"Taotao Village" is located in the southwest of Dongyu, surrounded by mountains of various sizes.
There are all kinds of trees in the mountain, and there are rivers running through it.
There are often many animals coming to the river to drink water, and the various animals are quite harmonious when drinking water.
No one broke the rare peace. Only after drinking water and returning to the mountains and forests did the tense atmosphere return.
There are also higher mountains, with clouds floating on the peaks for a long time and the sunlight scattered in the clouds is also beautiful to look at.
Even on the cliffs, there are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, vying to bloom their beauty.
Because there have never been natural disasters such as earthquakes here.
The mountains here are basically straight and don't look messy.
In the mountains and forests, all kinds of colorful birds are happily flying among the branches.
They fluttered their wings and flew around. On the ground, there were also various animals playing and fighting.
There are many rivers near "Taotao Village", and there are countless fish and shrimps in the rivers. People here think that fish meat is fishy and basically will not touch it.
They didn't recognize the shrimps and crabs in the river, and they thought they looked strange.
Basically no one eats them, which is why these things multiply in large numbers.
The mountains are also rich in resources, including countless wild vegetables, mushrooms, pheasants, rabbits, and medicinal herbs.
The people in the village basically only know how to pick wild vegetables outside the mountains and hunt pheasants and rabbits.
Of course, we don’t dare to go deeper inside, after all, there are really ferocious beasts lurking there.
There is also a small stream on the left side of the entrance of "Taotao Village". The water in the stream is crystal clear and there are many fish and shrimps swimming happily in it.
There are also unknown aquatic plants in the water, which add more color to the river water.
There is a bamboo forest on the right side of the village entrance. It is already around October, and many bamboo shoots have sprouted in the bamboo forest.
But the people here think it is astringent and bitter, so the bamboo forest grows stronger and stronger every year.
There are a total of 300 households in "Taotao Village", with a population of about 1,500 people.
About one-third of the people live a life of plenty, while the rest live with no food to eat.
The officers and soldiers took Yu Qingqing and his family to the village chief's residence as if they were familiar with the route.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Yu Qingqing and his family finally arrived at the village chief's house.
The officer heaved a long sigh, then said with sweat dripping down his face:
"We've arrived here. If you need to buy land later, just tell the village chief and he will handle it for you."
The village chief of "Taotao Village" is called "Liu Hanshan", who is 45 years old this year.
The village chief’s wife is forty years old this year. Her name is “Yao Tiantian” and everyone calls her Liu Yao.
The couple has three daughters and one son. The three daughters are all married, and the son is just ten years old this year.
The village chief's house has the feeling of a small farmyard, surrounded by a fence.
The vegetables in the vegetable garden in the yard are growing very well. The village chief Liu Hanshan lives in a large blue brick and tile house with a total of five rooms.
"Village Chief, someone is looking for you! Come out quickly!"
An old lady who came to watch the fun nearby was shouting at the top of her lungs for the village chief to come out.
Soon a middle-aged man with a frown on his face came out, and he looked a little fierce.
Liu Hanshan said in a deep voice: "Here they come! Here they come! Oh! It's the official, is there another person coming? Please come in quickly."
When Liu Hanshan saw the official with a sword next to him, he smiled flatteringly.
"Well, this is a new family that just arrived! You take care of the arrangements, I'll be leaving first!"
After the official gave a few brief instructions, he hurried back without any delay.
"Okay, don't worry! I will make sure it's arranged!" Liu Hanshan looked at the official's back and shouted loudly.
Yu Qingshu stepped forward a little nervously, stammering, "Hello, Village Chief! My name is Yu Qingshu, and these are my family members, including my sister-in-law, who escaped famine and came here."
Yu Qingshu simply introduced his family to the village chief, and then stood there nervously waiting for the village chief's arrangements.
Liu Hanshan felt somewhat satisfied after seeing Yu Qingshu's performance.
After all, he was leading a whole village, so he had a big responsibility and didn't want anyone who was too cunning to come in.
Liu Hanshan walked forward a few steps, observed Yu Qingshu and his family, and then said seriously:
"You are outsiders, and now that you are in our village, you must abide by the rules of our village.
Don't do anything sneaky or I'll kick you out of the village."
Before Yu Qingshu could reply to the village chief, the woman from the neighboring Li family, who had spoken to Yu Qingqing and the others, answered first:
"Village Chief Liu, just rest assured, we will behave ourselves peacefully.
We are all clean people and would not do such sneaky things."
The person speaking is called "Li Wenjing". She is in her early thirties and a widow.
He lives with his two five-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, his mother, and a seventeen-year-old sister.
After they fled to Dongyu due to famine, they were despised by the villagers and were directly driven out.
They are orphans and widows, they look so pitiful!
Yu Qingshu also nodded in agreement.
Liu Hanshan leaned sideways, smiled, nodded, and said, "Okay! There aren't many empty rooms in the village now. There's a small courtyard with four main rooms at the end of the village.
On the other side of the village, there is a small courtyard with three main rooms. The two courtyards are not far from each other.
You can choose whichever one you want, but you need to buy the foundation yourself.
I'll give you a cheaper price, just twelve and ten taels of silver respectively.
Of course, if you choose to rent, you will be charged 35 and 30 cents per month respectively."
Yu Qingqing didn't show any reaction when she heard about the twelve taels of silver. She quietly took out the twelve taels of silver from the space.
He handed it directly to Yu Qingshu and asked him to give it to the village chief, and whispered a few words in Yu Qingshu's ear.
When Li Wenjing heard the ten taels of silver, he looked obviously embarrassed.
How could I have so much silver when I was taking care of the old and the young? Three taels of silver at most, no more.
After much discussion, Yu Qingqing's family finally chose a small courtyard with four rooms.
It is close to the mountains and sparsely populated, which also makes it convenient for Qingqing to hide herself better.
It is still a long way from the mountains, so there is no need to worry about wild beasts in the mountains.
Li Wenjing and her friends chose to rent a small courtyard. After all, money doesn’t come easily.
Liu Hanshan called his wife and took Li Wenjing and his family to see the yard.
He took Yu Qingshu and his family to another yard.
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