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After Xu Miao and Zhou Jicheng took their men to leave Hanjia Village, they ran to the home of the village chief Han and discussed with him about making gloves for the military camp.

"Uncle Han, take a look at how much it would cost to make a pair of gloves like this. The Major General asked the military camp to make at least 5,000 pairs."

"We'll just pay for the labor. The military camp will provide the fabric and cotton."

Village Chief Han held a pair of cotton gloves Chun'er had made for him. He glanced at them and said with a smile, "How much can you make from these? It's just a bit of work."

"Just make a pair of gloves and the barracks will give you a lot of money."

"Let these villagers make some of this in the winter, and they can earn some pocket money."

After Village Chief Han finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then spoke to Xu Miao.

"A Miao, I want to give some of this work to those people from other villages."

"The outer villages need to be empty-handed. If we assign them some work to do, they can live there with peace of mind."

When Village Chief Han heard Xu Miao talking about making gloves, he thought of assigning some work to the people from other villages.

Those people from other villages can live there with peace of mind only if they have an income. If all the people from other villages run away, their Hanjia Village will be in danger.

Xu Miao nodded after hearing this. She also knew that they couldn't leave those outer villages uninhabited, as they were the first line of defense for their Hanjia Village.

Now is not the time to talk about kindness, and Hanjia Village does not have the capital to talk about kindness.

In the capital, after reading Xu Miao's letter, Lady Dingguo said to Zhou Chenli with tears in her eyes, "Duke, A Miao is so pitiful."

"How could Hanjia Village be so poor that it can't even afford to eat if it runs away to the northern border?"

The Duke's wife had no idea what it meant to be so poor that she couldn't even afford to eat.

She grew up in luxury in the capital and had never experienced hunger.

Especially after marrying Zhou Chenli, Zhou Chenli had a strong ability to make money, so she never lacked money.

Thinking that Xu Miao ran to Northern Xinjiang alone, I originally thought that Northern Xinjiang was a good place to go, but I didn't expect Hanjia Village to be so poor and remote.

The number of people in the entire village is less than the number of servants in their Duke's Mansion.

What’s the use of having a large territory? It can’t be used to make a living. Besides, no matter how large the territory in the northern border is, their Duke’s Mansion can’t use it.

Zhou Chenli was not as pessimistic as his wife. He did not expect that Hanjia Village in Northern Xinjiang would occupy such a large area. He thought that Hanjia Village was just a small village with dozens of households.

Zhou Chenli was dismissive when he saw Xu Miao's letter mentioning the poverty of Hanjia Village. He thought that if the village was so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, Xu Miao would have run back to Dingzhou City long ago.

Zhou Chenli comforted his wife, saying, "Don't just look at the poverty Xu Miao described in her letter. Look at the painting she drew for A Yuan."

"Look at the big house painted behind her and that smile on her face. Do you think she looks hungry?"

"And this one."

Zhou Chenli took out the painting of Chun'er, pointed at Chun'er in the painting, and said to Lady Dingguo, "If she's almost starving to death, how can she still have the mind to paint this?"

"Look at the way Xu Miao drew this little girl. She looks a little sad."

"I think they are both quite happy. You know how to be happy even if you are poor."

"Northern Xinjiang is a bit poor, but it's not as bad as you think. If people were starving to death, how could Acheng and his companions stay in Northern Xinjiang for so many years?"

Although the Northern Frontier was Zhou Chenli's blind spot, he still understood the principle. Even though it was a bit poor, there were still 300,000 troops stationed on the border.

No one will starve to death no matter what.

Zhou Chenli continued, "And General Liu's wife has also lived in the Northern Frontier for many years."

"Mrs. Liu is quite old, and she can still live in Northern Xinjiang. Xu Miao and the others will definitely be fine."

When Zhou Chenli mentioned Madam Liu, the wife of Duke Dingguo knew her. Madam Liu was close to her mother and she had often played with her when she was little.

Lady Dingguo thought about it carefully and realized that this was the truth.

Although he understood the reason, he was still worried that Xu Miao would have no food to eat in Hanjia Village.

Finally, Zhou Chenli made his wife cry uncontrollably, and she consoled him by saying, "When you get a reply, bring some banknotes to Xu Miao."

"If you have money, you can naturally have food to eat. Xu Miao wouldn't be so stupid as to not even know how to spend money."

"Besides, when Xu Miao left, I remember you gave her a lot of money. I think she is just crying poor."

Although Zhou Chenli said this, he still discussed with his wife how much silver to give to Xu Miao.

No matter what, Hanjia Village is also the territory of their Dingguo Mansion, especially when Zhou Chenli saw the mention of the indenture in Xu Miao's letter.

He knew that his father, the old Duke, had saved a stranger in his early years, but what exactly did this stranger do? The old Duke had not told him, and even Butler Qian knew very little about it.

After Xu Miao left, Zhou Chenli asked housekeeper Qian about Hanjia Village, but housekeeper Qian didn't know much.

He had met Village Chief Han several times many years ago, and he knew about it when Han Village later sent a letter to the old Duke.

As for the rest, I can’t say anything.

Zhou Chenli thought that even though Hanjia Village was in a remote area, it was still the private property of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and he couldn't just watch them suffer in poverty.

Finally, he and his wife agreed to send Xu Miao 12,000 taels of silver notes. Apart from allowing Xu Miao to fill his stomach, the rest would be left for Hanjia Village.

If there is still a need, Duke Dingguo's Mansion will continue to provide support.

Xu Jingyi also received the letter from Xu Miao to his mother.

Xu Jingyi opened the letter and saw a line of words written in it: Everything is fine, don't worry.

Xu Jingyi cursed as he handed Xu Miao's letter to Xu Miao's mother, angrily saying, "What an unfilial daughter! She ran so far away, and only said this."

"She should tell us what happened between her and the Sixth Prince."

"How much does it mean that everything is fine? Is she sending a message for people to guess?"

Xu Jingyi was not worried about Xu Miao's life or death at all. He just wanted to know what the relationship between Xu Miao and the Sixth Prince was like now.

And there was Xu Xiaoman. Xu Jingyi hadn't even thought about having this son. Xu Miao didn't mention it in the letter, so he didn't think about it either.

Xu Miao's wife read the letter carefully several times, which made Xu Jingyi feel annoyed: "It's just one sentence, what's so interesting about it?"

"Don't write back to her either. I'll write this letter to her."

"I have to teach her how to win the heart of the Sixth Prince."

Xu Mingzhu was disobedient, and Xu Miao had run away so far. Xu Jingyi felt that he had lost control of both of his daughters.

Even if I wrote a reply to Xu Miao, he might not listen.

Whether Xu Miao listens or not is up to him, but the letter must be written. As long as Xu Miao can listen to one word, the letter will not be in vain.

After Xu Jingyi finished writing the reply and sent it to the Duke of Dingguo's residence, the Duke's wife asked the housekeeper Qian, "Mr. Qian, did Master Xu Jingyi come to deliver the letter and say anything else?"

Steward Qian shook his head. "Madam, Lord Xu only sent a thick letter. He didn't mention anything else."

Lady Dingguo: "Didn't he think of sending some banknotes? If he doesn't have banknotes, sending something will do. What's the point of just sending a letter? He's her own father, but he doesn't care about his daughter's life or death."

"You're just talking big and fooling people with your mouth!"