Chapter 705 Li Beizhi's Shocking Statement

"We were hungry and full at home, so of course we didn't have the conditions to send our children to school." Speaking of this, Shen Ci had a deep understanding.

His family was also poor when he was a child, and there was no spare money for him to go to school. Probably to make a living, his parents sent him to his master's house, wanting him to learn a craft.

The master's craft was learned from the chefs in the former Qing Palace, and his temper was naturally similar to those old antiques. He had no children for most of his life, and when he was old, he thought of his skills and no one to inherit them, so he thought about taking an apprentice.

It's called apprenticeship, but in fact it's no different from adoption.

He followed the master at the age of five, and worked as an assistant for three years to wash and pick vegetables. He didn't start to learn to cut vegetables formally until he was eight years old.

The master had a bad temper and couldn't stand people being lazy. In the cold winter, he made him soak his hands in cold well water to wash things. When he was in a bad mood, he would directly take out firewood and beat him on the back!

How could others bear to let their children suffer like this? If the family was not really going to make ends meet, his parents would not be so cruel.

Slowly, the days passed, the master was getting older, but Shen Ci's craftsmanship became more and more exquisite, and he became famous in the circle.

Later, the Shen family got the opportunity to make a fortune and became a famous family in Beijing. I don't know if it was because his parents found their conscience or because they had to pay attention to their reputation when they were in a high position?

In short, his parents went to the master in person again, wanting him to recognize his ancestors.

Shen Ci was filial and treated his master with respect for decades. How could he agree? It was not until three years after the master left that he returned to the Shen family slowly.

Recalling the hardships in the past, perhaps because of the wind, Shen Ci felt a little red in his eyes.

Decades have passed since he learned his craft at the master's house, but he has never forgotten it!

Among them, one thing is particularly clear:

When he was seven years old, he went out to buy vegetables alone. He passed by the newly built school in the town and heard the clear and neat reading sounds coming from inside. He suddenly stopped and leaned on the iron railing to listen for a long time.

What he was thinking at that time, he can't remember now, but he can only remember the feeling of anticipation, which was very exciting.

Bai Qi continued: "Besides, in addition to Huaixiang, there are many children who can't go to school in the surrounding dozens of miles! Building a school can let them all come here to study together."

Shen Ci looked at the empty space in front of him and suddenly smiled: "If you can let the children here go to school, they will definitely thank you in the future."

"Just help, no need to be grateful."

Shen Ci said again: "After studying hard, as long as there are one or two people who have made a name for themselves, they can still miss the past and come back to take care of Huaixiang, the future of this place is promising!"

"Humph, I'm surprised!" An untimely voice suddenly interrupted.

Bai Qi and Shen Ci looked at Li Beizhi at the same time, and seeing his arrogant expression with his hands on his hips, they asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, it's so good outside, and when they grow up, they won't come back to miss their hometown!" Li Beizhi's eyes rolled, "Besides, to get ahead? In today's society, where can you go without connections? It's not easy to make a name for yourself without anything?"

Bai Qi smiled, "Maybe, their future achievements will be higher than yours. You, the third-generation rich, should stop talking."

"You also know that I am the third-generation rich! Humph, you studied hard for ten years and want to surpass the efforts of several generations of us? You are dreaming!"