175, Chapter 175

After the apprenticeship ceremony officially began, Du Ke sat on the upper seat, and on the lower seat were Grandpa Qin, Father Qin, and Shen Lixian. Because this was a family matter, even though Shen Lixian had a high status, he could not sit in front of Grandpa Qin and Qin Fang. ‌Qin Shouye and Qin Shoucheng ‌Niu Dan stood behind their grandfather and Qin's father.

On the other side were Grandma Qin and Mother Qin, with Qin Siya and Qin Qiuya standing behind them.

Then, Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan came in together. After entering, Yang Haiyan sat next to Qin's mother, and Qin Fang began to bow four times.

The four prostrations are of course four prostrations, four consecutive prostrations, but each prostration is very particular. Not only the hands and feet, but also the foot that kneels first when kneeling is also very particular. For example, when you stand up, you have to stand up first. That foot.

When performing four prostrations, the first person to kneel is the left foot, and then the right foot.

But when it comes to getting up, it's the opposite. The one who gets up is You Jiao, and the one who gets up second is the left foot.

Every time, bow after bowing. Do not be hasty, but be calm.

Fortunately, Qin Fang had already found someone to teach him these four prayers before Du Ke came. He found a master from the county college who was a student of Confucius. He was extremely familiar with these etiquettes and was very particular about the teaching time. Meticulous, every action is extremely standard.

When Qin was out of school, every move he made was done according to standard.

However, the four prostrations at home were not as cautious as those of the students who prostrated themselves four times as Confucius did. There were still singers at that time.

‌I don’t pay attention to these things at home.

After Qin released him for four prayers, Du Ke gave him a knife.

Normally, teachers give students the Four Treasures of the Study, but Qin Fang is a military commander, and giving him the Four Treasures of the Study is a waste, so Du Ke gave him weapons. No, even though it was the emperor who ordered Du Ke to recruit disciples this time, he was also sincere and put his thoughts into it, otherwise the Four Treasures of the Study would be in trouble.

To a general, a good weapon is like having an extra life. The four treasures of the study have no effect at all in Qin Fang's hands, but a good knife is different.

Although Qin Fang had never been exposed to good weapons, when he caught the knife, he could feel its difference from the weight in his hand.

Du Ke said: "‌‌, do you like it?" This question...even if you don't like it, the elder can only say that you like it.

But when Du Ke asked this, he must have expected that Qin Fang would like it. Why is it determined? Because this is a good knife.

Qin Fang pulled out the knife from the scabbard, and a cold light flashed from the tip of the knife.

Shen Lixian was the first to say: "Good knife."

Everyone looked at Shen Lixian, and even Qin Fang was looking at him. Speaking of which, only when he held the knife, he knew that it was a good knife, but he couldn't tell it with bare eyes. So the reason why he thinks the knife is good is not because of how well he knows the knife. ‌Yes...this ‌knife is really heavy.

Duko raised his eyebrows: "Do you recognize it?"

Shen Lixian said: "It is said that before the founding of the Qi Kingdom, when the ancestors of the Du family accompanied Taiyuan Ancestor to conquer the world, he had a big sword in his hand, which was very domineering. However, after the founding of the Qi Kingdom, the descendants of the Du family abandoned martial arts and followed literature, and the sword was no longer available. No one has ever seen it. I also heard that the knife has an inscription written by Tai Yuanzu. I wonder if it is there?"

Qin Fang didn't expect this knife to have such an origin. If it was true, then he couldn't take it: "Teacher, this knife..."

Du Ke waved his hand: "That's not the case. Do you know the origin of Qi Guo?"

"This..." Qin Fang hesitated and said truthfully, "The previous dynasty was corrupt, Taiyuanzu led his subordinates to rise up..."

Du Ke interrupted him: "Everyone knows this, and it is also recorded in history books, but do you know how they relied on to fight?" Du Ke asked Qin Fang, ignoring Shen Lixian, "Li Xian, do you know ?”

Taiyuanzu: the founding emperor of Qi State.

Shen Lixian shook his head: "I really don't know."

At this time, Yang Haiyan said: "Tomb robbery."

As soon as she said this, everyone looked at her. Even Du Ke had surprise in his eyes: "How do you say this? Where did you hear it?"

In fact, this is not because Yang Haiyan knew the plot, and it was not mentioned in the plot. When Yang Haiyan first discovered that she had read books, she had read many books about Qi Guo, including laws and miscellaneous notes. When it came to Yunxiang County and Liang Wang, she read it from miscellaneous notes. ‌The same is true about tomb robbing.

However, this kind of thing was disgraceful, so she didn't mention it to Qin Fang.

Du Ke asked now, and Yang Haiyan said frankly: "I have read miscellaneous notes. It was mentioned in the miscellaneous notes that Taiyuanzu was originally a commoner, with some permanent property in his family, and he could barely be considered a small landlord. He led his subordinates to revolt, There were no weapons in hand, so someone mentioned that the tomb robbers were digging for weapons. Generally speaking, the identity of the tomb owner who had weapons in the tomb was definitely not bad. Teacher, I just picked it up from miscellaneous notes. ‌I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

Du Ke looked at Yang Haiyan with admiration: "This is indeed true."

Shen Lixian: "But there is no record in the history books."

Du Ke: "History books are written by people, and they can naturally be changed. Moreover, the history books you see may not be real history books. What Xiang Jun said is indeed true. People with deep family connections basically know it. , the royal family has never prohibited others from mentioning it, because no matter how Taiyuanzu got up, he ended the corrupt rule of the previous dynasty and gave the people a chance to breathe. What I want to say is that back then, the sword of my Du family ancestor. , also comes from this.

The sword stayed with my ancestor for half his life, and Taiyuanzu wrote a word on it, so he refused to part with the sword and use it again, and it was enshrined in the Du family ancestral hall from then on. After that, the ancestors exhausted their efforts and found all the materials to make the same knife. The blade and weight are exactly the same as that one. However, the materials were found and the knife was ready, but the ancestor was old and could no longer get the knife. Therefore, this knife has been in the Du family's warehouse and has not been opened yet.

Speaking of which, this may also be fate. From then on, the Du family never produced any generals. Even though they had younger brothers who practiced martial arts, they also liked to play with swords, but no one liked to use knives. So, this knife is given to you. "

Qin Fang did not expect that this sword had such a reason. He knelt down again: "Thank you teacher, I will definitely use this sword to protect Qiguo and promote the glory of Qiguo."

Duko nodded: "Okay."

Next, everyone started to have breakfast. After breakfast, Qin Fang took Du Ke and Shen Lixian to the Beast Mountain Taoist Temple. Yang Haiyan ordered someone to prepare lunch boxes for them. The pastries, noodles, and tea in the lunch boxes were enough to satisfy their stomachs. After an hour of walking, they were afraid they would be hungry.

The pastries are small cakes and mung bean cakes, the noodles are cold skin noodles and cold cucumbers, and the tea is mung bean soup. These were placed in ice buckets and asked Qin Fang to carry them.

After Qin Fang and the others left, Yang Haiyan was about to start the evening banquet. The apprenticeship ceremony was performed in the morning, and relatives and friends were invited to dinner in the evening. What's more, Du Ke came here for official business and also wanted to meet local officials, so he decided to take advantage of the banquet in the evening.

Fortunately, there are not many officials in Yunxiang County, only the magistrate Yang of the seventh rank, the Cheng family of Bai County, the eighth rank, and the chief secretary of Song Dynasty, who is the ninth rank. Finally, there are Wei Ting, Qin Sanshu and his wife.

Yang Haiyan listed the guests separately, and asked County Magistrate Yang, County Magistrate Bai, and Master Song to send them their invitations. Third Uncle Qin and Third Aunt Qin sent guards and carriages over.

After these people made arrangements, Yang Haiyan thought about it and went to Liuxinyuan again: "Mom."

Mother Qin‌Grandma Qin is lucky to have Yang Haiyan here, otherwise they wouldn't know what to do. Now that Yang Haiyan is here, they seem to be waiting to eat. Seeing Yang Haiyan coming over, Qin's mother hurriedly asked: "Yanyan, you have worked hard these days. If there is anything you need about my mother, just say it." Qin's mother was also embarrassed. If this is an ordinary family, like them In Baili Village, the mother-in-law should be helping to do the work. How can a daughter-in-law be so busy? But there is no way, no one can tell them to understand.

Yang Haiyan said: "Mom, don't worry, I won't have to work hard. Besides, even if it's a little hard work for my husband, I'm willing to do it."

Hearing what Yang Haiyan said, Qin's mother couldn't help laughing and said, "You kid..."

Yang Haiyan: "Mom, I'm here just to ask you. There will be a dinner party at my house tonight to celebrate my husband's apprenticeship. I invited my third uncle and my third aunt to come over. No, I think my third uncle will also come." Here, do you want to invite me over?"

When it came to the third brother who was out of control at home, Qin's mother didn't even think about it: "No, let them stay there." There were guards watching over the third brother Tadpole, who originally didn't want to work, but now he knew They exchanged their own labor for food, and Qin's mother didn't want them to run away without noticing when they came to the house. In fact, in the field of the military camp, the third brother wanted to leave the tadpole and run away, but was caught by the guards.

When Yang Haiyan heard what she said, she smiled and said, "I'll ask someone to send some delicious food to Third Uncle Tadpole later. It's okay if he's not here. Since we've all arrived in Yunxiang County, we can't have enough food." few."

When Qin's mother heard this, she immediately beamed and said, "Hey, you can make the decision." It was one thing for her to dislike her brother and nephew, but it was still uncomfortable for others to dislike her. Now she saw that her daughter-in-law was still polite to her brother and nephew, and she was also happy that she could still think of them. Regardless of whether the daughter-in-law really has a relationship with them or it is just a superficial friendship, at least on her own terms, she will be happy if she can still have this friendship. Qin's mother sighed again, this daughter-in-law is really well married. But when it came to marrying a wife, Qin's mother thought of Third Aunt Qin, so she pulled Yang Haiyan and asked in a low voice: "Yanyan, is there any young man around A Fang who has not been married?"

Yang Haiyan was stunned. When Qin's mother suddenly asked this, her heart tightened. Could this be an engagement for Si Ya? "Mom, why are you asking this? Could it be Si Ya..."

Qin's mother hurriedly said: "No, no. It's your third aunt and third uncle. They want to tell Sanya about someone around A Fang. They think that with A Fang, the young man will definitely not bully San Ya. ‌ Moreover, I don’t know if it’s possible to win over A Fang, so I’m asking you, what do you think?”

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