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After finishing his work, the old doctor checked Zhang Xiaoyu's pulse again.

"The patient's will was strong, and the treatment was timely, so his life was saved, but he is now disabled."

The patient's lungs have been severely damaged, and he will likely never be able to do any heavy physical labor again.

Lin Feng, who was examining Zhang Xiaoyu's injuries, suddenly looked up. "Doctor, my brother still needs to practice martial arts. He can't be crippled."

"Just tell me what you can do; money is not an issue."

The old doctor, stroking his beard with his hands behind his back, said, "Young man, not all problems can be solved with money."

He can only heal himself from his injuries.

Unless he's a master who can use internal energy to heal the lung wound before it scabs over, or who can ingest the inner core of a powerful demon.

Lin Feng frowned. Zhang Xiaoyu was neither a master nor did he have the ability to obtain the inner core of a great demon for him.

"Sir, how long does it take for the arrow wound in your lung to heal?"

"Three months."

"Is there any other way?"

The old doctor shook his head. "There's no other way!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng could only sigh and decide to focus on saving his own life first.

The doctor will not leave until Zhang Xiaoyu wakes up.

Lin Feng went out and called Zhang's wife in, asking her to keep an eye on Zhang Xiaoyu. He also asked his wife, Zhou Chunlan, to make a pot of tea for the old doctor.

Lin Hu bought a lot of food, and Lin's mother was coaxing the children to eat in a side room.

Lin Hu and Zhou Haitao were also squatting in the yard, gnawing on braised beef.

Lin Feng untied two money bags from his horse and threw them in front of the two men. Each bag contained about five hundred taels of silver.

"Put the food away and eat it on the way."

To prevent bandits from investigating your background and retaliating against your families.

You two take the silver to the Yunda Escort Agency and hire a carriage to bring your families over.

I will buy you two houses near this courtyard, and you can live in the county town from now on.

The two stared wide-eyed at Lin Feng.

They considered themselves insignificant and never imagined the bandits would retaliate. Upon hearing Lin Feng mention this matter, they immediately became worried.

Lin Hu asked, "But brother, where did you get so much money?"

"Of course, it was found on the bandits."

The bandits' leaders were all wanted criminals.

I traded their heads for a lot of silver.

Zhou Haitao stammered, "Well, brother-in-law, there's no need to buy a house; it's a bit too expensive."

I've sent my parents here to hide for a few days; I'll let them go back to the countryside once things have calmed down.

Lin Hu nodded to Lin Feng, as he thought the same thing.

For people from the countryside, it would take several lifetimes to earn enough to buy a house in the county town.

"You have risked your lives for me, and I will give you wealth and glory."

"Stop talking nonsense, just do as I say."

Lin Feng kicked each of them once, sending them flying out of the courtyard.

After they went outside, both of them looked at Lin Feng, their eyes glistening with tears.

In the past, when they worked for wealthy people, they worked tirelessly day and night, almost to the point of exhaustion, and they still couldn't earn more than a tael of silver a month.

If they risk their lives for Lin Feng today, Lin Feng will buy them a house in the county town.

They were also deeply moved by his concern for their families.

After kicking the two out of the house, Lin Feng went to the house of the wealthy Li family next door.

Just as Master Li was about to leave, he ran into Lin Feng.

"What a coincidence! I was just about to go look for you when you showed up, little brother."

"What business does Brother Li have with me?"

"You've become quite famous, kid. It won't be long before the reputation of the Mad Swordsman of Qinghe County spreads throughout Longyuan County."

Brother Lin, you're quite a well-known figure in the martial arts world now. I was just about to congratulate you.

Lin Feng smiled and said calmly, "Just an empty reputation!"

Master Li smiled and said, "Brother Lin has great ambition; his future achievements will be far greater than this."

"I wonder what business Brother Lin has with me?"

"Oh, I have three brothers who have gone through thick and thin with me."

I want to buy each of them a house similar in size to my yard, preferably one close to my home.

Master Li gave Lin Feng a thumbs up, "Brother Lin is a true friend!"

Brother Lin, why don't you spend an extra hundred taels of silver to buy a few courtyards next to your house? That way, your families can stay close together and help each other out.

Lin Feng thought about it and agreed that it made sense; he brought these brothers along mainly to look after each other.

It would be safer to spend more money and get all the brothers together.

"Okay, I also want to buy a stable boy and raise a dozen or so horses."

Master Li thought for a moment and said, "Then why don't you take over your backyard as well, and combine the two courtyards to make a two-courtyard house?"

Your backyard is quite large; you could build a stable and still have plenty of space left.

We could build a smaller training ground for your daily practice, brother.

Lin Feng was indeed somewhat tempted. "That's possible, but if I give them an extra hundred taels of silver, will they be willing to move it?"

Master Li patted Lin Feng on the shoulder and said, "Brother, not everyone living in the city is rich. Many families are struggling to make ends meet."

They don't have your skills, brother. You can kill a ton of people and make a fortune.

They have a hard time making money too; give them an extra hundred taels and they'll immediately beg you to move.

Even I envy how fast you make money, little brother.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "My business is all one-off deals, nothing compared to your steady, long-term commitment, brother."

Besides, who can fathom the dangers involved?

"That's true. Now that you have some capital, why don't you join me in doing business? With your brains, you're sure to be good at business too."

My younger brother's idea of ​​bunk beds worked well, and we're planning to implement it more widely.

"Then I'll thank you in advance, Brother Li."

Master Li went to attend to his business, leaving his steward to assist Lin Feng.

Butler Li was very good at negotiating business; he settled the affairs of four courtyards for Lin Feng in half an hour.

Lin Feng gave them an extra hundred taels, and they indeed moved the money without hesitation.

In county towns, the closer a house is to the inner city, the more expensive it is.

Lin Feng's residence is relatively close to the inner city.

The four courtyards would cost a little over ten thousand taels of silver.

Sure enough, the money came and went quickly, but it was all money that needed to be spent, and not a penny could be saved.

Those families happily started moving the money out of the house after receiving it.

They moved to a place near the edge of the county town where housing prices were relatively cheap and there were many vacant houses.

Lin Feng also inquired about the reason from them, and it was indeed similar to what Master Li had said. Although these people lived quite decently, their income was really not that great.

In the words of Steward Li, "It's very difficult for ordinary people to make money in this world."

These days, only two types of people find it easy to make money.

One type of person is someone who has a relationship with the housekeeper.

Another type of person is the江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) person who lives on the edge of a knife.

Lin Feng was clearly categorized into the second type of person.

Lin Feng thought about it and realized that he really did belong to the second type of person; every penny he earned was stained with blood.

However, it is all the blood of evil people.

Steward Li also helped Lin Feng sell more than a dozen horses and the weapons he had collected, which brought in more than three thousand taels of silver.

When the two parted, Lin Feng gave Steward Li twenty taels of silver as a thank you, which Steward Li accepted with some reluctance.

After finishing all that, Lin Feng went home.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Zhou Chunlan said to him, "My lord, Brother Zhang has woken up and is waiting for you inside."

Lin Feng immediately hesitated. How should he tell Brother Zhang that he was crippled?