"Since the four of you all want Xiao Jing to be your disciple, why don't you all accept Xiao Jing as your disciple? Just like the Seven Monsters..."
"Dad, they are the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan created by Mr. Jin Yong." Yang Zhengyu added.
"Yes, it's the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan. The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were able to unite and accept that silly boy Guo Jing as their apprentice, which eventually became a legend in the martial arts world. Why can't the four of you follow their example? Yang Jing's name has a Jing in it, and the silly boy Guo Jing in the novel also has a Jing in his name. If the four of you could unite and accept Yang Jing as your apprentice, wouldn't that be a great thing?"
After Mr. Yang said this with a smile, Cai Yi and the other three were stunned.
What the old man said seems, probably, as if...it makes some sense.
Several people looked at each other, and then all turned their eyes to Yang Jing at the same time.
Yang Jing stood up immediately after being looked at, shaking his hands and said, "Grandpa Yang, your proposal seems a little unreliable. How can I be so worthy that four masters can accept me as a disciple at the same time? No, I don't think this will work. It's too..."
Old Master Yang smiled and glanced at Yang Jing without saying anything. This old man was the one who was only in charge of lighting the fire...
Cai Yi coughed lightly and said, "Xiao Jing, I think what Uncle Yang said makes sense. In our industry, no one has ever stipulated that a person can only have one master in his lifetime."
Old Liu nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Qi Gong also had more than one master! When he was only one year old, he worshipped a great lama in the Lama Temple as his master. Later, he worshipped Mr. Chen Yuan as his master. In addition, when he was studying, he also studied with many masters. Therefore, it is not uncommon for a person to worship multiple masters. On the contrary, if you can worship multiple masters at once and gain the favor of many masters, it shows that you have this talent."
Mr. Guo stroked his beard and said with a smile, "What you said is very kind!"
Mr. Xiao also smiled and said, "I think this matter is settled!"
Old Master Yang also looked at Yang Jing with a smile, his eyes full of relief.
Yang Jing said in a panic: "My dear elders, it's not that I don't know how to show respect to you. I was actually studying for a doctorate at the time and just wanted to learn more professional knowledge in a systematic way."
After a pause, Yang Jing said, "Although I have been learning antique knowledge from my grandfather since I was a child, it is not systematic professional knowledge after all. In the words of the industry, I am a self-taught person. In the past, when I identified an item, I relied more on the knowledge I learned from my grandfather when I was a child and my own intuition. Although it has always been quite accurate, there are many things whose specific origins I can't figure out. Especially in recent times, as I come into contact with more and more old objects, I feel more and more that I am lacking in knowledge, so I decided to systematically learn this knowledge. But boy, I really didn't dare to hope that you four would accept me as a disciple."
Cai Yi smiled and waved his hand and said, "Xiao Jing, you don't need to say these things. Uncle Yang has already told you about your situation when you were busy in the kitchen just now. You said you came from a wild background, so what's wrong with being a wild background? A wild background is still a background! Just like your grandfather, Mr. Li. If your grandfather had not had that disease, his achievements in this industry might not be lower than ours. Therefore, a hero does not matter his background. As long as you have the ability, you will be welcomed wherever you go."
Mr. Guo also said, "Xiao Jing, you don't have to belittle yourself. The arguments we had before were actually just a blind spot. We were too selfish."
Old Xiao also smiled and said, "Xiao Jing, don't you want to learn about this systematically? Let me tell you, the knowledge in the books is just the basics. In our industry, experience is more important. Moreover, one of us specializes in ancient porcelain, one in calligraphy and painting, one in bronze and copperware, and one in cultural heritage protection. Although we cannot cover the entire industry, we can still cover most of it. If you follow us to learn, I dare not say anything else, as long as you can drain all our old tricks, you can almost walk sideways in this industry."
Old Liu also nodded and said, "That's right, what Old Xiao said is correct. Although the four of us are not very proficient in some aspects such as miscellaneous items and jade, there are many experts in the academy who are proficient in these aspects. If you agree to become our common disciple, even if we lose face, we will ask you to find a few experts to teach you those knowledge."
As soon as Elder Liu said this, Yang Jing thought it would be a lie to say that he was not moved. He murmured, "This, this... Four old men, you are so kind to me. I am really unworthy of it..."
Old Master Yang said, "Xiao Jing, I think you don't need to refuse. Since Xiao Cai and the other four sincerely want to accept you as their disciple, I think you should agree. This is not only good for you, but also a good thing for these four old guys, which is enough to fulfill their lifelong wishes."
After a pause, Old Master Yang continued, "You have a talent that everyone envies, and that is your intuition. In our line of work, knowledge and experience are important, but these can be acquired through training. Only that kind of inexplicable intuitive talent is something that the ancestors have favored! This is a talent, a talent that can only be encountered but not sought after! Now that you have this talent that everyone envies, let alone the other four, if I weren't too old, I would want to take you in as my personal disciple."
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