Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up and she asked eagerly: "What can we do?"
Jia Chen did not respond immediately, but took Lin Daiyu's little hand and said with a smile:
"You come with me."
Lin Daiyu felt the warmth of Jia Chen's palms, and her heart felt warm.
Looking at Jia Chen's tall and handsome figure, his childlike but resolute and courageous profile, Lin Daiyu seemed to see the figure of her father in a daze.
Once upon a time, her father held her hand and walked through the streets and alleys in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
I don't know why, but being held by Jia Chen's hand feels very secure and a little shy.
Although she was still at the age of her childhood sweetheart, Lin Daiyu was well-educated and well-read. She had read many miscellaneous books and naturally knew that it was not good to be held by a man's hand.
She tried to pull her hand back, but flinched and found that she could not break free from Jia Chen's hand.
What surprised Lin Daiyu was that Jia Chen's hands were stronger than his father's. This was not the strength a nine-year-old child should have.
How could he have so much strength?
Lin Daiyu was filled with doubts, and she couldn't even see through Jia Chen, her distant cousin.
She tried to retract her hand again, but still couldn't pull it back, so she could only let Jia Chen continue to hold her hand.
Fortunately, Jia Chen led her along secluded paths and didn't meet anyone else along the way.
After half a cup of tea, Jia Chen led Sister Lin to a wall on the north side of Rong Mansion.
Jia Chen pointed at the wall and said with a smile:
"From now on, I will put food and water into your hands from here."
Lin Daiyu raised her chin and looked up at the wall with a confused look on her face:
"This wall is two feet high. How can you give me food and water?"
Jia Chen smiled and said: "It's okay, I can climb over the wall and hand it over to you."
After saying that, he lunged forward, kicked off his back foot, and took five or six steps to run. Then he stepped on the wall with one step, stepped on it with both feet for three or four steps, and then jumped up to the top of the wall.
This set of Qinggong footwork is included in the sword manual of Wudang Seven Star Sword. Although it is not as good as the legendary Wudang Tiyunzong, it is also the superior Qinggong of Wudang Sect.
Seeing this scene, Lin Daiyu took a deep breath and froze on the spot, her head raised, staring at Jia Chen intently, her eyes full of disbelief.
How is this possible?
This wall is two feet high. Even if an adult man wants to climb over this wall with his bare hands, it is a difficult task that cannot be completed.
But Jia Chen, like flying over eaves and walking over walls, actually took several steps on the upright wall and flew to the top of the wall as light as a swallow.
Lin Daiyu lost her voice and asked:
"Brother Chen, have you ever practiced Qing Gong?"
Jia Chen nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I have learned a little bit."
After saying that, he jumped straight down from the wall, frightening Lin Daiyu to scream, for fear that he would break his leg.
However, to Lin Daiyu's surprise, Jia Chen landed steadily on the ground, his face as calm as water, unflustered.
Lin Daiyu exclaimed:
"Great kung fu! I didn't expect that Brother Chen is not only superb in swordsmanship, but also has such amazing light kung fu!"
Jia Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had some realization, and said with a smile:
"It turns out that the person sitting in the sedan that day was indeed you."
Lin Daiyu nodded and said with a smile:
"Yes, that day I came to Rongfu in a sedan chair and happened to see you practicing martial arts with a peach blossom branch. I had watched the salt patrol officer in my father's Yamen practice swordsmanship, so I saw that you were practicing swordsmanship.
Just cheered."
Jia Chen smiled and said:
"Then we are really destined. The first family member you saw after entering Rong Mansion was me."
Lin Daiyu felt inexplicably ambiguous at the words "fate", her cheeks turned slightly red, she rubbed the brocade handkerchief and smiled shyly:
"It is indeed a fate. It's just that Brother Chen can fly up the wall with nothing. But if he is holding food in his hand, can he still jump up the wall?"
Jia Chen waved his hands nonchalantly and comforted:
"Sister Lin, don't worry. I'm very strong. Carrying a basket of food in my hand is as easy as carrying nothing at all."
What he said was really not an exaggeration at all. He was carrying a long sword weighing 28 kilograms as easily as he was carrying a feather duster, let alone a basket of food weighing three or four kilograms.
Lin Daiyu smiled sheepishly:
"As a result, I have to trouble Brother Chen to deliver food to me every day. I feel really bad about it."
Jia Chen smiled and comforted:
"You are my sister and my closest relative. There is no need to be so unreasonable. Let's make an appointment and I will send you three meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner, at 4:10 a.m., 1:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. every day. What do you think?"
Lin Daiyu nodded and said with a smile:
"It's all up to Brother Chen. But I used to have two meals a day and not eat after lunch. Brother Chen only gives me breakfast and lunch."
Jia Chen advised earnestly:
"You have weak bones. If you only eat two meals, you won't be able to keep up with your nutrition. You should also eat more for dinner."
Lin Daiyu asked in surprise: "What does nutrition mean?"
Jia Chen was slightly startled. The word nutrition only appeared in later generations. No wonder Sister Lin didn't know about it, so he explained:
“Nutrition refers to the biological process in which the human body absorbs and utilizes food nutrients in order to maintain normal physiological, biochemical, immune functions and life activities such as growth and development, metabolism, and repair.”
While talking, Jia Chen saw Lin Daiyu's loving eyes blinking non-stop, her mouth slightly open, and her eyes full of confusion.
Jia Chen was a little bit dumbfounded. Just now he said a lot of words that only come from later generations, which made Sister Lin confused and dizzy.
Fortunately, Lin Daiyu was very smart. Although she had never heard of these new words, she still roughly understood the meaning, and her heart was already in turmoil:
This distant cousin is really amazing, he actually knows so many profound truths.
Lin Daiyu thought that she had read a lot of books, but she had never heard these words spoken by Jia Chen, and she couldn't help but admire Jia Chen.
It seems that I still read too little. I should read more miscellaneous books in the future. Otherwise, I will not be able to communicate normally with Brother Chen.
What Jia Chen didn't know was that his status in Lin Daiyu's mind had improved a lot.
"Sister Lin, in short, you just need to know that three meals a day is good for your body." Jia Chen was worried that Lin Daiyu wouldn't understand, so he had to explain in the most straightforward terms.
Lin Daiyu smiled and said:
"I generally understand. I didn't expect Brother Chen to be so knowledgeable and talented. I have never heard of many of the words you said."
"Uh..." Jia Chen was speechless for a moment. He didn't know how to explain it. He couldn't say that these words came from later generations, right? He could only smile and said modestly:
"Sister Lin is overly praised. I just read a few more miscellaneous books in my spare time."
At this time, Sister Lin's stomach suddenly growled, and Jia Chen remembered that it was almost noon and Sister Lin hadn't had lunch yet.
Lin Daiyu rubbed her belly, smiled and said:
"Let Brother Chen laugh."
Jia Chen smiled and said, "It's human nature to be full when you're full. Sister Lin, it's noon today, shall I take you back to my house to eat?"
Lin Daiyu hesitated for a moment and asked hesitantly: "Okay, okay, but how do I get out of the house?"