Confucian Cultivator Under One Person

Even the two self-built factories in the village, the sand and gravel factory and the paper mill, are staffed by old men and women, so naturally they are not of any scale.

The sand and gravel factory produces cement floor slabs needed for self-built houses in rural areas. Even the mixing of concrete is done by manpower. They pile up the yellow sand, dig a hole, pour some water, add gravel and cement, and mix it with a shovel.

This is especially true for paper mills, which collect waste paper, crush it into pulp, and dry it. The straw paper they produce will be so rough that even city dwellers will find it too rough to use for wiping.

Fu Yuan's grandfather works in a sand and gravel factory, and his grandmother works as a boiler operator in a paper mill. Such a dual-income family would have been envied by everyone more than a decade ago.

But in today's mediocre age, many people secretly gossip about it.

The elderly in the family stay in the village to tend the land and take care of the children, while the young and middle-aged people go out to work and earn money. Except for the busy farming season and the Spring Festival, they almost never go home all year round, but they will send money home.

In addition to farming, the old couple of the Fu family also have to find work at their old age. This only shows one thing: the couple did not earn much money from working outside, so they did not send money home, or sent very little money.

Naturally, people will gossip about you behind your back.

But the Liu family is the opposite. Old Liu is the only one left in the village, but his family is the first in the village to build a house. Moreover, Old Liu doesn't even farm the land and stays at home all day long.

It can be seen that the younger generation of the Liu family who went out to work made a lot of money.

However, Old Man Liu is quite a loner. Even if he is idle all day, he never visits other people's homes. His house is built far away from people. I don't know how the village was willing to approve the land for building the house.

Fu Guojin carried Fu Yuan and hurried all the way to Old Liu's house. Before he even entered the door, he shouted anxiously, "Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu..."

The window of the second-floor balcony opened, and an old man looked out. When his eyes fell on Fu Yuan, he said "Huh" and said, "Wait a minute!"

A moment later, the door opened and a skinny old man walked out with his hands behind his back.

Although he is an old man, he gives people the feeling that he is more... "tougher" than all other old men. This is the only adjective Fu Yuan can think of.

There was no hunchback at all. Instead, his back was straighter than anyone else's, his upper body was straight, his steps were very "light", and coupled with his thin figure, he walked towards me like a sharp blade slicing through the waves...

"Mr. Liu, please take a look at this child, he is frightened..." Fu Guojin said hurriedly.

Old man Liu raised his hand to stop him from continuing, staring straight at Fu Yuan with his eyes, and his gaze on him was a bit piercing!

How can eyes hurt people?

Fu Yuan twisted his body uncomfortably, feeling strange in his heart. He confirmed that his feeling was correct. Old man Liu's eyes were really piercing, as if piercing into his skin and into his body.

Fu Guojin patted Fu Yuan soothingly, put him on the ground, and said, "This is your Grandpa Liu. Don't be afraid. Let your Grandpa Liu take a look."

Fu Yuan suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, called out "Grandpa Liu" obediently, and looked up to meet Old Man Liu's gaze.

After a moment, Old Man Liu suddenly smiled and said, "I want to talk to the child alone."

Fu Guojin hesitated for a moment, touched Fu Yuan's head, and said, "Listen carefully to Grandpa Liu, okay?"

Fu Yuan nodded and said, "Grandpa, I will be obedient."

Only then did Fu Guojin let go of his hand.

Old man Liu turned around and waved, saying, "Come, child, follow me into the house."

Fu Yuan turned his head and glanced at Fu Guojin. After his grandfather nodded, he followed Old Man Liu into the house.

As soon as he entered the room, Old Man Liu said, "Do you feel something in your body? You've gained Qi!"

Get Qi?

Fu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then carefully felt his body. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Grandpa Liu, I don't feel anything unusual in my body."

Old Man Liu raised his eyebrows and looked at Fu Yuan in surprise. He said, "But you clearly have traces of Qi on your body... Could it be a coincidence? Tell me first, what happened that scared you?"

Fu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then honestly recounted his experience playing in the river. He then continued, "The washbasin is still the same washbasin, but I can lie on it without sinking. This means I've become lighter. But I'm not missing anything, so how could I have become lighter? I just can't understand..."

After hearing this, Old Man Liu's face showed obvious disappointment. He said, "You just activated your Qi by chance..."

Fu Yuan was puzzled and said, "Grandpa Liu is saying that I haven't 'obtained Qi', I just occasionally circulate Qi... But how can I circulate Qi if I haven't obtained 'Qi'?"

"You're able to understand what I'm saying at your age. You're much more perceptive than your sister! If you could truly attain Qi without a teacher at this age, I'd be willing to take you in."

Old Man Liu shook his head regretfully and said, "In fact, there is no conflict between obtaining Qi and practicing Qi. Qi is something that everyone is born with. Sensing Qi is called obtaining Qi, and running and using Qi is called practicing Qi.

Of course, there are occasionally people who clearly cannot sense Qi, but can practice Qi under certain extreme conditions. To describe it specifically, it is like a flash of inspiration... an explosion of potential... and so on. However, the person himself does not feel anything, but only feels that he is performing beyond his normal ability.

This is just an extreme accidental situation and cannot be controlled. Only by sensing and obtaining Qi can one circulate Qi and turn this accidental situation into a normal state..."

As he was speaking, Old Man Liu suddenly stopped and looked at Fu Yuan in front of him in surprise.

At this time, Fu Yuan took up the breath in his heart again, opened his arms, curled up one leg, and stood on tiptoe with the other leg, supporting his body only by the toes, but standing there steadily, without moving or shaking.

After a moment, he let it go, and the breath in his heart also fell. Then he said: "But Grandpa Liu, I tried it a few more times later. This state is not accidental. I can control it. As long as I... as long as I..."

As he spoke, Fu Yuan didn't know how to describe his current state. After thinking for a long time, he reluctantly said, "As long as I think about lifting myself up..."

Old Man Liu looked Fu Yuan up and down, then chuckled for a moment, saying, "You don't have any Qi, but you can circulate it steadily... Haha, what are you? Half a strange person?"

Fu Yuan's heart moved, and he asked curiously: "Stranger?"

Old Man Liu said nonchalantly, "People who can sense the Qi within their bodies and use it are called extraordinary people... Your situation is quite interesting...

You really can't feel the Qi in your body?"

Fu Yuan only felt that the word "alien" was extremely familiar, but he did not think about it at the moment. Instead, he carefully felt his body again.

After confirming again and again, Fu Yuan looked up and shook his head, saying, "Grandpa Liu, I really can't sense any Qi."

Old Man Liu sighed and said, "It's okay if you can't sense it. This is the situation. Your body hasn't become lighter. In your own words, you lifted yourself up, using your own Qi... Okay, go back."

Fu Yuan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Grandpa Liu, can I learn that Qi from you?"

Old Man Liu chuckled and said, "That's a nice thought. In my sect, I already have a disciple who owes your father a favor, and he's already accepted your sister as his disciple. How could I possibly accept you as well? Besides, since you haven't obtained Qi, your aptitude isn't good enough for me to make an exception."

Fu Yuan was not disappointed, and nodded and said, "Goodbye, Grandpa Liu. I will go back with you."

As he said this, he turned around, but in his heart he was thinking, why not just go back and ask his sister to teach him?

"and many more!"

Old Man Liu shouted, looking at Fu Yuan with a half-smile, and said, "What are you planning, kid? Do you really think I can't see it? If it were in the past, if your sister dared to say a word, she would be expelled from the family!"

That's just the way it is now... That's all. Come over tomorrow and I'll teach you some basics. Practice for seven days. If you still can't figure it out in seven days, then it means you don't have the talent!"

A bright smile spread across Fu Yuan's face, and he said crisply, "Okay, Grandpa Liu... No, should I call him Master?"

Old Man Liu sneered and said, "Wait until you've mastered it!"

Fu Yuan asked curiously, "Even if I'm not talented enough and can't master it in seven days, I'll definitely be able to master it in seventy days, seven months, or seven years. You taught me these things, so why can't I call you Master?"

Old Man Liu squinted his eyes and said, "Since you can't figure it out after seven days of practice, then it's useless to practice any longer. Diligence can make up for lack of talent, but it can't make up for this. If you don't have the talent, you don't have the talent. It's destined by heaven, there's no choice!"

Fu Yuan pursed his lips, his heart feeling a little heavy. He nodded and said, "Okay, Grandpa Liu, I understand."

"Get out of here if you understand."

The early stage is about "repair", with more theory.

The later part is "Xing", focusing on the plot.

Chapter 2: Conflict of Ideas

Many times, whether to believe or not is not up to you... Human consciousness is divided into subconscious and conscious. If the conscious mind believes it, the subconscious mind will definitely believe it too?

Give you a kind of food you have never seen before, and then tell you that it is sweet and crispy... The description is very specific and even forms an intuitive impression.

You believe it...but if you don't taste it yourself, do you really know what the food tastes like?

There are many things that you can only truly believe after experiencing them personally!

……

Seeing that his grandson looked much better when he left, Fu Guojin felt completely relaxed. He thanked Old Man Liu again and again until Old Man Liu became impatient and took Fu Yuan away.

It was getting late, so Fu Guojin didn't go to the sand and gravel factory to work anymore. Instead, he took Fu Yuan directly home.

Along the way, seeing that Fu Yuan was quiet and had a thoughtful look on his face, Fu Guojin asked, "Second Little, what are you thinking about?"

Fu Yuan looked up, blinked, and asked, "Grandpa, what's my sister's name?"

Fu Guojin was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing and said, "Fu Rong, you even forgot your sister's name? You kid..."

She was laughing, but suddenly stopped smiling. A look of heartache appeared on her face. She touched Fu Yuan's head and sighed silently.

The couple went to the city to work, and originally Fu Rong and Fu Yuan, the brother and sister, were supposed to stay in the village together.

Just three years ago, the couple returned to the village with a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man came to visit Old Man Liu. No one knew what the son said during the conversation, but the middle-aged man observed Fu Rong for a day, and then accepted him as an apprentice, saying that he would take him away to teach him skills.

I was away for three years and never went home once.

In this mediocre era, most people still follow the ancient customs when it comes to taking in apprentices. Apprentices live and eat at their master's home. Those who live nearby will go home occasionally to visit, but those who live far away may not see each other for several years.

Fu Guojin could only learn about his granddaughter's situation from his son and daughter-in-law. They said that she was studying in the city and learning a skill at the same time. She also had to follow her master to visit various places during the New Year and had no time to go back.

Schooling in the city was expensive, and the couple had worked hard to earn some money, which they had all used to pay for their granddaughter's tuition. Fu Guojin understood and supported it, but now his grandson couldn't even remember his own sister's name...

This is a bit of a sin!

No matter what, we must let that couple bring Xiaorong back to celebrate the New Year this year!

……

On the other hand, Fu Yuan did not care about his grandfather's thoughts. He did not really forget his sister's name, but he was not sure.

Now that it was confirmed, Fu Yuan suddenly understood: "...So that's how it is!"

Qi, obtain Qi, and practice Qi...

Stranger, Fu Rong...

Under one person!

However, knowing this information is of no use to Fu Yuan. That is the world of extraordinary people, not ordinary people.

If Fu Yuan cannot become an extraordinary person, it will be useless no matter how much he knows. Moreover, even if he becomes an extraordinary person, there is no need for him to join in the fun.

Therefore, Fu Yuan’s current focus is on the introductory kung fu he will learn from Old Man Liu tomorrow.

Do I have the talent? Can I become an extraordinary person?

Can the Qi of extraordinary people really subvert scientific knowledge?

Or is science just a system of understanding the world, and Qi is another different system?

……

Fu Yuan was thinking about these questions until after dinner.