Eternal Beast Taming Family

The chilly autumn rain fell on the mountains and forests, accompanied by withered yellow leaves all over the ground, which unexpectedly gave people a sense of desolation.

At the Chu Family Compound, the village chief and four clan elders of Fuhe Village were the first to arrive, having rushed over almost immediately after breakfast.

Chu Qinhui arranged tea and snacks as a treat, and chatted with them while waiting for the other three villagers to arrive.

Two hours later, people from the two neighboring villages of Qingsha and Tuwo also arrived.

Many people from these two villages died in the recent snow disaster, so the attendees included both the original clan elders and representatives elected by the newly relocated villagers.

Including the village chief, six people came from Qingsha Village and four people came from Tuwozi Village.

After the people from these two villages arrived, everyone waited for nearly half an hour. As noon approached, no one from Chenliu Village, the upper village of the eighteen villages, still hadn't arrived.

Chu Jingyu tapped the table absentmindedly with his fingers, and the atmosphere in the Chu family compound became increasingly oppressive, inevitably causing the elders of the various villages to have many speculations.

"Knock knock knock".

A few minutes later, a knock came from the Chu family compound.

Chu Shengyuan opened the courtyard gate with his chubby little hands and saw a man with muddy legs and feet standing outside the gate.

The door to the main room was open, facing directly out into the courtyard, so the man ignored the child who had opened the door for him and shouted directly into the main room in a rough voice:

"A summons from Chenliu Village: With this continuous rain, the elders of Chenliu Village are too old to go out. We hope that the Chu Clan Chief will choose another day with good weather to hold this meeting."

If it's convenient, it would be best to choose Chenliu Village as the location.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the main room dared not even breathe. Wasn't this a blatant provocation against the Chu family?

It's unclear how to deal with the Chu family. After all, it's Shangcun, which was previously under the protection of the Liu family. I heard there were several high-level contract masters there. The Chu family might not be able to control them.

Chu Jingyu casually picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then slowly put it back on the table.

"Is the village chief of Chenliu Village also incompetent? Why don't you pack up and resign, and let him enjoy his retirement? Go back and convey my words to the village chief of Chenliu Village."

The man outside the courtyard gate, who hadn't yet entered, hurriedly bent down, nodded, adjusted his straw hat, and rushed back along the path he had come from.

Watching the man's figure disappear into the misty rain, Chu Jingyu tapped the table, drawing the attention of everyone in the room, who were preoccupied with their own thoughts.

"Since the people from Chenliu Village can't come, let's get started."

It was called a meeting, but it was mostly Chu Qinhui unilaterally explaining his plans for the three villages.

"Our Chu family has no intention of interfering in the specific affairs of the villages under our jurisdiction. You should continue to govern according to your own internal rules."

As long as you pay your taxes on time and in full, that's fine. If there are any major issues that you can't handle, feel free to send someone for help. However…

Chu Qinhui's expression turned serious. "Don't bother me with trivial matters. This isn't a place for dealing with mundane issues. Does everyone understand this arrangement?"

The village elders exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Chu Qinhui continued, "Apart from Fuhe Village, the other two villages shall describe their main outputs and the number of private and public fields within their villages. Qingsha Village shall go first."

Upon hearing Chu Qinhui's words, the village chief of Qingsha Village glanced at the clan elders in his village before standing up from his seat and speaking.

"Our Qingsha Village is near the Qinghe River, and its main resource is green sand. The Shi family from the town often comes to the village to buy the best quality green sand."

Prices mostly ranged from ten copper coins to ten taels of silver per shi (dai). There were also 400 mu of public land, including 45 mu of fertile land, 307 mu of ordinary land, and 48 mu of sandy land. There were also 1,720 mu of private land.

The village currently has 125 households, and including the newly relocated villagers, the total population is 1,427.

While the village chief of Qingsha Village was speaking, Chu Qinhui was taking notes on a piece of paper.

After listening, Chu Jingyu nodded, "Tu...Tuwo Village, please continue."

When Chu Jingyu read the name aloud, he felt a little awkward, and the village chief of Tuwo Village also looked somewhat embarrassed.

Moreover, the living conditions in Tuwo Village looked extremely difficult. The village chief, who was of advanced age, was wearing his most presentable clothes, but the patches were still visible on the surface.

Moreover, the elders all looked pale and thin.

"Our Tuwo Village doesn't have any special output. We rely on the weather to farm for a living. We have a hundred acres of public land, but no good land... it's all barren land. We also have about six hundred acres of private land."

The village has a total of 79 households and 635 people.

Chu Jingyu nodded slightly and gestured for the village chief of Tuwo Village to sit back down.

"I have a general understanding of the situation in your village. The public fields will be vacated next year because I have other uses for them. Everything else will remain the same."

Upon hearing that Chu Jingyu only asked for the public fields to be vacated, the village chiefs of both villages visibly breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, it was only public fields.

The so-called public fields in this world are cultivated and cared for by all the villagers in the village, and the harvest must be handed over to the town's land administration department.

Now that Chu Jingyu has ordered them to stop planting, it has actually eased the burden on the villagers to some extent, so the village chief and the clan elders all breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the elders had no objections, Chu Jingyu continued:

"Although our Chu family has only recently become a prominent family and does not yet have that awe-inspiring reputation, we are not someone who can be easily fooled."

If your three villages sincerely serve us, our Chu family will consider the future development of your villages and do our best to ensure you live a good life.

If anyone is hypocritical and two-faced, don't blame the Chu family for taking swift and decisive action.

In the end, he released the aura unique to a different-level contract master, causing everyone in the hall to hold their breath, as if a huge rock was pressing on their hearts.

Originally, there was nothing particularly important about summoning the subordinate villages today. It was simply because I was the head of four villages and needed to meet with the managers of the subordinate villages to let them know the style and attitude of the head of the family and to give them a warning.

"We understand, and we will certainly serve the Chu family with all our hearts."

Seeing that everyone was behaving themselves, Chu Jingyu nodded in satisfaction. "You've all had a long and tiring journey today. Let's have lunch before heading back."

Qin Hui, have a banquet prepared.

"Yes."

The gentle autumn rain gradually stopped in the afternoon, and the village chiefs and elders of the three villages returned along the original route. Although the main family had changed from the town mayor's mansion to the Chu family, life seemed to have not changed much for these villages.

"It seems that Chenliu Village is still under the lingering influence of the Liu family. They look down on our Chu family and have no intention of serving us as their masters."

Hearing his father's words, Chu Qinhui frowned slightly. "Today they gave us a hard time in front of the other three villages. If we don't handle this well, it may damage the reputation of our Chu family."

"It's alright. I'll deal with this matter when I return from beyond the border. Let them enjoy their freedom for a few more days. The villages left behind by the Liu family are not simple. Each village has at least a mid-level contract master of a different rank in charge. This is also why they are unwilling to have a master parachuted in from above."

Now we need to wait for Xiao Fan to bring back all the medicinal herbs that Ancestor Chu mentioned. Only when the Golden Jade Beast recovers from its injuries will our Chu family have enough confidence.

"However, some of the medicinal herbs that Ancestor Chu mentioned yesterday are not commonly found, and I'm afraid Xiao Fan won't be able to find them all." Having been sick since childhood, he has a fairly good understanding of medicinal herbs.

"Those aren't just medicinal herbs, they also contain spiritual materials, so it's normal that you haven't heard of them. But Yaoxin Hall isn't an ordinary place. Don't worry, Xiao Fan will collect them all."

Unlike Chu Qinhui's worries, Chu Jingyu's face was full of confident smiles.

As dusk fell, Chu Shengfan braved the autumn rain that had started falling again and returned to the Chu family compound.

In the main room, he held up the package in his hand, a big smile spreading across his face.

"Grandpa, Father, everything is here."