Chapter 399 Cuiliu Manor
Zhang Juexia did not feel lost. Maybe he was happy because he thought that it would give him more time to think!
"Li Le, I have to go out of town tomorrow. If you want to come see me, tell him to come back in the evening."
"Got it, Boss."
Li Le hesitated to speak.
Zhang Juexia urged him, "Just say whatever you want to say. Don't be so hesitant in front of me."
"Boss, I always feel that there is something wrong with this shopkeeper Gao Xing."
"What's the problem?"
"He was acting like a real sissy in our shop the other day. He tried every single thing in our shop.
When we sat together for lunch at noon, I could smell the fragrance on him.
He also asked me some questions, which were very detailed. Some of them I couldn't answer, so I just laughed it off and let it go.
Boss, you better be careful with him."
"I see. You are quite observant."
Li Le was praised and chuckled, "These are all taught to me by my father. He said that when you become a shopkeeper, you have to keep your eyes and ears open."
"Yes, your father is indeed an excellent shopkeeper. Learn more from him on a daily basis. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask more questions."
"Thank you, sir."
Zhang Juexia was tired after running all day, so he lay down early without waiting for Ye Beixiu.
Lying in bed, she was thinking about what she was going to do tomorrow, and fell asleep while thinking.
When she woke up the next day, Ye Beixiu had already left, leaving her a note asking her to be sure to eat breakfast.
Zhang Juexia ate a few bites of breakfast and called Lin Yuan to go out.
Li Yingyue was already waiting at the gate of the Li Mansion. When she saw Zhang Juexia's carriage coming, she lifted her skirt and got on the carriage.
"Sister, thank you so much. I didn't expect that I would receive a letter from the Shen family early this morning.
Mrs. Shen is so kind. The yellow peaches on her mountain are ripe, and the manager asked me where to send them.
I was originally thinking of asking you to accompany me to Qingfeng City to pick up yellow peaches in a few days, but they delivered them here."
"That's great! When you have canned yellow peaches ready, don't forget to send some to Old Madam Shen."
"That's for sure. You'll go with me then."
"If I have time, I'll go with you."
Lin Yuan drove the carriage to Cuiliu Manor. This time, Zhang Juexia and Li Yingyue were not left out. There were already several people waiting for them outside the manor.
"Meet the boss!"
I saw an elderly man and a middle-aged man kneeling on the ground.
Zhang Juexia quickly stepped forward to help the man up, "This is too much, please get up quickly."
Although the older man was very surprised, he still stood up.
Zhang Juexia said with a smile, "I'm sure you've already heard that I'm your new boss, Zhang Juexia."
"I am Liu Tao, the head of Cuiliu Manor, and these two are my two good-for-nothing sons, Liu Hong and Liu Bing.
These are my nephews, Liu Ye, Liu Hao, Liu Feng, and Liu Yu."
"Hello, Boss!"
Several men bowed to Zhang Juexia in unison, and she gestured for them to stand up.
"Mr. Liu, could you please give me a detailed introduction of our manor?
Yesterday, I was in such a hurry that I didn’t have time to take a look.”
"Master, please!"
Liu Tao then pointed at Li Yingyue and asked, "Boss, who is this distinguished guest?"
Without waiting for Zhang Juexia to introduce herself, Li Yingyue directly introduced herself, "I am the owner of Cuizhu Manor next door to you."
Liu Tao was slightly stunned, then quickly bowed respectfully to Li Yingyue and said, "Greetings, Miss Li."
"You're welcome, I'm here mainly to accompany my sister.
So, just ignore me. My sister is the owner of your farm, and my brother-in-law is a newly-appointed military scholar from Shunhe County. He's busy preparing for the provincial examination, so he asked me to accompany my sister to our farm."
After hearing this, Liu Tao and the others perked up and accompanied Zhang Juexia and the others into the farm.
"Master Liu, how many families live in our village?"
"Boss, there are fifty-eight households in total. There are three major surnames: twenty-five Liu households, eighteen Li households, and fifteen Wang households."
"That's great. Our acquaintance is fate. I hope we can have pleasant cooperation in the future!"
Zhang Juexia's polite words made the men behind her confused.
Several men wanted to speak, but were stopped by Liu Tao's eyes.
Liu Tao pointed to a house in front and said, "Boss, my house is right in front. I see everyone is tired from walking. How about we come to my house for some tea?"
"Okay! I'm really a little tired. Yingyue, are you tired?"
"Of course I'm tired!"
"Then you two follow me!"
Zhang Juexia was led into the yard by Liu Tao. There were five thatched houses in the yard, which was tidy. Several women lowered their heads and went to the kitchen to work after paying their respects.
Zhang Juexia looked at their kitchen that was drafty on all sides and couldn't help but recall that when she and Ye Beixiu first got married, they also lived in a thatched hut, and the kitchen looked like this too.
Liu Tao asked Zhang Juexia to take a seat and spoke twice, but Zhang Juexia did not respond.
Li Yingyue pushed her aside, and Zhang Juexia smiled, "Sorry to bother you, Mr. Liu."
Tea was served, and Liu Tao's eldest son Liu Hong poured water for everyone, "Boss, Miss Li, please have some tea."
He clumsily brought the water to Zhang Juexia and said, "Boss, the tea provided by farmers is just for quenching your thirst, please don't despise it.
So does Miss Li."
Zhang Juexia took it and took a sip. "How could I dislike such sweet tea?"
After Zhang Juexia finished his drink, he asked Liu Tao, "Villager Liu, can you tell me how you got here?"
Liu Tao didn't expect Zhang Juexia to ask these questions. He originally thought that the new boss would just give everyone a lecture and tell them to pay the rent on time.
Or maybe the rent was going to increase. He had already called everyone in the farm together last night and even thought of a response strategy.
It can be seen that this new owner does not play by the rules.
He had to be careful.
However, he didn't intend to hide the question she asked, how did everyone come to the village.
Isn't it because life can't be made anymore that you move away?
"Boss, our family originally lived in Mo County in Qingling City, but a flood occurred that year, resulting in a complete loss of our harvest.
We have no choice but to come out and make a living.
On the way to escape famine, we met our former boss, who brought us here.
Originally, when we left, there were about fifty households in the entire village, but when we got here, there were only about twenty households left.
The Li and Wang families came to Zhuangzi for the same reason.
However, we arrived a little earlier than them. The Li family came second, and the Wang family only came last year.
We have been here for five years..."
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