My parents are both dead, I rely on fishing and farming to support my younger siblings

"You can let her try!" Gu Lili suggested with a smile.

The head of the village nodded repeatedly.

"Okay! I'll ask her when she comes back tonight! But if she goes to study, won't there be no one to help in your restaurant?" asked the village head worriedly.

Recently, Dazhu's wife has been going out early and coming back late to help Gu Lili's house.

If it affects Gu Lili's restaurant, Dazhu's wife will not go.

Gu Lili smiled and shook her head, "Any skilled person can do the restaurant business, but mother-of-pearl is different. It requires patience, perseverance and carefulness. It doesn't mean that you can get the monthly salary immediately. So, Auntie needs to consider this matter herself. Of course, the same goes for other apprentices."

Unpleasant words should always be said first, so that many people who lack perseverance can be screened out first.

This is to prevent many people from taking advantage of the high monthly salary offered by Gu Lili.

The head of the village nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Of course, one had to learn it before he could pay the monthly salary.

Gu Lili is willing to provide food and accommodation, which is very humane.

"How long does it take to learn mother-of-pearl?" asked the village head curiously.

When the time comes, when he helps Gu Lili to find someone, if others ask, he can explain it clearly to them.

Gu Lili looked at Yu Yirou. Professional questions should be left to professionals to answer.

Yu Yirou understood and said in a gentle voice, "If you are smart, it will probably take about a year. If you are even faster, you may be able to master it in half a year. However, it is also possible that it may take two to three years to learn it."

Yu Yirou was telling the truth. If it were just to inlay the shells on the wood, that would be simple.

But it does take some effort to inlay it beautifully.

It's not something that happens overnight.

When the village head heard this, he understood.

To put it in a good way, you may not make any money in a year, and to put it in a bad way, you may have to take two or three years to make any money.

This is enough to put many people off.

It is indeed difficult for many people to accept having no income for a year.

Even her own daughter-in-law might not be able to accept it, so she should wait until she comes back to discuss the matter with Dazhu and his wife.

"Okay, then I will help you find some smart people. Whether it works or not, you will see for yourself then." The head of the village stroked his beard and said.

Gu Lili nodded, and suddenly remembered that there was something else she needed to ask the village head.

"By the way, Grandpa Village Head, I still need some people who want to learn carpentry." Gu Lili smiled embarrassedly.

I really need to trouble the village head to help Gu Lili find an apprentice.

Because Gu Lili was not very familiar with the people in the village, nor did she understand them.

The village head grandfather is different. He knows the habits of most people in the village.

The person you find won’t be bad.

At least there is no problem with his character, and Gu Lili will feel at ease using him.

When the village head heard Gu Lili talking about carpentry, his eyes lit up.

In his early years, he was also interested in carpentry.

However, there were too many trivial matters to deal with on the farm at home, so it was put on hold.

Now, I am old and I don’t know if I can still learn.

Forget it, forget it. Farm work at home is more important. I’ll ask Dazhu when the time comes.

Thinking of this, the village head nodded in agreement.

"Okay! Leave it to me!" said the village head, patting his chest.

Although he didn't understand carpentry work, he knew what kind of people were needed.

There is no need to ask Gu Lili anymore.

Gu Lili finished explaining everything to the village head and prepared to go home.

Gu Lili stood up and said with a smile, "Okay! I'll trouble you with this matter. We will go home first."

It was almost noon, and if we stayed any longer, it would be time for dinner.

The village head also stood up and said quickly, "Lili, wait until your uncle Dazhu comes back to find you for Madam Yu's land. You can choose a piece of land, and then your uncle Dazhu and I will measure it. Madam Yu has difficulty walking, so I will help her get the land deed back."

Gu Lili looked at Yu Yirou, wanting to hear his opinion.

Madam Yu said embarrassedly, "Thank you very much, Li Zheng. When the house is built, I will definitely treat you to a good meal."

Her legs and feet really made it inconvenient for her to go to the government office.

"Okay! When the land is measured, I will let my third uncle drive the carriage and take you to get the land deed! Madam Yu can go there at that time, just let Chenxi take you there. It's a good opportunity to see if there is anything missing and buy something." Gu Lili agreed with a smile.

Yu Yiru looked at Gu Lili with gratitude. Gu Lili smiled and patted Yu Yiru's hand, indicating that she shouldn't take it to heart.

"Then let's go, grandpa village head." Gu Lili said, and she and Xiao Mulian pushed Yu Yiru to go back.

When the village head saw Gu Lili was about to leave, he hurriedly stopped her.

"Lili, why don't you have lunch before leaving?"

Gu Lili refused repeatedly, saying that she had things to do at home and therefore could not stay for long.

The village head understood that Gu Lili had just returned and there must be a lot of things waiting for her to solve.

As for eating, you can eat at any time, there is no need to rush in the next one or two days.

"Okay! Then I won't keep you here. When your uncle Dazhu comes back, I will go to your house to find you." The village head said cheerfully.

Gu Lili nodded, and she and Xiao Mulian pushed Yu Yiru out the door.

The village head held his pipe, put his hands behind his back, and sent Gu Lili and the other two out the door.

Watching Gu Lili and the others walk away, the village head walked towards the village while smoking a tobacco leaf.

It was the perfect time to cook, and it was a good time to help Gu Lili find an apprentice.

It's also a good opportunity for the villagers to ask around, and their relatives can also come and learn.

When Gu Lili returned home, Gu Chenxi and Old Mrs. Li were also cooking.

As more and more people eat at home, it becomes quite tiring for the two of them to cook.

Gu Lili thought that maybe she could add a few more people to cook.

Lunch was also provided to those who came to the village to help make soap and maltose.

This also saves some of them from having to light a fire and cook when they return home.

If I eat at Gu Lili's house, I can take a rest after the meal.

It can also improve work efficiency.

Zuo Xiuhong was helping to pick vegetables. When she saw Gu Lili coming, she quickly stood up with a smile.

"Lili, you're back? The meal will be ready soon, come sit down and take a rest."

Gu Lili nodded. To be honest, she was still a little hard to adapt to Zuo Xiuhong who had suddenly become so sensible.

Because it was almost time for dinner, Gu Lili simply told Yu Yirou not to go to the next yard.

Let Xiao Mulian push Yu Yirou around the yard to get familiar with it.

No one knew where the little fox had run off to.

Gu Lili glanced at the house where Yin Jiuchen lived and felt helpless.