Chapter 676: Paying Homage to the Master

Everyone returned to their seats and watched the ceremony of paying homage to the master.

All the rules and etiquette are prepared in advance, and everything just needs to be followed in order.

The first step in becoming a master is to worship the ancestors and saints to show your piety and pray for the blessings of the saints so that you can succeed in your studies.

The second step of the apprenticeship ceremony: perform the apprenticeship ceremony. The master and his wife take their seats, the student kowtows three times, and then hands over the apprenticeship sticker prepared in advance.

The third step of apprenticeship: the master gives instructions, announces the sect rules and bestows names. The content of the lectures is nothing more than words of encouragement to educate students to respect their ancestors and abide by the rules, be honest, and study hard.

After the lecture, Dean Zhang stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, "Today, I will give you two more words as a teacher, diligence. Diligence leads to excellence in work, playfulness leads to wastefulness, success comes from thinking, and failure comes from following."

Xiaowu knelt on the futon and put his forehead on the ground, "Chengqin will follow the teacher's instructions."

From then on, Bai Xiaowu, Bai Ansheng, also known as Chengqin.

After the apprenticeship ceremony was over, everyone congratulated the dean on his new disciple.

Master Liu stroked his gray beard and laughed at Dean Zhang.

"Brother Wenjun, congratulations."

"Haha... we are happy together."

Dean Zhang smiled at him and naturally understood the meaning in his tone. He had snatched this apprentice by force.

Fortunately, the old man didn't snatch it from him, and he remembered this sentiment.

Mrs. Liu looked at her master, turned around, held Bai Yunxi's hand and patted it, "If Chengqin can get the guidance of Dean Zhang, his future is limitless."

"Thank you for your kind words. It's Xiaowu's blessing." Baiyunxi was still a little excited after watching the apprenticeship ceremony from beginning to end.

After this ceremony, the master-disciple relationship is second only to the father-son relationship.

There is a common saying among the people, it is my parents who give birth to me, and it is my master who teaches me.

After watching the ceremony, everyone took their seats and the banquet began.

The female guests were still arranged in the backyard. In order to facilitate the conversation without restraint, Zhang Yiren arranged a separate table for the girls, so that her daughter could stay with her niece of the same race. The rest of the ladies, as they had learned in advance, asked those they were familiar with to sit together, which would make it more lively.

Ma Ruren's position happened to be opposite Baiyun River. Thinking of the young scholar who was standing next to the dean just now, he praised him with a crooked look on his face.

"You raised a good son."

"Thank you Ma Ruren for the compliment."

"It is your son's blessing to win Dean Zhang's favor and become his beloved disciple, and it is also your honor as a mother. With Dean Zhang protecting you all the way, your future will be smooth."

Bai Yunxi nodded, "Thank you for your kind words."

Listening to Ma Ruren's unclear tone, Madam Liu took a sip of tea and chuckled.

"Ma Ruren doesn't know that if the masters of the college meet a talented student, it is like picking sesame seeds in the sand. It is very rare.

"When they learned that Chengqin had passed the exam, the masters were as excited as if they had passed the exam, and they were vying to be accepted as their disciples. At this time, it was not the teacher who accepted the student, but the student who chose the teacher. "

Listening to Mrs. Liu's tone, Ma Ruren's face froze. She had indeed listened to a lot in the front hall just now.

Bai's son indeed had several people vying to receive it in his name, but in the end, Dean Zhang took the lead.

It is a great honor for a country boy to have this opportunity.

Mrs. Liu looked at her deflated look with a smile in her eyes.

"So, in addition to educating children well, talent is the biggest reason. Some people have no talent. No matter how hard they work in the later period, they will be average students at most. If talent is combined with hard work, then everyone will be a real talent. A good shot to fight for.”

"Now there is a young scholar like Chengqin, and before there was Brother Yu. Both of them are rare young talents. Their futures will be limitless in the future."

Listening to Mrs. Liu's tone, Ma Ruren's eyes flashed with an almost undetectable gloom, and for a moment, he put on a gentle and reasonable smile.

"Mrs. Liu is right. Both of them are rare talents. We mothers all hope for the best for our children. The farther they go and the higher they stand, the happier we parents are. "

Listening to her disobedient tone, Mrs. Liu nodded with a bright smile,

"What Ma Ruren said is right. What mother doesn't want her sons to flourish and be promoted step by step? Right, the eldest sister of the Bai family?"

Be envious, be jealous, it's a pity, it's useless to resent your son if he doesn't live up to expectations.

Listening to Mrs. Liu's thoughts and seeing the way she stared at him, Bai Yunxi's mouth twitched. This person really doesn't take it too seriously to watch the excitement.

She has a grudge against the county magistrate's wife, so what's the point of dragging her along?

Bai Yunxi reluctantly twitched her lips. She was just a country woman, and she just wanted to have a quiet meal. Why did she keep pulling her away?

Do you want to use her as cannon fodder and let others bombard her?

Zhang Yiren glared at Mrs. Liu. This person really wanted to poke people's hearts whenever he saw the opportunity. He knew clearly that Ma Ruren's biggest grievance was that the eldest son always suppressed the second son.

Not only did Xie Yu occupy the position of the eldest son, she also stood out in every way, making her son mediocre and unable to stand out over the years.

As a mother, it is impossible not to feel resentful when you judge yourself and others.

Knowing this, he poked her in the heart again and again. Looking back, he might have to throw a set of tea cups to vent his anger.

Looking at Ma Ruren's stiff smile, Zhang Yiren smiled gently,

"Actually, we mothers, no matter whether our sons are promising or mediocre, as long as they can grow up safely and healthily, that is our greatest wish."

"Just like me, even though I only have one daughter, Yishan, in this life, I only hope that she will be safe and content with finding a husband in the future."

After listening to Zhang Yiren's words, Bai Yunxi agreed and echoed,

"That's true. What mother doesn't want her children to be safe? Without good health, everything else is nonsense."

Just now, she felt that although Mrs. Liu was a bit hot-tempered and a nice person, she was trying to drag her into trouble at every turn, so she had to be on guard.

How could she stand up for someone she just met before she figured it out?

Just when she was thinking about how to avoid Madam Liu's grasp, a sharp scream suddenly came from the girl's side,

"What's wrong with you? Why did you pour all the soup on me? These are my newly made clothes."

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to, my hands were shaking."

"You are really..."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yishan's advice came, "Don't worry, I'll accompany you to change."

"...But, I didn't bring any extra clothes."

"It's okay, I have it. I just made it, and I haven't had time to put it on yet."

Hearing the noise over there, everyone at the main table turned to look over. Zhang Yiren frowned, got up and walked over.

"What's going on?" As she spoke, she looked at her daughter.