333 The General's Mansion Invites
After lunch, Ping'an prepared to pack up and go back.
"Brother Huo, I'll ask Lin Feng to pick you up this afternoon."
"Okay, I'll pick you up today, and I'll let Ayang pick you up tomorrow."
Wang Chufeng said, "It's safe. I will stay at your house with Brother Huo this afternoon. My people will deliver the things you need."
"Okay, I'll have someone prepare a room for you, but Mr. Wang, let's make it clear in advance that my house is simple and the food is just so-so. It can't be compared with yours."
"Look at you. I told you I'm not picky. I'm easy to feed. I'll eat whatever you eat."
After leaving the Imperial College safely, I went straight to the medical hall. There were three Baicaotangs in the capital. The masters were usually in the main hall, which was also the medical hall where the master stayed. The old man basically didn't come here anymore. After October every year, the old man would go to the hot spring villa.
Qingshi and several others took turns coming to this headquarters. The master was famous and many patients came, so it was the best place to study medicine.
The ones sitting in the hall today were Wenzhu and Xiaochen. When they saw the young master coming, they were about to stand up, but Ping'an waved his hand, saying that there was no need to do so even though there were no patients at the moment.
They are master and servant, but also brothers. There is no need to draw the line so clearly.
"Awen, listen to me, this opportunity is rare. Zhiyuan is seventeen years old now, and you, as an official, are very important to their engagement.
Youhua County is close to the capital. If the county magistrate hadn't just returned home to mourn his father, I wouldn't have been able to find this opportunity. Just listen to me."
Ping An stopped and asked, "Did the master find a job for you so quickly?"
What the master said was indeed true. Brother Zhiyuan is seventeen years old, but it is difficult for him to find a satisfactory partner, so he is thinking of looking for one after passing the imperial examination. If the husband is a county magistrate, it will be completely different.
"My Lord, I can't help you with this. The best I can do is to sort out your accounts in private."
Sun Sicheng glanced at the place where the jade was held: "Are you safe? Why don't you get out of here?"
Ping'an came over with a smile, and Jixiang was watching in the aisle. He would not let anyone come to the back hall easily, so of course the master's guess was right.
Sun Wen frowned: "Ping An, why are you back now?"
"Sir, the Imperial College usually reviews in the afternoon or practices riding and archery. I don't think it's very meaningful, so I asked Zhou Siye for two months of afternoon leave, and he agreed."
Sun Wen glanced at the eldest son: "You have already promised him, right?"
Sun Sicheng laughed and said, "It's not that it happened a long time ago. It was just a matter of the past few days. I asked Zhou Siye for mercy on his behalf.
Ah Wen, Ping An is my only disciple. Even if you choose to pursue a career in politics, you must not abandon your medical skills. A person with excellent medical skills will be beneficial to him no matter what he does in the future. Birth, aging, illness and death are normal, but fear of death is also normal. "
Sun Wen sighed and had to admit that what the eldest master said made sense.
"Okay, you can practice medicine in the afternoon, but once the clinic is not busy, you have to do your homework in the back hall. Studying must be your priority."
Ping An nodded: "Sir, I will listen to you. I just came here and I heard Master say that you should become an official. Sir, you should go. The sooner you become an official, the more you will be able to take care of your disciples in the future."
Sun Wen laughed and said, "You are such a sly fellow."
He sighed again: "Your husband really has no desire to be an official, and your mistress agrees."
Ping An chuckled, "Even I know that Master's Wife is the one who treats you best. If you say something, she won't say anything else."
"Young Master, an invitation has been sent from the General's Mansion." Ruyi walked over.
Sun Sicheng took the invitations. One was for his whole family, one was for peace, and the other was for Sun Yat-sen.
He handed over two of them: "You all have one. The general said he was busy a while ago, but now he has some free time, so he invited us to his home, the day after tomorrow."
Sun Wen laughed: "It seems that I am taking advantage of you, otherwise the General's Mansion would not have invited me."
"Maybe. You are Ping An's husband. Ping An has done a great deed and saved him with me. It is only right that I ask you to go. Let's go together."
Ping An knew that the two masters had something to discuss, so he said he would go to the front hall to take a look, then turned around and left.
"You little brat, you're such a cunning bastard."
"Master, when are you going to arrange an engagement for Ping An and A Wu? One is fourteen and the other is twelve. It's fine to arrange an engagement now, but it doesn't mean you have to get married right away. You can get married a few years later. It's not good to get married too early."
"Well, I think we should let Jin Ping talk to Chang Chun Feng, and then you can be the matchmaker."
"Does Ping An know?"
"I talked to him once before I returned to Beijing, and he agreed."
"That's good. You should also tell Awu that engagement is a lifelong event. If Awu only treats Ping An as a brother, that won't be good."
"Awen, Ping'an is so good, why would Awu be dissatisfied?
She is only fourteen years old this year. I plan to talk to Jinping about this in a few days. The engagement will be in the first month of next year when we are all free. We will wait until Ping'an is twenty years old to get married. By that time, Awu will be eighteen years old. Getting married too early is not good for the girl's health.
Another thing is your matter. For the sake of your children, it would be best for you to be an official for more than ten years. Baicaotang should not hold you back. We had no choice before because we were out of town, but now you have this good opportunity, you must seize it.
Maybe if you become an official well, you can help Ping An in the future. He will take the college entrance examination next year, and the provincial examination will be in three years. If everything goes well, he can pass the imperial examination at the age of 18, and he can pass the imperial examination at the age of 20. If you put aside the ranking, you should be able to pass. "
"My Lord, if possible, after the Ping An Academy exam next year, we can shamelessly send him to the Ying Tian Wang family. This is definitely better than the Imperial College. Of course, the Imperial College is also good, but..."
He stopped talking.
"Just, just what? I know what you want to say. As long as I'm in the capital, I'll always take him to practice medicine.
Ah Wen, don't forget that Ping An was the one I found to inherit my legacy, but you led him astray."
Both of them laughed.
It is a blessing to have a favorite apprentice in your life.
Two days later, Ping'an took a day off and went to the general's mansion with his master and teacher, without bringing any of his family members with him.
The doorman hurriedly ran to inform his master, and soon the general came in person with his family.
"Sun Sicheng pays his respects to the general."
"Sun Wen pays his respects to the general."
Ping An followed suit and bowed.
The general laughed and said, "I knew you were back, and I've always wanted to invite you to my home, but I've always been busy.
Sicheng, Mr. Sun, safe. This is my wife and my eldest son and his wife. My youngest son is still in school and is not home today.
The general's wife, her son, and her daughter-in-law bowed to them and said, "Thank you, Young Master He Ping An, for saving the general."
Sun Sicheng hurriedly helped the man up: "Madam, please don't bow. What Sicheng and Ping'an did was what they should do."
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