Chapter 042: Visiting the Jade Qilin

In the next few days, Xiao Tang indulged in studying these martial arts scriptures. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info He finally decided to practice Kung Fu first. Xiao Tang also wanted to practice other subtle and magical, domineering and powerful claw skills and thaumaturgy, but he had no foundation in qigong and no foundation for refined fighting skills, so it was a fool's dream to want to ascend to the sky in one step.

"Freezing three feet is indeed not a day's cold...... Xiao Tang sighed secretly, and he meditated according to the notes in the book without distraction.

The focus of internal strength breath is also to pay attention to "heart and mind, mind and qi, qi and force", which is in line with the practice of boxing to achieve "hands and feet, shoulders and hips, elbows and knees" echo from afar, although the effect is not very obvious after a few days, Xiao Tang gradually realized that it seems to be based on auxiliary boxing, in the luck of the rest of the solid foundation of Peiyuan, in the practice of breath at the same time the technical fighting skills will also be imperceptibly improved.

And although that palm kung fu is also a very advanced kung fu, how easy is it to practice to a strong and domineering momentum? But this just suited Xiao Tang's appetite. Although Xiao Tang's internal strength is not very basic at present, but relying on the strength of his body training during this time, he has demonstrated all the way according to the gourd painting scoop, and he is quite prestigious.

Back then, the big hero relied on his strong masculine skills, and the usually widely spread boxing skills were amazingly powerful under his hands. In this way, in addition to practicing hard work, daily meditation and luck are absolutely indispensable.

Xiao Tang not only practiced boxing and kicking, but also read and read military books every day and night to study swordsmanship, but the only introductory master of this long weapon in Xiao's family set was Xue Yong. Although there are two treasure swords, it is a pity that Wu Song has already filled the army and gone to Yan'an Mansion, but the practice of martial arts is a step-by-step process, and he has to start from the basic skills.

During this time, the personnel rectification in the Xiao Mansion was also re-organized: Xiao Yi, the son of the Qing Falcon, took over the post of Baozheng in Xiao Tang Town, responsible for training and teaching Xiangyong; The three-tailed pheasant Xiao An dotted the personnel management of the inner hospital; Xue Yong, the sick insect, is still a gun teacher in the market town; Jin Leopard Yang Lin is responsible for taking care of the affairs of the car dealership; And Yang Xu, the son of Yuanyi, a talent in business, is now up to him to draw up a route for developing financial resources according to Xiao Jiaji's situation, and he intends to let him be fully responsible at that time.

But Xiao Tang did not become the shopkeeper because of this, and he himself knew that if he wanted to do something in the future, it was far from enough to rely on personal martial arts alone.

Now there is an inn and two restaurants in Xiaojiaji, a car dealership in the Daimyo's Mansion, and hundreds of acres of fertile land. In addition to the harsh taxes, pensions, and salaries of rural workers, etc., at most three or two thousand yuan of spare money can be left every year.

The hundreds of villagers in the market town are also militiamen who usually work as farmers and have worrisome combat effectiveness. At present, in the eyes of the bandits of Ji, Lu, and Jin, although Xiao Tang is now famous, if some five or seven hundred green forest strongmen come to attack, what use can these people have at hand?

But strategy, drilling, riding horses, bows and arrows, fists and feet, short soldiers, guns and clubs, strength...... Just thinking of these Xiao Tang is already as big as a fight. Father Xiao has passed away, and Xiao Tang can now put the burden of a market town on his shoulders, and most of the big and small matters in the set are for Xiao Tang to plan and decide.

Liang Shijie's side also seems to be deliberately accumulating some strength, it seems that he is also examining his ability, no matter what the reason, of course Xiao Tang has to do things well. But the current helpers still don't seem to be enough......

It is already a cold winter wax moon, and the surroundings are already jade and silver, covering the four fields, Xiao Tang, who feels a little tired, stretched his waist, looking at the silver-white world outside to feel a lot more relieved, he came to this world for only a few months, but the experience he experienced seemed to be unimaginable before, at first he opened his eyes every day, there would be a dreamlike feeling, and now as he gets busy day by day, he seems to have fully integrated into this world.

It's time for me to visit Lu Junyi... Xiao Tang suddenly remembered the jade unicorn he had met when he just returned to the Daimyo's Mansion from Qingzhou, and it was said that Lu Junyi had really helped Xiao Tang a lot... When Daddy Xiao was seriously injured, he took Daddy Xiao to his house, and he also made a lot of efforts to take care of Daddy Xiao's funeral. But that was not the time to make friends with Lu Junyi, and when Xiao Tang was released from prison and went to Xiao's family gathering, he entertained Deng Fei, Yang Lin, Yang Xu and others, and was also busy with Zhuang Shang's affairs.

For Lu Junyi's care at that time, Xiao Tang of course had to come to the door to thank him, and while he had stolen half a day's leisure, he instructed Zhuang Ke to pack a share of brocade tea and musk ginseng, and called Xiao Yi and Xue Yong, prepared a donkey and three horses, and went to the Daimyo's mansion.

The three of them rode all the way to Ruixue's mansion to the Daimyo's mansion, and after rushing to the Lu Mansion to inform the doorman, Lu Junyi hurriedly came out to greet him and said: "It's also a coincidence, I have been thinking about Brother Xiao these days, but I didn't expect Brother Xiao to come." ”

Xiao Tang clenched his fists and said: "I have received Brother Lu's help many times before, and I am thanking you today, it's too late, and I hope Brother Lu Haihan." ”

Lu Junyi smiled and introduced Xiao Tang into the house, Xiao Tang met Lu Junyi's father, Lu Yixian, who had been recuperating from illness some time ago and had only spoken a few times, presented the thank you gift together, and talked for half an hour, it was already noon, Lu Junyi invited Xiao Tang to eat at the house, Xiao Tang said: "This time the little brother came to thank him, but also to be closer to Brother Lu, why don't you let the younger brother make the east, and find a place to eat some wine in the Daimyo's Mansion?" ”

Lu Junyi also agreed after hearing this, and after greeting Old Man Lu with him, Xiao Tang, Lu Junyi, Xiao Yi, and Xue Yong went to the prosperous territory of the Daimyo's Mansion and found a store to return to Tang Wuku.

Huitang Wuku is also the hot pot of the Song Dynasty, the sheep, pig, cow, deer, rabbit and other meat slices are put into the boiling water heating pot and stirred, dipped in the store's secret seasoning made by wine, sauce, cinnamon juice and other stirring, vegetables, noodles and other food can also be put into the soup, in the cold winter wax moon is the cold to warm the stomach of the food.

Fresh raw rabbit meat and raw mutton are cut into thin slices, and plates are served to the table, this shop does not only set up elegant seats, but also has many repeat customers such as merchants, wealthy merchants, peddlers, and pawns, as well as many admirers, and the business is very prosperous.

At this time, there was snow everywhere outside, and the boiling stove was also steaming, Lu Junyi lifted the wine glass and said with a smile: "Hehe, the Xiangshan monk's 'green ant new brewed wine, red clay small stove. If you want snow in the evening, can you drink a glass of nothing? Today's scene, you and I drink together, and it is quite appropriate. ”

Xiao Tang also raised his glass and said: "I have the fate to meet the famous Jade Qilin Lu Junyi, and I have been helped many times, which is a blessing for the younger brother, and the younger brother respects Brother Lu with a cup!" ”

Lu Junyi drank all the wine in the cup, sighed and said: "I, Lu Junyi, have a lot of ability, and I have been angry with those nine-headed insects and birds for a long time, but I dare not speak out. I admire you Brother Xiao, who saved the lady of the Su family and killed the nine-headed insect on the street, who in the Daimyo Mansion is not respectful? ”

Xiao Tang waved his hand and said, "The younger brother was also at odds with the dog thief at that time, so I didn't have to think about it. And without the help of Second Brother Wu, Xiao Yi, Master Xue Yong and others, I am afraid that it would have been folded in the hands of that thief. Brother Lu is worried about the livelihood of the people in the Lu Mansion, how can he only have the courage of flesh and blood and not have any worries? ”

Lu Junyi smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, don't excuse me, if I follow the character of that junior brother 'blood pixiu' Shi Wengong, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold it back, and I will be happy after making a big fuss." ”

Xiao Tang paid attention when he heard this, this Lu Junyi and Shi Wengong, one Qilin and one Pixiu, one has no match in the world with guns and sticks, and the other has caused countless troubles to the heroes of Liangshan, and it is said that their skills are all characters who can be ranked in the top ten in the Water Margin.

However, one of them is relieved to be a rich man, and the other is committed to being a gun teacher in Zengtou City, but unlike the apprentice that Zhou Tong finally accepted, their junior brother Yue Wu Mu Yue Fei, resisted Jin Wei Song and became one of the most prestigious heroes and martyrs in Chinese history.

But think about it, now the Great Song Dynasty Huizong is in power, although the current situation has been chaotic, but in addition to the war with the Western Xia, there is no war in the country, the Great Song Dynasty recruits are mostly famine and starving people, military criminals, not to mention the redundancy of soldiers, not only the military generals and short civil officials, but even most of the people look down on the pawns. Since this is the case, Lu Junyi, who was born in a noble family, and Shi Wengong, who was arrogant in his mouth, naturally had no interest in joining the army.

But after the Jingkang Change, half of the country was trampled under the iron hooves by the Jurchen iron horsemen, and the rebel armies from all walks of life rose frequently, and even the rebel forces such as Zhong Xiang Yang Mi who were incompatible with the Song court had gone north to King Qin, and the invasion of the homeland aroused the anger of all the bloody men, how could Yue Wumu, who was loyal to the country, be indifferent?

Xiao Tang and Lu Junyi were talking, and at the door of the Hui Tang Wuku store, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy wearing a coarse cloth shirt and a soap and linen belt came over.

When the shopkeeper at the door saw it, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Xiao Yi, why are you here again?" ”

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Author's note: Although the more popular Zhou Dong disciples in the Water Margin derivative works and other novels include Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Shi Wengong, Yue Fei (Yue Quanchuan), and even Sun Li, Luan Tingyu and Wu Song, a registered disciple. But Lin Chong's appearance in the original work of "Water Margin" has been said: raw leopard head and ringed eyes, swallow collar tiger whiskers, eight-foot long and short figure, thirty-four or five years old. (The time context of the Water Margin is relatively clear, in 1114, Lin Chong was thirty-four or five years old.) )

When Lu Junyi appeared, he said to Wu Yong, who was pretending to be a fortune teller: "Sir, a gentleman asks about disasters and doesn't ask about blessings; You don't have to be rich under the road, just to calculate the hidden down. He was thirty-two years old at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve. Jiazi year, Yichou month, Bingyin day, Ding Mao time. (In 1119, Lu Junyi was only thirty-two years old)

After all, Lin Chong is about eight years older than Lu Junyi (he starts first, so the high ranking is very far-fetched), and the original book never mentions Lin Chong as Lu Junyi's junior brother. Therefore, in this book, Zhou Dong set up only three disciples: Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, and Yue Fei.