Chapter 192 The Grove by the Park
"Uncle, are you up? Camping is popular nowadays. It's nice to get close to nature occasionally."
Du Ruo didn't know what to say. After he woke up, he found out what happened. He roughly understood what happened. It was nothing more than that he drank too much and slept outside, and Xiang Yuanyuan was worried and stayed by his side.
But he didn't quite understand why she was blocking him like this. However, seeing that Xiang Yuanyuan was sleeping soundly, he couldn't bear to wake her up, so he just waited for Xiang Yuanyuan to wake up.
"Then you guys can do whatever you want. I'm going to go stretch my body. I seemed to have dreamed about tigers last night. It seemed like there were always tigers moving around near me. The strange thing is that I didn't feel scared after dreaming about tigers. Instead, I slept soundly."
As the father-in-law spoke, he walked towards the open space in the middle of the yard, occasionally stretching his back and stretching his body.
"Hmm? Did I have a dream yesterday too? I think I dreamed about a tiger, too."
Du Ruo scratched his head. After he fell asleep yesterday, he had no memory of what happened afterwards.
However, he basically hasn't had any dreams since he started practicing martial arts. The same thing happened yesterday. He felt like he dreamed of a tiger, but he couldn't remember what it was.
"What do you mean by dreaming about a brain axe? You are the brain axe."
Xiang Yuanyuan woke up just in time to hear Du Ruo mumbling there. She wiped the corners of her mouth and eyes, and rolled her eyes at Du Ruo in annoyance.
She was scared to death yesterday. She never thought that Du Ruo could get drunk.
"Yes, yes, I am the big tiger. What are these? Why are you surrounding me?"
Du Ruo did not refute Xiang Yuanyuan, but looked at the surrounding blocking cloth with curiosity.
"Okay, why do you care about this? Go wash up first, I'll clean up here. Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to go for morning exercises with grandpa?"
Xiang Yuanyuan saw that Du Ruo didn't seem to understand what happened yesterday. After thinking about it, she didn't explain. Instead, she pushed Du Ruo and started to clean up the mat on the ground.
Seeing this, Du Ruo didn't ask any more questions. He kissed Xiang Yuanyuan on the face and walked towards the guest room.
After all, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan were just in love and had not yet gotten married. When she came to visit Xiang Yuanyuan's house, she naturally stayed in the guest room. Moreover, this room was the same as the one she stayed in last time, so Xue was not at all unfamiliar with it.
After a simple wash, Du Ruo came back to the yard.
The pavilion has returned to its original appearance, and Xiang Yuanyuan is no longer in the yard. Instead, Xiang's father seems to be practicing some moves in the middle of the yard.
Xiang Yuanzhang just watched from the side and occasionally said a few words.
"Uncle, are you practicing Shaolin Xiangxing Quan?"
Du Ruo walked over and asked casually without commenting. It was obvious that his father was just exercising to stretch his body. It didn't matter what he practiced or how he practiced.
"Bullshit Xiangxing Quan, I can't even practice Wuqinxi well. Hey, Xiao Du, how do you feel? The wine I drank yesterday didn't have any effect on you, did it?"
Xiang Yuanzhang first said something to his father impatiently, with a hint of disappointment in his words. When he turned to look at Du Ruo, he immediately changed his expression, and the smile on his face could not be hidden at all.
"I feel great. I always felt a little weak before, but after a good sleep yesterday, I feel so refreshed now."
Du Ruo smiled, and more than that, Du Ruo not only felt more clear-headed, but even the three attributes of "spirit, energy and spirit" also improved slightly.
In addition, the "Three Flowers and Five Qi" all seem to have risen slightly.
I don’t know if it’s because I drank so much medicinal wine yesterday, or because of the sleep I had, but Du Ruo plans to find time to try again.
Anyway, he still had to learn about medicinal liquor. Du Ruo estimated that if he continued to drink like he did yesterday, it would take another two days before he could taste all the types of Xiang family medicinal liquor. Anyway, he could just experience them in detail then.
"Well, that's good. As long as you feel comfortable, let's go to the woods. We usually communicate and study there in the morning."
Xiang Yuanzhang said this and was about to take Du Ruo out.
He didn't plan to ask directly about the tigers that appeared around Du Ruo yesterday. His granddaughter was about to marry Du Ruo, and they would be family members then. He would only be happy that Du Ruo was powerful.
He had no intention of learning it. He saw it more clearly than anyone else. If it was really that easy to learn, he wouldn't have only seen it on Du Ruo all his life. You know, his family has always been dealing with those masters.
"Grandpa, wait for me, I want to go too."
When the two were about to walk out of the yard, Xiang Yuanyuan's voice came from behind, and soon caught up with them at a jog.
However, she did not circle around her grandfather Xiang Yuanzhang like she did before. Instead, she put her arm around Du Ruo and snuggled up to her.
After going out, I kept walking. Xiang's home was on the edge of the town, and there was a small park at the intersection of their home and the town. It only took about ten minutes to walk there. Usually, Xiang Yuanzhang would exercise here with some other old men.
"Wow, Grandpa, do you usually practice like this?" Xiang Yuanyuan exclaimed when they were still some distance away from the park, but the sound was not loud, so only the two people next to them could hear it.
It’s no wonder that Xiang Yuanyuan felt surprised. There were many old men and women exercising in some simple parks, and their exercise methods were varied.
There was an old lady practicing Tai Chi sword techniques with a long-tasseled sword in hand. Each move was slow and leisurely, and it looked quite realistic. There were people walking in the mud around a big tree, and it was obvious that they were practicing Baguazhang. There were also people patting various parts of their bodies with their palms.
As for the unorthodox ones, there were many. There was an old man facing a tree and banging his body against it. If it was just a normal tree-banging move, it would be fine, after all, there are tree-banging moves in many traditional martial arts. But that old man did not take the usual approach and gently banged his head against the tree.
Not only did he bang his head against the tree, but he also had to stop after a few bangs to tidy up his sparse hair. Xiang Yuanyuan even suspected that this old man's "rural support for the city" hairstyle was caused by banging his head against the tree.
There is also an old man who uses his chest to support the Tai Chi plate in the park and keeps twisting his waist.
Farther away, there was an old man with his upper body naked, holding onto a relatively low parallel bar and doing ups and downs. There were also a lot of people nearby cheering and counting, which made the old man's face turn red.
In short, in Xiang Yuanyuan's eyes, the behavior of these people is quite abstract, and it is completely impossible to tell that these old men and women still have the attitude of needing others to give up their seats when they take the bus.
"Ahem, no, we're a little further over there. There's a small forest there. We usually hang out over there."
Xiang Yuanzhang certainly knew why Xiang Yuanyuan was so surprised. He used to think that these people were quite abstract, so he had never been here. But after he met someone he got along well with, he realized that there were more than just these people in the park.
The three of them walked quickly through the crowd. Each of them was having their own fun and no one greeted old man Xiang Yuanzhang. They just looked at Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan a few more times. After all, it was rare to see young people here at this time.
"We're here. The place in front is where we usually have our exchanges and activities. There's a young man here who's quite good, and some people are practicing with him."
After walking for about a minute or two, there were more trees in front of us, but we could see a middle-aged man practicing martial arts with a group of old men not far ahead.
"Old Xiang, you're a little late today."
From a distance, someone saw the three people. The man was practicing Tai Chi and shouting Xiang Yuanzhang.
"My granddaughter and grandson-in-law came back yesterday and drank a little, so they got up a little later today."
Xiang Yuanzhang smiled and introduced Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan to others.
While greeting, Du Ruo took a look and saw that there were actually only six people here, including a middle-aged man and five old men.
They all looked to be in their sixties or seventies.
The people here practiced different styles of martial arts, some were Tai Chi, some were Bagua Zhang, and Du Ruo even discovered that there was an old man practicing Baji Quan.
Of course, what these people practiced were just routines, which could only be considered as stretching their muscles. After all, it is not suitable for them to practice basic skills at such an old age.
And in Du Ruo's opinion, the "young man" mentioned by Xiang Yuanzhang did have some real kung fu skills. He practiced Shaolin Luohan Fist, with big and wide moves, strong and powerful movements, and magnificent momentum. It was obvious that he had practiced some basic skills.
After Xiang Yuanzhang arrived, he joined these people in practice, but Xiang Yuanzhang practiced the Five Animal Exercises, and his performance was much more regular. At least he was not like Xiang Fu, who was unrecognizable even by a martial arts master like Du Ruo.
Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan did not get involved, but sat on the side watching the group of people practice.
Gradually, I figured out some things. These old men called the "young man" Master Qin.
Master Qin is not young, probably around 40 years old. After practicing for a while, he began to give some guidance to everyone. After the guidance, he left in a hurry, leaving the others to practice on their own, and occasionally sit aside to discuss.
"Huh~ Xiao Qin's former master practiced with them. He was a folk martial arts master who had dabbled in various martial arts. All of these skills were taught by Xiao Qin's master, but his master had a cerebral hemorrhage and became paralyzed a few years ago. Since then, Xiao Qin has come to practice with us."
Xiang Yuanzhang practiced for a while, stretched his body, sweated a little, then came and sat down next to the two of them, while introducing the "young man" Xiao Qin to them.
"He taught me this set of Five Animals Exercises. How is it? It's not bad, but Xiao Qin is the dean of a nearby middle school. He only comes to watch us practice every morning and then has to go back to school.
Actually, there are quite a lot of people who practice with Xiao Qin, but it is difficult to get them together. Some have to send their children to school, while others are sick and cannot come. However, as long as they come here, Xiao Qin will teach them. I have only met some of these people a few times."
"Well, the training is pretty good. This place is really nice, but..."
Du Ruo nodded, but paused as someone beside him took over his words.
"It's just that there are fewer young people and less vitality."
The person who answered the phone was an old man, who was probably in his sixties. He had short hair that must have been dyed. His hair was thick and black, with only the roots slightly white. After he finished speaking, he looked at Du Ruo with a smile, and then took out a thermos cup from the side.
"Pooh!"
The old man took a sip of the tea in the thermos, then spat out habitually, as if he was spitting out tea stems, but Du Ruo was sharp-eyed and noticed that the old man only made that movement but did not actually spit out anything.
(End of this chapter)
