The spring is white with snow, and the surrounding fields are vast. Riding on the ancient mountain road, the sound of hoofbeats can be heard.
Huang Ying drove non-stop all night, and saw that she would reach Taohua Town in two hours. She couldn't help but feel even more anxious and urged her horse harder. Now she was in a valley, and she could see the smoke from the valley mouth curling up like someone's house. Huang Ying drove here overnight.
At that time, she was hungry and thirsty, and she thought she would go to the house in front of her to ask for a drink of water. The oriole galloped closer, and she couldn't help but be delighted. There was a farmhouse at the entrance of the valley. The oriole rode her horse to the door of the farmhouse, stopped, turned over, dismounted, and pulled the reins.
He tied himself to the fence and walked into the yard.
Huang Ying stood still in the courtyard and then raised her voice and asked: "Is anyone at home?" Not long after, the door of the house opened, and an old man in green clothes slowly walked out holding a cane. The old man was nearly sixty years old, with gray beard and hair, and although his eyes were
It was turbid, but I could clearly see that the person coming was a girl.
"Hey, what did the girl do so early in the morning?" The old man asked first, leaning on his cane with trembling hands.
Huang Ying said softly: "This junior is going to Taohua Town to seek medical treatment. I passed by here and wanted to ask for a drink of water."
"Hehehe, come in then." After saying that, the old man slowly turned around and walked into the house.
Huang Ying followed the old man into the room and saw that although the room was small, it was quite clean. Tables, chairs and other furniture were also complete, especially a portrait hanging in the main hall. The painting was of Zhang Liangshi.
The story of walking.
Zhang Liang was a famous military strategist in the early Han Dynasty. Together with Han Xin and Xiao He, he was known as the "Three Heroes of the early Han Dynasty".
It is said that Zhang Liang met an old man on a bridge when he was playing. The old man took off his shoes and threw them under the bridge. But he said to Zhang Liang: "Boy, go down and pick up my shoes!" Although Zhang Liang
I was very angry, but when I saw that the old man was old, he suppressed his anger and went under the bridge to retrieve the old man's shoes.
The old man asked Zhang Liang to put the shoes on for him. Zhang Liang thought that since he had got the shoes back, he didn't care about putting them on him again. The old man stretched his feet and asked Zhang Liang to kneel on the ground and put the shoes on for him, then he smiled.
Gone.
Zhang Liang was very surprised and watched the old man go away. The old man walked for a while, then came back and said to Zhang Liang: "You can teach me! You and I will meet here at dawn five days later." Zhang Liang was even more surprised and knelt on the ground to answer.
Said: "Okay."
At dawn five days later, Zhang Liang came. But the old man had already arrived at the bridge first. The old man said angrily: "How can you be late for the things you agreed with the elder?" He continued: "Come early in five days."
After saying that, he walked away.
Five days later, as soon as the rooster crowed, Zhang Liang arrived at the bridge. Unexpectedly, the old man arrived first again. When the old man saw Zhang Liang, he was furious and said, "How can you be so undisciplined?" After saying that, he turned around and said before leaving: "
Come early in five days."
After another five days of this, Zhang Liang came before midnight. After a while, the old man also arrived. When he saw Zhang Liang, he said happily: "You can improve a lot if you know your mistakes!" He gave a book to him.
Given to Zhang Liang, this book is the world-famous "Tai Gong's Art of War". This book is said to have been written by Jiang Taigong, a famous military strategist in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, hence the name "Tai Gong's Art of War". After that, Zhang Liang studied Tai Gong's Art of War assiduously and finally
Achieve great achievements.
Huang Ying was looking at the painting in trance when the old man came out of the inner room and came to the table with a paper bag in his hand. He opened the paper bag and found tea leaves inside. Huang Ying walked over and put the long sword on the table and said: "
Old man, let me do it." After that, Huang Ying started making tea and pouring water, just like at home. The old man did not force himself and sat down at the table. Huang Ying made the tea, took a cup and placed it in front of the old man.
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Huang Ying poured herself another cup, then took off her bamboo hat and placed it on the table. She sat down, picked up the cup and took a sip. After tasting it, Huang Ying couldn't help but praise: "It's so fragrant. What kind of tea is this, old man?"
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The old man chuckled and said, "This tea is called 'Dahongpao' and it was a gift from an old friend of mine." He then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Huang Ying asked: "This tea must be rare, right?"
The old man smiled with a smile on his face and said: "This tea is taken from the cliff of Wuyi Mountain. Because tea trees are rare, it is considered rare."
Huang Ying followed Dakui and drank a lot of good tea, but today she drank this tea for the first time in her life. The tea was ruddy in color and had a fragrant fragrance on her lips and teeth. It was truly the best tea. As Huang Ying tasted the tea, she couldn't help but think of this old man.
Settling down in the barren mountains and ridges, but having such good tea, I think it must be no ordinary person.
Thinking of this, Huang Ying couldn't help but ask: "Don't you know my old uncle's surname?"
The old man chuckled and answered the question: "I am old and can no longer do heavy work. Although the girl is a female child, she is still young and strong. There is some firewood outside the door. I hope the girl can help me chop it and stack it. I am very grateful."
Huang Ying was a little embarrassed when she heard this. She originally planned to leave after drinking tea, but when she saw that the old man was holding on to a stick when walking, she couldn't help but repay the old man for the tea. At that moment, Huang Ying stood up and said, "I'm here, old man."
Sit back and let the juniors come as they go."
After saying this, Huang Ying walked out of the room and came to the courtyard. She saw that there was indeed a pile of firewood piled in the right corner of the courtyard, and a big ax was placed aside. Huang Ying took off her cloak and hung it on the fence, then walked over and picked up the big ax.
He picked up firewood branches and put them on the ground, swinging the ax and starting to chop firewood. Huang Ying was a female, and she had never done menial work since she was a child. Before she could chop a small pile of firewood, Huang Ying's jade hands were already bruised with blood blisters. Although there were bursts of blood on her hands.
Although her heart ached, Huang Ying still chopped all the firewood.
When Huang Ying raised her sleeves to wipe the fragrant sweat from her face and returned to the room, she saw the old man still sitting at the table. Huang Ying panted and said: "Old man, all the firewood has been chopped. The junior left now and said goodbye.
"After that, he walked to the table, picked up the sword and hat, and turned to leave.
The old man chuckled and said, "Girl, please stay."
Huang Ying couldn't help but turned around in confusion and asked, "What else can I do, old man?"
The old man chuckled and said: "I have traveled all over the world in my life, and I am at home all over the world. It is fate that you and I meet today. I have a sword manual here, so it can be used as a meeting gift." He took out a book from his arms.
Huang Ying couldn't help but laugh when she saw this. Isn't this similar to the story in the painting? Although she thought so in her heart, she still reached out and took the sword manual. On the cover of the sword manual, there were four words "Liang Yi Sword Technique" written in regular script.
Huang Ying was stunned at first sight. Wudang Sword is the secret of Wudang Sect, and Liangyi Sword Technique is a branch of Wudang Sword. How could Huang Ying not know that she has loved swordsmanship since she was a child?
The old man laughed and said: "Girl, there is no need to be so surprised. After meeting today, we will never see each other again. It's time for me to leave."
Huang Ying heard this and couldn't help asking again: "I'm sending such a big gift to the younger generation today. I hope I can give you a good name."
The old man chuckled and said, "I am a poor Taoist, Master Linghui."