wavenovel Chapter 17 Secret Techniques Remain Constant, Small Business
Chapter 17 Secret Techniques Remain Constant, Small Business
early morning.
The morning sun shines into the courtyard, and yellow birds sing softly outside the wall.
Li Xin took a deep breath, inhaling the fragrance of flowers filling the courtyard, and stood still, his fist clenched...
The image of Nezha, the Third Prince, slowly disappeared from his mind.
With a slight loss of mental energy, he closed his eyes, concentrated, and focused his mind. He could feel his energy gradually recovering.
When I opened my eyes again, I was full of energy and vitality.
However, his stomach made a slight rumbling sound.
"This divine fighting technique is indeed useful, but it also puts a lot of strain on the body. However, I've discovered another clever use: to sustain a ten-minute burst of power, it doesn't necessarily require continuous activation. Instead, one can enter and exit the burst state at any time."
"After all, it's an external force... Although I can get into the state quickly, it still can't become instinctive; there's a delay of one or two seconds."
This problem felt like a bone stuck in Li Xin's throat, a problem he habitually pursued as a perfectionist.
If it were a competition from a previous life, everyone would prepare in advance, listen to the referee's command, and then use all their skills, so it wouldn't affect anything.
The real battle, however, is not that simple.
Let alone a second or two, even a tenth of a second can be dangerous in a critical moment.
What I want is to act on my thoughts instantly.
Or, without thought or intention, one can spontaneously generate ideas.
It's not like nowadays, where you first visualize the divine will, then activate the secret technique, and then take action.
That's too slow.
In a real life-or-death struggle, this flaw can be fatal.
"If I'm not mistaken, as long as I fully comprehend the first level of the [Third Prince's Divine Intent] and transform it into my physical instincts, this secret technique can be integrated into me and become my own ability."
But how can this divine will be integrated into the body? That is the question.
Li Xin is now like solving a math problem.
他知道1加1会等于2，却不知道为什幺1加1会等于2.
The "Third Prince's Divine Intent" only provides a template, but does not provide the actual proof process.
Or rather, the secret manual had already provided the method. But he couldn't understand it, and he couldn't practice it.
"This is the drawback of not having a mentor."
Li Xin sighed, thinking that the only option was to continue with the cumbersome method and practice this skill more.
Once your mind is exhausted, rest and recover. When your mind is fully restored, resume your practice...
Although progress may be slower, there is always hope of turning this active skill into a passive skill. It will remain constant and unwavering, never regressing.
Why rush to internalize the intention of this door god into your body and make it an instinct?
The secret technique of "three heads and six arms, reflecting shadows in the void" is really too useful.
It's like a person with three heads.
It can sense everything clearly and distinctly from every angle, 360 degrees around the body.
At the same time, one can respond from any angle and any direction.
In this situation, not to mention defeating the enemy, their ability to survive is incredibly strong.
There is virtually no possibility of being ambushed.
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"Young master, your favorite fried dough sticks and soy milk are here, along with a big bowl of meat porridge."
We arrived too late; the steamed buns were all gone, and we'll have to wait for the next batch. Nunu thought the young master must be getting impatient, so she rushed back first.
Zhuang Hongxiu walked into the courtyard with a smile, carrying a large food basket.
Xiaoyue was wearing a bright red padded jacket. She held tightly to Zhuang Hongxiu's hem with her right hand and stuffed a fried dough stick into her mouth with her left hand. She looked very satisfied, and her face and mouth were covered in oil.
"Sister Hongxiu bought so much delicious food, I can't possibly eat it all."
"Buy as much as you want to eat from now on." Li Xin was pleasantly surprised to find that the little girl's complexion was much better than it had been on the run.
Although still very thin, some color had returned to her dry face.
The sorrow between her brows and the corners of her eyes had disappeared. Her eyes, which used to dart around, now seemed more lively.
Children are actually more sensitive than anyone else. The uncertainty of life on the way to visit relatives weighed on their hearts like a mountain.
Although she probably couldn't articulate many of the reasons, the hardships she had endured were already etched on her face.
"Yes, Second Brother is the best."
Xiaoyue carefully picked up a crumb of food from the corner of her mouth, put it in her mouth to melt it, and swallowed it. Turning her head to look up at Zhuang Hongxiu, she quickly added, "Sister Hongxiu is the best too."
"Then it's because the eldest brother is wrong."
Li Cheng strode in from outside, laughed upon hearing this, gently pinched the little girl's cheek, and asked with a smile.
"Hmph, my older brother got up so early and didn't even bother with me."
"It's not that I don't care about you, your older brother has gone to earn money..."
Li Cheng was covered in sweat and oil from walking; clearly, he couldn't bear to take a car and relied entirely on his own two legs to walk through the streets and alleys.
"Second brother, the seaweed you mentioned last night, I chose the ordinary dried kind, about 25 coins per catty."
Offal isn't expensive, 30 coins a pound. As for wood ash, I asked around, and you can just find some dry grass and branches outside the city, burn a whole pile, and nobody will care.
"It's alright. One pound of mutton offal can make 15 to 20 bowls of soup, which isn't stingy. If it sells for 6 coins a bowl, the net profit per pound is over 60 coins."
Selling a bowl for 8 coins, the net profit is around 100 coins, which is enough.
"Will they be able to sell?"
Zhuang Hongxiu pursed her lips, looking somewhat worried.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with doing a small business.
However, selling something that everyone can sell doesn't seem to offer any advantage.
However, seeing Li Xin's confident appearance...
She didn't say much.
Whatever the young master says goes.
Let's do it.
"Don't worry, it can be sold."
Li Xin thought about the shop at the entrance of his big courtyard and realized that, back in those days, MSG hadn't really been invented yet.
At least, the soup he drank at the mutton soup shop that day tasted strange and not fresh at all.
If you were to use kelp and wood ash to boil and filter the mixture using traditional methods, the resulting MSG would be a game-changer when used in soups.
After all, some famous chefs these days treat those high-end seasonings as closely guarded secrets.
They're selling high-end dishes and playing a sophisticated game.
Who would use such delicious seasoning to make ordinary food?
If you really try to make a broth and set up a small stall, you might not even be able to recoup your costs.
By using MSG to enhance flavor and freshness, instead of targeting the high-end market, they serve the general public with delicious and affordable food, and there will definitely be a market for it.
Once we establish our reputation, the streets around Qianmen will be bustling with people, and the products will be snapped up like crazy.
Selling hundreds of bowls of soup a day is like child's play...
There was still an income of two or three taels of silver.
He calculated that at that time, an ordinary craftsman could earn one tael of silver a month.
If you can earn the monthly salary of three craftsmen in a day by opening your own small shop, what more could you ask for?
To make a living first, so as not to run out of money, I don't aspire to make a fortune.
"Then let's start it."
Li Cheng now has an unreasonable level of trust in his second brother, and he's excitedly rolling up his sleeves, ready to hire someone to renovate the shop. "How about I... I'll just do this. As for the Cheng family martial arts school, let... let Hongxiu cooperate..."
The thought of performing in front of so many people, and lying to them, made Li Cheng's hair stand on end, and his tongue began to tie itself in knots.
He's not afraid of fighting.
Playing the talk is really not a good fit for my profession.
"I'm fine with anything, young master." Hongxiu covered her mouth and chuckled when she saw Li Xin looking at her.
She was, of course, aware of Li Xin's entire plan, and found it amusing at the moment.
But won't you get beaten up after lying to Master Cheng like that?
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