"That's a legend." Master Li glanced at Liang Xiu and explained: "It is said that when you practice to a certain level, the heaven and earth will respond accordingly. There is a name for it, it is called following the words, and you don't know whether it is true or not."
"We urgently need to learn some exercises!" Chen Fan felt hot in his heart.
"What's behind the official object that day?" Feng Can asked from the side.
"Don't be too ambitious. Wait until you have the opportunity to learn the meaning of heavenly officials, and then think about what comes next." Master Li did not continue to answer. Maybe it was because the person asking the question was not strong enough, or maybe he felt that today's talk was a bit too much, so let this person It's not a good thing to help others have their own whims.
"Thank you, Master." Seeing that Master Li was unwilling to say anything more, Chen Fan thanked him immediately. As for the specific method of cultivation, it must be passed down with techniques. Fortunately, I know the way to cultivate spiritual power. It is a bit like a martial arts novel that Chen Fan read before, about cultivating the six magical powers, such as the celestial eye and the celestial ear. It can be regarded as a preliminary understanding of the method of spiritual power cultivation.
Everyone chatted for a while. Chen Fan took advantage of the fact that it was still early and also copied a copy of "Nineteen Paths" for Ma Bo and gave it to Master Li. Chen Fan decided to use silk to copy it another day. He also wanted to save face. As for the Go game between Chen Fan, Gong Qing and Feng Can, Gong Qing used the excuse that the game was accidentally messed up and could not play anymore. As for who made the mess, Gong Qing and Feng Can must know it.
After everyone had dinner, played for a while, and then dispersed. Before Chen Fan left, he paid for his tea and Ma Bo's expenses as an investment to help him promote the Nineteenth Route Theory. There is no reason to make people work without benefiting them.
In fact, the money was not much, only one hundred and twenty Wen in total, but it made Ma Bo and Liang Xiu come to say hello and express their gratitude in person. Later, Master Li also came to show humility and asked for a refund, but Chen Fan declined. Of course, there are nice things to say. I am happy to meet them today. Let’s make friends and don’t push them around. At this point, Chen Fan still knows how to be a good person.
After Chen Fan returned, he continued to study as usual. He did not dare to waste time at all. It was always good to learn more. Ah Qing, who is sitting in front of the window opposite, now also reads a book at night. Sometimes Chen Fan wonders what the other person is reading. Is it inner strength or mental method? And after so many days, Chen Fan also met Master Huang, a man about forty years old who often came in and out of Aqing's house. He looked a little melancholy, taciturn, and looked like he was aloof from people. Every time he saw Chen Fan Fan, at most he would nod in greeting, and sometimes he would simply turn a blind eye. Chen Fan treated him the same way, but put a smile on his face, nodded, and didn't say much to him.
The next day, Chen Fan finished his breakfast, did some boxing, and went to pay his respects to his mother. As usual, my mother was taking care of household chores in the main room.
"Mom, I've met my mother."
"My son is here, sit down."
"Thank you, Mom. Are you free today? I want to hear the story of Mom's childhood."
"Why are you so interested in things from my childhood today?"
"I thought that Master Jia would pick me up in the next two days to go to Gusu. If I really go to school in Gusu, I won't be able to see my mother for a while. I want to get to know my mother better."
"Okay, today I will tell you about my childhood. I am from the Shen family of Wuxing, which is one of the richest families in the south. In addition to my parents, there are two brothers and a sister in the family. Your grandfather is a general. , I was still young at that time, and I wanted to learn how boys wielded swords, guns, and led soldiers in battles. Now that I think about it, I still find it funny. Your grandfather didn’t care at that time. He often looked at me and shook his head and sighed, saying that the baby should be a boy. Once I took the map on your grandfather's desk and looked at it, and guess what, your grandfather wasn't angry either, and even asked someone to draw another map for me, which I still treasure today."
A map is not just a map, but it can help you understand the geographical situation of the world. I didn't expect my mother to have such a good thing. Chen Fan suddenly felt happy and said, "Mom, can you show me?"
"Of course, it's in my room, come and see." After saying that, her mother got up and led Chen Fan to the wing next to the main hall. Mother took out a piece of silk from the cupboard and put it on the desk and unfolded it. "Look, this is where I lived when I was a child. This is where we live now. This is Jiankang, the current capital." Mother said on one side He said, pointing to the map.
Chen Fan suddenly discovered that the geographical location shown on the map was not much different from the topography of China, because it marked a river called the Yangtze River, and the capital city of Jiankang, which is now Nanjing, is where Chen Fan was born and grew up in modern times. He would never admit his mistake. The location they were in now was at the mouth of the Yangtze River, where Shanghai is today. With this, Chen Fan's doubts increased. Could it be that cultivating immortals was fake and that he had traveled to ancient China?
"Grandpa is so kind. He must love you very much."
"Your grandfather was good to every child... Later, your two uncles and your grandfather arrived in Jiankang. Your grandfather was appointed as Zuowei General, from the second rank. Unfortunately, he passed away four years ago. Your two uncles are still in Jiankang. After taking office, we often exchange letters, and now we are in the fourth rank of official residence. You can visit me in the future."
"Okay, Mom. By the way, Mom, do you have any blank silk? I wrote an article called "Nineteen Paths". Master Li wants one to hang in their teahouse, and I want to copy it. I gave this article to my father and asked him to help promote it. At the same time, I would like to ask my father to find someone to make some 19th-way chessboards. The chessboards do not need to be expensive, just cheap ones. They can be played by ordinary people and promote the 19th-way chessboard to counties and capitals. The spread of Go."
"It's a good idea to change the seventeenth line of Go to the nineteenth line. When your father comes back tonight, we can carefully discuss how to promote it. Blank silk silk is not a problem, we have this at home." After saying that, my mother took a few pieces. Give the silk fibrous material to Chen Fan.
"Mom, there's one more thing. If I go to Gusu to learn Taoism, might my mom send a capable person to accompany me? It's mainly a matter of safety."
"What do you think of Hou Feng? His martial arts is pretty good. He is a son of the Shen family. When your grandfather was alive, he was afraid that your father and I would run around and it would be unsafe on the road. So he chose four of the Shen family's songs. Give it to me personally, Hou Feng is relatively good at martial arts, let him follow you."
"Okay, thank you mom. Also, can I borrow the kitchen?"
"What are you going to do in the kitchen?"
"When you go out, some survival skills are still necessary. I want to learn how to make a fire and make tea, just in case one day I am in the wild and I can't even make a fire. Wouldn't it be bad?"
"Okay, after lunch in the afternoon, you can borrow it from the cook."
"Okay, thank you mom."
"Is there anything else my son has to do? I have to go and get busy. There are quite a lot of things in the house."
"Mom, please be busy. I'll take my leave first."
Chen Fan said goodbye to his mother, happily returned to his room with the silk fibrous material, and began to copy "Nineteen Paths". After copying it, Achun asked Achun to call someone to give one to Master Li, and the other was to be given to his father in the evening, just in time to report the idea of writing "Nineteen Paths" to his father.
After finishing the meal at noon, the cook was probably still clearing away the tableware, so he didn’t rush to go. Instead, he picked up the piano score on the bookshelf and started copying it. After all, the original owner knew how to play the guqin, and he didn’t know whether it was possible or not. There happened to be someone called Zhang Guqin. The piano score of "Yangchun Baixue" was on the bookshelf. Chen Fan decided to copy it. At least through the "Chengying" mapping, he could understand the piano theory, which was also a gain. Chen Fan didn't plan to start playing the piano right away. Firstly, he had a lot to do today. He borrowed the kitchen from his mother in the morning in the name of learning how to cook tea, but actually he wanted to make preserved eggs, and he was probably short on time. Secondly, I don't know. The original master's piano skills were good, but now Chen Fan is a novice and must be in a mess. If he wants to play the piano, it is best to do it outside for the first time so that he can get familiar with it. Chen Fan still has some expectations for his playing the guqin. The main reason is that Chen Fan thinks that the body left behind by the original owner and his long fingers are suitable for playing the guqin.
After copying and mapping using "Chengying", Chen Fan estimated that it was almost time, got up and went to the kitchen, where the cook was already waiting.
"Mr. Lang is here."
"Well, do you have this flint, tea, and salt?"
"Yes, I heard that Lang Jun wants to learn how to make tea, so I have already prepared it for him."
"Okay, I still have forty duck eggs here. Please prepare another empty jar for me. I'm going to pickle them." Chen Fan bought the duck eggs himself on the street, four for a penny, and bought forty eggs. , I also inquired about the market price of salted duck eggs, and found that they are priced at a penny each, and the price is quite reasonable. After all, salt and labor have costs, so I can have an idea of how to price preserved eggs in the future.
"Okay, the empty altar is ready. I'll go get it."
"Okay, thank you." For people like Chen Fan, in this era, it is common to pickle things, such as duck eggs, pickles, etc., which are usually made at home to save money. After eating, the jar is empty and reserved for next time. Chen Fan was also prepared to go to the street to buy it if it was not available.
Chen Fan didn't wait for the cook to come back, so he started working by himself, and experienced the difficulty of burning firewood in this era. Chen Fan was busy boiling plant ashes for half an hour before finally producing alkaline water. It’s not that I’m afraid of technical leaks, but that I want to learn about everything myself and experience life. There were a lot of plant ashes in this era. What was burned was firewood, and the ashes were just put into the water. However, when Chen Fan put it, he didn't let the aunt in the kitchen see it. After cooking, Chen Fan poured the alkaline water into the jar to cool down, and then made tea. It was much faster. Add salt to the tea leaves and put them into the water. After the tea was cooked, he directly extinguished the fire on the stove and let the tea cook on the stove. Cool in the iron pot, then pour into the altar, stir evenly, and add the duck eggs. After it was made and sealed, it was placed in the ear room. It was not a valuable item anyway, but in order not to be confused with other jars, Chen Fan still put a seal on the jar and wrote "Chen Fa Survival" on it.
In the evening, everyone had dinner together, and his father was also present. After eating, Chen Fan took the initiative to call his father.
"Father, are you okay tonight? How about we talk about it?"
"Okay, I said I would play chess with you last time, but I was busy and forgot about it. I happen to be free today, so let's just stay in the study."
