Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

"One tael and seven mace, today's income is not bad!"

Li Nian put the one tael of silver given to him by Tang Zhengxiong into his pocket and nodded with satisfaction.

One qian is equal to one hundred wen.

I paid a stall fee of twenty coins, plus one tael of silver and six hundred and eighty coins.

With this money, he, his sister-in-law, and niece would not starve.

"Young man, come back to the martial arts school with me. After I deliver the fish back to the school, I'll take you home."

Zhou Hu wrapped the fish he had bought in burlap and said to Li Nian.

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"Don't be so polite. It's not safe for you to be carrying money outside the city. Senior Brother Tang asked me to protect you on your way home."

"If something happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to Senior Brother Tang!"

Before Li Nian could refuse, Zhou Hu angrily interrupted her.

Seeing this, Li Nian had no choice but to agree.

He was just a poor fisherman and didn't know why Tang Zhengxiong was treating him so well. But given his current situation, he couldn't afford to offend Tang Zhengxiong, so he had no choice but to go along with the other party's wishes for now.

"I apologize for bothering you, Master Zhou."

Li Nian respectfully expressed his gratitude.

This address of "Master Zhou" made Zhou Hu beam with joy, his face breaking into a wide smile, and he straightened his back even more.

Li Nian witnessed this scene and knew that Zhou Hu was a vain person.

Soon, Li Nian paid twenty coins for the stall fee and left the fish market with Zhou Hu.

After walking about 500 meters along the main road, a red-lacquered courtyard appeared before Li Nian.

Two lifelike stone lions guard the entrance.

Above the several green steps, vermilion gates with copper rings and plaques hanging high, stone locks and wooden stakes are neatly arranged at the foot of the wall, and disciples move in and out in an orderly manner, creating a strict and disciplined atmosphere.

I looked up and saw...

The plaque above clearly reads: "Haoran Martial Arts School," four large, gold-plated characters.

"Wait here for me a moment."

Zhou Hu said a few words and then took the fish into the martial arts school.

Li Nian nodded.

After Zhou Hu entered the martial arts school, Li Nian felt a slight stirring in his heart and opened the intelligence system.

[Intelligence 3: 100 meters north, under the flower bed in the backyard of Haoran Martial Arts School, lies a complete version of the "Haoran Fist Technique" at the Martial Venerable level]

To the north was the direction directly in front of him.

A golden punctuation mark is quietly floating before my eyes.

Although it was only a hundred meters away, the martial arts school wasn't a place he could just walk into whenever he wanted. If he wanted to get this boxing manual, he would have to plan carefully.

Lost in thought, Zhou Hu walked out of the martial arts school.

"Young man, I'll take you home."

"Master Zhou, my family is short of food. Could you please buy some before I go back?"

"It's alright, I'll go with you!"

"Thank you, Master Zhou."

Zhou Hu was overjoyed to hear Li Nian call him a hero again and agreed to Li Nian's request.

There were shops selling grain and butchers along the street.

Li Nianhua spent 80 coins to buy a peck of rice, 15 coins to buy a pound of pork belly, some oil noodles and seasonings, and a piece of beef shank about half the size of a fist. He spent a total of 150 coins, leaving him with 1 tael of silver and 530 coins.

Beef shank is used to garnish the green water fish dish.

The blue water fish eats beef bait, but the green water fish doesn't. I'm not afraid of the green water fish stealing my bait.

With the system's location tracking for the Jade Fish, I'm sure I'll be able to catch one next time!

"Hey there~ Freshly dipped candied hawthorns~"

An old man was selling candied hawthorns on the street.

"Give me two skewers."

Li Nian took out a few coins and bought two strings of candied hawthorns, which she wrapped in oil paper.

Duoduo, that little girl, loves candied hawthorn the most.

"Have you finished shopping?"

Zhou Hu's voice came through.

"I've finished buying."

"Let's go home after we've finished shopping."

Li Nian nodded and walked out of the city.

He wasn't worried that Zhou Hu would harm him along the way.

If Zhou Hu wanted to harm him, he wouldn't have taken him to the martial arts school, accompanied him shopping, and let others see that he was with him.

If something happens to him today, it would be equivalent to Zhou Hu personally telling others that he was the one who harmed Li Nian.

Although he was just an ordinary citizen and no one would care if he died, it would damage the reputation of Zhou Hu and Haoran Martial Arts School.

Zhou Hu is so vain, he wouldn't risk ruining his reputation for a little bit of silver.

Furthermore, the poor are scholars, the rich are warriors.

The monthly tuition at the martial arts school starts at one tael of silver, and Zhou Hu is not short of that small amount of money.

Half an hour later.

Li Nian and Zhou Hu returned to the entrance of Nanhu Bay village.

Nanhuwan is the village where Li Nian lives.

"Master Zhou, this is my village. Thank you for escorting me all the way."

Li Nian stopped and expressed her gratitude.

"Help someone to the end, and see them through to the end."

"Since I've already escorted you to the village entrance, I might as well walk a few more steps and take you home."

Zhou Hu said.

"Master Zhou, my family is poor and I'm afraid it would offend your noble spirit. Let's not bother."

Li Nian declined.

Zhou Hu frowned in thought.

The fishing village is dirty, especially in winter. Villagers are afraid of freezing and don't use the dry toilets. After relieving themselves at home, they often throw their excrement onto the road outside their homes, where it is covered by snow. If you're not careful, you might step in it.

"What's your name? Which household in the village are you from? If Senior Brother Tang asks, I'll have something to say so he won't think I'm lying to him."

After a moment, Zhou Hu asked.

Li Nian pointed to the houses on the south side of the village, which were covered with thick snow, and said, "Hero, my name is Li Nian, and my home is over there."

Zhou Hu glanced at it, made a note of it, and then turned and left.

"They're finally gone."

Seeing Zhou Hu leave, Li Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't know why Tang Zhengxiong had Zhou Hu escort him home, based on his experience in judging people from his previous life, he felt there must be something fishy going on.

The reason for not bringing Zhou Hu home was to prevent him from seeing his beautiful sister-in-law.

A tael of silver wouldn't tempt Zhou Hu to do anything evil, but a beautiful young woman is a different story!

You can know a person's face but not their heart; you still have to be careful!

of course.

The house he pointed out to Zhou Hu wasn't his house, but Zhang Daniu's.

If Zhang Daniu and his wife steal the food that will sustain them through the winter, and if Tang Zhengxiong and Zhou Hu want to enter the village to harm them, let this wicked couple take the blame for them first!

"Go home."

"My sister-in-law and Duoduo must have been so worried about me while I was away."

"They'll be so happy to see the grain I brought back!"

Pulling herself together, Li Nian shook the heavy fish basket on her back and headed home.

Soon, three dilapidated thatched huts came into view.

From a distance, a woman holding a child was seen huddled by a crack in the door, looking up towards the village entrance, as if waiting for someone.

As if she had seen something, the woman hurriedly ran outside with her child in her arms, braving the wind and snow to run towards Li Nian.

"Mommy, it's Uncle! Uncle's back!"

"Erlang, you're finally back! If something had happened to you, how could I explain it to your brother when I got there!"

"Quick, come inside! I've started a fire inside. Come in and warm yourself up!"

The person who came was none other than my sister-in-law, Zhao Lijuan.

Zhao Lijuan looked at Li Nian with a worried expression, and then grabbed Li Nian's arm and walked home, worried that Li Nian would get cold.

Seeing this scene, Li Nian's nose tingled with emotion.

Only those who truly care about him would worry about him getting sick from the cold, rather than asking him if he caught any fish.

At that moment, all the fatigue in my body vanished instantly.

It's all worth it, no matter how tired I am!

inside the house.

Zhao Lijuan realized she was holding Li Nian's arm, and hurriedly let go, a faint blush rising on her sallow face.

Li Nian didn't notice as she put down the heavy fish basket on her back and, in front of Zhao Lijuan and Duoduo, took out the grains inside one by one.

Finally, the two strings of candied hawthorns were handed to Zhao Lijuan and Duoduo respectively.

"Sister-in-law, Duoduo, here's some sweet and sour candied hawthorn."

Zhao Lijuan stared at the grain in disbelief, choking back tears as she said:

"We have food at home!"