Modern longevity: starting from Baduanjin

The little old lady yelled and hurried out to greet her.

Dashen is a bit awkward to read in Mandarin, but when spoken in their local dialect, it is pronounced the same as "Dasun", which is very intimate.

Zhou Shen happily put his arms around the little old lady who was less than 1.6 meters tall and had a slightly hunchback, and shouted happily: "Grandma! I miss you so much."

As he spoke, he bowed his head and kissed a few hard on the top of grandma's gray head.

The little old lady reached out and grabbed the trolley case in Zhou Shen's hand, and said with a smile on her face, "I didn't tell grandma in advance when I came back, and said I missed grandma."

"I want to give you a surprise..."

Zhou Shen had a sunny smile on his face, but a trace of pain flashed between his brows.

……

The eldest grandson came back, and the little old lady cooked a lot of dishes at night, including fish, meat, melons, fruits and vegetables, and killed an old hen that laid eggs.

The small villas in the new countryside do not allow sheds to raise chickens, so the little old lady transformed the side of the small yard where the sundries were kept into a chicken coop. Seven or eight old hens were raised in it. Take it out and sell it for some money to buy oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

In addition to eggs, the little old lady will also fold vegetables that cannot be eaten, put them in a small tricycle, and ride to the entrance of the vegetable market in the town to sell them at a stall.

In fact, Zhou Shen will send money to the little old lady every month. She is not short of money, but it is just the habit of thrift.

Zhou Shen ate in small mouthfuls, chewing slowly.

Rice, vegetables, chicken, pork, and fish are ground with teeth before swallowing.

When drinking soup with a spoon, you have to blow off the oil on the top, and only dare to drink it when you can see that there are no broken bones in the soup.

Although the little old lady on the side was puzzled, why did the grandson who used to gobble up his meals now eat like a little girl?

But the joy of the eldest grandson's return overshadowed the doubts in his heart, so he didn't ask in detail.

Instead, they asked Zhou Shen's girlfriend Zhang Zihan.

"Dashen, when do you and Xiaohan plan to get married?"

"Uh……"

Zhou Shen wanted to do the same as before, find an excuse to deal with it first, and wait a few days to say it earlier.

But seeing grandma's expectant eyes, he really couldn't bear to lie, so he was silent for a while and said, "Grandma, Zihan and I broke up."

Contrary to Zhou Shen's expectation, the little old lady didn't show any surprised expression when she heard the words, and she didn't even ask why they broke up, but just comforted: "It's okay, we'll just split up. My Dashen is so good, I will definitely find you in the future." Better girls."

Looking at grandma's plain and kind face, Zhou Shen couldn't help feeling warm.

This little old lady with little culture is stronger, braver and more understanding than he imagined.

Next, Zhou Shen and grandma chatted about the parents' short stories.

After dinner, there was a shout at the door.

It was the old lady next door who asked Grandma Zhou Shen to go to the town to do a square dance.

Seeing Zhou Shen came back, the old lady next door came in for a chat, and then urged his grandma to leave quickly.

Grandma Zhou Shen was reluctant to go at first, and wanted to stay at home with her eldest grandson, but under the persuasion of the old lady next door, and Zhou Shen also said to go with her, she took off her apron and locked the door.

After going out, I got on the Old Tou Le of the old lady next door, and drove towards the town center two kilometers away.

The old lady next door is in her sixties, and the old man happily sneaks through the endless traffic.

Linhuai Town is located at the intersection of the three counties under the jurisdiction of Huaijiang City. There are many vehicles passing by every day, and people come and go.

Soon the old lady next door drove the car to Yuanzhen Central Primary School.

The town center primary school was relocated to the north of the town, and the remaining buildings were used as the town government's office and the activity center for the elderly, while the cement playground was covered with plastic surfaces at the expense of the town.

Half of it is used as a basketball court, and the other half is used as a square dance venue for the elderly.

At this time, the LED lamp posts above the venue were lit up, and the lights were bright. There were many people playing basketball on the basketball court, and on the other side of the square dance venue, there were also many middle-aged and elderly people gathered.

Zhou Shen followed the old lady to the square dance venue.

He didn't notice it before, but today he discovered that the square dance venue was actually divided into several "cliques".

There are slow-paced elderly square dances, middle-aged square dances and ballroom dances with moderate intensity, and fast-paced young women's square dances.

A big horn is placed in front of each phalanx.

And his grandma and the old lady next door naturally belong to the elderly phalanx.

Seeing grandma greeting a group of old ladies familiarly, and then dancing with the dance, Zhou Shen also had a happy smile on his face.

But with a smile, his eyes couldn't help getting moist.

Zhou Shen turned his back and wiped the corners of his eyes, and walked towards the fitness equipment area on the river bank north of the school.

Under the shade of the trees, some people are playing chess, some are playing cards, some are practicing the parallel bars, or slapping or hitting trees, and all of them are old people, with very strong hands, which makes Zhou Shen, a young man, very ashamed. Very envious.

Once upon a time, he was as agile as these old people, but now he is only [-] years old, but he is already faltering and terminally ill. It is ironic to think about it.

Zhou Shen walked up to the old man who was hitting the tree with his back, and asked casually, "Father, is there anything special about hitting a tree?"

The old man smiled and said, "Of course it's fitness."

Zhou Shen asked suspiciously: "Is it possible to keep fit by hitting a tree? Who said that?"

The old man said: "You don't understand this. From the perspective of traditional medicine, hitting the tree with your back can dredge the meridians, strengthen the body and drive away evil spirits;

From the perspective of modern medicine, hitting the back can also relax the sacral muscles on both sides of the spine, improve local blood circulation, and increase the body's immunity.

Hitting the tree with your back after long-term exercise can relieve neck, shoulder, low back pain, cough and expectoration, and indigestion. "

"Oh oh oh!"

Zhou Shen nodded repeatedly.

He originally thought that these old men were feudal superstitions and didn't know how to practice blindly, but they made him speechless because of their rationale.

After chatting with the old man for a few minutes, I found that he really knows a lot, not only knows all kinds of meridian knowledge, but also has a deep understanding of scientific health preservation knowledge.

Zhou Shen was ashamed when he heard it, and realized that he was really ignorant.

I can't wait to hit the tree twice with the old man.

Unfortunately, thinking of his own body, he could only sigh.

Chapter 4 Wudang Baduanjin

Zhou Shen walked a dozen steps forward, and found that there were three or four old men practicing Tai Chi, very serious.

Inspired by the past, he didn't dare to look at it with a prejudiced eye, but observed it seriously.

It turned out that these old men are very solid, and the connection between each move is smooth. It is obvious that they have practiced for more than a day or two.

After a few old men punched down, Zhou Shen stepped forward to ask for advice, but the old men laughed loudly.

"What we practice is not Taijiquan, but Wudang Baduanjin."

"Wudang Baduanjin?"

"That's right! My son is from the Provincial Institute of Physical Education. He came back and specially taught me to practice. It has the effects of dredging the meridians, qi and blood, regulating the functions of the viscera and strengthening the body."

"How does that work?"

"Of course the effect is very good! I have a bad cervical and lumbar spine. I have practiced for more than half a year, and now I have never had any old problems."

"Me too! My alcoholic liver transaminase is high, and taking medicine has no effect. After practicing Wudang Baduanjin for more than half a year, the transaminase has dropped."

Several old men showed up one after another to speak.

Hearing what a few old men said was so miraculous that it could even reduce transaminase, and judging from the actions they demonstrated just now, it was not violent, Zhou Shen felt an urge to learn.

"Can I learn from you?"

"Of course I can. Many of you young people are sub-healthy, and you need to exercise."

"Come on boy, I'll teach you..."

These old men seemed to be waiting for Zhou Shen to ask for advice. As soon as he spoke, he began to teach enthusiastically.

In fact, Zhou Shen just said casually, but he didn't know that these old men were so enthusiastic, but he was disrespectful, so under the guidance of several old men, he practiced Ba Duan Jin.

"The first section is called Hands-to-Heaven Adjustment of the Triple Focus. Stand naturally like me, relax your body, then naturally spread your feet shoulder-width apart, and look straight ahead..."

Zhou Shen followed the old man's instruction, and after relaxing his body, he slowly crossed his hands in a lifting position.

It may be that the action involved the liver, Zhou Shen felt a slight tingling pain, and the upper part of the right abdomen seemed to be pressed against something hard, which was a bit uncomfortable.

But when the hand fell, the slight tingling and discomfort disappeared.

He did it again the second time, this time he moved more slowly, it was just that his chest felt a little uncomfortable, but there was no tingling sensation.

I did it six times in a row, the movement was very slow, and there was no more discomfort.

"The second section is called two strokes of spreading the wings and walking! Come on, take a step with your left foot to the left side, and your body is in a squatting horse stance..."

Several old men took turns to teach, and at the same time corrected Zhou Shen's movements and postures at the same time.

Soon, a total of eight sections of "Wudang Baduanjin" were taught, and Zhou Shen was actually sweating.

"Okay, young man, it's enough to spend more than ten minutes each morning and evening to practice once, the most important thing is to persevere!"

"Well, thank you. It's too much trouble for you."

"You're welcome! You must persevere, you know?"

"Well, I see."

Several old men walked side by side towards the chess-playing crowd as if they had completed their task.

Zhou Shen turned around and walked slowly towards the square dance in the south.

Grandma was still dancing in the square, Zhou Shen went to sit down on the steps of the national flag platform diagonally opposite the basketball court and waited.

Looking at the children and adults who are sweating on the basketball court, I am extremely envious in my heart.

Only at this moment did he realize that houses, cars, careers and love are nothing in front of life.

"If God gives me another chance, I will definitely live a good life and live up to every day of my life..."

……

The square dance ended at eight o'clock, and Zhou Shen and his grandma returned home by sitting on the neighbor's old lady's old man.

After washing up, Zhou Shen chatted with grandma for a while, and then he went upstairs after watching the little old lady turn off the lights.

There were originally three rooms upstairs, but he knocked out one of the walls during the renovation and made it into a living room and a large bedroom with a bathroom.

The bedroom was kept spotless by his grandma, and when he came back on the bed in the afternoon, grandma also spread a floral mattress and quilt for him.

Zhou Shen glanced at the wall clock on the wall, it was just 9 o'clock.

He didn't fall asleep until two or three o'clock in the morning last night, and he had nightmares in his dreams. After a whole day of tossing and long-distance driving, his body was actually very tired and sleepy.

However, he was still very "excited" mentally and couldn't sleep at all.

Go to the desk, pick up the pen and paper, and prepare to write the suicide note.

But as soon as I wrote the beginning, tears fell down uncontrollably, soaking the paper on the notebook.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized that he had too many unfulfilled wishes.

He told grandma more than once that he would take her to travel around the country after earning money, and every time grandma smiled and said yes.

But the fact is, let alone taking grandma to travel across the country, he has never even taken grandma to Huaijiang City.

"Every time I say I don't have time, in fact, there is more time, May [-]st, National Day, New Year's Day, Spring Festival, so much time, why would I rather lie in bed and play with my phone and watch videos instead of taking my grandma out for a walk..."

In the end, he still put down the paper and pen, and like an old man, he slowly got up, walked slowly to the bed, slowly took off his shoes and lay down on the bed.

Staring at the snow-white ceiling in a daze.

Thinking in his mind, who will take care of grandma's daily life after he leaves?

Thinking about it, he fell asleep.

In the dream, he found himself flying like a butterfly.

……

When I closed my eyes, it was already bright outside.

I still didn't sleep well that night, and I always had nightmares.