From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 60 Passing on the Kung Fu
Nie Yannian gave Hu Qian some instructions, then left the training ground to look for Mei.

There happened to be a guest at Xunmei's place, and it turned out to be Jiang Shuanyou.

"Teacher Nie." Jiang Shuan felt very uncomfortable and bowed quickly.

"What's the matter? Xunmei owes you wages?" Nie Yannian sat down casually and took the teacup handed to him by the maid.

Xunmei smiled but didn't say anything.

"No, no," Jiang Shuanyou said modestly, "I just think the work is too easy. There's nothing to do all day. There are people feeding the horses, so I want to go back to the farm to help out."

"You are so honest." Nie Yannian laughed when he heard it, "This is a job to take care of you in your old age!"

"My granddaughter has found a place to stay, and Xiao Meng is also showing signs of success. I do nothing but just receive monthly salary for nothing. I feel bad about it." Jiang Shuanyou said.

"You don't understand this." Nie Yannian took a sip of tea, nodded at Jiang Shuanyou, and said, "The little gelder is the princess's bodyguard. He hasn't been assigned any work yet, but he will be busy in the future. When the princess goes out and inspects Jingyuan, he will help."

Jiang Shuanyou still looked confused, obviously not understanding.

"In the field of guarding, loyalty is the most important thing. If you are loyal and capable, you should make use of it. The young gelder was promoted by Xunmei, and I taught him personally. He talks about life in the world every day, so it is obvious that he is loyal and has some ability."

Nie Yannian patiently explained, "Guardians are different from other positions. They are too close to the princess, so they must be treated preferentially."

He pointed to where Meng Yuan lived and said, "Think about it, it's so close to the princess. If he can't afford to treat a sick family member or can't find a wife, won't he have to find a way to make money? If he spreads the princess's private affairs, or even does something to collude with others, wouldn't that be bad?"

"No, Xiao Meng said that he has only one sun in his heart, and that is the princess!" Jiang Shuanyou was very serious.

"Well said!" Xunmei nodded in approval.

Nie Yannian glanced at Xunmei, but did not ruin Meng Yuan's plan. Instead, he continued, "Xunmei and I will be the guarantors of the young gelder. He will be a close guard in the future. In the past, he was a subordinate, and in the army, he will be adopted as an adopted son. Do you understand?"

Jiang Shuanyou finally understood. He was stunned and asked, "Would you like to take the princess as your stepmother?"

"Our princess doesn't do that!" Nie Yannian smiled.

"He must have regarded the princess as his adoptive mother!" Jiang Shuan was very confident, and whispered, "Teacher Nie, when Xiao Meng came back last night, there was blood on his clothes. What happened?"

Xunmei had obviously just found out about this, so she stopped calculating and looked at Nie Yannian curiously.

"I took him out yesterday and saw some blood, but he's fine." Nie Yannian smiled and asked, "I heard from the young gelder that when he was a refugee, he got the favor of a prostitute?"

"Secretly..." Jiang Shuanyou saw Xunmei frowning, so he didn't dare to say anything. After thinking for a long time, he said, "But it's outside the north city?"

Nie Yannian smiled and nodded, "Do you still remember? Tell me what happened."

"How could I not remember? At that time, Manager Yang came to buy a handsome young man, and Xiao Meng almost followed him, but was reminded by a kind-hearted person." Jiang Shuan seemed to recall the heavy snow that day. He couldn't help but sigh and talked about the situation that day.

Nie Yannian and Xunmei were both knowledgeable and knew what buying a handsome young man was all about.

After listening carefully, Nie Yannian smiled.

Xunmei, however, was much more serious and asked, "The so-called kindness is just a broken mat and a dry cake? Moreover, the former was used to wrap the body of a person who spoke out for justice, and the latter was shared by you?"

"Yes, Xiao Meng thinks more than I do. He still remembers other people's kindness." Jiang Shuanyou felt that the present was different from the past, and he felt that today was hard-earned.

"Okay, Old Jiang, you can go back now!" Nie Yannian took a sip of tea and added, "Don't tell the little gelder about what happened today."

"Yes, yes, yes." Jiang Shuanyou quickly agreed.

After Jiang Shuan left, Xun Mei stopped calculating and just asked curiously, "What did he do yesterday?" "Yesterday he went to pay off a debt to a prostitute and met an old friend from the Demon Suppression Division and was taken to help him." Nie Yannian laughed, "Seeing some blood is a good thing, don't be afraid."

"I'm not afraid of that." Xun Mei said seriously, "I helped him because I saw that he was kind and honest, so I naturally want to see him succeed. But Uncle Nie, I found that since he followed you, he not only likes to drink, but also often goes to Zuiyue Tower. Uncle Nie, young people are most afraid of being worn out by wine, sex, money and anger."

Nie Yannian was so angry that he laughed, "He is even purer than the prince. I am the one who led him astray!"

"That's not what I meant." Xun Mei quickly stood up and poured tea for Nie Yannian to apologize, saying, "He is a grateful person. I see that you have also helped him, so you should teach him some real skills and discipline him more."

"It has been spread." Nie Yannian sighed and thought to himself, you don't know how stubborn the gelder is.

"Then when the princess goes out, take him along, let him get to know her, and then we can let him do things in the future." Xunmei thought.

Nie Yannian had this idea in mind, so he agreed immediately and asked, "Where did that kid go?"

"He asked for leave and took Jiang Tang out, saying he wanted to go for an outing." Xunmei finally came to her senses at this time, "What on earth did he do yesterday?"

"The princess hasn't gone out for an outing yet, but he did it first!" Nie Yannian smiled unhappily and said, "He had a battle of wits with a monk. I guess he got some enlightenment about life and death. Maybe in his dream he shoveled manure for his whole life, and the girl suffered with him. When he woke up, he felt sorry for his girl. I've seen a lot of this kind of thing. It will be over in a few days."

"Then you should teach us some real skills." Xunmei said seriously.

"I know, I know!" Nie Yannian stood up impatiently and went back to the training ground.

When they arrived at the training ground, Nie Yannian simply asked Wu Changsheng to bring a recliner and started chatting with the students one by one.

It was not until the evening, when it was time for dinner, that Nie Yannian left.

When I walked out of the training ground gate, I saw Meng Yuan and his girl who had just returned. I didn't know what they were talking about with their heads down, and the girl was laughing non-stop.

"Come here." Nie Yannian raised his finger.

"Master Nie! I've made you proud!" Meng Yuan hurried forward to take credit.

Nie Yannian knew that the gelder would talk about borrowing money next, so he immediately said, "Alright, alright, you are the one who has the nerve to do it!"

Seeing that Meng Yuan was holding a few books, he snatched them away. They turned out to be twenty-nine ancient poems with various rhymes and long and short sentences.

"This is incredible! The gelder has changed to learning poetry and prose. Wow, what a cultured man! He can even become sworn brothers with the prince!" Nie Yannian laughed non-stop.

"Master Nie, don't look down on people." Meng Yuan said seriously, "Poetry can be either vulgar or elegant. Everyone from nobles to peddlers can recite it."

"Okay, okay, then you write one!" Nie Yannian grabbed Meng Yuan's arm, "Let's see how you compare to the prince!"

"I haven't learned it yet." Meng Yuan can't write a shitty poem, and this thing was not bought for himself, but for Xiangling.

"Poetry is for refined people. You can't become a poet!" Nie Yannian laughed and said confidently, "But I will teach you some Qinggong. When someone asks you to write a poem and you can't hold it in and run away, you won't hear anyone scolding you behind your back!"

"Not really, not really. I can still write two limericks." Meng Yuan explained immediately.

"The prince's confidant! Let's go!" Nie Yannian smiled.

"Didn't you say that you would wait until you met the princess before learning?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.

"There's no need to go through this formality. It's all the same." Nie Yannian walked back to the training ground.

(End of this chapter)