Chapter 38 How to relieve worries? The only way is to get rich quickly!
Yang Dongxiong did not live in the martial arts hall. He often lived in a house with better environment in the town, about one mile away from the martial arts hall.
Liang Qu was not idle on the way. He asked Xiang Changsong to borrow three taels of silver and prepared to go to various shops to buy some gifts for his apprenticeship. He still had to understand the basic etiquette of the world.
After walking around for a while, there weren't any good options.
Three taels of silver can definitely last for a long time for living, but it would be a bit stretched if you want to use it to choose a gift for becoming a disciple.
In the end, I could only buy some pastries and meat strips.
Meat strips are a must, and there is also a rule of "Shuxiu" in this world.
"Junior Brother Liang, there is no need to do this. Master Yang doesn't care about these things."
"Brother Xiang, the master may not care, but the disciple cannot be without this heart."
Xiang Changsong scratched his head: "Junior Brother Liang is thoughtful."
Did you give any gifts at that time?
A bit forgotten
“What a magnificent house.”
The Yang Mansion is extremely large and can be seen from a hundred meters away. It has a tall gate and a large courtyard, with the words "Yang Mansion" written in a flamboyant style on a plaque on the door.
In particular, behind the house you can see a small lake with a small pavilion in the middle of the lake, surrounded by withered lotus pods and trees planted on the shore. It is very beautiful.
If you are closer, you can still see the waves on the lake, but there is no wind today. There must be an underground river underneath, which is most likely connected to the Jianghuai marshes.
Liang Qu thought of what Li Libo had said before: Master Yang was a soldier who came to Pingyang Town to teach boxing. If this was true, then the position Master Yang held before must have been quite high.
Sitting at the first left seat in the hall, Yang Dongxiong has a head full of white hair and is not very tall, but he has an amazing aura and his eyes are very bright.
Sitting at the first seat to the right of Master Yang was his wife, Ms. Xu, who looked even older than Yang Dongxiong. Perhaps because she had never practiced martial arts, she did not seem to be any older than Yang Dongxiong.
On the other two sides, there were seven other disciples standing on either side. Xiang Changsong was the youngest and stood at the lower right position.
Logically speaking, there should be one more person among the seven, but Liang Qu hasn't seen him since last night. Maybe he is not in Pingyang Town due to some matters.
There was a cushion in the hall. Liang Qu took a few steps forward and knelt on his knees without hesitation.
"Liang Qu, you are grateful, courageous, and hardworking. I would like to take you as my apprentice. Are you willing?"
Yang Dongxiong said in a deep voice that one night was enough for him to understand Liang Qu's past experiences clearly.
What Xiang Changsong said was all true, so there was no reason to regret it.
What's more, Liang Qu looks very much like he did when he was young.
"Disciple is willing."
"When you become my disciple, you must be modest, humble, and respect your teacher. You must be filial and respectful. You must not kill your fellow disciples, be disobedient, or do evil or bully the weak. Do you remember this?"
"Disciple, please remember this."
"Please repeat it again."
"You must be modest, humble and quick-witted, respect your teachers, be filial and respectful, not harm your fellow students, be disobedient and unfilial, not do evil, and not bully the weak."
Liang Qu's forehead was slightly sweaty. It was too painful to repeat it at the last minute.
Oral retelling is not as easy to remember as written retelling. If he hadn't had the foundation from his previous life, he might not have been able to remember it.
He was a little curious. Among the eight senior brothers and sisters, were there any who were stuck at this step?
Yang Dongxiong showed satisfaction: "Okay! Bring me some tea."
The maid who had been waiting for a long time brought a lacquer tray and handed over tea to the teacher.
"I'll present you with a bowl of tea. The relationship between master and disciple is complete. From now on, you are Yang Dongxiong's ninth disciple!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Qu took the porcelain bowl respectfully, raised his body slightly, lowered his head, raised his hands flat, and offered tea to his teacher.
Yang Dongxiong took it with both hands, opened the lid of the cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Then Yang Dongxiong stood up and helped Liang Qu up. From then on, the two of them became master and apprentice.
At this moment, Liang Qu finally felt relieved and his heart was surging.
Everything that happened last night was not a dream!
He was no longer a country fisherman with no origin or background, but Yang Dongxiong's ninth disciple!
Who dares to bully him?
After drinking tea, Liang Qu handed over his apprenticeship gift: "My disciple's financial resources are limited, so I can only buy some cakes. I hope Master will not despise it."
Xiang Changsong quickly stepped forward to add: "Master, Junior Brother Liang really has a lot of intentions. In order to present the apprenticeship gift, he even borrowed money from me. I told him that you don't care about these things, but he said, 'Master may not care, but as a disciple, I cannot be without this intention.'"
"What a good kid." Xu, who was standing next to Master Yang, praised.
Yang Dongxiong laughed loudly, patted Liang Qu on the shoulder and said several good words.
It is good to have such a heart, especially for a fisherman who has no education, it is difficult for him to think of this level, which is even more precious. It shows that Liang Qu is very smart and filial.
But after laughing, Yang Dongxiong straightened his face and said, "I am very happy that you have this intention, but I don't want this to become a burden to you. I have already checked your background last night. Don't blame me for being stingy. After all, accepting a disciple is a big deal."
"Disciple understands." Liang Qu nodded quickly.
They are not in a master-apprentice relationship where money is paid in a martial arts gym, but a true master and disciple. They are truly half son and half father, so who wouldn't be cautious?
"It's good that you understand. Therefore, I know that you are an orphan and your life is not easy, Nandi!"
Yang Dongxiong stretched out his right hand, and the maid who had just served the teacher tea came out again and handed a purse and a red and black waist badge to Yang Dongxiong.
Yang Dongxiong took them and handed the two things to Liang Qu.
The badge feels heavy in the hand. It is made of wood, I don't know what kind of wood it is. It is square in shape, with a semicircle on the top and a ring for tying a rope. The pattern is intricate and very exquisite. It is very comfortable to hold in one hand.
Turning it over, one side has his name, and on the back is the word "Yang" which takes up most of the card, with some smaller characters underneath. They are all embossed, meaning the characters protrude from the card surface. The surrounding edges have been cut off, leaving only a raised circle on the edge of the wooden card to prevent it from being worn out after long use.
It must have been there before, and a name was carved out overnight. Otherwise, such a beautiful work would definitely not be enough in one night, Liang Qu thought.
"The badge is your proof of identity. Officials will not give you any trouble when they see it. You can get half the price of medicine at the Changchun Clinic in town.
There are ten taels of silver in the purse, which you can use to buy some things for yourself. Don't think it's too little, ten taels of silver is nothing, but I am afraid that you will develop a habit of being lazy and hate work, so I can only give you ten taels. "
People change, and their hearts are even more so.
There are many examples of people who are diligent when they are young but lazy when they are old. The so-called temperament is developed bit by bit.
Yang Dongxiong didn't want Liang Qu to lose his ambition and become a bad person. He would provide some resources for learning martial arts, but most of the work still needed to be earned by Liang Qu himself. He couldn't always get what he wanted.
"Thank you Master!"
Liang Qu was moved.
Master, Master, you are really like half a father to me.
However, Master Yang really overestimated his financial resources and "only" gave him ten taels of silver.
Please, ten taels is a huge sum of money he has never seen in his life.
At present, Liang Qu's highest deposit record was nine taels and three cents before he learned martial arts, and now he only has a dozen copper coins left.
Sure enough, people are different.
"Since Master has given it to me, I, as a senior brother, should not be stingy. We prepared the gift last night, but I don't know if you like it."
A tall man stood up. He had a square face, but his face was dark, like a farmer.
According to Xiang Changsong, this person is Yang Dongxiong's second disciple - Yu Dun.
"Yes, we are ready too."
"And I."
"Of course there is!"
All the senior brothers spoke up and prepared greeting gifts for the new junior brother.
(End of this chapter)
