The demon and Zhao Laosan summed it up and decided to go to the nearest Sichuan City first, because Zhao Laosan didn't have makeup tools yet, he was afraid of being recognized, so he decided that the demon and Sun Yangyang would go together, and Zhao Laosan would go by himself. Sun Yangyang doesn't care about this matter, just follow the demon anyway. The demon and Zhao Laosan agreed on the contact information in Sichuan City, and left with Sun Yangyang first. Zhao Laosan left again when it was dark.

Since Sun Yangyang can't ride a horse and ride a car, the demon is too slow, so the demon runs all the way with Sun Yangyang on his back, anyway, carrying a big hammer is also his back, and carrying a beautiful woman is also his back, and by the way, he practices the upper limbs and lower limbs. All the way to attract the attention of passers-by. Sun Yangyang didn't see this, and fell asleep comfortably on the back of the demon. The two yellow orioles, namely Rhubarb and Xiao Huang, have been following the demons, and when they are tired of flying, they sleep in Sun Yangyang's arms.

In 2 days, the demon and Sun Yangyang arrived in Sichuan City. Chuancheng is a provincial-level city, larger than the county seat. found an inn to live in, and the demon went straight to the school with a casting and forging major, while Sun Yangyang went to buy makeup utensils for Zhao Laosan. The demon entered the academy, found the classroom where the third-level forging master was teaching, and inserted it to listen. Auditing, the school doesn't care, as long as you don't make trouble in class.

The demon asked, and the surrounding classmates had a good evaluation of the third-level casting and forging master. After class, the demon went to the third-level casting and forging master and asked a few questions about casting that the demon had been wondering about. The forging master patiently explained in detail and looked at the demon a little strangely: "Where is this raw face?" I haven't seen it before, and I'm here to test it. "Because the questions asked by the demon are all very difficult casting, or the key, it is obviously higher than the level of the students in the class. When an expert speaks, he knows if there is one. The demon is also very satisfied with this master.

The demon returned to the inn and contacted Zhao Laosan, and after the convergence, he asked Sun Yangyang to paint Zhao Laosan with the makeup props he bought, and the demon felt: "It must be a familiar person who may recognize Zhao Laosan with makeup." ”

So the three of them were no longer separated and went straight to Surabaya City. On the way, Zhao Laosan told the demon all about the use of dagger skills and his experience in the rivers and lakes.

After entering Surabaya City, the three demons felt that the prosperity of Surabaya City was not comparable to the county town. Surabaya Castle is a city where four waterways pass through, and it is a transportation artery and a trade center. I found an inn to stay in. The three demons were divided into three ways, the demons went to the school with a casting and forging profession, Sun Yangyang went to learn about the bazaar, the bird and beast market, the auction house and other places and markets related to transactions, and Zhao Laosan went to learn about the government institutions, large and small sects, and gangster structure of Surabaya City.

When the demon entered the school, he went to the classroom where the casting and forging master gave a lecture, and he was familiar with the demon by interfering to the class. I asked my classmates what they thought of this master, and asked me about some of the things about the Casting and Forging Association in the city. After class, the demon asked the same question to the forging master, in order to compare which of the two masters was higher.

The demon is more satisfied with this academy in Surabaya City. First of all, money is not an issue, learning is the main consideration.

First, this casting and forging master is a fourth-level casting and forging master, and he likes to preach and solve doubts, likes to promote younger generations, high-quality elite-level, rare and respected masters, and has a higher casting and forging level than the master in Chuancheng. One is willing to learn, the other is willing to teach, what a pleasant cooperation. What a match made in heaven. You love me. The demon was so happy that he didn't know what his last name was.

Second, it is a trade center. Almost all the materials needed for casting and forging can be traded here.

Third, the casting and forging major of this school is divided into beginner class, intermediate class, and advanced class. Beginner classes below the first-level caster. Intermediate classes for first-level casters and forgers and above, and advanced classes for second-level casters and forgers and above. Starting from the intermediate casting and forging class, a course "Identification of Alloy Minerals" is offered. The advanced class was upgraded to "The Preservation and Sublimation of Mineral Aura". Chuancheng's casting and forging major does not have this course.

Siyu Island is in the north, too far away, and cold. The demon didn't want to go, the demon didn't like the climate that was too cold, and the wind blew like a knife.

In the evening, the demons, Sun Yangyang, and Zhao Laosan gathered in the inn to discuss.

Sun Yangyang said: "This is a huge trading city, and at the same time, it is also a processing and manufacturing city. All kinds of materials are transported from other places, processed here and then sent to various places. The bazaar, the bird and beast market are very large. There are two auction houses, and one of the auction houses where I used to work is located here, which is much larger than in the county town, and the auction is also held at noon. I don't have much time, but I'll understand this for the time being. “

Zhao Laosan: "On the surface, this city is maintained by the government and the four major factions, and at the same time controls the largest dock. There are also six gangsters that control the big secret business, mainly smuggling, robbery, etc., and it is said that there is an underground black market. There are also some ruffians and hooligans. There are thieves, robbers, martial arts people, if it is too rampant, the government and the four major sects will jointly issue a reward order, and everyone can complete it. Including the personnel of the four major schools. I wonder if it is a chance to provide experience for the personnel of the four major sects. There are also private people who have also issued reward orders. The rewards are all sorty, and there are all kinds of bonus items such as eggs. Zhao Laosan himself laughed.

The demon said: "After I learned about this academy's casting and forging major, I decided to stay in Surabaya City." Yuzhou is too far away, so I won't go. It takes a lot of resources to upgrade to the third level of forging and forging, so I decided to make some money by taking advantage of the characteristics of this Surabaya City first. 1: Casting and forging to maintain casting and forging. It is to help people process, or to do the trading of alloy materials and alloy products, two: to provide maintenance, to be able to build the first to repair. I plan to stay in Surabaya City for at least 4 or 5 years. ”

"Uncle Zhao, what are you going to do. The demon asked.

"I don't have any enemies in Surabaya City, and the probability of meeting old enemies is small, and after a long time, I am also a snake here, and I am not afraid of them. I also decided to stay here permanently. Zhao Laosan replied.

The demon didn't bother to ask Sun Yangyang, anyway, it was that sentence, "I'll follow you." ”

The demon concluded: "Then we will live here permanently. If you want to live, you must first have a house. At least buy one, the matter of the house is troublesome Uncle Zhao, Sun Yangyang, the two of you pay attention. The location of the land is the most important, it doesn't matter if the house is good or bad, just live in it, and it can be rebuilt in the future. Uncle Zhao continued to understand the black and white of Surabaya City, and made friends from three religions and nine streams, focusing on finding out those thieves and thieves who had no background. I'm not going to go through it, so I'm going to cut them down. Sun Yangyang focuses on the trading of materials and finished products related to casting and forging, including types, retail and wholesale prices, and market prices. There is also your old bank, the transaction situation of the auction house, give priority to things related to casting and forging, and I will write you a list of items later. There is also money stored in the auction house where you used to work, if you withdraw it, do you want to make a reservation? I continued to sit in the school because the school was about to go on vacation. I hurried to listen to some lectures. ”

"Uncle Zhao, you give me three books of luck, and I will sell one for 4,370 taels of silver, and I plan to use it to buy a house. I already have a manuscript of the Yunjing Gong Dharma Book of Luoxia Guan, which contains a combined version of the two veins of Ren and Du. The remaining two books of luck are useless to me. What to do with those two copies?" the demon asked.

"Sell or exchange the exercise books of the twelve meridians. Zhao Laosan replied.

"Wouldn't selling those two books here attract attention and cause trouble?" or put on makeup and find an auction in a small city to dispose of?" the demon asked.

Sun Yangyang said: "Some auction houses are not doing very well, and they will turn a blind eye to the origin of the auction items, use a pseudonym, and put on makeup, which should not be much of a problem." Sun Yangyang came from an auction house and knows the unspoken rules of the auction house.

"Then find an auction house in a city that you don't often go to when you go through the training. The demon said.

"Uncle Zhao, you have to learn makeup from Sun Yangyang, just some simple makeup. "The demon has arrived. "And you Sun Yangyang, you also have to learn makeup, makeup as a rural aunt, don't make up as a beauty all day long, attract bees and butterflies, be low-key. "The demon has learned.

Sun Yangyang gave the demon a kick.

After a few days of understanding the casting and forging major of Surabaya City Academy, the demon decided to sign up for the advanced class next semester. But we should hurry up and make up for the course of "Identification of Alloy Minerals" in the intermediate class, fortunately, there is an exhibition room in the casting and forging major, which has many specimens of alloy minerals, that is, small specimens. The demon spent 1 tael of silver to buy a worn-out book of "Identification of Alloy Minerals" from his classmates, and looked at it against the specimen. In fact, that book is brand new, and it is only 200 dollars. The student who sold the book thought to himself, "This raw face is such a big idiot." ”

The demon also bought a house, and spent a total of 3,000 taels plus 150 taels in taxes. It turned out that the homeowner was in a hurry, and the market price was sold. If there is no urgency, who will sell the house in a good location. The house is actually quite dilapidated, and the demon is interested in the location. Adjacent to the main road, foreign merchants come and go more. Suitable for business, not for living. The demon wants to take it first. In the future, I will buy another one to live in, and this one will be rebuilt for business. Now the demons, Sun Yangyang, and Zhao Laosan live together in the yard they just bought.

The demon has read a lot of books and knows such a few stories. "3,000 taels is really not expensive to buy a house in a big city. ”

Bai Juyi is 50 years old and finally got rid of the identity of the houseless. He once wrote "Buju" lamenting the difficulty of buying a house in a big city:

Traveling in Kyoto in the twentieth spring, there is nowhere to settle down in poverty.

The envy snail still has a house, and it is better to hide the mouse.

Zhu Xi, a scholar from the Southern Song Dynasty, once said: And like the ancestral dynasty, all officials have no house to live in, although they are also rented.

After Song Shenzong ascended the throne, officials at the level of prime ministers had official mansions, while other officials could only settle their own housing.

Su Shi, the second generation of officials, did not inherit any real estate from his Qingguan father Su Xun, and after officially becoming a civil servant at the age of 26, he did not buy his first house in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province until he was nearly half a hundred years old, borrowing 3,000 yuan from his younger brother Su Zhe and his own savings.

Does this mean that Su Zhe lived and worked in peace and contentment earlier than Su Shi? In fact, Su Zhe also did not have a house, but only saved some money to buy a house, and lent it to his brother to buy a house.

Su Zhe once composed a song "Uncle Li Fang's New House":

I am seventy years old and have no house, and I am in turmoil.

I have been a child and grandchild for 80 years, and I can be a guest for 10 years.

The gist is: I am seventy years old and the house is not capped, and I hope that I can live to eighty, so that I can live in my new home for ten years.

After reading Su Zhe's poem, a poet named Jiang Teli in the Southern Song Dynasty couldn't help but write a poem to show off:

Yingbin has no residence in seventy, and my room has become forty-seven.

The former virtuous flea is still like this, and I have been more than 5,000 days.

The gist is: Yingbin (Su Zhe's alias in his later years) didn't have a house at seventy, and I bought a house at forty-seven. Su Zhe is nothing more than that, I bought a house 5,000 days earlier than him, self-comforting, self-satisfied, and content. This Jiang Teli is really funny.

The demon thought to himself: "Housing here refers to the high price of housing in big cities, to be precise, the price of land in big cities is expensive, and you can buy a house for 10 taels of silver in the countryside." It seems that the high cost of housing in big cities is not only a problem for my generation, but also for the ancients. I'm better than this Jiang Teli, it's not easy to buy a house in a big city at the age of 16. ”

"Taiping Guangji" [Zhisheng Volume (1 volume) Greedy] "Dou Yi":

First of all, in the south of the West Market Scale, there are more than ten acres of submerged dirty land, and the eyes are called small sea pools. For the banner pavilion, all the filth gathered. Then he begged to buy it, but his owner had an unexpected situation, and he paid 30,000 yuan. Having obtained, set up a mark in it, and hang the flag. Set up six or seven shops around the pond, make pancakes are dumplings, call children to throw rubble, hit their flags, and the middle one is eaten with pancakes and rice dumplings. Within a month, the children on the two streets competed, counting more than 10,000 people, and the tiles were full. Then longitude, build 20 shops. When it is critical, the daily profit is thousands, and it is very demanding. The store is now extant, and it is called the Doujia store.

In front of Captain Li Sheng's house, there is a small house. According to legend, it was very fierce, straight two hundred and ten thousand, and bought it again. Build a garden and hit the wall, dismantle its tiles and wood, and stack one place, and cultivate it. There is a small building in the middle of the Taiwei's house, which is often not embarrassed, and it is a place to hit the ball. He is a man who wants to buy it, but he does not accept it. Yun: "Something has its own." "Hou Sheng bathed in the day, with the house deed, please see Sheng. Yu Sheng said: "A certain book is in this house, and I want to live with my relatives." I am afraid that I will be forced to bow down to the Taiwei Jiadi, and it will be difficult for the poor and lowly people to settle down. Somewhere seen here is relaxed, which can be a play horse. Today's dedication to the Yuan Deed, Fu Wei Mansion will give it to accept. "Sheng Dayue. Privately said that he didn't want to make a little effort, and said: "I don't dare to hope, I'm afraid that there will be an emergency in the future, and then I will come to the public to complain." "Shengyi knows the truth. Then he moved Wamu Ping to govern his place like a stone, and offered Sheng as a play horse. The benefits of the lotus. It is in two cities. If you choose a large commercial property with a huge amount of money, you will get five or six people. Then he asked: "Don't you have children and babies and do you want to serve in Beijing?" Jia Ke was overjoyed, and said: "Da Lang suddenly and a certain class, so that the children have a place to take refuge, and a certain class has a total of 20,000 straight texts." "Because of the name of the children of Jia Ke, they all think that they are relatives. Sheng Xinran looked at it, and each placed all kinds of important positions in the paste, and he got tens of thousands of dollars.

The demon thought to himself: "There have been transactions of power and money in ancient and modern times, and now people's methods are all inherited from the ancients, all of them are pediatrics. ”