Chapter 168: Practicing Tai Chi

Early in the morning, after Zhao Zizhong and Wei Hongye got dressed and washed, the two prepared to go out to practice Tai Chi.

Zhao Zizhong suddenly said: "Old Wei, I have an idea, you don't think it's feasible. ”

"Tell me about it."

"We went together to say goodbye to the old lady, and then said that tai chi is very suitable for the elderly, and then I taught the old lady to practice tai chi. Ah Mei is a curious personality about everything, and she must follow along. And then you accompany them to practice boxing every day, what do you think? ”

Wei Hongye lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said firmly: "No problem, I will definitely insist on practicing with them." ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said: "Don't look bitter and hateful, and don't let you go to the battlefield, relax, Ah Mei won't eat you." ”

"Haven't you heard? Women are tigers! ”

The two of them talked and laughed, and came to the outside of the wooden house where the old lady lived.

The brothers saw a small two-story building next to the wooden house, built of red bricks. The roof is triangular in shape from the side and is covered with tiles.

The two of them were very surprised, hurriedly walked over, and saw Hu Shuiyang standing at the door, directing the workers to lay the wooden floor.

Zhao Zi patted him on the shoulder, Hu Shuiyang turned his head, and immediately arched his hand to the two and said, "Two gentlemen, are you here to see the house?" ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Old Hu, we really don't know that the house has been built. We are here to greet the old lady, but we didn't expect you to build a two-story building, which really surprised us. ”

Hu Shuiyang said with a smile: "It's nothing, in the past, craftsmen didn't build wooden two-story buildings. Now with red bricks and cement, it's even less of a problem. The small building is so sturdy that a few experienced craftsmen estimate that it will not be a problem to live in it for a hundred years. ”

Wei Hongye looked inside and saw that the floor of the hall on the first floor was almost finished.

Hu Shuiyang continued: "It is estimated that the floor will be finished today, and I will leave a few craftsmen to paint the floor, and the old lady will be able to move in in a few days." Then I organized my staff, selected a site on the east side of the island, and began to build a wooden pier. At the same time, a warehouse and a bunker were built next to the pier. ”

Zhao Zizhong said with relief: "Old Hu, you are full of energy now!" The projects you are responsible for are progressing very quickly and of good quality. When the end of the year is concluded, I will give you credit and give you a large bonus. ”

Hu Shuiyang rubbed his hands and said happily: "That relationship is good, thank you two gentlemen." I will definitely continue to work hard, I want to make more money, and then buy a house and land, marry a wife and have children, and be a rich man, haha! ”

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Zhao Zizhong and Wei Hongye said goodbye to him and walked to the wooden house where the old lady lived.

Coming to the door of the wooden house, Zhao Zizhong stepped forward and knocked on the door.

The door opened, and a maid stepped out.

Zhao Zizhong asked, "Is the old lady up?" ”

The maid replied, "Mr. Zhao, the old lady has already gotten up and is freshening up." Please wait, the slave family will go in. ”

After a while, the maids came out and invited them in.

The two entered the house and saw the old lady sitting on a chair, and the little lady Cui standing next to her.

Zhao Zizhong and Wei Hongye bowed down to salute, and the old lady said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite, sit down." ”

Cui Xiaoniang came over to greet the two brothers, and the two returned the salute and were polite. After sitting down, Zhao Zizhong said, "Old lady, are you satisfied with the newly built small building outside?" ”

"Very good, I've been watching them build a house these days, it's very sturdy, and the old body is very satisfied, thank you."

Zhao Zizhong hurriedly said: "You don't have to be polite, we should honor you as juniors." Daoshu is often out on the go, and it is the task of our brothers to take care of you. If you have anything you need, don't be polite, be sure to let us know. ”

The old lady nodded, "You brothers are all good-hearted and filial people. I heard that the money to build the house was paid by Da Lang? ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said: "That's the case, at that time, our brothers wanted to share it evenly, but Da Lang didn't agree with anything, so he had to take it all." ”

"You have a heart, and I know that you are not rich. But it doesn't matter, when Rong Niang gives birth, I will give her a generous gift, and I can't let the juniors suffer. ”

The two men were surprised and looked at each other. The old lady continued: "You don't know yet, yesterday Rong Niang came to see the old body, and I found that when she was eating, she vomited when she saw meat. I asked Lang Zhong to check her pulse and found that she was pregnant. ”

The two brothers were very happy, and Wei Hongye said: "Da Lang has gone to sea, and he doesn't know the news yet. When he returns, he will be happy. ”

After chatting for a while, Zhao Zizhong said: "Old lady, when our brother was doing business in the north, he got acquainted with a Taoist chief. He looks like a fairy and a tall man. We told him a lot of overseas anecdotes, and he was very happy and taught me a set of health boxing techniques. He said that this set of boxing techniques contains the principles of heaven and earth, which is very suitable for the elderly to practice, which can regulate the body and prolong life. This Taoist leader is already ninety-six years old, and he looks no different from someone in his fifties or sixties. He said he had practiced this technique for more than 70 years. ”

The old lady was interested: "Oh? And such a magical punch? What is your name? ”

Zhao Zizhong replied: "The Taoist chief said that it is called 'Tai Chi'. It is the secret of Taoism, only some Taoist priests hidden in the deep mountains will, and no one in the outside world knows. ”

The old lady nodded, "I really haven't heard of it." ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said, "I'm here today to teach you this set of boxing techniques." If you keep practicing, your body will definitely get better and better, and it will not be a problem to be ten years younger. ”

"Can the old body practice? I've never done boxing before! ”

Zhao Zizhong said firmly: "I must be able to practice, this set of boxing movements is soothing, and it is very suitable for the elderly to practice." That Taoist leader is over 90 years old, and he still practices for half an hour every day. In this case, please go outside the house, I will practice for you to see, I will definitely not lie to you. ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you, let's go out and have a look."

Cui Xiaoniang helped her mother up, and everyone walked outside together.

Zhao Zizhong took off his coat, revealing the short clothes he was wearing inside. He slowly played a simplified version of the 24-style Tai Chi, his movements were stretched and generous, chic and elegant, and full of beauty.

The old lady and the little lady Cui looked at it seriously, and they both felt that this set of boxing techniques was suitable for women to practice.

Zhao Zizhong finished his performance and put away his posture. He walked over and said with a smile, "What do you think, old lady?" Can you practice it? ”

"Yes, you can try it."

Cui Xiaoniang said to her mother: "Mother, I also want to practice with you." ”

The old lady thought about it, and when she saw Wei Hongye next to her, her heart moved, and she said to her daughter: "You can practice if you want to, but you can't trouble the two brothers too much." ”

Zhao Zizhong continued: "Old lady, Hongye has been working very hard recently. I saw that he was getting thinner and thinner, so I wanted him to practice Tai Chi to regulate his body. But we're all busy, and I don't really have the time, so I want him to study with you, don't you think? ”

The old lady promised: "No problem, let's learn Tai Chi together." Wait a minute, I'll go back and change into clothes that don't get in the way. ”

Cui Xiaoniang helped her mother into the house, and Zhao Zizhong compared a scissor hand to Wei Hongye.

Wei Hongye nodded, also took off his coat, and slowly moved his body.

After a while, the old lady and the little lady Cui came out, changed into neat clothes, and took off all the jewelry.

Zhao Zi repeated the Tai Chi session and then began to teach them a few simple movements.

Everyone practiced very seriously, and before they knew it, more than an hour had passed.

Zhao Zizhong looked at the sky and said to the old lady: "Old lady, I still have to train the escort team, so let Hongye accompany you and practice for a while." Tomorrow morning, I'll teach you again, what do you think? ”

The old lady nodded, "You go and get busy, Hongye will practice with me for a while." ”

Zhao Zizhong put on his coat, said goodbye to the old lady, and walked to the canteen.

After breakfast, he went to the training ground of the escort team and continued to torture the rookies.

In the afternoon, when Zhao Zizhong was training, an escort ran over, saluted him, and then said: "Report to the leader, Cui Daoshu is back, saying that there is something to discuss with you, and I want to invite you to the conference room." ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically, and the guard turned around and left. He asked Fan Jinchun to continue to preside over the training, and then walked to the camp.

Entering the conference room, he saw Cui Daoshu chatting with someone. What surprised him was that this person was Zhai Xiaoshan.

When Zhai Xiaoshan saw Zhao Zizhong, he hurriedly stood up, saluted him, and then said loudly: "Report, Zhai Xiaoshan has returned safely and will give you an order." ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said, "Okay, good, just come back." Did it go well? Did anything happen? ”

"It went well, nothing happened. I went back to my hometown, repaired the graves of my parents and sister, and left some money for the family who lived not far away to help take care of them. ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically, "It's okay, you go back and have a good rest now, tomorrow morning, I have a task for you." ”

Zhai Xiaoshan asked curiously, "Leader, what task?" Do you need me to prepare weapons? ”

"It's not for you to go to war, it's that I want to select some people and form a scout team. It's up to you to be the captain, and we'll train them together. The selection starts tomorrow, and you're in charge of picking people. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan was very excited, he said goodbye to Cui Dao, and then walked out of the conference room.

Zhao Zizhong sat down, Cui Daoshu poured him a cup of tea, and then said: "Brother, I went to the shipyard this time and placed an order for ten warships. The shipyard promised to deliver four warships in August. Then at the end of the year, six more ships were delivered. ”

Zhao Zizhong was very happy, "That's fine, it is estimated that by the end of the year, we will have plenty of money." ”