Seeing that the head of the Gu family still wanted several elders to come forward, their expressions changed, and the old lady Liu smiled.
"Head of the Gu family, don't blame me for saying ugly things in advance. Think about it yourself. When you were young, you wanted to go out and learn some skills to make a living. Did you beg for help from everyone?"
"To learn skills from others, you must first consider whether they can teach you attentively and then guarantee that you will learn. Otherwise, you will waste your whole life and just get started. Like those carpenters, everyone starts learning at the age of seven or eight, and suffers for more than twenty years under the master before they are allowed to leave their master and make money..."
"So what my daughter said is right, free things are the most valuable. If you don't become my disciples, then we won't teach you!"
Hearing this, the villagers of the Gu family nodded unconsciously, thinking that what the old lady Liu said was particularly reasonable. She is still more knowledgeable than ordinary people.
And the head of the Gu family, Gu Yuxi, was speechless for a while after hearing this.
Because at this moment, he had been touched by the words of the old lady Liu.
Thinking about the difficult life of his family in the past. Although food and clothing were not guaranteed, his grandfather still found ways to let the whole family save money and send him to Chenjia Village to study under a master.
He still remembers that the tuition fee was particularly high. How could an ordinary farmer afford it?
Originally, his mother had evil intentions. Thinking that he was smart since childhood, she asked him to take some children from Gujiagang to eavesdrop on the side of the ancestral hall in Chenjia Village every day. However, he never expected that when he instigated several brothers from the next room to go there, those brothers were caught by the people of Chenjia Village and hung up and beaten for two days.
And his grandfather knew that this would not work, so he had to bite the bullet and take a few respectable people in the village to pay compensation and apologize.
From that incident, Gu Yuxi knew that from ancient times to the present, it was a taboo to steal skills without permission. Being caught and beaten, as long as no one was beaten to death, was justified. Even if it was brought to court, the other party was right.
When the grandfather came back with his cousins, he also frowned and sighed, "This is the threshold for scholars! If you can't even pay the tuition, you won't be allowed to enter the school!"
Thinking of this, Gu Yuxi looked uncomfortable.
Before he could say anything, the old lady Liu came in and sat down. After asking Chen Daming and Chen Xiaoming to boil water and serve tea, and inviting the elders of the Gu family to sit down, she said to the elders present earnestly, "Hey, our Chenjia Village is close to your Gujiagang. Over the past few decades, you should know my temper. I always keep my word. If you really want to learn how to make buns, you must follow the rules passed down by our ancestors."
"Actually, I also know that you have a hard time. Logically, I shouldn't accept the money for learning from you. But if you don't give it and he doesn't give it, then everyone can learn from me without spending a penny... If everyone learns it, and every household in this area will know how to make buns, then will you people in Gujiagang still be able to make money? I have already said that this kind of favor and revenge may end up with my daughter complaining about this ungrateful person... No matter what, I will not tolerate this."
Seeing Gu Yuxi's expression changing again and again, and he was hesitating and unable to make up his mind, Old Lady Liu really felt that he was such a coward for haggling over a little copper plate.
How could he not understand such a simple truth at this age?
Therefore, Old Lady Liu's next words became a little heavier.
"I, an old woman, have a lot of things to do today! You should make a decision as soon as possible whether you want to become apprentices or not. Anyway, I'll make a few statements today. If people from these villages really want to become apprentices, they must follow these requirements of our family."
"First, the one learning to cook must be a child of ten years old. It doesn't matter if the child is a boy or a girl. Second, the child must be diligent and able to master the craft. Third, the money for becoming an apprentice must be five hundred coins. Even if you don't have five hundred coins, you can use the food to offset it. Fourth, when learning the craft, you must be sincere and listen to the arrangements of the master. If you are disobedient and don't study hard, then we can't teach you..."
After hearing this, the old lady Liu slowly drank her tea again.
The old people from the Gu family who were sitting on the side, the young people who were standing and listening, and the wives of all ages, all rolled their eyes.
If people from all over the village can meet the above requirements, they can learn?
Then the Yan brother's house will be much more lively in the future!
Thinking about the money for apprenticeship, it must be five hundred coins. Some young men who have no experience think that the apprenticeship money is ridiculously expensive.
However, some men in their thirties and forties think that the old lady Liu is honest and kind!
Five hundred coins may seem like a lot, but if their children really learn the unique skill of cooking, and then set up a bun shop in Tongzhen or other towns, it will take at most more than a year, and the money for apprenticeship can be recovered!
They had already found out that Brother Yan could earn three or four hundred coins in a few days!
Moreover, his father had personally admitted that his family had earned a lot of money from selling buns in the past month!
Thinking of this, the men who had long wanted to make a lot of money were all excited.
At this time, they noticed that the old lady Liu's face was getting more and more impatient. She was disgusted with their clan leader's dawdling, and she stood up from her seat, patted her exquisite new clothes, and was ready to leave. The more than ten men standing behind Gu Yuxi began to speak anxiously, "Old lady, please stay!"
"I have a little son at home. He is exactly twelve years old this year. It is time for him to find a wife. I want him to learn skills from your daughter. I wonder if you agree?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady Liu rolled her eyes and said impatiently, "Whether your child will succeed depends on whether you, as a father, are willing to pay!"
At this point, the old lady Liu didn't know what she was thinking about. She suddenly sat back in her original position and said seriously, "By the way, I forgot to say something."
"We all have different lengths of fingers. Some children are born diligent, intelligent, filial and sensible. Others are born stupid and dull, without any cleverness. Even if you teach them a hundred times, they won't learn. So, if the children you send here to learn a craft are so stupid that they make my daughter angry and she doesn't want to teach, then it's your fault. When the time comes, you can just replace them with smart children, whether they are boys or girls!" As soon as