Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 515 Second Level

Luo Sanmu thanked Zheng Xidong. Jiang Chan waited for him to rest for a while and drank a few more sips of soup before asking, "Why is there still someone trying to grab the flag? Did you encounter it?"

"Well, there are all kinds of people." Luo Sanmu said, "I'm running with a few people from our village, and no one dares to attack us."

Jiang Chan sighed, "Fortunately, our villagers are united."

"Dad." Jiang Chan pulled Zheng Xidong over from somewhere else, "We heard that the second level is to lift a stone load, and you have to lift it thirty times to pass it."

"How heavy is the stone burden?" Luo Sanmu asked.

"Master Cheng said it was very heavy." Jiang Chan did not ask for the exact weight.

Zheng Xidong said, "There are many more people signing up for the martial arts test than the literary test. I didn't expect that there would be only 20 left after the first round. From what Cheng Zhubu said, the martial arts test will select at most 10 people. I don't think the next two rounds will be easy."

Jiang Chan patted Luo Sanmu's calf and worriedly told him, "If you can do it, do it. If you can't do it, don't force yourself. It's not worth it to hurt yourself. Do you understand?"

Luo Sanmu nodded, "I know what's going on."

When Luo Sanmu recovered completely, the sweat trapped inside his clothes made him feel cold. Jiang Chan regretted and said, "I should have found a place for you to wipe yourself off."

Zheng Xidong said, "Let's go to my house. It's not far from here. I have hot water at home."

Luo Sanmu was about to refuse when he heard three gongs.

The second level has begun.

Luo Shitou just ran back from outside and said to Luo Sanmu, "Dad! You must win!"

At the gate of the government office, the eight parties put down the stone load. When all the people who had passed the previous round had arrived, they announced the rules: "Anyone who can lift the stone load thirty times within half an incense stick will pass.

Who's coming first?"

No one stepped forward. Everyone pointed at the last person who was found by the yamen runners. "You come?" The man shook his head hurriedly. "No, no, no, I don't know how to do it. Let's look at others first."

Bafang realized that the treasure he thought was a treasure might not have been touched by these people in Beishan County. Thinking of the disaster he almost got into at the last checkpoint, he simply lowered his requirements.

Don't ask people to lift it above their heads, just lift it above the knees.

Bafang stood in front of the stone pole and said, "Let me show you a few moves first." He held the stone pole with both hands and lifted it above his head, "This counts as one." Then he gently put the stone pole on the ground and pulled it up to above his knees, "This also counts as one."

"As long as you lift it thirty times within half an incense stick, you will pass the level. It's very simple." Bafang urged, "There is another level behind. Don't waste everyone's time waiting in vain."

After Bafang finished speaking, someone stepped forward and said, "I'll go first."

"Okay." Bafang made way for the person who came closer and asked, "What's your name?"

"Zeng Dahe, everyone in my family calls me the third brother."

Bafang signaled the yamen runners to light the incense, and said to Zeng Dahe, "Let's get started."

Zeng Dahe didn't know the weight of the stone load at first and failed to lift it, which caused a lot of laughter from the onlookers.

Fortunately, Zeng Dahe was not affected by the movement around him. He concentrated on adjusting the strength of his hands and held his breath to lift up the stone load. However, he did not have the strength of Ba Fang after all. Pulling the stone load above his knees was already his limit, and he was about to drop it immediately.

"One!" Bafang counted loudly.

Zeng Dahe had to rest for a while every time he lifted the weight. His hands became weaker and weaker as time went on. Fortunately, after a few times he found the technique to exert force and knew how to use his waist and feet together.

I finally completed thirty of them before the incense sticks burned out.

Once the first person completes the task successfully, the confidence of those behind him will naturally increase.

Unfortunately, confidence is confidence. After twenty people were tested one after another, only nine were able to pass the second level within the specified time.