Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Princess Mansion, backyard.

"Lift your buttocks high, keep this position, don't move..."

"Keep your waist strong, don't let it go, spread your legs, straighten your hips, and lift your head."

Xia Mingyuan was sweating profusely and was doing horse stance in the sun.

Zhao Hongying walked past him from time to time to help him adjust his posture.

"Pay attention to your breathing. Don't stand still. Carefully feel the rhythm I told you before. It's only been less than half an incense stick. Keep going. Once the incense stick is burned out, you can rest."

Xia Mingyuan's legs were shaking, his feet felt like they were on fire, and his body was shaking more and more violently, but he still gritted his teeth and held on.

The original owner's body is far inferior to that of his previous life.

Just squatting in horse stance for a while made him feel like dying.

With Zhao Hongying as his strict teacher, any deviation in his posture or relaxation would be corrected immediately.

In less than half an incense stick of time, Xia Mingyuan felt as if he had been washed with water, with sweat running down his neck and soaking his clothes.

Just then, Wei Saner ran up hurriedly.

"Sir, there's an old man outside named Huang Renji, who claims to be the owner of Huang's Grain Store. He said he came to your house specifically to apologize and wants to meet you."

"Look..."

Wei Saner raised his head and glanced at Xia Mingyuan, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Zhao Hongying was slightly startled and was about to ask Xia Mingyuan to stand up.

At this moment, Xia Mingyuan raised his head and said with a sullen face: "Can't you see that I am busy?"

"Go tell him I'm busy right now and ask him to wait in the front yard."

"Yes." Wei Saner was startled and quickly ran out of the backyard.

Seeing that Xia Mingyuan was still insisting, more than half of the incense stick had burned out, and a hint of surprise flashed in Zhao Hongying's beautiful eyes.

I thought Xia Mingyuan was just a flash in the pan, and I thought if I scared him a little and made him suffer a little, he would give up on his own.

But unexpectedly, Xia Mingyuan had such strong determination and willpower.

He had such a good opportunity before, but he didn't use it as an excuse to escape.

Could it be that this guy really wants to learn martial arts?

"Why bother?"

Zhao Hongying looked up, forgetting the scorching sun, and couldn't help but sigh.

In her entire life, she had never seen such a young man who was willing to endure hardship.

……

The duration of a stick of incense is extremely long.

Finally, when the incense slowly went out, Zhao Hongying nodded gently.

Xia Mingyuan seemed to have been drained of all his strength and collapsed to the ground.

"call……"

"I'm so tired, my legs are as good as broken."

Xia Mingyuan grimaced in pain, and without caring about his image, he sat down on the ground.

Zhao Hongying frowned when she saw this.

"Don't lie down. Stand up and quickly kick your calves to loosen up your muscles."

"Otherwise, today's work will be in vain."

After saying that, she walked straight forward and pulled Xia Mingyuan up from the ground.

Upon hearing this, Xia Mingyuan quickly clenched his teeth and imitated Zhao Hongying's movements, relaxing his leg muscles.

After a long while, Zhao Hongying continued, "Let's stop here for today. This is my first time practicing standing meditation, and I lasted for an incense stick of time."

"Get up early tomorrow and continue standing still. For the next ten days, I will only do this one thing."

"When you can stand easily for an hour, you will have some basic skills."

"Got it, Teacher Zhao!"

Xia Mingyuan grinned, got up from the ground, and suddenly hugged Zhao Hongying in his arms.

"You, what are you going to do?"

"This is not in the room. Someone might see it soon."

Zhao Hongying was startled at once, her pretty face turned slightly red, and she said with a stiff upper lip.

Xia Mingyuan kissed her cheek hard and said with a smile: "When you are not practicing martial arts, I still prefer your well-behaved and gentle appearance. You should recover for a while."

"you…"

A hint of anger appeared on Zhao Hongying's delicate cheeks, but before she could get angry, Xia Mingyuan pinched her pretty face again, turned around and ran away.

After leaving the backyard, Xia Mingyuan took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then walked leisurely to the front yard.

Huang Renji and his two sons sat in the main hall in an orderly manner, becoming more and more nervous as they waited.

When they saw Xia Mingyuan coming out, the three of them were so excited that tears almost fell from their eyes, and they quickly stood up.

"Mr. Xia, I finally got you here."

"Today, Huang has brought his three sons to your house to apologize. It was me, Huang Renji..."

Huang Renji nodded and bowed, his face full of flattery.

But before he could finish his words, Xia Mingyuan interrupted him impatiently with a wave of his hand.

"Why? From what Mr. Huang said, are you dissatisfied with the waiting time?"

"If you think it's too long, you can go back and wait. Why waste time here?"

The Huang family father and son looked humiliated, but Huang Renji didn't dare to get angry. He quickly smiled and said, "Mr. Xia, you misunderstood. That's not what we meant."

"The four of us are already grateful that you came out to see us."

"It was I, Huang Renji, who was blind to the truth and offended Master Xia. I also underestimated the rampant banditry in Hanyang. Now that I've suffered, I finally understand Master Xia's advice from a few days ago."

"Well, the more I think about it, the more I feel sorry for Master Xia. I've brought my sons here to apologize to you."

"Boss, why don't you give the gift to Mr. Xia quickly?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Youde hurriedly opened the box in his hand. There were dozens of gold ingots, shining brightly, placed in the box. It was estimated that there were about four or five hundred taels of silver, which could be converted into five thousand taels of silver.

"Master Xia, I have prepared a small gift to express my apology. I hope you will accept it.

Seeing these hundreds of taels of gold ingots, Xia Mingyuan's expression eased a little.

"I can see that Mr. Huang came here with sincerity. Well, well, since you've already apologized sincerely, I'm not one to quibble."

"If I don't accept this small gift from you, I'll be offending you."

"Wei San'er, what are you still standing there for? Hundreds of taels of gold, wouldn't Young Master Huang be tired of carrying them in his hands? Go and take it quickly."

"Mr. Huang, it would be better if you bring silver notes next time you come. I am a weak butler and cannot do rough work."

The corners of Huang Renji's mouth twitched, and he and his two sons couldn't help but want to curse in their hearts.

Why do you look at Xia Mingyuan's expression? He seems a little reluctant to accept several hundred taels of gold?

But it's really not a good deal if you're trying to get it right.

And from what this guy said, he wants silver notes next time?

Wei San'er took the box and left. Xia Mingyuan glanced at Huang Renji and his son calmly, "Master Huang, is there anything else?"

"If there's nothing else, I won't keep you for tea."

After Xia Mingyuan finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.

Huang Renji was stunned for a moment, and stood there in confusion.

Why doesn't Mr. Xia play by the rules?

If there was nothing wrong and the four of them, father and son, were not being servile, why would they come here to give gold and put on a smiling face?

"Mr. Xia, please stay!"

Huang Renji came to his senses and hurriedly caught up and called out to Xia Mingyuan.

"Master Xia, my father and I are here today and we need your help with something. Huang's Grain Store would like to ask you to send someone to escort our grain carriage."