Chapter 63: Rich family

Soon, the morning passed, and by noon, the sun hung high. Li Qi had already sold most of his furs at his desired price.

However, while furs sold well and meat was not a concern, some bones remained.

After all, there weren't many uses for beast bones, but they weren't cheap either. After all, one had to risk their life hunting in the wilderness to get them, so the price wouldn't be too low, making them not very popular.

He waited all morning until the meat and furs were sold out, and even the wild goods were gone, but some bones were still left.

"One hundred twenty-five... one hundred twenty-six... Ah, I already have six thousand one hundred twenty-six coins. Forget it, if these don't sell, then they don't sell. Let's put them away and go buy clothes first," Li Qi said to Shen Shuibi, counting the strings of coins on him.

One string was a thousand coins, plus one hundred twenty-six loose coins, seven bundles in total. He counted each one clearly, tied them with a rope, and then tied them to his body, hanging them on his arm.

It was absolutely impossible for them to be stolen; they were right in front of his eyes.

With Li Qi's current arm strength, having over six thousand coins wrapped around one arm no longer significantly affected his Qi Circulation.

Shen Shuibi quickly nodded. In this bustling place where people came and went and had to interact with others everywhere, the rabbit, who preferred quiet and had stayed on the immortal mountain since she was young, was very unaccustomed. Hearing that they were about to leave, she immediately helped Li Qi pack up the stall.

But just then, someone suddenly came forward to speak: "Hey, little brother, are these sheep bones, fox bones, and turtle shells all what you're selling?"

Shen Shuibi immediately withdrew her hand and continued to squat, playing dead.

Li Qi, however, showed a wide, bright smile, leaned forward, and said with a brilliant grin: "Yes, I'm selling them, big brother. Do you want to buy them? I'm just about to pack up anyway. All of these, a total of one thousand coins, you can take them all. This is a real bargain."

As he said this, Li Qi casually sized up the other person.

"Look at these bones, they're stark white and very healthy. Whether they're used for Diviner bones or carved into bone pieces, they're good quality. This one is a goat skull, as hard as iron, and it even has horns that can be used as medicine. Ground into bone powder, it can invigorate blood and Qi Circulation, and dispel wind and cold," Li Qi immediately launched into sales mode, skillfully introducing his goods to the unexpected customer in front of him.

"The items are good, and they look like they were just killed these past few days. One thousand coins, the price is fair, I'll take them," the person who appeared said very directly.

As he spoke, Li Qi also finished sizing him up.

He should be a wealthy man; his clothes were cotton, embroidered with patterns. The whole person looked chubby and very amiable, with a neatly trimmed mustache.

How to put it...

He looked a bit like the God of Wealth.

The kind hung on New Year's door paintings.

"Alright, I'll pack them up for you!" Although the other party had a very comical appearance, if he was willing to spend a thousand coins to buy something, then he was a genuine God of Wealth. Li Qi immediately bent down to pack up his beast bones for him.

These beast bones came in many varieties, each with different uses. He didn't know why he wanted all of them, but it was probably not for normal purposes.

But it didn't matter; Li Qi didn't care about that. All he wanted was to quickly sell them, then change his clothes, buy some other travel essentials, and then continue on his way.

"No, no, no, even if you pack them, I can't carry them. Look at me, I'm very frail," the wealthy man waved his hand: "Since I'm taking all of them, how about you deliver them for me for free? It's not far, just in the west of the city. I'll pay you after they're delivered."

"Alright! Please lead the way, boss!" Li Qi readily agreed. Conveniently, there was also a tailor shop selling clothes in the west of the city, so it would be on the way.

The wealthy man smiled, led the way, and had Li Qi carry the beast bones as they went to the west of the city together.

Seeing this, Shen Shuibi also stood up and followed behind Li Qi.

"This little girl is...?" The wealthy man looked at Shui Bi with some curiosity.

"This is my little sister; I brought her into the city to broaden her horizons," Li Qi said, subtly blocking Shui Bi.

"Your little sister? That's quite unusual. She doesn't look like you at all ~," the wealthy man chuckled, amused by this.

"You're dark and tanned, with calluses all over your shoulders. You look like someone who does manual labor, either a Boat Towmen or a porter. But look at your little sister, she's as fair as a porcelain doll, a proper young lady from a good family. How is she like your sister?" he asked.

"Boss, I used to be fair too, but with wind and sun exposure, any fairness will turn dark," Li Qi scratched his head, feigning a posture as he said: "But my little sister is different; I wouldn't bear to let her work."

"That's true. I also have a little sister. She's not as pretty as your little sister, but as older brothers, we'd rather suffer a bit more than let our little sisters toil," the wealthy man said, seemingly deeply moved.

Shen Shuibi naturally followed with her head down, not saying a word.

Although she was following behind, she acted as if she hadn't heard anything, keeping her eyes fixed on her nose and her thoughts on her heart.

This was what Li Qi had instructed, and she was not good at socializing anyway, so she was happy to do so, without having to bother.

The group of three walked all the way to the west of the city.

In the west of the city, there was a large mansion.

It looked like a very luxurious mansion, fitting the wealthy man's status and financial resources.

However, what Li Qi found strange was that there were no servants or housekeepers inside, and even the stone lions at the entrance were covered in moss, looking like they hadn't been cared for in a long time.

Yet, there was still cooking smoke and human presence inside.

Li Qi kept an eye out, because he noticed that this wealthy man went out by himself without any attendants.

"My family has a rule not to employ servants, but the house is large, so it's hard to keep tidy. Please excuse us, please excuse us," the wealthy man said with a smile, then pushed open the door.

A gust of Yin Qi blew, making Li Qi shiver.

It turned out that after the door opened, a draft directly assailed them, and there was also a Blind Old Woman sitting in the courtyard.

"Mother, why are you sitting here again? It's cold here, why don't you go inside and warm up!" The wealthy man quickly walked in, supporting the Blind Old Woman, and said worriedly.

However, he immediately turned around and took a small piece of gold from his pocket: "This is about one-tenth of a gold coin, roughly a thousand coins. You take it. The beast bones are over there. You two can go now."

From beginning to end, the Blind Old Woman showed no reaction and said nothing.

Li Qi nodded, took the gold, and weighed it. The weight was about right.

One gold coin was worth ten thousand coins, so one-tenth of a gold coin was roughly a thousand coins.

Although Li Qi felt that the mansion was filled with Yin Qi and definitely not normal, he had no mind to delve deeper at the moment. He took the money, delivered the goods, and prepared to leave.

So, after verifying the gold, he put down the beast bones, picked up his basket, and left with Shen Shuibi.

However, after they left, Shen Shuibi quietly said, "That girl just now seemed to be a Diviner."