Chapter 38

Yang Dongxiong does not live in the martial arts hall, but often lives in a mansion with a better environment in the town, about a mile away from the martial arts hall.

Liang Qu was not idle on the road. He borrowed three taels of silver from Xiang Zhangsong, preparing to buy some apprenticeship gifts at various shops first. Basic human relationships still need to be understood.

As a result, after shopping all the way, there was no good choice.

Three taels of silver can definitely be used for a long time for living, but wanting to use it to pick apprenticeship gifts is a bit stretched.

In the end, he could only buy some pastries and meat strips.

Meat strips are a must. There is also the stress of "tuition gifts" in this world.

"Liang Shidi Liang doesn't have to be like this, Master Yang doesn't care about these."

"Cao Shixiong Xiang, Master can not care, but the disciple cannot have no such heart."

Xiang Zhangsong scratched his head: "Liang Shidi Liang has a heart."

Did I send a gift when I first came?

A little forgotten...

"What a grand mansion."

The Yang Mansion is huge. It can be seen from a hundred meters away. It is a high-gate courtyard. The two characters "Yang Mansion" are written on the door plaque in a dragon-flying and phoenix-dancing way.

Especially behind the mansion, one can see a small lake. There is a small pavilion in the center of the lake, surrounded by withered lotus pods, and the shore is planted with trees, which is very beautiful.

Closer, one can see the waves on the lake, but there is no wind today. It should be that there is an underground river at the bottom, and what is connected is likely the Jianghuai Ze wild.

Liang Qu thought of what Li Libo said earlier that Master Yang was once a military man and came to Pingyang Town to teach boxing. If this is true, then the position Master Yang held before must not be low.

In the hall, in the first seat on the left, Yang Dongxiong has white hair. His figure is not tall, but his momentum is amazing, and his eyes are even more piercing.

Sitting in the first seat on the right of Master Yang is his wife, Xu Shi. Perhaps because she has never practiced martial arts, she looks even older than Yang Dongxiong.

On the other two sides, the other seven disciples are listed on both sides. Xiang Zhangsong is the youngest and stands in the position at the bottom right.

Logically speaking, there is one more of the seven, but Liang Qu has not seen it since last night. Maybe there is something to be away from Pingyang Town.

There is a futon in the hall. Liang Qu did not hesitate, stepped forward a few steps, and knelt on the ground.

"Liang Qu, you know how to repay kindness, have great courage, and are down-to-earth and diligent. I want to take you as a disciple, are you willing?"

Yang Dongxiong said in a deep voice. A night's time was enough for him to understand Liang Qu's past experience clearly.

What Xiang Zhangsong said was true, so naturally there was no reason to go back on his word.

What's more, Liang Qu is very like what he looked like when he was young.

"Disciple is willing."

"Entering my sect, you must be humble, modest and diligent, respect the master and respect the way, be filial and fraternal, not kill each other in the same sect, be rebellious and unfilial, not do evil, and bully the weak. Do you remember?"

"Disciple will keep it in mind."

"You repeat it again."

"Must be humble, modest and diligent, respect the master and respect the way, be filial and fraternal, not kill each other in the same sect, be rebellious and unfilial, not do evil, and bully the weak."

Liang Qu's forehead was slightly sweating. This temporary repetition was too life-threatening.

Oral repetition is not as easy to remember as written. If it weren't for the foundation of the previous life, he really wouldn't necessarily be able to remember it.

He was a little curious, among the eight senior brothers/sisters, was there anyone who got stuck at this step?

Yang Dongxiong showed satisfaction: "Good! Serve tea."

The maid who had been waiting for a long time brought up a lacquer tray and handed over the tea for paying respects to the master.

"Offering a bowl of tea for paying respects to the master, the master-disciple ceremony is done. From now on, you are my ninth disciple!"

Hearing this, Liang Qu respectfully took the porcelain bowl, raised his body slightly, lowered his head and held it up with both hands, offering the tea for paying respects to the master.

Yang Dongxiong took it with both hands, lifted the lid of the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Immediately after, Yang Dongxiong got up and helped Liang Qu up.

At this point, the two completely became master and disciple.

At this moment, Liang Qu finally let go of his heart, and his heart was surging.

Everything last night was not a dream!

He is no longer a country fisherman with no way and no background, but Yang Dongxiong's ninth disciple!

Thinking of this, Liang Qu hurriedly handed over his apprenticeship gift: "The disciple's financial resources are shallow, and I can only buy some pastries. I hope Master will not dislike it."

Xiang Zhangsong hurriedly stood out to supplement: "Master, Liang Shidi Liang really has a heart. In order to be able to send an apprenticeship gift, he even borrowed silver from me. I told him that you don't care about these, but he said 'Master can not care, but the disciple cannot have no such heart'."

"What a good child." Xu Shi beside Yang Shi covered her mouth and praised.

Yang Dongxiong laughed loudly, patted Liang Qu on the shoulder and said a few good words in a row.

Having this heart is good, especially as a fisherman, without education, it is very difficult to think of this layer, so it is even more precious, which shows that Liang Qu is very smart and also very filial.

However, after laughing, Yang Dongxiong tightened his face: "You can have this heart, Master is very happy, but Master does not want this to become your burden. Master checked your life experience last night. Don't blame Master for being stingy. After all, taking disciples is a big deal..."

"Disciple understands." Liang Qu nodded hurriedly.

They are not the master-apprentice relationship of paying money in the martial arts hall, but a real master and disciple. That is really half a son and half a father. Who can not be cautious?

"As long as you understand, Master knows that you are an orphan and life is not easy. Nandi!"

Yang Dongxiong stretched out his right hand, and the maid who had just offered the tea for paying respects to the master came out again, handing a money bag and a red-black waist token to Yang Dongxiong.

After Yang Dongxiong took it, he handed the two things to Liang Qu.

The waist token was very heavy in his hand. It was made of wood. I don't know what kind of wood it was. The shape was square and long. The top was a semicircle. There was a circle that could tie a rope. The patterns were complex and very beautiful. Holding it in one hand was very comfortable.

After flipping through it, he found that one side was his name, and the back was the word "Yang" occupying most of the plaque. There were also small characters at the bottom, all of which were positive carvings, that is, the characters protruded from the plaque surface. It was to cut off the surrounding area and only leave a protrusion on the edge of the wooden plaque, making it not easy to wear out after long use.

It should have been there before, and a name was carved overnight, otherwise it would be so beautiful that one night would definitely not be enough, Liang Qu thought.

"The waist token is your proof of identity. Generally, officials will not make things difficult for you when they see it, and you can get a 50% discount when buying medicine at the medical center.

Inside the money bag is ten taels of silver, which is for you to add some things for yourself. Don't dislike it for being small. Ten taels of silver is nothing, but I am afraid that you will develop the habit of being lazy and hating work, so I can only give you ten taels."

People will change, and people's hearts are even more so.

Examples of being diligent when young and lazy when old are everywhere. The so-called temperament is cultivated little by little.

Yang Dongxiong didn't want Liang Qu to lose his heart to make progress from now on and ruin his temperament. He would supply some martial arts resources, but most of them still had to be earned by Liang Qu himself, and he couldn't have everything go his way.

"Thank you, Master!"

Liang Qu was moved in his heart.

Master, Master, is really like half a father.

However, Master Yang really overestimated his financial resources, and even "only" gave ten taels of silver.

Please, ten taels is already a huge sum of money he has never seen in his life, okay?

Currently, Liang Qu's highest deposit record is nine taels and three coins before learning martial arts, and now there are only a dozen copper coins left on him.

Sure enough, people are different from people.

"Since Master has sent it, then as a senior brother, I can't be stingy. We prepared the meeting gift last night, but I don't know if Liang Shidi likes it."

At this time, a tall man stood out. His face was square, but a bit dark, and his face was rough, like a farmer. According to Xiang Zhangsong's introduction, this person was Yang Dongxiong's second disciple—Yu Dun.

Next, Liang Qu saw his senior brothers and senior sisters, each of whom spoke, saying that they had prepared meeting gifts for him.