A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 16 Xiao Baiyu

Duan Rong and Kong Bin, each carrying a bag, followed Zhao Mu at a brisk pace.

Thinking of Old Man Sun's wonderful expression when he heard that he had been promoted to apprentice, Duan Rong felt secretly happy. The anger that had been suppressed for several days finally came out.

This old man Sun is just like those perverted front-line managers in Duan Rong's previous life. He only knows how to exploit menial disciples like them, while he himself is cheating and playing tricks.

Yuanshun Escort Agency is divided into the front yard, middle yard and back yard.

The woodshed where Duan Rong and his companions practiced martial arts and the stable where he worked were both in the front yard, and ordinary disciples who did menial tasks were not qualified to enter the middle and back yards.

Zhao Mu led Duan Rong and Kong Bin to a moon gate leading from the front yard to the middle yard.

As Zhao Mufang approached, a guard holding a knife in front of the Moon Gate asked with a smile: "Little Muzi, where are you going?"

"Brother Liu, it's your shift today! Look, these two guys are the new apprentices, I'm taking them to get to know the school."

Zhao Mu greeted the guard with a smile, and after chatting with him for a few words, he led Duan Rong and Kong Bin into the central courtyard.

This was the first time for Duan Rong and Kong Bin to enter the central courtyard, and they couldn't help but look around.

In the central courtyard, the houses are neatly arranged and shaded by bamboo trees, which is obviously completely different from the messy front yard.

Zhao Mu took Duan Rong and Kong Bin to the management office of the Central Courtyard and received their badges and dormitory keys.

With the badges, they can enter and leave the central courtyard freely.

The keys had the dormitory numbers on them, with "Bingqi" and "Dingsan" written on them respectively.

Zhao Mu patiently led them to their respective dormitories and asked them to put their bags in the dormitory first.

After being promoted to an apprentice, there is a single dormitory. Although it is simple and cold, it is much better than a large dormitory.

They are not in the same courtyard, but Courtyard C and Courtyard D are adjacent.

In the dormitory yard, through a door, there was a row of low houses side by side. The two of them each found their own room and put their bags in the room.

Zhao Mu showed them the dormitory and then walked towards Xiao Zongting. On the way, Zhao Mu pointed to a screen wall and said, "Turn here and you will reach the cafeteria in the middle courtyard. The food there is much better than that in the front courtyard."

To the east of the cafeteria is the martial arts training ground in the central courtyard, where you two can practice martial arts at any time.

Zhao Mu didn't actually need to explain it to them in such detail, but he was in a good mood today. Xiao Zongting's teaching was good, and it put his mind at ease.

Therefore, the more he looked at Duan Rong, the more he liked him. He couldn't help but talk more about him to leave a good impression.

Zhao Mu brought Duan Rong and Kong Bin to Xiao Zongting's courtyard, which was a well-located house in the central courtyard with two courtyards, simple and elegant.

As Zhao Mu led the two into the yard, he saw a girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old in red clothes. Her body had not yet fully grown, but she was holding the crossbar of a wooden barrel with both hands and carrying a wooden barrel of water.

The wooden barrel was almost as thick as her waist, swaying left and right in front of her, splashing water from time to time...

When Zhao Mu saw the girl in red, he called out, "Xiao Qi, tell Elder Xiao that I'm here with my men."

The girl just turned her head away, then picked up the bucket and went into the backyard.

Duan Rong was puzzled, not knowing whether the girl agreed or not. However, seeing Zhao Mu leisurely looking around and enjoying the scenery, Duan Rong felt that his worries were unnecessary.

Sure enough, not long after, the girl in red came out, rolled her eyes at Zhao Mu, and said, "Come in, Mr. Xiao is drinking tea in the study in the backyard."

"Oh, thank you, Xiaoqi." Zhao Mu agreed happily. Duan Rong had never seen him so enthusiastic along the way.

Zhu Xiaoqi laughed at Zhao Mu's funny look, glared at him, wiped his wet hands on his apron, and turned to pick up the dried beans that were drying on the stone steps in the front yard.

Duan Rong then saw Zhu Xiaoqi's appearance clearly. He was not tall and rather thin, with a pointed chin, a slightly yellowish complexion, and a freckle under his pair of black eyes. His small lips were moist and smooth, like a freshly peeled lychee.

"Did you see that girl just now? She is so young, but she does all the work in the yard by herself. She has calluses on both hands... Alas... I should marry a wife like this..."

Zhao Mu was muttering along the way, quite excited. Duan Rong smiled, seeing that Zhao Mu was interested in the girl named Xiao Qi.

Zhao Mu brought Duan Rong and Kong Bin to the backyard, to the door of the study.

Zhao Mu stood at the door and called out, "Mr. Xiao, their dormitory has been arranged. I have brought them to you."

Xiao Zongting took a sip of tea, spat out the tea foam, raised his eyelids, and said, "Come in."

Zhao Mu was just about to step into the door with Duan Rong and Kong Bin.

Xiao Zongting glanced at them and said, "I let them in, you can get out now!"

Zhao Mu clasped his fists in joy and said, "Mr. Xiao, I will withdraw first."

Xiao Zongting put down the teacup without saying a word.

Zhao Mu pushed Duan Rong's shoulder, pointed to the open space diagonally opposite Xiao Zongting, and then ran to the front yard.

Duan Rong turned his head to glance at Zhao Mu's departing back, a smile flashing across his brows.

He concluded that Zhao Mu must have gone to the front yard to look for the girl named Xiao Qi.

Duan Rong stepped over the threshold and stood obediently opposite Xiao Zongting. Kong Bin followed closely behind him and stood side by side.

Xiao Zongting's eyes swept over Duan Rong and Kong Bin, and both of them were startled.

Xiao Zongting stood up and limped towards the door.

Duan Rong looked at Xiao Zongting's back, feeling puzzled. He didn't know why, but he was always a little scared of this skinny, lame old man.

Facing this old man, it felt like the tip of a gun was pointed at my forehead, and I couldn't help but tremble with fear.

Xiao Zongting walked to the door, put his hand on the door frame, leaned out half of his body, and shouted: "Bai Jiao, bring two contracts over!"

After Xiao Zongting finished shouting, he limped back to the coffee table and continued to sip his tea leisurely.

After a while, a purple figure stepped into the room.

She was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing purple clothes. She had a graceful figure and a soft body, but her fair face was shrouded in an inextricable sadness.

Xiao Baiqiao stretched out her arms as white as lotus roots, placed the two contracts on the table, turned around, and floated away with a wisp of fragrant wind.

Duan Rong and Kong Bin were both stunned.

Kong Bin was fine, but Duan Rong had lived two lives as a human being, and in his previous life he had been the owner of a 200G hard drive. Yet he was also stunned at this moment.

Duan Rong turned his head and looked at the empty door. At this moment, Kong Bin was still in a daze like a stone man.

"So pure and sexy!"

Duan Rong sighed and looked at the skinny old man in front of him with some envy.

He had already learned from Zhao Mu that Xiao Zongting's wife had passed away, but he had two daughters.

The eldest daughter, Xiao Yu, is a famous female hero in Xiangu County. She recently followed the escort team to Ruyang Prefecture.

The second daughter, Xiao Baijiao, was sickly since childhood and unable to practice martial arts. She was kept in the boudoir and seldom went out.

Just from the appearance and aura of Xiao Baiqiao, one can see the elegance and grace of Madam Xiao in her past.

"This old man is so lucky!"

Xiao Zongting looked at Duan Rong and Kong Bin, pointed at the brush and a box of ink on the table, and said coldly: "You two sign the contract, remember to put your fingerprints on it!"

(End of this chapter)