Chapter 6: Hiding One's Weaknesses Is Not Showing One's Stupidity

"No wonder they say that the poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts..."

Wrapping up his hemp clothes and pushing the door open, Li Yuan sighed inwardly in the cold wind.

The difference between the middle courtyard and the front courtyard is not only in food, but also in free time. The work you should do will not be reduced a bit just because you are sore.

The so-called poor are good at literature and rich are good at martial arts. There is some truth in it. After studying, you can help your family with some work. For martial arts, you really have no spare energy. It is a real "off-duty".

"If you don't leave the middle courtyard, even if you have a magic skill in front of you, you can't practice it at all!"

On this day, the pain on the faces of several apprentices in the middle courtyard did not fade. Some of them were beaten by Fatty Sun because of their weak hands and feet.

However, the food has increased in quantity. Although there is no meat, there is a little bit of oil.

"It's different, completely different!"

Li Yuan was immersed in joy.

Yesterday he slept very poorly, but his energy was not bad. He did not delay the work he should do at all, and even faster than before.

At the same time, he was still familiar with the changes after mastering the "training hammer".

"I haven't been reborn, but..."

Towards evening, the apprentices who had finished a day's work all rested early, including Niu Gui, while Li Yuan squatted in the corner, sensing his own changes.

He didn't become strong and powerful overnight, but he could mobilize his strength faster and better.

"Does the force start from the ground?"

Li Yuan stomped his feet lightly, and could even feel the flow of the "force", and understood how to make the "force" more compact and faster to explode at one point.

This is the blessing of the mastery level cloak hammer method, and it is only part of it.

"This is martial arts!"

Li Yuan was excited and had more expectations for learning the cloak hammer.

The training hammer brought the mastery level cloak hammer method. Although it also mentioned the pile training, the real big head is still in the hammer method!

At this moment, he felt like he had practiced the hammer method for decades, and he wanted to demonstrate it immediately.

Wow!

Li Yuan took a basin of water and washed himself. The weather was getting colder and there was no hot water. Now that he could wash, he would wash more.

He paid great attention to his own hygiene and health.

But hot water was a luxury these days.

Among the daily necessities, firewood was the most important.

Even if the forging shop had such conditions, the apprentices in the kitchen were not worthy of enjoying it...

"Take your time!"

After drying himself, Li Yuan patted his face.

The military talisman tore off the haze that had existed since he came to this world. Although he was tired all day, he was in a good mood.

After washing, he thought about the inner courtyard.

The forging shop was a time-honored brand for more than 200 years. Its business spread across many counties. It was no longer limited to a simple blacksmith shop.

Many years ago, it was already a major force integrating mining, weapon forging, transportation and sales.

The apprentices recruited by the Weapon Forging Shop naturally go to various places, such as mines, guards, blacksmiths, account offices, etc.

"The inner courtyard is the core of the Weapon Forging Shop, and the unemployed warriors are the key to the expansion of the Weapon Forging Shop's business..."

In a month, Li Yuan naturally had some understanding of the Weapon Forging Shop, and he was very concerned about the inner courtyard.

Mainly because of the good treatment, high monthly salary, and hot baths.

If it were a day or two ago, he would definitely have no idea about the inner courtyard, but now...

"Everyone wants to go to a place with good treatment, and there may be troubles... Well, you can try it first, and quickly withdraw if there is trouble..."

Li Yuan made a preliminary plan in his mind.

Whether it is for the "entry-level weapons", the gold, silver and iron required for the weapon talisman, or seeking better treatment, joining the inner courtyard can be said to be the best opportunity.

Hiding one's shortcomings is not showing stupidity. It is better to show it appropriately than to hide blindly. The wild Taoist priest who ran around for several years in the previous life also has his own survival wisdom.

If you can't 'stand out', why should others give you food first?

As for how much to show and how much to hide, the Taoist who failed in internal competition and had to return to the county town to open a small supermarket had some experience in his heart.

...

The sky gradually darkened, and the apprentices from various courtyards arrived at the martial arts arena one after another.

When Qin Xiong's tall figure appeared, several apprentices from the middle courtyard stood up and walked quickly to the martial arts arena.

"Today, I will teach you the cloak hammer!"

Qin Xiong's voice was loud and far, but he obviously had no intention of personally instructing today. He casually gave a few instructions and turned away.

Fatty Sun followed with a smile.

"I will teach you the cloak hammer!"

The black-faced teenager Lu Zhong rolled up his sleeves and came to the front of everyone, squatting in the white ape pile as usual:

"Everyone, go pick up a hammer. Today, you have to stand with a hammer!"

Standing with a hammer?

Many apprentices looked bitter, but they didn't dare to refute. They gritted their teeth and went to choose hammers.

Li Yuan picked one from the crowd. He glanced around and saw that no one seemed to notice that a hammer was missing?

"Huh!"

Li Yuan stood casually on a white ape pole and looked down.

The wooden handle and black iron hammer head were clearly an ordinary hammer, but they gave him a feeling of blood connection.

This feeling was so wonderful that Li Yuan was eager to try swinging it and practicing the hammer technique.

Lu Zhong stood for half an hour with the hammer in his hand. When he relaxed his stance, no one in the field could still maintain the stance.

"Heh~"

Lu Zhong's mouth twitched slightly, and he obviously had no intention of giving him a break. He waved the hammer with his hand:

"Now, I'll teach you the cloak hammer technique..."

The faces of the apprentices on the field changed, and the calves in the front yard couldn't stand it. Someone whispered "Brother Lu", but they had been practicing for a whole day.

"Well, let's take a break first!"

Lu Zhong waved his hand, and the apprentices on the field had already sat down in a large area, and many of them groaned, they were too tired.

"Brother Lu, tell us about this white ape cloak hammer!"

During the break, an apprentice came up to Lu Zhong.

"You haven't learned it yet, what's there to talk about?"

Lu Zhong was a little impatient, but he glanced at Niu Gui who also came up, and said a few words:

"The standing practice should be practiced together with the hammer method, combining movement and stillness, so that you can get started faster..."

"Brother Lu, I wonder how long it will take to get started?"

Niu Gui asked.

"Well, the speed of different people is different. Normally, if you have a medium-level physique and are diligent, you should be able to get started in half a year?"

Lu Zhong replied casually, then immediately stopped talking, coughed a few times, picked up the hammer: He also came up, and his expression relaxed, saying:

"You don't need to know so much. You can get started before the New Year, naturally Master Qin taught you personally. There are eighteen styles of cloak hammer. Today I will teach you the first style...

Niu Gui, come here, you are the first one."

...

Lu Zhong instructed Niu Gui to stomp his feet, raise his arms, swing the hammer, and smash it down, and the others followed suit.

"Is this little calf about to get started?"

Li Yuan saw the trick and compared the progress of other apprentices. Soon, he was slightly reassured and reached out to pick up the hammer at his feet.

"The force starts from the ground, originates from the feet, starts from the legs, passes through the waist and shoulders, and finally reaches the wrist... Then swing it out, and if it hits the air, it will return with the momentum, and if it hits the target, it will rebound with the force.

What matters is the continuous force, like a continuous strong wind..."

Lu Zhong was instructing Niu Gui, and suddenly heard a 'buzz' sound, and couldn't help but look back:

"Huh?!"

...

...

"Come on, Brother Qin, drink!"

In the small courtyard outside the central courtyard, Fatty Sun was urging Qin Xiong to drink. Qin Xiong accepted all the offers and stopped only when he was slightly drunk.

"No more drinking, I have to go see those little brats..."

Fatty Sun stood up to see him off, lowering his voice:

"Brother Qin, I heard that we will open a new shop in Zhelong Mansion after the New Year, and the shopkeeper will be stationed in the city? When the time comes..."

"Who told you that?"

Qin Xiong's only trace of drunkenness dissipated, his eyes were slightly cold, and then he smiled:

"It's just a rumor. If Qiu Long is not dead, how dare Shopkeeper Cao leave Gaoliu City for a long time? That is a poisonous dragon from the 'Shenbing Valley' that crossed the river..."

"Brother Qin is right, rumors, rumors..."

Fatty Sun smiled:

"I want to say that if there are any changes in the shop, Brother Qin, don't forget me..."

"Heh~"

Waving his hand, Qin Xiong went out, and the smile on Fatty Sun's face disappeared instantly, and even a little cold.

...

"Hmm?"

Twenty meters away from the middle courtyard, Qin Xiong couldn't help but raise his eyes.

His eyesight was naturally excellent. Under the moonlight, the sounds of thirty or forty apprentices hammering together merged into one, but he could tell the good from the bad at a glance.

The one who fought the best...

"That kid?"

Qin Xiong narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the place where the sound of breaking wind came from, a little surprised, a little amused:

"Li Lin's younger brother?"