Song Anxin: "......."
I've been here for quite a while.
However, she could understand Brother Lin. Brother Lin had always dreamed of becoming a carpenter, but he gave it up due to family reasons.
Because she kept asking Brother Lin to make things like buckets and basins, and encouraged him that he had the talent, Brother Lin's hope was rekindled, and he began to study woodworking diligently.
Now that he had the opportunity to learn, and the carpenter was sent by the higher-ups, his skills were definitely not bad, so Brother Lin became obsessed.
She said, "Brother Lin, if you want to learn, why don't you go and talk to Uncle Bai about it?"
Brother Lin scratched his head and said, "I heard from the village head that Uncle Bai is a master invited by the county government. I... I... would he teach me? I'm not his apprentice. Besides, the threshing machine is almost finished, and he's leaving soon."
Song An thought that this old man Bai must have a special identity and wouldn't take on apprentices casually, but being an apprentice would be fine too. He had to work hard for his dream.
There is a difference between an apprentice and a student. An apprentice is someone who formally becomes a disciple of a master, while a student simply pays a fee regularly to learn the craft. However, even a master doesn't just accept apprentices casually.
Song Anxin suggested to Brother Lin, "Uncle Bai won't leave. He's going to research a new agricultural tool, the blower. These apprentices won't be following him, so you can go and lend him a hand and learn the craft at the same time."
Brother Lin's honest, dark face lit up immediately: "Really! Aunt Fengnian, do you think Uncle Bai will agree?"
Song Anxin smiled and said, "Uncle Bai loves my family's salted duck eggs. Go to my house and take a few over. Also, tell him why you want to learn from him. I think he will agree."
This is free labor, plus salted duck eggs, and Brother Lin's sincerity. Anyone who values talent would agree to it. Besides, it's only for a few days as an apprentice, so there's not much you can learn anyway.
But this was a rare opportunity for Brother Lin. He usually studied things on his own without anyone to ask him questions, so his progress was naturally slow.
"Brother, you must seize this opportunity. If there's anything you can't figure out on your own, ask others and write it down. After they leave, you can spend time figuring it out slowly."
Song Anxin's words were a revelation to Brother Lin, and he became more confident. He immediately walked back to buy salted duck eggs to go to the village head's house to find Uncle Bai.
"Hey, Dad, wait for me!" Lin Dongzi hurriedly chased after him.
Song Anxin shook her head and chuckled. Brother Lin becomes like a young boy when he encounters his dream. It's rare, truly rare, for someone in middle age to still have the opportunity to realize their dream.
Things went smoothly, and Uncle Bai agreed to let Brother Lin assist him and learn from him. However, it was also very hard work. She heard from Sister-in-law Lin that Brother Lin went to work in the fields before dawn, and after finishing his work, he would go straight to Uncle Bai's place without taking a break.
Fortunately, the blower was quickly developed by Uncle Bai, and four were allocated to each village. Song Anxin also received one for free.
Everyone in the village was extremely envious, but no one said anything, since it was all Aunt Lin's idea.
After the blowers had finished blowing the eggs, Old Man Bai left, taking many salted duck eggs with him. Brother Lin also gave him some. He was very reluctant to see Old Man Bai go; Old Man Bai was even more skilled than his previous master, and he was afraid he would never have the chance to learn from such a talented person again.
That morning was the day Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou were to deliver goods again, and Song Anxin said:
"The autumn harvest is in four days. When you arrive, tell the shopkeeper if you can deliver both shipments together next time, so our whole family can focus on harvesting the rice."
Grain is a major concern for farmers.
Lin Fengshou and Lin Fengnian are working together to lift the wooden bucket containing duck eggs onto Uncle Lin's oxcart.
After Uncle Lin started delivering goods to Song Anxin's house, he would come to the door to pick them up every time it was time to deliver. When he returned, he would also take Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou to their door. As a result, Song Anxin gave Uncle Lin a one-cent raise.
Lin Fengshou jumped into the carriage and laughed, "I know, Mother. I think the shopkeeper is eager for us to send it over ahead of time."
Song Anxin chuckled: "Then you should tell the shopkeeper that it's a limited edition."
Song Anxin stood at the gate and watched them walk away before returning to the courtyard.
This is Aunt Tietou's house.
Tie Tou's yard was suddenly and forcefully opened with a loud bang.
"Mother! Is Aunt Lin's family really involved in some kind of duck egg business?"
Lin Gangzi rushed into his own yard, grabbed his mother, and began to interrogate her.
Aunt Tietou was washing clothes when she was startled by the noise and confused by her son.
"Gangzi, why are you back so early? Her family is in the duck egg business, they've collected a lot of duck eggs in the village, but why are you asking?"
Lin Gangzi was urged to return by his own manager. Recently, both "Junyue Restaurant" and "Kelai Restaurant" have launched that "Rich and Oily Egg" dish, which is very popular, causing "Junyue Restaurant" to directly suppress "Tianxuan Restaurant".
The shopkeeper couldn't stand this insult, so he ordered him to find out where this "rich and oily egg" came from.
He waited for many days before finally seeing the delivery people. He never expected it to be Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou from his own village, but he still couldn't quite believe it.
He remembered that Aunt Lin had gone to their restaurant before, seemingly to discuss some business. Could it be that "rich and oily egg" dish?
Just at the village entrance, he saw Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou carrying a large wooden bucket and heading towards the county.
He painstakingly inquired with the shop assistant that the goods were delivered every three days, and now that it had been exactly three days, he had no choice but to believe it: Aunt Lin's family was the supplier of "Rich and Oily Eggs"!
"What to do? What to do?!" Lin Gangzi paced anxiously in the yard, muttering to himself.
Aunt Tie Tou was terrified and hurriedly asked, "Gangzi, what's wrong with you? Are you possessed?"
Just then, a charming female voice came from the side room: "Who is it? It's so noisy! Can't a person get any sleep this early in the morning? My baby in the belly hasn't had enough sleep yet."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Tie Tou immediately launched into a tirade: "You lazy bum, what are you sleeping for? Your husband's gone mad, why don't you get up and check on him?"
Liu Hong'er lazily opened her eyes in the room without moving. It turned out that the sucker had returned. Ha, she didn't care whether he was crazy or not.
He wasn't the real father of the child in her belly, so she really had no choice but to ask him to take over. But she still had to pretend, so she got up slowly, dressed, and her belly was already slightly protruding.
Liu Hong'er opened the door and feigned concern, asking, "Brother Gang, what's wrong?"
Every time Tie Tou Niang was startled by Liu Hong'er's address of "Brother Gang," she would get goosebumps. Couldn't this lazybones just call someone properly? No wonder she bewitched my son so much that I brought him home.
Normally, Lin Gangzi would have been completely charmed by the address "Brother Gang," but right now he was in a bind. This was a major issue concerning the restaurant's business, and he might lose his job if things went wrong.
He roared in exasperation, "Shut up! Don't bother me!"
This is unbelievable! How could a country bumpkin make something that people in the county town would like so much? I have to go and see for myself.
He hurriedly left the house and headed towards Song Anxin's house at the end of the village.
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