stingy landlady

Chapter 247 Young Master Du Visits Huanghua Village

Master Zhou hurried to plead with Manager Qu and his wife, only to be turned away. Manager Qu and his wife had gone to the countryside for a vacation, leaving the business to the manager so they could enjoy their trip without worry!

Young Master Zhou returned to his wife's family home, hoping his parents-in-law could come up with a good idea. However, his parents-in-law had already heard the news and didn't want Young Master Zhou to take the lead, fearing it would affect his official reputation in the future.

Master Zhou hurriedly went around making arrangements, but he was rebuffed at the yamen (government office).

“Master Zhou! This is a small matter, but Commander Du won’t budge, and the magistrate can’t go too far. It’s Madam Zhou who will be wronged!”

Master Zhou was both angry and anxious. He had really lost the watermelon and gained nothing at all!

Madam Zhou was spared the beating. The three Gui sisters discussed it and decided it was better to offend a gentleman than a petty person. Rather than humiliating Madam Zhou and incurring the Zhou family's hatred by beating her, it would be more practical to receive money.

They also did Master Zhou a favor. Whether the Zhou family remembers this favor or not, everyone's eyes are sharp! This time it's all because the Zhou family wanted to break off the engagement, but they used the woman's reputation as a pretext.

Fortunately, the person implicated held an official position; otherwise, the manager of Lirenfang would not have been able to establish himself in the county!

Those who harm others will always be harmed in return!

The Zhou family's reputation plummeted! Although Madam Zhou wasn't publicly flogged and humiliated, she was still reprimanded by the men in charge of the household when she returned home. Mr. Zhou, in particular, showed no mercy.

Du Huaichuan finally went to Huanghua Village with Steward Han as he wished. It was getting late, and Steward Han still suggested that Du Huaichuan and his servant stay there for the night, which was exactly what Du Huaichuan wanted!

Manager Han and Gui Xiang had important business to attend to; they needed to check on Gui Xiang's land, where the houses and livestock pens weren't finished yet. They were currently in the final stages of construction. The two of them would go and take a look whenever they had time.

This is Gui Xiang's own business, with someone helping to manage it, and she values ​​it very much.

Du Huaichuan strolled around Huanghua Village and saw the villagers greeting each other warmly, and everyone getting along very well.

I passed by the workshop but was told not to go in. It's a place that makes women's lingerie; men are not permitted to enter. There was a sign at the entrance that said "Men Not Allowed!"

Only then did they realize that the goods sold at Guihong Lirenfang were actually from this place, which was her main base. They then went to the timber processing workshop, where no one stopped them, and they were free to look around.

Because customers often come to the timber processing workshop to pick up timber, they don't prevent people from visiting.

Du Huaichuan then went to the cattle pen, looked at the bulls, and chatted with Niu Qi for a while. The pigsty gate was tightly closed, and visits were not allowed. The owner had a rule that unauthorized personnel were not permitted to enter, to prevent the spread of viruses to the pigs.

The pigsty keepers are very responsible; with hundreds of pigs under their care, they dare not be careless.

As for the nursery under construction, Du Huaichuan made a special inquiry and learned that it was being built for the women and children of the village. Huanghua Village truly values ​​women. No wonder Guihong couldn't bear any mistreatment!

Xu Hong was only able to go to the prefectural city with Guizhi after arranging everything. He was too busy to entertain Du Huaichuan. Du Huaichuan was happy to be at ease. But when it came time for dinner, he was dumbfounded.

There really wasn't a place selling food. Du Huaichuan and Du Teng walked towards the crowd and saw a large sign that read "Canteen".

The two exchanged a smile and went inside. There weren't many people inside, only a few dozen.

With Du Huaichuan's permission, Du Teng asked the woman serving food if they could buy food. This woman was Niu Qi's wife.

"This must be Young Master Du, right? My husband said that a Young Master Du has come to the village; he also served in the army. I suppose this is you two?"

"Sister-in-law! We don't see any restaurants or eateries nearby. This place looks quite crowded, so my son and I are wondering if we can eat here?"

"Haha! There are no restaurants or eateries in our village! Of course you can eat if you want! Just pay with silver!"

They have all kinds of dishes, meat and vegetables, whatever you want. They also have to pay with copper coins for their meals.

Du Huaichuan and his companion bought some ready-made meat and vegetables, which only cost them a few dozen copper coins.

Niu Qi's wife is very enthusiastic:

"Young Master Du, it's only because of us that we can offer such a low price. The owner doesn't allow us to sell at too high a price. He says that since they're all villagers, they should be provided with meals for their work. But it's impossible to please everyone, so it's better to distribute the money in copper coins each month so that the villagers can buy whatever they want to eat!"

We happen to live here and have a job that allows us to earn a little money.

Du Huaichuan gave a thumbs up and said:

"Your employer is very clever! They give the meal money to each individual, so they can eat as much as they want. It also saves them the money for hiring a cook!"

"Your employer is really impressive to manage so many people in such a large village!"

"That's right! Don't underestimate our boss just because he's young. He's very smart! He treats us well too! He doesn't treat us like servants, and he doesn't cheat the long-term workers."

We're happy to work. The boss is right; we're working for ourselves, and this whole village is our home. Of course, we should work willingly for our own family!

Besides, any money we earn goes into our own pockets, it has nothing to do with anyone else! The more we work, the more we earn! Lazy people don't get in here!

Du Teng secretly smiled as he looked at Du Huaichuan.

"Young Master! What can you do here?"

Du Huaichuan glared at Du Teng.

"Laugh openly! Do you think I don't know you're making fun of me by sneaking around? Are you trying to say that your young master is useless at everything and eats nothing but scraps? Humph!"

"No, no! Young Master is handsome and dashing! He's better than me at everything! Hehehe!"

Du Teng quickly tried to curry favor with him.

Du Huaichuan said, "You little punk! I can kill enemies on horseback with a spear in hand, and I can do anything on foot when I get home!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Young Master is amazing! Young Master is valiant!"

Du Huaichuan was frustrated:

"What a load of bull! What a load of bull! If the young master doesn't go to war, he can't do anything at home! My brothers can't even get enough to eat when they follow me! Sigh!"

"Young Master! Haven't you found a boss? Let's ask her for help in figuring things out! Besides, we're not strangers!"

Du Huaichuan then said:

"Let's think about where to sleep tonight. It's such a hassle not having an inn in the village; you need to know people to eat and stay!"

Du Teng complained:

"Young master! Manager Han just left us here to attend to his own business! He doesn't even consider that we're unfamiliar with this village and how we'll manage our food and lodging."

Du Huaichuan pondered for a moment,

"Just ask the person in charge here! There's bound to be someone who takes care of this!"

Niu Qi's wife was very helpful and took Du Huaichuan and the other man to find Wanrou. She didn't know if Xu Hong was home. Anyway, the two of them were in charge of the affairs of Huanghua Village.