The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 52 Martial arts

He didn't go home for several days, after Chen Feng and his father and son left, Zhong Wen left the Taoist temple and headed for his home down the mountain.

"Brother, why are you back?"

Xiaohua was holding her gun at home, waving and playing, when she suddenly saw her brother come back, her face was full of joy, but under the tree, there were two big birds standing.

The two big birds are the two young birds that were caught and raised before. In three months, they have grown into two big birds, and they are nearly one meter tall. Every morning, there are little flowers and Zhong Wen feeds, of course, Zhong Mugen and his wife also occasionally feed.

Originally, Zhong Wen wanted to bring one back to the temple to raise, but Xiao Hua was unwilling and had to stay at home to raise it.

Even Xiao Hua, who didn't know how to fish, has learned to fish. Although she still can't put on the sling, every few days, Zhong Mugen removes the sling.

Fortunately, there is a lot of meat at home, otherwise, these two big birds really cannot be kept alive, let alone raised.

"Little sister, have father and mother gone to the ground again?"

Although Zhong Wen runs with Xiao Hua every day, there are not many opportunities to see his parents. As long as Zhong Mugen and his wife get up early in the morning, they either go to work in the fields, or after a while, they carry a burden to sell some dry goods. Tofu, or hare fur, so it's hard to see the other side.

"Brother, Mom and Dad went to work in the fields after breakfast. Brother, look at the big mouth and the small mouth. I can't afford to feed them now. I can't feed them enough fish every day. They catch less prey every day, and they always come to grab my fish to eat."

After Xiao Hua explained about her parents, she turned to pointing at the two big birds standing under the tree, and complained to Zhong Wen, and the names of these two big birds were also given by Xiao Hua, Big Zui and Xiao Xiao. Mouth, it means too much to eat.

"Little sister, you have to let them fly, don't keep them tied up, let them hunt by themselves, the sky is their world."

Zhong Wen was actually drunk, and every time he called Xiao Hua not to tie the two big birds, but Xiao Hua was afraid that the two foodies would fly away, so she always liked to tie them under the tree.

"Brother, if you don't tie them up, they will fly away. It's hard for me to raise them."

Xiaohua doesn't want her big mouth and small mouth to fly away like this. If they really fly, they will feel uncomfortable for a while.

"Little sister, let them go. When I caught them, I thought I could train them at home, but I didn't expect that I went to Guanli, and I didn't have time to train them. Let them be in the future." Soar in the sky."

Zhong Wen believes that Big Mouth and Little Mouth have been raised at home for a few months, and they still have some feelings. No matter how far they fly, they can’t fly very far. , this is a kind of sadness.

Zhong Wen approached Big Zui and Xiao Zui, untied the thick ropes around their feet, picked up Big Zui, and threw them into the sky. Big Zui struggled to spread its wings, flew up, and then threw Xiao Zui away again. go out.

The big mouth and small mouth that have been raised at home for more than three months basically don't know how to peck people. Only at the beginning, they were a little bit resistant, but after a long time of raising, they naturally recognize people.

"Brother, look, the big mouth and the small mouth really flew away."

When Xiao Hua saw her brother, she just let her big mouth fly away, her eyes filled with tears.

"Little sister, if you have wings, you can't fly. That's a good pair of wings. Just like you, you have hands. If you are not allowed to use your hands, it will be uncomfortable."

Zhong Wen didn't know how to explain this matter, at least the big and small mouths will be free after that, even if they really fly away, they will still be free, it's better than being tied up at home.

Sometimes, human beings will always do some ignorant things to comfort the momentary interest at that time. When the interest disappears, they will always feel that they have done something wrong, just like Zhong Wen caught these two young birds and brought them back to raise. It also makes sense.

Zhong Wen is not a saint, but he is not an executioner either. He wants to liberate this big mouth, Xiao Hua, and even his parents.

Having such a large mouth in the family actually brought a burden to the three members of the family, not to mention the consumption of meat, and they often had to be fed, which also took a lot of time.

"Okay, little sister, don't be sad, after a few days, brother will get you a puppy to raise."

In order to dispel Xiao Hua's sad mood, Zhong Wen had to find an excuse. Of course, if there is a dog at home, it must be good. In addition to being able to watch the house, it can also bring Xiao Hua a little friend.

"Brother, is what you said true? Are you really going to get me a puppy?"

After Xiaohua heard Zhong Wen's words, she was originally sad, but now she was extremely excited.

"Well, brother promises you, when the fellow from Guanli goes to the city one day, I will definitely get you a puppy back."

Zhong Wen originally used it as an excuse, but when he saw Xiao Hua's smiling face, he made a decision in his heart that he must get Xiao Hua a puppy back.

Afterwards, the two brothers and sisters sat under the tree, chatting casually about things at home or what happened in the village.

As for Xiaozui's departure, Xiaohua wasn't completely happy either.

In the evening, when Zhong Mugen and his wife returned home, they saw Zhong Wen, and there was another burst of chatter.

After having dinner at home, it was getting late, Zhong Wen asked his father for two copper coins, and then went to the temple, Zhong Mu didn't want to send his son off at all, but was rejected by Zhong Wen blocked.

"Father, big mouth and big mouth were let go by brother, and brother said that he would bring me a puppy back a few days ago."

Xiaohua looked at the sky outside, but she didn't see Xiaozui coming back, and she felt sad again, but then she remembered what Zhong Wen said, and said it to Zhong Mugen.

Zhong Mu didn't know what his son wanted the two pennies for at all. At that time, he thought that his son would need copper coins in the temple, so he took the two pennies and handed them to Zhong Wen.

But now after listening to Xiao Hua's words, he realized that his son came back to buy a puppy for Xiao Hua.

"Okay, the big and small mouths are really delicious. We have a lot of wild rabbit meat in our house, and all of them have gone into their stomachs. You have never left a single fish you often catch. Your brother will get you a dog. That's fine too."

Zhong Mugen has no objection to Zhong Wen's letting go of the big and small mouths. Since the big and small mouths have grown up, the bigger they are, the more edible they are. Originally, the number of hares they hunted recently has decreased a lot. It's almost gone.

"Husband, Xiaowen saw that Xiaohua had no companion, so he wanted to get Xiaohua a puppy."

After Xiu heard this, she felt sorry for her son. Of course, Xiao Hua was also a piece of her heart.

"It should be. Since Xiaowen went to Guanli, it must be boring for Xiaohua to be alone at home. We can't always take it with me. The sun outside is so strong. There used to be big and small mouths at home, so it's still It’s pretty good, but the big and small mouths are so edible, so Xiaowen thinks about letting them fly. If there is a puppy at home, Xiaohua will also have a companion, so that’s pretty good.”

Zhong Mugen thought about these things carefully, at least for him, as long as everything is fine for his two sons and daughters, then he will be satisfied.

At this time, Zhong Wen was walking on the trail with two pennies of money in his hand, heading towards the temple, thinking about practicing boxing and kicking kung fu tomorrow afternoon while walking.

"I don't know what kind of kung fu Uncle Chen teaches. It's better to have light kung fu. In the past, the knights on TV used to fly around. How handsome that is."

Zhong Wen, who was talking to himself, was completely immersed in the matter of kung fu. Although the two middlemen were holding two coins in each hand, they didn't feel the weight at this time.

Back in the temple, Zhong Wen found Chen Feng, thinking of giving Chen Feng the two money, so that if anyone in the temple went to the city, he could buy a puppy and come back.

"Uncle Chen, do me a favor. The two money is for my little sister to buy a puppy. Of course, it would be best if I could buy two."

Zhong Wen handed over two pieces of money to Chen Feng. Although the two pieces of money did not seem to be much, they weighed nearly twenty catties. They were strung together with ropes and could be piled up on the ground.

"You don't need to give me the money. You can keep it for yourself. It just so happens that someone in Houtianguan is going to the city to buy something. Then I will bring you two puppies. Puppies are not worth much."

Chen Feng looked at the two pieces of money that Zhong Wen was carrying, at first he thought what Zhong Wen was going to do, but he didn't understand until Zhong Wen talked about buying a puppy.

In Chen Feng's perception, this puppy is worthless at all, a puppy is only a few tens of pennies at most, if you really want to take Zhong Wen's two pennies, it's a slap in the face.

"Then thank you, Uncle Chen."

In Zhong Wen's mind, he didn't know how much the puppy was worth, but he was just prepared. Then, he said goodbye to Chen Feng, returned to his room with two copper coins, lit the oil lamp, and began to read.

The books must not be the books I have learned these days, but some scriptures in the temple. Anyway, Zhong Wen is boring, and it is impossible to go to bed as soon as it gets dark.

It was not until late at night that Zhong Wen put down the scriptures, went to bed and fell asleep.

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhong Wen came to an open space at the back. This is the place where Chen Feng needed to teach Zhong Wen Kung Fu. Although it was not very big and there was nothing there, it was just an open space.

"Jiu Pou, it will be a year later to teach you kung fu. Since your reading and literacy has exceeded our expectations, we can only advance the practice of kung fu."

Standing in front of Zhong Wen, Chen Feng still had the same expressionless face every day, making Zhong Wen think that someone offended him every time he saw Chen Feng.

"Uncle Chen, let's start."

Although Zhong Wen doesn't like to see Chen Feng's face, he is very concerned about learning Kung Fu, at least for now.

"Today, I'm going to teach you the most basic foundation first, that is, stance, follow me to learn, hold on to one..."

Chen Feng began to explain to Zhong Wen word by word, even the movements were a little slow, Zhong Wen could only follow suit, as for what he said, he had to keep it in his mind first and ponder over it carefully.

It is an inhumane thing to stand under the scorching sun, and Zhong Wen has some doubts that Chen Feng is deliberately punishing him.

There is no way to learn kung fu or something, you have to be under the scorching sun, and after half an hour, Zhong Wen is already profusely sweating.

"Nine Poems, stand firm, hold the Yuan and keep the One, look at the nose with the eyes, watch the heart with the nose, let go of your mind, and experience the sinking of the yang energy on the top of your head..."

Chen Feng stood not far away, looking at Jiushou standing under the sun, and talking in his mouth.

As for Zhong Wen, he has already started to retreat in his heart. This is not learning kung fu, this is just kidding, his legs are starting to tremble, how can he be steady?How can I let go of my mind?Still positive?The soles of his feet were filled with yin, and if he continued like this, he would definitely die.

"Uncle Chen, isn't this practicing Kung Fu? Why do I think this is wrong? Shouldn't you be punching sandbags or kicking wooden stakes when practicing Kung Fu?"

Zhong Wen couldn't bear it any longer, and wanted to stop for a rest, but before resting, he still had to ask a question.

"Hmph, is that what you call kung fu? Without a good foundation, can you kick a wooden stake? Can you kick a wooden stake? That's fine, you stop first, let me show you what kung fu is."

Chen Feng also knew that Zhong Wen might not be able to hold on any longer, his legs were trembling so badly.

Zhong Wen could stop when he heard that, and he called Long Live in his heart, but for what Chen Feng said just now, let him see what Kung Fu is, he walked to the shade of the tree with his legs in anticipation, panting heavily , looking at Chen Feng, but thinking in his heart.

"You act, you just show me a show, let me experience kung fu, you have to have some skills, as for acting, let's forget it."

With a "bang", Chen Feng didn't give Zhong Wen much time to think about anything, or even didn't give Zhong Wen any time to react.

After a bang, Zhong Wen's eyes straightened. A tree with a large bowl mouth was broken by Chen Feng's kick. It was really broken.

"My God, this is not true, it is definitely not true, it must be a fake, why is this tree trunk [-] centimeters thick, can it be broken with one kick? Are you lying to a ghost?"

Zhong Wen's eyes twitched, but he thought in his heart, this is not true, absolutely not true, then he stood up, turned his legs and walked towards the broken tree again, but found that the broken part of the broken tree , is absolutely new, new can not be newer.

Zhong Wen looked at the tree trunk, and then at Chen Feng. It took a long time like this, but he didn't slow down.

"Jiu Shou, I haven't mastered this kung fu yet. Compared with your master, I am not worthy of carrying shoes. Therefore, in the future, you must concentrate on standing up and polishing this foundation. In the future, your achievements will definitely surpass mine. Even better than your master."

Only half a quarter of an hour later, Chen Feng made a sound, waking up Zhong Wen who was still in shock.

Although Zhong Wen was shocked at this time, he didn't believe it at first, but the broken tree trunk in front of him made him believe it, and he began to admire Chen Feng in his heart. As for the master, he said that he was much better than him, but he didn't see it either. However, I can only be dubious, but I have made up my mind that I must follow Chen Feng and learn this skill well.

"Uncle Chen, I must study hard and practice hard."

Chapter 53 The World

Getting up early in the morning to exercise, reading in the morning and practicing kung fu in the afternoon has become Zhong Wen's daily routine.

However, during the morning reading time, Zhong Wen no longer read in the temple, but went outside the temple.

"Little sister, this character should be written like this, with one stroke and one that, it is a personal character."

Zhong Wen also started to teach Xiao Hua how to read. Of course, he didn't have a brush, so he could only sit on one side of the watch, with the siblings squatting on the ground and teaching them to read character by character.

"Brother, is that how people write?"

Xiaohua has been learning Chinese characters for three days. Fortunately, the little girl is full of interest every day. As long as she can read, it is good for her. Not far away, two newly bought two native dogs, Running and playing on the grass, the two brothers and sisters were not on the same channel at all.

The dog is an ordinary mountain guard dog. In the eyes of ordinary people, the dog is just the role of guarding the house, but in Xiaohua's eyes, it is her little friend.

After buying them back yesterday, they have been taking good care of them. Coupled with Zhong Wen's advice, Zhong Wen believes that after half a year, these two puppies will definitely be able to take care of the house.

In the afternoon, it was time for Zhong Wen and Chen Feng to practice Kung Fu again.

As long as this time comes, it will be Zhong Wen's most painful moment.

Standing, although it seems simple, is to stand under the scorching sun. However, compared with squatting, it is nothing more than a small witch.

In addition to the daily stance, Zhong Wen also began to increase the squatting stance, and even some more difficult movements.

In order to lay a good foundation, in addition to what Chen Feng taught, Zhong Wen tried his best to increase his own training methods.

From the moment he saw Chen Feng's methods, Zhong Wen made up his mind to practice this skill well, even if he suffered from the scorching sun, even if he became an African, he would not hesitate to do so.

"Jiu Shou, well, you can stop and rest, enough is enough, overwork is easy to hurt."

Chen Feng stood under the shade of a tree not far away. Although he watched Zhong Wen stand upright, he didn't expect that Zhong Wen's perseverance was so strong in the past few days. If he didn't call him to rest, he would always stand under the scorching sun pile.

"Uncle Chen, I haven't reached the time yet. Today's training plan will last for an hour and a half."

Zhong Wen's legs had already started to tremble, but he still persisted there. As for saying that he was overworked and easily injured, it was basically impossible for him. As long as he could persist, he would continue to persevere.

"Okay, Jiushou, hurry up and take a rest."

Chen Feng may not understand Zhong Wen's mentality, but for practicing Kung Fu, he still has to proceed step by step, and he doesn't want to use up this future temple master.

Zhong Wen was helpless, originally the goal for today was an hour and a half, but hearing Chen Feng's tone, he seemed a little displeased, so he had to stop and go to the shade of a tree to take a rest.

"Nine poems, in the future, you can't practice like this anymore, you have to take your time, this foundation can't be polished in a day or two, it needs to be polished for many years, at least five years, at most ten years, you like this Go on, let alone five years, one month, you will be injured, and your master is not around, I will not prepare medicinal materials to soak your body, after your master comes back, when you practice kung fu, I will prepare it again Soak it in some soup and medicine, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

Chen Feng looked at Zhong Wen who was tired like a dog, and felt very helpless in his heart. If he didn't speak harshly, maybe the future temple master in front of him might really be useless in practice.

In Chen Feng's heart, he didn't want to do this. Before Li Daoling came back, such things had to be done slowly.

It was originally planned to start practicing kung fu a year later, but it was unexpected that Zhong Wen's reading ability was so strong that he changed his original plan.

"Uncle Chen, I remember."

Zhong Wen didn't have any idea about practicing kung fu. In his mind, he only had diligence. As for Chen Feng's talk about soaking with water, it was only described in the TV movies he watched in his previous life. Regarding this matter, He still couldn't believe it.

Of course, this is just Zhong Wen's own thinking. If it is true that from the moment Li Daoling started to polish Zhong Wen, he will eventually break Zhong Wen's thinking mode.

Practicing Kung Fu started to become something that Zhong Wen had to do every moment, whether it was eating or studying, he basically spent it in stance or squatting. This approach was dissuaded, so he had to sigh and let it go.

One morning, Zhong Wen taught Xiao Hua how to read at home.