Raising Silkworms and Refining Gu from Mount Hundred Thousand

Zhou Qing walked through the streets and came to Shiqiao Lane.

This is a courtyard consisting of a large area of ​​bungalows.

There is a plaque hanging above the entrance of the large courtyard in the middle, with the four characters "Baiyun Martial Arts School" written on it.

At this time, it was bright and clear, and the door of the martial arts hall was closed tightly. It was obviously not time to open the door yet.

Zhou Qing came to the bottom step and sat down, holding the basket tightly in his arms.

After sitting for about a quarter of an hour, there was only a "squeak~" sound. The door of the martial arts hall opened, and a young man wearing a black training jacket walked out. He was holding a broom and yawning.

There were rows of tables against the walls on both sides, and on each table was a wooden basin filled with red liquid.

"Brother, I wonder when registration can start?" Zhou Qing took out a copper coin from his arms and handed it to the other party.

Entering the martial arts hall, there is an empty courtyard in front of you.

You choose one of the jars, put your hand in, pause for two breaths, and then put your hand into the rotten bone water.

"Master Wei went to the county to visit friends and won't be back for a short time. You can sign up after the senior sister and several senior brothers get up. Senior sister usually gets up early, and after a quarter of an hour, she will probably get up for morning exercises."

"Okay." Wei Hongyu walked to the backyard.

Zhou Qing complained in his heart.

"My name is Xu Lin. Everyone in the martial arts gym calls me Xiao Lin. I'm going to help you see if the senior sister is up." The young man was quite enthusiastic. He put down his broom and entered the door.

They have been studying for several months, but they cannot completely ignore the toxicity of rotten bone water.

"Thank you, little brother." Zhou Qing carried the basket and entered the gate.

No matter what he did, the centipede just wouldn't bite him.

Soon, the water turned dark and bubbled.

Zhou Qing took out the motionless little Tianlong.

Unexpectedly, as soon as her slender fingers touched the little Tianlong, the little Tianlong suddenly shook and bit her finger viciously.

Wei Hongyu's expression remained unchanged, and her palms instantly turned purple.

Wei Hongyu looked down and stretched out her hand to twist the silk. Suddenly she raised her eyebrows and said softly "Eh".

As long as you can persist for more than a quarter of an hour, you pass the test. "

Wei Hongyu handed over a writing brush.

Zhou Qing took a breath.

When the men onlookers saw the black water, they subconsciously pursed their lips and turned pale, as if they had remembered some bad memories.

“If it’s not enough, I’ll add more cash next month!”

"Senior sister is up, come in with me."

"Okay, this silk is indeed of good quality and can be used to offset tuition fees." Wei Hongyu nodded.

"I choose centipede." Zhou Qing pointed to the first jar on the left.

"Thank you, brother." Zhou Qing said with a smile.

It cannot be said that it is without risk, but it can only be said that it is very safe.

‘.’ Zhou Qing was speechless.

Poisoned.

Then he brought a basin of hot water and put them together on the long table.

Zhou Qing quickly pushed aside the mulberry leaves in the basket, picked up the wooden box, and opened the lid.

"Forget it, just soak your hands."

"Okay." Zhou Qing soaked his hand in the rotten bone water.

"You look familiar to me," the young man muttered.

Zhou Qing took the brush and signed his name without hesitation.

Especially the people who come to Baiyun Martial Arts School to sign up, many of them come to fight for their lives.

Zhou Qing put down the basket and asked.

"Signed up? You came early enough." The young man was not surprised to see Zhou Qing appear at the door.

"Are you going to sign up for three taels? Do you want to pass the poisonous water test to enter the martial arts gym?" The young man looked at Zhou Qing, who was thin and dressed in coarse linen, and asked in a low voice.

Poor people don't have enough to eat, so they can squeeze out money from their teeth to learn martial arts, just to try their luck, just in case they are martial arts geniuses.

"The quality of the silk this time is higher. It can be sold for at least two taels of silver. Once I pass the test, I can start reeling immediately."

"I only have two taels of silver in cash. Can I exchange silkworm cocoons for one tael of silver?"

Numbness, itching, burning.

Wei Hongyu looked at Zhou Qing with a puzzled look, her eyes shining a little.

When the men soaking their hands saw this, they couldn't help but whisper, and some even ran over to watch the fun.

However, several breaths passed and the centipede did not bite him.

"How does this count?"

"The toughness of your silk is more than twice that of normal mulberry silk. If the toughness were twice as strong, it could be used to weave boxing gloves. What kind of silkworm is this?"

"This is a kind of white silkworm I found in the mountains. I don't know what kind of silkworm it is." Zhou Qing gave the reason that he had thought of for a long time.

"I can't wait that long." Zhou Qing shook his head.

Xiao Tianlong bit down, and his mouthpart collapsed. Then his whole body turned purple and his body went limp.

"OK." Zhou Qing said firmly.

"You are so thin that you will die?"

Xu Lin on the side moved a long table to the middle of the yard, and then went to the backyard.

Wei Hongyu pointed to the clay jar on the long table and said:

"Pfft~" Qingsi Gu said that he was scared.

In the past, when people put their hands into the jar during tests, those people wanted to withdraw their hands immediately. Zhou Qing not only didn't shrink his hands for a long time, but even dug around in the jar.

Wei Hongyu took out a small paper bag from her arms and poured the white powder into the hot water.

About half an hour later, Xu Lin returned to the door.

Wei Hongyu put the little Tianlong back into the jar. When her palm left the mouth of the jar, her skin returned to its white and delicate appearance.

"Dead? It shouldn't be." Wei Hongyu was stunned and reached out to pick it up.

"My family really can't afford the money." Zhou Qing sighed. If he really had money, he might not come to Baiyun Martial Arts School.

Although it was just dawn, there were already seven or eight men standing in the yard, putting their hands into the basin to soak.

"Okay then, pay the money first, and then sign the life and death certificate." Wei Hongyu said seriously.

Although most of the centipede poison had no effect on him, it still hurt a little at first.

The young man didn't mean to look down upon him, he looked like he was thinking about Zhou Qing.

She looked in her mid-twenties, and even a loose black training uniform couldn't hide her beautiful figure.

After a while, Wei Hongyu said to Zhou Qing.

"Yes." Zhou Qing responded.

The men around him were speechless when they saw how tough Zhou Qing was.

The tall woman looked at Zhou Qing and frowned slightly.

He had already understood the process of soaking hands in poisonous water before he came, so he was already prepared.

"Thank you." Zhou Qing thanked him hurriedly.

"Okay, that's enough."

"Um?"

Seeing this, Zhou Qing picked up the basket and stepped forward.

"Do you have any special physique?"

"Actually, you can reel the silk first. After selling the silk, you should be able to collect five taels of silver. There is no need to conduct a poisonous water test."

Among the toxin resistance effects brought by green silk Gu, centipede has the highest poison resistance.

He put his hand into the jar and encountered a centipede with legs all over its body.

ah?

"What are you doing?" Wei Hongyu looked surprised.

The little Tianlong is the big red centipede he met before, but based on the size of that centipede, it should be called the Big Tianlong.

Soon, Xu Lin returned to the yard carrying a large tray with five clay jars on it.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing pinched the centipede in his palm, but it stopped moving.

After a while, Wei Hongyu returned to the yard and spread a 'life and death picture' on the table

Zhou Qing looked intently and saw that there were only a few lines of text on the life and death sign. The meaning was very simple. He volunteered to participate in the test. If he was poisoned to death or became disabled, it would have nothing to do with the martial arts school.

‘Can you please stop acting like you’ve never seen the world? ’

"Ah?!" The men onlookers were stunned.

It was pretending to be dead just now, but this time it was really dead.

"Okay." The young man did not persuade him.

"Puff!!" Green Silk Gu was extremely restless, as if he had encountered some unparalleled food.

"My name is Wei Hongyu, are you sure you want to conduct a poisonous water test?"

At this time, a tall woman with a beautiful face walked out of the concierge across the yard.

Xu Lin led Zhou Qing to the tall woman, "Zhou Qing, this is the senior sister of our martial arts school."

"It's Ah Qing who raises silkworms. He wants to conduct a poisonous water test!"

"How brave you are!"

But this feeling didn't last for a while, and Zhou Qing quickly adapted, feeling like soaking his hands in warm water.

"These five jars contain five poisons: centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions, geckos and toads.

"Pfft~" Green Silk Gu said that he enjoyed it very much and wanted to have another basin of rotten bone water.

Zhou Qing felt a sweet fragrance wafting over him, his legs and feet suddenly became weak and his whole body felt hot.

"Let's get started." Wei Hongyu opened the jar.

"Are you a sericulture farmer? I advise you to save five taels of silver to sign up. The poisonous water test is very scary."

"OK." Zhou Qing nodded.

"This centipede is a small dragon. It is not very poisonous, but it will cause severe and unbearable pain in the injured area. Are you sure?" Wei Hongyu reminded.

Zhou Qing quickly comforted him.

Three feelings that are unbearable to most people appear alternately.

"My name is Zhou Qing. I live in Xin'an Lane. What do you call me?" Zhou Qing asked.

Wei Hongyu was a little curious.

Wei Hongyu did not refuse, nodded and said: "Let's take a look at the quality of the silk first."

The weird touch made Zhou Qing's hair stand on end and goosebumps appeared on his arms.

Looking at the bulging veins on their foreheads and the twitching facial muscles, they are obviously very uncomfortable.

"No, no, no." The young man waved his hand and did not pick it up.

Before coming, he had learned in detail about the test procedure for soaking hands in poisonous water.

Looking at Zhou Qing's relaxed look, why don't you get up early and wash up?

"Come, follow me to the backyard." Wei Hongyu said seriously.

"Ah? Oh." Zhou Qing was stunned and immediately followed Wei Hongyu to the backyard.

Passed!