Chapter 127 Changing the Village Head

The pavilion chief spoke in confusion.

"What else does Madam Jun need?"

Su Hanchu glanced at Zhao Lizheng.

Zhao Lizheng felt inexplicably panicked.

Sure enough, Su Hanchu had already spoken slowly.

"Master, this Zhao Lizheng couldn't even tell that the paperwork was wrong. Not only did he support the Yan family's forced purchase of the land, he also watched and ignored the Yan family's beating of villagers. This is truly disheartening. Zhao Lizheng is unfit to be the Lizheng of our Guanping Village. Please, Master, choose a new Lizheng for us today."

Zhao Lizheng was really panicked now. The land had not been sold, and he was afraid that the money promised by the Yan family would be gone. What if he would lose his position as the village chief?

"Jun family, you just arrived in our village. What do you know? I have done so much for the village over the years. Even if I have no merits, I have worked hard. You don't recognize me as the head of the village just because of this one thing. Isn't this too much?"

Li Cuicui suddenly stood up and spoke.

"Zhao Lizheng, this is no small matter. You just watched a foreign merchant beat up someone from our village. You don't care about Guanping Village at all. We don't want a Lizheng like you anymore."

Although he had a grudge against Su Hanchu, this time he was willing to stand on the side of the Jun family.

When others saw someone speaking out their thoughts so blatantly, they began to speak up one after another.

"That's right, we don't need a village head who doesn't care about the village."

"Yes, not only does he not think about doing anything for the villagers, but he actually helps others bully the villagers. What kind of village head is he?"

"That's right. If you need anything from him, you have to see his expression."

Su Hanchu looked at the pavilion chief and spoke.

"Master, you have seen that if Zhao Lizheng continues to be in charge of Guanping Village, it will probably cause public outrage. Please choose someone new for us."

Zhao Lizheng spoke hurriedly upon seeing this.

"Master, the Pavilion Chief..."

The headman raised his hand to signal him to stop talking.

"Okay, Zhao Ming, as the village head, it's normal for one or two troublemakers in the village to disobey you, but if none of them obey you, that's your problem."

Then he looked at the villagers.

"It's not an important position here, but it's still very important to you villagers. Who do you think is suitable to be the village head?"

Su Hanchu glanced at Uncle Zhou.

"Captain, Uncle Zhou Wenxun has helped the village a lot over the years. Uncle Zhou's eldest brother builds houses at a fair price, never charging too much or too little. Sometimes he even helps the villagers repair their houses for free. Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhou are warm and welcoming, and they all have good character. Why not see what everyone thinks?"

Uncle Zhou's family was stunned. Why did he suddenly recommend his family to be the head of the village?

Aunt Zhou spoke a little embarrassedly.

"Hanchu, kid, how can you talk nonsense? Our family is not as good as you say. There are so many people watching us..."

Su Hanchu took her hand and spoke.

"Aunt Zhou, don't be so modest. Everyone in the village knows this. Whenever any family has any problems, your Zhou family will lend a hand."

Uncle Zhou also spoke hurriedly.

"Hanchu, this is just help between neighbors, it's not a big deal."

Su Hanchu looked at everyone.

“Uncle Zhou, your family should not be modest. If you don’t believe me, just ask everyone if they have the best impression of the Zhou family.”

The villagers who were originally whispering began to speak at this time.

"Yes, the Zhou family is a good family, and Aunt Zhou is the most welcoming."

"Well, yes, then let's go with the Zhou family. The Zhou family is definitely better than the Zhao family in being a village head."

Zhao Lizheng was furious when he saw this.

"You, you people really don't know what's good for you."

Then he looked at the Zhou family.

"Your Zhou family is awesome! No wonder they've been trying to curry favor with the Jun family. I'm afraid they've been wanting to form an alliance for a long time..."

When Su Hanchu saw this, he ignored Zhao Ming's anger and looked at the pavilion chief and spoke with a smile.

"Master, you've seen it too. We all agree that Uncle Zhou should be the village head. Look..."

Seeing that the Zhou family had indeed gained recognition from many people, the head of the pavilion nodded slightly.

"Okay, then Zhou Wenxun will be the head of your Guanping Village."

Then he looked at Zhou Wenxun.

"First, take two days to heal your wounds, then come to town to get the paperwork. It's getting late, so I'll be leaving. I've never seen a village exchange so drastic. You better keep quiet from now on."

Su Hanchu hurriedly spoke with a smile.

"Yes, yes, what you said is true. Don't worry, as long as others don't cause trouble for us, we will live a peaceful life."

Then he reminded Jiang Like.

"Li Ke, you personally send the pavilion chief back."

Wait until the pavilion chief gets on the carriage and leaves.

Uncle Zhou spoke a little nervously.

"Am I going to be the village head now?"

Su Hanchu looked at Uncle Zhou's family and spoke with a smile.

"Congratulations, Uncle Zhou."

Others also greeted with a smile.

"It's a good week."

"Uncle Zhou, you have to take better care of everyone in the future."

"Uncle Zhou, we know you well, and we are confident that you will be the village head."

Zhao Ming watched from the side feeling dissatisfied but helpless. He looked at the Jun family with hatred in his eyes. Today's incident was instigated by the Jun family. If he had known this would happen, he should not have accepted the Jun family. He looked at the Jun family and the Zhou family angrily before leaving with the Zhao family.

Aunt Zhou pulled Uncle Zhou's clothes.

Uncle Zhou then looked at everyone and spoke.

"Thank you all for your trust. I, Zhou Wenxun, cannot guarantee that this position of village chief will bring any benefits to you in the future, but one thing is for sure: I, Zhou Wenxun, will never be partial to anyone. I will always consider my position as the village chief of Guanping Village in everything I do, and I will never do anything that harms the interests of the village."

After hearing this, everyone started speaking one after another.

"Uncle Zhou, we believe you."

"Yes, we all trust the character of your Zhou family."

Uncle Zhou smiled when he heard everyone say this.

"Okay, okay, I will definitely not let you down. Regarding what happened today, I have a few words to say. We owe the Jun family a lot today. If they weren't there, we wouldn't know how badly we would be bullied. We might even have been forcibly occupied by others. Now, not only have we saved our land, but we've also received compensation. From now on, we must remember the Jun family's kindness. The entire Guanping Village must unite as one."

After hearing this, everyone looked at the Jun family with gratitude. After all, it took an unknown number of days to work for five taels of silver. For ordinary people, this was a huge sum of money.

"Mr. Jun, Mrs. Jun, thank you very much. If your family has any problems in the future, please come to our house and let us know."

"And our family, Master Jun and Madam Jun were really impressive today."

"That's right, he led us to drive away those bandits."

Su Hanchu spoke with a smile.

"Thank you for your praise. Today's matter was notarized by the head of the pavilion. In addition, the unity of our villagers is not entirely due to our Jun family. As for our Jun family, once we come to this village, we belong to this village. From now on, the affairs of Guanping Village will also be the affairs of our Jun family. Let's just get along well."

Uncle Zhou also spoke.

"That's enough. Everyone has suffered some injuries today, so let's go back and rest. We should all remember the kindness of the Jun family and never forget it in the future. Let's all disperse."

Soon everyone left one after another. Although some people were slightly injured, when they thought about the five taels of silver they got, the pain in their bodies instantly disappeared.

Uncle Zhou looked at Su Hanchu and his wife and spoke worriedly.

"Mo Ye, Han Chu, you are from the Imperial City, so you naturally know more than us country folk. I'm afraid the Yan family's land purchase won't end here. Guanping Village depends on you from now on."