Disputing Merit

  Zi Niu was considered tall and large among the young people, even Yu Guozhen was half a head shorter than him. When he ran, his teeth were clenched and his originally stupid face became extremely ferocious.

  He not only has a big body, but also a big appetite. His family is just a tenant of the Yu family, and they also have two mu of vegetable fields. Their life was already very difficult, let alone that he still had three younger siblings to support, all relying on his parents' help with farming and those two mu of vegetable fields. How could they afford to let him eat his fill every day?

  His deepest memory of his early years was hunger.

  Every day, he wakes up early in the morning due to hunger, then drinks water to hold on until lunchtime. This makes his stomach full of water and gurgling as he walks, making a rumbling sound.

  This sound has been with him since he can remember.

  Hungry, so hungry that he wailed, in order to cope with his hunger, he used all his limited intelligence on how to get food. Stealing and getting beaten was a common occurrence, picking up dirty and rotten food discarded by others was also a common thing, in the spring he would dig for wild vegetables in the fields, in the summer he would catch fish and shrimp, in the autumn he would pick wild fruits, and in the winter when he really couldn't find anything to eat, he would go dig up mouse holes...

  Not until he entered the Jia household did he have his first full meal, and at that time, Qiniang thought: "Fathers are dear, mothers are dear, but young masters are dearest. His parents couldn't even get him to eat, yet the young master got him to eat his fill!"

  It's not that he resented his parents, but the problem with his stomach was indeed solved by the young master. At that time, Qi Niu had an idea: for this lifetime, he would devote himself to the young master, in exchange for a lifetime of full meals!

  Last time, Taihu Shui's raid came, he didn't react in the first place like Gao Dazhuang or Gao Erzhuang, and didn't even join the second wave of attack like Luo Jiuhe or Ye Wuyan. This made him extremely ashamed. However, Xiao Guanren not only didn't pursue the matter but also let him become the leader of the model team, which made Qi Niu feel even more grateful!

  "We must make our young master proud and can't let this scoundrel off!"

  Thinking of this, Qi Niu's eyes turned red, he let out a loud roar and his already fast pace quickened even more.

  Under his lead, the model partners chased after him even more urgently, step by step shortening the distance between them and that scout.

  The scout heard the wailing sound behind him getting closer and closer, the heavy footsteps and intense panting seemed to be right behind his ears, and he finally started to panic.

  At this moment, only half a mile away from the road he had originally planned to escape on, he saw a string of people flying over from the fields, blocking off the three-way intersection. His heart skipped a beat as he realized things were even more dire!

  "There's still the riverbank, and there's still the riverbank where you can run and jump into the water to escape!"

  He thought so in his heart, then turned and ran towards the riverbank. This turn, Qi Niu was closer to him, and the distance between them was only about two zhang.

  Ye Wuyue, who was originally intercepting in front, saw this scene and stomped his foot in anger, shouting: "Coward, why don't you come and break through my interception?"

  The originally thought that Ye Wuyue could stop him, the tall and majestic pillar muttered in a low voice, smiled foolishly, and rubbed his own head, saying: "I lost."

  Gao Er Zhu's expression became tense, as he had expected, the scout ran towards the riverbank. If Luo Jiuhe intercepted him, then he would win, but at this moment, Qi Niu was also closing in, which made Gao Er Zhu's competitive heart a little anxious.

  The scout was less than twenty steps away from the riverbank when suddenly, out of nowhere, Luo Jiuhe burst forth: "Haha, it's mine!"

  Tan Zong's mind was all on jumping into the river, but he didn't expect Luo Jiuhe to anticipate his jump and ambush him nearby. As a result, when Luo Jiuhe jumped out, Tan Zong was startled and quickly withdrew his foot, taking a step back. In this moment of hesitation, Qi Niu, who had been hotly pursuing him from behind, was overjoyed.

  "I am!"

  He let out a loud roar, like a thunderclap in mid-air, and pounced forward, sending the scout flying with a single push.

  "It's mine!" Luo Jiuhe suddenly became impatient, he rushed up and wanted to grab it, Qi Niu had already gotten up, his hands grasped the ankle of Tanzi's foot and pulled him back.

  Luo Jiuhe pounced, but the model partners were only a few steps slower than Qi Niu. They swarmed up and three people surrounded Qi Niu to protect him. The remaining men helped Qi Niu press the struggling scout firmly to the ground.

  The people of Luo Jiuhe's group were not to be outdone and chased after them. The two groups of young men suddenly glared at each other in anger.

  "What do you want?" Qi Niu, who had caught his breath, stepped on the probe and raised his chin to look at Luo Jiuhe. This was the first time he had taken the upper hand in front of Luo Jiuhe. Originally, when speaking to Luo Jiuhe, he would always be somewhat subdued, but now, he felt an inexplicable surge of energy supporting him.

  "Old cow, you can't be lazy, this guy is the one I caught." Luo Jiuhe smiled and said: "You see, if it wasn't for me, he would have jumped into the water and escaped."

  "I'll jump into the water and catch up with you! My swimming skills are no worse than yours!" Qi Niu retorted stubbornly: "I caught it, so it's mine!"

  He knew that he was absolutely no match for Luo Jiuhe in terms of cunning, and his own mind was also half a beat slower. Therefore, no matter what reason Luo Jiuhe came up with, he would just say one sentence: "I caught it, it's mine!"

  Lu Jihe was taken aback, how did this kid suddenly become so difficult to deal with?

  "I don't care, since I was the one who intercepted him by the river, he should be mine. You just took advantage of the situation!" Later on, Luo Jiuhe had no choice but to resort to being a rogue.

  "Pffft, you caught him by the river? If I hadn't blocked his way at the three-forked road, he would have run off to who-knows-where!" Just then, Ye Wuyue hurried over and said: "I also deserve credit, it was me who stopped him from escaping along the way!"

  Three senior colleagues were arguing with red faces and ears, their junior home guard also glared at each other. Young people are always competitive, not for the sake of rewards, but for the sake of face!

  "You're really making a big show of yourselves, arguing like this over this matter!" Seeing them stop there, Yu Guozhen sent Gao Dazhu to see what had happened. After Gao Dazhu arrived and heard their argument, he immediately became annoyed: "The young master is still waiting, you bunch of bastards!"

  The usually honest Gao Dazhuang scolded in Shaanxi dialect, and the three partners stopped arguing.

  They dragged the scout in front of Yu Guozhen. The scout was very arrogant, unlike the scouts of the water bandits before. When he saw Yu Guozhen, he just snorted coldly twice and then closed his eyes.

  Yu Guozhen ordered two men to tie him up. At first, they didn't pay attention to him, but instead asked Luo Jiuhe why the three of them had a dispute.

  After getting the answer, Yu Guozhen smiled slightly. With the establishment of the eleven teams, the competition between each team has become increasingly fierce. Every day, Yu Guozhen would evaluate and score the performance of each team for that day. The two teams at the bottom had to be responsible for cleaning the toilets and watering the vegetables, so such disputes became more and more frequent.

  As long as the dispute is controlled within a certain extent and forms a benign competition, there will be no harm but only benefits.

  But still need to let them understand some importance of teamwork spirit, lest for the sake of merit and mutual shirking or even infighting.

  Thinking of this, Yu Guozhen glanced at a corner of the school building, where a new high platform had been set up, about four feet high. He looked at Luo Jiuhe and his two companions, who suddenly felt their hearts skip a beat. They were relatively familiar with Yu Guozhen, and when he gave them that kind of look, it was usually not a good sign.

  "You three come with me," said Yu Guozhen.

  Three people followed him to the front of the high platform, Yu Guozhen pointed at Qi Niu: "Old Niu, you go up."

  After standing on the high platform, he stared blankly at Yu Guozhen, not knowing what kind of trick he was going to play. Yu Guozhen said again: "Jiuchuan, Wuyue, you two stand here, face to face, with your hands crossed and grasped, when Lao Niu falls down later, you two will catch him, so that he won't get hurt, can you do it?"

  "It's nothing!" So, Luo Jiuhe and Ye Wuyue responded in unison.

  Yu Guozhen looked up at Qi Niu: "Alright, old cow, you shout 'one, two, down', then directly fall down, they will catch you."

  Qī Niú glanced at Luó Jiǔ Hé and Yè Wǔ Yá with a smile, then straightened up from the stage and fell forward, and was indeed caught by the two of them without suffering any injury. He got up with a grunt, looking at Yú Guó Zhèn, waiting for his new command.

  "Now Laoniu and Jiuhé are ready, Wuyue you go up, let them two catch you."

  After Ye Wuyue was Luo Jiuhe, after a round, it was Qi Niu's turn again. Qi Niu got on stage and was about to fall when Yu Guozhen said: "This time you don't face them directly, turn around, back to them, and then fall backwards."

  After the command came out, Qi Niu was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Yu Guozhen, and then followed suit, backing away from the two of them. He didn't hesitate for long, and with a shout of "One, two, down!", he really fell backwards into the arms of the two people.

  He was so decisive that Yu Guozhen was slightly surprised and looked at him in astonishment: "Old Niu, aren't you afraid?"

  "I'm not afraid, with Young Master here, I'm not afraid of anything!" Qi Niu's reply was very simple, and Yu Guozhen couldn't help but laugh out loud, feeling a little proud in his heart.

  It's precisely because Qi Niu is a straightforward person that what he says comes from his heart, rather than being flattery.

  He turned to Ye Wuyue: "Wuyue, it's your turn now."

  Ye Wuyue got on stage, imitating Qi Niu turning around, he himself shouted "One, two, down", but only shouted to "two", he couldn't help but stop, looking back at Luo Jiuhe and Qi Niu: "Uh, you guys better catch me."

  "Don't worry, coward." Luo Jihe sneered heartlessly.

  Ye Wuyai turned around again, dragging his long tone and shouting "one, two, down", but this time although he shouted out the word "down", the person still didn't fall.

  He was indeed a little scared, but what he feared more than being dropped and not caught was Yu Guozhen's silence. For two consecutive times, the young master didn't make a sound, just standing there silently looking at him, which made him feel tremendous pressure.

  So for the third time, he gritted his teeth and finally fell down, feeling as if his heart had jumped out of his chest. The stimulation was no less than when he first killed someone. When held by two people's arms, he even let out a loud cry and took several deep breaths.

  "Useless indeed." Luo Jiuhe sneered.

  "You'll know what it's like when you go up and try. " Ye Wuyue sneered: "You've forgotten the look on your face when you killed someone for the first time."

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