After taking a seat on the second floor and ordering food, Xiang Nan came to the kitchen on the pretext of convenience.
"Why are Master Lu here again? Do you want to ask you to go to the capital again to treat that princess?" Sai Xishi asked worriedly when he saw him.
Xiang Nan nodded, "Your guess is quite accurate. Bingxue is indeed smart."
"Then have you agreed?" Sai Xishi asked again quickly.
Xiang Nan nodded.
"Oh, you really don't want to die?" Sai Xishi stretched out his delicate hand and poked Xiang Nan's forehead with one finger, "I told you that day, you can't go to the capital..."
"I understand the truth, but my arm can't twist it!" Xiang Nan sighed, "Master Lu came with the prince's decree this time. If I don't go, it will be disobeying the decree, but I have to squat From the big prison.”
Sai Xishi couldn't help but be speechless when he heard what he said.
Indeed, to ordinary people like them, even the Grand Master of Qipin County was considered a great official. Let alone the prince. If someone gets angry, his life will be over.
"Besides, only the prince can make the decision to marry you to me. If I don't give it a try, how can I marry you home?" Xiang Nan smiled again.
"Oh, you are always rude." Upon hearing this, Sai Xishi felt ashamed and embarrassed, and said in a coquettish tone, "People are worried about you, but you only care about joking."
"Okay, I understand what you are thinking, and I will be careful." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Well, you must be careful." Sai Xishi looked at Xiang Nan affectionately and ordered.
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After eating, Lu Zhengming took Xiang Nan and Defu on the road and headed straight to the capital.
Although Xiang Nan doesn't like Defu's talkativeness and trouble-making, he actually knows that this apprentice is not good at all, but he does have loyalty and filial piety.
In the play, although he caused a lot of trouble, he also did a lot of good things, which cannot be generalized.
"Son, when we go to the capital this time to treat Gege, we have to be careful about everything." Xiang Nan said in the car, "Remember, you must be careful in your words and deeds. Don't say what you shouldn't say and don't do what you shouldn't do. Don’t do anything, remember?”
"Then Master, what are the words that should be said, what should not be said, what are the things that should be done, and what are the things that should not be done?" Defu asked with a smile.
"Just remember one thing: Master tells you to speak, and you speak again. Master doesn't tell you to speak, so keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, you'll get a slap in the face if you say anything." Xiang Nan instructed, "If Master asks you to do something, you should do it again. If you don't do something you are not asked to do, you must not do it. Otherwise, if you do something, you will get a slap on the wrist. Have you remembered everything?"
He had watched a documentary before, which talked about ginseng pickers from the Northeast going into the mountains to pick ginseng. There are many rules for picking ginseng, and Xiang Nan remembers one of them very clearly.
That is, except when seeing wild ginseng, ginseng pickers must not make a sound at other times. This rule is established to prevent distractions.
And once this rule is violated, anyone will put stones in their own basket. The stone is heavy and difficult to carry. If you do it a few times, you will remember the lesson and you will never talk nonsense again.
Defu was raised by Xilaile and Hu Suhua as their sons since they were young, so they spoiled them a bit frivolously and impetuously, and were not as well-behaved as other apprentices. He said a lot of things he shouldn't have said, did a lot of things he shouldn't have done, and got into a lot of trouble.
So Xiang Nan specially thought of this method to treat him, but he didn't believe that his stinky problem could be corrected.
"Master, are you too cruel?" Defu was startled and said in surprise.
He was slapped and beaten at every turn, which was something that had never happened before.
"Son, where is the capital? It's a place where dignitaries, celebrities and gentry gather. Any picker, burden bearer, vegetable seller, or rice seller may have someone behind them that you can't afford to offend.
If you are not careful with your words or actions, you may offend others at any time. When the time comes, when people deal with you, they won't be as kind as Master. "Xiang Nan explained, "So I'll clear it up for you first, so that you don't go out and offend others. "
"Master, what you said is too exaggerated, isn't it?" Defu obviously didn't believe it.
"Master Lu, do you think I am right?" Xiang Nan stuck his head out and asked Lu Zhengming who was standing on the horse.
"Yes, there are three religions and nine streams in the capital, and there is a mixture of good and bad. Defu, you should be more careful." Lu Zhengming nodded.
This time, their master and apprentice went to the palace to treat Princess. They should be careful in their words and actions. Otherwise, if you violate taboos, get into trouble, and make Prince and Fujin unhappy, you will really be in trouble.
"If that's the case, then I won't go." Upon hearing this, Defu suddenly had a bitter look on his face.
He originally thought it would be a great thing to follow his master to Beijing to treat Gege. So when I first came here, I was very excited. I didn't expect it to be so dangerous. If he had known this, he shouldn't have come.
"Then you go down and walk back to Cangzhou by yourself." Xiang Nan nodded.
"..." Defu was stunned for a moment.
They traveled by car for most of the day, and now they were almost at Bazhou, which was two hundred miles away from Cangzhou. If I were to walk back, I would be paralyzed from exhaustion.
Besides, he didn't really want to go back. He was just acting coquettishly so that Xiang Nan would let him. After all, it was his first time to go to such a prosperous place in the capital. He was full of curiosity, so why was he willing to go back halfway?
"If you don't get out of the car, just be honest and obedient." Xiang Nan said immediately, "Son, you are seventeen this year, and you will be able to marry a wife after the new year.
When Master was your age, he left the profession. You are still an apprentice, do you know where the difference is? "
"Where's the difference?" Defu asked curiously.
"The problem is that you have an unstable temperament. You are irritable and uncertain when things happen. How can master trust you to let you become a disciple?" Xiang Nan glared at him and said, "When you go to the capital this time, you should watch carefully and learn from it." , open your eyes and gain knowledge. If you do well, Master will allow you to become a disciple."
"Really?!" Defu said happily after hearing this.
After he became a master, he could take charge of his own business and became known as Zhang Langzhong!
Moreover, once you become independent, your wages can also increase. If I work for a few more years, I might even be able to open my own pharmacy and make money by myself. It’s really beautiful to think about.
"When did master lie to you?" Xiang Nan nodded.
"Humph, why don't you lie to me anymore?" Defu said with a flat mouth.
Xilaile had previously cheated him out of money to eat braised lion's head across the street, but later she refused to pay the bill and even used her daughter-in-law Hu Suhua's pearl beauty cream to pay off his debt.
"Okay, I just promise not to lie to you this time." Xiang Nan smiled awkwardly, thinking that it's no wonder that Defu is out of tune, and it's not enough to be a master who dares to love Xilaile.
"Then you swear." DeFeo demanded.
"I swear, if I break my promise, I will be struck by thunder, okay?" Xiang Nan raised his hand and swore.
"That's pretty much it." Defu chuckled.
"You brat, how dare you make your master swear that he will betray you~" Xiang Nan patted his head and scolded him with a smile.
