Chapter 4: Self-finding ways [Part 2]

Zhang Yuan saw his second uncle Zhang Jiao, hurriedly got up, saluted, and called out: "Second Uncle."

"Haha, there is no need to be too polite." Zhang Jiao smiled heartily.

At this time, Zhang Liang frowned and said in a deep voice: "You are not in the mansion to handle military affairs, why do you run to me to fight? Could it be that Tizhou is living and working in peace and contentment?"

Zhang Liang's tone was a bit scolding, but Zhang Jiao didn't care at all. He looked for Zhang's chair and sat down, saying, "Brother, the official business piled up in my study is taller than when I stand, so I don't have time to sway everywhere."

Zhang Liang ignored Zhang Jiao, but waved to Zhang Yuan and said, "Yuan'er, I have something to do with your second uncle, so you can go down first."

"Okay, then, father, second uncle, I'll go down." Zhang Yuan responded.

"Go, go." Zhang Jiao said with a smile.

Zhang Yuan bowed slightly to Zhang Liang and Zhang Jiao, then turned around and walked out of the study...

After Zhang Yuan left, Zhang Liang frowned and looked at Zhang Jiao, saying, "What's the matter with me?"

Zhang Jiao looked up and said, "Brother, I know you don't want the entire Zhang clan to be involved in the fire and water, but things have come to this point. If you don't help me with all your might, the consequences will be even more unto what you want to see, right?"

"..." Zhang Liang did not answer, but silence was equivalent to a default. When Zhang Jiao saw Zhang Liang remained silent, he continued: "Tizhou is located in the middle of the Ming Dynasty territory, at the junction of north and south. There is a natural danger of the Yangtze River to guard the natural danger of the Yangtze River to the north. The person who guards the natural danger of the Yangtze River is my second wife's family, and can be trusted for the time being."

"The west of Tizhou is a continuous mountain range, and no one needs to be guarded. The south is Lizhou. There is Longxu Mountain blocking the main traffic route. You must pass through Longxu Pass. At this time, Longxu Pass is guarded by Lu Dakai. Lu Dakai is also from a military general family. He has good martial arts and military strategies. I saved Lu Dakai's life in my early years. This person is grateful for his kindness and later loyal to me, so I am not very worried about Longxu Pass."

"Only on the east side, Tizhou is next to Kangzhou. There is a flat horse in the middle of the two states. There is no natural danger to defend or terrain to rely on. There is only one Qingquan City barely considered a fortification. However, the terrain around Qingquan City is flat. It is easy for the enemy to bypass this city. If someone really leads troops around Qingquan City, there is no need for too many troops. As long as the two battalions of troops, they can directly kill my Anmin City from the east!"

"Since the natural disaster, the people of Tizhou have fled to famine. Nowadays, Tizhou is rarely crowded. There are less than ten battalions in Tizhou, and they will be scattered to the east, west, south and north. There are only one battalion of soldiers in Anmin City, and they are all new soldiers. They can only be used to maintain public order and cannot be used for the arrangement. If two battalions of soldiers attack at the foot of Anmin City, they will break the city within half a day!"

When Zhang Jiao said this, he stopped and looked at Zhang Liang's face. He saw Zhang Liang frowning and taking a sip of tea from time to time. It was obvious that he was hesitating about something, but Zhang Jiao did not speak anymore, but waited quietly.

"Do you want me to help you guard Qingquan City?" Zhang Liang said with a frown.

"Only my elder brother can protect the Qingquan City and ask me for help," Zhang Liang begged.

Zhang Liang's right hand unconsciously hit the back of the chair, thought for a while, and then spoke again: "Why not let Xu'er and Cheng'er go to Qingquan City?"

"Haha..." Zhang Jiao smiled bitterly and said, "I know how many of my two children are. Although they have some talent, they can't afford such heavy responsibilities. Besides, Qingquan City is really too important, how can they be left to them to make trouble? I want Ren'er to guard Qingquan City, but I don't think you will agree."

Zhang Liang frowned again, was silent for a moment, and finally sighed and said, "Okay, I'll go there in person."

"Hahaha... Thank you brother!" Zhang Liang smiled heartily.

Zhang Yuan came out of the main house and walked towards his yard, recalling the family rules of the Zhang clan as he walked...

"This family rule is so talented. The eldest son of the house is a tree trunk, and the other descendants are all green leaves..."

"Green leaves turn yellow when autumn comes, and fall to the ground when the wind blows, and they are dead." Zhang Yuan mutters while walking forward, and in a blink of an eye he returns to his yard, then turns around and enters the bedroom.

After Zhang Yuan entered the bedroom, he looked at the cabinet by the window, thought for a while, opened the cabinet, and took out a wooden box. The box contained the gifts and gold and silver utensils he received during his birthday a few days ago, as well as some gold and silver fragments deducted from the gifts.

Zhang Yuan stayed all the gold and silver in the box on the bed, counted it, and said to himself: "It's less than two hundred taels. These smallpoxes are too strong. The next time the Luyuan dungeon will cost 5 taels, and the next time the bandit's dungeon will cost 10 taels. You can enter the horse thief dungeon tonight. The horse thief dungeon will cost 15 taels... Oh my god!"

Zhang Yuan wailed and patted his forehead, feeling worried. His expenses were too great. You should know that he only had 20 taels a month, but now the next copy will cost 15 taels, which is simply cutting his flesh.

Besides, there are three more maids in the yard, so he can't be greedy for Mo monthly money anymore. This is equivalent to cutting off his financial resources. It can be said that he has no income for a penny. With his current situation, if all the gold and silver in his box are used up, he will face a serious money crisis!

Zhang Yuan put the gold and silver back into the box, put it back into the cabinet, and then lay on the bed, thinking about his future...

"What do I have to do in the future..."

"The first thing is to practice martial arts and the next dungeon..."

"It seems that the dungeon is my only way out. A dungeon above level 100 is the background of cultivation. If you can get a secret book on cultivation techniques..."

"But the secret book of cultivation skills is only for monsters above level 100, and only for bosses."

"The higher the monster level, the higher the AI. It's okay to say that monsters above level 100 are monsters. If they are monsters above level 100, they are all spirit beasts or monsters, or human-shaped monsters in cultivation. I am the only one, no matter how high my martial arts are, I can't beat them."

"If you want to get a high-level dungeon, you must first form a team, just like in the game, teamwork."

"Uh, I'm thinking about it again, so I'd better think about how to make money quickly. Otherwise, in a few days, the fiscal deficit will be difficult to get a copy."

Zhang Yuan rolled around on the bed, so worried that he wanted to yell a few times. When he was worried, Yuting walked to the door of the bedroom with a pot of tea and called softly: "Young Master, I've made jasmine tea."

"Come in." Zhang Yuan said casually.

Yuting walked into the house, put the tea set on the table, looked at Zhang Yuan, but found that Zhang Yuan was dejected and looked sad. He hesitated for a moment, and then asked softly: "Young Master, what are you worried about?"

"Yeah." Zhang Yuan responded casually.

"Young Master, if you have any worries, you can talk to the maid. I will also think of a solution with you." Yuting said softly.

Zhang Yuan listened to Yuting's gentle voice, as if the spring breeze was blowing on his face, and felt very comfortable, so he said, "I am worried about money. The monthly money is only 20 taels per month. The four people in our yard are barely enough to afford the food. If this continues, I have to think of a way to make money."

When Yuting heard that it was a silver business, she frowned and thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Now there is a messy war. What kind of money-making business is there... Food and salt are both money-making businesses, but the government is in charge."

"Food and salt..." Zhang Yuan's mind flashed, and he suddenly remembered something. He was about to enter the "Horse Thieves Plain" dungeon world, and there are very good specialties in this dungeon, such as ordinary horse thieves will reveal the "Horse War" skill book, elite horse thieves will reveal the "Horse War Art", and the horse thief leader will reveal the white horse or dark horse mount.

In addition, in the Horse Thieves Plain dungeon world, there is also a special mission horse thief - the gray-clothed horse thief. After killing the gray-clothed horse thief, they do not reveal any equipment and skill books, but will only reveal mission items - materials.

The so-called materials are actually a general term. They may be rice, salt, soybeans, or anything else. Because these things are plundered by horse thieves, they are very messy.

In the game, supplies are task items, which can be handed over to the NPC for redeem points for the posting of tasks. After collecting enough points, you can redeem some equipment at the NPC.

Of course, Zhang Yuan could not find the npc on the world map, but he didn't need to find the npc, because the supplies exposed by the horse thieves were what Zhang Yuan needed!

"Rice and salt are mission items in the game, and they are useless, but now the game has become a reality. Those supplies are food. After being brought back from the dungeon, they will definitely be eaten!"

"As long as you bring back a certain amount of materials and sell them at a low price, it is equivalent to a transaction without capital, and it is simply a lot of money!"

Zhang Yuan was overjoyed when he thought of a way to make money. When Yuting saw Zhang Yuan’s words, he obviously thought of a way to make money, so he was also happy. When Zhang Yuan saw Yuting’s smiling face, he suddenly felt that Yuting was really cute today. He couldn’t help but stretch out his right hand and touched Yuting’s face.

"Young Master." Yuting said shyly.

"Hahaha..." Zhang Yuan looked at Yuting's shy look and suddenly felt pity. So he gently pulled Yuting's arm, pulled her into his arms, and then sat on the bed, while Yuting sat on Zhang Yuan's lap. At this time, Yuting was a little shy and a little panicked, but she did not refuse.

Zhang Yuan touched Yuting's ** with his left hand and Yuting's shoulders and back with his right hand. Suddenly, he felt Yuting's body trembling slightly, so he smiled and said, "Yuting is so beautiful and cute."
Chapter completed!