Chapter 551: The Master's Kindness to You
Sun Shan sat in the main seat, looked at Grandpa An and An Dalang, and said straight to the point: "Grandpa An, Shi Gou is a very well-behaved and obedient boy. I learned that he has stopped studying these days, but I can't let him sit around doing nothing, so I thought of letting him learn a craft. What do you think, Grandpa An?"
As soon as Sun Shan finished speaking, Uncle An pulled An Shigou and An Dalang to kowtow to Sun Shan.
Sun Shan couldn't stand being forced to kowtow all the time. Fortunately, he didn't meet any officials when he was young, so he avoided having to kowtow.
By the time you meet an official, you are already a scholar, so there is no need to kowtow.
As for kowtowing to elders, that was a courtesy and Sun Shan accepted it.
It is unbearable for an old man like Uncle An to kowtow to him.
Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan hurriedly helped An Daye and An Dalang up. As for An Shigou, he just knelt down. It didn't matter if the little boy knelt down.
Uncle An said hurriedly: "Master Juren, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, my dog would have to be a porter, following his father every day, day after day, year after year, and when he had a son, he would continue to be a porter, endlessly, for generations to come."
An Dalang said with red eyes: "Shi Gou, kowtow to the Juren Master. Thanks to the Juren Master, you will have a chance not to be a porter in the future."
An Shigou looked at his grandfather and father in confusion, then looked at Sun Shan, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Sun Shan several times.
This child is also very naive. He didn't stop until his forehead turned red.
Sun Shan helped Shi Gou up and let him sit on a low stool. He looked at him with a smile, then looked at Grandpa An and An Dalang.
Wen said gently, "Uncle An, I introduced Shi Gou to the clinic as an apprentice. I just want to introduce him to the door. As for the future, it all depends on him."
Grandpa An quickly agreed: "Master Juren, we know. It is beyond our reach for Shigou to have the opportunity to be an apprentice in the clinic. Several generations of our ancestors and grandchildren have been porters, and there is really no way for Shigou to do anything else.
Now that he has the appreciation of the Juren master, it is a great fortune for Shigou to have this opportunity.
As for what will happen in the future, it all depends on fate. If Shi Gou is really unlucky and fails to seize the opportunity, then it can only be Shi Gou's fault. He has failed the expectations of the Juren master. "
Uncle An is still very excited.
These days, they drove ten dogs to the scholar's house to do some work, but they knew that this was very wrong.
But they couldn't think of a better way to make the ten dogs cling tightly to the big tree of the Juren master.
What Uncle An is betting on is that the ten dogs can catch the eye of the scholar and have a good future.
As for losing the bet, then they lose, since they have nothing to begin with anyway.
He felt bad that he had the audacity to let his only grandson become a servant, but if he didn't do this, they would never have the chance to meet a noble person again.
It is rare to have a noble person like Mr. Sun who has a good temper and speaks softly. This is the best speaking noble person he has met in most of his life.
Uncle An felt that this was an opportunity and he had to give it a try.
Last night Shi Gou returned home and told them that the scholar recommended him to be an apprentice at Wanjia Clinic, hoping that he would have a skill to pass down to the family.
Uncle An couldn't believe it. He thought it was a great fortune that Sun Shan left ten dogs to work.
I heard from Gui Ge'er that Mr. Sun would stay in Nanjing for three years and then go to Beijing to take the exam.
Uncle An wanted to let Shi Gou work for the Juren master for at least three years, so he could learn a lot.
Not to mention the future, it can just broaden your horizons, and with experience, it will be easier to make a living in the future.
He no longer has to work as a porter at the dock like him or his father did.
For these coolies, the only time they can work throughout the year is during the period before the Chinese New Year. Now at the beginning of spring, they are idle and have nothing to carry.
They were either idle at home, digging wild vegetables everywhere, or chopping firewood to sell.
At this time, you can only endure hunger, save money as much as possible, and wait until you can find work.
Uncle An didn't want Shi Gou to be like him, who had to work and eat, and who had to eat enough today to last for three days, worrying about three meals a day.
Uncle An could only cruelly let the ten dogs follow Sun Shan, hoping to gain a good future.
He just didn't expect that Mr. Sun was kinder than he imagined and even liked Shi Gou.
Uncle An's family was flattered when they heard that Shi Gou could learn a craft that could be passed down from generation to generation.
Studying medicine is great. With this skill, even if there is no clinic to hire me in the future, I can open a small clinic, or even travel the streets as a traveling doctor.
If you have this skill, you can't just look for girls from porters when you're looking for a spouse, you can choose girls from other industries.
More importantly, this medical skill can be passed on to sons and grandsons.
If Shi Gou is a capable person, their An family will no longer be a family of husbands, but can become a family of doctors.
Uncle An dreams of Shi Gou being able to get rid of his status as a porter.
When Shi Gou was born, Grandpa An was listening to an opera and heard that there was a champion named Shi Gou, so he asked his grandson to be named Shi Gou, which was a good wish for him.
But Shigou has grown up and can no longer be the top scholar. His family can only try their best to make Shigou a literate porter, so that he may have a chance to get a job as a small manager at the dock.
Uncle An asked why the scholar asked Shi Gou to study medicine.
Shi Gou explained that the grandfather of the Juren Master also studied medicine, and he hoped that Shi Gou could study medicine, starting from his generation, to learn a good skill, save people, and accumulate good deeds, so that his grandson might become a Juren Master.
The Juren said that his grandfather had done good deeds all his life, so blessings came to him and allowed him to succeed.
When Uncle An and An Dalang heard this, their eyes lit up.
They suddenly felt that Sun Shan was sent by God to save their family.
Mr. Juren was right, it takes generations to get rich. Mr. Juren's grandfather was a doctor, so he must have made a lot of money, so he bought a lot of land. Then Mr. Juren's father followed in his father's footsteps, continued to be a doctor, and continued to buy land. Gradually, the family had money, so Mr. Juren could go to school since he was a child.
The result is obvious. The Juren master has a better future than his grandparents. As a little student, he read day and night, and then he passed the examinations to become a scholar and a Juren. In the future, he will have the opportunity to pass the examination to become a Jinshi and become a high official.
Even if you fail the exam, it doesn’t matter. The son or grandson of the juren master can take the exam. In this way, there will always be promising descendants in the juren master’s family.
The practice of carrying sacks for the An family probably started with An Dalang's generation.
Shi Gou went to be an apprentice, and after returning he became a doctor. By accumulating experience slowly, their descendants in the An family would have the opportunity to become a juren like Sun Shan.
Grandpa An excitedly held Sun Shan's hand, tears welling up in his eyes, and choked up as he said, "Master Juren, thank you. Thanks to your mercy, our ten dogs have a bright future."
Then he said to Shi Gou, "Shi Gou, you must remember the kindness that Master Juren has shown you. Without Master Juren, you would always be just a porter."
Shi Gou didn't understand what his grandfather said, but he knew that Sun Shan treated him very well and he should listen to Sun Shan so that he could have a good future.
The ten dogs kowtowed to Sun Shan three times.