so he was brought to a spot surrounded by extensive buildings . he entered , and was greeted by a crowd of boys who were all about fourteen years of age . an old woman came in and they all called out : " this is mother hia ! " and she sat down and had aduan show his tricks . then she taught him the dance of the flying thunders of tsian - tang river , and the music that calms the winds on the sea of dung - ting . when the cymbals and kettledrums reechoed through all the courts , they deafened the ear . then , again , all the courts would fall silent . mother hia thought that aduan would not be able to grasp everything the very first time ; so she taught him with great patience . but aduan had understood everything from the first , and that pleased old mother hia . " this boy , " said she , " equals our own rose of evening ! "
sat down and had aduan show his tricks .
what did the old woman do after she met aduan ?
what did the old woman do after she met aduan ?