Chapter 373 Shu Yu's Advice
Xiang Weinan looked up. "Your suggestion? What is it?"
“I see that the adults seem to be short-handed everywhere. When my fourth uncle went missing and we came to report it to the authorities, it seemed that they were too busy to look for him.”
Xiang Weinan raised an eyebrow; the county government was indeed short-staffed. With the former magistrate's downfall, many of his former staff members, who had colluded with him, were all wiped out.
He did bring a group of people with him, but these people had other things to do with him.
Nowadays, the county government's security patrols are still handled by the same constables as before, but there are really very few of them left.
"you mean……"
Shu Yu smiled and said, "My fourth uncle went out to work to earn money. After all, there's no stable job, so he inevitably takes on odd jobs. Although he doesn't have martial arts skills, he's tall and strong, otherwise the镖师 (bodyguard/escort) wouldn't have asked him to help transport goods, right? Besides, after this incident, Lord Xiang should have seen that my uncle is a righteous person, bold and meticulous. He's actually a capable helper. Why don't you find him a stable job that can also help him? Wouldn't that be a good reward for him?"
Xiang Weinan pondered for a moment, "Yuan Shanchuan is indeed quite good."
Seeing that Da Niu had already walked up to them, Shu Yu stopped and said, "Of course, this is just my suggestion. You need to think this over carefully, and you also need to get my uncle's approval."
After all, it's unknown whether Yuan Shanchuan wants to do this job or not, and whether it's suitable for him is up to him to decide.
Shu Yu said goodbye to Xiang Weinan and turned to greet Da Niu.
As the two walked towards the guest room, Shu Yu asked him, "When you went back to get the mule cart, didn't the old lady say anything?"
Da Niu said, "Grandma had just gone out, and only my second aunt was home. I told her it wasn't serious, and since she had to look after the child, she didn't come over."
Shu Yu nodded, and the two went into the house together.
Yuan Shanchuan had recovered after a while and was much better. Xiang Weinan asked the kitchen to cook him a bowl of noodles, which Lu Sixing was feeding him at the moment.
Yuan Shanchuan had eaten quite a few snacks in the black market before; those things could fill his stomach, but they were nothing compared to noodles, which were good for his stomach. Especially now that the crisis was over, he relaxed completely and ate most of a bowl.
The rest was eaten by Lu Sixing.
After resting for a while, the group prepared to leave.
This time, Da Niu didn't ask Hu Li and the others for help; he carried Yuan Shanchuan out of the guest room on his back.
Shu Yu looked toward the stone table in the courtyard, where only teacups and teapots remained; Xiang Weinan was no longer there.
She looked away and walked out of the county government office with Lu Sixing.
After carefully placing the person inside the carriage, Shu Yu waved to Hu Li, who had seen them off, "Brother Hu, you can go back now, we're leaving."
Take care.
The group drove towards Liufang Lane, and when the mule cart stopped, the old lady hurriedly came out to greet them.
She didn't know when she returned, but seeing her like this, she must have heard about it from Madam Ruan.
The carriage curtain opened, and the old lady hurriedly asked, "How are you? Oh? Are you alright?"
"It's alright." Yuan Shanchuan smiled as he got off the mule cart. This time, he didn't let the ox carry him. It was only a few steps, and he wasn't too tired to walk.
The old lady let out a sigh of relief, somewhat regretful, "If I had known you were injured, I shouldn't have slapped you twice."
(End of this chapter)
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