Chapter 4 The difficulty of extracting stones from water
"Wait......"
At this moment, Cui Wenqing spoke, and he said angrily and funny: "Everyone, you all think that I despise the martial arts of the Zhe family, but I have to compare with Zhe Jichang to know which is right or wrong, and practice is the only criterion for testing the truth." ”
Hearing Cui Wenqing's words, a flash of surprise flashed in Zhezhao's eyes, and he immediately returned to normal, and his face eased a little: "Husband's words also make some sense, what are you comparing to?" ”
Cui Wenqing pointed to the pool and said: "There is a long stone weighing about two hundred catties at the bottom of the pool, let's see who can take the stone out of the water by ourselves." ”
Zhi Zhao raised his eyes, and his heart sank, and he hadn't spoken yet, and Zhi Wei, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but sneer: "It's all about taking stones in the water, Cui Xiucai, you have no power to restrain the chicken, I'm afraid that I can't compare to my son who has been lifting stones since childhood, I advise you not to humiliate yourself, and admit defeat immediately." ”
Cui Wenqing smiled and said without flinching: "How do you know if you don't try it, maybe I'm lucky to win?" ”
Zhi Weiben sneered, obviously mocking him for not knowing the height of the sky, but instead he frowned and asked, "Are you sure?" ”
Cui Wenqing glanced at her and replied directly: "No!" ”
Zhi Zhao didn't expect Cui Wenqing to answer like this, Mei was stunned, and suddenly gasped for breath, obviously suppressing the fire of anger.
Seeing her powdery appearance, Cui Wenqing was very happy, and turned away with a slight lift of her chin.
Zhi Zhao looked at his back for a while, sighed secretly, didn't say much, and walked straight into the water pavilion and sat down, obviously preparing to watch the competition.
Seeing Zhi Zhao present, Zhi Jichang felt excited, he had already thought that he would win later, and he would definitely be able to hit Zhi Zhao's prestige hard and make her lose face in front of the people in the house.
And the Cui Xiucai in front of him, who doesn't know life or death and is ashamed of his words, is just a stepping stone on his road to success, and he is destined to be expelled from the Zhe family and become a pitiful victim.
Thinking of this, Zhe Jichang was even more ambitious, glanced at Cui Wenqing with contempt with a heroic look, and jumped into the pool with pride.
Zhejichang is obviously very good at water, and his body is like a white strip in the waves, and he walks forward in the pond water, and in a moment he comes to the top of the sunken stone.
He glanced left and right, adjusted his breathing slightly, and held his breath and plunged into the water.
Everyone looked up, and in the rippling blue water of the pool, they turned their hands and feet and dived around the sunken rock like swimming fish.
He first swam around the sunken stone, as if observing its size and weight, to find a suitable position, and then came to the sunken stone to stabilize his body, and the ape arm was already tightly hugging the boulder.
Suddenly, the blisters in his mouth and nose bubbled rapidly, and the stone bar, which was half sunk in the mud, suddenly moved.
As long as he can get the sinking stone out of the silt and move it to the edge of the pool, he wins.
The maids on the shore have been watching the actions of the chief very nervously, and when they saw the big stone shaking, they couldn't help but let out a burst of cheers, and the cheers of "the eldest son is powerful" and "the eldest son is mighty" are endless.
Zhi Zhao, who was watching in the water pavilion, frowned slightly, and quickly returned to normal.
Seeing this, the father and son of Zhi Weiben and Zhi Jixuan, who were accompanying her, suddenly felt that the overall situation had been decided, and showed a comfortable smile.
Zhejichang pounded at the bottom of the pond for a while, and vigorously hugged the boulder pulled up and still did not move its position, but it shook lightly, just like a nail wedged into the pool water and rooted in it.
Under the force, Zhi Jichang soon couldn't hold his breath, and hurriedly let go of the sinking stone and broke out of the water in a panic, his face was already flushed, and he gasped for breath.
Seeing this, the people who watched the excitement were all surprised, you must know that in normal times, the two hundred pounds of stones are like playing, but they didn't expect to fail under the water, which is really unexpected.
Zhe Jichang was obviously very puzzled, he took a deep breath again, dived into the water without believing in evil, and continued to carry the sinking stone.
However, as if he was laughing at him, the sinking stone remained unmoved.
Zhi Jichang refused to admit defeat and went back and forth to the surface and bottom of the water several times, no matter how hard he tried, it was still a failure.
The voices of the maids, who had been cheering for him, gradually became quieter, and they couldn't believe that the eldest son they loved couldn't even move a two-hundred-pound boulder under the water.
Zhe Zhao watched for a long time, and suddenly woke up in his heart, the corners of his lips hooked slightly, and the smile flashed, and he explained: "Although people are as light as swallows under the water, they can't use any strength, this stone seems to be very light, so the eldest cousin can't shake it, it's not that he doesn't have enough strength, it's actually the environment." ”
Only then did everyone understand, and they were all silent.
At this time, Zhi Jichang had already gone ashore angrily, pushed away the maid who was about to come forward to wipe his body for him, and said through gritted teeth at Cui Wenqing: "The master really failed to lift this stone out of the water, but so what? I can't, you definitely can't, and you don't even have the strength to make the stone shake a little, and in the end you still lose. ”
Cui Wenqing stood with his hands in his hands, still looking light-hearted, and replied with a smile: "The eldest son is too conceited, I will definitely open my eyes and take a good look later, and see how the sinking stone is taken out of the water." ”
"Good! Good! I'll wait, sir! It's up to you to see how capable you are. Zhi Ji Chang laughed angrily, and then took the cloth in the maid's hand and wiped the wet long hair vigorously.
Seeing the defeat of his beloved son, Zhi Weiben's face was naturally not good-looking, and he looked at Cui Wenqing and reminded coldly: "Cui Xiucai, it's time for you to go into the water." ”
"There's no hurry, because I have two things to wait." Cui Wenqing smiled mysteriously.
Seeing Cui Wenqing's confident posture, Zhi Zhao secretly doubted in his heart, staring at him in a daze, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and Lotus Ye ran over with two family members holding items in their hands, panting and said, "I found it, uncle, this is the rope and pulley you want." ”
"Thank you lotus leaf, you are really my lucky star!" Seeing what the lotus leaf brought, Cui Wenqing immediately praised it without hesitation, and the smile on his face disappeared.
Lotus Ye obviously didn't expect Cui Wenqing to say this, she was ashamed and happy for a while, and her little face was red and cute.
Only then did everyone see that what Cui Wenqing had asked him to bring were several thick and sturdy ropes, as well as a pulley used to lift water from a well.
Cui Wenqing didn't say much, wrapped the rope around his waist, and jumped into the pool.
The pool water was cold to the bone, which made Cui Wenqing, who had just entered the water, shiver.
But he is still sober in his heart, because this competition is related to his dignity, and if he loses, he can only walk away.
Therefore, there is no room for failure!