Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 174 Apprenticeship Successful

The fourth and fifth mothers who were returning home also received the gifts from the elders of the Jin family, which were similar to what Song Sanniang had received before. Song Sanniang helped them to keep them.

When they went to the Jin family to play, someone from the Tan family also came. Master Hu asked them to meet at the Tan family the next day. The fourth and third daughters of Song were not worried because they had told them before, and the two of them would help to pack up.

She was just worried about Niu Qianqian and Niu Zhuangzhuang. She specially called the two siblings to her room and said something similar to what she said to Si Niang and the others.

Then he told Niu Laosan and his wife to clean up the two children the next day and not to be disrespectful in front of the teacher.

The couple didn't expect that their children could also read books, so they quickly promised to dress them up.

The next day, Song Sanniang dressed up Si Niang and her sister like she had done the day before. Niu Qianqian and Niu Zhuangzhuang also changed their usual look and did not wear their old clothes. Their hair was combed neatly.

In the past, when Niu Zhuangzhuang had a runny nose, he would just wipe it on his clothes. Niu Sansao was busy with work and didn't pay much attention to it.

Today, Niu Sansao stuffed a handkerchief on Niu Zhuangzhuang. She ordered Niu Zhuangzhuang to use the handkerchief to wipe his mouth when he had a runny nose, and not to use his sleeve.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Song Sanniang picked up the pork jerky left over from yesterday, the milk cubes she had made today, and three snacks of taro paste, red bean paste, and fruit snow meringue, and set off. Song Laoer drove their donkey cart to take them directly to the Tan residence.

The doorman of the Tan residence had received instructions long ago. When he saw Song Sanniang and her friends arrive, he came forward and took them to the main courtyard of the Song family.

Song, several female relatives and Master Hu were drinking tea and chatting in the main hall. When they heard the news from the doorman, they immediately asked someone to bring Song Sanniang and the others in.

As soon as Song Sanniang entered the house, she saw Master Hu, who was completely different from the other women in the Tan family. She fully embodied what it meant to be well-read and elegant.

She was not absolutely beautiful, but she was graceful and elegant. Although she was married, she had no children and looked like an eighteen-year-old girl.

She had fair skin and a smile in her eyes. She glanced at Song Sanniang and her group with a look of inquiry, as if she was about to review her future students.

Song Sanniang brought her children to greet Song, then she greeted Master Hu, and then greeted the rest of the Tan family women.

"Oh, who are these two pretty girls dressed like fairies?" The eldest daughter-in-law of the Tan family, Mrs. Bai, has only two sons. Seeing the cute little Si Niang and Wu Niang dressed like twins, her heart almost melted.

Although I saw them once in the store last time, I was quite busy at that time. Now they are dressed like this and standing there obediently. Who wouldn’t like them?

She was teasing Si Niang and Wu Niang, and glanced at Niu Zhuangzhuang next to her. She thought this boy was cute despite his chubby appearance. She also thought Niu Qianqian was very cute when she saw her standing there timidly.

She praised them one by one, and then gave them silver anklets of different shapes as gifts, including peanuts, ingots, plum blossoms, and carp.

Seeing her like this, the other female relatives also gave her gifts. The children were a little overwhelmed by receiving so many gifts.

It just so happened that Niu Qianqian was carrying a small shoulder bag, which contained a spare handkerchief given by Niu Sansao for Niu Zhuangzhuang, as well as some snacks, so Song Sanniang helped the others put everything in.

After the Tan family women had finished kissing the children, Master Hu smiled and called the four of them to come in front of her. The four of them also came forward obediently.

Master Hu smiled and asked, "Do you all know how to read?"

They answered in unison, "We can read."

Mrs. Hu was a little surprised. She knew the situations of these children. She knew that Si Niang and her two sisters were in the family business, and Niu Zhuangzhuang and his sister were helpers.

So she assumed that they didn't know how to read and were learning from her. Unexpectedly, they all knew how to read.

She randomly picked out the levels of four children, and of course Si Niang had the best level, as she could recognize all the Thousand Character Classics.

Wu Niang was almost right, and she made some mistakes. Niu Qianqian and her brother started learning to read after they came to the capital, so they only recognized some of the characters.

Master Hu had a general idea in her mind, so she asked a few children some questions she wanted to know, such as what do they like to do, why do they want to learn to read from the master, what do they want to learn from the master, etc.

In fact, when she saw the children, she had already decided to accept them as her students.

The purpose of asking these questions now is to determine the personalities of several students, and then decide what kind of courses to arrange for them based on their personalities.

Song Sanniang saw that she had asked almost all her questions, so she stepped forward and asked a little embarrassedly, "Master Hu, do you think you will accept me as your student?"

Master Hu looked at Song Sanniang with amusement and asked softly, "You can't read either?"

Song Sanniang said confidently, "I can read, but I also want to continue to improve myself. I can't expect my sisters to be able to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting and then talk to a cow about me, their elder sister, right?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this. Master Hu also found it funny, but she still wanted to tease Song Sanniang, "You are about to get married at your age. Could it be that you want to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting from me in order to marry well?"

Song Sanniang knew that Master Hu had no ill intentions, but she was determined to be a heroine, so how could she think of getting promoted by marrying? Nothing was more important than becoming strong herself.

The best combination for marriage is when both parties are equally matched. If you only focus on the advantages of one side but do not have the corresponding strength, then you will become the weaker party, be very passive, and be taken advantage of.

So she replied seriously, "Master, everything I do is for myself. Only what I learn is mine.

If I learn for the sake of others, then everything I learn goes back to others, not to myself.

I don't live for men, I live for myself. I let my sisters study so that they can live for themselves.

Even if they get married in the future, they will not let down the books they have read and become people with their own thoughts. "

After hearing this, Master Hu nodded in appreciation and said, "Okay, then I will accept you as my student."

Song Sanniang quickly called out "Teacher", and then asked the four children to follow suit and call out "Teacher". The master and the disciples were all having a great time.