An ancient and elegant courtyard appeared in front of the blue sky. The courtyard wall was made of green bricks and was as tall as a person. The gate tower was carved with hollow bricks and had flying rafters. There were two large doors nailed with copper nails and wrapped with iron corners. Looking into the courtyard, there were five big northern rooms with a front corridor and a back building. On the left and right sides were the east and west wing rooms. This was a typical Beijing courtyard house. However, it was a little out of place in the suburbs of T City, making Lan Tian a little stunned.
Old Huang said to the dazed Blue Sky,""Blue Sky, don't just stand there. Hurry up and go in. Haha."
"Uncle Huang, is this your home?”Lan Tian asked.
"What? Only city people can live in good houses, but we country bumpkins can't live in siheyuan? Hehe, don't just stand there. Come in quickly.”As he spoke, Elder Huang stepped into the courtyard and shouted,"Hey, my dear wife, come out quickly. We have a guest, hehehe.”
"Who's here? Look at how happy you are." An elderly woman walked out of the main room. As soon as she came out of the room, she saw the blue sky and asked,"Old man, is this our guest? Hmm, this young man is really not bad looking. Look at this tall man, this handsome face, yo, old man, look at the corners of his eyes, the smile on the corner of his mouth is so likable.”
"I say, old woman, I've never seen you talk so much in my life. Look at you, why are you standing in the courtyard? Hurry up and let Lan Tian enter the house. Oh right, Lan Tian, this is my wife. You can call her auntie.”Elder Huang interrupted the woman's nagging.
Lan Tian quickly stepped forward and greeted the woman,""Hello, auntie. Sorry for the trouble.”
"Good, good, good. No trouble, no trouble. Look at me, I forgot everything when I was so happy. My name is Blue Sky, right? Come, blue sky, go inside and rest.”After saying that, he let Lan Tian into the house and turned to Old Huang."Where's the fish you caught? Hurry up and take it out. I'll personally cook a braised fish for Lan Tian today.”
"Ah! Fish. He had originally wanted to catch a few fish, but when Lan Tian came, all the fish ran away. He couldn't eat braised fish.”
"What? You haven't caught a single fish in half a day? It's fine if you can't catch it, but you still blame the blue sky. Really.”
"Auntie, don't believe what uncle said. He had caught a particularly big fish, but he said it was a king fish, so he set it free again.”Blue Sky deliberately added fuel to the fire.
"Fish King? Old man, did you really catch the King Fish?”
"Believe it or not, that fish was over a meter long and its entire body was golden. I guessed that it must be the fish king, so I discussed with Lan Tian to set it free. Hehe, I'm getting old. I've really opened my eyes.”Then, Elder Huang told her about the fishing process. Old Lady Huang was dumbfounded, but she still didn't believe what Elder Huang said. In the end, Old Huang said,"I've set the king fish free, but I've brought back a dragon for you." This young man's full name was Blue Sky, and the king fish was as docile as a mouse seeing a cat.”
"Oh, it's Long 'er. No matter what the king fish is, Long Er and your grandpa can sit for a while. The food will be ready in a while.”Old Lady Huang said as she walked out of the room.
Lan Tian took this opportunity to look at the room. It was a typical house with one light and two darkness. Lan Tian was in the central room, just like the living room of a unit. An antique table was placed against the wall. In the middle of the table was an incense burner and two candlesticks. There was a painting and two couplets hanging on the wall, but Lan Tian did not look at them carefully. A rosewood square table was placed in front of the long table, and on both sides were two armchairs inlaid with marble cores. The floor of the house was made of wood, and the doors leading to the houses on both sides were made of purple cherry wood. The doors were closed, and it was impossible to see what was inside.
Before Lan Tian could finish looking around the room, Old Lady Huang and a 17 or 18-year-old girl placed a few exquisite dishes on the square table. After the dishes were set, the little girl left. Old Lady Huang said to Lan Tian,""Long 'er, quickly wash your hands and come eat. It's a little rushed this afternoon. I didn't make many dishes.”
"Auntie, look at what you're saying. I'm afraid you won't be able to eat these dishes in the biggest restaurant. I'm in luck today."
"Look after the child. Unlike your grandpa, you serve him well every day, but he has never said anything good about you. Come, come, Long Er, try this. Long Er, this is also very delicious.”Old Lady Huang looked at Lan Tian, who was eating beautifully, and said with a smile.
"Auntie, it's really delicious. I've never eaten such delicious food before. By the way, Auntie, if Grandpa still doesn't say that the dishes you cook are good, you don't have to cook for him anymore.”
"Hey, brat, you captured me with just two dishes, and now you're ganging up with your aunt to deal with me? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have brought you home. Come, I'll punish you with a cup." Elder Huang pretended to be angry.
"Don't you dare. Long Er, ignore him and don't drink that cat urine. It's harmful to the body if you drink too much of it. Come, Long 'er, eat. Since you said that auntie's cooking is good, you should eat more. If you don't leave anything for him after eating, he'll die of anger. Haha."
"This is bad. This old woman is bullying me with outsiders. I can't live anymore.”After taking a sip of wine, Elder Huang pretended to be angry.
Uncle Huang pretended to be angry and kept drinking. He watched as Old Lady Huang kept putting food into his bowl and heard her call him "Long 'er, Long' er". The kind of home that had been far away from him for a long time, the warmth of home, the care of his parents, it was as if he had returned to his side all of a sudden.
Lan Tian seemed to see himself when he was three years old. In an ordinary bungalow in a small town in the south, the family sat around a sturdy table. His father drank inferior white wine, but he smiled and put food into his mouth for his brother, who was five years older than him. The mother fanned the three of them with one hand and took turns to pick up food with her chopsticks with the other. When his father was happy, he even dipped the tip of his chopsticks into the wine and stuffed it into Lan Tian's mouth. When she saw her tongue sticking out from the spiciness, her mother hurriedly took a bite of food for herself and then gently hit her father's thigh, causing her father to laugh.
Long 'er was what his mother loved to call him. Whenever his mother asked him to do something, she would always say, Long 'er, come…If my mother doesn't want me to do anything, just say," Long 'er, that's dirty.
The scene in front of him was similar, but the person had changed. When Lan Tian was less than four years old, a disaster took away everything from Lan Tian's beautiful childhood. His parents left, and the warmth was no longer there.
Thinking of this, tears unknowingly flowed out of Lan Tian's eyes.
"What's wrong, Long 'er?" Seeing the blue sky crying, Old Lady Huang asked, not knowing what to do.
" Oh, auntie, it's fine." Blue Sky hurriedly wiped away his tears and took a deep breath."Auntie, I'm fine. Seeing you pick up food for me and keep calling me Long 'er, I remembered what happened when I was young. I'm fine. I'm sorry for making you worry.”
"Long 'er is also a child with a hard life? If there was any grievance in her heart, she could tell the auntie. If she said it out loud, she wouldn't be aggrieved anymore. One couldn't always live in a sea of grievances.”
"Auntie, I lost my parents when I was four years old. Home, it seems very far away from me. Today, she felt as if she had a home again. She was really happy. I'm fine. Auntie, don't worry about me.”Lan Tian quickly regained his composure and spoke to Old Lady Huang like a son talking to his mother.
"It's good that you're fine. Long 'er, treat this as your own home in the future. If you're bitter, tired, or aggrieved, come home and tell your aunt. Although I can't help you with anything, I can cook the dishes that Long Er likes. As they ate and chatted, their hearts lit up.”
" Okay," Lan Tian replied. He looked at the kind-looking woman in front of him and suddenly had an impulse. He stood up and said to Old Lady Huang,""Auntie, I lost my mother when I was young. Seeing you is like seeing my mother. If you don't mind, I want to acknowledge you as my godmother..."
"I don't dislike you. How could I dislike you? It's my blessing to have such a good Long 'er like you.”Before Lan Tian could finish, Old Lady Huang hurriedly replied.
When Lan Tian heard that Old Lady Huang had agreed, he hurriedly bowed to acknowledge her as his godmother.
" Wait." Elder Huang placed the wine glass on the table and stopped Lan Tian. He looked at the blue sky, then at Old Lady Huang, and said,""You two, don't you take me seriously? Was there such a way to recognize relatives? It was over so easily? Yes! Besides, you only acknowledge your godmother and not your godfather. If outsiders know about this, they'll laugh at me to death.”
"Heh, the old man is jealous. This old man is petty. Long 'er, why don't you be more magnanimous and even acknowledge this godfather?”Old Lady Huang whispered to Lan Tian.
Lan Tian glanced at Elder Huang and said to her,""I talked to you so much just now, but he didn't respond. I thought he didn't want to acknowledge me as his godson. However, I'll give him some face since you've spoken.”
" Hehehe." Old Lady Huang laughed happily.
" Hahaha," Elder Huang laughed proudly.
He moved the table away and placed two armchairs in front of the long table. After Elder Huang and Elder Huang sat down, Lan Tian respectfully walked to the two of them and knelt down. He looked at the two elders sincerely and said,"Today, Lan Tian is fortunate to be able to recognize the two elders. Once a parent, forever a parent, in the future should be like his own, if there is unfilial people and gods abandoned. Godmother, godfather, please accept the dragon's three bows.”After saying that, he kowtowed three times respectfully. Then, he first served tea to Old Lady Huang, and then a cup of wine to Old Huang.
"Good Long Er, quickly get up." After Lan Tian finished toasting him with tea and wine, Old Lady Huang hurriedly got up and pulled him up.
"Yes, Long Er, burn some incense." Elder Huang didn't move. He passed the three incense sticks to Lan Tian.
When she heard that she would let the blue sky burn incense, Old Lady Huang looked at Old Huang in surprise. Old Huang did not say anything and only nodded at her.
Lan Tian didn't know what was going on here, so he followed Elder Huang's instructions and lit the incense stick. Then, he kowtowed three times to the painting on the wall.
"Hahaha, good, good, good. Long 'er, we're family from now on.”Elder Huang said happily. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and said,"Long 'er, you called me godmother first and then godfather, right? What kind of logic was this?”
Lan Tian glanced at Old Lady Huang, then deliberately said to anger Old Lady Huang,""I only wanted to acknowledge you as my godmother. You were the one who was jealous and petty and wanted me to acknowledge you as my godfather. Otherwise, why would I acknowledge you as my godfather? You must have basked in my godmother's glory.”
"Hehehe, that's right. Old man, you've basked in my light.”
"You, you guys, hahahahaha.”
The eight square table was placed back in place, and the three of them sat down again. Lan Tian took out the mussel wrapped in clothes and handed it to Old Lady Huang.""Auntie, I don't know how to show my respect to you. After the fish king was released, it specially came back and threw it on the shore. Godfather said that this is a treasure, so I'll treat it as a gift to you.”
Old Lady Huang took the mussel and examined it carefully. Only then did she believe that Old Lady Huang and Lan Tian had met the King Fish.
Strangely enough, the surface of the mussel in Old Lady Huang's hand first emitted a gentle and warm light. Then, the mussel's shell slowly opened, revealing seven smooth, round, and flawless pearls of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. As the giant clam opened, the seven pearls emitted a brilliant seven-colored light.
The three of them were stunned by this unexpected scene and looked at the giant clam in a daze. It was not until the giant clam slowly closed and the seven-colored light disappeared that he came back to his senses.
Old Lady Huang hurriedly said to Lantian Yilong,""Long 'er, Godmother hasn't given you a greeting gift yet. How can she accept your things? Moreover, this was really a treasure. It was almost the same as the legends. Long 'er, you have to keep it well.”
"Godmother, if you don't accept me, it means that you don't recognize me as your son. Besides, only a baby can be filial to Godmother. There's no use for me to keep it.”
"Hehe, since Long Er is filial, my dear wife, you can keep it for Long Er for the time being. When Long Er is useful, you can give it to him.”Elder Huang stopped Elder Huang from saying what she wanted to say. Then, he said,"Not all legends are true, and not all legends are not. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. How about my wife make us two more dishes and reward us with a bottle of good wine?”
"Good! Today, I'll let you off on account of Long 'er. However, you have to think about what kind of greeting gift you'll give me. I won't do it if the gift is light.”
Old Lady Huang left Lan Tian behind and did not let him go. They chatted a lot in the afternoon and evening.
Lan Tian knew that Elder Huang was called Huang Zhenyue. He was originally a soldier, but now he had retired and was idle at home. Old Lady Huang's name was Qin Kexin. She was a professor in the history department of a university. Now that she had retired, she moved to the suburbs of T City with Huang Zhenyue. Their three children, two boys and one girl, were all adults. Two boys were in the army and one girl was doing business in Hong Kong. Usually, they only had a distant granddaughter, the 17 or 18-year-old girl whom Lan Tian had seen, to keep them company.
After dinner, Huang Zhenyue and Lan Tian chatted for a long time. As for Lan Tian's godmother, Qin Kexin, they didn't know. In the end, it was Qin Kexin who urged them to stop talking.
Qin Kexin brought Lan Tian to a room in the north and said,""Long Er, you can stay in this room. In the future, this room will be yours. In the future, when your brothers and sisters come back, you don't have to move. Our house is rich.”
" Thank you, Godmother." Lan Tian didn't know what to say after hearing Qin Kexin's words and seeing the clean and tidy furnishings in the house.
"Alright, Long 'er, this is our house. Let's not talk about anything else. Quickly wash up and sleep. It's been a tiring day.”
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After washing up, Lan Tian turned off the lights in the room, then took off his coat and stood quietly in the middle of the room facing south for about five minutes. Then, he first practiced a set of Shaolin inner strength One Finger Zen warm-up exercises. Then, he faced south and recited the incantation in his heart while starting the Shaolin One-Finger Zen Horse Stance.
Calm down and relax
Spread your feet shoulder-width apart and form a splay.
Palms facing each other, arms slowly rising, shoulder height
Squat with elbows bent, palms down, hands like tiles, thumbs open
Lower shoulders and elbows, empty neck, abdomen, levator ani, tongue, top jaw
The sole of the foot grasps the ground, the chest is pulled out, the forearm is flat, and the ball is clamped in the empty crotch.
Look straight ahead, no need for thoughts, the number of nine nine, the completion of the body
After adjusting his posture according to the incantation, Lan Tian was sweating profusely. At the same time, his body swayed back and forth like a willow swaying in the wind.
About 35 to 60 minutes later, Lan Tian finished his cultivation and stood up. At this moment, Lan Tian's entire body looked as if he had just taken a bath. Crystal-like sweat beads hung all over his body. He wiped off his sweat and drank some water. He moved his body slightly and laid on the ground. He first used his thumbs, index fingers, and middle fingers to do 50 push-ups. Then, he switched to his index and middle fingers and did another 50 push-ups. In the end, he did 50 push-ups with only his index fingers. Then, she wiped her sweat with a hot towel before going to bed.
This was something Lan Tian had to do every day and night, and he had been doing it for more than ten years. Because they were in Huang Zhen Yue's house, there was no thick wooden board on the wall that Lan Tian usually used his finger strength on. Therefore, Lan Tian did not use his right index finger and middle finger to poke the wooden board.
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