Chapter 12: The Masked
Xiao Tianlei found a purple coriander planting place as he wished, a treasure land far beyond his previous imagination, a small basin surrounded by mountains, Xiao Tianlei named it Wild Boar Ridge,
The original goal was just to establish a secret cultivation site of purple coriander, and to find such a wonderful place, it was completely possible to establish a small world of its own, and if you want to reclaim and build, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources, but it is not something that Xiao Tianlei and a few friends can accomplish.
It's just that this idea is too tempting, it can't be curbed when it comes out, it is not easy to buy a house that you are satisfied with in your previous life, ordinary people can only buy some narrow pigeon cages, and now, a big piece of land can be planned and built according to your own wishes as if playing a strategic game, Xiao Tianlei can't think of a reason not to play this game, he decided to do a big job.
At present, the money earned through the candy business has exceeded Xiao Tianlei's initial expectation and can support the initial construction. The problem is people, to play a strategic game, there must be peasants and workers in the early stage, and people are the foundation of construction. It's just that simply farming and building houses, Xiao Tianlei with a group of boys, may be able to complete it, but it is more comprehensive and difficult, and people with various skills are needed, that is, some craftsmen, craftsmen are not difficult to find, but where to find people who can be trusted?
On the way back to Zhengjiazhuang, Xiao Tianlei kept thinking about it, thinking about it, he thought of his grandfather Jiang Witch Doctor, returned to Zhengjiazhuang, and went straight to Jiang Witch Doctor's house.
"Grandpa, do I need some manpower?"
"What do you want?"
"Craftsmen, craftsmen of all kinds, building houses, burning bricks, carpenters, blacksmiths, ......"
"How much?"
"Forty or fifty first."
"When?"
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Monotonous conversation, Xiao Tianlei didn't say his purpose, and Doctor Jiang didn't ask much. Jiang Witch Doctor is extremely prestigious among the Shanyue people, and it is not a problem to gather some Shanyue craftsmen, but he just needs some money. Shanyue people in all parts of Lingzhou are supervised by military households, and Shanyue people who want to go out to earn a living need to pay some money to military households.
The matter of manpower, the Jiang witch doctor will solve it, and the next thing is the problem of the ship.
Wild Boar Ridge is in the middle of the mountains and forests, if you want to enter and exit, you can only go through the mountains and forests by land, and there are some dangerous areas, which are slow and dangerous, but fortunately, a large river passes through the Wild Boar Ridge, and it is much safer and faster to take the water route than the land route. After discovering the Wild Boar Ridge, Xiao Tianlei did not immediately return to Zhengjiazhuang, but carried out preliminary exploration, especially the waterways in and out, Xiao Tianlei specially spent a few days drawing the route and making some marks along the way.
There are many rivers in Lingzhou, and water transportation is also an important transportation route, so it should not be difficult to buy some boats, in this matter, Xiao Tianlei, as usual, plans to ask the Zheng family for help.
didn't wait for Xiao Tianlei to find Zheng Biao, Zheng Biao found him angrily, shouting: "Brother Lei, something happened!" ”
When Xiao Tianlei saw Zheng Biao's expression, he immediately realized that it was most likely a problem with the candy business, and after that, Zheng Biao's words also confirmed his conjecture.
During the New Year's Festival, some relatives of the Zheng family proposed to intervene in the candy business, and even some directly wanted to share the money, but were suppressed by Zheng Baihu; After the New Year's Festival, the Zheng family came to some visitors one after another, some of whom were not low-status figures, and the purpose of these people was one - candy formula. Zheng Baihu, a small hundred, really can't afford to provoke these people, so he only thinks about it; Some characters on the rivers and lakes directly asked for money, but the result was unsuccessful, and they turned their faces on the spot, saying that they wanted the Zheng family to look good; The Zheng family's shop was also uneasy, and some ruffians began to come to the door to provoke; In short, all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods jumped out at once, making the Zheng family tired of coping, in the past two days, the Zheng family couldn't buy brown sugar and some other raw materials, and the candy business was finally completely yellow!
"Brother Lei, what do you say? If my dad hadn't stopped me, I'd have beaten those guys! Zheng Biao looked angry.
Although he had expected it and really encountered it, Xiao Tianlei was still extremely unhappy, but what could he do if he was unhappy, he could only swallow his anger now.
"What can you do, your family can't afford to offend these people, so give them the formula if they want it."
"For nothing?" Zheng Biao couldn't swallow this breath.
"Of course it's not for nothing, let them pay for it, how much they can earn depends on your father's ability. Well...... Since we can't do business, let's take the formula and sell it, find more buyers, sell as much as possible, and sell a few for a few dollars, and those buyers who buy candy will also give one copy each. So many people want to do this business, I see which of them can do it! ”
"Yes, let them dog-eat-dog!"
"By the way, let your father write down these guys who are reaching out, I will sooner or later want these guys, and I can't eat and walk around! A thousandfold return! Depend on! "Xiao Tianlei is not an open-minded person, cutting off people's financial routes, such as killing his parents, there is no way now, keep a little black account first!
Xiao Tianlei wrote a formula list and handed it to Zheng Biao, Zheng Biao went home and asked people to copy dozens of copies, and soon, Zheng Baihu sold these formulas and made a profit. He also asked some domestic servants to go to other places to sell this recipe list, how to sell it, how much to sell, each according to their ability.
However, the matter is not over yet, the Zheng family's family saw some strangers outside the village, sneaky, I am afraid that they have bad intentions.
It is not difficult to guess the purpose of these people, there is a precedent for this kind of thing, which village is rich, there will be some robbers who attack the village and destroy the village, looting on a large scale, there will always be a few cases every year, this time, it should be for Zhengjiazhuang. These robbers came and went without a trace, and there was no good way to deal with them, so they could only strengthen their defenses, Zheng Baihu notified all the families in the village, gathered the strong men in the village, and patrolled day and night. The villages in Lingzhou have some defensive functions, which are to deal with these bandits, but the effectiveness of those warriors is limited.
"From today onwards, we will also patrol in shifts, and once we find out about the situation, let me know immediately!"
Speaking of which, this matter started because of himself, and the money was also earned by himself, Xiao Tianlei had no intention of letting the Zheng family take the blame, and was ready to take action to clean up these robbers. Xiao Tianlei has been practicing hard, but he hasn't really fought in real combat, he kills people and sees blood, and he has no concept of his own strength, so he took advantage of this time to give it a try.
"Brother Lei, are you going to deal with those robbers?"
"Hmm."
"Can it work? According to my father, those robbers are ruthless people who kill people without blinking. "For Xiao Tianlei's martial arts, Zheng Biao only knows that it is very powerful, except for Xiao Tianfu, no one else can do a few tricks in his hands.
In fact, during the period when Xiao Tianlei entered the mountains and forests, Zheng Biao and several others successively stimulated their spirits, and their martial arts were naturally greatly advanced, and they felt that they should not be much different from Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianfu. However, when I really saw Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianfu's martial arts, I really realized how big the gap was.
"As long as he's alive, he's going to have to blink! No matter how exaggerated the rumors are, those robbers are just like you and me, and as long as they are human, they can be killed, and there is nothing to be afraid of. I remember I told you that there are many examples on the battlefield where fewer won more, and those defeated armies did not lose to their opponents, but to themselves. ”
"Then let's do it with them, who is afraid of whom!"
"That's it! Dry! ”
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A group of boys were excited, eager to fight with the robbers for 300 rounds, Xiao Tianlei reminded: "When the time comes, I will tell you to go up, and you will go up again." By the way, Biaozi, you can help get some fine iron, and you can also use old weapons. ”
"What are you doing with it?"
"I'll tell you later."
After a few friends stimulated Gangqi, Xiao Tianlei also wanted to give them a hero template, but unfortunately, Wuji Sword Saint had to use it himself, although the Judgment Angel belonged to the warrior hero, but the skill requirements for spiritual power were extremely high, Xiao Tianlei himself could not use it smoothly, let alone others, and there were a few people who stimulated Gangqi, and the hero template in Xiao Tianlei's hand was only those two, and it was difficult to decide who to give it, so he could only teach them some basic use of Gangqi and some move skills first.
"If you want to learn to use Gang Qi, you must first understand what Gang Qi is, some characteristics of Gang Qi, first talk about the source of Gang Qi, Gang Qi is a kind of energy from the body, is an extension of the strength of the body, so, if you want to stimulate Gang Qi, you must first have a strong body, Gang Qi is not endless, how much also depends on the strength of the physique, if you want to replenish Gang Qi, the main way is to take energy from food...... If you want to exert the maximum power of the limited Gang Qi, you must use it reasonably, and you can't just think that the Gang Qi is only used to attack, and in many cases, some non-offensive methods can play a greater role...... You must learn to calculate, you can save a little bit of qi, this is a matter of life and death, many times, life and death are just a little bit worse...... There are many specific ways to use Gang Qi, and everyone's Gang Qi is limited after all, so it's best to find the most suitable way for yourself......"
Combined with some of the abilities of the hero template, Xiao Tianlei taught himself some experience in using Gangqi, and practiced some application methods and moves from time to time.
Zheng Biao and the others listened carefully, thinking about it, pondering how they should use Gang Qi, and other teenagers who had not yet stimulated Gang Qi were also listening, Xiao Tianlei's words made them see a new world, and they couldn't wait to stimulate Gang Qi immediately.
Qin Jincai also sat down to listen to the lecture, originally, Qin Jincai thought that Zheng Biao had become so powerful, most likely because he had taken **** luck and met the legendary hidden master. In order to learn advanced martial arts, Qin Jincai stayed in Zhengjiazhuang, but he practiced with Zheng Biao and others for a while, and he didn't see any masters. Qin Jincai secretly learned some moves, but he always felt that these moves were wrong, which made him confused. It is no wonder that Qin Jincai will be like this, Professor Xiao Tianlei's martial arts, the most important thing is some basic mechanics, human body structure and other knowledge, without these knowledge foundation, the learned moves are in vain, and they can't grasp the subtle points.
Xiao Tianlei has no master, only some abilities brought by the hero template, as well as some knowledge of his previous life, and he is pondering by himself, the purpose of his martial arts is to protect himself and kill the enemy, and the resulting martial arts are first of all through some reasonable training, improve strength, reflexes, speed and other basic qualities, and then, apply some scientific principles to one move and one formula. There are not too many fancy moves like this, it seems simple and direct, it doesn't seem to be anything special, but once it is used in actual combat, it will kill the opponent in a very short time, and decide to die in an instant.
When Xiao Tianfu taught Qin Jincai some basics, he realized that the master was his cousin!
In the middle school of martial arts, often the master will let the disciples practice and understand by themselves, but Qin Jincai has an impetuous temperament, and he can't understand anything, and the master will not point out one by one, and those advanced martial arts are hidden and tucked away, and they will not be taught easily. Now that he has studied here for a while, Qin Jincai feels that he has opened his mind, many problems that he couldn't understand before are clear one by one, and his martial arts are progressing rapidly.
Two days later, those robbers who intended to plunder Zhengjiazhuang finally appeared outside Zhengjiazhuang in the night, and the sound of horses' hooves had already alarmed the strong men in charge of Zhengjiazhuang's vigil, and the alarm bell rang.
The main fortification of Zhengjiazhuang is an earthen wall rammed in the early years, more than three meters high, guarding the main road into the village, the wooden door on the earthen wall is closed, outsiders want to enter Zhengjiazhuang, they have to flow through the river on both sides, or detour to the back mountain.
Zheng Baihu led a group of strong men up the wall, torches were lit on the wall, illuminating the below, about fifty or sixty masked robbers also came to the bottom of the earthen wall, led by several robbers all riding horses, one of them held a serrated knife, and shouted loudly: "I heard that Zheng Baihu has made a fortune, brothers, I want to borrow some money to spend!" Zheng Baihu, what do you think? ”
"Dare to ask where the hero is?" Zheng Baihu asked.
The robber didn't want to talk nonsense, and said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense, if you know each other, obediently hand over the money, the brothers will leave immediately, everyone looks good!" If you make your brothers unhappy, kill them, and you won't be able to do it then! ”
Zheng Baihu was hesitating, at this moment, on the side of the robber group, there were several screams, all the robbers and Zheng Baihu on the wall were stunned, and at this time, I saw a phantom flicker, and the four of the robber leaders on horseback covered their necks and fell off the horse, spurting blood from their necks.
The robbers were all startled, and at the same time there was a heavy crash, a horse neighing, and a robber leader was knocked away with people and horses, and the robbers behind were also overwhelmed, only to see one person, a masked man with a sledgehammer in both hands, but covered with a white cloth. Several robbers on the side swung their knives and slashed, and the man slammed a hammer and smashed several robbers' weapons out with people, and there was a cracking sound of bones cracking during the process.
"The third, the fourth, the seventh, the ninth...... Yes! ”
"Where's the bastard...... Belch! ”
"Kill them all! Kill! ”
"Don't mess up, hold steady!"
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Many people died at once, and the rest of the bandit leaders roared angrily, killing the two of them, but it was useless, a black shadow wandered away, unable to find the exact location, and as the sword light fell, people kept falling. The other person was rampage in the crowd, and the three robber leaders shot together, and the three of them all had a strong force on their weapons, but they were forcibly blocked back by a golden light cover, and the man had a **** hammer in both hands, and another robber leader was accountable!
Standing on the wall, Zheng Baihu could see clearly, a group of masked people appeared behind the robbers, and there were only a dozen or so people, all wearing white scarves, but they didn't move, and there were only two of them who killed the robbers, but these two people were too powerful, killing those robbers was like chopping melons and vegetables.
The other robbers understood the situation, and first wanted to kill the two together, not wanting to be opponents at all, so they were so frightened that they turned around and ran away.
"Kill!"
There was an excited shout of killing from among those white turbans, which frightened Zheng Baihu's heart, and he immediately heard the voice of his own son. Following the sound, I saw a masked boy, happily slashing a robber to death. Even if he covered his face, Zheng Baihu still recognized his son at a glance, needless to say, Zheng Baihu knew that the white turban man was Xiao Tianlei's group of boys.
The white turban people are Xiao Tianlei and others, after learning that the robbers are coming, they sneaked out of the village and attacked from behind, Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianfu made a move, sneak attack on the robber leader, originally thought that there would be a hard battle, but I didn't expect that these robbers were not highly alert, and they probably thought that Zheng Jiazhuang was captured, and their skills were not weak, and those robber leaders had already practiced their strength, but unfortunately they met Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianfu, and the heroic skills showed their power for the first time.
Zheng Baihu also recognized the first two people, it was Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianfu brothers, and they couldn't help but sweat coldly, what kind of characters are the two brothers, killing people like mowing grass, they are simply fierce and vicious, fortunately they didn't have any thoughts at the beginning! Otherwise...... Zheng Baihu didn't dare to think about it.
Those robbers were frightened, Zheng Biao and others robbed and killed, plus Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianfu chased and killed, it didn't take much effort, they all killed them cleanly, and none of them ran away.
After finishing the matter, Zheng Biao walked under the earthen wall with a knife and shouted: "Zheng Baihu, right, you see that the brothers helped you kill the robbers, do you want to give some hard money?" ”
What is this? Son robbed Lao Tzu! It's a game-upside down! Zheng Baihu was angry at first, but he was not a stupid person, and the next moment, thinking about the key, he quickly pretended to be extremely scared, and said, "I'll pay, I'll pay!" ”
The next day, the news of the looting of Zhengjiazhuang and Zheng Baihu spread, except that people had one more point to talk about, and some villages strengthened their defenses, it did not have much impact, as for the robbers who died, they had been thrown into the river to feed the fish.
One day two months later, Xiao Tianlei rode a bantam horse, carried the Wuji Sword on his back, and took a few brothers to the outside world and into the rivers and lakes.