Chapter 3 Self-cultivation
Chapter 3 Self-cultivation
"Heaven moves in good health, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement."
"The terrain is good, and a gentleman carries it with great virtue."
While studying, Xu Qing gradually discovered that he could occasionally enter a state that could be called "absolute concentration."
Currently, each session lasts about half a quarter of an hour.
During this half a quarter of an hour, his memory and learning ability will be greatly improved.
It is very quick and easy to use to learn new knowledge.
It seems that this is the effect of "fixing the soul" at the Taoist level, and perhaps it is also one of the benefits of time travel.
However, once this state passes, Xu Qing will fall into a state of extreme fatigue and it will take a long time for him to recover.
And he has roughly figured out some patterns in the past few days.
The triggering of "absolute concentration" is not accidental, but it is triggered when he encounters a more difficult problem and he really wants to solve it.
In addition, the sustainability of this state is closely related to his physical strength at the time.
"If I were stronger, the effects of 'absolute focus' would definitely be better and longer lasting."
The ancients studied the six arts of a gentleman. Among them, charioteering and archery could not be mastered without a strong body.
Even in today's era, it is very important for scholars to have a good body. Especially when the bigwigs in the court discuss matters, it is said that there are many who resort to violence when they cannot win the argument.
Fortunately, the bad habit of giving seats to ministers during meetings in previous dynasties has disappeared. Otherwise, if they got angry and just picked up the chairs and stools, wouldn't the damage be doubled?
It's possible that someone might die!
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"Qing'er, are you okay?" Zhou's voice came from outside the house.
"Wait a moment, Auntie. I'll be right out."
Xu Qing and Zhou took some tools and went out to the river.
It turned out that he came to the river with Zhou to dig earthworms.
The earthworms are not dug for fishing, but for raising chickens.
Xu Qing said that he saw the method in a book. Although Zhou was skeptical, as an ordinary illiterate person, he naturally had a reverence for books. So he agreed to Xu Qing's request with the mentality of giving it a try.
Digging earthworms is not a difficult task. Zhou is quick and skillful, and she and Xu Qing quickly got some home.
Xu Qing had read in an agricultural book about the specific method of feeding chickens earthworms. It was necessary to supplement them with other feeds. It was not just earthworms, and the feed required was also ordinary stuff.
Next, Xu Qing and Zhou worked together to raise chickens according to the records in the agricultural books.
In fact, Zhou was very nice to Xu Qing.
A few days ago, Zhou gave him all the eggs in the house.
After all, all those harsh words before were because Zhou had no children and felt insecure.
As for the adoption, Xu Qing himself didn't care.
But Li Gongyu was unwilling to do so.
Because in his opinion, Xu Qing was the master and he was the servant. How could he violate the ethical code and adopt Xu Qing as his own? Therefore, he would rather find someone else to adopt.
Everyone has his or her own values, and you cannot impose your own goodness on others.
Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you!
"Qing'er, you have really changed now. You never did these rough work with me before." Zhou said with a smile.
"That was because my nephew was ignorant and caused trouble to me."
Xu Qing followed Zhou around and worked hard, which was considered a form of exercise.
Of course, if you really want to strengthen your body, you still have to eat.
Without a rich food intake, even if you have good fitness methods, they will be useless.
If the effect of raising chickens with earthworms is good, he and Zhou will raise more, firstly for their own consumption and secondly for money. There are many farmers raising chicken coops outside the county town. If possible, Xu Qing also wants to sell this method through his uncle.
There are many ways to make money. Xu Qing is in urgent need of money now, so he does not intend to keep this method in his hands.
Of course it is not enough to just feed earthworms to chickens, they also have to be mixed with feed.
In this regard, Zhou is naturally an expert.
The skills of growing vegetables and raising poultry are ingrained in the bones of ordinary people.
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Half a month passed before I knew it. Feeding chickens with earthworms mixed with wheat bran, ground beans and other feeds really accelerated their growth rate compared to normal chicken farming.
Xu Qing was able to eat more eggs than usual.
After these days of recuperation, Xu Qing's body had recovered, but the bronze mirror's lifespan column remained unchanged.
Given his current situation, he couldn't plan for anything far in the future, even just three years later.
Never mind, let’s exercise first.
"Uncle, I want to learn martial arts." In Xu Qing's memory, Li Gongyu did have some kung fu skills.
Li Gongyu was quite surprised. "Aren't you going to take the Tongsheng exam? Why are you thinking of practicing martial arts again?"
Studying costs money, and practicing martial arts not only costs money, but also costs your life.
Li Gongyu couldn't help but feel a little worried. After all, his nephew was still a young man, and although he seemed to be more stable these days, he was still a bit erratic.
"As the ancients said, reading is good for one's character. I think practicing martial arts is to strengthen one's body so that one can study better. To be honest with you, uncle, I have been reading for a long time recently and I always feel very tired. I think if I can have a good body, it should be more helpful for studying."
Li Gongyi pondered for a while after hearing this, "What you said makes sense. I have seen the master practicing martial arts-like movements in the government office. I heard that it was a health-preserving skill compiled by Chaotian Temple in the capital, which is very popular among the adults. I think the adults also support this health-preserving thing. In this case, you might as well learn it."
In the minds of the people of the country, anything related to reading or useful to reading is worth supporting.
Li Gongyu felt relieved when he saw that Xu Qing was not practicing martial arts for the sake of bravery and fighting.
However, he had no intention of teaching Xu Qing any fighting skills.
Just to strengthen your body, practicing the crane stance is enough.
"Then I will teach you to practice Crane Posture. This is also the Kung Fu passed down by your Xu family. It was taught to me by your father. Hey, this set of Kung Fu is just the basic Kung Fu of your Xu family. It was originally practiced by us servants."
"Uncle, do you mean that our Xu family has better Kung Fu?"
"Well, it's a pity that the big fire burned it all. Let's not talk about it for now. Just follow me and practice. It took me a month to master this set of Crane Posture. You have no basics, so take your time."
Except for a small number of virgin exercises or those taught by professional martial arts masters, it is not necessarily true that the earlier you start practicing martial arts, the better. This is because children's muscles and bones are not fully developed, and they do not know the severity of injuries, so they cannot tell exactly where they were injured.
In this way, if something goes wrong in martial arts training, it is easy to develop a chronic disease.
Therefore, it is not too late for Xu Qing to start practicing martial arts now.
Although the Crane Posture is a standing posture, getting started requires imitating the posture of a crane, such as foraging for food, drinking water, standing alone, and flying.
Li Gongyu had never seen a real crane, he just explained to Xu Qing based on his memory of learning the crane-shaped stance in the past.
This is not a difficult task for Xu Qing.
While watching Li Gongyu's movements, he recalled the appearance of the cranes he had seen in his previous life.
The two reflected each other, and gradually, it seemed as if a crane was dancing in my heart.
The body shape is like a crane...
At the same time, the ancient bronze mirror in the body glowed slightly and new changes occurred.
(End of this chapter)