Chapter Eighteen
When the room became quiet after hearing Xiang Yue telling such incredible good conditions, even Zhou Qingyun looked dumbfounded.
At this moment, I saw Zhu Shitou put the wine bowl he had raised heavily on the table, staring at Xiang Yue Xiang and said, "If my child wants to do something bad about the world, then he must not."
Perhaps it was because of drinking to enhance people's courage, or perhaps it was because of the father and son who were in love. Zhu Shitou, who was usually cowardly and honest, stared at Xiang Yue without any intention of retreating. The mother Zhu Wang on the other side was also determined. Zhu Da felt that he should speak a few words. Although the conditions proposed by Xiang Yue were a bit incredible, it might not have any unspeakable purpose. Just find out clearly, there is no need to be so stiff.
"father......"
"Shut up! Don't interrupt, kid!"
Zhu Shitou, who has always spoiled his only son, was not polite at this time. The atmosphere froze as he saw it. Xiang Yue Xiang looked at both sides, but laughed out loud, shook his head and said, "Do you think the conditions offered by the old man are too good? How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
Indeed, this is how to control food, accommodation, teach skills, and allow you to go home to work and help. This is completely unilateral effort and there is no claim. No wonder the Zhu couple thought that he would be detrimental to their son.
"The old man hasn't finished his words. Those things just now were told to you couple. Now the old man wants to ask Zhu Da, the conditions are here!" Xiang Yue Xiangbo's expression became solemn. This behavior surprised Zhu's parents and Zhou Qingyun. This was completely treating Zhu Da as an adult.
Zhu Da sat down a little and said, "Just ask me, please."
This correct answer made Xiang Bo sigh, "It looks like I have read books. It is said that people have seven orifices. Some are born and open, and some are only open when they encounter a critical moment of life and death." Zhu Da naturally would not explain this. These mystical statements can instead explain some of his own changes and unusualness. Why not explain it?
"Zhu Da, you are not here for free to eat and live in my house, nor are you learning my skills in vain. If you want to learn from me, you have to do one thing. You have to cook three fish every day and make delicious food. Can you do this?"
When he heard Xiang Yue’s question, the room was quiet again. The Zhu family’s parents looked at each other. Zhou Qingyun opened his mouth wide. Even Zhu Da was confused. He was not agreed to go to the master by chance. He ignored him when he held up the fish. He played with Zhou Qingyun for a few days. It must have been not the main reason, but when Xiang Yue Xiangwang came back, why did he agree? And it was because it was this fish?
There is no fish in this area of Baibao Village. I learned from the "Eighth Uncle" who came during the day that I was afraid that there were not many fish in Datong area, but this would not be a reason to accept disciples. The Xiang family does not lack wine and meat, and Xiang Yue Xiangbo does not seem to be a greedy person, nor does he seem to be a spoiled child. He would not agree to accept disciples just because Zhou Qingyun likes to eat.
Not to mention the playmates, learning martial arts and becoming a disciple is completely different from playing together every day. Zhu Da racked his brains to figure it out, but he couldn't think of the reason.
Xiang Bo picked up the wine gourd and poured himself a bowl. After taking a sip, he said, "Brother Zhu, you have few people out. Don't think that the world is so peaceful, and don't think that the Tartars are far away from us. Apart from the Tartars, do not kill people? Those who are riding a horse with swords and horses at home will not kill people? Learn martial arts to strengthen your body, and you will always have no problem with having a self-protection. If we don't hurt people, we must also be careful of being hurt, and at least we must be able to run away."
The Zhu couple looked at each other without making any excuses. Although they had never seen any situation or experienced military disasters, the older generation had talked about the tragic situation. The two beacons ignited in the sky made people feel even more uneasy. In fact, every family in the village was cleaning the cellar and preparing dry food, and everyone was preparing for the needs of time.
However, in such a closed and quiet village, the villagers and even Mr. Li had never experienced anything. They were used to shy their heads and always felt that they didn't know that it was not heard or seen, and they just had to just live by. Now that Xiang Yue said something, the atmosphere became much more solemn.
"It's right to learn martial arts, but why didn't the old man agree to you? Because you can't learn, you can run and jump, you are smart, and you have nothing to learn, why didn't you agree? Because you can't eat meat several times a year!"
The house became quiet again. Unexpectedly, this is the reason. In Zhu Da's memory, he could eat meat no more than five times a year, and he couldn't eat it all the time. Zhu's parents were a little confused, but Zhu Da immediately understood that if he couldn't eat meat, he couldn't support a lot of exercise, and he couldn't even satisfy his basic physical energy consumption. What else can he talk about learning martial arts? This is similar to his own fishing supplements for protein and fat. Nutrition is the basic rule, and this is not vague.
Xiang Yue Xiangbo drank another sip of wine. He kept talking at this time, "Don't think that you can hold on if you are full. Eating food is a loss. If you don't eat enough meat, you can't feel anything when you are young. When you are old, you will be able to cause all kinds of diseases and injuries. You will not die well."
Zhu's parents were confused and Zhu Da understood this. He said to Yue very clearly, but he said mockingly: "The old man can hold on now. In a few years, he is afraid he will die a bad death."
The atmosphere was even more dull, but fortunately Xiang Yue continued: "I can't eat meat for more than ten days a month. What kind of martial arts can I just farm honestly. Your family is a young man. His life is pretty good in the village, but it's still difficult to eat meat. But you can catch fish and make the fish delicious. This is almost the same as eating meat?"
"Uncle Xiang, can this fish compare with meat?" This was asked by his father Zhu Shitou. The couple had the strength to work these days and were energetic in everything they did, but they didn't think how good this fish was. For them, eating meat was the supreme satisfaction, and fish was the second-class thing.
"I thought so when I was young. When I was in the army, the master above came from the south. He said that this fish is the same as meat. If you eat sea fish, it is probably better than this meat. The old man just heard him and never saw him make it. He never took it seriously. He didn't expect that your Zhu Da would make it."
But what does this fish have to do with collecting disciples? Zhu Da was not in a hurry to ask questions. He knew there was still something else.
"According to the saying that the old man does not lack this fish, it is not bad for this little oil. I will take Qingyun to the mountains for a walk, and I will never come back empty-handed. The taste of birds and beasts is much better than that of this fish. It is not easy to enter the mountain in the future!" Xiang Bo Xiangyue said this, and drank the wine in the bowl and his face became gloomy.
He looked at Zhu Da and then glanced at Zhou Qingyun. Zhu Da was listening attentively. Zhou Qingyun stared at the dried meat that the adults had not eaten. He shook his head slightly to Yue and said in a muffled voice: "There were leopards in the mountains a few days ago. There should be a bunch of leopards coming over. This is nothing. You can catch them by digging a hole in the bow. But this time I went out to buy and sell, and more than a dozen thieves entered the mountain, and I don't know where they were hiding."
When talking about "leopard", the Zhu couple already had a look of fear on their faces, and when talking about "bandits", they were even more dissatisfied. Zhu Da couldn't understand why he had such a big reaction, but Zhou Qingyun had an expression of dissatisfaction on his face.
"...Leopard, when I was a child, the child in Cha's house in the village was taken away by the leopard... Why did he even make trouble for the thieves..." My father Zhu Shitou said a few words, and his voice was trembling.
"Xiaoda, don't go to the riverside, if something happens," his mother, Wang Zhu, also spoke quickly.
Xiang Bo shook his head there and said, "This is a small area of ten miles away from the deep mountains. How dare the leopards come out? The bandits are afraid of clearing out. There is no oil or water in this Baibao Village, so they will not come."
After saying this, he joked: "The world is so uneasy, and it's not bad to learn martial arts and strengthen your body. Zhu Da, you are just a mistake. The old man is old now. After a few sips of wine, he becomes more and more erratic. If you can't enter the mountain, you can't get meat. With these salt products, you can eat enough and eat salty, but you can't buy meat. Besides, it's not a prefecture, county and city market, so there is no place to buy so much meat, and you can't afford it!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Da understood that Xiang Yue Xiangbo's consideration was essentially similar to his consideration of seeking nutrition for exercise.
"Old man, I'm not a little bite, but I can't delay Qingyun. He is just the time when he is building his body. Zhu Da, you are a fish, and you have to make a living. As long as the fish can keep up, Qingyun's body can keep up. If you can't keep up, you don't need to learn this martial arts anymore."
This was too direct and said it to the face. The Zhu parents' faces became ugly. The atmosphere was originally pretty good, but suddenly they stopped talking about favors.
However, Zhu Da was very calm because there were not so many favors to talk about. It was a good thing that the other party was willing to explain the conditions so clearly. Zhou Qingyun next to him looked ashamed on his face, and he must feel embarrassed in front of his friends.
Zhu Da cleared his throat and said, "Xiang Bo, as long as this river does not dry, as long as no one casts a net to catch fish, I can catch it in the past few years, but if Xiang Bo wants you to buy some fish utensils, digging a hole to catch fish is a complete chance, and it will be useless in the long run."
"User, this is easy to say, Zhu Da, don't lie. You can't catch fish. Even if I teach you, you can't hold on."
"Xiang Bo, I will not lie to me, but I also have a few things that I hope to agree to. If the fish I caught are enough to eat, Xiang Bo and Qingyun, I will bring the rest to my family. Xiang Bo is a seller of salt. I think it would be cheaper to buy salt in my family."
Xiang Yue and Zhu Da’s parents all looked at Zhu Da. Xiang Yue’s faces were different, while Zhu Da’s parents were surprised and moved.
"This kid Zhu Da really looks like an adult. It seems that this disease has made him happy!" Xiang Bo sighed, then nodded and said, "I have agreed to both of these things. The old man is not a stingy person. If you want to be filial, how could the old man stop him?"
Hearing the other party’s promise, Zhu Da returned to the ground again, kowtowed solemnly and said, “Master is here, please accept a bow from my disciple.”
This is like a play, but anyone can see Zhu Da’s serious attitude. This is the real apprenticeship. Even the old man Xiang, who was sitting on the kang, sat up straight, nodded solemnly and replied: “From now on, you will be my apprentice!”
Zhu Da’s parents looked at each other and sighed, but did not interrupt. After Zhu Da stood up, he saw Zhou Qingyun’s face full of joy, which made him feel warm. Although his friendship has only been a few days ago, it is a sincere friendship.
Chapter completed!