Chapter 17 The Courtyard Bathhouse

If it was Li Xiaoqing in the past, it is estimated that you have to think about beating people and fighting or something, for example, today's matter is estimated to be explained clearly, but Li Xiaoqing's current appearance is not complete, and it is good if he didn't kill people.

It is said that this army bathhouse is really good, the water is very hot, this bathhouse was not state-run before, it was private, next to Tianyuan Sauce Garden, it was originally a high-end bathhouse, it was a single room before the liberation, there were a few private seats in the west courtyard, before the liberation of this local organ was numerous, many officials had something that could not be said on the bright side to go here in private, find a private room, order a few wine and food to mutter. Now that everyone is equal, this single room has been demolished to form a large pool.

According to the words of the old man Chen, Li Xiaoqing did not enjoy the blessings, the old man said that when Li Xiaoqing was picked up by him, the three major socialist transformations began for a year, and all the private industry and commerce were used, restricted or changed to public-private partnerships, otherwise if he had put aside the previous private sector, with Chen Shouyi's status in the rivers and lakes, he would not have spent money to go to these places.

Li Xiaoqing had never used any soap, fragrance and other things in the mountains before, brushed his teeth with a large grain of salt in the morning, and swam by the river at night, and his body was not dirty.

"What's the matter, the young man is not used to hot baths?" asked an old man about sixty years old with a Sichuan and Shu accent sitting in the pool.

"Ah, I used to take cold showers in the mountains. Li Xiaoqing felt that although this old man was approachable, he had a breath of gas on his body, and that kind of qi was bloody, but there was Fang Gang in the blood.

"Oh, you young man should train in endurance, and take a hot bath to relieve fatigue, young man. Li Xiaoqing noticed that although the old man was quite kind to himself, the people who took a bath seemed to be staring at Li Xiaoqing, especially the person next to the old man, who was burly and had a cold face, and he knew at a glance that he was a practitioner. It is true, the old man is the founding marshal, the year Li Xiaoqing left Beijing, the old soldier touched his brows, was bombarded, and was caught in the countercurrent, but after all, his outstanding military achievements were still protected by the top, so he was not persecuted too much. This old man's side is his guard, he has been martial arts since elementary school, he is only thirty years old this year, it can be said that his son inherits his father's business, his father was the old general's guard during the agrarian revolution, and now his health is poor, and he arranged his son to the old chief's side.

"Let's compare the two of us to see who spends the most time in this pool!" Now that the old man is still on suspension, he has nothing to do at home, and it is considered a bitter pleasure to go out for a walk in the evening when he has nothing to do.

"Chief, your blood pressure is high, is it okay to take a hot bath?" the big man asked worriedly.

"Why can't it work? This shot rained out of the rain, and when you get old, you are still afraid of taking a hot bath and fatty pork?" The old man had high blood pressure, and the doctor instructed him not to eat fatty pork and hot baths, but the old man was good for this, but this was no trick.

The old man first half of his body went into the water, and then his whole body went in, Hui Zhong looked at his "third master" and said, "Hehe, can't you go down, what a shame!" and then followed.

Li Xiaoqing also gritted his teeth and stomped his feet into the water, and suddenly felt that his whole body was contained by hot water, but after entering it, it was not as hot as he imagined.

"Are you a good baby?" the old man said with a glance at Li Xiaoqing. In fact, the old man is similar to Li Xiaoqing, he used to live in the south for a long time, and he was not used to taking such a hot hot bath when he came to the north, but the old man got rheumatism in the southern and northern wars.

Li Xiaoqing's second master, Hui Lao Dao, his favorite way of meditation was fragrant soup bathing, the so-called fragrant soup bathing is to use various nourishing, calming, and healthy herbs to take advantage of the time and place to set up a formation in the place where the aura gathers. Cleanse oneself of impurities, enlighten oneself in the Tao, and pursue the effect of "meditation on the inside and purification on the outside".

Taoism's "Three Emperors Sutra" cloud: "All fasting and bathing, all the five-spice soup is eliminated." Five-spice soup method, with a pound of orchid, a pound of wattle, a pound of tonka incense, a pound of green wood incense, a pound of white sandalwood, all five things, cut it with two buckets of water, boil one and two buckets, and take a bath from themselves. This soup repels evil, removes bad luck, and soothes spirits. Use it to bathe and cure the head wind". The so-called "five spices" are actually five kinds of incense, such as angelica, peach skin, cypress leaves, Lingling, and green wood incense (of course, it may also be an approximate number, including other spices).

Angelica dahurica, fragrant in taste, has the effect of warding off evil spirits and removing the three corpses. Peach bark is the bark of the peach tree after removing the cork, the color is solid, the smell is fragrant, it has a strong effect of strengthening the brain and awakening the brain, and can kill all sores and insects, and stop the scab. Cypress leaves have the effect of lightening the body and invigorating qi, making people resistant to cold and heat, removing dampness and paralysis, and relieving hunger. Lingling incense has a good effect on the evil qi of the heart, toothache and nasal congestion. Aoki incense has the effect of dissipating filth and summoning the truth, lifting and spitting, and can also clear the pores, promote the blood circulation of the subcutaneous capillaries, and make the bather comfortable all over the body.

Therefore, this fragrant soup bathed in the era at that time, it was too difficult, and the old Taoist priest first calculated the time every time, and then caught Li Xiaoqing, who didn't like to take a bath, and threw him into the water.

It's been a long time, Hui Zhong has already gone out, but Li Xiaoqing is settled, the old chief on the other side looked at Li Xiaoqing who closed his eyes and recuperated but was not convinced, the old chief is also a competitive person, this Li Xiaoqing didn't go out, he definitely didn't get up.

The guard's face was red at this time, and he looked at the old chief, knowing in his heart that he was afraid that he was having a stubborn temper.

"Oops!" The old chief may have been soaked for a long time, this head couldn't help but be confused, and leaned back, and the guard hurriedly supported him, "Chief, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm a little confused! The old chief tossed like this, but Li Xiaoqing woke up, and when he saw the old chief who was languishing at this time, he stretched out his hand and put his hand on the old chief's vein. There are still many people in the bathhouse who are estimated to be from the army, and they are all rushing to help at this time.

"What are you doing?" The guard was about to push Li Xiaoqing away, Li Xiaoqing's Tai Chi Kung Fu had already entered the perfect realm, which was best at Rou Kegang, and a rower pushed the man out with the power of the water. The man was angry, his right hand turned in a circle, and a swing punch was punched out, Li Xiaoqing lightly blocked with his hand, and a reflexive push pushed the man to the edge of the pool, and the water hit the man's chest one by one, and it was difficult for his body to move just because of the water strength he brought.

Li Xiaoqing carried this chief out of the pool, and gave him a true breath along the veins, this old man's blood vessels and tendons are blocked in many places, and there are many old wounds, now this is a hot bath, blood pressure rises, and blood clots are formed in the blood vessels in the body, blocking the blood vessels.

Li Xiaoqing used the strength of Tai Chi to cooperate with the true qi gradually wandered in the blood of the old man, "poof" the old chief spit out a mouthful of black blood at that time, the old man only felt refreshed, the body had a hot breath flowing, just a few breaths, you can move, raised your hand to signal those guards not to move, after half an hour, rested, the old man moved his muscles and bones, and actually stood up.

Some people may ask, this Tai Chi Kung Fu has such a god? In fact, it is not so, but Tai Chi practice to a certain level can really strengthen the body, longevity and longevity, I know an old man who has been playing Tai Chi for more than 40 years, although he looks very thin, but the body is very good, he is one hundred and seven years old when he leaves, no disease and no disaster, this should be regarded as a high life. Let's talk about it, Li Xiaoqing's technique is mixed with this massage technique, and there is also a deep internal force. The famous director Ang Lee has made a film called "Pushing Hands" starring Lang Xiong, which has a section in which an old man uses Tai Chi to massage his old partner with bone disease, but that technique is really exaggerated.

Although Li Xiaoqing is a real Tai Chi boxing strength, plus massage techniques. But he was still covered in a cold sweat, and his consciousness swept to four or five men holding pistols not far behind him, and the muzzles were all aimed at him, if the old man didn't wake up, it was estimated that these people would have shot.

"Young man, who did you learn this kung fu from?"

"My master!"

"You kid, I'm asking who your master is?"

"I can't say!" Li Xiaoqing didn't want to talk nonsense, before leaving, on the letter that Zhang Xuanhe gave him, Hui Laodao instructed him not to let him make a casual move, and show off his kung fu and Taoism everywhere.

"If you don't say it, I won't ask, you can't cure me in vain, I'll treat you to a meal." The old man couldn't help but pull Li Xiaoqing out, but Li Xiaoqing opened the box of clothes only to find that the box had been pried in, and the clothes were actually stolen, and he didn't even leave his pants!

"Third uncle, our clothes must have been stolen by those people. Hui Zhong was very depressed at the thought of going home bare-bottomed, and his whole face drooped and pouted.

"Xiao Li, who came in when you were guarding outside?"

"In the army compound, the second son of Division Commander Li and his family, the third son of Political Commissar Liu's family took the lead, and there are several children of the army, I don't know much about them. The plainclothes guard reported.

"Those little bastards, go back and let them educate them well, you go out to buy a set of underwear, and then ask someone to pick a few sets of military coats at home and send them to me. "This old chief is also embarrassed, people treat their injuries, and now they feel ten years younger with ease, and they lose their clothes in front of their eyes, how can this work?

The old man's guard also simply, drove back, and in less than half an hour, he sent the clothes, this guard is also a clever person, and he didn't send the old man's marshal full of gold and the marshal's coat with red edges, which would be too conspicuous. Instead, he asked for a set of five-five major general's coat full of gold and 1 general-level star emblem.

The old man didn't do anything special to take Li Xiaoqing and Hui Zhong to the canteen to eat, Li Xiaoqing had a large amount of food, and he had to fight three dishes before stopping. Then the old man easily took out the home address from the two of them, and when he knew that this Zhang Huizhong was Zhang Zhen's grandson, the old chief suddenly realized.

"It turned out to be a relative of that kid, I said why is it so godly. The old chief asked the guards to drive them home, but Tian Xiaobai and Zhang Yanzi were waiting very anxiously, there was no phone at that time, and it was also troublesome to wait at home for this cooked meal, Zhang Ruixiang just came back today, and he also wondered how Li Xiaoqing and his son took a bath for so long, and later heard that this Li Xiaoqing was wearing his former military coat, and secretly said that it was not good in his heart, but thinking of this uncle's skills, it is estimated that those people will only be robbed.

At eight o'clock in the evening, at the door of Zhang's house, a car honked, Li Xiaoqing and Xiaohuizhong walked out of the car casually, and Zhang Yanzi kicked Li Xiaoqing as soon as he opened the door, and then reprimanded: "Why did you go, take a shower and wash at five o'clock, I don't know if everyone is waiting for you to eat?"

"Eh!" Li Xiaoqing pulled Xiao Huizhong and thought about the new clothes, this dress is much newer than that one, and it looks much better.

"Uncle, come in quickly, are you hungry?" This Zhang Ruixiang has a lot of respect for Li Xiaoqing, first, he knows Li Xiaoqing's skills;

"Brother Wang, why did you send this kid?" The person who came here was the personal guard of the old chief, called Wang Haiyang, although he had the rank of lieutenant colonel, but his father participated in the revolution many years earlier than his own father, and now he is also a local governor.

"The chief's orders, I have to do it, your uncle's kung fu is really not simple!" Zhang Ruixiang knew that it was estimated that this Wang Haiyang was also planted in Li Xiaoqing's hands, so he just said frankly, "Alas, my uncle is good at kung fu, and I am not an opponent." ”

"Alright, I'll go first. ”

"Let's take a bite of food and then go!"

"It's been eaten!" the man got into the car and drove away.

Looking at Li Xiaoqing's new clothes, that Zhang Ruixiang also smiled, as soon as this kid came to Yanjing, he could meet big people in a bath, which was really amazing.