This is true for accepting young disciples, and it is also true for other matters.
Minghua held the jade pendant, knowing that it was a good thing; the master asked this for her own good, so he said: "Master, how about I return the jade pendant to you?"
"It is a gift from the elders." The old man stared at her seriously, and he had the intention of turning his face immediately as long as she returned it.
He clenched the jade pendant tightly and shook his head, "I won't return it. Master gave it to me. Why should I return it? I listen to Master."
"That's right." The old man now had a smile on his face, "You can accept the things given by the master with peace of mind; the girl's family can't have no money in their hands, and the girl's family should be pampered."
Xu Shoufu shook his head helplessly.
Ning Fang smiled slightly and said, "The little cabbage raised in a pampered way is not easy to be humiliated by pigs."
Minghua:......
"Hahaha." Luo Mingsheng laughed loudly, "What senior brother said is that in order to prevent Xiaobaicai from being beaten by pigs, Yu Nian and Zi Xing, you must take good care of your junior sister."
"Yes, Master." Shao Yunian and Cheng Zixing responded with smiles, and turned their eyes to Minghua; but they saw Minghua's face was red and her heart was not beating, as if she didn't understand their teasing.
The certainty was so good that Dean Fan, Ning Fang, and Luo Mingsheng all nodded secretly.
Minghua gave the box in her hand to the small table next to her husband. The spiritual fruit in the box was replaced by the jade pendant given by Xu Shoufu.
"This is to honor our master."
"What is it?" The old man smiled kindly, reached out to pick up the box and opened it. A jade pendant of fine quality was introduced into his eyelids. He stroked his beard lightly, and the smile on his face deepened, "It's a good piece. What a beautiful jade, Minghua is interested."
The expressions of the two disciples of Luo Mingsheng's family changed slightly.
Minghua didn't notice them and didn't see them; instead, Ji Jin and Cui Changhe had a panoramic view. They looked at each other and smiled with unknown meaning. When they first became apprentices, their master also gave them something, which was not a jade pendant, but an inkstone. After receiving the gift from their master, the two of them did not return the gift.
When Luo Mingsheng saw this, he went to see Xu Shoufu; but he saw that the old man was there, as if he had known about it for a long time. Thinking of this, the two of them relaxed. It must have been him who told Xiao Minghua to return the gift. Ji Jin and Cui Changhe had both returned the gift back then.
In such a comparison, the apprentices they accepted were not very good, and none of them returned the gift.
"This child is thinking about receiving the kind gift from her master, and you have given her a lot of clothes and jewelry. This child feels guilty and wants to give you a gift no matter what. This jade pendant was brought back from Shangqing Temple. , is peace and blessing, can guarantee safety." Xu Shoufu explained.
As a result, the old man immediately hung the jade pendant around his waist. He was relieved and happy, and praised him again and again, "What a good boy."
Regardless of whether it is true or false, it is good to have this kind of heart.
My husband has lived a long time and understands that this kind of jade is not something Minghua can afford now; it was probably given by her master. Even so, Minghua's heart is unmatched by others.
"Master, make sure to wear it properly."
"Yeah." Minghua pursed her lips and smiled sweetly. She retreated to her senior brothers. Only then did she have the mind to pay attention to others. Only then did she realize that the four senior brothers under the fourth senior uncle's sect didn't look very good. He took off Ji Jin's clothes and nuzzled at the two men.
The two members of the master's uncle's family, one was leisurely and the other was sitting upright; when they saw Minghua looking over, they smiled at her.
Minghua smiled back and quickly looked away.
Ji Jin chuckled and said in a low voice: "Our master's disciples and the disciples of the uncle's disciples all gave the master a gift after becoming a master. No matter whether it is valuable or not, they gave it at least; the uncle and the fourth master all gave it as a gift. None of my uncle's family gave them away."
"Oh, that's it!" Minghua looked at the four people with different eyes.
It's one thing to not have a lot of money, but it's another thing to have the thought to prepare. Therefore, don't think that I am poor. If I don't have money, I can accept other people's things without returning the gift. At critical moments, people will It is myself who is embarrassed by saying something.
"Don't worry about them. Everyone knows about this." He doubted whether his master really didn't give him the jade card when he didn't give it, or he had seen through what kind of people the two from the fourth uncle's family were; the two from the master's uncle's family were I didn't send it in the first place.
The master's family is rich, so he doesn't lack this little thing; it depends on his heart.
After all these years, the two of them can be considered promising, right? One is in the Imperial College and the other is in the Academy, both of them have a lot of money; I haven't seen them make up for the gifts or send some New Year's gifts.
"Don't get too close to them in the future. These two are very smart. You, a heartless little girl, can't win against them." Ji Jin sneered in his heart. He didn't say this on his own initiative; it was his junior sister who asked him. Here, the junior sister is also observing carefully.
Minghua pretended to understand and nodded, "Then what if I let my brothers also go to Beijing to study? Master said that one of them is in the Imperial College and the other is in Mingshan Academy."
"Your brothers are coming to Kyoto?"
"I have this plan."
Ji Jin thought for a while, winked and said: "There are not only Mingshan Academy in the suburbs of Kyoto, but also Xingzhi Academy and Jinxiu Academy. Senior uncle Yan's family has relatives in Xingzhi Academy. If you really want your brothers to come to study, senior brother I'll take you to place him."
The meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Let me take you through the back door.
Minghua was amused, "I'll discuss it with my family first. Thank you, Senior Brother."
"Thank you. There are only three of us in Master's sect. Unlike other uncles and uncles who have many disciples. We have to unite. When facing outsiders, we have to unite with several senior brothers from the uncle and uncle's family. We must unite in front of others. When we deal with them, we three have to unite."
"Senior Brother, your words have formed a clique."
Ji Jin clicked his tongue and said, "As good as you think in the capital, being a solitary minister won't work; learn from it."
Minghua's eyes moved slightly, she nodded and said nothing; then she listened to the chat between her master and her uncles, some talking about affairs in the court, and some about their respective positions. Minghua listened briefly and roughly understood that senior brother Qu Sanqi was doing very well in the Hanlin Academy. He had a wide network of contacts and a good diet. The key was to be able to bend and stretch.
After lunch at noon, the group said goodbye.
After walking out of Duke Weiyuan's mansion, there were nine carriages parked outside the door, forming a long queue.
"Senior Brother, Fourth Junior Brother, farewell."
"Third Junior Brother, walk slowly."
After Ji Jin and the others saluted the two elders, they followed Xu Shoufu towards the carriage. Ji Jin said, "Master, shall I take the little junior sister home?"
Xu Shoufu looked at Ji Jin and then at Minghua.
Minghua nodded, "Master, I'm going to talk to you about the book."
"Well, delivered home safely." The latter sentence was said to Ji Jin.
Ji Jin hurriedly bowed in response, and the three of them sent Xu Shoufu to the carriage, and then Cui Changhe followed Ji Jin and Minghua to the Ji family carriage.
As the carriages drove away, Ning Fang also called his disciples to leave. Luo Mingsheng and the two disciples then left separately.
