Chapter 3 Small Goals
At the same time as the progress bar changed, a wisp of gentle power poured out from the depths of Li Yi's mind, just like a clear spring in the mountains, infiltrating his spirit.
His mind seemed clearer than ever.
However, apart from the subtle changes in his spirit, Li Yi did not notice any other abnormalities.
Looking at the newly emerged class level and the progress bar that had been refreshed, Li Yi fell into deep thought.
The new level column is easy to understand, but what's going on with this refreshed progress bar in the growth version?
It took him three months to complete the previous progress bar, and didn't this lengthened progress bar clearly make him increase his efforts to continue sleeping in the open and begging day and night?
Did he come to this world to immerse himself in the life of a beggar?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
After calming down, the joy of just receiving the attribute reward quickly faded, and Li Yi's expression gradually became solemn.
"If you didn't choose to be a beggar three months ago, but chose another profession......
Other professions? Li Yi was suddenly stunned.
He still remembers when the progress bar first appeared when he got his first bowl of rice, and he hasn't been in any other business since.
If I choose a new class now, will a progress bar also appear?
As soon as this thought arose in Li Yi's mind, it was out of control.
Why don't you give it a try?
Rubbing his squatting numb legs, Li Yi looked up at the sky.
At this time, the golden crow retreated, and the street was already dark, and it was impossible to see it really.
Li Yi was helpless in his heart, and if he wanted to try, he could only try it tomorrow.
After coming back to his senses, Li Yi, whose thoughts were turning, suddenly felt a burst of hunger in his stomach.
But it's already time to eat.
His eyes subconsciously looked at the rice bowl in front of him, and the kumquat in it seemed to be emitting a faint golden light, which was coveted.
Li Yi licked his dry lips, couldn't wait to pick up a yellow orange, peel off the skin, and then split the tightly hugged orange flesh into two halves.
Break off a petal of orange, and before you put it in your mouth, the bottom of your tongue is already raw.
The teeth puncture the plump and juicy flesh, and the plump juice splashes in the mouth.
After just a moment, Li Yi frowned.
Sour! Very sour!
The already bland sweetness is completely suppressed by the acidity of the orange, and the cheeks are a little stiff after a bite.
However, it is still within acceptable range.
After three months as a beggar, Li Yi's tolerance for food has reached an unprecedented level.
It's nothing like a sour orange.
After eating the whole orange one by one, Li Yi once again picked an orange of moderate size and relatively thin skin and peeled it off.
Sour! It's still a strong orange sourness!
At this time, Li Yi suddenly understood why the woman in Tsing Yi would give these good-looking oranges to others.
The co-author bought a sour orange with a very bad taste, and he couldn't eat it himself, so he gave it all to him!
Eating the second orange with a blank face, Li Yi no longer wanted to touch the remaining oranges in the rice bowl.
Reaching out and taking out the pastry wrapped in kraft paper from his arms, Li Yi pinched a piece and put it in his mouth.
Smooth and oily, soft and glutinous, sweet but not greasy.
It is a superb osmanthus cake to make!
August and September is the time when osmanthus flowers are in full bloom.
Li Yi ate the osmanthus cake in his hand one by one, and at the end, he smacked his fingers stained with cake crumbs.
This is the most palatable food he has eaten in the past three months.
When the hunger subsided, Li Yi picked up the rice bowl and walked to Shili Lane.
Shili Lane extends in all directions, the north two lanes lead to Beimen Street and Yamen Street, and the west lane leads to Liuding Street. To the southeast, there is a tree-lined path to happiness - Fireworks Alley.
Although there is an alley in the name of Fireworks Alley, it is a bustling street, as for why it is called an alley, it is probably because there are many green buildings and hooks in the street.
In addition to the convenient transportation, there are many hidden small shops in Shili Lane that attract customers who are not wealthy.
So in the pre-curfew period, the Ten Mile Lane is not deserted.
The common people, the rich businessmen, the sons and brothers...... They may be of different classes and ages, but their hobbies are surprisingly the same.
At this time, the entrance of Shili Lane is undoubtedly an excellent begging point.
At this time, the mouth of the West Lane.
Looking at the round copper coin that looked like a leopard spot on the ground not far away, Li Yi's eyes lit up, his cadence instantly accelerated, and after picking up the copper coin, he pretended to be casual and looked left and right.
Today his luck seems to be exceptionally good, and in just a short distance to the mouth of the Ten Mile Alley, he has picked up several copper coins and an unknown book.
Standing at the entrance of the alley, putting down the small wooden rice bowl, Li Yi took out a small black pottery bowl with a gap in his arms, and then put two 'money primers' into it.
Whenever someone passed by, he would stir the bowl and make the copper coins bounce up and down inside.
This is the 'cash cow'.
It was one of the skills he learned from the old beggar to ask for food.
After a while, a young man who looked like a scholar walked briskly into the alley with a folding fan in his hand.
Seeing this, Li Yi hurriedly shook the pottery bowl, and the two copper coins collided with the wall of the bowl, and immediately made a crisp sound of tinkling and ding.
The scholar with a red face and couldn't wait to go to the top of the clouds to meet the goddess seemed to be in a particularly comfortable mood.
Seeing Li Yi begging at the entrance of the alley, instead of getting angry, he took out a few copper coins and threw them on the ground in front of Li Yi heartily.
Then, the scholar laughed and walked away, showing his demeanor!
Li Yi's hand shaking the pottery bowl paused suddenly, his gaze moved downward, and several copper coins were rolling and spinning in different postures on the ground.
It doesn't hurt much, but it's extremely insulting!
Although Li Yi felt uncomfortable in his heart, he still showed a professional smile.
If you can't endure the unbearable behavior of ordinary people, you can't be a beggar.
After bending down and picking up the copper coins one by one, Li Yi looked at the dark alley again.
He vaguely remembered the scholar's wanton debauchery.
Placing the six copper coins properly, Li Yi gathered his thoughts.
In my mind, the progress bar for the beggar's profession has changed slightly.
[Occupation: Beggar]
[Level 1]
[Progress 6/300]
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At the time of the curfew, Li Yi, who had been working for eight hours, left his workstation.
He did not go back to the dilapidated courtyard where the beggars gathered for the first time, but found a field to solve the matter of grain reincarnation.
By the faint moonlight, Li Yi, who was squatting in the field and blowing a cool breeze, took out the book he had picked up earlier.
On the front of the book are four large characters in the center, and next to them is a string of small characters that resemble annotations.
Turning the pages of the book, the slightly yellowish paper was covered with words that resembled small seals, as well as some illustrations of gatherings and sacrifices.
In addition to the illustrations with a somewhat treacherous painting style, Li Yi can only guess a little bit of the text on it by virtue of the glyphs, and most of the rest are indistinguishable.
It seems that I will have to learn words again in the future...
Thinking of this, Li Yi couldn't help but sigh.
I don't know what the book in my hand is talking about, and if it's useless, it's better to wipe it off.
He was fed up with rubbing his belly with stone leaves.
Flipping through the books in his hand at random, Li Yi finally chose the slightly rough stone on the ground.
The book in his hand may be something of value, and if so, he will not regret it when he tears off two pages now and makes them fragments?
After wiping his cheeks and lifting the waistband of his trousers, Li Yi set a new goal for himself, that is, to work hard and strive to realize the freedom of toilet paper as soon as possible!