Concentricity

After the new year and the first month, Mo Jinyan was able to move freely.This injury made him bedridden for almost two months. Fortunately, he was young and his body recovered quickly.Because of not basking in the sun for a long time, the wheaten color receded from the body, making it look much fairer, and it was the time for the body to be taller, so the whole person looked pale and thin, thin and long, like a bamboo pole.

He now practices exercises with his master in the small courtyard every morning.Zhuang Jin's martial arts is said to have been learned in Quanzhou Shaolin Temple, Southern Shaolin favors martial arts, especially Quanzhou Shaolin Temple, and his martial arts has a long history.Zhuang Jin is a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple. He learned boxing and cudgel techniques from Master Shangkong, and his skills are quite good.After Mo Jinyan escaped from the dead, he vowed to practice his kung fu well and not to be a victim of other people's knives.In order to learn martial arts, he also kneeled down three times and kowtowed nine times in a very formal way, worshiped the teacher wine, and worshiped Zhuang Jin as his teacher.

Master Zhuang said that the most urgent thing is to practice kung fu first, and then discuss the matter of joining the army.Mo Jinyan also knew that there was no need to rush this matter. If he didn't have the ability to fight against the Japanese and take revenge, it would all be empty talk.So every day at three o'clock, I get up in the morning to practice exercises. First, I go to the quiet street and run back and forth for several miles.At this time, the morning light is slightly dew, and the master will get up, check his study of the previous day, and then teach him the new content of the day.

Mo Jinyan is a person with extremely high understanding, and his ability to accept far exceeds Zhuang Jin's expectations.But Zhuang Jin didn't intend to teach him all the skills at once, and only taught him three styles every day.The power of martial arts does not lie in the variety of moves, but in the proficiency and strength of the moves. Mo Jinyan learned it quickly, but it requires more practice and actual confrontation.

If it was in the past, Mo Jinyan might have lost his temper and tried every means to ask the master to teach him more. After that disaster, he became much calmer, and he was no longer as irritable as before. What does the master teach? Just learn what.Once you have learned it, practice it well, and after you are proficient, you can think about it and make perfect.

Once when Zhuang Xu came back from the barracks, he saw Mo Jinyan practicing White Crane Fist in the yard. He had been familiar with this fist since he was a child, and he was very familiar with every kick and punch.He stood at the door and watched Mo Jinyan practice again. The boxing style looked very familiar, but it seemed to be a little different from what he had learned. It seemed that the moves were more concise. He wanted to open his mouth and say to Mo Jinyan: You practiced wrong.But I followed the gesture with my hand, and found that according to Mo Jinyan's method, although the movements are simplified, the punching speed is faster and the strength is stronger, which is really a good way to fight the enemy.

"Xiaoyan, show me the white crane boxing you just did." Zhuang Xu saw that Mo Jinyan had practiced a complete set of boxing, and immediately stopped him.

Mo Jinyan found out that he was back a long time ago. Because he was practicing, he didn't distract himself from greeting him. At this moment, Fang said, "Brother Xu, are you back?" I go home to live every day, and only come back to rest for a day every ten days.

"Yeah." Zhuang Xu nodded, he is also a martial idiot, and he didn't care about chatting with Mo Jin, so he quickly said, "Hurry up and show me the White Crane Fist you just practiced."

Mo Jinyan was a little puzzled, but he stood at attention and stopped to prepare for the drill.

Zhuang Xu added: "It's not the one my father taught you, it's the one you modified just now."

Mo Jinyan scratched his head in embarrassment: "Brother Xu, I practiced this by myself. I'll show you what Master taught me."

Zhuang Xu expected this to happen: "No, I will do that too, I want to see the set of boxing you practiced just now."

Mo Jinyan smiled awkwardly: "I made this up for fun, so I have the nerve to show it to Brother Xu."

Zhuang Xu waved his hand: "It's okay, I think the set you practiced is quite interesting, maybe it's better than the set taught by my father. Don't be silly, come quickly."

Mo Jinyan had no choice but to rehearse according to his improved boxing method. Zhuang Xu became more and more happy as he watched it, and finally clapped his hands: "Yes, that's it. Come on, I will accompany you to practice again, and you use your previous boxing method , I use the White Crane Fist. We don’t need to use all our strength, just practice a little bit.”

Mo Jinyan usually practiced by himself, and Zhuang Xu was usually not at home. He only had a few moves with his master occasionally, and basically had no experience in fighting the enemy.And he knew that in order to really learn kung fu well, he had to fight with others in order to learn how to control the enemy.So when Zhuang Xu proposed to fight him, he was both excited and apprehensive.

Zhuang Xu's experience in fighting the enemy is obviously much richer. Although he can see that Mo Jinyan's White Crane Fist has an advantage over his own, Mo Jinyan lacks experience and doesn't know how to adapt to the situation in the confrontation. , Mo Jinyan soon had his hands cut behind his back.

Zhuang Xu let go of his hand and said approvingly: "Very good, you can take over my forty moves so quickly, and your future is limitless." You know, Zhuang Xu is the head of a hundred households, and he is in charge of more than 100 soldiers. None of the skilled soldiers are his opponents at all.

Mo Jinyan blushed a little, feeling that he was still too far behind: "That's Brother Xu's acceptance to me."

Zhuang Xu smiled and shook his head: "I didn't let you, but you do have the strength yourself. Come again, just try a few more times."

So the two of them broke down the moves and practiced them again. This time, Mo Jinyan had more experience and managed to pass sixty moves steadily.When Zhuang Xu cut his hands back again, Zhuang Jin shouted: "Okay!"

Zhuang Jin let go of his hand and called out, "Father."

Mo Jinyan blushed and called out respectfully: "Master."

Zhuang Jin nodded and said with a smile: "Jinyan performed very well just now. After half a year of training, it will be no problem to win you brother Xu. You are the most qualified student I have ever seen, unlike you Brother Xu, you're an elm bump, worse than when I was young."

Zhuang Xu was not happy: "Father, you are the one who praises your apprentice and belittles your son! Besides, my talent is not good, but you were born, and my kung fu is not good, but you taught me."

Mo Jinyan and Zhuang Jin both laughed.Mo Jinyan said: "Master is back, I'll make lunch. Master, please talk slowly." He went into the house to cook.

The mistress is gone long ago, Zhuang Xu is not yet married, and there are only three of them in the family. Before Mo Jinyan came, Zhuang Jin cooked for himself, and Zhuang Xu did the cooking at home. Now that Mo Jinyan is here, it can be regarded as basically Since he was a freelancer, he took the initiative to accept the job of cooking.After the beginning of spring, I went to farm with my master. The military households all had fields. In addition to being self-sufficient, they had to pay for the military uniforms by themselves, and had to collect grain every year. Life was not easy.The more Mo Jinyan understood the life of military households, the more he understood Master's original intention of not wanting to join the military.

Looking at Mo Jinyan's back, the Zhuang family's father and son couldn't help smiling.

Zhuang Xu sighed: "Jinyan came to our house, it will save me a lot."

Zhuang Xu nodded: "With him helping Dad, I feel relieved."

"Has there been any movement in the institute recently?" Zhuang Jin asked his son.The place refers to the plum blossom place.

"Yes, now is the season when there is a shortage of people. It is estimated that the Japanese pirates will make a big move in the near future. We must strengthen our defenses. Tomorrow, we will set off to inspect various places along the river and sea."

Zhuang Jin snorted: "Let's postpone the matter of enlisting in the army for a while, and we will talk about it after you come back this time."

Zhuang Xu nodded: "I think so too. Now when he hears Japanese pirates, he can't wait to rush up and fight desperately. With his current skills, he still can't completely gain the upper hand in the confrontation, so let's wait. Don't tell him beforehand. Said, if he asks, he will say that I haven't made an agreement with Lord Qianhu yet."

Every time Zhuang Xu came back, Mo Jinyan would inquire about when he could join the army.Zhuang's father and son understood his urgency, but his current situation was really not suitable for the army, let alone confronting Japanese pirates, so they asked him to wait and practice his kung fu and body first.

After half a month, Zhuang Xu came back.The pirates did come, but they did not land in Changle County. Instead, they went up the river and plundered Minqing County.

This time Zhuang Xu and the others still drove the big boats to patrol, but the big boats were bigger, and their actions were far less sensitive and quick than the small boats.The pirate's speedboat moved like flying, and all the officers and soldiers of the navy could only watch helplessly as the boat slipped like a loach, skimmed across the river, and disappeared into the estuary without a trace.

After listening to Zhuang Xu's experience, Mo Jinyan was silent for a while, and finally said: "Our boat was originally the fastest boat."

"What?" Zhuang Xu didn't understand for a while.

Mo Jinyan shook his head and just asked, "Brother Xu, are you a sailor? Do you still want to practice on the boat?"

Speaking of this, Zhuang Xu became proud: "Yes, in addition to practicing on land, we have to go on a boat for ten days a month to practice."

Mo Jinyan showed great interest: "Then what are you practicing?"

"Mainly practice swimming, diving, anti-dizziness, deck confrontation and long-range archery, and also practice paddling." Zhuang Xu told Mo Jinyan like a treasure.

Mo Jinyan thinks about it, there is nothing wrong with his ability to adapt on the boat, but this confrontation is far from archery. His master has only taught him boxing and stick techniques, but he has no chance to learn archery, because Without bows and arrows and field, this can only be learned in the army.Thinking of this, he became more anxious about joining the army: "Brother Xu, when can I join the military camp?"

Zhuang Xu saw the urgency in his eyes: "Xiaoyan, do you want to fight against the Japanese?"

Mo Jinyan nodded: "Well, but I know I'm not strong enough now, I want to go to the barracks to practice."

Zhuang Xu raised his eyebrows, and looked at him with some surprise: "Actually, the drills in the military camp are very simple, not as good as my father's teaching."

Mo Jinyan smiled a little embarrassedly: "I know that master teaching me is better than group practice, but I want to learn bow and arrow."

Zhuang Xu understood: "Okay, I will arrange it as soon as possible. Wait for my news, don't slack off at home, and continue to practice hard."

"En!" Mo Jinyan knew that he could finally enlist in the army, so excited that he almost jumped up.

Changle is not the seat of the government office, and there was no Qianhusuo stationed there at first, but because of the Japanese pirates' rampant invasion, Jiang Xia Houfang ordered the dispatch of sailors to station here.The Qianhusuo commanded ten hundreds of households, and Ding Fan led more than [-] people. They were stationed in Meihua Town in the northeast of the county, so it was also called Meihuasuo.

Mo Jinyan once followed Zhuang Xu to visit the Plum Blossom Institute, and showed great interest in the large-scale training ground in the barracks. He thought that he could practice there in the future and compete with so many people, and he felt very excited.More importantly, as long as you enter the barracks, you will have the opportunity to board a warship and face the Japanese pirates head-on, and avenge your enemies with your hands.

A month later, Zhuang Xu returned home and told Mo Jinyan to pack up his things quickly and go to the military camp with him the next day.Mo Jinyan didn't practice his kung fu anymore, he jumped into the house to pack his things.

Zhuang Jin shook his head amusedly from behind: "What else can he do to clean up, I saw that he has cleaned up at home at least three times, and he has been waiting for you to speak for a long time, but this monkey boy is beautiful."

Zhuang Xu sighed: "It's also the first time I've seen someone so excited to join the army. Now it's not peaceful. Japanese pirates come to attack at any time. Swords are ruthless. If you are not careful, you will lose your life."

Zhuang Jin's face also became solemn: "This kid usually looks mature, but he is still childish, and he is a little impatient when things happen. When he enters the military camp, he meets young people who are full of vigor, and they are all brave and aggressive. , take care of him more, and don't let him cause any trouble."

Zhuang Xu raised his eyebrows: "It's natural to understand. My brother, who dares to bully you."