Chapter 102: Martial Arts Competition
"The price of meat is only a little more expensive than before, but it is not sky-high. It is within their affordability. I am not giving out disaster money. That is something only people without conscience would do. I am a kind person." Wang Hongjun is worthy of being the person in charge of the black market in the provincial capital. He is a great eloquent and everyone is speechless after hearing his words.
"We don't have any meat now. The food station still hasn't had any meat supply for a month, and everyone is keeping a close eye on the food station! As long as there is any trace of meat, it will be snatched away in the blink of an eye. Even if those hunters kill a small rabbit, it will be sold at a high price before it can reach the black market. There is no meat to sell in our market now, and we are anxious too!" Tang Jianguo frowned when he talked about meat, with a look of deep hatred and resentment. Everyone at the table fell into a brief silence.
"Brother Ziyi, we can go hunting in the forest. The prey we catch is meat. Besides, don't we have a lot of rabbits at home? We can sell some of them. We also have a few pigs and some chickens. Are there any vegetables for sale outside? We can dig up our kudzu roots and sell them!" Yi Ke counted them one by one and found that there were many that could be sold.
"Sister Yike, are there really so many rabbits and chickens? And how many pigs are there?" Wang Hongjun stood up from his seat, rushed to Yike and asked.
"Go, sit down. You're an adult, but you're still so impatient." Ziyi waved his hand and asked Wang Hongjun to go back to his seat. He said to Yi Ke: "You worked so hard to raise them, why don't you keep them for yourself?"
"Eat, of course. But we can't finish them, so we can sell some and keep some. Originally, I was planning to let them reproduce more, but the situation is special now. It's the same when we buy more chicks and piglets in the future." Yi Ke is not a fool. Now the price is high, of course he has to sell.
"Yes, yes, we promise to buy lots of chicks and pigs for our sister to raise in the future. Can you give us a rough idea? How many chickens, rabbits and pigs are there? Are they enough for us brothers to share?" Ma Youcai quickly expressed his opinion.
"That's definitely not enough for you to share. I was alone last year, how much could I raise? But there's a saying that even a small mosquito is still meat, right?" Yi Ke deliberately didn't tell them how much there was, leaving them to guess.
"Yike, do you think it's possible to make ice by buying saltpeter? How much saltpeter is needed and how much ice can be made?" Ziyi suddenly asked an irrelevant question. Everyone else looked at their eldest brother blankly, not understanding what he meant.
"With a one-to-one ratio, we don't need to be so troublesome. We can put the animals in a wooden box and transport them out. It would be better to kill them and take the meat when we want to sell them. If they are dead, we can make them into bacon before shipping them out. We can sell them immediately after shipping them out. If they cannot be sold, we can freeze them. We can build an ice cellar to store items that cannot be stored for a long time." Yi Ke thought for a while and said.
"This is a good idea! But we don't have that much meat right now, and we don't need an ice cellar yet. We can build the ice cellar later. Now we have to find a way to get the meat." Tang Jianguo said.
"Brother Tang, find a way to buy more saltpeter. We need to build an ice cellar, not only here but also in the mountains. We can't just send out the little meat we have. Instead, we have to freeze it and then send out to sell when there is more. Also, the method of sending live animals in boxes may work outside, but not in the mountains. A wheelbarrow can't hold a big box. We can just sell salted meat or bacon. As for the meat, I'm going to go back to the mountains to hunt this time and see where there are wild boars. There are so many animals in the forest, are you afraid of not having meat?" Ziyi said.
"I want to go too, I want to go. Big brother, you have to take me with you this time. Last time they went, I was the only one who didn't go. This time, you have to take me with you to see it for yourself." Wang Hongjun said enthusiastically.
"Are you not going to take care of the affairs in the provincial capital anymore?" Ziyi asked.
"It's okay. I'll ask my brother to look after it for the time being. There's nothing else to do during this period of time. You don't allow us to go to the south to purchase goods. I'm bored, so I just might as well go and have some fun with you. Haha!" Wang Hongjun said happily.
"What about you? Do you all want to go again?" Ziyi looked at these brothers who were eager to try.
"I want to go. We didn't have the chance to go hunting last time, so this time, Big Brother will take us to see it. Besides, after you hunt, you need someone to carry the prey, right? We will be the porters, and you will just be responsible for hunting."
"I want to go this time too. I haven't hunted for a long time, and my hands are itching. I'd like to go and help you. What do you think? Do you have any objection?" Tang Jianguo also said with a smile.
"Everyone has gone into the mountains. What should we do outside?" Ziyi asked.
"Two of the four who were there last time will stay behind to gather information and dig the ice cellar. Whoever goes will stay, and they will have a competition outside. The loser will stay." Tang Jianguo said.
"Let's go and compete. I definitely won't lose." Ma Youcai shouted.
So Ma Youcai, Dong Guoqing, Wang Feng and Liu Bing went to the courtyard to compete. They didn't expect that these four people were very good at boxing and kicking. They didn't know if Ziyi was a lucky person, but there were many hidden talents around him.
In the courtyard, the first to start the competition were Ma Youcai and Wang Feng. Wang Feng threw a punch at Ma Youcai like the wind. He moved quickly, but Ma Youcai was even faster. He bent his left elbow to block and kicked at Wang Feng's leg with his right foot. The two of them moved quickly and fiercely, punching and kicking each other fiercely. However, they seemed to be evenly matched and neither of them could beat the other. After more than ten moves, Ma Youcai found an opportunity and kicked towards Wang Feng. Wang Feng dodged in an instant and punched Ma Youcai's foot. Ma Youcai was prepared. He made a feint and suddenly grabbed Wang Feng's fist and pulled Wang Feng backwards. Wang Feng fell to the ground with a "thump".
"Hahahaha! Wang Feng, you lost! Do you admit it or not?" Ma Youcai laughed triumphantly.
"Hmph! You cunning boy! I don't accept it!" Wang Feng said angrily.
"Wang Feng, next time he uses this move, you should use the sweeping kick to deal with him and see how he can handle it with one foot. But you have to be fast, because you will lose because of your slow speed." Yi Ke said regretfully. It’s been a long time since I saw a real-life martial arts competition. The competitions between young brothers and sisters in the previous life were even more exciting than this. It’s a pity that after everyone got old, they seldom got together to compete. Just think about a group of old men and women fighting so ferociously, haha! Isn’t it very funny?
"Sister Yike, next time you teach me a few tricks to deal with him and see how long he can be so proud." Wang Feng glared at Ma Youcai fiercely. Ma Youcai laughed, not caring at all about Wang Feng's fierce look. He even raised his eyebrows, the meaning was self-evident, he was ready to accompany him at any time.
"Liu Bing, come on, it's been a while since we two brothers had a fight. Don't hold back, let's have a good fight." Dong Guoqing walked down from the patio, stretched his muscles, and hooked his finger at Liu Bing.
Liu Bing rushed down from the skylight and took advantage of the momentum to punch Dong Guoqing. Dong Guoqing did not dodge. He raised his arm to take the punch, then clenched his other fist and hit back even harder. Then he punched Liu Bing faster and faster. Apart from dodging and blocking, Liu Bing did not even have the strength to fight back. Finally, Dong Guoqing kicked Liu Bing to the ground.
The game ended in a one-sided manner, and Liu Bing lost all his temper. Finally, Dong Guoqing also summed it up with Yi Ke's words: "Speed is the way to break your tricks."
Yi Ke agreed: "No matter how powerful the martial arts are, as long as they are fast enough, they can be invincible."
Everyone was silent for a moment, and everyone carefully pondered Yi Ke's words. Tang Jianguo even performed a set of boxing techniques in the courtyard, and his movements became faster and faster, and in the end, the moves were almost invisible...
With a whoosh, Ziyi pounced past Yike and punched Tang Jianguo in the patio.
"Good timing!" Tang Jianguo was not afraid at all and rushed forward with his punch. Ziyi moved very quickly, and dodged Tang Jianguo's punch with a sideways move. Tang Jianguo reacted very quickly, dodged, and punched back.
"Good!" Dong Guoqing shouted loudly, and Wang Feng and Liu Bing also excitedly waved their fists and shouted: "Brother Tang, good job!" Just when everyone thought that Ziyi would be hit by the punch, Ziyi quickly slid back half a step, turned his body nimbly, and then pointed at Tang Jianguo's arm, and Tang Jianguo's arm dropped limply.
"Beautiful!" Yike praised in his heart. Zi Yi's timing of using the acupoint-pressing technique was just right, and his movements were really fast.
"Brother, you can't play like this. It's over before you even make two moves. It's not satisfying!" Wang Jianjun yelled.
"Are we going to have dinner tonight? Don't you even look at the sky?" Ziyi said indifferently.
"Ahhh! It's over! I wonder if there are any more vegetables to buy? Wang Feng, let's go buy some vegetables!" Wang Jianjun pulled Wang Feng and ran, running faster than a rabbit.
"Brother, please give me some face next time. It will take at least a dozen moves before you defeat me." Tang Jianguo patted Ziyi on the shoulder with his good hand, speaking like a good brother.
"If you show off again next time, I'll deal with you in one move." Ziyi said coldly.
"I was wrong. I won't show off anymore. I just wanted to test my speed." Tang Jianguo shuddered and said, "I don't even know who is the best?"
"Yike, let's go buy something." Ziyi didn't care what Tang Jianguo said. He took Yike's hand and walked out the door. When they reached the gate, they stopped. "Wait outside for a moment. I'll push the bike out."
Yike went out of the door alone, and Ziyi soon came out pushing a large "28-cart". "Erba Che" is a 28-inch Forever brand men's bicycle. In this era, bicycles were out of stock everywhere in both urban and rural areas. Famous brand bicycles such as "Phoenix", "Forever" and "Feige" were extremely popular. This extremely solid and heavy-duty "Erba Che" that could carry a family of three was the most popular.
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