In this world, only with a big fist and strong power can we live a better life.
Practicing martial arts is a way out that ordinary people can see and touch.
Of course, if you want to become famous and achieve something, it is not that easy.
As the saying goes, the poor in culture and wealth in military affairs.
The money required to practice martial arts is far more than that of reading and literacy.
To study in a school in the county, the monthly tuition is only a few taels of silver, but to practice martial arts in a martial arts hall, the monthly tuition is at least 20 taels, and some even go as high as 30 to 40 taels.
After practicing martial arts, you will consume a lot of physical energy, and it will also consume a lot of money in terms of food. Reading and practicing calligraphy do not necessarily have to use paper, just practice with branches on the sand.
Therefore, ordinary families can send their children to school for a few months. It does not matter how educated they are, but they can at least be literate, but very few can practice martial arts.
The martial arts in this world are real kung fu. Chen Xuan has seen martial artists who can cross seven or eight meters in one step, can easily jump up a wall four to five meters high, can lift a thousand-jin cauldron with one hand, and can capture a tiger and restrain a lion.
Take it easy.
In troubled times, ordinary people are not safe.
Even in the county town, people die in mysterious circumstances every day.
Whether it is to protect your own safety from being harmed by thieves, or you are tired of staying in Qingshui County and want to bravely travel to the world and see the great rivers and mountains of this world, learning martial arts is imperative.
Chen Xuan locked the door of the shop, bought three taels of pork, three tomatoes, a piece of tofu, and a cabbage from the other stalls in the market, and left the market.
Chen Xuan's home is two streets away from the vegetable market, and it only takes ten minutes to walk there.
This was a small house. Chen Xuan unlocked the door and stepped in. There was a laurel tree planted in the courtyard.
At this time, it is summer.
The fragrance of osmanthus in August can be smelled even before entering the courtyard.
Chen Xuan walked towards the kitchen on the east side. There was a thatched shed next to the kitchen.
The thatched shed is divided into two areas, one of which is used to raise chickens and ducks.
Another area is used as a firewood shed, where firewood is piled.
Coming to the kitchen, Chen Xuan started to light the fire and cook.
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Chen Xuan cooked a total of two dishes and a soup.
Braised pork, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, cabbage and tofu soup.
As his cooking proficiency improves, the dishes he cooks taste better and better, with full color, aroma and flavor.
Chen Xuan finished three large bowls of rice and finished two dishes and one soup.
After washing the dishes and chopsticks, Chen Xuan came to the place where firewood was piled in the thatched shed.
He carried out all the firewood and pulled out the thatch from the ground, and found a small gray bag.
In the gray pouch, there were three pieces of broken silver and seven large coins.
Chen Xuan moved the firewood back to the thatched shed, then went to the courtyard under the laurel tree, moved a large stone away, then took a shovel and started digging. After a while, a small gray package appeared in front of him.
Taking out the small gray package from the pit, Chen Xuan filled it with soil again and opened the package. Inside were six pieces of broken silver, twenty-three large coins, and seven copper coins.
In this world, one tael of silver is divided into ten large coins, and one large coin is equal to one hundred copper coins.
One hundred copper coins strung together are consistent.
After wrapping the silver coins again, Chen Xuan came to the side room again.
He moved the wooden cabinet away and took out one of the bricks. There was also a gray cloth bag inside.
There are dozens of gangs, large and small, in Qingshui County.
Among them, there is a gang called the Bandit Gang.
The place where Chen Xuan lives is a civilian area, and people from gangs often visit it.
In the past six months, gang members have come at least a dozen times.
Several times, Chen Xuan was still awake and noticed the gang members entering the house, but he did not dare to do anything for fear of causing the gang members to overreact and stab him, so he could only continue to pretend to be asleep.
Therefore, he did not dare to hide all the money in one place.
At most, some scattered copper coins should be placed in conspicuous places.
"Twenty taels is enough."
Chen Xuan poured all the silver coins together and counted them.
The total amount of broken silver was twenty-three taels, seventeen large coins, and twenty-four copper coins.
Chen Xuan took out twenty taels and hid the rest in batches. After packing for a while, he went out and walked in a hurry.
Half an hour later.
Chen Xuan came to Xinglongfang.
Qingshui County is divided into four urban areas: southeast, southeast and northwest.
These four urban areas are divided into units of "fang".
Among them, there are eighteen squares in Beicheng District, including Changning Square, Xinglong Square, Changshou Square, Ping'an Square, Yongren Square and Ji Le Square.
Changning Fang, where Chen Xuan lives, ranks last among the eighteen Fangs. Most of the residents are powerless civilians. The shops on the street are usually blacksmith shops, coffin shops, incense shops, or slaughterhouses.
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There are almost no restaurants, teahouses, etc.
Xinglongfang is much more prosperous than Changningfang, and the clothes are relatively more decent.
Restaurants, teahouses, schools, medical clinics, banks, gold and silver jewelry stores, etc. can be seen everywhere on the streets.
The school Chen Xuan attended when he was a child was located in Xinglongfang.
"Hehehehehe..."
After a while, Chen Xuan came to a courtyard and heard the sound of training coming from inside, and the momentum was like a rainbow.
"Giant Bear Martial Arts School!"
Chen Xuan looked up at the plaque, which read the four characters "Giant Bear Martial Arts School".
The door of the martial arts gym was closed tightly, and bursts of training roars could be heard from inside.
Chen Xuan looked away from the plaque, took a deep breath, walked forward, grabbed the copper ring in front of the door, and patted it several times.
The people inside heard the sound, and someone came over and opened the door.
The person who opened the door was a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. When he saw Chen Xuan, he asked, "Who are you and what do you do?"
Chen Xuan immediately replied: "My name is Chen Xuan, and I have come to learn martial arts from my master."
The young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes looked Chen Xuan up and down and noticed that Chen Xuan was wearing coarse linen clothes. He said in a calm tone: "You need money to learn martial arts from a teacher. Do you have any money with you?"
"I brought the money."
Chen Xuan said in a deep voice.
"Okay, then come in!"
The young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes nodded.
Chen Xuan followed behind and stepped into the gate.
This is a spacious courtyard with a group of people wearing uniforms practicing martial arts.
Some are holding the horse stance, some are lifting stone piers to exert their strength, and some are rubbing the sand back and forth on their bodies to polish their skin, making their skin rougher and more resistant to being hit, and improving their resistance to hits.
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Some are sparring, each move contains terrifying power, and the fight is fierce.
Among them, several of them were over 1.9 meters tall, burly, muscular, and bare-chested, revealing bronzed skin and strong muscles. It was clear at first glance that they were not easy to mess with.
Chen Xuan followed the young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes through the courtyard and came to the front of the main room. He saw a middle-aged man as strong as a giant bear sitting on an armchair leisurely drinking tea, followed by two young and beautiful maids.
A maid fanned the air, and a maid rubbed her shoulders.
This person is Tang Yunxiong, the owner of the Giant Bear Martial Arts School.