"I've heard the old man mention this boxing style before. It seems that it was created by a famous martial artist in our province during the Qing Dynasty. I don't know more about it."

You said almost nothing...

But it's not very famous, so I won't consider it for now.

Li Xu then asked, "Have you ever seen other boxing techniques being performed? What would happen if they hit someone?"

Liu Gang couldn't help but ask, "What on earth do you want to do by asking so many questions?"

"I just want to know if practicing those boxing techniques is useful, and then find a master." Li Xu rubbed his hands embarrassedly, "especially because I heard that people who practice traditional martial arts can stay healthy even when they are old, and don't need to lie in bed."

"How old are you that you're already thinking about this?" Liu Gang was a little amused after hearing the reason.

Li Xu argued confidently, "I heard that it's just the right time to practice at my age. If you're your age, it would probably be too late."

"What a mess! Who told you this?"

"Then forget it. Tell me, is it any use?"

At this moment, Li Xu was simply filled with curiosity.

If I had this kind of drive when I was in school, it would have been no problem getting into a key university.

Liu Gang thought for a moment. "If you're only thinking about keeping fit, it's certainly useful. But to say you'll be healthy as you get older is nonsense. The point is, I don't think you can afford it."

Can’t afford to learn?

Now Li Xu was a little dissatisfied.

How could a man who controls the system not be able to learn this?

"As long as it can keep me healthy, I'll see if I can afford it."

Seeing the defiant look on his face, Liu Gang laughed. "Let's not talk about anything else, but you need to eat meat every other day. Where are you going to get it? If you don't have enough nutrition, you'll get injured after training for a while. If you can live to 40, you'll be blessed by our ancestors."

Li Xu thought about it and asked, "How much meat should I eat? Can I use other nutritional supplements instead?"

He can't eat meat every other day now.

But maybe it will be possible starting next year.

Upon hearing this, Liu Gang's face suddenly showed a look of surprise and doubt. "Good boy, you can still get meat at this time? What are these nutritional supplements you are talking about?"

Li Xu shook his head. "I can't get any meat right now. I just want to learn more so I can have some idea. As for nutritional supplements, I'd like some eggs. I don't know if that will work."

"You scared me when you said that. Why don't you just ask if eating eggs is okay?" Liu Gang's expression returned to calm. "Just eating eggs won't work. I need to eat a lot of meat. Generally speaking, I need to eat at least a few kilograms a month to be considered normal."

Liu Gang then continued, "I advise you to give up this idea. Even if you can afford to eat meat every month and other financial conditions are nothing to you, it will still not work if you don't have the perseverance and talent."

He knew Li Xu's shortcomings very well.

That's perseverance.

Li Xu himself understood it very well, so he was a little scratching his head, "Is there any quick way to do it?"

"What are you dreaming about? There's no such thing as quick success."

Now Li Xu's hopes were completely shattered.

If you put in so much effort and may not achieve the desired results, why bother practicing it?

It would be better to wait patiently for the opportunity, make a lot of money, and then hire a bunch of private doctors and nannies when you are old.

"Forget it, I won't learn anymore. By the way, Uncle Liu, do you think those guys can fight after they finish practicing? I'm talking about without guns."

Li Xu always believed that the gun was fast from seven steps away, and accurate and fast within seven steps.

That's why he only considered the physical fitness effects of martial arts.

Liu Gang nodded without hesitation. "He can fight. Very well. Let's put it this way. If the opponent is in his prime, he can easily defeat more than ten people by himself."

Wow, is it that fierce?

If you say he could beat three or five people, I would believe it, but it is hard to believe that one person could beat so many.

"Is it true? Have you ever seen it?"

"I haven't seen it. I heard about it from my grandfather."

"Hey, what you said, I thought you saw it with your own eyes, but after all this time it turns out you just heard about it like me." Li Xu felt a little disappointed.

"You know shit. My old man saw it with his own eyes. Later he wanted to find me a Xingyiquan master, but after learning about the requirements for martial arts training, he decisively gave up. My family can't afford it."

This does make it more credible, otherwise I wouldn't want my children to learn martial arts.

But it is really funny to say that the Liu family cannot afford to support someone to practice martial arts.

After hearing the question, Liu Gang responded, "You don't understand how much it costs. It's not just the food, but the wear and tear of the cloth shoes is equally staggering. And then there's the secret recipes and herbal remedies I have to use. Every aspect of it is an expense. If I really practiced, almost my whole family would have to live on coarse food. It wouldn't just be a short period of time, but a long time."

Li Xu: ...

No wonder they say the poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts. Without some assets, you really can’t afford to learn.

It is conceivable that most of the people who know traditional martial arts now come from what kind of families. This will be a time bomb in a few years.

I originally wanted to ask Liu Gang to introduce someone, so that I could maybe find a martial artist to be my bodyguard in the future.

It seems I'd better forget it now.

So Li Xu changed the subject and talked about something else.

It was another few hours' journey, and before it got dark, everyone stopped the car and got out to prepare dinner.

After everyone had served the porridge in the pot, the masters took out some sugar and ginger.

Chop the ginger and put it into a pot with sugar and water and boil.

After it was boiled, everyone poured the ginger and sugar water into the thermos prepared in advance.

This is the preparation made by the masters.

It is said that drinking it from time to time while on night duty can not only keep your body warm but also prevent you from getting sick.

Li Xu was curious, so he poured some into his water bottle.

After the car started moving again, Li Xu took out the kettle and took a sip, then sighed, "You know what, this tastes so far from delicious. It's sweet, spicy, and pungent."

"As long as it works, it's fine. Our motorcade relies on this stuff during winter night shifts. Besides, we brought all this stuff out of the store, so it's good enough if you can drink it for free. Why are you so picky?"

These candies and gingers were brought out by several master craftsmen, who said they had made a lot of money this time, so Li Xu and the other two didn't need to contribute.

Originally, Li Xu thought that the treatment he received this time was the same as theirs, so he should also contribute a share.

In the end, no one agreed.

In the end, Li Xu stopped forcing it, fearing that the thing would be unpalatable, so Li Xu brought a kettle specifically for drinking ginger sugar water.

Looking back now, this decision was absolutely the right one.

"I wanted to submit one, but you disagreed." After retorting, Li Xu asked again, "Would you like some fruit candy to cheer you up?"