Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

Chapter Twenty-Nine: First Visit to the Mountain Stronghold

Shangguan Yun strode into the restaurant!

However, he arrived rather late, only to find the scene of a whirlwind sweeping away everything.

"Aww..."!

The man was opening his blood-red mouth wide, wrapping vegetables in a pancake, and he devoured it in just a few bites.

Only vermicelli remained in the basin, while the bowl of tofu lingered on the table. Min Wenqian and Zhang Zhenfei, each holding their bowl, stared at each other, locked in a fierce standoff.

Sister Zhu stepped onto the stool, kicked Liu Yong away, grabbed two steamed buns, jumped off the table, picked up a bowl, and shouted, "Little brother... there's still food here..."

She was immediately engulfed by the crowd, and there was nothing left of her steamed buns or vegetables...

Shangguan Yun stood frozen at the doorway, raising his left hand as if to speak but then stopping himself.

After a long silence, she weakly said, "There are still vegetables in the kitchen outside..."

Whoosh... Everyone stopped abruptly. The Boss still had half a steamed bun in his mouth, Gao Wei had chopsticks stuck in his mouth, and the two female students with messy hair turned their heads around forcefully.

"Nani...you're telling the truth..."

"Of course it's true... Aunt Zhang from the kitchen just said that if there's not enough food, you should get more yourself. The head of the household and the young master went to town, and no one is taking care of you. How did things get like this...?"

"And there's also tofu, eggs, rice... You guys know that, right...?"

"Ah..." A furious roar rang out, and everyone rushed into the kitchen...

Well, someone finally finished eating. They were lying haphazardly on the floor, stamping their feet and pounding their chests. A few girls were alright, but the rest were in a terrible state. Shangguan Yun had three black lines on her forehead.

"It's just a meal... and you're acting like a disaster victim..."

Well, actually they really are disaster victims...

On their very first visit to the mountain village, they made such a fool of themselves, leaving everyone embarrassed and pretending to look for work to do.

After all, there are 10 people in our family, we can't just sit around and eat for free every day!

The farmhand helps with some farm work; he's strong and healthy, so he doesn't get tired.

Sister Zhu led the female students to do some housework and helped Aunt Zhang cook. Zhang Zhenfei and the other two were all from hunter families and went hunting in the mountains with the hunters in the village. Teacher Yang was responsible for teaching a group of children to read and write.

Shangguan Yun and Min Wenqian squatted dejectedly at the door, searching for their target.

Sigh! What should I do?

Everyone was busy, and these two old men, despite their great skills, had nowhere to use them, which made them very frustrated.

Now that it's autumn, things are less busy, and the militia in the village have begun their training activities during their leisure time.

About 100 meters to the west of the main hall is a training ground where the village militia are practicing bayonet fighting, lifting stone weights, wrestling, shooting, etc., which is quite lively.

Shangguan Yun and the other man exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and a lewd smile appeared on their lips...

"Shangguan, let's go take a look..." Min Wenqian gestured towards the distance.

"Well, I'm such a low-key person, what if they cause us trouble after we go there... Fighting isn't in my nature... Hehe..."

Shangguan Yun shrugged, looking troubled.

Min Wenqian's face darkened, thinking to himself, "It's good that you didn't cause them any trouble. Those twenty or so people probably couldn't even get close to you if they all attacked together..."

But he said, "Seeing how hard they train, we can't just eat and drink for free here. It would be good to give them some pointers. Even if we get misunderstood and suffer a little physical pain, it's not a big deal, hehe..."

The two exchanged a glance, as if both were saying, "You know what I mean..." before standing up and walking toward the training field.

"Hey... I said you guys have worked hard, come on... take a break and have some water... haha..." Min Wenqian walked over carrying a pot of water and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the group of people who were training stopped and looked over.

Just then, a loud shout rang out, "What are you all doing? Who told you to stop? Keep practicing..."

A burly man, eight feet tall, walked over, glanced at the two of them, and snorted softly.

"These two must be the distinguished guests who just arrived at the village yesterday..."

Hmph...Why come here instead of resting properly indoors? Swords and spears have no eyes, don't hurt the two of you...

"Hmm?" Min Wenqian frowned and gave a cold smile.

"Brother, you flatter me. I don't deserve to be called a distinguished guest. I have to do something out of this, otherwise people will think I'm just freeloading."

His words were barbed and pointed, and he showed no sign of backing down.

"Oh, so you two came to my training ground looking for some work. You're both honored guests, so I can't let you get tired. If you really can't stay idle..."

"Uh... how about this, I have a few stone blocks here that we'll need for training later, so I'll trouble you two to move them to the other side." He chuckled, his eyes full of contempt.

Min Wenqian was immediately enraged. He had never been treated like this in the past few days. Just as he was about to argue, Shangguan Yun stopped him and bowed to the burly man.

"May I ask your name, sir?"

"Hmph, I am Zhao Peng, the militia instructor of Song Family Village, hmph..."

“Alright, in that case, I’d like to ask Brother Zhao to help me find a sturdy rope,” Shangguan Yun said.

"What does moving a stone block have to do with a rope? Or do you want to tie a rope to it and pull it along? Young man, this isn't a pulley, haha..." A group of people burst into laughter.

Shangguan Yun smiled lightly, "Take it and try it, then you'll know."

Zhao Peng didn't waste any words and immediately had someone find a ten-meter-long thick rope, which was very sturdy and could be used to drag a cow.

Shangguan Yun took out a dagger and cut it in two. He then went to the stone blocks and threaded the handles of the stone blocks together with rope.

Min Wenqian took a look. This stone block weighed at least 30 to 50 pounds. It was similar to an ancient stone lock. It was roughly made and was usually used to practice arm strength.

If ten of these were strung together and hauled away, that would be quite a feat.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shangguan Yun finished threading all the stone blocks and tied them securely. "Brother Min, come and try it out."

"Brother, you're treating me like a cow. I'm not like you. I'm afraid I can't handle this thing..." Min Wenqian said with a wry smile.

Zhao Peng, standing nearby, also stood with his arms crossed, watching coldly, and said to those around him:

“My Song Family Village isn’t a place where people can just coast along. In this chaos of war, all sorts of animals, cats and dogs, are trying to get a piece of the action. We’ll have to put them to the test, hmph…you all agree, right?” Several people around him nodded in agreement.