The four of them were dumbfounded by Kang Yueran's questions. Finally, Kang Yuanwu stood up and said, "Tell the whole village that anyone who bullies others again must leave the cotton fields; anyone who cheats again must be reported to the police."
Kang Yueran asked, "What will you do next time you tell me? What about the mistakes you made before?"
Kang Yuanfeng advised with an embarrassed look on his face: "Sister, the mistakes we made in the past have been punished by our great grandfather and the village head. Although the punishments were not severe, it is not easy for us to contradict the two elders. Otherwise, let's forget about the past."
Kang Yueran then revealed a satisfied smile, "Yuanwu and Yuanfeng are both right, so you two should spread the news."
Kang Yuanchen asked, "Should we tell our great grandfather and the village head in advance?"
"Then go tell the two elders!"
Kang Yuanhao ran to Kang Yueran and said, "Sister, what should I do?"
"Go help Yuanwu and Yuanfeng spread the news."
She looked at everyone and continued, "Tell them that when the imperial court recruits officials, they not only look at academic knowledge, but also at character. This includes parents and relatives. No one is allowed to hold back the scholars of Fengtou Village."
This is also telling everyone that she did this not to stand up for Beiguan Village, but for the future of Fengtou Village.
The four-member team received a new task and started working on it.
Kang Yanshun and Kang Hong were very supportive of this and repeatedly assured that they would take good care of the villagers.
The response among the villagers was also very good, with only a few households having many complaints.
Kang Yuanchen approached the six families who worked at the cart dealership and told them they wouldn't have to work after the Lunar New Year. The families refused, pestering Kang Yuanchen endlessly.
Kang Yuanchen roared angrily and said, "Back then, when we were on the way from the county town to the prefectural capital, some disaster victims tried to steal our food. I personally chopped off one of their arms and exchanged one arm for a bean flour cake.
Today, if you want your children to work at the truck dealership, cut off one of your arms and have your sons come to me at the truck dealership holding their arms."
The villagers were all stunned. Kang Yuanchen continued, "Do you really think life in the capital city is that easy? Without this kind of ruthlessness, how can you possibly gain a foothold in the capital city? I didn't mention it before because I was afraid of scaring you. If anyone dares to act recklessly again, my spear will not have eyes."
The villagers let go of Kang Yuanchen, who straightened his clothes and said, "In the past, I have tolerated you many times because of our relationship as a clan. Now I don't want to tolerate it anymore."
He glanced at everyone one by one and threatened, "I still have the dagger you used to cut people's arms."
As expected, the soft are afraid of the hard, and the hard are afraid of the desperate!
Kang Yueran praised Kang Yuanchen and said that he did a good job this time.
After they left, the villagers talked about it a lot, saying all kinds of things, but no one dared to mention sending their children to work in the provincial capital.
After returning to Anzhou, Huang couldn't wait to talk to Kang Yuanchen and asked him what kind of girl he wanted to marry.
Kang Yuanchen didn't know what kind of girl he liked. He calmed Huang down with a few words and then slipped away.
The street was bustling with activity. He was wandering aimlessly alone when he suddenly heard a commotion.
He rushed over in the direction of the sound and saw that the door of a house was open and many people were gathered at the door to watch the fun.
In the courtyard, two groups of people were facing each other. He recognized the leader of one of the groups: Han Xiu, the former military official.
Han Xiu's words were flattering, "Manager Liu, my brother owes you money, I will find a way to help him pay it back..."
"Han Xiu, I know you two brothers have a deep bond, but your reputation has become so bad that no one in Anzhou City wants to hire you. You can barely put food on the table. How are you going to pay me back?"
Fan Erhu said with tears in his eyes: "Even if I sell this house, I will not let you take my sister away."
Manager Liu shook his head. "Brother Erhu, why are you doing this? If you sell the house, where will you and your family live?"
Han Xiu stepped forward and said, "Live in my house!"
"Can your house still be lived in? How long can your wife's dowry support them?"
"It's none of your business. Huang Li deliberately set a trap to deceive us brothers, and he will get his comeuppance sooner or later."
Steward Liu laughed out loud. "It's really ironic that you, Han Xiu, said the words 'retribution'. Don't you think so, Master Han?"
Ever since Han Xiu was dismissed from office, he had heard a lot of such mocking remarks. "Manager Liu, don't laugh at me. My brother has already said that he will sell the house to repay the debt. You guys can go now!"
Manager Liu snorted coldly, "Let me remind you, you still have five days to pay your debt. If you can't sell the house within five days, Miss Fan will become my master's concubine."
After Manager Liu left the house, Fan Erhu didn't look happy towards the people who came to watch the fun. "Go away, don't look anymore. My family will be moving out soon and won't bring shame to this street anymore." After saying that, he slammed the door shut.
"Every evil will be punished by its own evil. Think about how glorious the Fan family was in the past, and now, humph!"
Kang Yuanchen hated Huang Li, who was lustful and had numerous concubines. Huang Li's stewards were also bad, always finding excuses to skimp on the money whenever they delivered goods.
He went home and found Kang Yueran, told him about this incident, and asked Kang Yueran if he wanted to teach Huang Li a lesson.
Huang Li knew that Kang Yueran hated him and never got close to her, so there had never been any major conflicts between the two sides.
Her face was filled with smiles. Ah! Another windfall! "I'll take care of Huang Li's matter. I'll teach him a lesson he'll never forget! Just pretend you didn't know and don't tell anyone."
"Well, it's time to teach Huang Li a lesson. His manager said Han Xiu's reputation is awful, and Huang Li's reputation isn't much better."
"Han Xiu... after what happened, Han Xiu should have learned his lesson."
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