Episode 41: Meet the Beings
"Congratulations to Jiang Chen, the reincarnation, for completing the subsidiary task: within three months, learn a national art, reach at least the initial realm, and get double the expansion of the watch space once, and now it has begun"
"The space of the watch has been doubled: the size is four cubic meters, the length, width and height can be changed at will according to the wishes of the reincarnation, objects that are unconscious and whose size does not exceed the limit of space can be stored, and the size of the space can be expanded by completing specific tasks, and the things in the space can be taken out of the world of reincarnation."
"Subsidiary task two open: carry forward the national art Wing Chun you have learned, so that the prestige of Wing Chun will spread throughout Hong Kong, the task is completed, you can randomly get a cultivation method of inner boxing, and with the cultivation experience of the four realms of bright energy, dark energy, chemical strength, and Dan Jin, the task failed, and he was seriously ill for two months. ”
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the three-month time limit has arrived, with the careful teaching of a generation of grandmaster Ip Man, coupled with Jiang Chen's innate foundation, as he worked hard to cultivate, he finally cultivated Wing Chun to the realm of entering the hall, not only mastering the free use of bright energy, but also comprehending the dark energy, and even turning energy has been explored by him.
During this period, Huang Liang and others were dissatisfied with Jiang Chen pressing on their heads as a senior brother, so they successively challenged Jiang Chen, as for the result of the challenge, whether they were convinced or oral, all in all, the current Huang Liang and others, one by one, all opened their mouths Senior Brother, and closed their mouths are also Senior Brothers.
Well, although force is not the only way to solve the problem, it is often the most direct and simple way, Jiang Chen has his own goals, naturally he doesn't want to waste time on things that shouldn't be wasted, Guoshu is a completely different cultivation system from Gu Wu, and it is not a simple thing for him to reach the true meaning inside and outside within twelve years.
Fortunately, the second subsidiary task gave him further hope, although there was Ip Man's teaching, but if he could get all the inheritance of an inner family boxing, it would undoubtedly be a good thing for him. After all, although Ye Man is a generation of grandmasters, he is only a cultivator, and he is only a higher level of Dan Jin, and his knowledge is limited. Therefore, he is happy to see Huang Liang often bring people to apprentice.
Similarly, for Ye Man, this is not a bad thing, although Jiang Chen gives a lot of tuition, but it is impossible for him to live on Jiang Chen's tuition alone, the more apprentices, the more income he will have, and the life of his wife and children will naturally rise and get better and better.
It's a pity that Ye Man is too well-cultivated, he never takes the initiative to learn from his apprentices, and it is a shame that Jiang Chen takes the initiative to hand it in every month, otherwise, his family will not be able to open the pot.
"It's time to charge tuition. At noon that day, when Ip Man's wife Zhang Yongcheng came to deliver the meal, she mentioned to Ip Man with some dissatisfaction: "Although Ah Chen gives a lot every month, we have to eat and pay the rent and pay the children's tuition, and there is not much left." ”
Zhang Yong's cost is a beautiful lady, and the Ye family is also very wealthy, so since she married Ip Man, she has never worried about the family's financial problems, and the family lives a small life in Foshan, comfortable and comfortable. But it's a pity that the advent of the war broke this calm, and forced a lady to become a housewife who calculates for rice, oil, and salt all day long!
As Ip Man's eldest disciple, Jiang Chen also knows Zhang Yongcheng, because he knows that he is the most talented, the most knowledgeable, and the one who pays the most tuition among Ip Man's disciples, so the relationship is not bad, and sometimes, he often teaches Jiang Chen to have lunch or something together.
"Got it. Ye Man lowered his head to eat, and he was a little afraid to look at his wife.
"You say that every time. Yongcheng lowered his head and said softly, his voice a little complaining.
Ip Man suddenly smiled awkwardly, for Ip Man, his wife's somewhat reproachful tone was definitely a big deal, so he could only vaguely agree: "I'll take it in a while...... I'll take it in a while......"
In all fairness, Ip Man's tuition fee is actually not high, but among his apprentices, except for Jiang Chen, they are basically poor people, and they don't earn much money every month, plus everyone has to live and support their families, which makes Ip Man feel a little unhappy every time he collects tuition from these poor disciples.
But since Zhang Yongcheng spoke, he had no choice, and when he closed the door the night, he had no choice but to stop the apprentices who were about to leave, rubbed his hands, and showed a little embarrassment on his face.
Jiang Chen looked at it, and he still didn't understand that Ye Man wanted to collect tuition, so at that moment, he preemptively said loudly: "Master, is it time to pay tuition, give, this is my tuition." As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Ip Man.
In fact, Jiang Chen sealed a thousand yuan in an envelope as early as when he was apprenticing, which was enough for several years of tuition, and he didn't have to pay it at all, but he still paid the tuition on time every month, just purely to help the Ip Man family, he calculated very well, and the money he gave was no more or less, just enough for the Ip Man family to pay off the arrears and then live comfortably. It's not that Jiang Chen is stingy, it's just that Shengmi Endou Mi is hateful, and he gives too much, although it will not make Ip Man have a grudge against him, a big disciple who has entered the house, but it is undoubtedly an insult to a national art master like Ip Man.
When Huang Liang and the others saw Jiang Chen speak, they immediately understood, and they took out money from their pockets and handed it to Ye Man.
Ye Man glanced at Jiang Chen with some gratitude, this disciple not only gave himself a sum of money when he was in the most difficult time, but also was very serious when learning boxing, and he made rapid progress. Not only that, but I also know how to be sophisticated, and I know that it is really rare to stand up when I am embarrassed.
"Master...... I...... I can only pay two yuan first, my mother is sick......" Xu Shichang's face was a touch of embarrassment, and he was a little embarrassed to find out two crumpled banknotes and handed them to Ip Man.
When Ye Man heard this, he immediately pushed back Xu Shichang's hand handing over the money, and said with a concerned face: "Since your mother is sick, let's see your mother first, and I will talk about the tuition fee next month." ”
Seeing that the brothers and sisters had paid the tuition fees, but he couldn't come up with the money, Xu Shichang was a little blushing, but thinking of his mother's illness, he still took the money back and held it tightly in his hands. Although, for many people, there is only a small point, but for him, it is all he has, so he holds it very hard, very hard in his hands, what he holds is his own dignity, but also his mother's life.
Not far away, Jiang Chen saw this scene in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, although he had also been down, but after all, there had never been such a hardship as Xu Shichang, a young man who was less than twenty years old, or a teenager, had already experienced too many hardships and trainings.
At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly knew what he lacked, this was the perception that he lacked in his life, the way of martial arts, whether it was ancient martial arts or national arts, what the practitioner saw, saw himself, saw heaven and earth, saw all living beings, pierced through life and death, Jiang Chen asked himself if he had seen himself, after the battle of Xiangyang, watching the fire of the wilderness, endless fighting, broken mountains and rivers, he could be regarded as having seen heaven and earth in front of him, only sentient beings, he could never see through.
Suddenly, all the beings in front of him were in sight, Jiang Chen's heart was shaken, and he suddenly felt something, so after getting off the rooftop with a group of fellow disciples, he stopped Xu Shichang, who was about to leave, and without saying a word, he directly took out a stack of money from his pocket and stuffed it into his hand: "Senior Brother Xu, I heard that your mother is sick before, and I, as a senior brother, can't help too much, a little heart, I hope you don't shirk." ”
"It's not good. Although Xu Shichang was moved, he also had his own code of conduct, so he hurriedly excused himself: "How can I ask for my senior brother's money?"
Jiang Chen knew that many people in this era were very tough, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Then even if I lent it to you, treat your mother first, and then pay me back when you earn money later." As he spoke, he couldn't help but stuff the stack of money in his hand into Xu Shichang's hand, and then turned away.
"Senior brother!" Looking at Jiang Chen's back as he gradually walked away, Xu Shichang's voice was a little choked, and there were even faint tears in the corners of his eyes.
Among Ip Man's disciples, Jiang Chen's talent and kung fu are the best, but this senior brother's popularity is not very good, because, now most of Ip Man's disciples were introduced by Huang Liang, and everyone is friendly with Huang Liang, and they almost formed a group, if it weren't for Jiang Chen's kung fu is too high, it is estimated that they would have asked Huang Liang to be a senior brother a long time ago.
Although Jiang Chen relied on his strong force to make them all have to call him a senior brother, but no one was willing, and the same was true for Xu Shichang, but today, Xu Shichang's "senior brother" is called the truth!