Chapter 697 First Day at Work at the Estate

The Shu family has already discussed it. When Madam Hou returns, they will have a good talk with her and first find out about her relationship with the governor.

If they can be of use, then we must win them over properly, mother and daughter, and absolutely not let Lu Shuyu benefit from them.

Second Master's idea was quite good; he felt that after two days, even the biggest anger should have subsided.

He was, after all, Hou's husband. Did she think that just because her husband slapped her, she would run away from home and never come back?

Back then, the second wife tampered with her during childbirth. Even though it was such a big deal, he just coaxed her a few times, and she still died.

After the Shu family received the grain and returned home, Shu Feng mentioned to everyone that he was going hunting.

The Shu family was very supportive. Although they themselves couldn't go hunting in the mountains, they had seen all the benefits of hunting. In the past, when Shu Yu hunted, he had meat to eat every day, which was much better than them eating coarse grains and wild vegetables.

Putting aside everything else, the fact that Ma Lu and Shu Yu received a reward from the governor for killing the tiger greatly motivated the other strong and healthy men in Zhengdao Village.

In just the last two days, at least a dozen people have approached Wang Changdong wanting to change jobs.

Shu Feng and Shu Quan originally wanted to wait and see for a few more days, but given the current situation, they didn't have time to think about it anymore.

They planned to go to the officials early the next morning to explain the situation.

After discussing the matter, the Shu family went to bed early, filled with hope.

However, they had no idea that two big surprises awaited them the next day.

Shu Yu went to bed early, and the next day, just as dawn was breaking, she was already out the door.

Her current job is to register and distribute items to people on the estate, so she naturally has to go there earlier than the prisoners.

Fortunately, she doesn't have much to do. She only needs to be busy for a while in the morning and a while in the evening, and the rest of the time is her own.

She didn't want the old lady to get up too early to make her breakfast, as that would be too tiring. So last night she told the old lady that she would finish her morning tasks first, and then go home for breakfast and a nap after everyone else had gone to work.

In the afternoon, after having lunch, one can leisurely go to the village to do chores.

Actually, it wouldn't have been a problem if she didn't go in the afternoon, but Shu Yu had seen the previous person's ledger and it was indeed a mess. Now that she had taken over this task, she needed to reorganize it properly and create a spreadsheet so that it would be much easier to find things later.

The sky was still overcast, and there were hardly any people in the village, but there was already some activity coming from many houses. Occasionally, smoke could be seen rising from the rooftops of a few houses, as if they were making breakfast.

Shu Yu arrived at the manor shortly afterward, and Wang Changdong greeted her with a smile while yawning.

"Miss Lu, how have you been these past few days?"

Shu Yu took out a bag of pastries, arranged them on a plate, and said to the officials present, "You're all doing well. After two days of rest, you're full of energy. I bought these in the county town; they're nothing expensive. But since it's so early in the morning and no one has eaten yet, have a piece of pastry to fill your stomachs first."

The villagers' breakfast habits were similar to Shu Yu's; they would wait until they were busy to prepare for breakfast, as eating too early would make them hungry again.

Wang Changdong liked the girl's mannerisms, so he didn't stand on ceremony and took one to eat first.

"Mmm, not bad, delicious."

Only then did the others take action, and they thanked Shu Yu profusely.

Shu Yu smiled and went into the next room to get the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

(End of this chapter)