Starting from a short stick, becoming the master of the universe

Chapter 11 Combination Skills
"Those three guys have always been at odds with us. If they knew about this, wouldn't they laugh us to death?"

"You mean, just the two of us?"

The man with the crew cut opened his mouth wide.

"if not?"

Li Wei looked at him.

The crew-haired man stammered a few times and said, "But, if it's just the two of us..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Li Wei interrupted him, "The reason why I didn't do anything just now was because I was worried that he had a knife in addition to the stick in his hand. Even if we both had knives in our hands, we would definitely get hurt if we really fought."

"Yeah yeah."

The man with a crew cut nodded repeatedly.

“That’s what I thought at the time.”

"So, why don't we just go find two sticks?"

"Shall we go find two sticks too?"

The guy with the crew cut was stunned for a moment, looking as if he didn't understand.

"Yes, he is the only one allowed to have a stick, can't we have one too?"

Li Wei showed a smug smile on his face.

"We both have sticks, he's alone and there are two of us, who do you think will win?"

"It has to be us!"

The man with the crew cut said without hesitation, and his eyes gradually lit up.

"What if that guy has a knife on him?" Li Wei continued to ask.

"Then he must have a chance to be useful."

The guy with the crew cut laughed out loud.

"Yes."

The smile on Li Wei's face became even wider.

When the time comes, I'll just beat him with dozens of sticks. What good will a knife do?

"If I go find those three guys, not to mention whether they will laugh at me or not, I will have to share the money I stole from that kid with them. Do you think that little money can be shared among five people?"

"What Wei Ge said is true. I didn't think it through. Hehe."

The man with a crew cut quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

That’s right. There isn’t much profit to begin with, and now you have to give half of it away. Who would be willing to do that?
Isn't it enough for the two of them to deal with one?

……

When he was almost home, Jiang Cheng saw a figure sitting at the door of his house, looking towards him.

After seeing him, the old man felt relieved.

Jiang Cheng quickened his pace and came to the old woman, "Grandma, I'm back."

"Did you encounter any trouble on the road?" the old man asked with concern.

"No, it's just that the car is a bit heavy and I'm sweating."

Jiang Cheng said this, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Small town."

At this moment, Mrs. Chen walked out of the next room, looked around, and whispered, "I heard from your grandmother that you were using a rolling pin as a stick last night? Did you take it with you when you went out this morning?"

After she finished speaking, deep worry appeared in her eyes.

Jiang Cheng was not surprised and said with a smile: "Yes, Sister Chen, I brought it mainly for self-defense and to scare off some hooligans I met on the road. But don't worry, Sister Chen, I just want to scare them. If they don't buy it, I will just give them the money honestly."

"As long as you know."

Mrs. Chen sighed and said, "Your eldest brother is stubborn and refuses to give in. On the way back that day, he was injured by a few hooligans. Without adequate medicine, he died in a few years..."

Her eyes turned red, she sniffed, and said earnestly: "In short, you must remember that a good man never suffers a loss in front of him. Losing money and face is better than getting injured or losing your life."

"Well, I know."

Jiang Cheng nodded repeatedly.

I felt a little embarrassed inside.

He just agreed superficially.

On the way back, I had a conflict with someone.

"I'm relieved that you understand. Go back, wash the sweet potatoes, and sell them on the street this afternoon."

Jiang Cheng agreed and pushed the tricycle into the house.

Take all the sweet potatoes in the car and put them on the ground.

"Grandma, can you please wash this bag of sweet potatoes? I'll take a rest for a while."

The old man nodded and asked with concern: "If you are tired, grandma can go to the street to sell sweet potatoes in the afternoon."

"No, didn't we agree that I would go later?"

Jiang Cheng smiled.

The old man smiled knowingly.

"Grandma, I'm going to go outside for a walk."

"Go ahead and be careful."

"understood."

Jiang Cheng walked out of the door, but actually did not go anywhere else, but walked to the back of the adobe house. Although the alleys were connected in all directions, even the back of the house was not a secret place, but there were indeed fewer people passing by.

Jiang Cheng reached behind him and pulled out a rolling pin.

There are still two hours until noon. This precious time cannot be wasted.

He took a deep breath and chopped down suddenly with the short stick in his hand.

Then, he lifted it from bottom to top with his fronthand.

Then, another sweeping move.

Complete a series of actions in a very short time.

[Experience points increased by 2]

A line of information appeared on the panel.

"Sure enough, my guess was right."

Jiang Cheng was overjoyed.

Compared to practicing basic moves in isolation, linking the basic moves together to form combinations will increase the experience points more.

And in actual combat, the combination skills are also stronger.

I looked at the proficiency of the short stick.

A total of 300 experience points can be reached with only 150 combinations.

“Perhaps, in two hours, I can improve my short stick skills to a proficient level.”

Jiang Cheng is full of confidence.

He performed the same set of movements again.

Experience points increased by two points again.

In order to ensure the standard of the movements, you will rest for a few seconds after each movement.

Then, continue to repeat this action.

As physical strength is depleted, movements inevitably become deformed, and the rate at which experience points increase also slows down.

Two hours passed quickly, and smoke rose from the chimneys of every household.

My home is no exception.

"Grandma is already making lunch, it's time to go back."

Jiang Cheng looked at the panel.

[Short Stick: Beginner (202/300)]

"If only we had another hour or two."

Jiang Cheng felt a little bit sorry.

But as the saying goes, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood.

Eat a meal and take a rest, and the accuracy of your movements will improve.

After dinner, he had to bake a batch of sweet potatoes and go to the street to do business.

Fortunately, no matter what, it is a foregone conclusion that I will improve my short stick skills to a proficient level before returning today.

He put away his stick and walked towards the door of his house.

"came back?"

The old man heard the familiar footsteps and smiled at Jiang Cheng, "The meal is almost ready, get ready to eat."

"okay."

Jiang Cheng also smiled.

The meal was simple, a bowl of egg custard and some stir-fried vegetables.

Every household will grow some of these vegetables in front of their door, but due to limited space, they can't grow much. It's good enough if they can feed a family of several people.

The old man sighed and said, "We are out of eggs at home, Xiaocheng, come back in the evening and buy some on the street."

"Got it, grandma."

Jiang Cheng said.

Eggs aren't cheap either.

25 yuan per catty.

A pound of eggs usually contains 7 to 10 eggs, which means the unit price is 2 to 3 yuan per egg.

This is also the meat dish that most families in civilian areas can eat frequently.

"Ah."

The old man nodded, picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks, put it in his bowl and started chewing.

"Grandma, you should have some of this too."

Jiang Cheng scooped a spoonful of egg custard and put it into the old man's bowl.

"I don't eat this, you eat it, you eat it."

The old man was stunned, and then he wanted to put the egg custard and rice into Jiang Cheng's bowl.

Jiang Cheng was quick to move and hid aside with the bowl in his arms.

The old woman looked at Jiang Cheng, then at the bowl of egg custard, sighed, and said, "Xiao Cheng, grandma knows you mean well, but don't do this next time. You are growing up now, so you should eat more meat. Grandma doesn't need it, okay?"

Jiangcheng was silent.

While feeling sad, I secretly vowed to let my grandma live a good life, starting with egg freedom.

(End of this chapter)