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219　　Su Yunjin touched Yin Hongmei's thin body with pity.

　　Yin Hongmei took a step back and said, "Madam, there is a difference between the noble and the humble."

　　Su Yunjin was stunned, then sighed and said, "Forget it, that's it, just follow me from now on."

　　As she said this, she looked at Chen Jie and asked him if he could let her be his personal maid.

　　Chen Jie pondered for a moment. A twelve-year-old girl who could be locked in a dog cage for half a year but still remain calm and well-mannered does not seem to be an ordinary person.

　　But it shouldn't be a big deal.

　　Thinking about it, Chen Jie said, "Well, it's okay. You are the mistress of the house, you can do whatever you want."

　　Su Yunjin immediately said, "Thank you, husband. I'll take her down first, and you guys continue chatting."

　　Su Yunjin said: "Hongmei, let's go."

　　Yin Hongmei lowered her head and followed Su Yunjin away. The maids outside the gate who saw everything all showed envious eyes. Who is this girl? She won the lady's favor on the first day and became a personal maid.

　　What a good life.

　　But they just took a quick look, and some of them turned to look inside the house.

　　A maid who was obviously very beautiful had a special look in her eyes.

　　How can a maid stand out and win the favor of the mistress?

　　Wrong, gaining the favor of the master of the house is the real way to succeed.

　　The maid's name was Cui Ju.

　　She was born into a family of a minor official. Her mother was the official's personal maid, who later took her as his concubine and gave birth to her.

　　The status was immediately raised.

　　Later, minor officials were implicated in some official affairs, and were beheaded, their property was confiscated, and their women were taken as official slaves.

　　After many twists and turns, she ended up in Mianshui County and was bought by Peng Fu.

　　The maids that Peng Shizhong bought for Chen Jie were all of high quality and had special skills, so this maid was also bought into the mansion.

　　How could a maid with such a background be willing to be a maid forever? So she set her sights on the strong and powerful master of the house.

　　If I could climb into the master's bed, be favored by him, and give birth to a son or daughter for him in the future, wouldn't I be able to be directly promoted to a concubine?

　　And once she becomes a concubine, with her own means, wouldn't it be easy for her to control this mistress from a humble family, and then she could either flatten her or twist her into pieces?

　　Such a small family has never experienced the competition for favor among the big families.

　　And I have learned a lot of dirty tricks in this mansion from my mother, and when the time comes, haha...

　　It's all mine, mine!

　　The beautiful maid's eyes were filled with the fire of ambition.

　　And Chen Jie is her prey.

　　Just as Hua Sanniang said, when a man becomes rich and powerful, there are many women in this world who will stare at him like moths to a flame and try to snatch him away.

　　This is the truth of this world. Women admire the strong. When you are strong enough, pursuing women is as easy as eating.

　　When you are weak, women won't even look at you.

　　How does a man's strength manifest itself?

　　Power, money, and this world plus the power of martial arts!

　　Through his unremitting efforts, Chen Jie has transformed from a gambler who was hated by everyone in Mianshui County to a well-known figure in Mianshui County.

　　In this process, naturally more and more women will fall in love with this man.

　　Maybe what she loves is not Chen Jie, but his power!

　　But it doesn't matter. There will definitely be more and more women who will spread their legs, hoping to rely on their bodies to get a chance to get ahead. This beautiful maid Cui Ju is the first, but definitely not the last.

　　Chen Jie didn't know all this, and of course he didn't need to know.

　　He only needs to express yes or no when necessary.

　　With your status reaching this point, will you be short of women?

　　Chen Jie now only wants to pursue his career, not women... unless pursuing a career is to pursue a woman, such as Mrs. Huang~

　　Inside the house, Chen Jie and the other two began to discuss what to do next.

　　They have already discussed the general plan outside today, but the next work arrangements require a series of specific operations.

　　Chen Jie's current job is to expand his influence, and the most important thing is that he lacks loyal subordinates.

　　Chen Jie thought about it, so he said to Xiao Hu: "In the next few days, go and gather Zheng Chuan and the former forces of the fourth brother. There should be 300 people in total, but some of them should have defected to the eldest brother, so it will be fine if you can gather 200 people."

　　"When these two hundred people gather, we will find a way to select a few loyal ones and promote them."

　　"Then we will control Yongchang Street, the big vegetable market and the Nanhu Salt Field, and accumulate strength. I always feel that the boss will take action against us one day."

　　After hearing this, Zhou Chu said: "Jiu Si, judging from Zheng Chuan's incident, the boss is a venomous snake. We can't help but be on guard!"

　　Chen Jie nodded and said, "The boss is indeed a difficult one, but let's proceed step by step and see how the situation develops."

　　Zhou Chu said: "Can't we strike first and gain the upper hand?"

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "It will be disadvantageous for us to take action now. We don't have many loyal followers, and it is too difficult for us to control the entire White Tiger Hall. Besides, although we know that the boss is a venomous snake, there will definitely be a battle between us, but how can we explain it to our adoptive father?"

　　Zhou Chu was stunned and said, "Yes, during this period, the old man lost two sons in succession. He was heartbroken. I felt very sad when I saw it."

　　Yes, Peng Shizhong was indeed hit hard by the deaths of the fourth and second brothers.

　　He has aged visibly. If a few more adopted sons died, I'm really afraid that the old man won't be able to hold on.

　　Moreover, Chen Jie had no reason to deal with Feng Xuan now. If Feng Xuan seized the opportunity and told Peng Shizhong, then he and Zhou Chu and others would go from being in the right to being in the wrong.

　　Besides, there is no certainty of victory against Feng Xuan now.

　　Chen Jie said: "Now we need to consolidate our base, and then find a way to catch the boss's weakness, and at the same time be careful that the boss sets a trap for us."

　　After hearing this, Zhou Chu nodded slightly and said, "It can only be done this way. If it weren't for the old man, I would have fought Feng Xuan to the death."

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Well, don't worry. We still have the upper hand now, and after a few days, our advantage will become greater and greater."

　　After hearing this, Zhou Chu didn't understand what Chen Jie meant, but Chen Jie himself knew that he now had a prescription for entering the state of Hua Jin.

　　As long as he gathered all the thirty-nine herbs on the prescription, he could refine the Hualing Pill and try to break through the Huajin level.

　　As long as you have the strength of Hua Jin, no matter how strong you are, at least you have the ability to protect yourself from the masters of Mianshui County.

　　Especially since he still has the [Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms] as his trump card.

　　So next, he only did two things: first, consolidate his power, and second, find a way to find the medicine for the Hualing Pill.

　　Thinking of this, Chen Jie said to Xiaohu: "Xiaohu, get some paper and pen."

　　Upon hearing this, Xiaohu immediately went to get paper and pen. At this time, Chen Jie picked up the pen and wrote down a series of medicine names on the paper.

　　There are a total of thirty-six auxiliary medicines.

　　Some of these auxiliary medicines are very precious, but they are not impossible to buy. They should be available in the large pharmacies in the nearby city.

　　What is really hard to buy are the three main ingredients.

　　[Absolute Spirit Seed][Hua Ling Grass][500 Years Old Blood Ganoderma]

　　These three medicines are something that you can hardly buy even if you have money.

　　After the thirty-six auxiliary medicines were written, Chen Jie said to Xiao Hu, "Xiao Hu, Lao Zhou, thank you for running around the pharmacy in the city these past two days and help me buy these herbs."

　　Xiaohu said, "Okay."

　　Zhou Chu said: "Okay, let me take a look at the prescription first."

　　Zhou Chu looked at the names of these auxiliary medicines and was immediately shocked: "Your medicine is not cheap."

　　"How much will it cost?"

　　Zhou Chu heard this and said, "I think it will cost at least 7,000 to 8,000 taels of silver."

　　"So expensive!"

　　Xiaohu on the side exclaimed.

　　At this time, Zhou Chu pointed to a herb and said, "This one hundred-year-old ginseng alone costs one thousand taels, and there are these, seven or eight thousand taels is considered a small amount."

　　After hearing this, Xiaohu said, "Oh my God."

　　Zhou Chu said: "It's okay. These days, your brother Jiusi and I have also earned some money. Jiusi, how much do you have?"

　　Chen Jie said: "I have about five thousand taels of silver notes in my hand."

　　"I have less than two thousand taels, seven thousand taels, I can buy some less vintage ones, that should be enough."

　　Chen Jie said, "No, the year can't be any different. As for the money?"

　　Chen Jie looked towards the lotus pond in the courtyard, then asked Xiao Hu and Zhou Chu, "How good are you at swimming?"

　　Xiaohu asked, "Hehe... Brother Jiusi, you must be joking. We live by the water, how can we be bad at swimming?"

　　Zhou Chu said: "Yes, Jiu Si, you are insulting me. We are a fishing gang. If a fishing gang is not good at swimming, won't we be laughed at?"

　　Chen Jie said: "That's good, please do me a favor..."

　　…

　　"Puff~"

　　"Brother Jiu Si, I found it!"

　　Xiaohu crawled out of the pond and pointed to the bottom of the pond. At that time, there was no one in the entire backyard, and the surrounding area was guarded by disciples of the fishing gang.

　　Zhou Chu said at this time: "It's a big box. Let me take a breath. Huzi, let's go down and fish it out."

　　"Okay!"

　　As they spoke, the two of them dived into the water again, and soon came out carrying a large wooden box.

　　This big wooden box is very well sealed and is sealed with wax, so no water can get inside.

　　After lifting it up, the three of them opened the box and were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling. It was a big box full of silver and money. There was a layer of silver on top and a layer of gold underneath. After converting it, this box was worth exactly 10,000 taels of silver.

　　"Ahem…"