That night, Tang Songyuan moved out of Li Yangqiu's rental house, took his simple luggage, and moved into the house he rented.
Early the next morning, Tang Songyuan arrived at Ni Dehong's house early to wait.
But I didn't expect that the Ni family's grandfather and grandson got up earlier.
In the spacious garden of their home, Ni Dehong was practicing a set of boxing techniques that Tang, Song and Yuan could not understand in a small open space in the southeast corner.
I saw him raising his palms to his chest and then turning his palms to hold them up. He stretched his chest and stretched his body and looked up at his hands. Although his movements were slow, they didn't look like Tai Chi moves.
Ni Sisi, on the other hand, was wearing tight-fitting yoga clothes, holding a yoga mat in the northeast corner, maintaining an independent posture similar to that of a golden rooster, motionless.
"Song Yuan is here..."
Ni Dehong didn't stop moving and said something unhurriedly.
Tang Songyuan greeted: "Master, do you get up so early?"
"I've been used to it for decades!" Ni Dehong's posture was calm, his whole body relaxed and he made a posture to withdraw the power, and finally he stood on his feet and said:
"Ba Duan Jin, it's for health, you want to practice too?"
I have only heard of Baduanjin in the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, and it is said on the Internet that it has physiological effects on health care for middle-aged and elderly people.
Thinking that I am so young, should I start to maintain health?
Ni Dehong seemed to have read his thoughts and smiled slightly: "This is Qigong. In addition to keeping fit, more practice can also help people actively regulate healthy emotions and change negative mentality."
"So, it has nothing to do with age."
Tang, Song and Yuan thought it made sense. Anyway, having too many arts is not a burden. The Chinese people have inherited Qigong for thousands of years. Maybe they can really live a hundred years.
So he readily agreed, and then practiced under Ni Dehong's guidance.
Baduanjin is not difficult to learn. With Ni Dehong's personal demonstration and step-by-step instructions on how to correct the movements, Tang Songyuan was able to complete the eight movements in just half an hour.
"Most people will experience chest tightness, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing and other adverse reactions after practicing for the first time..."
Ni Dehong said:
"But this is also normal. The next step is to practice more frequently, preferably once in the morning and once in the evening. I will teach you Wu Qin Xi and Tai Chi in the future."
Tang Songyuan didn't feel any adverse reactions. He only felt that his body was warm and his palms and soles were slightly sweaty.
I just feel that Old Man Ni really has something real. Not to mention his ability to bet on stones and jade, he is in his sixties, and his mental outlook is only in his fifties. This alone seems not simple.
And he also knows Wu Qin Xi and Tai Chi.
Whether it’s fitness or self-defense, you should learn more.
After breakfast at Ni's house, Ni Dehong drove out the Ford pickup truck and asked Tang Songyuan to get in the car.
"Can you drive?" Ni Dehong asked as he started the car.
Tang Songyuan: "I didn't have the chance to learn it before, so I'm preparing to take the exam."
Ni Dehong nodded and said: "Take a test as soon as possible. Driving a car is now a basic skill for young people."
"You can't even drive a car, how can we talk about a harmonious society..."
Tang Songyuan looked at the scene of the car driving away in reverse. It didn't look like going to the market or the road to the city center.
Then he asked curiously: "Master, where are we going today?"
Ni Dehong: "Going to a stone betting agency is like meeting an old friend for a while."
"Normally people can't enter this place. But in the future, if you have a solid technical knowledge, you can come here more often."
Tang Songyuan of the Stone Gambling Agency heard Song Zhenguo talk about it yesterday, but he still didn’t quite understand it.
Some stone gambling intermediary companies strictly limit the participation of laymen, and even require power and strength to be qualified.
Tang Songyuan asked: "It is not said that stone gambling is not gambling, and there are no restrictions on stone gambling in China. Why does such an intermediary company have to be so secretive?"
Ni Dehong laughed and said: "There are many reasons for this, but in the final analysis, it still comes down to two words: profit."
Tang Songyuan still didn't quite understand. Ni Dehong glanced at him and continued to explain: "To put it simply, the jade industry accounts for more than half of Myanmar's income, but the mining areas are on the territory of local warlords."
"Before the 1990s, there were warlords fighting. It was not until after the peace talks 30 years ago that Myanmar began to supervise all jade materials produced in the mining areas,"
"The legal transaction process requires paying the Kachin Army tax first,"
"Then Lao Mian divides the rough stones into four grades based on their quality,"
"The first two levels of high-quality resources will be supervised and marketed by Lao Burma, which is also the origin of Naypyitaw's public sale,"
"In order to clarify taxation and not let go of opportunities, fine jade materials must be cut into pieces to see their basic value before they can legally flow into trade channels."
After saying this, Tang Songyuan finally understood.
These so-called stone gambling intermediary companies hold the best gambling materials outside the rules. They are essentially using their own channels to harvest the wool of Lao Myanmar.
Therefore, we absolutely dare not expose it easily, otherwise it will easily attract the participation of many forces, which will only increase the number of incidents.
That’s why we limit the source of customers and maintain long-term cooperation with customers who can abide by the rules and maintain a tacit understanding.
With that said, the Ford Raptor stopped at the iron gate of a three-story townhouse.
A man wearing a security uniform came over, looked at Ni Dehong who was driving, and opened the door to let him through without saying anything.
After entering the door, there was a parking lot. Ni Dehong found an empty space and parked the car, and got out of the car with Tang Songyuan.
"Oh, Master Ni, long time no see,"
As soon as we got off the bus, there was a middle-aged man in his forties with a slicked back hair. He reached out his hand to Ni Dehong enthusiastically and said:
"A batch of top-quality ingredients just arrived last night. The seals haven't even been opened yet. They're just waiting for you, Master Ni, to come over and taste them."
Ni Dehong raised his eyebrows, pointed at Tang Songyuan and said, "This is Tang Songyuan, the disciple I just took in. I'm bringing him here today to gain some experience. I don't have any objections..."
The middle-aged man's eyes flashed, he quickly took out a business card from his pocket, handed it to Tang Songyuan and said with a smile: "We naturally welcome Master Ni's disciples, keep in touch!"
Tang Songyuan took it with both hands and took a quick look.
The name and phone number of Zhou Hongyang are printed on the business card, and the name of the company is Carry Yang Jade.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou, please take care of me!" Tang Songyuan put away the business card and greeted politely.
"It's easy to talk!" Zhou Hongyang nodded in greeting with a smile, then made an invitation gesture towards Ni Dehong and said: "Master Ni, please come in!"
Then Zhou Hongyang personally led the way and led the master and apprentice into a room that was spacious but still very dark.
There were all bulging white snakeskin bags on the ground. It looked like there were no less than a hundred bags in size.
There is a lead seal on the seal, and there are English and numerical numbers on the lead seal.
Zhou Hongyang rummaged for a while, then opened the lead seal of one of the bags with his own hands, grabbed the tail of the bag and poured out four or five pieces of jade wool.
Seven or eight bags were poured out one after another, and almost twenty rough stones were piled together.
He also moved a small stool and placed it at Ni Dehong's feet and said: "These are the best materials. Master Ni, please take your time and watch while I go to the door to check on the other guests."
Ni Dehong sat down unceremoniously, watched Zhou Hongyang go out, and greeted Tang Song Yuan: "Song Yuan, come and take a look."
Tang Songyuan leaned over and inadvertently opened his perspective to take a look.
Damn it, glass!
