She was clearly bullying others by taking advantage of her power, but unfortunately Tang Weishan really didn't dare to do anything to her and could only accept it angrily in the end.
Tang Shiyue said to the others: "Please bear witness for me! Okay! Let them go!"
The women then made way and Tang Weishan walked away.
Tang Shiyue thanked everyone and turned back with a smile.
Tang Shirong and Tang Junchen were still unable to calm down from the joy of having a great master. Especially Tang Junchen, he was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth or eyes. At the same time, he was ashamed of his poor knowledge and was afraid of tarnishing Xu Siyuan's reputation, so he kept complaining.
Instead, Xu Wenqu asked with a smile: "What do you mean?"
Tang Shiyue laughed and said, "You are trying to attract hatred!" She straightened her face and said seriously, "You are killing someone with a borrowed knife!"
She just wanted to embarrass Tang Weishan.
What happened at the beginning was definitely related to Tang Shijin and Tang Yongming. He didn't dare to do anything to him, but couldn't he deal with Tang Shijin? So he was angry here, and he must take revenge on them.
As for betting and such, that was just a side thing, just to set up a trap.
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Xu Wenqu smiled and asked, "How do you know Rong'er will definitely win?"
"Of course I can," Tang Shiyue said, "You are Xu Siyuan!"
Xu Wenqu: "..."
He laughed and shook his head, then stood up and tapped Tang Shirong lightly: "Rong'er, did you hear me? If you can't pass, how can you face your younger sister?"
Tang Shirong smiled and said, "Students will definitely try their best."
Since he said he wanted to be his disciple, it would be completely different from asking for advice in normal times. He would have to kowtow and become his disciple formally.
It is said that nowadays there are six gifts for becoming a disciple, and these six gifts include celery, lotus seeds, red beans, dates, longans, and dried lean meat strips.
These "six rituals" actually have their own particularities. Celery symbolizes "diligent and studious, and excellence comes from diligence"; the lotus seeds have a bitter core, which symbolizes "painstaking education"; red beans mean "good luck"; dates mean "early admission to high school", longans mean "perfect merit", and dried lean meat strips are used to express the disciple's intention.
When going to the town to purchase, Tang Shiyue suddenly had an idea and directly bought four portions.
When she came back with the mule cart, she stopped next door and stood there looking for Qi Jing.
She never knew how he usually saw her, but after she stood there for a while, he came over, took off his hat and said, "Looking for me?"
"Yes," Tang Shiyue pulled him aside and said, "Ajing, my brother said that there are many benefits to becoming a disciple! Do you think we should ask Ayang to become a disciple as well? I have prepared all the gifts!"
Her eyes were bright, full of "It would be a waste if you don't worship!"
Qi Jing raised his eyebrows.
Once a teacher, always a father. If Xu Wenqu accepted Tang Shirong as his disciple, he would be a generation older than Tang Shiyue and the others. Similarly, if he accepted Qi Yang as his disciple, it would be the same.
Qi Jing thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid he won't accept it."
"No way?" Tang Shiyue said: "I think Ayang is very powerful!"
The awesomeness in her eyes... Qi Xiaolang smiled a little: "You can try, but forget it if it doesn't work."
So the two of them returned to the stone house. Tang Shiyue called Xiao Qiyang over and explained everything in detail in his ear. Xiao Qiyang had always been a little adult. After he explained the matter clearly, he nodded without any guidance: "Yes."
So when Tang Shirong and Tang Junchen went over, they were followed by two little ones with serious faces.
Xu Wenqu asked with a smile: "What is this for?"
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "Buy two, get two free!"
Xu Wenqu held his forehead with his hand, and Tang Shiyue said seriously: "As the saying goes, the master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you. When you accept a disciple, it doesn't mean you have to promise to teach him to be a certain way, so it's really a good deal to accept a few more disciples!"
She pointed at them one by one: "Look, some are responsible for making the student better than the master, some are responsible for... the joy of the student being better than the master, some are responsible for encouragement, like the waves behind pushing the waves ahead, and some are responsible for comfort, like not as good as the best but better than the best..."
In fact, Qi Yang is still okay, but it is really fantastic to include Xiao Yaoer in the mix.
Tang Junchen laughed as he listened, totally unaware that he was being compared to a joke. Tang Shirong kept watching Xu Wenqu's expression, fearing that he would be unhappy, but seeing that he was still very interested, he did not stop him.
Seeing the young lady in front of him blinking her big eyes, with an expression that said "I must convince you", Xu Wenqu laughed out loud: "According to what you said, I have to accept it."
He tapped his finger on the table and asked with a smile, "Then do you want to become my disciple?"
"No," Tang Shiyue said, "I can't learn these flowery things. I want to learn martial arts from A Jing."
The corners of Qi Xiaolang's mouth curved up.
Xu Wenqu was not surprised. He smiled and nodded, straightened his clothes, stopped smiling, sat up straight and said, "Meet the greetings."
The four of them stepped forward and paid their respects, performing the ceremony of becoming his apprentice.
Tang Shiyue stepped aside and waited until they finished their greetings before saying with a smile, "Mr. Xu, from today on, I will pay for all your food and wine!"
Xu Wenqu smiled and said, "Thank you very much!"
In fact, there are endless channels.
After all, he was a juren. As the saying goes, a poor scholar is more likely to be a rich juren.
If a scholar was a student on government stipend, he would have rice and food allowance, but if not, he still had to make a living on his own. Apart from being exempted from certain taxes and corvée labor, there were no other benefits.
A student on an imperial stipend can be roughly understood as the top student among the scholars, that is, one who ranks among the top in academic performance. Each prefecture, state, and county has a certain quota, and generally four taels of silver are awarded as stipends every year, which is probably similar to modern scholarships.
It was different for the Juren. Passing the exam meant that one foot had already stepped into the official career. Even if one failed the imperial examination, one could still become a school official or a county magistrate. Moreover, the whole family did not have to pay taxes and grain, and their status was equal to that of the county magistrate. Some people would donate their property and land in order to be exempt from taxes.
Although he has been living alone in the past few years and even the villagers don't know it's him who lives here, his life is not poor.
But this was Tang Shiyue's intention, so he naturally accepted it with a smile.
The news soon spread throughout the village.
Those who have read books and know Xu Siyuan have been keen on talking about this with others these days: "Come, let me tell you a joke. Some people say that Xu Siyuan is a poor farmer's slave!" Although the listeners did not quite understand, they could very well understand the meaning and they all laughed.
But after this incident, Tang Shiyue's reputation as Lady Lucky became even more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Just think about it, if she just moved to a new house, she would live next to a famous scholar, who also accepted her brother as his apprentice. The most surprising thing is that he even accepted her sister as his apprentice! Isn't this a great blessing?
Tang Shijin, who had just returned home from vacation, naturally heard about this.
When I first heard it, it was like a bucket of cold water poured over my head.
He had just been feeling proud for a few days, but he never expected that Tang Shirong would turn a disaster into a blessing and become Xu Siyuan's disciple!
That's Xu Siyuan! How could he be willing to accept that?
He really couldn't help it and wanted to come over quietly to take a look. He hesitated at the door of Xu's house for a long time, until noon, when he saw Xu Wenqu and Tang Shirong coming out.
Tang Shijin quickly hid behind a tree.
When Tang Shijin saw Xu Siyuan, he realized that he was the "vulgar bricklayer" whom he had scolded to his face. His face turned red with shame.
Now Qi Jing asked the Cheng family to place many stone tables and stone benches in various places in the village, almost under every big tree. Xu Siyuan was asked to sit at the stone table, but he talked to them warmly and seemed to have no airs at all.
Is this person really Xu Wenqu who won four prizes in a row?
How could such a high-ranking talent chat with these vulgar people? Could it be that they found an idle person to impersonate him? Just to save face?
Tang Shijin watched from afar, and the more he watched, the more suspicious he became. Seeing that the door of Xu's house was ajar, he hesitated for a moment, then quietly sneaked in.
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