Chapter 37 Teacher

Xu Xinger is still sitting on the unicycle, with a teacher worship ceremony for the Wu family on the other side.

She always felt a little panicked when sitting in the car, and she didn't know why. Her eyelids began to jump non-stop. She couldn't help turning her head and asked Xu Laosan, "Dad, why do I always feel uneasy? Isn't something going to happen?"

"What can happen? This mountain road is also walked by people every day. If you can't meet big animals, you can't get lost. Just sit down." Xu Laosan didn't take his daughter's words seriously. He just thought that she was too nervous to visit her teacher and kept comforting her.

"Hmm." Xu Xinger also felt that she was too nervous. Maybe her eyelids jumped because she didn't sleep well the night before, so she squinted on the beam in the middle of the wheelbicle.

Xu Laosan's car was stable and fast, and he would go around when he met stones or potholes, so Xing'er was shaken very comfortably on it and fell asleep like this. It was almost to Xishan Pass. Xu Laosan woke her up and said, "Get up and be energetic. You will arrive later."

Xu Xinger got up with excitement and saw the house not far away. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and the excitement in her heart just now was also ignored by her.

Xishan Pass is a village in a mountain. According to legend, there were drug pickers who went into the mountain to collect medicine. They thought it was a good place, so they settled here. At first, there were only some drug pickers passing by for accommodation. Later, people gradually moved to settle down. Over time, such a small village was formed.

Although there are fewer people here than Xingyuan, the size of the village is much stronger. After entering the village, most of them can be seen with tall tile houses. In Xingyuan Village, only a returning member's family has such a good house.

Xu Xinger looked at these tall and beautiful houses and couldn't help squeaking her lips and said, "When can you and your mother cook such a good house?"

Xu Laosan listened to this and said with a smile, "Your mother and I live well now. Xing'er will marry a family with a big house in the future, so we will live in it."

"No matter how good other people's houses are, they are all theirs, and they are not as reassuring as their own things." Xu Xinger curled her lips and then asked, "Which hospital is Brother Shanzi's house?"

"I'll ask someone." Xu Laosan stopped on the ground and asked a working man in the field, "Brother, let me ask you how to get to Wu Laosan's house in our village?"

"You walk along the road by the field to the jujube tree over there, then turn left, and walk a little longer. His house is newly built, and there is no couplet on the door, which can be seen at a glance." The eldest brother in the field enthusiastically showed him the way.

"Thank you very much!" Xu Laosan pushed the car and was about to leave when he saw Shanzi coming.

Shanzi shouted far away, "Uncle Xu, Xing'er, this way!" Then he ran over quickly.

"Oh, Shanzi, are you here to be your son-in-law?" The eldest brother who worked in the field seemed to be very familiar with Shanzi and made a joke without hesitation.

"Uncle Li, don't talk nonsense. This is the apprentice that my third uncle is going to accept." Shanzi didn't take these seriously like Xu Xinger and explained seriously, "I don't care. Don't ruin the reputation of other girls."

The uncle originally looked at Xu Xing'er's young age and thought that he was only seven or eight years old, so he made a harmless joke, but when he saw Shanzi's serious look, he knew that his joke was a little too much and hurriedly apologized to Xu Laosan.

Xu Laosan waved his hand to show that he didn't mind. Xu Xinger also got out of the car and walked side by side with Shanzi to Wu Laosan's house.

"Isn't your body well yet?" Shanzi asked with concern, "Look at your face, which seems to be a little bad."

"I had a low fever last night and was scolded by my mother. I almost couldn't come today." Xu Xinger suddenly asked puzzledly, "How do you know we are coming today?" Did you come out to welcome us?"

"I'm not an unpredicted prophet. How can I know? I just want to go up the mountain and see you as soon as I go out." Shanzi refused to admit that he planned to come out to welcome him every day, so he changed the topic and said, "My third uncle has prepared a gift for you. Guess what it is?"

Xu Xinger was stunned for a moment, and then said tentatively, "The herbs carved in stone?"

"Puff!" Shanzi burst out laughing and didn't say or say no. He just raised his hand and patted Xu Xinger's head. "You will know when you see it."

"I won't say pull it down. Anyway, I'll know later." Xu Xinger saw that the two people said this and distanced herself from Xu Laosan and quickly accelerated her pace.

Turning from the jujube tree, not far away, you will see a row of high walls and courtyards. The courtyard wall is built of stone and clay. How tall is one person? The gate is also very elegant, and you can faintly see the brick houses in the courtyard.

"Oh!" Xu Xinger was shocked. Although she had seen many tile houses when she entered the village, she still didn't expect the Shanzi family to be so elegant. She couldn't help turning her head and looking at the Shanzi standing beside her.

The navy blue coat, black trousers, leggings from the ankles to the calves, and a pair of self-made thousand-layer cloth shoes on the feet are all semi-old. At a glance, you can see that they have been washed many times, all of which have faded slightly, and the cuffs, elbows, etc. have been worn a little rough.

"What are you looking at?" Shanzi was looked a little hairy by her. She looked down at herself and didn't feel anything wrong.

"Nothing, it's just..." Xu Xinger curled her lips and said, "The real person doesn't show his appearance. I don't see that he is still a rich second generation..." Her last sentence was so low that only she could hear it.

"My house is better, and it is also an industry left by my ancestors. Only the third uncle got married and this house has been newly built in recent years. Do you think I'm a rich man?" Shanzi directly took Xu Xinger to the courtyard. "Don't mutter. Go to the teacher first. Let's talk about it when the worship ceremony is over.

The yard was obviously just swept, and the ground was still a little wet. The layout of the room was indeed very simple and cleaned up. Wu Laosan stood next to the serving table. There were incense burners, tributes and statues on the table. The statues were covered with red cloth, and there was no grandfather. There was a futon in front of the table.

Xu Xinger came forward and knelt on the futon according to what Xu Laosan had taught before.

Wu Laosan came forward to uncover the red cloth, revealing the statue of the Bodhisattva of the Medicine King inside, and asked Xu Xinger to come forward to worship the ancestor.

Xu Xinger had some doubts in her heart. She didn't expect that it was the Bodhisattva of Medicine, but she still bowed three heads respectfully, took the three incenses lit by Wu Laosan, and came forward to worship the incense.

Then Wu Laosan sat down in the main seat and looked at Xu Xinger with a serious expression.

Xu Xinger knelt down and kowtowed three heads and took the teacher's gift prepared for Xu Laosan. There were celery, lotus seeds, red beans, dates, longan and a piece of meat in one bag, and there was a bag of snacks at the bottom.

Wu Laosan took the thing and nodded and said, "I said before that I am the one who accepted you as an apprentice, which has nothing to do with our Wu family. Although I am not as good as my hometown, it is completely enough for you to learn steadily and want to get along in the mountains here."

He said for a pause and continued, "But we should also say ugly words in the front. First of all, we should be sincere and not do things against our conscience. Secondly, we should always cherish kindness and ask you to help the world to save people, but we can't see death or not, which is harmful to others and ourselves. Finally, when we go to the mountain to collect medicine, we can't take fruits and trees, we can't take leaves to hurt roots. Take and don't accept young people. Leave a line for everything. Don't kill them all.

"Yes, the apprentice must keep it in mind." Xu Xinger kowtowed again, then took the teacup from Shanzi's hand and walked forward to give Wu Laosan a tea ceremony. "Master, please drink tea."

Wu Laosan picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, then put the tea cup back on the table, picked up a red cloth bag from the table, and handed it to Xu Xing'er, "This is a gift for you. Today, there are many gifts for teachers. Usually, you don't need to be so restrained. Just come here when you have nothing to do. If you have time, you can follow the mountain to run the mountain first, although he only learns. A little fur, but it's enough to enlighten you.

After hearing this, Shanzi couldn't help making a face at Wu Laosan, "If you let me hear it, I will definitely slap you."

Wu Laosan stared at him, but immediately broke his skills. The serious expression just now disappeared, and he regained his previous ruffian smile. He raised his hand and slapped him and said, "I know that the old man loves you. Have you taught you all the skills at the bottom of the box?"

"I still have a shortage of time. Even if I am willing to teach me what is at the bottom of the box, I dare not learn it now." Shanzi quickly shook his head. Although he learned a lot of tricks from the old man, after all, his experience is too shallow, and many things are not useful in paper. Only by running more mountains can he know how to deal with various things.

Xu Xinger held the red cloth bag given by Wu Laosan in her hand and wanted to know what was inside, but she was embarrassed to open it and could only wait to go out.

The three people chatted for a few words, and someone outside shouted, "Lao San, come out and give it to the palm of your hand!"

"It's coming!" Wu Laosan answered and patted Xu Xinger on the head, "Do it well. You still have a lot to learn!"

"Master, I will learn from my brother." Xu Xinger glanced at Shanzi with a smile, "Brother, you can't hide selfishness and teach me!"

"Whwhwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Shanzi actually wanted to know what was in the red cloth bag, so he quickly pushed Wu Laosan and said, "Uncle, I'm calling you outside. Hurry up and have a look."

After watching people leave the courtyard, Shanzi turned around and said to Xu Xinger, "The third uncle was still hiding from me when he was in his bag. Hurry up and open it to see what's good."

Xu Xinger put the cloth bag on the table and gently opened it. After seeing what was inside, she couldn't help shouting and her face was incredibly dull.