"Mrs. Zhang is too modest, a woman like you who is both talented and beautiful is rare in this era!"

"Teacher Lu, it's really a prize." Zhang Shanren also felt a little embarrassed when he heard such praise.

"Where is it? This Xu Gongzi is a talent, listen to your father-in-law, you are a teacher?"

"Mr. Hui Lu's words, I was indeed teaching before, and I just resigned yesterday and am preparing for next year's scientific examination."

"Hmm." Lu Gaozhi wiped his beard, nodded and said, "The old man thinks that you are a handsome gentleman, you will be able to take the imperial examination in the future, you will definitely be able to go to high school, and you will be loyal to the imperial court in the future, I wonder if the old man can hope to be your teacher?"

After everyone heard this, they were all shocked, Mr. Lu actually offered to become Xu Yue's teacher, which was something that had never happened before.

"Xu Yue, why are you stunned? Hurry up and get back!" Zhang Shanren was quite anxious.

Xu Yue thought she was dreaming, and when she heard her father-in-law's reminder, she hurriedly replied, "Mr. Lu, you, are you telling the truth?"

"Hahaha, of course it's true, can the old man still lie to you?"

"I'm so willing."

Seeing this, Zhang Zezhen hurriedly poured two glasses of wine, and then touched Xu Yue with his arm and gave him a look.

Xu Yue also reacted, handed the wine to Lu Gaozhi, knelt in front of him and said, "Teacher, please accept the apprentice's worship." Afterwards, the wine is drunk.

Lu Gaozhi also drank the wine, "Hurry up, apprentice!"

Zhang Zezhen also knelt down with her husband, "Mr. Lu, can you accept another apprentice?" I want to read too!"

"You want to read too? Do you want to take part in the scientific expedition?"

"That's not it, I just want to study, and I want to learn loyalty, righteousness, etiquette and filial piety from you."

"Shanren, your daughter is not simple, I will accept this female apprentice, do you have no opinion?"

"Teacher, you are willing to accept my daughter, how dare I have an opinion?" Zhang Shanren and Zhang Yangshi couldn't close their mouths with laughter, "Zhenzhen, why don't you hurry up and see the teacher?"

The two of them kowtowed to Lu Gaozhi together, and said in unison, "Meet Master!"

Then, Zhang Zezhen took out a gold ingot from his body, handed it to Lu Gaozhi and said, "Teacher, this is a little care from my husband and wife, please accept it!"

"How can this work?" Lu Gaozhi refused again and again.

Zhang Shanren thought that this money had to be collected, so he persuaded: "Teacher Lu, you must collect this money, since ancient times, teachers accept apprentices, and apprentices must show sincerity, if you don't accept it, this is a torture for us!"

"That's it, Teacher Lu, the teacher accepts apprentices, how can there be any such thing as not wanting money?" Zhang Zezhen also hurriedly responded.

"Teacher, please accept our sincerity!"

Seeing that everyone was so sincere, Lu Gaozhi could only take the money and then help the two up.

"I will accept this gold ingot, you two will be my apprentices from now on, and I will not blame the old man for being strict in the future."

"Teacher, it's funny!"

"Come!" Zhang Shanren was halfway through his words when Chen Zhong interrupted him.

"Teacher Lu, in Xia Chen Zhong, is Zhang Shanren's cousin, this is my son Chen Ce, I just took the imperial examination this year, and I am a high school jinshi, and when I go to the capital, I hope Mr. Lu will help me."

"Since it's already high school, there's no need for an old man."

"How so? You have cultivated so many talents, and now there are many officials in the court who are your apprentices, and I hope you can give me a good word in front of them and give him a good job."

"Mr. Chan is overly praised! The old man has been retired for many years, and he is just a teacher, how can I speak above the court?"

"Mr. Lu is too modest, my son is still young, and he still needs more support from you, why don't you take in another apprentice?" Chen Zhong gestured to Lu Gaozhi, kicked Chen Ce, and reminded him in a low voice, "Why don't you hurry up and meet the teacher?"

Chen Ce hurriedly put down his chopsticks, immediately raised his wine glass, and said to the old man, "Teacher, accept ......."

"Wait a minute!" The road is high and directly blocked

He stopped his behavior and said to their father and son, "I have already accepted two apprentices today, and I can't teach one more, so please ask Ling Gongzi to find another job!"

Lu Gaozhi has reached his old age, he has read countless people, and he can see people's cultivation and behavior clearly. He knew very well in his heart that the Chen father and son were greedy for small profits, and this person should not be reused, otherwise he would mislead the country.

Chen Ce paused for a moment, then looked at his father, not knowing what to do.

"Mr. Lu, don't be busy refusing first, you can let my son compete with Xu Yue, after you have seen it, it's not too late to make a decision?"

"Uncle! Today is my big day for my husband and me, do you think it's appropriate?"

"Zhenzhen, don't be so stingy, you are also Mr. Lu's apprentice, how can you be mindless, not to mention that Chen Ce is your younger brother, you should help him more!"

What a shame! Zhang Zezhen scolded fiercely in her heart.

"Teacher, the decision is up to you, and we all listen to your arrangement."

"It's really inappropriate, after all, so many relatives and friends are present, and we suddenly have a competition, isn't this disturbing people's interest?"

"Mr. Lu, this is a bad statement, since everyone likes to be lively, why not let the competition between the two help everyone, and the results of the written test will naturally be more fair."

Chen Zhong insisted on his ideas very much, this is the best time to show face for his Chen family, and he must not be compared to the Zhang family!

"This?" Lu Gaozhi looked at Xu Yue and Zhenzhen.

Zhang Zezhen didn't want to embarrass the teacher, so she took the initiative to resolve the embarrassment and said, "Since my uncle is so persistent, let's try to compete, just right, I also want to see how talented my husband is, as for the topic?" Of course, it's the teachers who come out."

Regarding Zhang Zezhen's answer, Lu Gaozhi nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, then the old man will talk about a question, and the two of you will answer it."

"The apprentice is willing to try!" Xu Yue said humbly.

"I'm fine!" Chen Ce is very confident, after all, he is the one who is a high school jinshi, how can he not compare to a stinky teacher.

"A chess game is like a battle game, and a person who is a high school scholar must not only be able to assist the king, but also know the art of war. Then the two of you will play a game of Go today!"

"Okay, Zhenzhen, go to my room and bring Go! Madame, set the table!"

"I'll go."

The surrounding guests heard that there was a play to watch, and they were very much looking forward to it, so they all gathered around. As for the women and children, they sat at the table and continued to eat and chat, without paying any attention.

The chess game has been prepared, and Xu Yue and Chen Ce have taken their seats.

"Let's get started!" Lu Gaozhi sat aside and said.

Although Chen Ce has been playing chess since he was a child, he teaches skills, no tactics, and no overall view, so as soon as he came up, he did not hesitate to start arranging the game.

Xu Yue is different, the more and more Go is played, if you don't look at the overall situation, it is likely to fall short.

In Go, each piece is a soldier, but what they play determines their value, so be more careful.

In the beginning, both of them were a few in the east and a few in the west, and each occupied the territory. But as the number of pieces on the board increases, the moment of the ultimate game is gradually getting better.

Suddenly, there was a dispute between the two of them playing chess, Xu Yue was undecided, and Chen Ce felt that the decision was determined, so the two quarreled between the uncertain and the uncertain.

At this time, Lu Gaozhi came out to administer justice: "Chess is settled, it doesn't count, but Xu Yue, you have to make a quick decision, otherwise you will lose this game of chess."

Xu Yue knows very well that in Go, sometimes if you are not careful, you will lose the whole game, and where this piece falls will directly determine the victory or loss of the whole game.

In the entanglement, Xu Yue finally found a breakthrough point, and he firmly put down the chess pieces in his hand.

Although Zhang Zezhen couldn't understand Go, she knew Xu Yue, and when she saw him sweating profusely, she knew that the chance of winning this game was very small, but when he dropped this chess, it seemed that hope was rekindled.

When Chen Ce saw this move, he smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, you hesitated for a long time, but you chose

The worst move, it looks like I won this time."

He picked up a chess piece and put it on it.

Just as Xu Yue wanted to fight back, Lu Gaozhi suddenly said, "Okay! The winner is decided! You can stop!"

The two looked at Mr. Lu with puzzled expressions, and the onlookers also turned their eyes to him.

"What's the situation? Isn't this over yet?"

"That's right! Isn't that just halfway down? How do you decide the winner?"

Chen Zhong's face was full of pride, but he clasped his hands into fists and said humbly, "Since the victory and defeat have been decided, please also ask Mr. Lu to announce the results of the competition. Oh, by the way, don't forget, if my son wins, please consider taking him as an apprentice!"

"The winner is Xu Yue!"

"What?" Chen's father and son said these two words at the same time.

"Mr. Lu, are you mistaken? My son is obviously slightly better than Xu Yue, why is it decided that he won in the end?"

"yes, I've already surrounded him, how can he win?"

Lu Gaozhi shook his head and did not answer.

Xu Yue said, "You only see the current situation of this game, but you don't see the trend of the whole game, and if it continues, I will definitely turn defeat into victory."

"He's right!"

"You! It's really ......" Chen Zhong looked at his son and felt that he had lost his face, so he turned around and left the banquet.

"Dad, Dad, you wait for me and my mother!"

Watching the three of them leave in a hurry, Zhang Zezhen secretly laughed, sure enough, shameless people don't live long!

"Okay, after the play is over, let's go back and eat. I also invite the teacher and my father to come to the table and continue eating."

"Hmm. Xu Yue, I really didn't mistake you, you are young, you have such a strategic vision, it seems that your father has also handed you a lot of things!"

"Back to the teacher, my father liked piano, chess, calligraphy and painting very much when he was alive, so I learned some fur from him, but it is still far away."

"Oh? And what about you now?"

"My mother married again, and I changed my surname."

"And what's your original last name?"

"Murong, my name is Murong Yue."

"Murong!" Lu Gaozhi's face was full of surprise.

"What's wrong? Any questions? Teacher?"

"It's okay, it just reminds me of a former friend who shouldn't have anything to do with you."

"Teacher, you eat this." Xu Yue poured wine for the teacher.

"Teacher Lu, you wait here for a while, I'll go and cook a big dish for you, so that you can taste my craftsmanship."

"Big dishes? Aren't these dishes rich enough?"

"You'll find out later!" After Zhang Zezhen finished speaking, he happily ran to the kitchen.

She decided to take out the secret recipe and make it for the teacher to taste, but she was not familiar with the recipe yet, so she could only take the recipe and follow it step by step.

While cooking, she suddenly recalled Xu Mingyuan's request, she couldn't figure it out, why did he know about this dish? And he asked to make it for him to eat, and Jinyutang never showed this dish.

Zhang Zezhen is extra careful when matching the seasoning, because the core of this dish is in the ingredients, if there is a slight difference, the taste of the dish will be greatly reduced, not only the taste will be affected, but even the nutritional value will be reversed.