The emperor sent a master to teach Zhu Er martial arts, and he came once every three days every month and charged a tuition fee of five strings of coins... Is he Ah Liu
Although he felt very sorry for Zhu Er, Zhang Shou couldn't help but want to laugh. However, considering that Madam Tai and Jiu Niang were there, he decided to save some face for Zhu Er. He looked at Ah Liu with a stern face and asked, "Ah Liu, when did this happen? How come I didn't know about it? Didn't you come back with me?"
"Eunuch Chu told me so, so I agreed." Ah Liu's answer was as simple and clear as ever.
Seeing that Zhu Er was about to cry, Zhang Shou could not help but continue to ask, "Eunuch Chu told you clearly that it was the Emperor who asked you to be the teacher of Master Zhu Er and teach him martial arts?"
"Yes, once every three days, five strings of cash each time."
Zhu Er was immediately horrified and shouted, "It's once every three days, five strings of cash a month!" If it was really five strings of cash a time, he would be dead! Even if he had taken advantage of his father and elder brother's absence and finally embezzled some private money, it would not be enough for this! And he was paying to be beaten, which was even more unfortunate than Zhang Chen spending money to learn eight-part essays that he would never use!
"Really?" Ah Liu stared at Zhu Er in confusion. His innocent look made Zhu Er feel uneasy. Then, he turned back to look at Zhang Shou as if nothing had happened and said calmly, "I remembered it wrong."
Damn it, I remembered it wrong... You did it on purpose, on purpose! Zhu Er shouted in his heart, but he found that everyone was looking at him and Ah Liu with a smile, and no one spoke for him. He felt that he was really stupid to ask the emperor to learn martial arts today. Just as he was wailing in secret, Zhu Ying spoke.
"Second brother, when you were little, didn't you always hope that Uncle Hua would teach you? Uncle Hua was only willing to teach my eldest brother, and neither you nor I would. Now that Ah Liu is here to teach you, your wish has finally come true. His disciple might be even better than Uncle Hua!"
Ah Liu was about to say that he was not as good as a madman, but he saw Zhu Ying winking at him, so he shut up immediately. As expected, he saw Zhu Er couldn't hold it back this time, holding his head and groaning, "You also said that it was a childhood thing. Ever since I saw how much suffering my elder brother suffered under Uncle Hua's hands, I have given up the idea a long time ago!"
“Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best.”
Seeing Zhu Ying smilingly giving Zhu Er a critical hit, Zhang Shou had to step out to be a peacemaker, "I will ask Ah Liu to be more restrained and teach you step by step, and then gradually adjust according to your progress. I heard from Yingying that in the autumn hunt before, your ranking was often at the bottom? Just imagine, if you practice with Ah Liu for two years, you will be praised in front of others in the future!"
Under Zhang Shou's persuasion, Zhu Er had to accept this reality with resentment. However, when he stood up aggrievedly, intending to please his future temporary master but struggling with the name, the old lady who had just been watching the fun with a smile suddenly said: "Erlang, you are about the same age as Ah Liu, so there is no need to call him master so formally."
However, before Zhu Er could be happy, the lady smiled and said, "When Ah Liu comes to teach you in the future, you can call him Brother Liu. It is both friendly and respectful, and it will not disappoint the emperor's efforts."