Chapter 155 The Power of Nature

When he woke up, it was already dawn, and Zhang Ning got up from the bed with a wheel.

I just arrived yesterday. I was really tired after struggling on the road for a few days, so I finished going to bed this morning.

I could only hear the birds chirping outside the window, not knowing the time.

Zhang Ning put on his clothes in a few seconds and skillfully tied his hair in front of the mirror. After living in the Ming Dynasty for a few years, he became accustomed to this long hair. Men's hair was usually tied on the top of his head, and at most a hairpin is inserted. It is not troublesome to get used to it.

There is a handsome face in the mirror and a lot of beards. I really don’t have time to trim it during this period, but it’s good that it looks more mature and easier to gain the trust of others. In this era, middle-aged people dare to call themselves my husband.

There was no one in the yard when I opened the door. At this moment, the door next door opened with a creak, and Qiuye walked out.Zhang Ning asked: When is it?

Qiuye looked at him with a smile: It’s been an hour of dawn.

He heard him ask Wenjun again, and she replied: I feel uncomfortable. I heard that you were lying on the bed before you got up.

After hearing this, Zhang Ning walked over with big strides, Qiuye's face suddenly became a little embarrassed: It's not that you are sick... It's not unlucky to go in?

Zhang Ning was stunned for a moment, and soon understood what was going on, so he stopped.

I'll get you water and wash.I have left you porridge in the kitchen, and you can eat it after a while.Qiuye said.

Zhang Ning said casually: It’s really a bit unbearable to let Qiuye protect the tutor to serve his daily life.If the level within the Cult Counterfeiting Cult is higher than that of Monk Yao, so Zhang Ning has this sentence.

Unexpectedly, this half-old Xu's mother actually threw herself into the autumn waves, which was very ambiguous, and said softly, I was willing to do so.Zhang Ning couldn't tell what it felt like right away.

After washing and cleaning, Zhang Ning stopped eating breakfast. He went out and saw Lao Xu washing the horses he brought to the stable, so he called him together.

In fact, the horses were taken care of by Monk Yao. Lao Xu probably didn't know what to do when he woke up in the morning, so he found something to do.

Then he met Yao Erlang, and Erlang said he was waiting for his cousin. He also brought four or five young young people, most of whom were children from the elders' homes, and he seemed to be very close to Yao Erlang.

Erlang introduced them one by one with difficulty, but Zhang Ning didn't care much about it and didn't remember the names and origins of the two people.

However, he nodded politely and did not show any impatient expression. There is no way. When people do things, they actually spend a lot of time dealing with relationships between people. Just like how many practical things did tens of thousands of officials do in the Ming Dynasty?

This morning, my brother will take me to see the terrain near the village and the iron ore at the foot of the mountain.Zhang Ning said.

Okay, the mine is just at the east end of the village, and the salt well is a little further away.Let's go to the mine first, please cousin.

Yao Erlang said politely.

I just met him for a while and he looked very honest.

The group then walked east along the main road in the middle of the village. Most of them were young people of different ages. Everyone was relaxed on the road and talked about it from time to time.

Qiuye and Lao Xu, who are in their thirties, cannot get along with each other, but they are usually very close to Zhang Ning.

As soon as he left the village, he heard neat shouts. Zhang Ning turned his head to look in the voice and saw dozens of men practicing there on the green Pingba grassland.

Now it seems that what happened yesterday did not completely disrupt people's order.

In the paddy fields under the grassland, you can see people who are bent over and working from afar, probably removing weeds from the rice fields.

Only then did Zhang Ning realize that except for his own people, everyone in the village was doing what they should do, and none of them were idle.

Even though I lost my relatives and friends just now, people's expressions were calm and natural.

There is no more panic, worry, or fear.

In this place, people seem to suddenly become simple.

In a vague sense, Zhang Ning seemed to feel that there was a powerful force hidden between the mountains and rivers, such as the order of nature, making everything orderly.

Zhang Ning passed by the grassland and couldn't help but stop and watch for a long time.

A middle-aged man with a small beard and a Chinese face shouted, and everyone on the grassland used a move and shouted suddenly. The shout he heard just now at the entrance of the village was this sound.

Yao Erlang pointed to the man with a national face and said: His name is Wei Bin. He will handle the warriors and convene the troops. He is usually responsible for arranging personnel to patrol at night.In such a place where we don’t care, we are foreign populations and rely on ourselves for everything.If you don’t have any preparations, let alone the thieves on the mountain, even the villages of Miao and Tujia may be bullied.

Zhang Ning praised: Such warriors are more elite than officers and soldiers when they are replaced with equipment.

really?Have you ever met a real officer or soldier?Yao Erlang suddenly became interested.

Zhang Ning said calmly: Not to mention the distance, last month I supervised the military equipment of Changde Prefecture as the inspector of the censor. Most of the local officers and soldiers were farming, and they could not train a few times a year.The soldiers here practiced early in the morning, and there was no comparison, but there were too few people.

He thought about it and said: Maybe only the three camps left by Emperor Yongle can fight a little. Emperor Yongle fought a lot of wars, and the soldiers came out on the battlefield.

Yao Erlang showed respectful expressions: My cousin is not a few years older than me, so he can give us some advice on the troops and teach us how much we admire.

Zhang Ning patted his shoulder gently and said: We have to do something bigger. If we don’t make trouble, we will do it together if we have the chance in the future.

Yao Erlang suddenly looked longing. Young people were full of hope and spirit, and always felt that there was still endless roads to go in life.

Zhang Ning was unwilling to say too much when he said this. People here only knew that they were officials, and no matter how much bragging was, it would be useless. The key was to do practical things and make people see them.

Besides, Zhang Ning thought that his situation in the officialdom was still very lingering, and he was very likely to be unable to make ends meet and could not brag too much.

He changed the topic and pointed at the people who practiced and asked: Erlang has practiced it too?

Erlang looked like he finally talked about his strengths and patted his chest and said: I know most of the people on this grassland. Except for Wei Bin, he is not my opponent.

It happened that the men were resting, so Zhang Ning smiled and said: I really want to see it for you.

Without saying a word, Yao Erlang jumped off the road, strode to the edge of the crowd, picked up his hands and said loudly: Which brother can give me a favor and compete with Erlang for two moves?

People squinted their eyes and looked at him. Some people were not moving and waiting to watch the show. Some people shouted a few words. After a while, a strong young man stood up and waved his arms and said: I'll play with Erlang for a few times.

Yao Erlang said: Oh, the three kids of the He family, I beaten them last time, but aren’t convinced?

A few people started to make excuses when watching the show, and the young man couldn't hold back his face and was a little angry: A hero doesn't mention his courage back then, you are lucky last time.

The shortest ones are available for you to choose.Yao Erlang took a few steps and picked up a wooden stick on the ground and gestured a few times.

Seeing this, the young man named He Sanwa also picked up the same short wooden stick and stood up and stepped on the formation.

Zhang Ning, who was watching the show, doesn’t understand martial arts very well, but he guessed that the young man chose a short stick because he felt that he was big and could not afford to lose, so he could play with wrestling and wrestling?

At this time, He Sanwa didn't speak, and suddenly waved his stick and rushed over.

Before he could see what was going on, he heard a sound of wood colliding, and saw He Sanwa staggering over his head and almost falling.

With one move, everyone started to laugh at the verdict of strength and weakness.

He Sanwa's face turned red and she rushed over again. Yao Erlang flashed easily and slapped his ass with a stick. He laughed loudly.

Don't be embarrassed anymore.Wei Bin, a middle-aged man with a national-faced face who was watching the battle, shouted, "Get back and practice more!"

The young man named He was full of shame and anger, so he had to throw away the wooden stick with force.Wei Bin turned around and nodded and said: Erlang is good at it. If you don’t blame me for bullying the young, Uncle Wei will accompany you?

Zhang Ning looked at the situation quietly and thought to himself: This man wants to regain his face for his disciple, but since he can claim to be his uncle, it doesn't matter if Yao Erlang loses; probably Erlang must also lose. Since the uncle man took the initiative to challenge, it is enough to show his confidence.

Sure enough, seeing Yao Erlang stop his smile, his face became serious, and he bowed his fists in a regular manner: It is better to obey your orders than respect.

Wei Bin replied: Come on, because I am an elder, I will be empty-handed. If I beat me, you will win.After saying that, his legs were slightly separated and he stood firmly.

Yao Erlang slowly raised the wooden stick in his hand, stood for a moment, and then quickly stepped forward, slashing with one stick. The speed was extremely fast, and the sound of the wind could be heard on the road.

Wei Bin suddenly stretched out one hand to hold Erlang's wooden stick and took the momentum downwards. He hit Yao Erlang with one side of his body and shoulders.

Yao Erlang took a step back, and the force of the right hand holding the stick was obviously not used up, so he turned to attack halfway.

Wei Bin turned around, dodged the wooden stick and hit Yao Erlang in the abdomen with his elbow. The whole movement was extremely smooth, and he looked calm but the time was in place.

Ah, Yao Erlang screamed in pain, and Wei Bin took advantage of his failure to react and knocked off the wooden stick in his hand with one palm.

Zhang Ning, who was watching the game, felt that the competition was over. Unexpectedly, Erlang hugged someone else's thigh in anger, trying to pull Wei Bin to the ground.

There was a dull sound from the ground, and he was kicked and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Wei Bin stepped forward to help him, but Erlang opened his hand, reached out to grab the wooden stick, stood up with difficulty, turned around and spat, grabbed the wooden stick with both hands and beat him.

Wei Bin reached out and grabbed the wooden stick, saying: It’s just a competition, don’t hurt the harmony.Winning and losing are common, don’t worry too much.

Erlang gritted his teeth and said: I haven’t lost yet!

Wei Bin advised: Your father can knock me down, but Erlang is almost in a hurry.

Don’t talk to my dad, I will definitely beat you one day!Yao Erlang let go of the wooden stick and turned around and left unceremoniously.

Zhang Ning said silently and called his followers to leave the road on the grassland. When Yao Erlang came over cursingly, he comforted him with kind words: No matter how good his skills are, he is only one enemy, and ten thousand enemies are the real heroes.Erlang doesn’t need to take it to his heart.

Yao Erlang said angrily: Wei Bin has only been practicing martial arts for longer than me!

Zhang Ning smiled and suddenly felt that Erlang became more and more friendly, because Zhang Ning himself occasionally had such a stubborn temper.