Chapter 56: The Righteous Liang Ashui
The onlookers who were watching the show suffered from indigestion and said they were bloated by the melon.
The scene before my eyes was so shocking.
The master of brocade and silk let his own biological son, um, should be his biological son, right?
Everyone suddenly became suspicious, but no matter if it was a biological son or a foster son, he could be forced by the master in front of him to kneel at the door and accept the punishment. The master himself held a thorn stick and bent over.
A new play being performed by the theatre troupe next door?
Or maybe Liang Qu is a prince of the royal family who was abandoned among the people and is about to ascend the throne, and his former enemy is kneeling down to apologize?
That’s what’s said in the storytelling.
Xue Dingyi was crying and snotting, and Liang Qu quickly retreated and shook him off.
Xue Dingyi knew that he was disliked and did not dare to hug her again, but he kowtowed repeatedly, which made the fishermen nearby unable to bear it.
"Ah Shui, what on earth did he do?"
"Yeah, yeah, so we can know."
They didn't dare to ask the master in gorgeous clothes. Liang Qu had grown up with them, so they were not so afraid. They all spoke up and scratched their heads, wanting to know the reason.
Hearing this, Xue Chengquan turned to face the villagers and explained what happened in the martial arts hall.
It's just that some details are missing, for example, he didn't mention that two fellow villagers were beaten, and that Liang Qu was later accepted as Yang Dongxiong's personal disciple, which was left vague.
After hearing this, the onlookers thought that Xue Dingyi was spoiled and violent, and bumped into Liang Qu, who was Yang Dongxiong's disciple. Xue Chengquan brought his son to apologize and knelt down on the spot.
Liang Qu vaguely understood why Xue Chengquan said this.
Raise his status.
It seemed like he was accepted as a disciple because he was good enough, not for any other reason.
When people achieve something, they often like to be praised for their talent rather than hard work or luck, because the former is a more scarce attribute and can better demonstrate their extraordinary qualities.
If he told the story in detail, Xue Chengquan was worried that the villagers would think that Liang Qu was lucky. After all, if it hadn't been for this conflict, Liang Qu might not have been chosen as a disciple, which would have only caused unhappiness.
Hearing this, everyone was stunned and couldn't believe it.
What the hell, Liang Qu, Liang A Shui, became the direct disciples of Master Yang?
In the crowd, Liang Guangtian's wife pinched her husband's arm and said anxiously, "Boss, did you hear me?"
Liang Guangtian felt pain and pushed him away: "I heard it, I heard it, why did you pinch me?"
"This is a personal disciple. He should be able to make a lot of money, right?"
"How would I know? It doesn't matter if it's taught by a master or not. Isn't it the same as paying money to learn martial arts in a martial arts school? What's the difference?"
Liang Guangtian didn't take it seriously, but he didn't understand the ins and outs of it. If someone did understand, they would be laughed at immediately.
Liang Guangtian turned around and was furious: "Why is it you again?"
The one who sneered was the villager who mocked Liang Guangtian for having money to drink but no money to borrow grain. The two of them were squeezed by the crowd and bumped into each other again.
"I think you are a reed on the wall, top-heavy and light-footed with shallow roots, like a bamboo shoot in the mountains, with a sharp mouth, thick skin and an empty belly. There is a huge difference between a disciple and a disciple. If you want to be a disciple in a martial arts hall, just pay the money.
A direct disciple is someone who has truly kowtowed to his master and worshipped him. He is half son and half father. Moreover, Ah Shui went to the Yang family martial arts hall. The county magistrate had to greet Mr. Yang there whenever he saw him! "
Even the county magistrate would say hello! ?
Liang's wife, Liang Guangtian, was stunned.
Surrounded by the crowd, Liang Qu suddenly lost interest. With the other party's behavior, he couldn't really twist Xue Dingyi's head off in public. There was no point in picking up the branch and beating him again. He waved his hand and refused: "That's it, let's put an end to it."
Xue Dingyi, who was kneeling on the ground, was overjoyed and banged his head on the ground: "Brother Liang, you are so magnanimous and spared my life. Thank you, Brother Liang! Thank you, Brother Liang!" Liang Qu rolled his eyes and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute!"
Xue Chengquan stepped forward to stop Liang Qu, and Xue Dingyi was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out.
Damn, am I still your son? The victim has forgiven me. Do you really want to force me to death?
However, things were not as Xue Dingyi imagined. Xue Chengquan bowed and said, "Mr. Liang is very generous, but I cannot be ungrateful. My rebellious son did such a shameless thing. I am ashamed for not being able to discipline him.
I see that Master Liang lives in a humble house but has noble aspirations. If the house is tidier and more orderly, it will be more comfortable. How about letting me renovate the house for Master Liang?"
Xue Chengquan originally wanted to pay compensation and even asked his servant to take a hundred taels of silver. But when he saw the house, he immediately changed his mind.
If you give someone a hundred taels of silver, once it's all spent they will forget all about it.
It can be used to repair the house, and Liang Qu will surely think of him often when he lives there in the future.
After hearing this, Liang Qu was quite moved.
This adobe house was indeed uncomfortable for him to live in. The ground was covered with yellow mud, and his feet were covered in mud when it rained. It was also a bit drafty.
If it can be repaired, it will take at least a few months, right?
After thinking for a moment, Liang Qu still refused. Compared with the benefits he could get, it was too inconvenient. He only had one bed to sleep in anyway, and if he really wanted to sleep better, he could stay in the martial arts hall.
Xue Chengquan was greatly disappointed. Just when he was about to settle for the next best option and take out the one hundred taels of silver.
But Liang Guan said: "If you must do something, there will be a river god festival in our village in a few days. In addition to the share of the big households, each young and middle-aged man will have to give 100 copper coins.
If Master Xue is willing, please help make up for this part, so that the villagers can save money to have a good New Year, and also run the porridge stall for a few days. There are more and more beggars in the village these days. "
Liang Qu only recently realized that this world actually focuses on the solar calendar, relying on the lunar calendar to guide agriculture and the solar calendar for daily holidays.
I heard that it was done by the Imperial Observatory for some special purpose, so we haven’t celebrated the Spring Festival this year.
It just so happened that Xue Chengquan came to him, and Liang Qu didn't mind being generous to others. Who knows, he might really become a local celebrity in the future.
Of course, if Liang Qu knew that Xue Chengquan had prepared another hundred taels, he might have had different ideas.
Xue Chengquan was overjoyed after hearing this. As long as he could leave an impression on Liang Qu, it would be worth it!
Besides, one hundred coins for a male is only a few dozen taels. Even if you include the porridge, it will be less than eighty taels, which is still cheap.
The onlookers were also excited. They just came to join in the fun and eat the melons, but they didn't expect that they would get eaten too.
That’s a full one hundred coins. I can have a few more meat dishes and a bottle of wine on the New Year’s table!
A few clever teenagers in the crowd stepped out and looked at Xue Chengquan: "Master, Master, let's go tell everyone."
Xue Chengquan laughed loudly, took out copper coins from his pocket and distributed them one by one: "Please tell everyone that the money for the River God Festival, except for the big family who took the lead, no one else has to pay. It's all up to me, Xue, oh, no, it's Mr. Liang!"
After receiving the reward, the children smiled happily and rushed to the streets to tell others.
"Mr. Liang has become the martial arts master's disciple!"
"Mr. Liang wants to pay for everyone to offer sacrifices to the river god!"
"Master Liang is going to set up a porridge stall to give out porridge to everyone, so we don't have to go hungry anymore!"
People passing by were confused and stopped a child to ask, "Mr. Liang, which Mr. Liang?"
"It's Liang Qu Liang Gongzi, Liang Ashui!"
(End of this chapter)
