Annan County is surrounded by mountains to the east, marshes to the west, thoroughfares to the north, and thoroughfares to the south... well, trails.
Xu Guangling and others came from the south.
At Xu Guangling's signal, they walked from the south to the east again, and then entered the city at the main gate on the east side.
After entering the city, we still need to find a place to live.
Apart from anything else, Xu Tonghui and Tian Hao carried such large packages on their backs, which made people look at them as outsiders, and they were new arrivals. Such people are best bullied.
If they still look like this at night, something might happen.
Of course, it is also possible that the security of Annan County is very good, but if one thing is eliminated, one thing will be avoided.
For the time being, they found an inn to stay. It was not a high-end hotel, but it was also a suite. After a short rest, they entered the city again.
This city was completely unfamiliar to them. Not only Tian Hao was inexperienced, but Xu Tonghui was also inexperienced. The two of them looked like Liu Laolao had entered the Grand View Garden.
Xu Guangling didn't take it seriously. People are like this. In fact, as long as they stayed in this city for one night, even if they didn't do anything and didn't gain any experience points, they wouldn't be like this the next day.
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Being a stranger in a foreign land.
One day is different, two days is new, and three days will make you feel half-old and not new, and you will psychologically regard yourself as half a local.
They stayed in the inn for several days.
On the first and second days, I almost walked around the entire city and figured out the overall layout of the city.
On the third day, look for a house to stay.
It is unaffordable to buy.
In the previous life, during the Tang Dynasty, there was a saying in the anecdotes about Bai Juyi that "living in the capital is not easy." In most places where people live together, land is always a limited amount of rare things.
In the 21st century, the emergence of high-rise buildings has made the unit area of the land expand several times to dozens or hundreds of times, and here, the highest building is only four stories, and that is the Sheriff's Mansion.
Others are normally one to two-story buildings.
Xu Guangling and the others found a small courtyard in the outer city of Annan County, which was almost the outermost part of the city, and rented it temporarily for half a year, that is, five months.
January 12 taels of silver.
This is sixty taels, nothing less.
Not only that, but he also paid the intermediary a commission on May Day, which is twelve taels of silver.
If they want to renew the lease in the future, they must go to the agency to go through the lease renewal procedures. Then, they will also take the May Day commission! If they renew the lease for five months, they will get 12 taels of silver. If they renew the lease for 10 months, they will get 24 taels of silver.
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Even if you only renew the lease for one month, you still have to pay the intermediary two taels of silver plus four hundred yuan.
This is naturally extremely dark, but this can be regarded as the ecology of the rivers and lakes here.
As for the intermediary industry in the city, most of them belong to one or more forces in the city, and the county magistrate's office may have a hand in it. - To be honest, this is actually a crude method but with excellent results."
Census".
After moving into the small courtyard, the next step was to store things.
For long-term living, many aspects cannot be compromised but must be met. Even if the configuration is low, it is still necessary.
Even though Xu Tonghui started to worry about everything after saving money, they still spent almost thirty taels of silver.
The two hundred taels brought from the family have now dropped to a hundred taels and are only a little over eighty taels. And in the future, eating, drinking and spending money here will cost money every day!
Xu Tonghui was so worried that he was about to pull out his hair, and he didn't know if his black hair would turn white. It is said that he is about the same age as Xu Guangling's father in this life. Naturally, he is not considered a teenager, but in the minds of people here,
Well, you are still very young!
In ancient times, Du Fu said that "seventy years of life are rare", but here, in the minds of many people, it is probably "forty or fifty years old".
"Uncle Xu, you go out tomorrow to find out if there are any procedures required to go hunting in Dongshan." After dinner that day, Xu Guangling said to Xu Tonghui.
"Dongshan, hunting?" Xu Tonghui was stunned.
"That's right, aren't you worried that your money is about to be spent? We also have to find some way to make a living." Xu Guangling said with a smile, "Uncle Xu, you have finally opened your veins. Is it okay to go hunting?"
This is the first time Tian Hao knows the level of Master Xu.
Tongmai, this is indeed a big shot!
"No problem, no problem at all!" Xu Tonghui beat his chest loudly.
But, it’s time to put things away again!
Xu Tonghui lamented in his heart, and when he went to the city for a walk the next day, he lamented even more when he came back.
"Young Master, going hunting in Dongshan Mountain here does require formalities, and you have to go to the county governor's house to apply for it. I have already inquired clearly. There are three mountains here that are open to hunting, namely Dongyi Mountain, Dongshan Mountain, and Dongsan Mountain."
"There are inspection camps in the three mountains, which are controlled by the county governor's office, the major families in the city, and other forces."
"Master, the situation is very complicated. Should we..."
What he meant was whether to cancel the plan.
When he heard that there was an inspection camp composed of various major forces, Xu Tonghui didn't do anything yet, as if he had committed something, he was frightened.
He couldn't help but be frightened. In a place like this, there might be some gangsters, and there were many factions there. It was too chaotic, too complicated, and too dangerous!
"It's okay. We are hunting honestly and honestly, and we don't do anything fancy. We don't need to think too much." Xu Guangling said, "By the way, Uncle Xu, you can go out and find out if hunters can also hunt."
Herbs?”
The medicinal herb industry here is extremely developed!
Even in Qingshui City, the Sheriff's Mansion and the three major aristocratic families each have related shops.
When Xu Tonghui came back, he brought some news that was neither good nor bad.
Ordinary hunters really can't dig up medicinal herbs at will!
Hunters need a "hunting license" to hunt. This hunting license can only bring prey from Dongshan, and the prey must be inspected by the patrol camp.
If you want to collect medicinal herbs, you need to apply for a "pharmacist certificate".
The situation is indeed a bit complicated, and it is probably difficult for real casual cultivators to make progress.
From the supervision of hunting and gathering medicinal herbs, Xu Guangling vaguely felt something. - Even these trivial aspects are supervised in this way, and those that really involve monks, such as the secrets of cultivation techniques, and
Or spiritual materials, etc., I am afraid that it is not something that casual cultivators can pry into at will.
"Okay, let's not worry about the pharmacist's certificate for now. We will go to Dongshan tomorrow and just go hunting first." Xu Guangling said, "Old Tian, get ready and you can go too."
"Yes, Master!" Tian Hao was stunned for a moment, and then said without any hesitation.
But Xu Tonghui was shocked when he heard this, "Master, are you going too?"
"Yeah." Xu Guangling nodded slightly.
"No, it's too dangerous. Master, you can't go! Just go with Tian Hao!" Xu Tonghui objected with a very clear attitude.
"There is no danger where I am." Xu Guangling said calmly.
Xu Tonghui was stunned, looked into Xu Guangling's eyes, and then nodded, "Okay! Master, you can go, but you must be careful!"
Tian Hao watched the interaction between the two strangely.
He doesn't understand.
It should be said that he did not understand anything about the young master, from the first day he followed him.
And it has been almost a month since Tian Hao followed the young master. Not only did Tian Hao fail to understand anything, but he became more and more confused. Just like at this moment, why did Mr. Xu completely change his opinion after the young master just said a very strange thing?
This makes no sense!
"There is no danger where I am."
When he went to bed at night, Tian Hao was still thinking about this sentence.