Chapter 697: Chapter 697: The First Day Working at the Manor Chapter 697: Chapter 697: The First Day Working at the Manor The Shu family had already discussed it, and once Madam Hou returned, they planned to have a good chat with her, first to clarify her relationship with the governor.
If they could leverage that relationship, they would definitely make a good connection with her and her daughter, without letting Lu Shuyu benefit.
Second Master thought well of this plan, he felt that after a couple of days, even the biggest anger should subside.
After all, he was Madam Hou’s husband, could it be that being slapped by a husband, she would still think about running away from home and never coming back?
Back in the day, when Second Madam had tampered with her childbirth, he had soothed her with a few words, and hadn’t she calmed down?
The Shu family took their rations home, and after dinner, Shu Feng brought up the matter of organizing a hunting expedition.
The Shu family were all very supportive; they themselves couldn’t go into the mountains to hunt, but they had seen all the benefits that came from hunting. When Shu Yu used to hunt, they had meat to eat every day, a lot better than consuming coarse vegetables.
Apart from that, after Ma Lu and Shu Yu killed the tiger and received the governor’s reward, it greatly motivated the other robust men in Righteous Dao Village.
Just in the last two days, at least a dozen people had approached Wang Changdong wanting to switch jobs.
Shu Feng and Shu Quan had initially wanted to wait and see, to wait a few more days, but the current situation didn’t allow them to think over it any longer.
Tomorrow morning, they planned to find the officers and explain the situation.
After the Shu family had discussed everything, they went to bed early, filled with hope.
However, they did not know that the next day, two big surprises awaited them.
Shu Yu also went to bed early, and the next day, as soon as it was slightly bright, she was already out the door.
Her current job was to register and distribute items at the Manor, so naturally, she had to arrive earlier than the convicts.
Fortunately, her tasks were not many, only busy in the morning and in the early evening, and the rest of the time was her own.
She didn’t want the old lady to get up too early to make breakfast for her, as it would be too exhausting. So she had told the old lady the night before that she would finish her morning duties first, and only after everyone else had gone to work, she would return home to eat and take a nap.
In the afternoon, she could also eat lunch at noon and then leisurely head to the Manor for work.
Actually, it wouldn’t matter if she didn’t go in the afternoon, but Shu Yu had looked at the previous accountant’s ledger, which was really too messy. Since she had taken over this task, she needed to reorganize it properly, create a form for easier future access.
At this moment, the sky was still overcast, the village almost empty of people, but several households were starting to stir, with occasional wisps of cooking smoke floating from rooftops, as if they were making breakfast.
It didn’t take long for Shu Yu to arrive at the Manor, where Wang Changdong, yawning, greeted her with a smile.
“Lady Lu, how have you been these past few days?”
Shu Yu took out a pack of pastries and placed them on a plate, saying to the few officers present, “Quite well, I rested for two days, and I’m feeling very energetic. This is something I bought in the county town, nothing expensive. But since it’s early morning and no one has eaten yet, let’s have some pastries to fill our stomachs.”
The habit of having breakfast at the Manor was similar to what Shu Yu had expected, to get busy first and then prepare to eat; eating too early could lead to hunger soon after.
Wang Changdong liked the girl’s style; he didn’t hesitate and picked one to eat first.
“Um, not bad, delicious.”
The others then started eating and thanked Shu Yu profusely.
Shu Yu smiled and had already entered the next room to get the brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone ready.