"Akai and Achao are back."

At the entrance of the village, a group of children gathered around from afar.

"Akai, did Master Ye accept you as servants?"

"Is Ye Mansion very big? I heard that there is a huge wall clock inside. Have you seen it?"

Facing the endless inquiries from their friends, the two looked at each other and smiled.

After learning that they had not become the servants of the Ye Mansion, these children could not hide their regrets. In their eyes, being able to become the servants of the Ye Mansion was already the most glorious moment in their lives.

The two of them went home separately.

Wang Chao's younger brother and sister have just returned from the fields. Rural people start working in the fields at a young age to help their families.

"Here, eat it, this candy is so sweet."

Seeing that they liked eating sweets, Gong Ruomei gave them each a handful before leaving.

"Wow, brother, where did this candy come from? It's so delicious."

"Yes, this candy is really sweet."

In poor families, the most common thing they eat is maltose. Occasionally, they can get some "local sugar", but they are reluctant to eat it at ordinary times. They save it and wait until the woman in the family is pregnant or in confinement to eat it.

Wang Chao was very happy to see his younger brothers and sisters eating deliciously and rubbed their heads.

"Where are your parents?"

"There is still some work to be done in the back. Our parents asked us to come back and cook the rice first." The younger brother smacked his lips and answered vaguely.

"Oh, then I will go to the fields to help them. You should stay at home and don't run around. Be careful that someone will take you away and sell you."

"Well, don't worry, brother, we're not going anywhere."

The two little guys relished the sweetness of the candies and said obediently.

When Wang Chao came to the field, he saw that his parents were still planting rice seedlings, so he rolled up his trousers, stepped into the mud, and started to help.

"Achao, how's it going? Has Mr. Ye accepted you?" Mother asked nervously.

Seeing Wang Chao shaking his head, the couple couldn't hide their disappointment, but they still comforted them: "It's okay, it's not easy to get into the Ye family..."

Seeing that his parents had misunderstood, Wang Chao quickly explained: "Dad, grandma, although Master Ye confiscated us, he found a master for us."

"Master? What do you teach?"

"Teaching boxing."

"Ah? It's not very dangerous to kill someone, and it's not for food and drink, so why don't you go?" My mother frowned upon hearing this.

But my father said: "It doesn't matter if you learn martial arts. If anyone dares to compete with our family for land in the future, we will have someone to rely on."

"Yes, and Master also said that in addition to learning martial arts, he will also teach us a skill that will be enough for us to settle down in the future." Wang Chao added.

"Yeah, is there such a good thing?"

The couple were so happy when they heard this that they didn't even bother to plant rice seedlings, and started discussing what would be good for their son to learn.

"I think it's better to learn how to cook. As the saying goes, a cook won't starve to death after three years of drought."

"If you ask me, it's better to learn to be a carpenter. If you learn to cook, you won't starve to death. If you're a good carpenter, you can make a fortune, and you can build a house for your family in the future."

Wang Chao was planting seedlings on the side, unable to say a word. A young man who grew up in a rural area and never even went to school had no life plan at all. He only knew that if he studied hard with his master, he would be better off in the future.

The family lives a good life.

"Ah Chao, bring that old hen at home to your master tomorrow. I heard people say that if you learn a craft from someone, you have to give the master a gift. Our family doesn't have the money to buy wine or meat for your master...

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Wang Chao said quickly: "No need, Lao Dou. Master has said that there will be no apprenticeship ceremony, and we will eat at Master's place every day from now on."

Diet is a very important part of martial arts training, especially for muscle training. It is not just a saying that you should eat 70% of your exercise. Once you consume too much and are not replenished, your body will burn fat and break down muscles at the same time.

It's not just talk about being poor in literature and rich in martial arts. Without enough protein supplement, a strong man will become skinny after a short period of practice.

In addition, Wang Chao and Wang Kai were already somewhat malnourished, and they would be useless if they did not take supplements.

When they heard that there was such a good thing, the couple immediately complimented their son's unmasked master, and almost made a memorial tablet to enshrine Qin Hao. After all, a half-grown man would defeat me, and Wang Chao's age group

Children are the biggest headache for parents from poor families.

When I got home, my younger brother and sister had already cooked the rice. There were no vegetables at home, so they heated up the pickles and put them on the table to start the meal.

Seeing his younger brothers and sisters devouring their food, Wang Chao secretly made up his mind that he would never let them go hungry again.

The next day, Wang Chao got up early in the morning, arrived at Wang Kai's house in the dark, and the two of them headed to the city together.

They used to go to the city by horse-drawn carriage for the village market, but now they could only walk, which took almost an hour. Wang Chao didn't want to give his master the impression of being lazy.

When the two of them arrived at the door of Qin Hao's house, it was already completely dark, but they did not knock on the door, but kept waiting outside.

It wasn't until I heard Lao Jiang getting up and running around that he started to call the door.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they smelled a strong aroma of rice and swallowed unconsciously.

Gong Ruomei yawned and came out of the back room. When she saw the two of them, she immediately walked up to them with her hands behind her back.

They waited until the two of them shouted respectfully: "Senior Sister."

Then he nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, you guys came early enough. Have you had breakfast?"

The two nodded subconsciously, but their stomachs growled unsatisfactorily.

Gong Ruomei rolled her eyes at them: "If you eat, you eat, if you don't eat, you don't eat. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. What my senior hates the most is people who are vain, you know?"

"I understand, Senior Sister."

"Well, let's get the dishes and chopsticks."

Lao Jiang looked on with amusement. This eldest lady had grown up under the love of her senior brothers. Now she suddenly had two juniors, and she began to live like her elders. Don't say,

It's really like that.

Wang Chao and Wang Kai came to the kitchen obediently and were immediately stunned. In the tumbling room of white rice porridge, strips of pork were pushed to the top, as well as vegetables and preserved eggs. Just the smell made them salivate.

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What's even more terrible is that in the cage on the side, there are also steaming large fluffy meat buns, crystal shrimp dumplings with crystal clear skin, and steamed chicken feet that are almost boneless...

The two of them looked at each other, feeling extremely shocked. Is this how rich people usually live?

"Hmm, be careful, don't let your saliva drip into it."

Gong Ruomei's joking voice brought the two of them back to reality. They subconsciously tried to wipe the saliva from the corners of their mouths, but found that they were dry.

"Okay, stop teasing them, and hurry up and put the food on the table. We will practice kung fu later." Qin Hao shook his head and hit Gong Ruomei on the head.

"It's Master."

When the table was served, Wang Chao and Wang Kai never moved their chopsticks. They still couldn't believe that they could eat such exquisite food?

"Eat, why are you just staring at it? Will it make you full?"

Gong Ruomei's words seemed to completely activate the two of them. Seeing that Qin Hao had already moved his chopsticks, he immediately picked up the bowl and took a big mouthful of hot porridge.

"How about it? My senior brother is good at his craftsmanship, isn't he?"

"Hmm, okay, it's so delicious."

The aroma of rice mixed with lean meat and vegetables made Wang Chao and Wang Kai reluctant to open their mouths to answer, as if the rich aroma would escape as soon as they opened their mouths.

At first, the two of them didn't dare to pick up the food. It wasn't until Qin Hao helped them pick it up several times that they dared to eat it.

Just when the two were about to grab the fourth big meat bun, Qin Hao hit their hands with chopsticks. They felt the back of their hands go numb and the chopsticks fell on the table.

Wang Chao and Wang Kai suddenly realized how much food they had eaten from their master. Just when they took back their hands angrily, they heard Qin Hao slowly put down his chopsticks.

"People who practice martial arts should eat in moderation. Seventy percent full is the best. In the future, I will gradually develop your eating habits. If you are good at practicing, you must be good at eating."

"Yes, Master."

The two promised well, but their eyes were still peeking at the delicacies on the table. Watching Lao Jiang take the remaining delicacies back to the kitchen, they felt that their souls had been taken away.

After the dining table was cleared, Wang Chao and Wang Kai began to wait for Qin Hao to teach them how to practice martial arts. However, almost half an hour had passed and Qin Hao still had no intention of calling them.

"Master..."

As soon as the two of them opened their mouths, Qin Hao raised his hand to interrupt: "It is not suitable for strenuous exercise within an hour after a meal. Let's wait until some of the food in your stomach has been digested."

"oh."

Only then did the two understand Qin Hao's intentions.

Finally, an hour later, Qin Hao took the two of them to the yard.

At this time, Gong Ruomei was already practicing boxing. Her Baguazhang moves were very graceful. Gong Ruomei's skillful moves dazzled the two of them and amazed them.

"Your aunt practices Bagua Zhang. Our branch is called Xingyi Bagua Sect. My master Li Cunyi is a generation master of Xingyi Quan..." Qin Hao didn't care about the sect, but he still followed the two of them.

To put it simply, it can be regarded as fulfilling one of Mr. Li Cunyi’s wishes, so that future generations can inherit his mantle.
To be continued...