Upon hearing Xue Yifu’s words, Jiang Yue knew that Xue Yan had handed over all the work that required carpenters like Xue Yifu to build.
Xue Erfu laughed, “It’s okay if you couldn’t understand it. You’ve never been to school, so I won’t expect anything either. The last time I took a glance, I only knew what Xue Yan’s workshop looked like. I didn’t understand anything further than that. You’ve studied carpentry for three months, so you can understand some things. I didn’t understand a single thing.”
Xue Yifu wasn’t embarrassed at all after Xue Erfu said that.
Jiang Yue thought that although Xue Yifu had studied carpentry for three months, and the simple things in the house were quite sturdy, the workmanship was still rough and not as good as those who had been carpenters for many years. So how could Xue Yan be at ease to let Xue Yifu do all this work?
Xue Yan didn’t seem like a careless person. Since he dared to hand it over to Xue Yifu, he must be sure that Xue Yifu would do it well.
Xue Yan had been reborn, so he knew a lot about the future… right? Maybe Xue Yifu actually had a lot of potential in this area. With just a little bit of guidance or a blueprint, he would be able to understand the blueprint after proper analysis.
Jiang Yue couldn’t help but glance at Xue Yan.
“Xue Yan, do you think your big brother can do it?” Xue Dafu thought about it and started to worry. “If this doesn’t work… Wouldn’t it be a waste? It’s better to spend money to hire a carpenter so that he won’t delay your work. The sooner the workshop is built, the quicker it will be for you to earn money.”
Hearing this, the simple and honest Xue Yifu’s mood immediately dropped, and his head drooped.
Seeing Xue Yifu’s expression, Jiang Yue knew how much he wanted to help.
“It’s okay, he can try.” Xue Yan said. “Hasn’t he always been interested in carpentry? All the tables and chairs in the house were made by him, were they not sturdy enough? Other carpenters might not even be able to do that. I’ve already made the blueprint even more detailed for him to understand. Next time, he will definitely be able to understand everything. He’ll just need to follow the blueprint and it will definitely be done well.”
Xue Yan’s reassurance calmed him down, Xue Erfu couldn’t help but chime in.
“There’s no harm in trying. This wouldn’t even cost money, so why not? If this goes well, we wouldn’t have to spend money to find other carpenters to do it.
“Do you know how expensive it is to find a carpenter? Let’s take Carpenter Zhu from the neighboring village for example. His rates are always extremely high. He’s obviously bullying us because we don’t have any carpenters. Usually, everyone would rather go far away to find carpenters from other villages than to get someone like him. Fortunately, Yifu usually makes things for our family. Otherwise, we would have to go further away to find someone to make tables, chairs, and stools for us. Even the tables and chairs in our extended family’s houses were all made by him, right?”
“That’s true.” Xue Dafu laughed. He looked at Xue Yifu and said, “Yifu, you can try it out first. I’ve taken a look at Xue Yan’s blueprint before. I think it’s too complicated. If you can’t make it, it’s not too late to find someone else to make it. If you can make it, we’ll save our family a lot of money.”
“Okay!” Xue Yifu was overjoyed, and he nodded his head in a silly manner. He looked as if he was determined to do his job well.
Looking at Xue Yifu’s expression, Jiang Yue felt that it was no longer interest, but a passion that would drive him to finish the workshop. Xue Yifu, as his big brother, loved this.
It must be because of this that Xue Yan insisted on letting his brother do it. He wanted his brother to do more things to feel more confident with himself.