Since no one wants to favor one child in the family, then everyone should be treated equally. This way, there will be no favoritism, but no one will have a bright future.
But the villagers would rather spend their whole lives toiling in the fields than live a life of poverty supporting other people's children to succeed. They understand that uncles and nephews are uncles and nephews, and will never become father and son. If they are not family, they are not family. Other people's glory will always be other people's glory.
The village's current situation is naturally due to everyone's past experiences, which has led to their current state. Moreover, everyone tacitly agrees not to offer to support any child in the family to go to school, unless someone has such a strong desire that they can persuade the whole family.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the child's parents to support him alone, even if he was their only child.
This has led to a situation where, at some point, fewer and fewer people in the village have become educated, and now only the village chief's family remains; even the clan elders' families have no educated people.
Yue Jiuyue knew that being illiterate would cause many troubles, and she was used to being a "scholar" and didn't want to pretend to be illiterate. It wasn't something to be proud of, so she decided to find a way to learn to read, which would make things easier for her.
She had a good foundation, so learning traditional Chinese characters was easier for her than for Lin Chaobei, who still didn't know how to write many characters when writing stories and had to ask Huang Banxian how to write certain characters as he wrote.
Perhaps that's why Lin Chaobei gave up writing?
Yue Jiuyue had no idea.
When Lin Chaobei returned in the evening, he began to talk incessantly about what he had done that day, how hard he had worked, and how capable he had been.
“Mom, I went to the shop today and kept an eye on things. Everyone there was doing a great job. I also went to find a carpenter and ordered some shelves.”
I'm thinking of using the kind of paper they use to wrap buns and pies, is that okay? We can print our shop's name on the paper so people will immediately know it's from our shop.
I was thinking of using wooden boxes for the packaging, but I was in a hurry today and didn't pay much attention to the size and shape of the soaps. I'll go and take a look after I finish eating, so I can ask the carpenters to make the boxes.
"By the way, Mom, should we hire a carpenter? They don't need to be super skilled, just someone who can make simple wooden frames and boxes. The labor cost won't be too high, and I think it's cheaper than constantly going to their shops to order custom boxes."
Wooden frames and boxes are priced according to a fixed amount. The wood is delivered by the customer, which is cheaper, but it's still cheaper to hire a cheaper carpenter.
If you hire a carpenter to work at home, someone can go up the mountain to cut down trees, and the rest can be done by the carpenter. It's also convenient to have a carpenter at home. They can solve any problems that require carpentry immediately. For example, more and more drying racks are needed at home now, and racks are also needed in the cellar to store grains and vegetables.
"Okay, do you know any carpenters? Have they agreed to come and work for us? Are they trustworthy? How much do they charge per month?"
Lin Chaobei has started to use his brain, and Yue Jiuyue naturally supports him, just as she supported him before when he wanted to write stories to make money.
However, when Lin Chaobei writes stories, Yue Jiuyue doesn't have to worry about anything; she just needs to prepare the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone for him.
If Lin Chaobei wants to recruit workers to take home, there are many things to consider. The most basic thing is that the people must be trustworthy, and then other things need to be considered.
However, Yue Jiuyue was a first-time hostess, and she was also experiencing many things for the first time. She had many things she hadn't considered thoroughly, so she wouldn't have too high expectations of Lin Chaobei.
Of course, she prefers people who sign indenture contracts, as she feels more at ease using such people. However, she doesn't rule out hiring people. Even if problems arise, she won't lack a little bit of money to make a living. After all, this is just a life she picked up, and it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad. Besides, she has a golden finger to rely on.
Therefore, she was fearless.
Therefore, Lin Chaobei can try things out as he pleases, just like Lin Chaonan, who has already gained experience.
Sigh! After thinking it over and over, I suddenly thought of the wretched Lin Chaodong and the missing Lin Chaoxi. At least Lin Chaodong is still alive and kicking, and even has the mind to think about divorce, but where is Lin Chaoxi?
Yue Jiuyue truly believed Lin Chaoxi was an undercover agent, because if Lin Chaoxi were alive but had disappeared without a trace, this was the most reasonable explanation.
Therefore, she has been thinking more and more about her second son, Lin Chaoxi, whom she has never met, and she prays in her heart that he will be safe each time.
"I haven't asked yet, and I don't know anyone very well. It was only when I went to the carpenter's house today to ask about the price that I felt we were spending too much money, which is why I thought of hiring a carpenter to work at home."
The more Lin Chaobei spoke, the less confident he became, because it was indeed an idea that came to him on a whim. He didn't understand anything else and hadn't thought much about it. He thought that Yue Jiuyue would either agree or disagree with his idea, but he didn't expect that she would throw the problem back at him.
Let him handle it?
Or should we let him back down?
He had only enjoyed being a manager for a day, and he wasn't quite done yet; he didn't want to be removed from his position so soon.
"Oh, then take your time to think about it. You can solve this problem yourself. As long as the monthly salary isn't excessive, you can treat it as if the family hired someone. You can also hire one yourself, and the shop will still pay you per person."
Although Yue Jiuyue was very good at being a hands-off manager, she didn't make her two brothers work for free. For example, Lin Chaonan now earns wages from managing three shops. Although he still has to give half to his family, he also gets half of the harvest from his own mountain and half of the harvest from the fields on Nanling. All in all, he has a lot of private money.
As for Lin Chaobei, he also received the shopkeeper's wages for a few days, but he went off to write stories halfway through, so he had much less personal savings than Lin Chaonan.
Now he is not only the owner of a soap shop, but if he can hire a few carpenters and instruct them to make things needed for his home, he can make a fortune. Who knows, his private savings might surpass Lin Chaonan's someday.
It is said that her two sons, if not outstanding individuals, are the best in the surrounding villages in terms of character, appearance, and family background. So why don't they have any matchmakers coming to their door?
Could it be because of the natural disasters of the past few years that all the girls of marriageable age in the family have been married off, so there are no suitable girls available for the time being?
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