Chapter 923: Chapter 923: I’m Going to Shangshi Village for a Hiring Event
The old lady was no longer opposed; her son was living a good life with property in the county town, so of course, as a mother, she was also happy.
After conveying the ssage, Lu Erbai was ready to leave, but Sanya grabbed him, “Dad, we need to change the na.”
Lu Erbai was perplexed, “Change what na?”
Shu Yu then relayed to them what ng Yunzheng had said. Lu Erbai pondered, while the old lady had already felt it was ti for a change.
“Dahu is now a scholar, and a scholar should have a na befitting a scholar,” just like Scholar Tang from the village, no, Scholarly Man Tang, whose na was pleasant to hear and easy to rember.
Lu Erbai had no objections, but as an uneducated man who had never been to school, coming up with a na was quite challenging for him.
He scratched his head and, looking down at Sanya, said, “Sanya, Dad’s got so things to take care of now. Why don’t we wait until tonight when I get back ho and your mother and Dahu are back too, and then we can look through so books to see if we can find a good-sounding na with a nice aning?”
Sanya was curious, “Do we need to look it up in books?”
Lu Erbai, “…” If he didn’t look it up in books, he could only co up with nas like Dahu and Sanya.
“Why don’t you give it so thought in the anti?” the old lady suggested.
Sanya’s eyes indeed lit up, “Okay, I’ll co up with ten or eight nas and then choose the best one. The nas I think of will definitely sound great.”
Excitedly, she ran into the house to flip through books.
Shu Yu shook her head as, at that mont, a knocking sounded at the gate.
Daya was closer and hurried to open the door.
It was Ying Xi, Hua Xian, and the coachman who had co. It was Shu Yu who had asked Ying Xi and the other people to co; today, the coachman was supposed to take Lu Erbai to Shangshi Village to hire so people.
However, before Lu Erbai could step out, he heard Ying Xi say, “Lord, a good number of people have arrived at Fenghuai Street. My brother said they are the laborers Lord negotiated with yesterday. Craftsman Zheng was arranging it, but there’s sothing wrong with the plans that need re-asuring, and with the lumber also delivered, Craftsman Zheng is too busy…”
Before Ying Xi could finish, Lu Erbai was taken aback, “Those workers ca so quickly?”
Just last night, he had dined with the people Yuan Shanchuan had found, and they had even drunk alcohol, so he had thought they would need at least until the afternoon or the next morning to gather people. He didn’t expect them to show up now; that was too fast.
There were problems with the plans, which he definitely needed to check on.
It seed that the trip to Shangshi Village would have to wait until tomorrow.
Shu Yu said, “Dad, you go to the big house on Fenghuai Street. I’ll go to Shangshi Village. Just write down the nas of the uncles you want to hire, and I’ll look for them.”
“Do you have the ti?”
“Yes,” Shu Yu laughed, “it’s perfect, I was also planning to visit the village to discuss with Eldest Uncle about repairing the family grave.”
Lu Erbai thought it was a good idea, “Then give a mont, and I’ll write you the list of nas.”
Yu was unfamiliar with the villagers of Shangshi Village, and since their nas were all very similar, Lu Erbai also wrote down their addresses for her.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shu Yu began to introduce Hua Xian to the old lady.
“Grandmother, this is Hua Xian that I ntioned to you yesterday. She’s skilled in back-patting and massage treatnts. She’ll be staying at our ho these days to keep you company.”
Hua Xian imdiately stepped forward and, sowhat nervously, perford a courtesy.
When she looked up, she noticed the old lady seed even more nervous than her.
The old lady didn’t want to seem apprehensive, but wasn’t it her first ti eting a maid? So she didn’t know where to put her hands and feet for a mont.
Shu Yu took her hand, leaned in, and whispered, “Grandmother, just treat her like a junior. If you find her agreeable, you can treat her with your kind expression. If she’s disobedient, don’t hesitate to tell her off or scold her as necessary. There’s no need to be nervous.”
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