Master Liu also showed his stubbornness today.

You know, he had finally asked the supervisor to help Ye Lao San get better conditions, and he really didn't want to give up just like that.

"Madam, the treatment we receive as prison guards is quite good. It's also a position that pays the emperor a salary, so it's respectable to say it out loud, isn't it? Don't you want your son to be more successful?"

Old Madam Ye still shook her head and said, "Master Liu, thank you for your kindness. My third son is an idiot. He only likes to study wood and can't understand anything else.

"I don't ask my children to achieve great things. As long as they can provide for the family and live a stable life, that's enough."

"Madam, you are right.

"But you also said that the third brother likes to study wood, so wouldn't it be perfect for him to be our supervisor?

"We don't have anything else over there, but we have plenty of wood, right?"

Master Liu suddenly patted his chest and said, "Otherwise, as long as he is willing to go, I promise to pass on all my skills to him.

“Although the third brother is quite capable, he never had a formal apprenticeship and didn’t have a good foundation from the beginning.

"He has achieved what he has today thanks to his single-minded dedication to research.

"I can't bear to let go of such a good seedling. What do you think?"

Cheng Changan, who had been standing outside the door without saying a word, was stunned when he heard this.

You know, although Master Liu has trained many apprentices over the years, he has never accepted a personal disciple.

Normally, he was willing to give advice to the people in the Supervisory Office, but he never used his housekeeping skills.

This time, in order to recruit Ye Lao San, he really spent a lot of money.

However, it can also be seen from this that Master Liu really values Ye Laosan's craftsmanship!

Who would have thought that Master Liu would go so far as to ask Ye Lao San to be his disciple? Old Madam Ye was already conflicted, but she still shook her head to refuse.

Cheng Changan almost wanted to rush in and yell at the Ye family, "Do you know what you just rejected?"

What you give up so easily may be something that others cannot reach even if they try their best!

Old Mrs. Ye could naturally see Master Liu's sincerity, and she felt very embarrassed to refuse.

So she sighed and said, "Master Liu, the third brother probably never told you about his master, right?"

Master Liu was stunned when he heard this, and instantly became alert.

He asked Ye Laosan this question more than once, but Ye Laosan always said that he learned the craft from an old carpenter in the village.

Master Liu saw that although Ye Lao San had some unconventional techniques, it was obvious that he had no foundation, let alone any formal techniques, so he believed him.

But when asked this by Old Lady Ye, he suddenly understood.

Yes, even if Ye Lao San learned all the unconventional methods, these unconventional methods are sometimes even better than his own. This is not something that any random country carpenter can do.

Thinking of this, Master Liu began to get excited.

"Could it be that the Third Brother's master is some otherworldly expert?"

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Ye shook her head again when she heard this.

“I can’t go into detail about the specifics, but I only know that when the Third Brother became an apprentice, he promised his master that he would never work for the imperial court.

"Master Liu, you should be able to see that my third child is a very honest child, to put it nicely, but a bit stubborn, to put it bluntly.

"Since he kowtowed and offered tea to his master, and made a promise, no matter how many years have passed, no matter whether his master is still alive or not, he will not break his promise."

Master Liu had planned everything, but he had never expected this and was stunned for a moment.

That was all Mrs. Ye had to say, and she didn’t want to say anything more.

Master Liu came with full of ambition and left in despair.

Cheng Changan quickly reached out to support Master Liu who almost tripped over the threshold.

"Watch your step." Cheng Chang'an had never seen Master Liu like this before. He gritted his teeth and said, "Master Liu, wait a minute. I'll go find Ye Lao San and ask him about this. I can't let him let you down like this."

Master Liu quickly reached out and grabbed him, signaling him not to disturb Ye Lao San, who was currently chatting with the owners and bosses of other woodworking workshops in the alley accompanied by Wang Ge.

"Today is someone's big day, let's not make things worse, let's go back."

Cheng Changan accompanied Master Liu and quietly left the woodworking workshop.

On the way back, Master Liu quickly figured it out.

There are many people who were exiled from outside the Great Wall, including many talented and skilled craftsmen, and they are quite resentful of the imperial court.

The master that Ye Laosan met might be such a person.

Since we don't have the fate of being a master and a disciple, there's no need to force it.

Seeing that Master Liu was silent all the way with a heavy heart, Cheng Chang'an felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but want to blame the Ye family.

But unexpectedly, after returning to the General's Office, Master Liu called him into the room and asked, "I've been thinking all this time. I'm already at this age, and it's time for me to take in an apprentice.

"Do you want to worship under my name?

“But you also know that I am a person who likes to study on my own.

“I haven’t accepted any disciples for so many years because I don’t want to spend too much time and energy on teaching disciples.

"So if you are willing to take me as your master, then you will not only be my first disciple, but also my last disciple.

"I wonder if you would be willing to do that?"

Master Liu made several twists and turns in just a few sentences, which made Cheng Changan's heart beat wildly.

"Master Liu, you, you said you want to take me as your apprentice? Did I hear correctly? Is this true?"

"Of course it's true." Master Liu felt a little embarrassed at this moment, and he deliberately added, "If you don't mind that I just asked you after being rejected by the Ye family."

"I don't mind, of course I don't mind!" Cheng Chang'an was so happy that he almost went crazy. "You know I have always admired you, otherwise I wouldn't have followed you for so many years.

"As long as I can be your disciple, no matter if I'm your first choice or your last disciple, I'm willing to do it a thousand times, ten thousand times!"

Master Liu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this and said, "That's good. I've been thinking about this all the way back.

“I’m worried that it might be inappropriate to talk about this right now.

"But on second thought, it doesn't really make any difference whether you bring it up early or late.

“It’s better to ask directly.

"Since you've agreed, I'll report this to the supervisor and pick a good day to perform the apprenticeship ceremony."

"Yes!" Cheng Changan was so excited that tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

He couldn't contain his excitement, and he knelt down and kowtowed three times to Master Liu.