Chapter 557: Respecting the teacher and respecting the Tao
Early the next morning, Gu Chengyu took the gift and went to town.
He could ask his servants to send other people's posts, but Master Wen's post had to be sent in person.
After all, he was his former mentor, so he deserves such respect. Although the third brother and the fourth brother had come back to meet each other yesterday, they were in a hurry, saying that there was still business in the shop.
The third sister-in-law and the fourth sister-in-law stayed behind to look after the shop and did not come back. He also did not see Xiaoyue and his two nephews who were over two years old.
So I planned to go to their shop today to have a look, but they didn't talk to each other at all yesterday, just catching up on old times.
Besides, he still had to meet Wang Qikai and invite him to his home.
He is here to deliver a post today, and of course it is not convenient for him to take Zhu Pang with him. However, Wang Qikai and Zhu Pang have similar temperaments, and they might even meet again later.
Gu Chengyu naturally went to Master Wen's private school first. When the carriage arrived at the door of the private school, Gu Chengyu looked at this quiet and elegant little private school and felt a little excited.
"Young Master, we're here!" Ming Mo stopped the carriage. Since he was outside, he no longer addressed him as "sir."
"Well! You go and submit a post." Gu Chengyu got off the carriage and looked at the young men walking into the private school in twos and threes at the door. More than three years later, it is estimated that none of the familiar faces are left.
Ma Junhui, who was always secretly competing with him in Class C, Wang Qikai, who loved sleeping, You Siyuan, who was keen on making friends, and He Shunian and Ye Zhiqiu, have all taken different paths now.
Unexpectedly, the person who accompanied him to the end was Ye Zhiqiu. Gu Chengyu shook his head and laughed.
Thinking back to those days, he didn't want to have too much contact with Ye Zhiqiu because he didn't like Ye Zhiqiu's shy and sensitive temperament. Unexpectedly, the two of them have been together until now.
Mingmo entered the private school and gave the post in his hand to the concierge Lin Bo.
Gu Chengyu stood at the door of the private school and greeted Uncle Lin with a smile.
"Uncle Lin, I haven't seen you for more than three years. Are you still strong?"
Lin Bo had just accepted the post and looked at the young man in front of him who looked familiar, as if he had seen him before.
Unexpectedly, before he could remember who it was, he heard a clear and clear sound like the impact of jade.
He turned around and suddenly his eyes widened.
"Are you Master Gu?" Although his appearance has grown longer than in the past two years, and he no longer looks like a child. But with those soaring eyes, how could he admit his mistake?
Besides, he had really only seen Gu Chengyu as a young man with such an appearance.
"It seems Uncle Lin still remembers me." Gu Chengyu's eyes overflowed with a smile.
Lin Bo just wanted to reply, how could he not remember it? Because Gu Chengyu was one of the three people in this private school who passed the exam.
No! Juren? Now he is the number one scholar.
Lin Bo had heard someone say before that if you get the first prize, you can become an official immediately, and you should start from the sixth rank.
When Lin Bo thought of this, he quickly knelt down. The man in front of him was an official, and he was just a bad old man guarding the gate.
"Little old man, I've seen Mr. Gu!" Before Gu Chengyu could react, Uncle Lin knelt on the ground.
Gu Chengyu quickly stepped forward to help, "Uncle Lin, what are you doing? Please get up quickly! We have known each other for a long time, so we don't stick to these etiquettes."
Gu Chengyu used a little strength to help Lin Bo up from the ground.
After all, Uncle Lin is not young, and as soon as he comes to Master Wen's door, he asks Uncle Lin to kneel to him. Is it because he came to Master Wen's house to show his prestige?
Gu Chengyu's appearance had already attracted the attention of the students, and everyone was guessing who it was.
Many people thought he was a student who was going to study in a private school. After all, Gu Chengyu still looked like a young man.
But then they saw that Uncle Lin knelt down in front of this man, and of course they became even more curious. Several people stopped and wanted to find out.
There were people coming and going in front of this door. Uncle Lin was helped up by Gu Chengyu and he stopped insisting.
"I forgot to inform the master, please wait for a moment." After saying that, Lin Bo took the post and headed towards the study.
Gu Chengyu did not go in directly. He did not inform him in advance before coming. It was inappropriate to rush in at this moment. After all, he was not a student of a private school anymore, so he still had to abide by some etiquette.
"Who is this person? Have you seen him?" A student next to him asked the other.
"I don't know, I haven't seen him before, maybe he just came here? Anyway, we'll find out later. It doesn't look like he's here for enlightenment at this age. Maybe he will come to our Class A."
The man next to him took a look at Gu Chengyu and saw that Gu Chengyu was dressed in a noble manner and had an entourage with him, so he was expected to be someone he was not easy to mess with. He quickly grabbed the classmates aside and prepared to go to Class A to discuss with everyone who he was.
Gu Chengyu didn't pay attention to other people's looks. He looked in the direction of the study and found that Master Wen personally came out to greet him.
Walking quickly in the direction of Mr. Wen, Gu Chengyu couldn't let anyone really greet him at the gate.
"Master!" Gu Chengyu stepped forward and saluted. Although he is an official now, respecting teachers and respecting morality is fundamental.
Even if he is in a high position and the master is still a white man, it is not a big deal.
"There's no need to be polite!" Master Wen sighed with emotion. Gu Chengyu was already a court official, so being able to come to visit him was already considered a prestige.
Master Wen then saw another of Gu Chengyu's followers giving a gift to Uncle Lin, which was probably a lot of money. However, he did not refuse it.
When Gu Chengyu holds a banquet, he will return the same gift.
"Let's go to the study and talk."
Master Wen led Gu Chengyu back to the study. As soon as Gu Chengyu stepped in, he took a look at the room and found that the layout inside was no different from three years ago.
When Gu Chengyu was in private school, Master Wen often asked Gu Chengyu to come to the study to open a small stove.
This was the layout of the study at that time. After all these years, these layouts have remained unchanged. Only the tea set he gave me is placed on the long table beside it.
"When did you come back?" Master Wen invited Gu Chengyu to sit down and started making tea.
After the last conversation, Gu Chengyu felt that he and Wen Fuzi were more like good friends.
The content the two of them talked about together before was very complicated, including career matters, current affairs, and even Master Wen's study tour experience when he was young.
"I just came back yesterday. I didn't come here to deliver a post to Master."
Gu Chengyu took a post from Mingmo, and Master Wen took it and looked at it. On the second day?
"I should have nothing to do that day. I will go to the banquet." Master Wen agreed without thinking, and the private school students could have a day off.
"I heard that you were promoted to the sixth rank?" Master Wen also heard about Gu Chengyu's promotion, but don't think that because Jingyuan Mansion is far away from the capital, you can't get the news.
Gu Chengyu nodded, "Yes! I was promoted not long ago."
Anyway, everyone in the world will know about the tea tax sooner or later, and he estimates that the emperor will implement it in less than two months.
I briefly talked about the tea tax to Mr. Wen. After all, he asked about promotion. The title of promotion always needs to be explained.