Fang Xiumin and Wen Shuwan saw off Li Fugui and the others, and they felt relieved. Seeing that they were fine, Wu Xiangyuan quickly greeted them happily: "Mother, mother-in-law, it's great that you are fine. What you just talked about was so good."
My son has heard it, it turns out that my mother-in-law knows martial arts, can you teach me?"
"Don't you think you've caused enough trouble? Now, even without martial arts, things like this have happened. If you don't cause trouble after you have martial arts, you won't mention the matter of martial arts in the future. Otherwise, I'll ignore you because I'm a mother.
Well, you just need to study hard." Wen Shuwan hurriedly trained after listening to Wu Xiangyuan's words,
"Yuan'er knows," Wu Xiang Yuan lowered his head unwillingly and replied,
"Okay, let's go play. I still have something to tell your mother-in-law."
"Okay, by the way, mother, this is for you." Wu Xiangyuan took out a cloth bag and handed it to Wen Shuwan,
"What is this?" Wen Shuwan asked,
"This is Yuan'er's new year's money. Yuan'er heard from her mother-in-law that we had no money, so she took it out. There are more than one hundred taels."
"Oh, good boy, that's great. Mother is really worried about money. Mother will pay you back twice as much in the future. Let's go play."
"Okay" he said and ran to the backyard.
"This kid is really sensible," Fang Xiumin said,
"Yeah, I hope he won't cause any more trouble in the future," Wen Shuwan said helplessly,
"Definitely not. This incident should teach him a lesson, otherwise he wouldn't have used the New Year's money to give us an emergency," Fang Xiumin said.
"Aunt Quan, how do you think we can maintain our livelihood in the future?" Wen Shuwan asked,
"Just save what's in the province, and then take over some work and do it, and you should be able to get by," Fang Xiumin said,
"Yes, Wan'er's female celebrity is pretty good, why don't Wan'er become a female celebrity in exchange for money?" Wen Shuwan said,
"No, no, how can we let the young mistress work?" Fang Xiumin said hurriedly.
"Aunt Quan, there is no need to say any more. Wan'er has already decided. Tomorrow you will take out the embroidery Wan'er made before and sell it to see if you can sell it for money." Wen Shuwan said,
Seeing her resolute attitude, Fang Xiumin no longer persisted and had no choice but to let her go. She just hoped that her husband would come back soon, and everything would be settled by then.
Besides, after Wu Xiangyuan was sent away by his mother, he came to the woodshed to see his treasure. He flipped through "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong" and saw that he was already familiar with it and had nothing to read, so he picked up the piece of silk.
Come and see,
Since he had been focusing on "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong" this year, he didn't read anything else. Today he was bored, so he opened the piece of silk and read it. It turned out that it was written on it to introduce the owner of this wooden box and the contents inside.
Although he didn't recognize some of the words, it didn't prevent him from understanding the meaning.
It turns out that the owner of this box is named Tian Xuanzi, who is Gui Yuanzi's eldest disciple. Because his junior brother Tian Xingzi killed his master and stole the master's secret book, Tian Xuanzi went to Tian Xingzi to clean up the door, but was seriously injured.
In the end, he felt that he was too seriously injured and would die soon, but he was afraid that Tian Xingzi would come to snatch the secret book, so he buried the things here and then hurriedly left to lure Tian Xingzi to chase him and prevent him from getting the secret book.
According to Tian Xuanzi, his master Gui Yuanzi has written six books in total. In addition to this "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong", there are also "Guiyuan Xuanyang Gong", "Guiyuan Sword Technique", "Guiyuan Palm Technique" and "Guiyuan Xuanyang Gong".
"Fingering Method" and a book introducing the refining of elixirs "Guiyuan Dan Yao Yin",
Except for "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong" and the second half of "Guiyuan Fingering", all other books have been acquired by his junior brother Tian Xingzi. Seeing this, Wu Xiangyuan looked at the remaining half of the book and thought:
This is probably the second half of "Guiyuan Fingering".
Wu Xiangyuan continued reading, which was the introduction to the Guiyuan Pill. According to Tian Xuanzi, the Guiyuan Pill was a pill that his master Gui Yuanzi spent nearly fifty years collecting and refining from precious medicinal materials from various places.
, this elixir has two characteristics:
First, each elixir can improve the skill for one to twenty years, depending on the individual's qualifications. That is to say, the quality of the individual's qualifications determines the degree of digestion of this elixir. People with good qualifications will digest this elixir.
The better the degree, the more benefits will be gained, while the opposite will be true for those with poor qualifications.
Another characteristic of this elixir is that the second elixir will be effective only after the first elixir has been completely digested. If the first elixir cannot be digested, then the second elixir will be in vain.
eat.
Wu Xiangyuan suddenly realized at this time: No wonder I didn't react after taking so many Guiyuan Pills. That's it. He couldn't help feeling ashamed of his original thoughts. Now that he knows how precious this pill is, he no longer eats it randomly.
Finally, Tian Xuanzi also said that the Guiyuan Pill is too strong and should not be taken by people who do not know martial arts, nor can those with low martial arts take it. Otherwise, their internal organs will be burned and they will die. Seeing this, Wu Xiangyuan could not help but shed a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had just discovered this.
I didn’t eat the elixir when I was taking it. If I had eaten it at that time, wouldn’t I have been burned to death?
Originally, he wanted to give this elixir to Brother Huang Xiaofeng, but now he no longer dares to do so, because he has experienced the feeling of his internal organs being burned, which is not something ordinary people can endure.
Then there is the introduction to the ginseng, which is similar to what Wu Xiangyuan thought, except that this ginseng is the most rare thousand-year-old ginseng, which has the effect of living the flesh and bones of the dead.
In the end, Tian Xuanzi hoped that the destined person would wait for him to complete his unfinished mission, which was to recover the master's secret book. After reading this, Wu Xiangyuan finally knew that the "Guiyuan Xuanyin Kung Fu" he practiced was indeed a martial art, although he did not know it
Is it powerful? But he was extremely excited in his heart.
Because Mr. Wang from the teahouse once said that the reason why the heroes who travel across the world have such great abilities is because they have practiced the martial arts secrets assiduously. From then on, Wu Xiangyuan practiced even harder.
"Guiyuan Xuanyin Kung", but he couldn't let his mother know. As for Tian Xuanzi's death, he wouldn't care too much. He was not stupid. Since Tian Xuanzi almost died, he didn't want to die.
Due to the economic crisis, Wen Shuwan and Fang Xiumin had to save money, but their expenses were also staggering, which is exactly what the saying goes: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
Therefore, although Wen Shuwan and Fang Xiumin tried their best to save money and did many things by themselves to save money, they still could not alleviate the increasingly poor situation. Of course, they were unable to support Wu Xiangyuan in making potions. Wu Xiangyuan had no objections, although
He knew that soaking in the potion would be good for him, but this was just his self-righteousness. Now the effect of soaking in the potion was no longer obvious to him, and it made no difference whether he took the potion or not.
Just two months after Wu Xiangyuan got into trouble, they had to sell their jewelry to live on. If they continued like this, it would not be long before they were destitute, so the whole family was worried about making a living.
After dinner that night, Wu Xiangyuan saw that the two adults were unhappy and comforted him: "Mom, mother-in-law, don't worry, you can save the horse's fodder money by rushing the children to herd the horses tomorrow, and the children will definitely find a way to make money."
"Road",
"How is this possible? You are a dignified young master of the Wu family. How can you let go?" Fang Xiumin immediately objected. Wen Shuwan listened but was noncommittal. She was already at her wits' end. Her son's sensibleness made her feel distressed.
"It's okay, just let the child learn to ride a horse. Others won't lose face if they see it, and our horses are so majestic, so they can just earn face," Wu Xiangyuan insisted.
"Okay, I will obey you. If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before you go out to ride the horses. In this case, it is better to go earlier. But you can't learn to ride a horse because you are still young. If you fall off the horse, you will definitely be hurt.
"Injured, your mother-in-law usually takes care of you when you ride a horse, and your mother is afraid that you will fall. Also, don't cause trouble, and you have to go home on time, and don't delay your studies." Wen Shuwan felt sad as she stroked her son's head.
Speaking of,
"If the child knows, the child will be obedient," Wu Xiangyuan said happily when his mother agreed.
"Okay, my dear, let's go to bed first," Wen Shuwan said,
"Well, the child is going to bed," Wu Xiangyuan said and ran away quickly.
"Young mistress, do you really want Yuan'er to herd the horses?" Fang Xiumin asked,
"Of course it's true. Anyway, he plays at home and lets the horses play. It's better to let him let the horses go so that you don't have to walk the horses every day and keep you busy," Wen Shuwan said,
It turns out that since the economic crisis, Fang Xiumin has set up a small stall to sell some small things. However, she has to walk her horses every day, so there is not much time for doing business. Naturally, the business is not very good, and she has to pay a lot.
Seeing the little harvest, Wen Shuwan felt really sorry.
However, it was not appropriate for her to go out because she was afraid of causing trouble. She couldn't help even if she wanted to. Now that her son had proposed to let horses go, of course she would agree. Fang Xiumin was so moved that she almost shed tears after hearing this: "Thank you very much."
"Young Mistress"
"Aunt Quan, you are cheating now. Remember, you told Wan'er that the family should not say such cheating words." Wen Shuwan said, "What the young lady said is, let's go and have a rest."
"Okay". Nothing to say all night.
Let’s talk about the next day. After breakfast, Wu Xiangyuan made an appointment with Huang Xiaofeng’s brother and went out to let horses go. Along the way, he saw Wu Xiangyuan leading a majestic horse. Many adults and children looked at him with envy. Wu Xiangyuan felt very proud. If his mother hadn’t told him
Unable to ride a horse, he had already ridden on it,
After a while, they arrived at the place where Fang Xiumin usually walked his horse. The horse became excited when it saw the ground. When Wu Xiangyuan was not paying attention, it broke free from the reins and started running. This inevitably made Wu Xiangyuan become anxious and hurriedly chased it.
However, there was no way that he could catch up with this horse. This horse was a high-quality Dayuan horse that his father purchased from the Western Regions. It was a rare thousand-mile horse, so he immediately left Wu Yingying far away. Wu Xiangyuan thought that the horse
My son was about to run away, and he was so frightened that he almost cried.
But he couldn't cry in front of everyone, for fear of causing gossip, so he could only chase after him desperately. Fortunately, the horse just stretched its muscles and ran to a big river and stopped to eat grass. Wu Xiangyuan saw the horse stop from a distance.
I felt relieved after it came down,
But the anger in his heart was self-evident, and he wanted to catch up and give it a few whips. After a while, he came to the horse, but he was already too tired. Looking behind him, there was still the shadow of Brother Huang Xiaofeng. It turned out that he had already
They have been pushed far away.
The horse was already psychic. It was already familiar with its little master, because Wu Xiangyuan had come to feed it, touch it and communicate with it every day since he was young. So when it saw Wu Xiangyuan chasing him, it came over and rubbed its head against him.
I rubbed it away and snorted a few times before continuing to eat grass.
Of course Wu Xiangyuan understood that the horse was being intimate with it. When he saw the horse acting like this, he lost his anger and said, "Good horse, please don't run around in the future."
Seeing that the horse was no longer running around, he threw the reins on the horse's back to prevent it from being stepped on, and then looked for a place to rest. At this time, he saw an old man fishing by the river. Wu Xiangyuan knew at a glance that he was fishing.
It was Mr. Wang, the storyteller in the teahouse, so I walked over and wanted to talk to him.
However, seeing that he was so focused on fishing, it was not easy to disturb him, so he simply found a clean stone next to the old man and sat down. Not long after, Mr. Wang caught a big fish with a strong stroke, which was amazing to say the least.
Three or four pounds,
"What a big fish" Wu Xiangyuan couldn't help but exclaimed,
When Mr. Wang saw someone shouting, he looked at Wu Xiangyuan and said, "Oh, kid, it's you." As he said this, he put the fish he caught into the fish basket.
"Sir, do you know Xiao Ke?" Wu Xiangyuan asked in surprise,
"Uh," Mr. Wang nodded, "The old man happened to see my little friend punishing the young master of the Li family at the teahouse a few days ago." When Wu Xiangyuan mentioned this, he showed an expression of shame on his face.
"What? Then Li Fugui didn't do anything to you?" Mr. Wang asked.
"They didn't dare to do anything to us, but we also paid them three hundred taels of silver as compensation, so the family's expenses are tight now. It's all Xiaoke's fault for causing trouble and making my mother and mother-in-law worried." Wu Xiangyuan said ashamedly
Speaking of.
"My little friend, you don't have to feel ashamed about this. There is nothing wrong with your behavior. If you feel that your behavior has harmed your family, try to avoid it in the future," Mr. Wang said when he saw Wu Xiangyuan's expression.
"Try to avoid it? I hope Mr. Wang can give me some advice." Wu Xiangyuan looked at Mr. Wang expectantly.
"Tolerate"
"Tolerate?"
"Yes." Mr. Wang nodded. "When you haven't mastered martial arts, the only thing you can do is to be patient and show weakness in front of others. After you master martial arts and gain strength, you won't be afraid of hurting your family and friends, because you will already have strength by then."
Protect them, so you can be a true hero by enduring what others cannot endure. In the past, King Gou Jian of Yue and Marquis of Huaiyin, Han Xin, were all such heroes."
Wu Xiangyuan couldn't help but nod after hearing this. He had heard the stories about these people from his mother, and even Mr. Wang had heard them from him. Mr. Wang couldn't help but nod when he saw the boy's expression and thought: Boy.
It can be taught.
"Sir, do you know that Xiao Ke knows martial arts?" Wu Xiangyuan asked in confusion, because he didn't know that he knew martial arts before yesterday's trouble.
"You look down on the old man, don't you? Although the old man is a weak scholar, he has lived for a long time. He eats more salt than you eat. If you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen it?
Pig running away? What's more, the old man also has a few friends in the world," Mr. Wang said angrily.
Seeing Mr. Wang like this, Wu Xiangyuan hurriedly explained: "How dare Xiao Ke have any disrespectful thoughts towards Mr. Wang? It's just that Xiao Ke doesn't know that he knows martial arts. He just wants to ask Mr. Wang to confirm it."
"Oh, that's it. I forgive the old man for blaming me wrongly." Mr. Wang saw that he had misunderstood Wu Xiangyuan and said hurriedly, "But judging from the old man's experience, I do know how to do martial arts, and I have quite a lot of firepower. You practice
The martial arts mentality is also the superior martial arts mentality."
It is self-evident that Wu Xiangyuan was pleasantly surprised after hearing his words, but he did not dare to show it, because he practiced martial arts secretly and even his mother and mother-in-law did not know about it, so of course he could not say in front of others that he had martial arts secrets, so he said
He said: "Xiao Ke has never practiced martial arts. Because her mother was afraid that Xiao Ke would cause trouble, so she didn't allow him to practice martial arts. He was just soaked in potions since he was a child. Maybe his body is stronger than others."
"Oh, it's not impossible." Mr. Wang is just a layman in martial arts. He has heard of such a thing and thought he was mistaken.
"Xiao Ke often goes to listen to his story, and he is very envious of his heroic reputation," Wu Xiangyuan said,
"Have you listened to the old man's stories?" Mr. Wang stared at him.
"Yes, it's been more than a year"
"Then why didn't the old man find you?"
"That's because Xiao Ke eavesdropped under the teahouse," Wu Xiangyuan said sheepishly.
"Oh, that's it. No wonder the old man didn't notice you." Mr. Wang nodded.
"Brother Yuan, Brother Yuan." At this time, Brother Huang Xiaofeng finally rushed over panting. When he saw them, Wu Xiangyuan waved to them. Suddenly he thought of something and asked: "Sir, Xiaoke has a question, why did Mr.
Many powerful heroes have to become sworn brothers with others?",
When he asked him this question, Mr. Wang couldn't help but look at him with admiration. In fact, he really hadn't thought about this question, so he nodded and said: "This is a good question. Let me ask my friend: What if I gave you a chopstick?"
Can you break it?"
"Of course," Wu Xiangyuan said with certainty,
"What if I give you two pairs? The old man is talking about one break." Mr. Wang continued to ask,
"It's still possible, although it's not easy." Wu Xiangyuan thought for a while and said.
"What if I gave you ten pairs?"
"Then Xiaoke can't do anything," Wu Xiangyuan replied, "Ah, Xiaoke understands, you mean that together we will be stronger." Wu Xiangyuan said with realization when he saw Mr. Wang looking at him with a half-smile but not a smile.
Mr. Wang nodded and said: "That's the truth. No matter how talented you are, a person is still alone and has limited abilities, so he can't achieve great things."
"Oh, no wonder Fatty Li brings so many people here every time he fights with me," Wu Xiangyuan said with a smile, and Mr. Wang nodded after listening.
"Sir, Xiaoke has another question to ask."
"you say"
"Xiao Ke asked for advice on how to make money," Wu Xiangyuan said.
When he heard what he said, Mr. Wang looked at him like a monster, "Xiao Ke just wants to share some of the pressure of life with his mother and mother-in-law," Wu Xiangyuan said hurriedly when he saw Mr. Wang's expression.
"Oh, it's really rare for me to be so filial. In fact, there are ways to make money everywhere in the world. As long as you pay attention, you will find it. However, you must first understand one thing, that is, what does the world need and what can you provide?
, if you understand this, you will find the way to make money." Mr. Wang did not regard Wu Xiangyuan as a child at all when he talked about his great principles,
"What does the world need? What can Xiaoke provide?" Wu Xiangyuan pondered.
"Yes, what does the world need?"
"this……"
"Then let me remind you, old man, what we must do every day." Mr. Wang asked when Wu Xiangyuan couldn't answer the reminder.
"Every day, every day, oh yes, of course we have to eat and dress every day, and we also have to play," Wu Xiangyuan said happily,
"Children can be taught," Mr. Wang nodded with satisfaction. "So, here comes the way to make money. If we want to eat every day, we must have daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt, right?"
"Um"
"So, the fish the old man just caught can be sold for money, so this fish is what the old man can provide."
"Oh, Xiaoke understands," Wu Xiangyuan said happily, "Can you make money just by playing?"
"This is a good question. Of course you can't make money by playing like this because it won't arouse everyone's interest." Mr. Wang said proudly,
“Can’t arouse everyone’s interest”
"Yes, only games that can arouse everyone's interest can make money. For example, fighting crickets, have you ever fought?" Mr. Wang asked,
"Of course Xiao Ke has fought before. I just fought against Xiao Shengzi yesterday, and Xiao Ke's cricket bit Xiao Shengzi's cricket to death." Wu Xiangyuan said happily. The Xiao Shengzi he mentioned was the name of a child of the Ye family.
His name is Ye Shuisheng.
"If you beat him, will he be convinced?"
"Of course he is not convinced, and he even asked me to fight today?" Wu Xiangyuan said,
"Then he will definitely find a cricket to fight with you. If he can't find one, he will buy one."
"Sir, you said you can exchange crickets for money?"
"Yes, you are still young, and you don't understand that the rich young masters are interested in this nowadays. Therefore, if you catch a good cricket, others will buy it at a high price. This is what people need nowadays: play cricket fighting. If you
If you can provide crickets, you can make money." Mr. Wang cast an appreciative look at him and said. Originally, he wanted to say that the two parties in the cricket fight could make a bet, which could make money but also disperse it. However, that would involve gambling and was not appropriate.
professor.
"Oh, Xiao Ke understands, how much can a good cricket be sold for?"
"That depends on the ability of your cricket. If it is a good cricket, one can be sold for tens or even hundreds of taels of silver," Mr. Wang said,
"So many?" Wu Xiangyuan couldn't believe his ears,
"Why would I lie to you, old man? I can indeed sell so much. By the way, where did my little friend study?" Mr. Wang asked,
"Xiao Ke never went to school, he was taught by his mother."
"Oh, then your mother must be a lady. The old man teaches in a private school in the north of the market. It's next to the Ye's Ancestral Hall. It's easy to find. Come and listen if you have time." Mr. Wang said that he actually invited him to go.
After listening to the lecture, I found out that he really liked Wu Xiangyuan very much.
"Xiao Ke will definitely listen to the teachings."
"It's time for the old man to go back. By the way, the old man doesn't teach on the day." Mr. Wang said, picking up his fish basket and going back.
"Brother Yuan, what did you say to Mr. Wang just now?" Huang Xiaofeng asked,
"I didn't say anything. How about we catch crickets?" Wu Xiangyuan said,
"Okay, okay," Huang Xiaolei said happily.
So Wu Xiangyuan went to catch crickets with purpose, but he couldn't catch any good ones. Soon it was noon, and he took brother Huang Xiaofeng and led the horse back.
After lunch, it was time to study for schoolwork. Everything was as usual. As soon as class was over, he took Brother Huang Xiaofeng to fight crickets with Xiao Shengzi.
As expected by Mr. Wang, Xiao Shengzi bought the crickets today. It is said that they cost two taels of silver. However, this is just a small amount for him, because his family is originally a wealthy family.
They don't appear to be as wealthy as Li Fugui and others, but no one knows their details.
It's just that the cricket he bought today was still no match for Wu Xiangyuan's cricket, and his thigh was bitten off in a few bites. In the end, he had to hide in Tibet, which made him feel so embarrassed. In the end, he was willing to buy it for three taels of silver.
Wu Xiangyuan’s crickets, and Wu Xiangyuan was very happy to sell them to him, so everyone left happily.
Wu Xiangyuan had never had pocket money since his family had been in financial difficulty. It was rare that he had money today, so he took Huang Xiaofeng and his brothers to the downtown area to eat. After they had eaten and drank, they spent less than two yuan.
, so he took Brother Huang Xiaofeng home,
As soon as he got home, Wu Xiangyuan taught his mother the remaining silver. When Wen Shuwan saw that he had so much silver, she asked him where he got it. Wu Xiangyuan told her without any secret. Wen Shulan almost wanted to vomit blood after hearing this.
Because if she wants to make so much money, she has to work hard for four or five days as a female celebrity. She just laments that her labor is cheap.
However, she was very happy in her heart because her son could actually make money, so she hugged Wu Xiangyuan and kissed her again and again. Seeing her mother happy, Wu Xiangyuan was of course extremely happy.
In the evening, Wen Shuwan told Fang Xiumin about this matter. Fang Xiumin shook her head after hearing this. Because she could not earn one tael of silver a day, she also praised Wu Xiangyuan for his ability. Wu Xiangyuan also told what happened to Mr. Wang today.
, Wen Shuwan was very happy after hearing this, and strongly agreed with her son to attend the class. After all, she had no experience as a teacher, so they decided to let Wu Xiangyuan go to class in the morning and let the horses go after the afternoon. Of course, Wu Xiangyuan would not give up practicing his "Return".