"But I have a condition." Xu Da told the rules that Xu Yue had written on the board. Under the surprised eyes of several people, he put his hands behind his hands and said:
"Those who can abide by the rules will swear an oath in front of God that they can go to work with me and Wang Dayou early tomorrow morning and learn from us."
After saying that, Xu Da glanced at Wang Dayou beside him. Wang Dayou understood and stepped forward to help Ah Shan, who was still kneeling on the snow, up.
Knowing that the Xu family likes to be clean, I kindly reminded them: "If you are going to work at your employer's house, clean up neatly so that your employer will feel comfortable."
Ah Shan still couldn't believe it and asked blankly: "Master Xu really agreed?"
There is no apprenticeship ceremony, you just need to abide by the rules and not make random prices, and don't look around and touch the employer's house, that's it?
I have never heard of such simple conditions for apprenticeship!
Several people couldn't believe that such a good thing could happen.
Xu Da raised his eyebrows. What's so unbelievable about this? The situation among his daughters is such a big one!
"We are all poor people, just looking for food. This fire kang was originally made to resist the severe cold. Now it is snowing and it is getting colder day by day. There are so many people in the city who need to use the fire kang. Please finish it as soon as possible.
Have a good year soon."
Xu Da looked up at the sky, looking at the heavy snow in the sky, with a look of compassion for all living beings, and sighed quietly: "I just hope that no one will freeze to death again this year..."
Everyone in Ashan suddenly felt a holy light flashing in front of their eyes, which was so bright that they could not open their eyes and did not dare to look directly.
The eight people looked at the man in front of them with adoration and radiance, and they all swore to God that they would abide by the rules of the sect and carry forward the Huokang Gang!
"Master Patriarch, please accept my disciple's bow!"
The eight people clasped their fists and bowed deeply with respect.
Looking at the respectful disciples holding chickens, ducks, geese, and fish in front of him, Xu Da's eyebrows skipped a beat. Did he pretend to be too much?
...
Xu Yue has meat to eat.
Although they said they would not pay for the apprenticeship, those people threw the chickens, ducks, geese, and fish into the courtyard and ran away. They said they were filial to the ancestor. They could not catch up, so Xu Erniang "reluctantly" killed them.
When it comes to knife skills in the family, Wang is number one, and Xu Erniang ranks second. Her professional anatomy skills are even better than Xu Yue, who has received professional training.
Xu Da felt a little autistic when he saw it, for no other reason than that he was once a top powerhouse, but now he is just a younger brother in front of Xu Erniang and Wang.
Seeing his father gradually getting depressed, and fearing that something bad might happen to him, Xu Yue comforted him and said, don't panic. The early stage of cultivation is in a wretched development. Once it develops, the whole family will not be as powerful as him.
In this way, Xu Da's depressed heart slowly calmed down, and it turned out that his younger daughter was the most considerate.
Xu Erniang asked Xu Erniang to make fish soup for Ashan's two fat fish. The hen given by Uncle Wu could still lay eggs. Xu Yue asked her brother to make a chicken cage to raise it and keep it for laying eggs.
The remaining ducks and geese were not easy to raise, so they were slaughtered and hung by the fire pit to be smoked and used as food reserves.
Xu Erniang specially left the duck and goose feathers to make quills, and the meager amount of duck and goose down was collected by Xu Yue, washed and dried on the kang, which could barely be used to make a down scarf.
Ever since Xu Da made the announcement about recruiting disciples for free, the Xu family has become popular in Beicheng.
Every day, people come to the door of Xu's house to be apprentices. As long as Xu swears to abide by the rules, most of them will not refuse. In just two days, a huge team of Pan Kang teams have developed.
The first batch of disciples like Ah Shan are already able to take orders by themselves.
The people in the county were now happy. More and more people were coiling on the bed, and the speed was increased. Originally, they had to wait until the end of the year for their turn, but now they can do it right away.
The city guards could see large numbers of people entering and exiting the city every day, leaving with empty loads and returning with loads of mud.
There were so many people coming and going that the land at the gate of the city was covered with scattered yellow mud and turned into an earthy yellow color.
On this day, the prefect Yuan Song left the county government by car and was about to return to his mansion. Sitting on an ox cart with no carriages and only a roof, he could see at a glance the workers walking quickly carrying yellow mud.
With the cold wind blowing, the prefect Yuan Song gathered up the thick fur on his body and couldn't help but asked the attendant sitting on the carriage in confusion: "What are those people doing?"
The chief clerk who was riding in the same carriage as the prefect answered for the attendant: "They specialize in picking yellow mud to sell."
"My lord has just returned from the Kingdom of Wei. I don't know something. Half a month ago, a fire kang gang emerged in the city, specializing in making fire kangs for people."
"It seems to have grown stronger in the past few days. Every household in the city has built a fire pit. A load of this yellow mud can be sold for five yuan."
After saying that, the chief clerk said with an expectant smile: "The fire bed in the lord's house has been put on the plate. When the lord returns to the house, he will know the beauty of this fire bed."
"The weather is getting colder and colder. It has been snowing continuously for several days. The fire pit is very hot. When I sit on it and work, my hands and feet are warm, and my whole body is warm. I am no longer afraid of the cold winter wind entering my body."
Yuan Song didn't believe it, "Is this fire kang really so magical? Where did it come from? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
The anchor shook his head. He had never heard of it before, "It is said that he was brought by a family named Xu in the north of the city. As long as you abide by the rules and do not need to be a disciple, you can learn from him. The Huokang Gang respects him as the ancestor."
, very respectful.”
Yuan Song listened with interest in his eyes, "I didn't expect that there is such a powerful craftsman in my county. After I finish this work, I want to meet him and see who he is."
As he said that, he looked at the busy and happy mud pickers on the street, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
"With the fire kang installed, the people in the city will be protected from the severe cold. These idle poor people can also find something to do. The public security in the city seems to have improved a lot."
When the chief clerk heard this, he hurriedly responded: "Yes, there will be a fire kang in the city this winter. The number of people freezing to death should be much less than in previous years. I think it should be widely promoted to benefit the people in the entire Hejian."
Yuan Song nodded, "What the Chief Secretary said is true. The heavy snow is coming. If we can spread the fire kang to the whole county or the whole state quickly, when spring comes next year, the population decline of our county will be greatly reduced."
When the population increases, food production increases, and we have the confidence to fight wars!
Speaking of fighting, the two talked about the battle between the Yanzhou reinforcements and the Red Turban Army.
The Cao family in Xuzhou, which is adjacent to Yanzhou, avenged his father and killed Yanzhou Mu Taoyuan. Then he defeated the Yanzhou Red Turban Army and surrendered to the Xuzhou Army.
The Yuan family actually asked Xuzhou Cao family to cut off their beard. It makes me angry just thinking about it.
Now that the Cao family has captured Xu and Yanzhou, if they continue to let them run wild, the entire north will become his Cao family's world!
Now Cao's Xuzhou Army and Yuan's Jizhou Army are facing each other in Shanyang County, Yanzhou. I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle to be fought years ago.
The ox cart drove slowly into the east city, and a faint question from the governor Yuan Song floated on the cart: "How is the collection of the increased winter security fee going?"
The chief clerk replied softly: "It's already being collected."
