Chapter 10: The Old Man's Circle

"Ji-hyun, don't have anything to do in the future!" Before leaving, Grandma Han enthusiastically advised: "Although Xuanya has nothing to do, she comes to play, but in the end she doesn't have many friends, so you can go around with her if you don't have anything to do, so as not to nag us all day long." ”

"Grandma, how can you say that about me, don't you like me anymore." Li Xuanya, who was on the side, was suddenly unhappy when she heard this about herself: "Also, whoever wants to go out with him, he is a boring person, just like a little old man." ”

It seems that she has a deep prejudice against Xu Hunxian. For this girl, Xu Hunxian really had no choice, she spoke mercilessly, which made people unbearable, but in order to stabilize the old man, he still settled this arduous task: "It's good, I'll play with Sister Xuanya if I don't have anything to do." ”

In the end, what is a child, Li Xuanya saw Xu Hunxian so upright, and obediently called his sister, which made him very happy, and slightly changed his attitude towards Xu Hunxian.

However, the original tsundere still looked high: "Since you want to play with me, then I'll accompany you when I'm in a good mood." ”

With this expression, Xu Hunxian was speechless for a while, and the two old men next to him were also very helpless, if you promise, you will promise others, and there is an attitude of charity, fortunately, it is Xu Hunxian's character, if you change people, it is estimated that no one can stand it.

"Then Grandpa Li and Grandma Han, I'll go back, thank you for taking care of you, and of course, Sister Xuanya." I don't know what this girl said when she stayed, it was very wise, Xu Hunxian chose to say goodbye, but she didn't do this to Li Xuanya, which was an expression of her little dissatisfaction.

Then, he quickly left the old man's house, because when he glanced at it just now, he saw Li Xuanya's expression.

Sure enough, when I just went out, I heard Li Xuanya's penetrating voice: "Ah~ Xu Hunxian, you wait for me, don't let me see you." Being treated differently made Li Xuanya explode instantly, Xiao Pepper is not just a title, but when she chased out of the city, there was no Xu Hunxian anymore, and the practice during this period was not in vain.

"I'm back, Oma." As soon as he got home, Xu Hunxian greeted Xu's mother, which was a habit that she had always developed, but today's voice was a little low.

"What's wrong? Look at the look of your frustration. Seeing something strange on her son's face, Xu's mother hurriedly asked. Oma, don't mention it. Today, I met her granddaughter at Grandpa Li's place, and when I saw her, I realized how terrible some women are. As he spoke, he patted his chest with his hand, and his heart palpitated.

Xu's mother was completely amused, which made him angry, that girl was still the first, and she had always been cold in front of outsiders, and she really wanted to see what her son looked like at that time.

"Tell me what's going on." Mother Xu couldn't resist the curiosity in her heart, so she asked Xu Hunxian to sit down and tell her.

"Well, Oma, don't you say okay?" How can you talk to people about this kind of thing? However, seeing Xu's mother's curious eyes, she had to tell everything out. "Ha Lu Ha ......"

Sure enough, when Xu Hunxian finished speaking, Xu's mother laughed without any image, she was completely amused, that girl is too powerful, but the reversal at the end of the year is also quite funny.

“oma。” Xu Hunxian was completely speechless, could it be that her son was so happy to eat her?

"Okay, okay, Oma stop smiling, get up, go take a shower and rest, it's been a tired day." Feeling that she was indeed a little inappropriate just now, Mother Xu hurriedly changed the topic: "There is still a little snack on the table, eat less to pad your stomach after taking a bath, and you can eat when your father comes back, I will go to the kitchen to prepare first." ”

After saying that, he went to prepare dinner, but he was thinking about whether to tell his father about it, such an interesting thing would be discounted if he didn't share it with others.

It's another week's weekend, Xu Hunxian came to the old man's house again, and as soon as he entered the yard, he heard bursts of laughter from inside, and there seemed to be no Li Xuanya's voice, which made him feel at ease a little.

As if he saw Xu Hunxian walking into the courtyard, the old man beckoned to him: "Come over Hunxian and introduce you to my friend." Brought Xu Hunxian forward, the old man said to several old people around him: "This boy is the one I teach martial arts, how is it, it's not bad?" ”

As if showing off, the old man's eyes were full of pride.

"Hmph, just know how to do it." An old man in a black shirt with black and white hair was immediately unhappy. However, it is polite to look at Xu Hunxian, but he doesn't dislike it.

"Why, you're jealous of me?" The old man smiled narrowly at the old friend in front of him, and turned to Xu Hunxian: "Hunxian, these people are all coming with their children, and the old Korean has also been in tune with me for a few years." The surname Zhang just now used to be an associate professor at the China Theater Academy, and the one on his left is a calligraphy enthusiast, who can write well, but in fact he is a chef, just call him Grandpa Jin; The lady next to Lao Jin is surnamed Chen, and she is an excellent dancer, as for the last one......"

Speaking of this, the old man paused, and he didn't know how to introduce it.

But the old man didn't care, but said very straightforwardly: "You may not have heard of my profession, cross talk, simply put, it's like a two-person talk show that people say now, but there are a lot of exquisiteness, my surname is Hou, and I will explain it to you slowly in the future." ”

The people in front of him are all seniors, Xu Hunxian didn't dare to slack off at all, and said in stiff Chinese: "Grandpa Zhang, Grandpa Jin, Grandma Chen, Grandpa Hou, hello, my name is Xu Hunxian, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

As he spoke, he bowed to several old people in turn, and the etiquette was very thoughtful.

"Don't be like this, that's not good in Korea, you have to bow to everything, just be polite in your heart, don't be too formal." The old man surnamed Zhang, who was grinning at first, said, but suddenly, he seemed to find something: "I heard it right, you can actually speak Chinese?" ”

Their Korean language is half-baked, and it is not strange to see a Korean child who can speak Chinese.

"Oma taught a little, but not much." Xu Hunxian replied truthfully.

"It's already very good, and with this foundation, it's also very convenient to learn Chinese in the future." The old man surnamed Zhang nodded, but he was very satisfied: "By the way, Lao Li, teach him something in the future, you won't mind, right?" ”

Seeing a foreigner who can speak Chinese, he can't help but like it a little, although he has no idea of accepting apprentices, but it is still possible to teach some things.

"Since you've said so, what can I say? It's better to do this, since Lao Zhang has taught him, Lao Jin, you can also teach him something, so that he can eat well. It seems that the old man invited a few friends to this purpose, and when someone started, he climbed up.

In fact, he also found that Xu Hunxian learned things quickly, so he moved this thought, and there is a good saying: Yiduo is not pressing. Besides, Xu Hunxian has a very good appetite, and he doesn't mind using his connections to help him.

"I see, that's what you're up to today." Ms. Chen can be regarded as seeing the reason for today's party, so she pointed it out directly, and pretended to be angry and glanced at the old man, the woman's mind has always been more delicate: "But I want to see how he learns." ”

Old Man Li didn't seem to care at all, what he valued more was the attitude of these people, so he smiled slightly: "Don't worry about this, it's his blessing to learn how much." ”

"You......" Everyone smiled helplessly, the old man looked like an old naughty boy, but he didn't object, anyway, it's a bit boring in this place in Korea, and it's good to pass the time with this.

When Old Man Li saw that several old friends had officially agreed, he said to Xu Hunxian: "Don't hurry up and thank a few seniors." ”

"Xie Lu, thank you for a few old-timers." Under the old man's translation, Xu Hunxian expressed his gratitude in stiff Chinese.

"I said, you better learn Chinese with Hou Lao first, otherwise it is not good to have a communication barrier, or always let Lao Li translate, it's too troublesome." Old Man Jin listened to the stiff Chinese, smiled and quipped: "Are you right, Old Hou?" ”

Several others laughed approvingly, indeed, the language barrier is really a troublesome thing, and many meanings cannot be expressed.

"Okay, no problem, then I'll call him a regular Beijing accent, and he'll hand it over to me first, you can be idle for a while, and also plan how to teach him, don't be disorganized." Old Man Hou did not shirk, and took the task very straightforwardly, but still reminded a few friends.

There is another reason, that is, he also has a bit of a foundation in Korean, so it's not bad for him to teach first, and then it's not good, just call Old Man Li to come over and help, there is no problem with normal communication within a few months, and the child's language learning is very fast.

"Grandpa, I'm here." Before the people arrived, the voice had already reached everyone's ears, needless to say, Li Xuanya was back, followed by her grandmother Han Lao, maybe they had gone out before, no wonder Xu Hunxian didn't see it when he came.

Li Xuanya, who had just arrived in the living room, saw the people in the room, her image changed instantly, and her hot appearance in the face of Xu Hunxian was gone, but she greeted a few old people very quietly, it seems that she has seen a few old people.

"Girl, don't pretend to be quiet, how many of them still don't know about you crazy girl?" The old man Han who was following behind saw his granddaughter's appearance and smiled helplessly.

"Grandma, I'm not here to maintain your image." was so teased, Li Xuanya coquettishly played to the old man Han, although she is usually very lively, but she also has to give some face, especially that kid standing here, embarrassed.

"Yes, yes, for us." For this granddaughter, Old Man Han couldn't resist it, she was too coquettish, and she was like two people as usual.

"Hunxian, you go and practice martial arts by yourself for a while, and then come back to learn Chinese with your grandfather Hou." Seeing that Xu Hunxian who was standing on the side was very awkward, Old Man Li liberated him, after all, this is his main task now.

Grandpa Li really knows himself, Xu Hunxian sighed in his heart, in fact, he was thinking more about how that little pepper came back, and whether he wanted anyone to live.

"Yes, Grandpa Li, I'll go now." After saluting the people present, Xu Hunxian retreated, otherwise, soon that little pepper would find him to settle the account last time, although he would come sooner or later, it would be good to come later.

Beat the old man's Protestant Taizu Changquan several times, squatted for twenty minutes of horse steps, and stood on the pile for a while, although he was very tired, he still persevered, it can be said that he did not give up, it can also be said that he was stubborn, in short, he was doing everything very seriously.

Dragging a tired body, Xu Hunxian drank the medicinal diet prepared by the old man to restore his energy and physical strength, Chinese medicine is really broad and profound, and now it is not clear with the so-called science, and several flavors of Chinese medicine can have amazing effects after mixing, so Xu Hunxian is very fascinated, and he is also happy to read the "Insights of Traditional Chinese Medicine", and if he doesn't understand, he will ask Old Man Li.

When Xu Hunxian returned to the old man, only Hou Lao was there, and several others had already left, and Hou Lao stayed because he wanted to teach Xu Hunxian Chinese.

"Let's start now, Hunxian." Seeing Xu Hunxian walking in, Hou Lao immediately entered the role, and Old Man Li also left with interest to make room for them.

"I won't find another way for you, just follow the method of Chinese primary schools, starting with Hanyu Pinyin." Although he belongs to the older generation, it is obvious that Hou Lao is also involved in Chinese education, and it is very easy to start the basic development of Xu Hunxian.

But the difference is that because he is a highly qualified cross talk actor, what he teaches is easy to understand and easy to remember, coupled with some of Xu Hunxian's foundation, he quickly learned the pinyin part in only one hour, which made Hou Lao sigh very much.

"It's a little short time to get here today, but I've learned a lot of things, and I'll go back and review it well. If it goes on like this, it won't take long, and there will be no problem with simple communication. As he spoke, he asked Xu Hunxian to wait for Old Man Li here, and he went back first.

"Where's Lao Hou?" Not long after Hou Lao left, Old Man Li came back, and when he saw that there was only Xu Hunxian in the house, he opened his mouth to ask.

"Grandpa Hou said he went back first, let me tell you." Xu Hunxian saw the old man asking him, and hurriedly replied.

"Oh. That's right. It seemed that he knew the temperament of several friends, so he didn't care, but stepped forward and said to Xu Hunxian: "Hunxian, give me your left hand." ”

The mouth is to ask for opinions, but in fact, he directly grabbed Xu Hunxian's left hand and called for him, and Xu Hunxian didn't know why.

After a while, he nodded thoughtfully, as if he understood something, and muttered: So that's the case.

"What's wrong, Grandpa Li?" Seeing the old man's expression, Xu Hunxian couldn't help but ask curiously.

"It's nothing, I will give you a pair of medicine every day, and bring it back after practicing martial arts every day, so that you can boil it for you to drink. Remember, you must stick to it every day, don't fall behind, just drink it for a year, do you know the way? The old man still hid it from him, but he still gave him a careful advice.

In fact, this is the medicine for Xu Hunxian's hidden disease, the first time I saw him, I felt that his Yin Tang was black, it was a sign of early death, through a period of observation, in addition to the pulse diagnosis given to him this time, I found that his essence had been almost consumed.

In the eyes of outsiders, essence is a very mysterious thing, but in fact, in the eyes of Chinese medicine scientists, essence is a necessary substance to maintain people's lives, and in popular terms, it is vitality.

The old man didn't know how Xu Hunxian's essence was consumed, but now he had to replenish it, and if he didn't start, it would be too late, although Xu Hunxian had exercised for a while, but the consumption of his body was also a lot, and it was only half a year, so he began to prescribe medicine to him tonight, and his medicine was not ordinary.

Not to mention the preciousness of other medicines, just a thousand-year-old ginseng and a five-hundred-year-old snow lotus were given to him for qi replenishment, and it can be said how much medicine was prescribed to him, and now there are not many ginseng and snow lotus for a hundred years, let alone ginseng with a thousand-year-old value.

But the old man didn't feel a pity, this itself was something picked in the land of Korea in the early years, and now it is appropriate to save the life of a Korean, and this ginseng will not be used up, and there will be some leftovers.

The old man was afraid that Xu Hunxian would still have doubts, so he added: "There is an explanation I wrote on it, let your mother read it carefully, don't be mistaken." I said in advance, don't mention money to me, I still don't care about this little money. ”

Looking at the old man's expression, Xu Hunxian could only nod his head in agreement, and if he resigned, the old man would be disgusted: "Then I'll go back first, and Grandpa Li will see you again." He bowed respectfully, and then left the old man's house.

There is another reason for leaving so quickly, that is, he is really afraid of seeing Li Xuanya's little pepper again, no, it is a little witch, he has only seen a few faces, her status has been raised a notch in his heart, there is no way, who can't let him parry.

When he got home, Xu Hunxian told Xu's mother what Old Man Li had explained, and then went to take a bath, but he didn't notice that Xu's mother's tears had flowed out unconsciously, and her lips were shaking.

Xu Hunxian didn't know what to do, how could she not understand? What kind of medicine to take for a year, in addition to Xu Hunxian's body that has been troubled, what else, I heard in some people's words that the old man's medical skills are very good, but I didn't expect this to be true, in that case, Xu Hunxian's illness was saved?

According to the mood in her heart, Mother Xu stared at the paper carefully, did not let go of a word, and then did nothing, first went to buy some tools to use, this is a big deal, how can you not take it to heart?

"What's going on? How does a room smell of Chinese medicine? As soon as he stepped into the house, Dad Xu smelled this special smell, and he didn't have to guess, he knew what the Dao was, so he frowned and said.

"This is the medicine that Li Lao gave to Hunxian, I guess it was to treat Hunxian's illness in his early years." Xu's mother hurriedly walked out and whispered her guess to Xu's father, which attracted Xu's father's attention, as long as there was a one-in-10,000 possibility, he was willing to do it.

He also knew a little about the old Chinese man, in addition to his good reputation, it was said that his medical skills were also good, and there might be a hidden one, maybe he could really cure his son's illness.

"Why don't we take a moment to thank the old man?" Father Xu asked tentatively.

"Gratitude is certain, if Hunxian's illness can be cured, we really have to thank others. However, listening to Hunxian, the old man was very disgusted with this, and he didn't tell Hunxian that it was only for his illness, so it was not good to go rashly. But it is appropriate to buy something to visit, after all, he has been teaching Hunxian for so long, and he has taken such care, we can no longer think that this is their private business. Xu's mother analyzed.

"Okay, that's it, when Hunxian was in school, let's take the time to go and thank him for taking care of Hunxian for so long." Xu's father made the last decision, and Xu's mother also nodded in agreement, so the matter was decided.

Since learning Chinese with Hou Lao, Xu Hunxian's daily schedule has become more intense, and it is possible to learn other things in the future, so he pushed to the previous plan and began to re-plan his time.

Not only did I make a plan for when I didn't go to school, but I also included the time I had to attend school into my daily schedule. Now in class, he does not take notes carefully every day, but studies Chinese and "Chinese Medicine Insights", for this reason, he was also called by Teacher Yin Shanmei to talk several times, after his repeated requests, Teacher Yin Shanmei and other teachers discussed, exempting him from serious lectures and homework in class, but must remain in the top three of the grade in future exams, otherwise this right will be deprived.

Three months passed quickly, and Xu Hunxian's Chinese could basically communicate freely with the old man, so he began to formally learn skills with other old people, and the daily lessons became more compact.

In addition to the three-hour practice time on Friday, Saturday, and July evenings, he majored in singing in opera, and minored in calligraphy and cross talk, because he really didn't have much time, let alone reading some books and practicing martial arts. Fortunately, I told Teacher Yin Shanmei that he could read in class, otherwise he would have died.

"Hunxian, go to bed early, don't be too tired." Seeing that her young son was still working hard, Mother Xu couldn't help but feel distressed, but a big stone in her heart was put down.

Although she began to discuss whether to mention Xu Hunxian's body, how could Xu's mother, who cared about Xu Hunxian, endure it, and asked the question she was most concerned about in a hurry.

And the result did not disappoint them, the old man's medicine is indeed to treat this, get this answer, Xu's mother is really ecstatic, don't worry about it in the future, under the surprise, Xu's mother can't stop giving a big gift to express her gratitude, such a life-saving grace, how can she still be calm?

"It's okay, Oma, I'll go to bed at half past ten, and I'll be fine in half an hour." Facing her mother's concern, Xu Hunxian replied with a smile and continued her study work.

Under the effect of the old man's medicinal diet and that medicine, Xu Hunxian felt that his spirit was getting more and more full, and he had a different feeling, it was really strange, and he didn't sleep much every day, almost six or seven hours was enough.

Finally, under the urging of Xu's mother, Xu Hunxian rarely went to bed at half past ten, a little tired, but soon fell asleep, which is his habit, and every minute of sleep is very quality.

"Come, let's take a good look at the dance that was handed to you last time and see how well you master it." On Friday night, it was time for Xu Hunxian to practice dancing, because he had studied martial arts for a long time, and he was young, now his body flexibility and coordination are very good, and his mastery of dance movements is also in place, this Ms. Chen has reduced a lot of trouble, and every time he starts to let him pull the ligaments, he will officially dance.