Chapter 166: Lu Yuan's cheeky move made Gu Qingwan laugh; this little thing

At night, Lu Yuan sat in front of the sewing machine holding his wife.

He held several sheets of drawings, densely filled with pictures.

"Just do it like this."

Lu Yuan chuckled.

And Su Liyan, held in her husband's arms, had a gorgeous face that was already bewitchingly alluring.

The shy Su Liyan didn't dare look at the things on the drawings, her face red as clouds, her eyes watery, she said shyly:

"Brother~~ this~ this is too embarrassing~~"

"How to wear it~"

Lu Yuan then embraced his soft, tender, beautiful wife and couldn't help laughing loudly.

……

The next morning.

Lu Yuan and his wife got up at the same time.

While the two sat eating at the side of the main hall,

Lu Yuan then looked at his wife and said:

"You write a letter later, letting my third uncle come to town tomorrow; I've found him a job at the Agriculture Bureau."

Su Liyan startled, looked at her husband in surprise and said:

"At the Agriculture Bureau?"

"This... this is much better than arranging things for my second uncle!"

"Can ordinary people even get into the Agriculture Bureau?"

Su Liyan had also been married to town for half a year, so she understood just how powerful those bureaus were.

The Agriculture Bureau is indeed very powerful.

Just looking at its cafeteria shows that.

Seeing his wife's surprised expression, Lu Yuan couldn't help feeling proud and said:

"What, you still don't know your husband's abilities?"

Having come to her senses, Su Liyan immediately happily hugged her husband and coquettishly said:

"I know~

"Brother is the strongest~"

After breakfast, Su Liyan tidied up the bowls and chopsticks, then sat in the main hall to write a letter.

Just finishing it and giving it to her husband would do.

While his wife was writing the letter, Lu Yuan, standing by the window smoking, curiously asked:

"Can my third uncle write and recognize characters?"

Having said that, Lu Yuan saw Su Liyan blink and then slightly shake her head, saying:

"It seems… she can't."

Saying this, Su Liyan also stopped her pen… this… if my third uncle can't write or recognize characters…

"Can he still come to town?"

Lu Yuan nodded, then tossed away his cigarette butt, closed the window, sat beside his wife, put his arm around her and said:

"It's fine if he can't; keep writing, I have a plan."

Hearing her husband's words, Su Liyan's lovely eyes curved like a crescent moon, and she knew her husband could do anything~

Seeing his wife's absolutely beautiful appearance, Lu Yuan couldn't help leaning in to kiss her twice, then he said:

"How old is my third uncle?"

Su Liyan, suddenly kissed twice by her husband, felt a bit shy.

But she then plucked up the courage to kiss her husband back twice, and shyly said:

"My third uncle is thirty-four this year."

Lu Yuan nodded slightly, then embraced his wife and kissed her twice, saying:

"Okay, that's not especially old; he can still learn."

When the letter was finished, Lu Yuan and his wife had kissed each other so much their lips were almost swollen.

His wife's cherry lips, already pink and tempting, were now even more alluring.

Lu Yuan then held his wife and kissed her thoroughly; after a while they parted, slightly out of breath, and he said:

"By the way, don't forget to have my third uncle bring two chickens when he comes tomorrow."

Su Liyan was also a bit out of breath from the intense kissing just now, her eyes watery as she looked at her husband and said:

"Brother~ I've already written it~ I said to have my third uncle bring five chickens~ I know you like to eat them~"

Seeing his wife's sweet yet alluring appearance, Lu Yuan truly liked her immensely.

In Su Liyan's extremely shy coo,

Lu Yuan again held his wife and enjoyed some tender moments for a while.

……

Around eight o'clock, Lu Yuan went to find someone to deliver the letter home.

Tomorrow at nine-thirty, have my third uncle come to the East City Gate.

Getting my third uncle to come to the Agriculture Bureau isn't that simple.

It's not as simple as just calling him over and having him go to work!

This can't be done like that!

After all... what's it based on?

His third uncle doesn't know a single character, yet he arranged for him to join the Agriculture Bureau as his own assistant, to later help him keep records?

This is just pure joking, right?

Although given Lu Yuan's current merits at the Agriculture Bureau, if one really wanted to, they could just transfer someone in.

That would definitely work too.

Just tell Lin Fusheng directly; Lin Fusheng would definitely not hesitate and would handle it for Lu Yuan on the spot.

But what does this amount to?

This is just pure fabricating faults from merit, and if it gets out, it's not good.

If we put it in the Imperial Court's terms.

This is called nepotism, and if we get even more serious, it's basically forming a clique!

The Imperial Court is really cracking down on this sort of thing these days.

This matter can be big or small depending on how you look at it.

If they don't catch you, then it's just a small matter.

If someone sets their sights on you, though, then this matter becomes big.

Lu Yuan originally just wanted to lay low, but he's too outstanding; now he's in the spotlight, so it's inevitable that some people will envy and resent him.

At that point, if someone secretly slips a complaint letter upward...

That would really be a hassle.

Lu Yuan can't let anyone grab onto his braid.

So, this matter needs to be thought over carefully.

Of course, Lu Yuan had already thought it through; since he's bringing his third uncle tomorrow...

Then Lu Yuan has already decided.

After sending off the letter, Lu Yuan then rode his horse to the Agriculture Bureau.

This morning Lin Fusheng is definitely at the Agriculture Bureau, because there's an early meeting.

After the early meeting ends, Lin Fusheng says he doesn't know where he'll need to go.

Then it'll be hard to find him.

So we need to hurry over.

Waiting for Lu Yuan to whip his horse all the way, when he arrives at the Agriculture Bureau, it's just right.

Just as the Agriculture Bureau's early meeting dispersed, Lu Yuan saw Lin Fusheng pedaling his bicycle, about to head out.

Lu Yuan hurriedly greeted:

"Grandpa."

Lin Fusheng was also a bit taken aback upon seeing Lu Yuan, after all, this was truly the first time he'd seen Lu Yuan come so early.

After coming to his senses, Lin Fusheng quickly looked at Lu Yuan and said with a smile:

"Eh? Yuan'er, why are you coming so early today!"

The day before yesterday, which was Saturday, after Lu Yuan produced that potato yielding at least 2500 jin per mu, he continued in the greenhouse that afternoon.

Lin Fusheng learned of this when he held the early meeting today.

Lin Fusheng had just been about to ask Lu Yuan what was going on.

Lu Yuan then smiled and said:

"Grandpa, are you busy? I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

Upon hearing that, Lin Fusheng hastily kicked down his bike's stand and nodded.

"Come on, let's go to the office; Grandpa also wanted to ask you something."

"Huh?"

Lu Yuan found it a bit strange, but still nodded.

After dismounting, Lin Fusheng had someone lead Lu Yuan's horse into the stable, then directly brought Lu Yuan to his own office.

On the way to the office, Lin Fusheng couldn't help but ask:

"Yuan'er, I heard at today's early meeting that you were busy in the greenhouse again yesterday afternoon; haven't you finished those potatoes?"

Lu Yuan was taken aback, then smiled and said:

"Grandpa, you're asking about this? I actually came because of this very matter."

At that moment, the two entered the office; after Lin Fusheng closed the door, he quickly smiled and said:

"What is it? Yuan'er, just say what's on your mind."

Upon entering, Lu Yuan said:

"Actually, those potatoes aren't fully researched yet; I think their yield can still be increased."

"The potato yielding 2500 jin per mu is just the first generation; after researching a few more generations, it might reach 5000 or 6000 jin per mu."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, Lin Fusheng was left dumbfounded.

After a few seconds of blank stares, the fifty- or sixty-year-old Lin Fusheng jumped up, looking at Lu Yuan with great excitement and said:

"Yuan'er, Grandpa's this old—you can't be teasing me like this!"

Lu Yuan chuckled, looking at Lin Fusheng and said:

"Grandpa, what kind of person do you think I am?"

Lin Fusheng naturally knew Lu Yuan wasn't that sort of person, which is why he was so excited.

However, saying it out loud is just too shocking.

"5000 or 6000 jin per mu?!"

You should know that the original potatoes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a mu of land with good growth, yields about seven or eight hundred jin.

If the growth is poor, then it's about six hundred jin.

From now on, one mu of land can be used as ten mu?!

Great, from now on will the Great Zhou Dynasty still lack grain?

Then from now on, eating half and leaving half is fine!!

When Lin Fusheng was overjoyed, Lu Yuan then said with a smile:

"Uncle, I came today to tell you this, from now on the workload is really huge."

"You say I'm one person, and I still have a stomach ailment; one person really can't handle it."

"I think, Uncle, you should get someone to help me."

Lin Fusheng blinked, then nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick, and said:

"Should, should, this really should be done; Uncle, you should have long since found me an assistant."

"These past few days, Uncle, you've been too busy and forgot; this really should be done."

"Yuan'er, at the Agriculture Bureau you can pick whoever you want; whoever you take a liking to, I'll immediately assign them to you."

"Having an assistant is absolutely no problem for me!"

Lu Yuan blinked, then smiled and said:

"No need, no need, Uncle, let me think… my assistant… can't be found from within our Agriculture Bureau."

Lin Fusheng blinked, not quite understanding Lu Yuan's meaning.

And Lu Yuan smiled narrowly and said with a grin:

"I was thinking… why not, let our Agriculture Bureau hold a recruitment?"

"I want to find someone from outside."

Lin Fusheng found it strange, why look outside?

"Of course, since Lu Yuan said to look outside, we'll look outside, but Lin Fusheng still wanted to know why."

Hearing Lu Yuan speak, Lin Fusheng felt enlightened.

And Lu Yuan also knew Lin Fusheng was puzzled, so he immediately spoke solemnly:

"Uncle, you see, although our Agriculture Bureau manages agriculture, in reality they're all leaders, office staff."

"Before, there weren't many who actually worked the fields, and what I want to do requires at least someone who has truly farmed, so communication will be easier."

"So, the people from the Agriculture Bureau aren't suitable; I want to find a genuine farmer."

Lin Fusheng suddenly understood, then thought it over—yes, yes, that's exactly right.

Afterward, Lu Yuan again smiled and said:

"There's also another condition: this person's age should preferably be thirty-four."

"Thirty-four?"

"What kind of requirement is this, is it some sort of astrological match?"

Lin Fusheng said strangely:

"Why must it be thirty-four?"

Lu Yuan grinned and said:

"It's not that it must be exactly thirty-four, but around thirty-four; people of that age are steady."

"If you look for someone too young, they're prone to restlessness."

"Originally a village person, suddenly coming to Huangcheng and becoming a staff member of our Agriculture Bureau, such a young person can't hold themselves together!!"

Before Lin Fusheng could say anything else, Lu Yuan again smiled and said:

"If the age is too old, it's inevitably going to be staid and lacking vigor."

"Afterwards, working the fields and such is hard labor; if the age is too old, I'm really afraid they won't be able to bear it."

"So, an age around thirty-four is best."

After hearing Lu Yuan finish, Lin Fusheng's eyes lit up as he looked at Lu Yuan and praised:

"Yuan'er, I never expected you to have put so much thought into finding someone; Yuan'er, if your stomach ailment gets better, you'll definitely be a good leader!"

Lu Yuan chuckled and continued:

"As for the final condition, it would be best to have a mole on the left side of the face."

"A…… a mole??"

Lin Fusheng was a bit dazed.

"What was said before all made sense, but this thing……"

"Isn't it getting a bit strange?"

"Are we looking for someone based on a mole?"

And Lu Yuan then shook his head, swayed, and laughed:

"In terms of physiognomy, a person with a mole on the left side of the face is honest and dutiful."

"This……"

Lin Fusheng felt it was a bit strange……

"But… anyway, this matter is Lu Yuan finding someone; Lu Yuan says how it'll be, so it'll be that way."

Immediately, Lin Fusheng nodded and said:

"Fine, I'll have someone write up a notice right away and post it by noon."

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded repeatedly, saying:

"Besides, Uncle, I think the people from the countryside are mostly illiterate; after they come here……"

We definitely need to learn reading and writing and such; otherwise, I think we should find someone in our bureau to teach them later?

Lin Fusheng stared, then looked at Lu Yuan and smiled.

"You little brat, you think of everything—fine, I'll help you find someone. Just tell me, Lu Yuan, from what time to what time?"

Lu Yuan stared, then smiled.

"Just from today noon to tomorrow noon, one day will do."

One day will do?

Lin Fusheng blinked, then said: "These... demands are so many, especially someone with a mole in that spot—can we find a suitable person in one day?"

Lu Yuan, however, smiled and said:

"Don't worry, there are plenty of people in this city; we'll definitely find someone."

……

At night, in the Double Splendor Hall.

Gu Qingwan sat upright on the dragon throne, sternly looking at the memorial in her hands.

Soon, the Nei Ne Qing Cang Wei entered and said:

"Your Majesty, Lu Yuan's memorial has been organized."

Originally extremely stern and cold, Gu Qingwan's face showed a hint of joy.

Then, without changing expression, she directly threw the memorial at the Nei Ne Qing Cang Wei's feet and said coldly:

"Tomorrow we ransack the residence."

The Nei Ne Qing Cang Wei startled, then quickly replied respectfully:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When Lu Yuan's memorial arrived, Gu Qingwan immediately opened it.

Upon seeing the beginning, Gu Qingwan couldn't help but purse her lips… her face slightly flushed, does this need to be kissed for so long…

Soon, Gu Qingwan continued reading downward.

And after reading a while, that is, after finishing what Lu Yuan had said earlier with Lin Fusheng, as well as the recruitment notice posted by the Agriculture Bureau today.

Gu Qingwan paused for a few seconds, then suddenly looked at the Nei Ne Qing Cang Wei below with a strange expression and said:

"Is Su Liyan's uncle working the fields in Qiu Qiu Village?"

The Nei Ne Qing Cang Wei immediately nodded and said:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Then, Gu Qingwan lightly raised her eyebrows and said:

"Does Su Liyan's uncle have a mole on the left side of his face?"

Eh?

The Nei Ne Qing Cang Wei couldn't help but startle, then after carefully thinking for a few seconds, he nodded seriously and said:

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is a mole half an inch below the left eye."

Hearing this, Gu Qingwan's mouth corner involuntarily curled into an absolutely beautiful smile.

This little thing~

Really clever~

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Around twelve o'clock there will definitely be another chapter.

Tonight I woke up one or two hours later than last night, so chapter three will be slightly delayed.

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