Chapter 36 Free is the best Walking through the corridor, the light becomes brighter. Liang Qu looked around and found it quite nice. The environment is quiet, with potted plants on the roadside. It is a courtyard-style building with a small bluestone brick-paved area in the middle. There are small houses side by side in the east, west, south and north. Some of the houses have their doors open, and you can see bunk beds inside, similar to those in a dormitory. Xiang Changsong and Hu Qi did not bring the three of them to live here, but instead went through the small hut passage on the southeast side and came to another large yard. This yard is better than the previous one, with a big house on each of the four directions. Xiang Changsong took out the key and opened the door. After entering, there was no musty smell and it was very clean. The quilt was neatly folded. It was obvious that someone had cleaned it specially. The room had neither bunk beds nor dormitories, but rather double beds similar to those in hotels in the previous life. The difference was that there were four beds, and each bed was separated by a simple screen. Is this the ancient version of a hotel? It's quite good, Liang Qu thought. Li Libo looked around and saw it for the first time: "Strange, this isn't a ten-liang package for food and lodging environment, is it?"
Hu Qi explained: "The accommodation in front is ten taels of silver. A courtyard can accommodate nearly thirty people. This courtyard requires extra money. Accommodation alone costs eight taels of silver per month." "Eight taels!" The three country bumpkins from Yixing City were all shocked. It turned out that accommodation alone was more expensive than their tuition! Hu Qi turned his head and looked at Xiang Changsong: "Brother Xiang, I'm going to move the things first. You take the three brothers to familiarize yourself with the environment." "it is good." After Hu Qi left, he said to Chang Song, "No one lives in this room. You can discuss which bed you want to sleep in. Someone is responsible for cleaning it every day. It's all clean." "Then I want the one at the back!" Liang Qu pointed at the one closest to the wall. He liked beds against the wall because they gave him a sense of security. Chen Jiechang pointed to the side of Liang Qu: "Then I'll take this one." Li Libo scratched his head: "I snore when I sleep, so I'll take the first one, away from you guys." "There are no basic utensils in the room, such as toothbrushes, tooth powder and long cloths, so you still need to bring your own. As for laundry, there are maids to do it every day, so just hand the clothes to them." Li Libo said carelessly: "There's no need to ask Senior Brother, it's just one night anyway, we're all rough guys, it doesn't matter if we wash less." Xiang Changsong asked with a smile: "Will you not live here in the future?" "How can I afford it? Eight taels a month, that would cost me my life!" Liang Qu and Chen Jiechang nodded. "It's fine for the two junior brothers, but why did you nod your head, Junior Brother Liang?" Xiang Changsong laughed. "You don't have to worry. For the next two months, not only Junior Brother Liang, but also Junior Brother Li and Junior Brother Chen can stay here. It won't cost you any money." “You won’t charge us?*2” Li Libo and Chen Jiechang said in unison, unable to believe it. "Of course. Didn't you hear that Master Yang just kicked out Lu Tingcai and the others?" "What does that have to do with us?" "Of course it matters. They were expelled, but the money they paid cannot be returned. Of course, Master Yang does not want to receive rewards without merit, so he disdains to take the money.
So if they make a normal mistake, the money would be used to buy rice and vegetables, or provide porridge. If it was a mistake like what happened today, the money would be used to compensate the bullied. This has been a rule that has been in place for a long time. Although most of the seven people have basically ten taels, Xue Dingyi has fifty taels. Junior Brother Liang is now a direct disciple and does not need these. It will naturally be shared among you. After deducting the expenses they have already spent for a month, each of you will have about thirty-six taels. The stall of fifty taels is beyond the reach of the two of you, but the stall of twenty taels is fine. If you take out the food and lodging from the twenty taels and add the remaining sixteen taels, it will be enough for you to stay until you leave, and you may even have some left over. Oh, if you don’t want to upgrade, we can also convert it into cash as compensation.” Thirty-six taels of compensation! Li Libo and Chen Jiechang looked at each other and swallowed their saliva. If they took back the thirty-six taels, their family's living standards could be improved by several levels! but The two thought of Xiang Changsong's conversation about law and medicine. If I don't have the chance, I will most likely not be able to break through within three months. Xiang Changsong and Liang Qu did not disturb the two from making a decision. After a difficult ideological struggle, Li Libo and Chen Jiechang decided to stay. "Thirty-six taels is unexpected wealth. We two want to give it a try. If we succeed, we can naturally make more money. If we fail, we won't regret it. We can just pretend that we never got it." "Good! People who practice martial arts must have an indomitable spirit!" Hu Qi spoke at the door, and saw that he was holding three large wooden barrels stacked together, each of which was about four feet long! Behind him were a few people holding large basins filled with hot water, with mist rising in the cold wind. When Hu Qi put down the big wooden barrel, everyone found that there were three sets of clothes and three small barrels filled with liquid medicine in the barrel, which were steaming. The few people who followed Hu Qi in began to mix the medicine with hot water and poured it into the three large bathtubs that Hu Qi brought over. The three of them watched curiously: "Is this a medicinal bath?" Hu Qi nodded: "Yes, but it's not a medicinal bath to strengthen the blood, it's used to heal your injuries, it can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Come twice, and today's injuries will heal in two or three days. There are also some clothes for you to change into. They may not fit you, but you can wear them as you like. It is my personal compensation. After all, it is because of me that you have to go through this. If I were here, they would never dare to be so presumptuous. " "Brother Hu, you don't have to say that. We will always remember your kindness in our hearts." Liang Qu and the other two were deeply moved. Li Libo noticed something unusual: "Brother Xiang, you just said that Xue Dingyi was worth fifty taels?" "Yes, his family is a wealthy businessman, so he can afford the price. What's the matter?" "Lu Tingcai and his men only offer 10 taels. I guess their families are not very wealthy. We can understand why they come to extort money, but why did Xue Dingyi come as well? He can offer 50 taels. His family can afford these 2 taels, right?" No one understood it for a moment. "Maybe some people are born bad?" After a long struggle, everyone could only come to this conclusion. "Okay, it's getting late. It's cold now. It's uncomfortable to have cold water. It's easy to catch a cold. I'll have someone bring some hot water. You three can go to bed early after taking the medicinal bath. Just dry yourself. There's no need to rinse yourself off." "Thank you, Senior Brother Hu, Senior Brother Xiang!" After the two brothers left, the room quickly became quiet. The three of them looked at each other and looked at each other.
The whole room suddenly burst into hearty laughter, almost shaking off the tiles on the roof. They laughed until they were out of breath and their wounds ached. Then they stopped, took off their clothes and jumped into the barrel. The sound of water rushing. The wound was stimulated by the hot water, causing more intense pain, but the pain was soon dispelled by the comfort of soaking in warm water. Three people were soaking in the water, their heads resting on the edge of the bucket. The feeling of comfort was transmitted from their tailbones to the cartilages in their larynx, causing them to make vibrating sounds. "Xu~~~~" (End of this chapter)
