The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter 22 The Mighty Chinese Stick

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: "Xu Mouse, is Mr. Jia's private school very profitable? I do not know. I don't know why those bad guys collaborated to blind Mr. Kong's eyes. Who knows what those bad guys think? ”

Xu Mouse said: "What the young master said is so right, the young master asked me to return the peony mask, I waited in front of Mr. Jia's house in the private school for several days, and I couldn't wait for Jia Xiaocui to come out, and the students of Mr. Jia in the private school who passed by looked at me curiously, and it wasn't until the fifth day that Jia Xiaocui was waited out."

I returned the peony mask to her and said: I just came to Xu Yuanwai's house, and I am not familiar with many places, so I didn't find Xu Gongzi. She called me a waste and hit me with her fists.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) asked, "Xu Mouse, how many times did she hit you?"

Xu Rat said: "Young master, when she punches me, I will run away, and my grandmother will not beat me." Unexpectedly, Jia Xiaocui is so beautiful, and she beats people casually. ”

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) asked, "Xu Rat, Jia Xiaocui is beautiful?"

Xu Rat said: "Young master, Jia Xiaocui's little face is white and red, it is very good-looking, but there are more than a dozen black spots on the left side of the face, but it is a pity that she sleeps with Mr. Jia in the private school."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: "Xu Mouse, what can Jia Xiaocui do with a maid?"

Xu Rat said: "Young master, although the little one has never read, I have also heard that there were many chaste martyrs in ancient times.

Xu Mouse then said, "Young Master, Mr. Kong promised to instruct you to learn literature."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said happily: "Xu Mouse, the young master has long heard that Mr. Kong is good at learning.

Xu Rat said: "Young master, I'm hungry, my father brought me the six beef buns, and after speaking, he untied a blue cloth bun from his back."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: "Xu rat, you eat beef buns in the temple, you are disrespectful to the Buddha, and the beef buns can only be eaten after leaving Yicheng Temple."

Xu Rat untied a blue cloth bag again, handed it to Xu Maogong (Li Ji) with both hands and said, "Young master, Madame asked the little one to bring you snacks,

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) untied the blue cloth bag, took out a piece of dim sum, handed it to Xu Mouse and said, "Xu Rat, if you are hungry, eat a snack."

Xu Mouse took the snack, took a bite, and said, "Young Master, when I first entered the temple gate, I asked the little monk to feed me the horses, but the little monk didn't go."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: "Xu Mouse, have you heard his name?"

Xu Rat replied, "Young Master, a big monk came over after that and called him Zhenping."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: "Xu Mouse, young master, I am the apprentice of Master Huitong, and Monk Zhenping is the apprentice of Zen Master Huiliao of the Capital Temple, so Monk Zhenping and the young master are my equals, and you should also respect him."

Xu Rat replied: "Young master, the little one has written it down, the big monk asked Monk Zhenping to feed me the horses, and Monk Zhenping just went."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) asked again: "What is the name of that great monk?"

Xu Rat replied: "Young Master, those two little monks call him: Zen Master Huiliao of the Dusi Temple, young master, is his position high?"

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) replied: "Xu Mouse, in Yicheng Temple, Master Fang Cheng Huitong has the highest position, and after that: the first Huiyuan Zen Master, Huiliao Zen Master of the Du Temple."

Xu Rat said: "Young master, the great monk is third." Young master, can I meet your master, Master Abbot Huitong? ”

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) replied: "Okay, I'll take you to meet, and after you finish your snacks, we'll go."

Xu Rat put the rest of the dim sum in his mouth, chewed a few bites quickly, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Young master, the little one has finished eating the dim sum."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) stood up and walked towards the door, Xu Mouse followed, went out of the door, and walked towards the abbot's room.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and Xu Mouse came to the abbot's room and came to Master Huitong lightly.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: "Master, my scholar Xu Mouse wants to meet your old man."

Master Huitong smiled and nodded.

Xu Rat took a step forward, bowed, and said loudly, "Xu Rat meets Master Huitong."

Master Huitong looked at Xu Mouse carefully and asked, "What's your name?" What are those two words?

Xu Rat replied: "The small one is called Xu Mouse, Young Master Xu's Xu, the small one is a rat, and the rat is a mouse."

Master Huitong smiled and said: "Xu Mouse, it seems: you are also a loyal person, let me ask you: do you know martial arts?"

Xu Rat replied: "Master, the little one doesn't know martial arts."

Master Huitong asked: "Xu Rat, the poor monk wants to teach you eighteen strokes of Huaxia sticks,

Would you like to learn?

Xu Rat fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowed and shouted loudly: "Master, the apprentice is willing."

Master Huitong hurriedly said: "Xu Maogong (Li Ji), help him up."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) hurriedly helped Xu Mouse up.

Master Huitong said: "Xu Mouse, the poor monk will not accept you as an apprentice, but only teach you the eighteen strokes of the stick method, I hope that after you learn the stick method, you can protect my apprentice well."

Xu Mouse happily agreed: "Okay, the little ones will listen to the master."

Master Huitong continued: "Xu Mouse, this set of Chinese sticks is extremely powerful, you have to be compassionate, you must not easily hurt people, only in times of danger, use the stick method to protect my disciples, Xu Mouse, are you willing to agree to the conditions of the old monk?"

Xu Rat replied: "Yes, please rest assured Master Abbot, Xu Rat remember."

Master Huitong stood up, walked to the corner, and picked up the broom that he usually sweeps the floor. said: "Xu rat, you can be optimistic, eighteen strokes of Huaxia stick."

After speaking, he danced the broom that swept the floor, and drove it with one move and one drill, and the eighteen-way Huaxia stick completed the drill in one go.

Master Huitong handed the sweeping broom to Xu Mouse.

Xu Rat took the sweeping broom with both hands, learned the appearance of the master, and practiced one move at a time.

Every move of Master Huitong, detailed guidance, an hour later, eighteen moves of Huaxia sticks, Xu Mouse practice melon is ripe.

Master Huitong said: "Xu Mouse, practice for half an hour every day in the future, remember: practice makes perfect."

Xu Rat bowed and said, "Master Xie passed me on the stick method."

Master Huitong said: "Xu Rat, please go back, I want to talk to the apprentice about the art of war."

Xu Rat bowed again and said, "Master, Xu Rat farewell."

Xu Rat said to Xu Maogong (Li Ji): "Young master, the little one is going back."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: "Xu Mouse, be careful all the way."

Xu Mouse left the abbot's room, came to the mountain gate, found the monk Zhenping, led the horse, went out of the mountain gate, and rode to Lihu County.

Xu Rat rode out of more than ten miles, his stomach growled, Xu Rat remembered that he only ate a few pieces of dim sum in the young master's West Zen room for lunch today, and thought that the young master said: You can eat beef buns when you get out of Yicheng Temple.

The squirrel stopped the horse, jumped off the horse, pulled the horse to the side of the official road, tied the horse's reins to the tree, untied the blue cloth bag behind him, opened the blue cloth bag, took out a beef bun, took a big bite, and chewed it carefully.

The six beef buns were all eaten, and the Xu rat untied the reins of the horse, pulled the horse to the official road, rode the horse and then galloped towards Lihu County.

When it was just dark, Xu Mouse rode to Lihu County. When I got home, I reported to Xu Gai: I told the eldest young master: I found Mr. Kong, and Mr. Kong promised to guide him to learn literature.

After dinner, Xu Mouse found the housekeeper Xu Quan, and said with a smile: "Dad, my son went to Yicheng Temple to deliver a letter to the eldest young master and picked up the treasure."

The housekeeper Xu Quan stretched out his left hand to Xu Rat and said, "Xu Mouse, what kind of treasure, bring it to me to see."

Xu Rat said: "Dad, Master Huitong taught his son the eighteen strokes of the Chinese stick method."

The housekeeper Xu Quan said: "Xu Rat, don't talk nonsense, Master Huitong only accepts one apprentice from the eldest young master, and he can take a fancy to you as a bastard." After speaking, he turned around and left.

Xu Rat took two steps, took the hand of the housekeeper Xu Quan, and said: "Dad, really, Master Huitong taught his son eighteen strokes of Huaxia stick method, you don't believe it, your son will practice it again, you can see it."

The housekeeper Xu Quan turned around and said, "Xu Mouse, you practice again."

Xu Rat looked around, walked to the corner gate, picked up the top door stick next to the corner gate, came to the middle of the courtyard, danced the top door stick, and opened the drill with one move, and the eighteenth Huaxia stick was completed in one go.

The housekeeper Xu Quan said with a smile: "Son, you are really out of breath."

Xu Rat put the top door stick next to the corner door and said: "Master Huitong said: This set of Huaxia sticks is extremely powerful, and you must not easily hurt people, but you can only use the stick method to protect the eldest young master in times of crisis."

The housekeeper Xu Quan smiled and said, "Xu Rat, you have to protect the eldest young master."

Seeing that his father was happy, Xu Rat became bold and said, "Dad, I want to eat beef buns every day."

The housekeeper Xu Quan said: "Xu rat, you can't eat beef buns every day. The eldest young master has been studying martial arts in Yicheng Temple for more than four years, and eats Luo Bu and green vegetables every day. You only learned eighteen Chinese sticks, and you want to eat beef buns every day, and you want to be beautiful.

The housekeeper Xu Quan saw that Xu Mouse didn't care about it, and became even more angry, and said: "Xu Rat, last time you went to Yicheng Temple for Jia Xiaocui to give a peony mask to the eldest young master, and you also went to Sun Anfu's house to eat meat buns."

Xu Mouse said: "Dad, Master Xu and the eldest young master didn't say anything about me that time."

The housekeeper Xu Quan said: "Xu Rat, that is Master Xu and the eldest young master who treat their subordinates well.

Xu Rat said: "Dad, my son remembers.

On the tenth day, after dinner, Xu Gai and Mrs. returned to the inner room, Xu Gai said with a smile: "Madam, for my husband in the past few days, after careful consideration, I think: My family should be moved to Weinan County, Huazhou, when it is convenient for Mr. Kong, please ask him to guide me to study literature, what does Mrs. think?"

The lady replied: "Master, although I don't read much as a wife, I still know the allusions to Meng's mother's three migrations."

Xu Gai sighed and said: "Madam, think about it, my Xu family lives in Lihu County, Caozhou, and the family business established after five generations is now going to be destroyed in the hands of my Xu Gai, and it is really a loser for my husband."

The lady said: "Master, although you lose some money by selling your family property, it is not a ruin in your family business."

Xu Gai said: "Madam, for the sake of her husband's incompetence and martial arts, she has already been ashamed of her ancestors and ancestors, and now she has to be a loser, it is really difficult to think about it."

Mrs. said: "Master, quietly sell the family property and move to Weinan County, although the family property is lost, but my son follows Mr. Kong to learn literature, he learns great skills every day, and he will eventually have a great profit, and it is also worth it."

Xu Gai said: "Madam, it's decided that from tomorrow, I will start selling my property and then move to Weinan County."