Shen Lang still didn't buy a house in Changsheng County.

Because when he went to Changsheng County with the team, he talked to Zhu Hu that he wanted to buy a house to settle down, and asked Zhu Hu if he had anything to introduce, and Brother Zhu immediately persuaded him:

"Brother Shen, what about you, you are a martial arts genius of the level of Master Mu, and you will never be limited to a small Changsheng County in the future. Changsheng County will only be your springboard, your future, when in the capital of Yingzhou, or even in the imperial capital of Yujing.

"In short, listen to my brother's advice, don't spend money in Changsheng County to buy a house, rent a similar small courtyard, and live together for the time being."

In this way, when Shen Lang arrived in Changsheng County with the team, according to Zhu Hu's persuasion, after his introduction, he rented a single-family courtyard in the market not far from the county government to live temporarily.

There was a small pond in the courtyard, which was not big, but it was big enough for small fish.

There is also a tall mulberry tree with lush foliage, and Xiao Zhao can also climb up and down the tree, exercise and harass the birds.

And after Shen Lang rented this small courtyard, he also took Mu Qingxue's letter of recommendation and went to the county office to find the county master to work.

The twenty taels of gold that Mu Qingxue gave him were a huge amount of money in this small county.

But Shen Lang is a person who practices martial arts and dry rice, and he eats a huge amount of food, and he has to talk about buckets when he eats.

There are also Xiao Yu and Xiao Zhao, two little demons who are also very good at eating, to feed, of course Shen Lang can't sit and eat empty, he must find a job and earn a long-term salary.

Mu Qingxue's name is very useful, and as soon as the letter of recommendation is bright, the county master happily arranges a job for Shen Lang.

For the time being, he is just a temporary servant, and his main business is to follow Zhu Hu and others to patrol the streets, and the salary is not high, only two silver dollars a month, which is not enough for Shen Lang to eat alone.

Shen Lang quietly asked Zhu Hu, and it turned out that Zhu Hu's salary was only five silver dollars. Even the dignified county magistrate, not counting all kinds of annual allowances, is only twenty silver dollars.

Of course, whether it is the county magistrate or the full-time arrester, or even the temporary servant, if you really want to make money, there is a way.

Even if you don't want to be corrupt and make money, you can go to the countryside to travel to earn allowances, or catch thieves for meritorious service and get rewards.

For example, Zhu Hu followed Mu Qingxue to exterminate Wangjiazhuang, because the hard ideas were slaughtered by Mu Qingxue, and he didn't get any hard work, only some errands and errands, so he only got ten silver dollars for meritorious service.

However, when the house was raided, the income of the routine profit sharing was more than 50 silver dollars.

It's just that whether it's a business trip allowance or a reward for catching thieves, it's not a stable income. After all, not every month there are envoys to the countryside, and the big battle to exterminate Wangjiazhuang may not have the opportunity to run into it once in several years.

So that kind of extra fast, it's really not as good as the tea money that the street market vendors routinely pay homage to.

Seeing Zhu Hu's calm look when he talked about "routine filial piety", Shen Lang felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he was quickly relieved.

This is the imperial society, the era of raiding the county and destroying the mansion, the era of being able to open casinos and green buildings in the bright future, and the era of the existence of emperors and nobles, so it is natural that there will be countless stereotypes and bad habits.

In this kind of world, the powerful catchers and officials can be regarded as very conscientious if they can set up a name, extort money, and only collect money.

For this kind of society, this era, in some ways, it is better not to have any expectations.

After completing the entry procedures, Shen Lang did not go to work immediately.

The county lord knew that he was not from Changsheng County, and he had just settled in the county seat, so he gave him a day very reasonably, so that he could settle down and come to Yamen tomorrow on a business trip. also arranged for Zhu Hu to take him to familiarize himself with the county environment.

So Shen Lang followed Zhu Hu, wandered around the county for most of the day, and went to the gunsmith's shop introduced by Zhu Hu and ordered two heavy flintlock pistols.

This kind of material is particularly solid, and the special type of musket for martial artists is naturally more expensive than conventional firearms. The price of the two guns is forty silver dollars, which is still the friendship price given for the sake of Zhu Hu's introduction.

A gun is twenty silver dollars, which is equivalent to a month's salary of the county magistrate. If Shen Lang relied on his salary, he would have to save for ten months without eating or drinking to buy such an exclusive custom-made musket.

Fortunately, Shen Lang now has a huge amount of two hundred silver dollars sponsored by Mu Qingxue, and when he paid the deposit, he didn't frown.

But when he asked Zhu Hu to take him to the pharmacy and planned to buy some medicinal herbs to make a medicinal bath bag, the price made him a little frightened.

"What, a pack of medicine costs five silver dollars? Make no mistake, how can it be so expensive? Shouldn't you be the shopkeeper looking at my face and deliberately deceiving customers? ”

Facing Shen Lang's angry questioning, the pharmacy shopkeeper said with a smile:

"Guest officer, the medicine prepared according to your prescription is at this price. You don't look at how expensive the main drugs in this recipe are. Even the auxiliary medicines, many of them are precious medicinal materials that can only be collected in the deep mountains and old forests.

"To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that our Changsheng County relied on Yingzhou Mansion, the south and the north of the world, and all the materials at home and abroad, the medicine in your prescription would be changed to an inland county, even if it is a high-grade county, I am afraid it will not be matched at all."

Shen Lang raised his eyes to look at Zhu Hu, and when he saw him nodding helplessly, his heart suddenly cooled.

A medicated bath bag can only be used once, and it costs five silver dollars at a time......

Wouldn't it cost you a hundred and fifty silver dollars in that month?

The shopkeeper was still smiling:

"Guest officer, look at the medicine bag you are dispensing, you plan to use it for medicinal baths, right? Are you a martial artist? You must have heard the phrase "poor and rich". ”

Poor and rich and martial......

Shen Lang has indeed heard this sentence many times, but it is not until today that he has personally understood the power of this sentence!

Shen Lang, who just felt that he was a little master, suddenly felt that he was pitifully poor.

Zhu Hu is still comforting:

"Actually, there is no need to use such an expensive medicinal bath recipe. When I was young, I practiced martial arts, and occasionally took a medicinal bath, and the medicinal bath bag I used was only two hundred copper plates, and the effect was barely okay. Why don't you consider a cheap recipe, Brother Shen? ”

So this is the reason why you are in your twenties, brother, but you are still only the seventh rank of martial arts?

Shen Lang complained silently in his heart, feeling that his martial arts path was going to have a lot of twists and turns.

Although he was very poor, and although the medicated bath bag was very expensive, Shen Lang gritted his teeth and threw ten silver dollars, with two pairs of medicated bath bags, planning to go back and try the effect.

If the effect is mediocre, that's it.

But if it works well......

Then you have to find a way to make money, a lot of money!

When the lights are on.

Please Zhu Hu went to the restaurant to rub it, thanked Shen Lang who accompanied him this day, carried two medicated bath bags, and a big carp weighing five catties, and went to the residence alone.

When passing by a green building, a young lady waved a handkerchief to greet him:

"Son, come in and play, only one silver dollar a night......"

Shen Lang sneered, frowning:

"You want to sleep with me for just a silver dollar? I'm so handsome, I'll have to give me ten dollars! ”

The young lady was stunned for a moment, and finally came back to her senses, and rolled her eyes at Shen Lang.

Shen Lang seemed to have won a battle, and went back with high spirits.

Sister, I'm worried about the lack of money, and I still want to earn a silver dollar...... It's almost the same as giving me the money!

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