out and ran a herbal medicine shop. Recently, Mr. Ximen somehow made friends with some big shots in the county and was in charge of some official affairs. Later, another big man in our county, Mr. Yang, who was in the cloth business, died unexpectedly. Because he had no children, his property fell to his wife Meng Yulou.
Ximen Daguanren married Meng Yulou and got the Yang family's property. With his position in the county government, it didn't take long for him to become a wealthy family in our county. Everyone who saw him would call him Ximen Daguanren..."
Hearing this, Lu Cheng nodded and asked casually, "Whose family in our county makes the best pancakes?"
"The He Family Pancake Shop on South Street makes the best pancakes. There's also a stall run by Wei Xiaoniang, whose pancakes are also good and cheap. If you're planning to buy some to take with you on the road, these two are the best. You can also go to the braised meat shop across from the He Family Pancake Shop and buy some dried meat and roast chicken to take with you."
After listening to this, Lu Cheng nodded to Lai Fu who was standing beside him. Lai Fu took out a few coins and handed them to the waiter.
"Thank you for the reward, sir..."