The master and apprentice came out of the valley in late spring. Counting the time, it has been more than a month now. During this time, I encountered a lot of things, which can be regarded as accumulating some experience for Ergou, a novice who is not deeply involved in the world.

The beginning of the summer sun has become a bit scorching. It was very uncomfortable to take a picture of the two people who were sleeping soundly in the yard. In the end, the two turned over at about the same moment, and they really deserved to be masters and apprentices.

After the two of them got up, their eyes widened and stared, and they were a little confused. Then, the two seemed to recall what they had said last night. But they didn't mention it, but chose to forget.

Occasional hypocrisy is allowed. But if this is the case all the time, I am afraid this is not the demeanor that people in the rivers and lakes should have.

"Old man, I'm hungry, go eat!"

"Dinner, Qin Yi didn't give you money when they left yesterday. What kind of food to eat now that I have no money!"

When he said this, the old man was angry. Yesterday, it was clear that two hundred taels of silver could be obtained. It's a pity that it was lost by this stupid apprentice pretending to be polite.

"Hehe, old man, you don't know this, I think when I first met Brother Qin and them. I found seven or eight taels of broken silver from the bandits. Now is the time to alleviate our immediate needs. ”

Hearing Ergou say this, the old man suddenly remembered what happened that night when he first arrived in Luochuan City. Not only did he not show joy, but he said that he was suffering like eating Coptis chinensis.

"That's... What's that. Just when I went out that night. Your money has been stolen by a thief. ”

"What!"

Hearing the old man say this, Ergou suddenly became anxious. Hurriedly touched the place where he hid the money, and found that it was already empty. All of a sudden, his expression was sluggish. But as if he thought of something again, he looked up at his master with burning eyes.

"Old man, did you see it at the time?"

At this moment, Ergou's tone became tougher.

"Look... See. ”

His master was very weak at this time, and his tone was pitifully weak.

"Why don't you tell me! That's the last money for the two of us! Now it's been stolen, let's eat the northwest wind!"

After Ergou knew that the old man deliberately didn't tell him, he became even more angry.

"Then I don't want you to experience the sinister nature of the rivers and lakes!"

"Yes, I haven't experienced the sinister rivers and lakes anyway, but I am about to experience the suffering in the world. ”

Just when the master and apprentice were still arguing in the courtyard, the inappropriate voice of the shopkeeper sounded outside the door.

"Guest officer, your room money has only been paid today, do you want to renew the lease or check out!"

"Retreat, how can I live when I have no money!

After saying that, he didn't forget to hate the old man. Then, he didn't let go of a plate of fruit and a plate of snacks on the table, which Qin Yi ordered when they hadn't left yet.

Ergou put the fruits and snacks on the table into his baggage. He left with his baggage on his back, ignoring the old man who was standing awkwardly on the side.

It is said that there is money to travel all over the world, but it is difficult to move an inch without money. This rich man has never tried it all over the world, and I don't know if I will have the opportunity to try it in the future. But now, Ergou can understand the feeling of being unable to move an inch without money.

...

It has been two days since the master and apprentice left the inn, and the matter of sleeping is easy to solve. The two of them, who had been living in the mountains, found a bridge and lived in a bridge hole.

But what if there is nothing to eat, although Ergou brought out some snacks and fruits from the inn. But this saves and saves. There's only one apple left.

An old man who has nothing but martial arts heights. A teenager is nothing but clever. If such two people want to make money to eat, I'm afraid it's a little difficult!

In the blink of an eye, it was time for lunch again. Ergou took out the apple from his arms. I put it on my nose and took two hard breaths. Without too much hesitation, he handed the apple to the old man.

The old man looked at the apple in front of him with tears in his eyes, this apprentice really didn't raise it in vain. At the critical moment, it is still his own apprentices who can be relied on.

"Ergou, you are like this, you are very unhappy in your heart!

"Alas, old man, though I don't want to, I don't want to call you Master. But it's not like it can't be changed, I said that I can't starve you if I eat a bite. You can eat with confidence, I have already thought of the idea of making money. ”

"Hey, since you already have an idea of making money, it's not too bad for this apple. Hehe, it's still my apprentice's filial piety!"

After saying that, he stopped knocking on the apple politely. The second dog watched from the sidelines. There is no envy, but the eyes are constantly wandering, not knowing what to think.

An apple is not big, let alone an old man who is almost hungry and crazy, he has eaten it clean in a few bites, and he is licking his fingers at this moment.

"Old man, is it fragrant?"

He nodded as he rubbed his fingers.

"Now that you're done eating, you're ready to work!"

Hearing Ergou say this, the old man's finger movements stopped. glanced at the apple on the ground that he had eaten all the kernels and spit out only a few seeds. Suddenly it doesn't smell good.

"You said that the way to make money is to let me work?"

"That's right, you ate the last meal, who are you not going to do?"

"I..."

Who told him to eat the last apple?

"You say, how do you make money?"

"Hahaha, of course it's a good idea. Listen to me..."

"Come on, come on, all the guest officers who have passed by, don't miss it, the sixty-year-old man has a big stone in his chest. Those who have money will hold a money field, and those who have no money will hold a personal field. ”

In the center of a small clearing lot. Isn't that young man who is shouting for his life Jiang Ergou?

It turned out that the way he thought of making money was to sell his art.

The second dog standing in the field was holding a half-faced gong that he had picked up from somewhere. Naturally, the gong is not a gong hammer, but a large tree branch.

The big rock next to it was really big, and even the people around who specialized in the art industry were a little shocked. It's hard for Ergou to be able to move such a big stone with such a small body.

As for the poor old man, he was now lying on a stool that he had borrowed from nowhere, shivering.

"The hateful second dog knows how to play his master. I don't have any conscience, I shouldn't have raised this white-eyed wolf in the first place!"

At this moment, the old man's good impression of Ergou taking the initiative to give him the last apple was gone. All that remains is endless resentment and resentment.

But he didn't care about the old man's feelings at all, and saw that people were almost there. Little by little, he moved the stone to the old man's stomach.

In fact, for the old man, what is the difference between this stone and tofu in his eyes? He was just unhappy that he was put under the trap by Ergou, and let him get into it willingly.

However, in terms of the old man's decades of experience. Only the trap of the apprentice can make him drill willingly.

Just when Jiang Ergou was about to smash it, he suddenly discovered a problem.

Smash it, smash it with what, no sledgehammer!

But this is not difficult for Ergou, there is no hammer and Kunwu knife! I just haven't used it for a long time.

Seeing Ergou pull out his long knife, the other people who were originally performing around turned their heads and looked stunned.

Good fellow, this man can't have a grudge against the old man below! If this knife goes down, even if the stone is broken, the old man will be beheaded by the waist.

Ergou ignored the noise around him, and slashed down, and the sound fell to the ground. The knife that slashed at the old man's stomach made a 'clang' sound, as if it were slashed on a piece of iron. Even Ergou's hand holding the knife was numb.

"Hey, the apprentice is going to murder the master, is there any humanity!"

In fact, this knife, let alone hurting the elderly, can't even break the defense. But the old man just wanted to shout out. It seems that when you shout like this, your heart will be happier.

The surrounding spectators have never seen a knife splitting a boulder! I saw copper coins flying all over the sky, and occasionally I could see one or two grains of broken silver, looking at its size, I was afraid that there was no one or two of them, and it was really broken silver.

Ergou was naturally happy and ignored the wailing of the old man behind him. Quickly used the half-faced gong to pick up the copper coins on the ground and the almost negligible pieces of silver.

Just as he was halfway through it, a foot reached out and stepped on a copper coin he was about to pick up.

The man with his feet outstretched was dressed in a head-catching suit, of course, not the kind of Six Doors, just an ordinary official head-catcher. There were two of his henchmen in the back.

"This friend, you want to perform in this Luochuan City, and you didn't report it to us!"

"Report, report, report, report! I'm in my business. Eat your rice, what to report?"

The officer was not angry, but smiled.

"My friend is from out of town, so it's understandable that I don't know the rules. You can ask the people around you who are doing business and don't report to us. ”

"If you sell your art in our land, and use our land, we will naturally have to pay taxes. Originally, we only harvested 50% of the local ones, and 60% of the local ones. If you come for the first time, don't say that our local people in Luochuan City are bullying you, and we will charge you fifty percent. ”

The old man who was wailing in the back didn't wail anymore. If they continue to howl, these two dogs will have to fight with the officials. He hurriedly pulled Jiang Ergou, who was still about to speak, and spoke first.

"Hahaha, this poor master is right. We don't know the rules when we come from other places. Since the rules are 60 percent, then how can we not go to the Tao? The 6 achievements are 60 percent. ”

As he spoke, he took the half of the gong that Jiang Ergou was dragging in his arms. He picked up the other coins from the ground. Then, he put sixty percent of the money that was still prosperous into the hands of the officials.

The official took the money and didn't pay attention to Jiang Ergou, who was angry.

"Hmm... I still know the rules when I'm older. Rest assured, this land is yours. No one can bother. ”

"Hahaha, then thank you so much. ”

After the servant finished speaking, he had already turned around and left, but the old man still added such a sentence...

In a restaurant that couldn't be smaller, the master and apprentice, who had not seen meat for many days, finally saw the meat again.

But Ergou was not in the mood to eat at this time, and the old man didn't care so much, and wiped out the few pieces of meat in a big gulp.

"Ergou, are you still angry?"

"Old man, you're so powerful. Why didn't you beat him, our hard-earned money was taken away by him like that. ”

"Hahaha, Ergou, are you because of this?"

"What else could it be. ”

"Ergou, you don't know. In the rivers and lakes, the most important thing is to talk about the rules. As they say, they cover that land, and it's understandable that they take taxes. Some of the things that are conventionalized between people like this are rules. It's also the rule that they collect money. People, especially the Jianghu people, are the most taboo to violate the rules. ”

"But you..."

"But my martial arts are so high? Hehe, Ergou, high martial arts does not mean that you can do whatever you want. At the beginning of the inn, the six doors oppressed people and did not follow the rules, so I can also ignore the rules. But today is different, the money people want is the part of the rules, that is, it should be given, of course, if they dare to go beyond the rules and want everything, I can not talk to them about the rules. ”

In the end, the old man suddenly had a serious expression, stared at Jiang Ergou and said.

"Ergou, never try to challenge the rules, even if your martial arts skills are high in the future. Otherwise, even if you are a master above the first grade, this river and lake will not be able to tolerate you!"

Looking at the old man's serious expression, Ergou finally knew his good intentions. But bowing his head and admitting his mistake is not his demeanor. glanced at the table, and sure enough, he found a reason.

"Old man, you are not kind, and the meat has been eaten for you. ”

"Hahaha, then add another plate!"