In Yongzhou, Hunan Province, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan went to the village near Snake Island where they had lived once. Xiao Liang took a few packages of gifts and rode a motorcycle into the mountains.
Although Xiaoliang's village is located in a remote area, there are many ancient buildings in the village. When the county promotes the village, their village is more or less mentioned. Although it cannot be considered a scenic spot, it does bring some convenience.
But the place he was going to today was a village that was even more remote than their village and deeper in the mountains.
Xiaoliang rode a motorcycle, turning continuously on the mountain road. Although the road conditions were average, he was in a good mood.
Ever since Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan got married last year, some changes have taken place in his life. He hired someone to renovate his house, and it now looks a lot brighter.
In addition, his grandmother asked someone to help him find a marriage. The girl is an elementary school teacher in the village where he is now going. Although she is not very pretty, she is just an ordinary mountain girl.
Xiaoliang met someone some time ago, and both sides felt good about each other. The parents of both sides have already agreed on the gift and set the date, and they are just waiting for the time to get married.
He went there today because it is Mid-Autumn Festival and he went to pay his respects.
It is already autumn and the weather is no longer hot. In addition, when riding a motorcycle in the valley, it is not hot at all and it is even quite cool.
There were not many people on the road, and soon an old red brick bungalow appeared at the end of the road.
The bungalow is quite old and is located right next to the road. There is no yard in front of the door, but there is a small threshing floor. At this moment, there is a woman with a child sitting on a small stool in the threshing floor, busy with her work.
Xiaoliang parked his motorcycle in front of the door, turned off the engine, and greeted people.
"Auntie, are you peeling peanuts?"
Xiaoliang greeted with a smile, holding a gift box in his hand.
"Well, Xiaoliang is here, come and sit down, quickly, call your sister to make some tea."
The woman had a smile on her face and ordered her child to call someone out.
This family is the home of Xiaoliang’s future daughter-in-law.
Xiaoliang and the woman were chatting in the threshing yard. After a while, a girl in her twenties came out of the house holding tea.
The two of them are about the same age, and they met through a blind date. Neither of them has ever worked hard in a big city, so their relationship is pure.
Xiaoliang held the tea and walked out of the grain drying yard with the girl, and stood on the side of the road. One of them held the tea and smiled foolishly, while the girl was pulling the branches of a tree on the side of the road with her hands.
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, so I won't be working~"
Xiaoliang took the initiative to find topics to chat.
"Ah."
The girl lowered her head, pulled off a branch and kept breaking it in her hands.
“Is it hard to go to school in the village primary school?”
Xiaoliang couldn't find much to talk about, but in the village, teachers have always been very respected. Especially for a student like Xiaoliang who only attended junior high school, he was even more reserved in front of the teacher.
"Besides me, there is only one monitor and one study committee member in the class. It's not that hard."
When the girl talked about this, she felt a little more relaxed. At least it was a familiar area and she was not at a loss for words.
But while chatting, the branch in her hand was broken so hard that it could not be broken any further. She simply threw away the short branch and pulled another one from the tree.
"Haha, that's right."
Xiaoliang smiled foolishly, and the topic died down.
This is the current situation in rural areas. Some schools have more teachers than students, but they cannot do without them, so teachers' jobs are relatively easy. Of course, the treatment is only better than having no job, and they even have to bring their own food to eat.
The scene became quiet again. The one holding the tea didn't drink it, but kicked the stones on the ground with his feet. The other one didn't say anything either, but pulled the branches of the tree with his hands.
"Um...what do you teach in school?"
There was silence for a long time, until all the stones under Xiaoliang's feet were kicked away and all the branches within reach of the tree next to the girl were pulled out, Xiaoliang finally thought of a topic to continue.
"It's Chinese and math. Oh, and recently there's a martial arts course. Starting this year, martial arts will be included in the exam. But in my school, the teachers are all in their 40s or 50s. I'm the younger one, but I... I'm not very good at it."
When it comes to teaching, the girls can't help but talk more.
But when it comes to martial arts, she can't help but frown.
The martial arts course was added temporarily, and it has become popular even in their village which is so remote that only bandits come.
It is not only popularized, but has even become a main subject and a compulsory subject.
There is even a notice from above that in order to improve the physical fitness of the entire population and enhance the physique of students, martial arts assessments will be added to student exams, state-owned enterprise assessments, civil servant assessments, and military recruitment assessments.
There are even departments like these that give priority to hiring those with excellent martial arts skills, and if your martial arts grades reach a certain level, the state will provide special positions.
Thus, the era of martial arts for all has arrived. In China, if you talk about improving the physical fitness of all the people, many people will be dismissive. But as long as you say that adding martial arts to the college entrance examination will be helpful for civil service examinations and provide high-paying jobs, everyone will immediately rush to learn it.
What's more, this kind of promotion is very comprehensive. There are video teachings of various levels and experts shot by the country on the Internet. There is no need to make up classes or hire people to teach.
Once you have learned to a certain level and passed a certain martial arts grade, you can even go to a professional school to study, with food and accommodation provided, as well as a salary.
Thus, the real comprehensive martial arts training was launched in a vigorous manner, and it was truly comprehensive with no blind spots, and even remote schools began to learn it.
"I know this. I have been learning online and practicing martial arts every night. I happen to be free recently. I can go to your school and practice martial arts with your students for free."
Xiaoliang's eyes lit up when he heard this. This was exactly what he was good at, so he volunteered.
Ever since Du Ruo left, he inexplicably admired Du Ruo. Occasionally, he would hide himself with chopsticks in his hand, and then throw the chopsticks like Du Ruo threw a hidden weapon.
Ever since the village began to vigorously promote martial arts, every household has a basic martial arts booklet. After he got it, he treated it as a treasure, and then started practicing according to the booklet and the tutorials on TV.
This set of basic martial arts introduction compiled by Du Ruo is the most basic and most suitable for the general public. It can be practiced by anyone of any age and physical fitness. Although the progress is a bit slow, it does not require much from people. At most, you just need to eat more meat, but your strength is also slowly increasing.
In fact, with the revival of spiritual energy and the comprehensive promotion of martial arts, the growth of spiritual energy will increase, and their demand for meat will decrease.
So when the girl said that her practice was average, Xiaoliang immediately gained confidence.
He always felt that he was not worthy of girls because his family background and appearance were very average, and he had no special skills or education. Perhaps the only thing he was proud of was martial arts, because among the several nearby villages, he was the best, although this was also related to the fact that the village was full of the elderly, the weak and the disabled.
But this was the only thing he had.
"Don't disbelieve me, I'll call you now."
Seeing that the girl didn't react, Xiaoliang thought she didn't believe him, so he got a little anxious and started to demonstrate while standing on the road, and he really did it like a real professional.
The set of basic martial arts compiled by Du Ruo is based on Xingyiquan.
However, it is not the Three-Body Standing Stance, nor is it the Five Elements Boxing or other such boxing techniques. Instead, it is a whole set of movements designed by extracting some essential movements from the Twelve Forms of Xingyi Boxing and adding the student's own understanding.
The movements are not intense, they are just a series of simple movements, and they also include some simple breathing, which can exercise the whole body very well. It can be said that as long as you practice step by step every day, even an eighty-year-old lady can achieve certain exercise effects by persisting.
Xiaoliang's phenomenon is not an isolated case. It can only be said that in the village where they live and the mountainous area where his blind date lives, people talk about martial arts after dinner. It is conceivable how exaggerated and comprehensive the promotion efforts this time are.
It can only be said that it has comprehensive coverage and has set off a craze.
This is true in rural areas, and even more so in cities.
In the past, some squares were dominated by square dancing performed by old ladies, which attracted many old men to watch.
Now it has become a group of old men, wearing ancient-style training clothes, practicing martial arts in an orderly manner. Although they are old, their spirits are better than each other, and the old ladies are also attracted. After the old men finish practicing, they all surround them and ask them to teach them. In the city, children may not like to practice, and many young people may not have the time or energy to practice.
However, these old men and women have high pensions and are full of energy. They have money and free time. Most importantly, after practicing, they can clearly feel that their bodies have indeed improved.
As a result, martial arts replaced square dancing, and this trend also encouraged the whole family to start practicing.
Once a trend is formed, it will become a hot topic. Everyone from politicians to celebrities, internet celebrities, and ordinary workers will follow suit and start practicing.
If it was just an ordinary thing, perhaps after the trend has passed, the heat would die down and everyone could return to their lives.
But this time it’s different. As time goes by, various hot spots emerge.
At the beginning, the country issued some videos, which carefully explained what effects could be achieved at the corresponding martial arts levels.
For example, the ninth-grade entry-level ones have strong bodies, the eighth-grade ones can use their strength to split bricks with their hands, the seventh-grade ones can absorb spiritual energy and feel the internal energy in the body, and the sixth-grade ones can allow the internal energy in the body to attach to the body or weapons.
In the video, each grade is presented by a man and a woman, and each group shows their faces, and their identities are clearly displayed.
As for the subsequent grades, they have not been announced yet.
But just these are enough to make many students crazy. This is the time when young people are most ambitious. Who hasn't watched TV, who hasn't watched animation? Who doesn't want to become a master like the ones on TV?
If these can only attract students, then the detailed explanations in the following videos will completely drive middle-aged men and women crazy.
For example, if you practice to the ninth level, your body will be strong, including waist strength, and certain lasting effects. For example, if you practice to the seventh level, your skin will improve. These benefits touch the hearts of these middle-aged men and women.
When people reach the age of 30, they can no longer control their bodies. Things like waist strength, durability, or skin improvement are no longer important. The main thing is that they have fallen in love with martial arts and like the feeling of being full of energy.
At first, some people didn't believe it, but as some people on the Internet reported, they already had martial arts skills and after their spiritual energy was revived, they were able to achieve the level shown in the video.
There are even some people who have passed the corresponding martial arts levels, and then after political review and learning the corresponding secrets, they are actually able to attach the red "qi" to their bodies and weapons.
And after the video was posted online, those who originally thought that martial arts was just a scam began to waver.
At this juncture when martial arts training was in vogue, the action film shot by Wu Jing also appeared on the big screen.
In fact, as soon as there were signs of the martial arts craze, Wu Jing began to urge the post-production. Then, taking advantage of the rising popularity of martial arts, he began to promote it in full swing.
Sometimes he even went to several shows in one day to promote his movie.
It just so happened that martial arts were beginning to become popular, and he had also seen Du Ruo in action, so he often talked about these things with Du Ruo, promoting martial arts while also promoting movies.
Finally, when the popularity was at its peak, the film was finally produced. When it was submitted for review, it was even reviewed and could be screened on the same day.
The cinemas are not stupid either. The popularity of martial arts, the popularity of movies, and for some unknown reason, the popularity of this movie on the Internet is surprisingly high. It seems that all channels are promoting this movie.
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"Wife, Ah Qi, are you ready? If you're any later you'll be late~"
Today, Du Ruo drove the clouded leopards and tigers into the mountains in advance, and Du Ruo was standing in the second-floor lobby, shouting towards the room.
"Here it comes, here it comes~ Don't rush me, husband, do you think this dress is okay?"
Xiang Yuanyuan walked out of the room, wearing a loose maternity gown, holding a bag in her hand, and she put it in a circle in front of Du Ruo.
"Oh, this is so annoying. I haven't been out for a long time, and I can't wear my old clothes anymore. Will it look bad if I go out like this?"
While turning half a circle, Xiang Yuanyuan was still muttering to herself.
"She looks good. How can my wife not look good when she is naturally beautiful? If you don't believe me, ask Ah Qi."
Du Ruo had a very good temper to begin with, and having cultivated to his level, there were very few things that could cause him to feel upset.
But only Xiang Yuanyuan can stir his emotions.
Xiang Yuanyuan gets dressed in the morning and starts choosing the right clothes, shoes and bags.
Because of some changes in her body during pregnancy and the fact that she hadn't worn formal clothes to go out with Du Ruo for a long time, she became a little unconfident and tried on various clothes for more than an hour.
"Well, this outfit is pretty good, come on, let's go."
Li Qiyao stood aside and looked at Xiang Yuanyuan's bulging belly with some envy, but she quickly hid it, walked around Xiang Yuanyuan and then gave a very affirmative answer.
"Okay, let's go! Let's go to the movies~"
Xiang Yuanyuan came to Du Ruo, took her arm, and looked very happy:
"Honey, this is our first time going to the movies. Hehe, we're actually going to watch a movie starring my husband."
"Well, after the baby is born, we will take some time to travel around the country, and then make up for the things we didn't do before, such as watching movies, eating hot pot, and dating."
Du Ruo smiled and looked at Xiang Yuanyuan lovingly. She also understood why she cared so much about clothes. Even though they were married and their child was about to be born, most of the time, Xiang Yuanyuan still maintained the attitude she had when they were in love in front of Du Ruo.
"Okay, I'll drive and you guys can sit in the back."
Li Qiyao joked, then took two quick steps to get the keys and went to drive the car first.
Today is the day when Wu Jing’s movie is released.
Du Ruo refused to participate in the program promotion and also refused to go to the premiere.
But as soon as Xiang Yuanyuan said that she wanted to go to the cinema in town to watch the movie, Du Ruo immediately agreed.
Moreover, preparations were made in advance. Xiang Yuanzhang was arranged to have dinner with his parents, and the clouded leopards and tigers were driven to the mountains. The tiger vanguard had been taught a lesson by Du Ruo and was not allowed to bark at the edge of the forest. He was also asked to eat only wild boars as much as possible.
Du Ruo hadn't been out for a while. This time, when he took a bus to the town and looked at the scenery along the way, he was really surprised.
“This has changed a lot recently.”
"Hehe, yes, it changes every day. The road has been repaired. Look, there are green areas on the side and new street lights have been installed."
Li Qiyao still goes to the town occasionally to buy some vegetables and the like, so she knows a lot.
Du Ruo looked at the scenery along the way. It was completely different from when he first came back from the city.
Not only the scenery, but also the spirit of people have undergone earth-shaking changes.
And all of these seem to have something to do with him.
Du Ruo could understand, and Xiang Yuanyuan could naturally see it too. She leaned her head on Du Ruo's shoulder, full of happiness.
The three of them had already bought the movie tickets online. Since the road to the town had been renovated and widened a lot, the drive was smooth and did not take too long.
The three of them were not late. They parked the car and went to the cinema. The time was just right. Xiang Yuanyuan even insisted on buying ice cream cones and popcorn. In the end, the three of them each took an ice cream cone, and Du Ruo also took popcorn and milk tea and cola. They found the reserved seats, and the movie started not long after they sat down.
In fact, Du Ruo only knew what kind of story it was, after all, he had read the script, but he was still looking forward to what the finished film would be like.
This movie is quite long. Perhaps because not a single frame was cut, the movie lasts a full two hours.
The style of the movie is not serious, the action style is mixed with some funny plots.
Among them, Du Ruo even contributed a funny scene.
(End of this chapter)
