Zhuang Datou's expression was somewhat subtle, but he still said respectfully, "Mr. Gu, they've been found."
With just this dry statement, Zhuang Datou didn't say anything more. Gu Kaiyuan guessed there might be some unpleasantness involved, so he didn't press the matter.
"As long as they're found, that takes a load off your mind," Gu Kaiyuan said. "How many people have you hired to work here now?"
"Besides our village, we also found some people from a few nearby villages." Afraid that Mr. Gu might misunderstand, Zhuang Datou hastily added, "I originally wanted to hire only people from our village, but it happens to be the busy farming season. Everyone is busy tending to the work in the fields, and the manpower each family can spare is limited. Because of this, I went to nearby villages to look."
