The great cold has arrived, so people set up six native oxen and placed them in the fields outside the city to bid farewell to the great cold. After the great cold, it was the beginning of spring, which was also the time when all things sprouted. The custom of erecting native oxen was related to the agricultural timing at that time.
It was an extremely important sacrificial activity at that time.
Deng Ji's family also has a field, but he hires people to cultivate it on weekdays.
Therefore, when Tu Niu was established, Deng Ji not only had to participate, but also played a major role.
As his status in the county government increased, Deng Ji gradually gained control in Dengcun. This year, he was ranked third in the establishment of Tuniu, which also illustrates his current status in Dengcun. In later generations, this establishment
The custom of native cattle has long been lost, and Cao Peng has never seen it.
So on this day, he got up early in the morning and didn't even go to practice. He followed Deng Ji to set up the Tu Niu.
After the local ox ceremony, there was a big dinner party in Dengcun.
There are also relevant records in "Historical Records - Almanac". When people die at the age of 10, they eat and drink for a while to release their yang energy, so it is called the first year of the year.
According to the saying of later generations, it is a ‘little year’!
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, people celebrated the New Year by gathering together to celebrate. They drank wine, respected their elders, and wrote articles to thank their masters.
Generally speaking, the person who wrote the article must be a big shot in the village.
In the past, most of the articles written by Deng Cun were written by the old man himself. However, this year, Deng Ji took his place...
After the dinner, Cao Peng returned home.
After reading for a while, under Deng Ji's supervision, I practiced calligraphy for a while, and then returned to my room.
Sitting on the couch, he spread a few pieces of hemp paper on the table and frowned in thought. What was drawn on the hemp paper was the shape of a two-way piston bellows.
Cao Peng could only draw a figure based on his own memory.
But he didn't know how to deal with the internal structure of the bellows...
This thing cannot be easily revealed to others, otherwise there will be big trouble. After all, the two-way piston bellows only appeared in the Ming Dynasty, more than a thousand years ago. What will happen to this thing if it is leaked? Cao Peng also said
Not sure. But one thing is, if it doesn't bring enough benefits to himself, he won't take out this bellows no matter what...You know, this is a treasure.
Maybe he drank two bowls of turbid wine at a dinner party, which made him a little dizzy.
Cao Peng couldn't think of any results, so he hastily put away the drawings and fell asleep.
He slept until dawn the next day.
The cold winter is about to go, and Meng Chun is coming...
There is mist outside the house, which is the phenomenon of the alternation of yin and yang.
"Afu, wake up!"
Wang Mai knocked on the door and woke Cao Peng from his sleep.
He rubbed his eyes and sat up from the bed.
Nowadays, this big house is quite lively. After Wang Meng came back, he and Wang Mai lived together in the wing room in the front yard; Deng Ji and his wife occupied a row of houses, while Cao Ji, his wife and Cao Peng occupied
Another row of houses. Cao Peng's room is adjacent to the central hall, with a study in the middle, and beyond that is the bedroom of Cao Ji and his wife. The reason for this arrangement is also because Wang Mai would look for Cao Peng every day.
In this way, it would be convenient for Wang Mai to wake up Cao Peng, and it would not disturb Cao Ji and his wife.
Ever since Wang Meng brought two horses back, Wang Mai has become more and more diligent!
He volunteered to take care of the horses, tidying up the stables and grooming the horses. Early every morning, he would take the horses for a walk on the river beach. In this way, in addition to normal practice, Wang Mai
I proactively added a task.
Practice horsemanship!
At the same time, Cao Peng was also dragged in by him and wanted to practice riding together.
The two horses Wang Meng brought back were nothing in the eyes of experts.
These two horses are old horses that have been eliminated from the army! Compared with the mounts Wang Meng rode back then, they are really not on the same level.
But Wang Meng said that this kind of old horse is most suitable for the current situation of Wang Mai and Cao Peng.
It has a very docile temperament and can understand some simple commands. For beginners, this kind of old horse is undoubtedly the most suitable. Cao Peng tried it once and felt that Wang Meng was right. Now they have just started to learn riding skills.
It’s really not suitable for any good BMW horse.
After getting dressed, I grabbed the leather bag beside the pillow.
There are some scattered items inside, mainly used for practicing.
"Today you walk Dahei, and I will take Dahua."
Dahei and Dahua are the names of two horses.
Because one is a black horse and the other is a piebald horse, Wang Mai directly gave them these two names.
Cao Peng didn't care whether it was big black or big flower. Anyway, both horses were quite docile and looked the same to anyone walking them. The two of them took the horses out of the stable, then went out of the gate and walked slowly around the peach forest. The faster they walked, the faster they walked.
, and then started to run... The two horses also followed quite intelligently, taking small steps at first, and then as Cao and Peng started running, their steps also accelerated.
After running to the river beach, Cao Peng and Wang Mai finished warming up and got on their horses at the same time.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, war horses were not equipped with double stirrups and high saddles, so when riding, they mostly relied on their legs to fix them on the horse.
This requires strong waist and abdominal strength and a certain degree of flexibility.
If it was a month ago, Cao Peng would really be in trouble.
Now... he can barely sit on the horse and canter slowly. In contrast, Wang Mai has made great progress and can gallop on the horse.
It’s been almost twenty days since I came to Dengcun!
Cao Peng could feel that his body was slowly getting stronger...
After riding for a while, Cao Peng stopped. He threw away the reins, stood on the river embankment, and started to box. It was a bit strange today. There was no one on the other side of the river. The old man who appeared on the other side of the river every day in the past few days did not come today.
.This also made Cao Peng feel a little uncomfortable.
After finishing a set of boxing, practice Baduanjin as usual.
After practicing Baduanjin, the old man still didn’t show up!
Maybe he had something to do today and wouldn't come? Cao Peng didn't know why he suddenly missed the old man. Maybe he was used to seeing the old man, so suddenly there was no one around, and he felt uncomfortable for a while. This man
, a bit mean-spirited.
I used to feel uncomfortable being watched, but now that no one is watching, I still feel uncomfortable.
Cao Peng adjusted his mood and continued practicing with Wang Mai.
"Brother Hutou, what I want to teach you today is called 'Searching for Bones in Dragon Shape'."
Wang Mai was sweating profusely from practicing and was only wearing a waistcoat-like underwear called a half-arm.
He listened to Cao Peng's explanation attentively and asked questions from time to time.
"To generate energy, we need to focus on bone strength, which is also called the strength of kidney yuan and innate strength... To put it bluntly, this dragon-shaped bone search encompasses two elements.
One, the hip...oh, this is the location."
Cao Peng said, and went over to hold Wang Mai's lumbar spine and the muscles on his pelvis.
In traditional martial arts, this location is called the Dantian, also known as the Zhongjie.
"The hip can exert force, and the waist and hips can open and close, which is one of the reasons; the second is that the Gujia tendon meridian throughout the body is penetrated... Here is the Dantian force that I mentioned to you two days ago, which can reach all parts of the body.
, without any internal friction, it is called a 'strong path' through."
Cao Peng hasn't practiced to that level yet, so naturally he can't exert his strength.
He and Wang Mai couldn't explain the profound principles clearly, so they had to teach them in the simplest way.
"You see, we usually can't feel the muscles in the Dantian area...unless you sprain your waist. But if you practice it, you can feel the strongest strength contained in these deadliest joints in the body.
.This kind of power is called the original power of beasts, the true power of instinct... Brother Hutou, if you can strengthen your Dantian in boxing, you can increase your strength by at least 200 kilograms...
That said, you may not be able to imagine it.
Well, you and your uncle hunted together, and you must have seen the way tigers and leopards rush to hunt. The speed, strength and coordination of beasts when hunting are all activated from these parts. With this kind of power as a backing
, in the future fighting on the battlefield, I will definitely be able to take the rank of general."
Wang Mai listened carefully and followed Cao Peng, making various actions from time to time.
Those eyes were shining brightly, and they nodded repeatedly...
"Practice martial arts and boxing, and talk about the two qi of dragon and tiger.
You may not have seen a dragon, but you must have seen a tiger. Isn’t the spine and waist the strongest thing about a tiger? With the abilities of a dragon and a tiger, how can one not be courageous?”
As he spoke, Cao Peng suddenly stamped his feet, twisted his hips, and punched out with a roar.
Wang Meng could see clearly from the sidelines and couldn't help shouting: "What a punch!"
To be honest, Cao Peng's punch did not have much power. However, it produced a ferocious aura that made people feel palpitating...
However, after punching out, his whole body seemed to have lost all strength.
After all, this body hasn't been trained yet, and simulating such a punch in a previous life almost exhausted all the energy.
Wang Mai also knew about Cao Peng's situation, so he quickly said: "Afu, please rest for a while. You just said so much, I can't understand it at once... Please rest for a while, I will think about it myself... Well, dragon shape
Searching for bones, the aura of dragon and tiger...is it like this?"
As Wang Mai spoke, he imitated Cao Peng's behavior just now, stamped his feet and punched out.
In terms of strength, his punch was much more powerful than Cao Peng's just now. But Wang Mai could feel it himself, his punch was not as powerful as Cao Peng's just now.
"Afu, I really regret it now!"
"What do you regret?"
"When that old alchemist was in Zhongyang Town, why didn't I learn from him?
Sigh, if I had known he had such great abilities, I would have learned everything from him. Now that I think about it, I really regret it!"
Even if you learn it, you won't be able to learn it.
These things are the essence summarized by the martial arts masters of later generations. The old alchemists of this era may not understand them either.