carry a door with you

Chapter 18 Apprenticeship!

"Little five!"

"You are a good person!"

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Cao Xian and Cao Xin followed their eldest brother Cao Ren to the "Piaomiao Martial Arts Hall" to pay New Year's greetings, and by the way, finalize the matter of Cao Xian's apprenticeship.

When Cao Xian first found out about this a few days ago, he was so excited that he nodded in response in a hurry.

Practice martial arts to strengthen your body!

Dance with knives and guns!

This is more exciting than sewing and embroidering at home.

Cao Xian was excited for several days, knowing that today he was going to pay New Year's greetings and apprenticeship, and he had insomnia since last night.Cao Xin and Cao Ren were called up early this morning before dawn.

Toss all morning.

Just after breakfast, the three of them officially set off.

On the way, Cao Xian held the ceremony of apprenticeship in one hand, and put his arm around Cao Xin in the other.

After all, he still underestimated Cao Xian's enthusiasm for martial arts.

But seeing the passionate appearance of the elder sister, Cao Xin is also happy.

At the same time, I am also looking forward to the effect of the 37% and 41% fit.

"Big brother, big brother!"

"Hurry up!"

Cao Xian didn't know what her younger brother was thinking, nor what it was like to practice martial arts, but none of these unknowns could stop her yearning for a new life.

Vaguely, she also seemed to be able to feel that after this day, her fate would be different in the future.

It's different from Cao Zhang's.

It's different from widow Qin.

It's different from Fang Xiaoyan, Yu Li, He Xiaoyu and other young daughters-in-law and big girls in the courtyard.

This kind of vague thought, when I entered the 'Piaomiao Martial Art Museum' and saw the owner 'Tang Miao', it rose to the extreme in an instant——

……

"So sassy!"

When Cao Xin saw Tang Miao again, his eyes also brightened.

The owner of the pavilion is 29 years old, not too old, but his martial arts skills are good, even better than Yang Zhan.Even more heroic, although the appearance is plain, the heroism of martial arts practitioners is completely different from the women and girls in the courtyard, and everyone who meets them for the first time will be shocked.

Including Cao Xian.

"Sister, this is the owner of Tang Pavilion, he is so nice!"

When Cao Ren was talking to Tang Miao, Cao Xin pulled Cao Xian, who was dumbfounded, to come forward, and smiled sweetly at Tang Miao: "Aunt Tang, this is my sister Cao Xian, she is 14 years old after the end of the year, she has a good temper and can endure hardships." , worry more when you get old!"

"Ha ha!"

"No matter how sweet your mouth is, if you want to run away again this time, I will not refund the money."

Tang Miao was amused by Cao Xin's appearance.

Although she is a Lianjiazi, she is not rigid and serious, on the contrary, she is bright and generous.At the beginning, Cao Renbai came in and took four or two or three coins. Later, when Cao Ren wanted to leave, he returned the full amount of the money without embezzling at all.

Cao Xin had a very good impression of her.

On this side, Tang Miao said a few words to Cao Ren, and made fun of Cao Xin, then looked at Cao Xian, beckoned and said, "Don't be afraid, come forward."

"Aunt Tang—"

Cao Xian and his younger brother called aunt together, and hurried forward.

Tang Miao pinched Cao Xian a few times, although the smile on his face remained unchanged, Cao Xin could still see the disappointment hidden in his eyes.

This is not surprising.

Cao Xian's roots are no different from Cao Ren's, and his compatibility with most martial arts is no more than 10%. According to common sense, his future is bleak.

However, Cao Xin relied on his 'insight' to choose out of more than [-] martial arts from more than a dozen martial arts gyms, the 'Ethereal Martial Arts Gym' that most fits Cao Xian.

To some extent, it can be regarded as circumventing the root restriction by opening and hanging.

of course.

Not only Tang Miao, but even Cao Xian himself didn't know all this.

The first meeting between master and apprentice ended with Cao Xian being very excited and Tang Miao slightly disappointed.

……

noon that day.

The three of Cao Xin stayed at Misty Martial Arts Hall for lunch.

In Cao Xin's mind, Tang Miao is a good person, and the two martial arts he masters are highly compatible with Cao Xian. If there is no accident, Cao Xian will spend the next few years or even longer in the Misty Martial Arts Hall. Become a truly close master-student relationship with Tang Miao.

In this way, the Cao family will naturally get closer to the Misty Martial Arts.

Make a foundation with a meal.

Slow down after friendship.

After dinner, after finalizing the festival, they went to the Misty Martial Arts Hall to formally learn martial arts from their masters. Cao Xin and the three said goodbye and left.

On the way, when the dust had settled, Cao Ren introduced the situation of Misty Martial Arts to Cao Xian in detail.

"The Misty Martial Arts Gym is not very big. There is only one master of the Tang Gym who is the son of the Lian family, and her younger sister Tang Piaopiao is also practicing martial arts with her, who is the same age as you."

"There is no one else."

The martial arts gym supported by the two sisters is not of any scale at all.

After all, women are always discriminated against no matter what industry they are in, especially in martial arts.

A martial arts gym opened by a woman, with a small door and a small family, which serious person is willing to put his bets here?
If you want to achieve something in martial arts, you need at least a few dozen taels a year, and at least three to five years before and after.

money.

time.

It's not something ordinary people can afford to gamble on.

Therefore, the Misty Martial Art Museum is a sparsely populated one.

As for Cao Ren.

He also happened to be.

Back then, I worshiped under the door of the 'Tang Family Martial Arts Hall', where I worked hard and exercised my muscles and bones, while waiting for Cao Xin's 'investigation' to end, and at the same time inquired in the martial arts hall if there were any other reliable martial arts gyms around, so I could do it for my next family. Prepare.

It is not easy to find a new reliable martial arts gym in the streets and alleys, and it is easy to step on the pit.

Inquiring about other families in the martial arts hall, as the saying goes, colleagues are enemies, and many of them know the basics, so Cao Ren was naturally interested in inquiring.

And he found out from the 'Tang Family Martial Arts Hall' that Tang Miao, the owner of the 'Piaomiao Martial Arts Hall', is the cousin of the owner of this martial arts gym, and Tang Miao's kung fu is even better than that of his cousin.

So, after leaving the 'Tang Family Martial Arts Hall', Cao Ren went straight to the 'Ethereal Martial Arts Hall'.

It's a pity that I didn't stay for long, and I was ashamed to leave after ten days.

"Master is so powerful, why did you run away, brother?"

Cao Xian was confused.

Cao Ren didn't know how to explain it. He glanced at his younger brother who had nothing to do with him, and could only take the blame on himself: "I am not suitable for Master Tang's kung fu. I didn't think so at the time. Her kung fu is more suitable for me." You women."

"That's it."

Cao Xian seems to understand but not understand.

But the excitement is still undiminished, imagining that one day he can become a character like Tang Miao, and his every move is dazzling!
……

The three walked and talked.

When Cao Xian recovered from his excitement, he realized that he had come to a small courtyard.

"Where is this?"

"Can I also pay New Year's greetings in the afternoon?"

Cao Xian thought he was going in to pay New Year's greetings.

result--

"Walk."

"Come in and have a look."

Cao Ren smiled when he heard the words, took out the key from his body and pushed the door in.

This is a simple small courtyard.

There is only one front yard, where common martial arts training equipment such as stone locks and wooden stakes are placed. In addition, there are three rooms and a kitchen.

"Why does elder brother have a key?"

"Whose house is this?"

Cao Xian followed in without hesitation. After looking around but seeing no one, he remembered that the door was locked from the outside just now.She turned her head to look at her elder brother, then at Cao Xin, and stared at her, "I know you two must have a secret!"

Cao Xin and Cao Ren looked at each other.

With a smile on his face, Cao Ren asked Cao Xian, "Do you know how much it cost to visit the martial arts hall?"

"Isn't it free?"

Cao Xian asked about this a few days ago, and the two brothers fooled her, mainly to fool Cao Zhang and Cao Liang. They were worried that they would leak their words, so they just said that they don’t need money. It was the elder brother who found the door, just like the apprentices in the medical hall. Be an apprentice to others, work, learn art, no wages and no money.

Now it is hard and tiring, but in the future there will be no shortage of food and clothing.

Cao Xian is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, he is very happy to learn skills.

result.

just now.

And told her that it costs money to enter the martial arts gym?
She felt a little guilty, and looked at her eldest brother: "Is there a lot?"

She wanted to practice martial arts, but she was afraid that it would cost too much money.

That's why I'm worried.

"Four, two, three dollars."

Cao Ren compared four fingers, opened his mouth, and made Cao Xian's heart skip a beat.

"How many?!"

Cao Xian was dumbfounded.

Four two three money!

How much is this? !
The Cao family now earns a lot of income every month. After four or five months, the family has earned nearly 20 taels, and saved more than [-] taels, which has already made her and Cao Zhang's wife smile all day long.

But now, she entered the martial arts hall to learn skills, and she actually put half of her family's wealth into it all at once? !
Tremendous stress!

Cao Xian's face turned pale, no excitement at all.

"More than that."

"It will be this number every year in the future."

"In addition, to practice martial arts, you have to eat well and drink well, and you also need to buy medicinal materials for external application and internal administration. Every month, you will spend at least three taels of silver."

"After a year, it will cost about 40 taels."

Cao Xin also compared four fingers and waved in front of Cao Xian.

Good guy!
Four taels haven't been digested yet, here comes another 40 taels.

Cao Xian's face was bitter, and he looked at Cao Ren and Cao Xin in a daze: "How can our family have so much money?"

Even if calculated according to last year's income, after one year, the family may not be able to save 40 taels.

Is it all out for her to practice martial arts?

How can it be!

Cao Xian's eyes turned red immediately, thinking that his martial arts practice would go to waste.

"Ouch!"

"Why are you crying, you haven't finished yet!"

"Sister, come in."

Cao Xin didn't want to make his elder sister cry, so he ran into the house, Cao Ren dragged Cao Xian to follow a few steps behind deliberately.

Once in.

I saw Cao Xin sitting by the bed, with a box of copper coins in his left hand and a box of silver in his right hand.

It's full!

Countless!

Cao Xian is stupid again!

……

(End of this chapter)