With the first rain of spring, everything begins to revive.
Tiger King Town is also much busier than before.
on the street.
The peddlers and pawns lead carts and sell pulp.
At a glance.
The kite seller, the candy seller.
Those selling roasted seeds and nuts, and those selling hawthorn cakes.
There were also people selling Dali Pills and performing monkey shows, which attracted passers-by to stop frequently.
"Hey, you, you are so tall, isn't this Zhang Baotou?"
At a roadside stall.
The old man in an apron had a flattering smile on his face: "Zhang Captou, I won't be eating Shunfenglou's fine noodles today. Do you want to eat something else?"
"Old love is deep."
"My family used to be poor. Every time I passed through town, I would like to smell your burritos more often."
"Now that life is getting better, I can't eat any delicacies from the mountains and seas."
"But I've been eating it for a month, and you still suit my appetite."
Brother Zhang got off his horse and said to the eight infantry patrolmen who were following him: "Don't underestimate this burrito. The roast duck at Shunfenglou is not as good as it."
"Zhang Putou, the old rules?"
Old Man Cui's face smiled like a flower.
He sets up a stall on the street and does a small business.
There is an acquaintance above who is in charge of the local cavalry army and the rogues from ten villages and eight villages. Anyone who sees him is not allowed to call him Uncle Cui.
Not to mention.
Brother Zhang looked frivolous, but he didn't miss the money for meals.
This kind of thing that saves both face and clinch is something that every store wouldn’t want.
"Just follow the old rules."
"I want a bowl of broth and three sausage burritos, and so do the brothers behind me."
"By the way, don't clean my large intestine. I have a heavy mouth, I'm not coquettish, and I don't smell bad. I don't like it."
Brother Zhang was dressed in black and had a wooden sign on his waist with the word "catcher" written on it.
Don't underestimate this lowly wooden head catcher.
In this three-acre area of Huwang Town.
Even the mayor, you have to be polite when you meet him, otherwise you won't be able to sleep well at night.
"Here comes the cake."
Not long after.
The sausage burrito is here.
Putting down the cakes and soup, and taking advantage of the fact that there were not many people around, Old Cui asked with an apologetic smile: "Zhang Putou, I heard that Shunfeng Building is going to be sold to your third sister. This has been widely spread. Is it true or not?"
"Shunfeng Tower?"
Brother Zhang drank the broth and said with a smile, "That's what happened."
Finished.
As if thinking of something again, he added: "This is a good thing. My fourth brother said that as long as the restaurant is transferred, not only will he get eight hundred taels of silver, which is a lot of money, but he will also recommend shopkeeper Wang's son to go to the county school to study. The Wang family
, that’s a big advantage.”
"Reading!"
Old Man Cui was shocked.
An era, speak the words of an era.
Sixty years ago, Buddhism and Taoism were flourishing.
Buddhism and Taoism are the masters, and the establishment and establishment of a dynasty must be handled by both parties, otherwise you will not be able to sit still.
in this case.
Reading and Confucianism have always been suppressed. Although they have high status, they are also ranked behind.
It's different now.
Emperor Li admired civil and military governance.
Warriors use martial arts, and scholars use literature.
The slogans are posted on the streets and alleys.
If one person studies, the whole family will be honored.
One person practices martial arts, and a village is peaceful.
"Tch, that's all."
Seeing old man Cui, he was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
Brother Zhang said disapprovingly: "Did you see that I am the leader's waistband? I can enter the martial arts pavilion in the county and choose three martial arts. Soon, I will also be a top-notch martial artist. I and others
Have you ever shown off?"
"No, no."
Old Man Cui shook his head repeatedly.
Brother Zhang raised the corner of his mouth proudly and said to himself: "Yesterday, the matchmaker introduced me to a girl who is a girl from the rich man Ning's family in the county. She was promised a dowry of 800 acres of land. Even this, I feel uncomfortable with it.
She is too fat and I don't like her. You can't look at people in the same old way anymore. I, Zhang Er, am no longer what I used to be."
Brother Zhang used to go out.
Widows have to close their doors.
I think he is poor and lazy.
Now we are proud of each other, this moment and that moment.
Who wouldn't look up to him? Not to mention the town of Tiger King, he was registered with the county magistrate, not to mention the county. Even the chief catcher praised him for being young and promising.
"Second brother!"
Eating a large intestine burrito.
Brother Zhang heard someone calling him.
Look back.
A smile spread across his face: "Fourth brother!"
Zhang Heng was riding in a carriage, dressed like a nobleman.
I saw Brother Zhang.
He waved his hand to signal the coachman to stop, jumped off the carriage and said, "Second brother, where did you go yesterday? I sent someone to look for you at home this morning, but the third sister said you didn't come back yesterday."
Said.
Zhang Heng glanced at the infantry patrol officers who were eating at other tables, and then said: "Although I am not a layman who advocates exchanging friends for the rich and wives for the rich, but after all, your status is different. The gang of sneaky friends in the past,
You have to have a mental map of who you can hand over and who you can't hand over."
"Where are you?"
Public.
After being scolded by his nine-year-old brother, Brother Zhang couldn't hold his head up.
But compared to this, he felt even more aggrieved: "I didn't go home yesterday, but I didn't go out to fool around either. Some time ago, didn't I go to the martial arts pavilion to get the three secrets? The boss taught me some, but
There are still a lot of things I don’t understand. I paid some money last night and asked the master from the martial arts school in the county to help me correct them. As a result, I practiced too late and was afraid that I would come back and disturb my parents’ rest. Fortunately, I stayed in the martial arts school.
Pavilion.”
Finished.
Brother Zhang was a little strange again: "Fourth brother, why are you looking for me so early in the morning?"
"You."
"It's time to practice martial arts and work as an errand, so I'm really busy."
Zhang Heng replied: "It's March 3rd now, and next month is the 18th, but it's the day when the third sister gets married, so we should prepare the return gifts and so on."
"Hey young!"
Brother Zhang slapped his forehead: "Look, I'm so busy that I almost forgot about this."
Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Don't worry, as long as I didn't forget."
Said.
Zhang Heng paused again: "I have already sent someone to pick up Third Sister. Food, clothing, and supplies. Third Sister can buy whatever she likes. If it is not available in the town, go to the county. If it is not available in the county, go to Fucheng.
This cannot be done carelessly.”
Brother Zhang nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, it is the first time for the third sister to get on the sedan chair. She has no experience. We have to help her look at her. Otherwise, the neighbors will not say anything about the third sister when they see it. They will only say that we are
Brother is incompetent."
Finished reading.
Brother Zhang looked at the large intestine burrito in his hand and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, have you had breakfast? Let's try Old Cui Tou's craftsmanship?"
Zhang Heng sniffed his nose.
Not to mention, there was a lot going on this morning and he really didn't eat anything.
"Old Cui Tou, take my share and give my fourth brother a full share."
Brother Zhang slapped his chest and shouted: "My fourth brother is the top leader of the Hou family and the high priest of the mountain temple. If you take good care of him, you can make the Cui family burrito famous."
"Just take a look."
Old Cui nodded and bowed.
Not long after, a bowl of broth and two rolled flatbreads were brought.
Zhang Heng picked it up and smelled it.
The taste is a bit strong.
Have another taste.
Um!
Zhang Heng's eyes lit up: "Large intestine!"
I miss it a bit.
At that time, Xu Zhenren loved this dish the most because it was cheap. But Xu Zhenren liked to help the people and lived in poverty. He never left any overnight money with him and only used cheap pig intestines to satisfy his cravings.
Later, Zhang Heng funded the construction of a Taoist temple for Xu Zhenren.
He also wants to have a meal every now and then to get back to the feeling he had back then.
Zhang Heng still vaguely remembers it.
The smell on my hands is not bad at all.
He also ordered others to make it, but the taste was not so good.
"Fourth, how are you?"
Brother Zhang looked forward to it.
Zhang Heng couldn't help but nod: "Second brother, I didn't expect you to be a gourmet, with a keen eye for finding delicious food."
One listen.
Brother Zhang was overjoyed: "I also brought your third sister here, and she vomited after one bite. Fourth brother, you understand me."
"The third sister has stayed at home all year round, never leaving the front door or stepping outside the door. What has she eaten?" Zhang Heng didn't care: "It's better now. Before, it was just Brother Zhu bringing some jujube cakes.
Candied fruit, even if I give her this good thing, she won’t eat it.”
Brother Zhang also thinks so.
He nodded with a look of approval.
"correct."
While Zhang Heng was eating, he didn't forget about business: "You said you got three secret books from the martial arts pavilion in the county. How was your practice? What secret books are they?"
Brother Zhang was very happy: "I have just started practicing, and I haven't touched the door yet. However, I listened to other people's suggestions and chose a sword technique, a body technique, and a horizontal kung fu technique. They can all be matched with each other."
of."
Zhang Heng nodded slightly: "Continue talking."
"Let's talk about sword skills first."
"The sword technique is called the Killing Sword. It is said to be a secret that is not passed down from the Killing Temple. When the Killing Temple was still there, only the abbot's lineage could practice this Killing Sword."
"Now, the Sasho Temple has been destroyed for hundreds of years. The secret books are in the martial arts pavilion and anyone can practice them."
"However, the upper limit of this killing sword is not low. I heard from the seniors of the martial arts pavilion that this sword technique has nine levels in total. What I have is only the first level. The remaining follow-up techniques are in the prefecture, state, and capital.
In the martial arts pavilion, you need to practice to a certain level and have a certain amount of merit to redeem it."
"If you practice it to the extreme, it is said that you can develop the will of a sword and kill immortals and Buddhas."
“But that’s it, no one knows whether it’s true or false.”
Brother Zhang was very interested: "As for the body technique, it is the Nine Changes of Shenxing of Shenxing Sect. This method is good at dodging and moving within a short distance. It is invincible in fighting with others. For horizontal kung fu training, I chose the Nine Transformations of the Demon Clan.
I don't dare to think about turning into a golden dragon or transforming into a dragon. I just want to practice to the third or fifth level, and there will be few opponents in the world."
Zhang Heng listened to each sentence.
I couldn't help but nod secretly.
It is easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree. The Li Dynasty conquered the city and destroyed many sects such as Buddhism, Taoism, martial arts, and demons.
Just these few secret books mentioned by Brother Zhang.
At the moment, each of them is a superior martial arts secret.
Now, as long as he serves the imperial court, any low-level official can practice. Regardless of whether he can acquire something through practice, the accumulation of this method alone cannot be compared with any sect or immortal mansion.
And the number of people has increased.
If a thousand doesn't work, just ten thousand.
If ten thousand is not enough, then one hundred thousand, one million, or ten million.
If there are many people practicing, there will always be a few who can excel.
Brother Zhang also said before that under God's will, the Tiandao Sect should prosper.
But Zhang Heng asked himself.
Prosperity, what is prosperity?
It is hard to say whether Tiandao Sect and Dao Sect combined can have one-tenth of the power of Li Chao.
God in this world.
Point this group of people to a comeback and defeat Emperor Li.
Zhang Heng is probably hanging.
unless.
God also loses its origin and gives birth to strange things.
Fight odd numbers with odd numbers.
Otherwise, sixty years ago, the Buddhist and Taoist families were driven overseas.
Sixty years later, they are even worse.
Talk about the time of heaven and destiny.
Zhang Heng knew very well that just talking about that thing wouldn't work, the tough one couldn't be with the mouth, it had to be with the fists.