Practice starts with skill points.

Chapter 14 County Seat
"Brother Zhong, if you have any instructions, just send someone to Huaihua Lane. I dare not refuse."

"polite."

The crowd separated at the city gate, and Zhong Lin took Xiao Shitou's hand and walked into Heishan County.

As soon as you enter, you can feel the bustling atmosphere, the sounds of hawking, shouting, and quarreling.

When they entered the town, the residents showed no surprise at the Zhong Lin brothers, as if they were already used to seeing refugees.

At first, they would offer assistance to refugees, but as the number of refugees increased, they could only turn a blind eye. After all, no one has an easy life in this world, so they can only take care of their own lives first.

Zhong Lin took Xiao Shitou by the hand and walked directly to an open-air noodle restaurant.

"How much is a bowl of noodles?" Zhong Lin asked.

"A bowl of noodle soup is five coins, and a pancake is one coin."

The owner of the noodle stall did not show any disdain for the tattered clothes of the Zhong Lin brothers, and still greeted them with a smile.

"Two bowls of noodle soup and three pancakes." Zhong Lin said with a smile.

"Give me the money first."

There have been cases of disaster victims eating for free before, so it seems that this boss has experience.

Zhong Lin took out thirteen copper coins from his pocket and slapped them on the table. The boss immediately became much more enthusiastic.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."

Two bowls of noodle soup were served quickly. They were simply noodles boiled in plain water without any seasoning except for some salt. The pancakes, however, had a burnt wheat aroma that made people's mouths water.

The two of them had been sleeping in the open air for the past few days. Although they had enough meat, they lacked carbohydrates. Now, after eating this bowl of hot noodles, they immediately felt refreshed all over.

"Are you full? If not, ask for more."

Zhong Lin asked with a smile as he looked at Xiao Shitou who had just finished the last mouthful of soup in the bowl.

Little Stone patted his swollen belly and said with satisfaction, "I'm full, brother. Shall we go shopping?"

I can only say that he is a child at heart. Yesterday's killing scene has been replaced by the bustling scene in the county town today. Little Shitou now just wants to stroll around and play, with excitement and curiosity on his face.

"Walk."

Zhong Lin held Xiao Shitou's hand to prevent him from running away too fast. The two of them walked on the street, looking around.

The county town was much busier than Zhong Lin had imagined. Stalls lined the streets, selling all sorts of things. Some sold fruit and tea, some sold cloth and also made clothes, some sold steamed buns, dumplings, and meat soup, some sold wine, some sold women's hair ornaments and hairpins, some sold children's toys, and some sold candied figurines and candied haws...

The scattered things are dizzying.

Zhong Lin also bought a string of candied haws for Xiao Shitou. At this time, Xiao Shitou was chewing the candied haws while running around excitedly. If Zhong Lin hadn't pulled him, who knows where he would have run to.

Of course, it wasn't all good. While shopping, the two of them also saw the "selling of heads by inserting a bid" incident in the East Market.

It would be fine if the refugees pouring into the county town had strength or a skill, but if not, especially women, they were more likely to be sold as slaves to wealthy families.

Given a choice, no one would want to be someone else's slave, but they had no choice. So what if they were slaves? At least they could survive.

After nearly an hour, Zhong Lin had figured out the general division of the entire county. It was not until dark that the two of them found an inn to stay in.

Forget about the single room; it was a large bunk bed. Simply put, it was a large room, larger than a basketball court. There were no beds in the room, but layers of straw spread on the floor. The entire room could accommodate hundreds of people. Once inside, you could just find a spot to lie down and sleep. A night cost only three grand. The two chose a corner and lay down, and Little Stone soon fell asleep.

There were also many people staying not far from Zhong Lin, some lying down and sleeping, some sitting on the floor. In the corner, a baby's loud cry could be heard, and a woman had to turn her back to the wall and unbutton her clothes to breastfeed.

Enduring the various smells coming from the room, Zhong Lin thought about his future path.

Since he knew that there was martial arts training in this world, he would never miss it. However, he also learned from Cui Xian that the most convenient and easiest way to learn martial arts was to spend money to enter some martial arts schools, but the cost was not small.

Zhong Lin had some silver and money on him, some of which he had saved from his previous life, some of which he had received as "worship money" from the villagers of Xiahe Village, and some of which he had stolen from Zhenshanhu, totaling almost nine taels.

This money is far from enough to train in a martial arts gym, so we still need to increase revenue and reduce expenditure!

"So what I need to do now is to get on my feet first, then make money, and also learn to read." Zhong Lin thought to himself.

Zhong Lin had a boxing manual in his arms, but he didn't dare to practice it. Who knew if there was any other important information in the text? It would be troublesome if he practiced it wrong.

While thinking, I felt sleepy and fell asleep after yawning.

I have been traveling in the wild these days, keeping watch every day and then taking a short nap during the day. I am seriously sleep deprived. Now that I have finally arrived in the county town, I finally couldn't hold on after relaxing.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Zhong Lin, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a loud noise.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the guests in the big bunk bed had already gotten up and left the inn. Zhong Lin also yawned and sat up from the straw.

I felt around and found my wallet was still there, and I hadn't encountered any thieves.

After waking up Xiao Shitou, the two went to the yard and washed their faces with well water, and their sleepiness disappeared instantly.

"Let's go eat something first."

The inn provides breakfast, but you have to buy it yourself. The two of them ordered two bowls of rice porridge and five large vegetable buns, and ate them in no time.

"Boss, I have a question for you. My brother and I have fled here and are looking for a place to stay. Renting an inn every day is not a big deal. Do you know where to rent a room? It doesn't need to be too big, just enough for the two of us."

Zhong Lin put down the bowl in his hand and asked with a smile to the innkeeper who came to clear the dishes.

"Rent?"

The innkeeper looked up and down at Zhong Lin and the other boy, a teenager of fifteen or sixteen, with a younger brother of four or five.

"Are you fleeing here? Don't you have any relatives in the city?"

"No, just the two of us brothers."

“What are the requirements for renting a house?”

"My requirements are not high. It just needs to be a place where two of us brothers can stay. It would be even better if it was cheaper." Zhong Lin said with a smile.

"Oh! I do know a place, but the rent is..."

"Don't worry, boss. We are just disaster victims, not beggars. We still have some money to spare."

"That's good," the innkeeper nodded. "Please sit down for a while. I'll take you to see it once I'm done packing."

"Thank you, shopkeeper."

(End of this chapter)