Then, this group of villagers were so excited that they were afraid that there would be any other changes. So every family gritted their teeth and put together all the money they earned on the road and the remaining money at home to buy land.
"It's better to do it sooner rather than later. If word gets out, all these people will come to buy the cheap land, and we'll miss out again."
"Yes, yes. Then I'll ask my boss to sign the contract right away."
"I'm going too. I'm going too."
Just like that, a group of villagers who heard the news sent out a representative from each household, each carrying money, to buy land.
Many people from nearby villages, upon hearing that a group of people fleeing famine had settled in this critical village, were gloating and wanted to watch the fun.
"Hey, why are these people running back to the city right after reaching the countryside?"
"Needless to say, they must be thinking that the village is not good and they are trying to find a way to change the location."
"Maybe. They look quite anxious, and there are so many people going together."
After inquiring in detail about the place to settle down, the old lady thought carefully and decided to move Xu Yiding and the three girls she had adopted into her household.
It’s not that she doesn’t want them to register together, it’s just that Xu Yiding’s household registration is difficult to arrange.
Let's go with their whole family. He is not the head of the household and he is not young anymore. If he gets involved with this old lady, it will be bad for her reputation.
And as for those three girls, don’t think that she didn’t notice their entanglement and hesitation when she came out.
Although Xiushui said from the beginning that she would not accept them as slaves, she only wanted them to become disciples under the name of her youngest daughter.
But now that they have fled to this place, they have settled down there and have set up separate accounts for them. For Xu Yiding, it is like having three daughters.
For the three girls, they also have Xu Yiding as their master and father. Both sides can support and rely on each other. If there is anything wrong with their youngest daughter and Xiushui in the future, they can also entrust Xu Yiding to the care of the three girls.
There are also seven children in the family. They are all old, so this time we will simply give them separate household accounts.
Of course, whether or not to divide the family business should be discussed with the children.
The road permit officer had just completed the land deed for the old lady of the Wen family when he saw a group of villagers rushing in, saying that they wanted to buy the saline-alkali land in the nearby village.
Then, today the county magistrate's office was particularly busy. A large group of people who had just fled famine were not in a hurry to settle down, but were actually eager to buy saline-alkali land.
This piece of news spread in an instant and attracted countless people to watch.
Many people laughed at them, saying that these people who fled famine were fools. They said that nothing could be grown in saline-alkali land no matter what they did. They had tried it countless times.
After finally escaping famine and coming here, instead of thinking about settling down, he is busy trying to buy useless land.
But there are also a few people with some common sense who are skeptical about the fact that so many people want to buy useless things.
"The fact that they can buy this kind of land shows that they know how to use it. In other words, these refugees might know how to turn the land into normal land!"
"Then boss, should we also buy some land? After all, it's cheap."
"Let's take a look first."
Although many people thought of this, they did not follow the trend and buy land.
This kind of land is really too risky. Although one acre is not expensive, it is still very expensive to buy hundreds or thousands of acres.
However, this did not affect the spread of the reputation of Houshan Villagers as being stupid and rich. Normal people would just envy these people for having money while fleeing famine.
But those with evil intentions don’t think so.
"These villagers seem very wealthy. I don't know where they got their money. It must be ill-gotten gains."
"No matter where it came from, this money shouldn't be controlled by a group of refugees."
There are many people with evil intentions, including the Ancheng Wei family.
The Wei family is a family that has only risen to prominence in Ancheng in recent years, but its momentum is growing stronger and stronger.
It's nothing, it's just because the Wei family has a concubine in the royal family of the capital, and she gave birth to a little prince.
In this way, the Wei family, which was originally an ordinary family, suddenly became a famous big family in Ancheng.
It is so popular that it is competing with the first family in Ancheng.
After the old lady finished signing the contract, she considerately gave the guide some snacks she had with her.
Seeing how generous and kind she was, the official lowered his voice and gave her a reminder.
"Old Madam, it's not easy for you guys to come here, but this time you bought land as soon as you arrived, so you definitely attracted attention.
You have to be careful of the Wei family, they have no bottom line when it comes to making money."
The old lady gave him a grateful smile. She appreciated the gentle reminder.
But what the hell is the Wei family?
As a veteran gossipmonger, she told her son to go wait for the villagers over there, and she went to a group of old men and women.
Wen Laoliu was still worried about his mother. After walking a few steps, he looked back and saw his mother taking out a bag of melon seeds and joining in the fun with a group of old ladies.
Well, there is no circle in this world that I can’t break into.
After a while, the old lady came back with a grim look on her face.
Wen Liu quickly stepped forward to support her.
"Mom, the deeds for the villagers' land have been completed. Let's go home."
"Well, go back."
The old lady didn't mention it, and Wen Liu didn't ask.
He knew his mother's character. If she could say it in front of others, she would definitely say it. If she didn't say it, she certainly couldn't say it in front of the villagers.
When he returned, there was no one there, so Wen Liucai asked his mother what had happened.
"Nothing serious, just some fleas that are annoying."
"flea?"
"Well, we've attracted too much attention here, so people are keeping an eye on us. There's a family in Ancheng called the Wei family that has connections in the Imperial City. I heard that since they came to power, they've been using all means to get rich.
They can't afford to offend many of the local bigwigs, but ordinary people have been bullied a lot.
As for refugees, he even made many of them illegal residents."
"He made me an illegal resident even after I got here?"
Wen Liu frowned.
If you are still fleeing famine, it is understandable that you would marry into a wealthy family and become an illegal resident in order to survive.
It's obviously wrong to stay in the place where you live and remain an illegal resident.
"Yes, those refugees who were able to escape here must have gone through hardships and were unwilling to be slaves.
But what does it matter if you have ambition and ideas? You can't stand the power of the Wei family. How can someone who has just fled here to escape disasters withstand the oppression of others? "
Wen Liu knew without any details that the Wei family must have used some inferior means to force the new refugees to join his Wei family.
"So now the Wei family is targeting people from our Houshan Village?"
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