Chapter 212: Showing your noble hand
"Yes. Shopkeeper Bai, please give us the contract first. If you have anything to say, it won't be too late to talk after we put our fingerprints on it."

They were worried that the young boss would not be happy, but now that they heard it was okay, they didn't care anymore.

No matter what the conditions are, it is good to be able to rely on Taohua Village.

There was no need for Taohua Village to cheat them, otherwise they would not have the need to bring up such a matter, and Bai Dashan would not have delayed giving them the contract.

Bai Dashan was speechless after hearing this, but he continued: "Don't regret it after pressing the handprint, it will be too late to say it then!"

"Not too late, not too late, not at all."

"Boss Bai, how about you give us the contract and we'll press it while you talk?"

Zhou Yang's words drew the approval of others.

"Yes, yes, yes. We can press our fingerprints while listening to you."

"That's right, this way nothing will be delayed."

Bai Dashan wanted to say something, but someone came up to him just as he put his hand down, grabbed a corner of the contract, and said with a smile: "Boss Bai, it's hard for you to hold it up, we'll put it on right away."

Because Bai Dashan was pulling one side of the contract, the person who reached out didn't dare to pull it hard, for fear that if it was torn, he would lose all his chances, and his face turned red with anxiety.

"Please show some mercy, Shopkeeper Bai."

"Shopkeeper Bai~"

Bai Dashan was also afraid of damaging the contract given by his aunt, so he had to let go.

As soon as he let go, other people rushed up and soon pushed Bai Dashan out.

These people rushed to put their fingerprints on the contract without even looking at what was written on it.

Those who were slow and couldn't squeeze into the middle at the beginning stood on tiptoe anxiously, stretched their necks and kept looking in the middle, anxiously asking, "Is it done?"

"It's just a handprint, why are you so slow?"

"Is it our turn yet?"

“Hurry up…”

Those who had pressed the fingerprints immediately felt relieved, while those who had not yet pressed the fingerprints felt itchy as if they were scratched by a cat.

"No, you didn't see it..." Bai Dashan opened his mouth, but was interrupted by everyone's pleading before he could finish his words.

"Boss Bai, you really don't need to worry too much. We are all people who obey management."

"Yes, yes. If the young master says west, we will definitely not go east. If the young master says to chase chickens, we will definitely not catch pigs..."

These people did not put their fingerprints on the matter, for fear that Bai Dashan would go back on his word, and they all tried to appease him by talking at once.

Zhou Yang quickly pressed the fingerprints and made sure that everyone in his family had pressed them before squeezing out from the middle.

Seeing Bai Dashan standing outside the crowd and looking helpless, he walked up to him with a smile.

"Manager Bai, we all know each other well after all this journey. You don't have to worry that we will hinder the Baijiabao caravan."

Bai Dashan was stunned for a moment, this sounded very familiar. Hiss, wasn't this the same sentence he used before to suggest that these people get together to form a village?

"That's right, Shopkeeper Bai. We will never forget the kindness that Young Master has shown us along the way. We have no way to repay you, so we can only shamelessly stay in Taohua Village with our family. I hope Young Master will not despise us."

Bai Dashan's forehead twitched, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Now that things have come to this, even the shameless man has admitted it, what else can he say.

With a heavy sigh of helplessness, Bai Dashan said: "Well, it's fate that we met on the road."

"Now that you have considered it, let me tell you my requirements."

Bai Tao gave the contract to Bai Dashan, and he naturally knew the contents.

"First of all, the interests of Taohua Village are the most important, and the interests of Futaoshang Village and Futaoxia Village are secondary."

"Which crops to plant depends on the arrangement of Taohua Village. At least half of the fields should be planted with crops decided by Taohua Village." "Every year, each household arranges one person to work in Taohua Village for two months. Of course, food and accommodation are provided during this period."

"Gender equality is the norm, and children of school age must be sent to school."

"..."

"30% of the income is paid annually."

Bai Dashan repeated the contents of the contract while observing the reactions of those present.

When it came to paying 30% of their income, these people all breathed a sigh of relief. 30%?

That’s not bad, it’s much less than what is given to the court.

The imperial court demands 40%, and every quarter there are also various corvée and labor services, which is so stressful that people cannot breathe.

With the military strength of Taohua Village, they could actually ask for more.

Even in a place like Dongzhou, it would not be difficult for the people of Taohua Village to capture all of them and sell them as slaves.

But the people of Taohua Village accepted them at their request, and their offer was not exorbitant but reasonable.

These people feel that they have made the right decision and are more grateful to Taohua Village.

After Bai Dashan finished speaking, these people had just finished pressing their fingerprints.

Looking at the contract, the blank pages were filled with handprints. Bai Dashan took it, glanced at it, and muttered to himself: "A bunch of things to do again."

Those who heard this looked at each other in bewilderment and laughed awkwardly.

Everyone understood that if Taohua Village accepted them, it would be taking on a lot of trouble.

After mumbling, Bai Dashan said calmly to the people present: "Then I will go back and report to the mission."

"By the way, you can elect a village chief and three deputy village chiefs. Since you are new here, there are many things to do, and one village chief cannot handle it all."

One village chief and three deputy village chiefs?
The villagers of the two newly established villages were stunned.

Zhou Yang quickly responded: "Okay, we'll choose later."

"Yes, we will select the village chief and deputy village chief in a moment."

Zhou Yang: "Once we have chosen, we will inform Shopkeeper Bai."

Bai Dashan nodded: "Okay, then you guys get busy."

As soon as he left, people from the two villages spontaneously stood among the people from their own village.

Da Zhou waved to Yang Xianglian: "Big sister, come quickly."

"What a fate! We will be from the same village from now on."

Yang Xianglian also smiled: "Yeah."

Da Zhou: "It's not easy for you to be the only one supporting your family. When we build a house, if you are willing, you can be our neighbor..."

"That's great." Yang Xianglian thanked him gratefully.

Although it is not certain that anyone would bully her family, it is always good to have friendly neighbors.

Here.

After listening to Bai Dashan's report, Bai Tao was a little surprised: "Three deputy village chiefs?"

"Hmm!" Bai Dashan scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Auntie, I think they formed a village temporarily, and it will take some time for them to get used to each other."

"Moreover, if there are more people to manage, there will be no deception among the superiors." Even if someone wants to deceive the superiors and hide the truth from the subordinates, there will always be some deputy village chiefs who are not in harmony with each other.

He didn't want these people to sign the contract and then use the benefits of Taohua Village to enrich themselves, or cause anything bad to Taohua Village.