The happy little days of the Ye family

Happy days are always short-lived, and the Lantern Festival has arrived in a blink of an eye.

Two days after the Lantern Festival, it is the day when the Li family private school recruits students.

Xiao Qi, Chen Chen and Xiao Shitou are all going to the academy to study.

The Ye family, the Tang family, and the Wang family had already prepared the necessary repairs and six rituals for apprenticeship.

When becoming a disciple, the disciple should give the master "six rites to bind him up", and the six rites respectively refer to:

Celery: It symbolizes diligence and studiousness. Students gave celery to the Master to show their determination to study.

Lotus seeds: Lotus seeds are bitter, which symbolizes the hardships of students in their studies and expresses their gratitude for the Master's hard teachings.

Red bean: It means good luck, expresses the master’s good expectations for the students, and symbolizes the deep feelings between teachers and students.

Red dates: It means high school early, and I hope students will become talented as soon as possible under the guidance of the Master.

Longan: It means complete merit and virtue.

Dried lean pork strips: express respect and respect for the Master.

In addition, students who are initiated into the Li family private school need to pay three taels of silver a year for training.

Early the next morning, second cousin Wang Lin came to the Tang family with Xiao Shitou.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Donglin also came over with Xiao Qi.

The three brothers all wore simple and elegant robes today, and the materials and styles of the clothes were the same, but the colors were slightly different.

Xiao Qi is naughty and active, so Wang Chunyu specially chose navy blue fabric to make clothes for him. This color is more resistant to stains.

Ye Qingmei picked a green cloth for Little Shitou, and the little guy looked full of energy.

The crescent-colored fabric Chenchen wore was chosen by the little guy himself, and he looked very cute and cute.

The three brothers are all biologically related to each other and look somewhat similar.

If Xiaoqi hadn't been half a head taller than the other two friends, they would have looked like triplets.

In addition to the three little guys, Tang Xiaojing and the others also wore decent new clothes.

All three of them were thinking: their son would be a scholar from now on, so they couldn't embarrass him.

On the way, the three fathers specifically told the three children that from now on they would call each other by their first names, and they could only call each other by their nicknames at home.

Xiaoqi was very clever and said immediately:

"My name will be Ye Zi'an from now on, and you all will call me Zi'an."

"Okay, little..., Zi, Zi'an." Chenchen stammered and barely called out his name.

Then he looked at his two friends and said, "You will also call me by my name from now on, Tang Muchen."

"Mu, Muchen."

"Chen, Muchen."

Xiao Qi and Xiao Shitou were not used to it. They thought these two words were too convoluted.

At this time, Xiao Shitou realized belatedly that he could not remember his name.

Xiaoqi and Chenchen often do bad things together. When Wang Chunyu and Ye Qingqing are angry, they will call their names, so everyone who is familiar with them knows their names.

But Xiao Shitou is well-behaved and sensible, and few people in the family call him by his name.

Three little guys, you look at me, I look at him, but I just can’t remember what Xiao Shitou’s name is.

In the end, Xiao Shitou had no choice but to ask his father for help, "Dad, what is my name?"

Wang Lin helplessly glared at his stupid son, "Wang Yaozu."

"Wang Yaozu, you sound quite domineering." Xiao Shitou showed a happy smile on his face and quickly showed off to his two friends.

Afraid that the three little guys would forget their names due to nervousness when they went to the academy, Ye Donglin asked them to recite his names silently on the way.

In addition to these little guys, the three adults also silently carried their names in their hearts, lest the children make mistakes and make a fool of themselves.

Not long after, Tang Xiaojing drove the family's ox cart and drove a group of people to the door of the Li family private school.

Yang Feng, the boy in the private school, knew Ye Donglin and enthusiastically stepped forward to lead the bullock cart for them.

"Brother Ye, you came quite early. Not many people have come to sign up yet."

"It's better to come here earlier. This matter should be done sooner rather than later." Ye Donglin smiled heartily, looking like a good father.

Seeing that there was no one around, Ye Donglin quietly stuffed a heavy purse into him, and the two of them smiled tacitly.

Tang Xiaojing and Wang Lin on the side saw this and stuffed their bags that they had prepared, and then pushed their children up to say hello.

"Hello, Uncle Yang." The three brothers shouted in unison.

Outside, even Xiao Qi, who was usually flamboyant and unruly, became much more well-behaved, and the three brothers followed the adults obediently.

Ye Donglin smiled and said: "These are my two brothers. The three children have grown up together. They are bold and naughty. If they get into trouble, please tell Brother Yang to my grocery store and I will come and deal with them."

The three children were naughty, but they still had a sense of moderation. Ye Donglin was afraid that the rich young master in the town would be spoiled and bully his own children.

This is not like a private school in the village, where we are all friends who grew up together in the village.

Yang Feng patted his chest and said, "Brother Ye, don't worry, as an uncle, I will naturally take care of you.

Soon, the group of people was taken to a solemn living room, where the four masters from the academy were sitting at a large desk.

The four masters all wore plain robes and Confucian crowns on their heads, looking very majestic.

As soon as the three little guys came in, they obviously became much more well-behaved. Even Xiao Qi, who had always been chattering, no longer dared to speak casually.

The leader, Mr. He, asked the three little ones to introduce themselves, their family situation and why they should study in order from oldest to youngest.

This is actually a simple interview. During the self-introduction process, several teachers will observe the student's personality, conversation and conduct.

Then, according to the personality of these children, they will be taught in accordance with their aptitude and assigned to different master names to teach.

Xiao Qi was a little nervous when she saw the four serious wives. However, he was always outgoing and lively, and he still talked densely and profusely. He soon told all about the situation at home.

As for why you want to study, it is naturally to make a lot of money and become a scholar so that your family can live a good life.

The little guy had no stage fright, spoke in an orderly manner, and was a bit clever. The ladies nodded with satisfaction.

Akiko quite likes this smart and lively little guy.

Xiao Shitou, who came on second, had Xiao Qi demonstrating in front of him, and half of the people present were acquaintances. Although he was nervous, his performance was pretty good.

As for Chenchen, the little guy wasn't nervous at all and slowly and leisurely told about himself and his family's situation.

As for why he wants to study, the reason is similar to that of Xiaoqi, but the little guy has his own ideas and wants to be a master who educates people in the future.

The masters were even more satisfied with Chenchen, who was smart and precocious, and felt that this was a good seedling.

The three brothers are similar in age and wear the same clothes. It is obvious at a glance that they have been playmates since childhood.

So several masters assigned them to the same class, and they would all study with Master Ming from now on.

Ye Donglin, the three fathers, respectfully handed over three taels of silver to Shu Xiu on the spot, and then presented him with six gifts.

Next came the apprenticeship ceremony. The three little guys lined up in a row and bowed three times to Master Ming.

Next, cinnabar enlightens wisdom. Master Ming dots cinnabar on the Yintang of the three little guys, which means opening the door to wisdom.

Then the three little guys presented Master Ming's apprenticeship letters with their names, ages, and family information to show their sincerity in studying.

After Master Ming accepted the apprenticeship invitation, he gave each of the three new students a copy of the Three Character Classic.

He also told them that when they come to class the day after tomorrow, they must bring their books.

Finally, the three of them presented a cup of apprenticeship tea to Master Ming, and the apprenticeship ceremony was completed.

After coming out of Li's private school, Xiao Qi, who had always been a well-behaved person, immediately became lively and chatted with her two friends about the apprenticeship ceremony just now.

As for Chenchen and Xiao Shitou, they relaxed a lot after coming out and felt that the future would definitely be difficult.

Tomorrow is probably the last day they can have fun.