Beiyin Great Sage

"Crunch..."

The door shaft rotated, making a sharp and ear-piercing sound, which made people worry whether the door panel would fall down at the next moment.

Five people from different places were crowded into the small room. Not only was the space cramped, but it was also filled with all kinds of strange smells.

Uncle Zheng was polishing a sickle against the wall and raised his head when he heard the sound:

"came back?"

"Um."

Zhou Yi's face turned pale and he squatted down slowly while holding on to the wall. Seeing the curious look on his face, he couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"I failed and vomited blood."

"Vomiting blood?"

Uncle Zheng frowned:

"what happened?"

Zhou Yi shook his head, thought for a while, and recounted what happened one by one, focusing on the methods of breaking through and exchanging blood that the big man said.

He had just arrived and was still confused about the world.

The original person is just an ignorant mountain village boy who has never left the village and cannot read a word, let alone the so-called opinions.

Need some advice urgently.

"I know about the pass." Uncle Zheng looked thoughtful:

"When I was a soldier, Wu Tou also had a teacher, but he was not as domineering as you said, and he passed the level in one try..."

Speaking of this, he shook his head repeatedly with a look of disbelief:

"Is there such a person in the world?"

He is also a person at the bottom of this world and knows very little about it. At least in his limited knowledge, he has never heard of such an existence.

"Uncle." A milky female voice said:

"What is a pass? Is it very powerful?"

"Nanny is awake." Uncle Zheng tilted his head, smiled and rubbed the little girl's hair, and said:

"Actually, it's nothing. I also successfully passed the test back then, but unfortunately I couldn't complete the blood exchange. My strength is not much different from that of ordinary people."

"Well, the endurance may be stronger."

"Only when the blood transfusion is completed and the skin and muscles begin to be tempered, can one be considered a true martial arts practitioner. At that time, three or five people cannot get close to each other. In the army, they are called ten-man enemies!"

Ten enemies?

The top boxer on earth is probably nothing more than this. Zhou Yi nodded thoughtfully and nodded slowly.

"Xiao Yi, don't be disappointed either."

Seeing that Zhou Yi was silent, Uncle Zheng thought he was depressed and quickly comforted him in a low voice:

"You are still young, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If you go around a lot these days, you will always come across an errand that suits you."

"One month of soup kitchen is enough!"

"That's what uncle said."

Zhou Jia nodded, his eyes fell on the pile of clothes piled aside, and asked:

"Aunt Bai, have you found a job?"

"yes."

Aunt Bai is not fair. She has a thin figure and rough skin. She does not look like a woman in her twenties. She grinned when she heard this:

"Hong's shop has clothes that need to be washed every day. Sister Qi and I pick them up and we can get five big coins a day."

"Finally I've made some money."

As he said that, he held his daughter Nannan in his arms with a look of relief on his face.

Five big coins!

Two people can buy a pound of brown rice evenly, which is enough to meet her and her daughter's daily needs, but it can only keep them from starving to death.

Having enough food is not enough.

It is even more impossible to be contaminated with meat and fish.

The clothes on the floor are as tall as a person. If they were washed once, it would take more than half of the day.

Aunt Bai is very satisfied. She doesn't have to spend money on food and drink during the month of giving out porridge, which means that she can save all the money she earns this month.

The Hong family also said they would raise wages next month.

No longer do I have to go through days when I am hungry and full, and I don’t know when I will wake up. I have lived up to my husband’s family’s instructions.

"Two dogs."

Zhou Yi looked at the last person in the room:

"Where are you?"

Ergou was one year younger than him. He was thin and short, with sparse and messy hair. He shook his head when he heard this:

"I haven't found one yet. They... don't want me. I don't know if the Lin family is still hiring. I want to try my luck tomorrow."

"Too."

Uncle Zheng looked outside and said:

"It's getting dark, everyone, go to sleep and save some energy for tomorrow."

Here, you should lie down whenever you can, not just because of laziness. Vigorous activities will accelerate the consumption of food in the body.

even,

Even turning his thoughts can be done sparingly. The refugees described by literati are like walking zombies, which is not unreasonable.

"When... when..."

The street gong sounded.

This is the official urging the refugees to rest. Even though there is a place to give soup, so many refugees may still cause unrest.

This must be guarded against.

The dark moon was covered by clouds, and the sky and earth were pitch black.

The whispers in the refugee den gradually died down.

Zhou Yi pulled over a linen cloth, curled up and lay on it, his eyes dull, silently enduring the pain in his internal organs.

The house was simple and could not withstand the cold wind. His hands and feet gradually became numb, and he had to move from time to time to prevent his body from freezing.

The two dogs huddled in the corner of the room, sleeping deeply, and from time to time they uttered unconscious grunts, sometimes crying out for pain, sometimes calling for mother.

Nannan was held in Aunt Bai's arms.

Uncle Zheng and Aunt Bai were close to each other at some point, and the two of them would sometimes make inappropriate little moves, which were slightly charming.

Thoughts rolled around and sank into the sea of ​​consciousness. The stars in the memory were no longer there. Only the Apocalypse star still shone, casting a curtain of light.

Name: Zhou Yi

Age: fifteen

Skills: None

Clearance progress (1/100)

schedule!

Although today's pass rush ended hastily, the Consciousness Sea Light Screen showed that the effort was not in vain and there was still some progress.

In this way, if the progress reaches 100, wouldn't it be a success?

pity.

Breaking the barrier will damage the body. If he does it two or three more times, before Zhou Yi can successfully break the barrier, his internal organs may not be able to hold on.

If you have enough food, drink, and energy, you shouldn't hurt yourself.

but……

It is not easy to do this.

Fortunately, the Lin family should have taken this into consideration and gave them a one-year deadline. As long as they successfully pass the test within one year, they can enter the martial arts academy.

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The next day.

The sky was gloomy, and it seemed like a storm was coming.

Zhou Yi's lips were purple, and he trembled as he poured the hot soup from the bowl into his stomach. He could clearly feel the heat reverberating in his body.

After two bowls of hot soup, the situation finally improved.

"Brother Xiao Yi."

Ergou trotted over, shaking his head with regret:

"The Lin family is no longer hiring."

"Um."

Zhou Yi stood up:

"Then let's go look elsewhere."

"Together."

Ergou nodded anxiously.

Seeing the two dogs running back and forth, Zhou Yi's eyes were full of envy.

With the same two bowls of soup, he could only satisfy his hunger. His body was still weak and his spirit was always sluggish, but the other party was still alive and kicking.

Sometimes there are no benefits to being too tall.

Whenever famine strikes, the first people to starve to death are often the tall and tall.

Tens of thousands of refugees gathered, and the imperial court assigned tasks to all the major shops in the city, and almost every house came to recruit domestic workers.

The crowd is bustling, but there is no need to worry about finding a job.

"When a commercial bank recruits long-term workers, they need to sign a ten-year contract. During this period, the boss can curse at will and take care of food and housing, and a monthly salary of 100 yuan."

"This is good!"

Seeing that he still had a hundred dollars left for food and accommodation, Ergou's eyes lit up. He came closer and asked, then returned with a depressed look on his face.

"I'm too short. Don't want it. Brother Xiao Yi, why don't you try?"

Zhou Yi shook his head:

"Look again."

He is tall, a head taller than most adults. He can intimidate people without using his hands, but his face is too simple and honest.

Most of the laborers who work hard can apply for jobs.

But Zhou Yi has never thought about selling himself, and he doesn't mind spending more time looking for a job that suits him.

During his college internship, he didn't bother to find a good job and wasted half a year in one place for temporary convenience. In the end, he learned nothing. This was a lifelong lesson for him.

Of course, today is different from the past. If he really can't persist, he doesn't mind finding a temporary job to fill his stomach.

"A truck driver must be proficient in driving a carriage and horse, be honest and steady..."

"A restaurant boy, articulate and nimble..."

"Apprentice stonemason, sign an apprenticeship contract. The master will not be responsible for any casualties during the period. You can only start working as an apprentice after three years as an apprentice, three years as a permanent worker, and three years as a helper..."

"Baicao Pharmacy is recruiting apprentices, those who are literate will be given priority..."

"Um?"

Zhou Yi stopped in front of a drug store.

"Brother Xiaoyi, do you want to study medicine?" Ergou blinked and nodded repeatedly:

"This is a good profession. Even if there is a disaster or disaster, being a doctor can fill your stomach. Let's go over and give it a try."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and merged into the crowd.

There were quite a few apprentices, and there were more than a dozen people in front of them. However, after seeing the test, many people's faces changed color and they gave up.

"After three years of apprenticeship, you will inevitably have to lift heavy objects." A middle-aged scribe said slowly:

"And if you recruit a medicine basket, the medicine shop doesn't have to do business, you can just raise it, so physical fitness is very important."

He stretched out his hand and said:

"If you pick this thing up, you will have passed the first level."

What he pointed out was something similar to a millstone, weighing at least a hundred kilograms, which was not easy for refugees who lacked nutrition.

Ergou looked even more bitter and chose to give up without trying.

"You don't have to try."

Seeing Zhou Yixing coming, the middle-aged scribe raised his eyebrows:

"Can you read?"

"I don't know." Zhou Yi shook his head and felt relieved.

He seemed tall, but he was so exhausted that he might not be able to pick him up if he really tried, but it wouldn't be difficult if he had eaten enough and drank enough.

"Illiterate?" The scribe frowned subconsciously, shook his head, took a tattered booklet from the counter behind him and handed it over:

"Go and stand over there. I'll tell you again. See how many words you can memorize. If it exceeds a hundred words, you will pass."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up.

He has a background in liberal arts. Among other things, he is best at reciting poetry. Moreover, the words in this book must be coherent, making it even easier to memorize.

"Listen."

The middle-aged scribe clasped his hands behind his back, shook his head and said:

"The flat-headed cloud mushroom is beneficial to the intestines and stomach, resolves phlegm and regulates qi, nourishes yin and protects yang..."

Zhou Jia lowered his head, narrowed his eyes, and his brain was working rapidly. Although he didn't recognize the words on the booklet, it didn't affect him to use Chinese characters instead.

"Master Wu."

At this moment, a person interrupted the scribe's voice and said:

"The number of apprenticeships in the pharmacy has been decided by someone who just asked Master Zhao. From your side..."

"Um?"

The scribe's face changed slightly, he stopped talking, and looked at the visitor who seemed a little unhappy, but he didn't say anything more, he just shook his head:

"In that case, forget it."

Then he glanced at Zhou Yi, who had a dull look on his face, and waved his long sleeves lightly:

"Let's go!"

Well……

Zhou Yi opened his mouth, stuffed the booklet into his sleeve, and said goodbye.

No matter what, this trip cannot be in vain.

"pity!"

Ergou trotted to keep up and said:

"I asked just now. Baicao Pharmacy is very famous in the city. Many people want to join as apprentices. This time someone must have taken advantage of it and grabbed the position that should belong to us refugees."

"Forget it." Zhou Yi shook his head:

"Refugees have nothing to be proud of."

"Crash..."

While talking, drizzle fell from the sky like a curtain.

"It's raining!" The two looked at each other:

"Go back quickly."

If someone gets caught in the rain and catches a cold at this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that someone will die. Many refugees are even knocked down by a minor illness.

Back at his residence, Uncle Zheng was busy doing something with an excited face. When he saw the two of them, he hurriedly said:

"You guys are here, get ready and go up the mountain when the rain stops."

"ah!"

Ergou was stunned:

"Why?"

"Mushrooms bloom after the rain." Aunt Bai said:

"The price of wild mushrooms in the mountains is not cheap. I heard that if you are lucky, you can earn dozens of dollars a day."