farmer's daughter

Accept apprentices

Chapter 230 Accepting Apprentices
Xuejian greeted her, it seemed a bit cold today, and she just found snow on the back mountain.Xue Jian went in holding a hand warmer.I saw Grandpa Niu talking to two men who looked very old and shabby, and both of them were looking at the stove.It seems that he is also a person who is not lightly cold.

Seeing Xuejian walking in slowly.The old bull head stood up and said:

"This is my granddaughter, and this house belongs to her. She also hired me to do this. I just asked you two to follow me to learn this trade, and you will be of great use in the future. I know your situation , this is also a way out!"

Xue Jian stepped forward with a smile and bowed:
"Hello, uncles. My name is Xuejian."

In fact, as soon as he saw these two people, Xue Jian knew who they were. It seemed that they were the two wounded soldiers that Lao Niu said last time that he could call to learn how to blacksmith.The two of them saluted themselves when they saw such a beautiful little girl coming up.Busy sideways said:
"I can't be a lady to salute."

"Hehe, sit down, please sit down and talk. Uncles, do you understand why Grandpa Niu invited you here? Are you willing to learn blacksmithing from Grandpa Niu? No matter what, it can be regarded as a survival skill. As the old saying goes Well done, Youyi is not alone. Grandpa Niu is getting old, and there are still some things that need to be done in the future."

From the front, Xue Jian could tell that a man with half an arm missing looked very young.I'm afraid he's just a little older than my uncle, maybe 23 or 30 years old.The other is a little older, maybe a little over [-] years old.Xue Jian didn't know what the family circumstances of the two were like now.But judging by the clothes and movements, it seems that life is very tight.

The younger man stood up and said:
"Miss Shen, we have all heard from Uncle Niu. Of course it is good to have a skill. It's just that one of us is missing half an arm, and the other is missing half a leg. Neither of us is fully human."

Xue Jian waved his hand and said:
"I can't say that. It looks like the two of you are younger than my father. I'll call you uncles. It's fine if you are disabled physically and mentally. As long as you still have a self-motivated heart, as long as you still think about being able to live If you have a good day, then you can do it. Slow down without hands, and crutches without legs. Could it be that you can’t live without hands and feet? But no matter what, you have to want to do things, like doing this blacksmith, this is tiring and dirty work."

The older man stood up with his hands on the table and said:

"Miss Shen, we've all come here, we must want to do it. Uncle Niu said when he brought us a letter, if you want to learn, come, if you don't want to learn, just pretend that you haven't received the letter. We are all here!"

Xue Jian stood up, smiled and said:

"Two uncles, don't worry, you promised to do it, and we have to promise to use you. Now Grandpa Niu is in charge of making a special thing here. I won't say what this thing is for now. But I will first Let me tell you about our conditions."

"First, as long as you are willing to endure hardships and stand hard work. I don't mind if you lose arms and legs. Even if you lose both hands and legs, will you die? Second, we don't want to talk too much." People. Talking too much is easy to make mistakes, and it will cause some unnecessary troubles."

"Third, this is the key point. It's about how much money I give you when you come to work with me. For all the disciples who are approved by Grandpa Niu, I will give you half a month's pocket money, and take care of food, housing, and clothing. That day, you will be our master. I will pay you 20 taels of silver a year, and I will also be responsible for the pension.”

"Fourth, we will have a place for people of your status. It is under construction. It is Princess Changsun of the capital who wants to do something for you remnant soldiers who have returned to their hometowns, and take people like you together. Life, of course, is to go there voluntarily. It’s about looking for work and taking care of the elderly. At that time, you have learned from us, and those who intend to go there to be masters will have the same treatment.”

The older man suddenly stood up again, and said in a trembling voice:

"Miss Shen, is what you said true? The princess still thinks about us veterans? I and I followed the eldest grandson Houye back then, oh no, now he has been named king with a different surname. It should be called the prince. I was I was with him. When he was shot by an arrow, I happened to have my leg cut off by someone else, and I fell not far from him. Just watched our prince fall after being hit by several arrows. Unexpectedly, I didn't expect the princess to still think about us! Huh."

The young one also stood up with a pale face and said:
"I didn't make it in time to fight with the prince, and my hand wasn't cut off during the battle, it was accidentally cut off during the military training. So when I came back, the army only gave me travel expenses. I didn't come back from the service. 17 years old. I have been rejected by my family since I came back. So, Miss Shen, I am willing to learn from Uncle Niu, and I am willing to learn to help Miss Shen all the time.”

Xue Jian smiled and said:
"Why do you want to help me instead of going to that shelter?"

The young man murmured:

"I will be disgusted! Because my hand was not lost on the battlefield."

Xue Jianning smiled and understood after thinking about it.This young man suffered even more. Not only was he physically rejected, but he was also carrying a big burden in his heart.Fortunately, fortunately, I still understand it very well!

Xue Jian looked at Grandpa Lao Niu.The old cow knocked on the pipe and said:
"I watched these two boys come here. Life is not easy. As long as they are willing to learn, I will teach them without reservation. It doesn't matter whether you will help my granddaughter in the future, but there is one requirement, as long as they are What is my granddaughter going to do? All you have to do is help.”

Both of them agreed to stay, Xuejian turned around and discussed with his father and Lao Niu.Then on the second day, a teacher apprenticeship ceremony was specially held for the two of them according to the local customs.By the way, Mavericks followed suit and bowed again.This is considered to have officially completed the ceremony.

So there were two more people in the Shen family, and they were two young and strong young people, it would not be good to live here anymore.Xue Jian had no choice but to make arrangements and temporarily put the person in the side room.

afternoon.Originally, Xuejian planned to visit Liang's house, but the village chief came just after lunch.When the village chief came, he went directly to Xuejian and said:

"Didn't you say you wanted to buy this back mountain last time? I went to the county seat yesterday and checked this area. I don't know if I don't look at the picture. It turns out that there is a sea behind this large mountain! People from our side No one has climbed over this mountain. Do you still want to buy it now? Don’t worry, the patriarch will not dare to stop you for that day.”

"Yes! Why not! Grandpa the village chief, did you ask me how much it costs?"

"But I have to say first. After I buy it, I will not use it for the villagers. I will make some plans. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the specified place. If I want to collect firewood, I will give it to the villagers. Everyone leave some places to collect firewood."

(End of this chapter)