After finishing their meal of noodles, everyone went outside the gate together, sat on small benches, and watched Li Xin practice martial arts.
In the summer, many neighbors like to enjoy the cool outside after dinner. When these people learned that Ma Xiaolong’s apprentice was going to perform martial arts, they all came over to watch the fun. Some drank tea and some ate something. Melon seeds, and some were eating popsicles, what a gossipy scene.
Li Xin was crazy about people. The more people there were, the more excited he would be. Seeing so many old and young men cheering for him, he didn't dare to lose the reputation of his master. He went through the kung fu he wanted to show in his mind, and then he rushed to Ma Xiaolong, cupping his fists and handing over his hands: "Master, disciple is ready. ."
Ma Xiaolong gnawed on a big iced watermelon and said, "Let's get started!"
"..."
After nearly two months of hard study and practice, and with the help of those medicinal materials, Li Xin has been able to successfully perform horse steps for an hour, and thus learned a set of Swimming Baguazhang ten days ago. This is what she demonstrated at this time. A martial art that combines the body technique and palm technique.
As mentioned before, the town is located in the hometown of martial arts, and there are many people practicing martial arts. Although the onlookers are just ordinary people, there are many people who have practiced martial arts. As soon as Li Xin started a boxing fight, someone knew that she was going to do it. What are you practicing?
"The airs are okay." An old man in his sixties nodded.
"It's far worse than me." The person who answered was a middle-aged man, his son.
"Nonsense!" The old man glared at him: "How many years have you been practicing? Is it embarrassing to compare with a child!?"
The middle-aged man laughed dryly and gave the old man a handful of melon seeds.
"..."
Youshen Baguazhang, also called Bagua Lianzhang. To put it simply, it’s okay to call it Baguazhang. How do you describe this set of palms? It looks like Tai Chi, a health-preserving boxing method practiced by a group of old men. The palm technique appeared in "Ip Man 2". Walking around the round table, not only was he not cool and handsome, but he was also beaten by Ip Man and was unable to fight back.
It is estimated that many young people do not want to learn this kind of kung fu after watching it. At first, Li Xin thought it was a master kung fu and did not want to learn it at all. But after Ma Xiaolong showed her the power through a video, she followed it without hesitation.
At this time, in the open space, Li Xinxin was silently reciting the formula of Baguazhang while making moves in conjunction with the footwork.
The old man's legs and feet were not good, and he walked slowly and leisurely, not as neatly as Nicholas Zhao Si. But Li Xin was very young and walked very fast, with a hint of lightness in his composure, which made the old man who was eating melon seeds say "Eh" After a sound, he looked at it for a while and nodded secretly: "It's interesting."
After practicing a set of Baguazhang for seven or eight minutes, Li Xin asked, "Master, how was it?"
"Based on your progress, it's not bad." Ma Xiaolong threw the watermelon rind into the trash can, stood up and wiped his hands, walked to the center of the field, personally demonstrated the swimming footwork, and said as he walked.
"The footwork must be smooth. You had a few kebabs before. Fortunately, you reacted quickly and twisted it. But after all, it was a forced twist. There are also moves that match the footwork. Although this set of skills It’s called Baguazhang, but the fists, feet, elbows, knees and other parts can all be used. The moment you turn around, turning elbows and turning fists are the most unexpected..."
While Ma Xiaolong was correcting the problems that Li Xin had shown before, he also showed her the essence and killing moves of Baguazhang. This demonstration left the old man and his son dumbfounded, and other people who had practiced kung fu also watched carefully. , listened carefully, wanting to steal the lesson.
During the demonstration, Ma Xiaolong stepped on the ground step by step and left shallow footprints. The ground was made of cement. Ma Xiaolong actually left porcelain footprints without causing any cracks. This surprised those who observed carefully.
The old man was shocked.
She took a deep look at him and realized that she was obviously watching the child grow up with her own eyes, but she was mistaken.
After Ma Xiaolong finished showing off, he pointed to the footprints on the ground and said, "This is the footwork I made based on your height and stride length. From now on, you can practice footwork according to these footprints. When you walk just right, you can practice it."
It’s done.”
Only then did Li Xin and the melon-eaters see the shallow footprints on the ground, and they suddenly let out a burst of exclamations.
Li Xin's eyes turned green. He squatted down and touched the footprints. They were almost half a centimeter deep.
"Master..." Li Xin looked at Ma Xiaolong with eyes that were not only filled with admiration, but also obsession: "You are truly incredible and invincible."
"Well, one of your strengths is that you like to tell the truth." Ma Xiaolong's words left everyone speechless.
But Li Xin nodded repeatedly: "Master still understands me. I have no other merits except that I like to tell the truth."
Everyone: "..."
Ma Xiaolong patted her shoulder: "Keep practicing."
"Yes, Master!"
After practicing until almost 9:30 in the evening, Li Xin received a call from her mother. She reluctantly said goodbye to Ma Xiaolong and rode her bicycle home.
Before leaving, Li Xin took a camera and took a picture of the footprints on the ground, saying that he would make a one-to-one model when he went back and practice at home.
Ma Xiaolong is very satisfied with this spirit of hard work. With such a hard-working apprentice, the master is also very energetic in teaching.
…
It was almost ten o'clock when Li Xin got home. At this time, Sun Yan was the only one at home. Li Xin asked: "Mom, where is my dad?"
"I went to the countryside for research, and I won't be back today." Sun Yan was wearing a slightly transparent purple nightgown. Although she was nearly forty years old, she showed more charm than an eighteen-year-old girl. For ordinary men,
I can't stand it at all.
"Going to the countryside? Did you go to my master's house for a drink?" Li Xin heard the truth immediately.
Ever since he knew that Majiazhuang's agricultural and animal husbandry base was his master's property, Li Xin had gone there several times in the past, and every time he could taste sweet, delicious and delicious new agricultural and animal husbandry products.
Because she was the apprentice of her son, she was sweet-tongued, and was the 'son' of a local leader. In addition, she was very good-looking. Ma Qiangsheng and Liu Ying were very enthusiastic towards her and would give her whatever they wanted to eat or drink.
The greeting made Li Xin feel happy every time he went there, which naturally attracted the attention of Li Yuanchao and Sun Yan.
At the beginning of this month, Li Xin took them to Majiazhuang to taste various new agricultural and animal husbandry products from the agricultural and animal husbandry base, but Li Yuanchao and Sun Yan thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Especially when Li Yuanchao smoked cigarettes rolled by Ma Qiangsheng himself and drank the home-made wine that Ma Qiangsheng brought out, he couldn't hold it back at all.
Li Yuanchao had two hobbies in his life, one was smoking and the other was drinking. It just so happened that in Ma Qiangsheng's place, he tasted what real good cigarettes and good wines are.
They are all cigarettes. Not only are the cigarettes here at Ma Qiangsheng not bitter, but they have a refreshing fragrance and sweetness. Even after smoking, there is no bitter taste in your mouth, but a touch of sweetness, which Sun Yan has
Experience it personally,
And Ma Qiangsheng said that this cigarette uses secret tobacco leaves. The annual output is very small and cannot be supplied to the market. He can only smoke it himself. Moreover, this cigarette contains almost no nicotine. There are almost no side effects when smoking. It can be smoked when you are tired.
The root even has a refreshing effect.
When Li Yuanchao heard that it was okay, he immediately shamelessly asked for half a kilogram of shredded tobacco. Ma Qiangsheng was also generous, because when planting this year, Ma Xiaolong planted half an acre of tobacco leaves directly in the agricultural and animal husbandry base, so this year's output is large and enough.
Fifty people smoke for a year, so I gave Li Yuanchao a pound of shredded tobacco, which made Li Yuanchao very happy.
In addition to cigarettes, the homemade grain wine and fruit wine were also made with recipes provided by Ma Xiaolong. They were brewed last year and kept for a year. The taste was just right. Li Yuanchao only took one sip and completely forgot about the taste of Moutai and other wines.
I just want to drink only the home-brewed wine produced in Majiazhuang for the rest of my life.
Sun Yan didn't like liquor, but after drinking fruit wine, she was conquered by the sweet fruit wine.
The first time they visited, the couple ate, drank and took food, which made them extremely embarrassed. So after returning, Li Yuanchao waved his hand and directly provided more favorable policy support to the agricultural and animal husbandry base than before.
But from then on, whenever he had the opportunity, Li Yuanchao would go to Majiazhuang under the pretext of going to the countryside for research, eating, drinking, smoking and taking. However, he felt at ease every time he went there. After all, the policy support he gave could give Ma Qiangsheng at least thousands of dollars.
What's the deal with giving away a profit of ten thousand yuan and taking a few drinks?
But sometimes I drank too much and couldn't go home, so I would stay overnight at Ma Johnson's home at the base. This was also the case today.
Sun Yan snorted softly: "Your dad has become more and more neglectful of his family recently. He goes to your master's house every day to eat and get food. I feel ashamed."
"..." Li Xin twitched the corner of his mouth: You're not in a good situation either.
"Let's not talk about him anymore." Sun Yan looked at her sweaty daughter and asked, "Did your master teach you kung fu?"
"I have been teaching, but today I personally gave some pointers." When talking about kung fu, Li Xinke got excited. He took out the digital camera from his pocket and said, "Mom, look, this is what my master stepped on."
I looked at the footprints, and each footprint was half a centimeter deep. This is a real skill."
"Oh?" Sun Yan looked at the picture in the camera, zoomed in and looked at it carefully, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes: "He really knows kung fu?"
"Of course I will. My master's martial arts skills are world-class and invincible in the world!" Li Xin boasted with admiration: "Mom, you can't imagine how powerful my master is. Just today I helped him work for a long time and I was sweating all over.
, but I didn’t have a change of clothes, and I was too embarrassed to take a shower, so my master said: Just wash it, I can make the clothes dry quickly. Guess what?”
"..." Sun Yan was a little speechless and asked cooperatively: "What's going on?"
"Hey, I just took a shower and washed my clothes. Then I saw with my own eyes that my master unfolded the wet clothes, gathered the blazing energy in both hands, and ironed the clothes a few times. The clothes were dry in an instant.
."
"..." The more she talked, the more fantasy she got. Sun Yan felt that her daughter was crazy, and asked with a bit of worry: "Have you seen it with your own eyes?"
"Didn't you see it with your own eyes?" Li Xin said, "My master's clothes are also dirty. They were washed and ironed in one piece."
"Huh?" Sun Yan looked at her and said, "If you don't know how to take a shower, you can take a shower together, right?"
"No." Li Xin said without changing his expression, "I don't want to compete with my wife for a man."
Sun Yan narrowed her eyes and asked, "Then how did you see your master ironing clothes with your own eyes?"
"My master has a bathrobe at home. You can't tell if you wear it," Li Xin said.
"Oh?" Sun Yan nodded and asked: "If he sees your corset, he won't have random thoughts, right?"
"Then what's there to think about?" Li Xin said, "Corsets are not only worn by girls, men can wear them too."
Quite true.
Sun Yan breathed a sigh of relief, her expression relaxed, and her eyes returned to their usual charming look: "Speaking of which, Mom hasn't met your master yet. Taking advantage of your free time these days, would you like to invite your family to have a meal?"
"Okay!" Li Xin's eyes lit up and he said, "I have wanted to treat Master E to dinner for a long time. I will call him right now..."
"Don't worry." Sun Yan stopped: "We haven't prepared anything yet! Wait until your dad comes back to discuss it."
"Oh~ that's okay." Li Xin thought for a while and said, "Mom, why don't we go out to eat?"
"Huh?" Sun Yan glanced at her: "You don't believe in my craftsmanship?"
"It's not that I don't believe it, but your cooking is mediocre, but my master's cooking skills are better than those of the chefs, and the food he eats every day is better than those in restaurants. I'm afraid you won't be able to cook this home-cooked dish."
"Oh?" Sun Yan was stunned for a moment: "He can also cook?"
"I heard from my wife that as long as the master is at home, he will cook all the food at home," Li Xin said.
"..." Sun Yan held her chin with one hand, frowning slightly, thinking slightly.
"What are you thinking about?" Li Xin didn't understand. What was there to think about?
"If your master is really so good, it would be a pity not to snatch him as his son-in-law." Sun Yan's words startled Li Xin, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't help but feel excited.
Seeing her reaction, Sun Yan said with a smile: "Are you excited?"
"..." Li Xin looked confused: "But the master has a wife."
"I'm not married." Sun Yan smiled slightly and said, "I have met your wife from a distance once. She is indeed a nice girl, but in terms of appearance and figure, Mom believes you are no worse than her."
"Mom, please don't mess with the relationship." Although he was very tempted and wished he could act immediately, Li Xin finally shook his head: "My master and his wife are very loving. They are childhood sweethearts who grew up together. They have been together for ten years.
Emotions are not something that an outsider like me can get involved in, and I will not allow myself to destroy other people's feelings."
Sun Yan looked at her for a moment and nodded: "Since you don't want to, it's a pity that mom won't force you. It will be too difficult to meet such a good son-in-law candidate in the future."
"Don't make mistakes." Li Xin said, "I will serve as a soldier after I graduate from high school. I will devote myself to the battlefield wholeheartedly and don't want to hurt others."
"Silly boy, you are a girl after all, how can you..."
"I am a boy!" Li Xin said with a serious expression: "Even if you get married in the future, you will still bring a woman home!"
"..."
"You don't have to worry about the incense of the Li family." Li Xin said, "I will find a way to help you keep the incense."
"Xiao Xin..."
"My name is Li Xin, not Li Xin." Li Xin took the digital camera back and said, "I'm going to take a shower."