An Moxue jogged into Old Li's house. Old Li was practicing his martial arts. She called out "Uncle Li" and then went inside to greet Aunt Li.
After coming out, she started practicing boxing next to Old Li. After Old Li finished his boxing, she sparred with him, helping him break down his moves and teaching him how to counter them.
Every time An Moxue comes here, she benefits greatly. She goes back and studies for a few days until she fully understands and masters all the moves before coming back again.
Their exchange didn't end until Aunt Li came to call them for dinner.
As the two walked into the house, An Moxue asked, "Uncle Li, there's someone who wants to learn kung fu. Can you take him on? He's a soldier who learned about the power of ancient martial arts during a mission and developed the idea of learning it. He's twenty-two years old."
"At twenty-two, he's getting old. Learning new things will be much harder for him. Can he handle it? Besides, does he even have the time?"
"He just finished a mission and suffered internal injuries. He said he could take some time off."
"If you really want to learn, it's not impossible. Send someone over so I can see if they're suitable to learn our martial art. Let's make it clear first: if they're not suitable, I won't teach them. They can go back to where they came from."
“Okay, no problem, it’s up to you. Just give him a chance. If it doesn’t work out, let him find someone else. The main thing is that as soon as I mention you, he knows who I am and admires me immensely.”
How did he know me?
“He’s from the 934th Division. When I told him you used to be from the 985th Division, he said you were a legend, incredibly amazing.”
When Old Li heard her say that, he believed her and burst into laughter, overjoyed.
Regardless of age, people will be happy as long as you praise their good qualities and abilities.
Hearing how happy the two of them were, Aunt Li asked, "What are you two talking about? Why are you so happy?"
An Moxue quickly interjected, "Auntie, my Uncle Li's great achievements back then are still talked about in the army! He was really amazing."
"What's there to talk about? It's all ancient history. What I can talk about is all those injuries. They hurt so much that I can't sleep whenever the weather changes," Aunt Li said, giving him a reproachful look.
"What's this? I'm still alive and well." These words express so much heartache and longing.
"Okay, okay, that's enough, let's eat."
"Auntie, I've finished eating. I'm leaving now. Uncle Li, wait for the others to arrive."
"I'll show it to you again." She said as she turned and left the house.
Aunt Li complained, "Why did he leave as soon as we mentioned eating? That child, he disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"Don't worry about her. This child isn't faking it. She must have eaten before coming. Let's go eat."
An Moxue left Old Li's house and ran into the woods.
After walking a short distance and whistling a few times, two little ones came into her sight. She called out to them, "Babies, did you catch any prey? We're going home now."
Hearing her say that, the two little ones disappeared into the woods again. She ignored them and continued running towards home.
In just a moment, the two little ones returned, each carrying a rabbit in its mouth. An Moxue saw them and praised, "Well done!"
The two little ones happily followed her as she continued running towards home.
Back home, An Moxue took a shower in her spatial dimension, changed her clothes, and rode her bicycle towards the town.
Every time she rides her bike to town, it feels like a roller coaster ride, with one uphill slope after another, full of ups and downs, it's so exciting!
After an hour's journey, they finally arrived at the post office. An Moxue called Wu Sicheng's unit, and after several transfers, the phone finally reached An Moxue.
The voice on the other end of the phone: "Mo Xue, is that you?"
The person on the other end of the phone said, "Yes, it's me. Old Master Li Guangshou agreed, but he said he needs to see the person first to see if they're suitable to practice their martial arts. I told him that you've been so impressed since you heard it was him, you should ask around about this old man's achievements. Also, the old man loves good wine, he doesn't care what kind, but it has to be good wine. He lives with his wife, so you can decide on the gifts."
The voice on the other end of the phone said, "Mo Xue, thank you. I'll come to see you in the next couple of days."
"Okay, I'll hang up now, goodbye."
"goodbye."
In just a few minutes, it cost An Moxue two yuan and forty cents. This phone call was really expensive!
An Moxue remembered that there wasn't much letter paper and stamps left at home, so she had to...
She bought another book of letter paper and two sheets of stamps. The postal worker kindly reminded her, "Young lady, do you really need all of this? You should buy a little less."
People at that time advocated frugality, and the slogan was "waste is shameful." This was not just talk; it was practiced in every aspect of life.
An Moxue politely said, "Thank you. I have to write more than ten letters each time, and these aren't enough to keep me busy for long. Could you please check if there are any letters or packages for me? My name is An Moxue, and I'm from Anle Village." As she spoke, she took out her educated youth certificate from her pocket and gave it to her.
He took it, looked at it carefully, and then handed it back to her, saying, "Wait a minute, there really is a package for you, several of them."
A moment later, he handed An Moxue a letter and several packages, saying, "Check them over. If everything is fine, just sign it and you can take them."
An Moxue checked everything and found no problems. She signed the papers. The letter was from her mother's hospital; it was a registered mail and had just arrived this morning. The packages were for several of her friends; they were all small and lived relatively close to her.
She left the post office, looked at the town's main street stretching as far as the eye could see, and thought about the supplies in her spatial storage. She had absolutely no interest in exploring the town, so she hopped on her bicycle and headed back. Once she was out of town and no one was around, she left one package on her bike and put the rest into her spatial storage.
Back in the village, there seemed to be quite a few people outside today. An Moxue was a little curious; was there something she didn't know about?
She delivered the bicycle to her home, then went to Aunt Guo's house. Seeing that the gate was not closed, she went in and asked at the door, "Auntie, is anyone home?"
"Yes, come in." Aunt Guo recognized An Moxue's voice immediately. Only the educated youth would ask if anyone was home before entering the house. In this village, everyone would just enter if the door was open. Every household did the same.
An Moxue entered the house and saw Aunt Guo washing clothes. It was cold, so she had to boil water to wash clothes, otherwise they wouldn't get clean and her hands would get cold.
She sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and asked Aunt Guo, "Auntie, is something happening in our village? I see a lot of people on the road outside, all busy and looking very happy."
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