Otoharu

Chapter 243 The Apprentice
Webster smiled wryly, "I can't hide it from my sister." Putting the teacup on the table, Webster thought about it and said, "Didn't I tell my sister last year, I was trying to persuade my Api to go the right way, after these days Persuasion, Api was finally persuaded by me, and he was willing to find a serious job and live a stable life, but you also know that his reputation in our town...is not very good. If he wants to find a job, he is not easy."

Wei Shi's words were very euphemistic, Chen Pi's reputation is not very good, it is simply notorious, if any shop dares to use him, it is really the sun coming out from the east.

Jiang thought this in her heart, but her face remained unchanged, waiting for Wei's next words.

"You know I'm just a country woman. I used to be a husband and a child at home. I couldn't help Api with anything, but the child finally wanted to learn well. How could I watch him walk away because he couldn't find a suitable job? Go back to the evil way! In this town, the only capable person I know is you, my sister..." As Wei Shi said so, he looked at Jiang Shi expectantly.

At this moment, Mrs. Jiang naturally understood her reason for coming, and asked with a smile: "Sister, do you want me to help Chen Pi find a job?"

Webster nodded quickly, and said urgently: "Don't worry, sister, I dare to guarantee with my life that Api has really learned it well, and he will definitely not cause trouble for you, sister."

"Sister, don't be in a hurry." Jiang pressed Wei Shi's shoulder with his hand, and said in a calm tone, "You must have already made a plan in your heart when you come to beg me, so just tell me, Chen Pi can do it." what?"

Seeming to be hit by Jiang, Webster looked a little embarrassed, lowered his head, and said slowly: "Before Liu's printing workshop was closed, Api also went to help the workshop for a while, the workshop He knows most of the things in the book, and I don’t ask for anything else, I just ask that you can accept him as an apprentice and let him learn a craft, as long as you take care of the food.”

After hearing Wei's request, Mrs. Jiang also secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Just being an apprentice, it's not a big deal, just a little arrangement.

"Since my sister has spoken to me, I naturally want to give my sister this face. It's just that my ugly words are up front. If Chen Pi is really an apprentice with peace of mind, that's all. If something happens to the workshop, then I will I won't tolerate it either, I can only let him leave immediately." Jiang said with a serious expression.She is not a bad person, she helps others and helps others, but she also has three rules.

"No, no, sister, don't worry, if that kid really gets into trouble with you, I will be the first to spare him, and if you don't tell me, I will have no face to let him stay any longer." Wei Shi hurriedly waved his hand to assure.

Only then did Jiang show a smile again, and said: "Sister, I feel relieved when I say this. My printing workshop is getting more and more work now. I also wanted to recruit a few more apprentices. Chen Pi was young and strong. I have worked in the workshop again, so I should be able to help the masters, so I will not treat him harshly, and I will give him a salary of two denarii a month, what do you think?"

"No! There are too many! There are too many! You only need to take care of his food, and you don't need any wages. He is going to learn a craft, so how can he ask for wages." Webster waved his hands again.These days, it is common for apprentices to be unpaid, but it is rare to have such a kind and honest employer as Jiang.

"Wages still have to be paid, otherwise there is no way to get ahead of the work, so it's settled. If the tangerine peel works well, there will be red envelopes for the Chinese New Year." Jiang insisted without listening to what Wei Shi said.

"Then I... will thank my sister on behalf of my eldest son." Wei Shi said, and he was about to stand up and salute Jiang Shi, his eyes were already a little red.

"Sister, you don't need to be like this!" Jiang quickly reached out to help Wei Shi, and said with a smile, "If Api does well, I would also like to thank my sister for finding me a capable partner."

Wei Shi was helped back to sit on the table by Jiang Shi, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said: "Speaking of which, I have already said that I would invite my younger sister's family to my house as guests, but I have not been able to invite you for so long. In the past, we didn't know when my sister was free, and our family invited my sister's family to have a drink."

"It's really a coincidence. My husband happened to go to the state capital for a study tour, and he won't be back before the Ghost Festival. I'm afraid I'm going to spoil my sister's kindness." Jiang said with an apologetic smile.

"That's it..." Webster was also a little disappointed, so he could only say, "Then we can only wait for Li Xiucai to come back."

While the two were talking, it was almost noon, Jiang naturally stayed with Wei Shi for dinner, Wei Shi shirked that the children at home were still waiting for her to go back, so he got up and left.

Mrs. Jiang sent her away, and when she came back, she went to Mrs. Li's place again.

"What's the purpose of this Webster's visit today?" Mrs. Li asked in a good mood after eating a piece of Tiaotou cake.

"She wants to find a job for her son with me." Jiang replied truthfully.

Mrs. Li frowned when she heard that, and asked, "Her rogue son? How can this work? Our family is a serious business. How can we let such a rogue come to work in our shop."

Mrs. Jiang guessed that Mrs. Li would have such a reaction, so she came over to tell her. Seeing her displeasure, she immediately explained: "Mother, actually, if you think about it carefully, this is not a bad thing. Pi San'er was originally from our town. The famous ruffian in the world, although he has changed his ways now, his prestige is still there, and others know that he works in our workshop, so they dare not trouble our workshop."

"Then what if his former enemies find him?" Boss Li was still very worried and asked.

"As long as it is not a deep hatred, there is no need to make it endlessly. If it is a deep hatred, then Chen Pi must have dealt with it by himself. Otherwise, he still has my mother's siblings, not putting my mother's siblings in danger. So mother, you don't have to worry. "Ms. Jiang continued to persuade Mrs. Li.

"Anyway, I still think this matter is quite pending, but the shop is owned by you and Shanqing. I can't say anything about who you want to recruit. You can close it yourself." Mrs. Li just sighed and said nothing She still believes in her daughter-in-law's judgment. After all, she has been making money since she opened the shop and has never lost money. Based on this alone, she is willing to believe in her daughter-in-law's vision.

When Li Meier came back at noon, she heard that Mrs. Wei had come, so she also asked Jiang about it.

Seeing that her daughter is growing up now, Mrs. Jiang didn't hide it from her, and told her about arranging Chen Pi to work in the printing workshop.

"Then mother, please remember to inform brother Shanqing, after all, he paid for this workshop." Li Meier reminded Jiang.

(End of this chapter)