Chapter 308, Longevity Lock
At the urging of Old Lady Yan, Qin Xiaoliu went to the county town and quickly prepared the apprenticeship gift.
Originally, Old Lady Yan wanted to choose an auspicious day for the apprenticeship and wanted to inform her eldest son and his wife. However, Granny Gu was worried that something might happen along the way, leaving her younger brother without support in his old age. So she laughed and said, "Why bother being so particular?"
"Daohua, Xiaojian and I have known each other since we were five years old. I didn't expect to meet here again after so many years. This is truly a fate that we share. There's no need for these empty formalities."
Seeing that Granny Gu and Gu Jian didn't care, Old Lady Yan stopped insisting.
An incense table was set up in the main hall that day.
Old Lady Yan looked at her granddaughter and said with a smile, "Okay, you can become my disciple now!"
She took the initiative to ask her granddaughter to become her apprentice. Firstly, she did not want her granddaughter to take advantage of the two lonely elderly people.
Secondly, the granddaughter herself also likes medicine, but she has only read some medical books casually and is only half-baked. Every time the girl said she had a prescription, she was terrified, fearing that she would prescribe the wrong medicine and make the patient sick.
Thirdly, her health improved after she took the medicine prescribed by Master Gu. In fact, Master Gu saved her life.
Fourthly, these days, she can feel that the two old people really like their granddaughter. It is a blessing for this girl to have two more people who love their granddaughter in this world.
Daohua took a deep breath, walked to the mat and knelt down.
Not to mention, this was the first time in her life that she had formally become a disciple, so she was a little nervous.
Gu Jian sat at the top with a stern face. Although he had no expression on his face, it could be seen from the fact that he was tightly clutching the lapels of his clothes that at the moment, he was not as calm as he appeared.
Because he took too many medicines since he was a child, he had no children before he even reached adulthood.
Unexpectedly, when his neck was almost buried in the earth, God sent him an apprentice.
Looking at Daohua bowing and saluting seriously, Gu Jian felt his eyes getting hot and his nose getting sore.
Grandma Gu also felt the same way.
Her brother's life was even more miserable than hers. At least she had children. Although they could not recognize each other, at least she had a comfort in her heart. But her brother had nothing.
"Disciple greets Master, Master, please have some tea."
After kowtowed three times, Daohua took the teacup handed to her by Wang Maner and handed it respectfully to Gu Jian.
Gu Jian suppressed his inner emotions, took the teacup with a stern face, and drank it all in one gulp. Then, he handed Daohua a longevity lock engraved with a peach blossom pattern and said, "This is a meeting gift from your master. Keep it well."
Granny Gu glanced at the longevity lock, a hint of relief in her eyes.
Their longevity lock was passed down from their ancestors. She passed it on to her eldest son, and now, her younger brother's has also been passed down.
Daohua took the longevity lock with a smile and smiled sweetly at Gu Jian: "Thank you, Master!"
Hearing her affectionate voice, Gu Jian felt a little awkward and turned his head uncomfortably: "Well, your teacher has something else to do, so you can talk to your grandmother."
Having said that, he quickly walked out of the room.
Seeing this, although Grandma Gu smiled, she couldn't hide her sadness in her heart.
Her brother had suffered so much hurt that he had never opened his heart to anyone except her, so he was not used to the closeness of his apprentice.
Daohua didn't think much of it. She stood beside Old Lady Yan, showed her the longevity lock, and then said with a look of awe, "I went out for a while, and I gained a master. This life situation is really amazing!"
Old Lady Yan looked at the longevity lock, glanced at her granddaughter with a smile, and returned the lock to her: "Keep it well, it is a blessing from your master."
Daohua put away the longevity lock and said with a smile: "Today is a good day for me to become your disciple. I have to cook a table of delicious food." Then she walked out of the house and went into the kitchen.
In the evening, Grandma Gu looked at the table full of dishes, many of which were her brother's favorites, and she couldn't stop smiling.
Looking at Daohua diligently serving food to her younger brother, Granny Gu picked up the wine glass for the first time and drank the wine in it.
Now that her brother has an apprentice, she can rest assured even if she dies now.
Seeing his sister drinking, Gu Jian immediately wanted to speak out to stop her, but when he saw the tears rolling down his sister's eyes, he couldn't say anything.
He is worried about his sister, but isn't his sister worried about him too?
Forget it, let my sister do as she pleases for once.
Daohua noticed something strange happening between her master and Grandma Gu. Just as she was about to speak, she saw her grandmother shaking her head at her. She had no choice but to lower her head and pretend not to see anything.
The rice fields in Taohua Village were not fully cultivated until the end of March.
Because there were not many yams planted, some were distributed to families, and most of the land was used to grow rice and other vegetables, fruits and melons suitable for sandy soil.
"It's a pity that there are no tomatoes and potatoes in the Great Xia Dynasty. Otherwise, these two would also be suitable for cultivation."
"What are you mumbling about?"
Hearing the voice coming from behind, Daohua turned around suddenly and saw Xiao Yeyang walking towards her, fanning himself with a folding fan, with Defu following behind him.
Daohua looked surprised: "Why are you here?"
Xiao Yeyang put away his fan and said casually, "I heard from your fourth brother earlier that you bought some land in Shahe County and have been staying here to supervise the spring plowing. I happened to be passing by here on my way back to the academy from Ningmen Pass today, so I stopped by to see you."
Daohua smiled immediately and looked at Xiao Yeyang with satisfaction: "Xiao Yeyang, I was right about you. You are a good friend and you even took the initiative to come and see me."
Xiao Yeyang's expression froze. He didn't want to hear what Daohua was saying about friends, so he quickly changed the subject: "What were you talking about tomatoes and potatoes just now? What are those?"
Rice Flower: ".They are two kinds of vegetables."
"Dish?" Xiao Yeyang frowned: "Why haven't I heard of it?"
Daohua: "Because those two are foreign dishes, they probably haven't been introduced to us yet." As she spoke, her eyes lit up, "Xiao Yeyang, don't foreigners often pay tribute? If you come across any special seeds, vegetables, flowers, etc., if it's convenient, you can bring some to me."
Seeing Daohua looking at him eagerly, Xiao Yeyang smiled and was about to nod in agreement, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind for some unknown reason: "If I help you, how are you going to thank me?"
Daohua was stunned and looked at Xiao Yeyang strangely. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that the smile on Xiao Yeyang's face was a little different from usual, and it felt weird.
"Of course you give me a seed, and I give you a whole field."
Xiao Yeyang tapped his chin with his fan: "Is there nothing else?"
Daohua glared: "Xiao Yeyang, you are getting too far. What else do you want?"
Looking at Daohua's wide-open eyes, which were flickering with doubt and confusion, Xiao Yeyang quickly averted his gaze and coughed a few times: "I was just kidding you."
Daohua: "That's more like it." Then she smiled and said, "You came at the right time. I have good news to tell you."
Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows: "What good news?"
Daohua said proudly, "I have a master now!"
Xiao Yeyang was stunned at first, then he said anxiously: "Yan Yiyi, I'm telling you, don't just casually become a disciple. Once a teacher, always a father. This is a very serious matter, don't take it lightly."
Rice Flower: "I didn't take it lightly. My grandmother knows everything."
Hearing that Old Lady Yan knew, Xiao Yeyang breathed a sigh of relief. Daohua was unreliable, but Old Lady Yan was still very reliable. "Who is it?"
Daohua smiled mysteriously: "You know him too, do you want to guess?"
Xiao Yeyang's expression shifted, and after a moment of thought, he asked with a smile, "Could it be that weird monk?"
Daohua was stunned and looked at Xiao Yeyang in surprise: "How did you guess it so quickly?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled complacently: "What's so difficult about this? Anyone worthy of your apprenticeship must have solid skills, and I know him. Apart from that weird monk who knows medicine, I can't think of anyone else."
Daohua glanced at Xiao Yeyang and said, "Okay, you're quite smart."
(End of this chapter)
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