After Zhao Yunfeng came on the stage, no one came on. A quarter of an hour later, the village chief announced that the strongest person chosen by God this time was Zhang Ran.
The village chief said: "I would like to invite the strongest Zhang Ran to push the willow cart and launch the straw boat."
Zhang Ran came to the willow cart, pushed it towards the willow cart, pushed the willow cart from the shore into the water, and then the willow cart floated towards the downstream of the water.
Zhang Ran found that although the willow cart was five meters high, it did not weigh much when pushed, and it was easily pushed down the lake. Zhang Ran thought that he would have to use a lot of force before.
It seems that Liu's car was specially manufactured and deliberately made to be difficult to push, but there are hidden mechanisms inside that will make it easy for him to push.
But since the willow cart was like this, the straw boat should be about the same. Then Zhang Ran came to the straw boat and easily pushed the straw boat into the water without using much force, and then the straw boat went down the river.
"This is the black iron sword given to you." The village chief held the black sword in his hand and handed it to Zhang Ran.
Zhang Ran took it and raised it with the black iron sword.
This is the end of the Poor Festival. Although no one says it, everyone knows that the launching of the willow cart and straw boat means the end of the Poor Festival.
Everyone goes back to their respective homes to find their respective mothers.
The villagers returned to their homes, while the outsiders returned to inns and brothels. Some warriors were not afraid of the danger at night and left Dongwang Village on the spot.
Suddenly the entire Dongwang Village became deserted, and even the bright lanterns were extinguished.
Zhang Ran and Zhang Chu returned to the inn, and the little beggar also returned to his home.
Zhang Chu couldn't sleep for a while. He was very excited about Zhang Ran's victory. Then he came to Zhang Ran's house and knocked on the door. He wanted to see the black iron sword he got.
Zhang Ran didn't fall asleep either. He had just slept all day and it was not too late yet. Zhang Ran couldn't sleep for a while, so he picked up the tomb robbing notes he got from Wang Ren and started reading.
Hearing a knock on the door, Zhang Ran opened the door and saw that it was Zhang Pei, so he let Zhang Pei in. Hearing that Zhang Pei wanted to see the Xuantie sword, Zhang Ran gave the Xuantie sword to Zhang Pei.
Zhang Chu took the black iron sword and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at Zhang Chu, the more he felt something was wrong. He had seen the black iron sword once when he was in Qiantang County. Although he had no chance to encounter it due to his status, he still saw it at that time. Clear.
Why does Zhang Chu think that this black iron sword is different from the black iron sword he saw before? Let’s not talk about anything else, just that the color is different. After thinking for a long time, Zhang Chu had some ideas.
Then he said to Zhang Ran: "This black iron sword is wrong."
Zhang Ran said: "What's wrong? Isn't this the real black iron sword?"
Zhang Chu said: "I don't know if my guess is right, but I still want to say that the reason why the Black Iron Sword is called the Black Iron Sword is because the entire sword is made of Black Iron, and Dong The black iron sword that Wangcun gave you was not made from a single piece of black iron, at most it had some black iron mixed in it."
Zhang Ran said: "Is that black iron sword a good sword?"
Zhang Chu said: "It is a good sword, but not a precious sword."
Zhang Ran nodded and understood. Originally, Zhang Ran had some expectations, but no matter how prosperous Dongwang Village is, it is just a village after all. It seems that he is overthinking what good rewards he can give.
But I didn't have any good swords on me, so I used this black iron sword first.
At this moment, Zhang Ran's door knocked. Zhang Ran glanced at Zhang Chu and said, "Who will come so late?"
Zhang Chu said: "If you come so late, you should have something important. Please open the door and take a look."
Zhang Chu opened the door and was startled when he saw the person outside the door, because this person was Guan Qing from Wuhu Martial Arts School, which meant that he was one of the two distinguished guests invited by the village chief.
Why did Guan Qing come to him? Guan Qing was an official disciple of the Five Tigers Martial Arts School and had a certain status even in Qiantang County. However, Zhang Chu and Zhang Ran were just from the countryside, so their status was very different.
Guan Qing said: "You are surprised to see me."
Zhang Chu said: "It's very unexpected. I don't know why Guan Daxia came to see me."
Guan Qing said: "I'm not here to see you, I'm here to see Zhang Ran."
While watching Zhang Ran's competition, Guan Qing fell in love with Zhang Ran and sent the outer disciples of the Five Tigers Martial Arts School to investigate Zhang Ran.
Before Guan Qing went to Zhang Ran, he had read Zhang Ran's information. He knew that Zhang Ran was from Hulu Village, that Zhang Ran had created many toys for children, that Zhang Ran was so smart and that he was so good at martial arts. So Guan Qing came to find him.
Zhang Chu smiled awkwardly, and Guan Qing said again: "Can you let me in?"
Zhang Chu said: "Okay, okay, please come in, please come in."
Guan Qing entered the room and saw Zhang Ran looking at the black iron sword. Guan Qing smiled and said, "Although the black iron sword rewarded by the village chief is called the black iron sword, it was made with one or two black iron mixed in it." It is far from a real sword, but it is much stronger than ordinary weapons. Even compared with my sword, it is only a little inferior."
Guan Qing saw Zhang Ran's expression of dissatisfaction when he looked at the Black Iron Sword. He guessed some of Zhang Ran's thoughts and said this sentence. The reason why he said it was for two reasons. One was to make Zhang Ran Don't underestimate this knife, it's not bad; secondly, after all, he was invited by the village chief, so he naturally wants to put in a good word for the village chief.
Zhang Ran said: "I thought it was a real black iron sword."
Guan Qing said: "The Xuantie sword is a real sword, a rare treasure. It is something that can be encountered but cannot be sought. It is impossible for the little village chief of Dongwang Village to take it out."
"I didn't think of this." Zhang Ran said, "I don't know why you came to me."
Guan Qing said: "Then let me get straight to the point. I want to invite you to join the Five Tigers Martial Arts School."
Hearing this sentence, Zhang Chu showed a look of ecstasy. This is a great thing. The Five Tigers Martial Arts School is one of the three major martial arts schools in Qiantang County, and the Five Tigers Breaking Sword inside is a unique skill. Zhang Ran, who was invited by Guan Qing, Zhang Ran will definitely get attention when he enters the Five Tigers Martial Arts School. Maybe with Zhang Ran's talent, he can learn the Five Tigers Door-Breaking Knife.
The place where Zhang Chu introduced martial arts to Zhang Ran was simply not comparable. After all, the place Zhang Chu introduced to Zhang Ran was just a medium-sized force in the outer city of Qiantang County. Now that there is a better place to go to the Five Tigers Martial Arts School, naturally that outsider There is no need to go to the city's middle-level forces.
Seeing Zhang Chu give him a wink and let him agree, Zhang Ran was also moved. After all, he had heard many people talking about Wuhu Martial Arts School during the competition before. He knew the status of Wuhu Martial Arts School in Qiantang County. Then Zhang Ran said : "I am willing to join the Five Tigers Martial Arts School."
"That's good. When we get to Qiantang County, you go to the Five Tigers Martial Arts Hall with me and officially join the Five Tigers Martial Arts Hall." Guan Qing said, "By the way, do you want to go to Qiantang County with me."
Zhang Chu said first, "Let's go together." Then he pulled Zhang Ran's sleeves and whispered, "With the name of the Five Tigers Martial Arts School, there will be a lot less trouble on the way to Qiantang County."
Although the world is peaceful now in the Ming Dynasty, there are always some robbers and bandits on the road, and the reputation of the Five Tigers Martial Arts School will scare some such Xiaoxiao.
Zhang Ran had his own considerations. For him, the more trouble the better, so that he could upgrade faster, so Zhang Ran said: "Thank you for your kindness, I will go to Qiantang County myself."
Guan Qing said: "Well, when you arrive in Qiantang County, you can go to the Wuhu Martial Arts School to find me, and just report my name when you arrive."
After saying that, Guan Qing left.
Zhang Chu sighed and said: "You really have the demeanor of a hero. I treat you with such respect as a child."
Zhang Ran rolled his eyes, remembering that I was a child.
The next morning, at the entrance of Dongwang Village, the little beggar bid farewell to Zhang Ran and Zhang Chu with tears in his eyes.
Zhang Ran and Zhang Chu were about to continue their journey to Qiantang County. When they were leaving, Zhang Chu gave the little beggar ten taels of silver. The little beggar didn't want to accept it, but he had to accept it under Zhang Chu's strong request.
It wasn't until Zhang Ran and Zhang Chu disappeared that the little beggar returned to Dongwang Village.
After Zhang Ran and Zhang Chu walked for a while, they continued to use footwork. This time, Zhang Chu suggested that they could practice Zhang Ran's footwork. This was exactly what Zhang Ran wanted. It was too slow to walk like this.
It took more than a day to arrive in Qiantang County, where I also encountered something. Zhang Ran encountered the carriage of two beauties protected by the bearded man. At that time, a group of people were attacking the carriage. Although the bearded man was He had the upper hand with his guards, but Zhang Ran still came to help, and finally beat back the group.
Zhang Chu and Big Beard got a lot closer. Big Beard also watched the God’s Choice in Dongwang Village and knew that Zhang Ran, the kid next to Zhang Chu, was the strongest one. Then Zhang Chu and Big Beard chatted eagerly. stand up.
Zhang Chu knew Big Beard’s name, Niu Ben, and he was also going to Qiantang County to escort his master’s family. As for where exactly he was sent to, Big Beard didn’t say. Zhang Chu understood. After all, Big Beard was on the way to be escorted, so be careful. good.
Big Beard also knew that Zhang Chu escorted Zhang Ran to Qiantang County to study, and they were on the same road. Then Big Beard invited Zhang Chu to go to Qiantang County with him, and Zhang Chu agreed, because there was not much left in the middle of the journey, and there was no point in going together. .
"Isn't it a little bad to go with them? We don't know their identities and origins. After all, we are escorting the master's family. If they have bad conscience towards the master's family..."
Before the guard could finish speaking, Niu Ben said: "This is nothing. The master has already agreed, and the master already knows their identities, so there is no problem."
As soon as Niu Ben said these words, the guard was speechless.
Then they hurried on together, and nothing happened in the middle. When they arrived in Qiantang County, the two beauties in the carriage were very distinguished. When they entered the city, they just looked at the token in Niu Ben's hand and let them go. Zhang Ran and Zhang Chu did not line up and followed in.
After arriving in the county, Zhang Chu and Niu Ben said goodbye to each other and went their separate ways.
Although Qiantang County is majestic, it is not as good as the city in the previous life, so Zhang Ran just looked at it, admired the scenery of the ancient city, and began to listen to what Zhang Chu had to say.
"Qiantang County is divided into the inner city and the outer city. The outer city is filled with ordinary forces, most of whom are poor people. The inner city is filled with powerful forces in Qiantang County, and most of them are rich households." Zhang Chu told Zhang Ran The introduction said:
"Now we are going to a good friend of mine in the outer city. You will live there temporarily from now on."
"Who is your friend?" Zhang Ran said.
"His name is Zhang Kuan. He is the county government's catcher. He is from Hulucun Village like us. It's just that he has never been back to Hulucun Village since he came to Qiantang County, so you haven't seen him." Zhang Chu said.
"No wonder his surname is Zhang. You and he are good friends, probably because we are from the same village." Zhang Ran said
"I came to Qiantang County with him back then. We had a good relationship because we were from the same village. Sometimes he helped me and sometimes I helped him. But later I returned to Hulu Village and he became the county government official. He stayed here." Zhang Chu said: "Although he hasn't returned to Hulucun for a long time, I have always been in contact with him. I will introduce you to his home so that you can get along well with him after your temporary stay."
"Zhang Kuan has a wife named Li. Mrs. Li takes care of the whole family. She has a son and a daughter. The son is named Zhang Rongming. He is sixteen years old. He is also practicing martial arts in the martial arts gym. The daughter is named Zhang Die'er. She is nine years old and is currently studying in a private school."
Zhang Ran said: "Can women also attend private schools?"
Zhang Chu said: "This is the grace of the Holy Spirit today. Nowadays, women can study. However, women's study has only been implemented a few years ago."
