"Oh my! Why are there so many gifts? This is really outrageous." Zhang Guangpu looked a little at a loss.
"Okay, I've introduced you two. I have something to do at home, so I'll be leaving first. If you have anything to say, please chat amongst yourselves."
Song Yuancheng got up and left, leaving Wan Feng and Zhang Guangpu alone in the room.
Zhang Guangpu asked hesitantly, "...Brother, what do you mean?"
The scene before him was really weird. A child came with a valuable gift, and Zhang Guangpu couldn't figure out what was going on.
"My name is Wan Feng. I came from Longjiang years ago. I'm currently boarding at my grandpa's house. My grandpa's name is Zhu Xianyu, and my uncle's name is Zhu Ping."
"I've heard of your grandfather. Did he keep the one in the orchard of Team Wei?"
Wan Feng's grandfather does work as a custodian in the orchard.
"Yes! It's him."
Zhang Guangpu nodded: "That's good, but what do you want from me?"
"I heard that you are good at martial arts, Uncle Zhang. I want to learn from you."
Zhang Guangpu laughed: "This isn't martial arts, it's just wrestling. Why are you learning this? I won't accept you as my disciple anymore."
Of course Wan Feng knew that Zhang Guangpu was good at wrestling.
"Wrestling is fine too. When I was in Longjiang, I learned some martial arts from a young man from Yanjing who went to the countryside. He returned to the city last spring. I didn't want to give up, so I wanted to learn anything that could help me stay healthy."
Wan Feng emphasized the words "young people who went to the countryside". He knew that Zhang Guangpu was also a young man who went to the countryside, and this easily resonated with him.
Everything was as expected, and Zhang Guangpu indeed showed interest.
"Have you ever practiced martial arts? Or did you learn from educated youth? Which educated youth were they?"
"He was a Kyoto educated youth. He was once a member of the Kyoto Wushu Team and stayed in our team for several years. I learned martial arts from him."
The Kyoto Wushu Team was very famous in China in the 1980s. Many of its members went on to become martial arts stars in the Hong Kong film industry in the following years, the most famous of whom was Li Xjie.
If you want to brag, you have to brag big. Wan Feng didn't hesitate at all to attribute this imaginary educated youth to them.
Zhang Guangpu's two children came in with dirty faces, and their eyes naturally fell on the gifts on the kang. They were not interested in the wine, but were interested in the two canned fruits.
"Go, go play outside." Zhang Guangpu ordered the two children, but unfortunately no one listened to him.
Wan Feng reached out and took a paper bag.
At that time, stores did not use plastic bags to package their goods. Instead, they used the yellow wrapping paper that was later used to commemorate ancestors.
Wan Feng opened a candy bag and grabbed a handful of candies to share with the two children.
"Wow! It's milk candy!" the boy exclaimed.
Zhang Guangpu looked a little embarrassed: "Let's go out and play this time. The adults have something to talk about."
The two children held the candy tightly in their hands and rushed out cheering.
"Where are we?" Zhang Guangpu asked embarrassedly.
"The educated youth from Kyoto who came to learn from me."
"Oh! So what kind of boxing did you learn?"
"The Wu Tan Zi in Ruo Jiao Fan Zi Quan is rubbing the feet, which is mainly used to train the legs."
Zhang Guangpu finally showed his interest and chatted with Wan Feng for a long time, from wrestling to martial arts, until it was dark outside. He even pulled Wan Feng outside and asked him to do a boxing match.
There are several big pear trees in the yard behind Zhang Guangpu's house. The open space under the big pear trees is vacant. This is where he practices martial arts.
Wan Feng kicked and poked all the way, causing Zhang Guangpu to clap his hands.
Wan Feng expressed his wish to become Zhang Guangpu's disciple, but Zhang Guangpu did not agree. However, he promised to teach Wan Feng wrestling.
There are also routines in wrestling practice. Zhang Guangpu took out a paper package wrapped in brown paper from the inner room, opened his heart and took out a book from it.
The book is very old, and the edges of the cover are worn and white.
"For wrestling, you must first practice the routines. Once you've mastered the routines, you can then develop various variations, and then you can actually fight. Take this back and read it. You should be able to understand this book since you've studied martial arts. If you have any questions, come and talk to me."
Wan Feng took the book and flipped through it casually.
The book is full of drawings of people, and its contents are similar to those martial arts books that appeared a few years later, whose authenticity is unknown.
Wan Feng remembered that it was around 1986 or 1987, there was a TV series called "Banana God Wrestling Three", which included wrestling training routines.
The purpose of these routines is mainly to practice basic skills and understand the moves. When practiced, they do have many similarities with boxing routines.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang. I will come to you often to ask for advice if I have any questions in the future."
"Okay, once you've mastered the routine, I'll teach you how to break it down and change it."
"Okay, Uncle Zhang, I'm leaving now."
The two children from Zhang Guangpu's family were very polite and waved to Wan Feng as he left: "Goodbye, brother."
They must be looking forward to Wan Fenglai in their hearts.
After Wan Feng left, Zhang Guangpu's wife looked at the pile of things Wan Feng brought with her, feeling uneasy. These things were probably worth ten or eight yuan, which was a heavy gift at that time.
"What's this kid doing with all these things? He's not asking you to beat someone up, is he?"
Zhang Guangpu smiled and said, "What are you thinking? He wants to learn wrestling from me."
"I don't know what kind of character this kid has. We can't afford it if he learns to cause trouble."
"This kid has learned martial arts before, and his master was also an educated youth. If he dares to teach him, he must be familiar with his character. There shouldn't be any problems."
Zhang Guangpu's wife finally let go of the knot in her heart, and then began to appreciate the pile of gifts.
Two bottles of Chenxiang, which is absolutely good wine from the local area, a bottle of yellow peaches and a bottle of canned apples.
There are four paper bags left. One of the opened bags contains candy. What are in the other two bags?
She eagerly opened a paper package, which contained candy.
She let out a cry of surprise as she opened the last packet.
Inside were two pairs of embroidered nylon stockings and a floral scarf.
At that time, people in the countryside rarely wore socks, especially in the summer, unless they were visiting relatives or going out for something.
When it came time to wear socks in winter, they only wore cotton socks that cost a little over a dollar a pair, or socks they knitted themselves with wool. Nylon socks like these that cost nearly a dollar a pair were a luxury item, and in rural areas, almost no one bought them except the families of state employees.
Now Zhang Guangpu's wife suddenly owned two pairs of nylon stockings, which made her exclaim in surprise.
In addition to socks, there is also a gauze scarf, which is also a very classy decoration in the countryside.
But the joy only stayed on her face for less than a minute.
"Where did this kid get so much money? Did he steal it?"
This issue also attracted the attention of Zhang Guangpu. He felt something was wrong and saw that it was only a few hours old, so he went to Song Yuancheng's house overnight.
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