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Chapter 165: Do People in Kangzhuang Sign a Contract to Sell Themselves?
When the people from Kangzhuang gathered at Xu Miao's house, they saw many cloth bags piled outside Xu Miao's courtyard, which were filled with food to be distributed to them.
Several women from Hanjia Village were guarding the gate, waiting for the arrival of these people from Kangzhuang.
Only after everyone in Kangzhuang arrived did Xu Miao and Village Chief Han come out of the yard.
Village Chief Han had already taken off his mink vest, which was a precious item. He put it on to show off for a while and then asked Aunt Han to take it home for him to keep.
When Village Chief Han met these people from Kangzhuang, he didn't bother to be polite with them and gave an opening speech with great momentum.
"On behalf of the people of Hanjia Village, I welcome you, the people of Kangzhuang. These foods are prepared for you by the host. The host doesn't want you to live in Hanjia Village hungry."
"But you still have to rely on yourself to have a good life. Hanjia Village will only provide support to you people in Kangzhuang for this winter. When next spring comes, you should all hurry to open up wasteland and plant crops."
Village Chief Han shouted with full energy.
"We in Hanjia Village don't have much, but we have a lot of land. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can reclaim as much land as you want."
"Next spring, we in Hanjia Village will provide you with seeds. Once the seeds are planted in the fields, it will be up to you, the people of Kangzhuang, to take care of them."
"Starting next autumn, Hanjia Village will no longer provide any assistance. After autumn, even if all the people in Kangzhuang starve to death, we won't care."
Let me be frank with you. Don't wait until next autumn to ask the people of Kangzhuang for relief from Hanjia Village. They are not that kind-hearted.
It was Xu Miao's generosity that Hanjia Village was able to help the people of Kangzhuang survive the winter. Otherwise, Village Chief Han would not have been so reluctant to give so much food to these people of Kangzhuang.
Those who have come to escape this disaster must have suffered a little.
There were a few villagers from other villages who were almost begging for food when they first arrived in Hanjia Village.
"Also, starting tomorrow, all adult men in Kangzhuang, regardless of age, as long as they can breathe, must gather at Old Man Liu's house."
"There's work for you to do. We in Hanjia Village don't support idlers. If you want to eat, you have to work hard."
Even at his age, Mr. Liu was still working with all the men in Hanjia Village. There was no reason for the people of Kangzhuang to sit idle.
"And the women in Kangzhuang, you can clean up at home tomorrow morning. In the afternoon, women from other villages will teach you how to make gloves. We in Hanjia Village still have work to do making gloves for the military camp. You can come and join in the work."
"The children from Kangzhuang will follow the children from Hanjia Village to collect firewood. After a few days, they will settle down and go to school with the children from Hanjia Village."
The teacher invited from Dingzhou City was named Wang. He was a bachelor in his forties. All his family members had died, so he ran to Dingzhou City alone to seek refuge with his relatives.
Unexpectedly, his relatives moved away, and he was alone outside Dingzhou City, worrying about where to go.
When he arrived at Hanjia Village, the village chief Han arranged for him to live in Mr. Liu's home so that he could take care of Mr. Liu.
Hanjia Village had already cleaned the house to be used as the classroom and was just waiting for the wood to arrive. They would make the desks according to the pattern of tables and chairs drawn by Xu Miao and start teaching the children.
Village chief Han and Xu Miao discussed with the children from Kangzhuang and decided to study with the children from Hanjia Village.
Anyway, we have to give Mr. Wang a monthly salary. Whether he teaches more or fewer students is up to them in Hanjia Village.
Village chief Han quickly arranged for all the men, women, and children in Kangzhuang.
Starting tomorrow, they will officially integrate into the life in Hanjia Village.
Farmers cannot be idle. Only when they have something to do can they feel at ease.
After listening to what Village Chief Han said, the people of Kangzhuang learned that they could let their children study with the children of Hanjia Village.
Several parents, bringing their children with them, came to Xu Miao and kowtowed to him.
Although this young mistress doesn't talk much, she has the final say on important matters.
Didn’t they see that Village Chief Han always mentioned that it was the host family who took care of them and allowed their children to go to school with them, but they never dreamed of this.
After the villagers of Kangzhuang took away the food according to the number of people in each family, Uncle Kang came to Xu Miao and Village Chief Han.
"Master, Village Chief Han. I'd like to ask, do we, the people of Kangzhuang, still need to sign that indenture with you?"
Uncle Kang just heard from some neighbors from other villages that in order to become a formal member of Han Village, one must sign a contract to sell oneself to the village chief, Han.
Those who lived in other villages had not signed a contract to sell themselves to the village chief Han, so they were not considered official residents of Han Village.
After hearing the news, Uncle Kang called in a few old villagers in Kangzhuang who he could talk to about it.
"I heard that in order to become a formal member of Hanjia Village, one must sign a contract with the village chief. Do we, the people of Kangzhuang, need to sign it?"
Uncle Kang couldn't make up his mind about this matter, so he wanted to ask these old villagers for advice.
"I've heard about this indenture, too. A neighbor just asked me about it. But I really don't want to sign one. If we can't make it in Han Village anymore, we won't be able to leave."
An old villager from Kangzhuang answered.
I heard from my neighbors that this indenture contract needs to be registered with the government in Dingzhou City. Since it involves the government, this matter will be difficult to handle.
If they want to leave in a few years, they won’t be able to leave Hanjia Village.
They had discussed this when they first decided to come to Hanjia Village.
Let's live in Hanjia Village for a few years first, save some money, and then think of other ways.
After all, Hanjia Village is too dangerous, so they still want to find a more peaceful place to live.
The purpose of going to Hanjia Village is to make a transition.
The people of Kangzhuang also have their own little calculations.
After Uncle Kang heard what these old people in Kangzhuang had to say, he knew that none of the people in Kangzhuang wanted to sign this indenture.
Without waiting for everyone in Kangzhuang to return to the other village, he came to talk to Xu Miao and Village Chief Han about this matter.
When Village Chief Han saw Uncle Kang mention the matter of selling one's body indenture, his eyes lit up and he did not rush to answer Uncle Kang's question.
Instead, he asked about Uncle Kang.
"Brother Kang, there's this indenture. What do you people in Kangzhuang think? Do you want to sign it with us?"
Village Chief Han and Xu Miao had discussed this matter a long time ago, but Village Chief Han still wanted to hear what the people of Kangzhuang had to say.
Uncle Kang coughed embarrassedly and a stiff smile appeared on his face.
"Well, Master, Village Chief Han. We in Kangzhuang have discussed this and don't want to sign this indenture contract for now. Can we sign it with you when we have the chance later?"
Uncle Kang finished speaking hesitantly and smiled a little stiffly to hide his nervousness.
Uncle Kang also doesn't know whether what he did is right or not.
But the villagers in Kangzhuang didn't want to sign, and he couldn't force them to sign.
Oh, this management thing is really troublesome. Even if you work hard, you can't satisfy everyone!
Village Chief Han was amused by Uncle Kang's expression. "Don't be so nervous, Brother Kang. If you don't want to sign, then don't sign. It's no big deal."
At this time, Xu Miao asked, "Uncle Kang, do you and Kang Zhuzi want to sign this indenture?"
Xu Miao wanted to hear what Uncle Kang meant, so he asked him with a smile.
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