Chapter 905: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 905: Ask Fourth Uncle
Lu Erbai even considered partnering with Master Zheng to form a team.
But it was still too early to discuss this. Lu Erbai took a sip of water and said to Shu Yu, "After we finalize the drawings tomorrow, we'll start looking around."
"How about asking Fourth Uncle?" Shu Yu suggested.
"Shanchuan?"
Shu Yu nodded. "Fourth Uncle used to work as a casual laborer in the county town for most of the time. He knows quite a few people there and should have a good understanding of their character."
Although there were many men in the Yuan family, their land was limited, and even during busy farming seasons, they could manage. Staying at home all the time wouldn't earn any money, so Yuan Shanchuan often went to the county town to find work.
Lu Erbai's eyes brightened. "Right, why didn't I think of that?"
He looked at Lu Sixing. "Fourth sister, when you go back later, let Shanchuan know and ask him to think about it. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll go see him."
"Okay."
Lu Sanzhu chimed in, feeling left out. "Second Brother, I also know many people in the county town. I can help you find them too, but it will take some effort. I..."
Seeing him trying to take advantage of the situation to make some money, the old lady sneered. "Who do you know? You're so lazy, the people you know are lazy bums too. Don't cause trouble for your Second Brother if you can't help him."
"Mother, why are you sabotaging me like this? Although I am quite lazy, think about it, the people who associate with me are lazy bums. If they don't associate with me, then they must be hardworking, right?"
Everyone was speechless for a moment and couldn't find a counter-argument.
But using this standard to recruit people wasn't very reliable.
Shu Yu shook her head. "Third Uncle, you should focus on helping me find a suitable property. You have to work and find a property and also find people. You can't handle so many tasks by yourself. If my father finds a few people in the village and Fourth Uncle finds a few more, it should be enough. We can take our time with the renovation; there's no rush. It's fine to have fewer workers."
Upon hearing this, Lu Erbai and the old lady exchanged a glance. He opened his mouth to speak but ultimately remained silent.
Shu Yu didn't notice this, but Meng Yunzheng did.
He pondered for a moment and immediately thought of something.
Early June was Shu Yu's birthday and also the day of her coming-of-age ceremony. It seemed that the Lu family wanted to finish the renovation before her ceremony.
Shu Yu hadn't realized this and asked about the property. Da Niu replied, "I went to the outskirts of the city this afternoon and searched according to your requirements, but I haven't found a suitable property yet. Tomorrow, I'll go to a more distant place to look."
"Thank you, big Brother."
Lu Sanzhu wanted to say that he had also put in a lot of effort. But then he realized that he had to work tomorrow and sighed softly.
After all, it wasn't good to take too many days off. Although Ji Dong's family would definitely agree, if it became known that he was taking advantage of Shu Yu's position as the village lord's daughter to slack off and not work properly, it wouldn't be good for Shu Yu's reputation.
He was a person with foresight and couldn't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture.
They continued eating, and tomorrow they would be working, so they ate more meat today.
As a result, they ate too much and almost stumbled on their way out.
Fortunately, they didn't need to drive back as Da Niu would take them home. He needed to go to the outskirts of the city tomorrow to find a property, so he would take the mule cart.
It was getting late, and the second branch of the family saw them off.
Shu Yu stood at the front, watching as Da Niu and Lu Sanzhu got on the cart. Then she took out a money pouch from her pocket.
Chapter 906: Liang Shi Wants to Buy a House
Da Niu and Lu Sanzhu were taken aback. "Shu Yu?"
Shu Yu handed the money pouch to them. "I know you've been inquiring about information, and it costs money. I can't just make you work for nothing and have you cover the expenses yourself. Take it first, and if..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Lu Sanzhu had already taken the money pouch.
Shu Yu snorted, then quietly took out another pouch from her pocket and handed it to Da Niu.
Da Niu chuckled, no longer refusing this time. "Understood, we'll leave now."
When they went out to search for a property today, they actually went to Tao Lin first. It was where Lu Sanzhu asked around for information.
Ordinary people wouldn't know if there were any good properties for sale outside the city.
Most of the people who visited Tao Lin were wealthy and idle young gentlemen and ladies. Lu Sanzhu couldn't establish relationships with these people.
But they had servants and cart drivers around them, who had a lot of information.
Lu Sanzhu bought some food and chatted with them, using his own money. He still remembered the pained expression on his uncle's face. Da Niu was truly impressed.
Now that Shu Yu gave them money, after Da Niu dropped them off at home, he directly gave Lu Sanzhu a couple of silver coins.
This amount included today's expenses and future ones.
Lu Sanzhu happily took the coins and turned to go home, urging Da Bao and Bao Ya to wash up and go to bed.
But as he turned his head, he noticed that Liang Shi was unusually quiet, as if she had changed.
Lu Sanzhu was taken aback and suddenly remembered that she hadn't said much on the way. He became nervous. "Wife, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Why didn't you say so earlier? We should have had Zhao Xi, a highly skilled doctor, look at you when we were at Second Brother's house."
Liang Shi couldn't help but roll her eyes. "I'm not feeling unwell."
"Then why were you as silent as a duck? You were constantly chattering before, but today you didn't say a word."
Liang Shi wanted to slap him on the spot. Fortunately, their two children approached them, so she snorted and said, "I'll talk to you later."
Lu Sanzhu could only suppress his confusion and take care of their children first.
After the two children fell asleep, the couple lay in bed and started talking.
"Wife, tell me, I can handle it."
Handle what? She wasn't about to die.
Liang Shi turned over and said to him, "Husband, I was thinking, should we also buy a house in the county town?"
"Buy a house? Are you full and have nothing to do? Why would we buy a house? We have a house in Shishi Village, and we can rent a house here. If you want to live in a big house, go to Shu Yu's mansion for a few days. When she buys servants, we can experience what it's like to be a lady of the house."
As he described it, Liang Shi actually found it quite beautiful and longed for it. She nodded approvingly. "Indeed, I also want to be served by servants. I... I was talking to you about buying a house, don't change the topic."
Liang Shi took a deep breath. "It was because I saw Shu Yu's mansion today that I had this idea. I just feel that having our own house would bring peace of mind."
"You're overthinking it. Our family is so poor, how can we afford a house in the county town?"
Lu San Zhu scoffed, but then he thought of something. His eyebrows furrowed, and he suddenly asked, "How much money do we have?"
Liang Shi always managed their money, and she was better at saving than him. So when their monthly wages were paid, he just handed them over to her.
Now he realized what an exceptional man he was.
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