Chapter 947 Tenant Farmers
Young Master Jiang had no objection; he had originally planned to have the tenant farmers come to the estate to choose for her.
Shu Yu refused; she wanted to go and see for herself.
Young Master Jiang led the way, and the group soon left the manor and headed to the tenant farmers' dwellings not far away.
There aren't many houses around here, and some of them seem to be unoccupied.
Moreover, the area offers a wide view and has a small population, with houses spaced far apart, unlike the cramped conditions in Shangshi Village.
Perhaps the estate was about to be sold, and the tenants had no land left to rent, so most people stayed at home.
Some worked in the yard, while others made straw hats and small items at the doorway, which at least brought in some income for the family.
But these people didn't look very energetic; their eyes were filled with confusion and worry about the future.
Suddenly someone shouted, "The Jiang family is here!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stood up abruptly and crowded around, asking all at once, "Master Jiang, are you really going to sell the estate and all this land?"
“Jiang Dong’s family, why don’t we try again for another year? I heard from my cousin in the city that we can go to the prefectural city to buy better grain seeds, and then we’ll definitely be able to pay the rent.”
"Yes, Jiang Dong family, what are we going to do if you sell this land?"
Young Master Jiang coughed lightly. "Alright, stop standing around. You're all experienced farmers, and even you can't grow enough grain. What can I do?"
He looked impatient and turned to Shu Yu, saying, "Miss Lu, let's go this way."
Once Young Master Jiang spoke, no one dared to say anything more.
Shu Yu walked along, observing everyone. They all seemed to be diligent people. Didn't they see that while they were talking to Young Master Jiang, their hands were still busy working?
The most interesting thing was a woman who came up to Young Master Jiang while embroidering a handkerchief. She cried to him with a bitter face, then lowered her head to embroider a stitch, and when she looked up again, she had a bitter face again, and then she continued to lower her head to embroider a stitch.
This behavior amused Shu Yu.
It only had twenty or thirty households, not even as big as Shangshi Village, and the group quickly finished touring it.
Just as Shu Yu was about to leave after turning around at the last shop, a noise suddenly came from inside, followed by an angry female voice.
"Are you really going back to Shangshi Village?"
Shangshi Village?
Shu Yu suddenly stopped and exchanged a glance with Da Niu Lu Sanzhu.
But after saying that sentence, there was no sound.
Either no one spoke, or they lowered their voices so they couldn't hear them.
But she hadn't misheard; the people inside had indeed mentioned the name Shangshi Village.
Shu Yu couldn't help but ask Young Master Jiang, "Who lives inside?"
How could Young Master Jiang know? Even if the estate was his, he hadn't actually visited these tenant farmers' homes much; he always sent the tenant farmers to see him when he needed something.
Therefore, he shook his head.
Shu Yu then looked at the woman standing at the door of the house next door. Coincidentally, wasn't this the young woman who had been embroidering a handkerchief with a bitter face just now?
She took a few steps forward. This house was at the very back of the village, separated from the neighboring house by a road about ten meters long.
Shu Yu walked up to the woman and asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I'd like to ask, who lives in that house over there?"
The woman didn't recognize Shu Yu, but she knew Shu Yu had come with Young Master Jiang. And judging from Young Master Jiang's attitude towards her, this girl must be someone of unusual status.
(End of this chapter)
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