Wei Tu did not bother the Shan family for this letter, but asked someone who had been traveling between the county and Sanyuan Township for many years to deliver it to Li's house.
The price of the handlebar type is not high, a dozen coppers, about the cost of a meal.
…
After the letter is sent.
About seven or eight days passed.
Xinghua also commissioned the handlebar type and responded with a letter.
In the letter, Xinghua first expressed her happiness that Wei Tu was accepted as a disciple by Shan Wuju, and asked Wei Tu to serve Shan Wuju, a master who appreciated him...
Don’t worry about going home for the New Year.
Then, Xinghua explained the details of the three acres of land rented by her family for wheat harvest this year.
——Grandma Li Tongshi was considerate and arranged for several tenants to harvest, but did not receive any money.
At the end of the letter, Xinghua said that she had sewed a winter coat out of cotton and asked Wei Tu if it fit him well and if he needed to change the size.
He said: I can't estimate my waistline, let Wei Tu make his own decision.
After reading the letter from home.
Wei Tu thought for a while and opened the package delivered by the handlebar.
Inside the package, in addition to a purple woolen jacket, there were two pairs of newly sewn soft satin shoes.
Next.
Wei Tu followed Xinghua's instructions and got up to try on winter clothes and shoes.
But as soon as he put on his winter clothes, Wei Tu discovered that this purple woolen jacket really didn't fit him very well and was a little tight on his waist.
Wei Tu found scissors and cut open the stitches, but as soon as he started to do it, he found a piece of paper with writing on it and a few silver beans hidden in his jacket.
Xinghua didn't write much on the paper. She only said that she stuffed four silver beans into her winter coat, which cost more than one tael in total, and asked Wei Tu to use the 1 tael to buy a apprenticeship gift locally for Shan Wuju.
Wei Tu found the four silver beans one by one in the cotton of his purple woolen jacket. He clutched the few dollars and felt his hands were slightly hot.
"Female junior, holding a gold brick."
"What Mr. Li Tong said is indeed correct."
Wei Tu sighed and suddenly felt that he owed Xinghua a lot.
Xinghua is three years older than him and has entered the Li family two years earlier than him. Since women mature at an early age, she has always taken good care of him.
After getting married, although Xinghua obeyed her husband in major matters, she did not completely change her temperament of teaching him how to do things.
"The bride is also the mother..."
Wei Tu shook his head and smiled. After calming down his mood, he decided to follow Xinghua's instructions and spend a few dollars to buy Shan Wuju a apprenticeship gift.
In the days since I became a disciple.
Shan Wuju treated him like a disciple, not just a title.
Pile work.
Bow shooting.
Equestrian.
Military strategy.
These items that need to be assessed during the martial arts examination were almost given to Wei Tu by Shan Wuju. When he was guiding the writing of military training strategies, even the likes and dislikes of the county examiner were told to Wei Tu.
These days, Wei Tu also has the idea of complementing the apprenticeship ceremony for Shan Wuju.
It was just because he had just redeemed his body and was tight on money, and all the remaining money at home was placed with Xinghua, so he could not carry it far away...
Unexpectedly, Xinghua also thought about this aspect, and made this decision much more decisively than him.
——After all, the apprenticeship has been completed and the master-disciple status has been confirmed. Not giving gifts is indeed not important in the eyes of short-sighted people.
Go out and enter the courtyard.
Wei Tu explained to Deng An, the long-term worker who was feeding the horse, and then took a horse from the stable and left the single house.
In the past few days, when Shan Wuju was teaching him riding and shooting, he had already told him that except for the yellow gelding he was accustomed to, he could use the other four horses in the stable to practice equestrian skills.
Deng An, who was on the side, saw this scene with a look of envy on his face. He looked at Wei Tu's leaving figure and was stunned for a long time.
a few days ago.
He and Wei Tu were both long-term workers in the West House.
Wei Tu still wants to obey his orders.
But just in these few days, in a short period of time, Wei Tu turned over and became a figure on horseback. And he still had to work hard cleaning toilets, sweeping courtyards, cutting grass and mixing ingredients. For decades, he had not changed.
.
…
All the way south.
Wei Tu came to the town of Sanyuan Township, led his horse along the bustling streets, looked at the shops on the streets, and thought about what apprenticeship ceremony he should choose for Shan Wuju.
Tailor shop.
Blacksmith shop.
Medicine shop.
Wei Tu was dazzled by the sight.
The one tael of silver he had on hand was quite a lot for a poor person. It was enough for several months to save on food and use, but it seemed a little tight when it came to choosing an apprenticeship ceremony.
Too expensive to afford.
It's cheap, I'm afraid Shan Wuju will look down on him and think he's perfunctory.
"Yes, Master said that you will have children when you are old and care for you. All I need to do is keep this filial piety..."
Tired of watching, Wei Tu paused, remembering what Shan Wuju said in his mind.
Thinking of this, Wei Tu no longer hesitated and walked into the pastry shop and bought three boxes of popular pastries. Then he went to the grocery store and bought some seasonal fruits.
Finally, Wei Tu went to the butcher shop and cut two pounds of fat meat.
"Brother Wei, why did you go out and buy so many things today?"
"Is there any happy event?"
Entering the single house, the maids who had become familiar with Wei Tu in the past few days greeted him and asked curiously.
At this time, Wei Tu told Xinghua's letter and the silver beans sewn into her coat.
There was no apprenticeship ceremony before.
Delivery now...
There has to be a way to say it.
In addition, Wei Tu didn't think Xinghua was shameful. He couldn't look down on his former poor wife because he had a higher status now.
Wei Tu did not forget that half of his ransom money came from Xinghua.
"Brother Wei has a good wife."
"He's someone who knows what's going on..."
Everyone in Shanzhai praised it one by one.
At this time, Shan Wuju, who was drinking tea and enjoying the cool air in the main room, was stunned for a while after hearing the noise outside, and then a smile appeared on his face.
However, when Shan Wuju came to Wei Turen, he had a sullen face and said that the big and small gifts in Wei Tu's hands were not necessary, as long as they came to their heart.
"Master, this is my wife's idea to make up for the apprenticeship ceremony..." Wei Tu bowed to Shan Wuju and said.
Hearing this, Shan Wuju no longer persisted and nodded, letting Shan Gao take over the apprenticeship ceremony from Wei Tu's hand.
"Marrying a virtuous wife can influence three generations of the family. You are a good wife." Shan Juren also praised Xinghua's "virtuous act".
"If your teacher's wife comes back and hears what you said, she will definitely treat you with contempt."
Shan Wuju smiled.
Listen to this.
Wei Tu's heart moved.
The mistress mentioned by Shan Wuju was not Shan Gao, the third wife of Shan Wuju, but Shan Min, the wife of Shan Wuju's real matchmaker.
After coming to Shan's house for so long, he also learned some things about Shan Min, the eldest son of Shan Wu, from the conversations of the servants and maids.
Before Shan Wuju became rich, he married Shan Min. Shan Min was regarded as Shan Wuju's first wife and his wife.
Shan Wuju himself also respected his wife very much and rarely scolded or quarreled.
Just because Shan Min was in poor health as he grew older, and he could not see Shan Wuju and Shan Gao having sex frequently, he moved out of his single house a few years ago and went to Fucheng to live with his son.