Du Ruo was full of question marks and subconsciously looked at his body.
"If you really want to, how about I break off a rib and let you try soaking it in wine to see if it works?"
Finally, Du Ruo set his sights on the ribs. To be honest, he was a little bit tempted to give it a try to see if he could grow a new bone by taking out the bone during this stage of body transformation.
Other parts of the body are still more or less affected. After looking around, it seems that removing the ribs is the most appropriate. If they are really not long, at most it will leave a flaw in the body. At least there will be no problem in exerting strength due to removing the bones.
"What are you talking about? I'm just kidding. Besides, am I not your rib?"
When Xiang Yuanyuan heard that Du Ruo seemed to be thinking seriously, she immediately panicked, moved over to hug Du Ruo's waist, and at the same time put her mouth close to him, trying to divert Du Ruo's attention.
……
The next morning, after Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan finished their meditation, they had nothing to do anyway, so they even accompanied Xiang Yuanzhang to the park in the morning to watch a group of old men practice boxing or discuss martial arts.
However, after returning from the park, Xiang Yuanzhang saw Du Ruo teaching Xiang Yuanyuan Tai Chi, and he was still unable to move, so he watched with interest.
"Grandpa, do you want to learn together? Husband, that's no problem."
Seeing this scene, Xiang Yuanyuan asked her grandfather a question, and then spoke to Du Ruo in a somewhat coquettish manner. In fact, she was doing it for her grandfather's own good. What she learned outside could not be as good as what her husband taught her.
However, Xiang Yuanzhang did not print it directly. Instead, he looked at Du Ruo who was standing aside and watching Xiang Yuanyuan practicing boxing.
"Ok!"
Du Ruo didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded in agreement.
"That's great! Yuanyuan, you teach me the moves first. If I don't do it right, Xiaodu, you can give me some pointers."
When Xiang Yuanzhang saw Du Ruo nod, he nodded repeatedly without hesitation, and then stood beside Xiang Yuanyuan impatiently. However, he did not let Du Ruo give direct instructions, but asked Xiang Yuanyuan to teach him first.
He also felt that something was wrong with Du Ruo today, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he simply didn't take the initiative to ask Du Ruo to teach him.
The main thing is that he plays well against Yuanyuan.
Xiang Yuanyuan played the game herself and occasionally taught her grandfather Xiang Yuanzhang, and she seemed quite happy.
But at noon, at the dinner table, Du Ruo only drank wine and didn't eat much food.
"Hey? Xiao Du, you should be eating vegetables, why are you just drinking?"
The mother-in-law saw that Du Ruo hardly moved her chopsticks, then spoke with concern and picked up some food for Du Ruo.
"Well, thank you mom. I haven't eaten much these two days, so just drink."
Du Ruo just looked up and smiled at the prime minister's mother, then he spoke in person, but his mouth was slightly open when he spoke.
At the same time, he did not forget to touch Xiang Yuanyuan, who was smiling with her head down, with his foot.
"Hey, Mom, Brother Du has to take pills these two days. They're very tonic, and he can't eat as much as before."
Only then did Xiang Yuanyuan raise her head and speak, talking nonsense in a serious manner, but she could not hide the smile in her eyes.
"That's it."
The Xiangmu was a little suspicious, but since both of them said so, she stopped persuading Du Ruo to eat more.
"Okay, drinking is fine too. Come on, Xiao Du, let's clink glasses."
At this time, Xiang Yuanzhang raised his glass and clinked it with Du Ruo in order to change the topic.
As for Du Ruo, his family had great trust in him and knew that he was no ordinary person. Besides, Xiang Yuanyuan didn't show any strange expression on her face. So, there was no need to dwell on this matter too much.
However, although Du Ruo could not eat much, she did not waste the food that her mother-in-law picked for her and ate it all. Anyway, she would not bite or spit out the bones, so it was not a big problem with Du Ruo's current stomach digestion ability.
It’s not that Du Ruo doesn’t want to eat, it’s just that he has lost too many teeth, and it’s really uncomfortable to bite the food, so he just swallows it directly.
Xiang Yuanyuan knew his situation, which was why she was laughing secretly.
Because of this reason, Du Ruo chose not to speak today unless he could, and even if he spoke, he would not show his teeth.
After lunch, Du Ruowan declined her grandfather Xiang Yuanzhang's invitation to brew wine together, and instead moved a recliner and sat outside with Xiang Yuanyuan to drink tea.
"Hubby, do you want me to chase Yan Zi out?"
Xiang Yuanyuan knew the purpose of Du Ruo coming out. She looked up at the swallow's nest under the eaves. She could hear two swallows chirping inside, and occasionally the swallows would pop their heads out to look at them.
"..."
Du Ruo kept silent, but gave Xiang Yuanyuan a look, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"Hey, just sit there and do nothing."
Xiang Yuanyuan laughed dryly. Even without Du Ruo saying anything, she could understand what Du Ruo meant.
"If you're bored, go help your parents make wine."
Du Ruo rarely spoke. The bones in his body seemed to be getting more and more itchy in the past two days, which affected his mood a little. Although he was not irritable, he did not have the patience he used to have.
"Hey, come, have some tea."
Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't help wanting to laugh when she saw Du Ruo open his mouth, showing only a few teeth, but she felt that this was a bit too much.
After making a cup of tea for Du Ruo, he came behind Du Ruo, stretched out his slender fingers, and pressed on Du Ruo's shoulders.
It was quite comfortable to bask in the spring sun. Du Ruo sat on a recliner with tea beside him. Xiang Yuanyuan stood behind him and gave him a massage. Occasionally, pairs of swallows flew under the eaves, which calmed Du Ruo's somewhat restless heart.
The Xiang's mother occasionally came out and saw this scene. She didn't say much, but just took some dried fruits and put them on the coffee table, then went back to her busy work.
It’s not that Du Ruo doesn’t want to help, but if he does, he will inevitably have to communicate. It would be disrespectful not to look at the person when talking, but once he opens his mouth... he thinks better of it.
"Okay, stop following me here and go help your parents make wine. And explain it to them while you're at it."
Du Ruo patted Xiang Yuanyuan's hand that was massaging his head and whispered that the sun had no effect on Du Ruo, but no woman wanted to get tanned.
"Well, call me if you need anything."
Xiang Yuanyuan kissed Du Ruo on the face, filled the tea cup, and then went into the house to help.
If you want to use medicinal wine for nourishment, autumn and winter are best. In fact, it is not suitable to use medicinal wine for nourishment after the vernal equinox.
However, spring and autumn are the most suitable times for making medicinal wine because these two seasons are neither too cold nor too hot, but just warm enough.
Among them, spring is the most suitable time to prepare animal-based wines, especially those made from poisonous insects. The soaking time for animal and poisonous insect wines needs to be longer than that for herbal wines to better exert their medicinal effects. It is just right to prepare them in spring and drink them in autumn and winter.
Xiang Yuanyuan's wine-making skills are not bad to begin with, and she is familiar with the knowledge. In addition, she has been practicing martial arts recently, and her physical strength and other aspects are also very good. If she goes to help, it will really make Xiang's father and mother's work a lot easier.
However, Xiang's mother didn't let Xiang Yuanyuan help for too long. She drove her out and asked her to chat and talk with Du Ruo so that Du Ruo wouldn't be bored alone.
When Xiang Yuanyuan came out of the workshop, she saw Du Ruo still sitting on the recliner, but with two more swallows on his body.
The swallows didn't regard Du Ruo as a threat at all. They kept jumping on Du Ruo's body. Occasionally, the two swallows would rub against each other, or peck at some dried fruits to feed each other. They looked very affectionate.
Xiang Yuanyuan stood under the eaves, looking at Du Ruo who was enjoying himself with nature. She paused for a moment, not wanting to disturb him.
"What are you doing standing there? Come and sit down."
Du Ruo turned to look at Xiang Yuanyuan and said something.
As Du Ruo spoke, the two swallows flapped their wings and flew away.
"Honey, are you done?"
Xiang Yuanyuan ignored the two swallows and came to Du Ruo. Seeing the smile on Du Ruo's face, she asked curiously.
"Well, I already knew a lot about swallows. I just observed their flight and life a few more times, so it's normal for me to understand the true meaning."
Du Ruo was in a good mood. He sat up from the recliner and brushed off some dried fruit crumbs on his body.
"Hmm, then, if that's the case, eagle shape, horse shape, alligator shape...swallow shape, the only thing missing is dragon shape. Dragon shape, what should we do about it? Should we go find a lizard and observe it?"
Xiang Yuanyuan squatted beside Du Ruo and began to count for Du Ruo one by one by counting on her fingers. When she counted to the last dragon shape, Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't help but look at Du Ruo with a frown.
He even gave Du Ruo some bad advice.
"..."
Du Ruo suddenly didn't want to talk anymore and looked at Xiang Yuanyuan, not knowing what to say.
"What's the matter? Lizards are not okay?"
Xiang Yuanyuan turned her head to look at Du Ruo, stopped fiddling with her fingers, and scratched her head in confusion.
"A dragon has a horse's head, a snake's body, deer horns, a snake's neck, a clam's belly, eagle's claws, and tiger's paws. Don't you find these familiar? What does this have to do with lizards?
The dragon shape is a combination of the characteristics of many families. The focus is not on its shape, but on its spirit, the spirit and majesty it represents. "
Seeing Xiang Yuanyuan's confused look, Du Ruo explained it to her.
"Oh, so you have almost mastered it, husband?"
Xiang Yuanyuan pondered over what Du Ruo said carefully, and then seemed to react. He said something with sudden enlightenment, and then looked at Du Ruo with expectation.
That look seemed to be saying, "Come on, come on, show me a performance."
"Why do I feel like you've become much dumber? I already have an idea of the shape, but I can't get the spirit right now. I can't visualize the image. I still need a little bit of inspiration or opportunity."
Du Ruo touched Xiang Yuanyuan's head and always felt that her little brain was not as smart as before.
"Okay...right!" Xiang Yuanyuan was somewhat disappointed that she couldn't see the legendary dragon shape, and replied with a long tone.
"Let me tell you about Xingyiquan. If you are interested, you can write it down."
Du Ruo pinched Xiang Yuanyuan's chubby face, wanting Xiang Yuanyuan to remember the Xingyiquan knowledge that she had accumulated throughout her martial arts training.
I don't expect Xiang Yuanyuan to understand or learn it, as long as she remembers or understands it, that's enough.
In this case, if Xiang Yuanyuan has time to organize it, maybe he can write a martial arts book. This can be regarded as a bargaining chip that Du Ruo left for Xiang Yuanyuan.
No matter what the future holds, Xiang Yuanyuan will have the chips to ensure she has no worries about food and clothing, and will not be troubled by anyone.
"Uh-huh."
As long as it is taught by Du Ruo, Xiang Yuanyuan will be very interested. It’s okay if she can’t practice it, it’s also nice to just listen to the story.
"Xingyiquan, when I first started practicing it, I just wanted to use it to transform from an ordinary person to a martial artist."
As Du Ruo spoke, he pulled Xiang Yuanyuan up and asked her to sit on the recliner where he was sitting. He then took two steps forward and began to set up a three-body stance.
“Xingyi Three Body Posture is the fastest way for ordinary people to complete the transformation of strength and for martial artists to build their foundation.
If you don't care about the consequences, don't care about the damage to your body, and don't worry about wasting your body, even an ordinary person can complete the foundation building in just three weeks."
Having said that, he looked at Xiang Yuanyuan beside him and explained.
“Of course, we can use medicinal food to regulate our bodies, apply medicinal wine to the body surface, and use elixirs to replenish our foundation, but without firm belief and will, no matter how much medicinal wine and elixirs we have, they will be useless.
This is also the reason why I did not choose to let you build your foundation with Xingyiquan."
"Uh-huh."
Xiang Yuanyuan nodded to show his understanding.
"After building the foundation with the Three Body Style, you can practice the Five Elements Boxing to adjust your physical condition. At the same time, you can also use the Five Elements Boxing routines to help ordinary people begin to understand martial arts and adapt to the martial artist's way of using strength..."
Du Ruo began to organize what he had learned one by one, and then used the simplest way to make Xiang Yuanyuan understand.
Du Ruo not only talked about it, he also demonstrated it. Du Ruo's boxing has returned to the basics. Each move is simple and easy to understand, and combined with the explanation, it is very impressive.
Even ordinary people who don't know martial arts can definitely benefit a lot by practicing and imitating Du Ruo's movements, because Du Ruo's every move is both spiritual and physical.
“After learning the Five Elements Fist, you can try the Twelve Forms Fist, which is a combination of body building and combat skills.
It can be separated into separate routines to practice, and its greatest effect is the extension of fist power and the development of body parts.
For example, the dragon form uses the spine as the dragon, and the core of the force is in the waist and hips. It integrates the strength of the whole body like twisting a towel, and then strikes out with moves such as chopping, collapsing, and horizontal...
Another example...
This is the upper limit of people’s understanding of Xingyi today.”
Du Ruo's explanation was coordinated with his hand movements, and every word he said was meaningful. Even a half-baked person like Xiang Yuanyuan, who only had a basic understanding of Xingyiquan, could listen with great interest and did not find it boring at all.
"What I am going to talk about next is my own understanding, which is the true meaning of martial arts in Xingyiquan."
After explaining the twelve basic Xingyi forms, seeing that Xiang Yuanyuan was still listening attentively, he also became serious.
“The so-called true meaning of martial arts is not being able to transform into a physical form outside the body like I did. That is the application of “qi”, the embodiment of the true meaning of martial arts, but in fact it is more than that.
For example, the shape of a swallow has the essence of absorbing water. In the abdomen, it can absorb kidney water and move it upward to interact with the heart fire. The true meaning of this is that it can bring water and fire into balance in the body.
For example, the eagle shape takes the essence of gold…”
Du Ruo only demonstrated a few simple movements this time, but the most important thing was some knowledge he mentioned about the "five qi" of physical fitness.
In fact, every sentence Du Ruo said about the so-called true meaning of the twelve forms of Xingyi is all directed at the "five qi".
These are not included in current martial arts. In fact, Du Ruo didn’t quite understand at the beginning why the degree of concentration of his “three flowers” and “five qi” would be greatly improved after he comprehended a certain form.
But just after forming the swallow shape, Du Ruo suddenly understood the true meaning.
There are twelve forms of Xingyi, and each form has its corresponding one of the five elements, which can enable the "five qi" in his body to return more smoothly to where they should go. This is "Five Qi Returning to the Origin".
Moreover, the training of the twelve forms can also exercise all parts of the body from the inside out, making the whole body more coordinated, and ultimately achieving the point of strengthening the essence, strengthening the energy, and nourishing the spirit. This is also the reason why the progress of the "three flowers" will also increase accordingly.
However, Du Ruo did not explain these to Xiang Yuanyuan. In fact, he didn’t think Xiang Yuanyuan could use these.
Du Ruo asked Xiang Yuanyuan to practice martial arts just in the hope that she could live longer, and he asked her to remember it so that he could give her a trump card or pass it on.
If someone in the future really practices to this level according to what he said, then that person must have already come into contact with the "Three Flowers and Five Qis", and the other person will understand it without any explanation.
“Oh~oh~”
Xiang Yuanyuan was sitting on a recliner, holding a cup of tea in her hand, listening in a daze. When Du Ruo looked over, she nodded as if she understood, and dragged out the "oh" sound.
One can tell at a glance that she totally...didn't understand.
It’s not her fault, it’s just like what Du Ruo said before about “spirit”.
Du Ruo just talked about how to practice whole strength and how to make the body exert strength, but later on it became "Five Qis Converging to Origin". There is too much of a jump. Let alone Xiang Yuanyuan, it is simply like listening to a foreign book before reaching this level.
"It's okay, just remember it...it's not that important."
Du Ruo stopped practicing and came to Xiang Yuanyuan, comforting her with a smile. He didn't expect Xiang Yuanyuan to understand.
However, as Du Ruo was speaking, he suddenly put his fingers into his mouth again and pulled out the only remaining front tooth, and all four front teeth were instantly wiped out.
"Hehe~Oh~Remember it!"
When Xiang Yuanyuan saw Du Ruo's appearance, she couldn't help laughing out loud, and her expression was no longer so serious.
"Don't laugh, let's go and help make some wine. I won't talk for a while, so just tell me what you want to say."
Du Ruo didn't care about Xiang Yuanyuan's joke. He took out a box from his pocket, took out a fasting pill, put it into his mouth and swallowed it directly.
With Du Ruo's body undergoing several transformations, food is now not enough to cover his daily consumption. Even medicinal wine is a bit of a stretch, and he occasionally needs to take pills to make up for his body's needs.
"Okay, let's go help. It's a good thing that we have a strong man like you, so we can save the machines."
After listening to this, Xiang Yuanyuan took Du Ruo's hand and walked towards the wine-making workshop.
These days, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan have been helping out, and of course they drank a lot of medicinal wine. They also supplemented their knowledge about storage after preparing the medicinal wine.
Of course, what was supplemented was not only the knowledge about medicinal wine, but also Du Ruo's teeth.
After a few days, all of Du Ruo's teeth had grown out, but unfortunately, there were not as many as forty as Xiang Yuanyuan had imagined, but only 32 teeth as before.
But every one of Du Ruo's teeth was as white as jade and extremely neat. Du Ruo even experimented secretly and found that the hardness of the teeth was so great that they could even leave tooth marks on ordinary iron tools without the help of any "qi".
……
"Oh~ It's finally done. Fortunately you guys are back, otherwise we would have to work for many more days."
With the help of Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan, Xiang's father and mother felt a lot less pressure. After watching Du Ruo put the last big jar away, Xiang's mother breathed a sigh of relief.
"When you have some free time, take grandpa to travel around. It's really annoying to stay in the manor all day and not be able to go anywhere."
Xiang Yuanyuan stood aside and complained.
She originally wanted to travel and climb mountains because she didn't want to be like her parents, staying at home every day.
"Then you stay at home and look after the wine, and we'll go traveling."
The Xiangmu said unhappily that after so many years, she had long been accustomed to such a life.
"Actually, this is also possible, Mom and Dad, why don't you take Grandpa on a trip for a few days? It's fine for Yuanyuan and I to stay here for ten days or half a month."
Originally, Xiang's mother was just complaining, but Du Ruo took it seriously. It was obvious that Xiang's father and mother had protected Xiang Yuanyuan from the wind and rain all these years, so they might as well take advantage of this time to let them relax.
"Yes, Grandpa went to Kyoto when he was young, but you and Mom have never been there. Didn't you say you wanted to travel like your in-laws? Now is your chance."
Xiang Yuanyuan was also trying to persuade them.
The father and mother looked at each other, saw the excitement in each other's eyes, and then looked at Xiang Yuanzhang together.
"Then go ahead, it's good to take a walk. It hasn't been easy for you these years."
Finally, Xiang Yuanzhang made the final decision and the matter was settled.
"I'll book your tickets and take you to the airport tomorrow morning."
When Xiang Yuanyuan heard this, she struck while the iron was hot and took action immediately.
The next morning, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan drove the three of them to the airport. After waving goodbye, they immediately drove to Xiang's farm.
The entire fortune of the Xiang family is in the manor and the wine cellar. If any accident occurs, the loss will be huge.
However, when the car drove to the gate of the manor, it saw a car parked at the gate.
"I'm back. I came here without making an appointment in advance. Do you mind?"
Old Wang stood in front of the gate with his hands behind his back. When he saw Du Ruo stop the car, he smiled and greeted him.
(End of this chapter)
