“Yeah, Patriarch, please see how you can
ask Mr. Cheng to accept all of our youths under his wing. We won’t ask for
much. We just want the young ones to be able to pick up a skill so they won’t
have to starve in the future. That’s all we ask!”
“All our young ones here are kind of
rough, but they have a lot of respect for the Cheng brothers. They will be able
to learn and grow so much with them and we will have to worry less. We agree to
have them practice martial arts!”
“I agree, all our kids are unruly. So
hard to keep them in line. It will benefit them greatly to learn under Mr.
Cheng!”
“…..”
Suddenly, he noticed one of the
villagers had a scowl on his face and had not uttered a word. He couldn’t tell
whether he agreed or disagreed with his suggestion. He couldn’t help but to
ask, “Liu Daxiong, what’s up with you? Your wife didn’t tell you you can’t
speak, did she?”
Everybody laughed at Patriarch’s words,
Liu Daxiong, who was called out, was a little uneasy. Softly, he said, “Uncle
Liu, it’s not that I don’t want to send the young ones to practice martial
arts, but doing that requires money. As it stands, we can barely make ends
meet, how are we going to come up with extra money for this?”
His voice was soft, but everybody heard
him clearly. Their smiles faded away. All the families were in more or less the
same situations, this will indeed be an issue!
“……”
Everybody quieted down, Patriarch looked
at them and said, “Don’t you worry. I will go and talk to Mr. Cheng in person.
I am sure we can figure something out.”
“Uncle Liu, we are counting on you!”
“Patriarch, we trust you!”
“Patriarch, we are putting our hopes on
you!”
“Uncle Liu, we thank you for our young
ones!”
“…..”
Everybody started talking again, looking
thankful and grateful. They knew well that Patriarch Liu was a very resourceful
person.
With a bottle of rice wine in his hand,
Patriarch Liu slowly walked toward the Cheng’s
Picture: Rice wine
Source: sohu.com
Picture: Rice Wine
Source: gscn.com
He was greeted by Cheng Biyuan in person
and he expressed the hope of the villagers and asked him to be the first tutor
ever of Willow.
A tutor was really just a teacher,
similar to “master”. But the villagers distinguish them clearing. An instructor
only instructs loosely, giving some advises here and there; whereas a master
and his disciples is a much more intimate relationship, almost like being
accepted into a family.
Cheng Biyuan did not accept Patriarch
Liu’s request right away. He did, however, promised that he would back to him
in a couple of days.
Patriarch Liu was very grateful and
thanked him for all Willow villagers.
Seeing how dedicated Patriarch Liu was
to his people, Cheng Biyuan was a little touched. Although he had the intention
to accept the request, he did want to run the idea by his family first.
After seeing off Patriarch Liu, Cheng
Biyuan gathered the family and told them his ask. Then, turning toward his
older daughter, he asked, “Xiao Xiao, what do you think?”
“Dad, it’s a good thing for you to
accept disciples!” smiled Cheng Xiao Xiao, “Don’t forget, we are trying to
convert this land into our sacred land. If that’s the case, it’s only natural
for you to have disciples.”
“That I understand. But how are we going
to arrange for it?” frowned Cheng Biyuan, “Having disciples are no small feat. We
have to arrange them living quarters and be able to feed them. We are not ready
yet. More importantly, I don’t know the talent of the young ones from Willow.”
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ReplyDeleteIt's a village that is right by your place. Why do you need to have rooms for the disciples? It's not like the usual boarding school type where they are from all over the country. They are literally down the road. They can stay at home and just come for training. The mum is an idiot and the dad doesn't think things through. She and the brothers are the only ones that use their brain... and she doesn't even do that half the time. It's a good story, I just wish that these 3 would have learnt by now. Especially the parents. How they got together makes me more angry about how they are trying to arrange her marriage. They married for love and went against their families to be together and yet they tell her that she needs to marry whom they select because parents organise the match. If they had so much respect for that tradition then when their parents wanted them to marry others, they should have.
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