Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 689: Past Events

Qi Dasheng didn't say anything, but frowned. Uncle Li asked, "Then how did you learn to shoot a gun?"

Wang Zhan looked at Uncle Li and said, "Uncle Li, please find me a book. It would be best if it is one I haven't seen before."

Uncle Li was very confused, but he stood up and went to the bookshelf. He found a book called Zong Wu Yi Tan, which was a very rare book. Then he handed it to Wang Zhan. Wang Zhan took the book and began to flip through it. He read very quickly. In less than ten minutes, he had read the book from beginning to end.

Wang Zhan handed the book back to Uncle Li and said, "Uncle Li, please turn to any page you like."

Uncle Li turned the page in the middle, and Wang Zhan said, "Tell me the first two words."

Uncle Li said: "Song Confucian scholars are firm believers." Uncle Li said four words directly.

Wang Zhan continued: "Song Confucian scholars believed in Mencius's theory that children love their parents. Suddenly, they discovered that children would snatch cakes from their mothers' mouths. All children in the world are like this. It can be said that this is human nature. They couldn't find the reason, so they coined a term called "temperament nature." If someone asks: Why do children love their parents? They say this is "righteousness nature." If someone asks: If they love their parents, why do they snatch cakes from their mothers' mouths? They say this is "temperament nature"."

Wang Zhan recited the rest of the article directly. Uncle Li and Qi Dasheng were stunned. After Wang Zhan finished reciting this chapter, he added, "This is the third chapter of the second article."

Uncle Li was a little skeptical now, wondering if Wang Zhan had read the book. Uncle Li asked, "How did you do it?"

Wang Zhan said, "I don't know if it's my talent. When the Taoist priest and the blind man took me out, they found that no matter what I learn, I can learn it right away. I can remember anything I see once. No matter what skill I have, I can surpass my teacher after I learn it."

Uncle Li and Qi Dasheng stared at Wang Zhan with their eyes wide open. Wang Zhan continued, "In fact, before I arrived in Macau, they had nothing to teach me. They found many miscellaneous masters for me, and I learned almost everything from them. They knew that my gambling skills were much better than theirs, so they wanted to take me to Macau and Hong Kong to make a lot of money. Of course, the fact is that I did make money at that time, but they were too greedy and took me to Southeast Asia and wouldn't let me come back. I got angry and set up a few traps to keep them there, and I got the money back."

Only then did Qi Dasheng realize that the instigator of the incident between the Taoist priest and the blind man was his little apprentice.

Uncle Li looked at Wang Zhan and smiled, saying, "Wang Zhan, you are a genius. You are really a genius."

Wang Zhan said, "Uncle Li, actually, when I came back this time, I just wanted to live a good life with my sister. I didn't think about so many things. But they took the initiative to find me, and I had no choice. If I don't make a decision, I will suffer the consequences."

Uncle Li said, "Okay, I will keep this a secret. This is it. There is no need to expand it. As for you, you are still young. We will not bother you easily. Don't worry. Although this is the case, with your ability, I will still report it truthfully. You should be mentally prepared."

Wang Zhan nodded and said, "Thank you. I am here to wish you a happy new year. In addition to reporting this matter to you, I also want to take my sister back home."

Uncle Li smiled and said, "Okay, but you have to wait until you finish your meal before leaving. It's not easy for you to come to my house once."

In the evening, Wang Zhan took his sister to have dinner with Uncle Li's family. Only then did Wang Zhan know that Uncle Li's family lived a simple and frugal life. There was only one meat dish on the table, which was braised pork. They were polite to each other and no one wanted to eat it. The staple food was a few steamed buns, but mostly they were wowotou.

Wang Zhan didn't eat steamed buns either, but ate steamed corn bread. However, Uncle Li gave him and his sister some braised pork, which Wang Zhan felt a little embarrassed to eat.

Uncle Li has many children, three sons and two daughters. The youngest is already in his twenties, but he has many grandchildren, so he is considered a grandchild in the Li family.

After dinner, Qi Dasheng said goodbye to the brother and sister and went straight home.

After arriving home, as soon as she reached the gate, Wang Li saw that her house was decorated with lights and colors. She was so happy, but Wang Zhan still asked her and the master to wait at the door for a while. Wang Zhan took out a bamboo flute, walked into the yard and started to play it. The sound it made was not pleasant music, but a shrill long whistle. Qi Dasheng and Wang Li both covered their ears.

This sound lasted for about ten minutes, then the flute sound disappeared and the door opened. Wang Zhan smiled and said, "Welcome home, my dear sister."

Qi Dasheng rushed in with one step. Wang Zhan rolled his eyes, took Wang Li in, and then closed the door.

Wang Li looked around and asked, "Brother, you arranged this. It looks really nice."

"As long as you like it." Wang Zhan said. Qi Dasheng walked back quickly from the backyard and asked, "Those snakes just disappeared like that, what was that whistle?"

Wang Zhan said: "Snake-repelling whistles are very common in Southeast Asia. I blew them for so long just to drive them further away. I guess they have already gone up the mountain."

Qi Dasheng was amazed. Wang Zhan said, "Master, it's useless for you to learn this. Besides, you will be gone in a few days. I will cook two dishes and you can have a drink."

Qi Dasheng nodded and said, "That's true. Go ahead and show me your cooking skills. To be honest, I didn't get enough to eat at Mr. Li's place."

Wang Li also said: "I'm not full either."

Wang Zhan went to the kitchen to check out the chicken and the fish. In order to see his master off, he cooked them both today and would go out to buy groceries tomorrow.

Soon, a dish of stir-fried chicken and a dish of squirrel carp were ready. He heated up a few steamed buns and made a simple vegetarian stew. The dishes were brought to the dining room on a tray, and Wang Zhan shouted, "It's time to eat."

Wang Li came running over from the backyard, and Qi Dasheng also came out of his room and said, "I didn't know until I cleaned up, there are quite a lot of things."

Wang Zhan said, "After dinner, I'll clean up with you and get you some wine."

Wang Zhan brought the wine to pour for his master, and the three of them started eating. Qi Dasheng took a few bites, nodded repeatedly, and asked, "Where is this fried chicken from?"

Wang Zhan said: "This is a specialty dish of an ethnic minority in Yunnan. My cooking is not authentic. They really don't teach me how to make it. The main reason is that they don't have enough chicken."

The three of them were talking and laughing as they ate, and from time to time Wang Li would talk about her experiences with Grandma Li.

After dinner, the brother and sister helped the master pack up. Wang Zhan was surprised to see the master pack up all the luggage and asked, "Master, you are leaving tomorrow. Are you going out to study or move? You don't need to take everything with you, right?"

"What do you know? I'm used to it. It's more comfortable to use my own things." Qi Dasheng said.

Wang Zhan asked: "Master, how long will you be studying this time?"

Qi Dasheng sighed and said, "It may take a little longer. The main reason is that I am not good at academic subjects. I need to make up for them first."

"Ah, then how long will it take you to learn it?" Wang Zhan said in surprise.

Qi Dasheng's nose almost got crooked with anger, and he said, "You look down on your master, don't you? I didn't like to learn before, but now I'm going to be serious, and you can see again."

Wang Zhan curled his lips and continued to pack up his master's things. After he finished, it was almost late at night, so he took his sister back to sleep.

Early the next morning, Qi Dasheng started making breakfast, saying it was the last meal for the two children.

The breakfast was very rich. While eating, Wang Zhan asked the driver if he could go and see him off to the station.

Qi Dasheng said, "Why send me to the station? There is a car to pick me up, and then we will go to the army to gather, and then drive to send me there together. I am not the only one, there are many people here."

Wang Zhan nodded. After dinner, Qi Dasheng said goodbye to them at the gate, gave Wang Zhan some instructions, and then was picked up by someone.

(End of this chapter)