My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 31 Self-knowledge
Twelve years ago, a third-generation Wu soldier named Yang Ying came to Lin County to start a business.

Baihua Valley is rising rapidly.

This directly put the friendly competitors in Lin County under great pressure.

But fortunately, the warriors of my Great Qi, as long as they are older, have seen the world, so they all have one characteristic, that is, they understand the ways of the world.

The so-called social skills in the underworld are nothing more than keeping calm, being open-minded, and giving up quickly.

So after Baihua Valley was established, Wu Wei made some inquiries and realized how powerful it was. There was no need for Master Yang to teach him the rules, as he was already thinking about how to act like a dog in order to drink more soup.

As a result, no conflict occurred at all. Wu Wei acted like a willing follower, forbearing and giving in everywhere, and fully cooperating with Baihua Valley on any affairs in Lin County.

This is the benefit of social skills.

When an ordinary owl sees a phoenix flying by, it will think that the phoenix is ​​coming to steal its dead mouse. However, when Wu Wei sees the phoenix flying by, he drops the dead mouse in his claws and follows the phoenix without hesitation to escort it.

So the Phoenix also gave him some remaining training food and sweet spring water.

Therefore, Tiexianmen was promoted to a Class-2B sect when he was sixty-five years old.

According to the objective laws of the sect's development, this should have happened only after he was seventy-three years old.

Being so knowledgeable about the ways of the world, he naturally treated Li Bailong very well.

——After all, Wu Wei had studied for a master's degree in a Class A sect, served in the army, and worked as a visiting scholar. He knew what a true genius was like.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Li Bailong glanced at the young man behind Wu Wei.

The boy looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, but he already had strong muscles and bones, broad shoulders and back, and his eyes were bright. The pole on his shoulder was curved like a crescent moon, but he did not look tired at all, and it was obvious that he had a good foundation.

She just looked innocent and pure, looking at Li Bailong with eyes full of curiosity.

He looked as if he had never been bullied by this world.

Li Bailong pointed at his shoulder pole and asked with a smile, "Uncle, are you here to collect the imperial grain?"

"I am old and weak, I just eat some grains and live a careless life." Wu Wei stroked his beard and said, "I am old, I don't want to do anything else in this life. My children and grandchildren have limited talents, I just hope this great-grandson will do well."

After he finished speaking, he turned to the young man carrying the load and said, "Ah Sheng, kowtow to Wu Kui."

The boy was obviously reluctant, but due to his great-grandfather's authority, he gave up the burden obediently.

"Brother, please don't be polite."

Li Bailong stopped him.

The young man took advantage of the situation and did not kneel, and cast a grateful look because his self-esteem was preserved.

And because he did not accept this gift, Li Bailong naturally exempted himself from the moral obligation of being looked after in the future.

Both felt they had earned it.

Old Master Wu Wei didn't think so, but he had no other choice. However, the old man was very particular about timing and propriety when doing things, so he changed the subject and asked, "Is Wu Kui here to visit the county lord?"

Li Bailong replied: "I have something to ask Feng Guozhong."

Feng Guozhong is the county lieutenant, in charge of the county's military affairs. He holds real power and is the second most important person in the county government.

Especially since the county magistrate was a civil servant who had passed the civil service examination and had gained experience as a clerk, he was usually looked down upon and suppressed by the county lieutenant who was a retired military officer with meritorious service. It was hard to say who had the loudest voice in the county government.

Wu Wei deliberately made friends with and fawned on the county lieutenant for several months before the other party changed the way he addressed him from "Senior Wu" to "Brother Wu", and they could barely be considered friends.

However, in Li Bailong's mouth, this heroic figure who came from the frontier army, had experienced many battles, and could compete with the county lord was just lightly described as "I have something to do with Feng Guozhong."

The slight emotion only arose for a moment, and then immediately disappeared. Wu Wei politely said: "Is there anyone who can use the Iron Wire Gate? The people in our sect are not good at martial arts, but they are still needed to run errands and do odd jobs."

Li Bailong thanked him politely: "If you need anything, I will definitely ask for it."

Wu Wei knew that this was just a polite remark, but in the martial arts world, people are supposed to be polite to each other. As the conversation was coming to an end, he asked again, "Jie Yuanlang, will you go to Beijing to take the exam next year?"

Li Bailong replied: "Grandmaster said that I have reached the peak of my martial arts skills. Since ancient times, there have been no martial arts scholars who have not passed the imperial examination. How can I be content if I don't go to the capital and take the exam?"

Wu Wei felt that this statement was both strange and familiar.

It seemed like something that only old idiots who failed in exams would say. He had heard a lot of it in the past. However, Li Bailong had made rapid progress since the martial arts exam, and won the first place in the Jiangbei Daojie exam. He had already won four prizes in a row, which showed that he had a bright future. It was really puzzling for him to say such a gloomy and strange thing.

If you can’t figure it out, just say something auspicious.

Wu Wei then bowed and said, "Your sister passed the imperial examination and was ranked third in the imperial examination. I can still remember the celebration of the whole county that year. I hope that you will realize your ambitions and make it a good story of a sister and brother sitting in the imperial court together."

"Inherit the good words from my predecessors."

They talked very pleasantly and then said goodbye. Wu Wei stood there and watched Li Bailong walk towards the side door of the county lieutenant's office behind the military and criminal workshop. Then he turned around and glared at his great-grandson.

"Did you hear that? He will take the martial arts exam next year. If you don't kowtow today, even if you smash your forehead to pieces tomorrow, he won't even look at you."

The young man named Ah Sheng had bright eyes and shook his head, saying, "If I were an incompetent person with limited talent, and I hit my head today, people would just say a few polite words and would not take me to heart. In that case, why should I kowtow? If I become successful in the future, I will go to pay my respects to him as a fellow villager. How can he not see me?"

Wu Wei obviously loved his great-grandson very much and was not really angry. He wanted to teach him a lesson, but when he saw the child's high spirits, he was stunned for a moment.

Then, he reached out and gave Ah Sheng a slap on the face: "How could you learn such truth at such a young age?"

The young man was full of vigor and said proudly: "I learned it from an amazing book! My principle is to not despise the young because they are poor!"

The young man spoke in an innocent and cute voice. Wu Wei wanted to teach him a lesson, but suddenly he thought of his own youth when he was full of vigor and pride, and finally he smiled.

Forget it, your children and grandchildren have their own destiny, why bother talking so much.

"Let's go home. I'll make you some rice tonight and help you strengthen your foundation."

"Okay!"

The old man had his hands behind his back, the young man was carrying a load, and the grandparents and grandchildren were walking one after the other, slowly walking away.

The young man's curious question was faintly heard in the wind: "Grandpa, is the Dengwen drumstick really that heavy?"

Here, Li Bailong has arrived at the courtyard of the county lieutenant's office.

There were four county soldiers in the yard. Two of them were shirtless and were holding stone locks to build up their strength. The other two were sitting around a stone table, staring at the table intently, and no one knew what they were looking at.

Seeing Li Bailong coming, the fitness man threw away the stone lock and hurriedly put on his clothes. The two people sitting heard the noise, turned their heads and jumped up, hurriedly came to greet him, and saluted, "Greetings, Captain Yunqi."

Li Bailong patted their arms affectionately and asked, "Where's Feng Laoer?"

Those county soldiers were obviously acquaintances of Li Bailong. They were not at all reserved and said in unison, "There have been many foreign warriors recently. Today is the fifth one. The county lieutenant brother is teaching him the rules."

A county soldier brought a stone bench and wiped it with his sleeve several times: "Captain Yunqi, please sit down. I will go and inform the county lieutenant to get rid of that bird man quickly."

"No need, there's no harm in waiting."

Li Bailong walked towards the stone table and his eyes couldn't help but look at the table top.

There was a soup bowl and two large bowls on the table. The soup bowl was filled with half a pot of fried soybeans, which were sticky with salt and gave off an enticing burnt aroma. One bowl was filled with chopped cooked beef.

In the other bowl was golden powder, which was made by boiling cow's or goat's milk into a paste and then drying it. There was a kettle on the table, and two tea bowls were filled with the creamy aroma of milk.

Soybeans, beef, and milk powder are classic snacks for martial artists to supplement their energy.

In addition, there was a stack of unremarkable manuscripts on the table.

Li Bailong glanced at it casually and saw obscene words that were obviously very vulgar.

"..."

The county soldiers woke up as if from a dream and immediately went to collect the pages of the book.

He looked just like a stupid student caught by his teacher.

Li Bailong looked calm and pointed at it and asked, "What is this?"

A county soldier apologized with a smile, "It's a dirty book for fun, Captain Yunqi didn't know about it."

"..."

——You fucking called it a dirty book, how could I not know which one it was! ?
(End of this chapter)