After the meeting of the leaders of Jinding Mountain, Zhang Mengjin's subordinates moved to the Jingbian camp at the urging of Dai Junen.

There, Dai Junen prepared a sum of money and food, and various plans to prepare to transform Zhang Mengjin's banditry troops. And in the Ningsai camp, Wu Hongqi and Cai Zhongming also began a secret competition.

Zhang Mengcheng's body has not yet recovered, so the daily defense of Jindingshan is presided over by Zhang Zhaoen.

As a nephew, Zhang Zhaoen, his injuries are almost healed. But after a long period of recuperation, he grew a lot of fat, and Zhang Zhaoen, whose body became sluggish, did not allow himself to return to the battlefield in such a state. Therefore, in the martial arts arena outside the Jinding Cottage, Zhang Zhaoen can be seen exercising diligently every day for a while.

On the day of August 21 (Bingxu) in the fifth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Zhaoen, who had completed a half-hour jog, finally started his temporary rest.

Zhang Zhaoen estimated the time in his heart, and felt that it was almost over, so he picked up the gourd on the ground and began to drink water. Although he wanted to drink more, he forced himself to hold back in order not to make mistakes in his recovery training.

Although Zhang Zhaoen still has a lot of fat on his body, he has gradually returned to his original state. With a little more serious training time after that, he should be able to regain his original shape around the end of September.

And Zhang Zhaoen also vaguely found that his strength seemed to be much more sufficient than before. I don't know how much stronger my strength will be after the complete recovery training is completed.

Just when Zhang Zhaoen was still fantasizing about his future, two sneaky figures were quietly walking out of the village.

Zhang Zhaoen, who remained vigilant, spotted these two sneaky shadows out of the corner of his eye.

So Zhang Zhaoen quickly turned his head and said to the two with a smile: "Second baby, Cai Shanyuan, you two skipped class again." If Uncle Fifteen found out, he would definitely stand up and come over to smoke you. ”

Zhang Zhaoliang, who knew that he had been discovered and was afraid that the fifth brother would sue, hurriedly flattered and said: "Fifth brother, you are exercising again, after running and running, you should start practicing lifting stones." You look sturdier than you did yesterday, and you should be back to your old look soon. As long as the fifth brother recovers well, the eighth uncle and their confidence in fighting will definitely be more sufficient. ”

"Don't think that a nice word will get me over, tell me how many boards you want to draw. Uncle Fifteen told me to keep a good watch on you, and if you skip class today, you will be punished. ”

Although Zhang Zhaoen is also proud of his self-discipline training during this time, as the leader of the cottage, he will not be easily fooled by a few good words from his cousin.

Zhang Zhaoen has no brothers, only a stunned sister. When he was young, he fought with other children outside, and was always bullied by others with his own brothers. Among the children of the Zhang clan who are about the same age as Zhang Zhaoen, only Zhang Zhaoliang's eldest brother often comes out to help him fight.

Zhang Zhaoen is very grateful for this, as long as the other party has any trouble, he will also take the initiative to help him solve it.

Time is flying, although he and Zhang Zhaoen were friends everywhere when they were young, and now they just choose to be an honest farmer, but Zhang Zhaoen, who has become the leader of Jinding Mountain, still respects him quite a lot.

As for the brother of the dead party, that is, Zhang Zhaoliang, who is ranked twelfth in his generation, he has always been treated as his own brother.

Zhang Zhaoen did not call Zhang Zhaoliang according to the order that the clan was accustomed to, but simply insisted on calling Zhang Zhaoliang "second baby", which was intended to show the different weight of this cousin in his heart.

Zhang Zhaoliang saw that his fifth brother insisted on punishing himself, and he panicked a little.

Although the fifth brother is not as strict as the fifteenth uncle, he will not be so hard when he really wants to whip his own board. But the fifth brother will tell his family that if he asks his father to clean himself up at that time, it will only be worse than being beaten by the fifteenth uncle.

So Zhang Zhaoen thought about it, and said a little threateningly while begging for mercy: "Fifth brother spared me this time, I promise not to skip school next time, and I won't tell you about stealing Sister Lian's (Zhang Yalian) jewelry in exchange for wine money." ”

"The bunny still dares to threaten me, but it's too late for you to say it now. I redeemed the silly girl's jewelry yesterday, and your trick doesn't work. I'll definitely have a good chat with your brother in the future, and think about what else I have to say. ”

Yesterday, Zhang Zhaoen found out in advance that his stupid sister was going to check her jewelry box, and he had saved a lot of money for wine this time, so he quickly redeemed all the jewelry.

"I also know that you took the booklet that my brother bought, and that is my brother's most precious thing."

Seeing that the first move was unsuccessful, the fifth brother also planned to connect with his eldest brother. So the second baby used another trick that he knew, but he was still young and didn't understand why the booklet of the painter was so important.

Although Zhang Zhaoen was a little embarrassed after hearing this, no matter who this kind of thing was exposed, no matter who it was, he would feel a little embarrassed. But Zhang Zhaoen didn't think that this could threaten him, so he continued to increase the punishment standard and continued to say to his cousin.

"That booklet was originally bought by me and your brother together, but this time it's just my turn to read it, you little kid doesn't believe you can ask your brother. And your punishment will be increased, and you will have to clean up all the horse manure in the stable for me today. ”

Two moves in a row didn't work, and Zhang Zhaoliang had to use his killer move.

"Uncle Fifteen, his treasure knife was hidden by you, and you broke it when you played with it later. I saw it with my own eyes, and I know where you're hiding. ”

"How do you know so many things, stinky boy, do you hide behind me every day and peek. But don't be complacent, that knife was originally secretly broken by Aunt Fifteen. Uncle Fifteen's knife was too worn, but he was reluctant to throw it away. Aunt Fifteen was afraid that something would happen to him when his knife went into battle, so she asked me to break it secretly. And listen, not only today, but every day this month you go to the stable for me to clean the horse manure. ”

Zhang Zhaoen was surprised how the stinky boy of the second baby knew so many things, and he was really worried about whether the second baby would know some other things, so he planned to punish his cousin heavily.

Unexpectedly, even the killer weapon had no effect, Zhang Zhaoliang was so anxious that he could only keep searching his own memories, thinking about whether there were any other little secrets of the fifth brother that could turn defeat into victory in one fell swoop. But after thinking about it, he just couldn't think of it.

At this time, Zhang Zhaoliang's accomplice, Cai Shanyuan, broke his silence and said: "I heard that your original nickname was called Chasing the Wind Tiger, which was obtained when the two families of Jindingshan and Artemisia Peak were besieging Shaliluo. But I don't think you feel much fat on this body, and now I know that in front of children like us, your previous reputation must be mostly false. ”

Zhang Zhaoliang looked at the accomplice beside him sadly and angrily, and complained in his heart that it was you Cai Shanyuan who instigated me to skip school this time, and now that you are out of the basket, you don't want to fool the past, but here to provoke my fifth brother, are you stupid.

Zhang Zhaoen looked at the arrogant stinky boy in front of him, and he suddenly felt a little funny in his heart. At the beginning, his name of chasing the wind tiger was shouted by your people at the top of Artemisia. Now that he is well-known on the road, he has to be questioned by you, a stinky boy.

Looking at the other party's stinky expression, Zhang Zhaoen spoke: "My name is not false, and it is not your turn to question it." Listen to me, both of you, and send me back to school immediately. Remember to come by after school to pick up the board, and don't forget to clean up the horse manure at the stables. ”

Cai Shanyuan saw that the other party didn't get into the trap, and couldn't help complaining in his heart that the other party didn't follow the routine.

But he didn't want to be punished, so he directly picked out his thoughts and said: "I haven't finished my words yet, are you afraid?" My fourth uncle's whirlwind team is about to come to Jinding Mountain, and he has always wanted to compare with his ninth uncle (Zhang Mengcheng) again, but this time I am afraid that it will not work. But isn't there still you in this village, if you dare to compete with my fourth uncle, as long as you can beat my fourth uncle, it means that your reputation as chasing the wind and tiger is not false. If you don't win a game, then you can't punish me and Erwazi. ”

Zhang Zhaoen knew that the other party was making a trick, and he didn't want to take the bait.

But the other party really looked down on himself too much, and actually said that he couldn't even win a victory against Cai Zhongguang, which made Zhang Zhaoen, who had always been a little conceited about his name, unbearable.

So Zhang Zhaoen was not convinced, but he still said voluntarily: "If you want to go head-to-head, you will go head-on, I have never been afraid of chasing the wind tiger." Don't say anything about a petty game, if you want to come, be fair. Two wins in three games, whoever wins more is powerful. If Cai Zhongguang wins, I won't pursue your truancy today, and if Uncle Fifteen blames you, you will blame me. If I prevail, you will not only be punished by the previous punishment, but you will also wash my clothes for two months. ”

Cai Shanyuan saw that the other party finally won the scheme, not to mention how excited he was. And the other party also raised the difficulty himself, which is obviously a fool.

He was afraid that Zhang Zhaoen would regret it, so he hurriedly said: "What you said is true, don't admit it later." ”

"I spit on a nail and never admit what I said. On the contrary, if you don't say big things and flash your waist, when the whirlwind team doesn't dare to compare, then you lose. ”

Since Zhang Zhaoen dared to say that of course he would not take it back, he could accept defeat, but he would never let himself not keep his promise.

"Okay, I'm sure I'll be able to convince my fourth uncle to go head-to-head with you. There will definitely be a lot of people who want to watch it, and you have to call the shots to let all the students in the village come and watch the game together. Don't sneak into a corner by yourself, and you'll be done. I'd like to see if your waist knife is stronger, or if my fourth uncle's line gun is faster. ”

Cai Shanyuan has the mentality of not thinking about the excitement, and he is not worried that his fourth uncle will be defeated at all.

"Hmph, am I still afraid, when the time comes, I will take you on a half-day vacation and come to see us compete, and I will naturally be there for Uncle Fifteen."

Zhang Zhaoen's fighting spirit is getting stronger and stronger, and he will actually start to get angry with a child. It seems that he has recovered from his injuries this time, and after escaping death, he still has not made the slightest progress, and he is still the original reckless man who is competitive and impulsive.

After hearing the conversation between the two, Zhang Zhaoliang, the second child, could only be stunned aside, he didn't know what attitude he should have.

I can't imagine that a truancy action can lead to a big drama to watch. It's just that if the fifth brother wins, they will have to increase the punishment. But if the fifth brother loses, as a member of Jinding Mountain, Zhang Zhao's conscience is a little reluctant.

For a while, this kind of ambivalence made Zhang Zhaoliang not know what to do.

After the agreement was settled, Cai Shanyuan and Zhang Zhaoliang returned to the school safely and continued to learn to read and write from the substitute teacher.

Zhang Zhaoen, on the other hand, began to train for his own stone locks, and he plans to return his physical condition to his previous best condition as soon as possible.

And Zhang Mengcheng, who was recuperating under the care of his wife, didn't know at this time what kind of excitement the cottage would appear in the following days.