Chapter 213: Become a Disciple
Doctor Yan suppressed his joy and finally wrote the prescription. He then grabbed Gu Zhao and asked, "Kid, are you really good at raising insects?"
Gu Zhao tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "I guess I'm good at it. None of the bugs I raise bite me."
Doctor Yan asked casually, "What kind of insects have you raised?"
"Crickets, ants, dung beetles..."
Every time he said one more word, the other people's faces became uglier.
Until he said something more and more outrageous: "Scorpions, centipedes..."
Zhang Yunniang turned pale and asked, "When did you raise these things? You never told me!"
Gu Zhao took out the small jar he brought with him and presented it to his mother: "I've been raising it for a while. Didn't I tell you? Maybe you forgot."
Zhang Yunniang looked at her son's honest expression, and then at the some kind of multi-arthropod poisonous insect crawling in the small jar in this evil creature's hand, and she felt the hairs on her back stand on end.
"Where do you usually put this thing? Do you carry it with you? Or when you sleep?" Zhang Yuniang asked.
"I don't always carry it with me, but we do sleep together."
When Zhang Yunniang heard this, her hands began to tremble. She pointed at her unfortunate son, not knowing what to say for a moment.
But Shen Changfeng was the real victim. He jumped onto the chair in fear and said, "I slept with bugs all night! Why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known this, I would rather sleep on the floor than share a bed with you!"
Gu Zhao carefully closed the lid, and then said: "Brother Shen, what are you afraid of? Xiaowu doesn't bite people, I will discipline it."
Hearing that Gu Zhao even gave the insect a name and was so intimate, everyone felt like their scalps were about to explode.
Only Doctor Yan clapped his hands vigorously and said, "Good!"
Shen Changfeng frowned at him and asked, "What's good? Old Yan, I'll stuff poisonous insects into your sleeping place later and see if you can still laugh."
Doctor Yan didn't take it seriously and said cheerfully, "If you dare to put it in, I will complain to your mother."
He handed the prescription to Gu Mingda and refused Gu Mingda's offer of medical fee.
"I like this boy. Can he help me raise insects for a while?" said the old doctor.
Gu Mingda had already guessed this result, but he still said, "He can't recognize all the characters yet and is still learning in school. I'm afraid he can only come every few days."
Gu Zhao was very anxious when he heard this and said, "Dad, let me do it. I can learn to read slowly."
In fact, Gu Zhao really wanted to not go to school, as he spent every day here raising insects.
But Gu Mingda glared and said, "Raising insects is not something you can do for a lifetime. I don't ask you to take the imperial examination in the future, but at least you can learn a few more words and become an accountant. Don't be unable to support a wife."
Doctor Yan immediately understood what he meant, but it was rare for him to meet someone so good at raising insects, so he was reluctant to let him go. He could only say, "Mr. Gu, does this child have the talent to win a place in the imperial examination?"
Gu Mingda shook his head and told the truth: "His mind is not on studying."
Doctor Yan said, "Since you want to find a future for this child, I do have one, but I'm afraid he won't be interested in it."
Gu Mingda knew exactly what the old doctor was going to say next, but he did not skip the necessary procedures: "Please explain clearly, old sir."
"I am old and have not taken on any apprentices for many years, but I do need a medicine boy who is good at raising insects. If you are willing, you can let this child worship me as your master. I cannot guarantee that I can teach him to become a famous doctor, but as an ordinary doctor, it should not be a problem for him to open a medicine shop or a medical clinic in the future."
Gu Mingda was waiting for these words. He turned to look at Gu Zhao and said, "Come here and kowtow. After becoming your disciple, you can raise insects however you like, as long as you don't bring them home to scare people."
When Gu Zhao heard that he could raise insects, he knelt down swiftly and banged his forehead louder than anyone else.
"Good boy, get up quickly." Doctor Yan helped the man up with a smile.
After Gu Zhao successfully became a disciple, he turned around and asked Gu Mingda in a foolish manner: "Dad, now that I have become a disciple, does that mean I don't have to go to school anymore? I don't have to study or write in the future?"
Gu Mingda nodded slightly.
Gu Zhao's face was full of joy.
Gu Mingda added: "Your future studies will be under the care of your master."
Doctor Yan said with a smile: "My method of teaching apprentices is very stupid. Just learn more and watch more, and you will naturally learn it."
Gu Zhao thought he could escape the fate of writing big characters, and he was even happier.
Unexpectedly, Doctor Yan pointed to a full bookshelf on one side and said, "Copy these books first, and tell me if you don't understand anything. If the handwriting is sloppy, copy it again."
Gu Zhao had a bitter face and wished he could rush out of the door right away. How could he just escape from the fire pit and fall into the wolf's den? Studying in school was not so hard.
Doctor Yan obviously didn't want to serve the bug anymore: "If possible, let him learn from me today."
Naturally, Gu Mingda would not refuse this hard-won opportunity. If it weren't for some coincidence, his family would never have arranged for Gu Zhao to become an apprentice of an old imperial physician.
"I'll listen to you, old man. I'll ask someone to calculate a date and then we can have the formal ceremony of becoming your apprentice. Do you think this is a good idea?" Gu Mingda asked.
Although the old doctor did not mention the gift of becoming a disciple, Gu Mingda could not just get away with it. The more importance he attached to it, the better.
The old doctor didn't refuse when he heard this, and said, "You decide the date, but the child must stay today."
He didn't want to take care of bugs for a whole day.
Everyone laughed, only Gu Zhao cried and said, "My clothes and valuables are all at home, can I come back in a few days..."
Gu Zhao didn't want to enter hell mode so soon.
Gu Mingda said: "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements."
“I still have bugs in my house.”
Zhang Yunniang took a deep breath and said, "Send it over with the bugs."
She really didn't want to keep this unfortunate child at home for a single day!
"Dad just sent me to a private school in the city. Now I'm moving to another place. Wouldn't that be a waste of money? This is too wasteful. I'd better go back to the city to study and come here every now and then..."
It’s amazing that Gu Zhao’s not-so-bright little head could come up with such an excuse.
Gu Mingda stared at his bastard son and said, "For your future, losing this little money is nothing. Even if the loss is several times more, it is worth it."
Gu Zhao said with a sad face: "I am only seven years old. What should I do if I miss home at night? I have never left you."
"Liu Yue will be with you. We feel relieved to have him taking care of you. Your master also said that you can go home for one day every ten days. It doesn't mean you won't go back forever." Gu Mingda forcibly pried open his son's hands that were grabbing his trouser legs.
Gu Zhao couldn't find any more reasons to refuse, so he could only find a corner to hide pitifully. He held Niuniu's hand and emphasized again and again: "My dear, if there is anything delicious at home, you must remember to send me a portion. I am counting on you."
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