Chapter 1259 Meng Yunzheng's Search for an Attendant

Shu Yu's words probably reached the outside world, and the villagers who were watching the commotion nearby suddenly mustered up their courage and came over to ask her, pushing and shoving each other.

Shu Yu repeated the same words, and the people cheered and ran back to tell their loved ones.

They were only hiring a limited number of people to begin with, and now there's so much more competition. The workers building the workshop are getting anxious, worried that the good jobs will be snatched away by others.

Shu Yu wasn't in a hurry. Although there were many villagers in Shangshi Village, some of them were already working with her father. The remaining villagers, who had their own fields and families and wanted to stay in the workshop for a long time, were actually not many.

These people also need to be diligent, meticulous, and careful. There are even fewer people who meet Shu Yu's criteria, probably less than thirty or forty.

Shu Yu set a time for everyone, three days later, for those who were interested to be "interviewed" at the estate.

Then she told everyone to get back to work, and she toured the workshop inside and out. The progress was fine, and it would be ready for use in about ten days.

After Shu Yu finished touring the workshop, she got up and walked towards the door, intending to go to the field to check on the sunflowers.

Halfway there, they saw a familiar carriage heading their way.

The carriage stopped in front of her, and Shu Yu looked at the person on the carriage shaft... a complete stranger.

The next moment, the carriage curtain was lifted, and Meng Yunzheng jumped out of the car.

Shu Yu's lips curled into a smile involuntarily, and she quickened her pace to come forward. "You're back?"

Meng Yunzheng had told her before that he was going to the prefectural city to buy a few servants, and he went yesterday.

"I just returned from the prefectural city. When I passed by the manor, I saw your carriage parked outside. I figured you were here, so I came to find you. How are you? Are you going back?"

"No, I'm planning to go see the sunflowers."

"Let's go, I'll go with you."

The two walked ahead.

Shu Yu thought of the unfamiliar young man who had been sitting on the carriage shaft earlier and glanced back. The man, leading the carriage behind, noticed Shu Yu's gaze and quickly greeted her respectfully, "Greetings, Miss Lu."

Shu Yu was taken aback, then nodded.

She turned her head and asked Meng Yunzheng with a smile, "Is this the attendant you found in the prefectural city?"

"Yes, his name is Xia Yan. He has six years of schooling, his handwriting is quite good, and he also has some martial arts skills."

Shu Yu was somewhat surprised, "You actually managed to find a treasure."

"Speaking of which, he has some ties with the Shu family."

"How so?"

"Xia Yan's family was originally quite well-off, owning land and shops, so his parents sent him to school, hoping he could pass the imperial examinations. Unfortunately, before he could take the provincial examinations, something happened to his family. He originally had a childhood sweetheart, a woman named He, and the two were engaged when they were twelve years old."

Who knew that a year before their wedding, his fiancée caught the eye of Shu Feng, who wanted to take her as a concubine.

Shu Feng was several years older than Shu Yu, and was naturally already married. However, before the Shu family fell from grace, his wife's family received the news and forced her to divorce Shu Feng, which is why she did not appear in the exile group.

As for Shu Feng's concubine, she was originally just a maidservant, who was sold off after he was imprisoned.

Xia Yan's fiancée was the first concubine he took a fancy to.

The Xia family naturally refused, but his fiancée's parents were eager to curry favor with the prefect's family.

The He family, like the Xia family, was of modest means. The Xia family, however, was fortunate to receive unexpected wealth, and their lives improved steadily.

(End of this chapter)