About the same time as yesterday, there was another spring rain in Chang 'an City. The raindrops hit the thick surface of the big black umbrella and made muffled sounds, like water falling into dust. Not a single drop of rain could penetrate the surface of the umbrella. The area of the big black umbrella was large enough to shelter an entire football team from the wind and rain. But somehow, Ning Que and Sangsang still felt that they were drenched and their bodies were so cold that they were about to turn into ice sculptures.
"Let's find a place to hide from the rain." He said in a hoarse voice. Then he thought of the strange thing on the street yesterday and added, "Don't go to the Vermilion Bird Avenue."
So the master and the servant walked aimlessly along the green trees on the street for some distance. Then they stood quietly under the eaves of a side street in the Northern City of Chang 'an and put away the black umbrella. Then they were silent for a long time, looking at the dense rain in front of them and the little water splashes in front of their boots. They were completely speechless.
"My great Tang Empire …" Ning Que said these six words in a tone without the usual confidence and pride. Instead, he said with some hidden bitterness, "… It's really shameful to rely on education to earn money. Even if you don't provide board and lodging, can't you charge me a little cheaper? And you should know that I saved your princess. Why did you just ask someone to pass a message? Why didn't you give us a thousand or eight hundred taels of silver? That's not generous at all! "
She frowned and looked down at the water splashes on the bluestone. She counted with her fingers and said, "We can't stay in an inn for more than a month. We don't have that much money. If you insist on taking the Academy, then it's meaningless even if we go to a shabby temple. We only have less than two hundred taels of silver, and we have to spend it every day. So our problem now is not how to save money, but how to earn money."
"How to earn money?" The young man used the umbrella as a cane and sighed. "That's a problem."
The spring rain was pattering. The master and the servant were hiding from the rain on the street while worrying about the problem of making a living.
Of course, hunting was out of the question. Not to mention the terrible thirty taels of silver a month, the key problem was that there was no hunting place near Chang 'an. Ning Que had realized this when he was in the City of Wei. The mountains and forests around Chang 'an belonged to the Old Master of the Emperor, so the prey in the mountains naturally belonged to the Old Master of the Emperor. If he were to plunder all the prey in the mountains and forests within two months, he might be accused of stealing the royal gardens.
Sangsang looked up and said timidly, "I can't do needlework. I carefully looked at the stalls on the street that night. The craftsmanship in Chang 'an was much better than mine. There were many styles that I had never seen before, and I couldn't understand the needlework.
Looking at the rain, Ning Sangsang said, "It is a pity that there are no Horse gangs or mountain bandits around Chang's or around Chang. Otherwise. I would be. I was. When I was, I was that I was. Mountain. I was. I. I I Horse. I and I. I King, I's a." I "I". "I". "I" "When I realized the purpose of killing the Horse Gangs and collecting firewood, the Horse Gangs at Shubi Lake became poor again."
Sangsang scolded in a low voice, "I told you at that time that you were too ruthless. As a result, the Horse Gang of Shubi Lake sent people to keep an eye on the City of Wei all day long. As soon as they found out that you led the team to the grassland, they immediately packed up their gold and silver and ran away. As a result, I didn't make any money last year. "
"I was young and inexperienced."
Ning Que said awkwardly. Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and said, "How about joining a gang? I can't directly borrow money from Darkie. But I can use his connections to join a gang. Then I can try to get a position in ten days and collect money. "
"You said that the Academy will test the morality of the students. If the Academy finds out that you are in a gang and bullies the good, they might just remove you from the list. Then you won't need to earn this money." Sangsang reminded him.
Ning Que hated that his little handmaiden was always stupid and lazy when he needed to show her memory. But when he didn't need to show her memory, she was always smart and good at remembering. She was like a genius child. He said angrily, "Then what should I do? If I can make money without letting the Academy know, then I can only be a killer! "
"The problem is, where is the killer organization? I can't just meet a man in black on the street of Chang 'an and ask,' Excuse me, I want to know how to get to the most powerful killer organization in the Tang Empire. Can you show me the way? '"
Sangsang was not afraid of his anger. She said seriously, "Young master, I know you feel ashamed. But we have to find a way to make money. Otherwise, we'd better go back to the City of Wei."
"I said I won't go back if I can't make a name for myself." Ning Que said bitterly.
In the Min Mountain, the City of Wei, and the grassland, he and Sangsang could survive no matter how poor the situation was. But now that they were in the prosperous and affluent Chang 'an, survival had become a serious problem for them. A penny could stump a hero and a hero, which was a rare headache for the master and the servant.
Ning Que's eyes suddenly lit up. He said, "I know! We sell century eggs! No, I should say century eggs! "
Sangsang frowned and repeated, "Century eggs?"
He smiled and said, "Without a doubt, the century eggs I make are the best in the Tang Empire."
Sangsang looked at him and said seriously, "But the people in the City of Wei don't like it. I don't like it either. It's too bitter."
Ning Que stopped smiling. He looked at the pedestrians in the rain and pretended to be calm. He said, "Actually, I was joking."
Sangsang looked up at his chin. After hesitating for a long time, she plucked up her courage and said, "Young master, there's actually a very simple way to make money. I just don't know if you're willing to do it."
Ning Que turned his head and instantly felt that the little handmaiden's little black face had become more pleasing to the eye and beautiful than ever. He said gently, "Nowadays, as long as I can make money, there's nothing I'm not willing to do."
Sangsang replied, "Young master, your calligraphy is so good. Let's sell your calligraphy."
Ning Que's expression froze. He looked at her and said seriously, "Sangsang, you've become uglier."
"Hmm?" Sangsang was confused.
Ning Que scolded angrily, "What do you mean by selling calligraphy? That's calligraphy! Do you know what calligraphy is? How can you sell the things of a scholar! I'd rather sell my body than sell it! "
Sangsang shouted angrily, "Young master, you're not a scholar. You're just a woodcutter. Don't you always say that you're better at writing than killing people? Since you're willing to kill people to make money, why can't you make money by writing? "
Ning Que retorted weakly without much confidence, "I've said that's not writing, it's called calligraphy."
He lowered his head and looked at his shoes that were wet from the rain. He looked at the words that he had just written with the rainwater from the black umbrella. He knew that he had lost to the little handmaiden once again in life.
The line of words written with rainwater was as follows: Don't worry about being poor, worry about having a fierce maid at home.
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