Chapter 917 Training
Li Tieniu waved his hands hurriedly, looking panicked.
"My benefactor, you absolutely cannot do that. That is your personal money, how can you give it to us as capital? Smuggling salt is extremely risky. Without someone you know well, you may never come back. Along the way, bandits are rampant and soldiers are rampant.
In the past, the young and strong men in our village gathered together, and there were 50 or 60 people. We dared to act together, at least we had the strength to fight against the bandits. But now there are only a dozen of us left, and these dozen people are not enough to wipe out the bandits. "
Li Tieniu also sighed whenever he talked about this matter.
It is like this in all their villages. During the busy farming season, everyone is an honest farmer, but in their free time, they will take risks and smuggle salt in order to survive.
They relied on strong men, and this time there were heavy casualties, and the Lijia Village was severely damaged.
Jiang Xiaoxiao's rise to fame was due to his smuggling of salt, which he only mentioned briefly as a history lesson.
You can also learn about it from novels, unofficial history and TV dramas.
"Think about it. Train the remaining strong men. I have a special training method. Maybe we can go on another trip. I have 100 taels of silver. Maybe we can earn back the tax money."
Jiang Xiaoxiao thought of the dragon crystal.
Wu Yang and the others may have superpowers, but what about the people here?
Even if I can't, I still know how Song Moting trains people.
It shouldn't be a problem to train a few soldiers.
Li Tieniu thought of Jiang Xiaoxiao's methods. This young woman saved them all on her own.
Alone and with great skills.
If Jiang Xiaoxiao helps them, it would really be possible.
Li Tieniu probably always remembered deep in his heart the ghostly figure that flashed by and the two bandits who fell to the ground.
The deep impression gave rise to immense trust.
Even if the person in front of you is a woman.
All the salt smugglers are extremely vicious and willing to risk their lives. On the contrary, Li Tieniu admires Jiang Xiaoxiao in his heart.
Li Tieniu immediately went to find several village elders.
This is a big matter, a matter that affects every household, and he has no say in it.
After these words were spoken, the elders looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Tie Niu, this is not right, is it? That's a woman. Besides, there are too few of you. Last time, the village spent all its money. Even if we take out silver now, I guess fifty taels won't be enough. The risk is too great."
How could the elders not be worried?
There is no way out in the village.
Everyone knows that taxes are heavier this year. Adding one more item is almost equivalent to levying one or two taels of silver on each person, which is a death sentence.
But there is no place to take risks.
They had no one to turn to and no money to pay, so they were helpless.
Li Tieniu pleaded, "Uncle, I think we can give it a try. Miss Jiang saved a group of us all by herself. Her martial arts skills are absolutely convincing. If Miss Jiang agrees to teach us, maybe we really can have a chance of survival.
Otherwise, the village will not be able to pay taxes, and then we will either follow those bandits and become bandits, or be conscripted into the army. We will die anyway. Why not give it a try? "
Who wants to die!
The elders pondered. They were old, but seeing that life in the village was difficult, they knew what Li Tieniu said was right. They had no choice.
"Okay, let's give it a try! We, the old guys, will mobilize everyone to collect money in the next few days, and you can practice with Miss Jiang!"
The next day.
At the threshing ground at the entrance of the village, there was a field as big as two football fields, and eighteen young and middle-aged men were standing there waiting.
The youngest is only thirteen and the oldest is only eighteen.
People die in the village every year, and the pace of birth cannot keep up with the rate of death.
These are the only able-bodied men in the village.
"What are you practicing? Didn't Brother Tie Niu practice martial arts with the old monk in the temple? Even Brother Tie Niu's brother was beaten to death by those people. Will it work if we practice?"
"I don't know either. I heard that Miss Jiang was asked to train us. How can a woman be in charge of us men?"
"Don't they say women should stay at home and take care of children? Why did she come out to practice Kung Fu? Isn't Miss Jiang a lady from a wealthy family? Could it be that she practices Kung Fu? Whose lady from an wealthy family practices Kung Fu?"
"Just shut up. Miss Jiang is very powerful. Do you think she is the same as us? I suspect that Miss Jiang's family is the daughter of a general. Haven't you heard that the daughters of the soldiers at the border are all good at martial arts? Otherwise, if you encounter a situation where you have to escape, you have to save your own life."
"And we saw Miss Jiang's Kung Fu last time. It was very powerful. With just one strike, she killed two people. With that Kung Fu, I guess Brother Tie Niu wouldn't be able to beat her even if there were two more of them."
"If we learn Miss Jiang's Kung Fu, who will we be afraid of when we go out? If those bandits dare to rush up, we will beat them to death with clubs."
The people who said these words were the ones who had witnessed Jiang Xiaoxiao's kung fu at the post station. In their minds, those young and middle-aged men did not regard Miss Jiang as a rich lady. Which rich lady would be so ferocious that she could kill the bandits directly?
The young men from the village who had just arrived didn't take it seriously. They thought, "She's just a delicate young lady, so what?"
How powerful can it be?
As he was speaking, Li Tieniu brought Jiang Xiaoxiao in front of everyone.
"Stop arguing, Miss Jiang is here."
The moment everyone saw Jiang Xiaoxiao, they were a little stunned. Is the person in front of them a woman?
Jiang Xiaoxiao changed into men's clothes for training today, and the skirt was obviously not suitable.
He changed into a short men's outfit and tied up his trouser legs and cuffs with a cloth belt.
The hair was simply tied up into a bun.
A gray cloth bag is used to tie up the bun.
He looks neat and seems to be just like them, like an underage young adult.
Of course, the mask on his face was not taken off and the cloak was not worn.
"Everyone, you must obey my orders and start training today."
Song Moting's training method is very effective.
Jiang Xiaoxiao, of course, had seen how her husband trained to make buns and glutinous rice balls. Her son was able to master these skills at such a young age, let alone these people.
Although the time is a bit tight, as long as I receive systematic training.
The most important thing is to learn to obey orders, act in unison, work together in unity, and trust each other.
In the threshing ground, these people start running and jumping training every day.
Soon these people became a little confused, if simply running and jumping could allow them to deal with those bandits.
Then will so many private salt dealers die on the road?
Especially now, running and jumping consumes too much energy, and there is not enough food in the village.
The month leading up to the autumn harvest is the most difficult time, as the remaining food at home is almost gone.
Most families rely on wild vegetables from the mountains and mix them with the surplus food at home. In fact, everyone's stomach is only half full. After such a large amount of exercise, people are so tired that they are seeing stars and almost faint on the ground.
Not to mention that these running and jumping exercises are not as simple as they think.
According to Jiang Xiaoxiao, that means walking 5km with a load every day, plus various obstacle cross-country training. No wonder these people in front of him are complaining.
But wait until the next day when someone fainted.
Li Tieniu had people bring baskets and big pots to the threshing ground.
There are black steamed buns and a big pot of broth with a meaty aroma.
"This is the food that Jiang Xiao... Young Master Jiang prepared for everyone. She bought it with her own money. Young Master Jiang said that if the body's nutrition is not enough, this kind of training may not be effective. So everyone remember, this is all Young Master Jiang's kindness."
Everyone cheered instantly.
(End of this chapter)
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