After deep and careful deliberation, Fang Yi made the firm decision to go to Zhang Dafeng's brick kiln factory. He mustered the courage to strike a deal with Zhang Dafeng.
Grandpa Qi, who was on night watch, assumed the young boy was joking when he asked to work at the brick factory, but he was left completely dumbfounded by the boy's actions. It was simply unheard of for someone so young to lift a hundred-jin boulder! He had no choice but to tell Fang Yi to wait until Factory Director Zhang arrived, adding that whether the director would take him in depended entirely on the director's own wishes.
Feeling a bit embarrassed by his earlier lack of manners, Grandpa Qi invited Fang Yi to share a breakfast he had prepared himself: sweet potato porridge, a few steamed buns, and a dish of peanuts. Fang Yi didn't stand on ceremony, sitting down to enjoy a hearty and satisfying breakfast.
Chapter 31