Chapter 524 Dingyang
Most of the refugees' lives are difficult, and their appearance also looks old. They are already senile in their forties, and they look like they don't have much time left.
Chen Huyuan has a lean figure and plump skin. He seems to be in his early thirties.
But when asked about age,
Amazingly over fifty!
This made Zhou Yi unable to hide his surprise, especially during the chat on the road, the other party showed great interest in brothels and beautiful women, which was not in line with the expected characteristics of this age.
He was even more impressed that he was getting stronger with age.
"The Lin family has three major foundation-building techniques, and Dingyang Zhuang is one of them."
Seeing the surprise in Zhou Yi's eyes, Chen Long spoke slowly:
"This skill is not amazing, and the progress of the practice is not fast, but it is better because of its solid foundation, long-lasting strength, and it can nourish the essence without leaking and has the miraculous effect of aphrodisiac."
"As long as you practice this skill well, even when you are sixty or seventy years old, it is not difficult to stand up with one pillar in the sky and sleep with flowers and willows."
Uh...
Practicing Dingyang Zhuang actually has such benefits?
Zhou Yi's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
"But you are still young. If your Yuanyang has not been lost, it is best to take care of yourself before the blood exchange is completed. It will help your cultivation and reduce distracting thoughts."
Chen Long glanced at him and said:
"In addition, you must pay attention to safety when doing that kind of thing. As far as I know, many people in the courtyard have Hualiu, and they are all frequent visitors to brothels."
"Hey..."
"They have touched a lot of women!"
Zhou Yi's face turned dark.
The disease is contagious, so it's not safe to visit a brothel.
It seemed that everything had pros and cons, but when he thought that all his future colleagues were pregnant, he couldn't help but feel nervous and muttered to himself.
"We're here!"
Chen Long gently pulled the reins and stopped in front of a secluded and quiet manor:
"Come with me."
"Yes."
Zhou Yi responded and kept up.
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"You have just arrived, so you don't have to take up your duties for the time being."
Chen Long said as he walked:
"After one month, you will need to take turns to be on duty. The morning shift will start at 9 o'clock, then the late shift, the evening shift will start at noon, and the evening shift will take turns."
"There is another class that has nothing to do with you, so don't pay attention to it."
"When you go to work, take care of two meals. Remember to be careful with your words and deeds. Although this is the Lin family's foreign residence, it is not comparable to other places. If you don't follow the rules, you will inevitably be severely punished, but being kicked out of the house will be light."
"Yes."
Zhou Yi honestly should be.
"The salary is seven silver coins a month, plus two sets of seasonal clothes a year. There are no holidays, and you need to be on duty during holidays." Chen Long continued:
"If you don't make any mistakes after three years, you will theoretically be promoted to a full-time worker. Then you will have two taels of silver a month, and you can have two days off every month."
"Do you have any comments?"
"No!"
Zhou Yi's eyes were filled with joy and he shook his head:
"No comments!"
Seven taels of silver a month. Today, one tael of silver is worth 1,100 taels of silver, even if it is calculated according to the 1,000 taels of silver stipulated by the imperial court.
Seven coins, there are also seven hundred coins.
That’s twenty-three or four dollars a day!
He also takes care of two meals and the clothes are also valuable. This is already an excellent job in the city, but in the Lin family it is just the salary of an 'intern' in a home care home.
As someone who couldn't even afford a full meal a few months ago, what could he be dissatisfied with?
Besides, after three years, it will be twenty taels a month. Twenty taels of silver is already the monthly salary of many shopkeepers in the city. It is more than enough to support a family, and it can be lived comfortably by one person.
"It's quite easy to be satisfied."
Chen Long chuckled:
"It seems that the identity of the refugee is not fake."
Um?
Is it possible that there are some fake ones out there?
Zhou Jia's eyes showed confusion.
"Liu Zhen!"
Before he could speak, Chen Long raised his voice and shouted to someone in the courtyard:
"Come here."
"Chen Tou."
The other party turned around when he heard the sound and hurried over:
"Are you always in trouble?"
"Yeah." Chen Long nodded and pointed at Zhou Yi:
"The new guy doesn't know anything. You should teach him more. Take him to get a set of clothes and explain the rules in the courtyard. I'll leave this time to you first."
"Yes."
The person who came here was not tall, but he was very fat, just like a rubber ball. He respectfully watched Chen Long go away, and greeted him warmly with a smile on his face:
"What do you call brothers?"
"Zhou Yi." Zhou Yi held his hand:
“I’ve met Brother Liu.”
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Liu Zhen waved his hands repeatedly:
"Let's get some clothes first."
And said:
"Brother Zhou's outfit is quite unique. Could he be a refugee?"
"Yes." Zhou Yi nodded:
"It's the refugees."
"Huh?" Liu Zhen stopped and looked surprised:
"Are you really a refugee?"
He just asked casually, and his words were mostly joking. He thought he was a newcomer addicted to acting, but unexpectedly, his words turned out to be a prophecy.
"This...can it be true?" Zhou Yi also looked surprised:
“Second Miss is recruiting people, aren’t she recruiting refugees?”
"Brother Zhou is really...simple." Liu Zhen shook his head, thought for a while and said:
"If you want to successfully pass the barrier, you must have sufficient blood and energy, and you must have no damage to your bones. The refugees cannot even eat enough and are skinny and hungry. How can they succeed?"
"Unless you are gifted..."
When he said this, his voice paused, and he glanced at Zhou Yi subconsciously, his eyes revealing his thoughts:
"However, there are very few such people, so the people who came here this time are all in the name of refugees, and most of them are the nobles in the city."
"Just like me, my father is in business, and he was sent to the courtyard after dragging on the relationship. Being a Lin family nurse is easy to bully."
He was quite outspoken.
"That's it!"
Zhou Yi suddenly understood. No wonder Chen Long's tone was a little emotional along the way. He was afraid that he might be the only real refugee during this time.
Gifted?
He shook his head. He didn't think he was a genius, otherwise it wouldn't have taken him so long. The young man named Liu Mengyan was the one.
"Come on."
After learning that Zhou Yi was a refugee, Liu Zhen not only didn't mind, but became even more enthusiastic:
"I'll take you to get your clothes. By the way, where does Brother Zhou live now?"
"Jimin Lane."
"How can anyone live there? And it's too far away from here. It's inconvenient to go to work every day. My family has a small courtyard in the city. If you don't mind, you might as well live in it."
"Isn't this bad?"
"What's wrong, it's settled!"
Liu Zhen clapped his hands and forcibly made the decision for Zhou Yi.
After receiving the clothes and changing them, he praised him repeatedly for his extraordinary prowess. Even though Zhou Yi thought he was not a thin-skinned man, he felt a little embarrassed.
However, the clothes arranged by the Lin family for the nursing home are indeed good.
The black background and white lining are simple and elegant. Even though Zhou Yi has a square face and dull eyes, he still looks like a charlatan.
With a long knife on his waist, he might be mistaken for a disciple of a sect walking around the world when walking outside. Although he could guess that he is just a guardian?
"Huh?"
A crisp voice came:
"There's another newcomer, which family is he from?"
"Sister Yu." Liu Zhen looked back, bowed to the beautiful woman standing in front of the door, and introduced:
"This is brother Zhou Yizhou. He is different from us. He is a refugee from Pingzhou. He just passed the customs and successfully became a nursing home not long ago."
"Refugee?"
Li Yu, who was leaning against the door frame, raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He put away the frivolous expression on his face and slowly stood up straight. He looked at Zhou Yi carefully and then nodded:
"It's strange. My name is Li Yu. I'm from the Li family in the south of the city. If you need anything, you can come to me."
"Yes."
Zhou Yi surrendered:
"Thank you, Miss Li, for giving me some advice in the future."
"Listening to what you say, you don't sound like an ordinary refugee." Li Yu played with her long hair with one hand and said:
"The environment at home should have been okay before, but otherwise, if the physical foundation was not enough, it would be impossible to succeed."
"Where do you live now?"
"Already have a place to live." Liu Zhen said hurriedly:
"My family has a house in the city, and Brother Zhou can live in it temporarily."
"Ha..." Li Yu rolled his eyes:
"Little fat man, are you afraid that I won't be able to steal someone? The Li family isn't that short of people."
"Don't worry!"
"I don't dare." Liu Zhen laughed dryly.
"That's all." Li Yu waved his hand, turned and left:
"Remember my name and we'll meet again when we have time."
"Yes."
Zhou Yi nodded:
"Miss Li, walk slowly."
"Let's go!"
Liu Zhen rolled up his sleeves:
"I'll take you to register and then go move. Is there a lot of stuff in the house? How about I call a few servants to help?"
"It doesn't have to be like this." The other party's enthusiasm made Zhou Yi a little unable to resist, and he waved his hands repeatedly:
"Not much."
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Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
After listening to Liu Zhen's story, Zhou Yi finally had some understanding of the environment he was in.
The Lin family is a century-old family and a wealthy family. There are women in the family who are concubines in the palace. The head of the Lin family is a big shot in both black and white, with a transcendent status.
The manor at the foot of the mountain belongs to the two ladies of the Lin family. They come here to stay for a while every year, and they will have personal guards when they come.
Therefore, there is no need for the nursing home to worry about Miss Lin's safety.
In Liu Zhen's words, if someone like Miss Lin can threaten someone, they cannot be stopped by the nursing home.
The so-called nursing home is to protect not just people, but this big courtyard. Just don't let the courtyard be abandoned and disturb the young lady's happiness. The work is very easy.
certainly.
The future is also very limited.
Some of the people who come here to work, like Liu Zhen and Li Yu, just want to build relationships with the Lin family and don't care about wages.
In addition, there are people like Zhou Yi who are purely dependent on the Lin family.
Liu Zhen and Li Yu are also different.
Liu Zhen's family is just a small businessman, while Li Yu's family is a well-known dignitary in the city. Although they live in the same place, their status is different.
"Brother Zhou is young, and he has succeeded in passing the test by virtue of his own ability. It can be seen that he is extremely talented in martial arts, and given time, he will definitely not be something in the pool."
Liu Zhen spoke:
"When the time comes, don't forget that I am the one."
This is why he is so passionate about Zhou Yi.
For the sake of the future, invest in young geniuses, whether they are from a wealthy family in the city or from a wealthy family, all understand this truth.
"Don't dare, don't dare." Zhou Yi waved his hands repeatedly:
"I just passed the test successfully. I don't know the year or month when I completed the blood transfusion. Brother Liu is almost done with the blood transfusion. I still need more guidance from Brother Liu."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Liu Zhen said with a smile:
"What you practice is Dingyang Zhuang. It takes ten years for ordinary people to achieve success, and two or three years for those with extraordinary talents. But this is only if you don't take medicine."
"If you take medicine, the time for successful blood transfusion will be greatly advanced."
"But..."
"The drugs required for blood transfusion are not cheap."
Having said that, if there is any serious intention, the Liu family can provide the drugs needed for blood transfusion, but these things must not be given in vain.
Zhou Yi did not give an answer for the time being and looked up to the front.
At this time, the two of them had arrived at Jimin Lane. Compared with the previous few days, the atmosphere in Jimin Lane seemed a little wrong today.
There were many whispers.
"Qishan is dead. I heard people said he died from eating poisonous mushrooms. He died in a miserable state. He scratched his own face before he died."
"Yes!"
"Some mushrooms are poisonous, especially those that look bright and cannot be eaten."
"No, I heard that the mushroom that killed Qishan is called a death mushroom. It looks just like an ordinary pine mushroom, but it is actually highly poisonous."
"No wonder..."
Zhou Yi's expression remained unchanged, he came to his door and stood still, then his eyes shrank.
"Oh!"
Liu Zhen looked over and said:
"Brother Zhou, there is more than one person living here. Who are these people?"
"I don't know him." Zhou Yi shook his head slightly, stretched out his hand to press the door threshold, and said coldly to the people who were rummaging around in the room:
"Guys, are you in the wrong room?"
Several people in the room were all dressed in Giant Whale Gang costumes. (End of chapter)