"The meal is ready over there, hurry up and eat it, and talk about business after eating." Iron Bar raised his head and said to Liu Wenchuan with a grin, stretching out his hand and pointing to the basket at the base of the wall.

Cripple Zhao and Old Man Yu were staring at each other with wide eyes, one pressing a chess piece, like two earth dogs sharing the spoils unevenly, and they were baring their teeth and preparing to do it.

Accustomed to this situation for a long time, Liu Wenchuan lazily asked, grabbed the basket and took out a large bowl of white rice from it, and devoured it with salted fish.

After eating and drinking, Liu Wenchuan came to the servants and squatted on the ground. After eating, he already remembered that he seemed to have fainted on the beach last night, how did he come back?

Zhao Cripple lost to Old Man Yu again, put aside the stone in his hand, and said to Liu Wenchuan: "No need to ask, you have been sleeping in the house for two days, and I picked you up." As for the light that comes out of the sea, you don't even need to ask or care, it won't do you any harm. ”

Liu Wenchuan swallowed the words to his mouth obediently, and it is estimated that this servant was worried that he had slept for so long and had problems, so he was guarding in the yard. Thinking of this, his heart was inexplicably warm, whether he thought too much or not, anyway, I was moved.

Tie Luo suddenly asked: "Xiao Chuanzi, if you are given a chance to walk the rivers and lakes, who do you think is more suitable to join you?" ”

Liu Wenchuan was stunned for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help but drift to the Lingxu Mountain behind him.

Although he grew up in this isolated village, he has heard a lot about the affairs of the rivers and lakes and the country. For example, the iron-roded brother next to him will instill in him the wind of righteousness in the rivers and lakes if he has nothing to do; The old man next to him told him that it was none of his business and hung high; Zhao Cripple said in a more literate manner: "The gentleman has something to do and something not to do", and then was despised by the iron rod and the old man Yu.

He will listen to these words in his heart, and then figure it out for himself, extract its essence from its dross, and naturally form a river and lake in his heart in combination with the various avenues instilled in him by the old Taoist.

"Uncle Zhao is good, but if you want to walk the rivers and lakes, it is better for Master Yu." Liu Wenchuan blurted out.

This time it was the turn of the iron rod to be puzzled, stood up and tidied up his open shirt, and asked curiously: "Why not me?" ”

The old man Yu and the cripple Zhao next to him are also quite different.

The corners of Liu Wenchuan's mouth were slightly raised, this was an expression that he had never seen in the village for more than ten years, which made the three of them a little strange!

Speaking of rivers and lakes, for Liu Wenchuan, it is not only a yearning, but also a scorching heat.

"Brother Iron Rod, you never do things with your brains, and you do whatever you want, and you are prone to accidents. Uncle Zhao has too many concerns, and his temper is very stubborn, if he recognizes a reason, it is really ten cows that can't be pulled back. Yu Lao Ye though.. It's a little obscene, but he has a mind, a brain, and the ability to give advice at critical moments. ”

Liu Wenchuan finished speaking in the courtyard, and the four of them fell silent at the same time.

The three of them stared at Liu Wenchuan like monsters, they were not angry because of Liu Wenchuan's words, but the analysis just now can be said to be straight to their hearts and accurate.

At the same time, I was extremely gratified.

The three of them really understood that the little doll in front of them who they watched grow up was not the taciturn little guy who would only work hard and complain, and his mind was so meticulous and complicated that it was outrageous!

Outside the courtyard, Widow Wang rested her hands in front of her, pursed her lips, and her eyes were slightly red. She heard the young man's words clearly. The level of the woman's delicate mind is beyond the reach of the three rough old men in the courtyard.

What kind of self-control and tolerance can make this child so calm and deep for so many years?

"Pu Ying, this is your son!"

Raising her hand to wipe away the tears from her face, the woman walked to the gate of the courtyard with a lazy expression on her face. He said to Liu Wenchuan angrily: "Xiao Chuanzi, your ruffian senior brother just came, and when I beat him away, he said that the old Taoist priest on the mountain asked you to go up the mountain after waking up." ”

Brother Chengqi has been here? Liu Wenchuan smiled, thinking that he must have gone down the mountain and saw that he was still sleeping, so he ran to peep at Wang Xiaoya, but he must have suffered a big loss under Aunt Wang's hands, so he secretly ran back to the mountain.

Full of wine and food, in a good mood.

This is the motto of Liu Wenchuan's life in a small fishing village. People are busy every day in life, have food to eat, work and something to learn, that is, they are good.

"Thank you, Aunt Wang, I know."

In response, Liu Wenchuan had a sunny smile on his face, and walked outside with the bamboo basket in the yard on his back. didn't take a few steps when he heard Aunt Wang calling him behind him.

"Xiao Chuanzi, don't call me Aunt Wang in the future, call me Aunt Cui."

"Aunt Cui?" Liu Wenchuan turned around and called out in confusion.

The widow nodded, her eyes full of relief and love, and even the words that should have rotted in her stomach almost blurted out.

The cigarette pouch and pot in the courtyard in the old man's hand snapped on the wooden board.

The widow opened her mouth, but finally swallowed a lot of words, "Go, go up the mountain." ”

Liu Wenchuan was a little inexplicable, he couldn't understand what kind of dumb riddle these people were playing in front of him, and he didn't bother to think so much. Facing Aunt Wang, oh no, it's Aunt Cui now, waved his hand, and ran towards Lingxuguan.

The atmosphere in today's Lingxuan Temple is a little silent, there is no preaching of the old Taoist priest, and there is no snoring of the one-armed old eunuch under the jujube tree. Liu Wenchuan stepped into the courtyard and saw the three of them sitting next to each other at the door of the house.

"Good master, good eunuch, good senior brother."

didn't see the second senior brother who didn't like him, Liu Wenchuan greeted the three of them in turn. Senior Brother Chengqi's mood doesn't seem to be very good, and he has always been hippie and smiling, but he is a little gloomy at this time.

He certainly didn't know that just before he got here, there was a fierce brawl in the courtyard. There was a dispute between the old Taoist priest and the senior brother, and this dispute arose because of him.

But it was obvious that the elder brother was defeated in the end.

From the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, since waking up from the beginning, everyone seems to have undergone subtle changes.

Liu Wenchuan couldn't say what it was like, but he knew that there must be something wrong with it. He didn't notice that since he woke up, even his mood had changed a lot.

The old Taoist priest stood up and looked at Liu Wenchuan carefully, the wisp of dragon qi two days ago had quietly integrated into Liu Wenchuan's body like a stone sinking into the sea, becoming a part of him. Regarding Liu Wenchuan's special physique, I am afraid that no one knows the truth except for the three people in this small courtyard.

It's a pity that the original five-year plan was completely disrupted because of this sudden dragon qi. The dispute between Lao Dao and Chengqi before was whether to teach Liu Wenchuan to practice guns or knives. Of course, there is also a one-armed eunuch, who talks about practicing swords.

The old Taoist priest finally won the victory and practiced the sword.

"Wenchuan, you have been listening to sermons, studying, and learning martial arts here since you were six years old. Do you feel tired when you have to go to the beach every day to earn a bite to eat? ”

Liu Wenchuan obviously didn't expect the old Taoist priest to ask such a question, so he was stunned for a moment and shook his head with a smile.

"I'm not tired, it's such a habit, thank you, Master." Bow deeply.

Xie is naturally Xie for the earnest teachings of so many old Taoist priests who regard it as their own.

The three people in this courtyard can actually be said to be his master. After going up the mountain at the age of eight, Chengqi taught him to read and write, the old Taoist priest taught him to be a man with what he had learned, and the one-armed old eunuch taught him to practice martial arts and strengthen his body.

The old Taoist priest nodded, took a few books and handed them to Liu Wenchuan.

"Over the years, I have taught you the truth. You can read more of these books when you're fine. From today on, let the old eunuch pass you a set of knife techniques. ”

Yes? Can the old eunuch also use knife skills?

Liu Wenchuan was suspicious in his heart, and looked sideways at the old eunuch, who happened to be looking at him too. The one-armed old man leaning under the jujube tree, sleepy-eyed, is probably about to fall asleep again, can this really teach him to practice knives?

Since the age of six, he has followed the old eunuch to practice martial arts, and he has definitely suffered no less sin in the past ten years, but the foundation of martial arts is very solid. Liu Wenchuan knew this, and he was very grateful to the old eunuch for giving him a chance.

I also learned the moves and basic swordsmanship on my fists and feet, and I was finally able to draw with Qi Yu.

As for the unknown mental method that he has been practicing unremittingly every night, he didn't feel any use at all, but the old Taoist priest let him practice it, and he has been persisting for so many years.

But Liu Wenchuan always felt that Qi Yu's punches, kicks, moves and styles seemed to be much more powerful than his own. It's okay to listen to the old man tell the story of the rivers and lakes, those martial arts warriors in the rivers and lakes have endless layers of tricks and variety, but why have they always been the foundation? Is the qualification so stupid?

"Xiao Chuanzi, today the old man will pass you a set of basic knife techniques, a total of nine styles..."

Well, it's the basic knife technique again.

Liu Wenchuan rolled his eyes, he really wanted to tell the old eunuch, we can't be so favoritous. It's not that Liu Wenchuan thinks it's unfair, and it's not that he's jealous. After all, he is still just a child, and he has been abused by that guy named Qi Yu since he was a child, and he will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable. Just know it in your heart.

The one-armed old man seemed to be prepared, took out two wooden knives from under the tree, threw one to Liu Wenchuan, and held it with one hand. Liu Wenchuan, who reached out to catch the wooden knife, immediately eliminated the cranky thoughts in his mind, and waited for the eunuch's next words with clear and serious eyes. The heart is clear and urgent, when to be lazy, when to be serious.

Liu Wenchuan, who has been an orphan since he was a child, knows very well in his heart that what others give you is not that others owe you, nor does it take for granted.

Therefore, when you reach out and follow along, you have to pay 200% sweat. Otherwise, you are not only sorry for yourself, but also sorry for the people who have paid for you.

Although the truth is simple, after a long time, many people will take it for granted. The old man's words said: "Don't think that everyone owes you, you have to pay it back when you walk the rivers and lakes." ”

In the following days, Liu Wenchuan always carried the wooden knife on his waist when he went up and down the mountain.

The old eunuch seems to have no other advanced martial arts in his stomach except for the basics. Teaching Liu Wenchuan is still just the basics, from the knife style to stabbing, swinging, splitting, carrying, chopping, and receiving.

Every day, the left and right hands hold the knife and stand on the pile for two hours. Then there is the boring drawing of the knife, the closing of the knife, the straight stab, the oblique stab, the left and right swing of the knife, the straight split, the oblique chop...

Liu Wenchuan is hard working and meticulous in his work. The eunuch would arrange for him to repeat each move every day, from a hundred times to five hundred times. From a hundred straight piercings to five hundred straight punctures,

Finally, each formula goes from a thousand to five thousand times.

The sun sets and the moon rises, rain or shine.