Seeing this, Granny Yun felt pressured for the first time. Moreover, she had to confront the village chief. She couldn't very well yell at him, calling him shameless, jealous, and unable to stand seeing others do well, or saying things like, "Why don't you share any of your rice with me?" So she simply pretended not to see him and wandered around her own yard.
Yun Ruoxia, however, was different. She immediately grabbed a weapon from the woodshed, ready to fight them to the death at any moment.
If they were to learn Yunling's beekeeping techniques, and everyone could keep bees and produce royal jelly, it would be better to let her die.
“Yun family, I heard you made over a million copper coins from beekeeping. Let us learn from you.”
“Whoever told you that, go find them. If my mother could earn a million copper coins, she could walk sideways in the county town, let alone in the village.”
"So you're keeping bees. We're all from the same village, and we want to learn too. Open the door and let us take a look."
Grandma Yun quickly grabbed the broom in her hand, just in case they rushed in, she could sweep them all away with one broom. "Although we do keep bees, it's all just random stuff. If you want to see, why don't you go up the mountain and find a beehive? You'll know everything there."
"You're hiding it from us, aren't you? How stingy! Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd hidden gold inside."
As soon as Lin Laoniang finished speaking, it sparked a lot of discussion. On one hand, they complained that Yun Laoniang didn't know what was good for her, while on the other hand, they secretly envied her. Someone who deserved such protection must have a good way of beekeeping. They should learn a thing or two and make a lot of money too.
The village chief frowned. Although he usually received a lot of care from the third branch of the Yun family, when they encountered such a good way to make money, they didn't say anything, but they didn't contribute to the village after making money. This was wrong!
"The Yun family's business is just beekeeping. You can let everyone take a look, and it won't cost you anything. Besides, everyone farms. Some rice ears are full, while others are shriveled. Not everyone can do this kind of work."
With the village chief speaking, Old Lady Yun could no longer argue, unless her whole family didn't want to live there anymore. They just wanted to move to the city, and they needed the village head's help with things like changing their residence and household registration. The village chief and the village head were so close that they couldn't afford to offend them.
Furthermore, the village chief's words make sense. If everyone could learn it just by watching, then she would have learned how to keep bees, even though she watches every day. No!
Then look at Sister Xia. She was also taught by Sister Ling, but what was the result? When facing a swarm of bees, she still tiptoed around. So this job is not suitable for everyone, so we should relax.
With her hands on her hips and chest puffed out, Lin Laoniang, with the village chief protecting her, could swagger into the yard. As long as she learned the beekeeping technique, her Sanlang could choose any young lady in the county town, or even those around the capital. Why would he even look at Yun Ruochun?
But her dream was only half-finished when Yunling suddenly appeared and stopped her, saying, "Why is it you again, you little brat? Go play somewhere else and don't get in the way of important matters."
"You're really strange. This is my home. Who else could it be but me?"
"Yes, yes, it's you, go play somewhere else."
Yunling, of course, wouldn't allow it. She put her hands on her hips, just like Old Lady Lin, and said, "Grandpa wasn't feeling well, so he specifically asked me to relay his words. He knows you all want to learn beekeeping, and since we're all from the same village, he's naturally thinking of our friendship."
"But he has a caveat: if you can listen to all of this and find it acceptable, he will then teach you beekeeping techniques. How about that?"
"good!"
It's just a matter of listening to what she has to say; it's an extremely simple thing. Naturally, no one in the room objected, and they all quieted down to listen to Yunling's speech.
Yunling stood on the small stool that Yun Ruoxia had brought, put one hand on her hip and used a water ladle as a microphone to her mouth, and said: "As the saying goes, beekeeping is about getting in contact with bees and not being afraid of them. This is not an easy thing. If you are not careful, you will be stung. For more serious cases, please refer to the eldest son Yun Da and Liu Shi who were stung so badly that they almost lost their lives and had to lie in Ren'an Hall to recuperate."
This statement directly discouraged a large number of people. They were beekeeping to make money, not to lose their lives and money. This business was not worthwhile, so they might as well not do it.
Yunling continued, "Secondly, it is also somewhat related to the first point, that is, the beekeeper's house cannot be smaller than our house. If the environment is too small, it will not be conducive to the activity of the bee colony, and they will get entangled with you, which may easily sting the children in the house."
This naturally deters some people, especially those with young children at home. Their skin is delicate, and if they get stung every day, what would happen?
"Thirdly, and also quite importantly, is money."
"As the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. You have to pay the price to reap the rewards. Buying boxes and barrels costs money, right? Buying combs and building foundation costs money, right? Making nest frames and buying jars costs money, right? We have roughly calculated that we need to invest a total of fifty strings of cash in the early stages."
"Friendly reminder: Please do not rely too much on borrowing money. For a specific example, you can refer to the case of the eldest son who incurred huge debts to avoid going to jail, and in the end, even his grandson was robbed, and the debt was still not paid off."
After the third point, only two people remained.
These two are widowers living alone, without children, with a relatively spacious home and some spare money, making them the most suitable candidates for the first three requirements.
Yunling nodded, quite pleased. "The last point, and the most important one, is that we are only responsible for teaching you how to raise bees. As for where to buy the hives, where to buy the combs, how much honey to produce, how to sell it, how much to sell, what the price is, and where to sell it, none of that is our responsibility."
The two widowers left without looking back. They had only intended to keep bees to pass the time, but that was all they did. They hadn't thought about keeping themselves busy. There was so much work to do, how could they manage it all by themselves?
Seeing that everyone had left, Yunling finally breathed a sigh of relief. As the saying goes, it's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you. Even if they had been allowed into the shed today, what good would it have done? Would they have stopped pestering them to teach them? Would they have stopped being jealous and secretly plotting against them?
Rather than subjecting the bee colony to further persecution, it would be better to lay things out once and for all. Besides, with such a good example as the eldest son, it would be a waste of their good intentions if she didn't take advantage of it.
Yun Ruoxia put down her tools and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense. She had broken out in a cold sweat when she heard Yun Ling say that she would teach the villagers how to raise bees. Thank goodness.
But the villagers had dispersed, while the village chief remained, showing no sign of leaving, his eyes still fixed on Yunling.
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