Chapter 21: Tapping into Spring is the Best Way to Cultivate Relationships(1/2)
The poet Li Bai wrote a poem: "I left Baidi in the morning among the colorful clouds, and returned thousands of miles of Jiangling in one day. The sound of monkeys could not stop crying on both sides of the river, and the light boat had already passed thousands of mountains."
This poem tells the story of Li Bai going east along the Yangtze River and rushing from Chongqing to Jiangling in one day. He sailed along the river and his speed was naturally light and fast.
Although Zhang Xiaofan and the other two were not on the boat, they sat on the nanmu, and the Yellow River water that had soared after the ice melted and snow rushed all the way to Kaocheng. In that night, they almost crossed the entire Henan Province. The speed was much faster than the 800-mile rush.
But if they want to go back, the speed will be much slower.
Wang Yanlin hired a carriage for herself, but Zhang Xiaofan and the other two hired a donkey carriage. She only thought that the price of this carriage was more expensive than the price of a donkey carriage, and it would definitely be much better.
But Wang Yanlin has never walked a long distance, but she doesn't know that if she is traveling for a long distance, this donkey cart is more comfortable than a horse cart.
This principle has never been mentioned in the book, but it was learned by Zhang Xiaofan himself.
At this time, he was lying on the roof of the donkey cart cart, listening carefully to the sound of horse hooves and donkey hooves. It turned out that he thought that the horse and donkey were no different from running, but when he calmed down, he found that the difference was still very big.
The horses ran with a "click, click" sound, and they took big steps.
But the donkey made a small step of "crackling, crackling", and the donkey's hooves were rushing fast, but the speed was always half a beat slower than the horse.
Of course, the advantage is that donkey carts are much more stable than horse carts, and there is much less pain in running around.
In the past two days, Zhang Xiaofan climbed to the top of the donkey cart cart to see the scenery without any trouble, because the donkey cart is specially used for long-distance travel. The cart is wide and the ceiling above is flat.
Zhang Xiaofan felt that the carriage was stuffy, so he climbed onto the ceiling and basked leisurely. During the day, he could take a leisurely look at the surrounding scenery and at night. The Milky Way, which is not polluted by the city, looks particularly clear and beautiful.
Maybe the coachman missed Guantou. Although it was already time for the lights to start, the two cars were still moving westward.
Zhang Xiaofan was looking at the stars boredly, but he heard the sound of the ladder behind him. Zhang Xiaofan didn't need to look at it, and he knew that Diandian was climbing up again.
As the saying goes, "character determines destiny", but this is true. People have different personalities, but their behaviors and actions are completely different.
Ma Xier obviously fell in love with Wang Yanlin at first sight, so she ran to Wang Yanlin's carriage these two days without any trouble and studied the details of her plan to find her brother in Tongguan. She was even more concerned than her own brother who lost her.
In fact, everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions, and even the two coachmen can see clearly.
Diandian also has deep love for Ma Xier, but in action, it has a completely different style. She can't say a few words all day long, but she becomes familiar with Zhang Xiaofan.
Zhang Xiaofan moved his body to the side, freeing up a place for Diandian.
Dian Dian sat down without hesitation and said, "Young-faced, are you looking at the stars here again?"
Zhang Xiaofan frowned and said, "You can call me Mr. Zhang, or Mr. Fan. Or follow Ma Xier and call me Mr. Lan indiscriminately. Children must be polite."
Diandian shouted: "I said, I'm not a child. I'm already sixteen!"
Zhang Xiaofan curled his lips: "It seems that I can't tell at all..."
Perhaps it is precisely because of Zhang Xiaofan's poisonous tongue that Diandian opens his heart unscrupulously.
Zhang Xiaofan originally thought Diandian would object as he expected. However, after waiting for a long time, Diandian did not say anything. Instead, after a while, he heard Diandian sigh.
"Oh~~"
Hearing Diandian's melancholy, Zhang Xiaofan guessed: "Ma Xier went to the carriage in front again and studied her missing brother with the big-breasted lady?"
Diandian sighed again: "Yes..."
Zhang Xiaofan shook his head, he had no choice but to do this.
Both of them were speechless, looking up at the stars in the sky in a daze.
Originally, the three of them were drifting along the river that night, and Dian Dian was very excited that she could finally get close to Ma Xier. But just half a day later, she met Wang Yanlin.
It's like the meat bun I had coveted for a long time, and it was snatched away by my neighbor's children before it was warmed up in my hands. I can't tell the frustration.
After a while, Diandian said, "Mr. Zhang, you are knowledgeable. Is there any way to do it..."
"No!" Zhang Xiaofan saw Dian change his name and knew that he wanted to ask for him, so he naturally refused to leave it without hesitation.
Diandian pouted and said, "How is that possible? Have you never liked any girl?"
Zhang Xiaofan really has no experience in pursuing other people's affairs. After thinking for a long time, he said, "I did like a girl when I was a child. Later, I stood in front of her and looked at her for half a minute, and she confessed to me..."
"I got older later, and countless girls were always around me. I can be said to be very annoying. In fact, if you want to say how to reject others, I am quite good at it. I can teach you a few tricks in this regard."
"But if you want to ask how to pursue another person, I really can't help you."
Zhang Xiaofan's answer was also expected by Diandian. In fact, in Tongguan, seeing Zhang Xiaofan being liked by so many young and old women fans, Diandian knew that Zhang Xiaofan might have never been worried about such things.
Diandian still asked unwillingly: "But what about your friends? In the end, there are more ordinary people in this world. You can't everyone be like you, right?"
Zhang Xiaofan rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully: "They... the easiest way is to open the Lamborghini at home and then put a bottle of water on the hood of the car."
"What is Lamborghini?" Diandian said curiously.
"Well...it's probably a luxury carriage."
When chatting with Diandian, Zhang Xiaofan also talked about whatever he thought about and didn't have to worry about anything.
"Luxury carriage...but my family is so poor, I can't afford a luxury carriage~"
Before Diandian finished speaking, she saw the window of the carriage in front of her being stretched out, a jade hand like a white lotus root was poked out, and she threw out the water bag of an empty turtle.
"Ah, she...she has a luxury carriage! She also has a water bag!" Diandian was so aggrieved that she almost cried.
Zhang Xiaofan was also amused and crying when he saw this scene. After a long time, he suddenly remembered a sentence and said, "Actually, there is a famous saying in our hometown that if you want to conquer a man's heart, you must conquer the man's stomach."
"By the way, how are your cooking skills?"
As soon as he talked about cooking, Diandian immediately felt energetic and said, "I know how to cook dumplings, and I can make it so good!"
Zhang Xiaofan said helplessly, "Is there anything better?"
"Is it a little delicious?" Diandian thought for a while, "I can also make roujiamo. My father said that the Jiamo I made is almost delicious as the Jiamo I made is from Wangji, Tongguan."
Zhang Xiaofan rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Rujiamo, it seems that it is not surprising in Tongguan. I mean, do you have any specialties?"
"I can break the meat and make it into porridge. When Brother Dezi was sick, I fed him for many days and he gained weight."
"Forget it, when I didn't say...I'm sleepy and I'm going to go to bed."
"Hey, don't leave, please think about it for me."
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The group headed westward, passed Xingyang, and arrived at Dengfeng City.
After several people found an inn to stay in, the horses and donkeys were taken to the backyard for scrubbing and feeding.
This donkey has good endurance and there is no problem. But this horse is delicate. If you travel continuously, you may lose weight. So you need to repair it in Dengfeng for a day.
In fact, the one who was most anxious to return to Tongguan was Ma Xier, who was anxious to report to Wushan Boma Shiyao. However, there were already many whistle-strikes left by Dashunchao.
The current Dengfeng land belongs to a big bandit leader named Li Jiyu, who is still under the banner of the Ming Dynasty.
But the Dashun Army occupied Dengfeng City more than once, leaving behind many hidden works. As a friend of Ma Shiyao's men, Ma Xier naturally knew these contact codes.
So Ma Xier found several nails lurking from Dashunchao according to the pre-marks and wrote a letter to Ma Shiyao, mainly to report safety. Then, he sent Jianlu to assassin to write down all the things that were unfavorable to Ma Shiyao, and asked these sentries to find a way to send them to Tongguan with a fast horse.
After finishing these things, Ma Xier felt relaxed. After returning to the inn, she heard that everyone was going to visit Shaolin Temple.
When it comes to Dengfeng, most people think of Shaolin Temple. This place is so famous. No matter which game it is in, the Shaolin sect is a famous sect that dominates the country.
When Zhang Xiaofan heard that this place was Dengfeng, he immediately wanted to go to Shaolin Temple to visit. If he could get this peerless secret book like "Yi Jin Jing" or "Marceal Cleansing Sutra", it would be wonderful.
When Diandian heard that she wanted to go out to play, she naturally agreed with her hands.
Wang Yanlin also heard the work in the store that Shaolin Temple was in full bloom and it was very effective to ask for a visa. Anyway, the horse had to be well cultivated for a day and there was nothing to do, so she also wanted to go to Shaolin Temple to take a look.
Ma Xier's major affairs have been completed, and a stone in her heart has fallen to the ground. Naturally, wherever Wang Yanlin goes, he will follow him.
So the few people hit it off and happened to go to Shaolin Temple together.
This Shaolin Temple is not too far from Dengfeng City, but is on Mount Song, twenty miles northwest of Dengfeng City.
In fact, there are two mountains in Songshan, one is called Taishi Mountain and the other is called Shaoshi Mountain. Shaolin Temple is in a dense forest at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain. Therefore, it is named Shaolin Temple.
Zhang Xiaofan has been famous for this Shaolin Temple for a long time, but he has never been there before, so he has become more enthusiastic about it.
When I went out for a trip, Diandian was most happy and kept talking about it:
"I often say in the play that if you want to mention the authentic martial arts in this world, you should belong to the Shaolin Temple. It is said that the tiger-killing hero Wu Song is the master of Shaolin."
"My father also learned some crafts when he was young. He said that there are no martial arts practitioners in the world who don't want to go to Shaolin Temple to see it."
"I have always wanted to come to Shaolin Temple to see it, but my father said that even if I arrived in Dengfeng, I couldn't go to Shaolin Temple, just because there have always been two unwritten bad rules in this Shaolin Temple."
Everyone was curious when Diandian said this, and Wang Yanlin said, "What a bad rule, why haven't I heard of it?"
Diandian showed off: "Is this the first rule? Shaolin Temple has set up a sword-removing stone at the foot of the mountain. If a person from the martial arts world takes swords, spears and weapons and goes to the sword-recognition stone, he needs to remove the weapons and hand them over to the Zhike Monk for safekeeping, to show respect for the Shaolin Sect's position as the best martial arts in the martial arts world."
"Of course, if you don't want to break the sword and feel that you are very skilled in martial arts, you can also fight all the way. But if you are beaten by a monk, it would be embarrassing."
"Hey, little white-faced. If there is a sword-removing stone, would you remove your sword or hit it all the way?"
Diandian's last sentence was said to Zhang Xiaofan. No one was holding a weapon, but Zhang Xiaofan, holding a Yuliang Sword every day, never leaving his body for a moment.
Zhang Xiaofan laughed secretly after hearing this, thinking that there are no rules, but those storytellers are just making a fool of themselves. He shook his head and said, "Of course I can't untie the sword."
"Okay, that's all the way up. I hope you can beat the monks in Shaolin Temple."
Diandian nodded and continued:
"In addition, my father also said that the second rule of Shaolin Temple is that women are not allowed to enter the temple."
To be continued...