Rebirth of Lucky Wife

Chinese people have respected their teachers since ancient times. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, the ceremony of paying homage to their teachers was practiced. It was a ceremony in ancient academies where wine and food were laid out to honor the sages and teachers.However, there has never been a formal process for apprenticeship etiquette.

It was not until the time of Confucius that formal customs of worshiping teachers emerged. "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer" writes: "Confucius said: 'I have learned more than self-cultivation.'" Meaning, Confucius said: "As long as someone takes the initiative to give me ten pieces of dried meat as a gift for meeting, I will never There is no one who does not teach." Ten pieces of dried meat, that is, a bunch of dried meat, was the most meager greeting gift in ancient times.

The apprenticeship ceremony during the Confucius period was relatively simple. The disciples first bowed to the teacher and then presented him with a "bundle of repairs", which was regarded as a formal entry to study.This also shows that at that time, the etiquette and customs of "shuxiu" and joining a master had already been established, and the establishment of the master-disciple relationship was relatively simple: if you liked the master, you would submit to the master, and everyone would be happy if the ceremony was completed.Hundreds of schools of thought preached and received their karma, and this was generally the case.

Some people may ask, why do apprentices need to be given meat instead of gold and silver?If the teacher is short of money, he still needs to exchange meat for money. Isn’t that troublesome?

In fact, in ancient times, meat was a luxury product. King Qin Huiwen once knelt down to worship the pork that fell on the ground, picked up the pork belly on the ground and said: "The emperor has given the pork belly, and we should abide by it as a national ceremony."

The preciousness of meat is also closely related to the background of the times: in the pre-Qin period, various countries were at war, and the people were war-torn and displaced. It was difficult to eat meat all year round.Unlike today, which is a peaceful era, even if the price of pork dregs rises outrageously, you can still eat barbecue, hot pot, and stir-fry at any time... During the period of Mencius, his strategy for governing the country was: "A house of five acres should be planted with mulberry trees, and a man who is fifty can Clothing and silk. Animals such as chickens, dolphins, dogs and pigs will not lose their season. Those who are seventy can eat meat." Meat is expensive and cannot be bought with money in war-torn times. Only those who are able to eat meat are eligible to eat meat when they are young. If you travel through time By that time, no one in Malya was worthy of eating meat until he was 70 years old, because it was too luxurious.

Later, with the changes of the times, the rituals for meeting a master also gradually changed due to customs. In the Tang Dynasty, people gave wine, meat, silk and other items as gifts.The modern education industry is developed. With nine years of compulsory education, there is no academic monopoly like that of ancient aristocratic families. If you want to get ahead, just enroll in a good school and pay tuition.

As mentioned above, using a bunch of dried meat as a gift is the most meager form of cultivation. Since Mai Yaer was born in the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, it was naturally impossible for him to just give his teacher a bunch of dried meat.But Feng Huayu had promised to keep everything simple, and since he didn't like gold and silver by nature, Malya'er's family prepared a fine six-gift bundle for her, as well as a sword, as well as a silk bracelet made by Malya herself. Good food as a sign of piety.

When the auspicious time arrives, the apprenticeship ceremony begins.

First of all, they worship the ancestor or the patron saint of the industry. For example, carpenters worship Lu Ban, and flower girls worship Guan Zhong. They all ask the ancestor to "bless" them and help them achieve success in their studies.Because Feng Huayu came from a martial arts background, he first studied under the leader of the water bandits. Later he traveled in the mountains and saw the masters of hundreds of schools. He was also a martial arts wizard. He secretly speculated for many years and combined the martial arts he had heard and seen, taking the essence and discarding the dross. , so it is not an exaggeration to say that among three of them, there must be one master who can do it. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a family of his own.Therefore, Ma Ya'er's faction did not have a founder, and directly knelt down to worship the master Feng Huayu.

Secondly, the disciples sit down to the master and his wife. The apprentice kneels three times and kowtows nine times, and then kneels down to offer red envelopes and a post to the master.Because Feng Huayu was not married, Ma Yaer directly dedicated a big red envelope to Feng Huayu.Some people say, isn’t it for “repairing”?Why did you receive the red envelope again?In fact, the shuxiu is a greeting gift, which is equivalent to expressing one's desire to learn art to the teacher, while the red envelope is the tuition and book fees that the teacher will receive after agreeing to accept the apprentice; they are different.

Feng Huayu accepted the red envelope, put it aside, and started the next important step, which was the teacher's discipleship speech.The master's instructions mainly consist of the master reading out the sect rules or bestowing names.This is easy to understand. For example, in some aristocratic families or sects, the disciples are just outer disciples before they have a serious master. They usually have to do hard work and do hard work, just like servants.But if a master takes a fancy to you based on your qualifications and temperament, and accepts you as a disciple, he will give you a different name according to the seniority of the master. From then on, you will abandon your old name in the world and become a formal disciple.In the sect, it is actually very honorable to be given a name by the master.

Feng Huayu only has two apprentices, and they are directly closed disciples. They are either rich or noble, so there is nothing to change their names. Although he has been secretly marrying Dou'er to the two apprentices, with a good name like Miao'er. .

After these three steps, the apprenticeship ceremony was completed, and the little princess of Wu'an Marquis Mansion was already the official disciple of the Commander of the Jinyi Guards.