Chapter 2: Apprenticeship

"Sir, didn't you keep saying that you were a half-immortal? Then why do you also have this kind of Taoist magic technique. "I asked sir.

"My master is a person who knows all kinds of magic, what Taoist and Buddhist scriptures measure the fortune and touch the bones to see feng shui, my master knows, so what I learn is disorganized, and each technique will be one or two, but I am not proficient, it's not that I'm ignorant, but my master is dead, and I haven't learned kung fu yet. Don't talk about it, help me back first, I'm so tired. ”

Back home, or in the middle of the night, my parents stood at the door of my husband's house looking at the mountain, watching us come back, it was a joy, my father quickly took over the hand to support my husband, I was so tired that my father helped my husband to the bed, and my husband fell asleep directly. Then my parents hurriedly asked me how I was.

"It's been solved, the old ghost is already dead and can't die anymore."

It's wonderful, Bodhisattva bless! "My dog's life shouldn't be killed!"

Then I discussed something with my parents, and they agreed to me.

Noon the next day.

"Master, please accept the apprentice's bow," I knelt down directly.

Mr. was sitting drinking tea, and was suddenly startled by me, "Stop, stop, when did I say that I was going to accept apprentices, besides, I know that your name is a dog, and I don't even know what your name is, I can't accept it, I ...... Alas, that's right. ”

My parents also knelt down, "Master Li, you just accept my second dog, you have hard kung fu and my two in-laws know, we are uneducated, we have been nested in this small mountain village for the rest of our lives, we don't want the dog to accompany us to nest here, you take him out to see and see, I will kowtow to you!" ”

"Why bother with your second elder! Don't you want to pay me back afterwards! Get lost! "Then he threw my family out of the door.

The gentleman returned to sit on the Taishi chair, his eyes thoughtful, "Xiaohua, Qinxiang, I have been in this place where birds don't for seven years since you and your mother left, how many days and nights, I originally thought I had forgotten." Now there is a little baby who wants to worship me as a teacher, could it be that all this is destined? Then he took a large sip of spicy wine.

Crying, my husband actually cried, and all this was heard by me who was squatting under the window. I was peeking at the window, only to see Mr. walking towards the inner room and taking out two spiritual positions, "Xiaohua, Qinxiang, it's me who has no ability, and I've suffered your mother, seven years, seven years!" I've been hiding for seven years! Those people, I can't kill them, I don't have the ability, I don't have the ability! "I cried out loud.

I pushed the door open and said, "Sir, don't cry, my mother says a man can't cry!" ”

"You, why are you here? What have you heard? "The gentleman glared at me with a look that almost kills.

"My dad and mother went home first, I squatted at the window, and I heard everything." I answered. "I really didn't mean to eavesdrop, I accidentally overheard."

"Come in, I'll tell you." The gentleman went to the house first, and I was still hesitating, but my feet walked in automatically.

"Xiaohua is my daughter and my apprentice, if she didn't die, she would be 5 or 6 years older than you, and Qinxiang is my wife, and she is also dead." The gentleman took another sip of wine. "Seven years ago, there was a monk who said that my family would be ruined, and I was so powerful at that time that I didn't believe it at all. Soon after, I was calculated, Xiaohua and Qinxiang were killed, so I went to the monk, I regretted that I did not listen to him at that time, and then he told me to hide, and said that I would bring someone to him in the future. I've been here for seven years. ”

"Sir, why are you telling me this, are you going to kill me?" I took two steps back.

The gentleman took another sip of wine: "I've been talking for so long, have you listened!" The person the monk said was you, it was you, you, you! ”

Seeing that the gentleman had returned to his usual tone, I was very happy in my heart.

"Do you really want to be my apprentice?"

"Hmm!" I nodded heavily.

"Okay, now go to your house, I need to discuss it with your parents."

My home.

"Hello to you, I've been thinking about it for a long time, your son, I accepted it, but not now, he's only 10 years old now, and I'll officially take him as an apprentice on the day of his coming-of-age ceremony, and I can also teach him things during this period. What do the second elders think? ”

My parents were smiling and hurried.

"Master, please take the apprentice for a bow."

"Ergou, come on, come here."

"What's the matter, master?"

"Don't call me master, how many times have you said it, the teacher didn't worship and called me master, don't take advantage of being a teacher." The master was actually very happy in his heart, and he spoke with his feet exposed.

"Isn't it sooner or later? It's been two years, and in another three years I'll have a coming-of-age ceremony. "I preach with my teeth.

"That's not good, there are no rules."

"Okay, what's the matter with the gentleman calling me?"

"It's nothing, just test you a few questions to see what progress you have made in the past two years. You have to answer quickly and not hesitate. ”

This kind of question came up again before long, and I got used to it, "Sir, may I ask." ”

"Who is the ancestor of the Xiangshi?"

"Jiang Ziya."

"How did Zhuge Liang die?"

"I borrowed my life from heaven for twelve years, and was broken by Sima Yi, and finally Yangshou died."

"What are the four ghosts?"

"Glamorous and ghostly."

"Why do you want to go out with me?"

"If you want to go to the outside world to make a lot of money, you can't make money in this small mountain village."

"What do you use to make money?"

"The skills that the gentleman taught."

"Where's the wine on my table?"

"I drank."

"Stinky boy, I knew you drank it." Mr. picked up a copy of the Tao Te Ching and hit my brain. "If you don't learn well at a young age, you can steal my wine and drink, that's the Wuliangye that I have treasured for a long time, and I will finish copying the Tao Te Ching tonight, and I am not allowed to sleep if I can't finish copying."

I was stunned by such a thick book of Tao Te Ching, and I found that I had leaked my mouth when I took the Tao Te Ching, alas, I have always wondered if Mr. is not compatible with me, and I can't hide from him.

Late at night, I was still copying the Tao Te Ching in my room, and my father's soft snoring was in my ears, and the occasional dog barked, but it would not break the silence. The moon was still quite bright tonight, and suddenly I had the idea of going out for a walk, and I opened the window lightly and went out.

The village is generally cold at night, this is normal, the mountains are like this, I walked everywhere, suddenly saw Lao Hei, Lao Hei is a dog of my neighbor's house, the same age as me, are twelve years old, I signaled it not to bark, we have known each other for twelve years, Lao Hei and I are familiar, one wagged his tail at me, I untied Lao Hei's rope, "Lao Hei, I'll take you out for a walk." ”

"You carry the burden, and I lead the dog." Humming a small tune and walking on the path between the villages, looking at the sky, the moon will go down soon, and there is already a faint white light on the other side, "Old Hei, do you want to see the sunrise." Lao Hei whined twice, "Okay, I'll make you agree, let's go up the mountain to see the sunrise." ”

After climbing for a long time, it can be regarded as a mountain with better terrain, waiting quietly and waiting.

The sky is gradually breaking, and the earth is hazy like a light veil shrouded in silver-gray, and everything is silent. At this time, there was a sudden bird's call, which broke the silence, and the morning glow gradually spread to this side, and the sky was bright, and the colors of the sky were embellished with a layer of brilliant gold. In an instant, the crimson round thing shone brightly, and my eyes hurt, "Fuck, beautiful, beautiful!" Look, it's beautiful, isn't it? ”

After admiring it for another five minutes, I went down the mountain, and when I arrived at the village, I had already opened the door to do business with the early ones, and I hurriedly took Lao Hei back to the neighbor's house, tied up Lao Hei, and I turned the window again and returned to my bed.

Every day, my husband would ask me to go to his study to read, and I could read any book, but I could not be seen by others. , disgrace, prison? , 魍魉? 、? Gentle? , mandarin fish、?? Elderly? Gourmand? Acne? 、? Hesitation? 、ε€₯偬? , ε€₯侗、? Flattery and so on and so forth. Sometimes they will spot check my recitation, and sometimes they will scold me, reprimand me, and beat me. Day by day repeated, and soon, three years passed.

A young man who is one meter and seven tall, with a lot of strength, is carrying two boxes of liquor without panting at this time. That person is me, I am dressed very red today, because today is my coming-of-age ceremony and my apprenticeship day, the village elders and children all come to join in the fun, sitting on the main seat is the white-haired village chief and smiling parents and my admired husband. The gentleman is wearing a robe today, which is his usual outfit, but today the suit looks very good, and the robe looks very old, but it is still so bright and eye-catching. At this point, the gentleman spoke.

"Fellow villagers, fellow villagers, don't be impatient, the time has come, please let Li say a few words." Sir's voice was not loud, but it was so transmissible that I promise hundreds of people here heard it. "Today is the dog's coming-of-age ceremony, and it is also the day when he worships me as a teacher, today I invite the villagers to be a witness, come to people, and act!"

Uncle Zhang from the village came in, Uncle Zhang is the haircutter in the village, he gave me a haircut on the spot, a hot towel was applied to my face, foamed my face, and my hair was combed with a razor.

"Shangxiang" Mr. shouted again.

I picked up the 36 pillars of incense that I had placed on the table, lit the fire, it was called a smoky ah, first went to the door and bowed to the sky, and then walked to the inside with three steps, a small knock, five steps, and a big bow, and inserted 36 pillars of incense on the incense burner of the ancestors and ancestors, and the village chief next to me wrote my name into the family tree, and the village chief shouted: "Etiquette, the second dog will be an adult in the future, and whose daughter wants to marry should be drawn as soon as possible." Now perform the worship of the teacher. The village chief teased me.

The gentleman sat on the throne, and his parents sat on the other side, and the gentleman said, "When you enter my master's door, you must not burn or kill, you must not plunder, and you must not be treacherous, are you willing?"

According to the pre-arranged process, "I am willing, if there is a violation, the sky will thunder." "After three knocks.

The gentleman shouted: "Rite knot, firecracker sound!"

There were three cannons at the door, and then the firecrackers crackled, and the firecrackers were extinguished. "Big guy, feast." At noon, the villagers gathered for a meal, said a few words of congratulations, and dispersed.

In the evening, my husband was drinking in the room, and my husband called me into the room, "We are going to leave early tomorrow morning, your second dog is really not very good, how about the teacher give you another one, you are still called two dogs in the village, and you have to call another one outside, how about it?" ”

"It's all good, I also think the name Ergou is really ugly."

"Do you know your birthday?"

"August 1, 1989, 1 a.m." I replied.

"August 1st, it's a good day. Then you will call it Bayi in the future! ”

I was taken aback by the master's brain circuit, "Master, are you drunk, just so casual?" That's too hasty, isn't it? ”

"Don't be hasty, it's much better than the second dog, go out, I'm going to sleep, I'm tired of the day."