Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Xiaoguozi stayed with Professor Zhang for five or six days, during which time, he was generally familiar with the life of the college, and he became more and more quick in his work, and he was never scolded by the professor again. None of the big fish he was worried about came to him for this little one, and the big brother cared for him, sent a piece of pastry today, sent a bag of jujubes tomorrow, and sometimes brought one or two fun toys, of course, there are still many things to eat, many things have never been seen in a small pot in his life, he doesn't want to meet more with the fat man, but after a long time, he feels that life is actually very good like this, if you don't see it for a day, life seems to be missing something.

It is said that in the evening of this day, after school, the little fat man sat under the shade of the academy with the little pot, chatting while eating snacks.

"Little pot, do you believe that there are fairies and monsters in the world?"

"I believe it, but I've never seen it." The little pot replied very realistically.

"I also believe that recently, a strange thing happened, many people are guessing what is going on, I think it was done by the gods." The little fat man looked up at the white clouds. "Here's the thing, there is a county next to us called Wanzi County, a strange thing happened last month, there was a person named Wang Xi died, this Wang Xi is very filial to his mother, so the Lord of Yama said that for the sake of his filial piety, he will give him another three years of longevity, so let him live again, this thing is strange, right? The whole county was a sensation. I heard that the county order said that this kind of filial piety should be vigorously commended, and I was ready to report this matter to the imperial court as the auspicious fortune of the Ming Dynasty. But then I don't know why, this Wang Xi suddenly died again, so his family bought a big coffin and buried him, this thing is strange enough, right? But the stranger thing is later, after Wang Xi's funeral, everyone began to talk about it for a few days, and they slowly forgot about it, but a few days ago, when someone passed by his grave, you know what you saw? The little fat man stared mysteriously at the little pot.

Wang Xi, the name Xiao Guozi remembers, Zhao Laosan mentioned it that day, saying that after the Tucun case, one of the suspicious teams that appeared on the official road, but later the suspicion was ruled out, what happened this time?

The little pot shook his head, his eyes fixed on the little fat man.

"Huh, you don't know, do you? Wang Xi's coffin appeared in a small tree not far from his cemetery, and the people in their village thought that someone had robbed the tomb, but when they opened the coffin, there was nothing in it, and there was no Wang Xi's body at all. Say, "Where has this Wang Xi gone?" I guess, he is definitely not dead, he should be an immortal, the lord of Hades originally said that because of his filial piety, he would give him another three years of longevity, and then I thought about it, three years is not good, filial piety people should be rewarded more, so he became an immortal, so he became an immortal, if he became an immortal at home, it would frighten the world, so he used the way of fake death, in the grove into an immortal and soared, haha, it must be so. Therefore, this person must be filial to his parents...... "The little fat man was immersed in his imagination and couldn't extricate himself.

"Could it be that someone robbed the grave and dug up the grave?" Xiao Guozi asked hesitantly.

"No, this coffin is said to have never been buried in the soil at all, and there is no trace of it entering the soil at all." The little fat man shook his head.

"Then ask the mourners at that time, whether they were buried in the soil or not, I don't know about this?" The little pot asked curiously.

"The strange thing is here, at that time, after the death of this Wang Xi, the family was poor, and there was no money for him to do it, but not long after he died, a group of people suddenly came to his family, saying that it was Wang Xi's friend, they let Wang Xi's mother buy a coffin with the silver rewarded by the government, and they took all the rest of the aftermath, they said that they did things for their brothers, and they didn't take a penny, and after the funeral, they disappeared, and never came back, and they didn't even eat, Wang Xiniang kept saying that she met a good person. I guess these people were also sent by the gods. The little fat man affirmed.

"When they were buried, no one in their family followed?" The little pot asked.

"There was only one old lady left in his family, and she was very sad at the time, and I heard that those people were afraid that he would be too sad and cry, so they didn't let him accompany him. The idea of the gods is thoughtful. The little fat man exclaimed.

This is ...... It's a bit unreasonable. The little pot thought to himself.

"Cao Xiwen, it's time for school, aren't you going home yet?" Suddenly, a loud shout came into the air, startling the two of them. When I looked up, I saw a big man standing in front of me, it was the teacher who taught gymnastics.

"Master Hu!" The little fat man hurriedly stood up and bowed to give a salute, and the little pot also gave a salute.

The fat man explained to the teacher the reason for going back late, and briefly introduced the small pot.

"You baby, it's the little guy invited by Professor Zhang, right?" The big black man looked at the small pot, "I heard Professor Zhang talk about you." ”

"Sir, my name is Xiao Guozi, if there is a need for a small pot in the future, please command." The small pot said.

"Little pot, haven't you always wanted to learn skills, you can learn from Master Hu, our Master Hu's ability is great, he turned out to be an officer in the barracks, he has fought and killed people, it is said that all of the eighteen martial arts are perfect, and more than a dozen people can't get close to him." The little fat man poked the waist of the small pot and praised Master Hu as unparalleled in the world.

"Hehe, in fact, it's nothing, I just know a little bit about fists and feet." Master Hu seemed to wave his hand disdainfully, and looked at the small pot with interest: "What, do you want to learn kung fu?" ”

Xiao Guozi's heart was beating excitedly, it turned out that the master was by his side, he had always wanted to learn kung fu, master the powerful power, he could go to avenge the whole family and the whole village, he had been looking for him thousands of times, and suddenly looked back, but the person was there, and the lights were dim. For a moment, Xiao Guozi felt a feeling of joy falling from the sky, he almost didn't believe his eyes and ears, and stammered and asked, "Hu, Master Hu, I, I, can I learn kung fu from you?" ”

"Not necessarily." The big black man looked at him and smiled softly.

"Master Hu, what do you mean not necessarily?" The little fat man couldn't hold his breath anymore and shouted out first.

"This learning martial arts is a hard thing, so the first thing is to endure hardship, the hardship of learning martial arts is much more difficult than studying, you need to boil your muscles and bones, if you are pampered, you can't do it; Second, to have perseverance, many people fish for three days and dry nets for two days, always think that martial arts can be learned in three or two days, and lose interest after a few days of learning, so children who dare not endure hardships do not accept, children who do not have perseverance do not accept, small pot, do you say you can do it? The big black man stared at the small pot with two big eyes like copper bells.

"I can do it. Master Hu, please accept me, I can endure hardships, I have perseverance, and I will study martial arts well. The little pot said categorically.

"If you don't study hard, I'll beat people." The black man is mighty.

"I'm not afraid, I'll study hard." The little pot said loudly.

"Okay, you go and cut ten catties of meat, and then get two catties of good wine, and settle the matter of apprenticeship today." The black man said boldly.

"Huh? Ten catties of meat, two catties of good wine, I ...... "The small pot is difficult, what kind of rules is this, and where does he get the money to buy these things."

"No problem, Master Hu, you go back and wait first, Xiao Guozi and I will do it immediately, you will definitely be satisfied." The little fat man pulled the clothes of the small pot and said to Master Hu with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll go back and wait. Haha, haha. The big black man stretched and turned back.

"Big brother, are you going to spend your money again?" Xiao Guozi really didn't want to get involved with him too much, especially didn't want to owe him too much.

"Hey, what's your mine and mine, we're brothers, aren't we, don't say such things in the future!" The little fat man put his arm around the other's shoulders and slapped him the back.

"Why do you still have to buy meat to worship the teacher?" The small pot is puzzled.

"You don't understand this, do you? When Confucius accepted students, he also did this, and each person brought ten catties of Laine to apprentice, which was the ancient style of accepting students, and the ancient saying said that the so-called rice sorghum plot refers to this. The little fat man patiently explained.

That night, at Master Hu's house, accompanied by his eldest brother Cao Xiwen, Xiao Guozi was excited and completed the apprenticeship ceremony according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and Master Hu told him some rules of the rivers and lakes, which are basically some rules that cannot deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, and cannot be a traitor.

After the apprenticeship ceremony, Master Hu drank and told his apprentices about himself and some of his previous stories in the rivers and lakes.

"The old man Hu Changhu, his ancestral home is Shandong, the people in the rivers and lakes are known as the iron arm and the golden body, with a horizontal practice of kung fu, he was also a good man in the army back then, and then went south with the army to quell the chaos, dozens of battles of all sizes, and made countless contributions, you see, I have an arrow wound here." After speaking, he took off his clothes and exposed his shoulders, and sure enough, there was a big scar on his shoulder blades. "But with the knife in my hand, I slashed the number of thieves in front and back of ten, and I made a name for myself. At this time, an enemy general rushed towards me, holding a snake spear, a leopard's head and eyes, riding a snow black horse, looking very vicious, I looked around, the companions around were all dead, so I roared, first threw the broken knife over, took advantage of his block kung fu, quickly stepped forward, punched the horse's head, knocked the horse sideways, plopped, can no longer stand up, I rushed forward again, one hand to catch the enemy general, Tearing down the enemy's handsome flag with one hand, he shouted loudly, which frightened the enemy soldiers, haha, it was really enjoyable.

The big black man poured a large bowl of wine into his mouth, wiped his mouth heroically, and laughed.

The little pot and the little fat man were dumbfounded when they heard this, and they stood on the spot.

"Hu Shi is Changshan Zhao Zilongye!" The little fat man raised his big fingers and exclaimed.

"Is there really such a man of God in the world?" Xiao Guozi was like a dream, and suddenly remembered something: "Master, why don't you continue to be an officer, and how did you come to the academy?" ”

"Well, that's a long story. According to my military merits and qualifications, I want to stay in the army all the time, but the dean of this academy heard my name, Corporal Lixian, and looked at the thatched house three times, saying that he hoped that the students of this academy should not only be knowledgeable and talented, but also should have a good martial arts and good body. I came to this academy to teach with peace of mind. ”

"Master Hu is really a high-spirited and bright festival, a model for my generation!" The little fat man's sycophant was delivered at the right time.

"Haha, hahaha......" The big black man's hearty and smug laughter came from the room.