Once the house is built, he won't need to live in the workshop anymore. He can go home every day, and his two younger sisters will live nearby, so he won't have to worry about them.
Zhao Gang felt that all the suffering he had endured over the past ten years was for the sake of his good fortune these past two days.
Shu Yu gave him a thirty-tael silver note and told him that the team of craftsmen who were building a house for Da Zhuang was quite good. If he was willing to wait half a month, he could hire them to build the house.
Shu Yu's introduction was naturally fine, and Zhao Gang immediately agreed, "Then, boss, I'll go to work now. After I finish work, I'll talk to the craftsmen and get the house built as soon as possible."
"Okay, go ahead."
Shu Yu watched his retreating figure with great emotion. She was such a generous and kind employer; she had managed to get someone to win a house in a lottery. If word got out, people would call her a huge swindler.
But it's alright, the New Year is just around the corner, and with everyone visiting relatives and friends, word will surely spread quickly. Next year, once the shops in the capital open, this workshop will probably need to continue hiring, and there will likely be even more applicants.
The news that Zhao Gang had redeemed the first prize quickly spread throughout the workshop, shocking everyone.
This prize is really well worth it.
Some people inquired whether the other two first-prize winners wanted to also change houses, but both refused.
One is a tenant farmer in the sunflower field. His house is already there, and he might renovate it when he has the money. There is really no need for him to buy another one.
The other person who was drawn was Wan Liangding, the bodyguard who formed the caravan with Yuan Gui.
Wan Liang already has a house in the prefectural city. Although the location isn't great and it's not very big, he doesn't need to buy another one here. After all, he spends most of his time transporting goods outside, and when he returns, he can simply stay at his home in the prefectural city to rest, without needing to report to the workshop every day.
Therefore, both of them are still considering exchanging for other things.
Anyway, there's no rush, we have plenty of time.
After the annual meeting, it will be Lunar New Year's Eve in a few days.
Last year, Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng were not at home. This time, not only were there more people in the family, but the whole family was reunited. Even Grandma Fang, whom the old lady missed the most, was brought back, making it naturally lively.
Little Huo Huo was the happiest. Last year, he couldn't walk and didn't remember what the New Year was like. This year, seeing the fireworks shooting into the sky almost made his dad want to fly to the sky.
He was not satisfied until Meng Yunzheng carried him onto the roof several times.
He and Meng Yunzheng weren't very close at first, but ever since Lunar New Year's Eve, Meng Yunzheng has become closer to him than his own father.
Shu Yu teased him, "You didn't see Zhao Xi's face; he looked like he wanted to put a sack over your head."
"It's his own fault for not learning martial arts properly before. My father taught him." Unfortunately, he only had some fancy moves. Anyway, Zhao Xi believed that his medical skills were good enough to protect himself.
After the Spring Festival, the whole family returned to Shangshi Village on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
The Lu family is now unique in Shangshi Village, and whenever Shu Yu returns, the village chief always comes to see her.
Hearing that Meng Yunzheng, the top scholar in the imperial examination, had also come along, he was extremely excited. He quickly called over several school children from the village, pushed them in front of Meng Yunzheng, and asked him to help guide their studies.
Although Meng Yunzheng intends to become a teacher, it doesn't mean that he will continue teaching and educating people during the Chinese New Year when he comes to visit his fiancée.
Therefore, he smiled and declined, saying, "Village chief, we're about to head into the mountains, so we might not have much time. Maybe next time."
Village Chief Fan: "Going into the mountains? What are you going into the mountains for in the dead of winter?"
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