Chapter 2104: Twenty Taels of Silver
Chapter 2104: Chapter 2104: Twenty Taels of Silver
Zhao Gang had no other option, grit his teeth, and truly applied for the job.
Unexpectedly, he got in, and Zhao Gang nearly cried from happiness. When the news of his entry into Lu’s Workshop reached the village, many were shocked. Although the workshop recruited a lot of people, there were still quite a few strict requirements, and Zhao Gang, who couldn’t even read a word, was indeed lucky.
But no matter what, the family that intended to buy Sister Zhao was certainly afraid of the reputation of Lu’s Workshop and dared not make plans for Sister Zhao anymore.
After Zhao Gang entered the workshop and received his first wages, he planned to find a house nearby to rent.
However, the rental housing business near Lu’s Workshop was too bustling; there was simply no house available for rent, even those drafty small warehouses had been rented out early.
Further away there were indeed houses, but it was too far, and he wasn’t assured. It would be better to let his two sisters continue staying in the village. At least there were familiar friends and villagers to help take care of them.
But in the long run, it was certainly inconvenient.
He had been paying attention to nearby houses, hoping someone would stop renting so he could quickly bring his sisters over.
Who knew, just yesterday, he won first prize in a lottery draw.
Almost at the moment he unfolded the paper, he had decided what he wanted to redeem it for: a house, even a small room would do.
But all the foundations around here had been sold off; now even with money, he couldn’t buy one.
However, this wasn’t a difficult problem for Shu Yu. Because both Shu Yu and Daniu, among others who believed this area would develop early, had purchased land foundations just in case.
For instance, Dazhuang had already built half of his house.
Of course, Zhao Gang wasn’t aware of this. He only wanted to ask if the county magistrate could find a foundation in a nearby village.
After hearing his request, Shu Yu pondered for a moment, "I do have some lands, but how large do you intend to buy? I need to tell you upfront; according to the market and location, if I were to sell, one mu of land would cost twenty taels of silver."
When Shu Yu initially bought the lands, she purchased over ten mu.
Twenty taels? That was extremely expensive compared to Zhao Gang’s village, where one mu of residential land only cost seven or eight taels.
But as Shu Yu explained, this was dictated by location and market conditions. Now these foundation lands had become highly sought-after, impossible to buy even if you wanted to.
Zhao Gang understood that twenty taels were already a favor from the county magistrate; otherwise, even at a higher price, someone would buy.
Zhao Gang contemplated for a moment, "Then, just one mu."
Shu Yu nodded, "Okay." She paused, then added, "Your situation is quite special; I can convert the remaining thirty taels into silver for you, which would be enough to build a house."
Thirty taels, without building a green tile-roofed big house and not needing to build too many rooms, would be quite sufficient.
Zhao Gang was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed to Shu Yu, "Thank you, boss, thank you."
"Alright, first come with me to see the land foundation, then if there’s no problem, start preparing."
"Yes."
Shu Yu bid farewell to the Lu family, asking them to prepare and then returned, while she took Zhao Gang out of the Manor.
After Zhao Gang viewed the residential foundation, he was again deeply grateful to Shu Yu. This location was perfect for him.
Less than two kilometers away from the workshop, the surrounding residential foundations were mostly bought by workers from the workshop, not far away was Steward Daniu’s manor, and further over was the sunflower field.
The people living nearby either worked in the workshop or were tenants managing the sunflower field.