"this?"

Arriving at the gate of Fu Wuyi Academy, Zhang Kun was a little dumbfounded.

It’s not that we don’t accept people here, it’s that there are too many competitors and the questioning is too detailed.

Everywhere you can see some scrawny men and women in ragged clothes, bringing their children, and crowding the door.

Someone nearby was registering an inquiry on the long case...

Looking from a distance, a poor couple led a seven or eight-year-old child, who was barefoot and had not much flesh on his body, into the door.

As soon as he stepped through the door, the woman squatted on the ground and cried loudly.

"Why are you crying? If your child enters a free school, he will be able to read and learn skills..."

"Even if you can't learn any powerful martial arts, you can still make a living by accounting for people and transporting goods, and you won't starve to death."

The man comforted his wife in a low voice and touched the child's head with a strong tone.

"..."

Zhang Kun looked blankly at those poor little guys who couldn't bear to see them, and suddenly he didn't have the slightest confidence that he would be able to grab a place for "enrollment."

Turning to look at Li Xiaowan, the other person was also helpless, with a bitter look on his face.

Zhang Kun took out two pennies, stuffed them into the hands of a middle-aged man watching the fun next to him, and asked with a smile: "Brother, is Father Wuyi School so lively every day?"

This man was neatly dressed, had a gentle face, and looked a little knowledgeable.

"How can there be? Today, April 19th, is the time of Grain Rain. For the past few days, the Yuanshun Escort Bureau has been hampered by rain and will not travel. It is considered the most leisurely time, and the guys have time to farm outside the city...

Therefore, Mr. Wang’s bodyguard will recruit students at this time every year.

In addition, those who have achieved academic success can also choose to join the escort agency on this day.

A truly outstanding student may become a bodyguard or a big shot..."

The middle-aged man took the two copper coins, looked happy, and quietly put them into his sleeves with a very enthusiastic attitude.

After saying a few words, he asked: "Brother, do you want to send your sister to a free school? She is a bit older, so I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult.

In fact, when girls go to study, and after graduation, they will probably be assigned embroidery, sewing or starching work, which is not very interesting. If you really can't survive, you can try..."

"Why don't I want to enroll?"

Zhang Kun laughed when he heard this.

He had just been listening for a while and knew that in his father's Wuyi School, in addition to teaching literacy, he also taught arithmetic and martial arts, which was a bit complicated.

If you can sneak in, it's actually pretty good.

You can really learn a skill.

"Brother, I'm joking. You're so old and you can't get into the free school. However, seeing that you are strong and well-spoken, you should have no worries about making a living.

If that doesn't work, you might as well go directly to the escort agency to work as a handyman, or go to a warehouse or a trading house to find work... Could it be that the little brother is from out of town? "

This man's mind was spinning quickly, and he suddenly seemed to realize something, and his eyes hesitated.

If you are an outsider and your identity is unknown, you may be in trouble... At this time, it is not easy to ask about my father Wu Yixue.

Zhang Kun seemed unaware of the subtle change in the middle-aged man's attitude, and still asked with a smile: "Can't I just join the Yuanshun Escort Agency? Even if I can't become an escort, I can just be an escort."

"puff……"

This time, the middle-aged man didn't answer. A fat man carrying a birdcage next to him laughed: "It's not that I underestimate you, brother, the Yuanshun Escort Bureau has been very prosperous since Mr. Wang became famous.

very.

There are not only a thousand but also eight hundred people who think about their bravery and want to join the escort agency. Especially these poor young people with no background in the imperial city, they regard Yuanshun and Huiyou Escort Agency as their first targets.

You have no reputation in the world, nor do you have any unique martial arts skills... Tsk tsk, if you go to do odd jobs, no one will take you."

The fat man's voice was a bit loud, and everyone around him heard it and burst into laughter.

Some men and women, bent over by the fatigue of life, looked over with numb eyes, even showing a trace of pity.

There's no malice, just a bit of superiority...

Hearing this, Zhang Kun understood somewhat.

If we say that the soldiers in each branch of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and the police officers in the patrol camp can be regarded as people in the system.

Then, large-scale escort agencies such as Huiyou and Yuanshun Escort Agency that integrate a variety of businesses are what later generations call the "Top 500" companies.

Not only do they escort goods and food across the country, they also take care of the security of the homes of dignitaries...

Even when paying taxes and money to local governments and escorting business transactions with other countries, these powerful escorts from the big bodyguard bureau are sometimes asked to escort them, and they must not be taken lightly.

Especially for the head escort of the escort agency, let’s not talk about his martial arts skills. Calling him a friend all over the world is definitely not flattery.

With a flag and a last name, you can travel through white mountains and dark waters...

Anyone who wants to join this kind of escort agency will naturally have to overcome the threshold.

The escorts in this kind of escort agency come from all over the country, and generally have several skills.

After several escort trips, the escorts will not be short of money and status, not to mention big bowls of wine and large chunks of meat.

No matter who you are, if you go out and see anyone, you will be given the honorific title of Master So-and-so.

Compared with the department directors and managers of later generations of Fortune 500 companies, they are more prestigious.

As for the escort in the escort agency, it can be compared to the backbone of the business... When traveling, he acts as a scout and explores the road.

As the vanguard of the first wave to meet the enemy, if you don't have the ability, you can only become cannon fodder.

Therefore, a job like a lineman, which sounds like a very low-level position, is actually not something that ordinary people can do.

Being proficient in boxing skills and being able to fight and run are hard indicators.

Indeed, as the fat man said, if ordinary people get in, it would be great to be a handyman.

However, Zhang Kun was absolutely unwilling to do so.

If you join the escort agency, you will be a handyman, carrying bags every day, and doing cool work under the orders of others?

Not to mention whether the safety issue can be guaranteed, there is definitely no way to learn martial arts.

Feeling the clothes moving around his waist, Zhang Kun turned around and saw that Li Xiaowan's head had almost shrunk into the clothes, and her face was a little panicked.

These days passed like a frightened bird. Now being looked at by many people, this guy panicked again.

'It seems that if you want to follow the right path and join the Father Wuyi School, it is impossible. One is that the identity issue cannot withstand scrutiny, and the other is that you are too old and others will not accept you. In this case...'

Zhang Kun glanced around, ignoring the fat man, and looked to the other side. There were three young people there, walking out of Fuwuyi School talking and laughing.

The first one was tall, with his chest puffed out and looking proud.

People around me came up to say hello, and they were very enthusiastic.

"Brother Tian, ​​I started training today. If I join Yuanshun in the future, my future will be limitless."

"Brother Tian, ​​can you help my boy and say a good word to Master Hong? Although Qing'er is thin, he is not weak in strength and is a good young man for practicing martial arts..."

"Xiao Tian, ​​I am your Uncle Li, look after my child."

Those who cheered, gathered around a dozen people, and those with children in tow came forward to please them.

"Go, go. Anyone who wants to enter the Free School should go to the teachings at the door. I can't help you."

The leading young man named Xiaotian stretched out his hand to pull it out. Several villagers staggered back with ugly expressions on their faces, but no one dared to say anything.

Zhang Kun raised his eyebrows slightly at this. This man was quite strong. Judging from his ability to push people, his physique should be around 14 to 15 points.

"That's Tian Qianli. His father is a tenant of the Wang family. He has been through hardships all his life, but he never expected to give birth to a good son.

I heard that he performed very well in his father's martial arts training. He has entered Liuhe Zhuang and has mastered the thirty-six boxing postures. He is about to touch the edge of combined strength. He is only eighteen years old. He will be really amazing in the future, tsk tsk."

Perhaps for the sake of the two copper coins, the middle-aged man explained: "The two people around Tian Qianli, the tall and thin one is called Tan Heishan, and the short and stocky one is Zhong Dali, who are also eighteen years old this year.

They are outstanding students who are graduating from the father's martial arts school this time. They all have solid stances and proficient boxing skills. Although they are not as good as Tian Qianli, they are still extraordinary. After entering Yuanshun, they should be expected to serve as thieves."

‘This is the outstanding graduate of the volunteer school.’

Zhang Kun automatically changed what he understood in his mind.

"How long have they been practicing?"

"It's been four years, maybe five years... Not everyone is qualified to learn the Liuhe Zhuang Kung Fu handed down from Mr. Wang's bodyguard. When they entered the school, they were favored by the Yixue Jiaoyu.

Mr. Hong, the head escort, has been sitting in the volunteer school all year round, teaching students. He has a pair of very good eyes, and he can hardly make mistakes when he sees people."

"Thank you for clarifying my doubts." Zhang Kun cupped his hands and was a little puzzled, "Isn't the combination of boxing skills very powerful? Why does it seem to me that Tian Qianli looks down on others?"

"Don't say that, it won't be good if he hears it." The thin middle-aged man quickly bent down and said dissatisfied: "Although I don't practice martial arts, I have heard about the combined force of boxing techniques.

It was the concentration of all the strength of the whole body, and even four or five strong men were no match for them when they surrounded them, and they were easily defeated...

In fact, some martial arts masters from various provinces who come to Beijing to seek a living are almost at this level.

After all, there are only a handful of martial arts masters who can truly master the art of steel and iron. In the Yuanshun Escort Bureau, among the more than thirty escort masters, only half have achieved such an achievement."

"That's it, it's really amazing."
To be continued...