Accidentally entered a high gate

Ma Lifeng smiled at them as they gathered around. "Hello! Are you here to help me gather firewood?"

The hooligans: "..." This kid is not only sissy, but also stupid.

"Pfft!" The leader of the hooligans spat the grass he was holding in his mouth at Ma Lifeng's feet. "Didn't you have a daughter? We're here to congratulate you."

Another hoodlum chimed in, "We came especially to congratulate you, shouldn't you buy us a cigarette?"

The other hooligans chimed in:

"Yeah, shouldn't you buy us a cigarette?"

"Yeah! Shouldn't you buy us a cigarette?"

……

After they finished speaking, Ma Lifeng smiled at them again. "One cigarette isn't enough. I'll treat you to a drink at the state-run restaurant."

The hooligans: "..." This kid is really too smart!

"Hahahaha..." The leader of the hooligans laughed a few times and went to put his arm around Ma Lifeng's shoulder.

Ma Lifeng took a step to the side, preventing him from hooking her.

Just as the leader of the hooligans was about to say, "You don't actually think you're a woman, do you?", Ma Lifeng continued, "However, I have a condition."

The ringleader, a scoundrel, wanted to say, "You dare to make demands?", but then thought that given his cowardly nature, the most he'd dare to ask for was something like asking for fewer meat dishes. "Speak," he said.

Ma Lifeng smiled at them again. "If you can take me down, I'll treat you to drinks at the state-run restaurant."

The hooligans: "..." This kid actually dares to challenge them?!

The group of thugs exchanged glances and then pounced on Ma Lifeng...

Fifteen minutes later, Ma Lifeng looked at the few thugs he had hung from the tree and shook his head in disappointment. "Is that all you've got to extort money from others?"

Some people who survived the war years didn't want their children to suffer because they had endured so much hardship themselves. Others felt that they had survived the chaos of war because of their strong will and robust physique, and that their children should also possess these qualities to have a good life.

Unfortunately, his father, his mother, and his two older brothers all belonged to the second type of people. Although they doted on him, he still made sure he learned everything he was supposed to. So they allowed him to lie on the ground after he finished his lessons and have his older brothers carry him back home.

The hooligans: "..." Is that even human language? Don't you know how good you are at fighting?

"Brother, we were wrong."

"Brother, we'll never do it again."

"Brother, please spare us."

"Brother, just ignore us like we're nothing."

"Brother, we're begging you."

"elder brother,……"

"elder brother,……"

……

While gathering firewood, Ma Lifeng said, "If I just let you go like this, wouldn't you think I'm too soft-hearted? Wouldn't you come up with other tricks to scheme against me? I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget."

The hooligans: "..." Is this something to learn a lesson? This is something that could kill you!

"Brother, there are wild boars in the mountains."

"Brother, if the wild boar sees us in the tree, it will definitely crash into it. If the tree falls, we're doomed."

"Brother, I can get chicken and eggs. Brother, even if you had meat and egg coupons, you couldn't let your wife eat as much as she wanted." This fierce-looking man must love his wife very much, otherwise he wouldn't be washing her clothes for her, nor would he be so frightened by her impending childbirth that he cried. "Brother, please let us go, I really can get chicken and eggs."

Ma Lifeng thought for a moment. "Alright. If you're lying to me, I'll drag you all back and hang you on the edge of the cliff."

"I'm not lying to you, I really can get it."

Ma Lifeng put them down. "Get lost."

The group of hooligans quickly left.

After rolling down the mountain, the leader of the hooligans immediately grabbed the collar of the other hooligan who had said he could get chicken and eggs and asked, "You're not thinking of going to find Yang San, are you?" That guy surnamed Ma is a fierce demon, and Yang San is not someone to mess with either!

Even the scoundrel who claimed he could get his hands on chicken and eggs knew Yang San was not someone to mess with. However, "the mountains aren't just home to wild boars, they're also home to wolves."

The other hooligans: "..."

"We have no connection with that kid surnamed Ma, but we at least have some connection with Yang San."

……

Half an hour later, Yang San was playing with an axe in the yard. Two hooligans from his brigade and three hooligans from the riverside brigade followed him in through the gate.

Yang San was about to ask, "What are you doing at my house?"

The hooligans started wiping away tears. "Third Brother, help!"

Yang San: "..." Are these guys possessed?! "Come with me." His mother, his elder brother and sister-in-law, and his nephews and nieces were all at home; he had to get these guys outside.

Yang San, holding the axe, strode towards the door.

The hooligans quickly followed.

Yang San led them to a nearby dilapidated temple. "Speak."

The hooligans recounted what had happened.

"Third Brother, help me!"

"Third Brother, I have a dollar here."

"Third Brother, I have fifty cents."

"Third Brother, I'll help you fetch water from now on."

"Third Brother, let me help you chop wood."

……

Yang San was speechless. "You bunch of idiots! You've only been in a new place for a couple of days, and you're already dragging local girls to their parents and saying you want to marry their daughters?"

The hooligans: "..." dared not.

"Also, did you come straight to my house after coming down from the mountain?"

The hooligans shrank back.

Yang San: "..." Luckily, he only had a slight relationship with these hooligans, otherwise they would have killed him!

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Yang San patted each of them on the head and then walked towards the door.

As soon as Yang San stepped outside, he saw Ma Lifeng smiling at him.

Yang San was once again relieved that he only had a slight connection with those hooligans. "Hello! I don't know them well. Can I buy you a drink? I'd like to be friends with you. I've heard you're very good to your wife and daughter."

The hooligans: "..." This kid was actually following them! This kid is too cunning! "Third Brother, we didn't know he was following us."

Yang San believed it. "Ma Zhiqing, what do you think of this?"

Ma Lifeng smiled. "For your sake, I won't bother with them."

Yang San said "Thank you!" and looked at the hooligans. "Aren't you going to get lost? And if you don't behave yourselves, you'll get shot sooner or later."

The hooligans: "..." Why is Mr. Ma being so agreeable all of a sudden?

"We're leaving now, we're leaving now."

"We'll definitely study hard from now on! We'll definitely study hard!"

……

After the hooligans left, Yang San thanked Ma Lifeng again.

Ma Lifeng smiled. "I guessed they came to see you. Do you still want to join the army? If you do, I have connections."

His father, his eldest brother, and his second brother all liked talented people, and Yang San had applied twice before.

If Yang San still wants to join the army, he can not only contribute a talented person to the country, but also gain another close friend.

Yang San was taken aback. "You...you know me?"

Ma Lifeng nodded. "Do you still want to join the army? But I have to remind you, I'm helping you because I think you're cut out for it. I want you to contribute to the country and earn your own future, not to compete with your father. Of course, if you can climb over your father and get him to salute you, I'll admire you and be happy for you."