Chapter 1 Tai Chi
"It's up!" The knock on the door was mixed with the woman's shouting and shouting, which kept lingering in Li Chong's ears, and Li Chong was woken up from his sweet dream with a twist.
"Okay! It's only six o'clock, Mom!" Li Chong looked at the wall clock on the wall and said with blurred eyes, he really wanted to sleep for a few more hours at the moment, but he still pressed his forehead helplessly and stiffened his scalp.
Quickly dressed Li Chong opened the door, standing outside the door was a middle-aged woman in her early forties, at this moment she was looking at Li Chong who had already dressed with an apologetic face, her name was Chen Hong is Li Chong's mother.
"Xiao Chong, your Grandpa Chen has been gone for a long time, don't hurry up" Chen Hong smiled lovingly, but this smile is a little weird no matter how you look at it.
Li Chong rolled his eyes, washed up briefly, and then walked out of the house with Chen Hongshan's smiling gaze.
The community garden, which is a place that covers a large area, there will be a lot of elderly people exercising here every morning, and Li Chong's purpose of going out early is among these elderly people who are exercising.
After bypassing several waves of elderly people doing sports, Li Chong came to a relatively remote corner of the garden, where there were not many people, only one.
This is a white-haired old man who is past his prime, and his face is full of wrinkles, confirming the traces left by the years on his body.
The white-haired old man was playing a set of Tai Chi with his eyes closed, and one by one Tai Chi moves were playing smoothly in his hands, although he was too old, but the old man did not seem to have many old age problems on his body, and he looked very healthy.
"Come on, it's good that I'm not late today" The white-haired old man's fist moves did not stop in the slightest, his eyes were still closed, and he smiled with a very happy look, he didn't open his eyes, but Li Chong's arrival didn't seem to be able to hide it from him at all.
"Grandpa Chen, in fact, I really want to sleep in, but you also know my mother's temper, how can she break her promise to you, I can't help myself" Li Chong sighed, the old man surnamed Chen in front of him was actually his uncle, a lonely and withdrawn person.
"It's been three years, you seem to be very embarrassed" Old man Chen still didn't stop boxing, but said in a flat tone, he gave people a very flat feeling, as if he was detached from the world and not bound by red dust.
"It's not embarrassing, it's just that I already know all the things you taught me, and I can even practice backwards, so there's no need to come every day, right" Li Chong touched his nose, a little unhappy.
"Yes, we all know, okay, let's make two moves!" Old man Chen smiled indifferently, his eyes suddenly opened, this is a pair of cloudy old eyes, his eyes are full of vicissitudes, as if he has gone through thousands of years......
As soon as Old Man Chen's words fell, he swung his fist at Li Chong, looking at the position of Li Chong's front door, outsiders couldn't understand it, but if people in the industry saw it, they would definitely praise it from the heart, because Old Man Chen's shot speed was too fast.
Li Chong's reaction was not slow, Tai Chi fiddled with his hands and directly blocked Old Man Chen's attack, one old and one young just like this, you played Tai Chi in the garden, and others thought they were two madmen.
"Hey!" It was only a moment, and when Li Chong's reaction was a step slower, Li Chong was hit by a pusher from Old Man Chen, and retreated.
"What's the matter, that's what you said, you know everything?" said Old Man Chen with a straight face without smiling.
"Of course I can't compare to you, you've been playing this for decades, and I've only been around for a long time," Li Chong muttered.
"It's just such an excuse every time, forget it, let's recite the true meaning of Tai Chi, this is a real treasure handed down by our ancestors, and this must not be lost" Old man Chen sighed, turned around, and continued his boxing practice.
Li Chong breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't know the true meaning of Tai Chi that Old Man Chen had passed on to him, he still memorized all of them with his superior memory.
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Chong Langlang said, "Wuji gives birth to Taiji, Taiji gives birth to Liangyi, Liangyi Yin and Yang move, Yin and Yang are all things, so everything is moving, in fact, it is always quiet, the night pole is yin, the sun pole is yang, when yin and yang are one, heaven and earth throb"
On the way home, Li Chong gasped, every morning to accompany the old man Chen to practice boxing is what he promised his mother Chen Hong, the old man Chen is Chen Hong's own uncle, he has not yet started a family has always been a lonely person, and there is only one relative in the world, in order to adjust the psychology of the old man Chen Hong asked Li Chong to accompany him.
Old man Chen is a little nervous, he believes in Taoism, has a very deep study of the Qimen Book of Changes, etc., especially Taijiquan, the Taijiquan he taught is very different from the current circulation, and it is also taught Li Chong a simple and difficult "Taiji True Meaning".
Li Chong is actually very unimpressed with these, he just wants to accompany this lonely old man, although he still has a lot of interest in martial arts and has indeed learned some doorways, but what supports him to persist for three years is not here, he has no intention of inserting willows and willows, his skills have improved greatly in the past three years, at least three or four people do not pose much threat to him.
After having a simple breakfast with his parents and younger brother at home, Li Chong immediately went home, and today has a special meaning for him.
Guxuan Market, this is the largest antique market in the city, whether it is an antique store or a stall is doing antique business, only when you enter here, you will often be entangled by some street vendors, there is only one purpose, that is, rhetoric to let you spend money to buy things.
Li Chong came here directly after breakfast, and the location of their class reunion was at a KTV behind the Guxuan Market, because the market was more crowded, so Li Chong planned to walk directly into it.
"Hey, Brother Chong" was walking when a greeting came from Li Chong's right.
Li Chong froze for a moment, turned his head to look, and a tall, thin young man was walking towards him with a smile.
"Skinny Monkey" Li Chong smiled and walked over and slapped the man's shoulder, this man's name is Zhou Jian, Li Chong's classmate is one of his friends, because the person is tall and thin, the classmate gave him a nickname called Skinny Monkey, which means obviously thin like a monkey.
The two walked side by side and talked. "Damn, I've been walking for a long time, the market is too congested, taxis can't get in, and my feet hurt. The skinny monkey grumbled.
"Then what's the way, it's all to blame Lao Yang, find such a place, I heard that the KTV was opened by Lao Yang's relatives, and the fat and water don't enter the fields of outsiders, so he chose it" Li Chong explained with a smile.
"I'll pull off the horns of this dead sheep," the thin monkey scolded and grinned, complaining about the old sheep who chose the location.
Li Chong shook his head, he knew about this buddy's character, and he didn't say anything.
"It's a sale, it's definitely a treasure" The sound of selling came out, and a strong man with a beard on the side of the road not far away shouted loudly, and many people were called over and surrounded by him, and the scene was not spectacular......
"Hey, Brother Chong, let's go and have a look" The thin monkey on the side immediately became interested when he saw the shouting.
"Don't waste your time, you're a liar. Li Chonghu was suspicious.
"Not necessarily, so many people have passed" The thin monkey probed in that direction, and the excitement was obvious, he took out his mobile phone from his body and looked at the time, and then suddenly grabbed Li Chong and ran in that direction, Li Chong looked helpless but there was no way, knowing that this buddy loves to be lively, so he had to go with him.
The two of them squeezed into the crowd, only to see that the bearded man had placed a lot of things in front of him, most of which were a little shabby and looked very quaint.
"Everyone, I am the last vote today, low-price sale, come and see, I will change careers after this time, the opportunity is rare" The strong man shouted at the surrounding **.
There was a commotion among the people around, and a few people really chose it, and the old things in one place really looked like ancient treasures.
Li Chong pulled the thin monkey and urged in a low voice, "It's nothing to look at, it's almost half past nine, this is the last class reunion, it's not good to be late"
"It's okay, don't be in a hurry, it's all classmates who don't care so much" The thin monkey responded softly, and entered the front line of the crowd, squatting in front of the stall and looking at it decently. Li Chong had no choice but to follow him to the front line to take a look.
"Alas, Brother Chong, look, how about this furnace" The thin monkey picked up a small red copper furnace on the ground that was less than the size of a palm and looked at Li Chong.
"I'm a layman, I don't understand, alas, isn't your grandfather an expert in this industry, you should also have some genetics, hehe" Li Conflict remembered that the thin monkey's grandfather was engaged in antiques and couldn't help laughing.
"Don't say it, I really learned two hands, look at it, I choose a good thing to go back today, I will definitely surprise my grandfather" The thin monkey rubbed his hands and said very excitedly.
There are about fifty kinds of things on the ground, with a wide variety and different values, an old man about sixty years old bought a porcelain vase for five hundred and fifty yuan, and some people only spent less than three hundred yuan to buy something.
Suddenly, the thin monkey raised his head and looked at the boss, "Boss, how much is this jade pendant?" The thin monkey took a fancy to a light green round jade pendant with a diameter of six or seven centimeters, and asked after playing with it a few times.
When the strong man heard the thin monkey's question, he moved his gaze from the people who came over to the thin monkey, "The young man has a good eye, this jade pendant is not ordinary, look at your young age and sell it at a loss, eight hundred!"
Li Chong was stunned for a moment, immediately came back to his senses, and chuckled at the strong man: "Lose the price? Eight hundred? Aren't you a pit person?"
The thin monkey also frowned when he heard the price, and after thinking about it for a while, he said to the boss seriously: "Four hundred, to sell or not to sell?"
Li Chong shook him when he heard the thin monkey's words, and wanted to persuade him not to buy it, according to his cognition, these stalls are generally fake, but as soon as he moved, he was immediately suffocated by a smiling face of the thin monkey.
The strong man hesitated a little, then gritted his teeth and said with a loss-stricken look: "Five hundred, it can't be missing."
"Five hundred?" The thin monkey looked at the round jade pendant in his hand and nodded without objection.
Seeing the thin monkey nodding, the boss smiled indifferently, he looked at the thin monkey and Li Chong, then coughed dryly twice, and said detachedly: "If you buy another one, I will only charge eight hundred"
The thin monkey's eyes lit up, and he seemed to think it was good, so he rubbed his hands and was about to choose again.
Li Chong grabbed the thin monkey and stared at him angrily, "Monkey, are you crazy? You don't spend money like this, you buy two chicken ribs for eight hundred, I don't know if it's the real thing?
"Give it away, it's because I don't know if it's genuine that there is suspense" The thin monkey said with a sneer, staring at Li Chong coldly.
Li Chong took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, "It's nine o'clock, I'll give you another fifteen minutes, if you don't leave, I'll go first." ”
"Fifteen minutes! Hehe, that's enough. The thin monkey patted Li Chong on the shoulder and smiled, and began to choose again.
Jade cups, rings, bracelets, there are indeed a lot of things on this stall, and each one seems to be extraordinary, the thin monkey swept it one by one, and after a moment his gaze rested on a small bronze plaque that seemed to be cast in bronze.
This is a token-shaped item that looks like it is made of bronze, the bronze token is only half the size of a palm, and the whole body is green and copper, and the rust on it is mottled and the taste of antiquity is strong.
"What is this?" the thin monkey picked up the small bronze medal and looked at it carefully, the shape of the bronze medal is a little strange, not to mention the sharp edges and corners, and the lace embroidery, after careful inspection, you can find that there are small vein marks on it, these marks are crooked, like words but it doesn't seem to be, the thin monkey weighed it, quite a little weight, on the front of this bronze token there is a mark like a character, what the thin monkey can't understand.