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    What did you do during the Ming Dynasty?

    Facing the Song people¡¯s inquiries, although Luo Erzhu didn¡¯t know why the other party asked these things, he still answered the question based on the principle of answering honestly and not provoking the other party.

    "When the villain was in the Ming Dynasty, he worked as a tenant for the landlord's family."

    Tenants are farmers.

    After making a note of this, the young man sent to investigate continued: "In other words, he was a farmer in the Ming Dynasty?"

    Luo Erzhu nodded.

    "So do you have any skills?"

    Luo Erzhu shook his head and said that he had no skills.

    Regarding Luo Erzhu¡¯s response, the young man from the Song Empire was not surprised at all.

    After all, it is not easy to learn a craft in this era.

    Even if you are a carpenter, you will not hand over your craftsmanship to outsiders casually. Basically, if you want to pass it on, it will be passed on to your son or relatives.

    People like Luo Erzhu are basically farmers from their ancestors, so they are probably farmers in his generation.

    Even his descendants cannot escape this category.

    Unless there is smoke rising from his ancestral grave and a scholar or something appears, their fate cannot be changed.

    And Luo Erzhu¡¯s family obviously has no sons, only one daughter.

    So, it is simply impossible to obtain fame or anything like that.

    Only here in the Song Empire, there is the Lanxiang Technical School that specializes in teaching some low-level crafts, and will teach the people some skills to make a living.

    ¡°If you were given a chance, would you rather learn to be a blacksmith or a carpenter?¡±

    Luo Erzhu was a little stunned by what the young Song man said.

    What?

    This means I can learn a trade?

    This really shocked Luo Erzhu.

    "You don't have to look at me like that. We have some specialized academies here. They teach some relatively simple crafts and techniques for ordinary people to learn. After all, if you have one more craft, you can survive with more capital, right?"

    The young man saw the shocked and disbelieving look on Luo Erzhu's face, and knew that he didn't believe what he said, so he explained a little bit.

    "It's impossible to make a lot of money after learning this kind of craftsmanship. Because here in our area, there are many people who have such craftsmanship and technology. But in the future, if you continue to farm or work for some farms,  If so, having such a skill is always better and can help you earn more money."

    This young man is right. Although some crafts and skills are taught here in the empire, it is not possible to make big money with these skills.

    People living within the empire.  A lot of them are people with a bit of craftsmanship.

    When Lanxiang Technical School was first opened, it has trained many small craftsmen and craftsmen until now.

    After these people graduated, only a small number of them opened their own carpentry or blacksmith shops, and most of the graduates went to work on the farm.

    And the salaries given by farmers are also very generous, after all, they hire such people to do work.  If some equipment on the farm is damaged, there is no need to take it outside for repair, these people can repair it themselves.

    This is a very convenient thing.

    "I want to learn to be a carpenter."

    Luo Erzhu said quickly.

    The young Song man nodded, and his companions recorded Luo Erzhu's decision.

    "A teacher will come over tomorrow to teach them some carpentry knowledge. So, do your family have any ideas in the future? If you are just working alone, life here in the empire will be a bit difficult."

    The words of the young Song Dynasty man were already somewhat sincere.

    ?????????????????????????? Words like this.  For the new European immigrants to Manhattan, no one would remind them.

    Although the quality of life in the Song Empire was very high, prices were very low.

    However, with the passage of time, prices in the Song Empire have begun to slowly increase.

    In the beginning, one person in a family of five worked outside, which was enough to keep the family fed and clothed.

    But now, as prices slowly rise, it is obviously not enough for one person¡¯s salary to achieve this.

    after all.  With the development and construction of the empire, various products began to appear in the shops.  Although the prices of these products are not very high, you can¡¯t stand the variety.

      Those people who have lived in the empire for more than a year have basically had their lives changed by assimilation into the empire.

    ?Three square meals a day, plus a midnight snack.  Various seasonings such as oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar are indispensable at home.

    In this way, it is obviously not enough for one person to make money to support his family.

    They don¡¯t look like they lived in their original land anymore. Although they can¡¯t make much money, even if they have money, they can¡¯t buy many goods.

    It¡¯s like the Song Empire. There are all kinds of products in the store. It¡¯s really dazzling.

    Especially if your neighbors have them at home, you can¡¯t help but buy them.

    People are afraid of comparison.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Compare.

    Rice, meat, salt, MSG, chicken essence, light soy sauce, soy sauce, and even soy sauce specially made for seafood, etc.  These wide variety of products make it impossible for people to resist the urge to buy.

    With the addition of various dishes from the wet market, how can you not spend money?

    It can be said that the living materials in the Song Empire are the only ones in the world that are rich in this era.

    Even in the Ming Dynasty, you would never see such abundant living supplies.

    This is just food, not including accommodation, transportation, clothing, and various daily necessities and snacks.

    ??Even, there are so many types of wine.

    Do the math and see, none of them cost money.

    Therefore, even if the price is low, it cannot cover the expenses.

    ¡°Besides, prices are slowly rising now.

    Listening to the young Song man¡¯s explanation, Luo Erzhu¡¯s brain was already a bit exhausted.

    To be honest, he never imagined that the living environment of the Song Empire was like this.

    "I'll give you a suggestion. You'd better think about it carefully this month. We will have a training class. Your wife and daughter can also go and learn. This training class mainly trains domestic service skills.  After one month of graduation, those with excellent academic performance will be given priority in employment"

    " Luo Erzhu really needs to think about this carefully.

    Because in the Ming Dynasty people's concept, their own women and daughters.  It's better to stay out of the public eye.

    ¡°Otherwise, wouldn¡¯t it cause rumors in the future?

    As if knowing that Luo Erzhu had such concerns, the young Song man smiled and said to Luo Erzhu: "Don't worry too much. If your wife and daughter have excellent academic performance, the person who hires them will also be the mistress. We have many here.  Women are all working outside, and the family lacks some manpower"

    oh.  It turns out that she is a wealthy lady who takes care of a wealthy family.

    Hearing this, Luo Erzhu's inner conflict eased a lot.

    If what the other party says is true, then this can be considered a good thing.

    In the Ming Dynasty, it was also a good job to be a maidservant for a wealthy lady from a wealthy family.

    Not only do you get a lot of money every month, but you also get a lot of rewards occasionally.

    If you can gain the lady¡¯s trust.  That would be a good way out in the future.

    But what Luo Erzhu didn't know was that the employer the young man was talking about was definitely not a wealthy lady.  She is not a woman from a wealthy family, but a real strong woman of Chinese descent from the empire.

    Unlike the women of the Ming Dynasty who stayed away from home, every girl of Chinese origin in the Song Empire had a decent job, or was a farmer herself.  The so-called landowner's wife.

    What¡¯s more, she also owns her own shop and business, making her a true strong woman.

    Of course, most of them work in government departments.

    However, these girls of Chinese descent in the empire have one thing in common.

    That¡¯s where they are in their respective homes, which is a bit troublesome.

    Because they are single and they are devoted to their careers, things at home are a mess.

    ¡°However, they are unwilling to hire Indians and European maids.  So this matter has been delayed.

    It¡¯s okay now. With the immigrants from Ming Dynasty, I think this matter can be solved.

    After all, compared to Indian girls and European girls, girls from Ming Dynasty will not have any communication problems.

    more importantly.  Girls in Ming Dynasty are more honest and obedient than European and Indian girls.

    It is precisely because of this that Wang Shan thinks that they can learnLearn housekeeping skills, and then let those single girls of Chinese origin hire them to help take care of things at home.

    What¡¯s more, this also solves the problem of Akito¡¯s female group.

    This is completely a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

    At this time, Luo Erzhu was very excited.

    To be honest, if his women and daughters can also make money, then his pressure will be much less.

    ¡°Being a maid in a wealthy family is also a very honorable thing.

    By then, when my daughter gets older, it will be easy to find her husband¡¯s family.

    Without it, there are many rules in a wealthy family, and my daughter will definitely learn a lot of rules and gain a lot of knowledge in it.

    ¡°This is very popular for my daughter.

    ¡°Besides, when my daughter gets married in the future, she will have to give her a large dowry.

    Inside and out, it is definitely a very cost-effective thing.

    "Learn! Learn! My daughter will definitely learn, and my mother-in-law will learn too!"

    After Luo Erzhu considered it, he nodded and agreed hurriedly, for fear that the other party would regret it.

    ??Continue to make notes, indicating that this family needs to learn housekeeping skills.

    The reason for making this record is to keep it for statistics, so that we can know how many teachers to invite.

    "You will be glad you made your choice."

    The young Song man smiled and said something to Luo Erzhu, then left the door of Luo Erzhu's house and walked to the second house.
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