Upon hearing this, Nanzhu didn't say much. He pointed to the table in front of him and said, "This is Jin Country."
He grabbed two more teacups, and bang, one was slapped on the far left side of the table, "This is our current location. We have left the Kingdom of Jin and are at the far west of the Kingdom of Jin."
Bang, another tea cup was slapped on the far right side of the table, "Luanzhou, the easternmost part of Jin Kingdom, where Jian Yuanshan is located."
He pointed at the distance between the two teacups, "One is in the easternmost part of Jin Kingdom, and the other is in the westernmost part of Jin Kingdom. There are more than a dozen states between the two places. Even if we have the financial resources to change mounts at the inn and travel all the way, The fastest speed is probably about 20 days. Seeing that we know nothing about the situation in Yuanshan, the identity of the merchants in Youjiaobu can only prevent us from being attacked by some malicious attacks, but it cannot help us be invincible. , ten days is too tight.”
Mu Aotie folded his arms and said nothing, listening. He always looked aloof and didn't like to talk.
Yu Qing: "In this case, we must be prepared not to use the identity of merchants in Youjiao Port."
Nanzhu sneered: "If you can't, you can't. Do you still need to prepare?"
Yu Qing: "The thief has not escaped yet. The travel expenses for this trip have cost several hundred taels. There is no reason for us to come here in vain, right? Now that we have arrived at Youjiao Port, we might as well take the opportunity to find out the situation of Jian Yuanshan. Remember. In the past, when you were at home, when you told me about your experiences in the world, didn't you say that there is a 'watchtower' in Youjiao Port?"
The "Wanglou" in Youjiaobu is actually a shop selling news.
Nanzhu was silent for a moment, "Do you want to spend money to buy information about Yuan Shan from the 'Wang Tower'?"
Yu Qing: "Isn't it better to make preparations when you are sure? This is also the benefit of coming to Youjiao Port. Think about it, if we go to see Yuanshan to inquire about the news, it is the demon world after all, and it may attract attention. It has caused danger, but now it’s possible to reduce the danger by spending some money, isn’t it good?”
Nanzhu said cautiously: "Of course it's good, but it costs money. News about 'Wanglou' is not cheap. The lowest-level news starts at a hundred taels. Can we afford it?"
"Count the money!" Yu Qing finished.
The three brothers immediately gathered around the table and dug into their pockets. Each took out their own money and placed it on the table for collective counting.
This is the habit of the three of them getting into trouble over money disputes on the way, blaming who has more money and who should pay less, and who should pay more and who should pay less.
When it comes to things where it’s difficult to share the expenses equally, whoever has more money will naturally pay.
After counting, Mu Aotie had the most money, more than five hundred and fifty taels.
Nanzhu came next, with about four hundred and thirty taels.
Yu Qing was in a worse situation, with only a hundred and ninety taels, which was only what Nanzhu had given him before.
In order to pay for the trip to Youjiao Port this time, he did not hesitate to sell the green horse that he had spent hundreds of taels of silver to buy as a luggage, and exchanged it for an ordinary mount before carrying it here.
On the way, if the two senior brothers wanted to eat something good, Yu Qing would complain that it was too expensive when they calculated the cost.
Okay, if you think it's expensive, you can eat the cheap one, and we'll eat ours, so the leader can only eat the big cake and watch the two senior brothers eat the feast.
There was nothing he could do. Who knew that he had done too much in the past, giving several senior brothers bruises and swollen faces because of money matters? Now that they have the support of their junior uncle, they naturally have to settle accounts with him.
In fact, it doesn’t cost much to eat. What really costs money along the way is the travel expenses.
Once the mount's physical strength is low and the station changes the mount, it is not a purchase, it is just easy to change, at least one tael of silver to start with.
If you just ride a horse and walk slowly, it won't cost you much money to walk for a day, but as long as the horse spreads its hooves and starts running, it will cost money like water.
A strong horse cannot run very long.
You can try the "Eight Hundred Miles Express" run. The toll for transferring at Guangyi Station in one day will cost you dozens of taels of silver.
The problem is that it is impossible for the three of them to ride horses and walk slowly to Youjiao Port, otherwise they may not be able to walk for half a year.
The three of them had enough money left on their bodies, so they were already living frugally.
Therefore, these days, it is impossible for ordinary people to travel too far unless they have no choice. Only people from powerful families or people who spend a lot of money can go far.
To ordinary people, the spending of the three of them can truly be considered a waste of money.
But for the three of them, they are as poor as their grandchildren. They cannot afford even a little cultivation resources. If they want to buy some spiritual rice to improve their cultivation progress, can they afford it? Even if you just want to buy something to taste it, you may not be able to get to Mian Yuanshan with the little money you have.
Especially Yu Qing, who was already crazy poor, and it was impossible for him to reach Jian Yuan Mountain with his travel expenses.
I want to go to Yuanshan to make a fortune, but I don’t even have the qualifications to make a fortune.
Yu Qing had already settled the accounts, sold the green horse, and insisted on going to Youjiao Port to find Tie Miaoqing and borrow some more money. With his face, he probably could borrow a thousand liang without any problem. Who would have thought of Miaoqing? Tang himself was in danger.
He didn't even want to help, he didn't even want to ask a question, how could he have the nerve to let people lend him money? He also had a bit of backbone and didn't want to be looked down upon.
A man with money is a hero, but a man without money is a hero.
The road in the world of rivers and lakes is not easy to follow. How many people in the world of rivers and lakes have gone astray because of their money and cannot help but commit robbery or the like. If you do it the first time, it will be easier to do it the second time. Sooner or later, you will encounter a difficult situation and step into a pit. Go inside.
The money on the table was clearly counted. Nanzhu and Yu Qing both looked at Mu Aotie. It seemed that Wanglou's money to buy the news about Yuanshan had found an investment target.
Mu Aotie put away the money on the table and shook his head without talking nonsense. The meaning was simple, I will not pay this money!
What is his coldness and aloofness? It’s dignity!
How can he maintain his dignity when he doesn't even have travel expenses? Of course he won't agree.
Nanzhu: "Meeting Yuanshan's matter is everyone's business. It really doesn't make sense to ask Lao Jiu to pay for it alone. In this case, it's better for everyone to share it equally."
Yu Qing looked at the money on the table, and if he spread it further, he was afraid that he would have to beg for food, so he rapped the table with his knuckles, "You have to understand one thing, the inn in Youjiaobu is not cheap. You are now I found the place to live, Miao Qing Tang is my connection, and you saved money on accommodation because of my favor."
Mu Aotie said simply and clearly: "I can't help but..."
Nanzhu raised his hand to stop, stopped Lao Jiu from continuing to say stupid things, stared at Yu Qing and said: "Who took advantage of you? You ran away and came back with us. If you have the ability, go and ask now, ask Tie Miaoqing Will they charge us for accommodation?”
Yu Qing immediately stared at him. Why should he ask this question? This question must be free of charge. He immediately pointed at the two of them and said: "Okay, I know you are dogs and you can't change your eating shit. As expected, you will demolish the bridge after crossing the river." , it’s a shame that I brought you to know such a beautiful lady, your conscience will be eaten by dogs!”
After saying that, he waved his hand angrily, put away the hundred or so taels of silver, sat down, patted the table and sneered, "I actually have some important information about Tie Miaoqing here that you are definitely interested in. , whoever is willing to pay for the information about Wonsan, I will tell him the situation."
The room suddenly became quiet.
Mu Aotie said coldly: "Not interested!"
Yu Qing snorted, not bothering to expose him. We have been brothers for many years, and who still doesn’t understand each other?
This Ninth Senior Brother is a person who on the surface vows to be ruthless to the end. He just happened to follow the Seventh Senior Brother's path and will not get involved in this kind of thing.
In short, as soon as you stick your butt out, you will know what the shit is. If you really weren't interested, you wouldn't have followed Lao Qi to bring him back.
Nanzhu snorted, "You are used to cheating and kidnapping, so don't bluff us like this."
Yu Qing hehe, "It's really not a bluff! You know very well whether I keep my word or not. As long as you spend money to see Yuanshan's situation, I will definitely tell you some news that will interest you." "
Nanzhu and Mu Aotie looked at each other. They didn't believe this guy when he said he was a man of his word. It would be strange to believe such nonsense. But when it comes to keeping his word in terms of money, they still believe in this guy's character in this aspect.
There is no way, it was trained by them.
This little junior brother was so pitiful that he had no money to spend. When he saw the children in the village buying food in the town, he would salivate with eager eyes. He would often run around in front of the senior brothers begging for food. Here If you rub a little bit, you can get a copper plate, if you rub a little bit there, you can get two copper plates.
Give me a copper and I'll clean your shoes.
Give me two coppers and I'll do your laundry and so on.
To put it bluntly, as long as Yu Qing dares not to have credit, he will not be able to get money for a long time in the future, and he can only look at it and drool.
After suffering several losses, this young junior fellow student gradually learned his lesson and never did it again.
The most typical thing is that there once was a pretty widow in Jiupo Village. Out of eagerness, several junior brothers once made a bet on the color of the widow's obscene clothes. Five copper coins encouraged the junior brothers to climb up to Qiao Po Village. Go up to the widow's roof to peel off the tiles, and peek at other people's widows taking a bath.
As a result, because the roof was in disrepair for a long time or something, the roof collapsed and the junior brother fell in. The scene was so predictable that the villagers came to Guanli to demand an explanation.
The senior brothers who came up with the bad idea were frightened, fearing that Yu Qing would bite them out, so they jointly contributed one tael of silver. The only requirement was that Yu Qing should take responsibility for the matter and not say anything about them.
Although Yu Qing was also very scared, he still took the job of taking people's money and eliminating disasters. It was inevitable that he would be beaten angrily by his master. It was terrible at the time, and he was later punished by facing a wall for three months. But the junior brother just carried it through forcefully and did not recruit them either life or death.
The junior brother was able to establish a golden brand in Linglongguan that time, but the price for washing shoes and clothes for everyone has increased because the money was too much at once. I have experienced the taste of a tael of silver, and I will give you a copper plate. I really can't stand it.
Therefore, as long as the money is settled, this junior brother's credibility will definitely be fine.
In fact, their fellow apprentices still don't quite understand why the master is more tolerant to other fellow apprentices and will give them a certain amount of pocket money, but he is the stingiest to this younger fellow apprentice, who is obviously more talented than them in terms of cultivation.
