Became a poor little boy abandoned by his educated youth mother?

Chapter 136 Apprenticeship

After interacting with several people in the bullpen, he got to know their personalities. They were all people of good character, and he would not stop them if they were willing to teach his daughter and wanted to learn.

It is not a problem for them to protect a few people in the Hulin Brigade.

So he said to the two children, "From now on, Dad will take you there to study for a few hours every night. If Dad is not at home, don't go there by yourselves."

"Okay." The brother and sister nodded in agreement.

He also told his father about his child's plan to study with others, so that his family would be mentally prepared and could provide some cover if anything happened.

An Youliang took a puff of his pipe and said, "Those people were quite capable in the past. You won't be bad if you learn from them. But you should be careful, Third Brother."

"I know. Not many people go there. We won't run into anyone if we take a detour there. It's not a big problem. I'll only take them there when I'm home. I won't go if I'm not."

An Youliang nodded: "As long as you have a plan in mind, it's good. Since you are learning from others, you must not neglect the proper etiquette."

An Qingping also realized his father's reminder. Does this mean he needs to prepare a gift to become a disciple?

"Dad, are you saying that we should give a gift to become a disciple?"

Then he heard his father say, "According to etiquette, you should give her a gift. Yan is learning a special skill from others, and it can't be learned like any other apprentice. In the past, this was a skill that made a living, and no one would teach it all to an ordinary apprentice."

"I understand. I'll prepare it." An Qingping agreed, already thinking about going and buying the things tomorrow.

The next night, An Qingping prepared everything and brought it back. After dinner, he took his children to the cowshed under the cover of darkness.

The three people in the cowshed were not asleep either. When they heard a specific knock on the door outside, Yang Zhiqian went to open the door and let the father, son and daughter in.

As he closed the door, he asked, "Brother An, why are you here at this hour?"

An Qingping explained in a low voice: "I came to see Uncle Wang for something."

Everyone in the bullpen heard what he said. A smile appeared on Wang Mingjin's face. He probably guessed why they came.

The other two were confused. What was the matter with Uncle Wang [Ming Jin]?

Wang Mingjin looked at the family of three who came in and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

"Uncle Wang, it's an honor for these two children that you are willing to teach them. I am grateful to you in my heart."

After saying that, he took out the things he brought and placed them on the table. He prepared two copies of everything.

He said respectfully, "This is the apprenticeship gift for the two children. Please accept it. These two children will have to work hard for Uncle Wang in the future."

Wang Mingjin looked at the things he brought and found that they were the apprenticeship gifts prepared according to the six rituals of the previous rules: dried meat, celery, dried longan, lotus seeds, red dates, and red beans.

He also carefully prepared two copies, which showed his sincerity. The An family's attitude also touched him deeply.

With moist eyes, he said, "They are all good kids. I am happy to teach them. I hope you don't mind my current status as a stinky old ninth."

An Qingping said sincerely: "Uncle Wang, don't say that. Sooner or later, you will return to the right path. The development of the country cannot do without truly capable people like you."

The brother and sister performed the formal ceremony of paying respects to their master and served tea.

After Wang Mingjin finished his tea, Yang Zhiqian jokingly said, "Congratulations, Uncle Wang. Can I call you Brother Wang from now on?"

Wang Mingjin rolled his eyes at him and said, "You wish. Your uncle is still your uncle."

Elder Shen spoke cheerfully, "Hahaha, let's just talk about our own things from now on. Congratulations to Ming Jin for accepting two disciples. This is a very happy event in life at this time."

"It's indeed a happy occasion. I will teach them everything I know. Although Honglei wants to join the army, it doesn't prevent him from becoming a cultured scholar-general. Yanyan's calligraphy is essential for studying medicine."

"Thank you, Master. We will study hard." The brother and sister promised in unison.

I told An Qingping about some of the school supplies that needed to be prepared, such as brushes, ink, paper, etc., which are all essential.

Since there is still early time, I made a study plan with my two children, and their studies will follow the plan in the future.

It wasn't until after 9 o'clock that we left to go home.

Before coming out, I said goodbye to the elderly at home. They will sleep at home tonight. An Xueyan will not go to the old house and will sleep alone at night from now on.

After cleaning up, she lay on the kang alone. She was a little uncomfortable without her aunt An Xueyan beside her, but sleeping separately was inevitable as she grew up, so she had to adapt as soon as possible.

"Are you afraid of sleeping alone, daughter? How about I turn on the light for you?" An Qingping was also worried that his daughter was not used to sleeping alone, so he came to check on her.

An Xueyan smiled and said to her father, "I'm not afraid. No need to turn on the light. I can't sleep if it's on. Dad, you should go to sleep. I'm going to sleep too. Good night, Dad."

"Okay, good night Yanyan." He carefully covered his daughter with a quilt, checked the firewood situation, and then turned off the lights and returned to his room.

In the dark environment, An Xueyan fell asleep quickly and had a dreamless night. The next day, she saw her aunt's resentful face.

An Honglei didn't think too much and said with concern: "Aunt, what's wrong with you? You look so pale, let your sister take a look at you, don't let yourself get sick."

An Xueyan drank the porridge in the bowl guiltily without saying a word.

I took a look at my niece and thought, she’s grown up and should fly on her own!

He said to his nephew: "It's nothing. I couldn't sleep last night because of some heartless guy. I'll go catch up on some sleep later."

After dinner, several people started studying. They now spend their mornings studying and arrange their afternoons on their own.

While I was studying, my younger brother Zhou Wangjia came with his homework.

He came up to An Xueyan and gossiped, "Sister Yan, I heard that our team is going to send someone down again. Do you know what the situation is?"

An Xueyan didn't even look up from her book, and said with a distracted look, "Didn't I just hear you? How did you know that?"

Zhou Wangjia didn't keep the secret and said directly: "I just met Grandpa Ding on the way here. He and your uncle were driving a bullock cart to pick someone up. I heard them talking."

"Why are you here in such a cold day? How can you survive the winter without food or clothes?" An Xueyan frowned.

"Sister Yan, they are bad guys who are here to suffer. If you meet them outside in the future, don't talk to them." Zhou Wangjia kindly reminded her for fear that she would make a mistake.

The children in the brigade actually don’t have any bad intentions. They have no idea what is right and what is wrong. They are just reminded by the adults at home.

He looked Zhou Wangjia in the eyes and said seriously, "I know, but they are also human beings. They are here to be reformed, not to die. No matter what, they should be allowed to live."

"But aren't they bad guys?" Zhou Wangjia felt a little dizzy.