Chapter 36

Passing through the corridor, the light became bright.

Liang Qu looked at the surrounding environment and found it quite good.

The environment was quiet, with potted plants on the roadside. It was a Sihe Academy style, with a small field paved with blue stone bricks in the middle. There were small houses side by side in the east, west, south, and north. Some of the small house doors were not closed, and one could see that they were bunk beds similar to dormitories inside.

Xiang Zhangsong and Hu Qi did not take the three of them to live here, but passed through the small house passage on the southeast side and came to another large courtyard.

This courtyard was better than the previous one, and there was a large house in each of the four directions.

Xiang Zhangsong took out the key to open the door. After entering, there was no musty smell. It was very clean, and the quilts were folded neatly. Obviously, someone was specifically cleaning it.

The room was neither bunk beds nor a large bed, but a double bed distribution similar to a hotel in the previous life. The difference was that there were four beds in it, and there was a simple screen between each bed.

Is this an ancient version of a hotel? It's quite good, Liang Qu thought.

Li Libo looked around, and it was his first time seeing it: "Strange, this is not the accommodation environment for ten taels of food and lodging, right?"

Hu Qi explained: "The front is the accommodation environment for ten taels of silver. A courtyard can accommodate nearly thirty people. This courtyard requires extra money. Accommodation alone costs eight taels a month."

"Eight taels!"

The three country bumpkins from Yixing City were all surprised. It turns out that accommodation alone is higher than their tuition!

Hu Qi turned his head to look at Xiang Zhangsong: "Liang Shidi Xiang, I'll go move things first. You take the three junior brothers to familiarize themselves with the environment."

"Okay."

After Hu Qi went out, Xiang Zhangsong said: "This room is empty. You can discuss which bed you want to sleep in. Someone is responsible for cleaning every day, and they are all clean."

"Then I want this one inside!" Liang Qu pointed to the one against the wall inside. He liked the bed against the wall, which gave him a sense of security.

Chen Jiechang pointed to Liang Qu's side: "Then I'll take this one."

Li Libo scratched his head: "I snore when I sleep, so I'll take the first one, further away from you."

"There are no basic utensils in the room, such as toothbrushes, tooth powder, and long cloth, so you need to bring them yourself. If you wash clothes, there are maids every day. Just hand the clothes to them."

Li Libo said carelessly: "No need, Cao Shixiong Xiang. Anyway, it's just one night. We are all rough men, so it doesn't matter if we don't wash once."

Xiang Zhangsong asked with a smile: "Won't you live here in the future?"

"How can we afford to live here? Eight taels a month, that's going to kill me!"

Liang Qu and Chen Jiechang nodded.

"The two junior brothers are fine, but why are you nodding, Liang Shidi Liang?" Xiang Zhangsong laughed loudly, "You don't need to worry. For the next two months, not only Liang Shidi Liang, but also Liang Shidi Li and Liang Shidi Chen can live here without charging you money."

"Don't charge us money? *2"

Li Libo and Chen Jiechang widened their eyes, unable to believe it.

"Of course, didn't you hear? Master Yang just expelled Lu Tingcai and the others."

"What does that have to do with us?"

"Of course it has something to do with it. They were expelled, but the silver they paid naturally couldn't be returned. Of course, Master Yang doesn't accept rewards without merit and disdains to take this money.

So for ordinary mistakes, this money is used to buy rice and vegetables to give out porridge. If it's a mistake like today, their money is supplemented to those who were bullied. This is a rule that has existed for a long time.

Although most of the seven people were in the ten-tael bracket, Xue Dingyi was in the fifty-tael bracket. Liang Shidi Liang is now a direct disciple and doesn't need this, so it will naturally be shared among you. After deducting the expenses they have already used for a month, you each have about thirty-six taels.

The two of you can't reach the fifty-tael bracket, but the twenty-tael one is fine. Take out the food and lodging from the twenty taels, and add the remaining sixteen taels, which is enough for you to live until you leave, and maybe there will be some left.

Oh, if you don't want to upgrade the bracket, it can also be converted into cash for you, all of which counts as compensation."

Thirty-six taels of compensation!

Li Libo and Chen Jiechang looked at each other and swallowed their saliva.

If thirty-six taels were taken back, the standard of living at home could be raised by several levels!

But...

The two thought of the conversation between Xiang Zhangsong about the method and the medicine.

If there is no opportunity, within three months, they will probably not be able to break through the barriers...

Xiang Zhangsong and Liang Qu did not disturb the two in making a decision.

Seemingly having gone through a difficult ideological struggle, Li Libo and Chen Jiechang still decided to stay.

"Thirty-six taels is originally an unexpected fortune. We two want to fight for it. Once we succeed, we will naturally be able to earn more money. If we don't succeed, we won't regret it. Let's just pretend we never got it."

"Good! People who practice martial arts must have a heart that moves forward!"

Hu Qi spoke at the door, but he saw him holding three large wooden barrels stacked together, each about four feet high!

Behind him were several people holding large basins filled with hot water, surging with mist in the cold wind.

After Hu Qi put down the large wooden barrels, everyone found that there were three sets of clothes and three small barrels filled with medicinal liquid in the wooden barrels, emitting rolling heat.

The people who followed Hu Qi in began to mix the medicinal liquid with hot water and pour it into the three large bath barrels that Hu Qi had moved over.

The three looked curiously: "Is this a medicinal bath?"

Hu Qi nodded: "Yes, but it's not a medicinal bath to enhance blood and energy, but to treat your injuries. It can activate blood and remove stasis. If you take it twice, today's injuries will be better in two or three days.

There are also clothes to change into. They may not fit, but make do with them. It's my personal compensation. After all, it's because of me that you have encountered this. If I were there, they would definitely not dare to be so presumptuous."

"Cao Shixiong Hu, don't say that. We have always kept your kindness in our hearts."

The three of Liang Qu were deeply moved.

Li Libo noticed a trace of abnormality: "Cao Shixiong Xiang, you just said that Xue Dingyi is in the fifty-tael bracket?"

"Yes, his family is a wealthy merchant, so he can naturally afford the price. What's wrong?"

"Lu Tingcai and the others are in the ten-tael bracket. It's understandable that their families are not too wealthy and they come to blackmail us. Why did Xue Dingyi come too? He can pay fifty taels, his family shouldn't be short of these two taels, right?"

Everyone couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Maybe... some people are born bad seeds?"

After struggling for a long time, everyone could only come to this conclusion.

"Alright, it's getting late. It's cold now, and it's uncomfortable if the water is cold, and it's easy to catch a cold. I'll have someone bring some hot water. You three should go to sleep early after soaking in the medicinal bath. Just wipe it dry, no need to wash it specifically."

"Thank you, Cao Shixiong Hu, Cao Shixiong Xiang!"

The two senior brothers left, and the room soon became quiet.

The three looked at each other, looking at each other.

A hearty laugh suddenly rang out in the whole room, almost shaking the tiles on the roof.

They laughed until they couldn't breathe, laughed until their wounds hurt, and then they stopped, stripping off their clothes in unison and jumping into the wooden barrels.

The sound of water gurgled.

The wounds were stimulated by the hot water, bringing more intense pain, but soon this pain was dispelled by the comfort of soaking in warm water.

The three soaked in the water, their heads leaning against the edge of the barrel, and the comfort was transmitted from the tailbone to the throat cartilage, trembling and making a sound.

"Phew~~~~"