Chapter 698 Encountering an Acquaintance

Before long, rustling sounds came from outside the village, and the people who were going to work in the wasteland had arrived one after another.

They all stood outside the door. It was a bit cold, and many of them were dressed in thin clothes. They could only tuck their hands in their pockets and stamp their feet, hoping to get to the fields to work as soon as possible and warm themselves up.

Shu Yu dragged the table that was placed behind the door toward the entrance, then sat down behind it and said to the people outside, "Line up, one by one, don't make a mess."

The crowd was quite orderly; basically, no one dared to cause trouble at this time.

The people at the front of the line didn't recognize Shu Yu, but the fact that the person registering had suddenly changed to a woman still surprised them.

Shu Yu asked for their names and put a checkmark next to each person's name.

However, the original registration book was really messy; there were so many names, and there was no pattern to them at all.

No wonder it always takes so long to register. She'll have to reorganize it this afternoon, sorting it by the first letter of the surname in pinyin, so that she can easily find the page when someone asks.

Ideally, prisoners should line up according to their surnames, but unfortunately, some arrive early and some arrive late, and there are many uncontrollable factors. Some people who registered earlier have already given up.

She could call out names and sign in herself, but calling out so many people one by one without a microphone would strain her voice too much.

Fortunately, most people who come are families, so it's relatively convenient to find them by family.

Shu Yu lowered her head and ticked the hooks one by one.

"Xu Zhensheng".

Suddenly, a childish voice rang out from ahead.

Shu Yu suddenly looked up and saw the family of three who had been in the same team as her when they first started exploring the wilderness standing in front of the table.

The family of three was stunned when they saw her.

"Miss Lu?" Madam Lin was completely astonished. "You, what are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be hunting in the mountains?"

"Long time no see." Shu Yu smiled. "I'm in charge of registration and food distribution now."

She found the names of the Xu family members, ticked them off, then reached into her pocket, pulled out two candies, and handed them to Xu Zhensheng, saying, "Here's a sweet treat for you."

Xu Zhensheng glanced at Lin, whose eyes held a complex expression.

This is too strange. Wasn't Miss Lu only recently exiled here? How did she become the steward in charge of recording and distributing food in this manor?

But she still nodded and let Xu Zhensheng accept the candy.

Shu Yu nodded and called out to those behind them, "Next."

The Xu family went to collect the tools before heading outside.

Lin said in a low voice, "Tell me, how did Miss Lu do that? She's amazing."

Xu Dali thought for a moment, "Didn't I hear a couple of days ago that the hunting team went deep into the mountains and caught a big tiger? They happened to run into the governor here and he promised a reward to all the hunters, right? Miss Lu was one of them, so maybe that's why."

"Didn't Malu and the others say that Miss Lu's reward would be the same as theirs?"

Xu Dali suddenly laughed, "Maybe it was a deliberate lie?"

Lin was stunned. A lie? Why would someone lie to someone for no reason?

However, it is beneficial for them that Miss Lu has become the manager of this estate.

At least she has a good temperament and won't make things difficult for people for no reason like other managers.

Moreover, Miss Lu had some connections with them, and the way she skillfully gave candy to her son showed that she was a kind and sentimental person.

(End of this chapter)