Chapter 905: Ask Fourth Uncle

Chapter 905: Ask Fourth Uncle

Lu Erbai even considered partnering with Master Zheng to form a team.

But it was still too early to discuss this. Lu Erbai took a sip of water and said to Shu Yu, "After we finalize the drawings tomorrow, we'll start looking around."

"How about asking Fourth Uncle?" Shu Yu suggested.

"Shanchuan?"

Shu Yu nodded. "Fourth Uncle used to work as a casual laborer in the county town for most of the time. He knows quite a few people there and should have a good understanding of their character."

Although there were many men in the Yuan family, their land was limited, and even during busy farming seasons, they could manage. Staying at home all the time wouldn't earn any money, so Yuan Shanchuan often went to the county town to find work.

Lu Erbai's eyes brightened. "Right, why didn't I think of that?"

He looked at Lu Sixing. "Fourth sister, when you go back later, let Shanchuan know and ask him to think about it. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll go see him."

"Okay."

Lu Sanzhu chimed in, feeling left out. "Second Brother, I also know many people in the county town. I can help you find them too, but it will take some effort. I..."

Seeing him trying to take advantage of the situation to make some money, the old lady sneered. "Who do you know? You're so lazy, the people you know are lazy bums too. Don't cause trouble for your Second Brother if you can't help him."

"Mother, why are you sabotaging me like this? Although I am quite lazy, think about it, the people who associate with me are lazy bums. If they don't associate with me, then they must be hardworking, right?"

Everyone was speechless for a moment and couldn't find a counter-argument.

But using this standard to recruit people wasn't very reliable.

Shu Yu shook her head. "Third Uncle, you should focus on helping me find a suitable property. You have to work and find a property and also find people. You can't handle so many tasks by yourself. If my father finds a few people in the village and Fourth Uncle finds a few more, it should be enough. We can take our time with the renovation; there's no rush. It's fine to have fewer workers."

Upon hearing this, Lu Erbai and the old lady exchanged a glance. He opened his mouth to speak but ultimately remained silent.

Shu Yu didn't notice this, but Meng Yunzheng did.

He pondered for a moment and immediately thought of something.

Early June was Shu Yu's birthday and also the day of her coming-of-age ceremony. It seemed that the Lu family wanted to finish the renovation before her ceremony.

Shu Yu hadn't realized this and asked about the property. Da Niu replied, "I went to the outskirts of the city this afternoon and searched according to your requirements, but I haven't found a suitable property yet. Tomorrow, I'll go to a more distant place to look."

"Thank you, big Brother."

Lu Sanzhu wanted to say that he had also put in a lot of effort. But then he realized that he had to work tomorrow and sighed softly.

After all, it wasn't good to take too many days off. Although Ji Dong's family would definitely agree, if it became known that he was taking advantage of Shu Yu's position as the village lord's daughter to slack off and not work properly, it wouldn't be good for Shu Yu's reputation.

He was a person with foresight and couldn't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture.

They continued eating, and tomorrow they would be working, so they ate more meat today.

As a result, they ate too much and almost stumbled on their way out.

Fortunately, they didn't need to drive back as Da Niu would take them home. He needed to go to the outskirts of the city tomorrow to find a property, so he would take the mule cart.

It was getting late, and the second branch of the family saw them off.

Shu Yu stood at the front, watching as Da Niu and Lu Sanzhu got on the cart. Then she took out a money pouch from her pocket.