12dz Chapter 48 Fuhu Fist
Chapter 48 Fuhu Fist
20 taels?
Li Hu's eyes lit up, and without thinking, he said, "Deal!"
"..."
Chen Dao was speechless, feeling that the price he had quoted was still a bit low, but since he had already said it, he couldn't really refute it.
So he said, "Then let's begin the transaction!"
"to make!"
Li Hu said to Li Ying, "Yingzi, go and get 100 taels of silver."
Chen Dao brought five blood-feathered chickens, each costing 20 taels, and 100 taels of silver was just enough to buy them all.
Li Ying ran into the house and soon returned with a money bag, handing it to Chen Dao and saying, "Brother Chen, this is one hundred taels of silver. Count it."
Chen Dao took the money bag, opened it in front of Li Ying, and began counting the amount.
After confirming that the 100 taels of silver were exactly as advertised, Chen Dao smiled and said, "Thank you for your generosity, Master Li!"
To be honest, Chen Dao was quite satisfied with the price of 20 taels for a Blood Feather Chicken. Most importantly, Li Hu and his daughter did not act out of greed and choose to forcibly seize his Blood Feather Chicken, but instead opted for a normal transaction.
In this way, he could confidently sell more Bloodfeathered Chickens to Li Hu in the future.
Li Hu was overjoyed to have bought five Bloodfeathered Chickens for such a cheap price of 100 taels of silver. He smiled and said, "You're too kind, young brother!"
After saying that, Li Hu looked Chen Dao up and down and asked, "Young brother, do you have any plans to learn martial arts?"
Chen Dao was taken aback upon hearing this and looked at Li Ying, asking, "Can I also practice martial arts?"
"Of course it can!"
Li Hu smiled and said, "Everyone in this world can learn martial arts; the only difference lies in the level of talent! Of course, talent is not the key to success in learning martial arts; the real key to success lies in... resources!"
"resource?"
"Not bad!"
Li Hu nodded and said, "Everyone can learn martial arts, but even those with exceptional talent cannot overcome the biggest hurdle of resources if they want to become martial artists! A single dose of medicinal herbs used by an apprentice-level martial artist costs five taels of silver, while the herbs used by a ninth-rank martial artist are even more expensive, costing at least 20 taels of silver per dose. Young brother, how many people do you think can afford the cost of learning martial arts?"
"Uh……"
Chen Dao was speechless. At least among the people Chen Dao knew, no one could afford this price.
"Why does the master think I'm capable of learning martial arts?"
"Because you're rich now!"
Li Hu squinted and smiled, "100 taels of silver is a drop in the bucket compared to the expenses of learning martial arts, but if you're lucky enough, it's enough to make you a ninth-rank martial artist. So, young brother, are you interested in learning martial arts at my Fuhu Boxing Gym?"
So you were waiting for me here!
Chen Dao rolled his eyes. The tuition at Fuhu Boxing Academy was not cheap. The registration fee alone was 10 taels of silver. This did not include the subsequent expenses for using the academy's medicinal soup and the like. It was no exaggeration to say that a month of training at Fuhu Boxing Academy would cost at least 30 taels of silver.
"Thank you for the kind invitation, curator."
Chen Dao politely declined, saying, "However, my home is outside the city, and it's inconvenient for me to come to the martial arts hall to practice. Let's just forget about it!"
"That's fine!"
Li Hu was only thinking of taking a chance, so when Chen Dao refused, he didn't insist. Instead, he took out a book from his pocket, placed it on the stone table, and pushed it towards Chen Dao: "Since you don't want to join the martial arts school, then I'll give you this Tiger-Taming Fist Manual!"
Chen Dao stared intently at the book Li Hu pushed towards him. He saw the four large characters "Subduing Tiger Boxing Manual" written on the cover, which startled him.
According to the information he had gathered, the Tiger Subduing Fist was the signature technique of the Tiger Subduing Fist School. He never expected that Li Hu would be so generous as to give away the manual.
In that instant, Chen Dao gained a deeper understanding of Li Hu's generosity, but he still declined, saying, "This is too much, I dare not accept it."
precious?
Li Hu and Li Ying both laughed.
"Young man, you may have believed the rumors outside."
Li Hu said with a smile, "They think that the boxing techniques of Fuhu Martial Arts School are family secrets, priceless treasures, but that's not actually the case!"
"Is not it?"
Chen Dao looked puzzled. This was what he had heard outside: the martial arts techniques of the three major martial arts schools, including the three major families in the county, were top secret and would never be given to outsiders.
"of course not!"
Li Ying said, "Brother Chen, why don't you think about it? If the Tiger Subduing Fist is really that valuable, why would we easily teach it to those apprentices in the main hall?"
"Uh……"
Chen Dao opened his mouth, but found himself unable to refute it. Just as Li Ying said, the apprentices practicing martial arts in the main hall outside only needed to pay 10 taels of silver to learn the Tiger Subduing Fist in the martial arts school, and there was even someone to teach them personally. If the Tiger Subduing Fist was so good, how could Li Hu have so easily taught the fist technique to those apprentices?
"In fact, martial arts techniques are not considered precious, at least not the lower three grades!"
Li Hu explained, "If the apprentices outside don't need anyone to teach them and just want to buy a boxing manual, they can buy one for two taels of silver!"
As for why rumors about the rarity and value of martial arts techniques exist... it's probably because of the cost of learning them! Compared to the techniques themselves, the biggest challenge is the medicinal herbs needed to nourish and strengthen the body's energy, the mountain that prevents countless ordinary people from becoming martial artists.
"I see!"
Chen Dao suddenly realized why Li Hu had been so generous in giving him the boxing manual. It turned out that the boxing technique wasn't as valuable as he had imagined. It was just that the cost of learning martial arts was so high that outsiders would get the impression that the technique was extremely precious and could only be obtained by someone with a fortune of hundreds of millions.
"Please accept this boxing manual, young brother!"
After explaining, Li Hu pushed the boxing manual in front of Chen Dao and said, "Young friend, you can practice the moves in the manual. It would be great if you could master them, but even if you can't, you can at least learn some basic self-defense techniques."
Chen Dao clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Then this junior will accept the offer without being impolite!"
"Practicing martial arts is extremely taxing on the body."
Li Hu instructed, "With your physical condition, practicing the Tiger-Taming Fist once a day is already your limit. You must not be greedy for more. If you find any discomfort in your body while practicing, you must stop immediately, otherwise you will inevitably overexert yourself and leave hidden injuries."
"Thank you for the reminder, curator."
Chen Dao sincerely thanked him, and felt a greater sense of goodwill towards Li Hu.
The owner of the Fuhu Boxing Gym, one of the most powerful forces in the county, not only didn't steal his Blood Feather Chicken, but also gave him a valuable boxing manual and even reminded him of some details when practicing martial arts...
Li Hu is indeed a person worth getting to know better.
"Let's leave it at that!"
After giving Chen Dao some instructions, Li Hu stood up and said, "Young brother, if you have any more Blood Feather Chickens in the future, you can continue to sell them to me. No matter how many, I will buy them all at 20 taels each."