The sun lazily sprinkled on the yard of Pei's ceramic workshop, but it could not dispel the depressing atmosphere.
A dozen craftsmen were sitting or standing, with their tools lying idle, their faces filled with sorrow and boredom.
"What's the end of this life? There's no work to do and we can't even afford to eat."
"Yes, my family is waiting for me to bring money to buy rice to cook."
"Get money? I'm afraid I won't get this month's salary."
"I hope Pei's pottery can be sold elsewhere, otherwise we won't be able to start work."
"I wonder where the Liu family found the craftsman to make such exquisite porcelain."
"The Liu family is so vicious. They are forcing us to death."
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A group of craftsmen were talking and sighing. They had all worked for the Pei family for a long time. Although they were exploited harshly by the Pei family, at least they had work to do and food to eat.
Now that they have lost their livelihood, not only will they not have food to eat, but their families will also starve. Apart from the skill of pottery making, they don’t know anything else. Therefore, although they usually curse the Pei family for being rich and unkind and exploiting them severely, they have never thought of leaving.
They can still earn some money if they stay here, but once they leave, they really won't be able to survive. At this moment, this group of craftsmen hate the Liu family. If it weren't for the Liu family, how could they have lost their jobs.
Bang!
The wooden door of the workshop was kicked open, and a craftsman rushed in hurriedly, his coarse cloth clothes were covered with mud spots. He held his knees and gasped for breath, obviously exhausted from running all the way.
"Liu San, where have you been? Why are you so out of breath?" asked a craftsman.
Liu San wiped his sweat and spoke in a very low voice, but he could not hide his excitement. "Good news, I just heard outside that Yunci Pavilion is recruiting workers. Two meals a day, 500 coins a month, and two meals of meat every seven days!"
The workshop was instantly silent, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Li Jun said in a trembling voice: "Liu San, are you telling the truth?"
He is the master chef in the pottery workshop and has the best skills. It can be said that he has taught most of the people in the workshop and is considered the manager of the workshop.
"It's true. Look what this is."
Liu San took out an oil-paper bag from his arms, opened a corner, and revealed a corner of the marinated meat inside.
More than a dozen pairs of eyes fell on the braised meat and couldn't take their eyes off it, swallowing their saliva uncontrollably.
"This is what they gave me after I signed the contract. As long as you sign the contract, you can get a piece of meat."
Everyone was tempted, and everyone looked at Li Jun. If they all went, the Pei family workshop would be gone.
Everyone knows what this means. The Liu family is going to dig up the Pei family's roots and completely destroy it.
Li Jun's face was somewhat gloomy. "Liu San, you have also signed a contract with the Pei family. If you leave now, you will have to pay a large sum of money. Can you afford it?"
Liu San took out a cloth bag and put it on the table. "The Liu family said that as long as you go there, they will pay for the compensation."
Everyone's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the Liu family had completely confronted the Pei family. They even paid for the compensation. However, the Liu family could make such exquisite porcelain, so why did they need them to go there?
A young craftsman jumped up and said, "My wife just gave birth to a child, and it's time for her to recuperate. If you guys are embarrassed to go, I'll go."
After saying that, he ran out.
When the others saw this, they all ran away. They only did so out of consideration for Li Jun's sake, but they had wanted to go a long time ago.
Such good treatment is unprecedented. The Pei family only paid them 200 yuan per month, and food was not provided. Now that the Pei family's ceramic business is over, there is no point in them staying here, and they can only find another way to make a living.
Just now these craftsmen were cursing the Liu family, but now they think the Liu family’s recruitment conditions are really good. They are afraid that they will miss out if they go too late, so they run as fast as they can.
Seeing this, Li Jun sighed and ran away.
Although he was the best skilled master and was in charge of this group of craftsmen, the Pei family only gave him 50 yuan more in wages. He didn't want to starve to death, so he would let the Pei family down, but filling his stomach was more important.
Not only did the craftsmen from the pottery workshop run away, but the craftsmen from the silk workshop also ran away.
Even Zhang Chu, whom Pei Feng had invited from Jiangnan at a great price, ran away. He did not come to the Liu family, but went back to Jiangnan.
After seeing modern silk, Zhang Chu knew that he would never be able to reach that level in his lifetime. The Pei family spent a lot of money to buy the raw materials, but now they can't sell a single piece. What if they take their anger out on him?
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Pei family.
"My Lord, it's bad. The craftsmen from the ceramic and silk workshops have all gone to the Liu family."
The housekeeper reported hurriedly.
"What?"
Pei Li felt a black screen before his eyes and he almost fainted.
It took a long time to train his family's craftsmen to reach their current level, but now they have all been poached by the Liu family. This means that the Pei family will not even have a chance to make a comeback.
You have to know that these craftsmen mastered the Pei family's ceramic and silk technologies. When they went to the Liu family, didn't they just bring these technologies with them?
But on second thought, judging from the ceramics and silks that Pei Yun took out, it seemed that he didn't care about the technology of his Pei family.
But that’s not the case. If all these craftsmen run away, who will make pottery and dye pottery for the Pei family in the future?
The Liu family's move of cutting off the source of the problem was really cruel.
"Aren't they afraid of losing money?" Pei Li was furious.
The housekeeper looked bitter and said, "The Liu family helped them pay the compensation."
Pei Li sat down on the chair, feeling chest tightness and shortness of breath, and his face turned visibly pale.
"Master, are you okay?"
Pei Li waved his hand and said, "You go down first."
The housekeeper had no choice but to leave. Pei Li drank a sip of tea to calm himself down, and was about to go find Pei Yanshu when, at this moment, Pei Feng ran in excitedly, followed by a beautiful woman and two young people, a man and a woman.
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