In the main room, Zhou's mother and Zhou Niao presented the gifts, and Teacher Mao's lover Zhao Jingya took them with a smile.
My husband told me that he had accepted an older child as his apprentice. I felt very bad. I knew how much he cared about the qualifications of his disciples. After searching for more than ten years, he found a young man from the countryside with low IQ.
I felt bad for him, but I was also worried that this apprentice's family would take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of him.
Seeing the cigarettes, alcohol, tea and meat, I felt relieved. At least his family was well-off, generous and polite.
Of the people in the room, Zhou Xiang only recognized the principal. "Hello, principal!"
"Good! Hello to you too! Zhou Xiang."
When the others heard Zhou Xiang's name, they all looked sideways. Everyone still remembered him as the top student in the province in the transition from primary school to junior high school.
"I am fine!"
Ji Zhongcheng laughed, "Haha, you are quite good, but Teacher Ran is not."
"Venting off some emotions is good for the body and soul."
"Hahahaha." Ji Zhongcheng couldn't help laughing.
The others were also smiling, thinking this week was quite funny.
When Ran Qiming, who had just come in, heard this, he wanted to grab her and beat her up. Why did his brain short-circuit in the first place and come to Huai County?
At nine o'clock sharp, the apprenticeship ceremony began. Ji Zhongcheng presided over the ceremony and gave a speech of blessing.
The first thing is to kowtow to the ancestor.
Mao Binzhi took the three burning incense sticks and kowtowed three times and nine times to the portrait hanging on the north wall.
Then Zhou Niao took the three burning incense sticks and kowtowed three times and nine times to the portrait.
The second item is to become a disciple.
Mao Binzhi sat down with a futon in front of him. Zhou Niao followed his instructions, kneeling on the futon, picking up the wine glass on the tea tray with both hands, and handed it to Mao Binzhi, "Teacher!"
"Oh!" Mao Binzhi's voice was a little choked. He took the wine glass, took a sip, and put it back on the tea tray.
After giving Zhou Niao a few simple lectures, Zhou Niao nodded in agreement. Zhou wanted to quickly hand over the things in his hand to his elder brother.
Zhou Niao held the painting up to Mao Binzhi with both hands and said, "Teacher, this is a gift from your students."
Mao Binzhi thought it was a painting he had drawn himself. He unwrapped the outer cloth and opened the scroll. The next moment, he stood up and asked, "This, this, is this a painting of cattle herding?"
"A picture of herding cattle?"
Except for Ran Qiming and Ji Zhongcheng, the others were traveling with Mao Binzhi. When they heard that it was Mu Niu Tu, they all excitedly gathered around.
Zhou Xiang quickly pulled his elder brother up, but Mao Binzhi was so excited that he forgot to ask Zhou Niao to stand up.
"Let me take a look."
"Look, is it true?"
Zhou Xiang just thought that this painting was very good and suitable for Mao Binzhi, after all, he specialized in figure painting.
Did he bring the most expensive thing? But it doesn’t matter. When giving gifts, they should touch the heart! Those orchids and bamboos, no matter how valuable they are, if people don’t like them, no matter how expensive they are, it’s useless. Mao Binzhi’s expression and movements clearly show that he really likes them.
Several people admired it and discussed it for a while.
Mao Binzhi rolled up the painting, wrapped it in the cloth, and handed it back to Zhou Niao. "Zhou Niao, I appreciate your kindness, but this painting is too valuable. Please take it back!"
Zhou Niao waved her hands repeatedly, "No, this is a gift for the teacher, and you like it too, right? My sister said, it's the right gift as long as it's the right one."
Those people smiled. Zhou Niao had a pure heart. No wonder Mao Binzhi was willing to accept him as his disciple.
Mao Binzhi looked at Zhou Xiang, and before he could speak, Zhou Xiang said, "Teacher Mao, please accept it! My elder brother will need your care in the future."
Zhou's mother also said: "Yes, yes! Even this is it, we feel a little embarrassed to show it to you. We feel at ease if you accept it."
Mao Binzhi saw the Zhou mother and daughter's sincerity, and he loved the painting very much, so he took it back and said, "Okay! Then I will be disrespectful to refuse it."
Zhou Niao knelt down again to offer tea to Zhao Jingya, "Master's wife!"
"Hey!" Zhao Jingya responded promptly. She took the tea and drank it, then put down the cup and told Zhou Niao to stand up. "Hurry up and get up!"
"good!"
Zhao Jingya was completely relieved this time. The Zhou family was generous and wealthy, Zhou Niao was pure, and the Zhou family members had positive values, which was great.
After the ceremony, Zhao Jingya invited everyone to dinner, but everyone declined and left.
Painting is a skill that costs money. Although Mao Binzhi's family has two working parents, they have two daughters to support and are often short of money. Unless it is necessary, they will not stay for dinner.
Although Zhao Jingya knew everyone's good intentions, it felt a bit unreasonable not to stay for dinner.
Mao Binzhi shook his head at her secretly, and she went out with him to see the guest off with a smile on her face.
Zhou Xiang and his family felt it was inconvenient to stay, so after everyone left, they also said goodbye.
"Teacher Mao, we'll be going back first. My eldest brother will be here to study starting the day after tomorrow. Please write a list of things we need to prepare."
Mao Binzhi thought for a moment and said, "Let him use mine first. Some things can only be bought in the city."
"Okay, that's it. Next time you go shopping, bring it back for my brother."
"OK."
After seeing off the Zhou family, Zhao Jingya asked her lover why he didn't keep the guests?
"It's not easy to keep them. Everyone has taken time out to come here. Besides, they can't eat much, haha."
"Why?"
"Jealousy!"
"Jealous of what? The painting?"
"Half, the other half is Zhou Niao. He has an adult's body and a child's soul, yet he's more stable and sophisticated than a real child. Such a person is rare, and he also has a talent for painting. I'm so lucky to have met him. They are envious and jealous!"
"You! Don't overdo it. Be careful that their apprentices don't trip up Zhou Niao. I like Zhou Niao very much. The Zhou family is also nice."
"Haha, more than good, that Zhou Xiang is also..."
Zhao Jingya listened to her lover's words and laughed. This disciple of her lover is great! At least his sister is his strong backing.
If I can move around well in the future, my two daughters may have someone to rely on.
Back at the Water Conservancy Bureau, Tang Min came over to chat, "Zhou Xiang, did you not go to school today?"
"I've asked for leave for something. I'll start tomorrow."
"Oh!" Tang Min walked closer and whispered, "Something seems to be wrong with Wei Juan's lover! The Wei family praised him to the skies, saying he was hardworking, capable, honest, and caring.
I saw his eyes rolling around, and the way he looked at me was not right."
Zhou Xiang smiled and said, "As long as he likes it, that's fine! If you think it's wrong, just be careful. Don't interact with him, and don't talk to him alone."
Tang Min's eyes flashed, smelling the scent of gossip, "What did you know?"
"I don't know anything. Stop talking nonsense and causing trouble!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything nonsense. I will be more careful."
After Yu Yonggang got married, he trained Wei Juan in just two nights. Wei Juan was completely obedient to him, and he deliberately acted nice in front of the old Wei couple.
Sure enough, the courtyard of the Water Conservancy Bureau was filled with voices praising me. Haha, my mother's idea was good. Once my good name got out through Old Wei and his wife, no one would believe me if they said anything bad about me in the future.
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