Since Pingyang Town was changed to Pingyang County, there is a possibility of replacing Huaiyin Mansion in the future, and the whole atmosphere is completely different.
Except for the senior brother who has never been seen in the Western Army, several senior brothers who do not live nearby have moved to Pingyang County one after another.
Liang Qu visited them all along the road and didn't spend even an hour.
After bidding farewell to Senior Brother Yu for the last time, Liang Qu stepped down the street and entered a shop. There were a dazzling array of lacquerware on the horizontal shelves.
"Shopkeeper Wang, has the big item I asked for been delivered?"
"Hey, Master Liang!"
The shopkeeper walked out from behind the counter, ordered the servants, and served tea in person, "Master Liang came just in time. The Huanghuali Lanqi I told you about last night was just delivered this morning. What do you think? Are you satisfied?" "
While they were talking, two guys came in carrying a vermilion wooden frame from the backyard and placed it on the ground.
It is a carved wooden square board with a double-sided frame underneath. Both sides of the board are painted, with a black background and red edges, outlining a dark red cloud and dragon pattern.
There are three rows of curved wooden hooks on the front of the square plate, one in the upper row and two in the middle and lower row.
As Yang Dongxiong is a great tiger-hunting martial artist, Liang Qu can't give him anything really useful, so he can only choose large items from small categories.
The so-called Lanqi is a horizontal weapon rack. A sword, a knife or even a long gun can be placed vertically on it.
Ordinarily, the homes of warriors had vertical display racks. The wood was just makeshift, and it was impossible to paint them. Only nobles would use lacquerware.
There are endless hairpins, and Lan Qi looks at each other. Among them, Lan Qi refers to a prominent family.
The last time he went to Yang Mansion, he saw that Yang Dongxiong's orchid was slightly old, and he remembered it in his heart.
It was shiny, elegant and beautiful. Liang Qu couldn't help but nod as he touched Lan Qi. It was much better than the makeshift one at home.
"How much?"
The shopkeeper laughed and said, "If I were someone else, I would have paid him a full one hundred taels for this piece of Lan Qi. But a good horse with a good saddle and a good boat with a good sail. Since Mr. Liang wants it, I will give you a reduced number, eighty-eight." Two! How about it?"
Eighty-eight taels, in normal times, can buy nearly a hundred shi of food. Not counting other things, it is enough to feed a family of six for three years.
Liang Qu bared his teeth.
Lacquerware is inherently expensive. A good lacquer plate is worth several taels of silver. If the patterns and carvings are better, it can easily exceed double digits.
The materials used for the Lanqi in front of me are excellent, the paint is not bad, the patterns are exquisite, and the piece is large, eighty-eight taels.
The shopkeeper was right, he really gave him a cheap price.
"Okay, I want it!"
"Okay, can I wrap it up and send it to your house?"
The shopkeeper took the banknote and put it into his arms without even looking at it.
"The shopkeeper doesn't want to check the authenticity?"
"No need! Mr. Liang is a famous young hero in our Pingyang County. He played in the gym in March and became famous in Pingyang County. I even went to see him that day. He is clean, neat and handsome. I don't know how many people were fascinated by him. Little lady.”
The shopkeeper tied up Lan Qi with a red rope and pulled out a rope that could be lifted up.
"My son also studied martial arts under Master Yang for two or three years, and now he is a second-level martial artist.
Although it is not as good as the adults, it is a bit of an achievement compared to the neighbors around me, and I can gain some face when I go out...
Take it and come often in the future. Leave a message if you want anything. I'll keep the good stuff for you. It doesn't matter if you don't like it. We know a lot of people in business. I'll go shopping for you elsewhere. "
"Shopkeeper Wang is welcome."
Liang Qu handed over his hand.
Yang Mansion.
When the concierge saw that it was Master Jiu, he opened the door and let Liang Qu in. Hearing the purpose of his visit, he ran forward to report it.
Two servants came up to take Lan Qi and followed Liang Qu.
When Liang Qu walked to the hall, Yang Dongxiong and Xu were already sitting on the left and right.
He crossed the threshold and came forward to bow.
"Disciple Liang Qu pays homage to Master, Master!"
"sit."
Yang Dongxiong stretched out his hand, and a maid came forward to make tea.
"Why did you think of coming here today, but what difficulties did you encounter?"
"Just a happy event to share with my master and my wife."
Liang Qu looked back and saw two servants carrying Lan Qi into the hall.
"Lanqi?" Yang Dongxiong stood up, knocked and picked up, "It's from Huanghuali?"
"Master has a sharp eye!" Liang Qu said with a smile, "A few days ago, my disciple saw that Master's Lanqi was a little old, so he took it upon himself to bring Master a new one."
Mrs. Xu smiled brightly: "What kind of happy event is such a precious gift? You are so courteous for nothing. Could it be that you have fallen in love with some girl and want us to be your matchmaker?"
Liang Qu blushed slightly: "Master's wife said that it is a natural principle for a disciple to be filial to his master."
Didn't you see that there is a rule in the carpentry shop? After becoming a master, you have to wait on the master and his wife to eat, drink and have sex. You will be taught to make benches in five years and tables in ten years.
How many decades are there in life?
After ten years of shitting, you just learned how to make a table?
Yang Dongxiong truly regarded him as his disciple, and he sincerely respected his master.
If Yang Dongxiong hadn't given him a platform, Liang Qu would still be hanging around in Yixing City, and he could only sing Lotus Falling everywhere. Oh, he had to be a master to sing Lotus Falling.
Yang Dongxiong felt very relieved and sat back on the imperial chair.
"What kind of happy event is this?"
"Master knows that the disciple works at the Hebo Office and was ordered to go to Fengbu County at the beginning of the month to solve the problem of the water monster hurting people. Unexpectedly, there is another inside story. It turns out that the monster is not a real monster, but a person pretending to be one."
Liang Qu briefly introduced the family history of the two brothers Liu Jie and Liu Yi.
Including their evil deeds of sending people pretending to be spirits to kill people, sinking ships, and using fishing pens to control the livelihoods of tens of thousands of fishermen in the entire county.
"The disciples have killed all the Liu brothers, and the entire Fengbu County is being thoroughly investigated by the Sanfa Division.
Brother Xu took care of me. He divided the investigation and the suppression of thieves separately. He gave me two great achievements, a chance to be promoted, some money, and a black iron bow.
In addition, there is another thing. The disciple has broken through the blood test and has become a martial arts master! "
A martial arts master, a martial arts master, can be a master of martial arts.
It is definitely a great joy to be able to become a martial arts master in the fourth level.
"According to what you said, this whale gang has done many evil things, and it is not unjust to kill them!"
Yang Dongxiong is not a person who can't bear to rub sand in his eyes, but the Whale Gang is no longer sand, but pebbles!
"If it can reach this level, there will probably be a nest of snakes and rats in the county government."
"Disciple thinks so too."
Yang Dongxiong looked at Liang Qu and said with a smile: "The fate calculation that day was indeed correct. It was just a dragon in the water. If he traveled to another county, the world would be turned upside down!"
Liang Qu chuckled.
"This disciple has gained a lot from this trip. Not only the master, but also the senior brothers and sisters have prepared gifts."
After saying that, he took out a wooden box as big as his palm from his arms.
The small wooden box is ordinary and made of the most common poplar wood, which is not at the same level as huanghuali.
Mrs. Xu took the box and joked: "You gave your master a big piece of huanghuali lacquerware, but you gave me a small wooden box? Did you buy some jewelry on the way to pass me by?"
Liang Qu complained: "Master, you have really wronged me. If this thing is sold, it will be more expensive than master's orchids!"
As soon as these words came out, Yang Dongxiong was quite curious: "What's inside?"
"Master Wife, you will know after you open it and take a look."
Xu opened the wooden box.
Inside the square wooden box, there was a round pearl the size of a fist stuffed!
No wonder he was so careless.
Xu glanced at Liang Qu in surprise, and then observed carefully.
The surface of the pearl is covered with a layer of dazzling silver luster. If you look closely, you can see the delicate texture hidden under the luster, and the flame-like texture will appear when facing the sun.
No matter in terms of appearance or color, this pearl is excellent and belongs to the priceless category.
Nan Di, who was serving at the side, was all eyes widened.
Yang Dongxiong straightened up: "Such a big pearl? No, there is no iridescence, is it an ivory ball?"
Xu obviously knows more about jewelry than Yang Dongxiong: "It is a clam pearl. It does not have the iridescence of pearls but has fire color. Only a small amount of high-quality clam pearls can form flame patterns.
What's more, it's so round and carved, which is more precious than fire. Did you buy it? "
"I can't afford it." Liang Qu shook his head, "The disciple accidentally picked it up in the water for nothing. He didn't spend a penny."
Ordinary clams have no intelligence, and the pearls they produce are all weird.
The old clam is different. Intelligent creatures have their own aesthetics, just like toads like big ships.
The pearl plate was not round, which made the old clam feel uncomfortable. Every pearl looked like it was carved, and the proportions were perfect.
Yang Dongxiong opened his eyes: "It's weird. Can ordinary clams really give birth to such round beads? Could it be an intelligent spirit?"
Liang Qu smiled and said nothing.
Yang Dongxiong understands that everyone has opportunities, no need to ask more.
"What do you think, Master? Is it better than Master's Lan Qi?"
Mrs. Xu couldn't put it down, playing with the pearls and waving her hand for Liang Qu to come over.
Liang Qu stepped forward and was immediately poked in the forehead by a finger. He cooperated and covered his forehead and fell backwards.
"Why did you poke me on the forehead, Master? It hurts me so much."
"I don't see that you are a person who pleases people. Are you going to give me such a treasure in a broken wooden box to an old woman?
If you marry a wife in the future, these beads will be the best betrothal gift. Who will not be frightened into confusion? Look at Nan Di and her eyes won't turn. "
Nan Di, who was on the side, covered her red face and poked Xu on the shoulder with her finger.
"lady……"
"It's really a random gift. I'll keep it for you first. I'll give it back to you after you get a wife."
"It doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this, I'm not the only one..."
Xu's eyes narrowed slightly: "Is there something better?"
Liang Qu coughed and did not deny it.
There are several beads of the same size as the old clam. When you get more familiar with them in the future, getting two more will not be a problem.
Yang Dongxiong was shocked.
"You kid, are you really born in water and grown in water? All kinds of treasures fall into your hands?"
"Master is full of praise, full of praise."
Yang Dongxiong shook his head. He couldn't quite see clearly the ninth disciple he had accidentally accepted.
He turned to give some instructions to the maid and looked at Liang Qu.
"I killed a sturgeon earlier and asked someone to make elixirs out of the sturgeon bones. I made a total of one hundred and forty-two elixirs.
Leaving aside the cost of refining the elixir, the auxiliary medicines used by the emperor, ministers, and envoys will yield seventy-eight elixirs, and I will give you eighteen elixirs in proportion. I will make my own decision and give you a total of twenty elixirs. "
The maid came forward with a tray. On the tray were two palm-sized pill bottles with ten pills in each bottle.
Liang Qu took it with both hands and bowed again.
"Thank you, Master."
"Needless to say, you deserve it."
"Master, actually I have one more thing to say."
Liang Qu looked around, the meaning was self-evident.
"Come on, let's go to the yard and talk."
In April, the courtyard is lush with vegetation. There are green shoots everywhere, and there is a fresh air from the vegetation, and there is a faint fragrance of plums, which may be ripe in a few days.
"What do you have to avoid talking about?"
Yang Dongxiong walked in the courtyard with his hands behind his back and picked an old branch from the top so that the new shoots could grow more lushly.
I don’t know why, but if I don’t pinch off the old branches at the top, the new shoots won’t grow.
Liang Qu knew what was going on, but he did not explain: "This disciple learned a new skill yesterday."
"New technique?" Yang Dongxiong turned around, "Is it better than "Wan Sheng Bao Yuan"?"
"Yes and no, the technique is rather unique, it is more in line with the disciple's martial arts, and it can complement each other with the "Ten Thousand Victory Baoyuan"."
"What's there to say? This is a good thing. You don't need to tell me specifically. It's your personal ability to go far."
Yang Dongxiong didn't take it seriously. He believed that Liang Qu was not the kind of person who turned around and worshiped others as his teacher. It was just a technique.
"This is not what my disciple meant. It's just that the person who taught me the skills is a bit special. It happened at the beginning of the month. Due to the strength and identity of that person, I didn't inform him for a long time..."
Liang Qu briefly talked about the origin of the old monk.
He didn't know whether the old monk was Master Zhenxiang, but he was definitely very strong.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, it's unreasonable to divulge other people's information without permission and provoke a powerful person, so he never said anything.
To this day, Liang Qu feels that the two of them are getting along well. This morning, he asked the old monk if he could tell others about his story. The old monk just said not to publicize it.
"Zhen Xiang? Evil Monk?"
Yang Dongxiong did not expect that a master-level figure would come to Pingyang County without knowing it.
"The disciple has been with him for half a month and feels that he is not a bad person. What he said should be true. Master needs to be careful about the evil monk hiding in the dark."
Yang Dongxiong nodded: "You have experienced a lot of hardships since you were young, and you have lost your strength. You should have your own way of identification. I trust your judgment.
Since the other party is a master, I'd better not contact him rashly, as it would make him unhappy. It's just a matter of skill, so I can't help you look at it.
If it is really favored by the master, it is your chance. Don't ruin this friendship. Whether it is good or evil, you should pay more attention to yourself and don't be too greedy and get dizzy. "
"Disciple, please remember this."
"Have you changed your military status?"
"The rush to come back."
"Then change it immediately. If you become an official, you don't care about the benefits, but you must abide by the rules."
Siguan martial arts masters can go to the county government to change their household registration. From now on, they no longer have to pay taxes and can also receive a small monetary subsidy every month.
Liang Qu is now an official and does not care whether he pays taxes or not, but this registration itself is a management tool.
The impact of Siguan martial arts masters' evil deeds is much greater than that of ordinary people, and requires a certain degree of control.
"Yes, Master, disciple, please leave."
"Go ahead."
Not even a moment.
Liang Qu stood in front of the county government office. Several soldiers pushed the door open and lined up in two rows to bow.
"My lord, please come in."
When ordinary people come here, it would be fine if they are not beaten and kicked out.
But Liang Qu had a waistband hanging on his waist. Although it was not an official uniform, the clothes were not something ordinary people could afford.
Officials from generation to generation will never be so discerning.
Liang Qu stepped in. The mansions in front of and behind the county government office were all newly built, and there was still a trace of paint smell in the air.
Walking around the screen wall engraved with greedy beasts, there is a pavilion and a three-story wooden house in the distance with upturned eaves and corners. There are various patterns on the walls on both sides.
The setting sun shines on the wall, casting half a yellow light.
It is said that it is newly built, and there is no shortage of County Cheng Yamen, Zhushu Yamen, Dianshi Yamen, Dongxihua Hall, Yin Guest House and Dining Hall.
Sitting in the north and facing south, with civil and military affairs on the left and military on the right, sleeping in the front and back, and the prison cell is in the south.
Liang Qu's book was not in vain. Following this set of "rules", he easily found the main room named "Hufang" in the east.
There was only a small official in a soap robe lying on the desk in the hall, writing official documents with a wolf brush. When he saw Liang Qu coming, he hurriedly got up to greet him.
"I wonder why this gentleman is here?"
"Martial masters from the Four Passes, come and register."
"Can I leave my name?"
"Liang Qu, originally from Yixing City, has a fish household registration."
The clerk hurriedly dug out a large book of "Ethnic Registration" and found the corresponding file based on what Liang Qu said.
"sixteen?"
The clerk looked up in surprise.
Liang Qu was over five feet five tall, with a majestic appearance, and his official rank was from the eighth rank. He thought he was a young man, but he never thought he was so young.
A sixteen-year-old from the eighth level, a fourth-level martial artist...
"Adults, you can sit aside and take a rest."
The clerk did not dare to neglect, so he moved a chair, drew a red circle behind Liang Qu's column with a cinnabar pen, took out another thinner book, and copied Liang Qu's information into it.
Nothing to prove.
With just one word from Liang Qu, he became a martial arts master of the Four Passes and received a military status.
Although he never conceals his aura, his aura can be faked.
By taking some special elixirs, you can easily create an aura that exceeds your own strength.
Just because of Liang Qu's eighth-grade He Bo waist badge, all inspections and proofreading were tacitly omitted by the clerk.
When Liang Qu finished his work and went out, it was less than three minutes later.
