Cui Zhiming was Cui Zhiduan's companion and could not be regarded as a real disciple of Old Master Zhou. However, Old Master Zhou accepted Cui Weizhen as his half disciple because of Cui Weizhen's face.
Next is the apprenticeship ceremony.
The three children respectfully presented the bundle to the master. Of course, the bundle prepared by the two families was no longer the dried meat or other items of ancient times, but the famous pen, ink, paper and inkstone that were the favorite of literati.
What Cui Weizhen and Ye Zhenzhen prepared for their two children were two paintings and calligraphy by famous artists. The Cui family didn't have much else but a lot of paintings and calligraphy. If Cui Weizhen wasn't so conceited, Cui Weizhen could even use his own calligraphy and paintings as an apprenticeship ceremony.
The Palace of Wei prepared pine smoke ink and Duan inkstones, both of which were good items for imperial use. They would not lose points if they were used to become disciples.
Of course, these things were used as a gift for the children to become teachers. The two families could not just rely on these things to let Old Master Zhou teach their sons. From now on, they would have to give a corresponding amount of money as a gift every month.
This is off topic, so I won’t mention it for now.
The apprenticeship ceremony presented by the disciples was exactly what Old Master Zhou wanted. Even though he looked serious, he couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction at this time.
After drinking the apprenticeship tea presented by the children, he asked them to stand up and said solemnly: "Once you join my sect, you must abide by the rules of my sect. Filial piety, loyalty, trustworthiness, etiquette, justice and shame are the most basic requirements. The most important thing is to have a reward." The imperial court has the heart to pray for the people. You may not understand this yet, but remember it now. Think more, listen more, watch more, and observe what the elders in the government do. In the future, if you can be half as good as them, it will not count. It’s a disgrace to my reputation.”
The three children looked at their parents/uncles unconsciously, with confused and confused expressions on their faces. Although they were not clear about it, they still understood that the Master was praising their parents/uncles.
This compliment came so unexpectedly that even the adults, not to mention the children, were a little confused. However, the moment the children looked over, they couldn't help but straighten their backs, with inscrutable and upright expressions on their faces. Very majestic.
Among them, Ye Zhenzhen was the most excited. She squeezed Cui Weizhen's hand quietly, her eyes filled with uncontrollable happiness - she was praised by the Master!
Although she had been away from school for a long time, the instinct of being a student was still firmly engraved in her bones. She couldn't help but tremble when her master praised her unexpectedly.
Old Master Zhou is indeed a teacher appointed by the royal family. Looking at his speaking skills, he can easily win over the parents of his children. Doesn't he have more initiative in how to teach their children in the future?
He is indeed a famous teacher!
Seeing her proud little look, Cui Weizhen always found it funny. He took the opportunity to secretly say, "I praised you before, but I never saw you so happy."
Yes, Cui Weizhen was Ye Zhenzhen's wife back then.
Ye Zhenzhen glared at him very rudely: "There is no wife like you in the world. You took advantage of your career to avenge your personal vengeance, and you have been teasing me for I don't know how long. Huh, slap me in the face and give me a sweet date, I won't do it." Silly."
Cui Weizhen: "..."
He felt that he was a little wronged. Although he occasionally had a little fun, he was sincere about being Zhen'er's wife.
Unfortunately, the beauty's prejudice had already arisen, and it was useless for him to explain it. In the end, he had no choice but to admit his defeat. Zhen'er had already been a teacher for a long time, and he had no chance to become a master again, so he just let her be wronged like this.