Chapter 32, Going to the town to take the preliminary test(1/2)
"I want to go too!" Mingying raised her hand.
The village chief looked at her cute little hands and couldn't help laughing, joking: "Sakura, do you want to take the first exam too?"
Mingying blinked her black eyes and said softly: "Village Chief, I want to see my brothers and brother Shitou participate in the first exam."
"Village Chief, let my sister go with you." Mingtao asked.
Luo Shitou coughed, "Dad, let Mingying go, Mingying hasn't left the village yet after she grew up so old."
Minghai didn't want Mingying to go, but after hearing Luo Shitou's words, he couldn't help but feel sorry for his sister and began to plead with her.
The village chief touched Mingying's head, "I'm teasing you, let your Grandma Luo prepare for you tomorrow morning."
It took more than two hours to ride a carriage in the town. The village chief said that half of it was joking and half was worried that Mingying could not bear it.
"Thank you, village chief, thank you, Grandma Luo." Ming Ying smiled sweetly.
"The children have all succeeded, and I have to work hard," the village chief sighed.
He and the mute grandfather took the lead in practicing. Although they had to deal with some village affairs from time to time, or drove a carriage to send someone to the town to do business, the time they practiced was actually not much less than that of Minghai and others.
Now that Minghai and the other four have practiced their internal strength, they feel that they are still far from it. It seems that they have to practice qigong while they are young. No wonder, except for the extremely talented children, they will not accept Qinglong Martial Arts Academy after they are ten years old.
The next morning, Grandma Luo was about to put a small quilt for Mingying in the carriage so that she could sit comfortably and rest when she was tired.
Unexpectedly, when I opened it, Mingtao and Mingze had already gotten up early and put the quilt he covered in the carriage. "These two naughty eggs really love their sister." Grandma Luo said with a smile.
Mingtao walked out with Mingying's hand, "Sister, I'll carry you into the carriage. When the carriage runs later, don't be afraid, just lie on the bed and sleep."
Mingying nodded obediently, Ren Mingtao carried her into the carriage and took the opportunity to sneak a ponytail.
"Ding, add 2000 points, remaining points 9000."
"Your points are already redeemed, do you need to redeemed?"
After Mingtao practiced his internal strength, his strength became stronger. He felt as light as a feather. "Sister, why are you still so light? I will give you all my second brother's meat tonight. You can get fat quickly."
Mingying smiled with her lips pursed, "Second brother, you have become stronger, have you forgotten? I have gained weight. If you don't believe me, you will pinch my face, and you will have meat."
Mingtao really reached out to pinch it. Minghai was afraid that he would not know the importance of it, so he reminded him: "Press it gently, don't pinch my sister."
Mingtao then put his strength to the minimum and pinched Mingying's face, "Hehe, my sister's face is so soft, pinch it well."
He pinched the left and right sides, which was so rare. Seeing this, Mingze said, "I want to pinch it too."
Mingying's face was left and right by the two of them, and finally she couldn't help but complain, "Brother! Second and third brother bullied me!"
Minghai laughed and made a gesture to hit Ming Tao and Mingze in the hand, "Brother teaches them a lesson for you!"
He smiled again and said, "Sister, let me pinch it too."
Mingying covered her face and refused, and her eyes were round and glaring at the three brothers, like some kind of small animal.
The three brothers were so happy that Luo Shitou was envious, "Dad, marry me a stepmother and have a sister."
The village chief slapped him in the head, "What nonsense!"
"I like Sakura Girl so much, so I'll marry you and be your little wife."
Luo Shitou curled his lips. He didn't dare to marry him, not to mention that he still thought Da Ya was better.
Of course, now Luo Shitou knows Mingying's power, so he dares not say that Yingying is ugly, so he only dares to say it in his heart.
When the three Minghai brothers heard the village chief say this, they stared at Luo Shitou with fear of being stolen.
The village chief couldn't help but want to laugh, and stopped teasing the young ones, "Uncle Mute, let's go."
Because Ming Ying was there, Uncle Ya slowed down a little, and the group did not arrive in the town until after midday.
The town looks similar to what Mingying sees on modern TV, but it is even more backward and rarely meets people dressed in bright clothes.
Maybe it was because of the Spring Festival that rich families visited relatives.
After the village chief took a few people to eat a bowl of wontons, he made sure that Minghai and the others were full would not affect the first test later, and then walked towards the martial arts hall.
"Let's relax later, don't be nervous. If you haven't passed today, there will be twenty days left, so don't be under pressure." said the village chief.
"Village Chief, I'm not nervous." Mingtao thought about the deliciousness of wontons and smacked his lips.
He is really not nervous. If there is anything to be nervous, just lift it up.
It would be great if I could come back to eat a bowl of wontons after the first trial, Mingtao thought.
Ming Hai and Mingze and Luo Shitou said it was OK on the surface, but in fact they were very nervous.
The village chief silently saw the reactions of several people, thinking that it seems that a stubborn person has the benefits of a stubborn person. He is simple and has few distractions, but he doesn’t have so many thoughts when encountering things.
Because of the Spring Festival, the door was not opened outside the Yao'an Martial Arts Hall for ten days. On the first day of the 18th day of the lunar month, people were gathered inside and out.
The shouts and cheers kept coming from it.
The village chief said: "I'll get the license plate. Don't run around with Grandpa Mute."
There are many children who come to participate in the first exam, some of which are the first time, and some have been there several times. The village chief lined up for a while and received four signs with the names of Minghai and the others, and there is also a two-word, indicating that it is the second time he has participated in the first exam.
The village chief led Minghai and his men to the martial arts hall.
After entering the gate of the martial arts hall, there was a huge drilling venue. All the children waiting for the first exam were taken by the adults and waited on the side and called someone to the stage.
A middle-aged man wearing a blue short-shot and embroidered with the words Yao'an Martial Arts Hall on his chest, the deputy owner of the Martial Arts Hall shouted: "Liu Sanshi!"
"arrive!"
A boy about nine years old stood up. He was a common child in Qinglong Mansion, with a large skeleton and looked very strong.
"This Liu Sanshi has been studying at Yao'an Martial Arts Hall for three years. The 300-pound cauldron can definitely be lifted up, and it must have passed." A one-eyed master standing next to Mingying said to another person with confidence.
The other man lost one ear and echoed: "I'm optimistic about him too."
"Start!" The middle-aged man in the martial arts hall shouted, and the boy calling out to Liu Sanshi grabbed the feet of the tripod with both hands and gritted his teeth.
The tripod did not move at all.
The one-eyed person who had been very confident before said in surprise: "I can't afford to lift three hundred pounds after studying for three years. Then, will my daughter be even more impossible after studying for one year?"
The man with few ears sighed, "Qinglong Martial Arts Academy collects 1,000 people a year, and Qinglong Prefecture has 20 counties. Our Yao'an County has only less than 30 people passed the preliminary examination every year. You can imagine how difficult it is."
When the village chief heard it, he was not that nervous at first, but suddenly he became nervous.
"Liu Sanshi, it's not up to standard! Next one, Lin Li!"
Liu Sanshi retreated in frustration.
Lin Li, who played behind him, was also a boy about nine years old. He was strong and nearly half bigger than Liu Sanshi just now, almost not worse than adults. When he was walking, the bluestone slabs in the drilling field felt shocking.
The man with few ears said, "I have heard of Lin Li, but I have never learned this from the martial arts school, but I have been born with brute force. I heard that I have carried a wild boar."
"A wild boar has at least three or four hundred kilograms, so this one will definitely be able to pass!" said one-eyed.
"start!"
As soon as the deputy director shouted, there was almost no one talking in the spacious drill hall, and everyone stared at Lin Li's movements.
Like Liu Sanshi just now, Lin Li grabbed Ding's feet, squatted down and used force.
Mingying saw with sharp eyes that when Lin Lizi arrived near the tripod, his hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.
This is probably the so-called modern test syndrome. It is usually good, but it performs abnormally due to excessive tension when the exam is overly nervous.
As Mingying expected, Lin Li failed.
When the deputy director announced that he had passed, Lin Li burst into tears, "I can lift all the 400-pound pigs, and give me another chance!"
The deputy director refused, "Next, Zhao San!"
One-eyed shaking his head, "It's a pity for Lin Li."
The man with few ears said, "It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity. Lin Li has poor psychological quality. Even if he passes this time, he will be sent back if he fails to pass the re-examination. Qinglong Martial Arts Academy will not give you a second chance."
Mingying only realized that she had passed the exam here and had to take the exam again at Qinglong Martial Arts Academy to be considered a real exam. She always thought that the so-called first-term and re-examination were conducted here.
Mingying looked at Minghai’s three brothers with some concern. According to her estimate, it would be fine for the brothers to raise 300 pounds, but they were afraid that in front of so many people, they would be stage frightened and deflated, causing failure.
Not only Mingying thought so, the village chief was also worried and even more nervous.
Especially for the next few, either those who were strong at home or those who studied in the martial arts school for a few years, they failed.
As Minghai and the others were about to arrive, the village chief told them not to be nervous, but he was so nervous.
It doesn’t matter, there are twenty days left, and it will always be successful if you try a few more times. The village chief comforts himself with words to comfort Minghai and others.
When the deputy director announced the next first exam, a man with the appearance of a master hurriedly came in from outside, walked to the deputy director and said a few words, and handed him a document.
After reading it, the deputy director said loudly: "Accepted the order of the deputy director of Qinglong Mansion. Recently, Wu thieves took advantage of the Spring Festival of Yuezhaoguo to send people to the jurisdiction of Qinglong Mansion to cause trouble. Martial arts centers in many places encountered unexpected problems. In order to ensure the safety of the preparation students, all counties ordered the preparation students to the Qinglong Martial Arts Institute as soon as possible!"
"The county magistrate followed the order of the deputy head of the government, and the deadline for the first examination was advanced to the 14th day of the first lunar month."
"Because of the urgent time, from tomorrow to the 14th, only children who have not conducted the first exam are allowed to participate. Anyone who has tried more than once cannot participate repeatedly."
"After the Lantern Festival, all the students who passed the first exam will set off for the Qinglong Martial Arts Academy immediately."
The words of the deputy director immediately made everyone feel infuriated!
Today is the 11th day of the first lunar month, which means that if you can’t pass today, there will be no chance this year!
To be continued...