"Two taels, so much?"

On the way here, Xun Xie passed shops and stalls one by one, paid attention to the prices, and made comparisons in his head.

In Blue Grain Town, a family of three, the daily basic expenses are about one or two silver per month, and this does not include medical expenses, new clothes, furniture expenses, extra personal exchanges, special festival expenses, etc.

Matching the price to his previous world’s currency wouldn’t work because inflation had skewed the value of everything but living expenses for 1-2 months for a family with one child was about it.

Ancient people didn’t shop as much as modern people.

For things like snacks, like the skewers he ate not long ago, families only indulged about once a week. Of course, using personal savings to treat yourself wasn’t out of the question.

2 taels were the benchmark for 1-2 months of survival though.

As for martial arts, starting at 2 taels a month, plus other expenses, it is calculated as 3-4 taels per month, and after a year, at least 36 taels of silver.

This is still "the beginning", and there will definitely be more later.

A saying suddenly popped into Xun Xie's mind:

The poor in culture and the rich martial arts!

People who have no money can't learn martial arts at all!

"I have the money."

Xun Xie said calmly.

He is not someone who is afraid of spending money. As long as the lottery wheel lands on Treasure Seeker.

Seeing this, the young man with thick eyebrows nodded and said, "Okay, you wait here." After he finished speaking, he turned around.

Xun Xie took the opportunity to tie up the donkey.

After a while, the young man with thick eyebrows ran back and waved, "Old Hu wants to see you, come with me."

Xun Xie stepped into the gate, crossed the courtyard, and came to the front of the main room.

He saw, under the eaves, on a spacious bamboo chair, a gray-bearded old man with a bushy goatee on his chin. He looked like he was in his sixties. He was sleeping with his legs crossed, with the swaying of the bamboo chair.

Next to the bamboo chair, there are four young maids kneeling, all of them are very seductive, with good looks, and they are all serving the old man.

One swings a fan to fan the wind, one beats the thighs, the other rubs the shoulders, and the other peels the grapes, and sends them one by one into the mouth of the old man.

When Xun Xie saw this picture, he immediately felt absurd inside, as if the stories that only happened in the feudal society of the TV series were vividly staged in front of him.

Envy, Jealously, Hate!

"Old Hu, someone is here."

The thick-browed youth approached the old man and said in a low voice.

The old man is Hu Piao.

Old Man Hu slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Xun Xie sideways, and sat up slowly, the maid handed him a cup of tea, he took a sip, but just rinsed his mouth and spit it out.

Xun Xie looked from the bottom of his eyes and rolled his eyes in his heart.

Is this person pretending?

Hu Piao coughed dryly, looked at Xun Xie, and seemed to be looking at him carefully. After looking at him for a while, he said, "Why are you alone, where are the adults in the family?"

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Xun Xie vaguely said: "My parents are too busy, let me do it myself."

Not telling the truth, and not daring to.

No way, he is a young child, if others know that he is helpless and has a little money in his hand, will they be malicious? Not only get a little sheep to sell but also get the sheep’s money as a bonus.

He was quite attractive to robbers and cheats, who’s to say if this old fellow couldn’t hold himself back.

The pair of dog woman and man who died in Xun Xie's hands is an example.

Hu Piao hummed and asked, "Want to learn martial arts?"

Xun Xie nodded and said, "Yes."

Hu Piao asked again, "Why do you want to learn martial arts?"

Xun Xie thought about it for a while and gave a simple answer: "Practice martial arts, open up many paths, the future has boundless possibilities, and the family is safe from envy with success."

Hu Piao raised his eyebrows, "Have you read books?"

Xun Xie nodded, "I don't read much, but I know how to read."

Well, he knew Chinese, English, and Spanish. Learning a new language is only a matter of time, it was the next thing on his agenda after martial arts.

Old Man Hu stroked his beard again and again, and nodded three times in a row,

"Let's talk about the rules first, there are many people who come to me to learn martial arts, but in fact I never accept apprentices, they are just like you, they all learn the arts at their own expense, understand?"

Xun Xie was taken aback.

Before he came, he was still worried about whether he would have a bad foundation, a waste qualification, and whether people would not look down on him and would not accept him.

As a result, he found that he was thinking too much.

People don't care about anything like root qualifications, as long as you have money.

Xun Xie fumbled around in his arms, counted the coins one by one, collected two hundred for the two taels, and handed them over.

"Okay!"

Old Man Hu smiled brightly and said, "Practicing martial arts is not done overnight, but gradually. You should start with the basic skills first, and then learn the moves after you have mastered the basic skills. By the way, what's your name?"

Xun Xie hurriedly reported his name.

"Xun Xie, this name is not bad." Old Man Hu turned to the young man with thick eyebrows, "Yun Shan, please arrange it."

"Yes, Mr. Hu." Yun Shan bowed his hands.

Afterward, Yun Shan brought Xun Xie to the east corner of the courtyard.

There were four people who were steady like horses, with a white porcelain bowl full of water on their heads.

These four people, three men, and one woman, all looked like they were in their teens.

"They all started this month. You train with them."

Yun Shan put on a horse stance. "There are 18 basic skills, including squatting, splits, seven-step boxing, kicks, carp kicks, and somersaults. All of them must be practiced, and every pose must be practiced well."

With that said, Yun Shan rehearsed the eighteen forms and explained the key points one by one.

The Horse step is the easiest. Separate your legs, squat down slightly, turn your toes forward, shift your center of gravity down, and gradually squat deep...

Splits, also known as one-word horses, are divided into horizontal splits and side splits.

This style is relatively easy for girls to practice, while boys have a lot of difficulty.

Seven-step boxing is a combination of footwork and boxing.

…

There are also multiple positions for somersaults, front flips, side flips, back flips, and continuous front and back/somersaults.

Xun Xie read it over and over and found that these movements are really very basic, and many of them are not even difficult, which made him feel that the main difficulties include splits, carp hits, and somersaults.

"Senior Brother Yun, at what level do I have to practice to be qualified?" Xun Xie asked. The other apprentices his level called him that so he followed.

"Old Hu says that you are qualified, then you are qualified."

Yun Shan said vaguely, "Generally speaking, you need to be able to hold on for at least an hour, and you need to be able to perform the other basic movements in place."

Xun Xie understood, "How long does it usually take to train to pass?"

"Look at your talent. " Yun Shan said, "Some people learn it all in a few days, some people need to practice for three months, and some people need to practice for a year and a half. I have met one man, I've been here for five years and I haven't been able to pass, that guy is too fat, and the carp won't even think about fighting in this life. If it was not the basics then he’d probably be gone already."

Xun Xie couldn't help but picture a big fat carp fighting upright in his mind. This is really embarrassing.

"Okay, start practicing by yourself, and ask me if you don't understand anything." Yun Shan turned around and left.

Xun Xie took a deep breath, picked up a bowl and placed it on top of his head, and began to sprint.

He's practicing!

Horse step +2

Horse step +2

Horse step +2

…

A series of handwriting appeared in front of Xun Xie’s eyes, glittering handwriting.

At the same time.

He naturally entered some kind of wondrous state all over his body, and before he knew it, his horse stance became more and more standard.

Great Clarity!

So that was it!

His mind felt cool and his standard posture was refined to suit him bit by bit.

After that, keep this posture and see how long you can hold it.

Xun Xie persisted for about three minutes before his legs became hot and felt uncomfortable.

And over time, this discomfort, even pain, multiplies geometrically, making it unbearable.

Xun Xie glanced at the four people next to him, and they were the same. After a while, their bodies began to sway from side to side, their posture became crooked, and the bowls on top of their heads fell.

Xun Xie gritted his teeth and insisted.

Horse step +2

Horse step +2

...

The light flickered like a meteor across the sky.

Gradually, Xun Xie could clearly feel the pain coming from his legs.

However, as long as he gritted his teeth and insisted, inside his body, it seemed as if some kind of potential had been stimulated...