Asking the heavens starts with Xiaoao

Chapter 1 Teahouse
In March of Yangchun, the southern country is already pink and the willows are green, while the northern country is still expecting a cold spring. Huayang Town in Huayin County of the Ming Dynasty is full of people coming and going, and it is a busy scene.

It was almost the Shangsi Festival, and the rural residents around Huashan rushed to Huashan, hoping to pray at Huayue Temple on March [-], praying for good weather and peace in the coming year.

There is a teahouse at the east end of Huayang Town, right next to the official road, and guests from south to north choose to rest here, so even though it is past noon, the shop is still close to full.

The teahouse has two floors. The bottom floor has about seven or eight tables. There is a platform in the middle of the teahouse opposite the door, and an old man sits beside the platform, resting with his eyes closed.

There was a hunchback sitting at the table by the window, wearing a big bamboo hat on his head, covering his face, eating snacks and drinking tea by himself.

A middle-aged couple sat at a table next to them with a 4- or 5-year-old girl. This man had thick eyebrows and deep eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a beard like a halberd. He was really handsome.If you say that this kind of person is a big man in the martial arts world, it will not violate harmony at all.But he was dressed as a scribe, but he looked very different.

The woman was dressed as a child of the rivers and lakes, and she looked sassy and capable. The little girl was born with pink makeup and jade, which was really cute. The middle-aged couple obviously loved the little girl very much, and the table was full of snacks and food.

At the next tables sat some high-ranking people, armed with knives and crossing swords, talking and laughing from time to time, it was very lively.There are also a few idlers, each with a bowl of tea, chatting in low voices, apparently waiting for something.

At that moment, light and shadow flickered at the door, and a person opened the curtain and stepped in.

The shopkeeper took a look, and hurriedly came out from behind the counter, went up to meet him, and said with a smile: "The other brother is here, but he is a bit late today, please go upstairs, the upstairs private seat has been prepared for you. "

The person who entered the door was about fourteen or fifteen years old. He was handsome and talented. He was wearing a scholar's long gown. Oh, it’s a bit late, the lecture hasn’t started yet, right?”

Shopkeeper Zhang said with a smile: "Then how can it be? What's the matter? You have to wait for Brother Yi to come to start. Brother Yi is a Wenqu star in the sky and has a noble status. What's wrong with the little old man waiting so long?"

The young man hurriedly gave way: "The shopkeeper Zhang is too flattering, what kind of Wenqu star is there, it's just a fluke." The two went upstairs to take their seats while exchanging greetings.

Someone next to him asked his companion: "Who is this boy? Why is the shopkeeper so flattering?"

The companion said enviously: "This young man's surname is Yue, and his single name has a different character. He is a well-known child prodigy in our Huayin County. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of 14 last year. No 14-year-old scholar in Ming Dynasty can be found." A few come out. With his ability, it is not impossible to win the first prize in the examination and become a high official in the future. Do you think the shopkeeper wants to curry favor with him?"

The previous person suddenly realized: "It turns out that he is Yue Yi. This old Yue family has developed such a character."

Another person said: "It's true that Yue Yi is the seed of reading, but it's not necessarily true that Yue's family has prospered."

The man before said strangely: "Where did you say this? Could it be that there is something inside? Tell me quickly and listen."

The person who spoke to him took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and said, "This other brother also has a lot of fate. Both his parents died when he was young, and he was raised by his elder brother and sister-in-law for him to study."

"Fortunately, he also strives for success. He passed the county and government examinations at the age of 12, and obtained the qualification for the examination of talents."

"It's a pity that his brother and sister-in-law both died of the epidemic when he was 13 years old. There was not even a boy and a half girl left. He was also infected at the time and struggled to survive."

"His teacher felt sorry for him, and at the same time thought he was a seed for studying, and wanted to cultivate him. He will fully support his study and livelihood."

"If it wasn't for the teacher's help, he would have passed away long ago. As a result, just before his exam, the teacher also died of illness."

"These are not enough. Last year, after passing the examination of scholar, I went to the lake with a group of scholars, but I drowned again. If it was not rescued by a passing river and lake person, this would be gone again."

"After waking up, this different brother changed his temperament. He cut off all contact with those scholar classmates. He has nothing to do on weekdays, does not study, and hangs out all day. Fortunately, after passing the examination of a scholar, he will receive an official salary and no longer make a living. worry."

"A few days ago, he saw that the business of this teahouse was bleak, so he gave an idea to the shopkeeper of this teahouse. He asked the shopkeeper to invite a lecturer to come and talk about the past events of the world and martial arts, so as to attract customers."

"As a result, the business is really good. The idlers in the town come to drink tea and listen to books when they have nothing to do. The shopkeeper thanked him and set up a private seat for him upstairs, and invited him to drink tea and listen to books for free."

"However, he drinks tea and listens to lectures all day long, so how has he ever reviewed half a point of the knowledge in the books? If things go on like this, let alone the number one examination, it will be difficult even for the candidates."

The person before said: "It's a pity to say so."

While talking, there was only a "pop" sound, and the speaker slapped the wood to wake up, and began to lecture.Everyone also stopped talking and listened at ease.

But I heard the storyteller say: "The things that the little old man said are all fictitious. Any similarities are purely coincidental. If the content in it makes a certain hero unhappy, the little old man will first apologize to the hero here." Sorry."

"Let's get down to business, what the little old man said today is a secret anecdote from the rivers and lakes a hundred years ago, and the person who said it was a great hero."

"He used to hold millions of troops, but he drifted away at the peak of his power. He was the best in the world in martial arts, but he was almost stabbed to death by a weak woman with low martial arts. Sometimes he was decisive in killing, and sometimes hesitant."

"He can handle the world, but he can't handle the beauties. He is the famous Zhang Daxia in the world a hundred years ago."

"This Daxia Zhang was the number one figure in the world a hundred years ago. His father was an elite disciple of the Orthodox sect, and his mother was the daughter of the second-ranked four masters of the Demon Sect. His adoptive father."

"By chance, the three of them were exiled on an isolated island overseas, and they formed a friendship with Jinlan on this island. Zhang Daxia was born on this island."

"Later Zhang Daxia gradually grew up, but his parents and adoptive father did not want him to live alone on the island, so they brought him back to the Middle Earth when he was nine years old."

Mr. Storyteller has a very high level. After speaking this whole book, he talked straight for about half an hour, and the story gradually came to the most delicate part.Everyone in the teahouse calmed down and listened intently.

"Just listen to the hero Zhang saying: Senior Ma speaks the Seven Killing Fist, and shuts his mouth the Seven Killing Fist. According to this junior, Senior Ma's Seven Killing Fist has not been mastered yet."

　The newcomer is on the road, please pat

　　
　
(End of this chapter)