Chapter 10: Martial Arts Studies
Xuan Miao'er smiled slightly, "What do you say, peony?" How much silver can buy a spirit stone? I heard that this is the silver money of the cultivation realm. Lingzhu knows, right? Five hundred spirit beads can be exchanged for a spirit stone. Last time, Xuelian gave me two spirit beads to buy spiritual food, but she casually threw a piece of gold to reward me. ”
Peony withdrew her gaze from the spirit stone and said with a smile: "Aren't you bad girl pit my silver?" It's not easy for my sister to earn money. ”
"Hey, hey." Xuan Miao'er grabbed the spirit stone in her hand, "This is what the tiger baby bought in exchange for her life, so you can't just let it out." Do you know why I didn't go to Snow Lotus for a change? ”
These words really resonated with Peony, and sneered: "Hmph, just that shameless Snow Lotus, I used to think she was a good one, but now it's really getting more and more excessive, and it's really hateful to fish the third son around." Miao'er, let's talk about the price, although I don't have as much silver as Snow Lotus, I won't let you suffer, after all, this is what the tiger baby bought in exchange for her life. ”
Xuan Miao'er grinned, "One thousand taels!" ”
Peony didn't say a word, and the decision was decided, "Okay, hurry up and tell my sister what's going on with Linggen?" Also, don't let the slut of Snow Lotus know about the spirit stone. It seems that she is the third son, let's see who is led into the city lord's mansion first. Oh, Miao'er, did you see what happened last night? I didn't expect the city lord to be so powerful. ”
Speaking of which, Peony's eyes lit up, in Xuan Miaoer's opinion, this was the light of worship, but was she fishing for the son of the city lord? wiped his sweat silently, and changed the topic and asked, "Peony, do you want to be the concubine of the third prince of the City Lord's Mansion?" I heard that the third son has a wife. ”
"Well, there's no way around it." Having said that, Peony's expression was disapproving, "The third prince told me today that the sisters in their mansion, or his wives and concubines, can all cultivate, and if they have a spiritual root, they can give cheats." ”
"Oh, then congratulations to Sister Peony in advance." Xuan Miao'er was shocked for a moment, it turned out that the people in the City Lord's Mansion could cultivate immortals, and she was a little envious.
After telling Peony about the classification of spiritual roots and how to test them, he took Peony's silver and left Baihualou. She had a hundred taels of silver in her bag, and the rest were exchanged for silver tickets.
Looking back at Baihualou, where she has been eating here since she was a child, the corners of her mouth twitched, "This place should not come again in the future." ”
Returning to the small inn, Xuan Miaoer paid half a month's room fee in advance, and then put on new clothes, dressed up and went out to choose a martial arts hall.
The reason why he chose the martial arts hall to spend the current transition period was not a temporary decision after watching the battle of the city lord. It is her and the tiger baby's dream to enter the martial arts hall, although there are immortal cultivators now, but with martial arts, you can have more security wherever you go.
What's more, she is still illiterate, and it costs money and wastes time to find a school to study, so it is better to be literate while practicing martial arts. This is what the old beggar taught them, think more about everything, and choose which path is most beneficial to them.
There are four martial arts halls in Iwacheng, but basically they don't accept female disciples, Xuan Miao'er went to one house after another, and was kicked out by the porter before she could enter the door.
"Go, go, go! Don't look at what kind of place this is, not all cats and dogs can come! ”
This is what the porter of the Xuanwei Martial Arts Hall said, he relied on the tall horse to push Xuan Miaoer down in the snow, and boasted vigorously: "The people who came out of our Xuanwei Martial Arts Hall were directly sent to the Xuanwei Dart Bureau." Although I don't say how good it is, it's no problem to raise a family to eat, you little girl is here to join in the fun, don't get out of here! ”
Xuan Miao'er snorted twice and got up and left, a little angry, but what's the use of being angry? The way of the world is like this, and if you want to achieve your goal, you must think of some other way.
There is still the last Xiulin Martial Arts Hall left, and if you can't enter it yet, you really have nowhere to stay.
Xiulin Martial Arts Hall does not do dart business, it is an orthodox martial arts hall, only teaching disciples, but the fees are quite high. To the north of Iwaki Castle, it's not bustling there.
From the outside, it looks like an ordinary mansion, if it weren't for a big plaque hanging on the top of the house, and from time to time there were one or two fist slogans, it really wouldn't be obvious that this is a martial arts hall.
Of course, she didn't know before she inquired, because she didn't know what the words on the plaque were. Afraid of being beaten out again, he hid aside and used his brain.
The porter was an old man, who was talking to a half-grown boy at this time, laughing for a while, crying for a while, and finally took out a few pieces of broken silver and gave them to the half-grown man. After the half-grown man left, the old man sighed in the porter.
Xuan Miao'er couldn't hear their conversation, but she felt that there was a door to enter the martial arts hall!
Quietly came to the concierge, put on a sweet smile and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong with you, can I help?" ”
"Alas! Little girl, where are you? The old man's family was seriously ill, and there was no money to cure him. The old man scratched his head, and he couldn't say anything.
Xuan Miao'er stepped forward and said, "Uncle, I can help you, but you also have to help me." Isn't it silver? I have! ”
The old man is also a clever porter, and he asked, "What do you want from me?" Let's talk about it first, I won't do anything that is not good for the martial arts hall. ”
"How can I be a little girl who does something bad for the martial arts hall? Don't worry, I want to come to the martial arts hall to learn art, but I don't accept women in the three martial arts halls, I'm afraid that this is the case, so I want the old man to say a few good words. For example, I am a girl from your distant relative's family....... ”
Saying that, Xuan Miao'er took out ten taels of silver, "Is it enough?" ”
Old Lu Tou looked at the silver and asked uneasily, "Is this really the case?" You swear that if you don't do anything to be sorry for the martial arts hall, I, I'll take you to see the eldest lady. ”
"I swear ......." Xuan Miao'er swore a heavy oath, and Lao Lu Tou put his mind at ease, put ten taels of silver into his arms, and immediately took her into the martial arts hall.
"Your name is Xuan Miao'er? Let's just say that it is my mother-in-law's niece, and I want to learn some martial arts to defend myself while I am young. How long does it take? ”
Xuan Miaoer said: "It may take a year and a half." ”
"That's good, that's good." Old Lu Tou also felt that this time was just right, and if it was longer, it would be exposed.
With the guarantee of Lao Lutou, Xuan Miaoer was finally accepted by the eldest lady of the martial arts hall. It's just that the martial arts hall only accepts apprentices twice a year, and there is still a month before spring, during which Xuan Miaoer can only live in the inn, but she can pay some silver to read first.
In this way, Xuan Miao'er began to study by the way, and she felt that she was smart and could quickly read the contents of the booklet. It's just that the tuition fee of Xiulin Martial Arts Hall is too high, five hundred taels of silver a year, and the literacy fee for this month is five taels of silver.
Back at the inn, just in time for dinner.
Xuan Miao'er ate well, holding the rice paper, pen and ink that she bought temporarily, and returned to the room as quickly as possible, she had to remember the ten words taught by her husband.