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Seeing Xu Miao's confusion, Han Dahe continued, "My father is worried that no one will come to protect Han Village, so he has been keeping the four of us brothers inside and not letting us go out."

"Sister, you saw those villagers this morning. Most of the people left in Hanjia Village are old and weak."

"Those young and strong have all gone to Dingzhou City to make a living."

Xu Miao carefully recalled the scene of meeting the villagers in the morning and indeed did not see many young people.

Han Dahe continued, "My father doesn't let us brothers go out, partly because he's worried that it's not safe for us to go out."

"Also, they want us to stay in the village and protect the villagers of Hanjia Village."

"If all the young and strong men leave, what will happen to the old and weak if something happens in Han Village?"

"Especially since this village is right next to the border, even though the barbarians have been very quiet in recent years, if something were to happen, Hanjia Village would be devastated."

"My parents didn't send us all out of the village because they were more concerned about the villagers."

When Han Laosan and Han Laosi heard what Han Dahe said, they fell silent.

Yes, if they all go out to make their own way, who will take care of the elderly and children in the village? We can't expect their elderly parents to fight in the front lines.

Seeing the three Han brothers were silent, Xu Miao knew that the lack of young men in the village was not a solution. He frowned and asked the three brothers, "Have all those young men gone to Dingzhou City?"

The third brother, Han Dahu, said, "Yes, sister. Many young people in the village have gone to Dingzhou City to make a living. It's not their fault. Our Hanjia Village is poor. We can't rely on our small piece of land to make a living if we need food and drink."

"Everyone wants to live a better life. If the village wasn't so poor, they wouldn't want to leave their families and go to Dingzhou City."

Xu Miao: "Does Hanjia Village rely solely on farming for its livelihood now? Is there no other source of income?"

The second son, Han Dahe, shook his head. "There's no other income. The winters in the northern border are so cold that no crops can grow. We have to wait until spring, when the ice and snow melt, before we can start cultivating the land."

"The villagers of Hanjia Village all rely on farming to support their families, and the crops in northern Xinjiang can produce a full crop of food a year."

"If a natural disaster hits, the whole family will work hard all summer and still not have enough to eat."

"My father has tried many ways over the years, but nothing works. Man cannot defeat nature."

Han Dahe sighed. Farmers like them depended on the weather for their livelihood. If there was a heavy rain or drought, they couldn't even guarantee basic food and clothing.

After hearing this, Xu Miao remained silent. She didn't expect that Village Chief Han had such a side to him.

Although the village chief Han is good at calculating, he is really good to the villagers of Hanjia Village. He always considers the villagers in everything.

If we want all the young people in the village who are working in Dingzhou City to return to the village, we must first solve the problem of food and clothing.

Several people walked back to Xu Miao's compound in silence. After sending Xu Miao and Chun'er into the yard, the second son of the Han family carefully took his two younger brothers for a stroll around the outer wall of Xu Miao's house.

Xu Miao took Chun'er back to the house. Chun'er was busy adding wood to the stove in the outer room to make a fire. It would be a bit cold in the house if there was no fire for a while. This winter, it would take a lot of wood to solve the problem of keeping warm.

Xu Miao entered the house and sat at the round table in the inner room. After listening to Han Dahe's words, she wondered if there was any way to give these villagers some work to do in the winter.

If I have some work, I can bring some income to the family. With money, my life will be more comfortable.

Xu Miao himself also came from hard times. During those years in the backyard of the Xu Mansion, Xu Miao and his mother did not have a single ounce of silver.

If it weren't for her and my mother's good health, they wouldn't know how to deal with all the disasters and illnesses they have encountered over the years.

After all, it's all because of money. If everyone has enough money, they can live a good life.

Chun'er came into the room carrying a bowl of hot water. Seeing Xu Miao sitting in front of the round table in a daze, she hurriedly handed the tea bowl to Xu Miao, "Second Miss, come and have some hot tea. What are you thinking about? Why are you so motionless?"

Xu Miao took the tea bowl from Chun'er and said with a smile, "How do you want to make money?"

Chun'er: "Second Miss, are you short of money? I still have some here, you can take it first."

As she said this, Chun'er was about to get up and look for the silver bills in the big box on the kang.

Chun'er carried the two hundred taels of silver notes with her and asked her to wrap them in cloth, put them in a big box and lock it. Of course, the key was hung around Chun'er's waist, because she was now Xu Miao's housekeeper.

Seeing Chun'er getting up to look for banknotes, Xu Miao hurriedly pulled Chun'er down and said, "I'm thinking about how I can help the villagers of Hanjia Village make money."

"Hanjia Village is too poor. If we can earn more money, the villagers can live a more comfortable life. The young and middle-aged people in Dingzhou City can also come back to live in the village."

Chun'er: "Second Miss, I thought you needed money. This Han Village is located in the wilderness, where can you go to earn money?"

"If I were in the capital, I could find a crowded place and set up a tea stall to make some money."

"But in Hanjia Village, it seems there is no place to set up a stall to sell goods."

When it comes to helping the village make money, Chun'er also starts to worry like Xu Miao.

There are only a hundred or so people in Hanjia Village, and there are no other villages around, so it is really difficult to make money.

Xu Miao and Chun'er sat at the round table and discussed for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a way to make money.

Later, Xu Miao gave up and took out a pen and paper to write a letter to the wife of the Duke of Dingguo. He would discuss the money-making issue tomorrow when he met with Village Chief Han. Now, while he had some free time, he quickly finished writing the letter to be sent to the capital.

Xu Miao wrote three letters in total, one of which was addressed to the wife of Duke Dingguo. In the letter, Xu Miao described in detail what he had encountered in Hanjia Village.

Xu Miao knew that the wife of Duke Dingguo would definitely show this letter to Zhou Chenli.

Therefore, Xu Miao gave a very detailed explanation in the letter about how Village Chief Han signed the contract with the villagers and how many acres of land Hanjia Village currently occupies.

He also described the current situation of Hanjia Village. Xu Miao finished writing the letter in one go and read it carefully by candlelight. The more he read, the more he felt that he was just complaining and crying poor.

In the letter, Xu Miao described Hanjia Village as being poor and shabby, as if it could barely make ends meet.

I don’t know how Duke Dingguo Zhou Chenli will react after seeing this.

There was also a letter written to my mother, which was also mailed to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and I asked Butler Qian to help deliver it to my mother.

Xu Miao's letter to Xiao Niang was very brief, just saying that everything was fine and asking her not to worry.

There was also a letter written to Zhou Jiyuan. During the days when Xu Miao left Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the person he thought of the most was Zhou Jiyuan.

The main reason was that Xu Miao came out of Duke Dingguo's Mansion and did not tell Zhou Jiyuan what he was doing in the Northern Frontier.

Now that she has been away for such a long time, Lady Dingguo has probably told Zhou Jiyuan the reason for her departure. I just don't know how Zhou Jiyuan will react after hearing it.

Xu Miao did not write a letter to Zhou Jiyuan, but she drew two pictures for him.

One painting shows Xu Miao standing at the gate of his yard, with a big black dog lying at his feet, looking at the villagers passing by with a smile on his face.

There is also a painting of Chun'er, a Q version of Chun'er riding on a horse, crying with fear.

Chun'er in the painting was crying so hard that her hair was flying. Seeing this, Chun'er couldn't help laughing: "Second Miss, if the young master saw this painting, he would definitely laugh until he fainted."