After lunch, Xu Miao and her friends waited in the cold wind for an entire afternoon, but no suitable candidate caught their eye.

Many people came to inquire about the situation in Hanjia Village, but they were either too young or frail and sick. They were patients who wanted the five taels of silver for settling down or to see a doctor.

This afternoon, Xu Miao and his friends saw how difficult life was for these outsiders, but they couldn't just take some of them in and take them to Hanjia Village out of kindness.

When the sun was about to set, the two yamen runners felt that this was probably how it would be today and they probably wouldn't see any good results.

He packed up the office supplies on the table and stood up to go back to the yamen to report.

Before leaving, the yamen runner comforted Xu Miao and the others: "Don't be too anxious. Wait and see what happens tomorrow. Maybe the right person will come."

"Today, we're just promoting it. We should be able to see a large number of people coming tomorrow."

"Don't wait any longer. The sun will set soon and it will get very cold. You'll catch a cold if you continue waiting outside. Go back and get a good night's rest. Then continue waiting tomorrow morning."

After the two yamen runners finished speaking, they took the office supplies and returned to the government office to report.

When Uncle Fu and the others saw the yamen runners leave, Han Lao Er said first, "Sister Miao, why don't you and Uncle Fu go back first, and Lao San and I will wait a little longer."

"If no one comes before dinner, we'll go back."

Uncle Fu and General Liu's personal guard had been waiting with them in the cold wind. Han Lao Er would have felt a little embarrassed if he had to keep them with him all the time.

Xu Miao, a girl, had been freezing in the cold wind for an entire afternoon and hadn't had a good hot meal at noon. Han Laoer wanted Xu Miao and the other three to go back and rest first, while he and Han Laosan would continue to wait and see.

The two brothers had nothing to do when they returned home, so they didn't feel uncomfortable waiting in the cold wind. However, they felt uneasy staying there.

Seeing this, Han Lao San also advised Xu Miao and the others to go back first, and that they and their brothers would just wait here. They could also explain the situation in Hanjia Village clearly, and even if someone came to ask, they would be able to answer correctly.

After hearing what the Han brothers said, Xu Miao also felt that it was not a good idea to let Uncle Fu and the personal soldier wait with them all the time.

He stood up and said to the personal soldier, "Brother, thank you for your trouble this day. Come back with us to the mansion to have some hot meals, and then return to the barracks to report."

The guard stood up and waved his hand quickly: "Miss Xu, you guys are busy. I didn't help much. This is nothing."

"Otherwise, I'll go back to the barracks and tell General Liu. I'll be here waiting for you tomorrow morning."

Seeing that the sun was setting, the personal guards thought that the outsiders would not come to ask questions today, so they wanted to go back and report to General Liu so that the general could be assured.

The personal soldier was about to leave with his horse when he saw two men running hurriedly in the distance.

A middle-aged man in his thirties, seeing Xu Miao and his companions leaving with their horses, shouted from a distance, "We want to go to Hanjia Village. Is it still possible?"

When the personal guards saw someone coming, they stopped and stood in front of their horses, waiting to see what was going on.

The middle-aged man ran up to Xu Miao and the others and said, "I'd like to ask if you still need anyone in Hanjia Village?"

Seeing that no officials were there and his personal guards were about to mount their horses and leave, the man thought that Xu Miao and the others had already found someone to go to Hanjia Village.

He wiped the sweat from his head and asked anxiously.

At this time, the man following the middle-aged man also came up to Xu Miao and the others. Accompanying the middle-aged man was an old man in his fifties.

As soon as the old man came up, he hurriedly said, "Our surname is Kang. There are more than fifty people from our village who fled the famine together. We are all living outside Dingzhou City now."

"Some young people from the village came back this afternoon and told us about this. We wanted to ask, is it okay for all 50 of us to go to your Hanjia Village?"

After hearing what Uncle Kang said, Xu Miao and the others were also stunned.

Xu Miao and his friends had planned to recruit only 20 people to Hanjia Village, but when this uncle arrived, he brought in more than 50 people, which was a bit surprising.

Xu Miao quickly asked Uncle Kang to sit down on a chair. "Uncle Kang, please sit down and take a break. We haven't recruited anyone to go to Hanjia Village yet. Take a breath and talk slowly."

Xu Miao and his friends didn't have hot water, so they could only let Uncle Kang sit on a chair and rest for a while to catch his breath.

Uncle Kang was relieved when he heard Xu Miao say that he had not recruited anyone to go to Hanjia Village. He sat on the chair and breathed heavily.

The middle-aged man was also squatting in front of Xu Miao and the others' table, breathing heavily.

Uncle Kang sat for a while, calming himself down, then asked Xu Miao and the others, "Who's in charge here? Our village's situation is a bit special, so we need to discuss this with the person in charge."

Seeing this, Xu Miao took a step forward, bowed slightly to Uncle Kang, and said with a smile, "Uncle Kang, I am the head of Hanjia Village. Let's discuss the matter of recruiting people to Hanjia Village."

Uncle Kang saw that it was Xu Miao who stepped forward to discuss the matter. His expression changed slightly and he asked nervously, "How can a woman like you manage a dangerous place like Hanjia Village? You guys don't want us to die if we go to Hanjia Village!"

Uncle Kang looked down on Xu Miao a little, wondering how a young woman could be capable of governing Hanjia Village.

Besides, Xu Miao looks thin and doesn't have the strong body of the women from northern Xinjiang, but her eyes are clear and bright, and she looks smart and capable.

He originally thought that Uncle Fu was the leader here. Since he sat on the chair, he secretly looked at Uncle Fu for a long time, but he didn't expect that when he opened his mouth to ask, Xu Miao stood up to respond.

Uncle Fu saw that Uncle Kang was worried about Xu Miao's youth, so he smiled calmly and said to Uncle Kang, "Brother Kang, don't underestimate young people. This Miss Xu came to our Northern Frontier from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion in the capital. She is the goddaughter of the Duke Dingguo."

"General Liu's wife is acquainted with Duke Dingguo's wife. General Zhou is Miss Xu's cousin. Hanjia Village is a gift from Duke Dingguo's mansion to Miss Xu."

"In Hanjia Village, there is also a village chief named Han who helps Miss Xu take care of the village affairs."

Uncle Fu pointed to the two Han brothers beside him and introduced them to Uncle Kang: "These two brothers are the sons of Village Chief Han. They accompanied the master to Dingzhou City to recruit people."

Uncle Fu pointed to the personal guard standing in front of the horse and said, "This soldier is General Liu's personal guard. General Liu sent him to help Miss Xu recruit people."

Uncle Fu gave Uncle Kang a brief introduction to Xu Miao's identity, origin, and the situation of Hanjia Village in just a few words.

In particular, Uncle Fu specifically mentioned General Liu and Zhou Jicheng. They were both well-known figures in the northern border. Among the outsiders living outside Dingzhou City, no one did not know who they were.

Uncle Kang finally relaxed his nervous expression after hearing Uncle Fu's words. He stood up, bowed respectfully to Xu Miao, and said seriously, "It's my fault for not recognizing the great man. Please don't blame me, Miss Xu!"

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