Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 191 - 61: Practicing Martial Arts, Little Man, Signboard_3

Chapter 191: Chapter 61: Practicing Martial Arts, Little Man, Signboard_3

As they walked with the paint in their hands, Xu Xiaoyan said to him, "I think that yoga is really good! It is especially suitable for girls. I’ve thought about it; every morning, I’ll box with you first and then learn yoga from the TV. I’ll have more lessons in the evening! This way, I’d learn both. What do you think?"

What could Yan Fei do but let her do whatever she wanted!

They first cleaned the stele, then Xu Xiaoyan began to try different fonts with a brush and water, pondering on which one would look best.

The weather was hot, the water evaporated quickly, allowing her to try various fonts easily to see which suited best.

As they were writing, spectators arrived once more.

How idle the people must be these days! Some onlookers, who missed seeing Yan Fei carry the stone yesterday, came over again. Seeing the erected stone stele, their faces were filled with regrets.

However, although there was some regret, since they were already there and had happened upon a beauty writing big characters with a paintbrush, it was worth the while to watch.

Yan Fei and Xu Xiaoyan did not mind the onlookers at all. Even Xu Xiaoyan showed no signs of stage fright. This was normal! In a small town, any little incident could draw a crowd.

Most of the people in the small town run small businesses and are content with just making ends meet. They had a lot of free time and would usually stroll around the markets during trading days. Those who are not engaged in small businesses would be idle when it was not a market day.

The market days in this small town were scheduled according to the lunar calendar, and only happened on even-numbered dates, and only lasted for some time in the morning. During other times, everything was idle and people were just fidgety.

After a while, a few people from the ranch’s yard finished their tasks and came to watch. Heizi was displeased at seeing only two characters and jumped out to suggest, "Just two words, that’s quite boring, right? You should write more!"

Yan Fei glared at him, "What do you suggest we write?"

Heizi shuddered under Yan Fei’s glare, subconsciously whispering, "Why not some imposing words! Like some spectacular name, say, ’Drinking Fairy’? Or how about ’Fire-Knife Liquor’? It sounds so formidable!"

Yan Fei couldn’t be bothered with him, continuing to discuss quietly with Xu Xiaoyan about what to write.

Meanwhile, other idle onlookers chimed in with their suggestions, agreeing that the sign should have a catchy name. Since they weren’t the ones writing or owning the liquor shop, they might as well make suggestions and enjoy the spectacle.

Suddenly feeling encouraged, Heizi argued, "That shabby shop on Jing Yang Ridge even has a sign saying ’Three Bowls and You’re Out’. Even Wu Song was attracted to it, see the importance of a good name! Why not ’Hero’s Brew’? Sounds imposing!"

Ma Chao does not fancy Heizi’s temperament. Seeing Yan Fei had no intention of choosing a name, detested and glared at Heizi, "Why not just call it ’Hero’s Brew’?"

Heizi was so excited that he couldn’t differentiate an earnest or sarcastic comment, "Yes, this one is not bad either. Let’s just call it ’Hero’s Brew’. The Liquor Only for Heroes..."

The onlookers around him could detect the sarcasm immediately and started laughing. Ma Chao was exasperated, "Why not just add ’Strive for Justice and Help the Poor’ on both sides?"

Now Heizi responded, faltering, "Well, that’s not necessary..."

His eyes lit up as he continued, "But that’s not a bad idea! We can add imposing couplets on both sides. Like ’The way to relive sadness is Du Kang (a kind of liquor)’ or ’Uphold Justice and Rectify Evils and Promote Good’. Sounds grand!"

Are those even considered couplets? No one paid any attention to him anymore, Xu Xiaoyan had already started writing.

Heizi frantically waved his hands, "Hey, don’t rush! Once it’s written, it’s hard to change! ’Hero’s Brew’ sounds good! Hero signifies our excellent traditions, it symbolizes... Alright, I can’t make up anymore. Write whatever you want!"

He walked toward the ranch with his head bowed, seeming unwilling to watch anymore.

The crowd laughed at him.

While Heizi was shouting, Xu Xiaoyan successfully wrote down one full character on the stele using the paintbrush and was only two strokes away from finishing the second one.

Onlookers behaving like onlookers, even after Xu Xiaoyan finished writing on both sides of the stele, they didn’t disperse. They stayed, admiring, commenting, and expressing their opinions as if it were a grand event.

Yan Fei and Xu Xiaoyan didn’t bother paying attention to them and quickly left with their things.