Although there are not many people in these small villages, when they are gathered together, their number is more than ten or even dozens of times that of the Chen family.

Although the Chen family is now the only powerful family and has the final say, no one dares to resist them.

However, Chen Xingzhen felt that since the family was located on a mass grave, they should have made careful plans. It was not appropriate to exhaust the resources and lose the support of the people.

Moreover, with the family's current strength, it can completely rely on its strength to attract some villagers who want to join the family.

But before that, the family's reputation needs to be promoted. For this, Chen Xingzhen already has a corresponding plan in mind.

On the second day, many villagers gathered at Chenjia Market, making it quite lively.

Various hawking sounds also came one after another.

"Rice, the best rice, one pound of meat for three pounds of rice!"

"Fresh venison in exchange for five pairs of straw sandals."

"Iron tools are only exchanged for animal skins."

…

On ordinary days, there wouldn't be so many villagers exchanging things here.

However, winter has arrived and the fields are frozen, making it impossible to plant crops.

As for hunting, it's even worse.

Even warriors would not easily set foot in the Mass Grave Mountain nowadays, let alone ordinary people who only hunt ordinary wild animals on weekdays.

This is often the time when the market is the busiest.

Many villagers choose to exchange things that they do not use on a daily basis or have in excess for what they need, so that they can spend this winter more comfortably.

Unfortunately, here the only way to exchange goods is to barter, and often times, the villagers may not get what they need.

But they have lived here for a long time and have become accustomed to this. They don't think there is anything wrong with it. However, they still feel a little regretful that they didn't get the change.

But they don't have much time left for the exchange. If they wait until a few days later and heavy snow falls, blocking the road leading to the market from nearby villages, the market here will also gradually close.

"Hey, isn't that Yihu? I heard that he recently became a servant of the Chen family and his life is getting better."

"you do not say."

"Didn't Tian Meng become a servant? Why haven't I seen him in the past few days?"

…

Listening to the crowd's discussions, Yihu smiled.

No, now his name is Chen Yihu.

Compared to a month ago, he has indeed changed a lot. Even the clothes he wears are made of the finest fur, and he no longer has to worry about having enough food.

Behind him, there were two servants whose status was lower than his.

Facing the envy of many villagers in the market, Yihu couldn't help but raise his head slightly, with a hint of family glory on his face.

However, after thinking about the mission handed down by the tribe this time, Yihu's face showed a trace of seriousness.

This is the first task assigned by the tribe after he became a family slave. He must complete it well and try to make the tribe leader see it and remember it.

"Dear fellow villagers, I, Chen Yihu, am here to announce two things to you on behalf of the Chen family."

The people who heard this began to gather around, with curious looks on their faces.

Although many villagers felt that being a house slave was not decent, Chen Yihu looked good both in terms of his attire and mental state, and lived a better life than them, which made them envious. At this moment, they also wanted to hear what Chen Yihu wanted to say.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Chen Yihu spoke:

"The first thing is that the Chen family's patriarch, Chen Xingzhen, has personally announced that from today on, the market will be open to everyone for free. This winter, the Chen family will no longer charge you a deposit."

All the villagers were delighted to hear this. Although the upfront payment was not much, it was a lot for them. If they could not pay it, that would be great. This was a matter that truly concerned the interests of everyone.

"The second thing is, considering the difficult living conditions of the villagers around the mass grave, my clan leader has decided to distribute two kilograms of rice to each person in each village."

Many villagers who heard this were surprised and found it hard to believe for a moment, and there was not even a sound of joy among the crowd.

"Yinghu, is this true or false? Are you lying to us?"

An old man with a slightly hunched back asked half-doubtfully.

"Master Qiangda, everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can go to the family and ask."

"The grain will be delivered in a few days."

Chen Yihu made a solemn promise, but many villagers still looked skeptical. After all, the other two major families had never done such a thing before. There were one or two times when the down payment was waived, but it was rare.

Seeing that everyone still didn't believe it, Chen Yihu didn't explain much. After a few days, they would naturally believe it.

Afterwards, Chen Yihu began to chat with many villagers, and by the way, informed everyone of the news of the demise of the Liu family, and assured them that now that the Chen family was in charge of the mass grave mountain, life would definitely be better than before.

The news about the Mass Grave Hill was originally kept secret, and the Liu family had only been destroyed in the past two days, but some rumors had still leaked out.

Now that it has been confirmed, the villagers present have different expressions.

They don't care about the fighting between families. They only care about the impact this incident will have on the village and themselves.

After completing the task assigned by the clan leader, Chen Yihu rushed back to the clan with the two people behind him.

"Brother Yihu, what's the point of the family doing this? Why do they need to distribute rice to all the nearby villagers?"

"That's right. With so many villages, how much rice would be needed? If this were given to my family, it would be enough for us to eat for several years."

Chen Yihu stopped and looked at the two people behind him with a serious expression:

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