MTL - Twilight Boundary

Chapter 50 Difficulties in learning skills

　　After unloading their own bed rolls from the ox cart, the four young men happily went into the east room to lay down their beds. The fire pit against the wall was more than ten feet long, and it was more than enough to sleep the five of them.

Looking at the windows covered with white paper, the sturdy tables and chairs, and the spacious space, everyone was overjoyed and felt quite fresh about being in a new place.

 But soon, I didn’t know what to do anymore.

There is no need to burn the kang at this time of the year, and the steward has not given any other instructions. The city is indeed lively, but I don’t dare to go out to play.

Is it possible to just go to bed now?

The second master also looked outside and said, "No one will deliver food tonight. Please wait for me."

I took a chain from the bullock cart and carried it on my back, and left the house. Not long after, I came back with two mutton buns wrapped in lotus leaves, and I also bought two ounces of soju. On the stone table in the empty yard Sit in front of the stool.

Four or five teenagers hurriedly came over, grabbed the greasy mutton buns and gnawed them. Their eyes were bright as they ate each one. If it wasn't because it was hot, they would have wanted to eat two of them.

The second master watched them eating with a smile, and on a whim he said: "Come, all of you have a drink with me, the second master."

Zhou Datong's eyes brightened a little, but he was still a little wary: "Second Master, aren't you trying to trick us? I had a secret drink at home earlier, and my grandfather even broke the broom."

 “That was before.”

The second master smiled and said: "Now that we are in the city, you are all adults, so you can get some food."

"Remember in the future to fight for our village."

　　　…”

The teenagers excitedly grabbed the wine bottles one after another. After taking a sip, their spicy tongues stuck out like a hanged man.

Humah also took a sip as usual, only to find it was hot and choking, and the taste was a bit muddy.

 In terms of taste, this wine is really not as sweet and mellow as those carefully blended wines in the previous life, but what can I do?

Just comforting myself in my heart: At least there is no industrial alcohol here, this is all serious grain alcohol...

After eating steamed buns, drinking wine, and having been on the road during this period without a good rest, the four teenagers soon became tired, and one by one they lay down on the kang with sleepy eyes and slept soundly. It was only then that the second master He took out a handful of peanuts from his arms.

He sighed and said, "I thought I'd be back tomorrow or the day after."

Hu Ma was slightly startled: "So anxious?"

"I think it's good that you guys have settled down. It doesn't matter if you keep guarding."

The second master said: "After all, we have done everything we need to do to help and take care of things. The village is also waiting for the spring to start mining, so we are busy."

Hu Ma thought about it, held the wine bottle in both hands and handed it to the second master, saying: "Thank you for your hard work, second master."

 “How can we, gentlemen, say such kind words? It seems far away.”

 The second master took a sip, got up and went to the bullock cart, dug out another cloth bag from under a pack of medicinal materials, and returned and handed it to Hu Ma.

 When he opened it, he saw that it was a piece of smoky bacon, weighing about two to three kilograms.

The second master said: "Before I leave, the patriarch entrusted me with these four pieces of Tai Sui. I won't keep the other three for myself. The steward can keep them himself or share the profits with other stewards. We can't say anything else."

“After all, we can’t just come here and look for people to give us gifts? We don’t have to annoy people, but no one will help us.”

"The remaining one was kept quietly because I was afraid that you guys wouldn't have enough to eat here and would lose your health. You should put it away and look back to see who has trouble entering the country and make up for it."

“It’s been so many years since you five came out, it’s not good for any of you to be left behind.”

　　　…”

“This is the most valuable thing in the village, so you entrusted it to me like this?”

Looking at this piece of bacon-like thing, Hu Ma could understand its value.

Even though the second master gave away three pieces as soon as he came, and took out another piece for himself, this is the best thing in the village.

Although Dayangzhaizi relies on Master Tai Sui for its livelihood, it can earn some Tai Sui and take it back every year, thinking of exchanging money or replenishing the body, but most of it is white Tai Sui or scraps.

 These strips of green Tai Sui have been in stock for several years in the village. Who would dare to touch them?

 “I’ll make it more reliable for you.”

The second master looked at him and said, "First, you're used to eating... that stuff, so you don't like it."

“Secondly, after what happened, you are more stable than others, and your work is reassuring.”

 “Besides…”

Er Ye lowered his voice: "Others don't know, but I know how hot you are now. These children are all pointing at you."

 “This statement makes me feel a lot of pressure...”

Hu Ma smiled bitterly, peeled off a peanut, twisted off the red skin and stuffed it into his mouth. It was really crispy.

Second Master looked at Hu Ma’s natural movements of eating peanuts and twisting the skin, and sighed secretly: “After all, it’s my mother-in-law who got used to it. She eats peanuts without even eating the skin...”

Shaking his head, he picked up the wine bottle and took a sip, and said: "Earlier in the village, I saw that you had a high character and wanted to learn a skill. Now that you have fulfilled your wish and joined the Blood Food Gang, it can be regarded as a foothold. I stepped in, but the second master has something to tell you."

Hearing the words, Hu Ma listened carefully.

The second master said: "This man, gold and silver treasures are all external things, what is the most important? His ability is the most important."

“Speaking of that skill, who doesn’t want to learn it?”

"But you don't just have to learn something if you want to. When I was young, Erye, there was a master who saw that I was still a boy after thirty years and asked me to learn my skills from him." "I'm happy too. I followed my master all over the world for several years, and I also used this pure Yang child to help him clean up many evil spirits. I thought I could learn some more powerful skills because of my hard work..."

　　　…”

Hearing this, Hu Ma couldn't help but be slightly startled: "He refuses to teach?"

 “Taught me...”

Er Ye gave a bitter smile and said, "It's the ones you have already learned."

“Maybe we are stupid and can’t learn anything else.”

　　　…”

Hu Ma heard the disappointment in the second master's words, and her heart sank, and she understood the second master's intention in saying these words to her.

 To say that I am stupid is just self-deprecation.

If it is really just because the second master is stupid, then if other sects don’t teach it, let alone talk about it, this set of techniques can be taught, right?

 After all, this is just a method of practicing external skills. You don’t need to be very clever, you can master it with just hard work.

 But in fact, the second master didn’t even learn all the tricks.

“Well, anyway, please pay attention, maybe the people in this Red Lantern Lady Club are different from the master Yeluzi whom I worshiped in the past...”

The second master sighed deeply, lowered his voice, and said: "The baby in this village, if you can join the Red Lantern Lady's Association and become a clerk, you will be successful, but you are different, you are high-spirited, and you must want to climb up. One climb."

“Second Master, I don’t have the ability to teach you, but I still think of you.”

“The piece of Qing Tai Sui I left for you is a thumb-sized piece on the tip of the tail, which is covered with black ash. Turn around and quietly cut it off and put it away.”

"That's a valuable thing. Give it away when necessary, so that others won't think you are sincere and won't teach you."

　　　…”

Hu Ma was slightly frightened, then realized that the second master had finally given him the best thing.

I felt grateful for a moment, but when it came to my mouth, I just said: "Second Master, when I learn my skills, I will definitely repay you."

“…I’ll marry you a beautiful girl and build a big courtyard for you!”

　　　…”

The second master felt embarrassed when he heard this. He blushed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Second master, I am already so old..."

  …“…You don’t need to be a big girl like a yellow flower!”

　　　…”

　That night, Hu Ma had a conversation with the second master, and then they went into the house to sleep together.

When he got up the next day, the second master packed up some herbs on the oxcart and a few jars of black ointment prepared by himself in the village, and went to sell them in a herbal medicine shop outside. In exchange for a few pieces of silver and salt paste, I also left a jar for Hu Ma.

And warned us that the black ointment prepared by ourselves in the village is of the highest quality. If we collect it in the shop, we will mix it with some unknown stuff and sell it thinly!

As soon as he finished his duties, he drove the ox cart out of the house without waiting for the sun to set.

 The baby is given to the Red Lantern Lady Guild, and it becomes a member of the family.

 The young men in the village did not expect that the second master would leave so simply, but they were a little stunned and quite uneasy.

  No matter how noisy he is, he is still a young boy. Without adults around him, he will inevitably feel frightened.

Huma had already been mentally prepared and was just waiting patiently.

They stayed in this empty house for two or three days, and then gradually a few more young men were sent over. However, they were different from those in Dayangzhai. Some were dressed in brocade clothes and were elegant, while some were tall and strong. solid.

 The young men in the village didn't feel confident when they saw them, and they usually didn't dare to make too much noise.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, several batches of young people were sent over. They looked like they were in ragged clothes, with bare shoes and bare arms, and were sallow and skinny. They were poorer than those in Dayang Village.

When there are more people, it becomes lively.

The teenagers were fighting for shelter, collecting food, and sneaking out to buy sweets and make clay figures to watch tricks.

 Only the young men from the village and the group of ragged young men were the most honest. They did not dare to compete with the group of young men in bright clothes, whether it was distribution of food or other things.

“This red light club is open to collect people, and their identities are very complicated...”

Hu Ma silently observed these things, not daring to look down upon the people or things in this world because of the identity of the reincarnated person, but just guessing at the identities behind them.

“Brother Lao Baigan, are you already here?”

A few days passed like this, but four or five days later, just as I fell asleep at night, I returned to the dark and foggy temple and heard a familiar voice.

"arrive."

Now is not a special day. Hu Ma heard the voice of Brother Erguotou. He was surprised and relaxed at the same time. He deliberately smiled and replied: "Where are you? Do you want to meet?"

"Now that we're here, you'll definitely be able to see me within three days."

The Erguotou smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether you see the reincarnated person or not, but there are some important things. I have to explain it to you first, so that you don't step into the trap of the Red Lantern Queen."

 (End of this chapter)