Chapter 173: Martial Arts
Although he was confused, Xie Anfeng still obediently helped Xie Yanyan drag the big wooden barrel out from under the table.
Zhao Yining didn't hesitate and ran over to help drag.
This wooden barrel was very large and had a lid. When he opened the lid, a cool breeze blew in his face and Zhao Yining felt that all the pores in his body were refreshed.
There was a thick layer of ice on the wooden barrel, separated by oil paper.
The ice is crystal clear, it is edible ice made by Yan'er.
Remove the ice, and you'll find a very tempting sour smell. Compared to pickled fish? There's no comparison. Both are delicious, indistinguishable from each other.
Scoop out three pots of chicken feet from it, and keep the rest in ice and cover with a lid.
Three tables, three pots of pickled fish, three pots of lemon boneless chicken feet, and three large pots of Wuchang rice.
Xie Yanyan said to Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu, "Go, call my cousin to come and have dinner together, send a few large bowls to Tang Zhan and Master Su, and leave a basin for the warlord to take back."
She personally served a bowl of pickled fish and a bowl of rice, and arrived in front of Xie Tingting's hut. Xie Tingting had already returned from the clothing camp, received a cake, and squatted at the door, opened the clay pot and drank cold water.
Seeing Xie Yanyan coming over, she sat on the stone at the door and looked her up and down without even saying hello.
"I cooked fish at home. I'll give you a bowl."
Xie Yanyan looked at the stone table in front of her where the clay pot was placed, put down the fish and rice, and turned away.
Tiffany Xie didn't say thank you and just watched her leave without saying a word.
It was not until Xie Yanyan walked into the fenced yard of her house that Xie Tingting withdrew her gaze. She looked at the steaming fish and white rice in front of her, threw down the pancake in her hand, and stuffed the rice into her mouth. The sauerkraut fish was spicy and delicious.
"Xie Yanyan, what kind of crappy dish did you make? My tongue is burning."
He ate voraciously while complaining.
While eating, he suddenly started to cry.
"Xie Yanyan, I always thought you were stupid, but you live a much better life than I do."
"Fools have good fortunes, and you are the lucky fool."
"Anyone who is smarter than you, more calculating than you, and better than you...can't beat you!"
"You are now loved by your father, protected by your brother, and pampered by your sister-in-law. Ah Sheng is also proud of you. Ah Yu and Tang Zhan are willing to follow you to the death. Xie Yanyan, you are better than any of us!"
Tears fell like rain.
"Xie Yanyan, I really envy you. I regret that I shouldn't have bullied you since you were a child."
"I was the gun of that bitch Xie Xiangxiang. I had no brains and was finally trampled into the mud by her."
"People should still be kind, but I am no longer qualified... Xie Yanyan, I will live a good life in the future, relying on myself, like you, strong and independent..."
After months of fighting and scolding with the convicts, the tears that had been held back burst out. My eyes were swollen from crying, but my mind became clear.
Xu Wenrong went to Xie Anfeng's house with a smile on his face. He didn't cook, just ate with Xie Anfeng's family every day, just like at his own home.
Zhou Tangtang was smelling the aroma of pickled fish and staring at the lemon chicken feet when she suddenly heard a happy voice: "Sister made pickled fish again? We are in for a treat."
She looked up and saw a young man, as slender as Jingchen, wearing a snow-white straight-collared robe, and a palm-wide belt with moon-white auspicious cloud patterns around his waist, on which hung a piece of extremely fine black jade.
The young man is like jade.
Zhou Tangtang's heartbeat quickened and her face turned red. She quickly turned her eyes away and put on the dignity of a princess.
Xie Anfeng asked: "Where have you been?"
"I'm in the county town checking out the academy and students."
"Okay?"
Xu Wenrong shook his head: "There are only two schools in the entire county, and they are both private. The county school is overgrown with weeds."
Zhao Yining smiled and said, "Zhuang Yiji only wants to fool the villagers so that he can abuse his power. How can there be students in the academy? Private academies only know a few words. There are no formal professors, and even teachers cannot be hired."
Zhou Tangtang couldn't help but ask, "Who are you? Why do you want to open a school here to educate the people?"
Xu Wenrong had seen her a long time ago, and said openly: "I am Xu Wenrong from Suizhou. I came here with my cousin's family. I want to open a school here to teach my brothers, sisters and nephews so that they can learn to read and understand etiquette."
"You are the talented Xu?" Zhou Tangtang was shocked. Who in Jiangnan didn't know Mr. Xu? But the Xu family was reclusive and unwilling to come out. I didn't expect that he would be willing to come to this wild place to open a school and teach.
"It is me, paying my respects to the princess."
"Do you recognize me?" So exciting!
"Well, when I was traveling, I saw the princess fighting against foreign enemies. She was very brave and I admired her very much." Xu Wenrong said seriously, "If a woman can be as open-minded and heroic as the princess, it will also be a good story."
Zhou Tangtang's face was almost flushed. He had actually met her and spoke so highly of her.
Zhao Yining's smile could no longer be held back. Could it be that these two people fell in love with each other?
I wonder if both parties are engaged?
He couldn't help but say, "Master Xu is a scholar, but he also likes to fight on the battlefield?"
"The Xu family has never been a group of weak scholars. I have been studying literature and martial arts since I was young. I am not a perfect scholar, but I still have the ability to protect myself."
After Xu Wenrong said this, Zhao Yining felt a little itchy and asked, "How about we fight a few moves first?"
Xu Wenrong thought that he would have to deal with him a lot in the future, so he didn't refuse and said, "Okay. Where to?"
"The recruit training ground is next to it. Shall we go there?"
"Walk."
Zhou Tangtang didn't expect that these two people just practiced and refused to eat.
"Okay, let's go and take a look first. The rice has just been cooked. Let it simmer in the pot for a while." Xie Yanyan didn't care. She had seen Xu Wenrong killing the enemy, but she didn't know how strong General Zhao was.
Zhou Tangtang, Zhou Tu, Xie Anfeng, and Xie Ning all had martial arts skills, so they didn't even think about eating and went to practice a few moves first.
All the soldiers in Dongguan County were subordinates of General Zhao. When they heard that General Zhao was going to compete with others, they all came out.
"Ahhh, the warlord is fighting with someone, go and take a look."
Soon, the area around the parade ground was filled with people.
Xu Wenrong was not afraid.
The two men agreed to compete in boxing and kicking first and then in weapons.
There were obstacles that required climbing up and down in the training ground. The two of them competed in climbing up and down for a while. Xu Wenrong was not willing to be outdone, while General Zhao was as brave as a dragon out of the sea. Since he was more familiar with the field, he had a slight advantage.
Then the two men fought each other, not wrestling, nor boxing, but a bit like Sanda.
General Zhao was at a disadvantage because of his short stature, but he was not defeated either, and the two of them ended up in a draw.
The whole audience roared and cheered, shouting "Go Governor!"
In the final weapons competition, General Zhao's chestnut warhorse came out with a "whirring" sound. The horse had sharp eyes and a nimble body, and rushed towards the parade ground with overwhelming force.
"The commander-in-chief's Dayuan horse!"
“So majestic!”
General Zhao jumped onto his horse, crescent-shaped sword in hand, and ran around the parade ground.
The whole audience was boiling.
Xu Wenrong had no warhorse, so General Zhao shouted, "Zhang Hengliang, lend your warhorse to Master Xu."
Xu Wenrong looked at Xie Yanyan and mouthed, "Where is my sister's Dayuan horse? Can I borrow it?"
Xie Yanyan: Simple!
“Wheeze~”
I saw a black horse with its head held high and chest puffed out, running out from the bushes in the distance with "boom, boom, boom".
At the call, the heavenly horse descends and the startled wild geese rise up in the northern wilderness.
Today I'm out of town, darlings, help yourself
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