Uncle Kang and all the villagers in Kangzhuang waited anxiously for the whole night. Early the next morning, Uncle Kang didn't even have time to eat breakfast.

He grabbed a dry biscuit and took it with him, then rushed to the outskirts of Dingzhou City with a few villagers from Kangzhuang, where Xu Miao and his colleagues had been working yesterday.

When Uncle Kang and his companions arrived at the city gate, the gate was not open yet. Uncle Kang squatted on the ground and forced himself to swallow the dry biscuit he brought with him.

It's so cold in the northern border. If I don't eat something, I really can't bear it.

Several villagers, with their hands in their pockets, gathered around Uncle Kang and asked, "Old Kang, do you think we can go to Hanjia Village?"

"If each person could really give one tael of silver, we could get more than fifty taels of silver."

A villager stood there and counted the money.

"With money, we can hire doctors for the sick elderly people in the village. We can also have some money for food."

"Well, don't dream yet. Hanjia Village doesn't even know if they want us."

Several villagers were talking loudly.

After the city gates were opened, they waited outside the city for a while, and then they saw Xu Miao coming on horseback with his personal soldiers and Han Lao Er.

As soon as Uncle Kang saw Xu Miao, he ran over quickly, reached out and grabbed the reins of Xu Miao's chestnut horse. Without waiting for Xu Miao to jump off the horse, he stood beside the horse's head and started asking hurriedly.

"Miss Xu, what have you guys discussed? Are we from Kangzhuang going to Hanjia Village?"

Uncle Kang was unsure about what the villagers of Kangzhuang had just said, so he wanted to know the exact news as soon as possible.

When he saw Xu Miao and the others, he didn't bother to be polite and started asking questions anxiously.

Seeing Uncle Kang's anxiety, Xu Miao didn't waste any words and replied from his horse: "Uncle Kang, I'll have all the people in Kangzhuang come to the city gate in a while. When the yamen runners arrive, we'll start processing new travel permits for you and registering your new household registrations."

"Let's try to finish these things in the morning, so you can enter Dingzhou City in the afternoon."

"I've asked Uncle Fu to arrange a temporary inn for you. Stay there for a few days, then follow the delivery team to Hanjia Village."

With just a few simple words, Xu Miao explained to Uncle Kang what to do next.

After hearing what Xu Miao said, Uncle Kang knew that Xu Miao had agreed to have all the villagers in Kangzhuang move to Hanjia Village.

He was so excited that he stood in front of the horse, wiping away tears.

He returned to his residence last night and didn't sleep all night, worried that Xu Miao would reject the people in Kangzhuang.

If he doesn't find a way out for these people in Kangzhuang, he doesn't know how he will get through this winter.

When Xu Miao saw Uncle Kang standing in front of the horse, she wiped her tears, jumped off the horse, and walked to the Kangzhuang villagers who were waiting on the side.

Ever since Uncle Kang reached out and grabbed the reins of Xu Miao's horse, the villagers of Kangzhuang have pricked up their ears to listen carefully to what Xu Miao said. When they saw Xu Miao walking towards them, they quickly bowed and saluted him.

Several villagers from Kangzhuang didn't know how to address Xu Miao, so after they finished paying their respects, they stood aside awkwardly, looking at each other.

Since yesterday, they have been busy discussing whether Hanjia Village can take them in. No one has asked Uncle Kang who was in charge of recruiting people for Hanjia Village this time.

Han Lao Er came over and said to the villagers of Kangzhuang: "This Miss Xu is the head of our Hanjia Village. This time, we promised you that everyone in Kangzhuang can come to our Hanjia Village. It was all our head's idea."

Han Laoer built up momentum for Xu Miao at the right time, as he couldn't let these people from Kangzhuang look down on his sister Xu Miao.

By this time, Uncle Kang had recovered and excitedly shouted to the men in Kangzhuang, "Hurry up and pay your respects to the master. After that, go back and tell the master of our village to pack up all your belongings. Hurry and come to the city gate to get your new household registration!"

"We, the people of Kangzhuang, are moving together!"

After hearing Uncle Kang's shout, several villagers from Kangzhuang knelt in front of Xu Miao and kowtowed to him.

Uncle Kang asked them to pay their respects to the host, so they should just kowtow.

There was a young villager from Kangzhuang Village. After bowing, he stood up and ran to where they lived outside the city.

As the young man ran, he shouted to Uncle Kang, "Uncle Kang, I'm going to tell the people in Kangzhuang to pack up their things and come to the city gate!"

When several older Kangzhuang villagers saw the young man running back to report the news, they all stood up and came to Xu Miao.

"Master, I want to ask you something." An old man who was older than Uncle Kang asked Xu Miao shyly, his hands trembling and his sleeves tugging.

Xu Miao nodded slightly and motioned for the old man to continue.

The old man said, "Master, I want to ask, when can we get the one tael of silver per person as resettlement allowance?"

"Master, don't worry. It's not that I don't trust you. My little grandson is sick and can't get out of bed. I want to take the silver and go to the city to find a doctor to see him."

"If my grandson hadn't been sick, I wouldn't have asked you for money."

After the old man finished speaking, he lowered his head uncomfortably, rubbing the corners of his clothes unconsciously with his hands. It seemed as if something was choking his throat, and he couldn't utter a word.

In this old man's home, he and his little grandson are the only ones left to depend on each other. If anything happens to his little grandson, he won't want to live anymore.

After listening to the old man's words, Xu Miao comforted him, "Don't worry about the money, old man. I'll give the money to Uncle Kang once everyone enters the city."

"After we get settled in the city, I'll take a look at your little grandson. I know some medical skills."

"If you don't trust me, you can find a doctor to treat the child yourself."

Since he had already agreed to let everyone in Kangzhuang move into the city, Xu Miao didn't want to hold on to the small amount of resettlement money.

After hearing what Xu Miao said, the old man quickly bowed to Xu Miao again, muttering, "How can I not trust the master? Thank you, master. I'll go back and get the child!"

There was only a pot and a few bowls left in the old man's house, and it took him less than a quarter of an hour to clean up.

Uncle Kang also heard Xu Miao say that the resettlement allowance would be distributed after everyone in Kangzhuang moved into the city. He immediately felt relieved. After all, giving money was the serious matter.

He was really afraid that Xu Miao would hold on to the money and would not give it to them until they arrived at Hanjia Village.

Xu Miao and his colleagues had just finished their work when the two yamen runners from yesterday also came out of the city with office supplies.

Seeing Xu Miao and Uncle Kang standing together, a yamen runner asked Xu Miao, "Miss Xu, have you recruited people to go to Hanjia Village?"

Xu Miao nodded. "Brother Yamen Runner, Uncle Kang and his men came to see us last night and told us they were going to Hanjia Village. We went back and discussed it, and decided to take Uncle Kang and his village of over 50 people to Hanjia Village."

"Brother Yamen Runner, I'll have to trouble you to get new household registrations and travel permits for these villagers in Kangzhuang."

"Can we get all these household registrations and travel permits done in just this morning?"

When the two yamen runners heard that they had to process household registrations and travel permits for over fifty people in the morning, they frowned and said, "Miss Xu, household registrations and travel permits can't be processed so quickly. It will take a while to process over fifty people."

When Uncle Kang heard the yamen runner say that the matter could not be completed, he was worried that the yamen runner would make things difficult for the people of Kangzhuang. He bowed to Xu Miao anxiously and said, "Master, please think of a way. The sooner we get this household registration and travel permit, the better."

Uncle Kang did not ask the yamen runner for help, but instead caused more trouble for Xu Miao.

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