She continued to shout with all her might, "Apprentices wanted! Learn to make umbrellas for one tael of silver! We guarantee you'll learn, but materials are not included..."
Chen Wanqing took out her key and opened the door to her shop next door. When Mrs. Zhu saw her, she scurried over in a flash.
She glanced smugly toward the alley entrance. "Your mother didn't come by today? I was planning to thank her properly. Thanks to the scolding she gave me yesterday, I've finally seen the light. See? I went back and discussed it with my husband last night, and we've decided to sell off our oil-paper umbrellas for cheap, take on some apprentices, and make some silver by teaching them the craft."
Chen Wanqing replied, "As the old saying goes, 'Teach an apprentice all you know, and you'll starve to death.' Aren't you worried that if you teach too many people, the whole city will be full of oil-paper umbrella sellers, and they'll drive the two of you out of business?"
