As a result, Liu Tong began to formally worship the teacher and officially became a disciple of Mu Gong. The wood lord mainly looks at Liu Tong's foundation is not bad, and if he is tutored, he should have some achievements.

These skills were originally intended to be passed on to future generations. But it's a pity that none of the son's generation likes it, and the grandchildren's generation, except for their little granddaughter who likes wood carving, the other three boys are also not interested.

In the countryside, even in China, these people pay great attention to inheritance, especially among the people, and there is something that is passed on to men and not to women. The wooden man didn't have this concept, but he still felt that it was not very good for a girl to be in front of a pile of wood all day. However, if the little granddaughter likes it, he will try his best to teach it.

Therefore, it is not bad to have a disciple, and Mu Gong gladly accepted it. Previously, there were several apprentices who came to learn things, but none of them had much talent and limited achievements.

Liu Tong also wanted to hold a banquet in the village, in China, especially among the people, apprenticeship is a very serious matter, and there is a very strict apprenticeship ceremony.

The formation of Chinese apprenticeship customs was mainly influenced by the Confucian regulation of teaching scholarship, which can be traced back to Confucius's practice of accepting apprentices and evolved from it. In modern times, Chinese medicine and traditional arts still adopt the method of apprenticeship and teaching skills.

The traditional master-apprentice relationship is second only to the father-son relationship, that is, the so-called "parents who give birth to me, master who teaches me", and "reincarnation is like reincarnation". In some industries, once you enter the master's door, you are all disciplined by the master, and your parents have no right to intervene, or even meet. The establishment of such an important relationship naturally requires the recognition and protection of solemn customs and etiquette.

Generally, the apprenticeship ritual is divided into three procedures: first, worship the ancestor and worship the protector of the industry. It shows respect for the industry, expresses the piety of the industry, and also prays for the "blessing" of the grandfather to make him successful in his studies.

Second, bow to the teacher. Generally, the master and the master sit on the seat, and the apprentice performs three kowtows, and then kneels to offer red envelopes and post to the teacher.

Third, the master lectured, announced the rules and gave the name, etc. The precepts are generally to educate the apprentices to respect their ancestors and abide by the rules, and to encourage the apprentices to be innocent and to study hard.

Of course, Mu Gong didn't want to be so troublesome, so let Liu Tong pour a cup of tea and make a salute. As for Liu Tong to hold a banquet for the teacher, let him toss, after all, it is also the intention of others.

In addition, Liu Tong also let the stump that had been brought to the car and was ready to be pulled away be unloaded again as a gift to Mu Gong. He could tell that the teacher liked the stump. It would be better to wait for the teacher to carve out the work and ask for a few by himself.

Zhou Furong looked at Brother Wren who was standing not far away for a while, touched his head, and said very strangely: "Strange! This guy is dumb today? ”

He wondered in his heart, according to the character of the wren's mouth, it was impossible to be so quiet? It's been almost an hour since he's been here, and Brother Wren still stops there, looking at him steadily, but he hasn't opened his mouth. This made him feel very wrong, and there must be a demon when he is abnormal!

At this time, Mu Gong suddenly smiled, and there was some smugness in his eyes.

Mu Gong's little granddaughter immediately spoke: "Uncle Zhou, you are wrong. I asked my grandfather to carve this wren, isn't it very similar? ”

She walked over, brought the wren brother over, showed it to everyone, and asked everyone, like the wren brother in her uncle's house.

This time, even Hong Lao's eyes widened. Want to do it there? It's just the same touch, and even the demeanor is so similar. Just now, they also thought it was the wren brother in Chu Jiaqiang's family. However, at that time, everyone paid attention to the carving of the wood, so they didn't pay attention to the strange appearance of the wren.

"It's really a wood carving! Oh my God, it really looks like that! A tourist also reached over and touched it, and found that it was really fake, a real wood carving, and he was so surprised that his eyes were about to fall.

"Of course it's carved out of wood! My grandfather also promised me to carve all the animals in Uncle Qiang's house and give me a complete set. The little girl said innocently. There is some ostentatious element in this discourse, children just like to show off, and everyone laughs.

"The pinnacle!" Hong Lao also put on his glasses and looked carefully.

Liu Tong was even more itchy, looking at the wood carving in Hong Lao's hand. He was very fortunate in his heart, worshipping such a master, with this wood carving, it was enough to be at the level of a grandmaster, and he could completely open a mountain and establish a school.

"I said! How could that guy not open his mouth for the whole hour, not his character! Zhou Furong suddenly realized.

Many people present admired the carving of the wood man even more, and it was amazing that the carved things could deceive so many people.

"What a pity! This material is just ordinary wood. If the materials are better, it will be worth a fortune. "Hong Lao has some regrets. He returned the wood carving to the little girl so that she could keep it well.

"Xiaoru! This wooden bird let Uncle Liu take a look. Liu Tong hurriedly discussed with the little girl. This is the granddaughter of her teacher, and the teacher also introduced her just now, called Xiaoru.

After watching it for a while, Liu Tongcai reluctantly returned it to the little girl: "Xiaoru, this treasure is well kept, it will be the treasure of our town faction in the future!" ”

The little girl didn't quite understand the meaning of the treasure of the town faction, and asked very bluntly, "What is the treasure of the town faction?" ”

This time, Liu Tong didn't know how to explain it, mainly because the little girl was still young and understood what she had to say. He thought for a while before he said, "It's the most important treasure, the most precious, understand?" ”

The little girl nodded as if she didn't understand: "Hmm! Xiaoru understood. This wooden wren, I won't play with anyone else, hide it myself. ”

Liu Tong announced on the spot that he invited everyone to come over for dinner tonight and prepare to hold a banquet at the teacher's place. The old village chief hurriedly helped arrange it, and ordered some idle people in the village to come over to help.

The village was lively again, and the family had spare manpower, all carrying tables, stools, dishes and chopsticks to the wooden father's house to share the table. In the countryside, it is like this, to do big things, everyone helps, makes a strong contribution, and has something to offer.

Liu Tong first used his mobile phone to deal with some of his personal affairs, and he was going to live in the teacher's house and learn from the teacher for a while. Just now, the teacher also told him that the knife method he used was a three-knife carving method. Each knife is a knife in the eyes of others, but in fact, he has already moved three knives, which is very exquisite.

The old village chief asked Chu Shengmin to go back and catch some fish, shrimp and crabs, and according to the specifications of Liu Tong's banquet, he also notified Shankou Village to immediately transport a few hundred catties of mutton.

In the evening, not long after the sun went down, the cool breeze was blowing, and a vigorous apprenticeship banquet officially began. (To be continued)