Goldfield
Chapter 27: Internship

Everything soon turned chaotic. Someone went to call the doctor, while others came out to buy medicine, and hence hundreds of coins came out of Madam Zhang's wallet. Spending money alone was bad enough, but her husband also put her away and scolded her profusely. Besides that until the day the third family went to return to the city, her youngest daughter-in-law looked at her with disdain.

After which, Madam Zhang drowned in a gloomy depression and almost fell ill due to her pent-up feelings. From then on, he had only pretended that Xiaocao was invisible. No matter what the little girl did, the old woman would ignore him as if she had never seen him. It was fortunate that the boy, other than mealtime, kept his own device and did not cause any other problems that Madam Zhang found difficult to comply with. In order to save money, he could bear anything!

"Mother! Mama!" Madam Li's fat figure hurriedly returned to the depths from the outside. As he passed the doorway, the fat lady almost tripped and fell down.

He looked around the entire courtyard clandestinely like a thief before he pulled Madam Zhang into a nearby room. She mysteriously said, "Mother, aren't we spending a lot of money on this end-of-life household? I feel sorry for you!! The entire second branch actually ate too much. Their four children ate almost as much as the three adults combined!"

Madam Zhang felt her anger rising again and complained in agreement, "Just right! A bag of coarse grain disappeared in a matter of days. Money flows out of this household like water from a river. It drives me crazy, and my mouth is full of worry. The second son's wife was considered honest, but why didn't she lighten the load at home?"

Madam Zhang complained as she slapped her thighs rhythmically. His entire face was grudging with vengeance.

Madam Li replied in an empathic tone, "That's how it is! The second son's wife pretended to be busy on the surface. He even told outsiders that he was the only one doing homework at home. Is there anyone who doesn't see her as a good wife? On the other hand, outsiders just call me lazy. Yet mother-in-law, you have become a wicked mother-in-law treating her daughter-in-law badly in the eyes of others!"

Madam Zhang gritted her teeth in anger and growled, "That vile little bastard. She turned out to be a very bad woman! I misjudged him!"

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Madam Li came to the actual purpose of her visit, "Mother, the only reason why she did this was because she had many children. In the future, he would have many people to support him, right? However I have a method to reduce his confidence."

"The fact that she has many children means she can have them. Unlike you who can only lay eggs without any progress!!" Madam Zhang always felt bitter because her eldest son-in-law only gave birth to Heizi alone. But now is not the time to discuss this topic. The old woman continued to ask, "What kind of method? aya wants to hear it."

"My brother from the village of Haaman told me that the carpentry shop in the city was looking for an intern. The second branch of Xaosha is no longer young and as an apprentice, he can eat and live far away from us. It will save us from feeding others portions of grain in the future, will be able to make a living as craftsmen." Mistress Li spit out of her mouth as she spoke.

Byonya Zhang frowned, "The carpentry shop? Is that what Zhang ji has? I heard that Shopkeeper Zhang Ji was really ruthless and the apprentices in the shop were constantly changing. Some of them are even injured and permanently disabled, if.."

Madam Li waved her plump hand, "That's just a rumor. My older brother knew Shopkeeper Zhang personally and said that he was usually very friendly. Otherwise, how could he have such a thriving business? He only had high expectations for his students, that was all. Who wouldn't want to find a more competent and hard-working intern, would they?"

After thinking for a moment, Madam Zhang had to conclude that Xiaoha from the second branch was not a lazy child. Sending him for an internship is not a bad idea. After all, in a few years, the boy would be able to do woodworking and be able to make a lot of money.

That night, at mealtime, Madam Zhang spread the news to everyone. "Xiaosha is diligent and reasonable. He also learned a lot of things quickly. Who knows, maybe in a few years he will be able to complete his internship and then make his own money. With the winnowed trade, he would have a much more stable denpan period than relying on wind and water to make a living. The carpentry shop is only looking for one apprentice, otherwise, I will also have Heizi leave. In the future, those two cousins could work or open a shop, wouldn't that be a good life?"

The other family members did not have any opinions, but Yu Hai was a bit hesitant. "Mother, I've heard that carpentry interns spend a long time doing hard work. Xiaosha was a child, I'm afraid she doesn't have the strength to lift and work on heavy wood."

The old woman's expression darkened and placed her bowl on the table loudly. "He's eleven, you still think he's small? In two years he will be able to marry a wife!! Second Son, you can't overindulge your children! I'm trying to treat you guys well. The carpenter Wang in my yard works every year to build other people's furniture. She always had plenty of food and clothes to wear. He has had a better life so far compared to us!"

Yu Xiaocao looked anxiously at his elder brother. In his heart he cursed, 'It is not only Carpenter Wang who has a better life. Most villagers eat better and wear better clothes than us. Kmai doesn't live like this because we don't have any money, it's because you're too stingy, Your Grandma only cares about Young Uncle. Trying to send such a little boy to become an apprentice, you are truly too ruthless!'

He used some strength to poke a bowl of peanut soup and muttered, "If this is a good opportunity, why don't we send Brother Heizi first? She was older than her three-year-old older brother and was about the size of an adult. He still grumbles at the village and procates cats and dogs randomly all day, doesn't he have to go out and learn something?"

Madam Li immediately jumped in and scolded her, "This is an adult conversation, how can children participate? Second sister-in-law, how could it be so pampering your children?"

"Mother, I'm not saying I don't want him to leave. I just want to wait two years to give him time to grow up. Once he's high, then he can go." Yu Hai said politely. He was still worried about his little child slowly growing under his eyes.

Madam Zhang interrupted, saying, "Do you think this carpentry house has us? Do you really think you can let your child come and go as you please? Another family whose apprentice son sent them all when they were little. Once he's older, he'll be slow at picking up things, then who wants him?"

Just as Yu Hai was about to reply, the previously silent Yu Hang quietly interrupted, "Dad, grandma is right, I am not a child anymore. Learning a craft is not a bad thing for me. Er Shuan from the neighboring village was an apprentice before. He told me that as long as someone is pinter, fast and diligent, then there is not much suffering to be had. I want to go!"

Yu Hai knew that his eldest son, who usually looked quiet and boring, had big ideals and ideas. He thought for a moment and decided that letting his son try would not be a bad thing. If it didn't work out, he could spend some money to bring his son home. Seeing how enthusiastic Oldest Aunt was pushing her brother for an apprentice, Yu Xiaocao felt that there was something fishy about the entire situation. But he could not determine what was really wrong with the idea. He could only look on helplessly as his older brother packed his things with cloth and sent to go to the carpentry shop of the city.

In an instant, the scorching hot summer days passed and the joking and invigorating autumn had been able to casually. This is the perfect time to harvest soybeans and sorghum from the fields, and everyone is very happy because of the harvest season.

The Yu family is an example of a fisherman's household. They are very focused on fishing and hunting and have only three acres of sandy soil planted with high yielding sweet potato plants. It's not time to harvest it yet, it's about a month away.

The hunt reached its peak in the autumn, the Yu family no longer allowed Yu Hai to go out to sea to fish and instead told him to stay at home primarily for hunting. He went up the mountain almost every day to hunt. Sometimes he would partner with Hunter Zhao, but more often than not, he was alone.

Yu XiaoCao tried to take advantage of his father's help and tried his best to persuade him to take him along. However, after thinking about all the dangerous animals he had encountered over the years and the sickly body of his daughter, Yu Hai explicitly refused. He only comforts her by promising her that he will always leave the game for her.

Eating the same thing every day, wild animals, will be tiring after a while. Now that his immediate family had eaten enough every day, Yu XaioCao no longer bothered with eating and drinking. He needs to get the money. As long as he had money, there was nothing he needed to worry about. Unfortunately, right now, he could only earn money secretly. If they can separate their branch from the rest of the family, then he can make money more easily.

Unfortunately, most families in the ancient world never divided their household stairs, so the hope for this to happen is quite uncertain.

Furthermore, since the eight-year-old Yu XiaoCao was eight, his options for making money were so limited that it was miserable. With that added to the need for secrecy, he really had a difficult path ahead of him. Desperate, he turned his attention to the black-wrinkle on his wrist. The sacred stone noticed his gaze and jumped out to face him: [Don't think you can use me as bait. I am the extraordinary stone used to patch up the heavenly heavens, how can I be used in such a humble way?]

Yu Xiaocao replied slightly embarrassedly, "Little Ketan Dumpling, do you think I have another choice? You once said that whenever you help me your master, the purity and receptivity of the absorption of spiritual power will increase for you. Being used as magic fish bait helps me! Otherwise, how else would the entire family have a body that is now so strong and healthy? Where else would you find such an opportunity to display all your strength?"

The previous Heavenly Stone, out of annoyance at the nickname of the 'Tight Dumpling' chosen by its weak owner, refused to acknowledge Yu Xiaocao for a few days. Later because the little girl refused to repent, the stone had to reluctantly allow herself to be called by that unimpressive name.

Under Yu Xiaocao's persuasion, the multicolored stone began to waver in position. Every time he helped his master, he could feel the restrictions of the Spirit Goddess being slightly saggy. After that, the purity and amount of strength he had absorbed would also increase. If he wanted to break through the Spirit Goddess chain, destroy the void, and return to Goddess Nuwa's side, he needed to help his master do more good things.

At the current state, there was only a little bit of going home that could help his master. Acting as bait fish for Xiaocao actually hurt his pride as a god stone. But in order to accelerate the income of his energy to return to the side of Goddess Nuwa, he was willing to be a bait fish.

While the stone made its decision, Yu Xiaocao had already prepared a rope. Brother Han has promised that he will teach him how to set a trap today. If he got the help of the small glutinous dumplings, then he would definitely go to the bank every day. [Asking me to help you. That is not an impossible request!] As before, the stone sent out its spirit in the form of a golden kitten floating in the air. At this moment, he rubbed his small ears backwards and had a reluctant expression on his face. [However, you need to bathe me every day in the aiar of the river valley it is much purer compared to other sources.]

Okay, agreed! Xiaocao reached out to caress her. A golden kitten the size of a ping pong ball is very cute. It made his heart melt, yet the heavenly stone proudly blocked his hand with a pair of wings made of light from his back. Light flickered as it dodged its caress, and it turned its little head to anchor it.

"Second brother, why didn't you call me? I almost overslept" Little Shitou's clothes were worn untidy, and the little boy carelessly rubbed his face as he ran. On the way, he picked up the carrier basket and followed Yu Xiaocao out the door.