My Sisters Excel in Both Literary and Martial Arts - Chapter 5

[Chapter 5 Bet]

“What?”

Hanhan scratched his head, “What kind of oil?”

Jing Zhe pointed to the rice bag behind him and said coldly: “Don’t tell me you came out to buy rice in the middle of the night!”

“Hehe” , Hanhan said with a silly smile: “I told the village master about Shao Zhai Master’s practice. The village master scolded me and asked me to learn more from Shao Zhai Master. This practice can’t be left behind.

“What does this have to do with you running down the mountain in the middle of the night?”

“

The village leader said that the young village leader is not afraid of the heat during the day and will definitely practice at night! I don’t have time during the day, so I just want to carry a bag at night. Mi went down the mountain to practice! I didn’t expect that what the village leader said was true. The young village master is actually practicing!”

“…”

Whoever believes in this kind of thing is a fool!

Jing Zhe stared at Hanhan’s big face that he couldn’t tell if he was acting, and sneered in his heart: He was either pretending to be stupid, or he was really stupid, but his eldest sister must not be stupid.

He ran away three times, and he happened to meet Hanhan who was ordered to go down the mountain by her. Even he didn’t believe it if he said it was a coincidence!

However, there was no point in talking to this idiot. He couldn’t escape, so he simply turned around and prepared to go back to the mountain.

“Young village master…”

Seeing that he was about to leave, Hanhan greeted him, but before he could say anything else, Jing Zhe interrupted him angrily.

“Let me tell you, my luggage this time is also very heavy, not much different from yours, so there is no need to exchange rice bags with me!”

“…”

Looking at Jing Zhe’s slightly staggering decisive back, Hanhan shook his head, The master of the young village, a scholar, was very tired from going up and down the mountain for three consecutive days, so I originally wanted to carry his luggage for him.

But the young village master is the young village master, so he doesn’t need his help!

sharp!

Hanhan thought and followed quickly.

…

On the third day after coming to Mang Mountain, Jing Zhe was in an extremely bad mood.

When Hanhan came to deliver the meal, he had a dark face and was too lazy to say a word.

Others were waiting at the foot of the mountain. In addition to wasting his shoes, he also had to carry rice for others by running away. It would be really stupid to run away again.

Not long after dinner, Lu Li, whom he hadn’t seen for a few days, appeared in his room.

Entering the room, he stared at Jing Zhe’s dark face and burst into laughter.

“Why, you’re not going to practice today?”

That’s all she said. It was obvious that the previous three escapes were within her expectations.

In this case, Jing Zhe didn’t hide from her. He spread his hands and said nonchalantly: “Okay, I won’t pretend anymore. I’m showing my cards. I just want to run away!”

Seeing Lu Li’s smile gradually fading, Jing Zhe felt a little bit nervous. As excited as success, “You can watch me three times, but you can watch me for a lifetime? As long as I have a chance, I will still run away!”

“Is Jingzhou really that good?”

Lu Li was silent for a moment and said quietly.

“This is not a question of whether it is good or not, but whether it is suitable or not!”

Jing Zhe stood up, stared at her beautiful peach blossom eyes, and continued: “Just like you martial arts practitioners all want to be chivalrous and righteous, I After studying for so many years, what’s the point if you don’t get the honors?”

Lu Li frowned, thoughtfully.

Seeing this, Jing Zhe struck while the iron was hot: “Also, when you went up the mountain to become thieves and rob corrupt officials, wasn’t it just to benefit the people? But have you ever thought about how many people can you help in this way?”

“If I can get a good name, how can I help the people?”

The official side only helps the people of the city. Isn’t it much better than you?”

Lu Li curled his lips, “But this court has been ruined from the beginning. I’m afraid that if you get the honor, you will end up like those corrupt officials! It’s better to stay in the mountains, at least it won’t get worse!”

“…”

The current emperor of Anguo is so obsessed with poetry that some people can even become officials in the court based on their poetry, and the court is becoming increasingly chaotic.

But now it has reached the absurd point where the ministers are left to handle matters within the court, and in the end they only need to report to the emperor.

The ruling and opposition parties are already like this, and it can’t be any better underneath.

Therefore, there are countless corrupt officials in Anguo, and there are very few honest officials like Jing Zhe’s father. Even if there are, they will be squeezed out by others. This is why his father was demoted in the first place.

Officials are inferior to thieves, which is why the Mangshan bandits headed by Lu Li look down on the imperial court.

“But how will you know if you don’t try?”

“Try?”

Lu Li sneered, “Do you think being an official is just playing house? Mangshan is not big, there are only more than 200 people in total. Just to maintain these people I will do my best to make a living, how can it be easier than you think to manage the people in a city?”

After hearing what she said, Jing Zhe suddenly had an idea.

“Sister, you’re stopping me from going to Jingzhou, aren’t you just because you’re afraid that I won’t do well? Why don’t we make a bet!”

“A bet?”

Lu Li glanced at him and asked curiously, “How to bet?”

“Just bet that I can We can’t let these two hundred people in Mang Mountain live

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good life! If I lose, I will never mention going to Jingzhou again!”

Lu Li also became interested and immediately asked, “But how should we calculate this good life?”

Seeing her agree, Jing Zhe felt happy.

It’s not too easy for him to be a time-travelling person who just makes some inventions and makes two hundred bandits live a good life!

He did not answer Lu Li’s question immediately, but asked instead, “How much does our monthly expense on the mountain cost?”

“About… about five taels of silver!”

Lu Li thought for a moment and said casually.

“Only five taels!”

This number made Jing Zhe feel a little weird.

He had a brief understanding of the purchasing power of this era. One tael of silver could buy a thousand kilograms of rice. There were more than 200 people on the mountain. Even if they just ate rice, they would still need three to four taels of silver.

Don’t you need money for the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and meat dishes?

Seemingly understanding Jing Zhe’s doubts, Lu Li explained: “You should go to the back mountain to see it. We have vegetable fields there. When the harvest is good, what we grow is basically enough to eat. All the expenses on the mountain are I can buy whatever I need, so I don’t spend much.”

“What about the meat?”

“

There are chickens, ducks, cows and sheep in the back mountain!

” ? How can there be enough food for more than 200 people?

So he expressed the doubts in his mind.

“It’s not the New Year or the holidays, who would be willing to eat meat in ordinary times? The chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep we raise are enough to eat during the New Year and the holidays!”

Lu Li raised his head with a matter-of-fact expression.

This completely overturned Jing Zhe’s understanding of bandits, especially the phrase “Who would be willing to eat meat in ordinary times” was said so naturally by her.

Where is the Bandit King here?

He’s obviously a country bumpkin!

However, it doesn’t matter if it is earthy. It means you have little knowledge and are very satisfied.

Jing Zhe squinted his eyes and smiled evilly.

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