I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 17 Rootless duckweed (for collection, for further reading)

"You also offer a bunch of incense."

Shan Wuju got out of the way, motioning for Wei Tu to step forward.

"Yes, Master."

Wei Tu nodded, took a bunch of incense, lit it on the incense candle, bowed and bowed, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed three more times.

After finishing these, Wei Tu put a handful of incense in his hand into the incense burner.

Seeing Wei Tu's polite behavior, Shan Wuju felt a little more satisfied.

……

After paying homage to the teacher, it was getting late, Wei Tu asked Shan Wuju to resign and left the inner courtyard in order to avoid suspicion.

along the road.

He met some maidservants.

These maidservants obviously knew the news of Wei Tu's apprenticeship to Shan Wuju. When they saw Wei Tu, they put away the arrogant demeanor they used to face the long-term workers, and turned to humility, avoided and bowed down.

One of the maids with a plump figure even called Wei Tu "Young Master" in a voice so sweet that he could pinch water.

This made Weitu a little dazed, and he didn't recover until he got out of the Erjin courtyard.

"Master?"

"I have become a young master?"

Wei Tu returned to the west room a little dizzy, he repeatedly smacked the word "Young Master", with a smile on his face from time to time, no longer the calmness he had when he was apprenticed to the teacher just now.

If someone saw it, they might think that Wei Tu had suffered from hysteria and was giggling all the time.

In the 15th year of Qing'an, he was sold to the Li family. Although he was appreciated by the master's family, he was still a stable boy who led a horse and fell on the pedals.

now.

It has been 23 years since I arrived in Qing'an.

He not only redeemed his body contract, but also became the son of Shan Wuju, which can be said to have greatly improved his social status.

Such and such.

No matter how calm Wei Tu is, it is difficult for him to maintain his normal state of mind, without arrogance or joy.

"Don't relax! The reason why I am respected by the servants of Shan Zhai is because I am a disciple of Shan Wuju. This status is not secure..."

Half a quarter of an hour later, Wei Tu got off the kang, took a bucket of cool well water, washed his face, and his face returned to its usual calmness.

"I have to write a letter to tell Xinghua about this happy event..."

"Look for Shan Wuju tomorrow, borrow a pen and paper, and write a letter to Xinghua."

Wei Tu thought.

The west room where he lived was a long-term worker's shop, and there were no other sundries in it except the bed table and clothes and bedding.

Not to mention paper, ink, brushes and inkstones, which can only be used by wealthy households and literati.

however.

at this time--

There was a sound of small footsteps outside the door of the west room.

Wei Tu has been practicing health-preserving skills for so long, not only has his strength increased, but he has also improved his hearing and eyesight. He can tell that the footsteps are not those of a man.

Next.

A knock on the door followed.

"Brother Wei, are you resting?" Shan Gao knocked on the door and asked.

"Is it the third grandma?"

Wei Tu was surprised.

In a big family's family, not only the men and servants must know how to avoid suspicion, but also the family members.

At this moment, it was already late at night, it was unavoidably inappropriate for Mrs. Shan Gao to come to Changgong Shop, alone and widowed.

But without waiting for Weitu to think too much, Shan Gao's next sentence dispelled Weitu's scruples.

"The west room here is too simple, I have to ask the master to take you to the wing room in the second courtyard."

Shan Gao's way.

listen to this.

Wei Tu felt relieved and heaved a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he dressed and got out of bed, arranged his outfit, and opened the door.

As soon as the door was opened, Wei Tu found that not only Shan Gao was standing outside the door, but also Deng An who had just returned from the grain drying field.

Deng Anxu was afraid of Mrs. Shan Gao, so he stood outside the eaves, about ten steps away from Mrs. Shan Gao, watching the movement from a distance, and did not dare to go back to his room to rest.

"Come with me." Shan Gao said with a smile when he saw Wei Tu walking out.

lean less.

The two entered the second yard one after the other.

While entering Erjin's courtyard, Shan Gao handed a key to Wei Tu, and said: "This is Erjin's courtyard door key, you keep it, don't lose it."

Wei Tu nodded, hung the key on his waist, and quickly distanced himself from Shan Gao, keeping it five steps away.

In order to prevent stepping on the empty door and committing adultery in the inner house, rich families often lock the courtyard doors they enter and prohibit people in the courtyard from moving around at night.

Soon.

Shan Gao led Wei Tu to a wing room in Erjin, and asked the maid to make Wei Tu's bedding and clean up.

"Brother Wei, it's evening, so I'll be leaving first." Shan Gaoshi stood outside the door, pursed his lips, saluted Wei Tu's slightly reserved smile, and disappeared down the corridor.

"This……"

Seeing this scene, Wei Tu was stunned for a moment, then he thought for a while, and then he was relieved.

In the Shan family, because Shan Gao has been in charge of internal affairs, he regards Shan Gao as a housewife with the same status as Li Tong.

But until today, he didn't realize that Shan Gao's family is just the third wife of Shan Wuju, and he has no children under his knees, and is just a favored concubine.

The actual status is not high.

And after he became Shan Wuju's disciple, his status in the Shan family was actually equal to that of Shan Gao's, and even surpassed that of Shan Gao's.

Although Shan Wuju didn't directly state these differences in status, the servants and concubines of the Shan family made it clear.

"This is the duckweed with floating roots, and the cloud with the wind."

Weitu secretly alerted himself.

Previously, although he realized this when he was in Xifang, it was not profound. After all, he had just been promoted and was still immersed in great joy.

Until now, seeing Shan Gaoshi, the former "mother" groveling to him, no matter how confused he is, he should wake up.

Once his progress in martial arts training is not as good as Shan Wuju's expected, or if he fails in the current martial arts examination, although his status as a disciple will not be abolished, his status in the Shan family will be difficult to say.

After the maid spread the quilt, Wei Tu began to look at the new room.

There is a wooden bed against the east wall of the room, with calico curtains hanging on the bed, and a table and a half in front of the bed to the west, on which are two long-necked porcelain vases.

Looking further to the west, there is a lacquered wooden table with a stack of old books and a pen washing rack placed on the curtain.

Wei Tu lifted the cloth curtain, and took a closer look. There were several brushes of different sizes stuck in the pen holder, both wolf hair and sheep hair.

There is no shortage of paper, ink, pen and inkstone.

As for the old books, Wei Tu looked through them a few times, and found that these old books were military books that were not commonly seen in bookstores, including "Ji Xiao" for military training, and "Book of Tai Gong" and "Yin Talisman Classic" that paid attention to formation strategies.

"Master is really considerate..."

Seeing this, Wei Tu felt grateful from the bottom of his heart for taking him as his apprentice.

If we say that after redeeming himself, the chance of him succeeding in the martial arts exam is [-]%.

So at this moment, with the all-round teaching of single martial arts, Wei Tu is confident that he can improve it to more than [-]%, or even [-]%, [-]%.

soon.

Wei Tu collected his mood, began to grind the ink, and started to write the letter.

In the letter, he told Xinghua the good news that he was accepted as a disciple by Shan Wuju, and told Xinghua not to wait for him to go home for the New Year. He had to hurry up and make up for all his shortcomings before the February exam.

Only in this way can I be sure to go to the martial arts exam.

　Thank you for the reward of 100 starting coins from the rising power.

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(End of this chapter)