When asked about this, Zhang Xiangzi felt a little depressed.
He grinned: "I thought about it, but I didn't seize the opportunity. That girl is more timid than a mouse. I just touched her hand and she was so frightened that she ran away quickly. I couldn't chase her." …”
Xiangzi's mother curled her lips, "Are you the same? Don't you know how to pick a suitable place so that she can't escape? There are so many people at the entrance of the village, and it's not convenient to attack at Old Luo's house."
When Zhang Xiangzi heard this, he became excited and said, "Mom, what do you mean by this? Do you have any clever tricks?"
Xiangzi's mother curled her lips proudly, turned to look at the door, and said in a low voice: "Your mother, I have been here before. Let me tell you, if it hadn't been for your mother, I went out to attack and dragged your father into the cotton field. You five siblings are coming here? Where can you come from this bustling home like ours?"
Zhang Xiangzi's eyes widened in surprise: "Mom, you are so tough, you are a hero among women, but you have such a heavy appetite, don't you? You are like my father, how can you keep talking? I admire you!" "
Xiangzi's mother gave Zhang Xiangzi a hard squeeze on his arm.
"What do you know, you little bastard? Your father is getting old now. He had sores on his head and eventually turned into leprosy. When he was young, your father was not ugly at all. The first time he went back to my parents' house to help others I just like the workmanship.”
"As soon as I told your grandma, your grandma invited someone to come over that night to mediate, but your father refused to agree."
"Why don't you agree? My father doesn't like you?" Zhang Xiangzi asked.
Xiangzi's mother rolled her eyes: "What if I don't like him? Then I dragged him into the cotton field and cooked the rice. How could he let me go? In the end, didn't he marry me honestly?"
Zhang Xiangzi listened happily and no longer felt any pain on his face. He simply sat up and listened to his mother's bragging.
Xiangzi's mother said: "So, if you really like Mianmian, mother will go and find a matchmaker for you. However, I don't think Yang Laowu's family will agree, because the couple is hypocritical and may want Mianmian to marry someone." Scholars, but we can try our luck first."
"Mom, if they really don't agree, what will happen?" Zhang Xiangzi asked nervously.
He now wants to marry a fair and gentle girl like Mianmian home and become his wife, so that he can do whatever he wants to her and no one can control her.
Xiangzi's mother thought about it for a moment, "If you don't agree, it means they don't give you face. When the time comes, mother will help you give advice and ensure that you can marry her as you wish. However, in that case, they will also want to set up the father-in-law's family. !”
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The next day, Jiang Guiling was worried and asked her mother to accompany her to Changping Village.
"This incident happened because of me. I'm worried that if I leave, Xiangzi's mother will come to trouble her mother-in-law. I can't be a coward, so I'm here to take a look."
"After I left yesterday, did the old Zhang family come over to cause trouble?"
Jiang Guiling had just arrived at the gate of the courtyard and happened to follow Mianmian who came out to inquire.
Mianmian looked panicked, grabbed Jiang Guiling's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, you came just in time. That Xiangzi mother came to my house with ten eggs. She was talking to my mother in the main room right now. My mother I sent it out."
"What? Xiangzi's mother actually brought eggs to our house? What's going on? Come on, let's take a look."
Mother Jiang was too embarrassed to eavesdrop, so Jiang Guiling sent her to Mrs. Sun's house for a while. She took Mianmian and hid together at the door of the hall, pricking up her ears to eavesdrop on what was said inside.
…
The martial arts field of the town guard mansion.
The well-prepared soldiers on both sides stood in two different directions.
They already knew about the bet between Luo Xingchen and Lu Zhanlong, and now both sides were holding back their anger.
On Lu Zhanlong's side, they were very unconvinced. In their eyes, the navy of the garrison relied entirely on the strength of its ships and artillery, and its real water skills and close combat capabilities were completely inadequate.
The soldiers of the garrison navy think that they are regular royal navy and undergo the most rigorous training. They are certainly much better than some water thieves.
The soldiers on both sides looked at each other and became unhappy. Words could not solve the problem, so only a fight could determine whose idea was right.
"I'll give you a stick of incense to prepare, and you will compete in this martial arts arena in a while. No matter how you use it, one thing must be determined, that is, you cannot hit the vital points. If you violate the rules, you will lose directly. "Luo Xingchen stood on the high platform, glanced at the people below, and said.
Lu Zhanlong didn't speak and just followed Luo Xingchen, but he signaled his men with his eyes, which meant that he must win.
If he wins this battle, his treatment in the Imperial Navy will be completely different in the future, and he will have complete autonomy.
You can even lead an independent army. Not only will you have the same power as Zhanlong Village in the past, but you can also take this opportunity to receive salaries and military pay from the court, as well as the court's latest gunboats, etc.
When he thought of this, Lu Zhanlong became very excited.
Of course, if he loses, the soldiers of Zhanlong Village will be disrupted and reorganized, completely losing their independence, and he himself will have to be put in the school to study again.
Although he was born as a scholar, he had not studied for many years, and he was going to school again, and he suddenly felt inexplicable fear.
You must not lose. Don't let him enter the school again!
"The time is up, choose your own weapons, and then start standing on both sides." Luo Xingchen said.
Afterwards, people on both sides began to choose weapons on the weapon racks.
There are ready-made wooden weapons in this martial arts field. Of course, the real murder weapons are kept in the armory and will not be placed in the martial arts field.
This is also for safety reasons. After all, people who practice martial arts tend to have bad tempers. If they are impulsive, they may actually start a fight. If there is a weapon made of real steel, a vicious incident may be brewing.
"start."
Luo Xingchen gave the order, and immediately the troops on both sides began to charge.
Soon after they came into contact, they began to fight hand to hand.
But it is obvious that the soldiers of the original garrison used Luo Xingchen's new training method. They had better discipline and worked together in groups of several people. Their weapons were uniformly long sticks. When it came to stabbing, the squad leader was The eyes are piercing together, and the words are sweeping at the same time.
In this way, the synergy can be maximized.
Lu Zhanlong's men are indeed more powerful individually. After all, they are veterans and have more experience in fighting. However, the overall queue is relatively loose and focuses more on fighting alone.
As a result, it seems a bit embarrassing when the team competes.
Maybe it differs from place to place. Fighting on a ship is basically a one-on-one fight. It's not easy to form a formation.
