The master and apprentice were talking passionately, and suddenly there was a sporadic sound of firecrackers outside, turning their heads to see, from time to time there were sporadic ceremonial flowers blooming in the black night sky, making a 'bang' muffled sound, for the ban on political axes, there are still many people who do not do the same thing.

"It's another year!" Gu Yuanzhi said with some emotion.

Xie Jun was a little surprised by the super long time of this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the two ate and chatted from eight o'clock to twelve o'clock, no wonder the dishes were cold, looking at the fireworks flashing in the night sky, Xie Jun suddenly smiled.

"No, Master, Happy New Year......!

Gu Yuanzhi also smiled and nodded: "Master also wishes you academic progress and career success." ”

Xie Jun is embarrassed, fortunately, he doesn't have the blessing of growing up quickly, and he is not a child.

"Time flies so fast tonight, before I know it, it's midnight, and I went to bed early on Chinese New Year's Eve in previous years. ”

"Hehe, come, accompany the master to drink this cup, our fun is over, the banquet should be dispersed, the master is old, there is not so much energy. ”

Xie Jun accompanied the master to drink the last glass of wine, found a large garbage bag, threw all the leftovers on the table and the paper plate lunch box below, wrapped them into a big bag, and then wrapped a bag of wine bottles or something, and then prepared to say goodbye to the master and go home.

"Master, tomorrow I will go to Pinggang to pay New Year's greetings to my friends, will you still go to Guangfa Temple to open a stall?"

"Of course, what to eat if you don't open a stall? Besides, on the first day of the new year tomorrow, there are many pilgrims burning incense in Shangguangfa Temple, and it is the New Year, so you can earn a big red envelope by saying some good things, and the fool will not go!"

"Okay, I'll go to you when I'm done with the New Year, then I'll go. ”

Tonight, the urban village is not as lively as it used to be, after all, most of the outsiders who come to Pengcheng to pan for gold have returned to their hometowns, and occasionally some uncontrolled children set off fireworks under the street lamps, watching them try their best to put a firecracker into everything that can be blown up, Xie Jun found that the original desire to destroy is simply an instinct......

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the weather was fine!

Xie Jun still got up early on time, there were obviously fewer people exercising in the park, Xie Jun ran and did Tai Chi, and then practiced Wing Chun and Baji Xiaojia for a while, sweating and collecting the momentum, only to find that Zhuang Shen had been waiting on the side for I don't know how long.

"Happy New Year, Master. Seeing that Xie Jun had closed his fist, Zhuang Shen immediately came up to greet him flatteringly, and handed over Xie Jun's coat and sweat towel on the stone bench next to him.

Xie Jun took the sweat towel and wiped his sweat: "Well, Happy New Year." Look like you've done your job?"

Zhuang Shen's eyes dodged for a moment, and said happily: "Of course, if I don't finish it......, where do I dare to come to see the master?"

Xie Jun wiped off his sweat, put on his coat, and asked with great interest as he walked slowly, "Tell me how you did it." ”

"At first, I didn't know how to do it, so I had to learn from those uncles and aunts who waited for work, but they didn't seem to like me very much......"

"It's no wonder you like it? You're going to steal their business. ”

"Also, my dad said the same, it's like a fight, I find a customer and they come up to grab it, in fact, they still have to do business, and when they all get business, they naturally don't pay attention to me, but on the first day to do it at night, they only did less than a hundred. ”

Zhuang Shen turned his head to look at Xie Jun, who was expressionless, and then said: "The next day, I started to play the sympathy card, telling customers that I was here to work and study, and the results were very good, especially those older customers, and also helped me introduce business. ”

"Your dad gave you the idea?"

"No, it's my mom!"

"So, how much did you earn in three days?"

"Three, three hundred and sixty-five. ”

"What about deducting the money for the rental car?"

"Two hundred, two hundred and fifteen"

Xie Jun smiled, looked a little nervous and said solemnly: "It's okay, I can basically feed myself." Still, the mission failed, right?"

"But, but, master, you didn't say that you would deduct the cost at that time. ”

Actually, it doesn't matter how much money you make, I just want to know if you really have the determination to learn martial arts, you must know that learning martial arts is actually very hard and boring, not as fun as you think. ”

"Master, I really want to learn martial arts. ”

"Oh? Why?"

"I just think that practicing martial arts can strengthen the body, protect yourself when it is critical, protect your relatives, and ...... Xuewu is very handsome. ”

"Understood, why don't you go to those martial arts classes to learn martial arts, I'm a wild man with no way or faction, what's there to learn? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to learn something?"

"Those martial arts halls don't have anything to learn, I've been there before, what they teach is no different from what you download on the Internet, master, I've seen your kung fu with my own eyes, one word, cow!"

"But I also learned it online, hehe. ”

"Uh...... Master, that's eclectic, master, you just accept me, I promise to study hard. ”

Xie Jun shook his head helplessly, this piece of kraft candy was really hard to shake off, and he rolled his eyes and said, "That's okay, for your sincere sake, I can teach you." ”

Zhuang Shen jumped up happily, clenched his fists and made a successful posture: "yes!, thank you, master!"

"Don't be busy and be happy, starting tomorrow, come to the park every morning and run along the outermost walking path, the time should not exceed 40 minutes, and then go to the open space just now to practice the basic skills, and if it rains, you can practice the basic skills at home, and practice the basic skills like this for two years. ”

Zhuang Shen blinked his eyes and asked hesitantly, "What, master, what is the basic skill?"

"Oh, it's just standing on the stump, and swinging fists and straining and stuff, what's the matter?

"Learn, learn, I must learn, I promise to do what the master asks, and I won't discount at all! So, master, what are we going to do now?"

"Now, now you go home, what should you do, I'm going to visit friends and New Year's greetings. ”

"Hehe, master, or you can take me to meet the elders, anyway, I will follow my parents to pay New Year's greetings when I go home, those people are quite like that, it's best not to go." ”

"Go, go, what to do, I'm your master, not your parents. ”

Xie Jun drove Zhuang Shen away like a fly, went back to wash up and change clothes, and set off to Jinglongyuan to pay New Year's greetings to Feng Lao and Uncle Xu.

On the way, he used his mobile phone to send a text message to his colleagues in Pengyuan's medical device business department, and Xie Jun was happy to receive a New Year's message from Lao Liang, saying that he was now farming with his wife, and he had a good time.

Xie Jun took a few pairs of bamboo charcoal socks found from the goods left by Lao Liang as gifts, and went to Feng Lao and Uncle Xu's house to pay New Year's greetings respectively, and did not stay to eat, both families are a big family, how can he be embarrassed to join in this excitement as an outsider, besides, there are still a few enemies in the Xu family who have noses that are not noses and eyes that are not eyes. Although Uncle Xu and Xu Xiaoyan tried their best to stay, Xie Jun still didn't want to stay here, Xu Xiaoyan had no choice but to pout and send Xie Jun downstairs, looking at Xu Xiaoyan who was depressed, Xie Jun originally planned to talk about his resignation by the way, but didn't dare to speak......

At noon, I brought a boxed lunch to the master, which Xie Jun specially bought from a restaurant, and it will definitely not reduce the HP safety boxed lunch.

At noon, there were many fewer people on the road up the mountain, and there was less business, so the master and apprentice sat in the shade of the tree to smoke and chat.

"Xiaojun, I want to ask you, why did you choose me as your master, how many people from the Qimen Gang should be there here?"

"Hehe, master, do you remember the woman who came to you yesterday morning?"

Gu Yuanzhi squinted his eyes and recalled: "Is it the one who is terminally ill?"

"Yes, that's her. I can see at a glance that this person is already terminally ill and dying, and you must be able to easily see it when you come to the master, but you say to her, 'Death and life are fate, and the sky is endless', I think that the average arithmetic either conceals things and says some auspicious things, or takes this opportunity to collect the hard-earned money for the elimination of disasters, but the master you have not deceived and left a glimmer of hope, no matter what your ability is, this virtue is admirable. ”

"Haha...... But Xiaojun, you also have to remember that we are people in the Daomen, not the lower three gates, don't lose the face of the ancestor. ”

"Yes, remember!"

Gu Yuanzhi seemed to be recalling something, until the cigarette butt burned to his fingers, then he woke up, sighed, and said: "Now that people in the rivers and lakes are becoming more and more unruly, why did the ancestors set the rules, it is because there are rules to survive, and the only end of lawlessness is to perish, everyone understands these truths, but they are unwilling to restrain themselves." In the eyes of the teacher, the restraint on oneself is related to the foundation of the original self, Xiaojun, you must not be careless!"

"Thanks to the master's teachings, the apprentice understands that with his own bottom line and persistence, he can maintain his own self and not be lost, and only then can he set the foundation of the Tao and have the foundation of progress. ”

"Okay, if you understand, it's not in vain to teach the teacher. I'll take a break while I don't have business, this is the chronicle of our concept of longevity, I have already written your name, you can take a look at it now when you have time, don't forget our inheritance. ”

As he spoke, he took out a booklet bound in thread from the cloth bag on the ground, patted it, and handed it to Xie Jun, who solemnly took it and looked at it carefully.

The sparse pilgrims on the walking trail go their own way, the warm air exudes a faint scent of incense and candles, the afternoon sun shines on the pages of the book through the gaps in the thick leaves of the banyan tree, like a trace of silver reticulation, unknown music comes from the small grocery store not far away, the birds in the trees also interject and sing from time to time, the master leans against the tree and falls asleep, and the New Year's afternoon is very pleasant.