Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

In June, the weather was getting warmer and the sun was shining brightly. On the official road running from south to north, the green trees were drooping, the cicadas were chirping, and two strong yellow horses were marching side by side, leisurely approaching.

A man and a woman were sitting there. The man was holding a baby in his arms, and they were chatting casually.

"The names given by the people in your village are really interesting, like 70kg and 80kg, 45000 tubes. When I first heard these names, I almost couldn't help laughing out loud..."

The two people were Qiao Rui and Liu Xinyue who were returning from Qiaojiazhai. Perhaps because his grandfather did not go to the provincial capital with him, Qiao Rui was absent-minded and seemed a little depressed along the way, so Liu Xinyue told some funny stories to amuse him.

Yesterday they went to Uncle Balian's house first and told Juan'er the news that her husband had died. They also told Juan'er that if she didn't want to live in her husband's village, she could go to Sanshui Town to find Baozheng Miao Hong to help deal with the family property to prevent the man's relatives from occupying it.

After leaving Uncle Balian's house, they went to the homes of the uncles and aunts who were injured yesterday to visit and comfort them one by one. However, when Liu Xinyue heard Qiao Rui calling them, she almost laughed out loud several times. That would have been too impolite.

"It's okay, is it really that funny?" Qiao Rui said with an awkward smile.

"What do the elders in your village think? Why do they choose such unique names?" Liu Xinyue asked.

"This is a long story." Qiao Rui said.

"Then just talk about it. It's a long journey anyway, and this is a good way to kill time." Liu Xinyue said with a smile. Because of Xiaobao, they didn't dare to ride their horses fast, so they could only travel slowly.

"It is said that there were two hunter brothers who went hunting in Crouching Tiger Mountain. Seeing the beautiful scenery and abundant wild animals, they decided to settle down here. They were the first generation ancestors of the Qiao family, Qiao Da and Qiao Er." Qiao Rui saw Liu Xinyue's expectant face and thought that the journey was indeed boring, so he told the story, "The two brothers married and had children respectively. There were six males in the second generation. The two brothers had never been to school, so they named their children after the month and day of their birth, such as Qiao Wusi, Qiao Liuyi, Qiao Chongba, etc. Then the second generation also got married and passed on fourteen people in the third generation. Even Qiao Rui's grandfather's generation had no education, so they decided to name the children of this generation after wild animals in the mountains, such as tigers, leopards, jackals, raccoons, foxes, badgers, pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, donkeys, etc."

“Puchi… Qiao Zhu and Qiao Lu? Ha… ha… ha…” Liu Xinyue finally couldn’t hold back and laughed so hard on the horse that she almost fell off.

"Don't laugh... I won't say anything if you laugh again..." Qiao Rui said with a dark face.

"Okay, I won't laugh..." Liu Xinyue held back her laughter for a long time before she stopped laughing. She asked, "Although it may be a little unreasonable, I still want to ask, what is your grandfather's name?"

"Qiao Jinhu!" Qiao Rui rolled his eyes at Liu Xinyue and blurted out two words.

"It's okay, it's okay, just continue!" Liu Xinyue said.

"When the third generation, that is, my grandfather's generation, came of age, they thought that the fourth generation might be large, and it would be difficult to name them in a related way, so they simply sorted them by numbers and added a non-numerical name at the end to avoid having the same name as the second generation ancestor. This is how we got Zhongbo and Fabo..."

"One hit, two serves, forty-five tubes and six strips, what about three whites?" Liu Xinyue asked with a smile.

"Sanbai is my father..."

"Oh, sorry!"

"It doesn't matter. When Yizhong Bo was born, his father saw others playing Mahjong in town and won the red, so he gave him this name. Then, for the children who were born later, their parents didn't want to bother with the details, so they named them Erfa Sanbai, Siwan, Wutong and Liutiao."

"What about your Uncle Qi Jin? Isn't it time for the wind to blow from east, west, south and north?"

"Uncle Qijin weighed exactly seven pounds when he was born. His father thought it was more meaningful, so he named him Qiao Qijin. The ones born after him naturally weighed eight liang, nine qian and ten grams," said Qiao Rui.

"What about Uncle Eleven? What's the next word?" Liu Xinyue was a curious kid, looking like she was determined to get to the bottom of things.

"Uncle Eleven will just be called Qiao Eleven, with no other characters following it," said Qiao Rui.

"Didn't they say that he would have the same name as the second generation?"

"No, none of the six ancestors of the second generation were born after October. It was cold and the family was poor, so they might not survive if they were born."

"Oh, what about after twenty? It can't be Joe twenty-one, right?"

"Joe Twenty-One."

"What about you? What's the secret behind naming the fifth generation? Your name seems quite normal." Liu Xinyue looked at Qiao Rui with interest.

"Most people of my father's generation had studied for a few years, so they decided that it couldn't be too random but also had to be relevant, so they decided to use the five elements as radicals. This way there are more choices, Qiao Gang, Qiao Tie, Qiao Feng, Qiao Rui, Qiao Jiang, Qiao Hai, Qiao Bo, Qiao Lang, Qiao Shan, Qiao Lin, Qiao Song, Qiao Bai, Qiao Xuan, Qiao Yan, Qiao Can, Qiao Chi, Qiao Ping, Qiao Po, Qiao Tang, Qiao Ba, and so on..."

"Okay, you didn't disappoint me. Your village still has this flavor. It's much more interesting to watch them together." Liu Xinyue smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth, and stroked her forehead with one hand, "What about the sixth generation? How do you plan to name the next generation?"

“After the five elements, the next are the eight trigrams, Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui, which are Heaven, Earth, Thunder, Feng, Water, Huoshan, and Ze. Just add a word you like at the end. For example, my son will be named Qian Yuan. Is that okay?” Qiao Rui said.

"Qiao Qianyuan? Oh no, that's hard to pronounce!" Liu Xinyue pouted.

"Where is Qiao Zhenshan?" Qiao Rui asked unwillingly.

"Vulgar!"

……

They talked and laughed all the way, and before they knew it, the sun was at its highest point, and they arrived at Lotus Town again. The two of them went into the town to escape the heat and to nourish their stomachs. It was still the Lotus Restaurant, and they still sat by the window.

"Then what name do you think would sound good according to the gossip pattern?" Qiao Rui asked casually while drinking.

"It's not like I'm naming my son, why should I think about this!" Liu Xinyue said proudly. She held Xiaobao in her arms and teased him. Seeing Qiao Rui's face darkened again, she thought for a moment and said with a smile, "If it were my son, I would name him Qiao Zekai!"

"Then remember to marry someone with the surname Li in the future."

"why?"

"Then your son will be called Li Zekai!"

……

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a few days. Your two children have grown so big now? Are you going to be a father?" A slightly harsh voice came.

The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lu Yanjun approaching with a folding fan in his hand. His frivolous tone and smirk were really annoying.

When Qiao Rui saw that it was Lu Yanjun, he snorted coldly, put his hand on the knife beside the table, and said with a smile: "Lu Yanjun, the swelling on your face has just subsided and you forgot the pain?"

When Lu Yanjun saw that Qiao Rui was about to draw his sword, he remembered how powerful Qiao Rui was. He shuddered all over and apologized with a smile: "Look at my big mouth. I'm just a careless person. Please forgive me, Mr. Qiao! Please forgive me! I'm sorry for disturbing your mood. I'll treat you two to dinner. I have something else, so I'll leave first!" As he spoke, he slowly backed away, and did not forget to tell the waiter to put the money for Qiao Rui's table of wine and food into his account.

"Wait, since you're here, sit down and have a few drinks." Qiao Rui said.

"No, no, my mother asked me to go home for dinner!" Lu Yanjun said hurriedly.

"Hmm?" Qiao Rui glanced at him sideways, as if to say, do you look down on me?

"Um, okay, okay, then I'll bother you!" Lu Yanjun came over tremblingly, sat down on the stool with half of his buttocks, and looked pitiful and begging for mercy. In his heart, he cursed himself for being so rude and why did he provoke this plague god for no reason.