Patriarch Li cleared his throat and signaled for silence in the audience.
"Fourth, after three years, the Li family will no longer ask whether you teach this cooking method to others."
After Chief Li finished speaking, the courtyard fell into silence. All the villagers in the courtyard were shocked by the last sentence, and for a moment no one could react.
After a long silence, Patriarch Li slowly said, "Alright, if you have no objection, come and put your handprints!"
The villagers had no objections at this moment and rushed forward one after another.
After a woman pressed her fingerprints, she wanted to ask her eldest daughter to press one as well, but was stopped by the villagers nearby.
"Hey, hey, hey, this won't do. The clan leader has already said that each family can only provide one laborer. You can't do this!"
The woman was stopped by the villagers and explained awkwardly: "My eldest daughter is also good at housework. Can you be flexible?"
Everyone looked at Mr. Li, waiting for him to speak.
"This workshop has just opened, and there are already a lot of people working here. We'll see how it goes after it's up and running. If you want your daughter to come over, that's fine too. You can replace her, and the wages and everything will be the same!"
The situation Mr. Li described was the current situation, so he couldn't force her. He also said that he could exchange his place for his own maid. The woman was willing and re-wrote the contract.
Seeing this, other people in the courtyard were also willing to let their girls go to the workshop. After all, the wages were the same.
I was a little worried that this job would interfere with my farming, but now I have no worries.
For the villagers of Lijia Village, this night was happier than the Chinese New Year, and they felt that there was hope for the future.
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