After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 43
Ma Shi and Hai Jiao were both speechless for a moment.

Ma thought of Wang Chengfu's wife's whipping skills, and admitted in her heart that she was really good at it. After all, she was the daughter of a famous harness shop owner in Suzhou City, and she had been dealing with riding whips since she was a child.But weapons like whips are too inefficient for killing enemies in places like border towns and are not as practical as hatchets.Mrs. Ma felt that her granddaughter was fooling around, but she felt that such nonsense was harmless and she should let the child be.

The cost of a riding crop is very low, much more cost-effective than a new knife.The Hai family has raised so many horses before, and the most indispensable thing is riding whips.Nowadays, most of the horses have been sold. Although the riding whips were also given away as gifts, there are still many left.If your child wants to use one as a weapon, then pick one that is lighter and more beautiful, and wrap a strip of floral cloth around the handle to avoid wearing out the little girl's delicate skin. Then it will be a whip that is very suitable for Begonia to play with.

Mrs. Ma readily agreed to her granddaughter's request, but did not forget to warn her: "I gave you the whip, so you must take good care of it. You are not allowed to break it casually, and you are not allowed to hit anyone with the whip casually! You are not allowed to casually hit anyone with the whip!" What should I do if I beat the livestock at home and break it? If you mess around, I’ll take the whip back and won’t let you use it!”

How could Haitang hit anyone with a whip?She just needs to practice the whip technique in "Basic Martial Arts One".Whips are always easier to obtain than weapons such as knives, swords, sticks, and guns.She immediately agreed to Ma's request, but she also carefully used her words to leave loopholes for herself.

When she needs to hit someone with a whip, it must be the one who deserves the whip.

The whip is not available yet.Although there is this thing at home, it needs someone to look for it. At the moment, the servants at home are busy preparing for the dinner hosted by General Gu Qinghong. How could Mr. Ma ask people to do other things at this time?

She just said something casually when Aunt Cui came to get the key to the west wing warehouse so that she could move the tables and chairs for the banquet and send Haitang and Haijiao out of the house.

Hai Jiao took his little sister back to the east wing and whispered to her: "How are you going to learn the whip technique now that you have a whip? My second uncle can teach archery, knife skills and marksmanship, but except when riding a horse and driving a cart, I have never I saw him using a whip. Are you planning to become another disciple?"

Haitang had his own teacher, but he still found a shield: "I'm going to ask Aunt Wang across the street for advice."

"Let's forget it." Hai Jiao was a little disapproving, "When she hits people with a whip, it's mainly because she's very clever and knows how to use skillful force. In fact, she's not very clever at it. My brother knew an elder in his previous life with a mysterious name. It's called the Divine Whip Zhang San, and he's an expert at whipping! He even gave me some advice, but it's a pity that my talent wasn't there, and I later turned to learning swordsmanship. But even if my whip skills are mediocre, I can teach you a few tricks to scare people. It's still okay. Just don't go to Wang's house. I think that aunt is not easy to talk to..."

Haitang glanced at him, somewhat suspecting that her brother was frightened by the scene of Wang Chengfu's wife whipping him: "No matter how hard Aunt Wang is to talk, she won't give me a bad look. I just saved their family! Besides, my ex-wife saved their family!" Brother, you have never learned the whipping method in your life, how can you teach me? If my second uncle asks you where you learned it, how will you answer? "

Haijiao suddenly choked up and had to admit that he didn't think well.When he was practicing the sword skills he had learned in his previous life at home, his second uncle Hai Changan asked him where he learned the new moves.However, he occasionally used the guard station's space to practice martial arts recently, and military attachés passing by during his free time would give him advice, so it was not impossible to evade him.But none of the generals in Suzhou Guard were famous for their whipping skills. He couldn't easily get away with it anymore, so he had to find a cover.

Wang Chengfu's wife can be a good cover.Anyway, their brother and sister just need to borrow the name of her excellent whipping skills. Once they learn the basic techniques of using a whip, all tricks and routines can be classified as "self-created" or "casual play"...

The brother and sister discussed the new martial arts training plan secretly for a long time.Hai Jiao was shocked to find that his sister, who stayed at home and seemed to have nothing to do, actually worked harder than him.

Since he reached a new consensus with his grandfather and uncle, he has resumed the habit of following his grandfather to the guard station every day to learn how to settle accounts. Recently, he also took a bow and arrow and a knife on his back, and took advantage of his break to practice archery in the open space of the guard station. Practice swordsmanship to get advice from generals.He thought he was diligent enough, but he didn't expect that not only did his sister run and walk more steps at home every day than his brother who left the house every day, but the number of arrows she practiced was comparable to his. One hundred per day.

Although the younger sister uses a small bow or a soft bow, he is three or four years older than the younger sister!
Hai Jiao suddenly felt that he had lost, and secretly thought to himself: No, I will shoot an extra hundred arrows every day from tomorrow on!Otherwise, he is not worthy of being my little sister’s brother!

However, since the amount of archery needs to be increased, should other homework also be increased?Hai Jiao felt that he could actually get up earlier, so that he could run an extra distance every day and practice his sword skills twice more...

He secretly increased his martial arts training plan until the brother and sister were called by their grandmother Ma to help serve food and set chopsticks.

General Gu Qinghong had a sumptuous dinner at the Hai family. After eating and drinking, he asked his soldiers to hold two jars of good wine specially presented by Hai Xiya. He said goodbye to the Hai family happily and returned to his residence.

Mrs. Ma took her family to clean up the remaining mats, ordered people to cook hangover soup and delivered it to everyone, and then returned to the main room.

Haitang was practicing palm skills on the big kang inside. When she heard the noise outside, she guessed that her grandparents might have something to say again, so she stopped her posture and quietly walked to the door to listen.

Hai Xiya told his wife about General Gu's invitation to serve as the director of Suzhou Wei.This is a position from the seventh rank, mainly responsible for official documents.But in Suzhou Wei, this position is in charge of cashier and cultural transfer affairs together with the eighth-rank governor.Hai Xiya's promotion experience from governor to governor can be said to be a natural progression, and he can make full use of his expertise.Based on his qualifications and professional capabilities, no one in Suzhou Guard would raise any objections.

However, Suzhou Guards is now short of people.As he was promoted to governor, the position of governor became vacant, and no one could be found to fill it for the time being.This is equivalent to the fact that Hai Xiya's job has not changed, but a new position has been added, but it is just one level higher than before.Even if you are too busy, you can only endure it.

Hai Xiya lowered his voice and said to Ma: "I listen to General Gu. In three or two years, there will be no new people to fill the post of governor. If we stay in Suzhou for a few more years and wait until Baoshun grows up, we will You can directly let him fill this gap, and avoid having to start from a small soldier."

This was a benefit specially promised to the Hai family by the generals of Suzhou Guard in order to retain talents.

Ma took a deep breath and felt a little excited: "So, doesn't it mean that as soon as Baoshun joins the army, he will be an official of the eighth rank?!"

Hai Xiya nodded.He can understand his wife's joy.Thinking back then, he had made it through the ninth grade. In the past 30 years, the couple had suffered a lot.Now that their grandson can avoid detours and have a smoother future, they naturally want to be happy for their child.

But he didn't forget to remind his wife: "If Baoshun wants this position, he will have to serve in Suzhou Wei for at least three years, and then our return to our hometown will have to be postponed."

Ma was stunned for a moment and suddenly became confused: "This..."

It would certainly be more conducive to the child's future if his grandson would become an officer as soon as he joined the army, but Suzhou City... is not a place where people can live with peace of mind!If she could go back to her hometown in Chang'an or Yongping, she certainly wouldn't want her children to continue eating sand at the border.

How should they choose as a couple?

(End of this chapter)