446 Belated New Year Greetings
Sun Sicheng sat at the dining table, talking about business matters with Mr. Chen.
There were five sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, but Ping'an and the other two had not come over yet.
Soon, footsteps were heard, and Fu An's loud voice was also heard.
"Ping An, I can't keep up with this kind of morning exercise. I won't do it tomorrow."
Chen Xuan just smiled, he couldn't keep up.
He had to run so many laps in the morning, squat, and do boxing and kicking. He couldn't stand just watching Ping An and the others practicing hitting sandbags and sparring.
The three of them walked to the dining table, greeted each other and sat down.
Master Chen asked, "Master Fu, what did you just say that you couldn't stand?"
Fu An said, "What else? It must be Ping An and the others' morning exercises. I've made up my mind to bring a few more guards with good kung fu skills in the future. As for me, I don't plan to practice martial arts anymore. It's too tiring."
Mr. Chen looked at his son, who said nothing. He knew that his son had neither perseverance nor interest in practicing martial arts.
Ping An changed the subject. These two friends had no talent in martial arts. Fu An was a little better, but he was not willing to suffer this hardship.
"Master, shall we go to the master's house after dinner?"
"Well, I've asked Jixiang to say hello. They will be waiting for us at home."
Breakfast is simple, porridge, buns, and pickles.
The cook is one of the master's guards. If Wang Quan hadn't come, his cooking skills would have been amazing now.
Ping'an ate three big buns in one go and only had one bowl of porridge.
Fu An and Chen Xuan had already put down their chopsticks. The gifts they had prepared for the Wang family were already prepared and they could just take them with them when they went out.
Ping An knew that Master Chen would go out with the master.
Early this morning, Uncle Ming and Uncle He took their men out to check out various nearby industries before returning to Beijing, including, of course, what the master had bought for him.
The gifts Ping'an brought today were very simple, a pair of glasses for Mr. Wang and the master, and a small bag of pearls for the lady, which he just put in his arms.
The chef brought a lot of dried seafood.
They arrived at Wang's house at noon. When they saw Ping'an and his friends, the doorman immediately opened the door with a smile and said that the master was already waiting at home.
Jixiang stuffed him a small red envelope.
The sound at the door was soon heard by Master Wang and his wife and the old man. Zi Jixiang said early in the morning that the eldest son and Ping An would come to pay New Year's greetings, so they would wait here after breakfast.
Also waiting there were Wang Shaoqi and Wang Shaoyu.
Shaoqi is the eldest grandson of Master Wang Da. He is sixteen years old this year and is already a scholar. Shaoyu is the eldest grandson of Master Wang Er. He is twelve years old and became a student in the spring. They will both study in their hometown with their grandfather and great-grandfather this year.
Sun Sicheng walked in front and bowed to the old man with Ping An.
"Sicheng and his apprentice are safe and sound, and wish the old master a happy new year. I hope the old master will not blame Sicheng for being late and impolite."
Shaoqi and Shaoyu hurriedly helped the two men up.
The old man laughed and said, "Not too late, not too late. Today is the Lantern Festival, which is also considered the Little New Year. I estimate that you will arrive in the next few days."
Sun Sicheng brought Ping An to pay his respects to the master and mistress.
Master Wang was so happy when he saw Ping An: "Ping An is really good. I was worried that the long journey would delay his time, but I didn't expect that he still made a small fortune."
The old man was unhappy: "What do you mean by 'lao'? You are so old and you can't speak? Our safety depends on real ability."
"Yes, yes, I shouldn't have said that your sweetheart, in front of Ping An, Shao Qi and Shao Yu both stand aside."
The two teenagers next to them also laughed.
They only envy Ping An, not jealousy or hatred. Ping An performed surgery on their great-grandfather and taught their grandfather some health-preserving boxing. The three old men are now in better and better health.
Mr. Chen took the opportunity to bring Chen Xuan and Fu An to pay their respects to the old master, the eldest master, and the eldest lady.
Sun Sicheng said, "Master, you all know these two boys. They have been with us for the past few months. I heard that Ping An will come to study with you two, so I want to come and join him."
This kind of thing has to be said openly. If it succeeds, it succeeds. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t.
There was silence in the main room.
Mr. Wang said, "My husband and I have been accompanying our old father back to his hometown to recuperate for three or four years. During this time, many families wanted to send their children to us for education, but I rejected them all.
In the past few years, we haven't even taken care of our grandchildren. Ping'an is probably the only other child I have taught.
It was this year that the old man's health improved, and Shaoqi and Shaoyu were sent back. "
Fu An and the Chen family father and son were both extremely disappointed.
But these are indeed facts. They didn't even accept the children of the prefect.
"Since Ping An is willing to bring you here, it means he truly considers you his friends. I have a suggestion. Go home and think about it. If it works, then stay. If not, then go back."
Several people looked at him.
"If you two are willing, you can only stay here as Ping An's study companion. You don't need to call me Mr., but Master Wang. And try not to tell others that you are studying with me, otherwise I will be embarrassed.
Also, I may not have a lot of energy to teach you alone, you can learn along with me, and how much you can learn is up to you. "
Fu An and the Chen family father and son were overjoyed.
This is actually a disguised form of agreement, otherwise there is no way to explain to those who have studied outside.
It doesn’t matter if you are a study companion. It can also be understood as meaning studying together. It does not mean a status like a servant.
Master Chen hurriedly took Fu An and Chen Xuan to kowtow to Master Wang.
"Thank you, sir."
"Well, everyone who comes is a guest. Today is the Lantern Festival. Let's celebrate the New Year together."
Shaoqi, Shaoyu and Pingan hurriedly helped the three people up.
Sun Sicheng and Master Chen hurriedly sent the New Year gifts they brought with them, and also gave red envelopes to Shaoqi and Shaoyu.
The old man and the eldest lady also gave Ping'an and the other two red envelopes and a set of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.
Ping An then took out the gift from his arms.
"Master, this is a gift from Ping An to you, but it was hard to come by, and you were the first person I thought of."
Sun Sicheng cursed Ping An in his heart, saying that he only knew how to sweet-talk Ping An. He said the same thing in front of Ping An. Thinking about it, he smiled again.
"Oh? What gift?" The old man sat up straight, his eyes bright.
Ping An handed over the glasses case with both hands.
"Glasses?" The old man was surprised. "This thing is rare. The emperor gave me a pair, but unfortunately..."
Unfortunately, I accidentally dropped it once and it got a crack, so it looks much worse now, but I can't bear to wear it again.
"Master, give it a try."
The old man opened the glasses case, took them out and put them on. "Yes, it's very clear. Thank you Ping An. This gift is my favorite."
Ping An finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Feke only has two kinds of glasses, one with a lighter degree and one with a heavier degree, and they cannot focus automatically.
He turned around and saw the master looking at him eagerly, and hurriedly took out another painting from his pocket: "How could Ping An forget the master?"
Master Wang snatched the glasses case and scolded him with a smile, "You little bastard, I thought you didn't bring it to me."
"Sir, I really didn't get many pairs. Even though they are few, I can't miss yours. Madam, these are pearls for you. I hope you like them."
Madam Wang took it with a smile and said, "Of course Master's wife likes it. I will ask someone to prepare something delicious for Ping An."
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