Ma Xiaoquan jumped off the horse, raised his head, spread his arms, and stretched out.
Three days have passed since I left Ningyuan and went to the Beiming Family. These three days were not considered peaceful.
Due to the continuous wars in the Liaodong region, the people were in great hardship. Some people who could not bear the suffering and had some martial arts turned into bandits and robbed merchants and common people passing by on the road or those who escorted them.
Ma Yuan also jumped off the horse, walked to Ma Xiaoquan, stretched his waist and said: "Little fourth son, I don't see, your martial arts are good? It doesn't look like you can practice it in a few years?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Second brother, my skills are not bad? Just don't try to bully me. Apart from anything else, the grass bandits we encountered yesterday were all solved by you and third brother. I
I just watched the show."
Ma Yuan patted Ma Xiaoquan on the shoulder: "Having said that, my second brother thinks you have a good foundation. Well, I have been watching what you do these two days... Oh, push-ups and sit-ups?
Yes, that’s it, where did you learn it?”
Ma Xiaoquan lied and said: "Second brother, to tell you the truth, don't I have a lewd concubine in the capital? She has an elder brother who taught me. Unfortunately, during the fight between me and Wei Zhongxian, I
That brother-in-law was brutally killed. Otherwise, when you have the opportunity to return to the capital, I will definitely introduce him to you."
"Hey, that's true, but you can teach me. Well, I've been watching it for three days and I understand how to do it..." Ma Yuan said with a smile.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and thought to himself: The former Fourth Master Ma didn't have any martial arts skills. The martial arts skills I show now cannot be too high, otherwise my second brother will find out.
"Second brother, I've thought about it too. It's rare for us three brothers to go on a long trip. How about you and third brother teach me martial arts."
"Huh? Aren't you, kid, a deacon of Jin Yiwei? Didn't anyone teach you?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "A deacon is a deacon. I use my brain more and do less by myself. Second brother, I have seen the martial arts of you and third brother. They are awesome. As a man of the Ma family, I am the only one who is poor in martial arts.
You said if I don't practice, how can I be worthy of the ancestors of the Ma family?"
Ma Xiaoquan really wasn't flattering Ma Yuan, because he and Ma Cheng were already very good at each other. If Ma Xiaoquan wanted to fight his two brothers separately, he would definitely not be able to defeat them without some underhanded tactics.
Ma Yuan had a simple mind. When he heard that his younger brother wanted to learn martial arts from him, he nodded and immediately agreed: "It's simple. Let's go to Beiming Family. There are still nearly half a month left. During this half month, I will teach with the third child."
You, but, this master brought me in to practice on his own, you kid, you have gone too far, don’t think that the second brother and the third brother are bullying you."
"Haha, second brother, you underestimate your fourth brother and me, right? Don't worry, I think you need 120% of your strength."
"One hundred and twenty points? What one hundred and twenty points?"
"Oh, just use all your strength, hehe... By the way, second brother, I think the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law are also pretty good in martial arts. Did you teach them too?"
Ma Yuan shook his head: "Your third sister-in-law has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. It's your second sister-in-law who was forced to learn martial arts by me, but she's still pretty decent and can get along with you. It's you, the eldest lady of the Hua family, and that one
The eldest lady of the Beiming family should know martial arts, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said: "At least you are better than your fourth brother and I, well, especially Bei Mingshuang, that's great."
"Why, is Beiming's sister-in-law very powerful?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Not only is it awesome, it is simply incredible."
Ma Yuan shook his head in disbelief: "Just brag, she is a woman, no matter how powerful she is, she can be as powerful as our old man. My dear, why are you so effeminate when you stay in the capital?"
"Huh? Second brother, don't believe it. If I have a chance to let you see it, you will know it. But I have to say it first. If Bei Mingshuang takes action, someone will definitely die."
"Haha, it doesn't matter if one or two people die. Every time we come back from a war, there will be dozens or hundreds of brothers around us. We are not surprised by the death of people on the battlefield."
"Hehe, that's good, but if mom sees it..."
Ma Yuan smiled: "Little Fourth Son, you don't understand Mom too well, right? Mom is much more powerful than you think. When Mom and Dad went to war together, many people died. So, why don't you put yourself in trouble?"
Just take care of it, haha~"
"Oh? Really?"
Ma Yuan nodded and was about to speak again. On the carriage, Ma Mu lifted the curtain and shouted: "Okay, let's forget about the past. You two have almost rested. It's time for us to go out."
Ma Xiaoquan and Ma Yuan looked at each other, and the latter shrugged helplessly. Then they each jumped on the horse, pinched the horse's belly, and the horse neighed in a low voice and walked forward.
Not long after Ma Xiaoquan and others left, two men followed secretly, one tall and one short.
The short man said, "Brother, it's them. Yesterday we failed to rob, and they killed two brothers."
"Pa~~" The tall one slapped the short one and cursed: "You idiot, you can't handle such a small thing, and two brothers died. Why are you so stupid?"
The short man covered his head and said with a sad face: "Brother, it's not that the younger brother is not disappointing, it's that that family is really powerful, and we are no match for them."
"Oh? Well, it's no wonder. There are about thirty of them, and there are only a dozen of you. It's understandable that there are not enough people..." The tall man dragged his chin and raised his eyebrows, "
But, is there a ruthless person in that family?"
"Yes, brother, they are the three people riding horses in front. Oh no, those two people are so awesome."
"Well, if that's the case, then we are indeed looking down on us. Let's go back and call all the brothers. Tonight we have more people and bully less people. I don't believe it. Can't we win?"
"Yes, brother!"
...
"Sneeze~~" Ma Xiaoquan sneezed, rubbed his nose and said to himself, "Why do I feel like someone is plotting against us?"
Ma Yuandao: "You are really crazy, how can you do such evil things? Let's go, let's go, we may have to sleep outside for one night today. Well, I just told the third child that he and I will keep a vigil first.
Then you and Biaozi will stay together for the rest of the night."
"good!"
...
In the evening, the group stopped to camp out and had a simple dinner. The men took turns keeping watch while the women rested.
It got dark very early, so Ma Yuan and Ma Cheng added more firewood to the fire and stirred it with wooden sticks. The fire burned much brighter.