At the gate of the county government office, the two government officials who were standing guard today had just woken up from sleep, and their heads were still a little dizzy. They saw Xiao Liu walking straight towards them in a daze.
"Captain Yan, hurry up!" The two of them greeted quickly. The other party was Capt. Xing's apprentice, which was different from retail investors like them.
"Brother Chen, Brother Li."
Xiaoliu also hurriedly returned the gift with cupped fists. He was not Lao Xing. Lao Xing was of higher rank, so he just nodded.
And he, the police officer and the government servant are actually the same, they are both contract workers without official status.
"Quick Captain Yan, we moved here so early today." The two cadres asked with a smile.
Everyone got to know each other after being introduced by Lao Xing yesterday.
After all, after all this time, someone finally came to serve as a catcher. Naturally, they were deeply impressed by Xiaoliu.
As for Xiao Liu, the total number of people in the yamen, including the magistrate, masters, catchers, cell leaders, catchers, yamen servants, and the housekeepers and servants of Louzhi County, was less than twenty in total. personal.
There were only such a small number of people, and with Xiao Liu's current memory, it was easy to remember their names and appearances.
Xiao Liu also found it strange that since this time travel, not only had his strength increased greatly, but his memory had also become much stronger.
He can now not only remember the other person's name, but even every word that Lao Xing said when he introduced him yesterday is still deeply remembered in his mind.
"Yes, two eldest brothers. By the way, my master, is he up?" Xiao Liu asked with a smile.
"Oh, Capt. Xing, he just went out. Why, didn't you meet him? We thought he was going to pick you up." The two of them said curiously after hearing this.
After hearing this, Xiaoliu thought for a while and realized that they should have parted ways in the middle, and it was probably at the time when he met the old man, but that's okay.
"Since that's the case, I'll put the things back in the room first, and I'll see you later." Xiao Liu said goodbye with fists in his hands.
"Okay!" The two of them also smiled and clasped their fists.
Although this was only the second time they met today, Xiao Liu gave them a very special feeling.
In fact, it's not just them, many people who have come into contact with Xiaoliu also feel this way.
Because Xiaoliu didn't behave at all like a young man who had just been transferred from the countryside.
Generally, young people from the countryside will be somewhat shy and timid after arriving in a strange big city.
Even the most extroverted people are a little worried about whether they will say or do the wrong thing, making them appear hesitant and entangled.
But in Xiao Liu's body, they didn't feel this at all.
Although Xiaoliu is also very curious about this new environment, he sometimes looks here and there.
But Xiaoliu gave them the impression that he was more like a young man who came from a wealthy family, full of curiosity about new things among the people.
Moreover, Xiaoliu is polite in his words and deeds, and he can communicate with anyone without being humble or overbearing.
Moreover, his conversational style is humorous and interesting. When people chat with him, they often feel like they are taking a breath of fresh air.
In addition, they also saw a strong sense of confidence in Xiao Liu, which was filled with everything he said and did.
However, Xiaoliu gave them a huge contrast in understanding and feeling.
In fact, this contrast is normal, because Xiaoliu is not a boy from the countryside.
On the contrary, to Xiao Liu, who came from the future, this ancient city seemed a bit rural.
Therefore, it is quite normal for Xiaoliu's behavior and that people feel a little weird when they come into contact with him.
After all, Xiao Liu is not studying acting. He can't pretend to be himself all the time, and he has to pretend to be so similar. How tiring this is!
At most, Xiaoliu paid attention when he met Lou Zhixian. At other times, he did not deliberately change his daily behavior.
Because for him, being yourself is the most important thing.
Even when he was with Lao Xing, he just tried to be as low-key as possible, instead of choosing to disguise himself as another personality.
As for whether Lao Xing noticed something was wrong with Xiao Liu, it is unknown.
After saying goodbye to the two of them, Xiao Liu went straight into the county government office. Lao Xing had already walked him through it yesterday, so he was no stranger to it.
The Qixia Town County Government Office can be said to be the most beautiful and magnificent building in the entire Qixia Town.
The carved beams and painted buildings, green bricks and green tiles here are so grand; the courtyard is spacious, clean and peaceful, so elegant.
However, Xiao Liu was not in the mood to appreciate such a quaint ancient building at this time.
Now he just wants to walk to his room quickly, then open the secret book and check it carefully to see if it is the legendary martial arts secret book.
Fortunately, Xiaoliu didn't meet anyone else along the way.
However, Lou Zhixian's family members usually don't come to this side courtyard, and except for those on duty, the rest of the government officials are still sleeping.
In this way, Xiaoliu walked all the way to a side courtyard. There were two small houses in this side courtyard. This was originally where the owner of Liufang lived.
However, since the county government office in Qixia Town does not even have a county magistrate or chief registrar, let alone the ministers of the six houses below them.
The current general situation of the Qixia Town County Office is as follows. Lou Zhixian is responsible for overall planning and ownership, and then the master concurrently serves as the county magistrate and chief registrar. He is responsible for handling files, taxation, grain and horses, warehouses, and documents.
As for other things, such as anti-theft, inspection, city defense, bandit suppression, and detention, Lao Xing was responsible for it.
It can be said that these two people are equivalent to Lou Zhixian's right-hand man, one is in charge of literature and the other is in charge of military affairs.
As for the remaining people, they are all tool people, those who are responsible for running errands. Such as the yamen, the prison boss, and the newly joined police officer Xiaoliu.
The reason why the county government establishment was so compressed was mainly because the previous serious problem of redundant officials led to excessive fiscal expenditures in the Ming Dynasty.
After Zhang Juzheng became the chief assistant, he carried out drastic reforms to eliminate redundant officials, frantically compressed the staff, and kicked out many worms that were eating the imperial food.
And this reduction in staffing has resulted in a lot more vacant rooms in the county government.
Later, Lou Zhixian considered that the salary and benefits of the police officers were so poor that no one was willing to come, so he just waved his hand and awarded the house that originally belonged to the owner of the sixth house to the police officers for use as a staff dormitory. Hopefully this will attract people to become detectives.
But even so, no one wanted to come.
Too! You don't get food, just a place to stay. It's only one penny a month. With this kind of salary, you might as well work at Tongfu Inn.
Their food and accommodation are included, and their wages are twice as high as yours, and they don't have to risk their lives.
Xiaoliu didn't think much about the twists and turns. He pushed away his own room, which was filled with dust.
Xiaoliu waved his hand and fanned the door without caring. He quickly closed the door and excitedly took out the secret book in his package. There were more people on the street just now, so he didn't dare to take a closer look.
But this time when he arrived in his room, he could finally take a closer look to see if this was the legendary martial arts secret book.
Xiaoliu didn't look at the drawing papers first, but took out a booklet that had been pressed under the drawing papers.
This booklet has a blue book cover, and the cover is clean, unlike those martial arts secret books in martial arts novels that have such and such magical skills written on the cover.
Xiao Liu opened the first page with great expectation, and the opening of this page made Xiao Liu excited, but at the same time he also had a headache.
Because this is really a martial arts secret book. How did Xiaoliu know about it?
Just look at the humanoid pictures on it, as well as the red lines and red dots marked on the people.
Xiaoliu knew that this was a diagram of acupuncture points and veins even though he had no knowledge of it, and the red lines drawn on it must be the method of cultivation.
But what troubles Xiao Liu is that although he can see it, he can't understand it! How to practice this?
Xiaoliu carefully read through the pages of this secret book, hoping to find some Chinese characters in it, even if it was an oracle bone inscription, Xiaoliu could recognize it.
But Xiao Liu was disappointed. He read through the entire book, but there was not a single word in the book. The whole book was filled with meridian diagrams.
"well!"
Xiaoliu sighed helplessly, it seems that he still needs someone to teach him this internal skill!
With that said, Xiao Liu collected the secret book first.
Although Xiao Liu can't understand it, Xiao Liu knows that the more complicated the secret book is, the more advanced it must be. Isn't that what the Yi Jin Jing and Tai Xuan Jing are like?
Xiao Liu comforted himself and thought, then he picked up the drawing papers and started reading. The martial arts on this drawing paper were relatively simple and easy to understand.
This is a set of sword skills. In addition to drawing the postures of sword dancing on this drawing paper, the author also marked the next move and direction on it.
For example, if he needs to stretch his left foot in the next step, he will draw a line on the left foot for traction, and also mark the direction with an arrow.
And when he wanted to swing the knife, he used the knife as a pull.
It can be said that this sword drawing is much simpler and easier to understand than that secret book.
Moreover, Xiaoliu also discovered that every picture was organized.
Because the posture in his previous painting is the posture in the next painting after moving according to the action on the arrow.
In this way, Xiao Liu read it with gusto as if he were reading a comic strip.
Finally, in a short while, Xiao Liu finished reading all the pictures.
There are thirty-six pictures in total, and there are thirty-six movements in total. Just like the secret book, they are all pictures without a single word.
Looking at the similarities between the two, Xiao Liu couldn't help but wonder, is that senior illiterate?
Otherwise, why not give this sword technique and secret book a name?
Xiao Liu suppressed the speculation in his heart. He closed his eyes and recalled the sword skills he had just seen. He wanted to see how much he could remember.
As a result, Xiao Liu was surprised to find that the moves and styles on the drawing paper just appeared in his mind.
Those figures, those moves, even started to dance under his imagination.
A complete set of sword skills appeared in his mind, and a figure was wielding a sword wildly. Every move of the sword skills was fierce and fierce. Gradually, the person wielding the sword in his mind became him.
Xiao Liu opened his eyes in surprise, and found that everything was exactly the same. He just read it once and actually memorized all the sword techniques.
An extremely surprising idea appeared in Xiao Liu's mind, and in order to confirm this guess, Xiao Liu quickly took out the secret book he had just put away.
He gestured with his hand on the previous page of the secret book to trace the trajectory and location of the red line on the next page, and then turned over the pages for comparison. As a result, Xiao Liu was surprised to find that there was nothing wrong with it.
At this moment, Xiao Liu understood that it was not that his memory had greatly increased, but that he had reached a terrifying level of photographic memory.
This photographic memory makes Xiao Liu even more delighted than his natural power. You must know that in this martial arts world, your strength is nothing. But this photographic memory is a very useful talent in any world.
Just like the wife of Medicine Master Dongxie Huang, she just relied on her photographic memory to copy the Nine Yin Manual.
Moreover, her photographic memory is not really true. At most, she has a superior memory and is able to remember things well.
But he really has a photographic memory. He just casually glanced at the meridian diagram and was able to memorize all the meridian diagrams in his mind.
Only at this moment did Xiao Liu realize how gifted he was. With this photographic memory, he would be able to copy a secret book whenever he had the chance to see it in the future.
When thinking about his future Sunshine Avenue, Xiaoliu couldn't restrain the joy in his heart. ^_^At this moment, he was even happier than when he had just obtained the two secret books.
"Xiao Liu! Xiao Liu!"
At this moment, Lao Xing's voice came from outside the house.
Hearing the master's voice, Xiao Liu quickly packed these things away.
And just when Xiao Liu was about to hide these martial arts secrets subconsciously, Xiao Liu suddenly stopped.
Xiaoliu thought about it carefully, he must use it after learning martial arts, and he would definitely not be able to hide it from his master.
Moreover, his master lives next door to him, so it is impossible for him not to notice him when he is practicing martial arts.
And the most important thing is, why do you hide it from your master?
Even if I don’t say it’s a thankless job, it’s just creating barriers in vain.
Moreover, my master is also quite miserable. In the past three years, except for accidentally catching a thief, he has never solved a major case.
My master is a man who cares about face, and he also wants to catch thieves, but the problem is that besides the good security in our town, he doesn't know martial arts, and he has no way to deal with those big thieves.
Thinking of this, Xiao Liu took out the drawing papers. He thought that maybe he, as an apprentice, could help the master.
As for the secret book, he put it away. This was not because Xiaoliu was stingy, but because he didn't even understand the secret book, let alone his master.
If you are not careful and your master is strong, something will go wrong and it will be terrible.
Anyway, if you learn these sword skills first, you will have a skill, and it will be easier to deal with those little thieves.
As for the internal strength, it’s not too late to teach it to your master after you learn it.
After thinking about it, Xiaoliu happily opened the door with the drawing paper.
While Xiao Liu was sharing martial arts secrets with his master, Xiao Qing at the inn had already packed his luggage and was saying goodbye to Xiao Guo and the others.
"Shopkeeper Tong, take care of yourself, Miss. I will come back to see you when I get the money when I go home."
Xiaoqing said with a smile, but her eyes were looking around without any trace, as if she was trying to find someone.
"Well, be careful on the road, and don't forget to tell my parents when you see them that I'm fine so they don't have to worry." Xiao Guo was also a little reluctant to leave Xiao Qing.
Although Xiaoqing is just her maid, in fact the two of them are more like sisters in the same sect, and for so many years, the two can be said to be inseparable.
"I know." Xiaoqing responded with a smile.
"Farewell!" After saying this, Xiaoqing clasped his fists at everyone and prepared to turn around and leave.
However, when she passed Lao Bai, she did not forget to warn him.
"I tell you, you are not allowed to bully our young lady, otherwise when I come here next time, I will have to tell our master and let him slap you to death."
Listening to Xiao Qing's warning, Lao Bai was not so scared this time.
After spending the whole day together yesterday, he also learned that these two girls were a bit hot-tempered and had good intentions.
Lao Bai said half-jokingly. "Hey sister, I'm so thankful that she doesn't bully me. How dare I bully him!"
Hearing Lao Bai's joke, Xiao Qing also chuckled and walked away.
She didn't expect that after half a year of wandering around the world with the young lady, the happiest time would be the last two days with this group of people.
Xiaoqing walked out of Tongfu Inn. She turned around and looked at the signboard with the four characters "Tongfu Inn" written on it, with a smile on her face.
'Tongfu Inn, I will be back! '
