【A big chapter with 10,000 words!】

Three days later, in the capital, early morning.

Gu Hongye, wearing a brand new police uniform, wearing a Shenhuatang waist badge, and carrying a long sword, came to the "Xingye Fang" in the inner city.

Following the address that Shen Lang left in Shenqitang, she walked through the streets and alleys of Xingyefang, asking passers-by from time to time, and finally came to an alley that was a little too secluded.

"no one?"

Passing by two silent courtyards with locked doors in succession, Gu Hongye was suddenly surprised when he saw that the grass on the wall had grown one or two feet tall:

Aren’t we saying that housing prices in the capital are so high that if officials are honest and self-sufficient, they will never be able to buy a house in the inner city?

This Xingyefang is also in the inner city, not too far from Liubu Yamen. In such a good location, why are there so many empty houses that look like they have been idle for a long time?

After thinking for a while, Gu Hongye figured out a few tips:

"The landlord should be waiting for the house price to rise even higher before taking action! In this way, not only will he not have to worry about his life, but his children and even his grandchildren will not have to worry about money... Damn it! Just because so many people in the capital are holding on to their houses.

Selling it has caused housing prices to skyrocket, and I can only live in a small single room in the public house in Shenhuatang Yamen..."

Gu Hongye was very resentful about the housing prices in the capital.

After the battle in the Demon Cave, in order to compensate for her mental loss caused by being captured by Shen Lang and into the Demon Cave, and to reward her for her contribution in the Demon Cave battle, the Divine Catcher Hall gave her two choices.

One, like Wang Heihu, received a reward of twelve thousand silver dollars.

The other is to reward her with a fourth-grade sword and two thousand silver dollars.

As a talented swordsman, Gu Hongye certainly did not hesitate to choose the second option - ten thousand silver dollars was indeed a huge sum of money, but a fourth-grade sword was even more priceless.

There are countless fourth-level sword warriors in the world who have never touched a fourth-level sword once in their lives. They have been using their fingers to refer to the sword and their palms to replace the sword.

Gu Hongye used the "Xuanbing Sword" borrowed from her by Shen Lang for a while in the devil's cave, and tasted the sweetness of a fourth-grade sword. How could she still use an ordinary steel sword to point and palm a sword?

In this way, she got the fourth-grade sword named "Zhan Feng" in her hand, as well as two thousand silver coins.

Two thousand silver dollars is also a huge amount of money.

In the countryside of Qingyang Prefecture, Gu Hongye's hometown, he could buy nearly 300 acres of high-quality farmland, and he could comfortably become a wealthy landlord by letting tenants and collecting rent.

Anyway, even if Gu Hongye comes from a good family, otherwise he would not be able to support her in practicing martial arts since she was a child, and she has practiced all the way to the fourth level. But even so, if her family wants to come up with two thousand silver dollars in one breath, they will have to sell some of their belongings to get enough cash.

silver.

So when Gu Hongye suddenly became rich with 2,000 yuan, his confidence suddenly swelled. He felt that he was too rich, and immediately wanted to buy a luxury house in the inner city close to the Yamen.

As a result, when I inquired about it, I found that not to mention the large mansion with three entrances and three exits, even an ordinary small courtyard with two entrances starts at 7,000 silver dollars, without any bargaining...

This made Gu Hongye deeply understand how terrible the housing prices in the capital were. They were completely different from her hometown of Qingyang Mansion, and how poor she must be in a place like the capital with a fortune of two thousand yuan...

Of course, if you don't pursue the inner city and only buy a house in the outer city or even outside the city, you can still buy a good house with two thousand silver dollars.

But the problem is that it is too far from the Yamen, and the capital is not allowed to run horses, nor is it allowed to climb up and down the walls, so I just walk on two legs or ride a horse slowly. It is too inconvenient to commute to and from get off work on a daily basis, and it is not convenient in an emergency. It will delay time.

In desperation, Gu Hongye, who obviously had a huge sum of money, could only temporarily live in a small single room in the Yamen of Shenhuatang, eat in the large dining hall of the Yamen, bathe in the large bathhouse of the Yamen, and use the public toilets of the Yamen...

Anyway, Gu Hongye feels that unless he encounters something as big as the "Black Lotus Demon Cave" again in the future, participates in the killing, captures many fifth- and fourth-grade masters, seizes a large amount of stolen goods, and gets a large bounty, otherwise he alone

Relying on the normal salary of Shenbaitang, as well as the annual bounty, and without corruption and bribery, it would be difficult to save enough money to buy a house in the inner city of the capital in ten or eight years.

After all, as a warrior, she has reached the fourth level of a high-level warrior, and her daily training is also very expensive.

Full of resentment about the housing prices in the capital, Gu Hongye came to the door of an unlocked house.

Looking at the clean wall without a single weed and the big word "Shen" on the door plaque, Gu Hongye knew that this was Shen Lang's house.

"Damn it, Shen Lang is obviously new to the job, how come he is so rich and can buy a house in the inner city?"

Gu Hongye muttered to himself and came to the door. Feeling a little unhappy, he clenched his fist and knocked hard on the door panel, with a posture like beating a drum.

Dongdongdong made several loud noises, and a clear young voice came from inside:

"I'm coming!"

With a creak, the door opened.

A short-haired boy wearing an apron, with flour on his hands, tall, straight back, handsome features, and extraordinary strength appeared in front of Gu Hongye.

Seeing this heroic young man with a sunny smile, Gu Hongye's inner unhappiness immediately disappeared. He stopped the evil look he had shown when he knocked on the door, coughed lightly, and returned a sweet smile with six snow-white teeth, and said softly

:

"My name is Gu Hongye, and I'm a trainee catcher at the Divine Catcher Hall. This little brother, may I ask, is the catcher Shen Lang and Shen Lang at home?"

The heroic young man chuckled:

"Congratulations to Miss Hongye for successfully joining the Divine Catcher Hall. Well, I am Shen Lang."

"..."

Gu Hongye blinked and took a moment to react. His eyes widened in disbelief and he said in shock:

"What? Are you Shen Lang? You... aren't you a fat man who can block sword energy? Why did you suddenly change..."

Shen Lang touched his chin and said with a smile:

"I told you that I changed my appearance in disguise in order to sneak into the devil's cave. What you see now is my true face. Okay, we are all comrades who have fought side by side. Don't be so different and come in."

After saying that, he opened the door and made a "please" gesture to Gu Hongye.

Gu Hongye stepped forward and followed Shen Lang to the second courtyard. He kept staring at Shen Lang all the way. Even now, his eyes are full of disbelief.

"Shen Captou, how did you lose weight from a fat man weighing two to three hundred pounds to what you are now in just three days?"

"I haven't lost weight. My fat appearance was transformed using magic. Once the magic is removed, I will naturally return to my original shape."

"But your big, white fat body looks real! That day in the Black Lotus Demon Cave, I could see it clearly. The sword energy hit it, and your fat body trembled for a long time.

It's all wavy..."

"I used the 'All Living Beings' spell blessed by Master Liuli himself, a spell blessed by a dignified first-class great master. Of course, the changing appearance is the same as the real one."

"Dharma practice is really convenient..."

While they were talking, the two of them had already passed through the second gate and entered the inner courtyard.

As soon as he saw the inner courtyard, Gu Hongye saw a little skeleton dancing with a sword, and a little white rabbit squatting quietly under the eaves, squinting a pair of ruby-like eyes to watch it practice the sword, and combing its ears with its front paws from time to time.

,cheek.

There was also a small red carp, wrapped in a large water ball two or three feet in diameter, rolling around in the yard.

Seeing this strange scene, Gu Hongye had a calm expression on his face:

Not surprising. Shen Lang had already seen the skeleton Taoist soldiers he summoned. This little skeleton practicing swordsmanship must also be the Taoist soldiers he summoned.

As for the little red carp wrapped in a water ball and rolling around on the ground...

It must also be a means of cultivating the Dharma!

You have to calm down. I, Gu Hongye, have seen big events now. I can't show my timidity. I can't let the people in the capital look down on me from Qingyang Mansion and make fun of me as an ignorant country boy...

That little white rabbit looks quite cute. It looks quiet and well-behaved. You can give it a hug later.

In this way, Gu Hongye looked calm and composed all the way, and followed Shen Lang to the kitchen without looking away.

Huh?

Why did you bring me to the kitchen?

Just when he was wondering, he saw Shen Lang coming to the eucalyptus board, kneading the dough neatly, then grabbing a lump of dough, and making ramen very skillfully.

"Hey, Mr. Shen, do you know how to make ramen?"

"Well, I just learned the craft. You haven't had breakfast yet, right? Let's have some together later and try my craft."

Gu Hongye was not polite to him either.

Fighting side by side in the devil's cave, trusting each other's backs, and fighting each other with swords and swords, what's so polite about the friendship?

At that moment, she nodded sharply:

"Okay. I only need two kilograms of noodles. Are there any eggs? I also want to add a few fried eggs. Eight... no, five will be fine."

"no problem."

"Is there any fresh meat? I like to eat shredded pork noodles at home. You don't need to put too much, just half a pound of fried shredded pork is enough."

"also!"

"Crack two more heads of garlic, put some chopped green onion, as long as the green onion leaves are not white. And old vinegar, my favorite is the Qingyang time-honored brand in my hometown. Of course, if it is not available in Jingshi, you can choose another one from a long-established Jingshi store. I'm not really picky.

…”

Shen Lang really didn't expect that Gu Hongye, who was arrogant and somewhat venomous when they first met, would actually have such a talkative side, so he quickly interrupted her thoughts:

"Miss Hongye, why don't you go pick some leeks for me? There are no leeks in the kitchen."

"Oh well."

Gu Hongye turned around, and as soon as she stepped out of the threshold, she turned back:

"Well, where should I pick leeks?"
To be continued...