For country folks, raising a pig is a big deal that affects the lives of the whole family. Not to mention raising 12 pigs.

Ever since the villagers in Gujiagang heard that Gu Yanzhang and Chen Xuanxuan raised 12 piglets, they have been talking about it in private, thinking that what these young people did was weird. They

were not at ease at all.

They were not even worried that the pigs they raised would accidentally get swine fever.

In feudal society, there were no antibiotics, no anti-inflammatory drugs, and no particularly useful Western medicines like penicillin.

Therefore, many poultry would get various diseases, such as plague, if they were raised in large numbers.

Last year, there was only one family in Gujiagang. The family was quite well-off. They had 30 ducks. But all the ducks died overnight.

A 20-jin big fat duck can be sold for several hundred coins. If all 30 jin of ducks were sold, the money would add up to about 8 taels of silver...

According to the villagers, with this much money, you can build a new house for your children. Moreover, in bad years, you can use this money to find a wife for your children.

The women in the family whose 30 ducks died cried so hard. They became poor all of a sudden and could hardly even eat in the winter.

This kind of thing has been told many times by people in and outside the village.

Those who are poor and have too many things on their mind are always beaming with joy when they talk about this kind of thing.

Some people with malicious intentions even gnashed their teeth and said, "They deserve it. Who told them to raise so many ducks? Who told them to be so greedy? We country folk, how can we be the kind of people who can make a fortune..."

Now that Chen Xuanxuan insisted on raising 12 piglets, although they were busy every day, those villagers with bad intentions still squeezed out a lot of time to visit Yan Zhang's house, staring at the piglets every day, and even said some sarcastic words.

"Brother Yan, why do you, a grown man, have to listen to a woman?"

"Raising 12 pigs... that's a waste of food and time. If they get swine fever by accident, you won't be able to sell these sick pigs!"

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, your family has finally become prosperous and built such a new house. Besides, your sons are now grown up and will get married in the future. You have to save the money you earn! If you spend money like this, you really don't worry about your sons being bachelors?"

"Brother Yan, I am kindly reminding you because we are relatives. If you were not gentle, I would not say these heartfelt words to you! Sometimes I really feel that you are getting more and more unreasonable as you get older. You, as a grandfather, have to make your own decisions. It is enough to raise a pig. Why raise 12 pigs?..."

At this moment, Chen Xuanxuan, who was sitting in the house, listened to her husband's messy relatives saying these messy words in their unique loud voices... The anger in her heart that she had suppressed with great difficulty became more and more intense.

Haha, these people are really good at sowing discord.

Moreover, why are the words they say so unpleasant to the ear? !

Chen Xuanxuan thought about it carefully, and she found that in her daily life, she had never done anything that would harm their interests, nor had she said anything that would offend people.

But why did she feel that these people hated her for no reason?

What had she done in the past year that angered the heavens and people? She

really didn't want these messy relatives and friends to come and say these sarcastic words. Chen Xuanxuan thought about it seriously, touched her chin, and decided that she must think of a way to keep these people busy.

Haha, isn't it just because they see that their family has so many pigs that they are worried about their family getting rich? !

Well, since these people were worried about their family getting rich, she decided to let her other two apprentices finish their apprenticeships first, and let them take their families to the county town or the surrounding towns to make a small fortune.

In this way, someone can help her share these people's anger.

When she thought of this, the next morning, Chen Xuanxuan told her two apprentices seriously.

"Well, Xiaoli and Bagouzi, you two have also been learning from me for a year. I taught you how to make buns step by step. You two are both worthy of the 500-cent tuition fee and have studied hard."

"I can tell you this, I have 10 points of skills. What about you? You have learned at least 2 points in this year. Our family is too busy this year, and your two families are also very busy. So I'm thinking that you two should go home for the time being. You can go out and sell buns. After all, the buns you two make are beautiful and delicious. They are totally presentable..."

"Selling buns in the county or in the town is all feasible..."

When Gu Chongli and Ma Bagouzi heard this, they felt a surge of heat in their hearts.

With their level, can they become apprentices?

As long as they thought that from today on, their family members could also make hundreds of dollars every few days like the master's family, and the money would roll in every day, they would have a big smile on their faces and be extremely happy.

They couldn't help but rush home to tell their parents such good news.

...

When Chen Xuanxuan's two apprentices returned home, their parents came to pick them up.

When the two families heard Chen Xuanxuan say that their children could become apprentices.

The buns they made were all well-made and completely edible. They were very happy.

However, the Ma family felt that there was no rush to make money. The most important thing was that their son must learn real skills.

Only if he learns well can he have a foothold in the future.

When Chen Xuanxuan heard the other party say this, she nodded in agreement, "Yes, you are right."

"As for me, the reason why I let your child go home and let you help him sell buns outside is actually to let him slowly learn how to deal with people in life."

"As a small business, we must not only have strong skills and be recognized by diners, but also deal with people and have interpersonal relationships with others, and we have to learn slowly. Although I am your child's master, it is really difficult for me as a woman to teach in this regard, so I still need you adults to teach."