Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

In response to Chen Changfan's question, Chai Feng did not continue to answer, but exchanged a few words of greeting and invited Chen Changfan to Chai's house, saying that he wanted to welcome him.

It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, and Chen Changfan was indeed hungry, so he agreed immediately.

His pony was still in the inn, so Chai Feng directly found a tall horse with shiny black fur, but it had no saddle.

"What are you doing? My brother just got out of jail, and you let him ride a horse like this?"

Chai Feng scolded the attendant with a cold face. The attendant seemed unconvinced and muttered in a low voice, "Don't the retainers under the master's seat all ride bareback horses?"

"You still dare to be so stubborn!"

Chen Changfan's eyes flickered, knowing that this was probably set up intentionally by Chai Feng, and his purpose was probably to test his riding skills.

In the past, his riding skills would have been a bit difficult, but now he has mastered the art of taming beasts to perfection, and he can ride any fierce horse.

"Brother Chai, please!" Chen Changfan made a gesture, then reached out and touched the neck of the bareback horse, who actually lowered his proud head obediently.

The beast even squinted his eyes comfortably and rubbed Chen Changfan's face.

Chen Changfan leaned over to Dama's ear and whispered something, and the latter immediately opened his mouth wide to reveal a row of big white teeth.

It was as if the beast had suddenly heard some great news and couldn't help but smile in a human-like manner.

"Why...why did Zhuifeng suddenly change his personality?"

The followers were dumbfounded.

Zhuifeng is a Ferghana horse that Mr. Chai had just bought not long ago. Its wildness had not yet been completely tamed. Normally, he was very arrogant and never looked people in the eye. But just now, he seemed to read a hint of flattery in the latter's eyes.

"Brother Chen, see you at Chaijiabao!"

Chai Feng laughed loudly, then jumped on his horse and galloped away.

Chen Changfan smiled and jumped onto the horse just as swiftly. Zhuifeng actually moved his four hooves obediently, allowing Chen Changfan to drive him away at will.

"This is truly bizarre! Countless brave men have tried to tame this fierce horse, but in the end, they were all thrown off. Yet today, it's actually as docile as a chicken."

The follower looked as if he had seen a ghost, and then he saw Zhuifeng's hind hooves paddling, blowing sand all over his face.

"Hahaha, let's go, Zhuifeng, and see if you can catch up with Mr. Chai's horse."

Chen Changfan kicked the horse's belly, and Zhuifeng immediately moved its long four hooves and galloped towards Chaijiabao.

……

In Chaijiabao, in the huge banquet hall.

Chai Feng raised his wine glass, his face slightly flushed, and he clinked glasses with Chen Changfan with a smile, saying:

"Brother Chen is truly a hidden talent. Your riding skills are so impressive that even I am ashamed of myself."

Just now, Mr. Chai was riding his horse at full speed, but he didn't expect that Zhui Feng would still arrive ahead of him.

He knew that this wild horse was difficult to tame, and even he didn't dare to control it in this way.

But Chen Changfan looked indifferent, and it was obvious that his riding skills were far superior to his own.

"It's just a trifle," Chen Changfan didn't want to talk about it. After all, Master Chai had many followers. If he acted too ostentatiously, it would inevitably cause trouble.

Besides, he himself had no intention of becoming a retainer of Mr. Chai.

"Brother Chai, how much silver did you spend in total to buy the official position this time?" Chen Changfan asked.

Although he had escaped temporarily and gained a small hill, Chen Changfan felt a greater sense of urgency.

After all, he now owes at least one thousand and two taels of silver, including the favor owed to Mr. Chai.

"Brother Chen, that mountain is quite large. I couldn't bargain the price down to less than one thousand taels, so I ended up spending one thousand one hundred taels."

Chai Feng said truthfully.

Chen Changfan nodded.

Although the hilltop is a bit remote, it covers a large area and is very suitable as a base for future development.

This small hill has dense vegetation, rich resources, and a small fine coal mine.

The value of this coal mine alone is worth ten thousand taels.

He only spent 1,100 taels of silver to become the owner of this place and also obtained an official position.

It’s not expensive at all, but it’s actually a big bargain.

"Brother Chai, this is a hundred taels of silver. Please accept it first. I will return the remaining one thousand taels of silver within three days."

Chen Changfan handed over a silver note worth one hundred taels, which was the silver he earned from selling yesterday's prey.

Chai Feng simply accepted the banknote and said, "I'm not in a hurry. It's not too late to pay when you have enough money."

Brothers settle accounts clearly.

The two of them were so straightforward with each other, which saved a lot of hypocrisy.

One thousand taels of silver was not a lot of money for Chai Feng, but he still couldn't help but feel curious.

How did this fishmonger that he had his eyes on earn one thousand and two taels of silver in just three days?

Just based on his fish stall?

He could tell at a glance that the fish stall and noodle stall only had a daily revenue of twenty taels at most, which was a drop in the bucket compared to the figure of one thousand taels.

Hearing Chen Changfan's words, the other guests in the hall looked at each other and showed disdainful expressions.

"You've earned a thousand taels of silver in three days. Brother, you're not afraid of getting your tongue blown away by the wind!"

"Three hundred taels a day? Unless silver rains from the sky."

"Master Chai treats you sincerely, but you speak nonsense. I'm afraid you are just seeking fame and reputation!"

Facing the ridicule and doubts of the crowd, Chen Changfan smiled without saying a word. He bowed to Chai Feng and said goodbye, word by word:

"In three days, I will come to your door with one thousand taels of silver. Then, I invite all of you to come and see if silver will rain from the sky!"

After saying that, Chen Changfan turned around abruptly and left.

It was obvious that these retainers looked down on him, and there was no need for him to argue with them.

As long as we bring one thousand taels of silver in three days, we can naturally shut those people up.

All in all, he still has several hundred taels of silver in his hands, which is also the source of his confidence.

But that was the family fortune left to Shen Cuiyun, and building a shelter would require a large amount of silver, so he didn't want to touch that money easily.

The reason why he is so confident is naturally because he has his own confidence.

In his opinion, earning one thousand taels in three days did not seem to be an impossible task.

With the perfected Light Rain Archery technique and the upper arm strength exceeding two hundred pounds, he could kill even wild boars, tigers and leopards.

The wild boars in the mountains are extremely ferocious. When they go crazy, they can even knock down big trees. However, a wild boar weighs at least 200 kilograms, so it is not a problem to sell it for forty or fifty taels.

The tiger in the mountains is scary, but it is also full of treasures.

Tiger skins, tiger bones, and even tiger whips are extremely rare items.

A complete tiger skin alone can easily sell for more than a hundred taels.

If all the tiger bones and tiger meat were sold, I'd probably be able to fetch 150 taels!

All in all, one thousand taels of silver is equivalent to more than 20 wild boars, or seven or eight tigers.

Of course, the wild boar and tiger were not fools and would not just stand there waiting for him to hunt them. He had to make more thorough preparations before going up the mountain to hunt.

"Let's go back to the inn first. Cuiyun is probably getting worried. It's a good opportunity to take them to the market. We need some tools and materials to make wolf-tooth arrows."

Now Chen Changfan doesn't have to worry about the fish stall. He has more time to do more things and has the rare leisure time to spend with his family.

When he returned to the inn, Chen Changfan pushed the door, but it didn't open.

He thought that Miss Jiao was sleepy, so he called Cuiyun's name several times outside the door, but there was still no response.

He immediately realized that something was wrong.

He kicked the door open and saw that the room was empty. Chen Changfan felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen.

Where's Cuiyun? Where's Luoluo?

Could it be that the man surnamed Shang was trying to play tricks on me and kidnapped my wife and daughter?

He suppressed the anger in his heart and looked around the room quickly.

The bags and valuables were still there, so they probably hadn't been robbed. The bed was neatly made, indicating they didn't leave in a hurry.

Finally, Chen Changfan's gaze fell on the square table beside him.

There was a piece of paper under the teacup, which seemed to be written by Shen Cuiyun.