Xu Shanlan

The principal said: "Xie Liang, you go up and practice first."

From the queue stepped out a young man in his early twenties, with solid bronze muscles, saluted the principal, and walked to the center of the mat.Conglin and Yin Yi had seen this person before when they were watching videotapes of previous games. He was the champion of the last Provincial Games and had achieved good results in the national competitions. It can be said that he is the favorite to win the championship this time.

Jie Liang inhales and draws in the abdomen, bends the knees and lifts the hands.What he practiced was Taijiquan, and it could be seen that the movements were choreographed very carefully.Worthy of being the champion of the provincial competition, every move is quite satisfactory, and the optional movement is whirlwind foot 360 plus knee lift independent.This movement has a high degree of difficulty, and Xie Liang landed extremely steadily, which aroused applause.

The principal nodded again and again: "Not bad." Turning to look at the jungle, "Brother Cong, you are an expert, you can give me advice."

Jungle laughed, and said: "Very good, the young man has a bright future, he is really better than blue, he is much better than us old fellows."

"Hey, children can't boast like this, they are easy to be complacent. Coach Zhang, take Xie Liang and practice hard."

They got off the mat, and Cong Zhanyi and Gu Haiping went up to familiarize themselves with the venue.The two seniors coincidentally did not practice routines, but simply did a few somersaults and take-off movements to try out the different hardness of the mat and sand.

In fact, the headmaster didn't pay much attention to the teachers and apprentices of the Cong family. Seeing them only doing some basic movements, he thought it was stage fright, and felt even more proud. He chatted with Cong Yinyi and left the training surrounded by the students. museum.

Jungle asked his son, "How is it?"

Cong Zhanyi nodded: "It's not bad, the level is good."

Jungle patted him on the shoulder: "It's a good comparison, compare him."

While talking, the door of the training hall opened again, and a group of people walked in.This period of time is the time to arrange for the participating teams to adapt to the venue. There is nothing wrong with people coming and going here, but when Jungle saw the team leader who came in, his face turned green at that time, which was uglier than seeing the principal of the city sports school. I caught a toad that jumped up on my feet.

The man undoubtedly saw the jungle, so he deliberately raised his voice and said loudly, "Who is this? Isn't this a jungle? Oh, we haven't seen each other for many years."

Jungle hummed with his hands behind his back: "It's best not to see him." He didn't save face at all.

Xu Shanlan quietly touched Cong Zhanyi: "Brother, who is this person?"

"He seems to be surnamed Yan. He was an old opponent of the master when he was in the countryside. It was only after the master defeated him in the village that he began to open the shop to accept disciples."

"That's right." Gu Haiping watched the fun with a smile on the side, "I made up my mind to learn martial arts from Master because I watched that match, I never thought I'd meet here, hehe, it's really a narrow road."

Master Yan was not as tall as the jungle, he was as short and stumpy as a tree stump, but his muscles were very strong.There was undisguised resentment and disgust for the jungle in his small eyes, and he raised his face and said, "It's just right, let's fight with swords and guns for so many years, let's see who is better."

Conglin was not as polite to him as he was to the principal of the sports school. He crossed his arms and said coldly: "Who is more powerful has been determined many years ago, and it is meaningless to entangle him any longer."

"Hmph." Yan Hongjun turned his face away, and said to one of his disciples, "Xiao Yu, go up and practice, and open your eyes for others."

A boy stood up and said, "Yes, Master."

This young man was about the same age as Xu Shanlan, and about the same size. His hair was shorter than Xu Shanlan's, and he looked more energetic, but his face was expressionless and a little cold.

Jungle stood with his legs crossed, and didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when the child put his hands together, Jungle's face changed.As the saying goes, a connoisseur can tell if there is one when he stretches out his hand. Although this child named Xiaoyu is young, his movements are smooth and natural, his movements are appropriate, he is calm and dignified, and he is quite like everyone.What's even more rare is that he is neither arrogant nor impetuous, without the frivolity and arrogance of young people.

Conglin looked at Yin Yi, and it happened that Yin Yi was also looking at him. The two of them tacitly felt worried. This child must be Xu Shanlan's strong opponent in this competition.

Yan Hongjun also seemed to see what the two of them were thinking, and his eyebrows almost flew up with pride. He pulled the boy and laughed loudly: "How is it? My most proud student is Ye Qingyu. Isn't it good? Haha. Look This movement, this demeanor, this skeleton..." He pinched and patted Ye Qingyu's body as he spoke, making the child want to hide but didn't dare to hide, and his face turned red with embarrassment.

Conglin snorted, "It's not easy to grow good shoots from bad bamboos."

"Jonglin, you don't have to be stubborn, let's stop talking nonsense, and see you on the field." Yan Hongjun looked like he was sure of winning, "We'll see!"

Xu Shanlan was also a little uneasy, he secretly estimated for a while, and felt that he was a bit inferior to Ye Qingyu.Involuntarily, he turned his head and glanced at the young man's thin back, a little envious and a little jealous.

Alas, if only I wasn't so lazy at ordinary times.Xu Shanlan belatedly thought, he blamed himself for being too lazy, and his level was inevitably greatly reduced.Just as he was thinking, he suddenly felt a big warm hand resting on top of his head, and he looked up to see that senior brother was looking at him.

Cong Zhanyi asked in a low voice: "Why, are you discouraged?"

Xu Shanlan hummed.

"You and him each have their own advantages. His routine feels good, and he has a good sense of proportion. But the kid's foot is not stable. Didn't you see that he landed a little wobbly?" Cong Zhanyi analyzed it very objectively, "A master The game is not about the usual training, but about the on-the-spot performance, the key is the mentality."

"Yes, Lanzi." Gu Haiping patted Xu Shanlan's shoulder, "We can't be discouraged first."

Conglin laughed, seemingly not paying attention to Ye Qingyu's performance, and said to Xu Shanlan with a pleasant face: "You didn't practice horse stance for nothing in those years, and your basic skills are much more solid than him. It's okay, the apprentice I taught is still Could something be wrong?"

Yin Yi smiled gently: "Work hard, ranking is not the key."

Xu Shanlan was encouraged, his blood was surging, and he suddenly wanted the competition to come soon, to compete seriously with that Ye Qingyu.

After seeing the venue, several people settled down at the arranged accommodation.The scale of the provincial competition is not too big, so I only live in the guest house of the city sports school. The conditions are average, and the room smells musty when I enter it.The bed sheet and quilt cover were fairly clean, as white as a hospital bed, with a semicircular font surrounded by glowing red on the quilt: XX City Sports School Guest House.Cong Zhanyi and Xu Shanlan couldn't move the same room, while Gu Haiping lived with the master.Yin Yi didn't want to live in the guest house, he would rather go back and come back tomorrow morning, Jung Jung had no choice but to let him.

Get the entry number, order book, athlete name tags and meal cards, and the pre-match preparations are almost done.Everyone is very tired today, Yin Yi and Cong Cong still have to go to dinner with the team leaders and coaches of other participating teams at night, this is an unwritten rule, Cong Cong has to go even if he doesn't want to socialize, he has to go through the motions in order to save face.But when Yin Yi proposed to ask the referee secretly, Conglin still refused without hesitation.

There were only three senior brothers left for dinner, and they didn't have much to eat.Gu Haiping has a competition tomorrow, so he still has pre-competition syndrome to some extent. He will be full after eating a few mouthfuls of nutritious meals; let alone Cong Zhanyi, he is still losing weight; Xu Shanlan doesn't eat much, and he always feels chest Congested.

Cong Zhanyi asked: "Is it still about Ye Qingyu?"

Xu Shanlan shook his head: "Brother, you have a match tomorrow, aren't you nervous?"

Cong Zhanyi thought for a while and said, "It's okay."

Xu Shanlan frowned: "I'm quite nervous."

Cong Zhanyi laughed and said, "Why are you nervous? It will be a few days before you want to compete, and it's not time yet."

"I'm nervous about you." Xu Shanlan said with wide eyes, "When I think about you going to play tomorrow, my hands and feet get cold."

Cong Zhanyi saw that he raised his small face and spoke naturally but extremely seriously, and his heart moved slightly.Except for Xu Shanlan, there is no one around him who can worry about himself so sincerely.Everyone seemed to be used to Cong Zhanyi's independence, used to him relying on himself for everything, including his father.It seems that he should be mature and stable, and of course he should play at a normal level on the court, and then win a championship, but how can there be so many things that should be done in the world?

It's not that Xu Shanlan doesn't have confidence in the elder brother, it's just from the bottom of his heart that he cares for the closest people around him.

Cong Zhanyi walked over slowly and hugged Xu Shanlan in his arms. The boy's breath was soft and warm, like the only comfort in his life.The two hugged quietly for a while, until Xu Shanlan whispered in confusion: "Brother..."

Cong Zhanyi let go of his hand, stroked Xu Shanlan's head, and had a sudden thought: "Come on, brother will take you out to relax." Xu Shanlan was surprised and delighted, and hurried out with the elder brother.

The two sneaked out of the guest house, but the master and uncle were not there, and they didn't tell Gu Haiping.Xu Shanlan's little heart was jumping for joy, as if he and his elder brother were working on a secret that only the two of them knew, with a little excitement and excitement.

The two ran to a nearby night market and scrambled among the crowds.Xu Shanlan goes to school during the day and has to run home to practice at night. He can't go out to play casually, and he can't watch TV often. There are much fewer entertainment activities than children of the same age.Coming out with the senior brother this time is an eye-opener, and I feel that everything is good and everything is novel.

"I said that in the wind and rain, what is this little pain..." Zheng Zhihua's singing was a little nervous, paranoid and hoarse, and it was released from a simple loudspeaker; "Fire Rose" was playing on the open-air TV next to it, full of charm Wen Bixia, who was planted, flashed past; in front of the video hall on the street, there were posters of "True Lies" and "Red Fan District".Xu Shanlan had just finished eating a piece of Huanggu ice cream, carefully put away the star paste of the Four Heavenly Kings, and blinked at Cong Zhanyi: "Brother, I'm hungry."

Next to it was a restaurant. Cong Zhanyi observed it for a while, and felt that the hygienic environment seemed to be trustworthy, so he dragged Xu Shanlan into it.

This is a dumpling restaurant, and several tables are already filled. People are talking nonsense while drinking and eating dumplings.Cong Zhanyi ordered a drawer with celery and pork, and another drawer with vegetarian stuffing, but he didn't dare to order leek stuffing, for fear that Xu Shanlan would spoil his stomach if he ate it.

The waiter's face seemed to be covered with frost, and he said in a robbery tone: "It's ten yuan in total, pay the bill first!" Then he stretched out two fingers to pinch the greasy menu card back, and shouted in a drawn-out voice: "Celery Pork - Vegetarian Stuffed -"

Xu Shanlan was so hungry that he almost drool when he smelled the hot smell in the restaurant.He asked Cong Zhanyi: "Brother, can you eat some too?"

Cong Zhanyi shook his head: "It's hard to get down, let's wait until the competition is over."

Xu Shanlan shook his head and looked around, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure at the door of the hotel, and couldn't help but let out a soft "huh".

Cong Zhanyi asked: "What?"

Xu Shanlan said hesitantly: "It seems to be... ah—" This time he didn't need to answer, Cong Zhanyi also saw that standing at the door was Ye Qingyu who had just met during the day.He didn't come in, just tiptoed to look in.

For some reason, Xu Shanlan had a particularly good impression of this boy, jumped off the chair, and ran to Ye Qingyu: "Are you looking for someone?"

"Ah, oh—" Ye Qingyu said softly, "I'm looking for my master and brother."

"You got separated from them?"

"Ah."

"I didn't see them." Xu Shanlan took the initiative to explain without waiting for anyone to ask.

"Oh." Ye Qingyu responded casually, the expression on his face was still very cold, not necessarily disappointed or anxious.It seems that he is less talkative than Xu Shanlan, Xu Shanlan was a little discouraged, feeling that he was too redundant, and said embarrassingly: "Then, then I will go back first."

Unexpectedly, when he said this, Ye Qingyu also opened his mouth: "You are Master Cong's apprentice..."

The two were stunned, and replied at the same time: "Okay, I'm leaving too."

"Yes, my name is Xu Shanlan."

The two froze again, looked at each other inexplicably and in astonishment, and suddenly burst out laughing together.

Xu Shanlan's eyes sparkled, and he said sincerely: "You practice really well, I've seen it all."

Except for Master, Ye Qingyu was rarely praised in person like this, his face blushed slightly, and he said: "It's good to be able to participate in the competition."

"Your master must be very powerful."

"It seems to be worse than your master." Ye Qingyu blinked, showing a bit of playfulness and narrowness. It seemed that he had also heard about the martial arts contest between Jungle and Yan Hongjun.

The two teenagers laughed again, Xu Shanlan pointed at Cong Zhanyi: "That's my elder brother, come and eat dumplings with us."

"No, no, no." Ye Qingyu waved his hands again and again, and took a few steps back, "I still have to find my master and senior brother."

"Then... let's see you on the field." After all, Xu Shanlan is still young, and he hasn't learned the hypocritical manners of adults. He won't eat if he says he doesn't want to eat, and he doesn't know how to give way.

"Well, see you on the field." Ye Qingyu waved his hand and walked into the crowd at the night market.

Xu Shanlan returned to the table with regret, the dumplings had already been served, and the steam was blowing on his face.But he didn't want to eat anymore, he sighed leisurely, and said, "Brother, he's really good at training, isn't he?"

"You're not bad." Cong Zhanyi took out a dumpling and put it on a small porcelain plate in front of Xu Shanlan, "Eat it."

The author has something to say: Many people don't like the jungle, in fact, people in that era were like this.Jungle has lived for more than 60 years, maybe older than the grandparents of many readers. People in that era were old-fashioned and stubborn, and could not understand the so-called unhealthy trends now.The values ​​and ways of dealing with people and things at that time were very different from those now, as can be seen from the film and television works.At that time, young and Dangerous boys with heroic qualities were popular, emphasizing individualism and heroism, emphasizing passion and pride, and emphasizing not being afraid of power.At that time, the protagonist will not be bought by money, and will not bow his head in front of threats. At that time, right is right and wrong is wrong, good is good, and evil is evil.But it’s different now. Darker film and television works are popular now. There are good people in the wicked, and despicable people in the good people.Human nature has become complex and changeable.I think this is the difference in values.There is no distinction between who is right and who is wrong or which is better, but as society progresses, people's hearts will naturally change.

The character of the jungle may not be likable, but I think it is very real.People in that era didn't know how to embezzle public funds, and they didn't know how to operate in secret, and they looked down on the tricks behind the scenes.But Yin Yi is different, he has a better background and different knowledge, so he does things differently from Jungle.