Jiang Wan, after provoking those envious individuals, turned and entered the tavern to find Dalang and Erlang.
The two brothers had been guarding the tavern recently, not for any other reason than to prevent the villagers from causing trouble there.
The human heart is a peculiar thing. Some hearts in the small mountain village were quite complex. The brothers worried that someone might deliberately cause mischief in the tavern, so they came specifically to keep watch.
Seeing her approach, Dalang and Erlang asked, "Why did you come out alone?"
Jiang Wan replied, "The city is quite safe, you don't need to worry about me. Big brother, second brother, you don't need to keep watching here all the time. It's just an empty tavern anyway. Inform the village chief to keep an eye on it, and there won't be any major problems. Your time should be spent on more important matters."
The two brothers were a bit confused. More important matters?
Jiang Wan said softly, "The current situation is not good. I'm worried things could get chaotic at any moment. Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and elder sister are all delicate women, plus Xiaobao and Yaoyao. Half of our family needs protection. As the strong men of the family, shouldn't you be training them quickly!"
The two brothers were suddenly jolted awake.
They had lived a comfortable life for half a year, and their vigilance had almost worn away. They were only focused on the tavern being their future livelihood, so they only cared about that, never considering more important things.
So, the two brothers quickly went to find the village chief and entrusted the tavern matters to him.
The village chief lived in a small room behind the tavern. The conditions here were much better than in the tavern out front. The elderly villagers were all settled here.
"Go and attend to your own affairs with peace of mind. I will restrain the villagers. Whoever damages something will have to pay for it. Let's see who dares to cause trouble!"
After thanking the village chief, the two brothers returned to the Cheng residence with Jiang Wan.
That afternoon, the two brothers began their training.
Erlang's skills were quite good. Jiang Wan had specially trained him for a period, and Yan Li had also guided him for a while. Therefore, Erlang could now fight three to five adult men by himself without issue.
Dalang's skills were a bit inferior, but he inherited the family's great strength. If he truly got into a fight, he could still hold his own.
However, this was not enough. They had to make their abilities even stronger.
The Cheng residence had a dedicated training area, prepared for the guards of the estate.
The two brothers caused quite a stir, attracting Zhou Juren and his two students to come and watch.
When Zhou Juren saw Jiang Wan with her hands behind her back, instructing her two elder brothers, he was greatly surprised.
In his impression, Jiang Wan was just a plump little girl. But what was he seeing now? He saw the little girl lightly flick Dalang with her toe, causing Dalang to lose his balance and fall flat on his face.
Jiang Wan said with a stern face, "Did you not eat? It seems I need to demonstrate again!"
Saying that, Jiang Wan demonstrated on the spot.
The sound of her chubby little fists actually emitted a series of frightening air-splitting sounds, far from the sound of brute force chopping that Dalang had made earlier. Moreover, the stability of the little girl's stance was so strong that even Zhou Juren, a complete layman, could tell.
Jiang Wan's movements were extremely fast, and her strength was also immense. After completing a set of moves, Jiang Wan was not even out of breath, and even Erlang beside her couldn't help but swallow.
How did he feel that his little sister's abilities were many times stronger than his own?
Off to the side, Sanlang and Cheng Sinian were stunned.
They had always known Jiang Wan was very capable, but they never imagined she could be so powerful.
Such a Jiang Wan could knock them out ten times over with one punch!
Incredibly powerful!
Cheng Sinian excitedly ran over, "Wanwan, can you teach me that set of boxing you just did? I want to learn too!"
Sanlang also ran over, "Me too, I want to learn."
Jiang Wan glanced at Zhou Juren, "It's possible, but will Mr. Zhou agree?"
One must know that Zhou Juren had not relaxed Sanlang's studies at all, which showed how responsible he was.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Juren said, "I want to learn too."
Jiang Wan's eyes were about to pop out in surprise.
That was Zhou Juren!
He actually wanted to learn martial arts!
Zhou Juren said, "It is often said that scholars are useless. I used to think this statement was biased, but in the current situation, I have to admit that if chaos truly erupted in the city, I fear I would not even have the ability to protect myself. Therefore, I wish to learn with you."
He originally had no interest in learning martial arts, but after watching Jiang Wan's set of boxing just now, he immediately became interested.
Learning some martial arts could be used for self-protection when needed. When not needed, it was also good for strengthening the body.
Thus, the team rushing to learn martial arts suddenly grew by two and a half times.
When Magistrate Cheng returned from work with Jiang Pan and learned about their martial arts training, Magistrate Cheng stroked his chin, "Since that's the case, I'll join in the practice too."
Seeing that his superior had joined, Jiang Pan followed suit.
The guards, seeing their master learning martial arts, immediately felt a sense of crisis and also requested to join the training.
They had already observed for half the day and found that the young lady of the Jiang family's martial arts, though seemingly simple, were fierce and ruthless in every move, all aimed at taking lives.
Such killing moves were more effective than the martial arts they practiced. Especially in times of chaos, such killing moves could eliminate opponents in the shortest possible time, gaining more time for themselves.
Whether it's releasing one sheep or a flock of sheep, it's still releasing them. Jiang Wan waved her little hand and accepted everyone who was willing to learn.
With the student numbers skyrocketing, Jiang Wan decided to adjust the teaching plan.
Among the fifteen students, eight were guards. They already had a foundation in martial arts and did not require much interference from Jiang Wan. Of the remaining seven, Erlang had the best aptitude and learned quickly. Her father also had some foundation, Dalang was slightly worse, and Sanlang... he was the bottom of their family.
Magistrate Cheng, Cheng Sinian, and Zhou Juren had no basic skills at all.
In the current situation, it was naturally too late to start from the basics, so Jiang Wan decided to give them an accelerated class.
Jiang Wan was an extremely qualified coach and was very good at teaching according to aptitude. Zhou Juren and his two students' training time was in the afternoon, and they studied in the morning. Magistrate Cheng and Jiang Pan's training time was in the evening, as the yamen had many affairs recently, and both had no free time during the day.
Dalang and his two brothers, along with the guards, had full-day training.
Dalang and the others were doing alright. They already had a foundation and learned quickly. Although they were exhausted after practicing all day, the things Jiang Wan taught them were extremely useful.
Those with zero foundation like Zhou Juren found it extremely difficult. After half a day, Zhou Juren was almost done for.
Jiang Wan knew how difficult it was for those with zero foundation to achieve rapid progress, so she used the opportunity of stretching them to transfer some of her abilities to alleviate their physical pain, so that they wouldn't refuse to come after the first day of learning.
After a few days of training, even Zhou Juren, who couldn't even lift a chicken, felt that his physical fitness had improved significantly. Erlang and the others felt their strength advancing by leaps and bounds.