The next day, inside the Red Dust Inn.

Xue Weihai entered the inn early in the morning to drink morning tea as usual, the difference is that he is not alone today, and there is a middle-aged man with a slightly pale face behind him.

Song Kai was teaching Nie Ling the method of bookkeeping at the counter, and when he saw Xue Weihai coming, he immediately greeted him.

"Old Xue, this Lang Jun, please upstairs, please upstairs," Song Kai was very happy and pulled Xue Weihai upstairs.

"Seeing that Song Lang is so happy, it must be ...... about the marriage," Xue Weihai said with a smile as he walked.

"Hahahaha, Cheng Xue's old plan, although the shopkeeper Liu didn't immediately agree to my proposal last night, but he has already thrown away Yang Huaiyan's kid's bride price, and he no longer stops Mrs. Liu from meeting me, in general, success is just around the corner," Song Kai said with a low chuckle, while instructing Chang Sheng to bring a pot of good tea, and by the way, get some pastries, peanuts and the like.

As soon as he sat down, the middle-aged man who had been following behind Xue Weihai arched his hand and said, "Song Lang, thank you for saving your life, Zhou remembers it." ”

"Huh?" Song Kai was stunned, his eyes looked at the middle-aged man again, and he slapped his forehead suddenly, only to recognize that this person was a patient with a knife wound, and he sneered: "Brother Zhou said that I am laughing, I am a prescription seller, and it is Sun Lao who saved your life." ”

Zhou Ce heard Song Kai speak so straightforwardly, and directly called himself "big brother", first stunned, and then laughed.

Song Kai also woke up, the title "big brother" is not commonly used now, only people with excellent relationships are called so, even so, Song Kai just smiled and didn't take it seriously.

"Since Brother Song Kai is so straightforward, it's not right for me to be hypocritical, if my brother encounters difficulties in the future, just say it," Zhou Ce nodded and smiled.

Xue Weihai waved his hand, looked at Song Kai, and said, "Boy, the weather is good today, and Zhou Duwei's body has recovered a little, why don't we go outside the city and see those teas?" I've been thinking about this for the past few days, but I didn't think about you two days ago, so I didn't want to ask you to go. ”

Song Kai nodded, "Okay, I'm also thinking about going out of the city to go around." ”

"Nacheng, let's leave after dinner, the boat is ready," Xue Weihai drank a cup of tea, "It's just right, Zhou Lang, you can also taste the dishes in this store, not to mention, it really tastes a little." ”

Soon, the wine and food were served, although Zhou Ce's body had not fully recovered, but it was not a big problem, as long as he did not move his shoulders vigorously, it was only a matter of time before he recovered.

At the dinner table, Song Kai pretended to inadvertently inquire about Zhou Ce's condition, nodded, and said that in half a month, he should be able to form a scar.

Zhou Ce smiled gratefully.

"Brother Zhou, how did you get this injury?" Song Kai asked.

Zhou Ce subconsciously glanced at Xue Weihai, then raised his head and said with a smile: "I was injured when I fought with the bandits, I am ashamed to say that the other party is just some townsmen and rogues, and they actually hurt me, if it wasn't for the elixir of Song Lang, my life would be over." ”

Song Kai couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Zhou Ce's tone, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Zhou, it sounds like you...... Awesome? ”

"Huh?" Zhou Ce didn't know why.

"It's martial arts," Song Kai was also a hot-blooded young man who grew up watching Jin Yong's martial arts in his previous life, and naturally looked forward to those mysterious kung fu for a long time, "Flying eaves and walking on the wall, the kind of kung fu that takes the head of the general in the army." ”

Zhou Ce laughed when he heard this, "Brother Song, what do you say...... It's really ashamed, Kung Fu Zhou does know some, well, well, in front of Xue Gong and Brother Song, I don't have to be humble, in this entire Suzhou City, there are really few who can beat me with sword skills. ”

When Song Kai heard this, he immediately gave up his hand, and his expression suddenly became very serious, "I beg Brother Zhou to accept me as an apprentice." ”

"Huh?" Zhou Ce and Xue Weihai were stunned.

"Brother Song, are you kidding?" Zhou Ce frowned, looking at Song Kai like that, he didn't seem to be like that.

Song Kai scratched his head, "It's really not a joke, to be honest, Brother Zhou, Song was almost killed, that experience has made me feel palpitations to this day, so, over the years, I have always wanted to learn martial arts from a famous teacher, not to be able to do martial arts in high school, but also to have the power to protect myself." ”

Xue Weihai put down his chopsticks and said seriously: "Song Kai, you still have to be cautious about this matter, to be honest, although we haven't been together for a long time, but the old man has a good impression of you, whether it is your poetry and writing, or business strategy, or your way of doing things, all of which make the old man impressed, if you don't dislike it, the old man may recommend you to enter the court as an official, even if it is the smallest official position, there will be soldiers around you to guard, as for learning martial arts, this is really not worth it." ”

Zhou Ce also couldn't laugh or cry, drank a glass of wine, and said: "Yes, Brother Song, it's not that Zhou is unwilling to teach you martial arts, it's really worth the loss, Zhou was born with brute strength, plus he has been standing on a stump since he was a child, breathing and breathing, so he has today's achievements, but even so, you have seen that in the face of some grass bandits, if you are not careful, you will die." So, martial arts are just the end. ”

Song Kai doesn't want to be an official, it's just a peaceful and prosperous era, the key is that this is the end of the Tang Dynasty, in a few years, disputes will arise, and the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed, at that time, the bigger the official, the more anxious he is.

"Thank you Xue Gong for your kindness, it's just that being an official is not what Song wants, Brother Zhou, this is my only plea, and I ask Brother Zhou to fulfill it," Song Kai said seriously.

Zhou Ce glanced at Xue Weihai.

Xue Weihai sighed softly, and then laughed, "Whatever you want, Zhou Lang, I bet this kid will give up after studying for less than a month." ”

Zhou Ce laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Song Kai's shoulder, and said: "Brother Song, if you insist on learning martial arts, I will definitely teach you, but you have to understand that no matter how high your martial arts are, you will be invincible in the face of arrow rain and guns, even if it is me, in the face of more than ten brave men, if the other party fights desperately, I will be injured." And you, with all due respect to Zhou, Brother Song, your physique is weak, and it is really difficult to achieve anything in martial arts. ”

Song Kai smiled and raised his glass, "As long as Brother Zhou is willing to teach me, it's fine." ”

Zhou Ce and Xue Weihai just laughed and didn't dissuade them anymore.

It didn't take long for the dishes to be served.

Zhou Ce was full of praise for this meal.

Song Kai took the opportunity to inquire about martial arts, and after a meal, he finally had a general understanding of kung fu in the Tang Dynasty.

Generally speaking, kung fu is divided into two categories, one is the kung fu of riding a horse and cutting and shooting in the army, and the other is the kung fu of self-cultivation and fighting alone. Later, from the generation of Zhou Ce's grandfather, the Zhou family began to enter the dynasty as a military general, and then the Zhou family's knife technique slowly changed.

"The two armies face each other, and the knife technique used is completely different from when they usually fight alone," Zhou Ce explained with a smile while eating the back pot meat, "The two armies fight each other, relying on brute force, so the army only uses knives and guns, but does not use swords, the sword body is too thin, sometimes the shield itself is broken, and the moves cannot be fancy, and if the knife goes down, you have to take away the ...... of one arm and one leg of the other party."

Song Kai nodded when he heard this, but he was a little regretful in his heart, it seems that Zhou Ce's knife technique is not necessarily suitable for him, but what is the internal qi? Is it the TV series Eighteen Palms of the Dragon?

"Brother Zhou, you said that you still have a family heirloom, what is that?" Song Kai asked.

"Oh, it's a special breathing method, if you want to learn, I will teach you, the size of a person's ability to exert strength, in addition to his own strength, but also related to posture, weapons, of course, if you cooperate with a good breathing method, you can increase your strength again, and you can also work hard for a long time without getting tired," Zhou Ce explained slightly, "Our family's internal qi is a method of vigorous force, if practiced to the extreme, it can make a tiger-like roar, but this kind of internal qi is harmful to the body, If it wasn't urgent, I wouldn't use it. ”

Song Kai completely understood this time, there was no dragon descending eighteen palms at all, the so-called internal qi was just something similar to hard qigong in later generations, to put it bluntly, it was to mobilize the potential of his body to the greatest extent in a short period of time, and issue a fatal blow, the key is that this pit daddy's thing will also hurt the body.

Song Kai sighed, nodded to show understanding, he smiled, and arched his hand, "Then, tomorrow, no, this evening, I will ask Brother Zhou to teach him." ”

"Haha, naturally no problem," Zhou Ce laughed.

Xue Weihai listened with a smile on the side, and did not make a speech, just thinking about his thoughts while drinking.

After the wine and food, Xue Weihai got up and said, "Let's go, it will take a while to get to the tea garden." ”

Song Kai went downstairs, arrived at the counter, and said to Nie Ling, "Give me some money, I have to go out." ”

Although Nie Ling has not officially become the shopkeeper now, she has full control of the financial income of the inn.

"What are you going to do!" Nie Ling only raised his head slightly, glanced at Song Kai, and continued to look down at the income of the ledger.

“…… Who's the boss? Song was happy to slander, but he also had to answer, "Go outside the city and see the tea." ”

"Tea?" Nie Ling raised his head, his little face revealing a small dimple, "Can you make money?" ”

“…… Of course! Song Kai nodded vigorously.

"Okay, I'll give you three hundred yuan, save some money, if you need more money, you have to come back and discuss it with me," Nie Lingling said, took out a money bag, and threw it to Song Kai.

Song Kai shook the money bag depressedly.

Over there, Xue Weihai and Zhou Ce had already gone out of the store.

Nie Ling suddenly said loudly: "Hey! Old man, you haven't paid yet! ”

Xue Weihai stopped, and his old face, which had been smiling, turned white suddenly.

Song Kai hurriedly said: "Elder Xue is embarrassed, I'm in a treat, I'm in a treat!" …… The surname Nie! Be careful that I fire you! ”

Nie Ling glared at Song Kai, "You dare!" Be careful that I cut off your head. ”

“…… Xue Lao is my guest, how can I collect money from him! Song Kai said in a low voice.

Nie Ling snorted: "One or two meals are enough, you see, yesterday he had morning tea, lunch, and dinner in the store, and he didn't give any money, and today he had morning tea and lunch, do you think this inn is open for charity!" ”

Xue Weihai looked at Nie Lingdang with a flushed face, walked over with his hands behind his back, and said, "The old man is a supreme member, and the meal money should be as much as it should be, just record it in my account." ”

When Nie Lingzhong heard this, his face immediately smiled, and he bowed to Xue Weihai, "Uncle, don't blame you, since I am the shopkeeper, then I have to distinguish between public and private, although this inn is Song Kai, but it also has my dividends, if Song Kai wants to treat him in the future, just say it and let Song Kai pay the bill." I'll give you a discount. ”

Song Kai looked at Nie Lingdang for a long time, and two words popped out of his mouth: "Shameless!" Rogue! ”