Shan Wuju stepped aside and motioned for Wei Tu to step forward.
"Yes, Master."
Wei Tu nodded, took a handful of incense, put it on the incense candle, lit it, bowed, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three more times.
After doing this, Wei Tu put a handful of incense in his hand into the incense burner.
Seeing Wei Tu behave politely, Shan Wuju felt a little more satisfied.
…
After paying homage to his master, it was getting late. In order to avoid suspicion, Wei Tu resigned from Shan Wuju and left the inner courtyard.
Along the road.
He met several maids.
These maids obviously knew about Wei Tu's apprenticeship with Shan Wuju. When they saw Wei Tu, they put away their arrogant attitude when facing the long-term workers, became humble, stepped aside, and bowed down to give him a blessing.
One of the plump maids even called Wei Tu "Young Master" with a voice so sweet that it could make you cry.
This made Wei Tu feel a little dazed, and he didn't regain his composure until he walked out of the second courtyard.
"Master?"
"I have become a young master?"
Wei Tu returned to the west room feeling a little dizzy. He smacked the words "Young Master" repeatedly, and a smile appeared on his face from time to time. He was no longer as calm as when he was a disciple.
If someone saw it, they would probably think that Wei Tu was hysterical and was giggling all the time.
In the fifteenth year of Qing'an, he was sold to the Li family. Although he was appreciated by his master's family, he was still a stable herdsman leading a horse to the ground.
now.
It was twenty-three years since I arrived in Qing'an.
Not only did he redeem his contract, but he also became Shan Wuju's disciple, which can be said to have greatly improved his social status.
So and so.
No matter how calm Wei Tu is, it is difficult for him to maintain his normal state of mind and neither be arrogant nor happy.
"Don't let up! The reason why I am respected by Shan Zhai's servants is because I am a disciple of Shan Wuju. This status is as unstable as a duckweed without roots..."
Half a quarter of an hour later, Wei Tu got off the kang, drew a bucket of cool well water, washed his face, and his face returned to its previous calmness.
"I have to write a letter to tell Xinghua about this happy event..."
"Tomorrow I'll find Shan Wu Ju, borrow a pen and paper, and write a letter to Xinghua."
Wei Tu’s heart.
The western room where he was located was a long-term worker's shop. Apart from the bed, table, clothes and bedding, there was no other debris in it.
Not to mention things like paper, ink, pens and inkstones that only rich families and literati could use.
However.
at this time--
There was a sound of soft footsteps outside the door of the west room.
Wei Tu has been practicing health-preserving skills for so long. Not only has his strength increased, but his hearing and eyesight have also improved. He can tell that the footsteps are not those of a man.
Next.
Then there was a knock on the door.
"Brother Wei, can you rest?" Shan Gao knocked on the door and asked.
"Is it the third grandma?"
Wei Tu was surprised.
In a wealthy family, not only the male outsiders but also the servants must know how to avoid suspicion, and the same must be done for the family members.
At this moment, it was already late at night, and it was a bit inappropriate for Mr. Shan Gao to come to Changgong's shop, alone and alone.
But before Wei Tu could think too much, Shan Gao's next words dispelled Wei Tu's worries.
"The west room is too shabby. I have to ask the master to take you to the wing room in the second courtyard."
Shan Gao's Road.
Listen to this.
Wei Tu felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, he got dressed and got out of bed, straightened his clothes, and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, Wei Tu found that not only Shan Gao was standing outside the door, but also Deng An, who had just returned from the grain drying field.
Deng An was probably afraid of the Shan Gao family, so he stood outside the eaves, about ten steps away from the Shan Gao family, watching the activities here from a distance, and did not dare to go back to his room to rest.
"Follow me." Shan Gao said with a smile when she saw Wei Tu coming out.
Lean less.
The two entered the second courtyard one after the other.
While entering the second courtyard, Shan Gao handed a key to Wei Tu and said: "This is the key to the second courtyard. Keep it and don't lose it."
Wei Tu nodded, hung the key on his waist, and quickly distanced himself from Shan Gao, staying five steps away.
In order to prevent people from stepping on empty doors and committing adultery in the inner house, large families would often lock the courtyard doors at night and prohibit people from moving around in the courtyard.
Not long after.
Shan Gao led Wei Tu to a wing in the second room and asked the maid to tidy up Wei Tu's bedding and clean him.
"Brother Wei, it's evening, I'll leave first." Standing outside the door, Shan Gao pursed his lips, bowed to Wei Tu's slightly reserved Weifu, and disappeared into the corridor.
"this……"
Seeing this scene, Wei Tu was stunned for a moment, then he thought for a while and felt relieved.
In the Shan family, because Shan Gao always managed the internal affairs, he regarded Shan Gao as a housewife with the same status as Li Tong.
But it wasn't until today that he remembered that Shan Gao was just Shan Wuju's third wife and had no children, so she was just a favored concubine.
In fact, the status is not high.
And after he became Shan Wuju's disciple, his status in the Shan family was actually equal to that of the Shan Gao family, or even surpassed that of the Shan Gao family.
Although Shan Wuju did not directly state these differences in status, the servants and concubines of the Shan family clearly distinguished them.
"This is the ping with floating roots and the clouds with the wind."
Wei Tu secretly warned himself.
Although he realized this before when he was in the West Room, it was not profound. After all, he had just improved his status and was still immersed in great joy.
Now that he sees Shan Gao, the former "mistress", groveling to him, no matter how confused he is, it's time to wake up.
Once his martial arts training progress is not as good as expected in the Shan martial arts examination, or if he fails in the Jinke martial arts examination, although his status as a disciple will not be abolished, his status in the Shan family will be difficult to say.
After the maid laid out the bedding, Wei Tu began to look at the new room.
There is a wooden bed against the east wall of the room, with a printed linen curtain hanging on the bed. In front of the bed is a half table to the west, with two long-necked porcelain vases on it.
Looking further to the west, there is a lacquered wood desk placed between the curtains, with a stack of old books and a pen washer placed on it.
Wei Tu opened the cloth curtain and took a closer look. There were several brushes of different sizes inserted in the pen holder, including wolf hair and sheep hair.
There is no shortage of paper, ink, pen and inkstone.
As for the old books, Wei Tu flipped through them a few times and found that these old books were all military books that were not commonly found in bookstores, including the "Ji Xiao" for military training, and the "Tai Gong Shu" and "Yin Fu Jing" that focused on formation strategies.
"Master is really thoughtful..."
When Wei Tu saw this, he felt grateful from the bottom of his heart for accepting him as his disciple.
If we say that after redemption, his chance of succeeding in the martial arts examination is 30%.
So now, with Shan Wuju's comprehensive teaching, Wei Tu is confident that he can improve it to more than 50%, or even 60% or 70%.
soon.
Wei Tu gathered his mood, began to sharpen his ink, and began to write letters.
In the letter, he told Xinghua the good news that he had been accepted as a disciple by Shan Wuju, and asked Xinghua not to wait for him to go home for the New Year. He should hurry up and complete his studies before the February exam.
All shortcomings.
Only in this way can you be confident enough to take the martial arts exam.