In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 589 Celebration

Liu Qiaoshou considered the position of craftsman in Chenjia Village as his main job, while he regarded the position of furniture shop owner as a part-time job.

In fact, the income of the Qiaoshou Furniture Shop far exceeded the wages Chen Dao paid Liu Qiaoshou. Logically speaking, Liu Qiaoshou should have valued the furniture shop more.

However, the reality was quite the opposite. Liu Qiaoshou valued the position of craftsman in Chenjia Village far more than the more profitable furniture shop.

The reason is simple: in the eyes of ordinary people like Liu Qiaoshou, doing business is a very unstable thing. It's like how some Chinese people in the past thought that earning 50,000 yuan a month from starting a business was not as good as a civil servant's salary of 5,000 yuan. The world is different, but people's hearts are the same.

A stable income is very important to Liu Qiaoshou, who has been a migrant worker. Therefore, no matter how much money his Qiaoshou Furniture Shop makes, he does not give up his work as a craftsman in Chenjia Village, and he values ​​his work as a craftsman far more than his work as a furniture shop, which makes more money.

"How much has it increased?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Wang Ling asked instinctively.

"The price has increased by three hundred coins."

Liu Qiaoshou replied with a smile, "From now on, we can receive 800 coins a month."

"That's a good thing!"

Wang Ling laughed along. To be honest, 800 coins was not much for either him or Liu Qiaoshou. Qiaoshou Furniture Shop was the earliest furniture shop opened in Chenjia Village and had a very good reputation in the village.

Almost every day, new people move into Chenjia Village. After moving in, these new people will buy some furniture, and naturally, they will choose the more famous Qiaoshou Furniture Shop first.

Therefore, the business of Qiaoshou Furniture Shop has always been very good. After deducting the wages of the shop assistants and Liu Qiaoshou's apprentices, the monthly profit is about 20 taels of silver.

Liu Qiaoshou's 800 cash wages were nothing compared to 20 taels of silver, but as the saying goes, 800 cash was a stable income, while the income from the furniture shop... in Liu Qiaoshou and Wang Ling's view, was somewhat unstable, and no one knew when the business would have to go out of business.

"Of course it's a good thing."

Liu Qiaoshou grinned and just then saw his wife coming out. He said loudly, "Wife, hurry up and go to the grocery store and buy two chickens. We got a raise today, so we have to have a good meal to celebrate."

"okay!"

Liu Qiao's wife was also very happy to learn that her wages had increased, and she went out to buy chickens with light steps.

Meanwhile, the apprentices learning at Liu Qiaoshou's home had their eyes shining. There were only four people in the master's family, and the yellow-feathered chickens common in Chenjia Village were quite large. Two children and two adults certainly couldn't finish two chickens. However, the master specially instructed his wife to buy two chickens, which showed that the master cared about them and wanted them to benefit from the meal.

This deeply moved everyone, and they almost drooled.

There was no pay for apprenticeship with Liu Qiaoshou. Although Liu Qiaoshou provided them with food, the apprentices generally lived a rather frugal life without any source of income. Although Liu Qiaoshou never mistreated them and provided them with steamed buns every day, they still lacked some oil in their stomachs.

Therefore, the thought of being able to eat chicken soon made everyone excited, and even their movements became more energetic.

Liu Qiaoshou glanced at the excited apprentices and a smile appeared on his lips. The apprentices had guessed correctly. He had specifically asked his wife to buy two yellow-feathered chickens so that these apprentices could have a bite of meat.

For Liu Qiaoshou and his family, meat was no longer a scarce food; on the contrary, for these apprentices, meat was still a rare and precious commodity.

"smell good!"

"They must be cooking chicken in the kitchen, it smells so good!"

"Your wife's cooking is as good as ever!"

"..."

At noon, when the sun is high in the sky.

A rich aroma wafted out of the room, and the apprentices, their minds elsewhere, turned their gazes toward the interior. Although they couldn't see what was inside, the fragrance that kept wafting out made them swallow hard.

Just then, Wang Ling and Liu Qiaoshou carried a table to the front yard. After placing the table on the ground, they called out to the apprentices, "Don't just stand there, come and help set up the table."

"okay!"

Everyone rushed forward and carried tables, chairs, and other items out of the house and placed them on the ground.

"You're in for a treat today."

Wang Ling said with a smile, "Two whole chickens, stewed until they smell delicious."

Upon hearing this, the apprentices couldn't help but lick their lips, their faces full of anticipation.

They didn't have to wait long. A moment later, Liu Qiaoshou's wife brought out the food. The staple food was still steamed buns, and in addition to the steamed buns, there were fried eggs, stir-fried vegetables, and... stewed yellow-feathered chicken.

All eyes were focused on the stewed, golden-brown yellow-feathered chicken, and everyone felt their mouths watering uncontrollably.

"Let's eat!"

At Liu Qiaoshou's command, everyone immediately picked up their chopsticks.

An honest-looking apprentice swiftly picked up a piece of chicken, quickly put it in his mouth, and then chewed it greedily.

As he bit down, the savory flavor of the meat and broth burst on his taste buds, and the unique taste of meat made him involuntarily show a satisfied expression.

"Ah! It's so delicious!"

The apprentice exclaimed in genuine admiration.

He wasn't originally from Chenjia Village, but had only recently arrived. After hearing about the treatment of craftsmen in Chenjia Village, he decided to come to Liu Qiaoshou's place to learn a craft and become a respected artisan.

In his mind, learning a skill required spending money. However, Liu Qiaoshou not only didn't charge him any money, but also provided him with food and drink for free, which surprised and delighted him. He made up his mind to study hard and try to learn the master's skills as soon as possible, and then obtain a household registration in Chenjia Village through this skill.

The three meals of steamed buns provided by Liu Qiaoshou a day were more than enough for him, since before becoming Liu Qiaoshou's apprentice, he couldn't even get enough sorghum flour to eat.

Unexpectedly... besides steamed buns, we can even eat meat!

Having lived for over twenty years and only eaten meat a few times, he felt an immense sense of satisfaction the moment the salty and savory yellow-feathered chicken entered his mouth, and his desire to become a craftsman became exceptionally strong.

He had overheard Liu Qiaoshou and Wang Ling's conversation. Previously, the craftsmen in Chenjia Village earned 500 copper coins, which was already tempting enough for him, but now…

The craftsman's wages increased by 300 coins, which made his desire to become a craftsman in Chenjia Village even stronger.