Tianzhu: The Record of Foreign Stories in the Republic of China

Chapter 35: Wine War (1)
Drunk beat Xun Menshen
My Ninth Grandpa, whose nickname is Yue Tingyuan, because he is the ninth eldest, everyone who knows him will raise their hands and call him Yue Jiuye.When he was old, Grandpa Ninth opened a small wine shop on Wenhua Street in our Xiulin City, called Sanjin Banji Wine Shop.Why did you choose such a store name?There is a saying here.

Grandpa Jiu is good at drinking.It is said that the old man was happy without alcohol, and he had to drink three meals a day, and he drank at least three and a half catties of soju with each meal.So when I opened a liquor store, I picked up the name of the store as it came easily.The big characters on the signboard were written by him himself.When Grandpa Jiu was young, he was selected as a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, and his writing was simple and vigorous, with a unique style.

Grandpa Jiu is famous for drinking in Xiulin City.One sip will tell if a good wine is bad or not.When any winery brews new wine, the old man must be invited to taste it first.Grandpa Jiu picked up the wine grapes, scooped up a tube of wine from the wine tank, smelled it first and then sipped it, then poured the rest of the wine down his throat, closed his eyes lightly, shook his head, sipped it again and again, and finally opened his eyes , Said: "This wine has a full-bodied taste, fragrant but not colorful, soft but not light, neither throat-stinging nor hot, good!" This wine can be sold on the market.If Grandpa Jiu frowned and said: "Hey, why does this wine have a slightly burnt smell?" up.They insisted on selling it on the street, but no one cared about it.The wine that Yue Jiuye shook his head, is there anyone still drinking it?

Grandpa Jiu is known as the Immortal of Wine in Xiulin City.Everyone in Xiulin knew that Grandpa Jiu was a good drinker, but no one knew how good he was.That year, a man from Shandong who sold Dali Wan came to Grandpa Jiu to compete in drinking capacity.In the end, Grandpa Jiu drank eighteen catties of Xiulin Yuye, and he seemed to be fine.The Shandong man only drank about ten catties, and he fell down.From then on, everyone in Xiulin would say an allegorical saying: Yue Jiuye's drinking capacity--no basis.

Grandpa Jiu had two hobbies in his life, one was wine and the other was chess.Next door to the wine shop is a studio. The shopkeeper's surname has been changed to Zhiyu, whose name is Zhaizhu, which means "a fool who thinks a lot will gain something".The studio is called Yidezhai Studio.Yi Zhiyu's painting skills are not bad, especially good at landscape figures, but his luck is bad, and he ends up selling paintings for a living.Apart from painting, Yi Zhiyu is also good at chess.After coming and going, I became a pair of chess friends with my grandfather Jiu.Every evening, when the shop was closed, Grandpa Ninth would carry the chessboard to the next door. The two of them were separated by the Chu River and the Han border, with cars coming and going. The battle lasted in the middle of the night, and it was common for them to fight all night long.

On this day, the business in the wine shop was slow, before evening, Grandpa Jiu closed the shop, and went next door with a chessboard to find Yi Zhiyu to play chess.In the first three rounds, Yi Zhiyu lost in the middle game.Grandpa Jiu saw that he didn't seem to be paying attention to the chess game, so he asked Mr. Yi if he had anything to do.Yi Zhiyu was stunned, shook his head and said: "No." He set up his position again and played two rounds. Yi Zhiyu was gouged out by my ninth grandfather with a big knife, and he was killed with heavy artillery.

Grandpa Jiu felt that it was easy to win today, and it wasn't fun. He wanted to play again after setting up the chess pieces, but Yi Zhiyu looked at the chiming clock on the table and said, "It's getting late!" Grandpa Jiu naturally knew that this sentence was to see off the guests. Meaning, Yi Zhiyu was urging him to end the chess game early and go home.Grandpa Ninth was stunned for a moment.In the past, when playing chess, even if it was an all-night battle, Yi Zhiyu never showed signs of boredom. What's the matter today?Seeing the clue, he held a "horse" in his hand and asked, "Mr. Yi, what's up tonight?" Seeing that he couldn't hide it from him, Yi Zhiyu sighed and told the matter.

It turns out that there is a rascal in Xiulin City, named Xun San.His father was a martial artist and opened a martial arts gym at the North Gate.Xun San learned some boxing skills from his father, so he became arrogant and domineering. He gathered a group of rascals and ran amok in the streets all day long.The neighbors hated and feared him, and secretly called him "Xun Menshen".During the day today, Xun Menshen came to Yidezhai studio and asked for 20 yuan for protection fee.Yi Zhiyu, a frail scholar, didn't dare to provoke this door god. After searching in the studio, he only found ten yuan and handed them all over to him.Xun Menshen was very annoyed, and said that the remaining ten oceans would be collected at ten o'clock tonight, and told him to prepare it as soon as possible.If not, his studio would be set on fire.Yi Zhiyu, a poor painter, where can he raise this "huge sum" all of a sudden?With this matter hanging in my heart, I was a little absent-minded when playing chess.I was also afraid that the Xun Menshen would come and hurt the innocent, so I wanted to urge my ninth grandfather to leave early.

After hearing this, Grandpa Jiu laughed and said, "I thought it was a big deal, isn't it just ten yuan? It's on me." Yi Zhiyu was startled, then looked at him and asked, "Would you lend me ten yuan?" Dayang?" Grandpa Ninth was still smiling, and said, "Go ahead and play chess, if Xun San comes, I will naturally send him away for you." After hearing this, Yi Zhiyu was skeptical, and sat down in front of the chessboard again.As soon as a game of chess reached the middle game, the door was kicked and slammed.Yi Zhiyu shuddered and said, "They are here." A cannon in his hand fell onto the chessboard with a "dang".Grandpa Jiu said: "Don't be afraid, the soldiers will cover you with water and earth, just open the door."

Yi Zhiyu opened the door hesitantly, and four young men rushed in like a gust of wind.The leading one with a scarred face is Xun Sanxun, the door god.Xun San said: "Old Yi, are you ready for the money?"

Grandpa Jiu didn't seem to know how many evil spirits had broken into the room at all, and never took his eyes off the chessboard. He lightly pressed a chess piece and said without looking up, "Mr. Yi, it's your turn."

Only then did Xun San notice that there was a bad old man sitting in the room, and he said angrily: "What kind of chess are you playing? I'm here to collect protection money, so pay the money quickly. I've offended you, and I'll burn you down." Bird shop." Grandpa Nine didn't even lift his eyelids, while studying the chess game, he said: "The sky is falling, and this game has to be finished. Mr. Yi, sit down quickly, it's your turn." Yi Zhiyu I froze there for a moment.

Xun San's expression turned ugly, he rushed over and kicked the chessboard over, causing the whole board to be scattered on the ground with a "crash".Grandpa Jiu was about to get up to reason, when Xun Sanhu punched him in the chest.Just hearing a "click", the chair under Grandpa Jiu's buttocks fell apart, and he fell to the ground on his back.Yi Zhiyu called "Master Nine" and hurried forward to help him.

Grandpa Ninth was pale and stooped, and it took him a long time to get up from the ground. He sat on the chair and asked, "Mr. Yi, do you have any wine?" After activating the blood to wash the wound, he hurriedly said: "Wine, there is." Turning around, he took out a bottle of Xiulin Yuye from the inner room.This is the best wine produced in Xiulin.Grandpa Jiu glanced at it, and then asked, "Is there any more?" Yi Zhiyu hesitated, and said, "There are more." He went into the room and took out four bottles of liquor in bulk.

Grandpa Ninth was not too polite, he unscrewed the bottle cap, gurgling, and after a while, several bottles of liquor had bottomed out.Grandpa Ninth smashed the bottle of Xiulin Yuye to the ground and shouted "good wine", and he staggered a little.He, who was not drunk after a thousand cups, seemed to be a little tipsy.

A rogue behind Xun San was already impatient, cursing and punching Grandpa Ninth in the face.Grandpa Ninth's face was startled, he dodged with his head in his arms, and kicked a wine bottle on the ground with his toe, and the bottle rolled to the Popi's feet.Poppi stepped on the wine bottle and slid back, throwing himself on the ground and throwing a shit.

The other two rogues behind Xun San saw that their companions had suffered from their carelessness, they shouted loudly, and rushed towards Grandpa Ninth together.Grandpa Jiu narrowed his drunken eyes, staggered, and retreated in shock. When the two of them approached him, he suddenly swayed and inserted himself between the two of them. on the ground.One fell right on top of a broken wine bottle, screaming in pain.Yi Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand why my Ninth Grandpa, who was already staggering drunk, was able to beat those guys to the ground by no coincidence.

Xun San is the son of a practicing family, so it is natural to see that my ninth grandfather is using a very ingenious drunken fist.He didn't speak at the moment, and suddenly jumped up, kicked my ninth grandfather with a whirlwind kick like lightning.Following the opponent's attack, Grandpa Ninth fell straight and stiffly on his side. When he fell to the ground, his left elbow supported his head on the ground, his right hand held a cup, and he kept tsk-tsk, and kept shouting "good wine, good wine".Yi Zhiyu saw my Ninth Grandpa staggering in gait, erratic in figure, sometimes toasting to himself, sometimes drunk, stumbling, staggering, every move was extremely dangerous, but every time he could pass Dodging the opponent's attack, I couldn't help but secretly marvel in my heart.

Xun San didn't wait for his moves to get old, and kicked out a series of second kicks.Grandpa Ninth turned over with an iron crutch, turned over and pretended to be in a deep sleep.Xun San saw that his eyes were lightly closed and he was snoring loudly, thinking he had an opportunity, he bent over and hit Grandpa Ninth's temples on both sides with a move of double peaks piercing his ears.Grandpa Jiu opened his eyes suddenly, and shouted: "Xiangu's gums are rolled up!" He raised his left foot, and the back of his foot hit Baihui acupoint on the top of Xun San's head with a bang.Xun San only felt a buzzing in his head, but before he could react, Grandpa Ninth's right foot had arrived, kicking firmly on his chest.Xun San fell on his back, and there was a "click" in his chest, probably because his ribs were broken.

Three accomplices helped him up.Xun San only felt the hair in his throat be sweet, and spat out a mouthful of blood.With a pale face, he clasped his fists at Grandpa Jiu, and said, "I never thought there would be such a talented person in Xiulin City, I, Xun San, will be defeated." He waved his hands and said "Go", and the three accomplices supported him resentfully and go.

Yi Zhiyu woke up like a dream, surprised and delighted, grabbed Grandpa Jiu's hand and said, "Master Jiu, I didn't expect you..."

Grandpa Ninth shook his head and waved his hands, chuckled, and said that when he was young, he had learned drunken boxing from a wandering monk for a few years, and unexpectedly it would come in handy when he was old.

Yi Zhiyu said: "You really don't show your face!"

Grandpa Jiu said with a smile: "Where, drunken boxing pays attention to form without drunkenness, and step drunkenness without drunkenness. My master told me that the highest state of drunken boxing is no drunkenness, that is, not a drop of alcohol, but it can be shaped according to the situation. I am intoxicated. My old man has practiced Zuiquan for decades, but he still can’t do without the thing in the cup. He doesn’t usually drink alcohol, and he doesn’t have any skill. You wasted a bottle of good Xiulin Yuye. Oh, let’s not talk about it, it’s boring, play chess, play chess.”

After this turmoil, Grandpa Jiu and Yi Zhiyu became close friends.

no drunk

In the winter of the 29th year of the Republic of China, on a day when dripping water turned into ice, a regiment of the Japanese army, led by regiment leader Kazuo Yoshii, quietly crossed the Yangtze River and attacked Xiulin City.The whole city of Xiulin was immediately enveloped in a bloody wind.

Not long after, a martial arts competition ring was set up in the playground of Xiulin Middle School. The owner of the ring was named Yoshii Akihiko, who was the younger brother of the Japanese army leader Kazuo Yoshii.Akihiko Yoshii is a Japanese Goju-style karate master. After he came to China with his brother, Kazuo Yoshii would stand up and challenge the local martial arts people wherever he went, saying that he wanted to conquer Chinese martial arts with the spirit of Japanese bushido.Since entering China, he has set up competitions in more than ten places, and he has never lost a single one.This man is ruthless and ruthless in his attacks. More than [-] Chinese martial arts practitioners have died under his hands, and countless others have been seriously injured.After arriving in Xiulin City, he hung up arrogance on both sides of the arena with the couplet "Kicking the Yangtze River north and south, punching both sides of the Yellow River", which made the martial arts heroes in Xiulin City very angry.

Xiulin City is located on the bank of the Yangtze River, at the junction of Hunan and Hubei provinces, in five directions, it has always been a place where hidden dragons, crouching tigers and capable people come forth in large numbers. Little Japan dares to fight here, isn't it looking for a fight?Xun Feixiong, the director of Xiulin Feixiong Martial Arts Academy, was the first to jump into the ring to challenge.Xun Feixiong is also the father of Xun San, the God of the Xunmen. Even though he raised a son who is ineffective, his Seven Star Mantis Fist is very famous in Xiulin City.

But what made the people of Xiulin City unbelievable was that Master Xun was knocked down by Akihiko Yoshii within three seconds of jumping onto the ring.Master Xun is an old-fashioned person. When competing with others, he pays attention to etiquette before fighting. When he came on stage, he performed a boxing salute according to the martial arts rules, and then stepped on the seven-star step, slowly showing the housekeeping boxing starting posture.But people don't pay much attention to this. Before Master Xun's opening gesture was finished, Yoshii Akihiko hit him on the temple like lightning with a vulture hand.Master Xun turned over and rolled off the ring, flung himself on the ground, and didn't get up at that time.

This little Japanese shot is too vicious!Master Xiong Weixiong, who stood watching the battle under the stage, lost his composure, and jumped onto the ring as soon as he jumped.Master Xiong also opened a martial arts gym. His Xiong Wei martial arts gym was opened at the south gate of Xiulin, and he was called Nan Xiong Bei Xun together with Master Xun.Usually, the two masters often fight openly and secretly for the ranking of martial arts.But now when something happened to Master Xun, it was Master Xiong who jumped out first.

Master Xiong is a master of Xinyimen, practicing Xinyiquan.The full name of Xinyiquan is Xinyi Liuhequan, also known as Liuhequan.What is Liuhe?That is, heart and mind, qi and strength, tendons and bones, hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips. "The fist is like a cannon-shaped dragon breaking the body, and facing the enemy is like burning the body", the movements pay attention to fast strikes and fierce attacks.

Master Xiong learned the lesson of Master Xun's disastrous defeat. After taking the stage, without saying a word, he just advanced with his front foot and followed with his back foot. He used seven fists including head, shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee and foot, and attacked more than ten strokes in one breath.Akihiko Yoshii had no fear, and after seeing Master Xiong's flaws, he suddenly jumped up into the air, and as soon as he scored a split, the heel of his right foot slammed down on the top of Master Xiong's head.Master Xiong crossed his hands and blocked upwards.Brothers and feet intersected, and there was only a "click", Yoshii Akihiko's note of cheating was powerful, Master Xiong couldn't stand it, and his hand was broken.Yoshii Akihiko's heel was like an iron brick, and it hit Master Xiong's head with a bang.Immediately, Master Xiong's head was cracked, and he fell down with a slam, killing him on the spot.The audience in the audience was in an uproar.

In the next few days, more than ten martial arts heroes came to the stage to fight, but unfortunately their skills were not as good as theirs, as many as more than ten moves, as few as three punches and two kicks, they were defeated by Yoshii Akihiko.Those with profound skills can still retreat with injuries, while those with lesser skills will be splashed with blood on the spot.The people from Xiulin, who were always aggressive and ruthless, were really overwhelmed this time by this Japanese samurai who killed people with his fists and feet faster than a knife.The arena was held for more than half a month, and the martial artists in Xiulin City were all chilled and timid, and no one dared to challenge on the stage anymore.

Yoshii Akihiko's excitement is still unfinished.He has always known that Xiulin is a place where the folk customs are strong, the martial arts are fierce, and there are many folk masters, but if they don't want to go on stage to fight, it is useless.At this time, the newly appointed president of the "China-Japan Friendship Maintenance Association" gave him an idea.The president listed a list of Xiulin martial arts masters, and asked Akihiko Yoshii to write a letter of challenge in Chinese, and the president came to the door one by one to challenge them, and limited them to a certain day and time to challenge.If it is too late, the imperial army will come and kill the whole family.

The chairman of the "China-Japan Friendship Maintenance Association" is none other than Xun San.Since the Japanese army entered the city, Xun Menshen has helped the tyrant to become a traitor, transformed himself into the president of Xiulin's "Sino-Japanese Goodwill Maintenance Association".He didn't inherit any of his father's hard bones from Master Xun.His father died under Akihiko Yoshii's hands, but he still circles around this murderous demon king like a pug.Xun San is a practicing family himself, and he is more familiar with the situation in the Xiulin martial arts circle than anyone else. The list he made almost wiped out all the martial arts practitioners in Xiulin City.

In Xiulin City, almost none of the Lianjiazi who received the letter of challenge from Akihiko Yoshii, who went up to the stage to fight, could get out of the ring alive.But it won't work if you don't bite the bullet and take on the challenge!Zhu Dapeng, a blacksmith on Yipu Street, received the letter of challenge and did not go. That night, a group of devil soldiers rushed into the iron shop. The poor Zhu Dapeng's family of six became the souls of the devil soldiers in an instant.

For a moment, murderous intent enveloped Xiulin City, and everyone was in danger.

(End of this chapter)