Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

This thing can't be kept. What will you say if it gets found out?

How did your child get to Hong Kong?

Not only does your Qin family produce a murderer, but they also have overseas connections?

Although I was very reluctant, I still burned it.

Qin Dingsong nodded. This was done very meticulously; it should be done this way.

Even if you accidentally let it slip, you won't have any proof that Zhang Dabiao did it.

Then, Qin Dashan was asked to write a reply to Qin Mancang, agreeing to deliver letters back and forth between them once a month. Qin Mancang's salary was 50 Hong Kong dollars a month, and the letter stated that he would use his connections to exchange the money for RMB and send it to his family.

The elderly couple replied that it wasn't necessary. Zhang Dabiao was in charge of the village, and everyone had enough to eat and drink. Mancang was saving money on his own, and the important thing was to establish himself in Hong Kong and get married.

With Qin Mancang's matter resolved, that workstation in the factory was naturally rendered useless. Since Qin Mancang's record with the police indicated that he had killed three people and fled without being apprehended, there was no reason for the workstation to be kept in place.

The neighborhood committee took back the house, and other people moved in.

As for transporting grain from Qinjiatun, Qin Dashan went to Lishuiqiao Village to guard it with Uncle Youcheng. Then, the people of Qinjiatun continued to take turns going there every week to escort the grain with armed guards. Now, the relationship with Xiagezhuang and the commune is very strained, and things can't be done carelessly.

Qin Dingsong then obtained a "Chasing Wind Step" manual for Zhang Dabiao, which was a movement technique, but it wasn't particularly advanced; it was just meant to train Zhang Dabiao's ability to escape.

To avoid running into something like this again, since not everyone will be there to rescue Zhang Dabiao in time every time.

These words made Zhang Dabiao feel extremely ashamed—in fact, he could have simply flashed back to his "little nest" and disappeared, but he had a brain fart and wanted to see what was going on.

So I grabbed a Swiss Army knife and ran out again. Looking back now...

That's incredibly audacious and brain-dead.

I will definitely pay attention in the future.

Why are you getting involved in this nonsense?

Qin Dingsong kept the other martial arts manuals or the matter of finding a master in mind, but now was not the time.

Zhang Dabiao's "Hongmen Iron Wire Palm" has already reached a minor level of mastery. Qin Dingsong examined him and found that he had achieved this level of skill in nearly a year, which was quite remarkable. Qin Dingsong was very pleased.

However, when learning kung fu, one should avoid trying to learn too much at once. Once Zhang Dabiao has mastered the "Chasing Wind Step" to a certain extent, and can outrun hunting dogs in the mountains and forests, and can move up and down high places, then we can recommend other masters to him.

Now, one palm technique and one body technique are enough for him to practice.

Many martial arts practitioners, after a lifetime of training, can only master a few moves that they can be proud of and be known for.

These days, learning martial arts is just for self-defense. No matter how skilled you are, what's the advantage of a gun?

Zhang Dabiao took the manual back and took a look...

It's just wearing sandbags on your hands and feet, and there are some diagrams showing the movements and how to exert force. It looks...

Why does it look so much like parkour?

Never mind him, let's start practicing first.

First, find an old man named Liu Pangpang and order a few 10-pound bracelets and anklets to be made. Then we'll see what happens.

In the end, it was made into a thick iron plate like armor, which could also be used as wrist and leg guards if hidden inside clothing.

I also modified a vest by sewing many small bags on it, which can hold iron blocks and the weight can be adjusted by myself.

Zhang Dabiao looked at the equipment and pondered for a moment—

Will the police be alerted if I go through security?

Oh, this is the 60s, then it's alright.

Starting with a 40-pound weight, and then strapping 10 pounds to both hands and feet—it's damn heavy!

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After returning to Beijing, Zhang Dabiao began to study diligently.

Because the high school entrance exam, or the high school entrance exam, or the vocational school entrance exam will be held in July.

This is also why Zhang Dabiao cannot fully develop his career in Hong Kong. Unless he goes there and spends every day there, he won't have the time and energy to manage it all.

Making money isn't particularly important to Zhang Dabiao, because firstly, he has money, and secondly, the resources refresh daily, which is practically unlimited.

Another point is that there are too few of our own people in Hong Kong, so it's not suitable for us to expand too much.

At school, because of his special status (he also had part-time jobs in the factory and department), he still went to school every morning and went to Mixue Ice Cream in Hong Kong in the afternoon to work or deal with some food. He also had to go to Lao Jin's place from time to time to collect the cultural relics that had been appraised and learn how to protect and store them. As for learning how to appraise cultural relics...

There simply isn't that time.

For Zhang Dabiao now, the biggest problem is whether to take the entrance exam for a vocational school or a high school.

Why even think about it? When you're in college, where would you find the time? I took the high school entrance exam in 61, the college entrance exam in 64, and graduated in 68, right in the middle of a major storm. Wasn't that just asking for trouble?

He also inquired about it and found that the only art-related vocational school in Beijing was the Beijing Arts and Crafts School (established in 1958, a vocational school level) – a core art-focused vocational school established in 1961, recruiting junior high school graduates for a four-year program. Its first graduating class was in 1961. Majors offered included sculpture, interior design (commercial art), metalwork, and dyeing and weaving. Graduates were mostly assigned to the Beijing Arts and Crafts Research Institute and various craft factories (such as lacquerware factories and jade factories), engaging in design and creation in technical positions.

The affiliated high school of Sijiu City Art Academy (established in 1958, a secondary vocational school with a major in fine arts) can be applied for at the same time as Sijiu City Arts and Crafts School.

Some teacher training secondary vocational schools (such as Sijiucheng Preschool Teacher Training School and Sijiucheng Normal School) offer art education majors to train primary and secondary school art teachers, and these majors are part of the cadre system.

There is also the Sijiucheng Opera School.

There are only these few options.

Without hesitation, Zhang Dabiao chose the decoration major at the Sijiucheng Arts and Crafts School. After all, it was commercial art, which gave Zhang Dabiao more room to develop his skills.

Then I would take the entrance exam for the Affiliated High School of the Beijing Academy of Arts, and at most, I would choose a drama school as a backup (if I could get into one).

As for becoming a teacher, he's afraid of leading his students astray.

As for whether he could become a cadre or have a job after graduating, Zhang Dabiao didn't really care; having a degree was enough for him.

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During the period from January 14th to 18th at the beginning of the year, the higher authorities decided to adopt the eight-character policy of "adjustment, consolidation, enrichment, and improvement" starting this year. Everyone was full of energy. Although living conditions did not improve, everyone worked with great enthusiasm and their eyes were full of light.

Even with light, I was still hungry.

Sha Zhu basically doesn't bring a lunchbox back anymore; there are no lunchboxes.

He grumbles and curses while cooking every day, and it's always the same: potatoes, radishes, and cabbage.

Even if he were a chef specializing in state banquets, he couldn't make something fancy. The workers cursed the chef every day, suspecting that they had stolen food.

Sha Zhu felt wronged. "Heaven have mercy! I really didn't steal any food. Even if I wanted to steal some, there was nothing to steal!"

The Jia family continued to borrow money and food from Yi Zhonghai every day, but Yi Zhonghai had to think about his own retirement. Each time, he would just barely "help" the Jia family out, just enough to make sure they were well-fed.

But everyone knows how much Jia Zhangshi eats, and Jia Dongxu is a foolishly filial son and a mama's boy, so most of the food ended up in the stomachs of Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng.

As a result, his steps became even more unsteady, and he could clearly feel a bit dazed during the day, and his body also became swollen.

The time is almost up.