Longevity: Never leave the mountain until you are invincible

The offal soup shop is doing a booming business, and it has become popular in several surrounding markets. The business is getting better day by day, and many wealthy people have heard about it and come to try it.

Usually, most of the people doing similar business are small traders. They just set up a stall on the roadside and start a business. The sanitary conditions are not guaranteed.

Even the bowls and chopsticks are shared, which is far less clean and hygienic than a chop suey soup shop.

Li Xiaoer was worthy of being a waiter at Zui Xian Lou. He was smart and when he saw rich people coming to try something new, he took advantage of the situation and launched a deluxe version of offal soup. Just add a few more pieces of sesame water and some vegetables.

But the price doubled several times, and I made another fortune with tears in my eyes.

Chu Chen didn't get too involved in the business of the offal soup shop, he just waited for the dividends at the end of each month.

Relying on the dividends, he purchased some precious medicinal materials for use in the practice of the Soul Seizing Body Training Sutra.

With the support of medicinal materials, the speed of practicing the Soul Seizing Body Training Sutra is completely different, much faster than before.

half year later.

After breaking through the second level of the Soul-Seizing Body Training Technique, Chu Chen's strength was raised to the level of the Bone Refining Realm, and he could be called a second-rate master in the world.

"It's not in vain that I practiced cultivation for half a year and made hundreds of taels of silver."

Chu Chen felt the surging energy and blood in his body and was in a good mood.

After breaking through the bone refining realm, he is no longer a dispensable figure in the world.

In various sects and gangs, bone-refining warriors are the backbone and occupy middle- and high-level positions.

However, the practice of Suifeng Shenfa and Pointing Star Sword Technique did not go smoothly. Chu Chen's combat power has not truly reached the Bone Refining Realm, and he has no actual combat experience. He may not be an opponent of the peak Skin Refining Realm warriors.

But he didn't care.

Chu Chen has a very clear understanding of himself.

I am not a martial arts genius, so I cannot cross the border to confront the enemy, so I will use my realm to overwhelm others.

As long as you break through the Xiantian Realm, no matter you are a martial arts genius at the Bone Refining Realm or a Marrow Refining Realm martial arts genius, you can be slapped to death.

As for the innate master?

When he finds the way to cultivate immortality, killing the innate master will not be as easy as killing a chicken.

certainly.

It's too early to say this now.

"The power of Qi and blood is integrated into the bones and begins to temper the muscles and bones. Once all the muscles and bones in the whole body are tempered, you can try to cleanse the marrow.

Judging from the current situation, as long as there are no problems in the offal soup shop, I will be able to break through the marrow refining realm in four to five years. "

Chu Chen felt satisfied listening to the noisy sound of the offal soup shop next door.

"It's time to celebrate a breakthrough in cultivation."

"Manchunyuan, let's go!"

In order to break through to the Bone Refining Realm, Chu Chen hadn't visited Manchunyuan for half a year.

The ladies at Manchunyuan must also miss him.

Chu Chen tidied up quickly and when he was about to go out, he stopped.

He saw an acquaintance.

A middle-aged man wearing a gray Confucian robe, with a square face, calm and dignified, and full of superior aura.

"Lü Qinghou?"

Chu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, this middle-aged man was the poor scholar back then.

Lu Qinghou was followed by several followers. He seemed to have just walked out of the offal soup shop and happened to bump into Chu Chen.

"Little shopkeeper, long time no see."

Lu Qinghou came to Chu Chen in a few steps and bowed his hands.

"I've met Mr. Lu."

Chu Chen did not dare to neglect and hurriedly returned the gift.

"After many years of separation, I didn't expect that the little shopkeeper would move the pawn shop next door."

Lu Qinghou glanced at the pawn shop. The calligraphy treasure he wrote back then was still hanging in the pawn shop, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Shopkeeper Shen passed away half a year ago. As his nephew, I should be a filial piety to him."

Chu Chen's external explanation for moving the store has always been this way.

"We are separated from each other in the past, but we are separated from Shopkeeper Shen by heaven and man. I would like to express my condolences to you, young shopkeeper."

Lu Qinghou smiled apologetically and said words of comfort.

"Thank you for your concern, sir."

Chu Chen bowed his hands in thanks, glanced at Lu Qinghou and others, and then patted his head:

"Look at me, I was so happy to see Mr. Lu that I forgot to ask him to come in and sit down."

"It's okay, just stay here."

Lu Qinghou waved his hand, stood at the door of the pawn shop, and chatted with Chu Chen for a while, talking about some household matters.

During this period, Lu Qinghou seemed to have asked unintentionally: "I heard that you also have a share in this chop suey shop?"

"Yes, I will invest in the store and get 20% of the profit every month."

Chu Chen's heart moved, and he was a little unsure of Lu Qinghou's thoughts, but on the surface he remained calm.

"Um."

Lu Qinghou nodded without comment.

"Sir, if you are interested, invest some money, and I will tell Shopkeeper Li that he will take 10% of the profit from me, and he will take another 20% of the profit, and give you 30% of the profit. Shopkeeper Li will not refuse if he wants to come."

Chu Chen thought for a while, seemed to have made a lot of determination, and gritted his teeth and said.

"Who do you think I am, a robber?"

When Lu Qinghou heard this, his face suddenly darkened.

"My lord, please calm down."

Chu Chen pretended to be panicked and quickly explained: "I dare not hide it from Mr. Lu. We can open the offal soup shop only because of your reputation. It is appropriate to share 20% of the profit with you."

"Besides, the chop suey soup shop is getting bigger and bigger, and it will inevitably cause trouble for you in the future."

"If you don't invest in it, we won't be able to do what we do."

"So, it's okay if I don't buy shares?"

Lu Qinghou laughed loudly and was very satisfied with Chu Chen's success.

He is a smart man, and you can understand what he means without using too many words. This was the case when the association released the rankings, and it is the same now.

"That's all, if that's the case, I'll invest some money and buy a stake in your offal soup restaurant."

Lv Qinghou sighed and said helplessly.

"With the support of the adults, the business of the mixed soup shop will surely be more prosperous."

Chu Chen flattered.

Lv Qinghou asked again: "How much profit do you give to the officials of the city every month?"

"20%."

"You don't have to pay this part of the money in the future. One percent of the two percent profit belongs to me and one percent to you."

Lv Qinghou said casually: "By the way, no matter how good the business of a mixed soup shop is, the profit is limited. Try to open more mixed soup shops to expand the scale."

"This..."

Chu Chen hesitated. It's okay to open more mixed soup shops. You can open them with enough funds.

But when the mixed soup shop becomes bigger and there are more stores, if you don't give the city officials a share, it will inevitably be targeted by the city officials, or even maliciously suppressed.

"I have been transferred back to the imperial capital and appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Lv Qinghou smiled and said, as if he saw Chu Chen's hesitation.

"I haven't congratulated you on your promotion yet."

Chu Chen immediately understood why Lv Qinghou didn't care about the officials in the city.

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of household registration and finance. The shops in Changlefang and other market towns are nominally under the Ministry of Revenue. The officials in the city of each market town are the grassroots officials of the Ministry of Revenue.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue is the second in command of the Ministry of Revenue and a third-rank official.

The officials in the city naturally dare not manage their superiors' business, let alone share the profits and interest.

"Open the miscellaneous soup shop as soon as possible, and the profit sharing of the Daning Gang must not be interrupted."

Lv Qinghou nodded, gave a word of instruction, and left with a few followers.

"In two years, from the fifth rank to the third rank, such a promotion speed is not as simple as the nobleman's appreciation."

Looking at Lv Qinghou's back, Chu Chen pondered in his heart.

Without sufficient achievements, it would be impossible for Lv Qinghou to jump from the chief of Yantai Prefecture to the position of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue so quickly just because of the nobleman's appreciation.