Chapter 206: Wasteland becomes homestead

Chapter 206: Wasteland becomes homestead

"Why not?"

Since you are the owner of Peach Blossom Desserts, there will definitely be no problem.

However, Liu Tielian needs to understand He Chao's specific situation.

Otherwise, if there is suddenly one more person in the village, and if it is a vagrant, a bandit, a criminal or something like that and he fails to check it out clearly, he will be responsible if something goes wrong.

Even though he believed Tong Huaqiong, he still wanted to ask clearly.

After all, it is impossible to engrave who is a criminal, a bandit, and a rebel leader on their faces.

Liu Tiejian asked, "Mrs. Dashu, I would like to ask, what is the current household registration status of Shopkeeper He?"

In this era, there are generally two types of household registrations in rural areas. One is the main household, which is the family that owns land and bears taxes. For example, most of the villagers in Qinghewan own land and are main households.

One type is the clients, that is, people who do not have land and rent land from landlords, such as tenant farmers.

Mr. Qian, the owner of Fengle Building, must be the main tenant. He runs a restaurant and has land at home. He is originally from Yanguan Town, so it doesn't matter to him whether he settles in Qinghe Bay or not.

He Chao was different. He was Tong Huaqiong's hired worker. Although the restrictions on the identity of shop assistants were not so strict at that time, they were free to move around in various shops to be employed.

But Liu Tielian still wanted to ask whether He Chao and Tong Huaqiong had a simple employment relationship or whether He Chao had signed a servant contract with Tong Huaqiong.

As the village chief, he must ask clearly, as this involves a series of subsequent issues such as taxation and conscription.

He Chao took the initiative to speak: "I am a free man, and I have been in Pingchuan County before."

During this era, commerce was relatively developed and restrictions on people’s identities were not so strict. The household registration classification of good citizens and untouchables was abolished since the founding of the dynasty.

Even though He Chao worked as a housekeeper in the Zheng family, he was a free agent and did not sign a contract to sell himself.

It was similar to the relationship between Tong Huaqiong's company and its employees in her previous life.

Now she and He Chao have signed an employment contract, which is signed every three years.

But it is not ruled out that some families signed death contracts with their servants and domestic servants.

Tong Huaqiong understood the village chief's question.

Tong Huaqiong said: "Lao He is just the shopkeeper of my family. He can come and go as he pleases."

Liu Tiejian nodded and said, "Then Shopkeeper He's household registration is the main household."

He Chao looked indifferent, but Hong's face was full of surprise.

From now on, our family will be the main household.

Liu Tielian looked at He Chao, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

It's obvious that you have something to ask.

He wanted to ask He Chao if he had ever done anything wrong, but he didn't know how to start. It was too embarrassing to ask this question in front of others.

It also seems that he doesn't trust Tong Huaqiong enough.

Tong Huaqiong asked, "Village Chief, if you have any other questions, just ask. Otherwise, if there are any problems when you really settle down, wouldn't it be a mistake for Lao He?"

Liu Tielian smiled awkwardly.

When Boss Qian heard Tong Huaqiong speak, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Village Chief, are you asking me if I have committed any crime? I am an honest citizen, doing business honestly. I have never even taken a concubine."

Tong Huaqiong: “…”

Liu Tielian: No, what is the relationship between taking a concubine and being a good citizen?

"Everyone in Yanguan Town knows that Boss Qian is a good person."

Liu Tielian made a compliment.

At this time He Chao also reacted and this was mainly about asking about his situation.

He Chao said, "Village Chief, you are right to ask this question. After all, you are the village chief and you have to take responsibility for my settlement in Qinghewan. I can guarantee that I have never committed any crime. You will know if you ask around in the Pingchuan County Office. I don't even have a single document of dispute."

Liu Tielian breathed a sigh of relief.

Although no one would go to the county government to inquire, he believed it since He Chao said so.

When He Chao settles down, he needs to report to the county government to verify his identity.

If there really was something wrong and the higher-ups investigated, he also said that he had asked about it.

If the work process is correct but the result is wrong, it cannot be blamed on him.

Besides, based on the relationship between County Magistrate Liu and Tong Huaqiong, Tong Huaqiong must have already found out everything before letting him be the manager of Taohua Dessert.

Liu Tielian said again: "Dashu Niang, I know everything I want to know. Manager He needs to live in our village for a full year if he wants to settle down in our village. This is not a rule I made, but a rule by the government. I want to tell you this."

To be honest, it was the first time that Tong Huaqiong heard about this household registration management system.

It is not difficult to settle down after living there for a year.

This is much simpler than the settlement policy where she studied in her previous life.

He Chao said: "I know this. Since we are going to buy a residential plot in Qinghe Bay to build a house, we will definitely stay there."

He and Hong had thought it through. Since they were following Tong Huaqiong, they would settle down in Qinghe Bay.

If Tong Huaqiong leaves Qinghe Bay in the future, we will make other plans.

Liu Tiejian said, "That's fine. In that case, there's nothing to worry about."

"Those two plots of land are unowned anyway. If you want to build a house, you can do so at any time. Once the house is built, you can go to the government to register it."

Liu Tielian gave a reminder.

Now the wasteland where the wronged souls are buried has no owner, and no one in the village is willing to build a house there.

If we save the souls of the wronged and build the house, someone might become jealous.

Therefore, after building a house, you should register it to avoid the risk of it being confiscated.

"Village Chief, thank you for your reminder."

He Chao was naturally familiar with this procedure. Even if He Chao neglected it, the boss who bought the homestead with him would remind him, but he was still grateful to Liu Tielian, the village chief.

In most villages, people have basically lived and reproduced in them for several generations, and it is a standard acquaintance society.

Except in times of war, there is very little movement of people.

Because of this, some villages do not welcome outsiders, and even if they come, they will bully them.

It is good for He Chao and the Hong family that Qinghewan has such a reasonable village chief.

He Chao took out some silver in front of Tong Huaqiong, handed it to Liu Tiejian and said, "Village Chief, this money is for tea."

Boss Qian felt his pocket and found that he had no money.

It’s not his fault. He had no plan to buy a residential plot in Qinghe Bay before he came here.

He was not used to carrying silver when he went out in Yanguan Town, as he thought it was too heavy. Everyone in Yanguan Town knew him, and everyone was willing to buy things from him on credit, because it would not be inconvenient to not carry silver.

But this time... I neglected it.

Boss Qian took off his jade ring and handed it to Liu Tielian.

He Chao's money was beyond Liu Tielian's expectations, and Boss Qian's jade ring made Liu Tielian's eyes widen.

This is too luxurious.

How dare he accept it!

Liu Tiejian waved his hand and said, "This is what I, as the village chief, should do. You should take it back immediately."

He Chao said, "There is nothing wrong with the village chief. You have to pay commissions to the middleman when buying a house or land."

Boss Qian stuffed the jade ring into the village chief's arms.

Liu Tiejian jumped up, leaned towards Tong Huaqiong and said, "Dashu Niang, please ask them to take it away. How can I, the village chief, be the same as the middleman? I don't make a living by introducing houses and land to people."

Tong Huaqiong understood the village chief's thoughts very well.

In Liu Tielian's heart, he was able to become the village chief thanks to Tong Huaqiong.

In addition, Tong Huaqiong asked him to buy land and hire people, and he also had to distribute sterilization and insecticides to the entire village.

Liu Tielan felt that he owed Tong Huaqiong a lot of favors. Now he finally found someone introduced by Tong Huaqiong who needed his help. If he accepted the money, wouldn't he be inferior to Tong Huaqiong?