Qing Mulan threw Mancang away: "You are so stupid, when did you learn how to use your hands and feet? Be careful, I will tell Brother Liang when I go back, see if he doesn't beat you to death!"
"Miss Mu Lan, I'm sorry, I was too anxious just now!"
Mancang quickly apologized, and then asked: "By the way, Miss Mu Lan, what did you just say?"
"Sir, you are going to accept Zhou Jin as your disciple, and the apprenticeship ceremony will be held tomorrow. Now I want to ask you if you are willing to become your master as well," Qing Mulan said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Mancang nodded hurriedly: "Of course I am willing!"
Ever since I started learning blacksmithing from Jin Feng, Mancang wanted to take Jin Feng as his teacher.
Later, as Jin Feng showed more and more talents, Mancang's desire to become a disciple became stronger and stronger.
But he also had the same concerns as Jin Feng. He felt that he was too old, and his sister-in-law was Guan Xiaorou's cousin, which kept him from speaking.
Now that Jin Feng is taking the initiative to recruit disciples, Mancang will naturally not miss this opportunity.
"Okay, don't forget to go to the apprenticeship ceremony tomorrow."
For Jin Feng, he didn't care at all whether Mancang agreed to become his disciple.
If you don’t become a teacher, he will teach you everything that needs to be taught.
If you become a teacher, you won't be able to teach things you shouldn't.
"Don't worry, Master, I will never forget it."
Mancang directly changed his name to Master.
"You don't have to call me master, it's too awkward. You can just call me sir, or just call me brother Jin as before."
"Then let's call you sir."
"Okay," Jin Feng nodded: "I'm leaving, you should go back and rest early."
"Don't worry, I'll polish this knife and come back."
"It's up to you."
Jin Feng waved his hand and led Qing Mulan out of the smelting workshop.
There was another clanging sound of iron coming from behind.
Back home, Guan Xiaorou and Runniang had already tidied up Zhou Jin's room. The three of them were chatting together in the room and didn't know what to say. Jin Feng didn't bother to listen and just went back to sleep. Even Guan Xiaorou didn't know when.
Those who came back didn’t know.
In Jin Feng's point of view, whether it is apprenticeship or the so-called apprenticeship ceremony, it is just a formality. Zhou Jin and Mancang come to the house to bring tea, drink it themselves and that's it.
As a result, the next day, he was shocked by the scene created by Tang Dongdong and Qing Mulan.
Tang Dongdong had a big stage set up at the threshing floor at the entrance of the village, and he also informed the people on the night shift not to go home after work, so that he and the people on the day shift could witness Jin Feng's recruitment of disciples.
Qing Mulan also brought all the veterans and female soldiers.
Forget it, Tang Dongdong notified the two village chiefs.
Jin Feng can now be said to be the God of Wealth in the two villages. When I heard that Jin Feng was recruiting disciples, who would dare not to give him face?
Almost everyone from Xihewan and Guanjia Village has arrived, and the huge threshing floor is packed with people everywhere.
"Is it like this?"
Jin Feng looked at Tang Dongdong, the organizer, with a dark look.
"It's rare for you to accept a disciple. Let's all come here to witness and make it fun."
Tang Dongdong replied with a smile.
Jin Feng glanced at her speechlessly.
In fact, Jin Feng understood Tang Dongdong's little thought, which was simply that he was afraid that Mancang and Zhou Jin would run away after completing their studies.
Now that there are so many people testifying, even if the two of them want to run away, they have to think carefully.
Every era has its limitations. Jin Feng's thoughts transcend this era, but they are not necessarily correct. If he insists on going his own way, he may not be able to adapt to the climate.
For example, the land issue.
The land in Dakang has been occupied by the powerful class, and the common people can only work as tenants for the powerful gentry and accept exploitation, or they can hide in Xihewan, a mountainous place that is completely looked down upon by the powerful gentry, and struggle to survive.
Jin Feng clearly knew that the land issue was the root cause of Dakang's increasing decay, and he also knew how to solve this problem.
But can he say it?
cannot!
If he dares to declare to the outside world that he will distribute land to the people, within a month, he will be torn into pieces by the noble gentry, and not even the scum will be left.
So for issues other than technology, Jin Feng is willing to follow Tang Dongdong's advice.
Even if he felt that becoming a disciple was just a formality and there was no need to create such a big pomp, but since Tang Dongdong had done it, Jin Feng would not object and obeyed the instructions obediently, stepping on the stage with a serious face.
Since there are so many people here, the ceremony cannot be perfunctory.
There was no shortage of complicated etiquette, and the entire apprenticeship ceremony lasted for more than an hour before it ended.
Perhaps because of the ceremony, when Jin Feng looked at Mancang and Zhou Jin again, he actually felt a little closer.
From this day on, there were two more people at the Jin Feng family's dinner table.
"Dongdong, I remember you said before that domestic slaves can be bought and sold in the city, right?"
Jin Feng took the rice bowl from Zhou Jin's hands and looked at Tang Dongdong.
"What, do you want to buy a slave?"
Tang Dongdong raised his head and asked.
"Yes, haven't you been trying to expand the workshop? Mancang and I are too busy to do it," Jin Feng said.
Now that the construction of the village has stabilized, a new textile factory is already under preparation, and the veterans are almost trained. Xihewan will soon enter a stage of rapid development, and more and more places will need to use steel and steel products.
many.
Iron smelting is not like something like a spinning wheel. Even if someone steals it, it doesn't matter. Jin Feng can just upgrade it and continue to defeat the opponent.
Iron smelting is the foundation for Jin Feng to gain a foothold in Dakang, so until now, Jin Feng has only been passed down to one person, Mancang.
When it came time to use a large amount of steel, there were only two of him and Mancang, and they were exhausted and too busy.
At this time, domestic slave is the best choice.
The laws of Dakang clearly stipulate that slaves and slaves are better than livestock.
Among them, slaves refer to domestic slaves and slaves, maidservants refer to maids, and bitches refer to people of low status such as brothel girls.
This sentence means that domestic servants, maids, and people of low status are legally the same as animals and belong to the owner's private property. The owner can buy, sell, and kill at will.
Tang Dongdong had previously said that he would buy a group of domestic slaves to serve as apprentices to Jin Feng, specializing in learning how to make spinning wheels. Unfortunately, Jin Feng had no money at the time.
But now that he had wiped out several bandit dens one after another, he had gained a lot from the banknotes alone. With extra money in his hand, Jin Feng once again thought of buying domestic slaves.
Tang Dongdong has been busy every day since he took over the textile factory, but when he heard Jin Feng say that he bought domestic slaves to make spinning wheels, he quickly said:
"Jinchuan is too small, and the dental shop probably doesn't have many good people. I'll arrange things in the factory these two days. We'll go to the county town the day after tomorrow. The dental shop there is big, so we can take a good look."
"Fuck me."
Qing Mulan gnawed on the chicken leg and said vaguely.
Children in the city can go to the countryside for a few days to relax, but if they stay there for several months, they will feel impatient.
This is the case for Qing Mulan. After staying in Xihewan for so long, she has long missed the prosperity of the city.
It's just that the female soldiers are here and she has no chance to leave.
Now that I finally have the opportunity to visit the county town, I will not miss it.