Chapter 10 Learning Martial Arts
After bidding farewell to Zhao Datou, Meng Yuan took Tieniu to Prince Xin's Mansion, submitted a letter of recommendation, and an old man came out to receive him.
"Come with me." The old man led the way, and kept talking about how hard it was to lead the way, and how a country boy was ignorant and didn't know how to be filial.
Meng Yuan pretended not to understand, but Tieniu didn't understand at all.
They didn't go deep into the palace, but just walked around in a circle. When they came to the south of the palace, they saw a long wall.
Knocked on the door, opened the door and walked in. It was a school ground.
I saw a martial arts field in the middle, with arrow targets and arrow stacks, weapon racks, and various stone-rolled stone locks on both sides. There were wooden human stakes and plum blossom stakes. There were no trees on the four sides, only high walls.
In the open space of the martial arts arena, there were more than 20 people boxing in Zamabu. There were men and women, all fifteen or sixteen years old, all wearing the same tight-fitting shorts.
A man in his forties walked around with his hands behind his back, shouting and cursing from time to time.
The old man led Meng Yuan and Tieniu forward and said to the middle-aged man: "Teacher Nie, this is the new kid."
"Why are you here? Look, all the kids here are having their second baby!" Teacher Nie was very exaggerated.
"There's nothing we can do, it's Miss Xunmei's order." The old man said helplessly.
"You have to give Xunmei some face. One is practicing, and so are the ten. Anyway, they are not eating my rice." Teacher Nie smiled.
After a few polite words, the old man walked away leisurely.
Teacher Nie waved to the two of them, and Meng Yuan and Tieniu hurried forward.
"Young man is so handsome, why should he practice martial arts if he doesn't hang out in the garden?" Teacher Nie grabbed Meng Yuan's wrist, glanced at the calluses, then pinched his shoulders and waist, and said: "He is a young martial arts practitioner. If he does a little training, Maybe he’s a little more capable now.”
He made a brief evaluation and then asked: "Have you ever slept with a woman?"
"No." Meng Yuan replied.
"Don't sleep now, study hard. Once you've learned it, I'll ask the princess to point out a beautiful one for you!" Teacher Nie laughed, and grabbed Tieniu's wrist to look at it.
"This kid is strong and a young boy." Teacher Nie commented and asked, "Have you ever slept with a girl?"
"Slept before." Tieniu replied.
"Hey!" Teacher Nie smiled, looked at Tieniu again, and asked: "How many have you slept with?"
"Two." Tieniu replied honestly.
All the teenagers also looked at Tieniu in surprise, with envy and contempt.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, where do they belong to?" Teacher Nie asked curiously.
Tieniu was surprised and said: "They belong to my family, my mother and my milk."
"Okay, okay, what a clever boy!" Teacher Nie couldn't help but laugh. Seeing that Meng Yuan and Tieniu were still carrying their luggage, he called a young man over and ordered: "Take them to pick up the luggage." Clothes, then put them in a place to live, and wash them with some water. They smell like donkey dung and eggs.”
The young man took the order and immediately led Meng Yuan and Tieniu outside. As he walked, he whispered: "My name is Wu Changsheng, what are your names?"
Meng Yuan and Tieniu reported their names.
After chatting casually, the two of them received two sets of thin clothes, which were used for daily practice. Wu Changsheng said that this was purchased by the princess, which shows his generosity.
The so-called residence is also in the school grounds, a row of blue-tiled bungalows against the wall.
When I came to the dormitory, I saw that it was a big bunk bed, big enough for about ten people to sleep side by side. There are no cabinets to store clothes, so it is very simple.
I put down my baggage, fetched water from the well outside, and then scrubbed myself in the house.
Wu Changsheng talked a lot, and Meng Yuan didn't even need to ask questions, he just told everything he knew.
It turns out that Teacher Nie's real name is Nie Yannian. He is an old man who married the princess. He has always been trusted by the princess and has a high status in the palace. All the young people call him Master Nie.
"How is the food here?" Meng Yuan was most concerned about this issue, because it related to the growth of Jinghuo. As the old saying goes, the poor in literature and the rich in military affairs.
As the old saying goes, if you are poor, you will practice swordsmanship, if you are rich, you will practice swordsmanship. If you have no money, you will pick up the shit.
Practicing martial arts is not something ordinary people can afford, let alone venues, friends, apprenticeships, etc. Just eating this item is a big expense. The young people are still able to eat, but their families really can't afford it if they don't have any foundation.
Meng Yuan was afraid that someone would skip meals.
"We are full of steamed buns every day, and there is still meat! The princess is the most kind person in the world, how can we let us starve?" Wu Changsheng was also a refugee, and he loved the princess sincerely.
Meng Yuan was relieved.
After scrubbing his body carefully, Meng Yuan sniffed the tiger's mouth vigorously, but could not smell any odor.
"I don't know if my aunt can still find me when she wants to introduce business to me." Meng Yuan muttered in his heart.
After changing into clean short game clothes, Wu Changsheng took Meng Yuan and Tieniu back to the school field.
That Nie Yannian teacher didn't talk nonsense and just said: "There are no rules here, only one. You can't leave the school without my permission. Whatever you do and practice every day, let Wu Changsheng take you."
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Meng Yuan and Tieniu agreed.
"Go ahead and practice and let me see how patient you are," Nie Yannian said.
Meng Yuan and Tieniu hurriedly came behind the others, found a place to stand, followed the movements of the others, got down on their horse stance, and then followed up with punches.
"This is a horse stance punch!" Nie Yannian looked at it for a while, then came to give instructions and said: "Put your feet apart slightly over your shoulders, bend your knees and press down. Your thighs should be flush with the ground, and your knees should not pass over your toes. This is the horse stance stance!"
After teaching him the standing posture, Nie Yannian added: "Make fists with both hands, with the palms of the fists facing upwards, and place them on both sides of the waist. Punch forward with your right fist, straighten your arms, and keep the palms of the fists downward! Switch the two fists! Remember to turn your waist and shoulder. , use your strength to be fierce!”
Nie Yannian finished speaking briefly and demonstrated it himself. He casually said to study hard, regardless of whether Meng Yuan and Tieniu learned it or not, and left the school quickly.
It can be seen that Master Nie did not treat these young people as his disciples, and he was obviously just messing around.
Seeing that no one was taking care of them, the young men did not dare to stop. They continued to fight with their horses and started talking.
Some people asked Meng Yuan his name, some asked which flower cake was the best, and some shouted that he had to urinate.
Meng Yuan didn't talk to them too much and just studied seriously.
This horse-step punching boxing is a simple way to practice the lower body and develop strength. It is not difficult to learn, it is just boring.
And I didn’t feel much better when I first started practicing, but the more I practiced, the more I felt my legs were sore, my arms were swollen, and my whole body was feeling heavy.
Meng Yuan practiced carefully with Wu Changsheng several times and roughly mastered the trick.
After a quarter of an hour, Wu Changsheng asked everyone to stop and rest.
After a break, they started practicing front kicks and side kicks, and then they threw stone locks to exercise their arm strength.
When it got dark and Wu Changsheng blew the call to disperse, the young men were already very hungry and ran to the kitchen in the school grounds.
The food is tofu stewed with cabbage and radish, with oil dripping on it.
After getting in line, Meng Yuan first filled a large bowl for Tieniu and then served himself. Then he grabbed a few steamed buns, and the two of them sat side by side and started eating.
The food here is much better than that in Muzhuang, especially the white steamed buns, which are countless times more fragrant than eggs. Meng Yuan just feels too happy.
"Brother, there is meat!" Tieniu was eating happily when he found a piece of meat in the bowl, and he immediately forgot about it with joy.
Meng Yuan didn't say a word, just gulped down his food, with hope for the future rising in his heart.
(End of chapter)