Chapter Fifty-Nine: A Prosperous City
[PS. Ask for recommendation ~ Ask for collection ~]
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Even the people in the city are dressed very differently from the people in the village, decent, bright, and luxurious!
Many tourists leaned on the railing on the side of the bridge, looking at the boats in the river in the city and the maids in the boats, or pointing, or laughing and teasing, in addition to the ordinary vendors, the buildings on both sides of the street are large shops with golden plaques, teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops, temples, public houses and so on.
Ox-drawn carts, rickshaws, peaceful carts, flat-head carts and other means of transportation are busy shuttling through this bustling street.
"The county town is so big......" Xu Cheng's eyes widened and he couldn't help but admire.
Zheng Fan is also about to look dazzled, not to mention the thin wolf and big feet, the stupid appearance of the two of them shows that they have never seen the world.
The black cotton jackets on several people, dressed like bitter people in the countryside, were suddenly despised by pedestrians.
After the carriage and horses had finished their inspection, they went up again, and without stopping long, they went straight in the direction of the rented yard in the west of the city.
After passing through several alleys, the seven people stopped in front of a small courtyard in a remote alley.
Five dilapidated tile houses, located at the end of the alley, are very quiet, slightly old and desolate, there is an old locust tree planted in the center of the courtyard, the winter weather is cold, the leaves have long fallen, swaying gently with the wind.
But the yard is fairly clean, it seems that someone has cleaned it.
"This is the place where I have traveled almost all over the slums in the west of the city, and the rent for this yard is the most suitable, eight golden beans a year! The key is that it can be paid in installments and paid quarterly. Of course, it's good to rent it all year round, if it comes only at the full moon tide, the yard will be sky-high at that time. When it comes to the price of houses in the county town during the full moon tide, Liu Sheng can't help but sigh.
The rules for renting a house in the county town are like this, a price on weekdays, the full moon tide is about to break out, and the rent will skyrocket artificially if you rent it for a short time!
He didn't know much about it before, but now that he knows about the price, he can say that he is staggered.
In a way, the poor people in the city are better than the Kuhaha people in Shijia Village, at least they have a house, and the value is not low, which is their pride, although they are poor, they do not think that they are equal to those villagers outside the city.
Unfortunately, the cost of living in the county is high, and it is not easy to make a living without real skills.
The bitter haha in most of the county towns is still day and night, racking their brains, working hard, just to earn the family's chewing grain.
"We don't have a lot of money, so if we are practicing medicine, we would better set up a stall on Yantan Street, which is in the west of the city, where the distance is close and the city defense is not strictly managed. Liu Sheng said confidently, it seems that he has already explored where the county is prosperous and where it is deserted.
However, Xu Hao frowned suddenly after hearing this, and his eyes rolled and said: "...... set up a stall? Who said that you want to set up a stall? How much does it cost to rent a store?"
Liu Sheng was originally full of interest, but when he heard this, he suddenly froze! Obviously, he had never thought of opening a shop in the county town, and a sentence made him hesitate.
Liu Sheng thought for a while, and replied, "This, this...... The price is too expensive...... Even in our slum area in the west of the city, a good lot needs dozens of golden beans every year, and the profit may not be enough for rent. ”
Hearing this rent, the others gasped.
The rent of their shop in the village is only one golden bean a year, so that everyone can support themselves and earn a good income.
The shops in the county town are so exaggerated? Well, renting it is not enough to give people money!
"Little family. Xu Hao's expression remained unchanged, and he said loudly: "Since the rent of Yantan Street is expensive, it is okay to be a little cheaper nearby, we are a pharmacy, not a restaurant, and the location is relatively not so important." If the curative effect can make a reputation, it can also make money. ”
"Of course. He changed his tone and continued in a deep voice: "The location should be similar, not too biased, and the cost can be controlled within ten golden beans." ”
"Huh?" Liu Sheng was stupid, as the shopkeeper, he couldn't understand the financial situation of Jinyitang very well, and there were no ten golden beans left in the money he earned.
Unless Xu Hao sticks a part of his own money......
But, but this is not the way, running a pharmacy needs to solve a lot of problems, purchase medicinal materials, and deal with many cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods.
It is impossible to put all the money in the store, and it is easy to have problems without funds in hand.
"But ......," he hesitated, a little afraid to do it, his intuition told him that it was very dangerous!
"Listen to me!" Xu Hao waved his hand, as a pharmacy, the starting point is not high, otherwise he will always be a wild man, without too high credibility, this step must be passed in advance!
"Yes. ”
The four of them replied in unison, since the boss has decided, it has to be implemented.
This matter is carried out by Liu Sheng, who is smart enough and sensitive to smell in business, and it will not take long to decide on the price.
"Let's clean up the futon in the room first, one for me and Xu Cheng, one for Zheng Fan and Liu Sheng, one for Thin Wolf and Big Feet, one for Zeng Rou, and the rest of the room as a warehouse, after it is ready, we will continue to cultivate, and the rules of cultivation in the afternoon cannot be broken." Facing the remaining four people, Xu Hao shouted in a deep voice.
Even if it was the first time he came to the county town, he didn't have much interest, don't look at it and always kept calm, but he had a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
The weak body has no advantage in the face of the county town where all the powerful gather.
Xu Hao will not waste too much time, since the last full moon tide, the poisonous insects in his hands are extremely abundant, providing enough resources, of course he must hurry up now.
Zeng Rou stuck out her tongue, the little girl wanted to take a few people to walk around the county town for a day first, but she naturally didn't dare to say anything now.
"Okay, let's continue to practice Veda Fist and practice the heart method at night. Zheng Fan nodded, and as a martial idiot, he raised his hands in favor of this suggestion.
After a few people cleaned up the room, except for Liu Sheng, who went out to look for a shop, the others immediately came to the courtyard and followed Xu Hao to start cultivating.
The yard is not big, but it can still tolerate room for them to fight. This time, Skinny Wolf and Bigfoot also joined in.
Several people raised their fists flat, the movement was slow, the fist was as steady as a bell, Wei Tuo's boxing could be fast or slow, first soft and then rigid, and naturally did not need to be sick in order to warm up, and the speed would gradually increase.
"The meridian is the foundation, the five laws are the foundation, and the eight characters are the key......" When Xu Hao was boxing, he didn't forget to remind a few people of the action tricks. It's just that gradually, as the movements get faster and faster, he no longer opens his mouth.
"Boom-"
The fierce galloping action made the six of them turn into afterimages, and their steps always wandered in the courtyard, but they kept in sync.
The proficiency of boxing is absolutely not to say, I have already practiced it hundreds of times!
The only few dead leaves of the old locust tree fell with the strong wind, swaying and dancing from the side of several people, and sprinkled on the blue brick ground.