Zhao Gang had no other choice, so he gritted his teeth and applied for the job.
Unexpectedly, he actually got in. Zhao Gang was so happy he almost cried. When the news of his entry into Lu Ji's workshop spread back to the village, many people were shocked. Although the workshop recruited many people, it also had many strict requirements. It was incredible that someone as illiterate as Zhao Gang had such luck.
Regardless, the family that wanted to buy Zhao Damei was indeed wary of Lu Ji Workshop's reputation and dared not make a move on her again.
After Zhao Gang entered the workshop and received his first paycheck, he planned to find a house to rent nearby.
However, the rental market near Lu Ji's workshop was so hot that there were no houses available for rent nearby. Even the small, drafty warehouses were rented out long ago.
There are places further away, but he's worried about those too far. It's better to let his two younger sisters stay in the village. At least they'll have familiar friends and villagers to help take care of them.
However, this will eventually become inconvenient.
He had been keeping an eye on the houses in the area, hoping that someone would stop renting them so he could quickly bring his sister over.
Who knew that he would win the first prize in yesterday's lottery?
Almost the instant he unfolded the slip of paper, he had already decided what he wanted to exchange for: a house, even if it was just a small room.
But all the land in this area has been sold off, so even if you have the money, you can't buy it now.
However, this was not a problem for Shu Yu. Both Shu Yu and Da Niu, who had previously believed that this area would develop, had bought land as a precaution.
For example, Dazhuang has already built half of his house.
Of course, Zhao Gang was unaware of this matter. He simply wanted to ask if the county magistrate could find a plot of land in a nearby village.
After listening to his request, Shu Yu pondered for a moment, "I do have some, but how much do you want? I need to make it clear to you beforehand that, based on the market price and location, if I were to sell, it would cost twenty taels of silver per acre."
When Shu Yu bought the land, he bought more than ten acres.
Twenty taels? That's incredibly expensive. In Zhao Gang's village, seven or eight taels is enough for a plot of land for a house.
But as Shu Yu said, it depends on the location and market conditions. Nowadays, even the foundations in this area are highly sought after, and you can't buy them even if you want to.
Zhao Gang understood that twenty taels was already a favor from the county magistrate; otherwise, someone would have bought it for a higher price.
After a moment's thought, Zhao Gang said, "Then one mu (approximately 0.16 acres) will do
Shu Yu nodded. "Okay." She paused and then said, "Your situation is rather special. I can convert the remaining thirty taels into silver for you, which is just enough to build a house."
Thirty taels of silver is more than enough to build a large brick house with tiles, or too many rooms.
Zhao Gang was overjoyed and immediately knelt down before Shu Yu, saying, "Thank you, boss, thank you."
"Alright, come with me to check the foundation first. If there are no problems, you can start making preparations."
"yes."
Shu Yu said goodbye to the Lu family and told them to get ready before heading back. She then left the manor with Zhao Gang.
After inspecting the land plot, the latter was once again moved to tears of gratitude towards Shu Yu; the location was truly perfect for him.
Less than two kilometers from the workshop, the surrounding residential land was mostly bought by people from the workshop. Not far away is the estate of Manager Da Niu, and beyond that is a sunflower field.
The people living in this area either work in the workshops or are tenant farmers who look after the sunflower fields.
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