Chapter 8 The Way of Martial Arts
Early the next morning, Xie Yuan carried a bundle of firewood and knocked on the door of Zhu Dongming’s house.
"Yuanzi...it's so early."
Zhu Dongming glanced at the firewood in the basket, nodded and said:
"Leave it."
There is already a lot of firewood in his yard, which Xie Yuan recently sold, but he doesn't need it for the time being.
But he was still prepared to accept it.
Zhu Dongming was taking out some money from his bag to count. Xie Yuan held his hand and shook his head:
"Brother Zhu, this basket of firewood is for you. I just want to ask you. "
Zhu Dongming paused and said thoughtfully:
"Tell me."
"Brother Zhu, you went to work in the county town back then. Do you know anything about martial arts training?"
Zhu Dongming suddenly understood and looked at Xie Yuan a few times. He nodded and said:
"Yuanzi, do you want to practice martial arts?"
"Yes."
Zhu Dongming nodded and didn't ask why. He raised his eyelids slightly and seemed to start to remember:
"That's it, okay. I spent a few years outside and practiced two moves, although I couldn't even get started. Not really, but I know a little bit about it, so I’ll tell you.”
When Xie Yuan heard this, he immediately became very energetic.
“The entry-level stage of martial arts training often starts with ‘skin training’.
“The so-called skin training, as the name suggests, is to exercise the skin to make it tougher and gradually become like cowhide. A dull knife cannot cut it, only white marks. And if you reach Dacheng and develop a 'copper skin', you will be simply invulnerable.
"At this time, not only the skin is strong, but the strength will also change. If three or five big men can't beat one of his hands, they are the real warriors. Once they practice martial arts."
Xie Yuan listened carefully, Keywords captured:
“一Practice?”
“The four major exercises of skin, flesh, muscles and bones, training the skin is just one exercise. With each subsequent practice, the warrior will transform and become different from ordinary people.”
It doesn’t sound like low-level martial arts. , but extraordinary martial arts...
Xie Yuan asked:
"What is after the fourth practice?"
"After the fourth practice? I have only heard about it once or twice, about the Qi and Blood Transformation and the Heaven and Earth Bridge."
Zhu Dongming shook his head:
"That's too far away. It's something that big sects and big families consider. Being able to become a warrior once you become a warrior is already a great blessing."
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Xie Yuan subconsciously said:
"Is it so difficult?"
"What do you think?"
Zhu Dongming snorted:
"Yuanzi , you have just had a few full meals and your breath is getting louder
"There are three martial arts schools in the town. The owners of the gyms are only at the second-level martial arts level. They are enough to open a gym and teach apprentices, making a lot of money and gaining a respected status. Zhang Da is only a practitioner, so he can also go to the county to find an official position and get rid of this. In the poor ravine.
"Including me, many people in the village have learned martial arts over the years. How many have become martial artists? They are all fucking lies..."
Xie Yuan was startled when he heard this, and then said:
"Brother Zhu, please elaborate. "
"There are three martial arts schools in Panlong Town: 'Black Tiger Boxing Hall', 'Shen Weapon Hall', and 'Iron Clothes Gate'. The cheapest Iron Clothes Gate has a tea fee of ten taels of silver at the entrance.
"But if you think you can learn Kung Fu with ten taels of silver, you are totally wrong." They teach things, but what do you think is the most important thing in practicing martial arts? Do they teach or not? "
Xie Yuan saw the excitement on Zhu Dongming's black face, thought for a moment, and tentatively said:
"Is it to see if he can learn it? "Zhu Dongming rolled his eyes and said loudly:
"It depends on whether you have money! The rich are poor in literature and martial arts, so practicing martial arts is a waste of money! Medicinal baths and soups, with these things, you can get twice the result with half the effort! Without these, you won't be able to practice in three months! < br>
“But this all costs money! A medicinal bath costs at least a few taels of silver, while tonic soup costs a few hundred taels at least, and can cost as much as ten or twenty taels of silver.
"Others only heard that ten taels of silver can teach martial arts, so they scraped together the money and came to the door. Who knew there were so many more ways to go? Money wasted, it was still good, but I was afraid of three months After that, he was not convinced, so he went home and continued to practice hard. He was injured all over his body and was ruined for the rest of his life.
"Cunkou Niu Dazhuang, he injured his waist while practicing martial arts and groaned when he walked. His mother-in-law couldn't bear it and took Zhang Laoer into the house every day, as you know.
"Yuanzi, listen to my advice, this martial arts is not so easy to practice, give up as soon as possible. Save some money and find a wife, it is better than anything else."
Seeing that Zhu Dongming said it sincerely, Xie Yuan did not refute, but just smiled:
"I'll just ask, okay, thank you, brother Zhu."
Zhu Dongming looked at it Xie Yuan's eyes changed from his back, and he just shook his head slightly.
Then he took out his hunting bow, oiled the bowstring, and slowly maintained it.
“Xie Yuan, this kid is brave, ruthless, and quick with an axe. Maybe, we can find him to build a team...”
Xie Yuan slowly walked home, thinking:
"There are so many ways to go to the martial arts gym, so it's better to ask. These martial arts gyms have dark hearts and attract people with 'low prices' , I will make money by selling accessories later. Also, the martial arts school is not a good place. "I don't have to worry about whether I can practice well, as long as I can get started. But I really don’t have money for medicinal baths and soups... No, I don’t know how long I have to save the ten taels of silver for tea. "
He sighed. Indeed, as Zhu Dongming said, the most important thing in martial arts training is money.
You have to save money first.
When he reached home, Xie Yuan saw the door open and frowned. He walked forward quickly and happened to see a gangster from the village walking out carrying a stick of meat.
"Hey, Yuanzi, you can eat meat... Ouch!"
Xie Yuan had a sullen face, picked up the ax by the door and hit the gangster's right hand hard, taking advantage of him It hurts, and I take back the meat strips.
"Xie Yuan, you are going to fucking rebel..."
The ruffian covered his hands and was about to explode, but his voice became smaller and smaller.
Xie Yuan held the ax and stared at him coldly.
Damn it, why does this guy look so scared?
The ruffian was shocked, feeling that Xie Yuan's eyes looked at him, like...
Like a woodcutter looking at a piece of wood, eh.
He suddenly became angry and stretched out his left hand to grab the meat.
Bang.
Xie Yuan's ax was so fast that he didn't react at all. He slashed it against his left hand and smashed a piece of firewood on the ground into two halves.
"Get out! Next time you come back, I won't hit you with the back of an axe."
The gangster jumped back in fright, his face turned red and white, and he said a harsh word:
“Just wait, I’ll give you some color next time!”
After saying that, he trotted away from Xie Yuan's house.
Xie Yuan re-entered the house and hung up the meat, with a sullen expression on his face:
“You can’t leave anything at home... These scum are scary, but if the person named Zhang is serious about it, , what should I do?
“I must save money as soon as possible, but now I can only chop wood. Go into the mountains to find more expensive trees? ”
Xie Yuan thought for a while and decided to focus on Tie Yang first.
Zhu Dongming said that the mountains are uneasy recently, so it's best not to run around.
The best way now is to increase the wood chopping progress to 1,000 as soon as possible and advance to the next level.
In this way, his ability to find trees and cut firewood will jump up again, and his progress in saving money will definitely be accelerated a lot, and he may have new abilities that can change his situation.
(End of this chapter)