As soon as Xie Yushu finished speaking, Nanxing and the others who had just received their awards returned to the stage to help Qu Xiaodie and the others carry the silver.
The silver belonging to the several chief stewards was sealed in boxes. On the brown wooden boxes, a small red flower was tied with a red ribbon, making them look festive and solemn.
The managers, clutching the silver, were genuinely happy and relieved.
They had all been so down on their luck that they were almost in the dust. It was Xie Yushu who gave them a chance to show their talents, allowing them to regain their dignity and realize their dreams. What they held in their arms was not just money, but also their dazzling achievements and gains over the past year!
During this year, not only did Yuquan Manor become famous throughout Daqi, but also the manor's steward Qu, manager Sun, skillful Zheng, the legendary doctor Liu family father and son, and so on, all became famous.
Although this year has been tough for them, at this moment, all the hardship was worth it!
Applause erupted from the audience, and several people's eyes welled up with tears. For them, this moment was the most glorious moment in the past few decades of their lives, a turning point in their destiny, a moment they would remember for a lifetime and be proud of for the rest of their lives.
The final step was to give Chu Jinyu, Xiao Haitang, and Xie Yumin a red envelope containing ten taels of silver, which they could use as they pleased.
After distributing the bonuses, Xie Yushu announced the final group activity: visiting the cemetery to sweep the tombs.
Now that the rules were in place, everyone had to take action. They put their bonuses away and then took incense, paper money, and offerings to the cemetery in batches. Several months had passed, and the cemetery was somewhat overgrown. Everyone worked together to clear away the weeds, set out the offerings, and began to burn incense and offer sacrifices.
Although they are gone, the images of the two brothers are still vivid in everyone's minds as they stand before their tombstone.
The crowd couldn't help but feel sad, especially Hongmei, who knelt before the monument for a long time.
They were dragged back by Nanxing Chunyu and the others only after everyone had left.
After the sacrificial ceremony, everyone except the guards on duty and the cooks and maids was given a three-day holiday. They were allowed to go out to buy things or, if they lived nearby, to go back to visit their relatives.
Although the resort has everything, shopping is a woman's nature, especially for women with money.
As for men, although they don't like shopping, they still enjoy going out for a drink with friends!
However, before leaving, Aunt Su reminded everyone again that they must keep everything about the manor a secret, especially the core technical staff.
They were always accompanied by a small squad of guards when they went out, which served both as protection and surveillance.
However, they were not opposed to this move. Most of the people Xie Yushu bought into the manor were orphans, especially those involved in core secrets. They were all carefully selected. Xie Yushu treated them well and paid them well. They had indentures in their hands, and as long as no one with ulterior motives took advantage of the situation and threatened their lives, they had no reason to leak secrets.
After giving the workers a holiday, Xie Yushu began distributing New Year's gifts to various factions.
Gifts were easy to prepare this year; just give whatever the resort had on hand.
Emperor Qingyuan said he wouldn't send any more; these things were sent quite often, and the palace was already well-stocked.
She sent the electric lamp that Xuan Yuanche brought as a New Year's gift, and she also wrote a memorial of greeting, which, along with Han Zhongyu's, was sent from the official post station.
The only people she could send New Year's gifts to were the Wen family and Yi Shuihan's side. These were old friends from before she became successful, and now they were also business partners, so naturally they didn't treat each other based on status.
So they sent a cartload of wine and drinks to each of the two families.
They also prepared two carts for Han Zhongyu to take him back to the Han residence in the capital.
Han Zhongyu was extremely busy at the end of the year. By the time he sent Xie Yushu's New Year's gifts and his own family letter, it was already the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the entire government office had started its New Year's holiday.
Han Zhongyu didn't even bother making excuses. He packed a small bag and came to the villa with a few personal guards.
Seeing their master's worthless behavior, Lan Ting and the others covered their faces in embarrassment. "Ugh! It's so shameful!"
Han Zhongyu used to be unhurried, thinking that being together was happiness, and his mind was full of the idea that if two people are in love, they will be together forever, so why should they be together every day?
But ever since that shameless Xuan Yuanche started pestering Xie Yushu every day and threatened to kill himself, forbidding Xie Yushu from liking him, he's gone mad!
If Xuanyuan Che hadn't been a prince of the current dynasty, and if he hadn't had that slight mentor-student relationship with him, he would definitely have strangled Xuanyuan Che.
Now that Xuanyuan Che is gone, he was so happy when he heard the news that he almost set off two strings of firecrackers to celebrate.
If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't a holiday or any other happy occasion, and setting off firecrackers would have been too inexplicable, he would definitely have set off several more strings.
Forget about being subtle and demure; to hell with that! If you're too demure, you still won't be able to get a wife.
With the troublesome person finally gone, Han Zhongyu decided to seize the opportunity to express his feelings to Xie Yushu. If Xie Yushu liked him too, he would immediately have his parents propose marriage to her. He wanted to settle things down, to properly dote on her, and to properly keep that annoying Xuan Yuanche away from Xie Yushu.
Ideally, when he hears the news, he'll get so angry that he won't come back.
The people at the villa were doing a thorough cleaning, while Xie Yushu was looking at the treasures that Chu Jinyu, Xiao Haitang, and Xie Yumin had found on the street over the past three days.
Things like spinning tops, mini carriages, hair ties, and other such gadgets.
After showing off, the two girls even had Xie Yushu give them a new hairstyle.
When Han Zhongyu arrived, the two young girls were showing off in front of Xie Yushu.
Upon seeing Xie Yushu, Han Zhongyu's anxious heart immediately settled down.
Xie Yushu was also very happy to see Han Zhongyu. After not seeing him for a few days, he had become even more handsome. Such a handsome and refined gentleman, Xie Yushu wanted to flirt with him while no one was in the way. So she casually sent the three little brats away to play with a few words.
Seeing that it was just the two of them, Xie Yushu giggled and started teasing Han Zhongyu.
Tsk tsk!
With a refined and slender appearance, graceful and elegant demeanor, and a serene and divine presence, the ancients were right; these words truly bring these descriptions to life when applied to you!
"Having not seen you for a few days, Lord Han has become even more handsome and charming!"
Han Zhongyu was a little embarrassed when Xie Yushu praised him so directly. His face turned slightly red, but then he felt a little excited.
Seeing Xie Yushu sitting with her legs crossed, leaning back in her chair, her left hand supporting her chin, tilting her head and smiling at him, he felt a surge of nervousness and stammered...
"You flatter me!"
After speaking, he casually sat down opposite Xie Yushu, but his palms were sweating profusely with nervousness. He secretly rubbed his hands under the table, thinking about how to express his feelings, but what he said aloud was...
"Then, is it possible that someone with my appearance would meet your approval?"
Xie Yushu's smile deepened; this man was quite interesting today. She nodded.
"It's acceptable to enter, but what good is it to catch my eye?"
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