Chapter 344: Five Masters and Disciples
Han Yachen went up and knocked on the door, but the doorman had already gone to call for help.
Master Zhan and others came out quickly and were not surprised to find that the person who came was Sheng Peiguang.
"As expected, you came the fastest."
Sheng Peiguang thought that if he took the water route, he could go even faster.
"Master, I miss you so much." As he said this, he rushed towards Master Zhan, wanting to hug his mentor.
Unexpectedly, his teacher stretched out a hand to block him, "Stand away, you smell too strong."
Sheng Peiguang: He was despised by his teacher!
Taking advantage of the break, Lu Wei said goodbye to Lu Mingzhi and left.
"Is that the owner of the Liaodong Wuliu Tea House?" Master Zhan had a good memory. When they first arrived in Liaodong County, they also stopped for a rest at the Liaodong Wuliu Tea House.
Lu Mingzhi nodded, "Yes."
Sheng Peiguang looked at Lu Mingzhi, "Junior Brother Lu, do you know Shopkeeper Lu?"
Lu Mingzhi replied, "I know him."
Sheng Peiguang suddenly realized, "So it's thanks to you, Senior Brother. I originally thought that the people in Liaodong County were quite nice."
Lu Mingzhi smiled and said, "Brother Lu is indeed a very nice person and is always willing to help others."
Sheng Peiguang nodded, "Yeah, Shopkeeper Lu is very kind."
Zhou Congguang urged, "Let's not stand at the door anymore, let's go in." What are you chatting about at the door? Can't you go back and sit down and chat?
Wei Wenqian added, "Yes, Senior Brother Sheng must be tired."
Sheng Peiguang: They are all his good senior brothers!
The group walked inside and the door slowly closed behind them.
Sheng Peiguang said enthusiastically, "Master, along the way, I found that Liaodong County is full of vitality, which is different from many places." Even the common people give people a different feeling. The people in Liaodong County are more lively.
Master Zhan nodded and said, "Yes, Liaodong County is full of vitality. By the way, how is the situation outside?" He calculated that they had been in Liaodong County for a while.
Sheng Peiguang shook his head and said, "The common people outside are living in a numb state." Although the people are not living in dire straits, the common people he met along the way obviously have no direction in their lives.
Mentioning these things always makes people uncomfortable, so Sheng Peiguang changed the subject, "Master, when we entered the city just now, we found two buildings that looked very simple and low-key, yet very grand. Where are they?"
"That's the newly built County Magistrate's Mansion and Liaodong Academy."
Sheng Peiguang said "Oh" and wondered if Liaodong County was planning to open a college?
"Liaodong Academy has been completed and is ready to open." Speaking of this, Master Zhan has a lot to say.
Lord Lu personally invited him and hired him as a teacher at Liaodong Academy, with a salary twice his previous one, plus three festivals and four rituals.
He has already agreed.
In fact, he felt that the salary didn't matter. He just wanted to train some talents for Liaodong County.
He told the news to his sixth disciple with dignity.
Sheng Peiguang was surprised. "Liaodong Academy is willing to hire you? Aren't they afraid that you might mislead the students?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he knew that something bad was going to happen. Why did he say what was in his heart? He quickly covered his mouth.
But it was too late. Master Zhan glared at him and said, "Unworthy disciple, what are you talking about?"
Then, Master Zhan asked coldly, "Have I wronged you by being your teacher?"
Sheng Peiguang quickly denied it, "No, no, I was born with a crooked appearance."
Master Zhan snorted.
Zhou Congguang, Wei Wenqian, Lu Mingzhi and others were laughing secretly.
After Master Zhan led the people in, he pointed to another empty courtyard and said, "These four courtyards are all occupied. You can choose one of the remaining ones to live in. The little brother you brought with you will live with you!"
Sheng Peiguang immediately picked the best yard nearby, thinking that it was an advantage for him to come early, as he could still choose. If he came slowly, he would have no choice.
He silently praised himself in his heart, saying that he was so smart.
"Master, won't it be too crowded when everyone arrives later?" Sheng Peiguang felt a little gloating when he thought that those who came late might have to squeeze into one yard with two people.
“They’re already expanding next door.”
Sheng Peiguang thought, this is too good to be true.
"Since you have chosen this courtyard, just move in. Wash up and take a rest first, and then we will have dinner together later." After Master Zhan sent the people away, everyone dispersed and went back to their own courtyards.
Sheng Peiguang had just arrived, so Master Zhan and others decided to have dinner in Sheng Peiguang's yard.
When it was time for dinner, Master Zhan brought three of his disciples to Sheng Peiguang's yard.
At this time, Sheng Peiguang had washed up and was drying his hair under a tree.
Han Yachen actually said to him, "Brother Sheng, I have washed your clothes. Put your underwear underneath, and I will wash it for you."
"Didn't I tell you—"Don't touch my underwear? Sheng Peiguang slowly turned his head and found the teacher and three fellow apprentices standing at the gate.
Sheng Peiguang rubbed his forehead. It was over. This was really a case of taking so many precautions, but if he wasn't careful, all his efforts would be wasted! He noticed that the way his master and his fellow apprentices looked at him was not right.
"Master, please listen to my explanation."
"Pei Guang, you are so lazy now?" Master Zhan shook his head.
"Yes, Junior Brother Pei, no matter how lazy you are, you can't let others make these underwear."
"The world is really going downhill, and people's hearts are no longer as they used to be..."
HAnyachen was a little at a loss, as if he had done something wrong?
Unable to explain clearly, Sheng Peiguang simply gave up and said in self-abandonment, "Master, can we brothers have dinner now?"
"Of course!"
Soon, the dishes arrived one by one. For the six of them, there were twelve dishes in total, plus a soup.
"Master, do you usually eat like this?" Their food is too good, isn't it? Sheng Peiguang felt that coming to Liaodong County was the right choice.
Master Zhan shook his head. "Not really. For example, this pagoda meat dish is my second time eating it. I guess the chef knew there was a new guest coming, so he was treating them as a guest."
This pagoda meat is time-consuming and labor-intensive to make, and it tests the chef's knife skills. Chef Chen in the kitchen doesn't like to make it.
As he spoke, Master Zhan invited everyone to start eating, "We are able to eat this dish thanks to you."
Zhou Congguang agreed, "Yes, our Master Chef Chen has a few special dishes that he's known for, and he rarely cooks them unless he's in a good mood."
HAn Yachen ate without even looking up. Hearing this, he said, "Brother Sheng, we will have a feast from now on."
While eating, Lu Mingzhi thought that they might be overthinking it.
This Master Chen is his brother-in-law's personal chef. Whenever his brother-in-law goes on an expedition, he follows him.
It's just that his brother-in-law has not been in Liaodong County recently, so his second sister arranged for Master Chen to come over to improve their meals. When his second brother-in-law comes back, Master Chen will be transferred away.
Sheng Peiguang was very satisfied with everything he had seen so far. There was only one problem left.
"Master, can we continue to tinker with what we are doing?"
"I remember you were tinkering with colored glass earlier? Keep going," Master Zhan said. His second sister was very pleased with their continued tinkering and was willing to give her full support.
"Is that possible? Do they provide the materials needed? Is there a limit on the quantity?"
"Of course! You can tinker with whatever you want, and there's no limit to the materials. The only thing is, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce has the right to use what we create."
"That's no problem."
Recently, his superiors sent him a message saying that they wanted him to research cleaning liquid. After he asked what cleaning liquid was, the other party also gave him some useful information.
He just started.
After about half a month, he produced a semi-finished product, but felt it was useless, so he threw it on the side of the corridor. Later, it was taken away by the manager of his yard, but he didn't care.
Later, someone came over and said that the semi-finished product was called soap and could be used to wash clothes. When asked about the production process, he told them.
I heard that the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce is going to set up a workshop specializing in the production of this thing called soap.
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