Chapter 45

With Xia Huai'an setting the broad direction, the operation and expansion of Xia Family Village proceeded in an orderly manner. The Lame Scholar wrote land sale and lease contracts one after another, sometimes drafting dozens of documents in a single day, which inadvertently honed his running-hand regular script into quite a refined style. The land used for farming was acquired primarily through leases. This method kept expansion costs to a minimum and was the most readily accepted by the villagers.