Seeing this familiar scene, Ren Pingsheng immediately understood that at this time, Ip Man had not received his apprentice.

"Excuse me, is it Master Ye Man?"

Ren Ping is very humble.

"I am, I am, are you here to learn martial arts?"

As soon as Ren Pingsheng's words fell, the person who looked like a kung fu superstar surnamed Zhen hurriedly put down the clothes in his hand and greeted him with a smile on his face.

Ren Pingsheng waved his hand, and the housekeeper asked the porter to put two large baskets of items on the ground, which contained roast goose, bacon, eggs, ham, candy, candied fruit and other items. Immediately afterwards, Ren Pingsheng took over a bamboo basket from the housekeeper, and there were celery (meaning diligence and studiousness, industry and diligence), lotus seeds (lotus seeds are bitter, meaning painstaking education), red beans (meaning red luck and high light), red dates (meaning early and high school), longan (meaning merit and consummation), dry and lean meat strips (to express the disciple's heart), which is called the six rites of bondage;

Ren Pingsheng took out another thousand Hong Kong dollars from his arms and put it on top of the six salutes, and knelt on the ground respectfully.

"Please Master Yip take me as an apprentice and pass on my authentic Wing Chun method!"

Ye Man looked at the items and money that Ren Pingsheng took out, his mood was very complicated, originally he just wanted to collect a few ordinary apprentices first and earn a little tuition to make a living, but if he accepted these things today and accepted Ren Pingsheng's apprenticeship, it would mean that Ren Pingsheng would become his mantle heir, and he would teach him all his skills.

"You know very well that when you enter my door, you should strictly observe the twelve commandments: Do not deceive others by virtue of power. Don't fight the fanatics. Not afraid of bullying the weak. Do not compete with ignorance. Not afraid of danger and danger. Do not be arrogant about rich and poor. Don't do evil. Don't be greedy for unjust windfalls. Don't use skills to pick flowers. Don't deal with wine. Don't take advantage of the situation to be arrogant. Do not resist public and private debts. Don't go street-to-street. It must not harm the public and private interests. Do not collude with the countryside and form a party. Don't try to show off your official kindness. Not extravagant wandering. Improper treason. Don't be complacent. You shouldn't slack off on boxing. ”

Ren Pingsheng said: "I am also from a serious family, I can abide by these, I hope the master will include them!" ”

After Ren Pingsheng finished speaking, he began to kowtow to Ip Man, and when he kowtowed to the ninth head, Ip Man held him up, and said righteously: "Today I will accept you into the door wall, I hope you will remember the teacher's training, otherwise, at the end of the world, I will definitely clean the door." ”

The housekeeper Guan Bo said on the side: "My young master is the most filial and good family, and he almost cried to death in front of the spiritual seat of our lord and wife a few days ago. Originally, there were other martial arts halls in Xiangjiang, but unfortunately they were all places with some black smoke and miasma, our young master did not wait to see them, I heard that Master Ye first came to Xiangjiang, but he was willing to be poor, and thought that your character must be noble, so he came here to seek art. ”

People like to listen to flattery, hear the housekeeper's praise, plus Ren Pingsheng's facial features are beautiful, his appearance is upright, and he is by no means a traitor.

"Do you know what Wing Chun is?"

Before Ren Ping came to Ip Man's world, he looked up the history of Wing Chun on the Internet, but he still pretended to be confused and asked: "I beg the master to explain a thing or two." ”

"Then let me introduce you first, our Wing Chun boxing is a kind of boxing technique in the south of the body, which was created by the five masters of Southern Shaolin, and it is as fast as lightning when attacking, even with elimination and fighting, both offensive and defensive, I don't know if you have any foundation in martial arts?"

Ip Man asked, Ip Man was born in Wing Chun, studied under Chan Shun Wah, and his ancestor was Wing Chun Grandmaster Ryazan , Ren Pingsheng had seen the old movie "The Loser" directed by Hung Jinpo when he checked the information before, which tells the story of Wing Chun grandmaster Ryazan .

"I haven't studied any martial arts, but I have a lot of strength."

The strength of Ren Pingsheng's body is really great, although he does not have the ability of the Chu Overlord to lift a thousand pounds, but it is not a problem to mention five or six hundred catties of items.

"Oh? Then you push me hard. ”

As soon as Ip Man heard this, his eyes lit up, practicing martial arts requires talent, and it is often difficult for frail and sick people to practice martial arts with high results. He put out the two-word tongs and waited for Ren Pingsheng to push him.

Ren Pingsheng was a little speechless, he didn't expect that he didn't have to be abused by Ip Man like Huang Liang, but he still had to go through some assessment.

Ren Pingsheng saluted Ip Man, then exhaled and raised his voice, and began to push Ip Man hard.

Ip Man was like an old tree rooted in the ground, almost not moving, until Ren Pingsheng used all his strength, Ip Man took a small step back slightly.

"Yes, very good, a good seedling for martial arts."

Ye Man put away his horse steps, supported Ren Pingsheng and began to touch his bones. Ren Pingsheng's bones are wonderful, it's a rare occurrence in a hundred years, and Ip Man couldn't help laughing.

"Your talent is very good, you will definitely get started quickly when you learn Wing Chun, but don't be proud, but work harder."

Ye Man calmed down and began to introduce his family to Ren Pingsheng, Ren Pingsheng also kowtowed respectfully to Zhang Yongcheng, who was pregnant with Liujia, and at the same time gave the personal jade pendant to Ye Zhun, the eldest son of Ip Man, which was regarded as a meeting gift. Ye Man's background is not bad, so he naturally saw that the jade pendant of this mutton fat and white jade was worth a thousand gold, and he originally didn't want his eldest son to accept such a valuable gift, but Ren Pingsheng insisted, so he asked his son to thank Ren Pingsheng and accepted it.

The 1,000 Hong Kong dollars sent by Ren Pingsheng's apprentice is a huge amount of money at the moment, and now the salary of white-collar workers in Xiangjiang is only a few dozen yuan a month, which is also Ip Man's first income in Xiangjiang, if there is no source of livelihood, he and his wife Zhang Yonghua will not be able to open the pot, Zhang Yonghua has been pregnant for seven or eight months, if the nutrition cannot keep up, it is difficult to ensure the smooth birth of the child. Therefore, Ip Man was very grateful to Ren Pingsheng and immediately began his own teaching.

Before practicing various national arts, it is often necessary to practice solid pile skills in order to achieve something. There are many piles of various sects, such as the three-body style of Xingyi Quan and the Tai Chi mixed yuan pile. Wing Chun also has its own pile method, such as Siping Horse and Sanzi Horse, and the most basic pile method is the two-word tong sheep and horse.

Two-character tongs sheep and horses are a unique pile method of Wing Chun, standing with feet as wide as the shoulders or slightly narrower than the shoulders in a figure-of-eight, with the legs slightly bent, and the knees pincered, with a punch apart.

At first glance, the two-word tong sheep horse looks like a woman's inner crutch, which makes people feel stingy, which is fundamentally different from the horse step in the north with its legs spread.

There is also an interesting rumor about this two-word tong sheep and horse, it is said that Leung Bo Yan and Yim Wing Chun Cave Night, after three times of drinking, the guests dispersed, Liang Bo Yan looked at his daughter-in-law and children: It's not early, let's sleep. Miss Yan smiled with her eyebrows and eyes, smiled and fell on the bed, her knees together, and she practiced the two-word tongs horizontally, Liang Boyan had no choice, jumped on the bed and knelt in front of the bride's legs, and made a bull strength, but she couldn't break it, and finally had to run out of the house to sleep on the ground.

The old man saw that his son-in-law did not bear it, and secretly sued Liang Boyu that there was a secret to cracking the two-word tongs sheep and horses: squeak.

Later, things were easy to do, Liang Boyu used the old man's method, broke his wife's legs, and broke the two-word clamps.

In fact, this is all anecdotes, the two-word tongs sheep and horses are the same as many Chinese kung fu, are born from animals, sheep fight is to use the horns on the top of the head to push each other forward, and the one who is pushed down is considered to lose, and the form of the hind legs when they push each other forward is the posture of the two-word tongs sheep and horses. This triangular structure can effectively concentrate the weight and power of the body forward, and can also effectively cope with the pressure from the front. This posture also prepares for the future, and in the small thoughts, it is very important to pay attention to the balance of the body, and any object on the earth must have three points or meridians in contact with the ground in order to maintain balance effectively. However, people only have two legs, only two points are in contact with the ground, and standing with a triangular structure can effectively maintain the balance of their overall center of gravity.

Ren Pingsheng was the first time in his life, but he had a flexible mind and a bit of an unforgettable meaning, coupled with Ip Man's serious guidance, so he quickly became familiar with the two words of the sheep, which also made Ip Man feel that he was really the right apprentice.

After standing on the pile and teaching, it is time to teach the routine, and Ip Man first taught Ren Pingsheng "little thoughts". "Little Thoughts" is a primary routine of Wing Chun, it does not have many action moves, but it concentrates the most basic moves and techniques of Wing Chun attack and defense, and practicing the combination of small thoughts and movements can lay a solid foundation for further learning. Usually, when a traditional master teaches Wing Chun to a new beginner, he will say: If the little thoughts are not right, they will not be right for life.

Ip Man taught carefully, and Ren Pingsheng studied very seriously, so it was noon before he knew it. The housekeeper Guan Bo had already asked people to pick a large table of dishes from a nearby restaurant, which was nothing more than some chicken, duck, fish and the like, but this was already very rich for Ip Man, who had not seen meat for a long time, and Zhang Yonghua and Xiao Yezhun had eaten a lot.

"Master, you have to report when you open a martial arts hall in Xiangjiang, there are specific rules and regulations in the martial arts world here, and only if you have reported in the martial arts association they established and passed their test, you will be qualified to open the door and accept apprentices."

After a full meal and a full meal, during the tea break, Ren Pingsheng began to pass some information to Ip Man, he was to eliminate Ip Man's troubles in the future.

"Oh? There is such a thing, I really don't know, I don't have any friends in the martial arts world here, and no one tells me this, I don't know what the process of reporting this martial arts association is? ”

When Ip Man heard this, he didn't expect that the martial arts world in Xiangjiang was very different from Foshan, Foshan didn't have so many rules, as long as he didn't want to be kicked out of the gym after opening his apprenticeship.

"If you want to be recognized by other martial arts halls, you must first win against those martial artists of various sects and factions to prove that you have this strength, and then you have to pay a certain membership fee every month, the amount is usually one hundred Hong Kong dollars."

Ren Pingsheng told what he asked the housekeeper to hear before, so that Ip Man had a psychological preparation, in the original plot, Ip Man did not know what to do, refused to pay the membership dues, and there was a great conflict with Hong Zhennan, and the membership fees collected by Hong Zhennan were finally handed over to the Hong Kong British government, so that the martial arts hall could not be harassed by embarrassment.

"To pay a membership fee of 100 Hong Kong dollars, isn't this too much, isn't the president of this martial arts association not to charge tuition, and these dues alone also make him worry about food and clothing."

Ip Man frowned, feeling that this was no different from protection money, and he didn't like to see this kind of behavior.

"This money is not left by the president himself, the president of this session is Hong Zhennan, the master of Hong Boxing, and he will use these membership fees to bribe Hong Kong government officials and get the approval of the Hong Kong British government, after all, the act of teaching martial arts makes the Hong Kong and British side think that it is a factor that causes social instability."

Ren Pingsheng helped Hong Zhennan explain, Hong Zhennan's personality is still good, and Ren Pingsheng also considered worshipping him before, but considering Hong Zhennan's rigid temper and the level of the professor's apprentice, Ren Pingsheng still gave up.

"I see, tomorrow you accompany me to the Martial Arts Association, register and pay the dues."