By the morning of the second day, He Xiangdong and Fang Wenqi both got up early, and the two masters and apprentices freshened up and dressed up, changed into a clean traditional Chinese coat, and prepared to come to the door with the gifts they had prepared a long time ago.

In fact, in the previous years, apprenticeship was not advocated, thinking that this was a personal mountain, but in the eighties, it slowly flourished again, but in order to catch up with the trend, they wore a suit, did not worship their ancestors, and did not introduce the three teachers of Baodai, just bow a few times and announce it to their peers. But yesterday, Fang Wenqi discussed with Zhang Kuoru and decided to worship the teacher according to the traditional old rules.

The biggest difference between the traditional master-apprentice relationship and the new type of master-apprentice is the intimacy of the relationship, the so-called master-apprentice is like father and son, and the real father and son are no different, you are close, on the fifteenth day of the first month of the month, this is necessary to visit, even if it is far away, three festivals and two longevity are indispensable, three festivals are the May Festival, August Festival and the Spring Festival, two birthdays are the birthday of the master, the birthday of the master, this is to come to congratulate. Also, Master is old, and you have the obligation to provide for Master in his old age, so think about the difference between this and your own son.

The apprenticeship ceremony also has the color of the times, in the old society is in accordance with the old rules, just after the liberation of the period of time is still allowed to apprentice, but generally written not a protégé sticker, but a letter of introduction written by the unit organization, the letter should also be written "for socialism, for the people", there will be no more kneeling and other feudal colors, very characteristic of that era.

Later, it was slowly not allowed to advocate apprenticeship, and after the eighties, apprenticeship slowly flourished again, but the apprenticeship of this era is different, there is neither the traditional old rules, nor the distinctive color of the times just after liberation.

And with the development of the economy, people's hearts are impetuous, and the relationship between master and apprentice has gradually distorted since the eighties, and the apprenticeship has become a worshipper, who has more famous TV shows will worship whom, whoever has a strong backstage relationship will worship whom, and it is not for the artistic level of others, so at the beginning of that era, many people were apprentices but did not learn art, and many masters did not have the ability to teach you.

When he arrived at the door of Zhang's house, He Xiangdong saw a person standing at the door, not an outsider, but a small actor from the Peking Opera troupe in their theater.

He Xiangdong walked over and shouted, "Rhubarb, why are you at the door?"

The man looked up at the sky and was speechless, what a broken name, and he arranged a job for himself as a gatekeeper, he said speechlessly: "Dongzi, you go in quickly." ”

Then he said to Fang Wenqi: "Mr. Fang, today is the apprenticeship ceremony of Mr. Zhang Kuoru, the predecessor of the storytelling sect, I wonder if Mr. has an invitation?"

He Xiangdong was stunned when he heard it, how could there be such a thing as an invitation?

Fang Wenqi didn't panic, he was invited to watch the ceremony today, and he should have an invitation, he took out an invitation card from the inner pocket of his coat, and there was an envelope on it, and there were words on the envelope.

He Xiangdong stretched out his head to take a look and found that it read: It is scheduled to be on November 3 at 10 o'clock, for the apprentice He Xiangdong to apprentice to the beginning of the period, to treat the tea and tea, respectfully invite the Taiwan driver to come, Zhang Kuoru led the apprentice He Xiangdong to worship together, and waited in the Zhangjia Mansion.

The apprenticeship ceremony is also called the pendulum branch, which is placed once when entering the school, and once when leaving the teacher, this is called the double pendulum branch. The banquet is usually in the restaurant, and the apprentice pays for a few tables, but today everything is simple, and the table is set up at Zhang Kuoru's house, but the food and wine money are all paid by He Xiangdong.

After entering the door, I found that there were really a lot of people who were busy working, all of them were the young actors in their theater, and the women of their families, all of whom were helping to wash vegetables and pick vegetables, cut vegetables and chop meat.

Today is Zhang Qingfeng in charge, he is very excited today, commanding this and that like a general, running around with a big spoon of cooking in his hand.

He Xiangdong looked at the messy yard, although these people were busy working for him today, he still felt a little confused and didn't react.

When he went back to the hall, he found that today's hall had also been rearranged, with a Taishi chair placed at the top, and three chairs placed vertically next to it.

There is also an offering table in the front, which is set up with a shrine, and in the middle is the statue of the ancestor Zhou Zhuanggong, and there is also the tablet of the master and ancestor of Zhang Kuoru in this vein next to it, and a red paper bag is also set up, which is written on the name of the deceased elder of the storytelling world, that is, the deceased elder of the door.

At nine o'clock, everyone arrived, today's introduction of the teacher is not an outsider, the introduction of the teacher Bai Fengshan, this is for the master and apprentice to introduce the acquaintance; the teacher Yang San, this is to ensure that the apprentice learns the art well, the master and apprentice teach the art well; the substitute teacher Fang Wenqi, in the beginning of the substitute teacher's duty is to write the protégé sticker, because in the old society most of the artists are out of school, illiterate, can not write the protégé post can only find someone to write on behalf of the person, and then later the responsibility of the substitute teacher slowly evolved, when the master has no kung fu, the substitute teacher can teach you instead of the master, you can also ask the substitute teacher if you have problems and do not understand, so the relationship between the substitute teacher and the apprentice is very close。

After a while, the substitute teacher Fang Wenqi began to write the protégé sticker with a brush in his hand, this protégé post is also called Guan Shu, Fang Wenqi's pen is old-fashioned, and the majestic big characters jump on the paper.

"The Xuan Sheng, who tasted and heard, said: I have not tasted no regrets in self-cultivation. It is also pushed that the tricks of mortals, whether they are civil or military, or agricultural or industrial, or businessmen or cultivators, there is no one who does not first join the teacher and teach the profession and then succeed. Although the ancient name of Confucianism and sage, he also followed this precept. Nowadays, if people want to enter the school to study and study, they must first have a letter of volunteering, respect for the cultivation of gold, and pay tribute to the teacher. If you don't ask for it, it's really based on the ancients. In addition, he is a tourist artist, seeking wealth with no hands, and he should also be a teacher to visit friends, and he will set up a book as evidence. ”

"What is Xiangdong today, a native of Tianjin, nine years old, introduced by others, willing to join Mr. Zhang Kuoru as an apprentice, learn to act and comment for a career, in order to make food and clothing. Today, on November 3, 1984, He Xiangdong burned incense and bowed in front of his ancestors. Since the beginning, if there is a negative heart, there is nothing to rely on, the special book, forever keep. He Xiangdong, a disciple of Gushu, He Zengdong, a master gave the name He Zengdong, an introducer Fang Wenqi, and a calligrapher He Xiangdong. ”

After Guan Shu was written, Zhang Kuoru wrote his name on it, and so did the three teachers of Yinbaodai, and finally He Xiangdong became the name in the most corner.

Zhang Kuoru looked at He Xiangdong's small appearance, sighed with emotion, and remembered the interesting things about fighting with this child in those days, he was really a naughty child, but what could he do, didn't he just like naughty children, but fortunately, the fate of master and apprentice in this life was not over, and his own vein was finally not extinct.

After the preparation is over, the apprenticeship ceremony officially begins.