[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-285":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1325326,1760,"Chapter 285 - 285 285 Village Chief's High Regard","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-285",285,"\u003Cp>285: Chapter 285 Village Chief’s High Regard 285: Chapter 285 Village Chief’s High Regard Liu Jin brought a jin of brown sugar and a box of green bean cakes, and went to the village head’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until he lingered for a good half of the day that he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village head watched the small figure leave his doorstep, picked up his tobacco pipe, and his face bore an expression that was hard to define.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old man, look.” The village head’s wife showed him what Liu Jin had brought: “It’s brown sugar, and there are cakes too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this, the village head sighed even deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the matter?” The village head’s wife felt very puzzled by the old man’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s really unexpected—Ying Mei and her family might make a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at their little house, it seems they’re on the rise,” the village head said with a deep look in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean by that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village head took a puff on his pipe and said, “That youngest one, Wufu, is quite capable and knows how to handle things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now their household, they’ve even started to keep a servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might think that young kid is small in age, but he’s sharp and smart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give it time, and he’ll surely achieve great things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the master is strong, the servant is strong too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging a servant to understand the master, and a servant being so bright, what about the master herself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are cases where the servant bullies the master, but that girl Wufu—I’ve experienced her intelligence, and she definitely won’t be outwitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the master is strong, the servant is also strong; they both have their own ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That little house, could it be looked down upon in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when they came to my house to inquire, they didn’t come empty-handed, which tells you they handle matters with stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Zhang Jiguang’s family has a shrewish wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old man, that land…” Madam Zhou said with a frown, “Uncultivated land belongs to whoever clears it; this has been the rule set down through generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we really come down to it, Wufu’s family really doesn’t have solid ground to stand on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village head snorted: “That wife of Zhang Jiguang is shallow and greedy, thinking that by clearing the land, she has people in her grasp?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just you watch, it will backfire on her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That girl Wufu, how could she be outsmarted by that wife?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her temperament, hmph, it’s a wonder she’s not the one scheming against others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So we’ll give them the land?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village head glanced at the brown sugar in her hand and said, “Let’s wait and see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they can really handle that wife, then I’ll decide to give them the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, I’ll allocate a new lot for them as a homestead, which is still better than the mountainside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Madam Zhou didn’t say more and happily put away the brown sugar and green bean cakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Liu Jin returned home, he was surrounded by Hongyu and Madam Zhou, eager to know the village head’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Madam Zhou heard about the unwritten rule that whoever clears the wasteland owns it, her face turned pale, and her eyes began to redden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam, don’t worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must have that land, and although it may be troublesome, we can solve it with a little silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village head also mentioned that if we agree, he could allocate a new homestead lot for us to build,” Liu Jin said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that really true?” Madam Zhou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin nodded: “It’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, we’ll need to spend some silver, but the village head said just a courteous contribution would suffice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou immediately beamed with happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village head was still somewhat fair and just.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, living in the village, those rumors…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pursed her lips, and her eyes firmed up again—if it really came down to it, living in the village was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t stolen or robbed anyone—they feared no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are we going to buy a homestead lot in the village?” Hongyu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How we decide on this matter will still need to be discussed with Miss,” Liu Jin responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than a voice came from the doorway: “What opinion are you asking for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all looked over, only to see Wufu, disheveled and yawning as she walked in, looking as if she hadn’t slept in days.\u003C\u002Fp>",759,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","84496ec0b98e2cafc44bb29926bc811f2152637ee8cf2d3fe619f2a1737f7071","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-286","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-284",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]