After becoming a disciple, Li Qiu took Yun Jing's hand and walked back to the table. Behind him, Manager Zhao followed with a cup of tea on a wooden tray.
"Jing'er, please kowtow to your wife," Li Qiu said to Yun Jing after returning to the big round table.
Li Qiu's wife and Yunjing's mistress are already one of the closest people to each other, so kowtow is only natural.
Yunjing did not hesitate and knelt down to kowtow seriously. Manager Zhao handed him the tea. Yunjing looked at the teacher's wife and said: "Master, please drink tea."
"Hey, good, good boy." The mistress took the tea with a smile and took a sip, then put the tea cup down. At this time, a maid came to her and handed her a delicate small box.
She took the small box and handed it to Yun Jing: "You call me Master, and you will be my child from now on. This is a gift from Master. Keep it. From now on, you can study hard with your master. Don't do anything."
You failed to live up to his expectations of you, you know?"
"Thank you, Master. I will definitely study with Master seriously," Yunjing said, taking the small box with both hands.
Elders dare not refuse gifts. On such an occasion, the gift is the elder's intention and must be accepted. Manager Zhao told Yunjing on the way here.
Li Qiu received the three-pronged gift from Yun Jing, and it seemed that he did not give him a gift, but in fact, he promised Yun Jing to teach him the way of life and the foundation of his life, which would help him get lost and confused in the future. This was already the best gift.
Seeing Yun Jing accepting the gift, Li Qiu said with a smile: "Jing'er, please get up and take a seat. Come on, come on, I will introduce you to the elders here and get to know them. Remember not to lose etiquette when you meet in the future..."
After Yunjing sat down, Li Qiu began to introduce him. As he introduced, Yunjing was really amazed at his master's powerful connections.
Except for the family members of Li Qiu and Yun Jing, no one at their table was simple.
There was a serving county magistrate who looked to be in his fifties. His appearance was similar to that of Li Qiu. He was a very amiable man named Li Songnian. He was actually Li Qiu’s eldest brother. Yunjing called him his uncle, but he was not there.
The reason why I serve as county magistrate is because my younger brother recruited disciples and rushed back to participate.
The magistrate of this county was also at their table. He was a fat middle-aged man named Niu Guishou, who looked to be in his forties. According to Li Qiu, he was his good friend, the kind who often drank together.
Yunjing calls him Uncle Niu.
In addition, there is a middle-aged man in his thirties at this table. He was a high school candidate last year. He has no official position yet. I don’t know if he wants to get closer or is already working. He is also Li Qiu’s friend, named
Xue Mingtang, Yunjing calls him Uncle Xue.
Then there is the headmaster of the county school, a spirited old man in his sixties, named Liu Changchun. He is also a good friend of Li Qiu, but he has some relatives, like cousins.
One of them is actually Li Qiu's fellow junior, a middle-aged man in his thirties, dressed in white, elegant and handsome, named Chen Mobai. Now he is preparing to take the imperial examination. He came here specially after receiving a letter from Li Qiu.
Yes, Yunjing calls him uncle...
In short, the people at their table are either Li Qiu's friends or his relatives, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they are all members of the "scholar" circle.
To be fair, after understanding their identities, Yunjing was really surprised by his master's personal connections.
Especially when he introduced Chen Mobai, although there was no specifics, Yunjing had a vague guess through their relationship. It seemed that his master had a good background, but he didn't know why he was willing to stay in this small town in Niujiao Town.
place.
Is it possible that this is the case because you have really encountered the problem of choosing between a fiancée and a rich lady?
Li Qiu introduced them to Yunjing one by one, and Yunjing also served them tea one by one, and then, um, accepted the gifts.
Everyone gave Yunjing gifts, some were jade pendants, some were inkstones, some were ink ingots...
They are all different. There is no doubt that these gifts are of great value to Yunjing's current family, and these gifts are all elegant things. They did not directly send gold, silver, money or other mundane things.
In view of his current family situation, to be fair, at this moment Yunjing is thinking that it would be great if the gifts you gave were those 'common things'...
Although everyone got the same gift, Yunjing couldn't take any more. It was Manager Zhao who helped him keep the gifts to save him the trouble of hugging these gifts.
Among these gifts, the most special one was given by Li Qiu's junior brother Chen Mobai. He was unique in that he actually gave Yunjing a sword, a three-foot long sword. It was obviously worth a lot of money.
Regardless of whether Yunjing is used or not now...
After introducing these relatives and friends, Li Qiu began to introduce family members on both sides to each other.
His eldest son is Li Qingyun, who is twenty-three years old, and his second son Li Qingkong, who is twenty-one years old. They are both studying in the county now and have already gained the reputation of being a scholar. Both of them are scholarly and good-looking.
They are young and talented people, and they are all married, but for some reason they did not bring their children with them.
Then there is his youngest daughter, named Li Qingyu, who is eighteen years old. She is not a beautiful girl, but she is still beautiful and refined. However, she is already married. According to her master Li Qiu, she got married last year.
They still liked Yunjing, their younger brother, and not only gave them gifts, but also invited Yunjing to come and play with them when he had time, or they would come and play with Yunjing when he had time. In short, it would be delicious and fun when the time came.
They cover it...
Then, when Li Qiu introduced Yunjing's family, although everyone present was of high status, he was very polite to his family and did not look down on them at all because of their status as farmers. His words and manners were hard to fault.
Something went wrong.
Facing these 'big shots', Wu Yunlin and others didn't even have the chance to look at them from a distance, let alone speak so politely face to face. This made them nervous and at a loss, so they had no choice but to say hello, which was really difficult for them.
But they were still very excited because Yunjing made them proud. It could even be said that after today, they felt that their whole life was worth it!
After introducing this table, Li Qiu took Yunjing to other tables to serve tea.
Although the people at the other tables did not sit at the same table as Li Qiu and the others, it did not mean that they were less capable. Some were from wealthy families with good reputations, some were Li Qiu's 'colleagues', some were bookstore owners, and some were famous.
student……
In short, people at this level are more or less related to scholars, and there is no such thing as people in the world.
Obviously, the circle of scholars is very exclusive. To put it bluntly, scholars may simply look down on those gangsters who are not even qualified to show their faces.
After serving tea and receiving gifts, Yunjing finally realized what it means to receive gifts and receive hand cramps.
Although he didn't know the specific value of these gifts, he made a rough guess. The combined value of these gifts would probably be something his family would not be able to earn in ten lifetimes of farming!
Destiny is so wonderful, and the circumstances in life are so dreamy. Once you meet someone by chance, your life will never be the same again.
After a round, the introduction on the third floor was completed, Li Qiu apologized, and then took Yunjing to the second floor to show his face.
Compared with the third floor, the second floor is much more casual. Some people may not even know Li Qiu, and every time he talks to them, the whole table is often toasting a cup of tea with a view of the clouds.
But even so, the people on the second floor didn't dare to flatter him. Some were even flattered and gave Yunjing some gifts.
Finally, Yunjing specially came to a corner on the second floor and toasted Zhang Changgui a cup of tea alone.
No matter what, he was able to worship Li Qiu as his teacher, or he was the matchmaker. Without him, Yunjing would never be what it is now, so this cup of tea must be respected by Yunjing.
People should never forget their origins.
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Changgui was a little at a loss. After all, he was the only one on the second floor who had this kind of treatment, but it had to be said that he was still very happy in his heart, feeling a bit like he was dreaming.
Seeing Yun Jing respecting Zhang Changgui alone, Li Qiu nodded secretly with a smile.
After working hard for nearly an hour, it was finally over. Yunjing drank a lot of tea, felt a little full, and also felt a little tired, but there was no way, these procedures were necessary.
After that, it was easy. Everyone took this opportunity to eat, drink and have fun...
