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Xiao Ruo pondered deeply, finally deciding to take a risk and give it a try.
Xiao Ruo had Steward Cai gather all the tenant farmers at the main courtyard. When Xiao Ruo proposed for the tenant farmers to sign eight-year labor contracts, their expressions changed.
Earlier, they had listened to Steward Cai and Madam Cai, believing that having a new master would benefit them. But now it seemed that their new master was no different from the previous officials managing the Imperial Manor.
The tenant farmers from other manors had been forced to sign indenture contracts, and now their new master wanted them to sign long-term labor contracts. There was essentially no difference!
