At that time, the whole mixed water village is shrouded in a faint water vapor, and the catfish bay is like a fairyland, with a light veil of mist and a sparkling light. The gentle morning breeze swept over the reeds in the distance, soothing the birds' dreams.

On the square in front of the Juyi Hall, more than 100 sturdy men were shirtless, following Zhao Liangtie, who was standing on a high place, boxing.

This is a long fist that is widely spread in the rivers and lakes, and it is very good for strengthening the muscles and bones. Jiang Anyi had not practiced before, and the rules of the water village, newcomers had to practice this set of boxing techniques. When Jiang Anyi was practicing with the newcomers, it happened that Zhao Liangtie came to pick people, and when he saw Jiang Anyi showing his fists and legs, he gave people a sense of beauty.

If it is a master like Yang Yudong, he can naturally see at a glance that this is a qualitative change caused by the accumulation of skill to a certain extent, and he is very handy on how to control his strength and exert force, no longer confined to the move itself, and it is naturally just right to reach out and lift his feet.

So, Jiang Anyi and Hong Chun were honored to be selected by the master of Sanzhai and lived in the elite soldier house on the mountainside, one room for two, much cleaner. However, the elite soldiers get up every day, follow Zhao Liangtie to dance and play with their legs, an hour later, the morning exercise is over, everyone goes back to wash and eat, half an hour later by the second village master Zhao Lianghan teaches the sword, gun and stick technique, archery, formation defense, etc., in the afternoon to the river to practice water, rowing, fishing and so on.

The morning fog dissipated, standing on the top of the mountain and looking at it, the river sails are dotted, the cooking smoke is curling, and the sound of chickens and dogs is heard, which is clearly the paradise pursued by scholars. Thinking that this paradise would not be scorched in a short time, Jiang Anyi's heart was a little blocked. Hong Chun, who was beside him, urged Jiang Anyi and said, "Cousin, hurry up, otherwise there will be nothing left of that group of boys." ”

The treatment of being able to enter the elite soldier series is much better than that of ordinary minions, ordinary minions are just thick noodles and brown rice mixed with beans, and meat is rare except for fish in the water, and they are different, white flour steamed buns in the morning, meat at noon, and the life of ordinary people can't compare.

Exercise is also physical work, plus everyone is from a hard background, seeing that the white-flour steamed buns are like starving ghosts reincarnated, twenty bamboo baskets of steamed buns are served, and they are eaten up without half a pillar of incense. It is said that one person has a quantity of four, Jiang Anyi didn't pay attention to it the first time, and when he finished eating, he wanted to take it again, only an empty bamboo basket was left, and the person next to him picked his teeth and gave Jiang Anyi a nickname "Sven Man".

The steamed buns were not yet served on the table, and everyone was joking together. It is a tradition for the old man to bully newcomers everywhere, Jiang Anyi's figure is well-proportioned, he doesn't look burly on the outside, and he doesn't like to make a noise, so he shrinks in the corner, and soon becomes the target of ridicule.

"Sven, did you eat enough yesterday?" It was a yellow blacksmith who spoke, his muscles bulging and his strength in force.

Without waiting for Jiang Anyi to answer, Huang Blacksmith came over and patted Jiang Anyi on the shoulder and said: "The master of Sanzhai praised you for your understanding, and scolded me Lao Huang for only having the strength to die, I am not convinced, why don't we try to compete and wrench my wrist?" ”

The yellow blacksmith's arms were as thick as Jiang Anyi's thighs, and no one was optimistic about Jiang Anyi. can not prevent everyone from coaxing, I don't know who proposed to bet, betting on how long Jiang Anyi can support it.

Looking at the elation of the people around him, Jiang Anyi couldn't say that he was suffering, he came to Shuizhai to be an undercover agent, and he wished he could be in front of everyone, but he knew that when he practiced martial arts, he was temporarily forgotten by the master of Sanzhai and was promoted from an ordinary minion to an elite soldier, and now the yellow blacksmith stepped forward to provoke, and it was difficult not to attract people's attention.

It was impossible to leave, and everyone surrounded him, and cheered him up, "As long as you support a penny of incense, even if Huang Da loses", "I will share the money with Brother Deng equally".

Hong Chun had seen Jiang Anyi's power, and the enthusiasm of the audience was also moved, and he muttered to Jiang Anyi's ear: "Cousin, if you don't show your hand, as long as you don't fall down with a little incense, let these boys suffer a loss." ”

This kid is really into the play, and he almost forgets what he does. Jiang Anyi glanced at Hong Chun, thinking that Shuizhai had to feint against him for many things, so he nodded. Hong Chun jumped up happily, took out a string of copper coins from his arms, and shouted loudly: "Bet on it, I bet on my cousin to win." ”

Countless hands clapped on the table, you are three and he is five, and in a moment there is a pile of copper coins on the table, and someone comes out to calculate the odds, and there are not many bets on Jiang Anyi, one to five.

Huang Blacksmith rubbed his wrist and sat down proudly, and said with a smile: "Boy, if you can support ten numbers, Lao Huang will have your surname, in this water village, except for the three village owners, who has the strength of Lao Huang." ”

Jiang Anyi didn't say much, his hand was stretched out and in one place, and the difference in thickness was clearly visible. Someone marked the scale on the incense, lit it, shouted, and the game began.

The strength of the yellow blacksmith is really not small, Jiang Anyi's hand gradually poured, and the sound of cheering for the yellow blacksmith resounded throughout the kitchen, and even the cook who steamed steamed buns ran out to see the excitement. Ten had already passed, and the yellow blacksmith's face began to turn red, how high his cheeks were bitten, and his mouth was screaming vigorously, but the kid's hand in front of him just couldn't press it on the table.

Hong Chun looked at the incense head nervously, seeing that it was getting closer and closer to the scale, and everyone's emotions were fully mobilized, adding fuel to the people they were betting on. The yellow blacksmith used all the strength to eat milk, the saliva in his mouth squirted out, the green tendons in his hands collapsed, Jiang Anyi's hands were about to touch the table, Hong Chun jumped up and shouted: "It's time." ”

A sigh sounded, followed by Hong Chun's excited exclamation: "Divide the money, divide the money." ”

Huang Blacksmith shook his sour hands, glared at Jiang Anyi and said, "Boy, yes, the strength is not small, I will compare it next time." ”

Jiang Anyi smiled: "Huang Da, what did you say just now that you have supported ten numbers?" ”

The yellow blacksmith blushed and changed the topic: "The steamed buns are cooked, and the meal is ready." ”

The steaming steamed buns were on the table, and everyone was like a hungry tiger pounced on food, this time Jiang Anyi learned to be smart, opened the bow left and right, grabbed two each, and then went to get a bowl of porridge. The eldest lady who scooped the porridge greeted warmly: "Young man, what is your surname, is there a mother-in-law?" The second daughter of the old body is fifteen years old this year, alas, the young man is still blushing, don't go, the old body hasn't finished talking yet. ”

Jiang Anyi fled, and the roars of Hong Chun and others came from behind him, "What about steamed buns, you group of people who kill a thousand knives, how much do you leave for Lao Tzu." This was followed by a burst of "eat, eat" laughter.

When practicing marksmanship in the morning, Jiang Anyi sensitively noticed that Zhao Lianghan, the owner of the second village, paid attention to himself from time to time, Jiang Anyi was secretly vigilant, did not dare to be careless, and deliberately showed a serious but unfamiliar and clumsy appearance, and when he finished practicing archery, Zhao Lianghan's attention was no longer on him, and Jiang Anyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In the afternoon, Xinding learned about water warfare, and the boat was not a fishing boat fishing in the river, but a warship in the water village. The muddy water village is mostly a five-zhang long ship rushing boat, this kind of boat shape is narrow and long, fast, covered with raw cowhide to resist flying stones and arrows, is a kind of offensive warship.

There are two layers of cabins on the ship, equipped with guard plates around it, and there are holes on both sides, which can be paddled and traveled, and there are crossbow windows and spear holes on the front and back and left and right sides to attack the enemy, and a boat can accommodate twenty or thirty people, and can hit the enemy. Under the command of Lao Ding, Jiang Anyi learned to paddle, shoot arrows, and fight against the minions who played the enemy ship.

The three Zhao brothers watched the battle on the building boat in the center of the river, and the water battle was the foundation of the water village, and the Zhao brothers attached great importance to it, and they would personally participate in every training, evaluate the gains and losses, and improve the tactics. With a length of 15 zhang and a height of three floors, this building is a rare water weapon for long-range attacks and close combat. This ship is also a gift from Qingshan Water Village, and there are as many as five such warships in Qingshan Water Village, which shows that the strength of Mixed Water Village and Qingshan Water Village is very far apart.

The two warships could not change and avoided and collided in one place, Jiang Anyi stood on the ship, and a few new soldiers rolled down on the board. Zhao Liangcai said: "The training of new minions should be stepped up, and strive to learn how to operate a boat, learn how to collide with boats and jump in hand-to-hand combat before the year, but now the situation is urgent, and there is a line between life and death, so you can't be careless." ”

Zhao Lianghan said: "Not only to know how to fight, but also to know how to use the red horse boat and the lookout boat, it is too rigid to rely on the ship to rush the boat in a war, the red horse boat can sneak attack, and the lookout boat can strengthen the patrol of the water village." Big brother, I think that more lookout boats in Shuizhai should be sent out, and the patrol range should be wider, and I am afraid that the government will carry out a surprise attack. ”

"Yes, the second brother is right. Third, you have time to take someone to rearrange the waterway, block the place that should be blocked, and put the fish net where the fish net should be entangled, I always feel uneasy in my heart for a while, I guess this time the matter is too big. ”

Zhao Lianghan thought for a moment and said: "The news is very important, Shuizhai wants to send someone out to find out the news of the government, and we have to contact the fishing villages of Sili and Eight Villages. ”

Zhao Liangtie said with a smile: "I will take people into the city tomorrow after laying out the waterway to find out the news." ”

"No, the third child, you are too frizzy, let Wang Mazi take a few people to investigate." Zhao Liangcai instructed: "Also, the people who have recently entered the water village have also found out, don't let the spies of the government get in." ”

The drill is over, the sunset is slanting on the beauty of the catfish bay, the sun will sprinkle red all over the sparkling lake, countless birds chirp and fall to the reeds in the distance, the fishermen of the cottage on the river hold the boat and slide past the warship, a net is sprinkled, it is a heavy harvest.

Jiang Anyi stood by the boat, looking at the picture in front of him, remembering the scene of bathing in the river with An Yong, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile.

There was a bad wind behind him, Jiang Anyi stood without moving, and when he was kicked in the buttocks, he fell forward into the river, the cool river water washed away the fatigue of his body, and there was a kind laugh behind him. In the midst of laughter, several figures jumped off the boat, and the laughter carried far away with the waves, far away.