dognovel Chapter 129 made him break out in a cold sweat
Chapter 129 made him break out in a cold sweat
Yang Biao was sitting in the middle of the boat. When the starting command was given, the rowers from each village's dragon boats began to exert their strength and paddled quickly with the paddle boards following the rhythm of the drummer's fierce drumming.
When the boat reached the middle of the river, Yang Shuiqian, the drummer, slowed down the pace. His boat was already in the front position, and the top three should be secure, so he asked everyone to conserve their energy and slowed down.
Just then, a boat rushed towards them, yes, it rushed towards them.
"Everyone, hurry up!" Yang Shuiqian discovered something strange about the boat. The village's boat cannot be overturned. If it overturns and then they have to climb out of the water and readjust, they will definitely be ranked last at the finish line.
He used short drum beats to remind everyone to pump their strength. The drums on the boat were beaten very quickly. Although the rowers felt strange, they still rowed quickly according to the rhythm of the drums.
"Bang," the boat hit a boat from another village, and the boat capsized instantly, and all the rowers on the boat fell into the water.
"That was a close call!" Yang Shuiqian wiped the sweat from his face. The scene just now really made him break out in a cold sweat.
Yang Jinxue is a dragon boat rower with excellent skills, rich experience, quick reactions and strong leadership. He thinks the collision of the boats just now is not normal.
"Everybody, hurry up!" Yang Shuiqian shouted, the finish line was not far away. The cheers of the people on the shore and the sound of drums on the boats made it difficult for the people on the boats to hear him. Of course, Yang Shuiqian knew this, so the drums were beaten densely and rapidly. Such drum beats inspired everyone to sprint and speed up their paddling.
Rowers from other villages are also working hard for the benefit of their own village. The bulging veins on their necks show how hard they work.
The rowers from Yangjia Village rowed with all their might until the dragon boat broke the finish line marking the finish line.
"Wow, Yangjia Village won!" The people of Yangjia Village cheered. That's great. This year, the village will no longer have to worry about water shortage for irrigation of fields.
"Humph!" He Shengkun's face turned pale. He had never lost since he became the village chief of Changping Village. The group of young men behind him clamored for a rematch. This time didn't count. Anyway, their village's dragon boat team still had plenty of people.
"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!" How could he go back on his word and behave like a villain? There was no precedent for re-matching, and the village head was the first to disagree.
"We said we'd have a re-competition, so who do you think you are?" The young man from Changping Village was very arrogant and pushed away the people from other villages.
"Fuck him!" No one knew who said this, but the discontent at the scene was instantly ignited. Everyone started fighting and of course, they mainly attacked the people from Changping Village.
The people of Changping Village usually rely on the size of the village and its large population to beat and bully other villages at will, making those small villages with small populations and less wealth dare not speak out.
Using the strength of one village to deal with people from eleven villages, the result is predictable. "Yangjia Village won the first place in this dragon boat race and obtained the priority irrigation right of the canal!" Seeing his villagers being trampled to the ground by people from other villages and beaten without any resistance, He Shengkun had to bow his head at this moment.
"Wow, that's great, that's great!" After hearing what He Shengkun said, everyone stopped fighting.
Before leaving, He Shengkun glared at the village chief Gu Qi of Baixi Village, turned around and left. The young man with bruised eyes and nose followed him, expressing his dissatisfaction and asking him to let everyone compete again.
"That's enough. Do you want to be beaten to death today?" He Shengkun exploded in anger and turned around to scold them. Yang Tianding, you wait. You will have to settle today's account later.
Compared to the frustration of Changping Village, the people of Yangjia Village were very happy. It had been many years since the village won first place in the dragon boat race.
"Let's go to the ancestral hall to thank our ancestors for their blessings. Everyone should stop cooking at home and bring the ingredients prepared for the festival to the ancestral hall. Let's have a lively Dragon Boat Festival together in the whole village!" The head of the village was so happy that the harvest of crops in Yangjia Village was stable this year.
"Okay," everyone agreed to the proposal. It had been a long time since there was a big happy event in the village and there was such a lively scene.
"Dad, I think Baixi Village was originally planning to attack us." Yang Jinxue, who was drunk, could no longer hold back his anger, and told the headman of the village who was toasting him at the table about his suspicions.
"Yes, luckily I reacted quickly, otherwise we would have been the ones to be sunk." Yang Shuiqian still feels scared when he thinks of this.
"Every year dragon boats get overturned or sunk. Don't you find it strange?" In the past, Yangjia Village never made it into the top three in dragon boat races, and Changping Village won first place every year. Thinking about it now, everyone shudders.
“Xihong Village is doomed this time. It should have been at least in the top three.” Unfortunately, it was sunk by the dragon boat of Baixi Village, and its result fell to the last place.
"It seems that Changping Village was able to get the first place because of its dirty tricks in the past." He Shengkun likes to engage in unfair competition. You can't judge a person by his appearance.
Yang Biao thought of what Judge Cao said: People's hearts are hard to predict, and it's hard to see through their hypocrisy and distinguish between truth and falsehood. So he made himself careful in everything.
"Everyone, stop talking. Be careful next time." The village head made a "hush" gesture to shut everyone up. Yangjia Village finally won first place this time. If this matter gets out of hand, other villages will definitely ask for a rematch.
"Okay, let's not say anything." Everyone made gestures to shut up. Yes, if the competition really happened again, they might not get first place. Besides, why should they compete again? The people in Yangjia Village did not play any tricks.
"Well, they are all good kids!" The village head patted Yang Litian's shoulder with satisfaction and went to the next table to toast.
"Weiwei, why do I feel like you're a little different?" Xia Mingxuan, who came home for the holidays, frowned as he looked at his beautiful sister.
"What's the difference?" Xia Zhaofeng put down the chopsticks in his hand and asked his youngest son why he said that.
"I don't know, I just feel it." Xia Mingxuan shrugged. He didn't understand why he had this feeling.
"I think Fifth Brother is too idle. What's the point of talking about feelings?" Xia Weiwei rolled her eyes at him, saying that he had nothing to do after eating.
"Why don't you go to Anhetang to learn how to prepare Chinese medicine? Dad also learned it before he became an official." Find him something to do so that he won't talk nonsense all day long and be a dissolute person.
"Well, this is fine." Xia Zhaofeng agreed with his daughter's suggestion. The Xia family is a family of doctors. Every descendant should at least understand the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, what it treats, and how to prepare it, not to mention curing diseases and saving lives.
"I don't like doing these..." Xia Mingxuan secretly decided that he would never bother his sister again. Sending him to Anhetang to learn how to prepare Chinese medicine was her revenge.
"Whether you like it or not, you must go to Anhetang starting tomorrow. There is no room for negotiation!" This unruly little son did not look like a member of a medical family at all. It was infuriating just to see him, so an angry Xia Zhaofeng pulled Xia Weiwei away from the dinner table.