It is said that Wen Ya was led by Qian Laoer to look at the houses all morning, but she couldn't find a more suitable one, so she could only settle on the place on the edge of the inner circle, renting it for ten taels of gold, with a term of about one year.
After solving the venue problem, Wen Ya was not in a hurry to return to Jiuquli. Instead, she came to the back door of the home of Boss Mou, the martial arts master Qian Laoer said.
The back door of Mou's house faced an alley with a green wall, and there was no one there. Wen Ya walked over and saw that the back door was also closed, so she sat on the stone steps and waited. Not long after, a woman came out with a vegetable basket.
When the mother-in-law saw someone sitting on the stone steps, she was startled and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing sitting here?"
Wen Ya quickly stood up with a smile, hunched over slightly, "Auntie, may I ask if this family can hire a rough messenger? I can do anything, and I don't need much, as long as it can give me and my daughter a bite to eat."
The mother-in-law looked Wen Ya up and down without much expression. She just shook her head and pointed in the direction, "Go over there and take a look. There's nothing here."
Wen Ya said "Hey". The mother-in-law took two steps, turned around and saw that she was still standing, and asked again: "Why don't you leave?"
"I'll leave now." Wen Ya smiled, said thank you, and passed the mother-in-law a few steps out of the alley. Then she stood at the entrance of the alley and looked around, as if looking for the next house. The mother-in-law walked to her and pointed to her again.
,"there."
"Okay, thank you very much." Wen Ya said another blessing. After the mother-in-law walked away, she went back to the back door of Mou's house and continued waiting.
After waiting for a while, a young girl came out of the back door. As usual, Wen Ya repeated the previous words to the girl. The girl also shook her head, "There is only one woman in this house who washes and cooks. Together with my three servants, it is enough."
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Wen Ya sighed and looked at the girl with red eyes, "I heard that this man is one of the best martial arts masters in the area and can live in such a big house, so I wanted to try my luck here. Hey..."
The girl also looked embarrassed, "It's really enough. Besides, this house looks glamorous, but it's actually rented."
"Oh? For such a big house, the rent money must be quite a lot." Wen Ya sighed.
"Say more, say less, eight taels a month." The girl said as she walked out.
Wen Ya quickly followed her, a little surprised, "Eight taels a month, your master is really rich. No wonder you dress so well."
The girl giggled, pulled up her skirt, and sighed: "It won't work this year. In the past, my family had dozens of acres of land, and life was quite comfortable. But this year, the harvest in the land is not good, and we have to support a large family."
"I heard that your master teaches martial arts to those wealthy young men. That's quite a lot. Why are you so worried?" Wen Ya was surprised and surprised.
"Teach the young masters of the He family. It's actually quite a lot, but the rent money is too expensive. What you earn in a year is gone in half a year. We mainly live on the harvest of the fields." The girl said.
Wenya sighed with emotion: "You rich people are having such a hard time, but we poor people are even more miserable."
After bidding farewell to the girl at the entrance of the alley, Wen Ya followed suit and inquired about more than a dozen famous martial arts masters before returning full of information.
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Qingyu and Shi'an stayed in Fortune Telling Alley until after You hour and then returned home. Not long after they got home, Hongtao also dragged his exhausted body back home.
Qingyu saw that she was very tired, so he let her rest. He and Shi'an went to prepare dinner first, and then the three of them sat by the lotus pond, eating melon seeds and enjoying the coolness.
"...I walked dozens of streets and didn't come across a single business. Sure enough, dead people don't line up waiting for me every day." He clucked the red peach while speaking sharply.
"Take your time, don't tire yourself out." Qingyu advised. When she heard the sound of the door opening and closing, she turned back and stared in the direction of the screen door: "It should be the senior sister who is back."
Shi'an and Hongtao both looked back and saw Wen Ya entering through the screen door. The three of them called out "Senior Sister". Shi'an gave up the stool he was sitting on and leaned against the bridge instead.
"I'm so thirsty." Wen Ya walked over in a few steps, grabbed the teapot and sipped a few sips of herbal tea. Then she sat down and saw three or two buds sprouting from the lotus pond. She said curiously: "This thing is really good."
Grows fast."
"The rice is already cooked. Should we take a break or eat now?" Shi'an asked.
"Let's talk after a while." Wen Ya leaned on the back of the chair, stretched her legs and feet, and took out a deed and handed it to Qing Yu, "I rented the place on Guohuai Street, and it seems that it's just that.
The place is barely suitable and the lease has been signed.”
Qingyu took the lease deed into the Xuannv Hall, "Today, senior brother Shi'an and I sent the drawings to Congtou and ordered twenty sets. I estimate that we can get the items in seven or eight days."
"Seven or eight days is quite fast." Wen Ya nodded: "I also asked around this afternoon. Those who teach martial arts all teach at their employers' homes. No one rents a special venue like us.
Their charging standards are not uniform either. The high ones range from 40 to 50 taels per year, while the low fees range from only ten to ten taels per year. I was thinking, how much should we charge? And where to recruit this apprentice is also a question."
"Come to your door and find business by yourself like me." Hong Tao looked at Wen Ya, "I'll take you there tomorrow. I know where those rich people live."
Shi An thought for a while: "This is also a way, but I'm afraid it won't be easy to go door-to-door to find him. Not many people will believe him at first, and even if he goes to ten houses, he may not be able to get the word through to one of them.
Secondly, most of them are taught at home, and it might be difficult for us to accept it if we are taught outside.”
After a pause, he added: "Would it be more attractive to have a lively opening like other shops and invite some lion dancers and acrobatics?"
"These can only attract the ordinary people nearby to watch the fun. No ordinary family can afford more than ten taels of silver to learn martial arts." Hong Tao shook her head. Rich people directly invited them to teach at home.
The three of them became quiet for a moment and all looked at Qingyu.
Qingyu then said slowly: "As for this issue, I have also considered it before. What we lack now is exposure and public opinion, so we have to start from these two aspects.
This 'exposure' has to be done by Senior Sister. As for the 'public opinion', we have to wait until Senior Brother comes back. But before that, there is one thing that requires Senior Sister Hongtao to make a trip first. You are familiar with the place.
This is your fault."
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The door of Mou's house in Ancao Hutong was knocked by a powerful rhythm early in the morning. The old gatekeeper sitting on the bench at the door and taking a nap was startled. When he looked out, he saw a woman and asked: "You
Who to look for?"
The woman hugged her fists and said, "I heard that Master Mou here is very skilled in martial arts, so I came here to ask for advice."
"What?" The old man didn't seem to understand, "What do you want to ask me?"
The woman continued to clasp her fists, "I want to compete with Master Mou, and I would like to ask the old man to inform me."
The old man didn't know whether it was because of his age or something, but his reaction was a little slow. After a while, he slowly stood up holding the door frame and asked again: "Do you want to compete with our master in martial arts?"
"Exactly. Please let me know, old man."
The old man hesitated, walked around, and finally laid his hands and said: "Then you wait first, I will go in and tell them." Then he walked in slowly.
Boss Mou had seven apprentices who were practicing martial arts diligently at this time. The old man came to the open space in the front yard and shouted: "There are people outside who are coming to kick the ball."
As the most famous martial arts master in the inner circle, Boss Mou obviously has a lot of people coming to kick the tires, and several of his apprentices are not surprised. Some even complained: "This happens every now and then, and Boss Liu doesn't mind it."
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"Last time, the three disciples of the Liu family were defeated by the second senior brother. This time they must want to get the situation back. I think the senior brother will take action."
The person who was called Senior Brother was a young man in his twenties. Looking at Kong Wu's strength, he was holding up a hammer and making a whirring sound. He ignored the words of the junior brothers and the old man.
The old man listened for a while and said slowly: "It's a woman."
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