Chapter 585: Auspicious Snow Heralds a Good Harvest
With a clang.
Ma Jiu lost his grip on the thing in his hand and accidentally dropped it to the ground.
He looked at Li Shaoqing, who was sitting beside the kang, with confusion and a hint of caution.
The corners of his cracked and dark lips twitched twice, but he still didn't react to what he had just heard.
What did you say just now, sir?
Do you mean giving him a name?
Did he hear it right?
"gentlemen?"
Ma Jiu hesitated and was a little afraid to ask.
But what if he heard correctly?
When Ma Jiu thought that Li Shaoqing was willing to give a servant like him a name, his heart couldn't help but start jumping in his chest, unable to stop.
Li Shaoqing smiled and said, "If you don't need it, then don't think too much about it. Just treat it as something you've heard. No need..."
"need!"
Before Ma Jiu could react, he stood up and shouted excitedly.
The sudden loud noise startled Li Shaoqing.
"Sorry for scaring sir, it's my fault! It's not me..." Ma Jiu stuttered and didn't know how to explain for a moment.
Li Shaoqing raised his hands to soothe her twice, and smiled warmly, "It's okay, it's okay, don't panic, sit down and talk."
Ma Jiu sat down obediently and quickly. After a while, his face and neck turned red. He didn't know what to do with his hands and feet after sitting down. He looked down and saw something dropped on the ground. He quickly bent down to pick it up. He also took this opportunity to calm down his excitement.
When Li Shaoqing saw his expression, he knew what was going on.
It seems that Ma Jiu doesn't mind him giving him a name.
Li Shaoqing was just chatting when he heard Ma Jiu talk about the past, but as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a moment of regret.
Since ancient times, surnames have been inherited from family ancestors or bestowed by the king. He is just a half-time master, so I don’t know whether it is good or not.
Thinking of this concern, Li Shaoqing asked Ma Jiu what he was thinking.
Surname and name are important matters in life.
At least in Li Shaoqing's opinion, this matter concerns future generations and cannot be taken lightly.
However, to his surprise, after hearing his concerns, Ma Jiu not only did not show the slightest bit of unhappiness, but instead burst into laughter.
"Sir, you are so kind. For servants like us, the matter of taboo is something that noble people would never care about. For me, I am so lucky to have your care today. If I can have a proper name, it would be a great blessing for me. How could I mind this matter?"
As Ma Jiu said this, he put down the things he was repairing, stood up and knelt in front of Li Shaoqing to thank him.
"Sir, you gave me a name. Please allow me to kowtow to you. Thank you for your kindness!"
Li Shaoqing hurriedly helped him up.
"Get up, get up! It's not worth it."
After the master and servant sat down again, Ma Jiu couldn't help but move his stool forward because he was about to have a formal name.
Seeing him so excited, Li Shaoqing, who was originally calm, couldn't help but become serious.
"Let me think about it for a moment." Li Shaoqing said seriously.
"No hurry, no hurry, sir. I'll get you some water."
Ma Jiu brought another glass of water and placed it carefully next to Li Shaoqing's hand.
On the kang table, there are pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Ma Jiu was waiting nearby, his eyes fixed eagerly on the empty paper.
When he thought about waiting for the teacher to think of a name for him and write it on the white paper, he couldn't help but feel excited.
His teacher is a disciple of a famous school and is respected by Lord Ruan and others. Although he is young, he is very talented. Ma Jiu feels that it is such a blessing to have such a great person like his teacher take the trouble to choose a name for him. Today he has encountered such a great person.
Following the master out, the journey was a bit bitter, but at this moment, Ma Jiu couldn't help feeling sweet in his heart.
I am full of anticipation for the name that has not yet been born.
Although he had been called the name Ma Jiu for a long time and was used to it, he was still not completely indifferent when others occasionally laughed at him.
Li Shaoqing was thinking and didn't pay attention to Ma Jiu's thoughts.
He picked up his pen, dipped it in ink, and stared at the paper in deep thought.
Ma Jiu rubbed his hands secretly.
There were occasional rumbling thunders outside the window, but compared to before, the thunder was much weaker.
Li Shaoqing turned his head to look out the window and listened quietly for a moment.
Ma Jiu didn't understand what was going on, so he turned to look at the window like him.
What are you looking at, sir?
Li Shaoqing's eyes moved slightly, and a flash of inspiration came to him!
Got it!
Li Shaoqing was inspired. He turned around, picked up the pen and wrote three words neatly on the paper.
Ma Jiu could not read. During the years he stayed in Ruan's house, he only knew his own name, "Ma Jiu". And that was only after he paid for wine and hired someone to teach him.
Now, seeing Li Shaoqing wielding his pen and writing three big characters in a row on the precious paper, and it seemed that there were quite a few strokes, Ma Jiu felt his head buzzing and he didn't know how he felt at the moment. Should he be happy or worried that he was so stupid and how he would recognize himself in the future?
Li Shaoqing was young after all, and he was happy because he had thought of a good name to give to the servant beside him. After finishing writing, he looked at it for a while.
No matter how I look at it, I feel that this name is extremely consistent with Ma Jiu's image.
He put down his pen, picked up the paper with his new name on it, turned around and showed it to Ma Jiu.
He pointed out the window, his voice rising slightly as he explained to Ma Jiu, "Although you're a groom, life is unpredictable. Who can predict the future? Since the surname Ma was once chosen based on the job, and now that you and I are switching places, I thought I'd give you a new and better surname."
"That's right, sir." Ma Jiu listened carefully, not daring to be distracted for a moment.
Today's matter concerns a major event in his life, and he is extremely excited.
Although he didn't recognize any of the three words on the paper, he liked them more and more the more he looked at them.
Li Shaoqing said, "It's just a coincidence tonight. There was a strange phenomenon in the sky, with thunder rumbling. I thought about it and thought, why not borrow a bit of luck from heaven and help you borrow a surname? Let's take the surname Lei. How do you think?"
"thunder?!"
Ma Jiu was stunned and pointed out the window: "Sir, is that the thunder rumbling in the sky outside?"
"Exactly." Li Shaoqing smiled. "The thunder of that day was originally powerful and had the power to slay demons and monsters. The loud blast in the sky today could be used as your surname. That would be the best."
Ma Jiu stared at the first character with burning eyes. It turned out that the square character was the word "thunder".
From now on, he changed his name to Lei!
His heart was pounding with emotion and he could not calm down. He hurriedly asked Li Shaoqing what the last two characters were. Those two characters should be his name.
"Sir, how do you pronounce these two words?"
Li Shaoqing said, "We met in winter, and the official roads were covered with snow. We are heading north to seek a way to survive. The passing of winter and the arrival of spring are the best signs. As the saying goes: Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. I will take the two characters Zhaonian as your name, Lei Zhaonian. What do you think?"
"Lei Zhaonian." Ma Jiu repeated with slightly red eyes.
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