Chapter 1160: Chapter 1158: Hurry and Take a Master
After appreciating the Jade Carving of Eight Immortals Celebrating Longevity, Wufu rely proposed to Third Old Master Wen about modifying the window for better lighting. Whether it will be changed or not is up to the other party, she rely suggested it.
She then went to the storeroom to appreciate a room full of jade raw stones and other items, before retreating to the hall to drink tea. Old Mr. ng asked her, who she studied under.
Wufu naturally narrated the set of fortuitous encounters she had prepared, and finally expressed her regret, saying: “I don’t know where the old man is wandering now, I’ve learned this skill, but unfortunately cannot tend to him in his old age or at the end of his life.”
“So, in a way, you have no master by your side.” Old Mr. ng said.
Wufu replied: “Although he is not by my side, he is in my heart.” Though it was imaginary.
Old Mr. ng narrowed his eyes at her: “I happen to lack a resourceful little apprentice.”
Eh?
What does this an?
Once the others heard this, they understood imdiately, their gazes fixated on Wufu, filled with excitent and envy.
Old Mr. ng’s craftsmanship in carving is exceptionally exquisite, many wish to apprentice under him, yet at his age, he has only accepted one disciple, who is now serving as a Provincial Governor in the Qinhuai area, nad He Yue.
As for Old Mr. ng himself, he was a successful imperial examination candidate of the second rank under the forr emperor’s reign, but detesting the deceitful nature of officialdom, he worked a few years in the Ministry of Works before resigning to teach in the ng Family Clan.
Nowadays, the ng Clan can be considered a literary family, with many of the n being successful imperial examination candidates, and the won are sought after by various families as prestigious brides. Even Old Mr. ng’s own branch boasts four examination candidates, with him as one, alongside his brother, son, and grandson, they are indeed illustrious.
Now, when he told Wufu he lacks a little apprentice, wasn’t he explicitly inviting her to beco one!
The others looked towards Wufu, thinking how with just a few words, she gained a favorable impression from the old master, what extraordinary luck!
With eager gazes upon her, Wufu blinked and looked back, Old Mr. ng raised his head proudly, with an expression like, “Here’s your opportunity, co and apprentice.”
“Miss Wu, what are you waiting for?” Third Old Master Wen also realized this, nodding at Wufu: “Why aren’t you apprenticing yet?”
“Apprentice?” Wufu pointed at herself, then at Old Mr. ng: “You an with you?”
The crowd was furious.
“Do you an to say I am not qualified to be your master?” Old Mr. ng huffed.
“Not at all.” Wufu shook her head and pointed at the great craftsn seated in the room: “Anyone here could qualify as my master, as the saying goes, ‘in the company of three, one can be my teacher.'”
“How is this the sa?” Old Mr. ng got so angry that his beard shook, saying this girl is silly yet she is clever, and has quite a talent for carving, piquing his curiosity; she fits with him so well!
“Miss Wu, so many want to apprentice under the old master yet cannot, such a rare opportunity, you must seize it!” Third Old Master Wen was also a bit anxious for her.
Wufu said: “Third Old Master, I carve only out of a leisurely interest, I carve because I wish to, not for fa or profit.” Now, she vaguely possessed the confidence from her previous life, no longer worried about Silver, carving as she pleases.
Old Mr. ng agreed wholeheartedly with this: “It should be like that, no fa or profit can match the simple joy of ‘I want to carve.'”
“So, old master, taking as an apprentice, you will find loss and frustration, because I might not be able to pass on your skills.” Wufu said blinking, importantly, she is very busy, without much ti to learn.
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