Chapter 11: Banditry in Jiangjia Village

At noon, because there were two more mouths to feed at home, Wang cooked an extra dish.

Lin Zhan sat at the table and ate his food very obediently, but Wang Daya seemed a little reserved and nervous.

However, Yang Yunxue was a kind girl and she always comforted Wang Daya.

After the meal, both of them relaxed a little.

Lunch had just ended when Yang Zhengxiang came over with three teenagers aged fourteen or fifteen.

Yang Zhengshan didn't expect that he would be so anxious, but since the person was already there, Yang Zhengshan couldn't refuse.

Among the three young men, one was Yang Zhengxiang’s grandson Yang Chengze, and the other two were promising young men in the clan, Yang Chengxu and Yang Qinwu.

Yang Zhengxiang also had selfish motives, but Yang Zhengshan did not care about his selfish motives.

It is human nature to take care of your eldest grandson and it is not a big deal.

Also coming with them were the elders of Yang Chengxu and Yang Qinwu. They did not come empty-handed, but brought many gifts.

The gifts were not expensive, but they were considered good things in Yangjia Village. They included tea, cloth, and some maltose.

Yang Zhengshan did not refuse and accepted their gifts. He also agreed with them to come to their home at 7 o'clock every day and teach them for an hour.

They are all younger generations of the Yang family, and they all have some basics, so Yang Zhengshan does not need to start from the basics when teaching them. He only needs to teach them his own experience and point out their shortcomings.

Half a month passed in a flash, the weather was getting colder and colder, but the Yang family was getting more and more lively.

Every morning, there were seven or eight figures practicing martial arts in the Yang family’s courtyard, and of course Yang Zhengshan was among them.

It doesn't matter whether you are driving one sheep or two sheep. Based on the principle of not wasting time, Yang Zhengshan is also guiding Yang Mingcheng and Yang Mingzhi at the same time.

As for Yang Yunxue, Lin Zhan and Wang Daya, Yang Zhengshan ignored them and let them practice on their own.

They are still young and cannot support high-intensity training. When they practice shooting, they are just practicing routines and it is not time for intensive training.

As for instructing Yang Mingcheng and others, Yang Zhengshan was very adept at it.

First of all, he has the memories of his original body, and secondly, he has also been practicing the Yang family's ancestral spear skills during this period. Perhaps his current understanding of the Yang family's spear skills is not as good as his original body, but the difference is not much.

"The purpose of your gun training is not just to become proficient in using the gun, but to feel the changes in the power of your body and understand the techniques of regulating power through gun training."

"The first level of the martial arts body-building realm is force exchange. The so-called force exchange is the technique of using the body's strength."

"Alright!"

"White snake spits out its tongue!"

"The arms are swinging, the spears are thrusting, but the source of strength comes from the waist and back."

"Use your waist as the axis and your heart as the commander, and in an instant, burst out the most powerful force in your body!"

In the courtyard, Yang Zhengshan was demonstrating and explaining at the same time.

The people around him listened to his explanation carefully and twisted their backs and gestured. Although it looked a little funny, they really took his explanation to heart.

However, at this moment, Yang Yunxue, who was not far away, suddenly exclaimed, "Dad!"

"What's wrong?" Yang Zhengshan heard something wrong in the voice, so he stopped explaining and looked towards Yang Yunxue.

Yang Yunxue looked towards the west with a pale face and said tremblingly, "Jiang Jiang Village."

When Yang Zhengshan looked towards the west, his brows immediately furrowed.

Under the clear sky are mountains and forests, but in front of the overlapping mountain shadows there is a large amount of smoke, and there are faint flickering flames.

The location where the flames were flickering should be Jiangjia Village.

"Dad, something happened in Jiangjia Village! My eldest sister~" Yang Mingcheng said with a worried look on his face.

Yang Zhengshan took a deep breath and said, "You go inform the clan leader. The rest of us should stay put and wait for the clan leader's arrangement. I'll go take a look first!"

After saying that, he ignored everyone, put on his backpack, and hurriedly ran towards Jiangjia Village.

The backpack was sewn by Wang and had ten pockets on it, which could hold ten pistols more than one meter long.

"Dad!" Yang Mingcheng and Yang Mingzhi wanted to stop him, but Yang Zhengshan strode forward at an extremely fast speed and in just a moment he had already left the village.

There was no other way, Yang Mingcheng could only hurried to find Yang Zhengxiang.

In fact, he didn't need to look for it, Yang Zhengxiang had already brought a few people to the west end of Yangjia Village. Jiangjia Village was only six or seven miles away from Yangjia Village. At this time, there was thick smoke billowing over Jiangjia Village, which could be seen from a long distance.

Yang Zhengshan was very fast. In just a quarter of an hour, he arrived near Jiangjia Village. However, he did not rush into Jiangjia Village. Instead, he quickly climbed up the back mountain and observed the situation in Jiangjia Village.

Thick smoke covered Jiangjia Village, making everything hazy and blurry, but he still saw many figures and heard many shouts and screams.

"It's really the bandits!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the shadowy figures in Jiangjia Village, touched his cotton coat, and his face was extremely gloomy.

Yang Yunyan is his eldest daughter. Although he has only met her twice, he is still wearing the cotton-padded clothes that Yang Yunyan sewed for him.

He could ignore other people, but he had to save his daughter.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhengshan pulled out a pistol from his back and approached where Jiang Chengjia was.

At this time, Jiangjia Village was in chaos. Dozens of brutal men were killing crazily in the village. The bodies of many villagers were lying in their homes or on the streets outside.

Of course, there were also many villagers who resisted. Although Jiangjia Village did not have a martial arts heritage like Yangjia Village, it had many hunters.

Most hunters are good at bows and arrows. If the bandits had not come so suddenly, catching the villagers of Jiangjia Village unprepared, they would certainly not have been able to break into the village so easily.

As soon as Yang Zhengshan entered Jiangjia Village, he saw a tall and strong figure standing in the wasteland behind the village, laughing bloodily and shouting ferociously: "Brothers, kill them, hahaha~~"

This man was holding a big knife and had a scar on his face running from top to bottom. When he laughed, the scar twisted like a snake, making him look extremely cruel.

Scar Liu!

Looking at the scarred man, Yang Zhengshan immediately remembered the bounty he had seen in the county before.

No one knows his specific name, and his only nickname is Scar Liu.

According to the bounty order, Scar Liu was a vicious mountain bandit who had gone down the mountain to massacre villages many times and had been besieged by the government many times, but he managed to escape every time.

Among the several wanted posters published in the county, his reward was the highest, at three hundred taels of silver.

Yang Zhengshan naturally would not be greedy for the reward, so when he found Scar Liu, he did not go forward, but instead went around him and sneaked into the village quietly.

Jiang Cheng's family was located to the west of Jiangjia Village, while most of the bandits gathered to the east of the village.

When Yang Zhengshan arrived near Jiang Cheng's house, it was actually too quiet.

bang bang bang~~
Yang Zhengshan was observing his surroundings vigilantly while knocking on Jiang Cheng's door.

"who!"

A voice soon came from inside the door.

"It's me! Yang Zhengshan!"

With a creak, the wooden door opened, and Jiang Cheng looked at Yang Zhengshan in surprise and joy.

"Father-in-law!"

Yang Zhengshan stepped into the door and asked, "Are you all right?"

"Fortunately, fortunately, these bandits haven't come yet!" Jiang Cheng replied quickly.

At this time, the Jiang family was not just Jiang Cheng's family. There were more than a dozen young and strong men standing in the yard. It was obvious that all the neighbors around had run over.

"Where is Yunyan?" Yang Zhengshan asked again when he didn't see his eldest daughter.

"Inside the house!" Jiang Cheng immediately led him into the main house.

There were many women and children in the room, and Yang Yunyan was sitting on the kang with a pale face.

"Dad!" Seeing Yang Zhengshan, the frightened Yang Yunyan didn't bother to hide and threw herself directly into Yang Zhengshan's arms.

"It's okay, it's okay, Dad is here!" Yang Zhengshan patted her back and comforted her.

Before he could say anything more, someone in the yard said in a low voice, "The bandits are coming!"

"You stay here first, Dad will be back soon!" Yang Zhengshan didn't even bother to comfort Yang Yunyan, and quickly walked out of the main house.

At this time, the young and strong men in the courtyard climbed up the walls and the roofs, all ready for battle.

But after all, they are just young and strong men, not real soldiers. Facing the brutal bandits, they can't help but feel fear.

(End of this chapter)