Is there really such a good thing?
Jiang Bai wasn't too concerned about whether he could enter the village.
Even if they can't enter the village, it's no big deal. With her there, they're not afraid of any trouble. Besides, after dealing with that family at the old house, she has other plans.
She was originally worried about how to quickly reclaim the wasteland, but unexpectedly, a new opportunity arose. Because the villagers felt that her methods of dealing with Jiang Songzong were too ruthless, they actually planned to exclude her family from Jiangjia Village.
Although they weren't officially expelled from the village, it was practically the same as being expelled.
"good."
Seeing that she not only didn't feel uncomfortable, but even seemed happy, the clan leader couldn't quite describe his feelings.
"After this arrangement, your family has also been removed from the list of people who need to fetch water."
Jiang Bai narrowed his eyes.
What is the most urgent need right now?
Water comes first, and food comes second.
There are only two wells in the village. They had dried up a few days ago, but after she prayed for rain, some water came back, allowing each household to draw water for drinking.
Even so, we dared not use it freely.
The staple food of most households is rice bran cakes. To avoid wasting food, the bowls used to hold the cakes are reused.
Cleanliness doesn't matter, survival is the only thing that matters.
"Grandpa, is the village going to kill us? Without water, our whole family is going to die of thirst."
Jiang Bai frowned.
Seeing this, the clan chief took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai took it and looked at it, then looked up in surprise and asked, "Well-drilling documents?"
"Nan'an County has not reported any disasters, and each village has a limited number of well-drilling slots. Although you are not allowed to draw water from the village wells anymore, with this document, you can drill your own well if you find a suitable location."
The clan leaders weren't heartless.
Jiang Songzong's fate, however, truly frightened them.
By excluding Jiang Bai and his family from the village but promising them a well-drilling permit, they had shown the utmost sincerity they could.
This way, they could be separated from Jiang Bai and his group without incurring Jiang Bai's resentment.
Jiang Bai's heart skipped a beat. The clan had even issued a document for digging a well, which meant that a good place to dig a well was not easy to find.
“The village has a well, but now we have to find a place to dig one ourselves.”
"Isn't this a bit unfair?"
Jiang Bai held the well-drilling document in her hand, but she wasn't sure she could find a place to drill the well.
"When you sold your grandparents, did you ever think about fairness?"
“They are your blood relatives after all. Even if they have done wrong, they are still your father’s biological parents. You sold them all into slavery. The clan should have expelled you from the Jiang clan. They only let you go because they were pitiful for you and your siblings.”
"Bai girl, the clan has already lightly forgiven your serious crime of disobeying your elders."
"But you even went after your cousin who you sold off, and actually ordered someone to torture him to death."
"With that in mind, who in the village wouldn't be afraid?"
The clan chief was filled with resentment and found himself in a difficult position, caught between two sides.
He wasn't the only one who could make decisions in the clan. The opinions of the elders had to be heard. He had already fought against all opposition to secure the well-drilling permit for his siblings. If she was still not satisfied, he had no other choice.
Jiang Bai had already considered what the clan chief had said.
But the mistakes Jiang Songzong made could not be redeemed by being sold into slavery. She couldn't calm her anger until he paid the price.
"I see."
"If we follow the clan's arrangements, will we be able to bring back the grain that was stored in the clan granary?"
After all, they would never see each other again in the future, so they couldn't let the clan keep their grain.
The clan chief remained silent.
This is what he has been hesitant to say.
Seeing that he remained silent, Jiang Bai instantly understood.
"Could it be that the clan doesn't want to return the grain to my family?"
The clan chief sighed.
"Although you will have less contact with the village in the future, you are still people of Jiangjia Village. I will still have someone weigh and deliver Awen's grain to you every month."
Jiang Bai scoffed, "So, the clan doesn't want to pay it back!"
The clan chief felt extremely uncomfortable under her sarcastic gaze, his old face flushed red, and he turned his face away.
"The village head will handle the land deed matter with you. I'm only here today to inform you."
Having said that, the clan chief was too ashamed to stay any longer and hurriedly left.
Jiang Bai didn't try to stop him.
She knew that the clan had already shown mercy by making such a decision.
In this era, clans wielded considerable power. If someone from another clan were to sell off their grandparents, uncles, brothers, and sisters like she did, they might be treated as a monster and burned alive.
Not to mention what she did to Jiang Songzong later.
Although she wasn't afraid of them, it would be better to avoid some trouble.
"Sister, were we kicked out of the village?"
Jiang Lu listened to the whole thing and learned that they could no longer go to the village to fetch water, and they couldn't go to the village unless it was something important. Her little face was full of worry.
Have you ever seen someone being evicted with their house and land?
"It's just about reducing our contact with the villagers; it's not a big deal."
Jiang Bai gently patted her head reassuringly.
Jiang Songwen's inability to have children forced her to change her original plans.
Especially since the overall situation hadn't changed much after she prayed for rain once, she needed to make plans early.
The village head acted quickly. Almost the day after the clan made the decision, he negotiated with the villagers and exchanged ten acres of fertile land and thirty-five acres of wasteland near Jiang Bai's house for one hundred and twenty taels of silver from Jiang Bai.
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