Chapter 1208 The Xiao Family's Invitation
Shu Yu was temporarily relieved about Xiao Song Le's situation.
After she told her fourth aunt about Xiao Songle's situation, her fourth aunt would bring Quan Quan and Xiao Zhen over to play from time to time.
Just then, Quan Quan made new friends of the same age and often asked to come to her grandmother's house.
Shu Yu began to focus on the workshop. After she and Lu Erbai finalized the layout and basic details of the workshop, Lu Erbai started recruiting people and preparing to start construction.
Because the workshop was outside the city and quite far away, it was inconvenient for the workers to travel back and forth. If they had to rush home every day, all their time would be wasted on the road.
Therefore, the workers lived nearby when the workshop was built.
Although the estate was quite large, it didn't have enough rooms, unlike when Shu Yu's mansion was renovated, which had several large communal sleeping quarters.
There are only two large dormitory rooms here, but there are more workers than before.
Finally, Da Niu discussed it with the tenants and decided that whoever had extra rooms would rent them out temporarily.
The tenants were naturally delighted to have extra income. Even if they didn't have extra rooms in their homes, they would try their best to make room for one to rent out.
Not to mention the other families, even the Cui family has people moving in.
However, since someone had died in the Cui family, Shu Yu specifically asked the workers, and they didn't seem to care. Some of them had even slept near mass graves while traveling; what was there to be afraid of? Who hasn't lost someone in their family?
In fact, because no one lived in the Cui family's house, they were even more free, and quite a few people lived there.
Shu Yu left this portion of the rent with Xiao Ya'er, intending to give it to her in the future.
Soon, Shu Yu's workshop began to bustle with activity, and she frequently visited the estate.
The rest of the Lu family were also busy. Lu Erbai and Shu Yu were busy building a house, while Ruan Shi and Shu You were busy preparing for their wedding. The old lady stayed at home to take care of the children. No one had any free time.
After being busy for half a month, Shu Yu suddenly received an invitation.
An invitation from the Xiao family...
When Shu Yu saw it, she was completely stunned.
She's been so busy lately that she almost forgot about Xiang Weinan's wife, the Crown Prince's wife whom she had only met once.
Shu Yu had a headache; she was wondering whether she should go or not.
Go ahead, but she's genuinely busy lately, and that's no excuse. But it's hard to guarantee that Madam Xiao won't think the same way, especially since she already refused her invitation once before.
Besides, she would have to deal with the Xiao family sooner or later. Jiangyuan County is only so big, and she is the wife of the county magistrate. Even if they don't get along well, as long as they don't have any grudges against each other, they still have to maintain appearances.
Just as Shu Yu was struggling with her decision, Ding Yuehua arrived.
She smiled when she saw the invitation in Shu Yu's hand, "I knew you must have received it too."
"also?"
After Shu Yu returned, she met with Ding Yuehua once.
After delivering the gifts he brought from the capital to her, he returned without even having a proper look around her new home.
Ding Yuehua knew she was busy, so she didn't keep her to talk any longer.
When she received the invitation, the first person she thought of was Shu Yu.
Sure enough, she had one in her hand as well.
Shu Yu sighed, "I've been so busy lately, I don't have time to attend banquets."
"Aren't you going?"
Shu Yu looked at her helplessly, "I heard that the county magistrate's wife has been in Jiangyuan County for a month and a half. Is this her first time hosting a banquet?"
Ding Yuehua nodded.
Shu Yu rubbed her throbbing head. "Can I not go?"
Ding Yuehua thought that if it were her, she wouldn't refuse to give him face either.
(End of this chapter)
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