Chapter 66: Two More Apprentices
Guo Yang smiled like a fool, "It's my second uncle and second aunt, as well as Ah Song and Ah Huai, they want to come and thank the master." ”
Meng Hao had also gotten out of the carriage at this time, "Aunt Guo didn't tell them that I won't start teaching them until winter?" ”
"Said, said, isn't it that they are in a hurry."
Guo Yang was embarrassed to say that his second uncle and second aunt were afraid that things would change if they dragged on for a long time, so they wanted to let Guo Song and Guo Huai apprentice immediately.
But he didn't say it, but his expression was very faithful to what he was thinking.
Meng Zhen was a little crying and laughing.
Although she is a woman, she also knows that there is a saying that "a man cannot stand without faith".
Since she has agreed to teach those two children martial arts, she will definitely not artificially create opportunities for herself to become fat (breaking her promise will get fat).
However, she can also understand Second Uncle Guo and Second Aunt Guo, as parents, it is the norm to hope that their son will become a dragon, and if their sudden dreams come true, they will definitely not be very stable in their hearts.
Thinking so, Meng Zhen readily agreed to let Second Uncle Guo's family come over to "thank you".
"Then you go and tell Second Uncle Guo that he and Second Aunt Guo will bring your two cousins to your house after dinner."
Guo Yang ran away with a "hey", and Meng Zhen, who was only halfway through the conversation, had to call back this rare frizzy black boy again, "Hey-you come back first!" I'm not done yet. ”
Guo Yang scratched his head, "I, I'm so happy." ”
Meng Zhen was speechless, "Wait a minute, I have to go to Guo Lizheng's house." I remember that he also had grandchildren, and if the family was willing to send their children to learn martial arts, then your two cousins might have one or two more brothers from the same school. ”
Meng Hao's words were actually pure jokes, after all, she didn't really plan to start a sect and recruit disciples.
However, Guo Yang's solid-eyed boy listened to Meng Hao's joke in his heart.
He solemnly assured Meng Hao, "Don't worry, the apprentice will take good care of a few juniors in the future." ”
Meng Zhen: ......
She was wrong. She shouldn't be joking with an honest apprentice like Guo Yang.
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In the middle of the day (six o'clock in the evening), Second Uncle Guo and Second Aunt Guo took their two sons and came to Aunt Guo's house early.
At this time, Meng Hao and Su Shen had just had dinner, and Guo Yang didn't dare to go over early to disturb, so their family of three and the family of four of Second Uncle Guo's family sat honestly in the hall of Aunt Guo's house and waited for Meng Zhen and them.
How did Meng Hao know that these people had already come over at six o'clock, she and Su Shen had dinner together, and then they worked together to wash the cooking utensils and tableware.
Estimating that the time was almost up, Meng Hao and Su Shen went to Guo Yang's house together.
"Meng, Master Meng." Seeing Meng Hao and Su Shen walking into Guo's house one after the other, Second Uncle Guo stood up very restrainedly.
Aunt Guo and their two sons followed, and the three of them also called Meng Zhen "Master Meng" respectively.
Meng Hao couldn't laugh or cry, "Uncle and aunt should call me by my name, you two are elders after all." ”
Although she wanted to teach Guo Song and Guo Huai martial arts, she didn't want to mention her seniority to Aunt Guo's generation.
Although her core is a little older, she is a half-grown girl.
As a little girl who can't avoid vulgarity and wishes she would always be young and beautiful, Meng Zhen didn't want to be promoted to an "elder" so quickly.
Because she was particularly persistent, Aunt Guo played the power of "example" on the side, and in the end, Second Uncle Guo and Second Aunt Guo finally accepted Meng Hao's proposal of "each has its own opinion".
However, in the matter of letting Guo Song and Guo Huai apprentice, the two insisted extraordinarily.
As for the reason, of course, it is because they feel that only when the master-apprentice relationship is established can this matter be considered a certainty.
Although Meng Hao didn't want to continue to accept apprentices - even Guo Yang, the "big apprentice", she was driven to the shelves, but she couldn't stand the second uncle Guo's family staring at her pitifully, looking like they wanted to ask for Ken, but they were afraid of making her angry.
As a true female man who eats soft rather than hard, Meng Hao was defeated by the weak, pitiful and helpless expression of their family of four as if they were possessed by Xiao Hei.
So, after Guo Yang, his cousins Guo Song and Guo Huai also became Meng Zhen's justifiable "second apprentice" and "third apprentice".
The two little ones respectfully saluted Meng Zhen, and then Second Uncle Guo and Second Aunt Guo took out the apprenticeship ceremony.
Knowing that Meng Zhen and Su Shen were both guarding filial piety, they did not send meat, but took out all the eggs in the house, as well as a jar of pickled cucumbers, a jar of capers, a jar of devil ginger, and a jar of diced mushrooms that Aunt Guo had pickled herself.
This is already the most accessible thing in their family other than the things Meng Hao gave them.
Aunt Guo has been saving eggs for more than half a month, and now there are more than 100 pure eggs that Meng Zhen loves in that basket.
In order to reassure their hearts, Meng Zhen very readily accepted these "apprenticeship gifts" sent by Second Uncle Guo.
Second Uncle Guo, who was originally worried that the gift was too simple, saw her like this, and the heart they were carrying was slowly put back into their stomachs.
Knowing that he and Su Shen would make them nervous and restrained, Meng Hao took the initiative to return home first after the apprenticeship ceremony.
The Guo family then personally sent them outside the gate, and then watched them go back to their respective homes.
As for Guo Lizheng's two grandsons that Meng Hao originally planned to teach together, after the world became better, Guo Lizheng had already sent them to the town to study, so those two little babies would not follow Meng Zhen to learn martial arts anymore.
But even so, Guo Lizheng was still very happy that Meng Zhen could think about their family.
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For more than a month after that, in addition to going into the city to visit Meng Qi on time, Meng Zhen, Su Shen, and Guo Yang soaked in the mountains almost every day.
In addition to hunting, they also find some time every day to dig wild vegetables, collect mushrooms, collect various nuts, chop wood, and mow grass......
As for the pile of vegetables that Meng Zhen bought back, Aunt Guo and Xiao Guo Xing'er had all helped her either accumulate sauerkraut, or dry red peppers, or wash and pickle them on the second day of Meng Hao's purchase.
Even in the latter period, Aunt Guo's mother and daughter would help them deal with the wild vegetables, mushrooms, nuts, and the grass that had turned yellow that Meng Zhen brought back from the mountains every day.
It is worth mentioning that Second Uncle Guo's family also joined the team to help Meng Zhen and Su Shen work.
Because Second Uncle Guo has to earn the family's winter and spring rations, he basically only comes over to help in the morning and evening, but the three of Guo's second aunt and mother and son basically spend every afternoon at Meng's house.
They helped Aunt Guo do all kinds of things they could, so that as long as Meng Zhen and they returned home, they could immediately relax.
Meng Zhen was very moved, and she began to change her ways to subsidize these simple and kind people.
Both parties know how to remember their affection, and with their joint efforts, Second Uncle Guo's family quickly became the trusted and close people of Meng Zhen and Su Shen.