Shen Yu coldly explained, "I can become your apprentice, but it will cost five taels of silver a month."
Without the slightest hesitation, Dr. Lin clapped his hands and said readily, "Deal! Young man, you can't go back on your word."
Doctors make the most money, so five taels of silver is just a matter of prescribing a few more doses of medicine for Doctor Lin. If five taels of silver a month can buy a good apprentice to carry on his grandfather's medical skills, then it is a very worthwhile deal.
As if afraid that Shen Yu would change his mind, Doctor Lin said again, "You little brat... good disciple, if you learn quickly, I will give you more training in the future, and I guarantee that you will become a rich man at a young age."
Compared to Dr. Lin's excitement, Shen Yu's expression was indifferent, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Seeing Doctor Lin's excited expression, Pei Yao couldn't understand. Shouldn't others be begging him to learn such a skill? Why was he the one begging Shen Yu to learn it?
Pei Yao naturally didn't understand, because she had arrived late and hadn't seen the questions Doctor Lin asked Shen Yu when he first arrived.
Those few medical issues were the key factors that made Doctor Lin so eager to take Shen Yu as his apprentice.
After taking on his apprentice, Dr. Lin couldn't wait to take Shen Yu back to Tongrentang in the county.
But Shen Yu refused: "No, I need to pack my things. I'll go over tomorrow."
"That's right. Well then, my good disciple, you pack your things first. I have to go back to my son's place today, so I'll be leaving now. I'll be waiting for you in Meilin Town tomorrow."
After glancing at the sky, Dr. Lin hurried off.
Qiaohui and Shen Jing were both somewhat surprised that Shen Yu agreed so readily.
After all, Shen Yu's favorite thing used to be reading. He had even read all the books in the house and was so bored that he read his maternal grandfather's medical books.
He thought Shen Yu would want to continue his studies.
Shen Jing looked at his son seriously and asked, "Yu'er, are you really sure?"
Shen Yu nodded.
Seeing that his son had made up his mind, Shen Jing said nothing more. He respected Shen Yu's choice and believed that being a doctor and saving lives was not a bad job.
Qiaohui remembered that Dr. Lin had just told her to wait for Shen Yu in Meilin Town tomorrow, and she felt a little reluctant to part with Shen Yu. The family had just reunited, and now they had to separate again.
Yunniang and Qiaohui grew up together, so she immediately noticed Qiaohui's emotions and comforted her.
Qiaohui looked at Yunniang and Pei Yao and then remembered that the two of them were usually busy and didn't like to gossip, so they wouldn't come to his house to find them for no reason.
She hadn't asked earlier because Doctor Lin was there, but now that he was gone, Qiaohui asked, "Yunniang, Yao'er, did you come here today for something?"
Pei Yao and her mother exchanged a glance. Yunniang looked at them and said, "Qiaohui, it's like this. Our family has always had business dealings with Deyun Restaurant, right? But right now, our ice jelly stall is quite busy..."
Yunniang recounted everything they had discussed at home to Shen Jing and Qiao Hui. Qiao Hui knew about the Pei family's business with Deyun Restaurant because she used to go to the Pei family's house every morning to help out.
"So, Qiaohui, we'd like to give this job to you."
Qiaohui was still somewhat incredulous when she heard this. She knew that the Pei family supplied goods to Deyun Restaurant every day. Although she didn't know the amount, she was sure that so many goods every day must amount to a considerable sum of money.
Although Yunniang was her good friend, the Pei family had only just started to prosper, and she was naturally unwilling to receive such a great benefit from Yunniang for no reason.
Pei Yao comforted her, saying that it was because their family had too much work to handle and they were indeed a bit overwhelmed, so they had to outsource the work at Deyun Restaurant. Even if Qiao Hui didn't do it, they would hand it over to someone else.
After hearing this, Qiaohui lowered her head and considered it for a moment, while even Shen Yu, who was standing to the side, looked up at Pei Yao.
Qiaohui glanced at her husband beside her, and Shen Jing immediately understood what she meant. He smiled gently at her and said, "My wife can decide for herself."
With her husband's support, Qiaohui looked at Yunniang and Pei Yao and continued, "Yunniang, this business originally belonged to you, but now it's been given to us. However, we shouldn't accept so much benefit from you without contributing anything. It would be better if we split the daily profits 50/50."
Qiaohui was a sensible person. She knew that the business deal was negotiated by the Pei family, and the products were also developed by the Pei family.
She had just gotten a huge bargain, so she thought a 50/50 split was the best option.
Yunniang quickly pulled her aside and said, "No, if it's split 50/50, you won't earn much money all day."
The two discussed it further, with Qiaohui insisting on giving the Pei family a 50/50 split, but Yunniang disagreed, saying that if they did, Qiaohui would have no profit to speak of.
In the end, Pei Yao suggested that they only need to give them 20% of the money the Shen family earns each day.
Qiaohui still felt she had taken advantage of the Pei family and wanted to raise the stake to 30%.
Pei Yao and her family vehemently disagreed. The profit margin wasn't very high to begin with, and besides, Pei Yao's family hadn't put in any effort; it was all hard-earned money from the Shen family. They figured taking 20% would be enough.
Most importantly, this is also a good thing for them. The Shen couple are honest and hardworking people who would never do anything dishonest or shady, so Pei Yao is very reassured about entrusting the Deyun Restaurant order to them.
They are currently too busy to manage the orders for Deyun Restaurant, so the Shen family's actions can be considered a help to them.
After all, Pei Yao didn't want to sever her connection with Manager Qian.
Finally, it was agreed that the Shen family would handle the orders for Deyun Restaurant from now on.
Tomorrow, Qiaohui will go with the Pei family early in the morning to learn the recipe for spicy snails, since the recipes for snails and kelp are the same.
After making their decision, the group chatted for a while longer before Pei Yao and Yun Niang went back first. After all, Shen Yu was going to Tongrentang in the county the next day, so they decided to leave some time for the family.
When Yunniang and Pei Dalang returned home, Chen Fang and Pei Dalang had already prepared dinner.
Pei Erlang was helping to bring out the dishes. Although he had a limp in one leg, he was much better now and could walk some distance. When he walked slowly, it was almost impossible to tell that he was lame unless you looked closely. However, it was still noticeable when he walked fast.
Upon seeing them return, he asked, "How did the discussion go?"
Yunniang smiled at him and went over to help serve the dishes: "Everything has been discussed, and Qiaohui has agreed. She also said that we will get 20% of every order in the future."
When Pei Xuan saw that her older sister had returned, she moved over from in front of the rabbit hutch and went to hold her sister's hand.
"Sister, where did you go just now?"
Pei Yao gently pinched the little girl's nose, took out a small candy from her pocket and gave it to her. This candy was just given to her by Chen Cong. She didn't like candy, so she brought it back to Pei Xuan: "Sister went to Aunt Hui's house."
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