Chapter 202 Selection
Chapter 45
Many days later, in the large open space outside the Yugutang buildings.
Tang Yong, the head of Yugu Hall, and Tie Wandao were sitting on chairs discussing something. Under their chairs was a large carpet. It turned out that Tang Yong had specially ordered someone to lay out the carpet to welcome Tie Wandao and his men. In addition to the large carpet under their chairs, there were many colorful long carpets on both sides of the open space. Although those carpets were long strips, they were not very long and not very big. The colorful long carpets were laid there one by one, adding some vitality to the originally desolate open space.
Standing next to Tie Wandao was a subordinate named Wang Qi, who looked from afar at the orphans waiting in line for selection. After a while, he would ask questions.
This time, Tie Wandao is going to select a sparring partner who meets his requirements from the many orphans aged seven to ten who have applied. In the future, he will mainly accompany Tie Hongyan in martial arts training, but the orphan's task is not limited to this. When Tie Hongyan does other things in life, the sparring partner also needs to follow him. Rather than selecting a sparring partner, it is better to say that he is selecting a life companion who is not much different in age from Tie Hongyan. The selected orphan will leave the Yugu Hall and live in the main hall of Tiecangting from now on. Some of the living treatment will meet Tie Hongyan's standards.
In Tie Wandao's opinion, the reason why Tie Hongyan didn't practice martial arts well was also related to her lack of a companion. Tie Wandao believed that if there was a child practicing martial arts and doing things with her, it might arouse her interest in some things, and she might become much easier to discipline.
Since Tie Hongyan did not return to live in the Tiecangting Palace until she was seven years old, the children of other powerful people were not familiar with her. Not long after Tie Hongyan returned, the children heard from their elders that Tie Hongyan was a "young clan leader" who had no ability and no ambition. Their elders also told them, "If you see Tie Hongyan, just say hello and leave" and "Don't get close to her", so they didn't have much interaction with Tie Hongyan. In addition, Tie Hongyan was under strict supervision by Tie Wandao before, so even if the children of other powerful people wanted to pay attention to her, they had almost no chance to see her. During the time that Tie Wandao allowed her to play, she always played alone and never went to a place where she could see other children.
The reason why Tie Wandao came to Yugutang to select someone was because he hoped to find someone who had no worries and could accompany Tie Hongyan wholeheartedly. This person must have no relatives or friends, and must not worry about his family or be missed by his family.
Standing in the recruitment queue, the orphans were talking to each other.
A strong nine-year-old boy confidently said to the little girl in front of him: "I think I will definitely be selected!"
The little girl in front of him was also nine years old. She smiled and said, "Whether you can be chosen depends on my performance. I'm taller than you. If I perform better than you, I will be chosen! Haha!"
The little boy stuck out his tongue at the little girl, and the little girl made a face at him.
The little boy was not convinced. He knew that the ten-year-old girl behind him was taller than the nine-year-old girl in front of her. So he looked back and pointed at the ten-year-old girl behind him and said to the nine-year-old girl in front of him: "If you look at the height, she is taller than you!"
(End of this chapter)
