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The road leading to Yamen Village is not an official road. It is a relatively narrow road and horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts can barely pass through. However, if there is a car coming from the opposite direction, it is a bit difficult to avoid it.

The gravel road was loose, and the ruts were deep when the cars passed by. The cars swayed easily, and the speed was not very fast, so everyone got out of the car and walked.

After leaving the county town, I saw two small villages, and further south, there were really few people.

Chuntao told them, "There's a market every five days here, and only on market days will there be a few cars and pedestrians on the road. However, restaurants from the county town do go to the Yamen Village wharf every day to collect seafood, but they usually leave in the middle of the night and return before dawn."

"What crops are grown here?" Jing Chunxi asked.

There are low hills on both sides of the road along the way. There is not a single piece of black soil to be seen. The land is very barren, sandy and has no oiliness. Even on the cultivated land at this season, it is hard to see what crops have been planted.

"The soil here is mostly sandy. It's not so bad near the county seat, where we can still grow some rice, but the yield isn't high. We asked the villagers in Yamen Village, and they all grow crops like sweet potatoes, corn, and soybeans. They're self-sufficient in fruits and vegetables, and even in this season we still have persimmons and tangerines. They produce small, bright red tangerines that are incredibly sweet."

Chuntao felt a little regretful that she hadn't bought some yesterday, but she still smiled and said, "Madame Wang will probably buy some today, so you can have some when you get home."

After a moment's thought, she added, "Actually, there aren't many indigenous residents in Yamen Village, and they don't really farm. They all make a living by fishing, and those who farm are...

Exiles like us."

Jing Yongcheng asked, "Are there any soldiers guarding the village?" This was what he and his family were most concerned about. Being driven around like livestock every day was the most unacceptable thing.

Chuntao said: "The village has a village chief, and the village is divided into four villages, each with a responsible village chief. There are only a few soldiers, but they don't take care of prisoners. Instead, they guard the seaside and the docks. Every three months, a new group of people are replaced."

Jing Changning was very curious: "No one is guarding the prisoner?"

Chun Tao: "We heard that there's a farm a few miles from the village where soldiers are forcing prisoners to work. Those people can't leave. Anyone who tries to escape will be beheaded if caught."

Everyone who heard it took a deep breath. Shi Lang said, "This is too cruel." Just thinking about it made his scalp cold. This was torturing the prisoner to death.

Chuntao added, "But there are also many prisoners who don't need supervision and live with the villagers, but they have to rent land allocated by the village chief to farm."

As we continued to move forward, everyone felt heavy-hearted.

Erlang asked, "Is the rent for renting land very high?"

Chun Tao: "Yes, 70% of the harvest is harvested! It's rice, I don't know how to calculate it."

The cost of land acquisition here is already low, and what is left after deducting 70% is simply enough to drive people to death.

Erlang asked again, "Is this the government quota?"

There was deathly silence. Chuntao didn't know how to answer. Where could she find out?

It is conceivable that the emperor is far away and the mountains are high. Whether it is the government or the villagers, they will definitely take as much as they can. Ordinary people will still be oppressed, let alone criminals like them who have been abandoned by the court.

Being forced by soldiers to do this every day is definitely not an easy job, and it will lead to death sooner or later.

Being able to farm your own land is naturally the best, as you can manage your own time and at least won't be subjected to so much whipping and oppression. However, if you really come here with nothing and have no other income to rely on, you may end up exhausted or starving to death.

By this time, the three brothers, Jing Yongcheng, Jing Yongjian, and Jing Yongqiang, were walking together. Overhearing their conversation, they too were frightened. Even Jing Changming and Jing Changdu stopped pulling the cart and were pushed closer by their wives. Jing Changming remained silent but followed closely behind the three elders, listening. Jing Changdu, on the other hand, huddled close to Jing Changning and Jing Daqing, trying to warm up to them, fearing that their family would be isolated and suffer.

Everyone had the same idea: if they were to die, they would rather die together, and the best thing would be to be tied to death.

After eating and drinking, we were almost at our destination and everyone was traveling much faster than usual.

We entered Yamen Village at 3:00 PM. The village chief and several village chiefs had already been notified. They were originally sitting under a tree by the road, smoking their pipes together while waiting, but when they saw the exile team coming, they all stood up.

The yamen runner leading the way didn't enter the village. He handed several documents to the village chief for his signature. After signing, he pointed to the Jing family walking in front and said, "The people from these branches can't be together. According to the old rules, they will be settled in four different villages."

It was not until this time that everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't have to go to the farm, or at least they didn't have to be driven like animals.

Chuntao had said that the entire Yamen Village was not too big, and the distance between each village was less than half a mile at most. In some villages, the houses were even connected together, so they could hear each other if they shouted.

The government wouldn't allow them to be settled in the same village, separating them, probably out of concern that they might gather and cause trouble. When there are many people, they fight, and their fists are strong.

After completing the handover, Captain Cao and County Lieutenant Yan escorted the prisoners and continued to walk in another direction. Everyone waved goodbye.

Mr. Liu and Scarface and the other eleven people did not wait for the yamen runner who led the way to turn around. They said hello and turned away. Jing Changning and Dalang waited until they got on the horse and carriage before turning back.

Chuntao said, "That's the farm over there." Looking in the direction Chuntao pointed, we saw two mountains connected in the distance, and the tops of the mountains looked like two black dots. The remaining prisoners were also being escorted towards that direction.

Shiro heaved a sigh of relief at this time and suddenly said, "Fortunately Heizi didn't follow us." That kid is still being remembered.

The meaning is self-evident. Spending a lifetime on a farm is not much different from being locked up in a prison. The only difference is that you can see the vast blue sky above your head.

The village chief led them into the village without even counting the number of people in each family.

On the way into the village, the heads of each family came to the village chief and the village head. Jing Changning followed closely behind the old village chief and should be negotiating as well. With this uncle with money in his pocket, Jing Chunxi was not worried at all. Since the county government did not specify which village they were in, there was a possibility of adjustment.

At this time, the village head and the head of the village were their highest officials, so naturally they had to build good relationships. The most urgent need now was to be assigned to the village where the house had already been purchased. This was also the village closest to the dock and the market. Chuntao had already agreed in advance that it would be called Tianshui Village.