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He Lingchuan did not waste time dancing around the issue. “Exactly. This is the title deed for the sale of field bones, and the provincial government recognizes it as such. Which means the tenant farmers who work the land will continue to do so. As long as they pay rent on time, they won’t be evicted.”
The village elders exchanged glances and nodded one after another.
“Now, let’s get to the real matter.” His tone sharpened. “By law, any villager selling farmland must obtain approval from the township. Where exactly does that rule come from?”
Whoever held the field bone, and thereby the ownership of the land, was entitled to collect rent from the tenant farmers. But if these old men insisted on blocking the transaction, then Xin Township’s government office, even with the deed in hand, might never see a copper coin in rent.
Most villages would never dare oppose the authorities. But Shuangyu Village, it seemed, was an exception.
Village Chief Liang spoke slowly, “That’s the way it’s always been. This practice dates back to before Great Yuan was even founded. It’s not just our Shuangyu Village, even Xin Township has always done things this way.”
“Thirty years ago, twenty years ago, Great Yuan issued repeated decrees abolishing all customs and traditions that contradict state law. Such old habits are null...
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