In the evening, it is a rare opportunity for everyone to relax and have a complete meal together.
Like everyone else in the village, the Wen family also cherishes the time when everyone gets together for dinner in the evening.
At this time, everyone will share what they have seen and heard today, and also express their opinions on certain things.
Cui Xueya, Yan Hong, Hongmei, Wang Guiying, and Xu Yiding, who joined in the middle, were not used to talking about lively things while eating at first.
Moreover, Hongmei and the other girls were usually separated by gender at home, and the girls had no chance to sit at the table at all.
But it’s different in the Wen family.
After arriving at the place, Mrs. Wen asked her sons who were good at carpentry to make several long tables. The woven benches they had woven on the road earlier were lined up in a row every time they had a meal.
The old lady and Xu Yiding sat at each end, and the rest of the people, regardless of age, sat on both sides.
Every day's dinner consists of at least three dishes, which are divided into several portions and placed on the table. Everyone talks and shares their thoughts.
In the past, the new members didn’t dare to speak up, but after spending a long time with the Wen family, they now dare to express their own experiences and opinions.
At this time, Uncle Wen was talking about what he was doing.
"Mom, you don't know how many people have asked me to make furniture for them recently, but I'm busy with so many things every day that I can't take care of them all.
The carpentry work in our house is enough to keep my third brother and I busy for a while, and even then we need a few young boys to help out occasionally, otherwise we wouldn't be able to make so many pieces of furniture in our house.
That's what happened. Some people in the village still came to me. Some were easy to talk to, while others were not. Some were so careful that they said I was deliberately showing off. It really made me so angry."
Second aunt-in-law was also annoyed when she heard this.
"That's how these people are. They come to us and want to get it done right away. There's no such good thing as ignoring them."
The old lady frowned. "Second brother, third brother, are there a lot of people doing carpentry work recently?"
"A lot, a lot. I made all these tables in our house in my spare time. Now I'm taking on work for the Luo family, and they're really spread far and wide. Although they're all simple furniture, I can't resist so many people asking for them."
Uncle San chimed in. "It's not just about making tables and benches, the most important thing is the doors and windows. Once the house is finished, the doors and windows alone have to be better. The Luo family is especially particular, so it takes us several days to work on each building's doors and windows."
Xiushui also saw the injuries on the hands of these two uncles. They had a lot of injuries, big and small.
"Second uncle, have you ever thought about taking in more disciples?"
"Accepting a disciple?"
Wen Lao Er was stunned for a moment, then muttered awkwardly. "Well, Lao San and I only make some simple furniture, but you can't talk about making fine furniture.
For example, we can’t get a wardrobe or a better-looking bed.
When people come to us to learn a craft, we can only teach them the simplest ones. Isn't that harmful? Besides, even if it's simple, at least we figured it out.
We have so many children in the future, if any of them like to learn, we will teach them. How come this craft is also a family affair? "
Xiushui understood what he meant. It was still a matter of knowledge and the ancient practice of cherishing one's own possessions.
The ancients kept their crafts very secret.
To become a disciple and learn skills requires respecting him even more than one would respect one's own father.
But at the same time, most ancient people still valued loyalty and promises. For example, the black-hearted person that my second uncle had become my apprentice to earlier was still rare.
Second Uncle and the others despised their poor craftsmanship, but she and Grandma could offer suggestions. If they wanted to make a more elaborate bed and wardrobe, they only needed a little guidance, and there was no need to worry about not being able to make it!
She didn't intend to break the rules, but she could still give her opinions.
"Uncles Two and Three, have you ever thought about recruiting some apprentices in the village? Grandma and I have some drawings of new furniture styles and some ideas about furniture.
If you can understand this, and learn and improve together with the apprentices, maybe we can open a Wen's Furniture City in the future."
The old lady was very interested. "Oh, the Wen family clinic hasn't opened yet, but now the furniture store is about to open."
Xiushui laughed heartily. "We're going to proceed with our earlier road plans, but now the emphasis will be a little different.
After all, our family can cultivate talents for the pharmacy, so we will try our best.
If you have more specialized skills in other areas, it is not impossible to develop them, right?
Grandma, if we discuss some of the novel furniture in our minds with our second and third uncles, we might be able to create furniture that is more popular and more marketable.
I believe that once my second uncle and his team get the furniture ready, it will definitely be a bestseller. My two uncles alone won't be able to handle the sales.
Therefore, it is better to train apprentices as early as possible. Otherwise, what will you do when you don’t need them anymore?”
Everyone has his or her own thoughts, and it would be best if everyone could find their own way. There is no need to tie everyone to the pharmaceutical industry.
The old lady looked at her two sons. "Second son, what do you and third son think? As for new styles of furniture, we do have them. We'll have Xiushui draw some new designs for you someday."
It just so happens that you can think about making new furniture for our house. Let others take a good look at it and use it as a model furniture for exhibition.
It's just what Xiu'er said. When the new furniture comes out, if you want to make a profit, you have to hire more people and sell it in large quantities while others don't know about it.
This is the only way to accumulate your initial capital. In other words, if your first batch of furniture is good in style and sells well, it will be enough for you to open a furniture store. But the prerequisite is that you need enough people. You can't just work for three or four years before selling it!"
Uncle Wen and the other uncle were both stunned. They were saying that the villagers didn't want to queue up to make furniture, but now they were talking about making furniture themselves.
Uncle Wen asked stupidly. "So...we agreed that we two brothers would be responsible for growing the herbs at home, so we're not going to be in charge anymore?"
His wife couldn't stand it and pinched him secretly.
"Haha, I've finally figured it out. The most foolish child in our family is the third child. San'er, Xiu'er and I can offer you this advice because we hope you can have your own path to follow. So, of course, follow your own path.
As for the medicine business, it was a choice I made when comparing it to farming. Since we were both farming, the idea was that medicine could stabilize the family pharmacy, so I would definitely bring you into it.
Now that you've found your own path, I certainly won't force you into the pharmaceutical business. Think about it and decide if you want to do something you enjoy.
Why not join us in the medicinal herb business? If you want to make medicine, you have to learn on the spot.”
It is better to do something familiar than something new. Almost instantly, the two brothers made the decision to choose the familiar job and become carpenters.
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