Wang Hai and twenty-one others will start work after the New Year, so they don't do any work. Every day they just learn to read and practice calligraphy. Before Yi Li left, he asked Xu Jiushi to specially assign an old teacher to teach them how to read.
Mao Qiang did not take Kang Yueran's reminder to heart and ended up suffering a loss.
He took the documents given by Guo Tong and went to Shitou Village with a few people to measure the land. He had to make plans in advance.
After reading the document, Guo Lizheng of Shitou Village said with a sullen face, "Manager Mao, although our Shitou Village has suffered a great disaster, every household is still occupied. I heard from Manager Mao that they want to build more than a hundred houses. I'm afraid there's not enough space in the village for that."
"Oh? Every household is occupied? Are you sure they all live in their own houses?"
Guo Lizheng felt guilty, "There are several empty houses, but they are all occupied by their relatives."
"That's not right! As far as I know, the Miao family is the only family name. Everyone is dead, but they left behind a blue brick house. I wonder who lives in the Miao family house now?"
The Miao family's house is well-known in the village and is currently occupied by Guo Lizheng's second son and his family. "The Miao family sold the house to my family a while ago."
Mao Qiang didn't believe it at all. He scoffed, "Is there a contract? Who is the witness? Could it be that Guo Lizheng had a dream?"
The villagers were so angry that they shouted, "Someone is trying to occupy our house. Villagers, grab your weapons and fight them!"
Almost every family in the village had occupied someone else's house or gained some benefits, so naturally they all pointed their guns at Mao Qiang.
Seeing dozens of villagers holding hoes and knives, Mao Qiang did not force his way in and took his men away.
Kaoshan Village has a rule that anyone who fights or causes trouble will be expelled from the village.
Mao Qiang went to Kang Yueran to ask for permission to bring more people to Shitou Village.
Kang Yueran took more than 40 people and went to Shitou Village with Mao Qiang again.
Guo Lizheng paused when he saw Kang Yueran. He had seen Kang Yueran kill someone before. "So it's a girl. What do you want to do?"
"I don't want to do anything, I just feel that there is no headman in Stone Village, so I'm here to help you choose one."
Guo Lizheng laughed dryly. "My last name is Guo, and I'm the Lizheng of Shitou Village. Oh, I've been the Lizheng of Shitou Village for more than ten years."
"So what? The head of this Stone Village, if I say yes, then yes and no, I say no, then yes and no!"
She stared at Lizheng Guo and said, "If someone insists on claiming to be the Lizheng, I can help him bleed. Once all the blood is drained, I don't think he can still be the Lizheng!"
Guo Lizheng was so frightened that he took a few steps back and almost fell down. "You, you are from the Tiger Gang, you..."
Kang Yueran sneered and said, "Don't think I don't know that the Tiger Gang chose Shitou Village as their base not because Shitou Village is remote, but because nearly a hundred people from your village have joined the Tiger Gang.
Most of the villagers who were massacred initially refused to submit to the Tigers. I can report you to the government as remnants of the Tiger Gang. I believe the people of Anzhou would love to see you all beheaded."
This news was found out by the three hundred officers and soldiers at the time, and later Chai Shijing told her.
Guo Lizheng lost his confidence even more, "You, you..."
Kang Yueran looked at Mao Qiang and said, "Take your people to the village to look for a place. As long as the place is suitable, you can decide on it. All the houses that are in the way can be demolished.
Try to separate yourself from the villagers, choose your own village head, and have nothing to do with them in the future."
Mao Qiang laughed loudly, "I'll go right away!"
How could he give away such a bargain so easily? The villagers stopped Mao Qiang from entering the village.
Kang Yueran gave an order, "Anyone who dares to stop me will be beaten!"
Upon receiving the order, everyone rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward.
After a period of chaos, Mao Qiang led his men into the village.
Seeing so many villagers injured, Guo Lizheng shrank his neck and dared not say a word.
Kang Yueran scoffed. She had no good impression of the people in Stone Village. "If you're not satisfied, just bear with it. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be sent to Wild Boar Ridge to feed the wild boars."
She once heard a story.
The newly appointed county magistrate asked the old magistrate who was about to be transferred, "How did you manage to have the people praise you while at the same time embezzling so much money?"
The old county magistrate smiled mysteriously and said, "It's very simple! In your first year, you must serve the people without expecting anything in return and establish a good reputation."
In the second year, continue to work diligently, and indulge in a little greed when you least expect it. In the third year, you can indulge in more greed.
With the good reputation you've built up over the past two years, even if the people know you took the money, they'll only say bad things about others."
Kang Yueran took advantage of this. Qingping Mountain was in its heyday, and even if it really oppressed the villagers of Shitou Village, the people nearby would only say bad things about Shitou Village. What's more, Shitou Village really deserved it!
The villagers of Shitou Village all lowered their heads, and no one dared to refute Kang Yueran's words. Firstly, they felt guilty; secondly, they had seen how swiftly Kang Yueran killed people.
Mao Qiang quickly found a place and came back, saying to Kang Yueran, "I've found a good place. It's to the south of the village. Further south is a wasteland. Please ask the boss to tell Mr. Guo that half of the land can be used for building a house and the other half for farming.
Before I build my house, I will build a wall between myself and the Stone Village so that we can keep to ourselves.”
I need to report this to Guo Tong. "Okay, when I see Lord Guo, I will propose to him that Shitou Village be renamed Xiangshan Village. Mao Qiang, you will be the first head of Xiangshan Village."
"Miss, I am a slave and cannot be the ruler."
"Then I will go find Mr. He and take back your indentures so that you can return to being good citizens."
Mao Qiang knelt down and kowtowed to Kang Yueran, "Miss, you are so kind. Mao Qiang will remember this in his heart. I am willing to sacrifice my life for you."
Kang Yueran helped Mao Qiang up and said, "Alright, stop being polite, let's go!"
The disaster victims in Kaoshan Village knew that the land allocated for building houses was for them, so they all followed Kang Yueran back with smiles on their faces.
Kang Yueran did not delay and entered Anzhou City in the afternoon. Since then, Shitou Village was renamed Xiangshan Village, and Mao Qiang was the first village head.
The ten people that Mr. He had sent had all been freed from slavery. They came together and kowtowed three times to Kang Yueran.
Afterwards, Mr. He de-slaved the families of these ten people and sent them to Qingping Manor.
After the houses in Kaoshan Village were built, Kang Yueran asked Mao Qiang to organize a group of people to clean up Baitou Mountain again.
At the same time, Mr. He sent a letter to Kang Yueran, saying that he had heard that there was a porcelain craftsman in Zhangshan County.
To show respect, Kang Yueran asked Hu Dacheng to drive to Yujia Village, Zhangshan County to invite people in person.
After entering Yujia Village and asking around, we soon found Yu Honghuo's home.
Yu Honghuo's home is in the corner of the village. There is a small kiln not far from the door, and some fired porcelain is placed on the shelves around it.
Kang Yueran picked up a few pieces and looked at them, thinking that the person recommended by He Yifan had really good craftsmanship. "Dacheng, go knock on the door!"
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