Chen Kang was walking north, but unexpectedly he ended up in Foshan in the south.
The time is not right either.
Huang Feihong is still opening Baozhilin in Foshan at the moment.
"Foshan, like Cangzhou, is the hometown of martial arts." Chen Kang secretly said, "It's just that Cangzhou's boxing is from the north, while Foshan's most famous is southern boxing."
If you can’t learn Neijia Quan for the time being, you might as well learn Nan Quan. Hong Quan and Wing Chun are the representatives of Nanquan.
As long as his martial arts skills can be improved, Chen Kang can learn any martial arts and is not picky.
Chen Kang walked on the streets of Foshan, staring at the restaurant, smelling the aroma of the dishes and swallowing his saliva.
Gululu.
My stomach is protesting.
Feelings of hunger came in waves.
After practicing martial arts, your physical fitness improves, your digestion ability becomes stronger, you eat more, and you get hungry more easily.
Chen Kang hasn't eaten for a whole day. When he left, he left simply and there was no need for Nong Jinsun.
There may be a little regret in my heart.
If you had money, you wouldn't have to go hungry now.
Chen Kang immediately got rid of the regret in his heart.
regret?
Explain that you did something wrong.
Chen Kang didn't think he was wrong.
Right now.
Several bad guys from the Shahe Gang accepted the restaurant's protection fee and left happily.
Chen Kang's eyes lit up and he thought of a way to eat.
Chen Kang strode into the restaurant.
When the shopkeeper saw Chen Kang, he forced a smile on his face and said, "What would you like to eat, sir?"
It would be strange for the shopkeeper to be in a good mood after being extorted money by the Shahe Gang.
Chen Kang said: "Boiled beef, stir-fried kidney..."
The shopkeeper's expression froze. What Chen Kang mentioned are all Sichuan dishes. I am from Foshan. The store only offers Cantonese food and barbecued pork, but there is no cook who can cook Sichuan food.
Chen Kang smiled and said, "Forget it. Just have a few of your store's signature dishes."
The shopkeeper nodded and said: "Please wait a moment, sir. Second son, go tell the kitchen to prepare four signature dishes."
The waiter said quickly: "I'll go right away."
The shopkeeper said: "Sir, are you not a native of Foshan?"
Chen Kang said: "This is my first time coming to Foshan. The shopkeeper doesn't need to entertain me deliberately. If you have something to do, you can take care of it first."
Chen Kang was sitting by the window on the second floor, where he could see the scenery of the dock.
There are merchant ships from Western countries docked at the pier, and the Western flags on the ships are very dazzling.
There are many people at the dock, almost all of them poor and poor men.
Cities along the coast have always had prosperous commerce, and many people come to the docks to make a living.
Chen Kang was good at martial arts, and if he had enough strength, it would be fine to work hard at the dock. At least you can mix it with a bowl of rice.
But.
Chen Kang will not go to work again.
Chen Kang's strength is not for hard work, let alone working for capitalists.
Chen Kang has martial arts by his side, so of course he has to rely on martial arts to make a living.
The food was served quickly.
The waiter said: "Sir, please take your time. By the way, we have good sorghum wine in our store. Would you like a jar of it, sir?"
Chen Kang shook his head and said, "I don't drink."
Eat and drink enough.
Chen Kang said: "Shopkeeper, I want to ask you something."
The shopkeeper said: "I wonder what the guest wants to know? I am familiar with Foshan."
Chen Kang asked: "Before I entered the store, someone came to the store to collect protection money, right?"
Speaking of the people from Shahe Gang, the shopkeeper became angry and nodded: "Yes. Those guys came from Shahe last month. They are all rotten brats and are ruthless. You can't mess with them. Once you mess with them, I will kill them." This store may not be able to open.”
Chen Kang said: "The shopkeeper never thought of going to the Yamen to report the case?"
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "We can't catch all those bad guys. It's impossible for the government officials to protect my store for twelve hours. Those government officials are not good people. Sometimes they are more ruthless than the bad guys from the Shahe Gang."
Aren't the yamen servants more ruthless than the Shahe gang when it comes to taking cards?
Moreover, if the yamen servant wants money, it is still legal, and it is useless to report it to the official.
Chen Kang asked again: "How much protection money did the Shahe Gang collect from the store?"
The shopkeeper said: "Twenty taels of silver. Next time, they will definitely come again."
Chen Kang was waiting for these words from the shopkeeper.
Chen Kang said: "Shopkeeper, you give me five taels of silver every month, and I will help you block the Shahe Gang. I will never let the Shahe Gang cause trouble in the restaurant again. How about that?"
The shopkeeper looked at Chen Kang in surprise.
Chen Kang has an extraordinary bearing, like a learned man.
The shopkeeper didn't expect that Chen Kang would also come to collect money.
The shopkeeper said angrily: "Are you here to collect protection money too?"
Chen Kang nodded and said: "Yes. However, I am different from the Shahe Gang. If I accept your money, I will ensure that your restaurant can operate normally. Not to mention the Shahe Gang, even if the government servants come to eat and ask for cards, I will I can help you cook."
The shopkeeper sneered: "Just you?"
Chen Kang nodded and said, "It's up to me."
Although Chen Kang has not yet completely controlled his body's muscle groups, he believes that his martial arts skills can make him one of the top five in Foshan.
Chen Kang felt that relying on his own martial arts skills, he could help the shopkeeper solve most of his troubles.
"Someone is coming."
The shopkeeper shouted loudly.
Several waiters and three cooks rushed out and surrounded Chen Kang.
The shopkeeper said coldly: "You have eaten, pay now, and then get out. Eating a king's meal and collecting protection money are not what a scholar like you should do."
Chen Kang was not angry.
After all, he was indeed eating a king's meal.
Chen Kang said: "In that case, Chen will show off his skills and let the shopkeeper see if my skills are worth five taels of silver."
Although several waiters and three cooks are strong, they do not know martial arts.
Chen Kang has experienced life and death fights, has rich practical experience, and has a much stronger will and mentality than ordinary people.
One punch at a time, and in less than ten breaths, everyone around the shopkeeper fell to the ground.
Chen Kang just knocked them down without using penetrating power.
The shopkeeper was shocked by Chen Kang's martial arts skills.
Unexpectedly, Chen Kang may seem thin, but he is actually a powerful practitioner.
It's really hidden, and people can't be judged by their appearance.
The shopkeeper smiled dryly and said, "My hero, I'm going to get the money right now."
The shopkeeper now just wants to send Chen Kang, the god of plague, away as soon as possible.
Chen Kang said: "Bring me a pen and paper by the way. I will take your money and write you a contract. If I take the money, I will definitely do things."
Collecting money to do things is called cooperation.
Taking money without doing anything is extortion.
After writing the contract, Chen Kang pressed his fingerprints, making it look very formal.
Put five taels of silver into your pocket.
Chen Kang said: "Shopkeeper, I'm going to rent a house now. After renting the house, I will tell you the address. From now on, your restaurant will be protected by Chen. If anyone comes to blackmail you again, come to me."
The shopkeeper sent Chen Kang out of the store.
Looking at Chen Kang's back, the shopkeeper spat: "Bah. What the hell? What you said is high-sounding, but you're not here to steal my money. Damn you bastard, there will be another vampire coming to collect money in the future. If you keep doing this, If we go down, I won’t be able to open this restaurant.”
…
Chen Kang spent two taels of silver to rent a house.
Chen Kang lives not far from Baozhilin, less than fifty meters away.
Diagonally across the street is the Yue Family Martial Arts School.
There are many martial arts schools in Foshan, at least a dozen.
"Fifty taels of silver is not enough at all." Chen Kang secretly said, "The money has to continue to be collected. No, it should be said that we need to find more restaurants to cooperate with."
Large restaurants generally have strong backgrounds.
Local snakes are not easy to deal with.
Even if Chen Kang is a dragon crossing the river, he will not fight those local snakes for the time being.
Chen Kang wants to avoid those big restaurants and instead go to small restaurants to "cooperate". As for the street stalls, Chen Kang has no plans to "cooperate".
It is difficult for the small stall to survive and live a hard life, but they cannot "cooperate" with Chen Kang, let alone ask Chen Kang to protect them.
As long as ten small restaurants cooperate, Chen Kang can survive in Foshan.
…
close the door.
Practice boxing.
Chen Kang practices martial arts for at least 6 hours every day.
If you don’t practice, you will feel uncomfortable all over.
After practicing martial arts, I was sweating again.
Boil hot water and take a bath.
Chen Kang changed into clean clothes.
Um?
There is someone outside the door.
Chen Kang heard a sound outside the house.
open the door.
I saw a young man sitting on the stone steps beside the threshold.
The young people are a little down and out. When he saw Chen Kang, his eyes were a little panicked.
Chen Kang asked: "Who are you? Why are you sitting at the door?"
The young man said: "I am Liang Kuan from Meixian County. I came to worship Master Huang Feihong as my teacher. Unfortunately, I went to Baozhilin and Master Huang was not here."
Chen Kang secretly thought, is this person Liang Kuan?
Seeing Chen Kang, he said nothing.
Liang Kuan said: "I'm leaving now."
Chen Kang said: "Come in and sit down. I'll get you a bowl of boiling water."
Liang Kuan said gratefully: "Thank you very much."
Liang Kuan was extremely hungry and thirsty. When he arrived in Foshan, Chen Kang was the first person to take the initiative to care about himself.
After drinking a bowl of warm water, Liang Kuan felt a little stronger.
Liang Kuan said sheepishly: "Can you give me something to eat?"
Chen Kang said: "I also arrived in Foshan today and just rented a house. I haven't bought rice and vegetables in the house yet. It's time for dinner. I'll treat you to going out to eat."
Liang Kuan said gratefully: "Thank you very much."
Chen Kang said: "It's not easy for anyone to go out. We should help each other. I have also been in trouble."
…
Come to the food stalls on the street.
Chen Kang ordered a cold dish, a plate of roast pork, a plate of green vegetables, and two bowls of noodles.
Liang Kuan looked at the food, his eyes shining.
Chen Kang said: "Eat."
Chen Kang eats very slowly. Chewing slowly helps digestion.
Liang Kuan devoured it.
Rumble.
There was thunder in the air and it was about to rain.
A tall, middle-aged man was performing on the street.
There was no audience around him.
Street performers basically go hungry and have a full meal. After all, income from rewards is unstable, and starvation is a common occurrence.
Chen Kang could tell that this performer had real skills and was not just a street trick.
boom.
The middle-aged man broke three red tassel spears with his throat.
Chen Kang's pupils shrank and he said secretly: "What a powerful hard qigong. This person's horizontal kung fu is at least several times stronger than Fujita Go's ability to withstand blows."
Chen Kang took out a tael of silver and said to Liang Kuan: "Liang Kuan, give the silver to the artist."
Liang Kuan said in surprise: "I'll reward you with one tael of silver! Is it too much?"
Chen Kang shook his head and said: "Not much. His martial arts is not that cheap. If I didn't have a lot of money, I would like to reward him more."
Yan Zhendong's eyes revealed exhaustion and helplessness. He had no income today and was going to starve again.
suddenly.
Liang Kuan placed the silver in front of Yan Zhendong and said, "Master, your martial arts are very powerful. Mr. Chen rewards you."
Yan Zhendong collected the money, looked at Chen Kang, and said gratefully: "Yan Zhendong thanks Mr. Chen for the reward."
Chen Kang said: "Master Yan, Chen is also a martial arts practitioner. If we have the opportunity in the future, let's compare boxing skills."
Yan Zhendong nodded and said, "Okay."
Yan Zhendong is still very confident in his boxing skills.
