After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 226 Senior Sister

This was Zhou Haoran’s last order.

I will not deal with this kind of business anymore. The level is too low. After working hard, I only signed an advertising order worth 16 yuan.

Not to mention the 2 yuan commission, even if you give him the 16 yuan, it’s not worth it!
However, Qiao Nuo's excitement did not subside for a long time.

I think this is really exciting.

But Master is right.

It's really not worth making such a big scene for such a small amount of money.

If you have this thought, you might as well write a good letter!

This thing has endless potential!
There were dozens of paying users in the first batch.

The base number of the first batch was only over 100.

The base of the second batch of users has reached two thousand, so how many paying users are there?

If half of them are converted, that would be a thousand!
Soon, the second group of users began to reply after receiving the letter.

According to the old man in the teahouse, the number is terrifying!
Qiao Nuo chuckled and said, "Master, maybe we should prepare a sack!"

"Yeah, we don't have enough manpower."

Zhou Haoran is now facing a serious shortage of manpower.

"How about..." Qiao Nuo blinked a few times and suggested carefully, "How about asking Senior Sister for help? After all, she can keep it a secret for us, right?"

Zhou Haoran had never heard of such a statement, "Who?"

Qiao Nuo said in a delicate voice, "It's Hu Xiaochen!"

"She's very busy..." Zhou Haoran just remembered that today was Sunday. "Yes, yes, let's find her quickly! Call her and we'll go pick her up!"

Hu Xiaochen doesn't earn much.

There was no pager originally.

She made a lot of money by advertising the Narcissus water heater, and then she gritted her teeth and bought a pager.

After getting in touch with her, I went to pick her up.

But after arriving at the place, Zhou Haoran and Qiao Nuo both looked unhappy.

Not to mention that this place is a bit far from the TV station.

The key point is that the living conditions here are really bad. The houses are probably decades old and belong to the new Shikumen style. Judging by the land prices here, this area of ​​Shikumen houses will be demolished within a few years.

"Xiao Qiao, have you moved out of your home?"

Zhou Haoran got out of the car, looked up at the environment here, and was very dissatisfied.

Qiao Nuo said crisply, "No, I'm just getting ready to move."

"Are you afraid of living alone?" Zhou Haoran looked at her with a smile.

"Hmm?" Qiao Nuo understood what she meant and his eyes lit up. "You want Senior Sister to move out and live with me?"

Zhou Haoran looked at her and asked, "Are you willing?"

Qiao Nuo said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know her very well yet. Would it be a bit awkward to live together?"

Zhou Haoran said with a smile, "You are all girls, what's there to be embarrassed about? Use the money from the slush fund to rent a two-bedroom apartment, and each of you will have a separate bedroom. Once you accept a disciple, won't you be like real sisters?"

"Oh, that's right." Qiao Nuo nodded slightly, then jumped up, waved, and shouted excitedly, "Senior Sister, you're here!"

Hu Xiaochen was wearing a red short-sleeved shirt, blue trousers and sunglasses.

Although I live in a humble room.

But the style is not ambiguous at all.

This fashionable and trendy look was noticed as soon as it appeared, as if it was out of tune with everything around the Shikumen. Shikumen is the smell of fireworks, and she has the flavor of a big city.

Hu Xiaochen also pays great attention to his image and behaves very coldly.

Only after getting on the bus did they become enthusiastic.

"Whose car is this?"

Hu Xiaochen grabbed Qiao Nuo's hand, very surprised.

It was her first time riding in her master's Mercedes-Benz.

Qiao Nuo smiled and said, "Master's."

The two sat in the back seat, with Zhou Haoran acting as the driver.

Hu Xiaochen said angrily, "Master, you've been hiding it quite well. You're so rich, why didn't you show it before? If I had known you were so rich, I would have become your disciple long ago!"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I bought it recently as well."

Qiao Nuo nodded repeatedly, "Yeah, we just made money recently."

"What money do you make?"

Hu Xiaochen was unaware of this. She had always been isolated from this master-disciple relationship. She was very busy with her work in the "Family Gossip" program team, producing at least three programs every week.

Qiao Nuo said with a smile: "Write a letter."

"write a letter?"

Hu Xiaochen was confused.

Qiao Nuo felt a little proud, thinking that this was indeed a little secret between him and his master. "Well, you'll know when we get to the Red House Teahouse."

"Red Mansion?" Hu Xiaochen couldn't help but laugh, "Which Red Mansion?"

Qiao Nuo winked playfully, covering his mouth with his hand, and said, "It's the one from Dream of the Red Chamber. It's a mysterious sect passed down from the Qing Dynasty. Our master is now the headmaster."

Zhou Haoran said, "Don't talk nonsense. Where is the leader?"

Qiao Nuo smiled slyly and said, "Well, it's not the Great Master, it's the Great Master!"

Hu Xiaochen was a little depressed. She felt that although she was the eldest senior sister, her distance to the master seemed not as close as that of her junior sisters.

Qiao Nuo didn't notice and said naively, "Master, do you think that my senior sister and I look like Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai from Dream of the Red Chamber?"

Zhou Haoran said, "Xiren and Qingwen are about the same."

Qiao Nuo said angrily, "Master, I'm not a bed warmer!" When Hu Xiaochen heard this, he chuckled and leaned close to her ear, whispering for a while.

Qiao Nuo's face flushed pink as he muttered softly, "No, Master is a gentleman. I didn't see how lustful he was..."

"That's hidden deep in front of you. You will understand later."

At this moment, Hu Xiaochen felt much more comfortable and a smile appeared on his face.

I feel like the distance between me and my master has shortened a lot.

Go to the Bund, cross the Baidu Bridge, and arrive at the Red House Teahouse.

It feels like the dust is heavier here.

At the Pujiang Hotel next door, enthusiastic stock investors were going crazy in the bull market, not caring about the noise and smoke caused by the construction. They were all immersed in this feast of financial capital.

The Red Mansion Teahouse was much quieter.

There are not many people in this area.

Most of them have already moved away.

Although the scene was deserted, the hot tea warmed the heart.

Especially old man Liu Zhengyue brought over a big bag.

Full of letters!

Hundreds of them!

"A total of 293 letters." Old man Liu Zhengyue's face was flushed, and he seemed even more excited than the others. "I have never seen so many letters in my life... Oh, right."

After saying that, he took out another stack of money.

"Two days ago, two more customers came and paid a total of 10,400..."

However, this time Zhou Haoran confiscated it.

Push the money to him.

"Grandpa, consider this money as my filial piety to you!"

"Haha!" Liu Zhengyue accepted it without any hesitation and bowed, "Thank you for the reward, Mr. Da."

Hu Xiaochen's hair stood on end.

Thought they were in a movie.

How does this look like a modern person?

Zhou Haoran suggested: "It doesn't matter anyway, let's just open the letter here."

Qiao Nuo said cautiously, "Senior Sister, I still need to sort and archive these letters. Please don't mess them up when you open them."

Several people began to open and read the letters.

Invite Mr. Liu Zhengyue as well.

The scene suddenly became lively.

Hu Xiaochen finally found out what was going on through talking with them and reading the business introduction written on the screen in the teahouse.

Unexpectedly, it is actually an ancient sect!

Then, Hu Xiaochen became excited and asked enthusiastically: "Grandpa, you are so experienced, you must know the etiquette of becoming a disciple, right?"

"Apprenticeship gift?"

"Well, I want to become your disciple!"

"Bye...Mr. Big?"

I could tell he was Old Man Liu Zhengyue from the way they addressed him. I thought it was just some friendly banter between young people, but I didn't expect it to be serious.

Hu Xiaochen pursed his lips and said, "Well, Nuonuo and I both want to take him as our master. Is there any particular reason or convention?"

Old Master Liu Zhengyue nodded. "Of course there's a reason for this. There's an old saying in the past, 'Being accepted by a teacher is like being reborn.' However, being accepted by a teacher is more important than being reborn. You don't have a choice about your next life, but being accepted by a teacher is a chance you've fought for to make the leap from a child to a dragon. They used to say, 'My parents gave me life, my teacher taught me.' That's exactly the truth."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly became serious.

The old man seemed to sense it as well, and said with a smile, "Mr. Honglou is a scholar, and the tradition they inherit is the rites of passage for apprentices. It's different from the oaths and curses and the three-knife-six-hole rituals of the gangs. If you really want to become a disciple, the main thing is to follow these three steps."

Hu Xiaochen had already decided to become a disciple on his 25th birthday, so he was very concerned: "Grandpa, what are the three steps?"

Old Master Liu Zhengyue said, "The first step is to pay homage to the founder and the patron saint of the industry. For our Red Mansion Teahouse, the one we pay homage to is of course our founder, Cao Xueqin."

When Zhou Haoran heard this, he almost laughed out loud.

Recently, because of the Red Mansion Teahouse incident, he has also paid attention to some "Redology" and found that after repeated research by masters, whether Cao Xueqin was a person is still debatable.

Hu Xiaochen said solemnly, "Yes, I'll make a note of it."

Liu Zhengyue continued, "The second step is to perform the apprenticeship ceremony. Generally, the master and his wife take the seats, and the apprentice kowtows three times, then kneels down to present a red envelope and a letter of acceptance."

"Oh."

Hu Xiaochen blinked a few times with a strange expression.

Who is the master's wife?
If she had to kowtow to Zhou Haoran, she could grit her teeth and reluctantly accept it. But to kowtow to the master's wife, that was absolutely impossible!
Liu Zhengyue said, "The third step is for the master to give a lecture, announce the sect rules and bestow a name. The lecture generally teaches the apprentice to respect the ancestors and abide by the rules, and encourages the apprentice to be honest and diligent in learning the art."

"That's not complicated."

Hu Xiaochen nodded slightly.

Old man Liu Zhengyue smiled and said, "There were so many rules in the past. You had to dress properly and retire..."

"Ah? Retire from the underworld?"

Qiao Nuo's big eyes are smart and curious.

Liu Zhengyue said, "It's not like what's written in martial arts novels. The main thing is to put your hands in a basin of water and wash them, front and back, and then dry them. The meaning is to cleanse your hands and mind, and remove distractions. I hope that in the future, you can concentrate on your studies without distractions."

Qiao Nuo said jokingly, "This is interesting, Senior Sister, this part must be added!"

"Ah."

Hu Xiaochen's face flushed.

The sense of seriousness comes from the sense of ritual. After going through this set of procedures, it feels like I am pouring my heart out. This is for real, and it is not a joke.

(End of this chapter)