Chapter 658 Fang's Mother's Arrangements
Fang Xiyue's two requests were not too difficult. Lord Cheng nodded and turned to look at Wang Changdong, the official in charge of the estate.
The latter understood immediately, and after a moment's thought, said, "There is a job that would be very suitable for her mother." As he spoke, he looked at Fang Xiyue, "I heard that your mother is quite a good cook?"
Fang Xiyue was taken aback and nodded repeatedly.
Her mother was indeed a very good cook. Her father used to be a hunter, and he was very skilled. While the family wasn't extremely wealthy, they were certainly well-off. They didn't have to be stingy with what they wanted to eat; there was always fish and meat at home. Her mother really put a lot of effort into preparing meals so that her father would eat well and have the energy to hunt.
Especially when her father went into the mountains, sometimes he would be gone for a whole day and wouldn't come back for lunch. Her mother would have to find a way to make sure he had a simple and delicious meal.
It was only when they arrived at Zhengdao Village that they found the village to be extremely poor, and Fang's mother had no opportunity to make a difference.
When the official brought it up, Fang Xiyue quickly nodded.
Wang Changdong then said to Lord Cheng, "It just so happens that one of the cooks in the manor went home a couple of days ago because she wasn't feeling well, so the kitchen is short-handed. Since her mother is a good cook, why not arrange for her to work as a cook in the manor? Her father's injury hasn't healed yet, and the manor is close to her home, so she can take care of him."
The estate is truly lacking a cook. The original cook was Master Lan's aunt, but because Master Lan is the one who has the final say here, the cook has also become domineering.
Not only did he boss others around in the kitchen, but he also secretly took away the food that was originally meant for the prisoners.
Master Lan turned a blind eye to this, since the prisoners didn't dare to resist anyway.
Later, when Master Lan got into trouble, this cook didn't know how to behave herself, and soon someone complained to him about it.
Wang Changdong and Master Lan were not familiar with each other and had no connection. However, Master Lan had been operating in this area for many years and had some influence. Although he could not do anything due to his broken leg, he still had connections.
So he only thought of warning the cook a couple of times, not of getting rid of her.
Who knew that a few days ago, Master Lan was suddenly exposed for embezzlement and murder, and was quickly imprisoned and sentenced. Not only him, but several other people were also implicated, including two government officials who were originally on good terms with him in the village, who were also taken away.
Well then, why should Wang Changdong be so polite? Without saying a word, he threw the cook out of the manor.
Now that the vacancy has opened up, Wang Changdong is thinking about arranging for his relatives to join, but he doesn't have anyone in mind yet.
This time, it's Fang's mother who benefits.
Seeing that the estate was indeed short of people, Lord Cheng nodded and agreed.
"Alright, then starting tomorrow, let your mother work in the kitchen of the estate?"
Fang Xiyue was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed to express her gratitude, "Thank you, sir."
The three teams and Fang Xiyue have all made their requests, now only Shu Yu is left.
Master Cheng couldn't help but turn to look at her, "Miss Lu, what kind of reward do you want?"
To everyone's surprise, Shu Yu smiled and shook her head, "I'm fine now, I don't want any reward."
Upon hearing this, Lord Cheng frowned.
He said before that it's easier to handle requests that can be made, but it's much easier to handle requests that are made without any requests.
He glanced at Qi Chan and smiled, "That may be true, but I have already made a promise. If you don't mention it, wouldn't it make me seem like I'm breaking my word?"
Shu Yu, "..."
She sighed inwardly; it seemed she couldn't keep the promise she wanted to keep.
(End of this chapter)
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