Chapter 1796: Zeng Jia’s RequestEditor: Henyee Translations

Gu Yundong was stunned. She looked up and saw Zeng Jia walking in hesitantly.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law." Ever since Gu Yundong and Shao Qingyuan got married, the three children of the Zeng family had called her sister-in-law.

Gu Yundong laughed. "Why are you here? Is something the matter? Come in first."

Zeng Jia hurriedly walked into the front hall and stood in front of Gu Yundong.

He was 12 years old now. In this era, he was actually not young anymore. He was a young man who could support his family.

Moreover, perhaps because the nutrition had caught up in the past few years, Zeng Jia did not need to do heavy work. His height suddenly increased, and he was not shorter than Gu Yundong when he stood.

At this moment, she was sitting and Zeng Jia was standing. Gu Yundong had to crane her neck to look at him. She was really tired.

She quickly sat him down and pushed the plate of kernels across the table. "Come and eat something."

Zeng Jia was probably a little nervous, so his fingers subconsciously pinched a piece of fruit. He didn’t eat it, but he held it a little too hard.

After a while, he said, "Sister-in-law, I came over to ask you for a favor."

"Just say it. I’ll see what I can do."

Zeng Jia pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and said, "Can I work in the capital too?"

Gu Yundong was stunned. "You want to go to the capital?"

"Yes." Zeng Jia was afraid that she wouldn’t agree, so he immediately sat up straight and started to recommend himself. "Although I’m only 12 years old, I’ve studied, learned calculations, and can read. When I was in a private school, I was praised by Sir. I’m very agile and can learn very quickly. I can definitely help Sister-in-law when I go to the capital. Besides, I don’t need money."

Nowadays, apprentices of his age were basically still learning from their masters. Most of them did not have a salary and even had to give gifts to their masters during festive seasons.

In Zeng Jia’s opinion, he was currently in such a situation. He had never done anything in the workshop and did not know anything. He still needed someone to teach him, so it was normal not to give him a salary.

Gu Yundong could not help but fall into deep thought. Zeng Jia was indeed not bad. Although he had entered school late, he had attended a private school for more than two years.

That private school taught people how to read and write. Zeng Jia did not take the imperial examination, so he naturally did not need to read the four books and five scriptures.

Therefore, he had a good grasp of the knowledge needed to calculate and write. Furthermore, he was very hardworking in his studies. He would accumulate things he didn’t understand and ask Gu Dajiang when he returned.

He was right about these merits.

To be honest, although a few of the people who were brought to the capital this time were learning how to read, they were still old and not very familiar with it.

Gu Yundong also needed someone like Zeng Jia.

She looked at the young man sitting opposite her. Zeng Jia looked at her nervously and expectantly. "Sister-in-law, I can really do it. It’s definitely not a loss for you to use me."

"Why do you want to go to the capital?"

"I want to go out and take a look. I want to achieve something. Now that my parents are still young, I don’t have to worry too much about leaving them and going out to adventure. Besides, I’m not married yet. I don’t have a wife and children. I don’t have any worries. I can let go and test my ability. In the future, when my parents are old and I have a wife and children, I have to take care of my family and stay by their side."

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