225, Xiao E? (Please Order the Whole Set)

The caravan steward and a few people with status were also invited in and sat in the living room. Google search reading

"Xianggong Bai returned from studying in Japan and came to a humble home for the first time. I should try my best to be a landlord..."

Guo Juren said.

The martial arts examination not only tests bravery, but also military strategy.

When it comes to learning, he is not good at it, but he has read poetry and books and can be considered a scholar.

"This time the roads are blocked due to heavy snowfall. When I come to your mansion, there will be a lot of disturbance."

"Please don't blame Guo Juren."

Bai Gui cupped his hands and smiled.

The two talked for a while.

The sounds of sheep and pigs being slaughtered could be heard in the backyard.

From time to time, several long-term workers came in carrying a large iron stove.

Freshly slaughtered lamb chops were stewed in a casserole.

Steaming and gurgling,

The bottom was lined with red-hot charcoal.

Hospitality is thoughtful!

"This is just an appetizer..."

"Xianggong Bai and all the brothers in the caravan encountered wind and snow, and it was inevitable that the cold would invade the body. This is the best goat meat. It is best for nourishing the spleen and kidneys, warming the heart and dispelling cold, and nourishing blood and nourishing qi."

"The cook in the courtyard is cooking. Let's eat the mutton first to fill our bellies."

Guo Juren pointed to the large pieces of lamb chops in the casserole and said generously.

You also have to pay attention to what you eat. Generally, when you come in this kind of snowy and cold weather, the first meal is usually mutton stew. If you don't have the conditions, you will cook a bowl of ginger soup, which is considered a dietary therapy. It removes cold from the body to prevent colds and diseases.

Several people followed the situation and gathered around the stove with Guo Juren, eating and drinking.

Guanzhong has been an imperial state since ancient times, and eating mutton has a history of thousands of years from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the present. Anyone who knows how to cook can remove the mutton smell. In Guanzhong, there are many ways to eat mutton.

Finished eating the lamb chops.

The long-term worker brought a few more large porcelain bowls. The soup was fragrant with rotten meat, similar to mutton soup, except that the soup was not white and clearer. There was no mutton smell when drinking, and it was similar to ramen soup.

Next to everyone's tray, there were a few freshly baked white buns that exuded the aroma of wheat.

"This is Pucheng's mutton water basin."

"But in our provincial capital, vermicelli is always added to the soup..."

Guo Juren took a sip of the mutton soup and said with a smile.

There are no vermicelli in the authentic water basin mutton, only soup and meat, and some small side dishes of fungus and day lily. The more extreme version only has soup and mutton.

Bai Gui also echoed a few words. He was from Qin Province and knew this very well. He took the Bai Ji bun, separated the two halves from the middle, added a little pickled shredded cabbage, and then fished out a few pieces from the basin. Slices of lamb.

Take a bite of the steamed bun and sip the soup.

From time to time a cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew in outside the house.

It feels really good!

"Xianggong Bai has also practiced martial arts? What an appetite!"

Guo Juren's eyes were slightly bright. Just now Bai Gui was wearing a coat, which could not reveal his body and bones. It could only make outsiders think that he was in good spirits. But now that he was able to eat, Bai Gui ate lamb chops and a basin of water. The mutton was not enough, and the understatement made Guo Juren, a martial arts practitioner, immediately suspicious.

"When I was young, I could eat three to five kilograms of meat in one meal, with a lot of wheat cakes."

"I'm older now, but my appetite is stronger than that of ordinary people. Even ordinary young men can't eat as well as I can."

he said.

After practicing martial arts, you will consume a lot of energy. It is essential to eat meat for every meal. Not only eat meat, but also eat it. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a poor person who learns literature and a rich person learns martial arts.

Ordinary families really cannot provide embryos for the martial arts examination.

"Have practiced some martial arts."

"Under the Phi hanging door, the master is one of the Three Heroes of Yannan, his surname is Huang Tao and Lin Biao..."

Bai Gui put down the sheep and scorpion meat he was holding and said casually.

There's nothing to hide about this.

Although mentioning his martial arts background seems to be a bit of a show off, in fact it is common sense. What is the Guangmen sect? This is it. Otherwise, why would these masters pass down martial arts? Part of the reason is that they will not lose their reputation even if they die...

This is a respected teacher!

Now that I'm famous, I can promote my sect's reputation.

"Although I'm old, my skills are still there. If Mr. Bai doesn't mind, you can go out with me later to help me eat."

When Guo Juren heard that Bai Guiguo had martial arts, he looked happy and said.

He had heard of Huang Linbiao, the Three Heroes of Yannan, when he was young, and he was from the same generation as him. Huang Linbiao was born as a scholar. After practicing martial arts, he became the head coach of Yanjing Green Camp. He was quite famous among their martial arts practitioners.

"Can."

Bai Gui nodded, he also wanted to try Guo Juren's martial arts skills.

Learned the art of culture and martial arts, and brought goods to the emperor's family.

A person who comes from a martial arts background will never become a reckless hero. He will fight in boxing matches and play on the battlefield. He will be tested as a martial arts examiner and the number one scholar in martial arts. This is a serious background and path...

When he was in Jingwu Sect, he heard Huo Yuanjia mention that in the first year of Xuantong, he had a martial arts competition with Zhang Sanjia, the top martial arts champion in the 24th year of Guangxu, but Zhang Sanjia hit his horse and he kicked him three times. Zhang Sanjia didn't move at all. After a few moves, he felt ashamed and gave up.

This doesn't mean that Huo Yuanjia is much worse than Zhang Sanjia, but it just means that he knows that he can't beat him, so there is not much point in fighting again. Both of them are very old, and a fight is not worth it if it hurts the bones and muscles, and loses life span. .

Although Qin Province is not as famous as Ji Province in the martial arts world, as a border area, wars have never stopped all year round. If we talk about the civil war, the southern provinces are seriously involved in involution, but in the martial arts competition, the northern provinces are not much worse off.

Being able to pass the military examination in Qin Province, Mr. Guo must be of good quality!

After eating the mutton, wash your hands.

The two left the living room and went to the backyard. There was a martial arts training ground in the backyard, which was cleaned up. Under the eaves, there was a weapon rack with eighteen kinds of weapons, including knives, guns, swords, halberds, hooks, hammers, etc.

The weapons were not rusted.

It can be seen that they have been trained for a long time.

There were also several stone locks in the yard, of different sizes, but the places where they touched were all covered with starch and shiny.

All the servants, long-term workers, cooks, and a wife and a concubine of the Guo family came out.

It was a heavy snowy day. After staying at home for a long time, they wanted to join in the excitement. Besides, everyone in the yard heard that the family had received a distinguished guest, a scholar who had returned from studying abroad.

Studying abroad was still a new thing, and everyone wanted to see what it was like.

"Come on, let's compete in strength first."

Mr. Guo raised his arms, stretched his body, took a step forward with his right foot, bent his knees and squatted slightly, holding the stone lock under his crotch.

He held his breath, threw the stone lock up with his right hand, high above his head, turned it over his head, then bent his left elbow to welcome the stone lock, and at the same time, bent his knees and squatted into a horse stance.

With a ton, the stone lock fell on the bluestone slab, and the ground trembled slightly.

Mr. Guo then exhaled the turbid air, and fine beads of sweat immediately oozed from his forehead and temples. His wife, Guo Pan, walked over and wiped the sweat for Mr. Guo with a sweat towel, looking very accustomed to it.

There is a boxing proverb: "The two lips should be combined, and the seal will have more energy."

Bai Gui took off his jacket and wore a long gown. He approached and took a look.

This stone lock carved from bluestone weighs fifty kilograms.

It's pretty good.

This is just an appetizer.

In the martial arts examination, the first round of horse-riding archery is to shoot at a target 150 steps away. Nine arrows must hit three arrows to pass. The archery uses a 50-jin foot bow.

And shooting with a bow must be accurate and fast, and it is impossible to draw the bow slowly.

So the strength of the general martial arts candidates is much greater than 50 jin.

In the martial arts examination, there is also lifting a large stone, which is the second test content of "skill and courage". There are three levels in total. More than 300 jin is called "out number", 250 jin is "second number", and 200 jin is "third number". The test requirements are that the candidates are required to lift the stone to their stomach, and then turn the left and right and bottom of the stone once. This action is called "offering a seal".

"Mr. Guo, you underestimate me."

Bai Gui smiled and shook his head. He lowered his elbow, squatted slightly, and reached down with one hand. The 50-jin stone lock easily landed on him, like a lion dancing with an embroidered ball. The 50-jin stone lock was easy to handle on him.

One throw, two twists, three throws and catches.

Relaxed and casual, not even a drop of sweat fell.

"Mr. Bai is not only good at reading, but also good at martial arts. If the Qing Dynasty had not been destroyed, with Mr. Bai's skills, he could have learned from Xiong Tingbi of the Ming Dynasty and passed the exam for the first place in martial arts..."

(Xiong Tingbi was both the first place in literature and the first place in martial arts, and people at the time praised him: "Three first places are in the world, but two first places are not in the world.")

Mr. Guo praised.

He then walked to the 100-jin stone lock, thought about it, moved, and walked to the 200-jin stone lock.

"Master, this is not possible. You are old now. You dare not dance with this 200-jin stone lock too much. Be careful not to hurt your waist." Mrs. Guo Pan advised when she saw this.

"Isn't this just taking advantage of the excitement? You are a woman, what do you know?"

Mr. Guo scolded in a low voice, and he walked to the 200-jin stone lock, and completed a movement smoothly according to the previous appearance, but after falling off the stone lock, he gasped and breathed in cold air for a while.

"Two hundred jin..."

Bai Gui shook his head. Two hundred jin was nothing to him. He had the strength to lift a tripod, but he had the courage of a king. After years of hard training, a two hundred jin stone lock was easy for him.

He didn't know how many jins the Western Chu Overlord Xiang Yu lifted, but the Qin Wuwang Yingdang lifted the Yongzhou Tripod, one of the Nine Tripods, so he wanted to know how heavy the tripod was. I don't know how heavy the Nine Tripods are, but the Simuwu Tripod weighs more than 800 jin. I guess the Nine Tripods won't be too bad, definitely about a thousand jin.

He walked to the largest stone lock in the martial arts training ground, which was engraved with five hundred jins.

The "five hundred jin" stone lock had less patina, and it was deliberately used to train strength. Most people can't lift it, but you can use it to train strength.

"Mr. Bai, don't be too strong. This five hundred jin... when I was young, I could only lift it for three breaths."

"If it lasts longer, it won't be able to lift it."

Seeing this, Mr. Guo was a little shocked and advised.

But he didn't persuade him much. He was young and could move the stone lock. As long as he didn't resist it like Ying Dang, nothing would happen. He would be fine if he was careful.

"Just watch, Mr. Guo."

Bai Gui smiled faintly, didn't explain much, and walked to the "five hundred jin" stone lock.

He lifted it with force, and the stone lock passed the height of his shoulder in the blink of an eye and reached the top of his head. Then he danced with it, and after ten breaths, it landed steadily.

But lifting the five hundred jin stone lock was not as easy and casual as before, and sweat dripped from his temples.

"I admit defeat in this round. Mr. Bai is really a hidden talent."

Mr. Guo laughed a few times.

It's no big deal to lose in a competition of strength. He may not be really angry because he can't win. Why should he be angry with the younger generation of his hometown? It's too late to make friends.

"Xiao E, wipe the sweat off Mr. Bai."

Mr. Guo said to the young woman next to Guo Pan.

Guo Pan is a wife and will not work easily. And Tian Xiao'e is a concubine. The status of a wife and a concubine are one and the same. It is not an exaggeration to let a concubine wipe the sweat of an honored guest.

"Yes, sir."

Tian Xiao'e, a young woman, bowed and came forward.

The woman's scent mixed with the cold wind seeped into Bai Gui's nose.

She took out the pale pink silk scarf from her sleeves, raised her arms, and a section of her bright wrist was exposed from the cuffs. She wore a engraved silver bracelet to match it.

Seeing this, Bai Gui took a step back, waved his hand and said: "Guo Juren, no need, I can just wipe it myself."

On snowy days and cold days, if you sweat, you must wipe it off as soon as possible to avoid being infected by wind and cold. This is the experience of the older generation.

But what is unexpected is that Tian Xiao'e moved her arm, reached Bai Gui's face, wiped it with a white silk scarf a few times, and gave Bai Gui a wink. Before leaving, she said to Bai Gui where no one could see her. The arm scratched slightly.

"This is……"

"Unexpectedly, I, Bai Meihe, became a high official of Ximen?"

Bai Gui secretly imagined.

But he just thought about it. If he really offended a woman like Tian Xiao'e, he would be really coquettish. Although it is said that you should marry a virtuous wife or a concubine with a lustful wife, if you really don't care about your character, there will be no room for regret.

As for Guo Juren, Bai Gui thinks he won't mind too much.

Concubine, not wife.

For example, Su Dongpo often gave his concubines to his friends. According to legend, Liang Shicheng, one of the six thieves during the Song Huizong period, was conceived and gave birth to the concubine given by Su Shi. He was the son of Su. Su Shi's own son Su Guo had a close relationship with him. , does not deny it.

Liang Shicheng once said to his accountant at home: "Whenever Xiao Su spends less than 10,000 guan, there is no need to sue me, just pay it."

Feng Menglong's "History of Love" mentioned: "Po Gong also had a maid named Chun Niang. The prince was banished to Huangzhou. Before leaving, there was an envoy from Chiang Kai-shek to greet him. The prince's name was Chun Niang to persuade him to drink... Jiang asked: 'I Is it okay to use the white horse Yi Chunniang?' Gong Nuo.

Jiang Wei wrote a poem: "I don't care about the frost, rain, snow, hoofs, I will pay for the redemption of my eyebrows at my leisure." Although there is no gold and bright moon, there is a beautiful woman holding a jade bow. ’

The duke replied: "Chun Niang left in a hurry and did not dare to cry in regret." Just because there are many dangers on the mountain journey, I exchanged the red powder for chasing the wind. ’”

Giving concubines as gifts... was a very common method in the old days.

But even though Bai Gui likes beauty, he also likes to tick the boxes.

However, he absolutely does not want to engage in this kind of bad habit. It cannot be said that he despises these people of the old era, because their thoughts are like this. It makes no sense to criticize them outside the background of the times...

But he himself must "keep himself as pure as jade."

"Since I can't match your strength, Mr. Bai, let's compare weapons."

Guo Juren laughed loudly and asked: "Mr. Bai, what weapon do you use and which hand do you prefer?"