Chapter 21: Boxing
After drinking and eating, everyone chatted for a while, because they each had something to deal with, they separated, and Meng Zitao also rode his bicycle home.
After arriving home, Meng Zitao couldn't wait to call his parents to tell him the news that he had missed again.
Originally, Meng Shuliang and his wife were a little worried about Meng Zitao's resignation, afraid that Meng Zitao would not go well, but since Meng Zitao had made up his mind, they were still very supportive on the surface. Now that they heard the news, although they were not too relieved in their hearts, they didn't have much to worry about.
The first time is luck, the second and the third time, it means that Meng Zitao still has some level, so what else do they have to worry about?
When he got home, Meng Zitao put away the incense burner or something, and when he saw that there was nothing wrong, he picked up the unknown Taijiquan book and read it.
As mentioned earlier, because this boxing book is not very well preserved, there are many traces of insect bites and water stains on the paper, but fortunately, because it is a boxing book, most of them are drawn character movements, and the impact is not very big.
Meng Zitao read page by page, and when he saw the end, he couldn't help but be stunned. He was pleasantly surprised to see that there were a few paragraphs of text written on the last few pages, and these words were actually a combination of fists and techniques.
There are all kinds of theories about Tai Chi on the Internet, some say this, and some say that, if you want to understand it without the teaching of a famous teacher, it is really not easy.
But how can it be so easy to find a famous teacher, Meng Zitao also inquired, there are masters who practice Tai Chi in Lingshi, but if they don't teach you, the tuition fee alone is expensive.
Previously, Meng Zitao couldn't even make up the cost of his father's treatment, so how could he have the money to hire a famous teacher and professor? So he simply found a video on the Internet to learn about it, and then went to consult a famous teacher when he had the money.
Unexpectedly, today he actually got a book of ancient Taijiquan, and it also has the technique of spitting.
Meng Zitao thinks that the reason why Taijiquan is called Neijiaquan is not because there is a matching technique of tuna, but how easy it is for him to get the real technique of tuna, even if you worship the master, the master does not trust you, and will not teach it.
As for those breathing techniques on the Internet, Meng Zitao didn't dare to practice them, in case he practiced them, who knows what kind of results would be caused.
Therefore, this supporting spitting technique was very important to Meng Zitao, so he hurriedly watched it, but when he saw the end, he wrinkled his head and wrinkled again.
All of this is because this boxing book is too shabby, and the key point of the last paragraph of the three-stage tuna technique is no longer clear.
"Is this called luck or bad luck?"
Meng Zitao was a little depressed, but fortunately, the three-stage tuna technique was divided into three stages: junior high school and high school, and even if there was no last stage, he could still practice. And the last paragraph he felt was also a bit ridiculous, what practice to the fullest, you can fly the eaves and walk the wall, pick leaves and fly flowers, and you can break gold and stones with your fingers. I don't know, I thought it was a martial arts novel.
However, Meng Zitao thought about it, since even the ability has appeared, and he has practiced to the fullest, maybe he can really achieve the situation described in the book. But then again, even so, what can it be, in today's society, is it not killed by a bullet in seconds?
Thinking so, Meng Zitao was no longer entangled in not being able to see the third paragraph clearly.
Early the next morning, after Meng Zitao was ready, he went to the meeting place Antique Street.
When he arrived at the antique street, Meng Zitao parked his bicycle and saw from a distance that the sixth child was already waiting at the entrance of the antique street, so he hurriedly greeted him and greeted him.
After a while, Cheng Qiheng and Wang Menghan also came over, and Cheng Qiheng asked, "Sixth, who else is there today?"
The sixth said: "I also informed Li Qiaosheng, this guy is really ink, let's wait a while, if we don't come again, let's go." ”
For Li Qiaosheng, Meng Zitao also has some impressions, this person is the old customer of the sixth child, but he is a little picky when he buys things, and he doesn't know why the sixth child called him.
After two or three minutes, everyone saw a middle-aged man wearing a white shirt, black-framed glasses, and a little sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, panting and running over, it was Li Qiaosheng in the old six.
"Sorry, I'm late. Li Qiaosheng gasped for breath while taking out a tissue to wipe the sweat on his face.
The sixth waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's not too early, let's go......"
After speaking, a group of five people came to the parking lot and got into a black Volkswagen.
This is Cheng Qiheng's car, of course, the driver is none other than him, Wang Menghan is sitting in the co-pilot, and Meng Zitao and the three men are sitting in the back seat.
told Cheng Qiheng the address, and the sixth said to Li Qiaosheng: "I said Lao Li, aren't you usually very positive, why are you so slow today?"
Li Qiaosheng said: "When I came, I met Xue Wenguang, and he pulled me to chat for a while. ”
The sixth frowned slightly when he heard this: "You won't tell him what happened today, will you?"
Li Qiaosheng said angrily: "Is my old Li that kind of person?"
The sixth said a joke: "I think you're that kind of person!"
"Open the door, I want to get out of the car!" Li Qiaosheng said with a sad and angry face.
The sixth sneered: "Cheng Shao, please pull over and let him go down." ”
Li Qiaosheng's expression immediately changed, and he said with a smile on his face: "It's just an itch, I can't help but perform for a while." ”
The sixth smiled: "I can't help but perform a little." ”
Everyone chuckled a few times, feeling that with Lao Liu and Li Qiaosheng here, they shouldn't be so lonely along the way.
According to Lao Liu, the place they went to this time was a village on the outskirts of a neighboring city, and it looked like they drove for more than three and nearly four hours.
Due to the early departure of everyone and the smooth flow of the road, when the car was about to reach its destination, it was only a short time after nine o'clock.
Before arriving at his destination, Meng Zitao saw a few old houses in the Jiangnan style through the car window. Nowadays, most of the old houses like this have been demolished, and even if they are not demolished, it is not easy to see a well-preserved building because of the disrepair.
The car stopped in front of a four-water home-style house, everyone got out of the car one after another, and the sixth child stepped forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door opened, and it was opened by an old man in his seventies or eighties, who looked a little emaciated, and whose eyes were not very good.
The old man squinted his eyes, saw that it was the sixth child, looked very happy, said a few words of greeting, and led everyone into the courtyard.
The general layout of Jiangnan houses is roughly the same as that of the courtyard houses in the north, but due to the high population density in Jiangnan and the requirement to occupy less farmland, the layout of the general houses is compact, and the courtyard covers a small area to adapt to the local characteristics.
The doors of the Jiangnan houses are mostly open on the central axis, and the main house facing the hall is the hall, and the two-story building is often built in the back yard. The small courtyard enclosed by quadrangle houses is commonly known as a patio, which is only used for lighting and drainage. Because rainwater from the inner slope of the roof flows into the patio from all sides, this is also the origin of the name "Four Waters Return to the Hall".
The structure of the Four Waters Returning Hall is very beautiful, which makes Meng Zitao, who came into contact with him for the first time, very happy. After looking at the view of the house all the way, everyone came to the hall.
After the old man invited everyone to sit down, he poured tea for everyone with the teacup that had been prepared, but considering that the old man's eyes were not very good, the sixth man rushed to pour the tea.
The old man's surname was Cao, and he said to everyone: "The sixth child should have told you about the situation, right?"
What's going on, at dinner yesterday, the sixth child had already told everyone. To put it simply, it is caused by the son's defeat.
To say that this Uncle Cao is also a capable person, in the nineties, he taught himself stocks and increased his pension more than ten times, which he could not spend in his lifetime.
At the time of 2,000 years, Uncle Cao's wife passed away, and he felt lonely, but he came into contact with antiques by chance, and since then he has been out of control, and in the next few years, he has collected a lot of things, including some fine products.
If it weren't for his sudden eye disease, he might still be active in the antique market.
In addition to eye diseases, Uncle Cao also has a trouble, that is, his youngest son. His youngest son was born when he was in his forties, and he was old enough to have a son, so he was very precious, so he inevitably contracted some vices, which broke the hearts of Uncle Cao and his wife.
Finally, Uncle Cao's youngest son got married and calmed down for a few years, but recently he got involved in gambling again, lost all his family, and his wife and children also ran back to his parents' house. That's not all, he hit Uncle Cao's antiques again.
As the old saying goes, day and night, it is difficult to prevent thieves, and Uncle Cao's eyes are not good, so he immediately made a decision to exchange all the antiques for money, divide them, anyway, he has a pension, and he is not afraid of starvation.
Seeing that everyone nodded to indicate that they knew, Uncle Cao sighed: "I don't know what I did, but I actually gave birth to such an unfilial son." ”
Meng Zitao said in his heart, it's not because of the misfortune that you spoiled, so if you are too fond of children, you will often give birth to all kinds of problems, and you must learn a lesson in the future.
"I don't even have a girlfriend, why do you want to do this!"
Just as Meng Zitao was muttering in his heart, Uncle Cao stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go and see my things, as long as the price is right, you can take them, so as not to be worried about the rabbit cub." ”
At this time, an aunt in her fifties walked in with a vegetable basket, and after inquiring, she found out that it was a servant hired by Uncle Cao.
Uncle Cao is rich, his eyes are not good, it is not normal not to invite a servant, Meng Zitao felt a little strange just now, it turned out that he went to buy vegetables.
The group followed Uncle Cao to the next room, opened the door, and saw that it was spotless, and it looked like it should be cleaned often, which shows that Uncle Cao is indeed a person who loves antiques.
Meng Zitao saw a trace of amazement on Uncle Cao's face, and felt that if it weren't for his son being too bastard, maybe Uncle Cao wouldn't have sold these things until he died.