blueteamnovel Chapter 10 Buying Meat
Chapter 10 Buying Meat
"Thank you for your kind offer, but I still prefer martial arts."
Lu Li spoke calmly.
He wasn't too surprised by Dong Hui's decision, nor did he have much of an emotion about it.
If it were someone else, they might have made the same choice.
It was just tough on my third uncle, who had to run around doing all the work.
The two talked for a little while longer, but eventually ran out of things to say and fell silent.
Lu Li glanced at the sky and then stood up to take his leave.
He will continue practicing boxing this afternoon.
……
Not long after Lu Li left, Lu Zhiyuan and Dong Gui walked back to the Dong residence with smiles on their faces.
"I know, I know... We adults are all planning for our children's future..."
"But ultimately, it all comes down to my girl's agreement. As long as she agrees, we'll set the date tomorrow and have them get married this year!"
Dong Gui chuckled and spoke.
His "first impression" of Lu Li was quite good.
He was also happy to let his daughter marry a martial artist, after all, what parent doesn't want their children to have a good life?
Marrying a martial artist would at least guarantee a secure future, which is much better than his small business.
"Brother, I'm relieved to hear you say that. As long as you agree, I'll prepare the betrothal gifts for you tonight..." Lu Zhiyuan said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Then you go ahead with your work, brother. I'll head back to the shop now."
"well."
Lu Zhiyuan was overjoyed on his way home.
Although the things left by his elder brother were sold by the old man, Lu Zhiyuan planned to take out his own family's things to give to Lu Li to deal with first.
Moreover, he had some "savings" that were originally intended for emergencies, but how could his nephew's joyous occasion not be considered an emergency?
He also plans to use some of it.
His mission will be accomplished as long as Xiao Li can get married soon.
Meanwhile, Dong Gui also returned to the house.
Upon entering and seeing Dong Hui, he smiled and sat down to the side.
"How was it? Your childhood sweetheart is pretty good, isn't he? Are you satisfied?"
Unexpectedly, Dong Hui simply shook her head and sighed:
"Why……"
"What?" Dong Gui frowned. "Did that kid speak rudely to you?"
"no."
"What is that?"
A little annoyed by the questions, Dong Hui finally spoke up:
"Father, that Lu Li is not as good as you think. He has been in the martial arts school for four months and hasn't even accumulated enough blood energy, let alone become a martial artist."
Upon hearing this, Dong Gui was taken aback.
Upon meeting Lu Li today, judging from his demeanor and bearing, he clearly possessed the skills of a trained martial artist, similar to many Ming Jin martial artists he had encountered in the past, and even more confident.
But how come... the blood energy isn't even fully accumulated?
"Ah Hui, if you don't like it, you don't need to use this kind of reason."
Dong Gui said.
"Really? Dad, if you don't believe me, have Xiaochun ask him!" Dong Hui said hurriedly.
Seeing that his daughter didn't seem to be faking it, Dong Gui hesitated.
Was he intimidated?
"Xiaochun, go and find out about Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Li's recent situation."
Dong Gui frowned. He felt that his daughter's marriage was not something to be taken lightly, and he should find out more about the situation.
After a long while, Xiaochun finished gathering information and returned to the Dong residence.
"What? Lu Zhiyuan took Lu Li and separated from Old Master Lu?"
Dong Gui's eyes were filled with deep shock.
He had already heard about the events from Xiaochun. He never expected that so many things would happen during the time he had been away from home, especially since these events had occurred so recently.
Through Xiaochun's words, he also confirmed the fact that Lu Li had not accumulated enough blood energy.
"Forget it." Dong Gui leaned back in the wooden chair and sighed heavily. "Sigh... let's just call it off. I'll talk to your Uncle Lu."
"Dad, have you figured it out?" Dong Hui asked, somewhat surprised.
Dong Gui nodded and said seriously:
"Arranging blind dates was originally to pave the way for you."
Ultimately, the main reason he agreed to this blind date, aside from friendship, was because he valued Lu Li's martial arts skills.
In fact, even if Lu Li hadn't accumulated enough blood energy in four months, he was willing to wait two more months to try.
But the real reason he decided to cancel the blind date was that Xiaochun also brought news that Lu Li used to be idle at the martial arts school, hanging out with others drinking, not making any progress, and shamelessly trying to please his fellow disciples.
As a parent, he simply couldn't entrust his daughter to someone he didn't trust.
……
White Crane Martial Arts School.
After being away for several days, Lu Li finally returned to his beloved sandbag.
He knew nothing about what happened after he left; now, all he wanted to do was stroke the sandbag.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
[Xingyiquan Proficiency +1]
[Xingyiquan Proficiency +1]
After practicing for a whole afternoon, Lu Li's clothes were soaked with sweat, and even the ground around him had salt stains formed from the dried sweat.
Lu Li stopped what he was doing and opened the panel.
[Introduction to Liuhe Zhuang Gong (249/500)]
[Introduction to Xingyi Quan (230/500)]
I was busy helping with chores at home and keeping watch over Zhou Quan a few days ago, so I missed practicing martial arts.
It doesn't matter, I've already taken care of the important business and even received a windfall, which will save me some time.
He'd been thinking about dietary supplements for a long time.
Not to mention the delicacies in the inner courtyard, he had been craving the braised pork that some wealthy young men in the outer courtyard ate every meal for a long time.
"Gurgle..."
What you think about during the day, your stomach will react accordingly.
As he thought about it, he felt even hungrier, as if his stomach was on fire.
Little glutton, I'll fill you up in a bit.
With this thought in mind, Lu Li strode towards the butcher shop.
After leaving the martial arts school and walking through several streets, we finally arrived at the local market.
It was late, but the market was still quite lively. There were only a few vegetable vendors left, but the butcher shop had its door half open, with several kinds of meat hanging on the iron hooks and half a piece of pork fat on the cutting board.
The strong local atmosphere made Lu Li momentarily lose his composure.
Coming to his senses, Lu Li stepped forward and carefully examined the texture of the fresh meat.
"Boss, this isn't pork, is it?" Lu Li noticed something amiss and asked the shopkeeper inside.
Normal pork isn't this reddish in color, and the muscle texture isn't this coarse.
Unless the eggs were not opened.
Normally, no butcher would sell castrated pigs, let alone Lu Li who had bought them several times.
"Oh, I didn't expect someone so young to have such a discerning eye," the shopkeeper said with a smile. He did remember Lu Li somewhat.
"This is horse meat, which is not commonly seen. Since you seem to like it, here's the deal: sixty coins a pound."
Practicing martial arts consumes too much energy and blood. Grains and salted vegetables can only fill the stomach and cannot nourish the body. If you want to replenish your energy and blood through food, you must rely on meat, and red meat is the best. Chicken and duck are less effective.
Horse meat does seem like a good option.
Although he had already made up his mind, Lu Li did not immediately agree. Instead, he glanced at it twice and said:
"Shopkeeper, is this meat not from today?"
The edges of the meat were slightly dark and it lacked elasticity. It was clearly not fresh.
"Oh dear, I must have been half asleep. I forgot this meat was from yesterday. Look at the mess I've made..." The shopkeeper looked embarrassed and continued:
"Fifty coins a pound, here's a little over two pounds, one hundred coins for you!"
Lu Li nodded upon hearing this, it seemed that the boss was still unwilling to lose him as a customer.
He decisively took out the copper coins he had prepared, paid two coins for processing, and waited for a while before finally getting to eat the stewed horse meat.
"Hmm...why does it taste exactly like the donkey meat sandwich I had on my trip before?"