Chapter Ninety-One: Lion Dance and Martial Arts

After the battle of the night market, King Kong Leg and Zhao Zhiling are not fighting or not making a deal, Zhao Zhiling put forward a lot of opinions to King Kong Leg and others, all of which are Zhao Zhiling's years of experience in opening a martial arts gym.

Zhao Zhiling gave them another important help to King Kong Leg, which was to teach them lion dance.

Zhao Zhiling asked people to pull it on a bicycle, and he sat on the back seat of the bicycle with a lion head in his arms, and came to the bottom of the horse fence.

Tie Tougong was startled when he saw a lion-headed person coming in from the staircase, and when he looked again, it turned out to be Zhao Zhiling.

"Master Zhao, what are you doing with a lion head? We bought two for ourselves. One you teach, the other we learn. ”

"Master Tie, let me take a look at the lion head you bought. Alas, the lion head you bought is not beautiful, and this one of mine is an authentic Fengshun lion head. Give it to you, and you will use this for the lion in the future. ”

"Master Zhao, I don't understand, we are a martial arts hall, why do we have to learn lion dance?"

"Master Tie, in Hong Kong, there is no martial arts hall and no lion dance. On the one hand, the lion dance must be lively and lively when a business opens, and the martial arts hall can obtain economic income from it; On the other hand, the lion dance can promote the martial arts hall and recruit many disciples. Kill two birds with one stone! ”

"Master Zhao, thank you very much. Our brothers came to Hong Kong, and we are not familiar with the place, if it weren't for the help of martial arts colleagues like you, I don't know how many detours we would have to take. ”

"Master Tie, what you say is outside, Hongquan belongs to Southern Shaolin, you are Northern Shaolin, Northern and Southern Shaolin is a family, everyone belongs to the same family, of course we have to help each other."

"I'm getting older, I just don't know if I'll be able to learn it."

"Master Tie, don't be kidding, there are also some of my apprentices who are about the same age as you and have become monks halfway through to learn lion dance. In fact, lion dance, like kung fu, is a combination of basic movements, and then used flexibly. Popular in Hong Kong is our Guangdong lion dance, mainly in the south boxing horse step, the lion action has 'open eyes', 'wash the beard', 'lick the body', 'shake the hair' and so on......" Zhao Zhiling explained while demonstrating.

There were several brothers of the iron-headed gong, and they gathered in a circle to observe and study.

Zhao Zhiling demonstrated for a long time, tired and sweaty, sat down to rest, and passed on some rules of lion dance to the iron-headed Gongshi brothers: "People will nod and shake hands and hug when they meet, and lions will have to know lions when they meet." The lion meeting is the number of martial arts etiquette when the lions of two different martial arts halls meet in a narrow way. To put it simply, it is the two lions dancing against each other, worshiping each other, exchanging martial arts prayers, and then separating in different ways depending on their generation. ”

Tie Bushan, who had a cautious personality, said: "This is about seniority, then we have to practice well, lest others say that we Shaolin don't understand the rules." ”

Zhao Zhiling took a sip of water and said, "Master Tie is right, this can only be demonstrated and practiced internally, and there is no way to sharpen the gun in battle." Because once you miss any etiquette, such as winking, kicking, etc., you will be despised as uneducated and impolite, and in serious cases, it will even develop into a large-scale group fight. ”

Tie Tou Gong asked, "Then how is this generation determined?" ”

Zhao Zhiling said: "When meeting lions, who is higher and who is lower is not based on the identity of the specific lion dancer, but on the identity listed on the top card. Wulin is sensitive and doesn't dare to talk nonsense, so I'll use my own fictional example: our Hongquan likes lion dance the most. Because my great-grandfather Huang Feihong's sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons are all teaching boxing, then I can't use the name of 'Huang Feihong' when I open a museum to accept apprentices. And because my father is Pork Rong's apprentice, my head card can be hung in the name of 'Hongquan Zhao Jiao' and 'Lin Shirong's apprentice'. And I have a lot of other senior brothers who have also opened the museum, so they can only hang 'Professor Zhao's apprentice', but unfortunately my father does not have such a famous name as Huang Feihong and Pork Rong, and it is useless to hang up, so no one hangs it. If my lion encounters such as Huang Feihong Pavilion, Pork Rong Pavilion and Huang Feihong's other apprentices like Liang Kuan and Ya Cha Su, I am the one with a low seniority; But if I meet my brother's pavilion, then I am the one with the highest seniority. Assuming that each of these pavilions has developed to the point that the people at the bottom do not know each other and have no contact, the lions of the two pavilions meet, and when they look at the top card, my apprentice looks at the name of Huang Feihong, Pork Rong, Liang Kuan, and Ya Cha Su, even if the personal seniority of the top person in charge of the specific lion dance is lower than mine and younger than me, it doesn't matter, my top card is lower than his top brand, then I should meet it. ”

King Kong Leg asked, "Then how do you catch up?" ”

Zhao Zhilin said: "According to the number of etiquette, the other party has the right to see my head card from afar, the lion drives a Siping horse to dance the lion's head in place, does not move, just stands in place, and waits for me to go up to meet the lion." It is no longer suitable to hold the lion's head high, but at this time, I must pay special attention to the fact that the lion's head must not dance higher than his lion's head. If you don't follow the rules, you will be looked down upon by the whole martial arts, and you may fight on the spot if you make a big fuss. ”

King Kong Leg continued: "Then if the other party is bad, isn't it very troublesome?" ”

Zhao Zhiling nodded in agreement: "Yes! At this time, if the other party is bad, there are many tricks, for example, when they see each other from a distance, he will not move, and he will pretend to be modest and deliberately dance the lion's head a little lower than usual, that is, he will hold the lion's head low and step in place, on the surface he is very friendly and not domineering, in fact, I know the bitterness, because my lion head cannot be higher than him, he dances low, I am forced to dance lower, he does not meet him, the distance between the two lions has to be all taken by my lion, and the result is that I almost have to kneel and crawl over the lion's head almost like the ground. ”

King Kong patted his chest and said, "Fortunately, we are Shaolin authentic, and there are no fellow lion dancers in Hong Kong." ”

Zhao Zhiling said: "That's not necessarily, I live in Kowloon City, where there are two neighbors, both of whom are authentic martial arts sects of the Northern School, one is the heir of the Northern Sect Wulang Bagua Stick, and the other is the descendant of the Seventy-two Road Tan Leg." However, neither of them opened the museum, Gorou Bagua Stick fried fritters, and Seventy-two Tan Leg worked as a coolie on the dock, and everyone called him a coolie. Besides, if you don't have the same door now, will you not have one in the future? Didn't you say that you came to Hong Kong to promote Shaolin martial arts? Everbright Shaolin martial arts, you must accept apprentices. The apprentices will open a museum in the future, and won't they have the same door at that time? ”

Tie Tougong slapped King Kong's leg on the head, and reproached: "Don't interrupt, listen to Master Zhao how to know how to be a lion." ”

Zhao Zhiling said: "When the lion is meeting, the two sides should dance against each other, bow to each other three times, and then the two lions will touch each other's foreheads, and the lion dancers will shake hands through the lion's mouth and exchange prayers. ”

Sweeping the hall leg said: "Excuse me, isn't that something that only exists in martial arts novels?" ”

Zhao Zhiling said: "Yes, it is a square thin wooden board, and there is really only one word 'worship' on it." ”

King Kong Leg asked, "When you meet the lion, what if the other party has malicious intentions towards us?" ”

Zhao Zhiling said: "There are also many tricks for the two lions to offset their foreheads. For example, one party deliberately pretends to be modest to lower the lion's head, and when they separate after shaking hands, the lion's head suddenly rises up. If the other party has no experience in the rivers and lakes, the lion's head may be provoked to fly, and it will be embarrassing. Then, we sincerely apologized and scolded our apprentice, and the other party had to suffer dumb losses, and there was no excuse for making a fortune. ”

Tietou Gong asked, "What about after the lion is finished?" ”

Zhao Zhiling said: "When these are all done, we will separate." The lions of the same generation slowly retreated on both sides. If you are of different generations, the junior lion will bow down and retreat, and slowly retreat sideways to leave, and you can't face the opposite lion with your butt; The senior party held the lion's head high and looked at the juniors. ”

King Kong Leg asked, "What would happen if the lion head of the junior lion suddenly itched on its back at this time and stood up to scratch it?" ”

Zhao Zhiling said: "I have seen this situation once before, and I am very impressed, although I didn't know how to read the rules at that time. At that time, the junior dancers, who might have come new to the situation, suddenly held high; The lion dance doesn't speak, the other party's senior lion reacted quickly, and immediately raised it higher, the lion's head stepped on the shoulder of the lion's tail, condescending, 45 degrees down, really vivid, it was completely like a majestic elder staring at the junior, 'You dare to make a mistake?' At the same time, the senior brother of the junior pavilion immediately stopped the junior brother, and several of the accompanying disciples coincidentally pressed down the lion head of their own pavilion with their hands; Both sides saw that the other party had no malicious intent, so they quickly applauded and pretended to be fine, and cheered ten times higher than the usual volume. ”

After Zhao Zhiling left, the sweeping leg quietly said to Tie Tou Gong: "Senior brother, do we have to change our name, in case our apprentice plays our banner in the future, it says 'Iron Head Gong' and 'Sweeping Tang Leg', how unsightly is this!" ”

Tie Tougong nodded and said, "That makes sense!" These days, you all think about what your name is. When the time comes, when Brother Kun helps us apply for ID cards, we can write our new names. Now, let's pack up our things and go to the watercress street night market to get a better seat. ”

In this way, several brothers of the Iron Head Gong Master followed Zhao Zhiling to learn lion dance during the day, and went to the night market to sell martial arts at night to recruit disciples.

After the gongs and drums sounded, Tie Tou Gong moved a box of beer to the table and shouted loudly: "Take a look, take a look, authentic Shaolin Tie Tou Gong, buy a bottle of beer for ten yuan, you can blow up my bottle if you don't finish drinking." Some drink, some play. The quantity is limited, the hand is fast, the hand is slow. If you don't play, come and take a look! ”

Due to the fast pace of life in Hong Kong, many people are under great psychological pressure, and there is nowhere to release their depressed hearts, so a case of beer is quickly sold out.

Tie Cloth Shirt lost no time in shouting: "Boss who wants to explode the bottle, please be early tomorrow." The following performance items are chest crushed boulders, ten yuan and a stone slab. ”

Soon, the iron cloth shirt lying on the ground was almost crushed to death by a pile of more than a dozen gypsum boards, fortunately, the sweeping leg saw that the situation was not good, and stopped the person who continued to pay the money, indicating that the time had come, picked up the hammer and smashed the gypsum board one by one, and rescued the iron cloth shirt that was pressed down and rolled his eyes.

Having learned the lessons of the Iron Head Gong and the Iron Cloth Shirt, the grappler made a limit on the number of people who could participate in the game: "If you hit a sandbag, you will lose 10 yuan, and if you hit me, you will lose 10 yuan." Up to three people can play together! ”

"What if you hit and you say you didn't hit?" A person watching the hilarity asked.

The grappler explained: "Everyone has seen that I am wearing black clothes, and the sandbag is not filled with sand, but white ash, and as long as it hits me, there will definitely be marks on the clothes." ”

"Then if you run backwards, we won't be able to hit you."

"I'm standing where I am, you can draw a circle, I promise not to go out of the circle. However, the person who throws the sandbag must stand behind this line, and the sandbag that crosses this line will not be effective even if it hits me. ”

"Then I'll try!"

After all the projects were performed, King Kong struck the gong twice and said loudly: "Everyone has seen it just now, this is the authentic Shaolin Kung Fu performance, if anyone is interested in learning Shaolin Kung Fu, you can sign up on the spot now." ”

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After the gambling saint Ye Hanlin finalized the plan, he immediately ran around for the matter of gambling ships on the high seas, and in just half a month, he attracted five or six investment partners. There is no doubt about the ability to gamble on Saint Ye Hanlin, and everyone is very optimistic about the novelty of gambling ships on the high seas, so many people are willing to join the gang, and the smooth operation makes Saint Ye Hanlin himself a little surprised.

After discussing the matter, some of these partners take care of the relevant formalities and deal with the relationship between black and white, some are responsible for purchasing luxury cruise ships, and gambling saint Ye Hanlin is responsible for recruiting experienced dealers and other staff, as well as other gambling boat management work.

Everything went so smoothly that it was only two months later for the renovated ship to be launched.

At this time, Liang Kun really saw the power of the gambling saint Ye Hanlin, and He Hongsheng, who could crush the gambling saint Ye Hanlin to death, was probably even more terrifying. Thinking that he had said lightly that he would "kill him", Liangkun was also a little embarrassed.

As for the little money that Liangkun invested in the gambling boat, it was really a drop in the bucket, probably worth the decoration fee on the gambling boat, and most of it was lent to him by Saint Ye Hanlin.

During the two months of preparation for the gambling boat, Jiang Zhen, the leader of Hongxing, summoned Liangkun many times, because Liangkun had a 2.5% stake in the gambling ship of Saint Ye Hanlin, which made this Hongxing leader also very jealous. However, because the gambling saint Ye Hanlin spoke and only recognized Liangkun, this share was not "transferred" to Jiang Zhen. Of course, Jiang Zhen's Hongxing faucet is not in vain, Hongxing has become a partner of gambling ships in Hong Kong, and the business of soliciting customers on the ground and stacking yards on the ship is enough to make a lot of money.

As for Liangkun taking the lead in knocking out the field on He'an Le Street, this little thing is not worth mentioning. - Because He Anle has already received some gambling interests from Hongxing as compensation.