The day has dawned, Zhuang You has already walked to the entrance of Qingban Town, and his body has changed back into coarse cloth clothes, the town is full of people, Zhuang You did not greet the neighbors for the first time, frowned, thinking about what the master said, and unconsciously has arrived, the destination, look up - Zheng Ji butcher shop.

"Hello lady", Zhuang You hurriedly shouted, without waiting for his stout body to react, he hurriedly slipped into the shop and put on a black coat, and ran to the meat case, at this time there were not many meat sellers.

A majestic figure shrouded over, and the flesh on the face of the butcher shopkeeper trembled, "Yo, you still know that you are coming, I thought I was going to recruit a new guy today!" Zhuang You didn't speak, because he knew that the best way to face Aunt Zheng was not to speak, once she spoke, she would be strong, and once she was strong, it would be endless. Aunt Zheng chattered for a while, then glared at Zhuang You, twisted her body and went out. At this time, Uncle Zheng estimated that he was coming to the teahouse for morning tea, and Aunt Zheng and other Zhuang You couldn't wait to have morning tea now.

Zhuang You picked up the knife, sharpened it with a stone a few times, and after crossing the water, he was a little bored to see that no one took care of the business. At the beginning, my mother wanted to let Zhuang You study and take the top prize, but the pot at home could not be opened, and the mother was sick, which made it even worse, so she could only drop out of the private school in the town. After two years of studying, Mr. always said that he had calm breath and could study, and let him have time to come to the academy to listen when he left, and did not charge him money, but Zhuang You has not been there since.

Zhuang You dropped out of school, so he thought about doing something to subsidize the family, and finally begged Zheng Ji, took one-third of the money, did the most work, and helped kill pigs, cows, chickens and ducks for a year before selling meat in front of the shop. Although he is young, he has a lot of strength because of his master, so he has survived to this day. Aunt Zheng has been talking about Zhuang You eating too much, but Zhuang You uses one person's money to do the work of three people, and she will not quit such a good labor.

Zhuang You thought endlessly, and a voice came from his ears: "Brother Zhuang, cut me half a catty of front leg meat." Zhuang You reacted, looked up, and a thin but delicate little face came into view, it was a little sister. Zhuang You grinned and said with a smile: "Why did you come to buy meat today, what kind of good day is it?" The little sister's family background is average, her parents are farming, and she only eats meat once during the New Year's holidays, so Zhuang You is a little curious. Xiaomei smiled: "Someone from the family is here, get some meat and go back to make some dumplings." Zhuang You noticed that Xiaomei's smile was a little strange, but he didn't ask much, took a piece of meat and weighed it, chopped it into minced meat on the cutting board, wrapped it in paper and handed it to Xiaomei, Xiaomei put a penny on the case, took the meat and left. Zhuang You was a little puzzled, the little sister seemed a little strange today.

The day gradually moved, and the number of people who came to buy meat gradually increased, Zhuang You got busy, and it was not until noon that he rested, he walked to the back hall to drink saliva, and began to be busy cooking for the uncle and aunt to eat.

The meal was almost ready, and the Zheng couple also came back, Zhuang You put the food on the table, came to the front of the shop with a rice bowl, and continued to open. Today is eating pork belly, Zhuang You decided that he is lucky, in addition to meeting the master, that is, working in Zheng Ji, you know, in the entire Qingban Town, except for Qin Juren's mansion, only Uncle Zheng's shop can eat meat every day! Although Zhuang You can only put two pieces of meat in the bowl, he is already very satisfied.

The Zheng couple were eating and chatting, and suddenly the words of the little sister of the Li family came, Zhuang You's ears were sharp, and after listening carefully for a while, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Qin Mansion, I went to the Li family today to propose marriage, the little sister of the Li family, is going to marry the son of Qin Juren.

The voice in his ears gradually blurred, silently finishing the meal, holding the empty bowl, Zhuang You sat on the stool, watching the people coming and going on the street, suddenly a little uncomfortable. I can't remember when I met my little sister, but I only knew that the cute face looked at him solemnly, and said crisply: "Brother will be your wife in the future, right?" Although they didn't know exactly what husband and wife were, they knew that they would stay together forever, so they decided. There is an older brother on the little sister, but unfortunately when she was one year old, she had a fever and burned her brain, and she was two years older than Zhuang You but she couldn't even remember the name.

Zhuang You still remembers that when the old man of the Li family sat at the door smoking a dry cigarette and watched his little sister play with his stupid brother, although his eyes were full of love, the worry was heavy to the bone.

"Hey, boy, what's the fuss, don't you want to clean it up, do you want me to wash it myself?" Aunt Zheng's majestic voice exploded in her ears, Zhuang You came back to her senses, and silently went to clean up the dishes and chopsticks. Until the evening, he did not say a word. After dinner was ready, I ate it with a sullen head. Zhuang You said hello to the Zheng couple and walked out. Outside the door, the smoke and rain were hazy.

"Stinky boy, it's raining, go to the back to get an umbrella, and if you're sick, do you want to take leave from me?" Aunt Zheng's roar came, Zhuang You obediently took the umbrella, opened it, walked into the rain, and went home alone as before.

When he returned to the door of his house, he habitually looked at the yard next to him, the old man of the Li family was sitting at the door smoking a dry cigarette, and when he saw Zhuang You, he said with a smile: "Xiaozhuang is back?" The old man's face was red, it seemed that he had drunk a lot of wine, and the wrinkles on his face were stretched, and the whole person was different.

Zhuang You, "um", saw that the little sister in the door was teasing her brother with a snack, it should have been sent by the Qin Mansion.

Close the door, Zhuang You touched his face, what happened to him? It's a good thing for the little sister to marry the prince of the Qin Mansion, the son of Qin is a famous talent in the town, he is a show talent at a young age, and he is generous. After Zhuang Youniang passed away, he also came to visit Zhuang You, an orphan, in person, so Zhuang You also respected him very much, and his little sister would be happy.

Shaking his head, as if throwing all his worries aside, Zhuang You thought about what the master had passed on to him in the morning, and his heart calmed down. The master taught himself a set of things, and when he heard the master say what it was called, Zhuang You didn't understand, and the master didn't say much, so he asked Zhuang You to learn from him. Zhuang You learned to draw a scoop according to the gourd, and the master said solemnly beside him: "The key point of this spitting technique is the nine long and one short I just said, go back and think about it yourself, tomorrow, I will tell you the beauty of this thing." ”

According to the breathing technique taught by the master, Zhuang You felt very awkward, and felt that his breathing was very uncomfortable, but the master told him that in this life, even if he sleeps, he has to breathe according to this method, Zhuang You listened and did it. With the nine long and one short again and again, Zhuang You gradually eased up, and a burst of warm current slowly poured out of his body, whenever the nine long and one short came to the last "short", the whole body seemed to be full of strength, Zhuang You was also used to and liked this feeling. Soon, when the whole body was wrapped in warm currents, Zhuang You Chang exhaled, his eyes opened, and he was shining. I sweated, washed with some water, lay on the bed, still according to the breathing method, and fell asleep for a long time.

It was dark, Zhuang You had already woken up, washed and washed and ate porridge, and was ready to go out, "Brother, wait for me" Looking back, the little sister waved her hand and trotted all the way over. "Brother, what about going to your master?" Zhuang You nodded, looked at the little sister's refreshing face, and smiled, but soon became uncomfortable: "Are you going to get married?" The little sister's face changed suddenly, because of her family background, she is a precocious girl, and she is not ignorant of marriage, but Zhuang You asked, coupled with that tone, how could the little sister not understand: "Yes, I am going to get married." For a moment, the two were silent.

Zhuang You regretted that he suddenly asked like this, he didn't know what he wanted to say, he was silent for a long time, and said, "Little sister, do you have anything to do?" "Oh, my dad drank too much wine last night, fell down, went to the town to buy some medicine and wine to rub" Zhuang You nodded, the two were speechless again, arrived at the intersection, parted ways, Zhuang You looked at the back of the little sister and sighed, what is this?

Seeing that he was about to arrive at the master's residence, he emptied the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and Zhuang You walked in.

"How did I practice the tuna technique I asked you to do yesterday?" The old man's tone was still serious, and Zhuang You replied seriously: "The apprentice is taught by the master..." The old man listened patiently and nodded: "Being able to have a sense of qi means that you are in the hall, well, but you are far from being proficient enough in this method of spitting, my requirement is that you eat and sleep, and you must do it in accordance with this method, I let you take a medicinal bath for the past two years, not for you to chop wood, and don't delay the practice of boxing!" The old man's tone gradually became stern, Zhuang You listened silently, and waited for the master to finish training.

The old man talked for a while, took a sip of tea, looked at Zhuang You, who was standing with his hands tied, and found that there was a lot of nonsense today, and people were really nagging when they were old. Without further ado, the old man got up, walked into the courtyard, and let Zhuang You hit the nameless boxing, nodded, it was indeed skilled, and the old man said: "The set of tuna techniques I taught you needs to cooperate with this set of boxing techniques, and that shortness is in this punch!"

When Zhuang You heard this, he felt a little confused, but fortunately, the old man knew that he had an elm head, so he punched Zhuang You personally. The old man's fist technique was skillful, but every once in a while, it was like the water that broke the embankment, mighty, but soon it came to an abrupt end, but the momentum did not decrease but increased. Zhuang You always felt that the master's boxing technique was the same as his own, but the momentum was completely different, his fisting technique had an empty posture, but no momentum, just like a person with a body, but no soul. He once asked the master, but the master said that he would know in the future, and when he looked at it today, it turned out that the master was using the nine long and one short tuna method! Seeing Zhuang You's suddenly enlightened eyes, the old man nodded and said: "This set of boxing techniques must be matched with this tuna technique, but this tuna technique is not ordinary, you can't practice it before, now you can, okay, you go back and figure it out, you don't have to come here these days, you have to go out for the teacher, as short as a few days, as long as a few months, you can come and clean it every few days." ”

On the way to the butcher shop, Zhuang You excitedly tried boxing with the spitting technique, and there was a drizzle in the air.

Maybe it's because of the rain, there aren't many people on the street today, Zhuang You sat on the stool a little bored, secretly using the breathing technique, staring at the rain line that slipped from the sky. To be precise, it should be raindrops, after two years of medicinal bathing, Zhuang You's physique has been greatly enhanced, and he has practiced the spitting technique in the past two days, and he feels that the body is different from before, and the master said that most of the medicinal power absorbed in the past two years has not been absorbed well by the body, and it is hidden in the body, and it should be slowly urged out by spitting.

The moist air enters the body with the breath, the cool is quite comfortable, the Zheng couple is snorting melon seeds in the back, Zhuang You listened silently, listening to Aunt Zheng scolding the little widow Li on the west side of the street for stealing men and being caught raping, the old Liu who sells wine is getting lighter and lighter with water in the wine, and will never buy it again in the future, Aunt Zheng said to pat the fat thighs, Uncle Zheng listened silently, and then put a few peeled melon seeds into his mouth and chewed, his eyes squinted comfortably, comfortable.

Zhuang You listened and listened, the words of the little sister came into his ears, and he was quickly startled, sat up straight, and listened for a while, it turned out that the little sister's wedding date was set at the end of next month, because Qin Gongzi wanted to prepare for the autumn festival, so the wedding date was set early, and he started a family first and then started a business.

I thought it was fast, but I didn't expect the wedding to be faster, Zhuang You felt a little inexplicable, and he suddenly found that he seemed to be the last person to know.

On the way home, he stepped on the slippery bluestone road, and when he got out of the town, the road was muddy, and Zhuang You's straw shoes were soon covered with muddy water, but he didn't realize it.

When he got home, he boxed, vomited, and slept, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep when he slept on the pillow in the past, so he simply got up and boxed, according to the master's teaching, standing in the courtyard, regardless of the rain, nine long and one short, every time it was short, the fist was released to the fullest, setting off a rain wave. Playing until he was exhausted, wiped his body dry, and fell on the bed, Zhuang You thought that he should like his little sister.

Early the next morning, Zhuang You got up as usual, remembered that the master had gone out, and had a set of boxing, and felt that the spitting technique and the boxing technique were gradually merging, "Brother, it's boxing again." The little sister's crisp voice sounded, Zhuang You turned around, and was smiling at the little sister, and the early morning sun shone on that little face, which was a little dazzling.

Seeing the brand-new clothes on the little sister, Zhuang You was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Well, your new clothes look good!" The little sister pulled the corner of her clothes and said a little shyly: "This is the clothes sent by Gongzi Qin." Zhuang You looked at the smile and shyness on the corners of his little sister's eyes, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he hadn't seen his little sister so happy for a long time. Because of the family, it is difficult for the little sister to smile without burden, Qin Gongzi, can give the little sister happiness.

Zhuang You chatted with the little sister, listening to the little sister talk about the delicious dim sum sent by the Qin Mansion, the clothes are good-looking, and the funny appearance of the elder brother when he choked on the dim sum, Zhuang You smiled and responded, and also followed the little sister to be happy, "Brother, did you come on the day I got married?" Zhuang You looked at the little sister's expectant eyes, and nodded solemnly: "How could I not come when the little sister got married!"

After separating from the little sister, Zhuang You rushed to the butcher shop, maybe the little sister could be happy, as for whether he likes her or not, heh, who would not like the little sister?

Time flies, January has passed, the master has not come back, and the little sister is married today.

According to custom, foreign guests can congratulate on the evening of the day of marriage, so Zhuang You settled the salary in advance, went to the tailor shop in the town to make a new set of clothes, and went to the fat powder shop to buy rouge, I remember that the little sister once said to him when he attended the wedding that the rouge on the bride's face must be very good, so Zhuang You patted his chest and said that he would buy the best rouge for the little sister in the future.

Wearing new clothes and holding a carefully wrapped rouge, Zhuang You was waiting at home to go to the Qin Mansion in the evening, and suddenly, he felt empty in his heart and a little scared, if the master was there, he could go with the master.

The weather is not beautiful, and it rains lightly in the afternoon, which is not good. Zhuang You calculates the time, and the time has not passed, so he can almost leave. When he went out, a figure appeared outside the town, which could not be seen clearly in the rain, but the soles of his feet, with the rain, spread out, staring at the lively mansion in front of him, a thunderbolt illuminated the word "Qin Mansion".

Zhuang You was walking on the road with an umbrella, and the brightly lit scene of the Qin Mansion came to mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and the rouge box in his hand was also tightened. Walking to the entrance of the town, I found that the street was pitch black, and everyone went to Qinfu to congratulate him, but for some reason, Zhuang You was a little panicked.

The pace couldn't help but quicken, and soon, it was to the east of the town, and the Qin Mansion was brightly lit. Zhuang You settled down, but found that the surroundings were very quiet, there was no noise at all, his heart immediately raised, and walked quickly to the gate of Xuanhe, the red lantern was supposed to be festive, but it was a little weird, and the smiles of the two stone lions were also bloody under the reflection of the red lanterns.

Before I stepped up the stairs and crossed the threshold, I saw a corpse and a place of blood.

With a "snap", the exquisite rouge box fell to the ground, and the broken rouge was as red as blood.