Martial arts crossing rivers and lakes

Chapter 1 There is food to eat and a place to sleep

The exact time is unknown, but it was probably during the Ming Dynasty.

Fuzhou Mansion, Ximen Street.

On the streets paved with bluestone slabs, pedestrians are bustling with people, and it is very lively, probably because the New Year is coming soon, and the air is full of joy.

However, there is one person who is out of tune with this happy atmosphere.

This person is called Jianghu.

Jiang Gourd is a young man with delicate features, wearing ordinary coarse clothes.

Now, he is standing on the street, looking at the passers-by, frowning.

"Two days, it's been two days since I came to this world..." He thought to himself, rubbing his belly.

Up to now, he hasn't eaten a meal, he only asked the proprietress of an inn for a bowl of water.

Before the bowl of water was finished, he was swept out by the proprietress's husband with a broom.

When a person is hungry, he naturally wants to eat.

And if you want to eat, you have to earn money to buy it, otherwise, you can only beg on your knees.

In the past two days, he tried to find a lot of livelihoods, hoping to sell his labor in exchange for a bite of food like in the previous life.

However, selling your own labor is not an easy task. If you want to sell it, others may not want to buy it.

There must be a way.

Ginger gourd has no way.

He's new here, and he's not familiar with the place, so if he can find a way, he'll be a ghost.

Plasterers have their own gangs, carpenters have their own gangs, and even porters and coolies have their own gangs. If they are not members of their own gangs, it is impossible to get a bowl of food on their plates.

"Isn't it really going to beg for food? I can't accept that..." Jiang Hu thought helplessly.

In the previous life, although he was also an orphan, he went to a similar university, found a similar job, ate a similar meal, saved a down payment for a similar house, and waited to marry a Almost the same girl, and then gave birth to two similar children...

This life is much worse...

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" Two strong men shouted from the street, interrupting Jiang Hu's sad thoughts.

"Da da da da..." Immediately afterwards, there was the crisp sound of horseshoes.

When the common people on the street heard the sound of horseshoes, they hurriedly ran away as if they had seen a plague god.

Jiang Hu glanced at the two men on horseback, then silently dodged to the side of the street.

At this time, he heard someone talking to him, his voice was cold and hoarse, he couldn't hear any emotion, he turned his head and looked around, but there was nothing.

[Copy of "Swordsman"]

[Trigger a random side mission: Help the people]

[Mission Details: You have three options:

1. Ignore the task.

Rewards: None;

2. Help the common people and prevent them from being hit by horses.

Reward: For every common people you help, you will get a reward of [-] Wen;
3. Go up and stop the horse, and teach the two strong men on horseback to be human.

Reward: Two hundred coins, and the martial arts secret book "Five Tigers Broken Door Knife"]

[Note: The right to choose is in your own hands]

Without the slightest hesitation, the hunger in his belly made Jiang Hu decide to give it a try. He immediately rushed back to the street. At this time, the two strong men on horseback were hundreds of steps away from him, which was considered safe. , he hurriedly grabbed two young children who had been separated from their parents in the chaos, and led them to the side of the street.

[Reward: One hundred coins]

[Reminder: One hundred Wen has been placed in your left sleeve pocket]

Jiang Hu put his hand into the left sleeve pocket, groped for a while, and found that there was indeed a large string of extra money out of thin air.

At this moment, he was overjoyed, and secretly said: "There is food to eat." Looking back at the street, the two strong men on horses were already running close, so he gave up the idea of ​​"making another fortune", it was too dangerous .

As for the third option of "stop the horse and educate the two men on horseback", he didn't even consider it.

Guigui, with his fragile body, what's the difference between stopping the horse and giving it for nothing?
Not long after, the two riders had gone far away, leaving only a mess on the ground, several civilians were injured one after another, an old man and a child died on the spot.

"My son!" A woman howled heart-piercingly, throwing herself on the corpse of her son who was less than three years old.

"Grandpa, just wait, my grandson will definitely avenge you!" A vigorous young man looked at his grandfather's body, furious and swore.

"Revenge? Hey, forget it, those two masters are members of the Flying Eagle Gang, you can't afford to offend them." Someone persuaded the young man.

……

"Thank you so much, sir." The parents of the two young children who were rescued by Jiang Hu ran over panting, and thanked Jiang Hu from a long distance. They saw it with their own eyes just now. I'm afraid the child will suffer too.

It turned out that the two children belonged to a pair of parents, and they should be brothers.

"You're welcome, small things, small things, neighbors should help each other, it should be." Jiang Hu replied, he just wanted to get something to eat, and his stomach was so hungry that he couldn't stand it.

"Gululu, Gululu..." Maybe because he was hungry, Jiang Hu's stomach groaned loudly.

"Young master, if you don't mind, why don't you come to our house for dinner tonight? Just let us repay your favor." Zhitong's father said.

"What's the point of this?" Jiang Hu said, holding the hands of the two children, ready to follow the couple to their house.

He is not a person who likes to be polite, and besides, he is really hungry at this time.

Fuzhou Prefecture, a remote place close to the outskirts of the city.

Most of the people living here are from poor families, and their lives may not be as nourished by the rich peasants in the countryside.

The couple's home is located here, and Jiang Hu got to know them after eating.

In this family, the husband's name is Wang Cheng, his wife's name is Liu Hui, and the two children are Wang Ping and Wang An. The husband works as a porter in the city, and the wife mainly takes care of the family. She does needlework in her spare time to earn some extra money. .

When he heard that Wang Cheng was a porter, Jiang Hu suddenly had an idea and said, "Brother Wang, to be honest, I have been looking for a living for the past two days, but there is really no way out. I wonder if Brother Wang can..."

Wang Cheng patted Jiang Hu on the shoulder heavily, and said, "The porter is very tired, can you bear the hardship?"

Jiang Hu nodded without the slightest hesitation.

Wang Cheng said: "Well, I will take you to find Lao Ma tomorrow. You can stay at my house for a few days, and I will find you a good place to live."

Jiang Hu's heart warmed, he nodded heavily, and said, "Thank you, Brother Wang!"

That night, Jiang Hu stayed at Wang Cheng's home. There was no spare room or bed, and Jiang Hu said he would not sleep in bed. Wang Cheng's wife Liu Hui had to call him in the rooms of Wang Ping and Wang An. There is a floor.

Although Jiang Hu is not a person who likes to be polite, sometimes he must be polite.

Lying on the floor in winter is really cold, but Jiang Hu's heart is warm.

As long as there is food to eat, a place to sleep, and a tomorrow to look forward to, his heart will never be cold.

(End of this chapter)