689 It's time to leave
Once Mr. Shi had this idea in mind, he went to find Hongzhi early the next morning.
"Second uncle."
"Hongzhi, Second Uncle has something to tell you."
"Uncle, please speak."
Master Shi looked at the child with great satisfaction. Hongzhi was so calm at such a young age, and even the seven-year-old Hongming was well-mannered and not as rebellious as their father.
Master Shi repeated to Hongzhi what he had said to the third brother yesterday, not treating him as a child at all.
"Hongzhi, Second Uncle has been so anxious in his heart, and he doesn't know whether Ping An will accept him as a disciple.
You and Ping An are brothers in the same school and are equals, but your age is the most suitable. Yu Yang and Hong Ming are both a little younger. Moreover, Yu Yang is the eldest grandson, so he will have a heavy burden on his shoulders in the future."
Mr. Shi shook his head. Even if Yu Yang was suitable, it would not be possible. The head of the Shi family would most likely be the eldest son and grandson.
If anyone from any family could become the head of the family, wouldn't it be chaos? Since ancient times, there has been no order without rules.
Hongzhi was silent for a while.
"Second uncle, from today on, I will follow Senior Brother Ping An as much as possible. If he is willing to accept me, he will be my master. My father and I have different generations, so this is nothing."
Master Shi Er was delighted: "That's true. If you can follow Ping An, you can also learn Kung Fu from him in the future. Besides, your great uncle has taught you for several years. What's left is for you to study hard and practice diligently. You can do both Kung Fu and medicine well."
People in the Shi family don’t need to take the imperial examination at all. Those who are willing can take the exam to become a scholar, or a student, which is enough.
Hongzhi was a good student and he was studying at Zither Hill Academy during the day. There were several scholars who served as teachers in their academy.
"Okay, Second Uncle will take you there. Let's get acquainted with each other first and let him know that you are smart. We will try to get him to accept you within half a month."
Hongzhi nodded.
Senior Brother Ping An is so dazzling that he would be willing to be his apprentice.
He also wanted to go out into the world. There would always be people who wanted to study medicine, and he also liked it.
Yesterday, Doctor Xu was full of praise for the medical skills of the eldest son and Senior Brother Ping'an, even to the point of being obsessed with them.
He also hoped that he would be able to do the same one day in the future.
For several days in a row, Ping'an noticed that Master Wei's eldest son Hongzhi was following him around, rushing to help him with small things.
That night, Ping'an arrived at the master's room and found that the master was also there.
"Master, sir, have you noticed that Hongzhi has been behaving unusually these days?"
Sun Wen smiled and said, "Ping An, their meaning is very clear, they want you to accept Hong Zhi, Doctor Xu on Zi Teng Mountain is the best doctor, but he is still far behind you.
You can come this time, but what about next time? What about the next time? They also want to train a doctor with better medical skills, preferably one of their own.
Ping An, we have been here for ten days. If nothing unexpected happens, we will have to leave at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. I estimate that in another three to five days, Master Shi will have to speak up. Master Shi told me that he will have to leave in ten days at the latest. "
Ping An looked at the master, who had a smile in his eyes, obviously agreeing with what the gentleman said.
"Sir, Hongzhi and I are supposed to be brothers of the same generation."
Sun Wen shook his head: "We in the Great Zhou don't pay much attention to this. After all, you are not blood brothers, and Master Shi San is just your martial arts master. His relationship with the eldest son is different from yours, and it is not even comparable to our relationship. There is no need to be too serious about some seniority, just talk about each one separately."
Ping An thought so too.
"I do like Hongzhi, he is very calm at a young age. Master, sir, if Mr. Shi and the others ask, can I accept him?"
Sun Sicheng said, "Your husband and I don't plan to take in any more disciples in this lifetime, but you are different. You have already accepted four disciples from Qingshi. You can take in ten in this lifetime to make it perfect."
After Sun Sicheng finished speaking, he also laughed.
Three days later.
As expected, Mr. Shi mentioned this matter.
The attitude is extremely sincere.
"Master, Mr. Sun, Hongzhi really wants to learn medicine from Ping'an. I think if Hongzhi can learn half of Ping'an's medical skills, Ziteng Mountain won't be so anxious when someone is seriously ill."
Sun Sicheng said: "This Doctor Xu is a good doctor, and his son is also a decent man."
Master Shi sighed and said, "Sicheng, Doctor Xu's medical skills are indeed good, but his wife and daughter-in-law don't want to live in the mountains. They live on the outskirts of Ziteng Mountain. If they really encounter an emergency, they are afraid that they will be too late."
"Second uncle, Hongzhi and I are brothers from the same generation. If I accept him as my apprentice, wouldn't that mess up the generations?" Ping An said this deliberately.
really.
"Ping An, it's alright, let's talk about our own things. Hong Zhi is twelve years old this year, and he will learn from you until he is twenty. If he is not good enough, he can learn until he is twenty-five. I said that if he can learn half as much as you, we will be satisfied."
"But Second Master, I am now an official half a day and a doctor half a day. I can't tell what will happen in a few years. I may not have time to teach him."
"It's okay. You can hand it over to his four senior brothers when you are busy. Don't you still have four senior disciples?"
When Sun Wen saw that he had shown up, the three of them had agreed on it last night. Since they couldn't refuse it, there was nothing wrong with accepting it.
"My Lord, it's safe. Why don't you just take it and give it to Qingshi and the others when you start work this morning? As for how well he will learn it in the end, that depends on Hongzhi himself. Master Shi, don't you agree?"
Master Shi stood up and bowed to Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen, saying, "Thank you very much."
Three days later.
Hongzhi performed the ceremony of paying homage to his teacher. The old man and old lady of the Shi family, the three brothers of the Shi family, several cousins, and several elders of the family all attended. The scene was very formal.
On this day, Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen each collected two rare copies, both of which were rare and excellent books.
So much so that Sun Yat-sen later joked that he should take in more disciples like Ping An in the future.
Another ten days passed, and it was the 26th when we arrived at Zither Mountain. Master Shi's injuries had improved a lot, and judging from the current momentum, he would almost be back to normal.
The rest is basically just recuperation. It will take at least three to five months for an injury like this to truly heal.
The old man's stroke was not very serious, and he has almost recovered now. Many of his minor ailments have also been cured by Ping An, and Doctor Xu can take over the remaining responsibilities.
The old lady's illness was a bit troublesome, so Ping'an gave her acupuncture and changed several prescriptions. There was obvious improvement, but because of her old age, she didn't recover as fast as Wang Qing's mother.
But the Shi family is already very satisfied.
Early in the morning on the last day of April, Sun Sicheng told the Shi family that they were planning to return home the next day, and also told them that his daughter-in-law would give birth at the end of May.
Naturally, the Shi family couldn't try to keep them.
Mr. Shi had been planning to leave ten days ago, but was delayed because of Hongzhi's apprenticeship.
Since Ping An and the others left, I naturally followed them out of the mountain.
After spending a whole month together, even the old man and the old lady were reluctant to let go. Mr. Shi San even cried loudly while hugging Ping An, and even Mrs. Shi San felt embarrassed.
On that day, Master Shi asked Master Shi Er to prepare generous gifts for them, and even Erqiang and his men prepared fifty taels of gift money for each of them.
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