Rise of the Poor

Chapter 58: Capture the flag

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The elders of the two villages, under their respective supervision, handed over the ten flags of their own villages to the thirty naughty children of their own villages. The flag of Shanghe Village had a word "Shang" written on it, and the flag of Xiahe Village had a word "Xiao" written on it. The flags can be held or stuck in the ground, and can be anything except hidden. The attackers and defenders cannot use any tools in the contact battle, which is also to avoid injuries. There are no other requirements, and both sides can play as they please.

In the first round, Shanghe Village defended the flag and Xiahe Village captured the flag.

When Zhu Ping'an and a group of naughty children stood at the foot of the hill, they were amazed at the tradition of fighting for water between the two villages. It was really the wisdom of our ancestors. This kind of fighting for water not only avoided casualties on both sides, but also deepened the relationship between the two sides. Most importantly, it could solve the problem. For hundreds of years, the tradition of fighting for water has been strictly followed by both sides, regardless of winning or losing, and there has never been any exception.

Come on, come on...

The onlookers from the two villages put their hands to their mouths and shouted loudly to cheer for their respective naughty children.

Zhu Pingan was dumbfounded when he heard the people around him shouting "Come on!". Damn, isn't it generally accepted that the word "Come on" only came into being after the emergence of modern racing cars? Why are people shouting "Come on!" now? ! ! !

There is a feeling of thunder rolling in the sky.

Could that rumor be true? When I was in graduate school, I was researching the word "加油" and came across a rumor about a person in the Ming Dynasty, or Liu Bowen in our own dynasty.

There is a saying: "Zhuge Liang was the military advisor of the previous dynasty, and Liu Bowen was the military advisor of the later dynasty." After Liu Bowen assisted Taizu in unifying the world, he was complacent and felt that his wisdom could not be surpassed by anyone in the past five hundred years or the future five hundred years. Occasionally, it would be a pity that Zhuge Liang, who was regarded as a model by everyone, was not born in the same dynasty as himself, otherwise he would definitely let the whole world know who was the wisest. Then the mythical story began, saying that Liu Bowen once again led the army to a small forest, and maybe a bug got into his mouth, so he spit. Coincidentally, this spit happened to be spit on a stone tablet, and the stone tablet was engraved with words, which roughly meant, Liu Bowen, you stupid X, how can you spit everywhere! The signature was Zhuge Liang. Then, Liu Bowen was shocked. Zhuge Liang had calculated all this? This damn Zhuge Liang was provoking me! Coincidentally, at this time, a subordinate reported that an ancient tomb had been discovered, and Liu Bowen guessed that it should be Zhuge Liang's tomb. Go in and take a look. I have to tell you something. You can predict that I spit, but you can't predict that I can enter your tomb. After Liu Bowen went over, he found that it was indeed Zhuge Liang's tomb. He went in and saw that there was only a small flame left in Zhuge Liang's eternal lamp, and the oil was about to burn out. Liu Bowen laughed when he saw this. Everyone said that you, Zhuge Liang, were smart, but you are talking nonsense. Your own eternal lamp was about to run out of oil, how could you not predict it? How could you be as smart as me! Before Liu Bowen's smile ended, he saw a silk book in front of the eternal lamp, which read: Lao Liu, come on. Therefore, later generations used "come on" as a meaning to motivate people.

At that time, I thought it was too mythical, so I didn't take it seriously. However, if we remove the mythical color of this story, it makes sense that the word "加油" came from ancient times. Come to think of it, it is true that the word "加油" was coined by foreign racers when they ran out of gas, but the pronunciation of foreigners is completely different from Chinese, so it is not very credible.

Anyway, the fact is that I heard "Come on" in the Ming Dynasty.

"Oil leak, Zhu Ping'an is leaking oil!!!" An inconspicuous voice came from the crowd, probably two or three little girls shouting together.

Zhu Ping'an turned around and saw the sinister little loli Li Shu riding on a little red horse, leading two or three little maids to boo him.

When the scheming little Loli saw that Zhu Ping'an heard her booing, she couldn't help but make faces at him smugly.

When Zhu Ping'an saw the smug and wicked little girl, he couldn't help but make a gesture, a spanking gesture in the air.

No one else could understand this gesture, but the black-hearted little loli Li Shu and the chubby little maid Hua'er's faces turned red the moment they saw it. They clenched their teeth and stared at Zhu Ping'an with red eyes, wishing they could bite him twice to vent their anger.

The elders of the two villages lit a stick of incense on the high platform. At the moment of lighting, the bare-armed drummer swung his arms and beat the cowhide drum with all his might.

Boom boom boom

The first round of the water competition officially began with Shanghe Village guarding the flag and Xiahe Village taking the flag.

Awww

Twenty-nine naughty kids surrounded Zhu Ping'an and rushed up the hillside, howling and screaming. They were a complete mob, without any strategy at all.

In fact, before rushing to the top of the mountain to seize the flag, Zhu Ping'an had thought of many strategies suitable for the naughty kids in the village, such as the Mongolian wave-like tactics, the front and back attack tactics, and the outflanking tactics, but few naughty kids were willing to listen. Think about it, the others are eight or nine years old, and you are a five-year-old kid, it would be strange if they would listen to you.

Whenever he thought of this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but want to sigh to the sky. Damn it, when others traveled through time, they were all blessed with famous generals and wise counselors who came to join them, such as Guan, Zhang, Zhao, and Ma, or at least Zhang He and Liao Hua. But what about him? He stomped his feet for a long time but couldn't calm down a group of naughty kids of eight or nine years old.

It's true that comparing goods will only lead to throwing them away, and comparing people will only make you angry.

The small hill where the flag is guarded in Shanghe Village is only eight or nine meters high, but that is the pure height. If the slope is counted, it is more than twenty meters.

Zhu Ping'an followed the group of naughty kids up the stairs like a mad dog, panting and exhausted. How could these naughty kids have so much energy? But it was understandable. Every foodie was lazy in nature. They would not stand when they could sit, would not sit when they could sleep, would not use their brains when they could use their hands. Zhu Ping'an rode an old ox to learn elementary school, unlike the naughty kids who rolled in the mud all day.

It's not okay to climb up like this. I won't have the energy to grab the flag even if I climb up. The people guarding the flag are well rested and waiting for me to get tired. I don't want to lose. This is related to my family's grain production next year. And if I lose, who knows what that little girl will do to me.

There were only a few people who listened to him. Zhu Pingjun was one of them. Erniu, Heigou, and a few of his playmates were counted. Together with himself, there were only eight of them. But eight people among thirty people was still a considerable force.

"Brother Jun, Erniu, Heigou, Donggou... slow down and listen to me..." Zhu Pingan called out to his playmates, panting.

Zhu Pingan was busy calling people and didn't notice the road under his feet. There was an ups and downs in front of him, and Zhu Pingan fell flat on his face. But fortunately, it was just a fall, and his feet were fine.

Although Zhu Pingjun and the others didn't understand why Zhu Ping'an called them, they still obediently moved towards Zhu Ping'an.

The scheming little loli and her maids at the foot of the hill saw Zhu Ping'an fall flat on his face. They hugged each other and cried excitedly, then laughed at him loudly.

"Hahaha, idiot Zhu Ping'an fell flat on his face, he deserves it, he deserves it..."