"Brother Dong, I passed the introductory stage of "Sword Qi Jue" yesterday. Now I have achieved both sword and martial arts skills, and I have officially entered the eighth-level warrior!"
The first person to share this joy with Bailang was Zhou Dong, who had taken him with him for two years.
"Oh? Hahaha, it's true! Are you suddenly enlightened?" Zhou Dong, who was having breakfast, turned his head sharply when he heard this, looked up and down before bursting into laughter.
Zhou Dong is also an eighth-level martial artist who can carry a sword, but he voluntarily gave up the task of promotion and has been living in front of a street wanderer. In his words, isn't it bad to be idle? Do you have to die with your head in your belt just for a little money?
In fact, there are not just one or two people who made the same choice as Zhou Dong. Together, these people form the backbone of the street wanderers at the lowest level in the knife shop. With the support of these backbones, miscellaneous tasks such as gathering intelligence and taming street shops can be carried out in an orderly manner. Otherwise, it would be impossible for inexperienced newcomers to hold the position.
So Zhou Dong quickly noticed the changes in Bai Lang.
"Good boy, I remember you are only sixteen, right? You are already an eighth-level warrior at this age. It is not impossible to reach the fifth or sixth level in the future! You have great potential!" Zhou Dong was also happy for Bai Lang. In the past two years, Bai Lang was considered to be the smartest and most sensible one among the street wanderers he had led. The service is reliable and I treat him with respect. The key is that his brain is still very flexible and he knows how to adapt, which is particularly rare.
Without waiting for Bai Lang to continue speaking, Zhou Dong said directly: "Are you ready to take over the task of waist knife next?"
"Yes, Brother Dong, do you have anything you can give me?" Bailang didn't shy away from it and admitted his thoughts directly. I came here to show my respect to my elder brother who has been with me for more than two years. On the one hand, I also want to ask for advice. After all, Zhou Dong is well-known in the knife studio. Listen more to Zhou Dong's opinions to avoid taking detours.
He likes the leisurely and comfortable life of a street wanderer, but Zhou Dong doesn't think Bailang should imitate him. He even never regards his choice as "correct".
As the saying goes, everyone has his or her own ambitions, so what does it have to do with you what others choose?
"Although the waist knife is much more dangerous than the skin of street wanderers like us now. Fighting and killing are commonplace, but the money is much more and it improves the martial arts. I know you are ambitious. You won't be able to develop this skill if you don't practice hard. But to be honest, it's much faster than I thought.
However, I suggest that you don’t go for the word “easy” when accepting a task. The simpler the task, the less important it is. But you can't go for "difficulties", as it's easy to get lost. Which kind of task requires both knife and brain to be chosen? This kind of task has the most weight. Once you succeed, you will have a good place to go after being promoted to a waist knife, and you will not have to follow others through water and fire.
Everything requires a word of stability, remember it! "
Bai Lang bowed his hands and responded: "Brother Dong's teachings, Bai Lang must remember them!"
"Hehe, you are a sensible boy! You can get along well in the knife studio with just this etiquette. Nine out of ten people in the knife studio are bad. If you can't beat them, you have to accept defeat and accept the adversity. And all of them are uneducated and incompetent. It's hard to even have a word for "property". Especially on the two floors of street wanderers and waist knives, there are many curses and abuses, which are hard to catch people's eyes.
You know the etiquette, and if you have a more flexible mind, you will have great hope in the future!
Also, I heard that the Qianfang stall in the East Market is going to be adjusted. It seems that the two stalls are too public, so they should be merged into one big one, and then a group of people should be replaced to take turns to avoid problems with their hands and feet after staying in one place for too long. So, if you can go there, it is the best choice.
As for how to get there. It depends on what task you choose. "
Seeing that Bai Lang wanted to ask again, Zhou Dong waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "You kid, you don't think I know everything, do you? Although I have been in the knife studio for a long time, in the end, I have always been hanging out on the street. I have already told you everything that can help you. You can figure it out on your own later. It depends on your luck."
"Farewell, Brother Dong! You are familiar and have many connections. I am helpless and can only count on you to help me. Please help me again!" Bailang bowed his hands and took out a letter from his arms. The money was about to be stuffed into Zhou Dong's hands.
Zhou Dong let out a laugh and pushed back the money Bai Lang pushed over.
"What are you doing? Where's your humble brother Dong? Or do you think your brother Dong only cares about money?" Zhou Dong's face fell, and he was quite angry.
"Without Brother Dong, don't I want you to work in vain?"
"Hmph, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. Although favors are something that cannot be given easily, you still have to give them when they are due. Relationships cannot last long with this thing alone!" He pointed at the money in the red envelope. , Zhou Dong curled his lips, as if he had seen through Bai Lang.
To be honest, Bailang was really embarrassed. Especially when Zhou Dong clicked through the word "human feelings". He really didn't want to owe Zhou Dong any favor easily.
But as Zhou Dong said, sometimes you have to owe someone a favor. It's not always possible to do fancy things.
Bai Lang didn't pretend, he lowered his head and said, "What Brother Dong taught me is that Bai Lang is indeed greedy! Please ask Brother Dong for help."
After hearing this, Zhou Dong put on his smiling face again. If he was all about money, he would have been a knifeman a long time ago. Why should he keep doing the job of a street wanderer? What he values is Bailang's potential, and he has accepted the favor this time.
"Haha, okay! Liu Hongdao from the Affairs Hall is now the leader I had back then, and we have a good relationship. If you want to know more, I will take you to get to know him. How about it?"
"Of course that's best, but Brother Dong, how much preparation should I make for this?"
"I'll take you there. Five or six taels is enough. You should still have this much in your hand, right?" Zhou Dong knew the reward Bailang had received before, so he gave him an appropriate amount.
"Yes, Brother Dong. Let's go now?"
"Okay, you are impatient. Wait until I finish this bowl of porridge and leave!" Zhou Dong picked up the bowl with a smile, drank his breakfast in big gulps, and then walked and ate half of the multi-grain pancakes. Twine Lane.
"Let's go, why are you standing there?" Zhou Dong pulled Bai Lang, who stopped at the entrance of the main hall. The latter just shouted and stepped in. This was Bailang's first time entering the main entrance of the knife shop.
"Follow, don't look around." Zhou Dong whispered. After entering, my feet were very fast and I basically just walked along the edge of the sidewalk.
Not long after, Zhou Dong led Bailang to a side hall on the outermost floor of the main hall. The plaque on the side hall reads: Affairs Hall.
When the two streetwalkers came in, everyone in the office immediately looked at them. That's not to say that all the people here are high-profile or above. It's that there are fewer streetwalkers here. Most of the people here are the handymen of the knife shop and the waist knives who come to do things.
"Hey, isn't this Zhou Dong? Why do you have time to come here?"
"Come to Liu Hongdao and inform me?"
"Okay, just wait. Hong Dao just arrived, so he should be free."
