The man lowered his head again and sawed the wood with a "click click".
Leaving Lu Mingshu and Yi Lu unattended.
Seeing that the steward took Hui Niang and A Sheng away, she had no choice but to ask, "...Master?"
The wood was sawed into a long strip. The man straightened up, squinted his eyes to observe the thickness of the sun, and said in his mouth: "My name is Liu Jizhen, the fifteenth generation disciple of Jiuyao Palace, and now I am the head of Tongtian Pavilion. Your thanks Under my name, that is the sixteenth generation of disciples. I don't care what you do in the future, just don't bother me."
Lu Mingshu was taken aback. I heard Grandpa said before that those who learn martial arts pay attention to being a teacher for one day and being a father for the rest of their lives. If you worship a teacher, you should be respected as a father. The background of master and apprentice is even more important than the relationship between father and son. Before coming, Hui Niang also told her that having a master means having a decent elder. But, who would say that the elders would say to the younger generation, don't bother me? This seems to be different from what she imagined...
"So, Master, where do I live?" She asked timidly.
Liu Jizhen put down the wood and replaced the saw with a plane.
"Since I sit in Tongtian Pavilion, you will naturally live with me in Tongtian Pavilion."
Lu Mingshu looked left and right, and there were only two crooked cabins: "This... is Tongtian Pavilion?"
Liu Jizhen stopped and squinted at her: "Aren't you literate?"
Lu Mingshu panicked for a while after being stared at by him, and hurriedly turned his head to look around, only to find that there were three seal scripts engraved on the cave behind him. She recognized the character in the middle as Tian, and judging from the shape of the two characters, it seems to be Tonghe Pavilion.
So, Tongtian Pavilion is this cave
"Go in, there is a row of stone houses on the left, the first one is mine, you can choose which one you want to live in." After speaking, Liu Jizhen lowered his head and started digging the wood, ignoring her.
Lu Mingshu had no choice but to pick up the luggage by himself, and walked into the cave step by step.
The cave looks broad on the outside, but it is not small on the inside. When entering the cave, it suddenly becomes clear that it looks like the mountainside has been hollowed out, and the top cannot be seen clearly when the head is raised, and the bottom cannot be seen with the extreme eyes.
There was skylight in the cave, but the depths were still dark and cool to the bone. Lu Mingshu didn't dare to look any further, and turned to look for the row of stone houses.
The row of stone houses is on the left with the mountain wall on its back. An old cloth was hung on the door of the first room, and the second room was empty and full of dust.
Lu Mingshu dragged his luggage into the second room.
The stone house is very spacious, complete with tables, chairs, bed cabinets, but nothing.
Lu Mingshu walked out of the cave, saw a broom and rag outside the door of the hut, and asked, "Master, can I use these?"
Liu Jizhen didn't raise his head, but waved his hand back.
Lu Mingshu took the broom and rag, and filled a small bucket with water, and carried it in step by step.
She had never done these tasks at home, so she could only recall Hui Niang's way of doing things, cleaning the house and making the bed.
By the time she put away her luggage, it was almost dark.
The sound of planing wood outside had stopped, and when I went out to take a look, Liu Jizhen was sitting on the stone in front of the hut, silently looking at the direction of the setting sun. The stubbled face made Lu Mingshu feel lonely for no reason.
As the afterglow of the setting sun never ended, Liu Jizhen moved his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"
Lu Mingshu summoned up his courage: "Master, what shall we have for dinner?"
Liu Jizhen frowned, as if impatient. After holding back, he said, "There is a kitchen on the right, look for yourself."
Is this asking her to cook? Lu Mingshu responded with a low voice, and re-entered the cave.
On the right side of the cave, there is also a row of stone houses, the first one is the kitchen.
There are rice, noodles, vegetables and fruits in the kitchen, but they are not in good condition, and they are left unattended. They are piled up in a mess, and they don't look edible. Especially fruits and vegetables, the leaves are wilting, and some are even rotten.
Although Lu Mingshu had never cooked before, he saw Hui Niang busy with work, so he learned how to wash rice and make a fire.
When it was dark, torches were lit in the cave.
At the dinner table, Lu Mingshu carefully looked at Liu Jizhen's expression.
On the table was a plate of fried vegetables, a bowl of boiled loofah, and two rice bowls.
The stir-fried vegetables were half-burnt and half-cooked, so dark that I didn't know if they could be eaten. The boiled loofah is clean, but it is as clean as a bowl of clear soup.
Liu Jizhen took a mouthful of rice, then stuffed the vegetables into his mouth with his chopsticks.
The whole process was expressionless, showing no joy or anger.
Master is not angry, so it means you can still eat it? Lu Mingshu heaved a sigh of relief and picked up his chopsticks.
As soon as she took the first mouthful of rice, her expression changed, and she opened her mouth and spat it out.
What is this? Like eating a big mouthful of sand, undercooked
Liu Jizhen turned a blind eye to it, and still ate normally...
Lu Mingshu was stunned for a while, then went to stir-fry the vegetables, but vomited them out again.
so unpalatable...
She stared at Liu Jizhen for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Master, don't you find it unpalatable?"
Liu Jizhen didn't answer, he put down the bowl and left after eating the last mouthful.
Lu Mingshu stayed for a while, silently drank the remaining loofah clear soup, and cleaned up the dishes.
When returning to the house, she passed the master's door and heard the sound of planing wood again.
The light came out from inside and shone on the window. Liu Jizhen focused on planing the wooden strip into chips.
He stopped from time to time to compare with the lights, Lu Mingshu could imagine his focused expression at this moment.
What is Master doing? He doesn't seem to care about anything, food and clothing, transportation, and even less for her as an apprentice. What he cares about is just the carpentry in his hands.
Why doesn't he practice qigong, just do carpentry? Are all geniuses this weird? Master... what kind of person is he
Lu Mingshu lowered his head and slowly returned to his room.
The light came on, illuminating a cold room, and the only thing that accompanied me was the shadow on the stone wall.
She opened the closet, took out two memorial tablets from the package, put them on the stone platform one behind the other, clasped her hands together and muttered to herself: "Grandfather, mother, I have already apprenticed as a teacher. The master is amazing, he is from Jiuyao Palace." The best disciple of the previous generation is called a genius! Master is also very kind to me. I burnt the vegetables and cooked them for half my life, and never scolded me. I will practice martial arts well in the future, and you all need to take good care of yourself in heaven ,do not worry about me."
After bowing twice, I wanted to show a smiling face, but the corner of my mouth curled up, and tears came down.
Lu Mingshu quickly wiped away the tears on her face: "I just miss you so much, it's not that I'm sad, don't be sad, I..." There were too many tears, and she couldn't wipe them off, so she could only cry while saying, "I'll just cry this time , You don’t see it, okay? After crying, don’t cry anymore... woo woo woo... "
She covered her face, the tears fell down "ba da" "ba da", and she couldn't stop it no matter what.
It wasn't until the sleeves were all wet and the voice became hoarse that the crying stopped slowly.
Lu Mingshu wiped away the tears on his face, looked at the memorial tablet with eyes red and swollen from crying, and said while sobbing: "Look, I will do what I say, and I really won't cry after crying."
Finally, I bowed: "Grandpa, mother, I'm going to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow. I don't know what Master will teach me. Go to bed early too!"