An apprentice, naturally holds the lowest status. Their pay is meager, and besides that, they are often beaten and scolded. To enjoy better treatment, one must at least become a helper, or even a master craftsman.,Not only does he get thirty copper coins every month, but the food is also much better than what's found in a pharmacy or carpenter's shop.,Besides a few families, one might only see meat on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Some people didn't even see any oil or grease all year round...。