Chapter 306 Iron Shirt and Golden Bell Cover
“Bring up a hot pot of good wine and prepare some snacks.” Shen Qingzhou said naturally. The reason why the business here is not very good is because he himself has no intention of doing these things.

It is also because of this that although the food here is not that good, the wine is really good.

“Okay, but you have to ask for leave for the initial visit. Who let you in?” The scholar stopped Xiaomi. Not to mention that he was not a guest, even if he was a real guest, he would not be welcome.

Who wants to eat with a beggar?

“Hero Shen asked me to come.” Xiaomi said confidently.

“Scholar, let him come.” What good could it do? The lobby was empty with only two new customers, and from what he said, the chef was not there, so it would be strange if there were any customers.

Xiaomi still sat down. In addition to Shen Qingzhou’s generosity in taking care of Lu Qinghou’s business, the most important thing was because of Li Dazui. It must be said that having a cousin with a bad reputation does make things a lot easier.

“Well, okay.” The beggars were indeed dressed a bit shabbily, and it was normal for the scholar to do so.

“Brother Xiaomi, don’t worry too much, come and have a drink.”

“Master Shen, why do you suddenly want to treat me to a drink? I’m just a beggar.” Xiaomi asked.

“You can’t say that. All people in the world are brothers. He may be a beggar now, but he will definitely be a great man in the future. I heard that in the Song Dynasty, Bei Qiao Feng is also a member of the Beggars’ Sect. I believe that brother Xiaomi will also be a great man in the future.” Shen Qingzhou seemed to remember that Xiaomi would be the leader of the Beggars’ Sect in the future.

“I can’t compare to such a big shot.” Xiaomi also gradually relaxed. In fact, he was a little afraid of Shen Qingzhou, and it was all because of Li Dazui.

Li Dazui is not the kind of person who would force women of good families into prostitution, but he has some power and is a little bit boastful. He likes to make some extra money, but he will never go too far, otherwise someone would have taken action against him long ago, and Tongfu Inn would not have been able to accommodate him.

Xiaomi himself was a little touched, he knew that he had no skills, was lazy and greedy, but Shen Qingzhou could still lower himself to drink with him. Except for the people from the Beggars’ Sect, people outside could only throw some silver coins at him, but eating with this kind of person, even if it didn’t cost much, was different.

Xiaomi also relaxed, and they praised each other, saying that he was a handsome man and would definitely bring glory to the Tianxia Escort Agency in the future. Shen Qingzhou and Xiaomi talked a lot about the Escort Agency. Shen Qingzhou had a mission to bring glory to the Escort Agency, so he had to talk about it, otherwise there would be nothing to talk about.

[Complete the task of making friends, and get proficiency x1000 as reward]

[Meet Xiaomi for the first time, gain skill points x1000]

After drinking with Xiaomi three times, Shen Qingzhou also gained the proficiency he deserved, a full one thousand, which was more than he had accumulated in the previous few years.

He also gained skill points, but his skills were not brought over. He had gotten used to it. Skill points were the foundation of his life, but in this case, he could only keep them. Of course, he now had plenty of time to comprehend the skills, but there was no need. He had to concentrate on upgrading his body. This time when he went back, his skill points would definitely exceed one million.

There is another thing. He clearly knows that except for the martial arts he has comprehended, he can use skill points. In other cases, the martial arts he has learned must be used with familiarity. This is not the case with the original body. Shen Qingzhou feels that it is because of the Jade Book of Martial Arts.

As for the amount of proficiency, I can only say that before, we only made friends with quantity but not quality, and we were just eating and drinking for free. Xiaomi is different. He is the future gang leader, so Shen Qingzhou still feels that this level of proficiency is not enough.

With a thought, the proficiency of Taizu Changquan on the martial arts panel increased from three hundred to one thousand and three.

Shen Qingzhou only felt that he had gained a lot of insights in his heart, and he couldn’t help but use them. If there were a master here, he would be able to see that this kid’s boxing skills had reached a proficient level.

There are five levels of martial arts proficiency: beginner, proficient, minor success, major success, and perfection. Taizu Changquan has a proficiency of 10,000 points. When you practice to 10,000 points, it is perfection. After all, it is still a basic martial art, and perfection may not be that great.

The relationship with Xiaomi was very meaningful. At least two or three days later, the Tianxia Escort Agency reopened and got its first business, escorting a cart of silk from Qixia Town to Zuojiazhuang.

According to Xiaomi, this was to ask him to help deliver the goods. Originally, as long as he crossed the Xiliang River, there would be someone on the other side to pick up the goods.

A problem has arisen. There is a gathering in Shibalipu these days, and many people from Zuojiazhuang are coming to the market. Uncle Ge doesn’t charge for crossing the river, and it’s very tiring. How can you bother him at this time?

The only option was to take a detour, at least fifty kilometers, and someone had to be found to follow the items personally. As a result, after Xiaomi’s publicity, the shopkeeper found the Tianxia Escort Agency.

The stuff itself was not that valuable, it was just that there was no manpower at the moment. After Shen Qingzhou counted the goods, he put up the flag of the Tianxia Escort Agency and started escorting the goods.

[The escort mission is now open. After completing the escort mission, you will receive a reward of proficiency x5000, a fine steel sword x1, and silver x0.5 taels]

This reward is much more than the reward for making friends. It is worthy of being a side quest and is much better than daily quests. However, isn’t this 0.5 taels of silver a bit too much?

However, this is much higher than the cost of escorting a caravan, which only costs fifty cents. Shen Qingzhou will not mind the small amount of money. Now, he has to reopen the escort agency and start from scratch step by step.

He escorted the cart that received the goods in the morning, and the coachman drove the cart. It felt like they were supervising each other. That evening, they arrived at a village near Zuojiazhuang, which was the warehouse of Zuojiazhuang Silk Shop, where the goods were transferred.

After rejecting the coachman’s idea of ​​going out for fun, Shen Qingzhou stayed in the inn, thinking about what to do next.

The next day, he went to Qixia Town early in the morning. He wanted the proficiency and also the money. He didn’t have much money, so Li Dazui gave him one guan a month. Of course, it was not Li Dazui who paid the money, but Old Shen who asked Li Dazui’s blind mother to give Shen Qingzhou the money every month, for fear that he would spend it recklessly.

Shen Qingzhou guessed that his parents definitely knew the identity of Xuanyuan, the man with the severed finger. He had loved spending since he was a child and had all kinds of friends who could not be found when something happened. It was natural for his parents to worry about him.

He is the moonlight. Fortunately, he woke up soon, otherwise he would have to suffer for a while.

“Little Shen is worthy of being from a famous family. His work is beautiful.” The shopkeeper spoke perfunctorily. After reading the receipt, he gave Shen Qingzhou fifty cents and wanted to persuade him to buy some silk. But Shen Qingzhou would spend his money where he earned it, so of course he would not buy it.

After returning home, Shen Qingzhou’s proficiency in Taizu Changquan went directly from 1,300 to 6,300. His punches became faster and faster, as if he had practiced diligently for many years. Shen Qingzhou estimated that he should have mastered it. With one punch, he broke the wooden stake he often used for practicing boxing, and his strength increased greatly.

But Shen Qingzhou would not be proud. This world has inner strength. What is there to be proud of with the Taizu Changquan, a martial arts foundation? Although most martial artists only use this to exercise their shins, it is likely that their understanding of this set of boxing is not as good as his current one, because there is no need.

Looking at his fist, Shen Qingzhou frowned a little. His fist was already covered with calluses. Is this the price? Forget it.

Nowadays, his boxing skills are so powerful that it is no problem for him to beat up a local thug.

…[Gain proficiency x2000, gain 1-year-old wine x]

It was the kind of small jar of wine commonly seen in restaurants, but it was ten years old, so it was indeed worth a lot of silver.

When his proficiency dropped by one thousand, Shen Qingzhou felt his body tighten and there was a crackling sound. When the sound stopped, he looked at his palms, which were bigger than before. However, the happiest thing was that his hands, which were originally covered with calluses, had returned to their original state.

After the first escort, many people knew that the Tianxia Escort Agency had reopened. Although he was not as reliable as Old Shen, Little Shen was not bad either. He was just running errands and the requirements were not that high.

And many people know that although Xiao Shen is a bit naive and has been cheated many times, his cousin is the head of the police and he has many good friends. It is impossible for him to cheat everyone for free food and drink, so it won’t have much impact if he tries.

This was the fourth mission in half a month. I earned about two cents, which is equivalent to working for a month.

But Shen Qingzhou understood that this was nothing. His home was his, there was no rent, and he was also running a business. There was no point in comparing his salary with that of an employee.

But the system rewarded a total of one or two taels of silver, a fine steel sword, a new axe, more than ten pounds of beef, and this jar of wine.

The biggest gain is definitely proficiency, although not as much as the first time, but the value of the escort was the highest that time. What else do you want from delivering a letter or running errands later on?

Today, his Taizu Changquan has reached great perfection and he is considered an expert in Pinggu County.

During this time, he also thought of ways to improve his martial arts. People are afraid of death. In this case, it is necessary to learn some body protection skills. At least he can block hidden arrows.

He also found his target, Madam Qian, the number one tank in “Wulin Wai Zhuan”. Her family ran a martial arts school. Although the headquarters was not in Qixia Town, Madam Qian had many brothers. There was a small branch in Qixia Town for this kind of money-making business. Although there were not many people, Madam Qian’s fees were too expensive.

However, no matter how expensive it is, with Shen Qingzhou, as long as you learn it, you can use your proficiency to improve it, and it’s just a few cents of registration fee.

The registration was successful, but it must be said that Mrs. Qian was very stingy. The martial arts hall was right next to the money house, in a very small courtyard with only a few people in twos and threes. He also found out that they were all the guards of the money house.

“Let me tell you, I have twelve brothers, all of them are famous, and our martial arts school is also well-known. If it weren’t for the good relationship between Old Shen and Old Qian, I would never teach you my family’s martial arts.” Mrs. Qian, who was dressed in red and green, said to Shen Qingzhou with a strange accent.

“Okay, this is the training method. Let me make it clear first, you have to endure hardships. If you can’t stand it, your money won’t be returned.”

He gave it to a guard to teach Shen Qingzhou the martial arts. Shen Qingzhou also understood why there were no students here. This was a real fight. No wonder Madam Qian had a bad reputation.

This iron shirt is different from the one Shen Qingzhou wore in Joy of Life. Except for the name, everything else is different.

What he needed was the Iron Shirt breathing technique, and the Iron Palm Technique, which were the most famous martial arts of Mrs. Qian’s family, and she also taught them.

Of course, when it comes to family martial arts, such as the Thirteen Guardians’ Golden Bell Cover, which requires internal skills, it will definitely not be that easy.

But Iron Shirt and Iron Palm are two of them. These martial arts seem to be passed down from Shaolin. Of course, they are all rumors. Shen Qingzhou has many drinking and eating friends, and many people will know about it after chatting with them.

Mrs. Qian is not stupid. She really teaches martial arts, but some ointments are needed in the process, which have to be purchased separately. Those are expensive, so she doesn’t have to learn them. Mrs. Qian just earns as much as she can.

……

one year later.

“Xiao Shen, you have done a good job this year. At least you have lived up to your parents’ expectations. Keep up the good work.” Li Dazui said with misty eyes. He drank the whole jar of ten-year-old wine.

He came to give money to Shen Qingzhou. Although Shen Qingzhou could earn a few dollars a month by running errands on the surface, he still had to give the money to Broken Finger Xuanyuan. This was Li Dazui, who seemed to be a vicious captain but was actually very filial.

Although this guy was a bit boastful, he did help a lot, so Shen Qingzhou still acknowledged the favor.

“Xiao Shen, I heard that you had a fight with Mrs. Qian?” Li Dazui thought of this.

“Cousin, it’s okay. She wants me to escort her family for free, but that’s definitely not possible. I paid money to go to her martial arts gym.”

“It looks like what you did is indeed having some effect.” Li Dazui looked at Shen Qingzhou, who had become much stronger.

[Martial arts: Taizu Changquan perfected, Iron Palm perfected, Iron Elbow perfected, Iron Arm perfected, Iron Head perfected, Iron Finger perfected, Iron Leg perfected, Iron Fist perfected, Iron Shirt (20000/25000) Iron Palm (18000/20000) Iron Knee (0/15000)]

This was what Shen Qingzhou had gained in the past year. Although he did not escort any large convoys, he had gained at least 1,000 proficiency from running errands each time. In addition, he had gained proficiency from making many friends. He had already learned the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training and bought the Iron Knee Skill from a guard a few days ago.

Of course, Mrs. Qian would not teach her the most essential Golden Bell Cover and internal qigong, and Shen Qingzhou understood that very well.

Everyone can see that Shen Qingzhou has made a lot of progress in the past year. When his skills were not yet perfect, it was obvious on the outside, but now, he has returned to his original state.

He felt that although he had no internal energy, ordinary masters of internal energy would be in trouble if they met him.

……

Three days later, Shen Qingzhou had no work during these three days, as he did not have a escort mission every day, and he also temporarily closed the shop during these days.

That day, I was drinking with Li Dazui and his constable Xing, and I heard a story that a young wife had moved into the Shangru Inn, and she had been wondering what her dowry was.

Shen Qingzhou also looked for Xiaomi. This guy was quite cunning. He didn’t stay at the corner of the inn during this period. In his words, that was Mo Xiaobao’s wife. Mo Xiaobao embezzled money when building a house and was discovered by the “Divine Ape Swordsman” Dong Hao. He jogged all the way and ran directly to the bottom of the cliff.

But the corruption was real. Xiaomi was afraid that people from Hengshan would cause trouble for Mo Xiaobao’s fiancée, so he hid for a few days. Mo Xiaobao’s faction had already lost power. Although Mr. Mo Da said that he would not pursue the matter, who knew if it was true.

(End of this chapter)