Chapter 116 A flash of cold light comes first, and then the gun shoots out like a dragon
In the early morning, although there was frost and hoarfrost, the weather was clear and there was a slight breeze. It was a good time to dry the salted fish. Li Xiang took out the pickled big grass carp one by one and hung them in the corridor to dry.
The largest one was as long as an adult's arm. The fish's belly was pried open with three short bamboo sticks at a certain distance, and eighteen big grass carps were all hanging out, which was quite a spectacular sight.
The main reason was that there were few people in his family, just himself and his grandmother. If there were seven or eight people, he would make seventy or eighty of them and hang them on both sides of the corridor. When walking in the corridor, you could smell the salty fragrance. It was almost like the "meat forest" in the wine pool and meat forest.
"Grandma, I'm going to Leijiagou." Li Xiang said hello to his grandmother and set off on his tricycle.
Grandma shouted from behind, "At least change your clothes." Grandma thought he was going on a blind date, because Lei Jiaming had told her during the live broadcast that day that he should come to her house when he was free, and Lei Jiaming's sister was back.
I called yesterday to ask for your approval.
After all, in rural areas, it is rare for the woman to take the initiative to come to the man’s house for the first time. It is always the man who goes to the woman’s house.
Li Xiang didn't even turn his head, but just waved his hand. He didn't come here to meet someone for a blind date. He just wanted to go to Leijiagou to have a chat with the young people there and invite them to come and participate in the village evening party, or to perform shows, or to compose music for the opera troupe.
If you are composing music for a drama troupe, you have to come early, sit together, and learn and practice with the masters.
Instruments like the erhu, pipa, and suona may be a little difficult to play, but gongs, drums, and cymbals are actually very simple; you just need to master the rhythm.
About half an hour after Li Xiang left, Jiang Caier came skipping over. When she saw Li Xiang's grandmother, she called out, "Grandma, where is my brother Li Xiang?"
Grandma Li Xiang smiled and said, "He went to Leijiagou."
"Huh? What are you going there for?"
"It seems like a blind date?" Grandma Li Xiang was not sure. After all, Xiang'er seemed too casual and didn't seem like he was going on a blind date.
Jiang Caier couldn't help but curl her lips and said, "Why go on a blind date when you're in a good mood?"
Li Xiang’s grandmother: “…” In the countryside, people as old as Li Xiang would have already married and had children. For example, Lei Jiaming from Leijiagou already has two children.
Although Jiang Caier is a good woman, Grandma Li Xiang once had some thoughts about her, but she was too young, so she later felt that the possibility was slim.
Well, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. She hopes that Li Xiang will get married and have children as soon as possible. If she waits for Jiang Caier, then how long will she have to wait? After all, Jiang Caier's academic performance is so good that she will definitely go to college in the future.
In her opinion, getting married and having children while studying in college is impossible.
Although Li Xiang was not at home, Jiang Caier did not go back either. She chatted with her grandmother for a while and then went into the backyard of Li Xiang's house to visit on her own.
Li Xiang had already arrived at Leijiagou by this time.
Lei Jiaming does have two children, one is nine years old and the other is five years old. However, he never takes care of them. He is like a big kid, playing with swords and guns with his brothers in the woods in front of the door.
Seeing Li Xiang arriving on a tricycle, he immediately came to greet him happily.
"You said you would come, so what did you bring?" Lei Jiaming couldn't help but laugh when he saw Li Xiang carrying a big bag out of the car after getting off the car.
"How can I come to your house in the twelfth lunar month without bringing anything? I didn't bring anything, just some fruit."
"Fruits are good too. Don't bring anything with you next time. It seems too formal!" Lei Jiaming helped Li Xiang take the bag and took him home. They chatted as they walked, and hearty laughter could be heard from time to time.
Lei Jiaming then served tea and snacks, and then said to one of his children, "Go and call your aunt back."
Li Xiang quickly explained: "I'm here mainly to talk to you about something." If he came for a blind date, he wouldn't have just brought some fruit. I’m afraid people will misunderstand me if I carry something too expensive.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Lei Jiaming asked curiously. What could be more important than meeting my sister?
Li Xiang told him his purpose.
"Village Evening? I can perform with my Green Dragon Crescent Blade. As for composing music for the opera troupe, I am good at playing gongs and drums, but I can't perform other delicate music." Lei Jiaming rolled his eyes and said, "But my sister should be able to do it. My sister is very pretty and is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting."
As they were talking, a girl came in and asked, "Brother, what are you talking about?"
Li Xiang turned his head and his eyes suddenly lit up. She's not particularly pretty, but she's tall, has a ponytail, and looks very heroic. He is over 1.8 meters tall, not much taller than me.
Girls of this height are rare.
Girls appear taller than boys.
But Li Xiang was a little suspicious. Is this the girl from the Lei family? It’s quite different from what people usually say.
"This is my sister, Lei Xiaohui. What do you think? She's pretty, right? She's much thinner than in previous years." Lei Jiaming said proudly. As the saying goes, girls change a lot when they grow up. His sister is just in her early twenties this year. She got too fat at home in the past few years and became like a fat boy, so everyone thinks she is ugly. I didn’t expect that after working away from home for a year or two, I would become noticeably thinner when I returned home this year.
I have to say that after living in a big city, people's temperament changes. My sister not only became thinner, but also learned how to dress herself up.
"Beautiful, beautiful!" Li Xiang gave a thumbs up.
Lei Xiaohui suddenly showed a shy expression, but it was only fleeting. She sat down confidently and looked at Li Xiang with burning eyes.
"Xiaohui, let me introduce him. Hi, actually there's no need for an introduction. You should have seen his videos online. He's Li Xiang, the biggest internet celebrity in our county."
Lei Xiaohui said: "I have seen it, but I feel it is more elegant than in the video."
Lei Jiaming said: "Of course, he is a college student."
Li Xiang waved his hand and said modestly: "It's just a diploma, it's not important. I came back to farm, didn't I?"
Lei Xiaohui laughed and said, "You're not farming, you're being an internet celebrity."
Lei Jiaming stood up immediately and said, "Oh, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do. Li Xiang, Xiaohui, you guys go ahead and chat first."
Having said that, he walked out.
Li Xiang shouted, "Remember to ask your brothers if there is anyone willing to learn a traditional instrument."
"Okay, I'll make sure to ask everyone." Lei Jiaming slipped away.
There was a moment of silence in the living room.
Outside the house, Lei Jiaming's parents seemed to have returned as well, but seeing the two sitting opposite each other at home, they didn't come in. Instead, a neighbor's voice was heard from afar, saying that they were here for a blind date and were carrying a bag of apples? The sound is quite loud.
Inside the house, Li Xiang was a little embarrassed and said, "Xiaohui, don't get me wrong, I'm not here for a blind date, I just want to talk to your brother about something."
"Oh." Lei Xiaohui's heart immediately sank. She curled her lips slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Xiang told her about the village party he was going to hold, and then invited her, "How about you, Xiaohui, also go and perform a show?"
"What should I perform?"
"Can you sing?"
"I can sing a little, but not much." Lei Xiaohui remembered that Li Xiang would definitely do a live broadcast, so she waved her hand quickly, "I can't sing, I can't sing, I can't be on stage."
"I can sing then, why don't you give me the harmony?"
"Can you sing? What are you going to sing?" Lei Xiaohui became interested.
…
When Lei Jiaming came back, he was dumbfounded. In the yard, he saw Li Xiang instructing Lei Xiaohui how to wield a sword or a gun.
I thought to myself, girl, you are the same. I have created a good opportunity for you to talk about love, and I also praised you for your proficiency in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so why are you dragging Li Xiang to practice shooting again?
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Lei Xiaohui. The main reason is that Li Xiang was eager to invite someone to perform on stage. As he asked, Lei Xiaohui felt that compared to singing and dancing, it would be more appropriate to perform a set of shooting skills.
She had learned how to use the Lei family spear since she was a child, and thought it was a unique skill that would definitely attract attention, so Li Xiang asked her to demonstrate it.
It is indeed very handsome, but in the eyes of Li Xiang, a third-level transcendent who is proficient in various physical techniques, Lei Xiaohui's handsome marksmanship is purely "flowery", basically just a good-looking routine without any lethality.
Thinking that Lei Xiaohui was a good candidate for martial arts, he couldn't help but give her some pointers.
"Xiaohui, your steps are wrong, it should be like this..." Li Xiang demonstrated personally. Sure enough, after Li Xiang's modification, the spear skills became more smooth and sharp.
"Wait, this Liaoyuan shot is pretty good, but it lacks some artistic conception." After a while, Li Xiang called for a stop again.
Lei Xiaohui couldn't help but blink her eyes and asked curiously, "Artistic conception? What artistic conception?"
"A fist has its own meaning, and a spear naturally has its own meaning. Although you have inherited martial arts from your family, I guess you haven't really put in the effort to practice them, so the moves you perform are just good-looking. But the truly good moves are those that have their own artistic conception!"
At this time, Lei Jiaming beside him was suspicious and couldn't help but mutter: "Why don't I know what other artistic conception our Lei family spear has?"
Li Xiang smiled slightly, took the gun from Lei Xiaohui, and said, "Stand back a little, and watch me perform it."
Lei Jiaming asked curiously: "You also know our Lei family's gun?"
"I just watched Xiaohui practice and learned a little bit."
Are you here to give me advice after just learning a little bit? Lei Jiaming was somewhat unconvinced. After all, this was his Lei family's marksmanship. If you say something else, I'll obey you, but the Lei family's marksmanship? I have been practicing for twenty or thirty years!
Seeing the two men retreating away, Li Xiang shook his gun and performed a set of exquisite Lei family spear skills, which stunned the Lei brothers and sisters who were watching on the side.
Lei Xiaohui's eyes were sparkling with admiration. She thought to herself, what a good Xiang Ge, he just watched me practice a few times and he played better than me, he is truly a genius among geniuses.
Lei Jiaming was dumbfounded, his eyes full of disbelief, but he had to believe it. Immediately, he felt ashamed. He had been practicing for twenty or thirty years, but was still not as good as Li Xiang when he first started. He knew that Li Xiang was powerful, but he couldn't be that powerful. How could he learn his family's inherited spear skills in such a short time? What a big loss! What a big loss! I glanced at the girl next to me and thought to myself, girl, you have to hold on tight and be more supportive. You can't let such a good brother-in-law run away.
"Girl, how do you feel?" Thinking of this, Lei Jiaming couldn't help but secretly pulled the girl's sleeve and asked.
"What's going on?" Lei Xiaohui asked in a low voice.
Lei Jiaming muttered, "How about the boyfriend I found for you?"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense, there's nothing you can do about it." Lei Xiaohui suddenly got angry and couldn't help but glare at her brother. In fact, she was willing to do so. She had hinted at it several times while chatting in the house just now, and even deliberately touched Li Xiang's hand when taking the small cakes. However, Li Xiang never showed any such intention.
"Watch out, this shot will set the whole field ablaze!" Li Xiang used the most powerful move of the Lei family's spear. He couldn't help but exhale and shout, reminding the whispering brother and sister to pay attention.
Then, the brother and sister looked carefully and were immediately shocked to see a cold light flying towards them rapidly! Before they could react, the cold light suddenly exploded and turned into millions of cold flames, covering the sky and the earth, like a prairie fire, unstoppable, sweeping towards them.
At the same time, a hurricane came, the wind followed the fire, and the fire became more fierce, making it hard for them to breathe and nowhere to escape.
No matter which direction you look, you will be enveloped by the cold flames.
Suddenly, the cold flame dissipated, and what appeared before them was just a trembling cold iron spear head!
Li Xiang was standing there with a gun in his hand!
Looking at this handsome figure, Lei Xiaohui suddenly felt dizzy and fell in love with him. She felt that she would not marry anyone but Li Xiang in this life. She no longer has eyes for other men.
Lei Jiaming was even more stunned. Could my Lei family gun produce such a magical effect?
Just now, every move that Li Xiang used was indeed the Lei family spear, especially the "Liaoyuan Gun". Isn't that something he practices often? but……
Was that an illusion just now? Or does the legendary gun intent really exist?
"Brother Xiang, please teach me again. I will perform this at the village evening party." Lei Xiaohui stepped forward and humbly asked Li Xiang for advice. She hoped that Li Xiang could teach her step by step.
Li Xiang returned the spear to her. Lei Xiaohui couldn't help but touch the place on the spear where Li Xiang had just held it. It felt warm, and there was still the man's breath remaining there, making her palm slightly hot.
The burning sensation spread to her forearms, upper arms, and then her entire body.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Lei Jiaming saw that Lei Xiaohui's steps were a little unsteady and her body was trembling slightly, so he couldn't help but ask with concern.
"No, stay away, I want to learn how to shoot!"
In fact, Lei Jiaming also wanted to learn, but he left in the end because he couldn't be a light bulb here.
Lei Xiaohui did have an excellent talent for martial arts, but she had been delayed before. Li Xiang taught her to the best of his ability and even secretly taught her a breathing method for her to practice first.
The young people in my hometown, who know my roots well, will be the main force of the base in the future.
When it was time for dinner, Lei Jiaming's family invited Li Xiang to stay for dinner, but Li Xiang said he had something to do at home and went back.
Lei Xiaohui was reluctant to let him go, so she and her brother sent him to the village entrance.
"Remember to bring everyone here tomorrow!" Li Xiang reminded before leaving.
"Don't worry, we will go there together after lunch tomorrow," said Lei Jiaming.
This time, Li Xiang's trip was not in vain. He not only found two performers, one was Lei Jiaming who performed with a big sword, and the other was Lei Xiaohui who performed the Lei family's spear skills, especially the prairie fire spear. Under Li Xiang's guidance, Lei Xiaohui made rapid progress, and both the appearance and power were much better than before. I believe that if Li Xiang continues to guide her for a few more days, she will make greater progress.
Second, there are five or six young people in Leijiagou who are willing to learn traditional musical instruments. They have agreed to come together tomorrow and practice at the home of Li Jinyu, the village chief of Lijia Village.
At the same time, Li Jinyu also found the three old guys and successfully persuaded them to come to his home to resume their old business and take apprentices. One of them was in a wheelchair.
The old man in the wheelchair was very excited. Originally, his family didn't want him to come, but his desire was so strong that they had to send him here tomorrow.
Li Xiang then went to his grandfather's house, had lunch there, and told his grandparents about it. His grandfather said it was no problem.
Grandpa was also quite excited and wanted to get involved. He supported his grandson's village evening activities very much, saying that the countryside had not been so lively for a long time. Not only would he participate in the troupe's band, he would also go on stage to perform a famous erhu piece in person, supporting his grandson with practical actions.
My uncle and aunt haven't come back from other places yet, and Li Xiang invited them that if they come home, the whole family will go there.
Cousin Shen Wenqian was on vacation and was very happy to see Li Xiang, but she was a little quiet and shy, not as lively and playful as Jiang Caier.
"Cousin, I want to go to the village party, too." Cousin Shen Zimo was eager to try.
"Oh? Welcome! What will you perform?" Li Xiang asked.
Shen Zimo asked, "Can I recite an ancient Chinese poem?"
"Of course no problem. It would be better if it's a long and complicated one. Which one do you plan to memorize?" Li Xiang asked.
This stumped my cousin. Originally, he just wanted to memorize a simple passage, after all, it was only at the elementary school level.
"This, I need to discuss with my sister and tell you in a few days!" Shen Zimo glanced at his sister and thought, he could only ask his sister for help.
Shen Wen Qian smiled slightly, made an "OK" gesture, and had already started selecting ancient Chinese texts for her brother in her mind.
There are a lot of ancient Chinese texts, but if you want to make a splash and stand out, you still need to spend some time selecting and rehearsing them.
"Haha, I'm rooting for you guys, keep going!" Li Xiang waved his fist and encouraged her. Then he looked at his cousin, "Qianqian, what do you want to perform?"
"Well, I'd better give up." Shen Wen Qian's eyes flickered. She was somewhat tempted, but felt that she might not have the courage to go on stage.
"It's okay, it's just the villagers having fun."
"But don't you still want to broadcast live?"
"That doesn't matter. Those fans aren't here. Besides, what if you perform well and suddenly become famous?"
Following my cousin, I can also become an internet celebrity in the future. Before the end of the world, in this peaceful time, this is all I can do to help you.
Shen Wenqian said: "I'd better think about it again."
"Well, prepare more. There are only a few days left." In fact, it doesn't matter if there is no performance this year. Li Xiang holds a village evening party every year, and there are still many opportunities for his cousin.
Finally, Li Xiang invited: "Will you come with me today, or come with grandpa tomorrow?" Because they had agreed that during the winter vacation, the cousin would go to his own home to play.
Li Xiang mentioned this to his grandmother the last time he went back. The hardworking grandmother had already tidied the room, washed and dried the beds, and was waiting for them to arrive.
Grandma had been watching them chatting with a smile, and then she said, "Let them go with your grandpa tomorrow. Qianqian just came back today and needs to pack some clothes and luggage."
"Okay, I can come earlier tomorrow and make delicious food for you." Li Xiang also likes this pair of cousins very much.
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