Disastrous year!Before the whole family is wiped out, a little blessing falls from the sky!

Two carriages had already parked in front of the Wu family's door, and the third carriage had just arrived and happened to run into the Tai family's carriage.

Mr. Tai helped Tai Yongning get out of the car. Although Tai Yongning tried his best to walk more steadily, he could still see some inconvenience in his legs and feet.

In the third carriage, what jumped out was a young man wearing a brocade gown. He looked about twelve or thirteen years old and had a very good appearance. Unfortunately, his chin was raised a bit high and his nostrils looked arrogant.

He glanced at Tai Yongning, without any intention of saying hello, and took a few steps up the steps.

Manager Wu was talking to the boy at the door. When he saw the Tai family arriving, he was about to go out to greet them, but he walked across from the young man.

The young man thought that Manager Wu was picking him up, so he casually raised his hand and said, "Excuse me, please lead me to see sir. My father is busy and will arrive a quarter of an hour late."

Manager Wu was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and said, "Oh, Mr. Qi is here. Please wait a moment, I will find a boy to guide you."

As he spoke, he motioned for a boy to come forward, then hurriedly went down the steps to help Mr. Tai, smiling in a very friendly manner.

"Old man, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are young and energetic. You have been going up the mountain for a few days. Did you gain anything good?"

Mr. Tai laughed and said, "Little brother, you look good too. People are in high spirits during happy events! I went into the mountains, but unfortunately I only brought two rabbits back. Don't worry, if you get something good, there will definitely be no one else. The ones from home must be delivered early!”

"Haha, then I will wait for the old man to have a good harvest one day!" Manager Wu smiled happily, hoping that the Tai family would get more wild ginseng. Even if the remaining half of it at home is enough to make medicine, this kind of gathering of heaven and earth will No one has too much of the most precious treasure.

He turned around and saluted Tai Jizu and Tai Yongning. Tai Jizu solemnly returned the salute and entrusted him seriously, "Brother Wu, my child's leg injury has not healed well. It is inconvenient on weekdays. I have to work hard for you to take care of him."

"Don't worry, don't worry!" Manager Wu quickly agreed, "Master Ning is our master's disciple, we will definitely take good care of him, otherwise our master will probably punish us."

While talking like this, everyone entered the mansion.

Previously, the young master was angry that Manager Wu had left him to greet others, so he followed the servants around. Hearing their lively chatter and laughter, he couldn't help but feel even more uncomfortable.

Suddenly, everyone entered the front yard, where Mr. Wu and two other families were sitting in the study drinking tea.

We had seen each other a few days ago, and they were no strangers now, but it was Tai Yongning's first time here, so he bowed to each of them and exchanged greetings for a long time.

Soon, the father of the young Mr. Qi also arrived. He was a very kind middle-aged man.

After Manager Wu asked for instructions, he placed a mat in the middle of the floor. The four young men were arranged in order according to their age, and they all came forward to kowtow and pay homage to their master.

The gifts from the other three people were very generous, most of which were pens, inks, paper and inkstones, such as the hard-to-find Meixiang ink ingots, rice paper worth dozens of taels of silver per knife, and the only copies of the previous dynasty...

Only the gifts from the Tai family were ordinary. If we had to say they were novel, they were the three sets of cashmere clothes.

Mr. Wu didn't say anything yet, but Mr. Qi couldn't help but sneer coldly.

On such an important occasion, no one in the room made any noise, so the sound seemed very abrupt.

Everyone looked over subconsciously, especially the other two students, who frowned slightly.

Mr. Qi also knew that he was rude, his face turned red, but he still spoke harshly, muttering, "It is such an important matter to become a disciple, but you are so hasty and send such a cheap thing!" Mr. Qi immediately opened his mouth and scolded, "You are so presumptuous, Qi." Ming! Why don't you apologize to your junior brother for being so rude?"

Tai Yongning is the youngest of the four disciples, and Mr. Qi Ming is the third senior brother. Today they are under Mr. Wu's sect, and they will be the same sect from now on.

No matter where you go, whether you are an official or not, it is a relationship of glory and disgrace.

Unexpectedly, before outsiders came to bully him, senior brother Qi Ming would look down on his junior brother.

Qi Ming was scolded, and he actually regretted talking too much just now.

But the young man's temperament and pride are always higher than others. He was holding his neck and refused to say anything anymore.

Tai Yongning was also unhappy and clenched his hands into fists. After a long while, he took a deep breath and spoke.

"What Senior Brother Qi said is wrong. The importance of the apprenticeship ceremony is not how valuable it is, but the intention. The gift I brought, the wine is the softest and most fragrant one on the market, as my grandfather said. The dim sum is from Min's Shop. The meat is the most crispy and delicious, and the meat on the knife is also the freshest.

“Let’s talk about those three sets of cashmere clothes and pants. My third uncle and eldest brother personally bought the cashmere from the grassland. The elders of our clan personally cleaned and spun the cashmere, and then my mother took people to weave it by hand for five days and nights.

"Mr. is in poor health and is more prone to cold than ordinary people. These cashmere clothes are not bulky when worn under a long gown, and they also keep warm and generate heat. They are most suitable.

"I believe that this apprenticeship ceremony has brought together the hearts of our whole family, and my husband will definitely not dislike it, but I didn't expect that I would be misunderstood by Senior Brother Qi."

These words not only explained the origin of each apprenticeship ceremony, but also pointed out the family's feelings.In the end, he defeated Master Qi's army!
Even Mr. Wu, the recipient of the gift, doesn't dislike it. What right do you, an outsider, have to make irresponsible remarks!
If we were to make a choice, there would naturally be something wrong with these words, but for a 12-year-old country boy who had only studied with his mother for a few years and had not received any guidance from anyone, it was already rare for him to be able to respond like this. Got it!

Mr. Qi's face looked ugly. He was holding a breath in his chest and couldn't say anything.

In addition, the oldest disciple, Song Hui, the second son of the Song family, couldn't help but nodded slightly, liking this young junior who was strong-willed and not easy to bully.

The second-ranked disciple, whose surname was Teng Guangming, was also quietly surprised. He was even more curious about this junior fellow student who came from a peasant family.

Mr. Wu saw the expressions of his disciples in his eyes, smiled at the corners of his mouth, and said, "Hexi Ni".

"It turns out that Yongning's apprenticeship ceremony contains such deep thoughts. I will try on those cashmere clothes and pants later to see if they are as warm as you said.

"The other three gifts are also good. No matter whether they are expensive or not, I will be equally happy if they come to my heart."

After that, he motioned to Steward Wu to come forward, took four sets of the four best sets of the Four Treasures of the Study and four mutton-fat jade pendants from the tray in Steward Wu's hand, and distributed them to the four disciples respectively.

Just the Four Treasures of the Study, you can still buy them in calligraphy and painting shops.But the jade pendant is rare, with the same texture, and it is engraved with four patterns of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. A discerning eye can see that it is the same piece of mutton-fat jade divided into four pieces.

Mr. Qi cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I spent a lot of money on it. This jade pendant is really rare."

Mr. Wu nodded and said with a smile, "I hope that the four of them will support each other and grow together when they study in the same school."

Tai Yongning and others quickly lined up in a row and bowed respectfully.Even Qi Ming lowered his head, losing the arrogance he had just now. (End of chapter)