Chapter 151 - 126: Tiger and Leopard Bone and Muscle Training (Alliance Leader’s Additional Release: Alone for Six Years)
After renting the courtyard and finding a place to settle, everyone’s tightly wound tension relaxed a bit.
After assigning some tasks, Zhao Ge took Shou Hou out for a stroll, saying they were going to find a bathhouse to take a bath and change clothes. As a young woman, Rong Niang and Zhao Qian found it inconvenient to go to the bathhouse so they chose a private room, boiled a pot of hot water, and prepared to clean up in the room.
They had been on the move for several days, covered in dust and dirt, reeking and sour, with a tinge of blood in their odor. They hadn’t taken care of these things earlier due to their escape, but now that they could breathe a sigh of relief, it was natural to clean themselves up.
Having run the school for many years, Zhao Ge and his disciples all liked to be clean.
During this time, the two butchers who were in charge of sheep slaughtering had already taken care of it in the kitchen, following the rule that the head and the offal belonged to them, which would cover their wages. The rest of the meat was chopped into large chunks, put into a pot of clean water with some salt, and stewed. But for a martial artist, it wasn’t just about eating meat; it had to be medicinal as well.
Rong Niang took some time to go to the kitchen and sprinkled a packet of medicinal herbs into the pot, additionally instructing the butchers to watch the fire carefully and not to uncover the lid so as not to let the medicinal essence escape.
The butchers, of course, didn’t dare to offend the martial artists and continuously agreed to the instructions.
But far from being dissatisfied, they were actually very happy. After all, this job was a big deal for them; butchering dozens of sheep was an opportunity not to be found on regular days. Not only could they feast on sheep offal for a while, but they could also sell the rest and earn enough money to cover half a year’s wages.
Earning half a year’s wages in less than a month, even after deducting the broker’s cut, was quite impressive.