Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan were also looking at the situation in the city.

The roads are wide and flat, and are paved with bluestone slabs, so there is no need to worry about dust or mud when it rains.

These conditions are much better than the ancient capital they know.

But this is an imaginary world, which is very different from their world.

After another three days of walking, we finally arrived at Baiyun Village.

The official who brought them here, Wu Liujin, handed the handover documents to Bai Jianian, the village chief of Baiyun Village, and was about to say goodbye and leave.

Lu Fugui quietly slipped a small bag of change over to thank him for his care over the past few days.

Wu Liujin weighed it and was quite surprised.

This group of people looked miserable, but they were actually quite rich. This bag of silver contained at least ten taels.

He told Lu Fugui that he was working in Yangliu Town and if he needed him, he could go to the Yangliu Town Inspection Office to find him.

Lu Fugui agreed with a smile.

Bai Jianian is about fifty years old, not tall, and looks smart, but he has an indifferent expression and doesn't seem easy to get along with.

Baiyun Village is composed of two large families, the Bai and the Yun families.

There are more than 500 people in the village, and the two families have about the same number of people, and they fight fiercely with each other.

Although the current village chief is from the Bai family, he is relatively fair, and neither side can suppress the other.

The two families were originally fighting fiercely, but when they heard that more than 200 people were settled by the court, they turned their attention to the outsiders.

If the town had not sent someone to tell them that this was an arrangement by the higher-ups, they would have really wanted to kick all these people out.

Looking at the more than 20 people behind Bai Jianian, they all looked at them with hostility, and even Bai Jianian had a cold expression. The people of Fengye Village felt a little aggrieved.

Their Fengye Village is so nice. Although there are occasional disputes between neighbors, the people are generally simple and honest.

Although they are not rich, they can ensure food and clothing.

Their village chief is a fair and kind person.

If there were no war, who would be willing to abandon their home and career and leave their hometown?

Han Hongzhi bowed to Bai Jianian and asked, "Village Chief Bai, how will the village accommodate us?"

"You came here together, so it's best for you to live together. The price of residential land in the village is two taels of silver per mu, but the people from the town said that you are refugees, so they asked us to take good care of you."

When Bai Jianian said this, he seemed very embarrassed.

"How about this, there's a large piece of vacant land at the west end of the village. I'll give it to you at the rate of one tael of silver per mu."

When the people in Baiyun Village heard that the housing land cost one tael of silver per mu, they were angry at first, but then, perhaps they thought of something, they all looked gloating.

Bai Jianian glanced at the villagers around him, and those people didn't dare to do anything weird anymore.

"Also, Shuntian Prefecture has issued an announcement allocating some land to you. Adult men will receive two mu each, adult women and teenagers aged twelve to fifteen will receive one and a half mu each, and those under twelve will receive one mu each."

"These are free, and they are all medium-quality fields. The output of these fields will not be taxed for three years. If you want more fields, or better fields, you can buy them at the market price."

"Could you please, Village Chief Bai, take us to have a look?"

"follow me."

Han Hongzhi took the heads of each family to see the homesteads and the fields allocated to them.

The others stayed where they were, staring at the people from Baiyun Village.

Han Hongzhi and others first went to see the homestead. The place was quite large, enough for so many households to build houses.

But this is near the foot of the mountain.

I don’t know what this mountain is called. It is much taller and deeper than the mountain in their Fengye Village. I’m afraid it’s not very safe.

Looking at the fields again, they are said to be medium-grade fields, but in fact they are between medium-grade fields and low-grade fields.

It will not affect this year's farming, but the yield will definitely be less than that of medium-sized fields.

At the entrance of the village, several children got off a mule cart and were playing the game of "Eagle Catches Chicken".

The children in the village saw how happy they were having and wanted to join in, but they were taken away by their own parents.

The look in their eyes was as if they were all infected with a contagious disease, which made everyone in Fengye Village very angry.

There were also several villagers from Baiyun Village who kept staring at Lu Yanyan's family and Qin Yuru.

After they entered the city, they were led all the way by the official named Wu.

Because of the presence of the officials, they could not continue traveling day and night, so they stayed overnight in two villages.

Feeling safe, Lu Yanyan washed off the disguise on his face, and the children also washed themselves clean.

The others also changed into clean clothes to make themselves look less shabby.

In the eyes of the villagers of Baiyun Village, Han Qingyun's family and the Lu family looked particularly different compared to those refugees who were dressed in ordinary clothes and had dark complexions.

The two families had mule carts with carriages on them.

The clothes he wore were much better than those of the family of their village chief Bai Jianian.

The most important thing is that these two families have good lives.

Especially the Han family, from adults to children, all of them are incredibly good-looking.

Yan Dahu noticed the looks in those people's eyes and glared at them.

He was tall and strong, and anyone who was glared at by him would have their face changed and leave in anger.

On the first day of arriving at the gate of Luocheng, Han Qingyun kept his promise and returned the indenture contract to Yan Dahu and others.

Their household registrations have also been retrieved, and no matter where they go in the future, they can survive with their abilities.

But a few of them were hesitant. They didn't want to become slaves, but they also felt that following Han Qingyun was good.

Especially Yan Erhu, who has the most flexible mind.

He once again used his eloquence to persuade Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan, and finally they agreed to sign an employment agreement with him.

In the country of Dayu, hired workers were a kind of people between farmhands and slaves.

Employees were not considered slaves, their descendants could take the imperial examinations, and employers could not sell them.

But the others were like slaves, with no freedom and required to be absolutely loyal and obedient to their employers.

The hired worker himself cannot be granted an official position.

If an employee causes harm or loss to the employer, the employer can pursue liability through the county government.

If a worker betrays his employer and the circumstances are serious, he will be turned into a slave.

The employment agreement must be signed for at least twenty years, and the employer can pay the fees under the employment agreement in one lump sum or monthly.

For Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan at the moment, they still cannot accept the human trafficking.

They could reluctantly accept this kind of employment agreement.

Han Qingyun was grateful that several people risked their lives to protect Jincheng County when it encountered bandits.

And along the way, I also discovered that they are indeed as described in the book, chivalrous and brave men.

In that case, let them follow if they want.

After Han Hongzhi and others came back from looking at the homesteads and fields, they discussed it with each family.

Considering the money and wanting to settle down as soon as possible, they all agreed to build a house on the vacant land in the west of the village.

The open space was close to the mountain, so it was very convenient for them to chop firewood, pick wild vegetables and fruits.

Also, there is a river next to it, which makes it convenient for them to wash clothes.

As for living at the foot of the mountain, will there be any danger?

Their original Fengye Village was at the foot of the mountain, and wild beasts generally did not come down the mountain.

Besides, what kind of dangers have they not encountered along the way?

They have even killed bandits, so there is no danger for them to be afraid of.

Wouldn’t it be nice to keep some extra money for yourself?

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