Chapter 1224: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 1224: Are You So Filial?
After some thought, Shu Yu recalled an incident from more than ten days ago and narrowed her eyes as she asked, "Did you resolve the matter with Cao something Lin?"
Lu Sanzhu couldn't help but roll his eyes at the mention of Cao Changlin again.
"Indeed! I knew that guy wasn't a good person. He has been dismissed by the Ji family now. Without him as a competitor, the Ji family promptly promoted me to the steward position. They said I've performed exceptionally well over the past year, and the guests have praised me. So, I am qualified for the position."
Shu You raised an eyebrow, "So, you mean the day you fell into the water was Cao Changlin's scheme?"
Lu Sanzhu rolled his eyes again at the mention of Cao Changlin.
"Exactly! That day, he deliberately bribed a lady who works for the county magistrate's wife. Then he found two fellows to pretend to be helpless and unable to find a Buddhist bead for a guest. They even promised to give five taels of silver to whoever found the bead. I was foolishly tempted and swam over to find it."
"I was originally planning to swim to the pavilion where the county official's wife was, and the lady bribed by Cao Changlin would scream when she saw me in the water. Then, everyone else would rush over. By then, the young ladies and ladies at the scene would think I had ulterior motives, and no matter what I said, it would be hard to explain."
"Oh, by the way, he knew you were present as well. I am your Third Uncle, so you would surely speak up for me. Whether others believed me or not was another matter, but both you and I would be talked about behind our backs. He was so malicious."
But now, things had changed. Lu Sanzhu used the same tactics to deal with Cao Changlin, and though he realized something was amiss, Cao Changlin didn't expect that he himself would be driven away in the end.
The Ji family made him the steward, and currently, he earned three taels of silver in wages. Once things stabilized, it would be raised to five taels.
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Lu Sanzhu felt quite pleased when he thought about it.
Shu You noticed that her Third Uncle had indeed changed quite a bit. Although he was still timid, his mind had become more agile than before. At least, he now understood how to use schemes to solve workplace issues.
After Lu Sanzhu finished speaking, he rubbed his hands and asked Shu You, "Ah Yu, I came here today to borrow a mule cart from you."
Shu Yu's family now had two horses and two mules, making travel very convenient. One of the mules was left at the estate to assist Da Niu in transporting goods, and the other horse was taken by Lu Erbai to go outside the city.
Shu Yu usually drove Da Bai herself, and the remaining mule cart was kept at home for use by anyone who needed it.
Shu Yu agreed to lend it to him but asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
"Hmm." Lu Sanzhu waved his hand and tried to suppress the urge to laugh. He deliberately put on a helpless and calm expression. "After becoming the steward, I thought it was a significant matter. So, I need to go back to Shishi Village and tell my father."
Shu Yu looked at him suspiciously. She felt that he wasn't being genuine.
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