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Chapter 367 Apprenticeship

Mr. Liu’s villa is very big. After all, the entire villa area was developed by his eldest son, so this villa that respects me is naturally particularly large.

There is a special parking lot in the entire villa area. It is not far from Mr. Liu's villa, and you can get here in a few minutes' walk.

Many concierges in their fifties to seventies park their cars in the parking lot and walk over, but there are also several special characters who come directly by car.

For example, the octogenarian in front of him was tremblingly helped off the car.

When they saw the old man, Mr. Liu and the other four, and Yang Jing, all respectfully greeted him.

"Hello Mr. Geng, please come here in person. We are really sorry." As a landlord and one of the protagonists today, Mr. Liu naturally has to speak first.

"Haha, it's a puppet that can be seen as seeing you four accepting disciples together, which is fulfilling the wish of us old guys. Seeing that you four are buried in your neck and still can't find a good apprentice, we old guys are also worried for you." Old Geng, who got off the car, said with a smile.

Mr. Geng is 96 years old this year. He is the oldest old expert in the Palace Museum and the top porcelain master in China. Cai Yi has learned a lot about porcelain from Mr. Geng back then.

Mr. Geng looked at Yang Jing standing beside him and said to Mr. Liu and the other four with a smile: "This child is good. I have a phone call with Lao Yang. I know more about this child's situation. You four are blessed."

As he said that, Mr. Geng waved to Yang Jing. Yang Jing immediately took two steps forward, bowed respectfully to the old man and said, "Hello Grandpa Geng."

"Well, the young man is good. In the future, you must study hard with the four masters and don't let down your four masters' expectations for you."

"Well, Grandpa Geng, don't worry, I will definitely carry forward the unique skills of the four masters."

"Haha, Lao Geng, are you here too? I heard someone inside just now that you are here. I still don't believe it, so I came out to see it. It's really you, the old guy." With a burst of hearty laughter, Old Master Yang came over.

"Oh, you old Yang is not dead yet? Youyou, your body is getting stronger and stronger." Old Geng laughed rare and gave a warm hug to Mr. Yang who came to the front of him.

The eyes of a group of people almost glared out.

Are these two people still Taishan Beidou in the domestic antique collection industry? How come they are the same as children?

"Oh, Brother Geng, your body is not good, it's far from me." Mr. Yang let go of Mr. Geng and said with a smile.

"Oh, this is really stubborn. You can't accept anything, but this old man can't accept it! I'm 97 years old this year, and I'll be over 100 in three years. I can still move now. I'm already grateful for my ancestors' blessing. But Brother Yang, you are getting better and better, how can you take care of me?"

Mr. Yang smiled and glanced at Yang Jing, then smiled and said, "Let's go, Brother Geng, our brothers come into the house and say, I'll tell you a way to rejuvenate your child..."

The two old men, who were 19 years old, walked slowly into the house with each other, and some concierges standing at the door also showed shocked expressions on their faces.

Whether it is Mr. Yang or Mr. Geng, they are the absolute Taishan Beidou in the industry. They can compete with him. The entire Huaxia only slaps in the face several times.

Both Mr. Geng and Mr. Yang were able to come here to watch the ceremony in person, which was enough to show the importance these old predecessors attached to this etiquette.

In fact, not only Geng has arrived, but also the older generation of seniors such as Mr. Lu, Mr. Li, Mr. Mu, Mr. Wang, etc. from the Palace Museum have all arrived.

These older generation masters are almost the largest group of people in this circle. It is also an extremely rare event to be able to appear at this ceremony at the same time.

With these old seniors coming forward, the guests who were of the same generation as Mr. Liu and others were also secretly shocked. These older seniors were rarely seen at ordinary times, but now they gathered here, which is enough to prove that these old seniors attach importance to this apprenticeship ceremony.

Many young people who came to watch the ceremony with their master were also full of envy and jealousy when they looked at Yang Jing.

What kind of virtue does this kid have? Can four top masters accept disciples together? Can so many rare old seniors come to watch the ceremony in person? This is simply unreasonable!

But no matter how envious they were, heavyweight guests came to this villa one by one. When it was almost auspicious, so many people could not even be accommodated in the huge villa hall, and many younger disciples had to stand in the courtyard outside the villa.

There is no way. There are as many as seven older generation masters who came to the scene to watch the ceremony today. Including Mr. Yang, who presided over today's apprenticeship ceremony, almost all the top older generation masters in the industry have arrived.

Those masters in their sixties and seventies were all nephews or even lower generations in front of these older generation masters, so they could only stand and watch the ceremony in front of these masters. As for the disciples of these masters, it was enough for them to stand in the courtyard to brag about it for several years...

It’s 10:18 am, and the auspicious time will come.

As the host of today's apprenticeship ceremony, Mr. Yang is a top figure in the circle, regardless of his seniority or fame, so he naturally holds his feet.

"Dear guests, welcome to watch the ceremony of Mr. Liu Zhenyao, Mr. Xiao Zhenguo, Mr. Guo Qingmao and Mr. Cai Yi to accept disciples together. After a long period of investigation, the four gentlemen unanimously decided to accept Yang Jing from Tianqu City, Shandong Province as their personal disciples..."

Mr. Yang has experienced countless times of this kind of apprenticeship ceremony, so he is naturally very good at presiding this ceremony. Moreover, Mr. Yang is very angry today and doesn’t look like a 93-year-old man. The guests who watched the ceremony are all secretly amazed.

After a series of introductions, Mr. Yang said: "Please stand up and be quiet. Please invite the portrait of the ancestor to worship the ancestor! The four gentlemen Liu, Xiao, Guo, and Cai burn incense for the ancestor, and Yang Jing kowtowed three times before the portrait of the ancestor."

The eight old seniors who were originally sitting on the chair all stood up tremblingly, and several masters with mobility difficulties also stood up with the help of their juniors.

Two old men, who were about the same age as Cai Yi, walked out of the side hall with a yellowed portrait together and placed the portrait in the middle of the incense table.

This portrait is a portrait of Fan Li. In the antique industry in China, Fan Li is respected as his ancestor. This portrait is said to have been passed down from the Ming Dynasty.

Mr. Liu, Mr. Xiao, Mr. Guo and Cai Yi, holding three incense sticks, walked to the portrait of the ancestor, held the incense above his head, bowed three times together, and said in unison: "Now disciples Liu Zhenyao, Xiao Zhenguo, Guo Qingmao, and Cai Yi, uphold the ancestral teachings and accept disciple Yang Jing in front of the ancestor. I hope that the ancestor will bless my four disciples in the future and carry forward the skills passed down by the ancestor!"

The crowd of people watching the ceremony in the hall was silent.

After the four of them inserted the incense into the incense burner and retreated, Mr. Yang shouted loudly: "Yang Jing stepped forward, kowtowed three times in front of the ancestor, and worshiped the ancestor!"

Yang Jing walked up in a proper manner, knelt on the cushion in front of the incense table, and kowtowed three respectfully.

After kowtowing, Yang Jing raised his head and said loudly in front of the portrait of the ancestor: "Now, disciple Yang Jing is valued by the four masters and is taken under the sect by the four masters. The disciple will definitely listen humbly to the teachings of the four masters in the future, learn the skills taught by the four masters carefully, and carry forward the skills of the four masters. At the same time, today becoming the disciple of the four masters, and will serve the four masters carefully in the future and treat the four masters as their fathers!"

After kowtowing and expressing your feelings, the first item of the disciple-taking ceremony, which is to worship the ancestor, is considered to be completed.

"Next, please invite the four gentlemen Liu, Xiao, Guo, and Cai to take their seats, and disciple Yang Jing kowtowed three times." With Mr. Yang's angry voice, the four masters who had just stepped down came up one after another, sat down on the four Grand Master chairs listed on the right side of the incense table. Yang Jing walked forward again, knelt down on the cushion, and stood up and said, "Disciple Yang Jing is valued by the four masters as disciples. In the future, the disciples will not let down the expectations of the four masters, learn the skills of the four masters, serve the four masters well, and treat the four masters as their fathers!"

After saying that, Yang Jing kowtowed three times to the four masters sitting on the Grand Master's chair, and the four masters immediately showed uncontrollable smiles on their faces.

"Disciple to offer tea to the four masters!" After Yang Jing stood up, Old Master Yang shouted loudly again.

Yang Jing held the teacup and respectfully toasted the four masters with a glass of wine, which made the four masters happy.

At this time, the ceremony of apprenticeship or the admission of disciples will end, but as masters, Liu and the other four will each give a gift to their newly accepted disciple Yang Jing at this ceremony.

"Come on, Xiaojing, I'll give you this little gift. My teacher knows that you still have your own career, so I'll give you this high-ice jade Pixiu. This Pixiu was carved by Jiang Bin's father more than 30 years ago..."

"Master, this is so expensive, and this is left to you by Mr. Jiang, and it has important memorial significance..." Yang Jing saw this palm-sized Pixiu ornament and knew it was of great value. Although the material was just a boxwood green high-blade jade, the carving was from a master-level figure.

When Jiang Bin was alive, he was the top jade carving master in China, and he was only one line away from the level of a master. The carvings he carved were valuable by the carvings alone.

"Haha, just take it for you. This is the master's wish." Old Liu said with a smile, but his tone was full of determination.
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