Chapter 49: The Troubles of the Past (2)
After eating the "Gyokuro Health Pill", the young man immediately became much more amiable, and there was a smile on his face that was easy to detect.
"Come with me, the Yinshan road is tortuous and changeable, there are many branches, especially a section of the road, the ups and downs are serious, and you can't see the figure of a few steps apart, you must not lose it. The young man advised, after such a long time, the young man still had the feeling of wanting to retch, because the pill was either bitter or sweet, how could there be such a strange smell, after all, the young man saw the scar of Pang Qiushui being bitten by a snake, so he did not suspect it.
"Hey, brother, I'll follow you closely, don't worry. "Pancho waterway.
"What's your name?" the boy asked.
"Little brother Pang Qiushui. Pang Qiushui replied.
"Xiaoshui, you have to keep in mind that I took you into the mountain today, and if there is any benefit in the future, you must not forget the grace of knowing it. Also, you and I are a little too close, I can't bear the strange smell on your body, you come to my room first, take a shower first, and then change into clean clothes, and I will take you to see Master. The boy said.
"Thank you, brother. Pang Qiushui exclaimed happily, he had never worn decent clothes since he was a child, and he didn't expect to be able to wear good clothes on the first day he came to Yinshan.
Pang Qiushui and the boy came to the boy's residence one after another, the boy told Pang Qiushui where the hot and cold water were located, and he went to fight by himself, the road was very close, he would not get lost, and after calling, he poured it in the bath bucket, and he could take a bath, in the young man's heart, the pill just now was too precious and could cure poison.
Pang Qiushui brought a lot of cold water, because now is not the time to make hot water, hot water is supplied in the evening, so only a pot of hot water was brought.
He then asked the boy what to do. , The boy asked him to take a moment, although Pang Qiushui's body was very dirty, but he was more afraid of the cold, so Pang Qiushui wiped it on his body casually, smelling the smell of his body while wiping, as long as there was no unpleasant smell on his body, he stopped and didn't wash it, despite this, Pang Qiushui was still shivering, he picked up the clothes that the boy had prepared for him, and quickly put them on his body, the clothes were a little big, and he was not only shorter than the boy, but also thin, he had to roll up the thick and long sleeves.
"Brother, take me to Master. "Pancho waterway.
There is no sect or sect in Yinshan, just a place to learn martial arts, so there is only one master, and the rest are students, about seven or eight hundred people, and the master who teaches martial arts depends on the tuition fees of the students to survive.
The young man looked at Pang Qiushui with disdain and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the master's eyes." ”
"Why? I still have some shortcomings, I hope my brother Tai will teach me a lot. Pang Qiushui asked anxiously.
"There's one smell missing from you. The boy said.
Pang Qiushui didn't understand: "But you let me take a bath, do you want me to pretend to be pitiful?"
"I said are you stupid, you don't understand obediently, you lack a copper smell on your body, without this smell, you will go back wherever you come from. ”
Pang Qiushui understood now, and thought: I didn't come to Yinshan to learn martial arts, just to make a living, if I have money on me, what else will I do.
"Brother Tai, the little brother is a beggar, and he really can't live anymore, so he came to Yinshan to learn art, so you can take me to meet the master, and it's good to try your luck. ”
In the end, the boy agreed under Pang Qiushui's soft grinding and hard bubbles, so the two went to find the master, although Yinshan is rich, but the house is built very simple and low, that is, the height of ordinary weeping willows, stumbling on the road, accidentally twisting the foot, but the boy will have some martial arts, can walk lightly on tiptoe, not only elegant but also very fast, Pang Qiushui needs to trot all the way to keep up, and suddenly ushered in a very large flat land in front.
The boy introduced: "This is where we take classes, and we practice swords here. ”
"Senior Brother Yan Ming, I didn't expect that there would be fools who would mess with you. Three fifteen or sixteen-year-old sword-riding boys gathered around.
"Ignore them, let's go. The boy said.
It turned out that this young man's name was Yan Ming, and Pang Qiushui knew it.
"I see what kind of character it is, how does it look like a monkey all the time from a distance. After saying that, he laughed, and the other two people laughed too.
Yan Ming and Pang Qiushui hurried away hoping to get rid of them, and the young man who was the leader of the three picked up a small stone on the ground, flicked it lightly, and hit a big hole in Pang Qiushui's back, although Pang Qiushui was wearing thick clothes, he was still hit to the ground by this small stone, and his back hurt like the tip of a carbon rod.
"This is what it should be like to see my senior brother. With that, the three of them left.
Pang Qiushui picked up a slightly larger stone next to him and threw it at the three people, Yan Ming wanted to stop it too late, knowing that Pang Qiushui had already caused a big disaster. Pang Qiushui used to be a beggar, often throwing stones to fight, the technique of throwing stones is quite accurate, just hit the back of the head of the leading senior brother among the three, the senior brother didn't care about the pain, and the other two ran over, slashed Pang Qiushui's shoulder with one palm, knocked Pang Qiushui to the ground, and then the three of them kept kicking Pang Qiushui, kicking Pang Qiushui without the power to fight back. These people are not like the beggars they met before, they all have martial arts, Pang Qiushui has awakened, only forbearance is the only way to live, Pang Qiushui held his head in his hands, his body curled up, and the three of them were tired of kicking before leaving.
Yan Ming saw it, and suddenly sympathized with him, pulled him up, slapped the dirt off his body, and decided to quickly take him to see the master, if the master accepted it, he would stay justifiably, if not, quickly go down the mountain and leave this place of right and wrong.
The two of them walked through the alley and aisle, and came to the master's place of residence, where the master usually lives is wide and magnificent, majestic and imposing, but the place where the master lives is so gloomy, if there is no one to lead the way, even if it is a whole day, it may not be found.
"Master, the apprentice has brought you a man who wants to worship you as a teacher. ”
The master, who was originally facing away from them, turned his face at this time, the originally very serious eight-character eyebrows, due to the age, the eyebrows on both sides have grown again, making the eyebrows look very funny, Pang Qiushui used to be in the market, I heard the fortune teller say that the eight-character eyebrows are unlucky looks, but Pang Qiushui didn't care about the master's character, and immediately knelt down: "Senior, I hope your old man can accept me as an apprentice." ”
The master was very angry and said to Yan Ming, "When, the rules for accepting apprentices have changed!"
What the master means is that there are rules for accepting apprentices, who have passed the assessment first, and then pay the tuition fee, and then can officially become his student.
Pang Qiushui knew the meaning of "eight-character eyebrows", and he could see that he was already angry, and knocked his head a few times, smashing the ground with a "bang". At this time, Yan Ming also knelt on the ground, "Master, your old man is merciful, just forgive the sins of the apprentice, the apprentice will not dare next time." After speaking, he pulled Pang Qiushui out, Pang Qiushui couldn't afford to live or die, kept kowtowing, every time he buckled, and said: "I am willing to be a cow and a horse." ”
In the end, the master was also annoyed: "Get up, I can't accept you as my apprentice, because it will break my rules, and others will not follow the rules in the future." "What Master means is that in the future, others will not pay their tuition fees on time.
"What's your name, why did you come to Yinshan?" the master then asked.
"My name is Pang Qiushui, and I am a beggar who came to Yinshan because of hunger and cold, and I was desperate. Pang Qiushui said earnestly, tears streaming down his face. Ordinary people would be moved with compassion when they saw this scene, but the master still did not change his face.
The master pondered for a moment and said, "You will do chores in this mountain in the future, you are still too young to carry water and chop wood, then you can clean the toilet, and use a flatbed truck to pull the feces to the designated place every once in a while, if someone reports that you are sabotage, I will immediately drive you down the mountain, do you understand?"
"The disciple understands and respectfully follows the Master's teachings. ”
Pang Qiushui didn't want to learn martial arts, but after being bullied just now, he suddenly wanted to learn martial arts, and he wanted to take revenge on all the people who bullied him, so he asked: "Master, when will I be able to learn martial arts, will I never have a chance?"
The master was already a little impatient, but he still endured his temperament and said, "No, when you earn enough miscellaneous fees, give it to me, and you can learn martial arts." ”
Pang Qiushui thought it was quite simple, and he was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't know that it would take about two years to earn enough tuition.
Yan Ming knew in his heart that being a miscellaneous servant was not a formal disciple of the master at all, and in Yinshan, Pang Qiushui would have a lot of hardships.
Yan Ming took Pang Qiushui and found Master Liu, who was also a miscellaneous servant, but he was the foreman of the miscellaneous labor, and all miscellaneous labor was under his jurisdiction.
Yan Ming said, "Manager Liu, this is Master's newly recruited handyman, and Master has arranged for him to take over the work of cleaning the toilets. The reason why Yan Ming said this was because he was afraid that Pang Qiushui would be looked down upon and bullied by other miscellaneous servants.
As soon as Mr. Liu heard that it was arranged by the master, he swept away the original coldness on his face, and said with a smile: "I understand, I will tell him the specific details of the work, it just so happens that the fourth child who used to clean the toilet in the past two days suddenly fell ill and can't work." ”
Yan Ming is very clear, Xiao Si was fine yesterday, he can jump and adjust, how can he get sick, this is clearly the subtext of being resigned, Yan Ming didn't say much, and left, and since then Pang Qiushui has lived in the miscellaneous room.