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【016】Competition (intensive)

When they returned home, everyone sat down.

The old lady looked happy, and even the wrinkles on her face seemed to be much flat. She waved to Ouyang Yu and said, "My son, Hachiro, come to Wei Niang, I have something to say to you."

When Ouyang Yu stood in front of him, the old lady said seriously: "Although you are my adopted son in name, you are like your own flesh and blood in my mother's heart. Our Li family was originally a tycoon of the previous dynasty, and they took refuge in this dynasty because they offended some people. The people they offended still have officials in this dynasty. Your adoptive father went there early, but he set a rule; every time he gave birth to a son, he would give something. Your second brother got a remote house and a wine shop in Jinyang City, but he was low-key and was afraid that the offender would have a scheming, so he went to someone else's house to be a housekeeper. The wine shop was not worth a few dollars, so he simply dragged his knowledge and paid attention to it. The money made in a month was not enough for him.

The family eats, drinks, and defecates. Your fifth brother got a share contract, which is 20% of the shares in a horse farm near Yumen Pass, Shazhou, Longyou. Your adoptive father’s friend was in charge of the business there, but after your adoptive father went there, he was a little bit reluctant to admit the shares he had set before. I asked your fifth brother to die first and go to Shazhou to see it when he had the chance. Your seventh brother got the land contract of a small house outside Chang'an City in the capital, and rented it to others to live in. The rent was better than nothing, and there was no money. Alas, the old woman did not give the things left by your clothes... Today you have to bear one thing, wait less, and your mother will come."

After saying that, he entered the inner room and after a moment, he came out, holding a vermilion box in his hand. The box was touched so bright that it was obviously something that had been used for a long time.

Carefully open the box and take out a jade pendant from it. The pendant is like a Maitreya Buddha, waxy, pure and milky white, mostly translucent. If you look closely, there seems to be a small golden object inside, shining. "This object is called 'Tian Buddha'. It was purchased by a family of officials in the previous dynasty under the opportunity of your adoptive father. It is said that it is just one piece of a set. The other three pieces are called 'Ground Lotus, Star Sword, Moon Ring'. If the four pieces are collected, you can find a secret. For more than a hundred years, no one has seen where the other three are. But this thing alone looks worth a few dollars, so I will give it to you today. Also, Erlang, you can spend some days and tell Munmama and others that you can settle Hachiro here. He has lived in the mountains for a long time and needs to have a household registration, which is more convenient."

"I thanked my mother!" Ouyang Yu took the jade pendant from his mother's hand, and was both happy and sad. The joy was that he took root in this world he had traveled through time. The sad thing was that he couldn't help but think of his parents, his wife and children, and he didn't know how his parents were doing, and could he accept such a blow after losing himself and his wife and children. And his wife and children didn't know where they were, and they were mother and son... Alas. It was not until this time that he slowly felt that he was living in the Tang Dynasty and gradually had the idea of ​​integrating into the Tang Dynasty.

"Today I am very happy. Your brothers and sisters-in-law will go and handle it. It must be very lively at noon!" The old lady instructed.

"Yes, mom." The few of them respectfully accepted the order and discussed how to handle it.

At the lunch banquet, more than 70 households in the village came, and they filled the streets and neighbors with tables and chairs. Fortunately, Erlang was there, and the arrangements were made perfectly, otherwise just a table and chairs would be messed up. The villagers came here with all their fun and returned with satisfaction, so there was no need to mention them.

Calculate the days, and there will be more than half a month to compete in the arena. The family thought about all the things they could think of and should pay attention to. Ouyang Yu also seized the time to train Goro to familiarize himself with the compound bow, and by the way, he found pen and paper to write down all the couplets he had recited with the father of the Da Shuhu. After reviewing it, he will sharpen his guns in the face of battle. If he doesn't feel good, he will be shit.

Two days before the race, Zhao Wenfeng, the scholar invited by the second brother, had arrived. If you want to say that others would not put on airs, Erlang's master also asked him to not look at the monks and faces. Besides, whether it is successful or not, there is Xie Jinna. Why not do it?

In the early morning of March, the rooster concert waking Ouyang Yu from the bed again. Today is Goro's day, so he can't sleep. He doesn't delay. He gets up early, goes on a boxing trip, and eats breakfast. He has never seen Wulang's noodles, and Erlang, Qilang, Sumei, and Yunniang have already gotten up early to prepare.

"Second brother, where have you been? I didn't see him in the morning? Today is the ring, don't sleep." Ouyang Yu said strangely.

"It's weird that he's sleeping! He's talking to his mother there with his two white bear eyes!" Qilang smiled. His two sister-in-laws also covered their mouths and laughed.

"If you are patient, your mind will be calm, and if you are calm, you will be wise and wise." Erlang shook his head and said, exuding a sense of Zen.

"Fifth Brother! There is a woman who covers her face and wants to see you!" Ouyang Yu was afraid that Goro would be too nervous, so he decided to make a joke.

"Bangbangbangbangbang" I heard the sound of footsteps in the hall, and Goro ran out.

"Where is she, where is she?" Goro said and looked. His originally unsightly eyes were "blooming".

"Haha, fifth brother, I'm afraid you will be bored, so I'll make a joke with you. After a while, you will go to the ring and you will naturally see your favorite!" Ouyang Yu laughed.

"You little brat, dare to lie to my brother!" Goro laughed and pretended to be angry, and he was much more relaxed.

After they were packed up, they borrowed a carriage from the village and allowed a group of women and children to enter. The four brothers walked proudly towards Mengshan where the arena was.

Goro was still nervous on the way and made a joke. He walked with his hands and feet many times, and the awkward walking made people laugh.

As noon approached, Ouyang Yu and everyone had already arrived outside the Mengshan arena. In fact, this arena was located wide in front of Master Wulang's house. There was also a place to compete for archery next to the ring, so they circled it early.

There were already a lot of people outside the ring, and there was not much entertainment at this time. When I heard about getting engaged in the ring, it was a big chew. Several nearby villages and towns, who helped the elderly and young, drove the donkey and drove the cart, came to the ring early to ask for a good location so that they could see it. Some small businessmen had already thought of this, pushing the cart, selling some fruits and snacks, and making a fortune with a small amount of money. Ouyang Yu sighed that people of this era had both gossip and commercial sense, which was no less than in the future. In fact, no one participated in the competition, they all came to entertain and watch the fun. They didn't see two "seed players": one was the son of a county magistrate, who could not afford to offend, and the other was a ten-year apprentice. How to compete? How to compete?

As the noon approached, the gate of Chutian Mansion was wide open, and five men and one woman walked out of it.

The leader was about forty years old, with a long head of a round neck, wearing a white long gown, a carved leather dress, and a serious face. The four people behind him followed respectfully, wearing a uniform black short stroke. Finally, there was a young woman wearing a long green gauze dress, swaying in a swaying posture when she walked. She only wore a gauze scarf and hat, covering her face.

No need to think too much, this should be Goro's master, brother and junior sister. Looking back at Goro, he saw that he stared at the woman with his eyes and could not move any more.

Chu Tian walked onto the ring and bowed and said, "I am Chu Tian. Today, I set up a race to choose a son-in-law for my little daughter. My daughter is two-ten years old and has both talent and beauty, and is still waiting for the court. This stage, a piece of arts, one martial arts and one craftsman is set up. The civil and military are preceded, and then the craftsman is compared to the craftsman. The literary and military are compared to the bow and shooting. There are two wins in three games. There is no other requirement. Under thirty-five years old, he is of a good quality, is square and unmarried. Anyone who meets these four conditions can come up and compare. Today, many fellow villagers come here, thank you in advance, and ask everyone to testify. Those who want to participate, please come on stage quickly! The ring begins!"

"I'll do it!" As soon as Chu Tian finished speaking, he saw a young man walking onto the stage, wearing a Jinxian crown on his head, wearing a royal blue cypress, red lips and white teeth, and handsome. He always had a sense of dandy and frivolous spirit in every move.

"Sir Liu Ziming, now 23 years old, the son of county magistrate Liu Yuanshan." After saying that, he stood with his hands behind his back, his jaw tilted lightly. He put his father in the introduction, for fear that others would not know.

"So he is the son of the county magistrate. Look at that arrogant attitude!" The villagers who were not accustomed to him had already begun to discuss.

"Who else goes on the ring?" Chu Tian asked in the direction of Goro. In fact, he was just waiting for Goro to come up.

"Bangbangbangbang" Seeing the gravel steps again, Goro took two steps to the ring in three steps, and without saying much, he bowed to everyone and said, "Li Zhengshuo, thirty-three!" Then he stood still.

Chu Tian looked at his beloved apprentice on stage and asked with a smile: "But there are still people on the ring to compete?" Seeing that no one responded, he said: "The competition begins!" He flashed and retreated.

Liu Ziming shook off the folding fan with a "swish", shook it lightly and said to Wulang with a smile: "Before literature and martial arts?"

Goro glanced at him and threw four words out like throwing a stone: "The master follows the guest's will!"

It was supposed to be "the guest will follow the host's will", but Goro changed it and told Liu Ziming clearly that this is my home court!

When Liu Ziming heard this, he was angry and said, "You!" He shouted out a word, looked at everyone under the ring, slapped the folding fan a few times, and squeezed out a smile and said, "Okay, I'll write first!" After that, he didn't look back, and raised his hand and waved it back. The two of them came up from the crowd, dressed in literati, one of them was about fifty years older; the other one was about thirty years old, and Liu Ziming was separated with a smile, very confident. It seems that Liu Ziming had to use the policy of assisting boxing when writing to the text.

Seeing this scene, Goro naturally would not be stupid enough to go up and fight for himself. He wanted to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses! So he turned around and bowed to Zhao Wenfeng. He also invited the helper to come up.

The man in his thirties stood up and said, "Sir Zhang Ziqiu, let's come to this first battle first."

Zhao Wenfeng walked up and bowed: "Some Zhao Wenfeng, I will accompany Brother Ziqiu to do some tricks."

Zhang Ziqiu nodded and looked around. Seeing a few goats not far away eating grass, she had an idea: "The goat goes up the mountain, and the mountain touches the goat's horns!"

There were also good friends among the villagers below, and they started to talk: "What is the good thing for goats? Is it good for pigs?"

"Hey, Li San, just your little bit of water, you have to be so imposing against a tiger, leopard, or something?"

"What momentum!? It's simply a mess!" another person said.
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