From Beggar to Emperor: My Profession Has Its Own Characteristics

Chapter 66 Vocabulary of Ancient Books

As Zhu Yuangang passed by a small alleyway, he shook his rattle a few times. Before he could even call out, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old peeked out from the courtyard gate next to him.

"Miss, would you like some rouge?"

She squatted down in front of the basket, her eyes scanning over the pile of needles and threads before finally settling on the row of small rouge boxes.

Now, based on his experience, Zhu Yuan can tell roughly what a person wants just by looking at them.

The girl picked up a box of rouge, opened the lid, and gently rubbed a little on the back of her hand with her fingertip, spreading it to reveal a faint red hue.

She pursed her lips, then put the rouge down, her eyes filled with reluctance.

Zhu Yuan saw through her thoughts, took out a small bamboo box from under the shelf, used a small bamboo stick to pick out some rouge, carefully put it into a piece of cut mulberry paper, and wrapped it into a square little bag.

"Girl, why don't you take a load home and try it? It'll only cost sixteen coins."

The girl looked at the exquisitely wrapped little paper bag, then at the pretty red stain on the back of her hand, and finally paid for it, took the bag, and ran back to the courtyard with light steps.

A box of rouge has a wholesale price of sixty coins. Zhu Yuan breaks it down into ten portions and sells them, making a total of one hundred and sixty coins, netting a profit of one hundred coins.

If there are any extravagant customers who will buy a whole box, that will cost 120 coins.

Zhu Yuan knows his target customers, so he hasn't encountered such customers yet.

Such customers mostly go to those large rouge shops to select the best rouge.

It was just getting dark.

Zhu Yuan had already returned home after having dinner.

After completing the transaction with Situ Susu in the afternoon, the peddler profession was unlocked.

While working as a peddler, he was constantly researching how to gain experience in the profession.

[You understood ■'s intentions, and sold a needle using your own method, earning the corresponding money and gaining +3 professional experience.]

You've been diligently running your small business, actively promoting your products, and have successfully made it a part of the way. Professional Experience +1

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[You've successfully built your small business and made significant strides, gaining +1 professional experience.]

[You saw through ■■'s thoughts and successfully sold a basket of rouge, earning the corresponding money and +5 to your professional experience.]

Zhu Yuan looked at the records in the ancient books in his mind.

At that time, I learned that even if you didn't sell anything, you could still gain professional experience as a peddler.

He started experimenting, and it took him a long time to gain some professional experience.

These acquired professional experiences made Zhu Yuan increasingly aware that the efficiency of acquiring professional experience is closely related to the nature of the profession.

The fastest way to gain professional experience, which Zhu Yuan has already verified in the first three professions, is to have seniors pass on their experience to him.

Besides that, it's about doing this job well.

When begging, the amount of money one can beg for has a very clear correlation with experience, because money is really important to beggars; without money, they will starve to death.

This is a factor that directly threatens lives.

The next professions basically eliminate the possibility of starving to death, but the circumstances vary greatly depending on the profession.

Porters carried goods, butchers slaughtered animals, and peddlers, because they were involved in buying and selling, had a certain proportion of money involved, but it was not a very high proportion.

The beggar asked for a specific amount of money, while the peddler only mentioned "money".

Furthermore, the records in ancient books all taught him how to better perform this profession.

The recorded information uses different vocabulary, which requires special attention.

Occupation: Peddler Level: Lv1 (61/500)

"I gained 61 experience points in half an afternoon. I still have a knack for being a peddler."

Looking at his accumulated professional experience, Zhu Yuan nodded in agreement as he thought about it.

If he wanted, he could raise the peddler's professional level by one level in less than two and a half days.

Of course, time cannot be allocated in this way. For him, having enough time to practice martial arts every day is also very important.

After turning the page, Zhu Yuan opened the Butcher profession and took a look.

Occupation: Butcher Level: Lv2 (692/1000)

The professional butcher has accumulated 692 experience points, and is 308 points away from completing the professional upgrade and unlocking the second professional butcher trait.

Based on the frequency with which Tie Zhu's father asked him for help, and the efficiency with which he is currently gaining experience as a butcher.

In about twenty days, he will be able to upgrade his Butcher profession to level three.

"Begin your cultivation."

Zhu Yuan needs to adjust his state.

Soon, he began practicing the horse stance using basic breathing techniques.

Time flies.

There are only eleven days left until the new year.

Today, Zhu Yuan arrived at Dongyun Martial Arts School very quickly, just like he did before he became a peddler last time, when he came here early to seek guidance from Zhou Ping.

Now he wants to learn basic knife skills from Zhou Ping.

Just last night, after tireless practice, he finally mastered the art of walking.

In this way, he mastered all the basic stance training, horse stance, and walking techniques.

He has now taken another solid step closer to becoming a true martial artist.

Mastering basic stance training, horse stance, and walking techniques to perfection is a prerequisite for becoming a martial artist and breaking through to the Ming Jin stage.

Once Zhu Yuan has mastered all of these techniques, he can then begin practicing basic combat skills to improve his actual combat abilities.

With these solid foundations, even if you haven't become a martial artist yet, you can still become a strong person among ordinary people.

"Senior Brother Zhou."

Zhu Yuan spotted Zhou Ping at the edge of the training ground, preparing to stretch his muscles. He quickly walked over, stood still, clasped his hands in a salute, and gave a clear report.

"I have mastered all the basic stance training, horse stance, and walking techniques."

"very good."

Zhou Ping turned around upon hearing the sound, his gaze sweeping over Zhu Yuan's muscular physique.

The Zhu Yuan of today is vastly different from the Zhu Yuan who had just become a registered disciple of the martial arts school.

In every respect, it can be said that there are two people.

Practicing martial arts can greatly change a person, especially someone like Zhu Yuan.

At this moment, Zhou Ping's face showed obvious approval. He nodded and was very satisfied with Zhu Yuan's cultivation speed.

Zhu Yuan should be able to become a martial artist sooner than he thought.

He immediately asked knowingly, "Want to start learning the techniques?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Zhou." Zhu Yuan nodded vigorously, confirming his choice once again, "I still want to learn basic swordsmanship."

Learning basic techniques prepares you for learning more advanced techniques when you become a martial artist in the future.

If he masters the basic sword techniques, he will be able to learn advanced sword techniques much faster once he becomes a martial artist, thanks to his solid foundation.

"Okay, now that you've made your decision and laid a sufficient foundation."

Zhou Ping withdrew his gaze from Zhu Yuan and stopped asking questions. He turned to the side and gestured in one direction.

"Come with me."