Chapter 37

At the end of December, it was exceptionally cold.

Inside the small house, large bath barrels four and a half feet high were placed side by side, separated by screens. Outside the lattice windows was the cold wind, and inside the lattice windows was the steaming heat.

The whole nose was full of thick medicinal fragrance, that clear bitter taste accumulated over many years of incense.

The reddish-brown liquid rose and fell beneath the body, and every pore opened relaxedly... Liang Qu rested his arms on the edge of the barrel, and his tensed muscles quickly softened.

This wooden barrel specifically used for bathing was much more advanced than his family's rice jar. There was even a convex board in the middle that could be sat on, and the edge of the wooden barrel was even made into a fine tooth-grid shape to prevent slipping.

The slightly hot water quickly dispelled the cold in the entire room, as warm as spring.

The swollen bruises and even bruised wounds left by the previous battle initially had stimulating pain when contacting hot water, but under the penetration of the medicinal liquid, the color quickly faded, became hot, and the pain relief was significant, and the effect was obvious. Even the wounds on the head were not so painful.

Medicine and martial arts are not separated. The martial arts hall's specialized healing medicine is truly exquisite. Although it is not as good as the lotus root in the water, it is only some ordinary medicinal materials. When combined, it can have such a healing effect.

Liang Qu leaned his neck against the edge of the wooden barrel, feeling so comfortable that he just wanted to sleep and didn't want to get up at all.

"Ashui, how did you do it?"

Chen Jiechang's voice came from behind the screen. After soaking for a while, he finally recovered and thought of this life-threatening question for Liang Qu.

Reminded by Chen Jiechang, Li Libo also reacted: "That's right, that's right, you alone were actually able to fight seven of them, too awesome, how did you do it?"

"I have a unique talent. I won't panic even if a knife is in front of me. I just look for the right time to go up and fight."

Pretending to be cool is cool for a while, but it's a crematorium afterward.

Liang Qu's face was not red and his heart was not beating.

Chen Jiechang behind the screen suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

Li Libo sighed: "Cao Shixiong Hu only said that your bones are good, he must not have expected that your talent is also good. Ashui, no, Water Brother, I don't ask you to take the brothers, I only ask that if you become prosperous in the future, let me be a gatekeeper at the Liang Mansion, and manage three meals a day."

!!!

No, you guys just believe it like this?

Liang Qu, who was organizing his words in his mind and was just about to weave a seamless excuse, was stunned.

It was as if he was about to strike a heavy blow, but the enemy dodged with a side slide and hit him on the back of the head with a hammer. In an instant, his mind went blank.

Li Libo and Chen Jiechang seemed to really think so.

If it's not a unique talent, what else could it be?

Liang Qu's bones are indeed excellent, which everyone witnessed with their own eyes. Hu Qi said that he had touched bones for so many years and had never touched such standard ape arms, bee waist, and mantis legs as Liang Qu's, so it must be like this.

There are no web novels or information age bombardment in later generations, so where do they have so many concepts like "old grandfather", "system", "golden finger" in their minds?

Sure enough, fellow villagers are simple and honest, and simple and honest is good.

Liang Qu felt relieved in his heart and lay back in the barrel.

Half an hour later.

The reddish-brown medicinal liquid was increasingly diluted and turned light red. According to Hu Qi, the medicinal effect had been completely absorbed during this period.

But the three of them had no intention of leaving at all. Most people's families would not prepare such a specialized bath barrel at all. They were all large vats, which were cheap and easy to use. How could it be so comfortable, especially since it was cold outside, and they didn't want to come out even more.

Let people add hot water twice more, and the three of them got up after soaking for a total of nearly an hour. Their skin was wrinkled. After coming out, they were not cold at all. After wiping dry and lying on the bed, that feeling...

"Look, it's actually cotton in the quilt!"

Li Libo just lay down and found something wrong. The quilt was too soft. He reached out and touched it and found that it was actually a cotton quilt.

It's not that cold in the south. Ordinary people mostly use reed catkins, accumulated willow catkins, and even some straw to fill it, and then sew a quilt cover made of hemp on the outside. How can they afford a cotton quilt? At most, they have a cotton-padded jacket.

Liang Qu was also quite surprised. Compared with his own environment, it was comparable to a five-star luxury hotel!

It is worthy of being an accommodation environment of eight taels a month, too luxurious!

"Cool."

The three blew out the candles and got into the quilt. Strangely, they were sleepy to death before soaking in the bath, but after lying on the bed, they were not sleepy at all, and even became more and more energetic.

Especially when thinking of Lu Tingcai and the others being beaten by Liang Qu until they couldn't find their teeth, Li Libo laughed out loud.

The laughter seemed to be contagious, followed by Chen Jiechang, and finally Liang Qu. The three of them all laughed.

No one said why they were laughing, but everyone knew what they were laughing at.

"So amazing, really so amazing, Ashui, you will really be a direct disciple in the future. I have never seen anyone more amazing than you in my life."

"Yes, it feels like a dream. Master Yang is a person more amazing than Master Zhao. He is one of the best in Pingyang Town. I heard that even the Provincial Graduate master has to say hello when he sees him."

Liang Qu put his hands behind his head and stared at the beam: "I didn't expect Master Yang to take me as a disciple. It feels like pulling up a fishing net and finding a treasure fish in the net."

"If it were a few days earlier, when you went to pay the autumn tax, how would that dog official dare to kick your grain? If he dared to kick your grain, you would go up and kick him!"

"Hahaha, then I wouldn't dare."

"What's there not to dare? The person who should be afraid is him. Calling him an official master, he really thinks he is an official. Isn't he just a dog leg for the masters?"

"Exactly, exactly."

For a time, the atmosphere in the room was like a night talk in a boys' dormitory. Everyone was radiant, and everyone was looking forward to their future.

Liang Qu was taken as a direct disciple, his future was bright, and Li Libo and Chen Jiechang were also promoted from the seven-tael bracket to the twenty-tael bracket, and the breakthrough rate was greatly increased.

Everyone has a bright future!

After chatting for half an hour, the three felt sleepy.

"Sleepy..."

"Me too, don't talk, sleep."

"I'm asleep..."

Early the next morning.

In the misty morning, the rooster crowed.

Liang Qu opened his eyes and got up. He was not sleepy at all, and even energetic.

There is no electricity and no mobile phone. Everyone works at sunrise and rests at sunset. Therefore, it was only after nine o'clock after soaking in the bath last night, and they slept after chatting until ten o'clock.

It was Li Libo and Chen Jiechang, who did not have Liang Qu's good physique, coupled with serious injuries, and the quilt was too comfortable in the cold weather. Hearing the rooster crow, they hummed twice and continued to dream.

Liang Qu did not disturb them, put on the clothes given by Hu Qi lightly, and after a simple wash, he was about to go out, just in time to see Xiang Zhangsong practicing boxing in the courtyard.

"Liang Shidi Liang got up early."

"Isn't Cao Shixiong Xiang earlier?" Liang Qu was helpless, "I also want to sleep in, but my body is used to getting up early."

"I heard that fishermen have to go out to fish at the Chou hour or even the Zi hour, is that so?"

"Hmm, there are many fish at night, and many people go out to fish at that time to be enough for the family's expenses."

"Alas, the people's life is not easy." Xiang Zhangsong sighed, paused, and said again, "Don't talk about this. Master told me last night that if you wake up, take you to the mansion, formally go through the apprenticeship ceremony, and establish the master-disciple relationship in a justified way. Since Liang Shidi Liang has woken up, let's go with me!"

Liang Qu was energetic.

"I wouldn't have it any other way!"