On the way to escape from famine, I amaze the world with my medical practice

Chapter 66 Dividing Territory

The people from both sides met the next day. There were still sixteen original villagers in Xiema Village, only three were young and strong, and the rest were all old, weak, women and children.

There were not many young people on Ye Hongchang's side, but there were about fifty people. Seeing such a large group, the villagers of Xiema Village did not dare to speak.

Everyone met at the residence of Ye Hongchang and others. After waiting for a while, Ye Hongchang spoke first.

"Now that the horse thieves are gone, this Xiema Village can finally be like other villages, and everyone can live a stable life again."

The old village chief opposite said in a low voice, "I wonder what this... strong man plans to do. What does he want us to do?"

Ye Hongchang laughed, "Old man, we moved here from another place. From now on, we will all be villagers of Xiema Village like you. You can live your life however you want. As long as you abide by the law, who can make things difficult for you? No need. Ask me what I want you to do.”

After hearing this, they couldn't relax, always feeling that things would not be that simple.

The old village chief said tremblingly, "Can we really move back?"

Ye Hongchang nodded, "As long as you are willing, you can do it at any time."

Seeing that Ye Hongchang had a good attitude, some of the villagers became a little bolder.

"Then we will move back today. This yard belongs to my house. You are still living in it. Where will we live if we move back?"

"Yes, the yard next to it belongs to my house, and it is also occupied by you..."

Hearing them talk like this, it turned out that the villagers in Tongxin Village were a little unhappy.

"What do you mean by this? What is occupation? The household registration was issued by the yamen for us. It is stamped with the official seal of the county magistrate. It was also the yamen that said we can choose any place to live. Why can't we live here?"

Someone else echoed, "That's right, we didn't steal this place. What you said is very unpleasant."

Chen Jiang looked at Ye Hongchang and said, "He just said that we can move back. There are people living in the house, so where can we live?"

Wang Yongfu said, "I told you that you are really ungrateful. How can you say this? If it weren't for us, you would still be oppressed by horse thieves, and you wouldn't recognize anyone else after you fall out?"

The people over there were not convinced, "There was a fire here that day, and it was us who helped put out the fire. Otherwise, the fire would have burned it all, and I wouldn't have seen you thank you."

"Why should I say thank you? If you are really capable, how could you let the thieves bully you for so many years? This house was empty before, why didn't you guys move back in? What can you do to me now?"

People on both sides were about to quarrel, but Ye Hongchang raised his hand to stop it.

He looked at his current residence and said, "Don't worry, everyone. When we first came here, we chose houses at random. The horse thief told us that people can live in these yards, so we stayed here."

"I didn't plan to stay there for a long time. It's not appropriate for so many of us to be crowded together. Now that the horse thief has been punished, everyone will be rushing to live a good life in the future, and it is impossible to live in a crowded place forever."

He smiled and said, "Everyone is moving back, so we took this opportunity to make it clear which places we can use, whether we live there directly or tear them down and rebuild them. After understanding this, we went to the Yamen to apply for a new land title. I won’t be able to explain clearly in the future, is that true?”

The old village chief nodded, "Yes, that's the truth."

Someone pulled him behind him and whispered, "Village Chief, there are so many of them, are they taking over the place? This Xiema Village belongs to us."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Hongchang said, "Although we are here as refugees, we still have household registration given by the government. We should have houses and land here. If you feel something is wrong, I am afraid you will have to go to the government to find out."

The meaning is very simple. They can accept the return of the original villagers of Shema Village. After all, this is their territory. But if these people rely on themselves to come first and want to drive people away, then they will have to fight hard.

Being easy to talk does not mean that you are weak and easy to bully.

Ye Hongchang stood up and looked at the old village chief, "A lot of land in the village is abandoned. The magistrate wants to get as much land as he wants, and then we can apply for the land deed. We have already opened more than 30 acres of land, which is definitely not enough. The village chief will make it clear today which areas he thinks we cannot move, so we don’t have to wait until there is another dispute later.”

The old village chief saw him as a tall man, so he didn't dare to say anything.

There are only a dozen of them, but they can't compete with others.

The villagers discussed it among themselves and decided to take back their own.

After roughly dividing the land, the villagers of Xiema Village mainly went to the east to open up wasteland, while the people led by Ye Hongchang opened other lands.

After the old village chief said this, Ye Hongchang nodded, "Of course we have no objection, then it's settled?"

Chen Jiang and the other young people were not convinced. There were so few people in Xiema Village. They should have occupied more land, but now they had to give it to these people.

But the village chief is right, these people can even deal with bandits, they must be ruthless characters, and they have more people, so they really don’t dare to mess around.

Even though I was dissatisfied, I had to endure it so that I could at least move back.

Everyone had no objection, and the matter was settled.

He said he had no proof, so Ye Liwen drew up a document and asked people on both sides to put their thumbprints. After that, he would have proof even if he went to court.

After the decision was made, Ye Hongchang summoned his people and gave instructions again.

"Now that it has been agreed today, from now on we will all be villagers of Xiema Village. We must live in harmony and not cause trouble at will. Do you remember this?"

Wang Yongfu said, "Village chief, we are willing to live in harmony, but their people may not necessarily think so. You saw it when we met today, do you think we are getting along well?"

Ye Hongchang said, "Everyone should take care of yourself first, and then take care of others. To them, we are all immigrants. Think about it for yourself. If fifty immigrants came to Tongxin Village, would you be afraid?"

Everyone stopped talking.

Ye Hongchang added, "This is just the beginning. Naturally, there will be conflicts. No one can drive anyone away anyway. What's the use of being anxious? It's better to be down-to-earth and live a good life."

"Yes, the village chief is right. Let's discuss everything and we will be close in the future." Most people in the village agreed.

Ye Hongchang nodded, "We helped the Yamen catch the horse thieves, but that day the horse thieves set fire, and they did help put out the fire. They are obviously good people, there is no need to show off their quick words and cause a big fuss."

"Everyone go back and pack their luggage. They will move back soon. Let's decide where each family will live first, and then we can live the rest of our lives on our own."

Seeing that everyone was uneasy, Ye Hongchang added, "But don't worry, everyone, whether we live separately or not, I will remember my original vow and always take care of you as my own family."

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