Ye Shiqi picked up the chopsticks. She hadn't held chopsticks for a long time and was a little unaccustomed to them. In her previous life, when she was studying abroad, she used to hold more knives and forks. However, the eating techniques with chopsticks passed down from her ancestors can be understood after a few more glances.

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"Fifth sister, you are so awesome, haha." Seeing that Fifth Sister was holding the chopsticks so steadily, Siwa smiled and praised her even more than her eating posture.

Ye Shiqi raised her head and glanced at the fourth sister. At this moment, she heard the lively footsteps and voices outside the yard.

I saw some village elders and children that I saw at other people's houses last night. They all came to the yard of their own house. Their eyes were completely focused on the father who was working on the thatched house.

Many people had their backs to the room on their side. Ye Shiqi looked out the window. At first, the adults came in with their children, and the children stood there quietly watching their father work.

Gradually, the children became a little restless, and many of them chased and played together in the yard.

Then they discovered their two little dolls in the room. Among these people, there were boys and girls, and they were very curious about them in the room.

"Want to come out and play? Can I hold you out and play?"

The speaker was a six or seven-year-old girl. She came here with the adults, and she and her brothers and sisters at home also came here to have a look.

I met Ye Shiqi, a doll who is cuter and smarter than the other sisters. I saw her holding chopsticks in her hands and eating her food skillfully. I felt that this girl was so powerful and smart.

Ye Shiqi shook her head and did not speak. No one else could understand what she said at this time.

"Isn't this Da Ya's youngest sister? She is much cleaner than the other sisters."

The speaker was an eight-year-old boy who wanted to have a runny nose and suck mucus into his nose.

"Goudan, you have the nerve to say that you are cleaner than her sister. I see that her other sisters are cleaner than you when they go to work."

Another girl said disgustingly to this boy. Not only was his clothes dirty, but his face was also dirty. She didn’t know if she had washed her face in the morning. She always felt that his clothes were dirty and his nose was stained with snot that could not be washed away.

"Humph, Ignore you..." Goudan was laughed at by the girl. Feeling embarrassed, he hummed and continued chasing with his brother.

Several girls came into the room, teasing the fourth child and looking at Ye Shiqi who was having breakfast.

Under the gaze of her sisters, Ye Shiqi finished her breakfast, put the bowl aside and pointed her finger.

When the fourth baby is talking to the elder sisters, his eyes will be focused on the fifth baby. She can understand the eye movements of the fifth sister and pour her water.

The villagers who were watching Acer's carvings in the yard had no other important farm work to do other than going up the mountain to cut firewood and cut grass, unless they were craftsmen working part-time in the town or county.

Most of the time I am just idle at home, growing vegetables, cutting firewood and mowing grass. Today I put off all the work out of curiosity.

I also came here for the legendary Wooden Buddha and saw the wood carved by Acer slowly taking shape under his hands.

At first, I only saw the shadow of a statue, but gradually he carved it. His father helped polish it, and he picked up another piece of wood and started carving it again.

Everyone's eyes were once again on the object in Acer's hands. As he slowly polished it smooth, the appearance of the wooden statue of Bodhisattva was clearly visible. Even before it was painted, the delicate face of the Bodhisattva could already be seen.

They kept praising in their hearts. Some of them came to see a joke, others wanted to buy a wooden Buddha. At this time, some people even had their thoughts, wondering if Acer could accept apprentices?

"Acer, your craftsmanship is so good, will you accept an apprentice? Can you accept my boy as an apprentice? He doesn't have to worry about food or wages. He will study in your family for three years without paying a penny of wages, and he will also be apprenticed to your family.

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Hongji raised his head and glanced at the brothers in the village. He remembered the ancestral saying that the craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation cannot be passed on to others, and more people cannot learn the craftsmanship and teach the apprentices, and the master will starve to death.

Besides, he already had an idea and wanted his dolls to learn his craft. There were already a lot of things at home, and if there were other children in the village at home, there would be more trouble.

When a young boy arrives at home, the girls in the family will gradually grow up, and it is really inconvenient to have older girls around. Letting outsiders come into the home will cause trouble for the girls in the family.

"Sorry, brother, I don't accept disciples."

The person who asked this question was a little disappointed, and then some people asked about the price of the wooden Buddha.

Acer didn't say anything more. He made a proposal. At this moment, his mother was watching in the crowd. Even if the items were sold, the money would not be in his hands.

Lai listened to other people's questions and when he discussed the price with others, water sprayed out of his mouth.

Others were careful to get out of the way in front of her, so as not to let the water from her mouth spray.

"Isn't 20 cents for a wooden Buddha too expensive?" said a woman in her 30s in the village.

"The price is a bit expensive, but if we make tables and stools, it won't be so expensive," said an uncle in the village.

"Are you short-sighted? This is a wooden Bodhisattva. How can it be compared with a table or a stool? The workmanship is different. Besides, the Bodhisattva will bless you. Can a table or a stool?"

Lai rolled her eyes at these people. She thought they were too cheap. She thought about the things in the town or county. If they were sold in boutique shops like that, the price would be several times higher.

Lai's words made many people in the village nod, thinking that with the blessing of Bodhisattva, it was worth buying it at a higher price.

Someone started to give Lai a deposit, saying that he would pay a penny deposit and come pick up the finished wooden Buddha in the evening.

Of course Lai was willing to make this deal, but she didn't know much about reading and couldn't write other people's names, so she could only use the symbols she could read to write down the deposit.

With the first one, there will be a second one.

Acer heard that he had already paid five deposits for his mother. At this time, he said to his mother:

"Mom, I can only order five today. Your son and I can only carve five. Let them pick it up in the evening. The others can only be postponed. If you think it will be done slowly, we can't rush it even if we rush the work.

, you can’t force them to give a deposit, you have to make it clear to them.”

After listening to her son's words, Mrs. Lai thought that her husband would be able to do more if her son had more than one day. She felt distressed when she heard that she could only do five and could not make more money, but she could only say to everyone:

"Did you hear what my son said? We can only postpone the order to tomorrow. If we have already placed the order, we can postpone it to the day after tomorrow. And so on. If you are quick and slow, maybe our wooden Buddha will be sold more expensively in the future.

, don’t say we don’t take care of the villagers.”

Some other villagers felt that they were too slow to take the Bodhisattva home tonight, so they quickly signed up their names and paid deposits.

Some hesitated after listening to Lai's words, and their hearts moved.
Chapter completed!