The father and son exchanged glances as they listened to the conversation. Why was no one in their village learning to make tofu, soy milk, and tofu pudding like they did?
The Chen family offers an unusually large number of training courses, including aquaculture, poultry farming, outdated snacks and delicacies from Chishan Village, fruit tree cultivation, and more. There's nothing they don't know, only things you haven't thought of.
Of course, training courses don't teach skills for free; they are expensive. Many people want to learn, but they don't have enough money. In villages with good social customs and strong unity, the whole village often pools their money to learn a skill.
In the Chen family's training courses, some of the less expensive snack and food courses were made public to the village in advance. In the future, those who want to set up stalls can do so, and those who want to work can work as staff.
There's no fear of the technology being leaked if it's publicly available. Chen Kai's goal was to spread the technology; charging fees was just a side benefit. People will only appreciate it if the fees are high.
As the people in front of them walked into the visitor center with their luggage, the father and son hesitated.
Finally, it was the father who spoke up: "Let's go in and take a look."
Most of these people's luggage actually contained money and valuables, and everyone knew this, but no one dared to cause trouble.
There are soldiers guarding the entrance to Anping Village. Anyone who wants to enter has to go through a check. There is also a guard team organized by Anping Village to patrol inside. No one dares to cause trouble.
Almost every village that sent people to learn the techniques had a number of young and strong men accompanying them. When they arrived at the territory of Chishan Village, a few representatives were selected to go in with money, while the others waited outside to provide support.
Seeing that many people were queuing up to drop off some of their luggage, the father and son had no choice but to join the queue to see what was going on.
Soon it was their turn. After thinking about it, they put a bag inside. The manager gave them a bamboo stick with some strange characters carved on it and told them which locker it was in. They were told to just hand it to them when they retrieved their luggage.
There are rows of wooden chairs on both sides of the lobby for people to rest. The chairs even have backrests, which looks quite unusual. There are also many shops nearby, which seem to be selling local specialties.
After looking around for a while, the two decided to take care of their business first.
Just a few steps outside the gate, they saw a group of people gathered around. Upon closer inspection, they saw a large flowerbed with the words "Welcome to Chishan Village" made of flowers. The bright yellow flowers stood out against the red blossoms.
Not far away are rows of food streets, selling all sorts of things, but the place they're looking for should be further ahead.
As you walk along, the lively cries of vendors can be heard from both sides of the road.
The father and son wanted to find out how to make tofu pudding, so they found a stall selling tofu pudding, bought two bowls of it, and there were stools to sit on in front of the stall.
The old man took a bite; it was smooth and tender, indeed a good thing.
He asked, "Boss, does the tofu pudding training you offer in your village teach the craft in detail?"
The old woman felt embarrassed to be called "boss" and said, "Oh, I'm not a boss at all, I'm just an amateur street vendor. Don't worry, the training classes in our village are very thorough, they teach you step by step."
"The tofu pudding you're eating now was made by those people who came to train you."
I was quite surprised to hear that what they were eating was made by the people who came to train them; they were really impressive.
The old man asked again, "Will it take a long time?"
In their understanding, it takes several years to become an apprentice and learn a skill. His son is quite clever, so the village decided to let his son learn it.
The old woman laughed and said, "Don't worry, it will be quick. Unlike the hardship of learning a skill from an apprentice in the past, the training courses in Anping Village are not pretentious or controlling. As soon as you register, we will arrange it. For food-related courses, we guarantee you will learn it in seven days. If you are quick-witted, you will finish learning in two or three days. If you are a little slow, it will take seven or eight days."
“Like me, this old woman, I learned it in two days. My daughters-in-law also learn quickly, and they learned it in two or three days.”
Now, their daughters-in-law are all teachers in the Chen family's training classes. Their wages are calculated per person; they get a certain amount of money for each student they teach. The more capable they are, the more they do.
Many people come to learn how to make tofu. They don't complain about the lack of people, but rather that these people are stupid, especially those who have to study for five or six days to graduate. It's simply infuriating and delays their ability to make money.
The old woman sized up the young man next to the old man, asked him a few questions, and thought he was clever. She told them to tell the registration staff who recommended them when they went to register, and they would be assigned to her daughter-in-law's team. She would also help train her daughter-in-law when she had time, and she could take care of her then.
The father and son were very grateful and agreed.
The old woman was quite glad that she had passed the exam. She could get a job or work part-time and have extra income. She was really glad that she had persevered. The knowledge that Chen Kai and the others talked about seemed like gibberish to them. In the end, only twenty old women and men in the whole village passed the exam and got the qualification certificate.
Many people learn the skills, but fail other tests. To get into the training program and start working, just knowing the skills isn't enough; the requirements are very strict.
They're getting old; these new things are better suited for young people to experiment with.
After finishing their tofu pudding, the father and son continued strolling through the food street.
The young man said excitedly, "Dad, the things here are really cheap, almost the same as before the grain price went up. I heard it's a grand opening sale, with low prices for three days only. After we finish our business, Dad, buy some more things to take back with you."
The old man had the same idea. Although prices have come down now, they are still expensive. They are nothing like the good quality and low price in Anping Village.
Once you exit the food street, you'll see a large flowerbed shaped like a rabbit; from a distance, it looks like a huge rabbit-shaped flowerbed.
Beyond that is the shopping street, and beyond that is a paradise.
The park has many winding paths, which are easy for people to walk and enjoy the scenery. Although the paths are small, they are also interconnected.
In the center of the park, there is a small amusement park with many things that you can't do in this place, so it is very popular with children.
However, the most popular attraction is the village's large amusement park, which offers a variety of novel and exciting activities.
The best and most bustling location in Anping Village has to be Liu's Restaurant.
Now, the line of people waiting to eat at Liu's Restaurant stretches for a whole street.
Liu's Restaurant launched several new dishes today, and everyone who has tried them says they are so delicious they could eat their tongues off.
The new products this time are either fish or shrimp, because the aquaculture in Anping Village has reached harvest season, and the output is quite considerable. The villagers who sell fish and shrimp have made a lot of money.
The area around Liu's Restaurant was also filled with shops and stalls, but most of them belonged to the Chen family, and some were from the village. Only a few local businesses had squeezed in.
Looking east from Liu's Restaurant is the amusement park, next to which is a large amusement park.
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