Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Shaolin Stick Technique
All along the way, Tuanzi was alternating between harshness and gentleness.
Gu Peihai was encountering a small kitten that alternated between fierce meowing and affectionate purring.
At one moment painful, at another joyful.
"Ah." Complex feelings.
He thought of his younger brother, Gu Wangchao.
As far as he knew, his brother wasn’t that fond of exercising either. When his brother comes for the next episode, he’ll make him run too.
Gu Wangchao, who was watching the live stream, sneezed.
As time went by, Gu Peihai’s posture was so far from standard.
Rather than running, it was more like walking, and the walking posture was quite peculiar.
[What kind of weird movement is this]
[Zombie running?]
[Quickly screenshot this; it’s definitely one of Gu Film Emperor’s black histories]
[Suddenly realized I am much better than Gu Film Emperor]
[Hahaha, it seems these celebrities are just regular people. Gu Peihai is handsome with good acting skills and reportedly a top student, yet can’t cook, does housework messily, loves to sleep in, and dislikes exercising]
Many children in the village also woke up, and seeing Tuanzi leading a strange person running, they joined in, each running cheerfully.
Every child that surpassed Gu Peihai turned back to smile at him.
Gu Peihai: "..."
The audience almost laughed themselves silly.
Some children recognized Gu Miaomiao, greeting her casually.
"We also want to learn martial arts, can you teach us?"
"Sure," Tuanzi ran for so long and only had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, completely different from her panting cousin, "but Miaomiao only teaches and doesn’t accept disciples, Miaomiao is still a baby, can’t accept disciples."
That’s exactly what the master said, and Tuanzi always remembered—if you’re still a baby, don’t take disciples.
The kids just wanted to learn a few moves and didn’t plan to formally become disciples.
Everyone ran joyfully following her.
They passed by House No. 4.
Wu Ti had already prepared breakfast, moved the small table to the yard, and called his son Wu Yu to eat together.
The little boy was lazily sitting on the table yawning.
At this moment, he heard a milky voice.
"Good morning, Wu Yu!"
The little boy looked outside and saw Tuanzi leading a group of kids, whizzing past the yard. At the tail end was a person walking with a strange posture.
He unconsciously widened his eyes.
Wu Ti laughed at him, "If one day you have half of Miaomiao’s energy, I would thank heaven and earth."
The little boy yawned again.
"There won’t be such a day."
Afterward, Tuanzi passed by House No. 5, but Yun Xiuxiu and Lin Ci weren’t in the yard.
They circled around the village, successfully attracting Su Chaomu from House No. 1 and Liu Bai from House No. 2.
Su Chaomu directly joined their team, while Liu Bai was a bit shy.
He wanted to join, but cared about his image and couldn’t move his feet.
His sister Liu Hu shouted outside, "Miaomiao, so many of you, are you going to practice martial arts later?"
"Yes, Miaomiao is going to teach them martial arts."
Liu Bai’s eyes brightened.
Liu Hu pushed him, "Go ahead. When you invited Yue for a visit, weren’t you always listening to her talk about Miaomiao being a Little Heroine?"
Liu Bai glanced at her, stressed, "I was just passing by, not going specially."
"Alright, alright, you’re just passing by. Then hurry up and pass by, I’m cooking at home."
Liu Bai finally walked out the yard gate, seeing Tuanzi and her group almost running out of sight, anxiously started running.
[This kid is so stubborn]
[Saying he’s just passing by, but his legs are earnestly running]
[The Yue they mentioned, isn’t she Liu Yue?]
[Liu Man and Liu Yue, Liu Hu and Liu Bai, hmm, are they relatives]
Returning to their small yard.
Gu Peihai was half-dead.
Tuanzi was full of enthusiasm.
"What do you want to learn?"
A local little boy picked up a stick, "Blade arts, sword arts, or stick skills, I want to become a great hero of Jianghu."
Tuanzi thought for a moment, "Then let’s learn stick skills, there are lots of sticks around here."
Everyone quickly scattered to find sticks, those who couldn’t find one broke off branches.
"Stand far apart, don’t hit each other."
Tuanzi pinched a branch, with a serious small face.
The kids obediently followed instructions.
Su Chaomu was very eager, standing at the front row. Liu Bai, afraid of being discovered, was hiding in the back row.
"Let’s learn Shaolin Stick Technique."
Tuanzi explained seriously: "Shaolin Stick Technique has many types, we’ll focus on learning Qimei Stick Technique. We’ll learn only one or two moves a day. You have to practice diligently to truly master this technique."
Even if some kids found it fun and might learn today and not show up tomorrow, Tuanzi was impartial, teaching earnestly and explaining seriously.
She first demonstrated from start to finish, then taught everyone the first move.
[Her stick technique is mighty and powerful, very skilled]
[Only through diligent practice can one possess such power]
[Miaomiao encourages everyone to practice diligently because she herself learned this way]
[Thinking of how much martial arts Miaomiao knows, you can see she’s been diligent since a young age]
[Suddenly feeling ashamed, I don’t even read books seriously]
The cameraman adeptly handled the equipment, following Tuanzi’s movements. Several close-up shots clearly showed Tuanzi’s fair little hands, but her palms had calluses.
Tuanzi taught the kids without forgetting the older friend present.
"Brother Pei Hai, do you want to learn?"
Gu Peihai shook his head, "I’m going to make breakfast."
He went to the kitchen and found only a small amount of rice as main ingredients.
"Only option is to make porridge."
This time, he added a lot of water and repeatedly checked the function keys.
"What’s for the side dish?"
The eggplants picked last night were still there.
"Let’s stir-fry eggplant."
He cleaned the eggplants, "But, how should I slice the eggplants?"
Gu Peihai looked at the camera in confusion.
[Don’t look at me, I can’t pass through the lens to teach you]
[Too few ingredients, poor cooking skills, this group is destined to go hungry]
[Go help the locals with farm work]
Gu Peihai thought of this too and found a relevant program staff member.
"If I do farm work, what options are available?"
The staff gave several options.
Some farm families needed fertilization and pest control for corn sowed after the autumn leave.
Other families’ sweet potatoes, after the first harvest, were again in a growth peak, also needing fertilization and pest control.
Several farm families needed radish and cabbage transplantation.
After listing it all, the staff sincerely suggested, "Mr. Gu, you could go help and learn, and later, it’d be easier to manage your garden at home."
Gu Peihai sighed, "Life is not easy!"
He decided to help with cabbage and radish transplantation.
Tuanzi continued teaching the kids stick skills.
Soon, voices calling children back home for meals echoed everywhere.
Gradually, the kids bid goodbye one by one.
Soon enough, only Tuanzi, the lone child, remained in the yard.
"Miaomiao should have a meal too."
She patted her belly, "It’s flat."
She ran to the kitchen, didn’t see her older cousin, but the aroma of porridge filled the air.
She sniffed around and then saw intact eggplants on the cutting board.
"Where is Brother Pei Hai?"
The staff provided an answer.
"Then Miaomiao will cook and wait for Brother Pei Hai to come back and eat together."
She picked up the kitchen knife, startling the staff.
"No, no, no, children shouldn’t handle knives."
Tuanzi glanced at him, "Alright, so Miaomiao then..."
She suddenly tossed a few eggplants up, wielding the knife to slice rapidly in the air.
Soon, the neatly cut eggplants fell onto the cutting board.