Soon, Lin Xiu set off alone and left the territory of the Po Po region and came to a place called Cang He City.
"Go! Go! "
In the noisy bazaar of the Blue River City, a fiery-red steed galloped over from afar. On the back of the steed was a woman dressed in a light yellow dress, who was constantly shouting in a delicate voice. This caused the strong dissatisfaction of the crowd in the bazaar.
"Who is she? Is no one going to stop her from riding a horse on the street? "A young lady who was buying cosmetics in front of a rouge stall couldn't help but complain.
Seeing that the lady was dissatisfied, the stall owner first looked carefully at the woman on the horse, then lowered his voice and said to the customer in front of him, "Shh, lady, be quiet, don't let her hear you. She is the daughter of the Cang He City's City Lord, Liu Qing, Miss Liu."
Hearing the name "Liu Qing", the woman who was still complaining suddenly changed her expression. This daughter of the City Lord, Miss Liu, was famous for being rude and unreasonable in Cang He City. Relying on the fact that her father was the City Lord, she bullied commoners like them. Care about her? Who dared?
"Hiss!"
Just as the young woman was in a daze, the sound of a horse suddenly came. It was Liu Qing who stopped her horse for some reason.
"Stinky beggar, get away from this lady. If you continue to stand here, believe it or not, I will cripple you!" Liu Qing held a horsewhip in her hand and pointed at a young man in linen clothes on the side of the road with a look of disgust.
Although the young man looked shabby, he was still a distance away from a beggar and was taken aback when he heard that.
The young man's name was Fang Xu. He was originally a weak scholar, but since his parents passed away, he had to go to the streets to make a living.
Because he was weak, his employer would always deduct his wages for various reasons. Although he was not reduced to a beggar, in the eyes of the pampered City Lord's daughter, he was no different.
Being scolded by Liu Qing, although Fang Xu was a little afraid, he felt more humiliated. The sage said: Happiness with one's son can make all people marry each other. But this Liu Qing scolded him indiscriminately. At the same time of humiliation, Fang Xu felt more terrified.
Ever since he started to walk the streets, he found that some of the principles in the books simply did not work in reality. This was something unimaginable in the eyes of a scholar who diligently studied the books of sages.
He was still in a daze and did not see clearly. Liu Qing saw that he was standing there for a long time and thought that he was deliberately fighting with her. Anger rose in her heart again and she lashed the horsewhip in her hand at Fang Xu.
"Pa!"
The horsewhip landed solidly on the youth's body. He could feel the pain on his back and could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. Large beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Looking at the young man's pained expression, Liu Qing frowned. "What a useless piece of trash." After saying that, he swaggered off under everyone's respectful gazes.
As soon as Liu Qing left, the street returned to its previous hustle and bustle. As for Fang Xu, he was a young man from a poor family. Even though they sympathized with him, no one came over to check on his injuries.
Lin Xiu sat alone in the restaurant. Although he sympathized with the pain the young man had experienced, he did not intend to help and just drank alone.
It was impossible for Fang Xu to find another job after suffering such an undeserved disaster. He endured the burning pain on his back and walked step by step toward his home outside the city.
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"You old beggar, you're begging for food on your Uncle Li, are you looking for a beating?" Just as Fang Xu walked to his door, a wave of curses came from not far away.
Hearing the word 'beggar', Fang Xu's footsteps suddenly stopped and he turned in the direction of the voice.
A sloppily dressed old man with a long beard appeared in Fang Xu's field of vision.
"Young people nowadays always want to take action. If you don't want to give, then don't give." The old man disapproved of the man surnamed Li's words and said to himself.
"At least you're sensible, old beggar. Uncle is in a good mood today, so I won't lower myself to your level." The man surnamed Li saw that the old beggar had admitted defeat and did not continue to make things difficult for him. Besides, he could not squeeze any benefits out of a beggar. He spat and directly strode away.
Just as Fang Xu turned his head, the old beggar directly climbed up from the ground and before Fang Xu could react, he appeared in front of Fang Xu like a ghost.
"Hey, kid, it's your good fortune to have met me today. Why don't you quickly take this old man to have a good meal?" The white-bearded old beggar said directly to Fang Xu as if he was very familiar with him.
Perhaps it was because he had just been insulted by someone, but Fang Xu did not feel any disgust towards the old beggar in front of him. Instead, he felt a little close to him.
Under Fang Xu's guidance, the old beggar walked step by step into Fang Xu's home.
Although it was called a home, it was actually just a two-room thatched house. Looking at the simple house in front of him, Fang Xu seemed a little embarrassed, "If you don't mind, you can temporarily live here with me."
"Kid, it seems that your character is not bad. Looking at your dressing and the way you talk, I think you must be a bookworm. In the Da Qian Dynasty, studying is not the way to go!" Hearing Fang Xu's words, the old beggar raised his eyebrows and immediately said.
Hearing this, Fang Xu could not help but let out a bitter smile. The Da Qian Dynasty valued martial arts. On the surface, the ranks of the civil and military officials in the court were roughly the same, but in reality, the status of the military officials was far above the civil officials.
The Da Qian Dynasty had been founded on martial arts for six hundred years! In these six hundred years, no matter if it was the war at the border or the governance of the people in the court, the people in power were all generals with superior martial arts.
Because the Da Qian Dynasty valued martial arts, the entire dynasty did not value scholars. Even some of the civil officials in the court had extraordinary martial arts skills!
However, learning martial arts required a large amount of natural treasures to train the body. Fang Xu was a child from a poor family, what did he have to learn martial arts? Even though the status of scholars was not as high as that of martial artists, they were still slightly better than the commoners. If he had a scholarly title, for a poor commoner like Fang Xu, it would be considered a meteoric rise.
Taking out the little food in the house, Fang Xu simply boiled it with water. This was the food that Fang Xu used to greet the old beggar.
The old beggar was not a picky eater. He quickly swallowed the small amount of food into his stomach, and then let out a satisfied burp.
Squinting his eyes slightly, the old beggar then began to carefully treat his young man.
"I see that you are not much better than me, the old beggar. Why don't you follow me in the future? Even if it's not a feast, at least you can gain some knowledge along the way, "the old beggar said abruptly.
Hearing the old beggar's words, Fang Xu could not help but frown. To think that he had studied the books of sages for more than ten years, but in the end, he was reduced to a beggar?
Fang Xu wanted to directly reject the old beggar, but the scene of him being humiliated by Liu Qing on the street appeared in his mind.
He sighed in his heart again. Forget it, I, Fang Xu, am a scholar. In this world of martial artists, I can only be a beggar.
He immediately smiled bitterly at the old beggar and said, "Fine, I will follow you."
Hearing Fang Xu's answer, a glimmer of light flashed in the old beggar's eyes, and there seemed to be a touch of joy in his eyes.
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