It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 244

Duogezhuang is a large village where people of many surnames live together. There are conflicts among the people. It is not as united as a small village like Dongshan Village where people of the same surname live together.

What was particularly embarrassing was that there were a few people in the village who already had a bad reputation. Although the villagers blocked Jiang Yan and others with sticks, they did not show any strong hostility and even chatted with them gossiping.

Jiang He is the oldest among the three, so he naturally took over the communication matters with the village elders of Duguzhuang.

Jiang Yan was on the side, trying to be careful not to be attacked from behind, while also paying some attention to the solution to this matter.

Jiang He explained the whole story, then praised the village elder for his wisdom and the villagers for their ability to distinguish right from wrong. He apologized for the unintentional injury he caused when he was trying to keep someone here, and hoped that since they were related by marriage, they would restrain some of the troublemakers in the village and stop them from coming so far to cause trouble for the younger generation.

The village chief of Dugezhuang scolded the eight people who were still standing in the middle of the crowd and had not been untied. He then expressed his dissatisfaction with the Dongshan Village for beating people too harshly and causing external injuries. Finally, he proposed that these people help Jiang Yan open up wasteland and cultivate land in order to atone for their sins.

Jiang Yan knew without hesitation that the last suggestion was just a polite remark. If she took it seriously, wouldn't she have to serve eight masters alone?

To be exact, there were five, and the remaining three were from Hezhou Village. However, Hezhou Village and Duge Village were both related to Dongshan Village, so no matter whether there were five or eight people, they were all relatives.

When relatives come to work, Jiang Yan has to provide them with food and water... huge loss!

Besides, there are really not many people in Dongshan Village now. Letting these people come here to open up wasteland and cultivate the land is just what they want, and then they can leave afterwards, right?

Jiang He also knew this, but he was young and inexperienced after all, and his face was far less thick than that of the village elders. The feeling of rejection and distrust was revealed on his face.

The elders of Duoge Village thought this was a good idea. It could get rid of these annoying things and let the village live in peace for a while, and it also showed that their village was kind.

The village elder tried to persuade Jiang He with a stern face, but the compensation plan that Jiang He had been thinking about all night was blocked in his mouth, and he could only passively refuse again and again.

Jiang Yan watched everyone present watching the village elder and Jiang He's uncle pushing and refusing each other with great interest. Although she could not sense any obvious malice, being forced to become a part of the fun itself was uncomfortable.

When the village elder of Duage Village once again proposed that these people go to Dongshan Village to open up wasteland and cultivate land, and said that if they felt that the number of people was insufficient, he could send a few more people to help, Jiang Yan smiled and forcibly interrupted their conversation.

"Grandpa, there's really no need to punish them by sending them to our village to open up wasteland and cultivate the land. It's too hard for you to bear. Why not make them pay me five kilograms of grain each? That'll be a lesson for me."

The village elder of Duoge Village was a little unhappy when he heard Jiang Yan interrupting. He felt that she neither recognized her "compensation" nor knew the rules, so he stood with his hands behind his back and waited for Jiang He to scold her on his behalf.

Unexpectedly, Jiang He finally found an opportunity to interrupt the previous conversation and began to persuade Jiang Yan according to her plan, without any disapproval.

The village elder of Duoge Village tugged at his gray beard, a look of slight surprise on his face: "You're just going to listen to her?"

Jiang Yan took a big step forward and walked up to the village elder, pointing at herself and saying firmly, "I am the victim, the victim of a living person being called a female ghost. I have the final say."

Jiang He nodded in support: "My niece has the final say."

Who was left? The village elders and other villagers couldn't help but look at Jiang Ju, who had come here without saying a word except for greeting.

Jiang Ju: "...I have no objection."