Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 17 017, what a painful realization
After all, Shen Lang still didn't buy a house in Changsheng County.

Because when he went to Changsheng County with the team, he told Zhu Hu that he wanted to buy a house to settle down, and asked Zhu Hu if he had any good introductions. Brother Zhu immediately persuaded him:

"Brother Shen, you are a martial arts genius at the level of Master Mu. In the future, you will never be limited to a small Changsheng County. Changsheng County will only be your springboard. Your future should be in the prefectural city of Yingzhou, or even In Yujing City, the imperial capital.

"Anyway, listen to my brother's advice, don't spend unreasonable money to buy a house in Changsheng County, rent a similar small courtyard, and just live together for the time being."

In this way, when Shen Lang accompanied the team to Changsheng County, according to Zhu Hu's persuasion, and after his introduction, he rented a single-family courtyard in the market not far from the county government to live temporarily.

There is a small pond in the small courtyard, although it is not big, it is enough for small fish to live in.

There is also a tall mulberry tree with luxuriant branches, and Xiao Zhao can also climb up and down the tree, exercising and harassing the birds.

And after Shen Lang rented this small courtyard, he also took Mu Qingxue's recommendation letter and went to the county government office to find the magistrate for a job.

The 20 taels of gold that Mu Qingxue gave him was a huge sum of money in this small county.

But Shen Lang is a martial arts practitioner, he eats a lot, and he has to eat in barrels.

There are also Xiao Yu and Xiao Zhao, two little monsters who are also very edible, to support. Of course, Shen Lang can't just sit and eat. He has to find a job and earn a steady salary.

Mu Qingxue's name is very useful, as soon as the recommendation letter came out, the county magistrate readily arranged a job for Shen Lang.

For the time being, he is only a temporary yamen servant, and his main job is to patrol the streets with Zhu Hu and other arrests. The salary is not high, only two silver dollars a month, which is not enough for Shen Lang to eat alone.

Shen Lang quietly asked Zhu Hu, but Zhu Hu's salary was only five silver dollars.Even the majestic magistrate of the seventh rank, not counting the various annual allowances, has a regular salary of only twenty silver dollars.

Of course, whether it's the county magistrate, the full-time police officer, or even a temporary yamen servant, if they really want to make money, there are ways.

Even if you don't want to be corrupt and make money, you can go to the countryside to earn subsidies, or get rewards for catching thieves and doing meritorious service.

For example, Zhu Hu followed Mu Qingxue on the trip to destroy Wangjiazhuang, because Mu Qingxue slaughtered all the hard ideas, and didn't get any solid credit, only some errands and errands, so the reward for meritorious service was only ten silver dollars.

However, the income from the routine profit sharing during the raids was as much as more than 50 silver dollars.

Whether it's just a business trip allowance or a reward for catching thieves, it's not a stable income.After all, it is not every month that there are errands going to the countryside, and there may not be a chance to run into such a big battle to wipe out Wangjiazhuang for several years.

So that kind of extra money is really not comparable to the tea money that street vendors routinely donate.

Seeing Zhu Hu's calm expression when he mentioned "routine filial piety", Shen Lang felt a little uncomfortable, but he soon felt relieved.

This is the society of imperial power, the era of confiscating the magistrate of the family and the magistrate of Miemen, the era of opening casinos and brothels, and the era of emperors and nobles. Of course, there will be countless stereotypes and bad habits.

In this kind of world, it is considered conscientious for the powerful arresters and yamen servants to set up names by accident, extort money, and only collect regular money.

For this society, this era, in some respects, it is best not to have any expectations.

After completing the entry procedures, Shen Lang did not go to work immediately.

The county master knew that he was not from Changsheng County and had just settled down in the county seat, so he was very reasonable and gave him a day to settle down and come back to the Yamen tomorrow for work.He also thoughtfully arranged for Zhu Hu to take him to familiarize himself with the environment of the county.

So Shen Lang followed Zhu Hu, wandered around the county town for a long time, and went to the gunsmith's shop that Zhu Hu introduced, and ordered two heavy flintlock pistols.

This kind of material is particularly solid, and the price of special muskets for warriors is naturally more expensive than conventional firearms.The price of the two guns was 40 silver dollars, which was a friendly price for Zhu Hu's introduction.

Twenty silver dollars for a gun, which is equivalent to a month's salary of the county magistrate.If Shen Lang relied on his salary, he would have to save up for ten months without food or drink to buy such an exclusive custom-made musket.

Fortunately, Shen Lang now has a huge sum of two hundred silver dollars sponsored by Mu Qingxue, and when he paid the deposit, he didn't even frown.

But when he asked Zhu Hu to take him to the pharmacy and planned to buy some herbs to make medicinal bath packs, the price made him a little frightened.

"What, it costs five silver dollars for a pack of medicine? Is there any mistake, why is it so expensive? The shopkeeper is not looking at my face, is he deliberately deceiving and slaughtering customers?"

Facing Shen Lang's angry questioning, the shopkeeper of the pharmacy smiled and said:

"Guest officer, the medicines formulated according to your prescription are at this price. You don't even look at how expensive the main medicines in your prescription are. Even the auxiliary medicines, many of them can only be bought in Rare medicinal materials collected from deep mountains and old forests.

"To be honest, if our Changsheng County is not close to Yingzhou Mansion, there are all kinds of supplies at home and abroad, and the medicine in your prescription, even if it is an inland county, I am afraid that it will not be able to match it at all. .”

Shen Lang raised his eyes to look at Zhu Hu, seeing him nodding helplessly, his heart immediately turned cold.

A pair of medicated bath packs can only be used once, and each time will cost five silver dollars...

Wouldn't it cost 150 silver dollars that month?

The shopkeeper was still talking with a smile:
"Guest officer, it seems that you are preparing this medicine bag for medicinal baths, right? You are a martial artist? Then you must have heard the phrase "poor, rich and rich."

Poor Wen Fu Wu...

Shen Lang had indeed heard this sentence countless times, but it was not until today that he realized the power of this sentence personally!
Shen Lang, who thought he was a petty gentleman just now, suddenly felt that he was pitifully poor.

Zhu Hu is still comforting:

"Actually, there is no need to use such an expensive medicinal bath prescription. When I was young, I practiced martial arts, and occasionally took medicinal baths. The medicinal bath packs I used only cost two hundred copper coins a pair, and the effect is not bad. Why don't you think about it, Brother Shen A cheap recipe?"

So this is the reason why you are in your 20s, but you are still only at the seventh rank of martial arts?
Shen Lang complained silently in his heart, feeling that his path of martial arts might be full of twists and turns.

Even though he was poor and the medicated bath packs were very expensive, Shen Lang still gritted his teeth and threw ten silver dollars to make two pairs of medicated bath packs, planning to go back and try the effect.

If the effect is average, that's all.

But if it works well...

Then you have to find a way to make money, make a lot of money!

It's time for the lights to come on.

Please Zhu Hu went to the restaurant for a meal, thanked Shen Lang who accompanied him all day, carried two medicinal bath bags, and a big carp weighing five catties, walked to the residence alone.

When passing by a brothel, a young lady waved a handkerchief to greet him:

"My lord, come in and play, only one silver dollar for one night..."

Shen Lang sneered, his eyebrows squinted:

"You want to sleep with me for only one silver dollar? I'm so handsome, at least give me ten dollars!"

The young lady was stunned for a moment, she finally came back to her senses and rolled her eyes at Shen Lang.

Shen Lang, on the other hand, seemed to have won a battle, and went back in a high spirited manner.

Sister, you are worrying about having no money, and you still want to take a silver dollar away from me...It's almost the same if you give me a tip!
……

(End of this chapter)