Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Going through Newbery winners. This was a decent one about a teenager apprenticed to a Coppersmith in China. Not a lot of conflict in the plot but I did learn quite a bit!

Fu leaves the country and heads to the city to serve as an apprentice to a coppersmith for seven years. Being in the city is a new experience for him. He must learn how to deal with the cruel remarks of his fellow apprentices and how to handle money, to stop thieves and to avoid those who would take advantage of him in the market.