Chapter 24: Persistence and Abandonment
In the morning, a layer of mist enveloped the entire village. The www.biquge.info of Choma Mountain in the distance, the whole mountain range was filled with mist, and everything was so calm. The sky was as blue as a mirror, and occasionally a few early birds chirped and flapped their wings and flew into the distance.
Here, Gu Xing'an and Gu Sisi had already gotten up and cleaned up, and as every day, they cleaned the house inside and out, and then the two set off from the back door and went to the bamboo forest in front of the mountain.
The grass on the side of the road, on the unknown wildflowers, there are still drops of dew, shining brightly, everything is so vibrant. The fresh air came from the surface, which made Gu Sisi and Gu Xingan feel refreshed, and their heads were much clearer.
The two of them slowly ran towards the direction of the bamboo forest, the clear river water flowed loudly, and the pink and white lotus flowers and green lotus leaves looming under the mist in the distance, like a fairyland. It's just that the two didn't stop lingering, but continued to run forward.
The emerald bamboo forest, the green bamboos stand proudly between the heaven and the earth, a breeze blows, the bamboo leaves think of the rustling sound, the mist has not yet dispersed, all this looks like in a painting.
When Gu Sisi and Gu Xing'an just entered the open space yesterday, they only heard a thick and powerful voice, which reached the ears of Gu Sisi and Gu Xing'an, could it be that they came late today, no, they obviously came early, dare to love this old man earlier than the two of them!
"Two little babies, I'm here early today without the old man!haha!" the old man said with a smile. "Grandpa Cui, it's the two of us who are late, maybe the watch at home is a little inaccurate! I'm sorry, I made you wait for the two of us on the first day. Gu Xing'an replied with a red face, and Gu Sisi nodded at the same time as his brother spoke.
"Haha, little doll, you two are not late, it's the old man I'm a little excited, I couldn't sleep last night, I got up too early in the morning......" The old man was busy covering his mouth, hesitating, meaning what I said, what are I excited about? Not excited, yes, not excited!"
"Ahem, two little dolls, the old man means, this person is older, he feels less, anyway, he is sitting at home, it is better to come early, yes, the old man is getting up too early, boring, boring......"
Gu Sisi and Gu Xing'an looked at the old man who was talking to himself, they were embarrassed to cover their mouths, and smiled very unkindly.
In the bamboo forest, not long after the old man and the young man finished speaking, the mist slowly dispersed, and the surrounding scene slowly became clear, and there was a crisp chirping of birds in the depths of the bamboo forest, and a few bold sparrows flew to the three of them, staying on the green bamboo, tilting their little heads and looking at the three people below, as if to say: "What are these three people doing early in the morning?"
The three of them chatted in the bamboo forest for a while, and the old man gave the two of them a meeting gift first. In other words, when Mr. Cui went home yesterday, he began to rummage through the cabinets, and after a good search, he found a suitable meeting gift.
For this matter, he also let his wife hurt him for a while, and said that he had taken all the apprentices, and he would not bring it to the house for her to see. The old man hurriedly said that he hadn't done the apprenticeship yet, and when he was going to salute, he would definitely let her see him as soon as possible, and the old man coaxed for a while before he let his wife let him go, do you say he was easy?
Old man Cui gave the older Brother An a set of four treasures of the study, the meaning is obvious, I hope Brother An will write more big characters and calm down, which makes Brother An blush, can he say that he doesn't like to write calligraphy the most? But he still knelt down and took it.
Here the old man gave a small Siwaer meeting gift, it was a bracelet brought by a girl, the bracelet couldn't see what the material was, the color was a glance, Gu Sisi didn't like it but didn't dare to dislike it, this black and numb, if it wasn't for a few colorful stones dotted on it, she didn't want it at all. In the end, Gu Sisi still knelt down and took it.
This is going to be seen by Cui Jinxiao, the granddaughter of Old Man Cui, and she will definitely say that her grandfather is really partial, she didn't give it to her for a long time, and she actually gave it to a female doll she had just met. The old man didn't miss the fleeting dislike in Gu Sisi's eyes, he just touched his beard, but in his heart, "Hmph, female doll, you will know how good it is in the future, my granddaughter asked me not to give it, the old man just waited to see, see if you still dislike it in the future." ”
After giving the two dolls a meeting gift, Mr. Cui talked to the two of them a little seriously, and said the next words for the two to listen to well. Gu Sisi and Gu Xing'an both said that they would definitely do it.
Old man Cui, whose real name is Cui Haiyu, is the 255th generation of the Cui family, martial arts originates from the family tradition, mainly based on boxing, supplemented by leg method, also called Cui family boxing. The boxing method absorbs the essence of Tai Chi and Wufowl Opera, and combines the boxing method of the Cui family, which can be said to take its essence and discard its dross, and has become a school of its own through the efforts of predecessors and descendants.
The Five Birds Opera began in Hua Tuo, imitating the movements of the five animals of tiger, deer, bear, ape and crane to achieve the practice of curing diseases and maintaining health and strengthening the body. The five poultry operas require external movement and internal quietness, seeking stillness in movement, dynamic and static, rigid and soft, rigid and soft, both internal and external, which is similar to Tai Chi.
The old man probably talked about the five poultry plays, and then talked about Tai Chi. "Tai Chi believes that all things in the world are born from being, and some are born from nothing. And in the Book of Changes, it is said that "Yi has Taiji, the first birth of two rituals, two rituals give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip." …… Eh, it's far away," the old man looked at the two little dolls staring at him, and the expressions on their faces that they didn't understand didn't hide at all, so he immediately stopped.
"Ahem, two little dolls, let's take our time, we can't eat a fat person in one bite. In short, the boxing techniques you will learn in the future are all derived from all things in nature, so you two should be good at observing and watching the changes in various forms of all things. Do you understand?" said the old man earnestly.
Gu Xing'an and Gu Sisi, in fact, after listening to Grandpa Cui's words, they were a little foggy, how could they sound so profound and ethereal! But the two still nodded in response to Grandpa Cui's words.
"The old man knows that you two won't be able to digest it for a while, so let's take our time and don't worry. Today, let's start with the basics, meditation and Zama steps, two little dolls, is it feasible?" the old man said patiently to the two.
"Grandpa Cui, my sister and I don't understand any of this, I don't understand some of what you said before, and my sister doesn't understand it very well, but we can endure hardships, how you let us come, we will come. When Gu Xing'an replied to the old man's words, he also looked at his sister's reaction, and when he saw his sister nodding, he was relieved.
The sun is rising at this time, the sun shines through the bamboo leaves on the old and two young, the old man sits on the stone pier, his mouth is saying something, one big and one small two babies are walking on the horse, motionless.
At this time, Gu Xing'an and Gu Sisi already had a thin layer of sweat on their foreheads, but the two of them had no intention of giving up. The old man looked at the two brothers and sisters, nodded with satisfaction, and habitually stroked his white beard with his right hand, and the slightly upturned corners of his mouth under the beard made a few beards tremble slightly. And this scene, Gu Sisi and Gu Xing'an brother and sister did not notice.
The old man looked at the time, thinking that he would get here first today, everything must be done gradually, and if you want to hurry, you can't reach it. So he asked them to stop and told them to meditate for at least 30 minutes every morning and evening. and told the two of them the time of coming tomorrow, and let the two go back.
Meditation is a form of health and fitness. Sit cross-legged with your eyes closed, adjust your breath in and out, put your hands in a certain position, and don't think about anything. Pay attention to the word "quiet", "if you are quiet for a long time, you will be fixed, and if you move for a long time, you will be tired". After the meditation is over, be sure to move your muscles and bones to achieve a combination of movement and stillness.
Gu Xing'an and Gu Sisi responded one by one, said goodbye to Grandpa Cui, thanked him again for the meeting gift, and walked in the direction of home.
The sun rose high, Gu Xing'an and Gu Sisi were still a little excited at this time, the two of them were talking and laughing, and their faces showed expressions of excitement and expectation.
It's just that the brother and sister don't know it at the moment, it's just a simple appetizer, and the main course is still waiting for the two of them. In other words, is it okay for Gu Sisi and Gu Xing'an?