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Seeing that Xu Miao was about to follow Village Chief Han into the yard, Zhou Jicheng dismounted and walked to Xu Miao's side.

"A Miao, I'll go in with you. I'm a little worried about you going alone."

Zhou Jicheng spoke without hiding what he said from Village Chief Han and his family, and spoke directly to Xu Miao.

"Don't worry, Ah Cheng. I can go into the courtyard by myself. Please wait outside the courtyard with these soldiers for a while."

Xu Miao gave Zhou Jicheng a big smile and said, "It feels good to have someone backing you up."

If there weren't so many people here, Xu Miao would have wanted to go up and hug Zhou Jicheng to thank him for his sincere protection at this time.

Zhou Jicheng made Xu Miao laugh so hard that she lost her temper, and her anger instantly subsided.

Xu Miao followed Village Chief Han through the spacious courtyard and into the main house in the center of the courtyard.

The woman and several sons of Village Chief Han also closed the door and followed Xu Miao and Village Chief Han into the house.

Village chief Han asked Xu Miao to sit on the chair in the middle of the main house, and then he and his whole family knelt in front of Xu Miao.

Xu Miao also realized that Village Chief Han was definitely an authoritative figure in the family. When he led the whole family to kneel down, the tall woman began to mumble and shout that she didn't want to kneel.

What he said was: "I am so old, and I still have to kneel down to a little girl. My waist hurts and I can't kneel down."

With Han's scolding, the woman's back pain subsided. She wasn't old anymore. She swiftly knelt behind Han, holding the child in her arms, and rolled her eyes at Xu Miao.

Although he was reluctant, he did not resist at all.

Village Chief Han knelt on the ground with a solemn expression and said to Xu Miao, "I, Han Zhongcheng, have brought the Han family of seven to meet the host. My eldest daughter-in-law is not at home because she went back to her parents' home. We will meet the host when she returns."

"I, Han Zhongcheng, am a man who values ​​his word and keeps it. I am grateful to the old Duke for saving my life."

"I swear that whoever comes to Hanjia Village holding the token will be the master of Hanjia Village. Everything in Hanjia Village belongs to the master, including the lives of my family of eight."

After saying that, Village Chief Han brought his entire family of seven and knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Xu Miao.

Even the child in the woman's arms joined her in paying respects to Xu Miao. The whole family looked solemn and meticulous.

Xu Miao hadn't said a word since he entered the room. He sat on a chair, his face stern as he watched Village Chief Han and his entire family kowtow. Only then did he say, "Uncle Han, please stand up."

As soon as Xu Miao entered the courtyard, he thought that there were only two possible outcomes if he met Village Chief Han.

One possibility was that Village Chief Han didn't recognize the token and sent her back with a few polite words. The other possibility was that Village Chief Han was a man of his word and kept his promise to acknowledge her as his master.

Unexpectedly, Village Chief Han would bring his entire family to kowtow to her.

When Xu Miao saw Village Chief Han and his family kneeling in front of her, she wanted to call them to get up immediately.

Xu Miao gritted his teeth and forced himself not to make a sound. He couldn't be cowardly at this moment. If he showed any sign of cowardice, he would not have the confidence to live here in the future.

Not to mention what would happen to the village chief Han, even the tall woman and her four ferocious sons would be in trouble. If Xu Miao didn't establish his authority in front of them, he would not be able to deal with them in the future.

After Village Chief Han and his family kowtowed, they did not stand up with their family when they heard Xu Miao calling out.

He said to Xu Miao, "Master, please wait a moment."

Village Chief Han stood up and went to a cabinet more than one meter high on the side of the main house, and took out a large black iron box from the top layer.

The other people were still kneeling on the ground, watching Village Chief Han take out the box.

Village Chief Han walked up to Xu Miao, gently placed the black iron box on the table in front of Xu Miao, took out a key from his pocket, opened the small lock on the box, opened the lid, and placed it in front of Xu Miao.

Xu Miao took a look at the contents of the black iron box. Inside was a thick stack of papers that looked like documents.

Xu Miao didn't ask any questions. He just sat on the chair with a stern face and back straight, waiting to see what Village Chief Han would say next.

Village Chief Han put the black iron box away, returned to his previous position, and knelt in front of Xu Miao.

"Master, here are the indentures of all the people in Han Village. I established these rules when I founded Han Village."

"Everyone who wants to live in Hanjia Village must sign a contract with me. And this contract is a permanent contract. Master, please collect these contracts when you arrive. Here are the deeds for all 47 households and 158 people in Hanjia Village."

"There are currently 108 residents in Hanjia Village, and the remaining 50 live in Dingzhou City. They only return to the village during the annual Chinese New Year."

"Over the years, every newborn in Hanjia Village has had their parents sign an indenture on their behalf since they were one year old. When they reach eighteen, they sign a new indenture themselves."

"When the old man passed away, the deed was taken out. There were two copies of the deed, one kept in the village, and the other kept on record at the Dingzhou City government office."

When Xu Miao heard this, he thought it was quite formal and there was even a backup.

"Besides the deeds for all the villagers, here is also the land deed for Hanjia Village. Since the establishment of Hanjia Village, it has expanded its territory almost every year. Now, the area within a hundred miles belongs to Hanjia Village."

"Because this place is close to the border, the land is barren and there are not many people. But the land belongs to Hanjia Village."

Xu Miao was stunned by what Village Chief Han said. She never expected that Hanjia Village would be in such a situation.

I was shocked in my heart: Not only did I become a village bully, I also became a landlord. Although this place is a little poor, there is a lot of land.

After Han, the village chief, finished speaking, Xu Miao took out a deed from the iron box and took a look at it.

The first deed in the iron box was from Village Chief Han. It was very formally signed, with Han Zhongcheng's name on one side and the seal of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion on the other.

Xu Miao looked at the second deed again, and it still had the seal of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.

Xu Miao held up the deed and asked Village Chief Han, "Does Uncle Han have the official seal of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion?"

"Yes, Master. Back then, I wrote to the old Duke, telling him that I had built a village in the northern border. He then sent someone to give me this official seal of the Duke Ding's Mansion."

"This official seal is registered at the government office. When the person who delivered the seal left, he also took my deed with him."

Village Chief Han pointed to the deed in Xu Miao's hand and said, "I have two copies of this deed. I have one here, and the old Duke has one too."

"The official seal of the Duke Dingguo Mansion is in that black iron box. It's only used when signing contracts."

Xu Miao had never heard Zhou Chenli talk about the contract, and Butler Qian had never mentioned it to her. Probably only the deceased old Duke and Village Chief Han knew about this matter.

Xu Miao didn't say anything else.

Seeing Xu Miao remained silent, Village Chief Han continued to ask, "Master, do you want to stay in Hanjia Village permanently, or do you want to take these deeds back to the capital?"

Xu Miao stood up from his chair at this time, walked to the side of Village Chief Han, and reached out to help the kneeling Village Chief Han up: "Uncle Han, I want to live in Hanjia Village permanently, and I need Uncle Han to take care of me in the future."

Xu Miao smiled and said to the tall woman behind Village Chief Han, "This must be Aunt Han, right? Please stand up and talk."

"Brothers, please get up quickly. I'll need your continued care in the future."