The first step to a rich country is to get rich first and then get richer

At that time, the emperor rewarded her with 20 acres of land. Because it was too far away, she had never planted anything on it. Now the acres of land came in handy.

There are many vacant houses not far from the place. Most of the residents there are no longer alive, but the houses are still there and can be used. However, one still needs to get the consent of other people in the village first.

The right to rent these 20 acres of land will be given priority to those who live with a family.

One acre of land owned by that family can solve the livelihood problems of 20 refugee families.

A lot of the land here has become overgrown with weeds, no longer as tragic as it used to be when Landlord Xue exploited the tenant farmers.

They came here in broad daylight. In such a big village, there were only a few people walking around outside.

Where did everyone go in the middle of the day? Was it because it was too cold and they were all staying indoors?

Lan Ning and Meng Anran looked at each other, asked the servants to wait for them there, and walked towards those people together.

"Hey, hello, is your village chief here?"

Hearing someone greeting him, the man was frightened and turned around to run, but then he realized that it was just a child's voice. He turned his head tremblingly and saw that the person in front of him was very familiar.

"Have I seen you somewhere?"

Lan Ning thought about it carefully, and he had no impression of the person in front of him.

"You probably haven't seen me."

Hearing that he had never seen this person before, the man turned around and tried to run away again.

"Hey, wait, wait, why are you running? I have a question for your village chief."

Destiny was grabbed by the scruff of the neck and the man was so frightened that he dared not move.

"Miss, please forgive me, please forgive me. I have a child and an old mother to support at home. My family can't wait for me. Please forgive me."

"Hey, don't be afraid. If I wanted to hurt you, I would have done it before. I wouldn't have been so stupid as to bring so many people to capture Xue Jiuqian, causing me and my family to be seriously injured."

"Ok?"

For a moment, time stood still.

The thin and dark man's eyes turned red instantly.

What happened? She hurt him, and she didn't use much strength.

If you don't understand, don't think about it, just ask. That's much better.

"why are you crying?"

"I didn't cry, I didn't cry. I was just so happy to see you. People in our village have always wanted to see you, but you never came for so long. We never had the chance. Today I finally saw you. I was so happy and excited. I didn't cry, I didn't cry."

Perhaps he was so happy to see Lan Ning and Meng Anran that the man spoke incoherently.

I have done so many good things that everyone who sees me will want to be grateful to me.

She waved her hand indifferently.

"No need to thank me, no need to thank me, just take me to see your village chief."

"Are you meeting the new village chief or the old one?"

This question is very confusing.

"Your village chief changes very quickly. Do you even distinguish between the old and new village chiefs?"

The man glanced behind him, then sighed softly.

“We have too few people and no food, so it doesn’t take long for someone to starve to death, including two village chiefs, so we change village chiefs very quickly.

However, there is a village chief who is still alive, but I am afraid he won’t live long.”

Lanning looked at the village behind him.

He remembered that the group of people they rescued was not large in number and consisted of people from several villages.

With such a small population, some people still starved to death.

"Then meet your new village chief first?"

Lanning was a little unsure whether his plan to rent the empty rooms in their village would be successful.

If that doesn't work, then find their old village chief.

The whole process went surprisingly smoothly.

When the village chief heard that their village, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, was about to welcome new residents, he agreed without hesitation.

In that way, their village would not become a deserted village, and everyone would not starve to death one by one. Although he didn't know whether these people would have the same ending as them after joining in, he didn't want to think too much about it now. He just wanted to make their village have more and more people.

Lan Ning didn't know whether the population of the village would increase or not. She only knew that she solved the problem of one-third of the refugees at once and planted crops on the empty land.

The rest of the land was handed over to the state, and if she still wanted it, she could buy it from the local county magistrate.

I had been taught by Xiao Yao during the day, and now that I have passed the exam to become an Anshou, I must go to school to study.

There was no school suitable for him in this small county town, so he had to go to a bigger school so that he could continue to study for fame and fortune in the future.

Xiao Yao was quite capable. He did not let them search randomly on their own. Instead, he helped them to dress up and took them directly to a place.

They didn't know where they went. They only took one person with them during the day, and the two of them drove the carriage themselves. They set out early in the morning and returned on the tenth night.

The first sentence when I came back was.

"You guys should prepare in the next few days. You will leave for the academy in three days. You will have one day off per month, and two days off per day.

There is no need to prepare quilts and mattresses, as they are all available in the academy.”

Putting aside other things, just by listening to these preparations, you can tell that it is completely different from the academy you visited during the day.

"Where is that academy?"

Even though they didn't go, they still wanted to know.

"Yuntian College in Yujing County."

They didn't know this college, but they had heard of this county.

Because this county is named after the "Jing" in the capital city, it is one of the largest counties in the Hua Dynasty. People there are either rich or noble, and it is said that there are even very few beggars.

“Will I be bullied if I study there during the day?”

The ones who were most worried about the child's safety were still the elderly in the family. They knew that Bai Tian had to go to such a far place to study, and that he only came back once in a long time. Every time there was a holiday, the child only had two days off, and the round trip took ten days, so he couldn't make it back in time. This meant that she didn't know when Bai Tian would be gone if she wanted to see him. So Grandma Lan held Bai Tian's hand tightly and was unwilling to let go.

Bai Tian also felt Grandma Lan's uneasiness, so he held her hand to make her feel more at ease.

"Daytime will grow up eventually. He can't always rely on you to protect him. He is also practicing martial arts well. He doesn't have to be too tolerant when being bullied. That way, it won't be a big problem.

You have been keeping him in the cradle all this time, not allowing him to properly spread his wings. You can protect him for a while, but you can protect him for a lifetime.

Aunt Lan, please think about it carefully. "

Apart from teaching them how to study and manage their business, Xiao Yao usually doesn't interfere too much in their daily lives. His words today show how much he cares about this matter.

In fact, they didn't know one thing yet. Xiao Yao had originally planned to live a secret life from now on and no longer have any contact with his former friends. However, this time, in order to have time during the day, he took the initiative to look for people he knew before.