Chapter 974 Detailed Contract

Guo was stunned, completely numb.

After Jiang Kuanyu finished reading, she stared at Shu Yu with wide eyes, "Lu Xiangjun, is everything written here true?"

The document not only specified their wages but also stated that due to the inconvenience of entering the city, a dedicated person would be available to help purchase grain every month if needed.

It even specifies how much money will be deducted for taking a day off, and double the deduction for not coming to work without a reason, but only half a day's deduction if you are sick.

Of course, they were also required by their superiors to maintain and keep confidential their relationship with their employers and the land they cultivated, otherwise they would be handed over to the authorities for investigation and prosecution.

Guo felt that these were not problems.

After receiving Shu Yu's affirmation, she immediately ran out excitedly and told others about it.

The tenants outside thought it was unlikely. In this day and age, were there still employers who treated their tenants and farmhands so well? Were they just fooling them?

Shu Yu then pointed to Jiang Kuanyu standing to the side, "With Young Master Jiang as my witness, of course I wouldn't lie to you."

Guo trusted her, so she was the first to step forward, "Lu Xiangjun, what do you think of me? I want to sign the contract."

Shu Yu smiled, "No rush, one at a time. I've already answered all the questions you asked me earlier, now it's my turn to ask."

Shu Yu started recruiting people, because after all, it's farming, and some professional issues still need to be addressed by experts.

There weren't many people, and it took about an hour to finish asking them all.

There were twenty households, with the smallest number of households hiring one person and the largest number hiring four people.

One person is fine, but the family with four people must be laughing their heads off.

Four people means four wages. At 600 coins per person, their family would have 2.4 taels of silver per month.

In this way, I can save up enough money to build a house in no time, and I can eat better every month. I'm so excited just thinking about it.

Everyone else looked at them with envy.

Shu Yu recruited a total of twenty-seven people here. Of course, not all of these twenty-seven people were responsible for farming; two of them worked on the estate. Otherwise, with just Da Niu and his wife, such a large estate couldn't possibly manage to take care of everyone.

Now that we've recruited people, it's time to get the work arranged.

Da Niu can handle this. It's Da Niu's first time being the head of the village, and he's a little nervous facing more than twenty people.

Fortunately, Shu Yu was there to bolster his courage, and he had rehearsed the instructions in his mind repeatedly, so he was able to keep a straight face and deliver the report.

Before planting, the soil must be loosened first.

Since the current seeds can only be planted on about 20 acres, Da Niu first went out and marked out an area, cleared out this land, and then planted other things on the rest.

It was almost evening when they finished their business, and Shuyu and Da Niu then returned to the city together.

Jiang Kuanyu went with her. He promised to take care of the Cui family's funeral arrangements before leaving, and he kept his word.

Old Cui's body has been taken back to the yamen. Given Xiang Weinan's efficiency and the clarity of the case, it should be closed by tomorrow at the latest.

Jiang Kuanyu lives in the prefectural city, but he's only staying at the estate for the past two days.

He plans to stay in Jiangyuan County tonight and take Old Man Cui back tomorrow for a proper burial.

Shu Yu went into the city with him, while Jiang Kuanyu wanted to see Xiao Ya'er first, so the two cars headed straight for Liufang Lane.

However, Shu Yu and Jiang Kuanyu were not particularly close, so she couldn't just take him directly to the Meng family. Instead, she told him to go to her house first, have a cup of tea, and she would go to the Meng family herself.

As soon as she entered her own home, the old lady said that Xiaoya was in the room.

(End of this chapter)