After returning home, Liang Qu poured out all the nine or three coins he had saved so far, plus the one hundred and twenty-seven copper coins he had on him, which was all his possessions now.
The broken silver rolled on the hard bed, making a clanging sound as it collided.
After coming to this world for twenty-six days and nearly a month, he finally saved enough money to learn martial arts and see the most mysterious corner of the world.
It's not easy, it's not easy.
Liang Qu kept rolling the broken silver, looking at the alluring white luster, and for a moment he resonated with Grandet's meaning.
But the purpose of spending money now is to make better money and live a better life in the future.
Liang Qu took a deep breath, took out the seven taels of broken silver, put it in the small money bag gifted by Master Hu, and carefully carried it in his arms.
Yixing City is a big city, and there is not just a gangster named Leung Zhang. Among the thousands of people, there are always some bastards who are so bad that they ooze pus.
But now that he is no longer the orphan who can't survive, he will always make people more worried.
The remaining two or three coins and one hundred and twenty-seven copper coins were buried in the soil under the rice vat to pay taxes after the autumn.
Dashun has implemented the method of apportioning people into acres, and there is no head tax. To a certain extent, taxation is not that complicated. However, there are also some messy local taxes, which add up to a lot. You have to prepare them all, otherwise you will be caught doing corvee labor if you don't pay them. Undoubtedly, the gain outweighs the loss.
After paying the tax and entering the martial arts school, I will have much more money. I will definitely buy a mattress first. This hard bed is really uncomfortable to sleep on.
Liang Qu was so excited that he didn't fall asleep until late at night.
Early the next morning, Liang Qu, who had slight dark circles under his eyes, met Li Libo, who also had dark circles under his eyes.
The two looked at each other and laughed.
"What day did you sleep last night?"
"About time, where are you?"
"When it's ugly."
Liang Qu laughed: "No wonder you have darker circles under your eyes than me."
Li Libo snorted coldly, looked around, and whispered, "Have you brought all the money?"
"Um."
Liang Qu nodded. He came out early this morning. He just wanted to go to the martial arts gym to pay the money as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams, which would cause some people to have thoughts that they shouldn't have.
After paying the money, considering how brave the thugs were, they didn't dare to go to the martial arts masters to ask for it.
As for Li Libo, today was actually not the day he planned to become a disciple, but seeing that Liang Qu was in such a hurry, he had to advance so that he could have company together. Li's father also agreed.
Following the road, the two of them went to the entrance of Yixing City together. They spent ten pennies and took a scooter to Pingyang Town next door.
There are dense trees on the not-so-smooth road, which means that it is a clear day. If it is cloudy or at night, Liang Qu estimates that few people would dare to take such a night road. At the same time, he also has some expectations for the Pingyang Town he is about to arrive.
In his memory, Liang Qu was just like Chen Qingjiang. In order to sell the fish at a high price, he followed Liang's father for more than ten miles and carried a fish basket to Pingyang Town to sell fish.
That was a completely different scene from Yixing City.
"Freshly roasted chestnuts, freshly roasted chestnuts, freshly baked chestnuts, fragrant, soft, sweet and delicious."
"Sheep's blood soup, sheep's blood soup, fresh sheep's blood soup."
"Osmanthus buns, warm osmanthus buns."
The sound of hawking filled the long street. The long street is also made of bluestone, but it is much wider than the ones in Yixing City. Even the paths on both sides are paved instead of yellow mud roads.
There are rows of shops on both sides of the long street, and the hooked eaves of the shops are connected. In order to compete for business, various shops have set up various awnings outside the shops.
"Guest, please come with two, it's delicious."
"Take two."
Liang Qu threw away the copper coins, took two sweet-scented osmanthus bags, and threw one to Li Libo.
"Hiss, scald, scald, scald." Li Libo poured it into his hands, cooled it a little and then took a bite, feeling the fragrance in his mouth.
Liang Qu had tasted sweet-scented osmanthus cake, but had never eaten sweet-scented osmanthus buns. But after taking a bite, it was not as delicious as expected, and it was very different from the products of modern industry.
The prosperity of Pingyang Town is beyond imagination, and there are so many pedestrians. It is comparable to Bianjing in the Qingming River Scene. It seems that the productivity in this world is more developed than imagined. I wonder what the capital city of Dashun is like?
Liang Qu was thinking about it, and unknowingly he was led by Li Libo to the Yang Family Martial Arts School that he had longed for.
There are no carved or painted buildings, but the place is very large. It is on the edge of Pingyang Town, backed by a fir forest, and has a backyard with a stone wall. People can often be seen coming in and out. It may be a 12-grade accommodation.
There was a long table at the entrance of the martial arts hall, and a young man was sitting there. When he saw someone coming, he stood up to stop him, clasped his fists and said, "I'm going to Changsong, we are strangers. I don't know what you are doing here? Studying martial arts or visiting friends?"
Li Libo, who was older, stood up and saluted with clasped fists in a decent manner: "Hello, let's practice martial arts."
"Do you know how much it costs to practice martial arts?"
"You know a little bit, seven taels is enough, is that right?"
"That's right, seven taels of silver does not include board and lodging, ten taels of board and lodging, twenty taels of board and lodging and medicinal soup, fifty taels of silver including board, lodging, medicinal soup and medicinal bath. At the same time, the semester is only three months. Of course, The teachings are the same, it’s up to you how much you can learn.”
"After three months, if you still can't break through the four barriers of skin, flesh, bone, and blood, and you want to stay, you have to pay the tuition again."
Liang Qu was dumbfounded when he heard that a high-end medicinal bath can only be purchased at fifty taels, so you have to catch ten horned pomfrets, and ordinary people can't afford it in a lifetime.
As for the semester, it's not surprising. If you don't have talent, you can't just hang around forever.
Speaking of which, the Yang's Martial Arts School was well-equipped, with professional guides at the door, and their attitudes were kind. They didn't show any abnormality at all because of the fishy smell on their bodies.
It’s not the same as in the novel. What about the pretense and slap in the face that was promised?
Li Libo nodded repeatedly: "I know, I know, we only offer seven taels."
Xiang Changsong showed no contempt on his face and pointed to the long table where he was sitting: "In that case, please come here to register, state your name, age and place of origin, and pay the fee."
The two came to the front and reported the information. After Xiang Song had finished writing it, he read it to the two of them.
The characters in this life are also hieroglyphics, and surprisingly they are almost the same as those in the previous life. Liang Qu was also surprised when he first came here, but over time he got used to it, and he did not reveal his ability to read. He only pretended to be like Li Libo and nodded in affirmation. .
After confirming that it was correct, Xiang Changsong took them into the martial arts gym, walked through the corridor, came to the payment desk, and handed over the paper with the two people's information just written on it.
After weighing the money correctly, Xiang Changsong received two wooden plaques and handed them to Liang Qu and Li Libo respectively.
The entire apprenticeship process was easy and familiar. I think the martial arts school has already received quite a few apprentices.
After Liang Qu took the wooden sign, he looked at it and found that it was very simple. He just engraved his name and the date of joining. After March, the wooden sign would become invalid.
There are not too many people in Yang's martial arts gym. If you are an apprentice, you mainly rely on face memory, and there is no need for any anti-counterfeiting.
"Congratulations to both of you. From today on, you two are disciples of the Yang Family Martial Arts School. You can call me Senior Brother Xiang."
"Brother Xiang*2"
Xiang Changsong smiled and said: "I will take you around to familiarize yourself with the environment, and then briefly introduce some martial arts knowledge to teach you about the path of martial arts."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Xiang."
Liang Qu was refreshed. The part he was most looking forward to was finally coming. After being here for a month, wasn't this the only thing he was looking forward to?
